The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
sUEsTyoNs AND ANSWERS.


'Imsmsie- d denned a. the ONCE or function Of IN
imam. Imam literally means the chief or suide
He ID minister Of religion and delegate OF the
supreme Imam. the successor Of Mahomet. la
the passage quoted n 10 obvious that the power OF
the sANik ~ islam. or Grand Mufti IL alluded to-
~ spiritual head Of oil Mshommedans this exalted
ofhcisl can under certain circumstances Issue q
sfsaA. or order sentencing the Sultan 10 deposition
or death. II b. mot happy use OF the word. - the
sultan himself beam the title OF IMAM as the head
Of tho orthodox faKh and II Ia scarcely oonceiv able
that he could pr>sumptuously preside over his own
turbaned head. But when the gentle Jan u ex
pressing hn,sef 10 English he must not be held too
strictly TO account Does he not in the same article
which you send U.s. grow almost dizzy In his fervent
tribute to tho Emperor Of Japan and King Edward
VII. a the two ideal prototypes Of the constitu
tionaa soveregnf Seated hrmly. as they do" says
he I'm the hearts OF their subjects who should be
surprised At their ever growing glory and popu
lartty7"
g. S.s Lyman become Pope or oA,daan the
!. Ar there any Cardinal. at presen. who re not
a., Theoretically ". practically no.
az No. No iayman has been made a cardinal
snce the ponuncase Of Plus TX.
Written DE the famous .!.tesman. Charles Fox,
aso ss Is r.. W.. T. .s
and what did he wnte' TRosA1J. NcGNNis.
% One Charles Fox published a series Of poems
IN Bristol. England. In 1871. With tho exception
81 few Juvenile Latin and Greek com postions
and some pieces In The Now Founding Hospital
for Wit. the Right Hon. Charles James Fox. the
statesman. published nothing In the shape Of verse.
a. Are you sure Of your date' Louis s6bastien
Merter, who died In Paris In 1914. Was well known
writer and politician. PsradoxicaI witty. original.
irresponsible and encyclopedia. he wrote interest
ingiy oil soYs Of subjects from politics To poetry.
and he published work entitled n oioes, IN which
he attempted 10 revoutionize the French language
By introducing some 5000 words Of his own manu- :
fActure. or arc you looking for Claude Franc oils
zav.e. Mefe.e7. rsa e.cs IN see, rs -ns tie
gay and frvolous author OF lie Brevars les Joltes
FsmH,ss. les Vtsllses du CCvrna. and editor. trans
latOr and writer Of numerous volumes OF the kind
that some booksellers dispose Of to elderly gentle
men q large prices and under the heading OF
rare and curious" We know Of no Aercter who
tied in the year you mention.
y isGood Friday recognized asa holiday by the
q A. .hsrs say other state. and how many tina.
~ No.
~ Yes. ave: Alabama. Louisiana. Maryland,
Pennsylvania. renne6sse.
csn p.y%s,s be stopped o. check Ht,sr y has
Under ordinary circumstances no. The money
70 moot IL with Is 1t once taken from the draw
account - the general effect OF cerucatiob IL 10
make the hank which crrtines II responsible for It's
psymeat. Payment might be stopped OH acc0un,
Of tho failure Of the certifying banE. Under eAcep
tiona Circumstances. Involving fraud or mistake,
and vherc the drawer could satisfy the bank that
the check ougnt to stopped aud posts security.
IL might be done.
Please give population OF New YORK city BY
census preceding sua following 1915. h. $.
The estimated population Of New FORK city
and ia horougns. a. now constituted. according
70 the United states Census report was ils,.S4
In 1910 and lo7.0bS In le,.
Please inform mo as 10 the meaning of the woru
-znmp1, IRON The OPEN oy tha; name by noruld.
anu UDllge OPERA.
Za,npo Is the name By which the hero OF the
opera Is known. He Is 4 fictitious Siclian corsar.
who also beam the title Of Count OF AOnteks.
VIII you kindly let me know In what orier the
Argentine Republic. Chill aud Mexico RANK: ~
~ Allons, " N CIVILIZATION. pro1Iess ana WEALTH
truly. T. X. SiMoNEL.
~ Mexico. tho Argentine Republic. Chile, on
the basis Of population. tDWc should place Mex .
leo nrst. Tho relative positions OF Chile anu the
Argentine Republic are aebatabs.
a says that boy born on American soil of foreign
parents woo ne,eI we're na!uranAed) can be
his father must be an American citizen MIo Is
night, chARLLs JACOBSEN.
A Is righ..
Some years ago read paper covered, cheap
edition OF Levers or Lovers novels. and In one OF
them al the head OF each chapter WIS verse OF
poetry In one OF these verses occurred the lines:
Fighting like devils for Cancellation,
And hating each other for the love OF God"
Can you teli'me where these lines can be found
preston that the lines are from song or ballad
sung in Dublin's streets half century or so ago.
. VINO ~ss the author, ond what inspired IT, p
We canno, trace the lines. Perhaps some friend
can help U.S.
VIII you please tell mo how long the Mem YORK
ruvara,ed Graphic has been out OF business. II out
OF business now7 HARHY Il. MCLAUGHLIN.
The y.r York Graphite suspended publication
Sept. IS. issa.
Who wrote the poem called the Mlstletoe Bough.
A. N. Irish.
II Is published - anonymous in some Of the
che ap collections Of pieces suitable for recitation
In voineys "Rrias Of Empires" chapter Xxx,
rate ,ects Did hot the Jacobte or Copilo Church
profess the doctrines OF Eutyches! In O former
Stnsf Questions. exact date Of blr,h anu death.
You answered about the birtn but not date OF
death. Can you tell me exact date OF death lday
OF month and year! j. M
The Metaphysics originated In the East In the
NTH century In the teachings Of Eutyches They
were aherward known a. the Coptic and also as the
Jacobite scots. In the main they conourred with
the doctrines Of Eutychcs. though with certain
specific differences that We have not space to de
vote TO. For while the Eutychesns had a sepa
rate existence but they eventually lost sight
OF amopg the Monophystes. Copts or Jacobites,
who formed largo majority Of the Eastern Church.
According to Larousse. Jean Mcser died In
ITO. We cannot give you the day OF the month
vctaYe and most OF his biosraphers place his Heath
In tho year 1889. Many Roman Catholics have held
thai Jean Meslier never lived. but was a product
main tain, ;" IL the motto Of the State OF Iowa.
is the sentence the remark OF m individual and
10 what circumstance Ia Il addressed3 NJ. |.
The Iowa State Historical Society has been un able
to trace the origin Of the motto. nor can VIC do
Did the Castle Square Opera Company ever play
a the Metropolitan Opera House and whenN
Yas: from Oct. l 10 Dec. IS. 1901.
! Thomas l.. Mdrtfn.--The number OF NAL,
negroes over 81 years Of age In Greater New York
acoordns to the census OF 1900 T.i53, Til,
total number Of votes cast for Mayor Low In Greater
New York at the last election was c9s.s0' There
are no published figures from which The answers
In your other questions could be obtained. II
would probably take q months search to give YOU
| even an approximate estimate OF the number o.
colOrcd citizens who voted In any particular cleo