The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-04
QUESTIONS AMI ANsm Frs.

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Does the United States t'ovenmen, have 10 pay
man MISTER posted in The: tinted Sssses delivered
address In the country to which y " adSrss,ed'
Each Of the contracting administrations in the
Universal Postal Union pays an annual sum 10 the
Swiss Postal Adipinistraon. nxed In proportion 10
the relative Importance Of the country This Is 10
defray the expenses Of the international Bureau
OF the Universal Postal Union, al Bcrne. With this
| exception the United States Government does not
pay any foreign government any money for the
purpose you mention.
Kindly give me the height Of the rll, grown
eucalyptus tree! Ny friend claims that il grows
70 the hsIGh, Of two to three hundred feet that this
| from Australia Into California. VI. M. MILlKR.
The Euedlypfus dmvgdalina Is perhaps the tallest
| tree known. Four hundred feet Is not an uncom-
| mon height for this species and one measured
Ia southeast Australia was All feet high. The
blue gum Eucalyptus oio6uius, attains a height
! Of $50 feet. This species has been successfully
| grown In California and Florida. The variety
that Is hardest and that nourishcs considerably
north OF Sacramento is the Eucalyptus riniuulis.
Which l. SSIr, sssh 1Ur the Ssh made Of toasted
s GOD eating places have Welsh rarebh" on the
Dill OF rare ID. n. GRuLICH.
"Welsh rabbit" every time. The man who calls
It "rareti" should be sent right back to Boston,
| Please advise me as to the correct spelling Of
''cnolr' or Quife, meaning chorus OF singers.
| DANIEL j. WHIrrL EsEY.
The correct modern spelling is choir. The car
lier form Qvfre Is now obsolete. and Its use In mod
| em prose Ia incorrect. Tcnnyson, In Love and
Duty" sanctions It's modern poetic use In the pas
| sage:
when the frst low matln ch'rp hath grown
Full aaire."
Can you give me statement as to the moe,us
n hi m At
q tho Solder, %sse. and ' Dsr
statute under vsh the Pa 1ns "qSrr al
acts In cases Of this class .'osEpH G. LIDDiE.
Payments are made As soon after the close OF
each month ~ practicable by Pay RS In person
or by check or currency shipped by express Dup
licate muster and pay rolls are signed by the men
and forwarded by the commanding of,cer by mall
10 the Pay maSter designated to pay the command.
Each company commander witnesses the pay
| ment OF the company and so crrtnes on the roll
| az. Any enlisted man. not retired. may deposit
| his savings with any Paymastcr in sums not less
than Is, same to remain so deposited until fnnl
payment on discharge. Company commander
| keeps an account Of every deposit made. For any
sum not less than IS deposited for six months or
longer the soldier when discharged il paid interest
| at per cent, per annum 10 date Of discharge.
81 Regulations for the government Of the
Pay Department are prepared and published under
| the authority Of the Secretary OF War,
Where can get information regarding tn. civil
service appointments In the Custom House.
Al the once of the Civil Service Board. Custom
House fourth floor, Wall and Hanover streets.
VIII you kindly tell me what n "Bob White is,
Is II the same bird as partridge, or as a nuail
or has II personality OF It's own r. r MAwEr
Bob White" is name OF the bird Orvr rtrefnt
anus. A. VI. Mayer In Sport with Rod and Gun"
p. ans, quoted in The Century Dictionary, says;
IN the North and Past he Is called quail: In the
South and West he Is partridge. while everywhere
he Is known Bob White"
Did George 3. Mcclellan ever run on the Tam
many and Republican tickets at the same time
&C.
Reference works ana ali the Irish histories.
are silent on the subjects; mention made, but no
eAp M,na on ~. These %,. are the questions:
hostages: and wha. were they hostages ior' WV
The Four Masters, who were they. what
S ,ss dd y e. Mnf rsana me and
THE book OF Kclls.". Where is H. who wrote IT,
what is II made Of. and what does II tell
IRISH STUDENT.
az Tho great Mall who assembled the throne
Of Ireland In 37a and mercilessy plundcrrd Britain
and Gaul eNtorted hostages from nine minor kings.
Hence his name. For further particulars you
would have TO consult The Story OF Donal Cuban"
in Campbell Of rslay's Tales. an Irish Ms. by
Father Manus O'Donell. I70s, smother by Michael
oI.onean of Carricknavar. and the Annals men
toned below.
Cz Michael o'Cey. pcregrine o'Ccry. Far
fassa O'Muichrony and Peregine ODuguenan.
In the years ias, 1896 the learned Franciscan
brother Michael OClery. In the Convent OF Donegal
and with the assistance OF the three collaboraors
named above. compiled the greatest of all the
Irish annals. n mighty work that begins with
the Deuge and ends with the year 1910. Father
Colsan in the preface TO his "Ac,a Sonctorum
Hbernie" gave to this work the name THE Annals
Of the Four Masters" by which It has ever since
been known. o'Donovan's translation Of the
Annals is the most Important work that any mod
Irish scholar has piShed.
81 The Book Of kells Is a beautifully executed
sixth seventh century copy Of the Gospels. 1t
Is In the library Of Trinity College. Dublin. 1t
was executed by some OF the monks OF the Monas
terry Of Saint COLUMBIA. founded at K-ls In the
County Meath In the middle OF tho sx.h
century. TITS made Of vellunl and the exquisite
art displayed In its ornamentatIon justhes It's
description as "the most beautiful book in the
world"
three publications which explain the various terms
used, methods OF speculation, &c. in Wall Street
W. S. r.
Nelson's The A. B. C. of Wall Street and some
other public atoms by the same author
Please let me know where the letters O. f. come
In to mean correct. r, L. X.
Their sre -laI meaning comes from accepted usage
As TO the origin OF that meaning accounts ircr
Some say that old Jacob Astor. who was often
consu!td to the sovency and standing Of other
traders used 10 write the letters o. X. across the
note Of inquiry when his answer was satisfactory.
Another account attributes their fr;t use with
this meaning to Gen. Jackson. Supposedly they
stand for "Or Korrect"
Could the late Pope Leo XIII, speak English.
p. D.
He spoke only a few words Of English although
he read II. He spoke nuenty Italian, Latin and
German only.
The old fashioned merry 20 round com posed OF
wooden animals on \ circular track for the amusc-
mrnt OF children. Is now called by a great many
carousal. Some pronounce II kar o snail others
kar-o sci Which Is proper, and Is II derived from
"carousalT~ T.. W. PAwsoN.
The proper spelling Is the French form carrousei.
pronounced ka-roo eel. II means carousaI-a
high old time.
What does Hall Salne mean By makes tho shake
duhry" In THE Eternal City" Theatre edition.
D. Appleton d Co.. page 2as, line IL from bottom
part !, The Pope. paragraph o' ID.
Other bidder dodder to shake, =, tremblc.