The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

A ships valuable trunk by express %. accepting
%roasy , mot S"rs asked me nS Carries
u beyond destination. After three weeks search
Trunk reaches original address. In meantime a. A
business engagements; worry. nervous strain and
!ncoay ,sn. ineslmsble Ia Responsible be-
In Case Of this kind Il would be wise u consult
lawyer. This also answers 8. II. c.. W.. and
aumber Of friends who sent legal queries
.r Nov and When did ale become the
The Romans are supposed to have introduced the
an OF brewing beer into England where II rapidly
took the place Of mead and cider. Ale would seem
TO have been the current name for nslt liquor In
general, before the Introduction Of hops from
Germany. about 1924. brought with II the word
tbirr, beer. as at nrst used TO distinguish hoped
liquor from ale. the unhopped. Hut II was under
the Tudors that ale became the favorite drink OF
all classes. The wars with France and Spain
checked the Importation OF wines from those
countries. and the simultaneous Introduction OF
spices from the Orient and improved brewing
methods from Flanders brought ale into sudden
and lasting popularity.
I. viii you kindly name the law school fratern,.
ties, 2. Which Is considered the leading legal
f ::sno, there book published On y"
and ?. rh- three leading national law school
fratenties arc the Delta Chi the Phi Delta Phi. the
MI sigma M. .. We do not know Of any.
RosEar pANs1.
Tho Lxtieth year OF married life Is generally
observed - the diamond anniversary.
!: shsr.; such place as Widows Island, and n
T1tran Island IN the Lofoden Archipelago Is some
aimes called by that name. Out of . total popula-
to- 40 80
and more than 900 fatherless children In 1904
iss nshermen from the island were lost In single
storm.
nss
We arc confronted by . condition, not theory; "
y one Mr. me-,
See President Cevelands third annual message
70 Congress. Dec. Q, 1887
Our progress toward . wiso conclusion will
not be Improved by dwelling upon the theories Of
protection and free trade. This savors too much
Of bancying cpithets. II Is condition which con-
fronts us-not . theory"
Kindly advise us in what year the 800 made the
light for Grants third nomination.
Illinois! II 50. when: OLD GUARD.
~ II June. 1880. at the Republican convention In
Chicago. Gen. Grants name was presented. and
for 80 ballots he received vote that only varied
between 500 and slS.
to No. He WAS appointed Attomey-GeueraI
OF Illinois In 1885.
~ D!d Pope Plus TX reign longer As Pope than
Pope, H. c. WILSON.
~ Yes.
az No. Plus TX. 1s4S-iS77. reigned Ave years
longer than Leo XIII. and stands In history alone
In the length Of his pontincato.
BY whom and on what occasion was the remark
p,;,t: co ne" pas u" ''ens"e"' &c" uss 70 n0u
Tho story Il told OF Talleyrand that he dinln g
with the Duke Of Wellington. when the de ath Of
Napoleon was announced. "0usl erenemenL" cried
one of the guests. Non, &c NEST pas srensment "
said Talleyrand "c'sst nouvsue event.
sis piece OF nova"
In reference to a recent request for information
regarding tho teaching OF the Episcopal Church
on the subject OF sacrlmenta confession. MIR.
+. A. Foster kindly refers our inquirer to The
Doctrine of Confession In the Chu rch of England y
by the late Canon 7. T. Carter. and Volume l. OF
Catholic Faith and Practice. by the Rev Alfred q
Mortimer. D. D..-both published by Messrs. Long
mans, Green Co.
~ Please name the different classes Of mon
srchies In Europe to-day with examples Of each
STUDENT.
w mOnAfcncS OF Europe 10 Nody arc CldASi
ned as constitutional and absolute. Russia and
Turkey are the only ones Of the latter class q,
The British Constitution Ia partly written. as found
In tho great historical documents such az MAgns
Charta u1l0. the Petition OF Right ue20 and the
Bill OF Rights 1850: and partly unwritten. con-
sisting OF prccedents and customs which are recog
Missed As authoritative.
Is th.r. any Psogsrsy n the United States exempt
ment3 S. s.
Yes That which Is devoted TO purely charitable
and educational purposes. In most States church
property Is also exempt. State laws also. az
rule. exempt from taxation small amount OF
personal properly, such as household furniture
and clothing.
Must a man having bis home in New York but
and register. himself or can he register by MALI
A. READER, Dob BIS Ferry.
He must register personally.
Kindly give me some Information regarding the
Philippine Islands, ] would like TO know whether
wise Tor public school teacher to locate there OF
not. and to whom TEACHER should apply to get
islands. IDA c. II.
The geographical position Of the Islands Is such
a. 70 give them . great variety of climates and
temperatures They stretch from near the north
ern edge Of the torrid zone at u degrees north
latitude. for more than thousand miles, to lati
tude less than degrees from the equator. Luzon
approaches the edge OF the temperate zone and
both It and Mndanao have moderately low TEN
perature in their higher levels Tho climate \.
temperate In November December January and
February. and It Is excessively hot In April. May
and June Cholera has been prevalent during
the last two years in Manila and OF the neigh
boring towns, but has affected Americans only
slghsy though particularly fatal to the natives.
Mindoro and Balabac are the worst Of the Islands
n nit nj of VI an "a
Siauijor and Ccbn are considered specially health
full, Heat prosratiOn. diaTrhra, dysentery and
malaria troubles are most u be guarded against.
The employment of 1000 American teachers has
been authorized. and nearly all OF this number
are now In the archipelago at work. We think
that no woman not physically and consttutlonally
strong would be wise to take up this work The
Civil Service Commission has Just received a call
from the Philippine Government for $50 male teach
ers only Apply TO the Civil Service Commission,
Washington. ID. G.
Reader OF THB SUN--The lines
20 seep. gentle sleep.
Natures soh nurse. how have frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eycllds down.
And steep my senses In forgctfuness!"
are from King Henry w." Part H., Act .,
Scene I.
Gilbert Pdlmh--The writer who used the pseudo
nym Lille Montfort" published Incidents In
My Sunday School Life" London. 1879 Broken
Purposes: or. the Good Time Coming" London.
1873: Meadow Daisy" London. 1873; "Maude
Linden" London. 1880: Luther Millers Ambi-
tlon," London. 1884. We do not think they have
been published in this country. but II so they