The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-09


pages s+s NJ.
VIM yon please inform me " Mnson's Paradise
Lost" was the hrst and only great English epic.
INQUIRER.
Castmon's Biblical poem. which Is said TO have
Influenced Milton in his Paradise Lost, or "Be0'
vuf," Ia possibly the earliest English epic There
have bern others aimee these wcre composed In
the seventh century: Paradise Lost" Is moi the
only English epic
i,m compulsory mat tho Pope be an 'si'aa'
IL IL not compulsory. bat no person not an Italian
mas been elected Pope for nearly $40 years. since
the death OF Adrian VI. In 1854. He was a Dutch
man
viii sou please Inform INC VIVA, country opened
the ports OF China to 'he commercial world and
what year A. u.
China was never closed wholly 10 the Western
world Is Japan until the Sos Marco Polo
went 70 China about the middle OF the fifteenth
century Europeans reached Canton In 1917; the
Portuguese su, Macao fcw years later: the British
East India Company began 10 trade with China in
1851.
Isii true ina, a, one period n the Roman Catholic
Church history there were three popes. or three
ye.Is Of Arc occupied same You nigh, also please
ssy q, what period ccIioa''y vas INTRODUCED OF
became Incumbent on the clergy. l. II. r.
In I04a ,hero were three claimants TO the throne;
L..
and Sylvester and John S1., anti Popes. Bene.
dict H. chosen Pope In ioss wss only i2 years old.
and only - when he uas deposed. Celibaoy
vas introduced very early. In s9a vas Imposed
an Bishops and LATER on AL priests, not as dogma
Of the Church, but as discipline to be followed
for It's advantages.
Can you tell me- anything OF the Use, Consy
GaEstnt have rrproduc ton dated Ian. 4, 100,
'''''~ EPG.
The Ulster Copr,y Ga.,,,e was hrs' published a.
Kingston y, " In 1893. by Samuel Frerr. and after
his death was continued By hi, son. s. $. Freer.
The building. large stone sdlfce. wherein II
published, is still standing. The G1;etfe
unalnchIng advocate Of the Federal party, and II
continued and nourished hS a strong party organ
until Sr.ne time 10 the third decade -sorne time
after 1870 the date not being clearly known.
Millions NJ facsimile copies were printed In 1873
In New YORK and sold during the Philadelphia
Centennial.
Al the entrance TO a show al Coney Island. a
20 called perpet m otion achIne Ia exhibition
fakes, CURIOUS.
7, certainly Is not real perpetual motion ma
chine.
nn q fact that representation Of star Is dis.
PLAYED ev;rr night. sent out from tho EDISON OBJ
scrvatory' y W'J'
I, is no, fact. The representation Of a star"
where can copy Of the ,reaty between Gres,
Britain acknowledges the Independence OF the
latter be found =. p.
You will md II In frIl In Documents Illustrative
o, American History" In United States Treaties
in Force and In part In woolsey's International
Law tappeudxl. ADD In Lsrned's History for
Ready Reference"
Can you tell me xhere ! can And the author OF
, n.,.,: SYqas: H.: On tho ,iy. 'n'nn
New Yorn on the Republican ticket against Grant
who IL hsh,' ID. BRYANT.
Ais xh,. Mr. Gibbs ran against Mr. Grace and
Mr. Grant in iss4 Mr.. Grace wss elected.
1. Can you locate for ne . n.sie French song or
=. W.. ss S! s:e 's''f' 'SsRs'
/. You will md thIs IN most collections OF old
rranch songs: ~ 10 used also In pu Maurlcr's
"Triloy." >. Print meaning . newspaper. 10 as
old a. Beaumont and Flstchcr. who use tho ex-
pre,son In their -Philssser.- which WAS acted
before 1911. Tho expression public prints" Is used
mostly by orators. who think 10 sounds better than
-n.vspapers." Tus SUI. bsng Q newspaper Is
public pr,ns ~ you wish TO call u by tina, name.
Kindly inform me how Old the house At No. 3
81 s,- sss sts's a H. '' ""'A "' wa W GUN
We do not know che exact year 10 WAS built. but
probably about 40 yeara ago. There has been .
lighthouse on Robbins Heef 10Y mar century. We
think.
rs,. sv1shln's day 10 July is. and tho Rpa
rsh saying Is; ~ ta.hs ON s' Swltnns Day
4. one loxend that Swihin. Bishop OF Winchester,
who dtcd $50. directed that he DO buried In tho
churchyazd. and not In mo church. Whom he