The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

novels dealing with the dawn OF the Christian era ~
yet know only Ben Hur." quo vadls. Fabiola"
(Wsemanl. Calllsta" Newman. "vergilius" Bach.
ellen. and THE Ray" (Moniaur,. Just issued by
Herdcr OF ST. LouF HESBr BAYARp.
Darkness and Dawn" by ArchdeAcon Farrsr;
"dAllus." by Adolf Wilhelm Becker "NeaerA," by
John w. Graham; Nero" by Ernst Eckstein; ~
chrslisn. but Roman" by Maurus Jokai "Acktc. ."
| by Hugh Westbury; The Last Days OF Pompeii.
bulwer Ly,ton: "A Friend OF Csesar."W W. 8. Davis:
"philochristus.- Or. Edwin A. Abbott; "Tarry
| Thou TIL Come q. Croly; AS Others Saw Him,
anonymous: "Onesimus." Dr. Edwin A. Abbott:
The Burning of Rome" A. ]. Church: Empress
ocsavla." Wilhelm Walloth uransla ed) THE Glad
istors" Whyie Melville: Pearl Maiden" Rider
Haggard.
l. In Mrs. Eckstroms book, The Penobscot
man" she speaks Of the lumbermen with their
Gellett Burgess book, The Picaroons he defines
na Bs o puSd he
liz nsS . " fer .uy ad '
curious that one word should have so many widely
differing meanings' z
| Tho Canadian word Is . local ono Of uncertain
origin 1t Is quite distinct from the word as
quoted In your other examples The lumber
mans picaroon IL pole with . curved spike
like . boat hook used In working among
floating logs. 2. Tho word Is derived from the
Spanish pfearo. q rogue or cheat. II came into
common use Of least early the beginning Of
TO wreckeB aud pirates and 70 pratich craft.
See Capt John Smiths Works. H.. 1872
This poore vessel . tho next day was
taken by French Pkkarouas
Il. What were the terms of the treaty of peace
81 Sd ne Ghlno japanese Var p By whs, nshi
money 10 Q tself J. II. II.
1. By tho terms OF the Treaty OF Shimonosek
signed April 10. 1895 China agreed to recognize
tkAl ,An
the peninsula OF Liaotung. the Island Of Formosa
, and the Pescadores. and TO pay indemnity OF
10000 900 taels. A new and favorable commercial
treaty with Japan was promised and Japan was
TO retain military occupation of Wei-hai wei until
the commercial treaty was made and the second
instalment Of the indemnity paid. Russia. France,
and Germany. however, interviewed and forced
Japan TO surrender the Liaotung peninsula for
an additional compensation of $1,000 900 taels,
,. There was no question OF force Commodore
Perry WAS commissioned by President Fillmore
and the United States Government to seek a treaty
OF friendship and. II possible, OF commerce. with
Japan. and he succeeded, In 1854 In negotiating
with the Shotgun the American japanese treaty,
by which the ports OF Yokohama, Kobe. Nagasaki
and Hakodate were opened to foreign commerce.
g. From ia to 800 Of a dollar.
Please decide the following and give authority.
pay bis debt in $4,000 worth Of pennies, 4 viii
have TO accent tho same. ANTON WKIDMANS.
c is wrong. In this country. under the Federal
Constitution and statutes the various gold coins
OF the national mint. notes OF the United States
and q specified class Of United States Treasury
notes are legal tender for debts OF any amount.
Silver dollars also are legal tender for all debts.
except where otherwise expressly stipulated In the
contract" Pennies are legal tender only for an
amount not exceeding rs cents.
Please Ie, me know II Abram s. Hewitt ever ran
against Hugh J. Grant for Mayor of New York and
what year. PHILIP WIssI0,
In 1888.
Rue de Rvoi Paris and an sce eanessn a 81, sa ne
OF J0s s,u 81 ARC depicted upon the back drop VII
upon the real Rue de Rivoll' F. 4.
Yes. In the Place de Rivon.
T. a plank in the political platform of the prohl,
hilton party says that said party Is In favor OF the
Initiative and the referendum. What do these two
o. wns Is he 1 eossress
as the apportionment stands now s. How many
Congress7 I.XL, Texas
I. Referendum Is the term applied to the practice
OF submitting laws to the electorate for approval
or rejection. The law Is nrst formulated by the
legislative body Of the constituent assembly and Is
then submitted TO the electorate Initiative Is the
term applied TO the process by which the people
are enabled to draw up their own measures and
have them voted on without the INTERPRETATION
OF the Legislature. Thus a petition signed by a
certain proportion OF the voting constituency Is
presented 70 the Legislature requesting that a
certain measure be submitted to the popular vote.
The Legislature then submits the measure without
change. though It may also submit an alternative
measure TO be voted at the same time Both
principles have been adopted ty the Swiss Federal
Government :. l9&.ls?. s. is In the House OF Rep
resentatives.
i, L., Sunday x" proPoynded the following; For
the rate OF $40 for each COW. 81 for each pig and
80 cents for each sheep. Oher the following
solution:
Let I:=nunber of cows. y--number Of pigs and
number Of sheep Then x+y+L=ioo, and lo1
3yr i3z. 100 dollars, cost OF the herd. Doubling
the second equation and subtractlng the frst from
Il to eliminate q. i9x- 5y-lOO
This equation Is lndeterminate, and has an in.
unite number Of solutions: but In this problem
I. ), and must all be positive integers and none
o. them must be zero Nov Try I'll J Is a fIac
I Is greater than s. ) Is negative. Hence KS.
y=.i, Is the only solution admissible for the last
equation. whence. from the hrst equation, z-0i.
That IL, the herd consists OF
cows $40 $50
pig
% sheep % Soc "