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the sssry of ths puasssiag oasss In ths rsagn OF
Louis XIV. sad b possibly the book yos rsssr w.
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v1lus Of Imports Of msrohandiss Into the
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vaiss Of exports Of msrohsndiss 70 Ger.
mary frsm ths United Ststes. s..,..... cNsesss'ses
ye.. ~ COS. 9: Y :Sessrs our puea1s ar:sSS: sSsSs
sons.hins over ss@eoaeoe annually. THIS
grsassss pan 10 rsised by taxatsn IN the ecal unts
towns Villages, aad oaties. >. In some ssssss the
taxss faised for the support Of SCHOOLS aFs ~.
dissrtbuted amoaS ths vsssous iooal units N pro-
portion 70 the number Of chilarsa Of SCHOOL ags.
In many Stases. particularly the Western ones,
thsss u The school fund. which sometimes originates
II The sale Of lands granted TO the states oy the
national Government for school purposes.
IL q ssssemsai Of shs votes esst tor Mayer q the
election held on April ~ isti: One Of the csrdl.
ssmua h B. Hofse, the Inventor Of {hs telegraph.
and No. what party did q c.rnass Ii2ssseaar f. rs.A.
Samuel Finley Bresse Aorse. founder Of The
American system Of electro magnetic telegraph,
was In that year ths nrst candidate Of the than
newly formed Native American party.
i. osn the pres,dsnt Of these United state. take
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world, T. WHAT nation or country In Europe re-
's''d " D'' f's Sa:sss & ss' cps o
1. There u no actual law TO prevent him from
doing %, but there u unwritten law 70 the effect
that 10 y undesirable. :. Prussia and Switzerland
bod the list. With each about - per cent OF the
Sosai populatioa earoIed In elementary schools.
/ PhiladAphiA- Paramount Park. about 5000
aorss. oops.hagen has one Of over 1000 acres.
4. Dsnmafk.
Yea diA ~ aaswu NJ. PAR correctly about
ambsr iass Sunday. Thers may bs beds OF It In
InAis w Aavs sssn AcaO. because II ssems that
ambss b sound almoss svsTSwhsre 70 some e1tent-
but tAus 1as eay in pAynG quantities In East PrussA
slsaS Tie Baltic Ssa. whsrs some isoo men ars sn-
psysA q pssseat and thsss neads wsre known
~ HU0y IA PIOOoo4v ~ toO 6ByVbeoos AnO Sns-
Heoe came there for aess h csravans over Russia,
sashaaghg ~. Ae.. ior amber n b aiso found IN
Durnah and CAAna. bot Of darker color than Baltic
anSss. In he ncuatsns Of Roumania quite lot
V iosaa. md also n SICILY. Corsica and various
piYss q tie NoditsrransaA Sea. Spain has pro
tveed soms. and - has Denmark. SWEDEN sAd
lsslanA.- TIE United States aaso has amber In
New jersey, Asisoua, Mississippi. LouislanA Lower
California, snd M Bsa Yrankiin's time Il was said 10
havs bssa found n Maryland. MEXICO must have
iarss QUANTITIES, - unhnov., and ssnto Domin9o
- vsr - other Wsss Iadian islands. An this v
ambss - Of varied quality and Kind. end. strange
10 say, he naay khds Of Ratio amber arc similar
70 that which u found elsewhere. This seems
oo1traA3etory but abeoiutely true. II would 70
quirs ssvsrsi columns Of your space TO into the
matter more fully. but do not think you speak
oorsetly when you say mo amber 10 found In
lndiA, because you do not know this
r. n. KALDHxslno.
The question asked was: is any amber found
native in India," Our answer VAS mo. Accord.
ins to the bsst nods1n authorities. the 20 -oalled
anbs, found IN SYRIA IndiA. and Madagascar Is not
smbss at a but resin. nearly allied 70 copal. &C"
Thss answer we believe to be correct
w.s 1, Philip sheridan vho Increased his he,sA.
. ths required meesurement for admission to
PSn y ,ss .ssv. SsR 81 ,s. BIZ Ssss
9, sSs name Of any pus,'os''oc witch ns contains
some such story has bssu told about many short
men who catered West Point and after ward BE-
came famous Sheridan says nothing about is 10
hjs memo,rs, soY can W place any publication con.
taining the story.
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York" published at TII SuN ofhoe In ists tenth
sSss l. " 'Is .s M inas ~; esas
. one J. r. r.
A thirseenth edition-"With many improvements
asd sdditions--was published at TaH SUN of,oe In
e,~n At NkA AsNav 4 ahpav
The book u ioag out Of print and rare.
Of sSs .s az sad now se :so1id Ss
lstss. ~ - o Msins 20 e Sh., MIN t1G ou''nsSS con-
Lieut.. Gen. SIR Hy. lie Quay Geary. x. O. B.,
0ovsenor and Commander In Chief. Address your
communicates to the A. d. c. in Waiting. Govern.
msat House. Hamilton. tho Bermudas. through
whom II viii reach Its destination
.es. Be bad q yeur onesi Z ncs. viii you please
inform me where the book es1 M b i0Yaai " s,,.
One edition was published In pamphlet form By
Mess1. Biunck Leasing. Johnssown. N. Y. In
isss. and another BY Aessrs. Acoowsn b slipper.
Nsw York. ID 1884, They are now out OF print.
4 dealer might sss you COPY.
i. .As matter Of the inquiry Of ~. L. In -oues.
Soas and Answes." might Say that sav Edwin
Booth - Ascsseh On Co., s issl. at Booths Theatre
saA happsa 70 ~ have the programme. Bella
Passnan appeared - Lsav AsebsA. and the play
W. - b agatn prsssntsd The following aisht.
B.W.
OoaAdsrsbse dischss,oa hAs Arisen owing 70
ssscs sSSs he Uni,ed sssses Of America had no
"HasienA Holiday" Tho winter claimed that the
Fourth OF July was . hstionel holiday. basing hts
opanioa oa thS fsot that this holiday was observed
by the entire .nation. - Stase hohdAye are OBJ
ssryed by As Sta.e By rei:rr1ne 70 Ne Brooaiyn
sss Ss1 % sos. SoS & r.. =. SsSe no
hondays. and 70 quote ths eotIsi phraee' thsy
Vim ysa b good enough 70 explain 70 NJ. and
70 1aay othes6 Who know win be Interested n
the article, yAAs Y meant By the technical phrase
snateeA hodaay.' and q the saine time Explain
tno MHe1eooo bSlwson . "nAsional holiday. Gnd
Soiiday Observed by The aaticn.
nas3oaal holiday y . holiday Of which the OBJ
ssrvsnss y by law % utsansd upon ths nssoa. Thers
y 10 national holiday In The United States, for the
rsasoa hat the nxing Of lsGsi hotdays y not .
Fsdsrai matter, but one that comes under the
juasAiotsons Of the various Ststes. Thus the
proclamasasu Of the PreAdsat Designating . day
Of thahksgivine Only makes II legal holiday for
the pasthcs OF Columbia and the Territories and In
those sta.ss which provide By law for II.
To decide an argument between two men who
respect your Judgment In such matters, win you
b ktnd enough 70 say which of Thaokerays