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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

speeches during tho last qampaignf u u the
No. He replied briefly to several delegations
st his homo In Canton. Ohio. but made no public
speeches .. No
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borough, T. T.
Tho Gsinsbofourh portrait OF the Duchess Of
Devonshre was nrst exhibited at the Royal Acad-
envy. London. in i7ss. In 1880 II was bought by
an art collector for fes. II next bought at
public auction In May. 1879. by Messrs. Will
liam Agnew & Sons for i0,I0o guineas, II
was exhibited AT Agnew's Gaerica In Old Bond
street. London. and on the night OF May rs, 1875.
It disappeared When the galleries were opened
next morning i was found that the picture
had been cut out and only the empty frame
remained For quarter OF century the THEFT
remained mystery On March 20, 1901 In the
Auditorium Hotel Chicago. the picture was restored
to Mr.. C. N. Agnew through the agency Of William
A. Pinkerton and Inspector Frost Of Scotland
Yard There has been much controversy as 10
whether II Is q genuine Gainsborough or not, though
there can be none to Its great beauty and value.
Sir Walter Armstrong wrote OF It In 1895: Gains
borough Dupont. the young artist nephew OF
GalnsborouRh, was supposed by some 70 have
been the real author OF that portrait which has be-
como SO famous as The Stolen Duchess Such
an Idea has. however no real foundation. The
picture had certainly great deal OF work upon II
which not Gansboroughs. but neither was II
Gainsborough Duponts. Tho notion that Sir
Thomas Lawrence had completed portrait begun
by his great predecessor had more probability.
but SO far as my recollection may be trusted the
foreign hand was even later one than his"
Can TIE SUN or any of Its readers give the source
Though stoop into tremendous sea Of cloud.
It's but Tor q time. / press Gods lamp &C close 70
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navy z. E. G.
chlef gun captains and chief gunners mates
each receive $50 per month
can born reside in Russian
,. what In general are the laws relating to for
''sA''' "'' HARMAs MASON.
I. Yes. 2. A foreigner wishing to reside In
Russia must provide himself with passport. On
presenting this At the proper place he may obtain
empire. This may be renewed as necessary on
tho payment OF q certain fec. Before leaving tho
country he must declare his intention to the police
and obtain a permit. He may not be employed
In any Government position. nor acquire real
estate and should he wish 10 20 into any business
on his own account he will nnd himself hampcred
by certain restrictions too numerous 10 be specified
here.
. .psss ssss sSs H1S "a N
and vherei 3 whore arc the principal pearl
fisheries OF the world at preSent !. r. D.
l. Tnero Is q species Of green or iridescent pearl
found occasionally In the abalones. ear Shells Of
the California coast. p Black and gray pearls arc
found In Lower California waters: white. pink.
brown and other colorcd pearls In some OF tho
fresh water brooks OF Ohio. Tennessee. Texas.
kentucky and wisconsin: purple and black pearls
arc sometimes found in the shells OF the common
clam of Long Island Sound and the Atlantic coast
g. In ceylon the Persian Gulf. western Australia.
Torres Straits and the Sulu Archipelago.
Am told tha. the word "horo Observation-Disclosures
bus or word Of ex,r.ordinary length spelt about
like this occurs sonewhere IN ShaIespesre
ss'f' mgr Can you 0'An'" 'N'' ana sSs MosHcas s %
Tho word honortnedb bGGudfntto oftbus Is used by
Coaard In Loves Labors Lost" Act W. Scene !.
DR.. johnson says that "the word. whencesoevert 1t
comes. Il often mentioned as the longest word
known.- Hunter. In his New Illustrations.-
denies that II Is q word and says: This Is a nero
arbitrary and unmeanine combination Of syllables.
devised merely to serve as an exercise In penman-
ship. schoolmaster's copy for persons learning
to write. 1t Is Of SOME antiquity. have seen 1t
on an exchoquer record. apparently In hand
Of tho reign of Henry the Sixth and may be seem
With some additional sylables, scriboled on one OF
tho leaves Of manuscript In the Hareian Library"
About how many active volcanoes are there
dIstrbutedi G. p.
There are said to be about TO which arc active.
either constantly or at intervals They extend
along the western coast Of the American con-
tinent and from the northern extremity OF America
by way of the Aleutian Islands and Japan to the Ma
lay Archipelago From here they may be traced
at wide intervals into New Zealand. on the one
hand. and on the other. through the centre OF
Asia by way OF the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
up to Iceland and down 10 the Azores. and thence
across 70 the West Indies and Che centre OF America
They have been found among the perpetual SHOWS
of the South Polar region and far within the Arctic
Circle. Very few large areas of the worlds surface
are without traces OF volcanic action
Can you name q work which gives the names
and movements OF all regiments Omitted States)
engaged In campaigns OF Mexican War. say from
1s45 TO is+s7 READER
-The onnc.al Report of the Secretary of War.
Washing gton, lss7." and Lieut.-G -Gcn. Scotts auto
biography should give this Information.
Of the present war between Japan and Russia
and why other nations were not not 'nnoiyed; n T, s-v
The immediate cause of the war was Russia's
persistent refusal 70 comply with the terms Of the
Manchurtan convention OF April. 1902, under which
she agreed gradually 70 retire from Manchura
within eighteen months. retaining only her lease
Of Port Arthur and her control OF the Manchurian
railway. The real causes include racial hatred.
tho fact that Japan's national existence was be-
ing threatened by Russias advance to the Pscifo
and other matters too numerous and complex
70 be summed up In paragraph.
What was -the DEVILS currency-f j. PIoorr.
The nsme was given BY the Now EnGAnders to
the vampum which the Dutch settlers In Man.
haitian and New Netherlands adopted as their cur
rency from the Indians.
Can you gtve me the number Of votes polled
respectively by william H. Seward and William
L. Marcy In their contest for the Goysrnorshlp Of
Now York in 1887 H. MARKS.
Seward. 2o.iD. Marcy. 1857.
In there any institution In this State that provides
free literature for the bnndt r. H.
YES. Tho Home Education Department Of the
University Of the State Of New York has circulat
ing library for tho blind which does q work Of
rrest practical value at trnng cost 70 the State.
z. ". Thompson.-Paymasters In the Navy arc
sppointed from civil life. A West Point cadets
nav Is $500 per year and one ration per day.
mutation therefor at thirty cents per day. The
total Is seoe.6o. commencing with his admission
70 the Academy. |
Did Mrs. Langtry ever appear at Nlbio,s Garden. |
New York; Z. THOMAS.