The sun., 1904-05-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


balance" invented by one Sanctohus. professor
medicine In the University OF Padua At the be-
sr,nine OF the seventeenth century This de-
eIihcd In an old catalogue as machine wpeh
give the weight and stature OF any person VINO
lands on t."
Where can read the full history Of the molly
and what they az D oln sTs RsaDan
Read Devices. "The Molly Magulres. the origin
Growth and Character Of the Organization" tphh'
adelpha, is7D. and Ptnkertons The Molly Ma
suires and the Detectives" tNew York. is'O'
:. Was F1orio. the translator Of Montaigne. al, an
Ensllshman and where did be live and who was ne'
He was tho son Of Italian parents. who werc
Waldenses. and who ned 10 London TO avoid
the Papal prosecutions. He was born In that
city In the reign OF Henry VIII. He taught ltahan
and Greek In the University OF Oxford. and slso
70 Anne, the Queen Of James l.. and Prince Henry.
his son. He died of the plague at Fulham. In lo3'
at the ago OF co.
Isn't II t.e. that there fewer lll!ts.ssss IN
tho United states In proportion 70 the whole popu'
lsaon than In any OF the countries OF EarSpe Ssxcu
No. The percentage of illiteraoy is lower IN
several European countries. Switzerland. SCOT
land Holland. England and France, for example.
have fewer persons In proportion to the total popu-
lation, who cannot read or write than VIC have.
Are there any American and British mining
eSmp;n'es or synd'ase' at REAnH
Yes. American. British and German syndicates
are already established. Tho American compan.
les arc amalgamated as the Oriental Consolidated
Mining Company. with concessions extending
over some 900 square miles. The British conces.
sion obtained by Mr.. Pntchard Morgan was sold
by him 10 the British and Corean Corporation.
There Is q German concession at Tangokae.
ekov+ in IN
Public Schools YOU stated With regard 70 FrauneeS
Tayem, that sam Fraunces bought .he placs ,n, IN
hS Is%e5S s v sss ysqs sq IT 1hpss: iss
Page m says In naming Se
corand. o street was m.nsaed By his wite John
who Ss peck pes 81
building on the souhes: coer PIT. n5osa sn9 ropt
men Sy the name Of nIa ,saa Se
also existed at 40 Cortlsndt street. j. W. "
The apparent conflict Is due TO an error on the
part Of the author you quote IN PLACING sam
Fraunces's tavern at 20 Cortsndt street Instead
OF - Great Dock (now PearD street, and In the
spelling OF one OF the names. John Francis (not
Fraunces kept tavern at No Great Dock street.
and In 1850 he took Black Sans place, as vii! DO
seen from this advertisement. which appearei IN
the Dnap AdTrhser. New 1ork' "euhe'u"''
May q. 1880
"BoARDlNG AND LODGING.
John Francis respectfully informs the public
that he has removed from No. to No. % Great
Dock street. the corner house formerly kept oy
Samuel Fraunces. where gentlemen may be accom-
modated with gentcei boarding and lodging. BY
the day. week or year. He also keeps an assort'
ment of the best liquors, and provides genteel din
nefs or suppers. In the shortest notice. and on the
most reasonable terms"
In sreeentlect the speaker claimed that Voltarc
when very u asked for a pr est who visit ed hln.
About SIX months after. on his deathbed he again
asked for g priest who then refused 70 come ne to
BE- .nf s.a sT.ss ae
supposed 70 have made The IsmarR Pc ee,9re asrS
have also % that col inyerso
money rswsrd Tor any gr0o ~ 20 ns .he I.s IN
matter you a viii greatly obrxe me. WA. BARR.
There have been many conflicting stories told
about voita'res death, but the facts arc pretty
clearly established. In February. IT'S. he. being
then -. came back to Paris. after twenty eNgnt
years' absence. fortnight after his arrival no
became ser ousy III, and . confessor was sent Tor
The Abbe Coulter came and orc'ated. Voltalre
recovered. but about tho M dde OF May he had re-
lapse. and on the Soth OF the month his condition
became 20 serious that the priests were sea'n sum-
moned. This time his nephew the Aobe A'Snos.
the Abb6 6aulter and the parish priest the cure OF
ST. sulpace were present Voita,re had been SUI
faring great agony fro strangury. aud had been
taking an opiate In large doses. ana when tney
arrived he was 10 state OF half insensibllty When
the cure reused him and asked him 10 formally sub =
scribe the doctrine OF the divnity OF Jesus CartH
he motio1ed the priests away and according to Ls
Harpe. murmured "Laisses mai m'urfr en- p7fr.'
He then sank into comatose condition which lasted
till death. There Is foundation for the stories OF
his having died ravtns and calling Tor priest.
other than vague and ambl ruous statement BY
his physician. Trouchn. who was not present
Nor Is there any for his having said anything about
taking "a leap In the dark" The cure OF St. Sui
pce's written olhciA report Of tho occurrence IS
said TO be preserved among the archicpiscopd
archives OF Paris. La Harpe's account OF the
death Is the most trustworthy one and Is followed
by the Marquis de Condorcet In his "IAfe OF Vol
talrc- published In 1871 and by all air minded mod
srn writer's. We have no knowledge OF any offer
Of the reward you mention By Col. lngersoll'
Your correspondent F. DeRar,s in your Issue Of
yesterday will nnd that First como. nrst served"
is credited 10 Dryden. See "Proveros, MaI'ms and
Phrases Of All Ages Vol. 1. compiled by Robert
Chr,sty and published by G. p. Putnsm's Sons.
1890. DAVID N. DRUhf.
IN ". c.rew Ha.l!tts English Proverbs and
provero'al Phrases" London, 1882 Is found the
ptoverb First come. hrst served" credited to
Camden's "Remaines.. 1914. the followtng parallel
quotation from the medieval Latin being given
ANTE nolan pr.mus Out VENT. non molat linus :"
First born first fed" Is also given as from Clarkes
"Paremiologa." 1852 S'I' L.
PENSACOLA: Our attention has been called to
the fact that Lady Trevelyan sister OF Lord MacAu-
lay. edited the chapters OF his unfinished history
which he left at his DEATH In 1850 These she pub.
l!shed Is Vol. v. In London In March. 1861, with
additional notes 10 the four previous volumes.
Lpp'neott OF Phladeph'a publ shed the volume
In the same year. and there were other editions
Issued both In Philadelphia and In New York
Tread An article quoted from your paper recently.
The subject was, is Italy Decadent' Could you
please give me the pame OF some book written IN
favor OF modern ltay' M b. W.
Mr. W. ]. Stillmans -The Union OF Italy: 1875
lsos,- published by the Cambridge University
press England) In 1905. and orss Modern Italy. .
In Putnam's STORY OF tho Nations Series" arc
both good for general purposes.
John Hay, In a letter 10 Alexander Gum speaIs
OF the brochure Conve by the ,cial hrcside
a. il was In the tine OF the Tudors. Date. 1901, as
hn Wing been written by Mark Twain Can any one say
for certainty that II Is Twain s and give the date
and circumstances Of Its first appearancef .
Tho article was privately printed some yesrs
aso Mr.. Hay was correct as 70 Its authorship,
II was not written for publication.
time 40 Ss nsbe,s hs .ss Si
SCsbsiA Unveiled by Mather. Can you tell me
where they can be bought ! have tried the book
stores, large and small In New YORK and brooElyn
In vain. H. H. ".