The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
QUESTIONS .ANp ANsWERs.

| ones summer home w tho copntry and his winter
| home In town. II "a the Emperor and AutoerTs
winter home and orncAlly tho palace Of the Gov
ernmenl the mots purely domestic residence
being 10 the park Of Tsarskoe .Selo. The Winter
Palace was built by the Rnprtss Anne on the site
OF. house given to PeteY the Great By one Of his
| sdrnirhs FINISHED after sevefN interruptions In
1902 II was largely Destroyed By ore In 1887. and
Immediately rebuilt. While gorgeous within II
lacks foroo when viewed from without for Its
height Ia entirely too inrei proportion to the
extensive sweep Of It's facade
Was President Andrew Jobusou ever lmpeaensd'
READER.
He certainly was but The Impeachment, was not
sustained But arc you sure that when lndlilng
your question you auite comprehend The meaning
OF impeachment Thh is tho denultion OF the
word In Bouvier's Law dictionary "A written sccu-
sauon by the House OF Representatives, OF the
United States 10 tno Senate Of thc United states
against an orr,cer That 10 to say, It corresponds
TO an indictment or trua bill banded down by
Grand Jury.
:. Kindly inform me whether tse vords December
cHAELEs r. STONE.
Purely matter ot'ths calendar From Jan. 20
Dec. ~ both Inclusive, you 10 say Decem' er rs
will be Christina unleas you are of those who say
"Amas-l: on Dec -. and that day only. may you
say December Is Is CbfistmAsF for the remainder
OF the year you are 20 say Decent % was Christ
mas But II you arc not keen on parslng. you
may content yourself with this precedent wbleh
Is accounted not such wretched English:
He that shall see this day and Ave old age,
VIII yearly on the vigil feast his nelghDors
And say Tomorrow is Saint Crsplan.
(. Who is III. Inventor OF sn,okeltss powder IN
the United States' , DO the steamers and sailing
vessels going through ,hs Sgez canal pay loll TO
3 What Government owns the sueE Canal
J. Il. oBnfEs.
I. Snosnless powder Is class name rather than
that OF any one product, The earliest powder
which might he called Smokeless ard can te ctlmtd
for American inventive SKIN is indun,e. invented
b. Charles z. Muntoe 10 1889 and made at Newport
r. |. >. Tho Suez Canal tolls stand at $50
francs per net ton for loaded vessels. francs for
empty vessels. and 10 francs for each passenger
g. Theoretically the SueI Canal Is neutral Prac-
ticay. however. Great Britain owns II by pur-
chase OF the greater part OF the certificates Of
indebtedness. Likewise that same Power has
strategic cover at each end OF the canal. and the
question OF practical ownership Is not In the least
nkely to cause the British Government; any vorry.
Please state whether there ia any such thing as
''''U' JosIpH P ROBERTS
There IS Indeed there is In what else did Ed
ward Eggeston wrto The Hooxler- SehoolmsSter-i
To settle an argument be so good IS 10 inform
pronunciation OF "cAlliopc De. the hna SILENT,
IS applied TO tho steam whistle wagon OF the circus.
Is correct. Webster does no, sanction u Has
custom made Il slowah.o' u :. W.
Upto the present this custom As 10 callopr seems
confined 20 tho biz top and the side show canvas
Futitis what Is going TO become Of Calllopes SIS
i-ts. say Euterpo and Meiporene sad Terpslch ort7
Which Is correct. Governor OF Governors lsend1
Tho latter II WA so established by the Hoard
on Geographic Names In It's Initial set OF decisions.
.tsh fr1c pr1rtal nuthortty
trophe from the earlier form Governors Island,
and thus 'Aved space and doubt aud time and nerve
energy. The island made Us nrst appearance In
history under tue indian name Pecanuc or sc
gauck various attempts 70 reproduce the Algonquin
VOID for nut tree. Because OF the abundance OF
such trees the island toe carry Dutch called II
Nootcn or NuUen Island. II became known as
Governors Island when Gov. Wouter van Twilier.
first exponent OF munIc pal graft. calmly annexed
T. 10 MS own private estate
kindly give M lis, OF book. or magazine articles
relating 10 BaiwerLyiton and BIZ: work
II you will turn 10 the Life Letters and Literary
Remains 81 Edward BuiEer.- by hb SON. the Earl
OF Lytton london issn. you will obtain one view
OF the and OF the author. being that which
be held Of himself and certAlniy no one WAS ever
better qualified 10 know. That somewhat divers
views we're held by those less competent to give
evidence appears IA contemporary literature.
a.. for instance Thackeray and {. Jeamcs dc IA
PIuche. Esq. arc Jointly responsible Tor some
sharp raIey. SIN. thr Life and Letters II It
does not entirely servo the end sought will polni
the way 10 further lnyrstigaion.
In the grounds OF yacht club at Middletowu.
port on me Couneetlcul River once historic, We
have nagpole with a signal yard supported by
s states ooi iT and he Club eoIots claim thu!
the United states max should ny az the peak and
She club nsg al tho truck. g. boHLEH
You arc not hight. In no case ashore should any
9TH nar fnr he mat ~
that. he hols,ed Abovethe American ensign The
club colors might he holsted a. the nAgpoe, but
the American Gag should not be vom at the same
time Your claim arises from failure TO recognize
that the use OF ooors ashore and Anoat Is governed
by somewhat different rcgulstlons Aboard your
Yacht display your club coors or your own hurgee
At the truck and wear tho American ensign at the
peak but ashore. on your pole With signal yard.
hoist the national ensign 10 the nuck and as your
club oolors from the yard arm. The use OF club
colots and signals Is prescribed ln Section i2l5.
United States Revised statutes.
VIA, is the difference IN elevation between
Albany and Nov Yor. a. the water leycl'
TN, mean low water az Albany is / y feet above
the mean water level NJ New YORK. ard mean TIDE
At ,lhany. being the average Of all tices, s. al
feet abovo the mean water level IN New York hsr-
h1r This Is s'ated ny the STATE Engineer and
surveyor.
fJg GtIrf.-Iunf y 1870 the independent
Bottoa FusilcerS. Capt john Y. Chsmpney, left
itostnn for Washington. They arrived In Ncw
Yors "Wednesday. lots In the steamboat President.
Lincoln. IL. / copy the following Wednesday
,nnnlnr O'Clock just arrived al New York
The pharyes sre lined With spectators anxious for
. glimpse We we're formed 10 line on deck fac
ius Inc shore while our band was playing lively
.fraius on our arrival Al the wharf the Officers.
can't Edward Vincent, DC. OF the New York Light
GuArd fredcoAtSl. Jumped aboard and general
introduction took place. and At the same time a
unanimous cheer from tire numerous spectators
can't Vincent Immediately gave 40 invitation for
OUT company 20 breakfast viia his. and stated the
Guard orNcers then Joined their own company.
Lftrr getting our baggage In proper shape. We
landed and marched TO the street. where the red
Goals rtceired Us. At present arms passed them
and formed line. received them OF present and
then followed 70 TAmmsny Hall, the great eau
Gus hall OF the citizens Of New YORK the present
home OF TIE SIN. where We partoOk OF sumptu-
o1s BREAKFAST After mat we were dismissed
c,,~ haif hour. and each Yorker took man under
the arm 10 view City Hall. tho PARK. SC. The tine
hay1ns been exhausted. both companies were or
a dress parade the Light Guard formed nrsi With
sergeant received orders 70 march ny company
on a line with the Workers, which Immediately
dld IN nv opinion. In goot style. Capt Vincent
acied a. Colonel. and drilled tbc companies for
come minutes In the manual. The spectators
w,rr numerous and appeared pleased. after which
W were escorted through principal streets 70 the
ste.mboat BsnIsnn TrAlSin for Anboy. ".
rad a fne sau and good rrne on board. The com
n.nv arrived back In New York Jane u snd were