The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
Please publish Mother SYMPTOMS prophecy.
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Please publish Mother Symptoms prophecy.
FRANK THoRr.
There are too many prophecies bearing the name
OF Mother Shipton and the earliest which has bee
discovered, the tract published In London in l64i
with the title Tue Prophetic OF Mother Shlpton,
is probably not the version In mind when this
| query was written. The most modern version.
far too long to print entire is that which ends In
Carriages without horses shall run.
The world to end shall come,
In eighteen hundred and eighty one.
On some accounts unfortunately, the latter
prediction proved not quite accurate and the whole
| prophecy fell into dlsrcputc. BY the confession
OF the perpetrator 1t was acknowledged In 1879
| that this prophecy was altogether hoax on the
| part OF one Charles Hlndlcy, and was first pub
| lshed no earlier than 1862 1t Is probable that
| Mother Shpon Ike Mrs. Harris. of whom It
| was proved there ain, no such person" The
whole subject is cntertalnnsly and extensively
| reviewed In Harrlson'S Mother Shp,on nvcsti-
| gated" london. 1881: a timely date.
Which is correct. the due oof society, Is 81
Gcr y@Nr or tnr >, Dues MS,, are 81 Per year, Why
definition OF the word due, give as example )
excise dues. harbor dues, club dues \. o.
Give the dev his due and your lodge Its dues.
The dictionary undoubtedly cites the examples
you note for the reason that 1t found them in
is,cncc In the language which 1t was lc4Cal duty
record In this, as In all cases. the authority
rests not In the recording dictionary but In the
conSenting usage OF the educated users OF the
language. conspicuous OF the failure OF a
dictionary when assumes to rather thar to
record speech is found In Webster In his earlier
editions Noah Webster found that the word bride
groom Is c,ymoogically wrong. which It Is. and
refused place 70 any but the word bridegroom.
Vet. despite Noah Webster and his theories. the
people have bssfuly continued to say bridegroom.
except when they unnecessarily chop II down
n The confusion OF and bridrpDDn, IN =
vanished from the dictionary.
Is 1t a fact tina, the original copy OF treaty
and Great Britain would be In French Does this
also apply TO treaties between other nations
JAMEs McDERMoTr
Such is no, now the fact. 4 treaty made he
tween the United States and Great Britain is drafted
In the English language, \ treaty entered into
between the United States and any other nation
not using the English language is done In two
originals, Of which one Is In English: the other
Is commonly In the language OF the country with
which the treaty is made. or II may be drawn In
French In the eighteenth century French was
the language OF all courts and therefore OF dlpo
macy; for that reason treaties were drawn uniformly
In French. regardless OF what might be the vulgar
speech OF the treaty making countries.
Kindly advise me how long 1, will take to 90
from New York to Boston by trolley, the fare and
the route to take. READER.
The fares TO he paid on the hip foot up 1921
The trip will take at least three days and will he
more comfortably planned II four days are allowed
to 1t. For three day trip the best division for
each day would be New York to New Haven New
Haven to Springfield. Springfield 10 Boston: for
the four day trip New York 10 Bridgeport Bridge
port 10 Hartford. Hartford to Ware, Mass. Ware
TO Boston The first stage OF the Journey begins
at i29,h street and Third avenue and runs to Mount
Vernon up Webster avenue.
| wish to know the names OF the ab,cst modern
writers on speculative philosophy and the titles
of their best works s. s. q.
Particularly In the ncld Of speculative philosophy
would It bc unwise to attempt TO institute such a
compa r,son involving many elements OF indi-
ydual judgment tho term "ahlcst" Involves
The safest recommendation is to refer the querist
TO Royces The Spirit OF Modern Philosophy"
which 10 sufacienty modern to point the way along
the path Of ones choice 70 individual study.