The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23

Tho pamphlet 10 . classic, and tho possessor Of
| . well preserved copy deserves congratulst'on-
A. the time Of the publication Of this account N
| TIE SuH OF Aug. D'sl 1855, even men OF science
| credited the story. marvellous though II was. ~
| 10 said that tho eminent French astronomer Arsgo
| requested the French Academy OF Science 70 send
| deputation 10 the Cape TO confer with HerscheL
| Yet tho uuertsts discenment 10 good; the story
| does seem both sensational and not entirely vera
cous In several Of tho books Of reference the
statement Ii made that II was tho work OF Richard
Adams Locke. then editor OF THE Sun. and LOWS
| Gaylord Clark, the editor OF the knfcksrboeksr
| Adooy1s. This statement. which contains vital
errors. may be run down 70 the authority OF Benton
J. Lossing. . historian OF recognized 'nscourscy.
| Clark had nothing 10 do With the story and Locke
1ss not tho editor Of TIE SUE. Tho story was
rshesrsed In detail In TIE SUN Of Sept. D. 1885, In
| the "reminiscences Of BenJanin b. DAY, the founder
| and mt editor of tho paper. Locko wrote the
Moon HOAX" without any collaboration and was
70 rot $500 for IT, II proved such hit that Mr.. Day
| paid him between $500 and eoo0: the author got q
further income by selling Autographs Of the scenery
| and animals In tho moon. Locke was o man OF
| uncertain habits and did bis work on space. In .
lapse from sobriety Locke dsclosed his authorship
| Of tho hoax TO reporter on tho Journo! OF Com
msres. That paper had the story In type and was
| 10 print It tho next morning. but after Looke's
| revelation tho journal OF CommSTes pubnshod In
| stead q denunciation OF the fabricauon-
When wa. the, bridge over Broadway q Fulton
'"''' ''''''N - JILL.
T, The bridge wns commonly known a. the Losw
! bridge from the narne Of 'he Alderman who secured
| the appropriation. u spxnnod Broadway over
the line Of Fulton street and At each END was ap-
preached by two long flights Of stairs erected along
| the Broadway curb. II was never q popular means
OF crossing Broadway. even though Kate Fisher,
an actress playing Mazeppa" at one OF the tneaters
| spurred across It on her untamed Ukraine steed,
not. however In costume. Judgment OF ne ST.
l Itti ~
| nuisance. The Aldermen passed on Nov. o. 1858,
| and four days later tho Mayor approved. resolu-
| ton for its removal with permission to the PARK
Commissioners 70 put II up In Central PARK II they
chose, which they didn't Then 1t was found that
there were no funds available for tho demolition.
| but In time the bridge came down view OF II y
| preserved In Valentines Manual for 1888. It's re-
| moyal was largely due 70 the Efforts OF KNOX. the
halter who. when the order for demolition was
Issued draped upon the structure banner with tns
device: Hard Knox Killed It
trio 10 phiadep his oy trolley. Where 70 start
| from. fare, length Of trip. DC. TROLLEY.
That IL tho simplest and most practicable Of al
lons distance trolley trips, for through system
IA in oper,t,on on regular schedule Of four trains
dAy leaving Jersey City ~ sss, iisS. 23s and SIS
Tho car leaving jersey City a. sas goes by way Of
Newark. Elizabeth. Westneld Plainheld. Dunellen
Bound Brook. New Brunswick and Midtown juno
ton 10 Trenton. whereof Il Is duo At O'Clock From
Trenton three routes arc open. Ono Is By ooa'
down tho river, and by this route tho sum OF the
fares il Slio From New York 10 Trenton Is 81
oents or $50 return ticket. BY all trolley from
Trenton ono may cross the Delaware and reach
Philadelphia by way of BRISTOL or by remaining or
the Jersey side 70 by way Of Burlington 10 Camden
For this section of the trip the fare Is 10 cents anc
| the time is from two TO three hours. very pleas
ant oxcurson the approaches 10 Philadelphia being
peculiarly attractive-on tho return trip
Are North Anne ros and South America recognized
As as two continentsI ). LAAPk-
SIX: Europe Asia and Africa Of tho old world
North and South America Of tho new world. ant
Australia Of . world yet moro newly found. Thu
two Americas have long been recognized as tw'
continents Australia has won is place NOR
slowly: at rst II was listed the largest Of islands
but II buks so big as to entite II 70 admission Int
the continent class. The current school geogra
phes have changed all this to accord with tn
| principles of the new education, which seems Il
| consist In learning the same old things after all
| but under new names Continents have nov
Kiven place to grand divisions OF land masses.
These are the Eastern. comprising Europe. ASH
and Africa; the Western. comprising the thre
Americas: and the Australian. The most recen
discoveries would indicate . grand division o
the Antarctic as well.
noticed with reference to the peace negotiation
.identic" is freely used in conneciio with his not
INC Powers The Century DGs,ona =, ash hn,
the the S definition thus sven is spp.c.be iof II n
papers We md THE Presidents identic note. use.
apparently without reference to any other matter
Z. J. VAN ALsTINE.
In the language of diplomacy, suficient Of
science to have . vocabulary Of Its own an identi
note is one which Is sent In the same language 4
each OF several persons addressed. The referenc
Is not to the note as being the same as some othe
note some other subject, but 1t refers to same
ness with the note sent TO some other address
Tho best usage among dlplomatists requires that a.
identlc note should incorporate some statemcn
OF the fact, such as "Wc arc addressing and
In the same terms"
ern States passed an ordinance OF secession u
1851, and also the date of the passage Of an act
CHARLES l.. HARMON.
South Carolina seeded. Dec. 2, 1850: Mississippi
Jan. .. 1881; Alabama. Jan. II: Florida. Jan. II
Georgia, Jan. 10: Louisiana, Jan. 2e Texas. req.
Virginia, April II: Arkansas, May o: North Carolina
Nay 20, and Tennessee, June 8. In 1858 Congress
readmitted Arkansas by act OF June r. an
three days later readmitted Georgia. North Caro-
lima, South Carolina Florida Alabama and Louisani
In 1870 Virginia, Mississippi and Texas were read
mitted. In January, February and March respect
lively. Tennessee, by accepting the Fourteent
Amendment, had already been readmitted
Advise me as to the derivation Of the name Ell
as applied to Ellis Island. whercon the immigratlo
buildings are located. ~
The island was at nrst known as Oyster Island
The earliest record In which We md the name Ell
applied Is In the following announcement In tn
Neu York Packet for Jan. TO- l7S5: To be sold b
Samuel Ellis. No. 1 Greenwich street. at the Mort
River. near the Rear Market that pleasant situated
island called Oyster tEllss) Island. lying In YOU
hay, near Powes Hook" This would sugres
the name as then in alternative use and derived
from the family name OF the We ndor On that tran
action. In 1903 the Island was bought by the United
States for $4,000 and Fort Gibson was erecte
thereupon.
Are there In New York any public bathing place
| for women, An inmate Of house where there
bath for twenty boarders will be very gratefu
for the Information. GwRNrrH VAUGHN.
In addition to the floating lighthouses In the tw
rivers which set apart certain hours for women
there art several permanent lighthouses free
the public. There IL ono in Rvington street nea
Cioerck. one on Allen street near Rlvington. ono o
East iOoti street near Second avenue, another o
West Forty FIRST street near Ninth avenue. Tn
new additions TO this department Of public com
fort are on West Eightieth street near West En-
avenue, East Seventy sixth street near John ia