The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
OUEsTTONs ann ANsWFRS.

for the national standard Of the uauont ol course
We Will leave the british rUyal standard oui OF thr
i nssd ~ w n. ", RInAdE.
Tue Unlon jack which. By the wsy, Is rather
connle4 thsp .ir,pir for t contains the history 0f
the unlnrs,ion OF the United Kingdom. Upon the
Cross OF 81, George br EngIand there have been
charged ~ several times the cross OF ~ Nhute"
for Scotland (Apdl ~. las and 81. fa'aek Iot
Ireland the latter addition nxlng the date OF inc
/ rnon JArk In question Of priority ~ iToi' ny
/ act OF Char,ei l. tho tnlon lack wiz raH1Hesfu 70
royal shlps on Iuly p, 1907 the rel ensign carry
Ing the Union JACK In the canton Was authnrlLeu
for a merchant ensign. In 1891 me WINE ensign
/ wa assigned 20 the ruy navy aud the blue ensign
70 certain other neal shlps the navAl reserve and
royal yacht squadrUnA. In the regiments OF the
| Britlsh Army the Union JarK Il one OF the Two
! oOlora authorized 20 be carried II Is designated
| a. the royal or KlnEs color The second, or reEl'
mental color. IA aaE OF the same hue ~ the tachgs
OF the regiment with the blue union In the canton
and displaying In the hsld the ,ite, number and
historic deeds Of the Organization.
The is,snd ~ Sakhshn EAs Japanese territory
| up 70 about the year 1878 Please state hoE Il be-
came RuaslAn tsr1toV. T. b. AErEEhorr'
The japanese nom time immsmoral had eH-
ercissd some control over the southern part OF
! SakhAlin, the russians having boguh permanent
settlements In the north no earlier than 1857 AMER
| much friction and lonE diplomatic exchanges,
Japan assigned I've claims 70 southern SakhAnn
! IN consideration OF the cession BY Russia OF the
/ iganda OF the huTiloa, Nhlch u nhu oocupleN yea
| hahn II q misnomer, for the proper name OF tho
! Island Il Ksrafuto o. Karapu. The island "a go
! miles long. and the breadth varies from n TO
100 miles. The aboriginal population. largely Anu'
! a si5Os the Russian population Il 2e,OOt, accord
| ing 70 the most recent eenfus, Of which only 2S's
were free settlers, the bulS Of Nc population being
oonvietS and sElles and tiohst-of-leave men Tue
convict establishment WAs represented In last years
| budget By an item Of nearly 100000 rnoles.
Data y-k,
! AmericG=i BESEDicT KAIsEE.
me assumption OF this style hSt appears in
! Jehenon's dran OF the Declaration OF lndepen-
dence and In this particular ths 1rt draft was not
| altered by the Congress In ordAlnlng the Dechra'
! lion. The words are found IN ths nnal paragraph
and thus appear In the ofncial copy on hle; We
therefore the Representative Of the united Stairs
Of America, In General Congress- Assembled. ap.
/ peAung 20 the supreme Judge Of the world for
| the reotltude OF our tn0ptiODa, d. IN the Name,
| and by Authority OF the good People OF these
Colonies, solemnly pUbah and declare, That these
| United Colonies are, and Of Right ought 70 he
! Free and Independent STAGE" on Sept. o. ITO
| the Congrtss nui on10tAly designated tie new
nation by the title and sTie Of NE United states
OF America
What IL the origin ana meaning o. the word
"MlEpah"' RICHARD = SEE,
/ ris reprossn tation OF The Hebre v word MasDah
a beacon or wltohtOWer OF any lofty place from
a posy ofa somsWaai pietiStc CHI Ara-tsr Ia based
on a mistaken appreciation Of its occurrence In the
| forty.nlnth verse Of the tluTty-nrst chapier OF
Genesis Therefore the name OF II called Called,
! and Mizpah: for he said. The Lord watch between
me and thee when absent one from another
! The name Called. and tS Syr 30 synonym Jegar-
sahAduthA In preceding verse mean The heap
OF Witnesses and have en- application 70 the ssntl-
ment
what IL the population Of Japan. India china
and Arabia. and WhS, proportion OF ssee ar womtn'
OF Japan. z7SseiS men and n go. OIL women:
the former hgure having been subjected 10 some
considerable reduction aimee the last census. OF
India British india, ii7.SoAS42 men and iitOa4 565
women: NATIVE states and agencies, 30 it6 $50 men
and So.Sil.e57 women; total census Of 1901, 49,
ssi. s2l men and lA.tOa.2se women. or China.
exceeding 800 900 By Chinese estimate IN the
absence OF any census, and with no attempt 10
count women apart from men. OF Arabia, an
unGeETeEAted total Of 100000.
n NO balls Of exactly the same diameter. but
Of dinerOnt material causing them 20 Be OF different
the roof Of building, say 100 feet high, al eIactiy
the same time, which one o. the two would reach
ironi - -. JAIEs D. iBWN.
Undsr the prOoAOAl conditions predicated the
iron ban would he hrst and the more violently at
the ground. In perfeUt vacuum ell bodies light
and heavy small and great. fall with equal rapidty.
The difference In rate OF tA1 under other than
hardly obtainAble laboratory conditions Is due
solely 70 the unequal reslstAnccs opposed by The
air to the descent OF the falling bodies.
In your recent article on the rough voyage Of
the Cedric you note the birth Of n boy. n this
ng as an American steamship would It have sde
any difference In his citizenship when he became
of age That Is, would he he called American horn
assuming that his parents were subjects OF Great
BT.H ao Of ~, wof SsS State sS'e y %sfed
He would be British. ~ OF the citizenship or his
parents Under the actual circumstances OF the
British registry Of the Cedric he Ia REGARDED only
a. British but A. born IN the parish OF Stepney.
TO which he would he returned for poor law relief
n a. any time he should become a vsgrant
Who was the nrst dtscOyersr Of America;
Ifyou are not content with Christopher columbus
there are several candidates. Blane Heriuisson
IL credited with having reached America IN 90.
Left son OF Rnc the Red. seems N have reached
this continent IN 1000 The Welsh claim that
Nadoc their Prince. reached America in Ii7O.
The Book NJ Mormon recites thstit -rcvslated'
20 the ate Mr.. Smith that Nephi or melody else
led the Nor mons 70 America a. early period
IN sUeilous rolling boat. And there are yet
other posulants for the honor.
what Is the proper titls 10 English ~ she r,i,er
Of Japan All, or nearly Al the popular writer's
Norman says this IL lnoorrect and that " should
be called Emperor Hay@hi. IN signing yhe Great
"'''''' wITTSH v coSEfiN.
In English the proper nile Ia Emperor. In jap
Ansse the style OF the ruler y Tenn6, but In relation
20 external Anaiu the Chinese term Kotei Ia sub
stItuted- II Is only foriEne1 who employ she
poetloal title MkSdo.
How many Teab AEo were the soldiers called
on guard the Brooklyn trolley roads 10 the striker
JAMEB MCMAHON.
The strike bryan Jan. Is iSa5; the National Guard.
second Brigade was ordered out Jan. H. the mob on
Hicks street wAs nred upon By the troops Jan. q:
the PINT Brigade vAs ordered out jan 20 and
relieved Jan. "a the second Brigade was relieved
FEB. /; and the strike VA considered At an end
FEB. ~.
Isa man VINO was BON m the STATE OF New ork
and owns real estate IN said SthiF entitled 10 vote
although not having resided there FOR seyerSl
years, De- T. S.
The law calls for q residence OF one year in the
state. four months N the county. thirty days IN
the election DISTRICT Ths legal residence endures
through physical absence in The service Of the
United States,
IsA son bonn 70 an American Ambassador 20
England and while here eligible for President OF
the United States' X n s. n.
Certainly. Under the terms OF the query such
son Ia IN law born upon soil OF the United States
for leg atoms are technically American territory