The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-30
orEsrIoNs Az ANSWERs.

. squad isnA hGsd OF an lndehnlie numeer1
R..,,.. IN, oo,c,.t rss Idsrre Of the King Of
England "a An 81 JAmess PAlhre from the reign
Of William H. 10 the year 1881 In the reign OF Vie.
tona In that year the Queen ana OIL the rest OF
the royal family moved 10 Buckingham Palace
40 far a. concerns board and lodging merr physhM
facts In theory the Court stin resides ~ ms
souAt ana uSy edince Of st. Jamea o. and Levers and
drawing rooms continue 70 he held there In sup
port of the leFal netlon The name Of ST. James
appears In connection with the present eaince
-hecause a hospital for lepen was occupied 90 VIC
site before iisO under dedication 10 81 JAmes
the LIS In 1850 Henry VIII. took over the prop
er,y from IA monAsiie possetsos' destroyed the
buildlngS and erected the palace OF Whch Rams
HoIbein Is said 20 have been the designer NhHe
little Of the old Tudor palace survived the h'c w
1870 the ehlmneypece' In the presence ehambeI
displays the initials u. A. ~ reminder that AZ the
time II was constructed Anne Boleyn was inc esiA'
! tim Queen. >. II ts an lndennlh noun OF muN'
tude In current military usage u Teiers 70 bman
| number OF men temporarily ASSOCIATED TOT some
| brief purpose and under command by special de'
tail In barrack conditions the men needing special
DIM form the awkward squad under command
| OF the dhu sergeant. Under hed eondNons
corporal or even n private may be TOD OF WIN
| squad for some minor movement.
Three Of my fathers sons were born IN dlnerent
tors'6I sosnnsS ,,,s 1 me- en- ' AmseaS citizen en-
ployed by the United states Government, oelhg
SS o. Are H''R Ss sons p1qs Tbe % the Presidency
Of the United Statcs1 not, are they AlnSIlCahs
| And could they hll the position OF Prctloenl Y
| the father was an American citizen not employed
/ BY Government: b.
! Despite nativity 40 generously sprinkied over
the map the three sons all citizens Of the United
! States and might be Presidents The question Ia
! noted not so much for the determination OF du-
Eenshp for that Is 80 elementary as 70 cause won
der that It should 20 frequently arise bu' 70 oo-
, serve the mlsconception Of the character OF GOV
AamN It'd
Bearer OF dispatches" This was legal neNon
OF the civil war time. There was grave reason 70
/ doubt that a simple passport would be OF mueh
I avail under some circumstances; certainly IN case
Of capture by Admiral Semmes, c. 3. ~, II would
| be no great recommendation. To avoid the dit-
! nculty the passport was replaced by certificate
from the Department OF State that the holder was
! bearer OF dispatches. In case he should en-
| counter the Alabama II insured him all the rights
Of prisoner OF war. But he never carried any
| dispatches.
Could q man at any time during the years 1875 eS
ofse. InItSd states tod coin Of the value OF 800
OF more at premium Of one donsr OF oyet upon
the face value OF such gold coln' Ups
The nrst quotation OF gold At . premium In the
New YORK money market recorded on April
u. iss7. not much as week after the battle Of
shiloh. rhs highest point which gold touched
vas - IS, reached on July 10, 1904. The premium
on gold endured after the war and practically
payments In f6D an attempt 10 corner gold
was made BY the Ens ring Of speculAiors. on
sept 10 they beg On their purchases OF gold about
$50 By Sept. n gold -7As quoted ~ 40. The next
day roid closed a. ia and wall street heard the
minor that the Ere crowd had declared their
intention 10 put gold up 70 40. The next day sept
| a. the third OF the historic Black FrdAyH gold
went 70 &c., The Government now offered AOOooOo
gold for sale and the corner was 81 an end Hun
dreds OF brokers. thousands Of spectators were
| hutt Ne about 81 .OO0 in
pTohS.
Where during the war o. the Reyog t vas, was the
al what other placer ELK.
A chain ana boom 500 feet IN length was, under
the direction Of the Committee Of Safety Of New
York. stretched across the Hudson between An
thongs Noss and Port Montgomery In i77t The
current Of the riveF swept away also the second
chain with which Il replaced third chain
was put into place In the spring Of III and lasted
throughout the season OF navigation until Got
q When sir Henry Clinton captured Forts Clinton
and Montgomery 10 the expedition for Burgoyne .
relief. which resulted In the burning OF Kingston.
TIE West Point chain was about tWtee a. strong
a. these earlier chains sI miles below, and was
stretched IN iTTe from the Point 10 Constitution
Island a. part Of the system OF defence planned
by KOsoiusko The lower chains were the work
of Capt. Thomas Machin Of the Cont mental forces
In the museum OF the Military Academy are pre-
served fragments Of one or other OF these chains
Of several links Of massive construction credited
a. portion OF the West Point chain.
Can Canada make her own laws, and put them
msntF J. MCC.
Under the terms OF the British North American
Aot Of 1887 constituting the Dominion OF Canada
our northern neiEhbor not only may but docs make
It's own laws. theoretically II does not put then
into effect Independently Of Great Britain, for th'
Governor General Ia appointed by the Crown Al
ns representative. Ne may reserve q law for TIT
sderation Of the home government. or disaloW
entirely the latter right Is never exercised and IN,
former IA employed only when measure concern,
the Interests OF the empire al large and might FEC
the relations Of the British Empire With foreign
powers
VIII you kindly advise whether the following
sentence Is unIrammAtica and n so. Why NOM
THEopoEE r. FocE, IN.
Il Is not and cannot he ungTammaticAl, for I
parses all the way through. Furthermore, II
rhetorical, The confusion probably arises b
substitution OF idea In this sentence the meaning
IL that train stops. The mind promptly Interpret
this 20 mean that all trains 60 past without stopping
which is equally true. but Ia a different statement
Through this substitution OF plural idea confusion
arises A. 10 the undenIAbls singular none,
Please rive the place and date Of birth Of tn
following authors Beatrice Hsrrsden, william
Henry Hsrand. JOIN II. MoNABB.
Mss Hsrraden, Hampstead. London, Jan, -
1904: Mr. Hovells, Martin FERN, Ohio, March
1877: NJ Jerome, WGsal England, May ?, isS6
Miss Porter. Durham, England, In i7Ie: Nr. Hsr
land ~ Petersburg, In March, 1891.
Kindly let me know where ] can learn Archi
lecture IN New York city besides Cooper Union
I am willing 10 pay. HERMAN GHiLEA.
The school Of architecture a. Columbia Ia nov
underE ding Encouragement Of curriculum with ID,
end In view OF making " essentially practical.
Rssufones 10 TgroHn.-1h answer 70 a qusr
regarding the author OF the phrase Resistance 4
wants Il obedience 70 God IL. ! think At fault.
FOR Notwithstanding the references 20 the NE
mTirs OF Thomas HolliS." jefferson and Franklin
tbs facts Of the cas- are simply theee: After I'M
rcRicides Cote and WhHliey had. upon the restorh
I lion OF Charles H.. ned from England 70 America
the Royal Governor Of Connecticut Leete tmi
I maternal grAndsiIe thrice removed hid them In
! cellar az GufoTd Conn, Il have visited ~ 70
| some years. Amer leaving their oonoeGlment h
ie54 the following In scrption found the sd'
! Of . block Of freestone Tudely sculptured In fAln
and irregular charaetsrs:
stranger.
II thou an q friend Of unpolluted liberty,
look upon the nance
oftWo Of its humble. and constant, but
unfortunate defenders.
who.
having assisted In openly and fairly GdjudFinE
tyrant 10 death