The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

r@. Ths law rsSdS IAN persons born . . . IN
tns United states ana subject 20 the Jurisdiction
tnereof are ciiissns Of the United States and ~
tne state wherein they reside" The British ship
being within the three mile limit was within the
t~srrtsSSth limits OF the United States and subject
70 H~ Jurisdiction. This 10 clear from the prvt-
slon making exception nom citizenship OF those
VINO may DC bonn on q public vessel OF Q foreign
country within American territorial waters. All
ships other than men -o'.wAr enter American
burtndictson WREN they enter American territorial
NAterA a. b NE case presented In this question.
she American law provides cit1enship w birth
Tor this inquirer. The BritiSh act Of 1910 provides
. means OF renunctAtion Of such British citizen.
ship - might be held to persist by Inheritance:
any person VINO 10 born OUT OF her MajeSty's
oommbonA OF q father being Q British subject,
may II OF nun age and not under any disability.
make . declaration OF alienaGe. . and
rom ana aner the making OF such declaration
mail cease :" he . Britain subject ACT IS ami -.
Victoria iOa chapter II.
What 10 the meaning which underlies the En-.
preston rule OF thum6-f / know that IL 10 used
70 eHpresa any common and unScientinc mode Of
CHAuRs JAMESON.
The reference is to the use of the upper JOINT Of
the thumb 40 q con venient NEE SURF OF an inch. AZ
that JOINT varies within q considerable range in
different individuals Il ls only q VeTy rough approx.
nation tOA measuring rod. or two such units
based upon parts OF the human body II 10 somewhat
strange tnat one should be selected for refinement
70 scientinc accuracy as the standard unit OF meas-
urement and the other rejected TO serve as an ex-
preston OF all that IL essentially Inaccurate. The
foot has become nxed. its standard beam spreserved
with the utmost care and the comparison of secon-
dary standards herewith lea work OF the most paine.
taking nScety. Yet the thumb inch. once OF equal
authority with the foot. has not only never been
stAndardked but 10 expressly reserved for the ex-
preston Of loose measurement. This IN English
Measurement. The French. however. In their
n AANAA- AA.
met Q renned the thumb joint to on twelfth Of the
standardized foot and RETAINED for the inch thus
regularly esta blished the name Of the thumb. poves.
! Can . man after taking out the declaration Of
intention 20 become = citizen OF the United States
accept an engagement in a foreign country, .tll
angle aud without other homei &c.
The declaration OF intention confers no rights
Of citizenship within the United States or abroad.
Before an alien can acquire citizenship he must
have resided here az least nve yean Revised
Statutes noSl. This residence must be continuous
OReVhssd Statutes 2i70. In It's more restricted
meaning the word residence denotes q persons
habitual physical presence in a country or place.
In is broad sense II means q place OF abode, selected
with the Intention OF remaining permanently or
for an Indefinite period. Taken In It's broader sense,
temporary absence from the United States, upon
business or pleasure, might not be Incompatible
with continued residence here. To determine
this u would be proper 70 take into consideration
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cumstances surrounding the oase. So far Van
Dyns. Citizenship of the United States,- -. Many
oOurts have ruled adversely TO the ~postulAn1 in
cases similar TO that presented In this question.
What event Is known as tho battle Of the kersr
o, n. WARNkR-
The ncidcnt was . slight event In the history
Of tho. British occupation OF Philadelphia In the
revolutionary War, which might never have been
rcmembered had II not served as a peg on which
to hang the verses OF a patriotic satire by Francis
The British had learned that tho
patriots we're planning to blow up Philadelphia
By sending against che town q notila Of floating
mines. Accordingly the British cannon thunde red
all day long at every chip OF drftwood in the Della
ware.
Such fests aid they perform that day
Against those wicked kegs, sir,
That years TO come. II they get home.
They'll make their boasts and brags. sir.
Signsr Of the Declaration though he was jurIst
md volumin Gus writer. Francis Hopkins son 10 best
for this one tribe; even az his brilliant
'on Jos'uh would DO forgotten save for the fact
hat he wrote Hail.
Can you give me the address Of the chairman
undf' What are the conditions endIinS pro.
essors to pensions from this fund.-
The onaces OF the Carnegie Foundation for the
Id~vancement OF Teaching are At sac Fifth avenue,
lew York. The provisions OF the foundation are
hat any person IS years OF age and who has had
OF less than fifteen years service as a professor
nd who is at the time a professor In q nom
enomlnA tiOnA college shall be entitled 70 receive
Or an active pay of $1,000 or less an AllowAnce OF
LOCO, provided that no allowance exceed 20 per
OF the active pay. For active pay above
900 the allowance IL Increased $50 for each 500
I the active pay. For retiring professors whose
ze Is less than IS years a slightly smaller allow.
nee is made. No allowance Is 10 exceed $1,000.
!, addition, widows OF college professors who die
service are 70 share In the ben evOlence OF the