The sun., 1907-12-01
0ttESTIONS AND ANNNERS.

rngged rock tho ragged Fescal ran" N probably
kATHAEINE HAHwAED GRGENLANp.
Peter Piper h not segment but complete
lyric by itself. Our stately authorities on quota
uons are slngularly agreed upon silence 20 this
once familiar verse.> To tho best OF recollection
n runs;
Peter Piper picked peck OF picked peppers
But u Peter Piper picked peck Of Dichled peppers
Then where's the peck Of picked peppers Peter
PIper picRedr
Similarly the running Of the ragged rascaI is .
crystal. m unbeiGhbored nugget. II used u be
Employed m exercise whereby young children
might master che difncultIes NJ the pronunciation
of tho letter n. Judging by the peculiar uongeries
OF sound which IN New York now does duty for that
not unmpOrtsnt letter. II might be well to revive
the exercise somewhere between the klnderg sFten
and the artfui bachelors sneepskIn.
would very much appreciate II n you viii ten
nc o. any book, pamphlet qs Instructions dealing
as weapons but 8s . pAstlrne.
PAUL EVE SrEvENsoN.
The standard work on hoomerangs Is q paper
BY g. T. walker in the Philosophical Transactions
Of the Royal Society Gondon, iseD. "a ls hard
20 prevent the pastime boomerang from coming
back 10 Its thrOwer As a most uncomfortable weapon
Experiments conducted ht the NsAional Museum
show that whlbo men ran make better bOomeranga
Than the black fellows. and can givs them new
wrinkles Of oiGht undroAmed OF BY the Australians.
a.. oanIV sS, ~ psuo'p" ~. 20 ~ naso msslIo weapon
tho object at which IL IL sent the boomerang hts
the object Its dghe stops fact that ls generally
misunderstood In popular descriptions OF the
weapon.
where can nnd something about the life Of the
Stock Rlder-Y The name escapes me now. bnt
4 should be- perfectly familiar -0 Jus
CaARIzs ROYAL LzIoH.
Ausm LINDSAY Soruon 10 tno name ana beyond
SHS
let, ROSS. memoir "Ins IauTrs,. ~ ,ne .r,s',rs
Mn.t a. c.ordon.. ,,.r-. vo.ns 80. -. -ss,.
anywhere. but some OF Il is typical Of the continent
Of the Southern Cross. A Gordon cult has arisen
1850. 80. y,.,S,,. - ~ aa An Sousn aS
s. AUSTRALIA and Victoria and ne passed through the
for the pennIIess adventurer In the hush Via Mar
est fame rests in How We Beat the Favorite..
recognized as the best ballad on the turf In any
language
Has tho United States a Eun which can carry
twenty miles, u 80. please supply a note about
IT, W. r. TAYLOR.
That range Is attainAble by the 10 Inch Fns built
as Watervliet IL weighs l2s tons, s ae,i feet long
ana more than feet In oreech diameter The
projectiie Outwcghs ton. eS7O pounds: the powder
S7s pounds and the cost OF ring once ls sssS. Fired
at the maximum elevation this gun viii carry oOS7s
miles ana at the highest point In lts hight the pro-
Jectile will attain elevation OF S0.Sle feet. In
graphic presentation OF what the gun might 90 II
mounted At the Battery the Soienftfe ANaerteah
snS ., ~ % , nes Jus.
S,N.,,,S anu
spots even " Mont Blanc were pNea ON Fixes Peak
IN 'ne n'oole INSTANCE.
you .rsusr ain luo,iy,, .s eo the .co,,v a.. r.vn.o.
In your Questions and Answers" column and end
py saying me coup 6s Jarnac and tne oottS Dc
M, me sts,.msot T-Ssrd,oS ath ho,,. 1s s:,,
sTroneousY I have Consulted al the booEs on
fencing could get hold OF. but can md no mention
1I Sucn tnrIst ana nsye mSweys UNDERSTOOD that
vented bv hi,n. In fact nv TefepriHp to- so YOUR nIe
s,assmens 70 shIs a. secs n ne .T- "eaIoSs S~
and Answers" column In answer 20 y duerv signed
would be xIad 10 be referred 70 sOme authority ON
fencing wherein u ls referred 20 or descrioed.
"oNAOn u. hHFoN'
OF course IL nctlon, It's sole basis Is IhackerAy's
intellectual sctiNlty' ont u stands as historic mono
the less
Kindly denn, the b,p.nltIea and s,,,. ,vb,, ,h.v
are 90 called. W s. s.
In an, upIversItv rrouDinv oS s,ud,as ,,xo main
theological studies. and humanity. more commonly
the humsnitles' embracing all secular ieaTnine'in In
al us several orAnehes OF pnAoiogy. grammar.
EnetOnc' poetry ana INC hke: IN Scouand tho
singular, numsnHy. appnes 70 LATIN ana IT'S ptera-
.uIe hOhe' wnon uhNeLsly suucauon vas aIto-
5.Oup " s.uus "a i'soIs uu''"'"'0S' N"onco tno
H"s"s" 'o''' i0"uAS uoINoS' ~
Can you suRRest an appropriate quotation IN 1o
on the programme Of a bowling cOntesv
PIN kNioHr
Here Is one which was once familiar in the days
when the Yankee frtgate WAS crack hghter. we
played At long bowls" Then there Is the proverb
those who play at bowls must expect rubbers."
yivS..: En,s,t.Inro.n,s". - ''''1H
's"N' ''s SS. ,N, A.. -,
Often lurked TO hear,
Outside the long, low timbered, tarry wall.
The mutter and rumble OF the trolling bowls
Down the lean plank before they duttered the pins
AZ H..d 40 Soar nssl". M 4. In,I,,ssT % ~ b
,ut as usual In that authority no date or souro.
8 given. c. ". BARTLETT.
~ - Iounu In sne ,ssS @ VI Lanslanos
f7ers tne piowman' .. = L. iss. IN the coupiet
And ded as a dorenayIe.
TheearIer manuscript has -dOretroe" Whether
he change was made by the author or by a care
- -, = 49, , - S.. Wv ''-'~'~ "' Nv '"a'
ime popuidt pfO'eEo'
,,,,- -, , A.. - =. -. - -. -.
Mnere WI nnu INC Sost SuoJocS matter Tor the |
tnOucs ScnotaIsnipsI ~ II. bAiR-
The examinations held IN the several States are |
N, n,,,I hns aIr,nIv .oahIa the .,,ccssss,I con
~ . ~ ~ 80 ,'s. - - -. , w S .us OOh-