The sun., 1908-01-12


as 10 hide the writing and then stitched with white
thread IN the emblem OF the cross. Thus made
ready the prescription was 10 be worn about tho
neck Of the fever patient for nine days. Al the
end OF that time the sufferer was 70 proceed In
solemn silence at break OF day to the bank OF q
stream flowing eastward. remove the paper from
his neck and cast II behind him without opening e..
According 10 the common system OF Greek notation
the value OF the word Is ~ the value OF the former
triangle aSe and Of the latter III. None OF thess
figures seems TO have esoteric value. There 10
abundance OF such value In the associated amuLss
of stone, the AbrAxAs. for It's letters 565. not
only the representative of the solar year. but OF
the cons worlds which the Gnostic mysticism
cOmprehended in the universe. And all that 20
charm q cold away.
Please settle the question Of ,hs name Of the city
think GhGt you viii nnd il was Amsterdam in the
New Netherlands. Is there any authority any
where for calling it New Amsterdam !. l.. T.
The StuyVesant tomb is inscribed Amsterdam
In New Netherland.- The early signature TO state
papers In the colony reads done at Fort Amster-
dam 10 New NetherlAnd" or done the Island
Mandates in Fort Amsterdam" There IL
temporary authority for New Amsterdam. In
1916 Il necessary for the Governor and Council
70 proceed against Dominic Everardus BOEardus
because he was pretty drunk and commenced
sColding the Fiscal" and the indictment IL dated
In COuncl In New Amsterdam" In io4s Hard
koppiE Piet dates OF his Ietters nom Mort New
Am6teruAms FROM tnAt Ghtc ine Use OF NCW Am.
Sterdam becomes common. The matter therefore
cannot be settled. since the Dutch observed uni
fOTmity. His probably case where popular usage
overwhelmed the precision Of Of1cial nomenclature.
Which is correct Let me know ~nO you suspect"
or Let me know whom you suspect q. y. II.
The form employing whom. This Is the simplest
form OF the OF the relative and should Involve
no dlfnculty. But the number OF letters which
come TO hand on the subject show that the proper
NJ ~ relative in its objective IL
. puzzle TO many who arc sufnCienty Interested In
the practical side OF grammar to stimulate them 10
avoid sOlecisms. Without dragging In a bewilder.
ing mare OF formal rules the value Of a precise use
Of the cases may be illustrated In the examples
prODounded Il will be clear that there Ia an i'm
portant difference between let me know who
suspect you and let me know whom you suspect"
The distinction IL made clear by the objective and
Il Is largely for that reason that pronouns yet re-
tain the lnnectionAl case forms which have fallen
into dIsusc among our English nouns.
What are the training schools for Librarians In
New York; Y. l.. c.
The New York State Library School az Albany.
the Pratt Institute Library school IN Brooklyn
the apprentice classes Of the,New York City Public
Library and the Brooklyn Public Library
Id what year did Theodore Roosevelt run for
Mayor OF New York. LAwRENCE y. REEB.
In 1885. The vote stood: Roosevelt 90 SSS; Hewitt
SOss2: George, SsilO.
Perhaps Emily l.. SAybrook may like 10 know
the fun lines OF the "Twister believe the author
print OF his many years ago. A customer Is ssEinT
= cobbler how he makes his wAxed twist" and Is
when a twiner a-twistlnE will twist him twist.
with Ihe twisting the twist he the twine doth en-.
But Il one Of the twines of the twist doth untwLs
The twne that untWists uniwlsteth the twist
As tWlnes were entWsted ne doth unIwine
'TwiIt the Iwine lntertwistlnE twine more be-
It may be Interesting to mention in connection
With CrulkshAnk that another print depicted an
some Of Sis pupils had said AZ her beat Ssr damn
ssr DsS her ,SS %as1 r.s ss SpSs sspaln they were
sAHmm; Hnsn; he Peter Piper, series which TEE srs
OF tongue .yister In vogue when was a school
boy in New York sixty years ago. Il was. as near
TheophlluS the thistle sitter slfted a sitter full OF
Now. II TSsop6iIus the thistle sitter sIfted sitter
whsr. me siisT l q slit.a !hlses that The
w9. On ,se - SSSisS Of psser PDeTs Doss
lines it may not be amiss 20 remember that
Shoes and socks shock Susan" E.A.
~ s;:i,.rSSIon: "fnomSS r TitmSSse TOOK two teas
70 tie two tops OF two tall trees: how many IS In
IN reference to the ALTERATION beginning lons
old on opening oysters" the following are the lines
a. I heard them from our Old Irish nurse:
Two iosds totally iifed trying % srOt 10 Tsdbury
FSrT S S tassionSSs ismsiss Sssin9 for Pui france
for fashions.
Five fat friars tanning isintnR dies.
SiH slick silk slim slender sailors sailing sill emily.
Seven severn salmon swallowing shrimp.
Eight elegant Englshmen eating cells.
Nine nlmble noblemen nlbbllng nOnDarell.
Ten tender tinkens tinkering ten tenpenny
ilnderboHes.
have never found any one who had ever heard
these lines outside Of our own family and would
Ike 70 know very much where X. c. &. found them.
N. ". ID.
You will nnd all the Peter Piper" rhymes from
A. (Andrew Air Pump TO x. Y. a. IN The Jaw Crack
ing Jlngles," by T. r. DennlsOn. published by w. p.
DuttOn Co. A. o. =.
To your correspondent T. H.. who asked for
information about the Holland Land Company
Kindly give my address, T3l Fifteenth street ~ " ,
washington. b. G. Ny grandfather had charge
Of the company In Pennsylyanla from 1904 y &c
selling out In 1917. Y. W HULDMKoPA.