The sun., 1908-04-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


Crouch" or r. Nicholas Crouch. - he sometimes
called himself. ho said he was q native Ot BHn'
mor which may have been Iue. Dul Is hs ,s
any ono place no one but himself probably knew
the whole story Of his llls, lie was for some
years, IN The prime OF his llfe, musc teacher IN
Portland Ne. where he had ihs name Of borrowing
lEoney wherever he could and rarely paying ~.
Tie cultivated reputation for oddly, and one Oi
loose In his rooms. believe II was during bis
residence there or shortly befote that ny published
Kathleen hAvoumeen" as ny Y. Nichols Crouch"
rlylng 10 The public 9y that means The Idea that he
was The author Of both words aud music. The song
Vas very popular probably more on account Of
Crawford than OF the musr: but both were credited
10 him by most psTsOns Of imlted reading. The
custom Of thus facility claimlng the credit OF poems
among music composers lul Crouch did even
worse Than this; he composed tue music for Angus.
llae 4 ~ DuS9nns,s poem enuil.d DhsIIs Love
log land which Crouch called ballad Of the hlt-
ieenih centuD'0 and published II, boldly pnnilng
Crouch NJ. Dnssnns ieaSd Of tsls and distinctly
claimed the poem ~ his own After wandering
life, moi Of the most exemplary description, Crouch
poor and dependent on the charity OF former friends
In that elly he was believed to have been an Englsh
man. H.
Bis story Of Crouch ls told 10 b1si In Bakers
Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians" from which
II Is clear that be was native VI London and did
not come to this country until middle llfe becoming
'csist al the Astor Place Opera House In 1870 aud
TolnT TO Portland the nsIt year
SpeaklnE OF having danced country dances
meaning the NlTElnlG reel. &c--I told the young
woman-kln OF mlne-that thought the right
She thought not, for she said she had seen them
referred 10 In Stories &C, A. country dances. Ihat
may be trus,g,sss Il Is. 10 TACT, bg, y seems to
mlnd, | see Money musk contra dance: Nslss-
spanish quadrlle; Clledonlau, aud 80 on doEA
right, ], G.
Starting from q French source in contfedAnse,
English has permitted itself three forms. The ear
lest Ia oontredAnce. merely the EngllshlnG Of the
French by single letter. Then II was made English
ell over ~ country dance Last OF all Il was sought
10 reform country dance. for many had rather bo
precise than idlOmatlc. and II Is an easy argument
that country Is not country Al all when used Of the
dance. Thus arose aSpurious Latin form OF contra
dance. But II country dance was good enough
English for Sheridan TO put Ia The Rivals" II should
be good enough for all ordinary use.
As the Sunday edition Of THE Sun has been to
me for many years what the English Notes and
CHtntS Is 10 people around London. | take the
'tbe1y u skis utr to- iSs9 TRL SaefaRt -Gl
cLGoin regarding the source and foundation Of
the saying. II the mountain will moi como "
Nshomst, Mahomst must 20 70 the mounielh. -
Also, Of the sSylsI' Bearded Ike the Pard." or
VINO was the Pird' Where did he hail FROM
JOIN HIDE.
TAt tale as tod by the true believers 10 that
Mohammsd was challenged TO a miracle In proof
Of his divine calling. lie commanded Mount Safa
10 come TO him. and when II stirred not At his bid
ding eIclIimed God Is mercliul. Had II obeysd
my Wordsu would have fallen on US TO our destruc-
ton. | win therefore 90 10 the mountain and
"a ghaN IL has had . attn pEed
generation" The proverb is recorded by Ray
without note Of It's history and Is found In all the
European languages. Bearded ike the pArd'
ls from the soldleSaIe OF the seven ages Of man
Ia As You Like IT,; the beast is the leopard.
Please inform me whether, as q rule, ChlnImen
All the positions Of responsibility 10 japanese banks,
JOIN A. ELhoRl.
By no means. In the Far East about the only
employment hlled BY Chinese In japanese banks
Is that OF walker outside man, runner correspond
lnE TO that Of the messenger In American banks.
The national spirit OF the Japanese Is 80 strong and
their appreciation OF Chinese inierlohty Is so Keen
that Il would scarcely be possible for them TO put
a ChinAmAn In = responsible position. Al one time
the exchange telcn Of the banks In the Orient were
almost always Chinese. for exchange out there Is
most Intricate but in present conditions such posts
How can get In line to Join the Colonial DANES.
or get the address OF The proper person 70 whom
70 Apply1 NJ A. H.
There are two societies bearing the title OF Col
on1l Danes. The secretary Of one ls Mrs Tlmo-
thy MAtlack Cheesmln, i0l University place. The
president OF the other is Mrs. AhSon p. Attsrbury,
iS West Eighty sixth street.
What 'ri gallery contains The original Venus
:. VIVA, buildings are connected BY the Bridge
Of Slghs In the city OF Venicet
5. IA vs,! building was The Hague Peace Con
1. Is there a, The present time an active volcano
IN North America! OSCAR ". HEN.
l. The Louvre.
:. The palace Of the Doge and his prison.
g. The RidderLaAl OF the Blttenhof Palace.
T. Several Of those In the Mexican and Gulte-
nalan Eroup show signs Of actlvlty as usual.
In q controversy with an author claimed that
the word Sophisticated" means "aduterated"
"debssed" and not wise Just As "unsophiStcated"
innocent a mot oi knowledge but Of rule T. e
the opposite Of Impure" contaminated" also
claimed that the word "bSnls,er' should be used
"bsiustrSde, t. E, one looks over the bsnlass-
not over the banister. Ny author friend holds the
contrary view IN both cases. Kindly decide which
H'' '''''N Wv '''' ' H.H
You and the dictionary win; Suthor loses,
Where may get the poem or words Of An ode
10 the Use Of Tobacco" OF which remember only
portion?
And they who use tlSees allfroW by small degrees
Bralnless a. chimpanzees meAgfe a. lizards:
Go mad and beat their wives, plunge after shocking
Rszos and carving knives Into their ElrzSrds.
II winds up to the best OF my remembrance with
James, pass fresh cigar He ubl Bacon.
That should prove an interesting oountsrblIst n
some Interested reader may prove able to recall It's
source,
Was the musician Chopin French or Polish By
birth fRED.
He was born at JellAsovAyG VOLTA, a village
near Warsaw In Poland, His father was French,
4 native OF Nancy, but domlcllsd In Poland AS a
schoolmaster In warsaw. His mother was Justine
KryzAnoWska. q Pole. The future musician was
educated al his fathers school as Polish boy
among sons Of the Polish nobility. II was not
until he was q that he went to Paris, which he
made his home for the remainder OF his life.
Kindly answer through your columns whom 10
Iddress. and when In order to compete Tor the
Nobel Prize. Gbo. q. d.
one doesn't compete for any OF the Nobel prizes.
They are allotted by the Norwegian StorthlnG In
accordance with the bequeSt Of Alfred Nobel, and
the IlottinE body selects whom Il will honor,
In what year did Jeddah win the Dsrbyl Al what
odds did he start In what year did Hermit beat
Lady Elizabeth In the same stakes I'm
Jsddah, 100 10 I, owned by J. iSrnaeh, Ridden by
o. Madden. neld Of eighteen. stake Of $3.50. time
.47 Derby OF iSOs, Hermit. 1000 to N owned by