The sun., 1909-05-23
oUEsrIoNs AND. ANSWERS.

| and who the pef1on was " no fell hrDself carl
wa M!ssns ass s'is ss 'ss pssa ~ y W. sAa
Ailsg Butler .hiea rave @ sSoh oi,encs 70 csP,
ssds. sSaoa 5fssdEsso oyitdo-i DIa. wii.
s.st :% 4's z. sss Ss.s ..;'sss.a es s:sss:s
Ths elder sss.ssa ACTED the principal character
ana caused great o6sace p. the obJoCt Of the
earioatns, 0setge the COUNT Ssaanss. whs. witA
"his salssssd pupti Nlss Avoaia Fstrbsnks," prso-
tissA brad Of histzfsuisn more lucrative Than
csndueivs 70 osmfort, for the critical scumen Of
their disoriniAAsng sudieaoos found sfnultuoes
axprssuioa In misstle vegetables Mr.. BpNor
svsasualiy soknswisdesd his authsrsnip OF Meth.
Ing 10 Wear" which was originally puhlishsd
aAsaymousiy In Hsrpsr's Weekly In 1887 Ths
pssp "The Diamond Wedding" was written ~
Mr.. Btedmau and pub,lshea 10 The New York
Tdsuos u isss. In the ool'scssd poems the zen.
tsnaa's name b Don Rstapisu Santa QAos d
V Auseevado Sshor Grandsslmo Bastnsdo.' =,
VIVA, " the origin Of the word -ysssm.s-i
Fortunately while the word IL YET young W
are able 10 preserve h esrly history. Ia paper
rssdin iso4 before the convention Of hisfs OF poce
William A. Pipkerton rectss the origin Of the
name a. fo,iows: the word ysgg or yeegman
ohEinatsd with ths gypsies. When particularly
olsvsr thief 10 found anong . gypay Tribe he 10
selers>A =. lhs yere or ohisf thiof This sxnrss-
sion b now adopted BY the better class Of thieves
amons the trampa or hobo element Of this country.
II tribe or band Of tramps found among their
number particularly persistent bcggar or daring
thief they, usipg the e1prssaiou OF the gypsies
called hita yesg. Then came the name OF John
Yegr and nnaliy the word yegsnhsn. So far Ar.
PinEsrtou: he lays of course no claim 70 being
. phT1oioGist, but hs certainly koows this clas'
Of criminals and his usws are entitled to con
siderauou. We DO not ideStify the word -yeIr"
In the 1omany. but. . popular confusion existing
a. 10 Gypsy and SheitA, the word may possibly
hsys iS place In the los well known Tinker
speorh.
weri the dIthculy over Inc usage Of tue word
nen. daily CROP. up what srs the Ct !rsuns., apos
ts. n css q saa Il s.ss prefer par: verb
Es s 81: &c: s.'S SSssncs1y sasS A;
ss 'soas Of them we're taller tsss = TaoHsa
ssss sss: a sentences ssss III. % Is :aIs.r ss.s
:: sss: :: !. : .ssusT.S Is S'i'' 70 write aSt fs'.
Tas authority cited hiss always proved eml-
emily satisfactory 70 thsse likely to ss satisa ID
Herewith, but Il iscks general aocsptation In
the Illustrative seatsnos moss vrtsrs vsui1
prefer none VA taller Tbss In oonpstent
hands . freedom Of in,slssut ohoios may se
psrniusa Is sv,dsacsd By ,hsss oitAtieas frsaa
the sans authority:
: There n sess tina, dsssA sseA; no. sss ess-
Peelna xiv.. 4
Meme of hsss things mevs me- AcN He. ~
,aieDrssssIsn % q sSs Fedsra ccas,isS,iSn forSids
the electioa Of psrSoa fer speaker Of the hS1ss
4 S,s "s' s.s:.: =: aiss. n Ss4s :. ~
TIE once Of Speaker. important a. It has be-
come, 10 meatioped but escs In The Constitutaoa.
Article l., section =: The House OF Rsprsseasa
uvss ball chuss their4pcaker and other sfDcerS-
Ne legislation las affected that provisien In any
degree whether sf limitation or Of explsostioa
In thai instrument II Wss n0e Considered nscce-
sary u make asy dennitisu Of NE word SpeA ksr
or dsalmitstion Of his povsrA for the efncs was
alrsedy In existence By Inheritance from the Eng.
iish syseem sf popular And Representative rev.
srnnsnt. Ths Historic spsak shp having siWays
besa allsA BY selection Srom the membsrsaip of
the body over whtoh he IVES calied to preside.
Is Was nsf aecesssry to make such stipulation
b the Censtituttsa.
Can yss tell me- the erieln Of WIN O. the vlsp-
Or ,,.s, saas''rH =: y1' s.tSSs S..os. 81 .n'
Tat sssrss Of his not particularly common
phs0s0enen has besa BY no mcsns deanitsiy
deterninsA and u h probable that several phs-
aonsnA a,iks only In outward appearance have
bess Gssupsd UR1sr he sAne nsne. Two ex-
plsnataous hAvs beea offered. nstther OF vhics
quite saNsfsototiy explains ali cAses Of iEuis
fatuus- Oss 10 that Il u due 70 phospsuretted
hydrueea which ienstss Npon contact wtth dry
air he source OF this gas being The decom posit.on
Of animal matter under bog conditions. The
other ascr1bes II 70 narsh Sss or methane which
10 given OF by decem posing Vegetables matter.
but this gas b not spontaneously combust,bls
and its igniuoa Weutd cell for some outside agent
not known 70 be present when these manifesto
lions are sese.
Can you toll me whore can nod . poem coa
tslntps the foilowisG q ines; ...-..
The honey bee. tha, wander. all day long
s..ss 20; sisss = r..ss's sio.tpt breast
81, iS. ssss i.ss ass no.Ss. weed h. sip.
Tue sisGls drop Of sveetaeas sver pressed
WIZ" ''' '''oA wv ''- u. q. GREEN
They ossss from the pen Of Mrs Botts and viii
be fsund ia hsf collected works still available
10 the lthrsrss. Before her marriage 70 Prof
vineenso Bosta IN isss soe had already attained
. piaoe In literary life - Anne Charlotte Lynch.
She Wa born In Burlington. w.. In 1870. the
daughter d participant u the rebellion Of Lord
refusal to take the cath Of allegiance after four
years Of Close imprisoames'-
wh.n Prime. Hsnry, brother et the Emperor Of .
ss Va. siv.s : sssa.ss i NJ YsrE, WIS. G q:
Mayer rendered htm the -fresdem q the city"
Wlsh particularly - ksow II At tho time he pre-
sred iafsrmsaos. 8 &C.
Tns freedom sf the city wAs so,emnly presented
70 Price Hsary not ~ banquet but In the City
Han On February -. fsoe. Its outward and Wis.
lble form wss . bsnbboaed parchment on which
was enSrossed tae resolution OF the Board OF
Aldermen making the Prussian ruost q tree
burxhsr of this spcasat toHn. The speech OF
wa made by Mayor Low No
iey was used. IL would not bave sssn wholly
|nproper 70 employ such an emblem. for New
York vaa obcs walled teWn.
l should Ike 70 b sanghtsael With refsrsnpe
70 the oTigin Of the word -kIesssioT- which Il
used upoa the Anna Of the ShtS OF New York
Aiso = 70 0s asss Of the poem "Encssssor-- Sy
4. W. LongfeiloW. G.E.
The motto seems 70 have been selected because
VI ~ sosorous quality OF We Laup: ~ least n
recalls nothing particularly stikint smoag The
viassie aphorfsrns. Latin vss . fashion In she
asys when the nation wss framed: eight OF th.
or,giuA thirteen States Arc smbe1shed with
Latin mottoes. Lougfssssws poem was vritsen
In 1sSi.
Who WAS he murderer Of Ellen Jswets. who
wAs killed on the sight Of April o. isss. 10 Thomas
strset' LAWYsR.
The vouan's name Was given n the thai -
Helen ysvett or DorcAs Doysa. and the date
was April II. Richard p. Robinson Wa charged
with ,he crime and was acquitted on Juno of
lhe sams year. Accusations of corrupaon we're
evsed against The jury. and one ofths Witnesses.
,hArssd With perjury. conni'ted suicide soou
lfter.