The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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What Is the legend of the gay party
that danced a whole year without rest?
TANGO.
Considerable search has been spent
upon the recovering OF this saltatory mir
acle. 1t turns out to rise from the not
particularly critical authority of the
chronicle OF william Of Malmesbury. and
he vouches for II only as contained In an
affidavit recorded by certain Bishop
Peregrine The afflant describes him
self as Ethelbert. "a sinner" and duly
| sets forth that on the day before Christ
mas. 1912, he was dancing In church
! yard while Priest Robert within was sing
| ing the mass. The dancers refused to
| postpone their amusement the priest
called ST. Magnus to his aid and the sin
ful Ethelbert and thirty-two companions
danced for a year In n ring and wore the
earth away until they we're sunk to the
middle In the trench OF their own making
Mira culously they were sustained without
victuals or drink. their shoes were not
worn, although the earth was so deeply
scored: they felt no WEAKNESS and no
sleepiness. A. the end OF the year OF
their dancing a certain Bishop Hubert
released them from the mad dance three
| OF the women died away Immediately; the
| others were plunged in a sleep for three
DAYS and as many nights and awoke re-
freshel.
From the indefinite notes OF several
kind correspondents II appears that the
! Az AagnrIatiOp
corning which v. s. c. has made Inquiry,
was one OF the art lotteries common IN
the middle Of the last century. These we're
at their height just before the civil war
| We do not know whether the Crosby
| opera House was actually In existence
and lent It's name to the lottery Or
whether II was proposed as the beneficiary
Of the funds which might be raised. There
were several such schemes all were lot
teries. but the plan was so devised as TO
| avoid contravention OF the law relating
to lotteries The subscribers received a
steel engraving considered quite proper
for framing and display upon the walls
| OF any home. Out OF the chambers OF
memory recurs a vision OF two such en-
cravings supplied by this or some other
| ~
entitled Sparkling" the other "Efho
Deans" More precise information will
be welcome should this suggestion slim
ulate better memories.
After luncheon to-day my companion
and | were drawn up in battle front
formation. But u cessation OF hostilities
Is on until we hear from YOU. So do
.t,I - tNpn oil =
arms doesn't get us a thing. l maintain
that there are usually underlying reason;
for war, but that II takes n direct
cause to call forth n declaration OF war
to wit the mlstreatmcnt OF the Cubans
was one OF the reasons for the Spanish
war, hut the cause OF the war was the
blowing up the L. =. $. Maine. What We
want you TO decide is the use Of the
words lie says am crazy. T.. c. X,
Without venturIng too far into the wal
zone of words. contentediy submitting &c
the restrictions placed upon correspond
ents. we cite the most painstaking state
ment OF the distinction between the two
words, that which is offered by the
Standard Dictionary while the cause
OF any event. act, or fact. as commonly
Understood is the power that makes 1t e
be, the reason Of or for II is the explana
ton given by the human mind but reason
Is. in popular language, often used a
equivalent to cause
Did the United States ever mint coli
OF the value OF l2l2 cents called a bit
L. II. RoBERrs
The coinage OF this republic has Away
been d. cmal, as provided by law. 70
long period after the republic was es
tablished there still circulated quite freel.
the old Spanish coinage. particularly tn
small change Of the dos reales, correspond
ing to the quarter dollar, and its half 8
silver piece known in different parts o
the country as the bit. The half Of IN
hit was known by several names. the NOR
common being hp, levy and picayun'
These names have continued in popula
use long after the fractional SPANS
coinage has vanished, save for ocraslona
! temperance as a puzzlng curiosity,
John claims that within the past decade
In two different years, he has seen the ex
| Empress Eugene at the Continental IIote
Paris. and adds the story of the pluck!n
OF flowers In the TulerIes gardens. Som
scepticism on the part OF others. Ho'
Is II? Under the present French law
how far does the restriction against Bona
partists. Orlcanlsts Dourbons and all fo'
merly sovereign families extend? TIL
books ut hand do not help us out Pei
haps THE SUN can II II kindly will
g QUArRo
d The Empress Eugene has had for man
years suite OF apartments reserved Z
the Continental Hotel overlooking III
e gardens OF the Tulleries and has occupc
Is them almost every year. The Frenc
law by no means contcmplates cXclusio
e. of the former ruling families; Il specih,
that they are forbidden To serve Franc
" particularly In the militant forces.
Kindly let me know which is correc
said In speaking about an order, "the
voided IT,: said 1T was made vote
r is correct, A. f. EvERs
One can readily construct the scene
Is the debate, the manipulation OF the ke
"a board and the boss debating a lette
the occurrence OF an unusual locutio
II. leading to high discussion OF English &
Is she Is spoke. Judgment affirmed to ]
e. without costs To void n contract or 4