The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

1872. printed the following Dumas
,Mohicans. Volume ii. Chapter III wrote
'CherClons la femme" and tina in a
French edition OF THE Mohicans' is-
sued In Paris In 1898 by Michel Levy
Freres ne iiuds this passage:
"'ps fiou. Monsieur .Iacil.' dit-il.
"'Quy-a-t-il pour votre service. Mon
sieur JUSTIN demanda lhomme de po-
iics
Mai II mo semhlalt du'apres avoir
dit: "CherChcz Ia femme vous nous
aviez dit: Nous lemons Ia femme"
ft que vous aviez ajoute "Cctte femme
c'est Maderoiselle suzanne"
"'Ai-ie dit celia. Monsieur denanda
fhomme de police dun air etonnc.
"Nous iaviez dit, Monsieur. ct 10 re
faij que repetcr yos proprcs paroles
Monsieur Justin. vous devez vous
trompcr.'"
THE Mohicans.' Volume >. chapter -.
V s. W. adds This is a -four volume
edition. and 40 chapters run consecu-
lively. without break. from Volume I
over into Volume .. therefore Volume
:. OF the Levy edition has neither 4
Chapter . nor a Chapter II. hence cam
not lie made 10 harmonic. tn direct on
of reference. as to location OF THE SrN'
'Clerchons.' either with the Bcnhdr'a
Volume >. chapter H. or with TUE
SuS's Volume II. chapter ~"
More Eight IL therefore sought on the
original form or Tho phrase.
So far during the war ! hsv. been
unable 10 find anything in any paper I'm
regard % The activities 81 Hs.tsh sub.
marines. from which 4, would seem they
are . wholly ueglig bic arm Of the Brit
isi naval service. II German subma.
riacs can venture 20 tho entrance o'
British ports. Strew larhor mouths with
mines and do damage 90 shipping. why,
on tn" other hand. should not Br,..-h
submarines bc able 20 penetrate Ger-
man naval bases and torpedo the war
sliipS AZ anchor thtre' T. =. SKIES.
Account, have been published trJr
lime 70 time Of the operations OF British
submarine. as. FOR instance, the tor
pedoiug Of a Turkish mau-o-var in the
Dardanelles. hut they have had fever
opportunities than the German SUBJ
marines because tho German csrships
and merchant vessels ave kept IN port.
saw the following written md
framed in q cottage i1 Euclsrl many
cars AZ md shall, W. glad To- know
Il IL is supposed 30 he o|iis.ra' or
Whence IL j. = quotation. ! quot from
memory
Fear tho Lord ~, the day Of Thy lif'
AVID walk i'm the paths He hat opon'd
before thee iet p udence ddmouiSh thee
tempe duco restrain. l.e. justice guido
IN. hand. charity O-rm th' heart and
gratitude I" heaven iuspir" ;lee With de-
Notion. These shall give { 80 happiness
100 thy present state and bring thee 10
the ususions Of eternal felicity ln the
paradise - God ". +.
Having often seen the success. ~ yai-
efforts m rcs,uing from Oblivion tho
songs OF days rouc 10y. may ask II
soWc o. your reader. can come to nv
aid by giving The words OF = song |
used . S.uC iT.' or more wears ago
The first verse, a. ! remember. and IT
j. thc only ono hat | can recall. is as
follows:
In tho forcs' far aNsy
Where tho muskra,s jump and play.
Mosquitoes bore you al tho day.
There dwelt a tawny chieftain.'
W. y lirNrY.
Can YOU give me- any reason why the
time on watches that some jewellers use
for signs 10 almost invariably eighteen
minutes past eight i. q 7.
II is an old trade custom. the origin Of
which 4. not definitely known. The
explanation usually given is that the
mi. 10 tho eye, 49, the two hand. and an
m imaginary line running down from the
agure MI. trisect the dial.
have seen in THE SUS several times
= reference To ~I.ongscre square nut !
have never seen its location stated. VII
800. Y..-lF - r-. Na.-r .k.R.
square Is'
Al tn. Junction Of broadway and Sew
enth avenue In the early EOS ii was
the centre o. the carriage trade and re-
ceivcd It's name from London. Lonsscre
street. in which the carriage trade va.
centred. Nowadays it is usually known
as Times square.
At q spelling at Brooksville. F.a.. re-.
comfy between ten members OF the high
school class and ten citizens, one OF tho
vac retired because he Spe lei
tho word that means the lower part OF
q cone or pyramid "frus;rum" instead
% 'frustum.' Wcbster's Standard Die
tionary has the word spelled with an
in the last syllable. while tho un.
abridged edition OF 1912 does not. Which
is correct? &. H.. FREAs.
Without the second r."
In order to nave these sentences pune
tusted properly. do YOU believe a comma
should he placed AT any point in either
one. and. II so. where" Here are the
sentences;
|. That this Is true is known.
=. l. is known that this is true
Or. Il. F..
4 Domma is rot used when tn. words
fences.
Please tell me how 10 figure the rising
setting OF tho sun, knowing the lati-
~ the place and the suns dcclln.-
ton for that day.
GgonGp RAsMrssEN.
Tables are published in almanscs
which enable the time Of sunrise and
TO he calculated when III. lati-
and the declination arc known.
Will YOU kindly tell me tho age Of
Maude Adams, when she first went on
he stage and the name Of her first play"
y. Y. u.
Maude Adams Was norm a. salt
Lake city, Utah, November II. 1872.
FIRST appeared on the stage in "The
Lost Child at the age Of . months.
VIII Sou kindly explain the meaning
of the seven Seas and where the island
Of pcniicsc is" w.
The Seven seas are the North and IN.
C,,,,h A,1.V,,, tlo NArt, .pI tIo Z,,,,N .