The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

w Ed lONO AMI CnC.
I would like to obtain some further
Information regarding the John Hu-
chanan referred to i'm THE SrN OF Ianu-
AIRY "a. For some time I have been Civ
ing attention to tracing my own line
from various genealogical libraries
throughout the country and have aCcu-
inulated much important information of
my ancestor. one John buchanan. born
1880. died 1875. emisratcd from the
nortL Of ireland to America prior to the
Revolutionary war and served In that
war tire" Years and over with the Amer
icHn troops. There were several John
~Buchanaus. officers aud prlvates. serv-
ing among our troops. hut I never be-
fo,c heard Of John buchanan being APP
roirted 10y Washington n captain OF
tn" Water Guards"
WILLIAM +. BCcHANAN.
! have IN my possession a steel en-
craving entitled 9TH Jolly Fla Boat
men" engraved 10y z. Doney from the
original painting by g. G. bingham. and
distributed 10y the American Art Union.
1Ni,. the engraving represents a nat
boat going down the Mississippi River.
The crew arc enjoying themselves. one
playing on a fiddle and one beating n tin
pan one member OF the crew IL dan
cling a jig. have been Informed tina;
the one dancing is Abraham Lincoln. {
find In reading the life Of Lincoln that
he made a trip down tho Mississippi
River on u Nat boat when he was 10
years Of age. and the one dancing Is a
man about tina age and resembles Lin
coins picture taken In his youth. Can
YOU give me any Information on the sub
jcct. and greatly ohlige.
J. f.. COLLINS.
Can YOU toll mo whore 7 can ind tho
tent 81 tho Parliamentary statute abol-
ishing slavery in the British dominions'
Perhaps YOU can find space to print the
nuh OF IL YouSG T.. ALLisoS.
The British Parliamentary statu;cs are
collected in printed form. The law ~
1893 al, fishing slavery appropriated
f20,oo0.00 as compensation TO planters
and established y system OF apprentice
ship OF seven years as a transitional
preparation for liberty. All children
under six We're made free at once. sub
.seduently tho local Legislatures cut two
years from the period Of apprenticeship
and gave freedom 10 slaves in August.
lS3S. instead Of 1870.
rlcdse tell mo who is right. the mar
kctu en- and myself. who call IN. salad
plant which has curly leaves "chicory'
t1d the salad plant that comes in close
whit" bundles viii. yellow tops en-
dive or the seed and plant puhlica-
tons which call these plants by the
same names only they reverse them?
~IdNCoLN DoTY BRowN.
Tho confusion arises from the in
,rus.on OF mcuu French into the ver-
racular. What We call "endive' the
French call "chicorec.' whence the
transition 20 "ch.cory'' Is easy. The
special kind or ch.cory in the white
bundles IS NnoNn T., tho French ~ EN-
diyc. which name mas beer adopted
here.
Referring tu = period beginning ahou.
with the present century. has duelling
been forbidden hy law in France. and
II so. under what penalties Does Il,
apply 20 Al classes slikc' DO IN"
civil courts take cGnizance Of viola
lions thereof" To what extent and
how has the lsw been enforced"
Du.lliug Is forbidden by law In
France. and ducllists arc liable bo,n
civilly and criminally. hut tho laws are
not enforced.
WIN lid Ho'cslaus III. King ~ 70
land. kill Stanislaus. Bishop of Cracow,
and where can | md an accoun. OF the
murder Z W. W. T.
L. was Rplcslaus II. not III. The
cause Was tho Bishops action in taking
the sid" Of IN" mobiles who sought 70
curb the ROYAL power. You can ind his
torres ~ Poland IN re puhl'r Library.
Tho episode figures in Karol Szsjnocha's
30 c-laus tho Bold"
I'm The Riclow Papers" No =. occurs
~" fp.'oWirg "Scz Mister F1otc. I
should Ike go shoot tho holl gang 10y the
tho derivation " 'hts New England
oa'h' W. r. pAyr~ror-
Horn spoon" n coachmaker's term
is Impressive In Itself: ny the grea,
horn spoon Is soul satisfying. Who
first used Il does not appear
Who originated tho idea ~ tho Nobel
p~ize all gave tn money who are on
~" committee now for determining tho
winners" T..
The various Noh'. prizes owe their
eXistcnca 10 the t~cstam~r,ary hcrc,ar-
tion OF Alfred Nobel. The award Is
made by the Norwegian S~,orthing =.
custodian OF tho fund and Judge Of
qualifications.
The lines "Senox" asks ahou, are
from 2 song called "Pat Malone Forgot
That lie Was Dead which was sung
some twenty wears ago by ,Iohunv car
roll. vino was a f~tvo".tc i'm Brouklyn At
viva, time. THOMAS '. DANIELS.
Io1u i. DnroHH kindly sends a copy
~ the song made from memory, which
"ScucN' ni2ht Ike 70 have.
Mo wrote no. SIR an old song.
and what house published II" The song
tells OF a man and a maid in a garden
and he is at a loss to know WY she
always SAYS. NO, Sir and she ex-
plains that her father. who Ia n Span
ish merchant. told her 50 TO reply.
Thereupon he asks her II she VIII 'my
heart decline" and she says NO, STR
and there YOU are.