The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

WaN SOIu Ictdli III k''''
eYe,t upon ,he people may be mag
,ncd. The chronicle says that the u
Sermon" was first delivered before a
,emperance society Of less than one nun
dred persons. yet IL attained n 'pron-
ably greater circulation. through many
editions and in newspapers. tran n
other sermon preached III TINS COUNTY,
Arguments in the sermon were regarded
nv the Old School Prcsbytcrians as "vio-
len,,y New school," dangerously radi-
cal" ''impracticably ultra" But they
bore fruit beyond expectation.
T.. X. BIRD.
Where can I find the tune played A.
CornwallisS surrender, The word
Turned Upside " ~
The tune is Derry Down and two
versions OF il may he found in Chap
pe,l's "A Collection of National English
Airs" ,,itle page title). published In
1910 at London. This volume is in the
music room OF the New York Public
Library. Turn to page 5, the stave
numbered ?.
The words of the song. n dun doggerel'
dated 1867. and said by The anonymous
author 20 be IAN humble attempt TO
reconcile the parent and her children
made by n pcacemaker to Great Britain
and her Colonies are in Frank Moores
! Songs and Ballads Of the American
| Revolution pag" SO, This book Is in
the Stuar, collection of the New York
Public Library. The first stanza goes
Goody pu!, and her daughter together fell
out.
Both squabb!ei, and wrangled. and made
d rolt,
But the cause OF the quarrel remains 70
be told.
Then lend both your ears, and a tale I'll
unfold.
Pitt, as a farmer n%cighbor. undertakes
to make the old lady yield. He "roars
in her ears and '',weaks her old nose
and compels her to kneel TO her daugh-
ter.
recent account in THE SrS Of the
death OF Turner A. Wichersham, 70
whom is ascribed he idea OF the Bui
| Durham tobacco signs. executed by n
a;pu painting gang OF which he was
| foreman ana 10 NV ann
Riley belonged. leads me to ask II THE
SIN or it's readers have any information
as 10 the Identity of Reuben Rink OF
Durham, y. G., who used to sign. IN
the lower right hand corner. the picture
Of The Durham bull ~thirty-ive or forty
wears ago, These fence signs were ther
n deligh, 20 me. l envied the facility
Of their execution.
The bull OF the present day Is. I hav,
been informed by THE SUNS columns
a creation by a young woman who has
taken I'D fence art. The present ANNA
has blue eyes and is IA little more ram
pant thar the bull by the Old Master
Reuben Rink otherwise II IL much thu
same, or so 4, seems to me.
RICHARD YANCEY DRAKE.
The interesting communication from
Charles O'Farrei giving some changes
In the wording OF certain lines # I'll,
poem signs Of Rain and giving tn,
source. Of his knowledge of the lines as {
school reader prepared for the use %
schools in Ireland in 1868 leads me II
believe IL may be OF interest TO ST.,
readers to know that the poem as I sen
1, was printed In "A Library Of poetr,
and Song edited by William Cutler
BRYANT and published In several edi
tions in 1870 and 1871 by j. Is Ford 4
co. New York. The lines are printe,
ANONYMOUSLY in the "librnry,"
w. j. MARL.ETrE.
A question Was recently asked as I,
whether or not the waters OF Long Isl
and Sound were part OF the high seas
and as to the bounds Of the high sea,
in general. a pamphlet just receives
from the Inspector OF the United State,
Co,et and Geodetic Survey. room 4O3
Custom House. New York. answers tn,
~,nnuiry exactly. This pamphlet is calie,
"Pilot Rules FOR Certain Inland Water,
of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and o
the Coasts OF the Gulf of Mexico and |
issued by the Department OF Commerce
ON mage 10 begins an official description
Of the lines delimiting all territorial
waters OF the United States proper. II
,he case of Long Island Sound It IL note,
that the line beyond which n ship 1
on tho high seas runs as follows:
From Chatham lighthouses. Massa
chusetta. to Pollock Rip Shoals light
vessel No. 70. to Great Round Shoa
entrance buoy. to Sankaty Head light
house from Smith Point. Nantucke
Island, to southeasterly point No Man
Land: from westerly point No Man
Land TO Gay Head lighthouse. 10 Rlocl
Island southeast lighthouse. to Montaul
Point lighthouse on Long Island.
WIN YOU please state the weight q
soldicr's equipment, including his rife
X.
About 90 pounds.