The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

look to YOU for help a. to some ac-
curate knowledge Of Dr. Andrew Turn
bull, who attempted in 1897 to plant q
colony in Florida. A novel called Susan
Turnbull or. The Power OF Woman IL
generally accepted by people here in
Florida as actual history. The author.
Archibald Clavering Gunter. seems to be
I unknown here save as a historian.
+. T.. u. b.
There Is an interesting reference to
Turnbull's colony in Florida 1913
1913" ~ George N. Chaplin OF jackson
VILE. published last year page ~ vol
ume -. Mr.. chaplin says that the Edin-
burgh doctor, backed by English capital
lists and spending si6o.o0O. brought 800
persons from Smyrna. the islands OF the
Minorca 10 found New smyrna In Flor
ida. After few years there were many
complaints OF injustice and hardship by
the managers OF the colony. the mem
hers OF which were indentured This led
to court actions and the cancelling Of
the indentures. The colony was dis
solved at the end OF nine years. n total
failure financially. says Mr.. Chaplin:
THE cause Of its failure can only be
conJecturcd, hut the uncertain and con
ficting reports OF history appear to re-
leve Dr Turnbull OF much of the direct
blame. for 1t Is handed down that the
cruelties which resulted In the disband-
ment Of the colony were inflicted by his
| overseers without his knowledge and
during his absences from the place
There is a reference to the colony in
the Cyclopadia OF American Biography
,Aprletonsb under Robert James Turn
person of note The cyclopedia say.
the colony was named New smyrna I'm
honor OF Mrs Turnbull, who was Of
Greek descent and a native OF smyrna d"
niece, II he had one.
Archibald Clavering Gunter liz GER
tainly known much more widely a.
teller OF exciting tales. such as MIR.
Barnes Of New York" and MIR Potter
OF Texas" than as any sort OF historian.
VIII YOU favor me with the meaning
or application OF the following words
"rubs iyat." "ksmet." "infelice." mont
ker" quo vadis.' "dolomites"'
c. r. r.
Rubaiyat is Persian FOR "quatrsins."
Hubai means four line stsnza and
comes from arha'a. which means four
The Rubaiyst OF omar khayyam. there
fore. merely describes The kind OF STANCES
the pet used-just as We SPEAK OF Mrs.
Brownings "Sonnets From the Portu-
euese"
"Kismet' Ia from the Arabic "quisma
Co." which means portion. lot. destiny.
"Kismet' is simply an Oriental word for
mans fate OF destiny or any incident
OF II.
"lnfelice' IL Latin for unhappy"
"Monker" is proper slang for per-
as recently told In his column, 10y in
version from the Latin "cognomen'
QUO vads?' is Latin for whittier
goes, thou and is the title Of Henryk
Sienkiewicz's famous novel OF Roman
society under Nero
polumte IL marble carbonate
OF calcium and magnesium and gets
- name from the French geolosist
Dol 'mieu The Dulomtes is noun
tain district in the South Tyroles- Alps
distinguished by peaks OF TINS marble
OF most singular de-r.e Of sharpness
and streaked 10y veins or the most
startling colors, says the Britannica.
Where can young man deslrous OF
completing his education mud a free, eve.
ming high school Nher, he may taxi. the
classical cours. and upon completion
secure a diploma