The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

way than In a ring or circle. so that
1t may not be known who signed 1t
first. HARLEs f.. STRATToN.
The Century, Standard and webster's
dictionaries all limit the definition OF a
round robin to a paper with signatures
In a circle, making all the signers equally
responsible for the content. The word
Is widely and loosely used at present to
denote almost any kind OF a statement.
usually - protest Of some sort. with a
number OF signatures. When a round
robin is printed It Is necessary to ar
range the signatures alphabetically In
order to preserve Its original character.
Several books derive the name from
the French rond tround) and rtibdn
(~ribbon). william Henry p. Phyfe In
5000 Facts and Fanc,es' says that
round robin Is the name given TO a re-
monstrance or petition. signed by a num-
Der OF persons. generally In a circular
form. so as 10 avoid giving prominence
to any single name. He continues:
This device Is said to have been FIRST
used by the officials of the French Gov
eminent as a means OF making known
their grievances. The most celebrated
round robin in the English language Is
the one signed by Burke, Gibbon. Sir
Joshua Reynolds and others. n sent
10 DR.. Samuel johnson, requesting him
to amend the epitaph to Oliver Gold
smith in Westminster Abbey. and sus-
costing that II be written In English
and not In Latin. Johnson accepted the
round robin in a kindly spirit, but told
Sir Joshua Reynolds. the bearer OF the
mlssive, that he would never consent
70 disgrace tho walls OF Westminster
Abbey with an English inscription"
In Tho Merchant Of Venice does
Portta give B1ssanto any hint. however
slight, regarding the selection OF the
right casket7 CoNsTAST f'A~DA"
The inscription on the lead casket-
the fortunate choioe-read: "Who
chooseth me must give and hazard all
he hath" Porto tells Bossdnto:
"one-han of me II yours. the other half
Mine own. I would cay but ~ mine. then
yours.
And so all yours
And 40. though yours, not yours.-Prote
u So.
Let fortune 90 TO he'll for t,--not t.
10 not the italicized words-a sudden
burg. in the midst OF tender eelf-surren-
der-seem a hint TO hazard all he
hathT'
I. Approximately how many miles Of
coast has the United States that are
available 10 land belligerent troops
upon?
. How many miles has England?
3. Would It not have been a simple
matter, one year z for England or
rma TO have invaded the United
States with two or three million men
as far a. our protection on the coasts
went at that time?
4. Is the British bat,leship Auda-
dous sunk? NEUTRAL
/. All but a few miles IN the vic,nase
Of our coast detences. These are de-
signed merely TO hold of naval aid on
certain ports.
. Nearly all the English coast Is I'M
fortified, the country relying on It's
great fleets for defence.
3. Not simple; the transport problem
is too great.
4 She was sunk. but Ia said 10 have
been relocated.
7 would like 10 know the dates ~ the
| origin u the Triple Alliance and tho
Triple Entente. what circumstances c!e-
ated them. what countries compose
them. f. II. j.
In 1879 Germany n Austria con-
cluded a defensive alliance, and in 1882
! this was extended 10 include Italy and
became the Triple Alliance. 1t provided
military arrangements in case OF war
with France or Russia or both. The
TRIBE Alliance was thrice renewed, but
since 1902 Italy's friendliness with
France, added to the feritage OF
hate for Austria, has weakened her
allegiance. France and Russia signed
| secret conventions in 1891 these were
ratified In 1894. An Anglo-French con-
yentIon was signed In 1904. and the
TRIBE Entente of France, Russia and
England is a growth OF the last ten
years. The circumstances OF these
alliances form a large part OF modern
European history. They nay be Cleaned
In TIE Encyclopedia Britannica's ar
,icles on Europe and the various coun-
| tries concerned.
Several readers contribute versions OF
I'm CAPTAIN Jinks Of the Horse Ma
r!ncs.' OF which the complctest IL given
below
I'm captain links OF the Horse Marines.
| often live beyond my means.
/ sport young ladies in their teens
To cut a swell in the army,
I teach the ladies how 10 dance, how
to dance, how TO dance,
teach the ladies how to dance.
For I'm their pet In the army.
(Spoken Ha ha All!
CHORUS:
J I'm Captain links OF the Horse Marines,
! OF course rs quite beyond my means.
Tho a Captain in the army.
| Joined my corps when twenty-one.
of course ! thought II capital fun;
When the enemy came, then off ! run
I wasn't cut out for the army.
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