The sun., 1916-12-17
QUESTIONS AND ANsWERS.

What Ia the difference between Persian
lamb and astrakhanf My dictionary
says that astrakhan, or astrachan, 10
the fur Of the Persian lamb. but the
fur trade seems to make . distinction.
What In the origin Of each fur. and
what 10 the difference in looksf
II. Z. 3.
The term astrakhan y used for
coarser grades Of this fur. which 10
made from the psits Of . mind Of black
shesp. The skins are mostly imported
from BokharA They are from still
born lambs, n from lambs killed before
they are . week old. The curl OF tho
wool Is lost ~ the lambs grow older
and . tight curl covering the skin oni-
formiy IL what the furriers seek. The
skins are variable in quality and the
closcness and particular character OF
the curl as well 40 the fur's iustre. Dye
Ing 10 used 10 give an even coloring and
make the skins more iustrous.
Can you tell ma who and where 10
Albert Lee. author OF that enhancing
book OF my childhood. Tommy Toddles"?
Ia he living and what else has he writ
ten? l trust your answe to this last
will not be similar TO the famous reply
Queen Victoria received when h asked
for the neg work by the author Of
"Alics IN Wonderland"
think It q great pity that I have
seen 30 little Of this book IN recent years:
that when I sought to replace my own
tattered volume I was obliged TO send
direct TO the publishers. no book store
In this upstate city carrying II in stock.
A. Q book for small boys. to my mind
I ranks far ahead OF Alice in Won.
derland' for little girls. though II may
not possess a. much literary merit as
little boy with q burglar. an ex-pirate,
a sheep and q whole ark full OF other
animals-what more could the heart OF
. boy desire?
There are a hundred ana one delight
full little plays on words which. OF course.
can best be enjoyed by adults.
r. L. W.
Mr.. Lee IL associate editor of ToscN
AVID Country. His address Is 1245 Madi.
son avenue. New York: on,ce. . West
Fortieth street. New York. He was born
In New Orleans in 1858. was graduated
from Yale in 1891. and was on the stan
Of The SUN until 1894. He has edited
half . dozen magazines since then. Be-
sides Tommy Toddles" tlsss) he has
written Track Athletics in Detail"
I8s7). The Knavs OF Hearts" (iSs7).
-Four for Fortune" $3.50. lie. She
and They" 1880. THE Pie and the
Pirate" tisos, and two plays. "A Dutch
Daisy" and Miss Phoenix"
What are the best sailing records Of
the steamships st. Louis and st. Paul
between Queenstown and the Ambrose
Channel? J. d.
These vessels have called at Queens
town only occasionally on the westward
passage. n . record OF their time b..
tween that port and Ambrose Channel Is
not available. Tho American Line gives
the best t!me for both vessels on the
transatlantic passage a. follows Be-
tween Cherbourg and Sandy Hook. 81.
Louis in April. 1904. six days two hours
seventeen minutes: St PAU in Deem.
Der. 1918. six days seven hours twenty.
ivs minutes.
Car any Of your readers tell me when
and why Sabbath Day Point on Lake
GEORGE received its name? W. II. s.
DID Mr.. Wilson receive 90 per cent. OF
all the votes cast in Greater New York;
CONCORD.
Mr.. Wilson did not sven receive 50
Mar can't ~ ~. ra-htrsA yYn<h.. ..a
Wilson vote in Greater New York. This
city gave Hughes 3ii.470 ana Wilson
35l.53s. This Is Goa, oOs votes. OF which
Mr.. Wilson would have had to have as7.-
sos to have 60 per cent
In answer to "R DIS" inquiry In
Questions and Answers for December 3,
"oh. Would ! were a Boy Again" was
written by Mark Lemon. founder and
editor OF London Punch. and may be
found In Vol. !. tvocai) OF 'Th.
Worlds Best Music" at page 49,. Frank
Romer wrote the music OF the O
which was sung by a minstrel troupe
every night for three years.
HENRY C. FRiNx.
"oh. Would ! Were a Boy Again by
Mark Lemon tls0s-ls7o> Is given to the
e~'e"t ot oHe NeTse-l nave never seen
any more-in "Bsrtlett's Familiar Quo
tations." PALrIhoRE CLuB.
DID Woodrow Wilson. while presid cnt
OF Princeton Cn!veI sity. make an appli-
cation for q Carnegie pension? A. j.
II was after he had resigned the
presidency Of Princeton and while he
was running for Governor OF New Jsr.
soy. in the fall OF 1910. that Mr.. WI
son sought . Carnegie pension and had
his application rejected.
Can . Chinaman Be naturalised a. a
citizen OF the United Statesf =. 2.
No.
"A" says . man who was born abroad
and has lived In this country and has
not become q citizen and has a son born
here cannot vote here without taking
out his citizenship papers. Il Says
Il 10 not necessary for him to AXE on,
papers. that he 10 already q citizen.
p. X.
~ 10 right. The fact that he has a
son born here does not make this mar a
citizen. He can only become q citizen
by going through the process OF NATURAL.
Eation. In some States n will he Al.
lowed to vote after taking out his nrst
papers.