The sun., 1916-01-23
oU4TToNs AND ANgwE1s.

kindly let me know the exact dis
lance that Havana, Cuba, is west OF
New York ". X.
As the degrees OF longitude converge
toward the poles the comparison can
only he made by putting both cities in
the same latitude. The local once OF
the United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey has kindly made tho calcula-
ton. as follows:
MORO lighthouse. Havana harbor. Is IN
latitude 90 degrees . minutes es seconds
north longitude SO degrees 81 minutes
20 seconds west. The CITY Hall. New
York. is in latitude 40 degrees ~ min
utes ~ seconds north lonrhtude ~ de-
grces minutes - seconds west. The
difference OF longitude is s degrees 81
minutes seconds.
In the latitude OF New York this dif-
| ference Is equal IN 3st nautical miles or
| 4Ss statute miles in the latitude Of
Havana Il Is equal to 4se nautical miles
or SO: statute miles.
Will sons Of the old Manufacturers
como forward with the words Of the
song "Oie Man Moses. lie Sells
Roses Dvorak in his SYMPHONY From
theme. What are the Words Also. who
sang them? @.
| "Old Man Moses Is in college Songs
been sung by college glee clubs ror years
| G. Is mistaken in thinking Dvorak
used this or any other song ss theme
in his symphony. Some OF the themes
In the symphony have a certain kinship
to negro tunes. but there is not the
slightest actual borrowing or adaptation
Of any single song. Dvorak's IDEA was
simply that we could get American color
by initiating the melodic character OF
the slave song.
| II Ia generally understood that every
| fourth year IL a leap year. but there
are some exceptions: how arc these de-
terrn.ned" Was the year 1900 n leap
year? ". II. ".
Every year OF which the number Is
evenly divisible by four IL a leap year.
excepting the century year, which are
only leap years when evenly divlsibe
by four after omittinG the two ciphers.
This In the rule Of the calendar as re-
vsed by Pope GrAeory XIII. on Feb
ruary -. 1852. Under this rule our
years exceed the solar ,ear by ?s sec
onds. an error OF a day in s.scS years.
II has heen proposed to rectify this by
making the year <con and its multiples
common years. This would reduc. the
error to not more ehan . dav In 10000
YEARS.
The year 1900. a. vii, be seen. wa. a
leap YEAR.
Concerning Spoonersm II should ne
noted that the word Ia In Sir James A.
IT, Murray's dictionary as follows:
"Spoonerism Hrom the name OF the
Rev. w. A. Spooner. IsN-l9--).
An accidental transpoeition Of the ini-
tial sounds. or other parts. OF two or
more words. Known in colloqual use
In oxford from about 1855
There is a citation from the London
Globe OF February 8. 1900: ITO one
una'Nuainted with technical terms z
sounds as II the speaker were guilty
o. a spoonertsm."
4 contends that the clause "if the
plank was full Of holes' Ia wrong. the
Intention OF the writer being to convey
the idea that the plank was not full
OF holes: and that the subjupctive
l"wete" should NJ used. p says that
many modern writers Of good EnRlIsi,
have restricted the use OF The subjunc-
tive and that the sentence as il stands
Is correct. whether expressing doubt or
certainty. A. c. SMITH.
Is wrong Good English usage
docs no, permit any other mesning for
'"f was than uncertainty
rega riding a matter in the past II the
writer intends 70 imply that the planl;
va, no. full or holes ,s must say
"If the plank had been" &c. for III
were" is the present tense.
In several recent motion pictures
dealing with newspaper subjects the
. word thirty" has been used as noun.
The context of the pictures does not
make the meaning clear. Will you tell
us its meaning and application"
r. l.. Ep6rRLr.
II Is newspaper slang for 'the end
NJ news despatch or story. and So
fzuratively. for the end Of days
work or newspaper man's work and
life. Rut We have never seen II used
outside fiction.
Eenham. in his book OF quota tiors
fpage isI. column two) cites as the
motto "said to have been inscribed on
I banner in Western State" these
words: 'Modesty IL a very good thing
but man in this country may &c. or
very we'll without IL" Do you happen
TO know the name OF this Western
state" 4. r.
The vagueness o' Renham's reference
has erectual,y defeated attempts tc
trace the sentiment Does some reader
know itr history
No, only does John Ncvil Msskc'yn'
in his hook "Th" Fraud Of Modern
'Thcosophy' Exposed reveal the mscr-
ahle deception that passes as tho In
dian rope trick" but IN the same vol
un'" and IN another book. The Super.
natural" written with Lionel \
Weathcrly. ". r., he DESTROYS the !dca
that the Indian Juggler may possibly
achieve his marycls by hypnotizng his
audience As MaslSelyne says, II would
be impossible 20 hyrnotize a whole au.
dience, and the idea that hSpnotisn
might be az work originated in thu
brain of clever short story writer
= The writer made Nis character c,npIo,
|, camera while the jugg,er was a,
work The Aim showed the iuggler