The sun., 1916-12-10

i''i says tHdt tnOuSatiuS upon lnOu-
sands lined the bridges roadways await
ing them Men were stationed in the
,russes ITO note the reflections Of the
bridge rs the throngs passed over" DE.
spite the burden the bridge exhibited
only a gentle swaying."
1t was announced that the structure
would be thrown open TO the public a,
midnight, after the great display OF IRE.
works. and every n might cross upon
payment OF the / cent toll. At II 30
+. NJ. the gates were opened to i'm
mense crowds. and except for the news
paper men the late Marty Reese,
keeper Of the City Hall. was the first
TO pay his cent and start the transpon-
tine journey.
We a fnd no Indication that Queen
Victoria's birthday was so much as re-
membered IN the local excitement
In what Congress district wa. 18th
street between Second and Third ave-
nues In the year 1855? O. +. l..
In the Thirteenth Congress district.
which Included the T~wenty-third Assem-
bly, district, bounded as follows:
IAN that part OF the city lying
within East N~inety-frst street. Fifth
avenue. West 10th street. Seventh ave-
nue., Harlem River and East River and
Including Randall's and Wards islands
and part Of Central Park. This on tho
authority Of the Legislative Manual'
FOR 1883.
In the number of Deutschs-Amer1ka
for September 80, 1915. / find the follow
ing quotation In an article by George
Seihel, e 2 OF the Pittsburg. Pa.
Folksbldu ~ Freihcitsfreund
Ger Robert +. Lee said. and Mrs.
Jen Davis repeated the sentiment Take
the Dutch out Of thc Union army and we
cuuld lick the Yankees easily"
have examined several lives Of Gen
Lee, but cannot find the quotation. Can
some OF your readers help me 20 locate
II? w. NJ 6.
What II tho distinction between q line
ofncer and a stan officer? HALIFAX.
Broadly the distinction IL that be-
tween the fighter and the n~on-ngh.er.
The stan officer has non-m!litary duties.
He may. FOR example,. be a member OF
tho Medical Corps. an instructor at a
military institute or have charge OF
some administrative department OF the
army or navy. The word Is also used
for those men attached TO the star OF
tho Commander-'n-Chiee. A line onicer
Is literally thl'. he Is the man in tho
neld or on a bat,leship to do the actual
fighting.
Where can I obtain a poem which
tells OF Kelly and Burke and Shea?
JoHN L. KREBs.
It Is "Ths Fighting Race" by Joseph
T. c. Clarke. and you will ind It on page
c.o?5 o. The Home Book ~ Verse; by
Egbert Stevenson (Herry Hot,
and Company.
How far from the earth "a the nearest
hSed star. and what ~ its name?
NANCY RoBBINs
So FAR as known at present Alpha
Cen,auri &. nearest. THIS star appear
20 be Mt about 27l.ioO times TIE suns
distance from tho earth. or about rs
billions O, miles away.
Some time ago tho expression 'rhree
was used and | understood
that y referred 10 n "three league right
from tho shore. Hat International law
been changed as regards the boundaries
@: territorial waters? IL used 20 be the
tire. mile limit, not three leagues.
r. e.
II "a stu. International Law has NOT
the three nh limit as the houn-
tional waters. what you read or heard
wa. probably a slip OF the types or the
tongue.
When. ~ ever. d.d we rank second IN
strength among the nations
GEORGE II. CASE.
Naval authorities are pretty we'll agreed
our navy was second only TO Grea,
Brita'n's at the close Of the war with
Spain.
What Is the nationality Of a child born
n sea7 J. r.. A..
This depends upon several c,rcum-
50 an answer can only be re-
.urned IN a given case In respect OF
citizenship = child born wtthin
three mile limit is born IN this
and ia n citizen thereof by birth.
4 child born on tho high seas whose
'arher is al the time al American citi-
zen "a himself an American citizen, but
2 lie Is born IN a ship OF another coun-
he may by the laws of that country
he held TO he a citizen OF Il.
What nre the measurements OF the
bridge across the Firth OF Forth in
scotland? A. n. LEES.
This Is n cant!lcver bridge erected
1890. The two main spans are each
10 feet long, The total length Of the
is e,295 feet tho towers are 343
'cct high the bridge contains 1000
.ons Of steel ana cost about $4,000, 900.
We're TNltcd states troops sent 10
Colorado in President Wilson'S admins
NJ tn" time Of the miners striker
w. THOMAS.
Yes, ns YOU may see by tina news
~ May I. 1914.
In Questions and Answers for Novem-
~ Nou reply to my query by say
.ng that mn article costing so cents, II
spld a. ST. represents n profit OF % per
'oui hut YOU arc figuring the pcrent-
- 0r profit on ~" cost, white 7 have
been taught Ca tuUro II on the selling