Q. Who is the author of the Latin proverb, Qui non vetat peccare, cum possit, jubet, and what is the translation?
A. The author is Seneca, and the translation is, “He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.”
Q. When and where will occur the next General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church?
A. A year from next spring, in the city of Philadelphia.
Q. Which is the older of the two American poets, Whittier or Holmes?
A. Whittier was born in 1808, Holmes in 1809.
Q. Who is the author of “An ill wind that bloweth no man good?”
A. It is from “Idleness” by John Heywood.
Q. Will you please inform a subscriber of The Chautauquan what is date of birth and death of the poet John G. Saxe?
A. Born 1816; living still.