Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-22

New Bedford-Has. aMassa achusetts | mutual life insurance cOmpany-I don't l mean an assessment company-never | failed?
 A. An old insurance man tells me | he cannot remember such an occur | renee
 c. M.-Whence comes the name Or angeman?
 A. The name was first applied in | Ireland about 1888 to upholders of Will l liam III, Prince of Orange, against the deposed students and the Roman Cath. ollie supporters of the latter.
 J. l.. R.-How many American bat tleships are there, and what are their names and class? |
 A. There are twenty-six battleships in service or under construction. of which twenty-five are of the first class. Their names were printed in this column a week ago.
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 c. J.-Where was the first Sunday school organized, and by whom? Who organized the first one in America?
 A.. So far as known the first Sab bath school was founded by Ludwig Hacker between TAO and 1747 at Ephrata, Pa. The first Sunday school in England was instituted at Glouces- ter by Robert Raikes about 17S2.
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 R. D. S.-Is there government land in Montana? (2) Please give simple remedy for cleaning straw hats.
 A. Write one of the, land offices, which are located at Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Miles City and Missou- la. (2) Wash it. using lemon juice in- stead of soap and water. Straw may be bleached by the fumes of burning sulphur.
 c. E. K.-YOu say that the chief jus tice of the United States supreme court receives a salary of S13O0O, and the associate justices S12,5OO each. Our civi class teacher says the salaries are $1O.500 and S1O. GOO respectively. Which is right?
 A. The figures your teacher names WI tpllStt tO tWo y ago. The act of February 12. 1903. in- creased them to the figures I named.
 A. s. IT am not aware that there has been any book of awards issued by the St Louis exposition. have no al- manac applicable to Alaska. It is not possible to indicate the best climate without knowing what you mean by ''best." The altruists you speak of doubtless aim to lead lives in keeping with the word. which means devotion to others. I am not informed as to 'the established weight of nuts. I do not think there is any manufacturer of spy glasses whose goods are superior to all others. I cannot advise you as to selling second hand articles without knowing what the articles are; proba- ply could not if I did
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 Stamp Language-In response to nu- merOus requests the language of stamps is again. printed. If you want to say "I love you," place stamp up side down on left corner. Do You love me-" at right angle on right hand corner. "I seek your acquaintance" bottom corner left side. Il wish your friendship" top corner, right side. Il long to see yOu," at right angle on line with surname. Accept my love-" on line with surname. Write immedi- ateiy," in the middle at night hand edge. "My heart is another's." left corner, crosswise. "I am engaged." on line with surname upside down. Write no more." upside down on right corner. "Yes," in center at top. "No," fin center at bottom.
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 Farmer-When was the Roman en- pire divided into it's eastern and west ern divisions, and what were the rea- sons for the divisions? e, When did the empire come to a full end, and what were the names of the subsequent divisions!
 X. The division of the Roman em- pire into eastern and western empires occurred in 395. on the death of Elm peror TheOdosius. The eastern divis- ion then. after 4I6. became the Roman empire itself and continued to exist until conquered by the Turks in 1453. | lt ih the fifth century under attacks of GOths. Franks. Vandals, Burgundians. Angles and SaNons and Huns. The western empire is now known as Great Britain. France. Belgium, Holland. Switzerland and Italy.
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 c. s. M.-Are the expenses of the national government met by direct or indirect taxation: l2I Define fee sim pie. habea scorpus, eminent domain and soyerein state. ,3J What caused the downfall of the feleralist party: A In what products does Missouri ex- eel: t5,How many elementary sounds are there in the English language: t6l Does my watch become slow or fast as I travel westwardI il Name the fif- teen decisive battles of the world. A. Indirect. t2l Fee simple means an estate in land which the owner may dispose of at pleasure. and which goes | to his heirs at his death. Habeas cor pus means. literally. have the body. A | writ of habeas corpus requires the body of a person to be brought into | court. Eminent domain is the name given in law to tine right of the sOv- ereign to take private property for pub- lie purposes X sovereign state is So called when its power resides within itself. whether resting in a single indi- vidual. in a number of individuals or in the whole body of the people tSi The fe,IeraIiStS were in favor Of a strong centralized government of which the people of the states gradual ly became afraid A, heat corn and