Evening journal., 1905-10-26


Benkelman.-Is the expression TWO
weeks ago last Wednesday correctl II
not, explain why? A. The expression is
quite correct.
j. S. W.-which is the larger city now,
London or New York; What is the popu-
lation of eitherg CD Are there any classi-
cal writer's now living? a. The population
of Greater" London is 6,5Si.572, and that
of Greater New York 3437. .2O2. CD 4 clas-
sic is defined as literary production of
the first class; serving as standard,
model or guide Undoubtedly the works
of such writer's as Henry James, w. b.
Howells and others will in time be ac-
cepted as classics.
r. J. C.-Please give the names Of the
signers of the Declaration Of Independ-
ences A. They were John Hancock. Josiah
Bartlett William whipple, Matthew
Thornton, of New Hampshire Samuel
Adams. John Adams. Robert Treat Paine.
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts Bay;
stephen Hopkins, William Ellery. Of
Rhode Island Roger Sherman, Samuel
Huntington, William Williams, oliver
/ Wolcott. of Connecticut; William Floyd.
Philip Livingston. Francis Lewis. Lewis
Morris, of New York: Richard Stockton,
John Witherspoon. Francis Hopkinson,
John Hart. Abraham Clark Of New Jer-
sey: Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benz
/ iamin Franklin, John Morton, George
Clymer. James Smith. George Taylor,
James Wilson's George Ross. of Pennsyi-
vania; Caesar Rodney, George Read.
Thomas Mexican. of Delaware; Samuel
Chase William Paca, Thomas Stone,
Charles Carroll. Of Maryland George
Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas JEFF
ferson. Benjamin Harrison. Thomas Mel
son, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee. Carter
Braxton of Virginia; William Hooper.
Joseph Hewes. John Penn OF North Caro-
lima; Edward Rutledge, Thomas Hayward,
Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Mid
dleton. of South Carolina; Button Gwin-
nette. Lyman Hail. George Walton OF
Georgia.
w. M.-Please give me proper form for
letter TO a minister requesting church let
teri A. II is only necessary that your
wish be stated. You might write: II wish
to transfer my membership in the -
church TO the --- church. Please grant
me a letter of dsmission for this pur-
pose"
ID. HI see it stated in n newspaper
that Missouri has a Bogberry; what does
that mean? A. Bogberry was an absurd
constable in shakespeare's Much Ado
About Nothing"
V. o. F.-Your quarter dollar of 1855 has
no premium. If the arrows were not there
ID would no vvorfh Il an
J. W.-Please tell me how to make and
put in homemade telephones IN two
houses thirty rods apartg A. Unless you
have a faculty for such work you will
ind It economy to buy two phones, which
can be had at any electrical store for
five TO eight dollars, including batteries
complete To get directions for making q
pair Of phones. send ten cents to Anna
teur Work. Boston, with request for a
copy Of that publication containing them
w A. W.-What day Of the week was
the ninth of September, 1888? 60 Who was
the first man to invent the railroad en-
gineg 90 Which had the best of the re-
cent war. the Japs or the Russiansy A.
Sunday. (9The marquis OF Worcester
, England. was the first TO suggest tn,
steam engine IN 1868. The first builder OF
an engine was Captain saVery. in 1928
Watts inventions date from l5c5 rhe 10
comotive Of today embodies hundreds OF
inventions. ,9 The Japanese gained most
A. P.-I cannot give you the addresses
Of residents OF Mexico not having dl
rcctories OF countries FAR off
+ E.-What states in this country per