Evening journal., 1905-08-19
EVENING JOURNALS
QUESTION BOX


ing through some foreign country, could
the son become president OF the United
Statcsi 90 What is the salary OF
United States Senator and member OF
consresss A. The son would be American
and at the proper age would become eli-
gible FOR the presidency. CD Five thous-
and dollars
STANDARDIZATION and In what way did
England take possession Of the Channel
Islands, and 20 whom did they belong be-
fore England took themq CD How long
has fhe English language been spokeng A.
The Islands came under Norman rule ear
ly IN the tenth century. and we're Norman
and English after 1866 They were the only
part Of Normandy which remained to the
English after 1904 The limo OF English /
kings began with william, Duke OF Nor
mandy who ascended the English throne
in 1886 and ended with stephen. who died
In 1854 CD The English language sprans
from the Teutonic and displaced French
in the English courts by order OF Edward
III. Tho French language had been spolS-
en- from the time of the conquerer In
1862 The English language was ordered
to 90 used ia ireland in 1886. The Latin
was used IN some OF the courts. however.
until May. 1891
A. B.-If a daughter, OF age. buys goods
FOR the family use, on her own account,
can the bill be collected7 % why do peo-
pie allow their property TO be sold for
taxesg And If bid on any can I hold ~
A. Certainly. IL the daughter has any
property that can be attached. CO I can
conceive no reason save necessity. In most
if.not nil the states, the owner has a
given timo IN which TO redeem the prop
erty by paying the purchase price and
costs
e. r. M.-Your Connecticut coin is
worth ndoen cents.
Barnos-Your silver coins have no value
here
subscriber-In case OF the death Of an
unmarried woman, intestate who IN Mass
ladhlsotts inhersts her property-her moth
Or Or brothers and sistersg A. The mother
inheriis
J. N. G.--Please print recipe for maxi
ing elderborry wlne2 CD Can successfully
grow tame grapes on scattering trees on
my mountain homeq II so. what variety
IS best? A. Consult this column three
weeks ago. CD Probably some OF your
neighbors who are familiar with the eli
mate and soil can advise you about grape
growing. knowing nothing OF either Il Is
impossible for me TO advise
@. A. S. ana S. NJ. G.-Your coins have
e no value
Mrs n. NJ H.-Your queries regarding
divorce can be answered only By a lawyer
e. familiar with the laws OF your State
{. J. M-ploase state the assessed VALUE
+. OF New York and California; A. New
= York, real s5l6s.6i5. $50; personal s5s5,7s3
{. 522 California. real, Seies5s, $685. personal
p s2ss. 227, $3.50.
. T.. Els the earth solid or q shelly n
= she'll, how thick is the sholl and what 4
r It composed OFF, What is the circumfer
=, enco and the diamotcr9 CD Please nam
- the planets and their distances from IN
sun. 90 Does the sun move Ground IN
ID EARTH or the earth around the SUM- q
s. What IS the area OF water and the area &
ne land. A. Science does not tell us the thici
ip ness OF the crust of the earth, but thcl
-r' Is ample evidence that the interior Is mo
IN ten. The circumference OF the earth is.
round figures. 1900 miles: the euuatori
) diamter is 7a26.5g2 and the polar diamet'
b. 1901 40 miles 90 The mean distance +,
Id Mercury is 100000 miles. Nonus, 81 200
n. Ooo Earth %, sooeoo, Mars. lf $1,000
e Jupiter 4S2SOOOOO; Saturn. $50 100000
y Uranus, l7sl.9o0OoO and Neptune. 27sI
IN 1000. CD Tho sun IS the center OF a
the planets. and all revolve around 8
+ (O The area OF the earth IS 1921 q
he square miles. the area Of land is 81. 2sS. 81
IS square miles.
)f Friend-Were there any horses on tn
Dr. American continent at the time Columbu
rs discovered IL? (2) What is the differenc
10 between a sailor and n mariner A. thin
ne not. The mustang Is a descendant Z
IN horses from Spain. The original home ,
. tho horse Is supposed to be Asia. C2) I
+" the general sense there Is none In
special sense a marine is one who serv,
on board n man-of-war.
D. r. G.. K.-IIow can 1 remove grease {
b. oil stains from a straw hat7 A. Place Il O
ig table or smooth board and rub with
A. stin brush dipped in oxalic acid. II n
~ hat IS at all expensive better send IL
m a professional cleaner.
rs ID. M-Please print a recipe for art
hcial honey A. Ten pounds OF good brow
sugar one quart water. two pounds o
a. bee bread honey in the comb. teaspoonf
e. on efeam OF tartar one ounce gu
he arabic. three drops oil OF peppermint an
he two drops oil OF rose. Mix and boil "
ng or three minutes, and have ready qua
re more. Of water in which an egg is We
beaten; pour 1t In, and as It begins 20 be
skim well, remove from the fire and wh'
~ a little cool add two pounds of bee
lis honey and strain.
7. NJ H. s.-Two persons here insist tn
the Bible used by the Catholics IS differei
from that used by Protestants. Is It trul
r. A. It is true The accepted Bible Of n
,er Roman Catholic Church IS from the Lat
OF version Of the vulgate, which was fir
OF printed about 1i55. Authorized editions we
be published under Sixtus V. in 1890 al
e. Clement VIII in 1898. The Bible in gener
at use among Professionals Is the ST. jam
g version. which has existed since 1607-l1
ne c. ]. D.-Has Congress ever passed
rd act making a man eligible for apolntme
to the United States military acader
who was slightly over the maximum a
limit Of twenty-five yearss A. Il has M
The act admits OF no exceptions.
~ r. II. Villas the title Father Of +