Evening journal., 1905-09-02
THE JOURNALS
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ouerist-When was the first railroad
bult IN the United states and the hrst
I'm england. (g) What right bad Prussia
to annex the duchy Of Holstcin In ls64f
q, ON what day of the week was Jan ~
isssq A.-The FIRST railway IN the United
s,atos was built from quincy TO Boston
IN 1877 10 convey granite for the Bunker
tlu monument. The Boston and Provi-
d.ncs railroad was opened In 1888, as
were those % little later Of Boston and
o,..u and Boston and Worcester In
tsnginnd there were short roads IN and
.bout Newcastle as early as the middle
.of the seventeenth century. They were
used for Transporting Goals to the place
of shirping Iron tracks were fret laid IN
Whtehaven in l7SS The FIRST considerable
railroad was laid at Colebrook Dale in
t7se rho great enterprise. the Liverpool
and Manchester railway was built IN
1sse-gn 60 Holstein was ceded to Pruss a
bv the treaty OF Vienna following the war
~ Austria and Prussia against Denmark
In 1854 CD Tuesday.
A. II. whichtis the greater, Ave
tentbs Der cent or nve-tenths of one per
cent? 90 Did Tom Paine recnt on his
death? A.-The meaning is the same. ~
Not that am aware of.
Jerome-Is there a state analyzer In
Tennesseeq CD Is It proper when leaving
lady after being introduced to her. to
say Il am glad to have met you,' etcf
CN What does "a publisher pay for un-
convrirhted novelist A-There is not. %
II is quite proper co There Is. perhaps.
nothing which varies more in value than
"a novel Many authors are paid by a roy
altv ON each volume sold. / have not
snaee to name tie many different officers
i'm the army with their respective duties
I have no material from which 10 write
a sketch of Charles Thomson.
B. II. Slow can person secure a
position of mail clerk? Is there any
school that qualities one for such a posi-
tionY A.-Consult the civil service ex-
amner at any large postodce, who will in
dicate the sort of examination you will
have TO pass.
NJ. A. H.-Where can sell poems and
songs without music? A.-An the literary
publications buy them
r. w N-You can get coin catalogue
al any bookstore But don't imagine that
because a coin Is several years old 1t Will
buy farm or two. II is very rare that
amy coin having premium value gets
into circulation.
F. D.-What is the population of Lon
don with It's suburbsg A.-Accordng TO
the census of 1901. greater London had
a population of 6,5si.S72. or these. 45-6,-
5n reside within the Inner Ring" or
registration district, and 2ol4SS within
the outer Ring" or suburban district
H. c. D.-Please print the address Of
John ID. Rockefeller of New York; A-g6
Broadway.
J. G. M.--Who invented the first rifle
that shot a bullet from brass shellY
t0Does the United States pay the salaries
and expenses of the Japan and Russia
peace ENJOYS while they are IN this coun-
try. 90 who is considered the greatest
general Napoleon or wellington All
is uncertain. The first United states pat
ent for a breech loading rifle was granted
to Thornton a Hall OF North Yarmouth
Mass. May "a, ISL A breech loader
called the Ferguson" was used IN tn,
revolutionary waf. t2) II does not; eaci
nation pays its own bills. CO Wellington
s. C.-Wherc Is turquoise fcundy Is II
always the same shade OF blueg CD Are
the sovereigns Of the independent states
Of Germany under Emperor william? A.
The true or oriental turquoise is found
In a mountain region in Persia. and was
originally brought into western Europe
by way of Turkey. A variety found in
New Mexico is usually OF a greenish
blue color The principal locality is IN
the Los Cerlllos mountains. where the
turquoise was mined by the Indians ii
very early times A greenish turquoise II
also found in Nevada. The shades var,
from Opaque blue TO greenish blue CO.
There are neither soverelgns OF indepen
dent states in the German empire.
c. c. P.-Is William Preston johnson
son Of General Albert Sidney Johnston
stin living. II so, where does he reside
Ale died IN 1899
A. w. C.-Write the commissioner o
pensions. Eugene r. Ware. Washington
d. c.
J. g. E-President Hayes took the oatl
OF once on Sunday, March T. When vii
that happen again? 90 When will tn
month of February have five Sundays
AS this can happen IN a leap year only
il stands very slim show. A.-Inaugu
ration day will occur on three Sunday
during the present century. IN 1917. i94
and 1873. CO There will be three Febru
arys in this century with five Sundays
1890. l94S and 1876 Februarys IN sOO8. 2Os.
eO6O and loss will also contain ave Sunday
each.
Reader-If a husband signs his wife
name to notes when borrowing money
without her knowledge or consent. eve
II she does not have them to pay, ca
she bring action against him for forgery
CD Why would a hank accept such not,
or have a right TO? A.-The husband ha
no right to sign his wife's name and ma
the note been dishonored the suffere
could have proceeded against the make
Under the circumstances the wife had n
cause OF action. CPD A prudent bank woui
not accept such a note.
: Illnois-A wife owns a farm decide
TO her by her father. The husband work
the farm, receiving the proceeds IN
wife gets nothing but her board an
clothes, though the husband pays all n
bills, furnishes a good table and cloth,
the children Well lie has put "A fe
buildings on the place. Is the husband n,
indebted 10 the wife, and should she M