Evening journal., 1905-11-02

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B. H. C.--If \ marries BIS daughter.
and later 3 marries AS daughter. what
relation would their children beg a. II
the seconda marriage were legal. as it
would be in few of the States provided
AS daughter was born Of previous mar
rage, her children would be nephews and
nieces of AS children.
w. r. H.-If a soldier who enlisted Ia
The regular army about 1923 and served
five years. is he entitled to a pension. C2l
Where should l write to find what reg
ment this soldier served in? a Il think
CD State all the facts you have in let
ter 10 the War Department, Washington.
w Il. C.-Please print a sketch Of life
AND family Of Sir Francis Drake, the
buccareer, so-calledy A. S.r Francis
Drake, the English naval hero. was born
probably at Tavlstock. Devonshire, about
1910, aid died of Porto Bello, January IS,
1896. Nothing is known TO me of his fam
lily. IN l567-s ne commanded a small ves-
sci which had escaped from the destruc-
lion Of the English fleet by the Spanish.
In 1910 he visited the Spanish main and
West Indies and convinced himself that
the towns there would fall an easy prey
TO small armed force. He therefore, in
l5,2 lifted out what was properly a free
booting expedition, England and Spain
being then at peace, and took Nombi q
de Dios and an immense treasure. He was
wounded So severely, however, that both
town and treasure were abandoned. He
later crossed to Panama and was III
hrst English commander who saw the
Pacific. After serving till 1876 under the
Earl OF Sussex in Ireland he fitted out
another freebooting expedition, in which
he crossed the Strait Of Magellan, OBJ
taiued an immense booty on the Pacific
coast OF Spanish America, crossed the
Pacific and returned by way OF the Cape
or Good Hope, TO England. arriving in
1880. This was the first English circum-
navigation Of the globe He was then
knighted by Elizabeth and was given i'm
portant commands. For a year he was in
parliament, and in 1855 he commanded a
powerful expedition to the West Indies
took and ransomed Santo Domingo and
Cartegena, ravaged the coast Of Florida
and on his way back brought on the
remnant Of the English Virginia colony
In 1857 he attacked the coast Of Spain anC
destroyed numerous vessels intended foi
the Armada and participated in the hgh
against the Armada. In 1885 he command.
ed another expedition to the West Indies
which met with little success and dur
ing which he died.
ID. b. ST. have a pocket piece OF cop
per, on one side Of which is a nag and the
words "The flag Of our Union;" on tn,
other side IF anybody attempts to hau
Il down shoot him on the spot Dix" What
is IT. A. A token issued during the civil
war. John A. Dix, secretary of war dur.
ing the civil war and afterwards COVER
nor Of New York. used the expression
which became battle cry through tn,
north.
w. A. W.-What days of the week wer,
September 9, 1sS3 February %, 1855 anC
March "a, 1857? CD Has Kansas the same
game laws that Missouri has. or similar
A. Sunday, Monday and Thursday. re
spectively. 90 They are quite dissimilar
especially as TO the close season dates.
J. d. K.-what is the proper pronun
clation OF Gov. Folks name, and that o
President Roosevelt? C2) What has beei
the court language of England the pas
centuryg A. Both are pronounced al
written, the latter Roosevelt, the frs
''e'' being short. co English.
r. L. s.-Please give directions for max
ing a sidewalk OF Portland cement, wha
| nronorffon of sand IN noe afc
cannot say as TO Portland cement. whicl