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rect to use the brides or the BRIDE
sreom's monogram on wedding sift7
Wedding gifts, II marked at all.
should bear the brides initials unless
the gift Is personal present to the
bridegroom. to be used only by him.
What 10 the correct way 70 eat green
psas-with . spoon or fork7
.eas should be eaten With fork.
Give a sketch Of Edmond Restand's
lie.
Edmond Rostand, French dramatist,
was born In Marseilles. France. April
I, 1860. His father was u journalist
He wrote his first play in 1894, follow
ed by "Cyrano de Rergerac" in 1897;
"LAiglon." In 1900: "Chantecler." in
1910. He married Rosamonde Gerard.
author Of LES Pipeaux." a volume Of
verse crowned by the French acad-
envy. Rostand himself was elected to
the French academy In 1902.
When did the lroquois thsatsr fire in
Chicago take placer
Dec. 80. 1903.
What 10 the history Of Japan 40 .
colonizer?
In 1895 japan acquired her first colo
ny. the small island of Formosa. Since
then she has obtained the island OF
Sakhaln by the treaty of Portsmouth
and Korea by annexation. She also
has In her possession. through lease
from China. the small province of
Kwangtung. which includes Port Ar
thur. and a long. narrow strip Of land
along the Mnnchurian railroad. The
japanese are constantly increasing in
number in these territories. They are
born cOlonizerS. and Californians and
Americans in the Philippines and in
Hawaii. recognizing this characteris
tic. do not look with favor upon the
japanese For example, the Japanese
population in Hawaii numbered $4,000
In 1896. $4,000 In 1900 and $4,000 in
1910. according to the census figures.
Where does the phrase occur, what
can't be cured must be endured7"
1t is an old proverb. origin not
known. but Shakespeare in Merry
Wives of Windsor" act 8. scene s,
says. what cannot be eschewed must
be embraced"
How do tho seven wonders Of the an
eient world measure up to modern
standards7
The seven wonders of the ancient
world We're provincial and unimpor-
tant compared with many achievements
OF modern times. A year or two ago
an attempt was made to poll 1000 sci.
entists in America and Europe regard
ing the seven wonders Of the modern
world. and it resulted as follows: Wire
less teiegraphy. Pa votes: telephone.
1856: aeroplane. 1867: radium, 1866; spec
trum analysis, 1876: x ray. III: the
Panama canal, 100: anaesthesia. "a;
synthetic chemistry. 81
Where 10 Guatsmaia3
A republic in Central America.
Where and what 10 the Howard uni.
versity?
An institution for the higher educa.
ton Of negroes founded in Washington
In 1867.
What 10 the Delta damn
1t Is part of the barge canal system
In New York state. 1t holds back the
waters of the Mohawk river, about
five miles north of Rome, and is form
cd by a dam 100 feet in height, ex-
tending across river gorge 600 feet
ut its base. The crest is 1000 feet in
length at the top and forms reser-
voir some four miles in length and two
miles in width, with a capacity of
2, $50, 100000 cubic feet
Whers are the Canary islands, and
under what government are thsy7
Off the northwestern coast Of Africa.
Spain.
Have any presidents held elective
offices after their terms 40 president
expired7
John Quincy Adams was a repre-
sentative and Andrew Jackson sen
ator in congress after the expiration
Of their presidential terms. Tyler was
4 representative from Virginia in the
Confederate congress and died in Office.
What president was father Of the
largest famiiy7
William Henry Harrison. He had
six sons and four daughters.
Whore was the first Grand Army pest
organixed7
At Decatur, Ill.,, April 6, 1865.
De- all legislatures have sessions an.
nualIyf
No; only in Georgia, Massachusetts,,
New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Car
olina and New York. All Of the others
hold biennial sessions, except Ala
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