The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-05


 America was constituted the viceroyal- ty of New Granada in 1718. Inde- pendence of Spain was declared in 1911 and in 1919 was accomplished un- der General Simon Bolivar. In the latter year the present Venezuela, Co., lonbia and Ecuador were fused in a republic of Colombia In 1899 Vene- Euela withdrew and in 1880 Ecuador The remaining territory was organized Nov. 21, 1881, as the republic of New Granada The successive presidents were General Santander, pr. Marquez General Herran, General Mosquera, General Lopez, General Obando and Dr. Orpina. Under the last, in 1860, rebellion broke out, and upon its sue cess the United States of Colombia was established Oct 20, 1S61
 What is the correct pronunciation of the word "ski? ?"
 ''Ski" is a Norwegian word and the correct pronunciation in Norwegian is ton 1t is practically always pronounced '1skee."
 What are the names of the battIe- chips in the United States navy that carry fourteen inch guns7
 At the present time the United States has no battleships in commission car rying fourteen inch guns. There are, however, under construction four fight ing ships Of the super-Dreadnough type which will have main batteries of ten fourteen-inch guns each. These are. the Nevada, the New York, the Oklahoma and the Texas.
 Wac there ever a nesre Catholic priest in the United states2
 Yes. At present there are at least four negro Catholic priests in this country.
 Can congress decree national legal hoIiday7
 No. No day can be made a legal holiday for all states by action of the United States congress. Each state makes it's own holidays, which are le- gal holidays in that state only. When congress decrees a legal holiday it be Columbia, the territories and dependen- c1es.
 Whe was the first mayor of Greater New YorI<7
 Robert A. Van wyck.,
 What is the best training to hseens a court stenoSraphers and what ia the speed rePuired2
 The best sort of training for court stenographer is to be had in law of flee, where legal terms are as much in use as in a courtroom. An applicant for court stenographer's position should have speed of close on to 200 words a minute before taking the civil service examinations.
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 What Is the meaning of the word "sabotase2"
 Sabotage" is a word of recent ori- gin It means the damage of machin- cry or property by workmen, who seek to injure tAeir employers by this means. The word originated in France, where striking peasants used their wooden abots-to destroy machinery; hence sabotage.
 What are the dates ef the hir$h and death of pr. Clement C. Moore, who wrote "The Night Before chriatmas?"
 Dr. Moore was born in New York city on July 15, 1779 He died tn Newport, R. T., on July 10, 1863.
 Who was Ceerops2
 Cecrops, who figures in Greek my thology as an Autochthon-i. e.. haIf man, half dragon-was the first king of Attica. Tradition declares him to be the founder of marriage, the author Of the political division of Attica into twelve states and the introducer of agriculture, navigation and commerce. He is also said to have civilized the religious rites of the people.
 Who invented the electric lieht9
 The electric light was first invented by Sir Humphrey Davy in the early part of the nineteenth century, who first produced the arc light with a bat tery Of 2,0oO cells. It did not come into practical use until 1644, when i'm provements were made in it's construc- ton by Frenchman named Foucault and 1t was used to illuminate the Place de Ia Concorde, in Paris.
 When was slavery first introduced in Americaf
 The earliest record of slaves being brought to the United States was in 1619,g when a Dutch man-of-war en- tered James river, Virginia, and land ed twenty negroes, who were offered for sale.
 What is the origin of the expression "Hobson's choice7"
 There are several stories about the origin of this saying, and perhaps the following is the true one: Tobias Hob son, it is said, was the first man in yIoT TOA 1Ir- n When a man came for horse he was led into a stable where there was a great choice, but Hobson obliged him 1 to take the horse that stood nearest to the stable door, so that every GUS tomer was served alike according to his chance. Thus it came to be a proverb that when choice was fore