The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-05

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 1 In 1898
 When was the Empire State express 1 put upon the train schedule between I New York and Chicago?
 It was not properly a Chicago train 1 except through its connections It was l put on as a. flying express to Buffalo. The first run was made on Oct. 20, 1891, in eight hours forty-two minutes, two
 minutes behind time over a distance of | 43615 miles. This high speed was made possible only through the use of spe- cially designed engines, yet engines of l that type would now be considered very much out of date.
 What was the vote for DebS last eleotion2
 o13, ,155. Four states gave him So,Ooo ! each-California, Illinois, Ohio and l Pennsylvania.
 When and where did heraEdry orisi-
 Heraldry is very ancient. It is be- l heved to have originated in the Chi i nese and other oriental nations and i is of comparatively late date among Europeans. Richard I. was the first i of the English kings to have a coat of i arms on his shield. This was in 1189. The French royal seal with the shield 1 of the lilies is of the time of Louis 1 VIII. (1223-1226). The Eagle of the Emperors is probably as ancient as 1 any in Europe. Charlemagne is said to have used the eagle as his badge. i After the beginning of the thirteenth century the appearance of arms on shields increased in number. 
 Should widow use her own or her husbands given name? She may use either, It is entirely op- tional with her.
 Who ~as the "cineinnatus of Aneri- ca ?"
 The original Cincfnnatus was arNn- cient Roman statesman who lived about 800 years before Christ and who, when committee went to noti- fly him of his election to high office. was found hard at work on his farm. After holding the office for brief pc riod very satisfactorily and rendering great public service he Voluntarily re- signed it and returned to his farm. From this the name Cincinnatus came to be applied in modern times to any farmer-statesman and sometimes to
 
 or farmers who were no great states men. It was first applied, and very appropriately, to Washington, who was termed S.the Cincinnatus of Amer ica" and ''the Cincinnatus of the West''
 Ia the average number oF Veters one- third of the population of the United
 At the last election 15,ooo.Ooo citi- zens voted. This is less than one sixth of the total population.
 What was the first American news- paper?
 The earliest record we can find shows that a publication called Pub lick Occurrences. both Foreign and Domestic 2 which was printed in Bos- ton in 1890. was the first newspaper published in the country. It consisted of three pages of two columns each and blank page. It was almost i'm mediately suppressed.
 What is the origin of the saying, "A l littIe bird told me sop
 This common popular expression, l while not literal quotation. is taken 1 directly from the Bible. See Ecclesias- | tes, tenth chapter, twentieth verse.
 What ia a "harrnecide feast7"
 A feast where the dishes were emp ty and the viands imaginary; hence any tantalizing illusion. It is an al | fusion to the story of .'The Barher's | Sixth Brother in the Arabian Nights | Entertainments,'' in which rich Bar | mecide gives a dinner of this descrip- | ton to Shacabac, who is starving, and | Obliges him to pretend that he eats | and drinks what is not before him. I A Barmecide is the name of a Persian l family. so called from the name of it's founder, Barmek.
 To what denomination did Robert | Browning, the poet, belong, and what creed did he profess?
 There has been a good deal of con troversy over Browning's religious be- iefs. His parents became dissenters in middle life, but often attended the Anglican services. Browning himself, | though there was little stress on dog ma in his religious faith, continued to sympathize with the spirit of the An Elican faith. He was not a frequent | ehurehgoer, but he was brought up a Christian and has been considered an advocate of Christian theology.
 Is child born of white parents. fixed residents of Shanghai, Chinese?
 Certainly not in race. Nor in civic rights, either, for the agreement of na- tons prescrihes that in the case of the savage or semicivilized communities, In the latter of which China technically lies, citizens of the superior countries neither acquire citizenship in the place of such residence nor lose their natural born citizenship. In law their position relative to the lower state is that of denizenship.
 What isC the nationality of AdeIina Patti?