The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-09

On what datesdid New York hold the celebration in honor of tine laying of the Atlantic cable?
 Aug. IS, 1858
 Why was trade dollar coined by this country and how did it's use differ from the standard silver dollar?
 The trade dollar coined by the Unit ed States mint was never intended for use in this country, It was coined fore the Chinese trade, and, although some of these trade dollars got into circulation in this country, they never became legal tender.
 son can tafk directly over the teIe- phone?
 At present the greatest distance is abont 2,Oo0 miles.
 
 Was Abraham Lincoln a HeBrew2
 No. Abraham Lincoln was of Eng hsh descent The first of his paternal ancestors to come to America was Samuel Lincoln, who emigrated from England in 1888. His mother was also of English stock The Hebrew name Abraham was commonly bestowed, with other Old Testament names, upon the Americans of 100 years ago.
 When and where did Admiral Farra- gut die2
 Admiral Farragut died at Ports mouth, N. H., Aug. 14, 1870.
 Who was the man with the iron mask? Was he the twin brother of King Louis XIV. Of FraKce? Was hes %l zIs Il |
 The identity of the man with the iron mask never has been satisfactorily established. He was closely confined at Pignerol (1679), at Exilles d681), at St Marguerite 168O and was transfer red to the BastiIle Q698, where he died Nov. 19, 17o3, and was, buried under the name of MarchiaIi. Some writers have held that he was a son of Anne of Austria, queen of Louis XIII, his father being Cardinal Mazarin or the Duke of Buckingham. Others suppose him a twin brother of Louis XIV, whose birth was concealed to avoid civil dissensfons, another opinion was that he was a young foreign nobIeman, chamberlain of Queen Anne and real father of Louis XIV. Still other au- thorfttes identify him with Count Mat thon, minister of Charles ILL, duke of | who violated certain pledges 1 obtained by bribery and that Louis l had him imprisoned. As the seizure of I 8 minister pIenipotent1ary would be | fragrant violation of international law | the honor of France would be involved | in keeping it secret He was forced | to wear a mask of black velvet | with whalebone at all | times.
 
 When was the Crystal palace, in New York, first opened?
 July IA, 1855. It was destroyed by | lire in 1858
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 What is the meaning in English of the German word "Geetterdaen7me- runa" in it's relation to the opera of that titIe2
 Geetterdaemmerung the title of he last of the four divisions of Wag- 1er's music drama, Der Ring des translated means '"The twilight of the gods.'' ''Gotterdaem- tells the story of the final downfall of the northern deities.
 When did the Japanese general Nosi commit suicide7
 Count Maresuki Nogi, supreme coun- .iIor of the Japanese empire, commit ed suicide at Tokyo on Sept. IS, 1912.
 What is the history of the Tai MahaI, and where is it erected?
 The Tai MahaI is a white marble standing a mile east of Agra, India, and was built about 1929 y Shah Jehan as burial place for he remains of his favorite wife. It is aid that twenty-two years were taken n it's construction, and the cost is va iously estimated at from $9,OoO,OOO to