The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-04
E. HI. DILLON & GO.


 Whan was Fort San Juan dc ulua bEiItf Did we capture it when yFe oo- cupied Vera Crux in tbe first war with Mexieo7
 No naval force could capture Vera Cruz without first capturing or silenc- ing Fort San Juan de U1ua, which was built expressly for the defense of the harbor. Vera Cruz dates from 1520, soon after the first landing there of Cortez, and the fort WAS built soon afterward. It was the strongest forti- ication of Mexico and the last post held by the tpaniards in North Ameri ca, capltulating Nov. 19, 1925. Since pasSing into the possession of Mexico it has been captured four Hmes-in. 1888 by the French, 1S47 by the. Americans under General Scott, in 1881 by the French in the Madmilian movement and now again by the Americans.
 What is the approxinate cost osl maintaining the armies and naVies ofl the principal DRtioras2 ss|
 The estimat tes or budgets of the diff ferent governments covering two year periods furnish an approximate esH. mate: The cost of the British army, according to estimates for 1918-1A, will amount to SPA 3o0OOo. The estimates for the navy for 1e13-14 are placed al @224, 14O,OO0. The United States army appropriations for 1ol5-14 amount to $94 266, 145, not including the expendt. tare by the severaI states on their nd. tional guard or the enormous sum paid for pensions to ex-volunteers. The navy appropriations for 1g1B-14 amount to $14O,8O0,648. The estimated uili. | f4. pire in the budget for 1o12-13 amounts to $1s3, ,O9O, 900, excluding expenditures on colonial troops. The German naval estimates for 1913-14 amount to $111,. 100000. The military budget of France for 1913 shows an estimated expend1 ture of $191, ,481 900 for the military esta blishment. The navy estimate fer 1914 amounts to $119,571, 400. Italy during 1o1s-14 expects to spend about $51, ,OoO, ,000 on her navy and about $62,- 92S,OOO on her army. The military budget of Russia, ordinary and ex- traordinary. for ae13-1A calls for $817,- SOO,00O and the navy about $122, ,5O0,- 900. The army estimate of Austro- Hungary for 1913 was $e2,3oo,00o and the navy $42, 100000. The military ex- penditure of Japan for 1913-14 will be about $49 0OO,O 900. The navy estimates for 1913-14 amount to $46,5Oo,Ooo- When was Nelson o'Shaushneasy appointed to Mexico and how long has he heen representative of the United States2
 He was appointed second secretary of the embassy at Mexico in 1911. while Henry L. Wilson was still am- bassador Montgomery Schuyler of New York was then first secretary of the embassy, but later O'Shaughnessy became first secretary, and on the re- call of Minister Wilson he became eharge d'anaires or acting amhassador.
 What is meant by the mint mark on q coin?
 It is a small letter stamped on the coin in the process of minting to show where it was made, the letter tO'' standing for New Orleans, "S'' for San. Francisco, % O. for Carson City and eDss for Denver. Coins issued by the parent mint at Philadelphia have no mint mark.
 FIrst--What is the origin of the word tango, the nane of the new dance2 Second-Kindfy give pronun- citation of tango in France; also the pronunciation used in England. Third. What is the. accepted or preferred Pronuneiatien of tango in our country and nite authority for same, please,
 The word is supposed to be of Span ish origin, variation of tangano (ac- cent onA first syllable). a boys play. Perhaps a better derivation would be from the Spanish fandango (accent on second syllable), a lively Spanish dance. In early times fandango was much in vogue in this country to des- ignate a dancing party or ball, and it is still current in Mexico. Tango, meaning a lively dance, might easily come from fandango. During the Rus so-Japanese war the Japanese captur- ed several Russian vessels and chang ed their names, among them being the Poltava, which was changed to Tango. and she is still in the Japanese navy under that name, or was two years ago. This would indicate that the word has some Japanese significance, but we do not know what. It seems to have been current in different South Ameri- can countries, and probably applies to any dance of that particular kind, style and temperamental effect. The French pronunciation is like tahng-go Cfirst syllable nasaD, but it has not. yet found its way Esko an English dictionary