The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24

HFlriSn empire Synonykx900St NNtIaN other terms are used?
 Great Britain comprises England Scotland and Wales. all parts of one is. land; United Kingdom of Great Brit | ain and Ireland includes Ireland in addition: the British empire consists of all these and India, the colonies, oth, | CT islands. protectorates and depend. encies.
 Why is Austria sometimes called AussI tria- Hunsary7 Both are correct. Austria-Hungary, or the Austro- Hungarian monarchy, consists of two states. the Austrian empire and the Hungarian Kingdom, both under one sovereign: Francis Jo- seph, who mites in himsef the titles. emperor of Austria and king of Hun gary. Although united under one sov- ereign, Austria and Hungary are per fectly independent of each other, pos sessing each it's own constitution. its legislative power and its executive departments for cost branches of state affairs. There are three cabinets-viz. a separate ministry for Austria. one \ for Hungary and joint one for the two together. It is permissible to speak of either by it's distinctive name. or of the two by their joint name of Austria-Hungary.
 When was the current motto intro duced on United States coin?
 The words ..In God We Trust first appeared on the copper two cent issue of 1864 and was the first use of the word God in any government act. The sentence was introduced by James Pollock. director of the mint. with the approval of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon F. Chase It appeared on the 1866 issue of the double eagle. eagle, half eagle. silver dollar. half dollar and nickel five cent piece in lieu of the long existing motto ofe"E Pluribus Unum." Tn the trade dollar issue t1S73l both mattoes were retained. In God We Trust" appearing on the obverse- What nationaIitfes or classes of for eign born persons are excluded from becoming citizens?
 The Chinese are excluded from nat uralization, but white persons of any other nationality may be naturaIized. except certain excluded classes.~ An act of congress provides that no per son who disbelieves in or who is op- posed to all organized government or
 
 any organization entertaining ana teaching disbelief in or opposition to all organized government, or who ad- vocates or teaches the duty. necessity or propriety Of the unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or officers, ef- ther specific individuals or of officers generally, of the government of the 1 United States, or of any lotller orga h. ized government, because Of his or their official cnaracter.gor who is a 1 polygamist. shall be naturalized
 
 Was any part of present Prussia ever part of Poland when Poland was a separate empire?
 Yes. The first partition of Poland in 1772 between Russia, Prussia and Aus tria gave to Prussia as her share o1 booty the maritime palatinate minus Danzig, the palatinate Of Kuhn minus Thorn, Great Poland as far as ths Nitza and the palatinates of Marien burg and Ermenland, 629 square miles
 with a population of 87SyOOO and ar annual revenue of 534.oO0 thalers II 1793 Prussia took also Thorn, Danztg Dobryn. Kujavia-and mostly the whole I Of Great Poland. In 1796 Prussia tool Podlachia and the rest of Masovia 1 with Warsaw.
 How many national banks have beer organized from the beginning of tn, system and how many have failed ians
 how many are noVs in existence? Since the organiza ton of the nation
 al banking system inz186S charters fo
 10.751 national banks have been is
 sued Of this numbeF-2,518 have beel voluntarily liquidated and 5l9 failes
 and were placed in charge of receivers
 On June 30, 1914. there were 7.539 ns tionaI banks in operation, having al authorized capital of $1 ,074 .239. ITS an, | total circulation of $750.671.s9
 in what year did geld drop to pa S after the civil war rise, and what wa
 the highest point reached7
 In 1878 gold fell to par in one Unite : States for the first time subsequent 4
 1881 Highest point 285. reached Jul
 II. 1884. when the Confederates wer ! at the gates of Washington.
 r What is the tstl for passage of yes : sels through the Panama canaI7 Ar United States vessels required. to pa y for passage through the eanal7
 The law provides that rates Of to
 shall be fixed by the president of th
 United States. Those fixed by Pres dent Taft in November, 1912. and no in force are as follows, applicable 1
 vessels of all nationaIities alike: 1. 0 t merchant vessels carrying passenger
 or cargo, $1.2O 8 net vessel ton-eaC
 100 cubic feet-of actual earning e
 pacity. 2. On vessels In ballast witt
 out passengers or cargo. 40 per cel
 less than the rate Of tolls for vesse r with passengers or cargo. g. On nav ] vessels, other than transports. collier
 hospital ships and supply ships. !
 cents displacement ton.~ 4. On arm
 and navy transports. collfers, hospdt
 ships and supply ships, $1.20 net to 7 fK,n raaaIe, ka aas1II.Eaf1 flacA ga ',