The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-14

| |Departmenf How did England obtain possession
 of Esypt7
 English control of Egypt may be said to have begun when, in 1875, Stephen |. Cave and Colonel Stokes were sent to that country to inquire into its poor financial condition. In November, 1876, Goshen and Joubert's mission on behalf of the British and French bond holders resulted in the dual control,
 one British official to superintend the
 revenue and a French the expenditure. Another result was the international ization of the railroads and of the port of Alexandria. In 1882 rebellion un- der Arabi Pasha broke out, which re- suited in the bombardment of Alex andria on July II, 1882.
 England thereafter sent an army into the country and suppressed the revolt
 at Tel-el-Kebir, Sept. 13. 1882. Dual control was abolished Jan. IS, 1883,
 and replaced by an English financial
 adviser. In 1904 the fact of England's
 position in Egypt was recognized, and
 that position was legalized by treaties,
 first with France, then with Germany.
 Austria and Italy. Since then, to all
 intents end purposes. Egypt has been
 an English possession.
 What does the expression "the open door" mean in reference to China, and
 why has the United States the right to
 interfere7
 k The "open door" , is in international politics the principle of equal treat. ment, in trade with oriental countries, for all trading nations, as opposed to the policy of effective monopoly in fa- vor of any one nation. The phrase came into popular use toward the end of the nineteenth century, when vari- ous European nations were trying to establish spheres of influence" in Chi na. The United States was opposed to the granting to any nation of ex- elusive trading privileges in these spheres of influence" and in 1899 John Hay, secretary of state, address ed a circular note to the interested powers asking them to pledge them selves not to interfere with any treaty port or with any vested interest with in their respective spheres of influence, to engage that discriminating customs and port duties. should not be levied in such spheres and that within any na- tion's sphere of influence no higher railroad charges should be imposed upon subjects of other nations than upon subjects of the nations having such spheres. The pledges asked were given in their entirety by France, Ger many, Great Britain, Italy and Japan. Russia reserved the right to levy dis crimipatory duties.
 When and how did the term Uncle Sam orisinatsf
 The United States government is sometimes personified under this name, the originsof which is uncertain, though sometimes attributed to an incident in the commissary department in the state I'of New York during the war of 1872, where casks, etc, of provisions were marked "U. s." which the soldiers jok- ing said stood for Uncle Sam," as they called Samuel Wilson, who had charge 
 of these stores.
 Kindly state the rule about men re- moving their hats in the presence of women on the streets and in elevators. A gentleman always lifts his hat in recognition of woman's speaking to
 him. About elevators, it has been ar gued that there was no more reason for a man removing his hat in an ele- vator than on street car. It does not
 seem very logical, but every woman appreciates this delicate attention. Please let me know the population of
 Ulster, Ireland, and if possible the number of Catholics and the number of Protsstants. 8G ' 1 The population of Ulster province,
 Ireland. in 1911 was 1,578,572. The Catholic population of Ulster for the
 same year was 689, ,736.
 10 European. money worth less than before the war7
 The money of all the warning nations
 has fallen oil as compared with Amer lean dollars, but of late the French
 franc has suffered most Large pur.
 chases abroad and small exports have
 made France short of cash The value
 of the French franc in American
 money has declined nearly 17 per cent.
 In ordinary times $1 is worth 5 francs
 and IS centimest- Now it is worth 6.O5.. What are the opportunities in serv- ing in the army or navy7 Which branch of the ssrvies do you advise
 me to enlist in? l sought the advice | of friends (aIso one who has served),
 but. they all say that would only
 waSte three years of my life. eesides,
 lf enlisted some people would call me
 an idier too lazy to work.
 In the army you would begin at S15
 to SIS a month and would have the
 chance to raise yourself to $21, S24,
 $30, $40, $45, $50, $65 and $75 per l'month. After two years service, if un-
 der. thirty and unmarried, you would
 have a chance to compete in examina-
 ton for promotion to the a>commissioned
 rank of second lieutenant. After thirty
 years service you could retire on a
 pension of 75 per cent of the pay of the rank you had attained plus S1b 76