The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21

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Is there any penalty for marking an
unpatented article "patented2"
To prevent fraudulent impositions on
the public it is forbidden that I'M
patented articles he stamped or mark
ed patented, and where this is done
with intention to deceive a penalty of
500 and costs for each article so
stamped is provided. Any person may
bring action against such Offenders.
What is the comparative value of the
principal mineral products of tho
United States7
BY the census of 1910 the years
product was; Pig iron, q, 3o3,56T tons
valued at s425, 1925. silver 81, 1877,
900 troy ounces, value $50, S54 800;
gold, 1867, o1S ounces. value $e6,26e..
100; copper, 1850, 159, 100 pounds, value
S137 ,1so,25T. lead, 272.227 tons. value
$50. 755.e76, This does not include any
nonmeta1Hc minerals. Of which coal
led all the others. with a production of
417,111,142 tons OF bituminousS value
S469, 281 lis. and anthracite, Is, 1925
tons. value $1eo,275,so2.
What are the common wedding an
niversaries called as reiated to the.
gifts one should aive7
The common wedding anniversaries
are: First, cotton; second, paper;
third, leather; fourth, fruit and lowers;
fifth, wooden; tenth, tin; fifteenth. [
crystal; twentieth, china; twenty fifth.
silvers thirtietEl. pearl: fortieth. ruby;
fftieth. golden.
Where were women first granted full
suffrage7
wyoming was the first. state in the
world to grant full franchise to WON,
en- (1s6e). In the Isle of Man women
who pay rent or taxes have had the
full parliamentary franchise since
1892. woman property owners since
1881.
How do the New England states
compare with those of the central west
and northwest in density of population
or numbers to the square miie2 Which
is the most denseIy populated state in
the Unien7
Some OF the New England states are
more densely populated than any of the
central west; but not all of them. By
the census of 1910 Maine had % in
habitants to the square mile, New
Hampshire 4S, Vermont 80, Massaehu-
sets 4la. Rhode Island sos, Connect
cut 231, Ohio 1T, Indiana IS, Illinois
1O1, Michigan 10, Wisconsin, ~ and
all the northwestern states consider.
ably fewer, Rhode Island has the most
inhabitants Is the square mile of any
state, andl Nevada has the feyest, OF.
OF the Pacific coast states California
has u, Oregon and Washington II.
Are thsre many real diamonds found,
mean produced, in the United Statsa2
Only few and those in Arkansas
and California. In.191o the total out
put was valued at 81 400, which was
exceeded by the production of agates
and moonstones, S2.26s: tourmaline,
$46,5o9; sapphire, $52eS2; turquoise,
$4,000, and some others, III
Kindly name some Of the popular
soldier soags of the civil war period
and their authors,
s'Battle Hymn of the Republic Julia
Ward Howe; "Battiecry Of Freedom, 2
ssYes, Wen Rally Round the Flag,
Boys" by George f. Root; "John
Browns Body author unknown;
Marching Through Georgia. 'Bring
the Good Old Bugle, Boys-We'll Sing
Another Song by Henry G. Work:
tramp, tramp tramp, Laof bOyS are
Marching" by George F. Root; when
Johnny Comes Marching Home" by
Louis Lambert
OF what royal house was Henry l.,
king of France, and who was his
Predecessor on the French throne7
He was son of Robert H., eldest
son OF Hugh Capet.
Who was Louisa Twinins, or is she
still living?
She was an English social reformer
and very efficient. charity worker She
was born in 1920 and in early life was
an artist, but took up social reform
and accomplished notable results in the
way of improving the condition of the
poor, establishing nursing associations,
etc. She was the first person to urge
the appointment of women police ma
irons. She never married and died
Sept. %. 1912.