The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-06

ment or not, and rejected each time'(or not passed) by the house of lords, may become jaw without their concurrence on the royal assent being signifled, provided that two years have elapsed between the second reading in the first session of the house of commons and the third reading in the third session of the house of commons.
 What is considered to be the number of words generally used by the average man of intelligence with an average ed ucation? /
 The matter is much disputed, but the consensus is not over 5000 and proba- bly, less. It has been estimated that the average person gets along with a vocabulary of TOO words.
 What is the difference between an heir apparent and an heir presumptive? ?
 An heir apparent is of so close re- lationship to his ancestor that no per son could be born who would be in any closer relationship-for instance, fa- 1ls the living person most closely related to the ancestor, but not so closely re- lated that a child could not be born more closely related-for instance, an unmarried male orphan and his only brother. In this case the unmarried male orphan may always marry, and if he should have a child by such mar ,iage his brothers heirship would be defeated.
 Can you tell me the number of battles fought by our navy during the civil war and the casuaIties2
 The navy was engaged in sixty-fve battles during the war. The total na val losses were: Killed in action, 1894 i; wounded, 2.226; died from disease ana accidents, 300, making a total of 7,O3O naval losses.
 Who was the first woman hanged in fhe United States?
 Mary Dyer, Quakeress. On the 27th of October, 1859, gallows stood on Boston common, and three con demned Quakers-William Robinson Marmaduke Stevenson and Mary Dyer were led out to. execution. They were accompanied by the train band. and drums were beaten to drown their testimony. The town was put under guard of thirty-six soldiers against ap. prehended trouble. The woman walked between her two companions, holding each of them by hand. The marshal asked her Eff she was not ashamed to walk hand in hand between two young men," She replied: Tt is an hour of the greatest joy I can enjoy in this world. No eye can see nor can ea1 hear nor can tongue speak nor can heart understand the sweet incomes and refreshings of the spirit of the Lord which I now enjoy"
 The two men were hanged and buried beneath the gallows, but Mary Dyer after having the moose put round her neck was pardOned and sent to Rhode On the gallows the second time, June 1. 1860. she was offered her life if she
 What is the meaning of "Montene- ero7"
 "Dlack mountain"
 When was the title majesty" given to kings?
 It was first used of the emperors of Germany. The first king to receive it was Louis XI of France, about 1463. It was first used of an English sover- eign in 1920, on the Field of Cloth of Gold, when Francis 1. Sd addressed Henry VIII. James I. adopted the pres ent English style of sacred or most excellent majesty" Henry VIII. was commonly addressed as dread sover- eign" Before his time the English usage was by no means uniform. Hen ry ". in 1899 was styled grace and "my liege." Henry VI. in 1422 was excellent grace" Edward ", 14G1, was most high and mighty prince" Henry VII, 14S5, was "highness."
 Are there any persons in the United Kingdom wF,o are unable to speak Eng fish?
 In i011 :na Wales and Monmouth shire there were 179,2o2 persons, three years of age and upward, who could speak only Welsh. In Scotland there were 1S40O persons of the same ages who could speak only Gaelic. In Ire