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, u years Another son, Thomas, tad,
died in 1868 at the age OF IS
Q-Who applied the term "A nation
| of shopkeepers" to the English w s.
A,-Samuel Adams used the expires
sion in an address delivered at the
state house, Philadelphia, Aug. l. 1875
Q-what is adobe made Off. II.
A.-This is name applied to sun
dried bricks made from any suitable
| material which hardens on exposure Ia
the sun Often such bricks are made
| Of turf and straw. This material is
suitable for use in very dry climates
| My
Q-Doee III" English lsnruoce vary
in different parts OF the United States
| as much as II does in different parts
Of England?--E b. P.
/ Alt is said that 1t is harder for
/ Lincolnshire farmer to understand
! ancaSal'e liner tom it 8. go,. ,.r tWl
/ Americans from different sections Of
! the United States to understand each
/ other The reasons advanced for the
| uniform standard in America are the
| wide use Of text books, and the fact
| that our public schools are forced to
] devote much time to the teaching Of
I English on account of the large mum
/ her Of foreigners in the schools. There
/ are many provincialisms in our Ian
/ guage but most OF them have been
scattered over the whole country and
/ are understood by all,
/ Q-Has the collier Cyclops been H.
/ nRlly given up as lost?-W T. S
/ A.-The loss OF this ship, loaded with
| manganese and carrying 81 passengers,
/ IN officers and crew OF 2l3 has never
been explained. After months of search
and waiting the CyClops was finally
I given up as lost and her name stricken
/ from the registry of the navy
/ GLOW much assistance has the
/ American Red Cross given in Poland
! !, r. Fl
! A-Thc American Red cross commits
sion Ia Poland arrived In Warsaw on
March 3. 1919. Since then l2l0.OS6 per
sons have been aided and S. 054 600 ex
/ pended These figures for Polish relief
| We're complied before August l. so do
not include the wounded and refugees
cared for since the heaviest fighting be-
gan
! Q-what is the platform Of the Ma
uonal Womcn's Trade Union League Of
/ America a +. L.
A This Is a federation Of organiEa-
tons and individuals with the following
platform collective bargaining through
trade unions "A maximum S-hOur day
and 4i-hour week. Just wage; wage
/ based on occupation and not sex, full
/ citizenship for women.
Q-Ilease advise me whether Poland
| and LithuRnia have been recognized by
/ the United states. II So, who repre-
SCENTS them in this country7--A II. G.
A-Lithuania has not been recognized
! by our government, hut Poland has. and
| her representative I'm this country Is
| Prince Casmir Lubemirski,
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