New Britain herald., 1930-03-06

 D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are confidentiaI.-Edi Q. How many independent coun- tries in the world are ruled by negroes?
 A. The only independent sovereign states ruled by negroes are the re- publics of Liberia and Haiti, that have negro presidents, and Abys- sinia, ruled by d negro empress.
 Q. Did the ex-Empress Josephine of France marry after she was di- vorced by Napoleon? A. She retired to Malmaison and lived an unhappy life alone, nurtur- ing to the last the tender affection she held for her Emperor.
 Q. Why does frost form on vegetation in low-lying places when it does not form at higher eleva- tions?
 A.. Cold air, which is heavier than warm air, settles into the val leys in contact with the vegetation, and for this reason low districts often experience frost when the higher points escape.
 Q. Who was "Nolichucy Jack?
 A. That was nickname of Colonel John Sevier, who defeated a band of Indians in 1779. Q. What is the citizenship of child born in foreign country of American parents?
 A. American.
 Q. Are swamp, bog and marsh synonymous?
 A. A swamp may be defined as tract or region of low spongy land usually situated remotely from the shore. so saturated as to be unfit for tillage, commonly abounding in cer- tain species of trees and course grass A bog is defined as wet and spongy land, usually covered with coarse grass often containing peat too soft to bear the weight of a heavy body on it's surface. A marsh is tract of low wet land. The words are practically synonymous, and the term used is generally gov- erned by local custom. of ander the Great? A. Philip, King of Macedonia. c. What country has coins in- scribed Danske?
 A. Denmark.
 Q. What is the population of Berlin, Germany? 1 A. The 1925 census enumerated 4,O13,5SS.
 Q. What is the inscription on the statue that stands between Chile and Argentine, and what is it's his tory?
 A. Tn 1903 the South American republics of Chile and Argentina having happily settled by arbitra- tion a long standing boundary dis pute which threatened to involve them in war, mutually bound them selves by treaty to reduce their mii- tary and naval armaments and for a stated period to submit every mat ter of dispute arising between them to arbitration. Upon one of the highest boundary ranges of the Andes, the two nations have erected a colossal bronze statue Of Christ, as the sacred guardian of the peace to which they are pledged. The statue was unviled March 13. 1904. The inscription on it reads: Sooner shall these mountains crumble unto dust, than Argentines and Chileans break the peace which at the feet of Christ, the Redeemer, they have sworn to maintain"
 Q. What was the real cause of the War of 1872?
 A. The expanding commerce of England and France at the begin ming of the nineteenth century re- quired many ships and sailors tc man them. The lure of America had fallen upon adventures ir many lands, especially in England and France and many immigrants came here from those lands. Priva. teers of both countries believed that if they could search American ship. and find men whom they could ac cuse of deserting ships of their owI countries, they could make them re turn to service under their owl flags. The system soon ran ava, with itself, many who were not de serters were impressed, and the ul Ftimatc outcome was the War 6 1912.
 Q. Did California ever declar itself an Independent state? A. On June fl, 1S46, a smal party Of Americans, aided by Gen John C, Fremont who was then il California at the head of an explor ing expedition seized the town 0
 Sonoma. raised the Bear flag. an |. on the 4th of July declared and pro ! claimed the independence of Cali
 fornia.
 c. What is the area of Cali : fornia, and how does it rank wit 2 the other states? A. California with an area c l. 15S,291 square miles. is the secon
 largest state in the Union.
 Q. What country has the oldes :. unaltcrod flag in the world? A. Denmark. f O. What does the name Hedd q mean?
 = A. War" It is from the Teu l, tonic.
 = Q. When did Arkansas becom e state?
 g A. June 15. 1856.