Chapter C: L. Gilbert, Eau Claire, Wis.—“The Fall of Jerusalem” was written

by Henry Hart Milman, who lived from 1791 to 1868.

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L. Brock, Oswego, Kan.—Patented articles must bear notice of some kind that they are patented, and date of patent.

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S. M. Sinclair, Marshalltown, Iowa.—Homesteaders and pre-emptors must file their claims in person. They cannot legally do it by proxy of any kind.

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James Allen, Chicago—The name of the village at the mouth of the Mississippi, Balize, is the Spanish for beacon. A beacon-light has shone here from early times.

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George S. L., Attica, N.Y.—The deepest artesian well in the world is at Sperenburg, about twenty miles from Berlin, Prussia. It is 4,194 feet deep.

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“Lunatic,” Vermont, Ill.—The nineteenth century began Jan. 1, 1801, and will end with Dec. 31, 1900.

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F. P., Amherst, Wis.—The Michigan Central Railroad was completed to Ypsilanti, Feb. 3, 1838; to Jackson, Dec. 30, 1841.

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J. F. Clymer, Silver Lake, Ind.—The total colored population of the United States in 1880 was 6,580,793.

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