Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-12
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DeRidder-Your coins are not rare. E. M T.-The half dollar of 1923 is not rare.
 D.-Twenty-four railroads center in St Louis.
 Eskridge.-For address of dealers in wood, consult advertising columns F. U.-As repeatedly stated, foreign try.
 c. c. N.-Hon Carl Schurz's address is A East Ninety street, New York.
 o. L.-Rosa Bonheur, the painter, was born in Bordeaux in 1922 and died in Paris in 1899.
 Student-The Pompeians were poly theists, worshipping the many gods of the Greeks and Romans.
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 A. l.. G., 1425 Hamblett street, Bel linghan1. Washington, wants copy of negro dialect song entitled "De Coaxenest Man. Can any of our readers furnish it? -HE
 J. M-Bets on ball game go with the umpire's decision. If one team re- fuses to finish the game because of dissatisfac with the umpire, the other team wins.
 B. A. B.-Why is glass better non- conductor of lightning than wood? A.That cannot be told any more, than 1t can be told what electricity is. 1t is only known that it is so.
 H. M.-The verbal agreement with the father does not give you any title to the child in the absence of formal adoption.
 L.. N. C.-Address the charities board of almost any considerable city for particulars regarding the adoption of a colored child.
 c. J. U. asks where he can dispose of Spanish signal book found on a prisoner at Cavite in 1S9S II don't think anybody would care to invest in it.
 w. e. H.-I cannot tell you about the firm you name; perhaps its an- nouncement is in the advertising col umns, as it should be. Business ad- dresses do not appear in this column.
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 T. O. MI cannot answer your question positively; consult a lawyer. Probably the children would receive a share of the property such part as would have descended to their par ents.
 H. F. N.-In reply to your query, an anonymous correspondent tells this column that Judge Terry was candi- date for democratic elector in CalifOr- mia in 1880, and was the only candi- date on that ticket to fail of election w. S. M.-Any gazetteer will give you the facts as to the number of railroads entering any given city. To give list of the cities in America, with the number of railroads entering each, would be colossal job.
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 H. K. M-What is the total regis tration of the states of Ohio and Mis- souri?
 A. Registration of voters is not re- quired in either state except in large cities-in Missouri only in cities of over 100000 population.
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 o. A. L-How is a lodestone ham, mer loaded, or where can I learn how and what is used in the art?
 A. do not know whether it is practical to remagnetize lpdestone; if so it would be by the use of gal vanic or electric battery.
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 l.. M.-Does the house of represent atives have any action in the making of treaties? @ Who is the governor general of Canada?
 A. No. Treaties are made by the president by and with the advice of the senate (2) Lord Gray.
 H.N.-It has been demonstrated that all that is necessary to transmit mes sages over considerable distance by wireless telegraphy is an abundance of electric power to generate the waves, the curvature of the earth not affecting their transmission to any appreciable extent.
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 o. k .C.-Please state the address of Mark Twain and James Whitcomb Riley?
 A. A letter addressed to Samuel l.. Clemens, New York city, will reach Mark Twain. MT Riley may be ad-. dressed in care of the Union Trust Go, Indianapolis, Ind.
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 F. A. C.-When a man has farm rented and the crop stands good for the rent, can the landlord take any, thing but the crop for the rent?
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