Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-26
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS

W. T. C., H. R. J. and c. V. C.---No premium on your coins.
 -n A. E. D.-Which is correct, six and four is ten, or six and four are ten? A. Six and four are ten.
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 W. A. P.--What is the address of Senator W. A. Clark of Montana? A. He resides at Butte, and his of- fee is at 49 Wall street, New York.
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 D. E. HI have been informed that Martin Van Buren's wife was ne- gress. Is it true?
 A. It is not true.
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 J. W. Tiff man in Kansas dies, leaving a widow but no children, will his property and real estate go to the widow and her heirs?
 A. It will. : A is Nellie.--What is the standing of our navy as compared with other coun- tries?
 A. Probably it stands third or fourth. It is impossible, to make ac- tual comparisons. @ .s.s.
 --xt- rs g.5ssD < w. W.-Whom can I address at Washington to learn the address of civil engineer now in the employ of the government and detailed to work on the Panama canal?
 A. The Isthmian Canal commission.
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 R. l.. S.-How many vice presidents have become presidents?sS# aAtI
 A. Eight; John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Willard Fillmore John Tyler. Andrew John son, Chester A. Arthur and Theodore Roosevelt.
 J. e. E.-Does it take more pickets to build a fence over hill than it does on level?
 A. It requires the same number of pickets to build a fence given num- Der of feet, whether over hill or on 6 level.
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 S. s. F.-Which is the larger,f the Mississippi or the Amazon river? A. The Mississippi is 2,960 miles long,, the Amazon about $500 miles. The Mississippi drains about 100000 and the Amazon about 2,94QO00 square miles. Sorry cannot tell you how to stiffen fur hat brims.
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 J. c. H.-Why do the negroes of the United States celebrate June 19 as Emancipation day, when the emanc1- patton proclamation was issued Janu- ary 12
 A! They do not. The 18th of June is observed in Texas, because on that day in 1865 General Gordon Granger took military command over Texas and proclaimed, among other things, the freedom of the negroes. W. ". C.-The question of how much money. the. Philippines have cost and how many lives have been lost was fully discussed during the cam paign just closed, and if you have read the, newspapers you know. as much about it as I. The republican papers told us the cost was very small, a mere bagatelle; the democrats said the ex- pense was way .up, in the, millians. 1sYou pays your money and you takes your choice. ,f s4 | A. w. .S.--If you will consult a his- tory of Brazil you will find it will an- swer many of your questions. And then, if you are still in the dark, ads dress letter of inquiry to the Brazil ian legation at Washington, D. c. The climate is, of course, warm: the equa- tor extends across it's northern end. Personally do not know that the country offers any inducement to a young man with limited capital. White men are as safe there as any where.
 History.-In what year did General Gates come to America, and where did 1 he locate? sisz4*YesA a4f9 Ss3as-sss l A. General Horatio Gates came to America in 1755 from Maiden, Essex, England, as a British officer to fight i1l l the French and Indian war At the close of the war in 1761 he bought an estate in Berkeley county, Virginia. where he was living when the revolu- tionary war began. He was commis- stoned adjutant general by congress and defeated General Rurgoyne Ut the second battle of Saltwater, N. Y. --H- Thana.-When and by what author l ity was the Sabbath changed from the I last to the first day of the week? @ What were the principal causes of the British -Boer war? (3l, Is it true that the debt of England is equal to its valuation? (4)h Which has the great CT population, Kansas City or Denver l (5) Who wrote Thanatopsis? A. There has been no change. The Jews rest on Saturday because the Lord rested on the seventh day; ! Christians observe Sunday because it is supposed to be the birthday ot Christ. (2) Briefly, because England wanted privileges i'll Africa which she was able to get by making war on the Boers. C3) It is absurdly untrue. (4) I At the last census the population ot Kansas City was 163, 3,752, and that of Denver 133, ,S59. (0 William Cullen Bryant. -
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