Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

2O. H.-Wno was the author of The Old Oaken Bucket?
 A Samuel Woodworth
 -p-
 M A.-What is the address of t. es British consul in New York city? A Percy sanderson, c. S, II Broad way.
 Student. What was the origon of the divine right of kings?''G
 A. It is too old to be traced. being survival of the primal superstition that the kings were gods.
 4
 c. E.-Which is the .'King of Waters'' and which the Father of Waters?''
 A. The Amazon and the Mississippi rivers respectively
 p-
 A. M. Where can I find the poems eThe Burial of Moses" and s'The Bur ial of Sir John Moore?''
 A. They will be found in almost every collection of poems.
 Civil Service What average must one obtain in examinations to be plac- ed on the eligible register under the civil service :?
 A. Seventy in a possible hundred.
 -h-
 x. c. L.-Is there a premium on a three-cent piece of 1869?
 A. There is no> such coin. Three centpieces were coined by the United States from 1851 to 1873. f t 53 l . j. ID. C.-It is claimed that hens eggs, or rather an imitation. have been manufactured. Is it true?
 A. Chemical limitations of hens egg were exhibited as curiosity some years ago, but they did not possess all the properties of the natural egg, nor has real substitute ever been de- l yised.
 P P.-Of the phrases "A man that made a success of it'' and ]" A man who made success of it'' which is cor rect? Please name one or more works that treat of the proper use of words A. Either sentence is correct in it's proper place, though the latter would be most frequently used. Crabbe's Synonyms is standard work. l -Ix-- ] F. K.--CRn man close Toad run ] ming through his farm which is not a country road and is not surfaced? A. A private way does not become ] public property until 1t has been open to the public twenty years. If it has never been q public way its owner ship may be controlled by fencing it l in for short time for intervals of less than twenty years. | G. S.-Would successful telegraph l ic typewriter using only one wire to l connect the transmitter and receiver be considered useful invention? (2) I To whom should one write regarding such an invention?
 A. It's usefulness would depend upon it's simplicity and effectiveness. There is at least one such machine on the market. (2) The way to reach electrical people is to exploit 1t in electrical publications. I. G.-Has Russia many large cities and which are some of the larger ones
 A. Russia has 19 towns with 100, GOO inhabitants or more, and S2 others with 10000 or more. Population o1 some of the larger towns, Petersburg 1,267 O0O, Moscow 9Ss,O00, Warsaw 614So0, Odessa 4O2, 900, Lodz 314,000 Riga 2S3 ,OOO, Kiew 249.O00, Kharkow I'll, 900, Tifis 170,OOO, Wilma 100000 Tashkant 157,ooo.
 -H- o. 0. E.-Where was Nikola Tesla noted engineer, born, and in wha particular field of work is he now en gagged?
 A. Tn SmilJan, Lika, in 1857. Hi speciality is electrical oscillation. H invented the modern principle of tn rotary magnetic field embodied in tn : transmission of power from Niagar Falls. You can get the names of cleo trical engineers by consulting cleo tTical papers. y8- c. B-How many persons hold DO sitiens under the national govern ment?
 A According to the Official Registe there were last year in the ennlog Q