Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-18
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B. 2. E.-I do not know the origin of the name Jim crow" J. A. T.-Mr Carnegies New York home is at West Fifty-first street. q. H. R.-You will need to consult lawyer who is familiar with local laws and usage regarding water rights. Nameless.-Rev Thomas Dewitt Tal- mage died April II. 1902. do nov know what you mean by the church of Stratford.
 H. R. V.-What is the meaning of q stamp placed crOsswise in the upper right hand corner of the envelope? A. Do you love me? X. Y. Z.-When does the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland begin and close?
 A. It will be open from June 1 to October 1. | J. A. S.-Name three leading hotel papers.
 A. Chicago Hotel World. Omaha Hotel Reporter. New York Hotel Re. porter.
 F. G.-Where and how can apply for enlistment in the Illinois state mil. itia?
 A. Consult Thomas W. Scott, ad. l nt-general, Springfield. 1 B. A. H.--Has anybody ever beer over Niagara Falls and survived? A. Annie Edson Taylor went ovel the Canadian side of the falls October 1901, in a barrel. and survived. l -p- R. l.. R.-What was the trouble be tween Gladstone and Bismarck abou 1884:
 X. l think you must have in mint the differences between Bismarck ant the emperor of Germany. -q-
 The imp of inaccuracy, whose chief est delight is the newspaper page witt it's thousands of letters and charac ters. caused us to say that Presiden IincOln's assassination occurred Jul, IA. 1865. It should have read Apri II.
 Hauser.-Give the names of joul nals that treat of mathematics an chemistry.
 X. There appear to he none devote to these topics. There are many dru journals that treat of chemistry inc dentally. -r~.~ ~~7
 Willard-Is it possible to lOcat subterranean springs by means of fOrked switch?
 \. No. it is an old superstition. do not know what is meant by trll zero. and l never heard of the battI of the Browns.
 q. T.. .Tr-Is the Baltic larger tha the Great Eastern. and is the latte still afioat?
 X. The Baltic is 125 feet long. 2:a; ON gross tons. and the Great Easter was 692 feet long. The Great Easter no longer sails.
 H. T.-HOw many bodies of Twin girls were buried under the fOundatio walls of the Nikolsky gate. Russia? (: When was Ivan the Terrible ruler c Russia?
 A. confess entire ignorance. (. About 1534 to 15S1.
 s. w. B.--t;ive the pronunciation 0 Goethe! Is Carnegie pronounced h. making the "g'' hard or soft?
 X. There are no equivalents in tn English for German sounds. Goeth is pronounced much as if spelle Gueth-ty. The ''g" in Carnegie hard.
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 T. H. N.-AccOrding to Usher. Joh the Baptist was preaching half a doze years before he baptized Christ. Ho, much longer is not known. The pen alty for assertion from the arm ranges all the way from death ( trivial punishment. according to tn gravity of the offense. l H. SearS-Did Bob FitZsimmOns am Jim Jeffries ever have more than on contest for the heavyweight champion ship?
 X. Fitzsimmons held the champion ship from 1s91 to 1900. when he lost to Jeffries. In 1902. at San Francisc' July 25. Jeffries knocked out FitZsim mons in eight rounds.
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 W. l.. M.-Plcase locate the follow ing paper in Arkansas: RuZZ-Sa " Back Lot. Cannon Ball. Mountain Air Thomas Cat.
 X. Morgan's Buzz-Saw is publishes at Hardy. the Cannon Ball at Fix City. Mountain Air at St Paul. and tn Arsansaw Thomas Cat at Hot Springs do not know the Back Log. but tin