Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-11
INQUIRIES
ANSWERS

H. T.'-None of your coins are rare.
 D. J. K.-August P, 1882, was Tuesday.
 Al Rice.-1nquire at book store for the book you want.
 K. O. A.-The dramatic Mirror of New AOlk IS ieaulns Iuealrlcal pa. Der. None of tue cons yOu uescruu are rare
 J. S.-Were any Natfirs employed ol eniisteu Ill lne niItisn servIre uurIny the south AIrIcau wary
 A. l uO iluL luinK so,
 L. Nils there tt passage in the blpie rea,AAs, "LNeiy LuD small stanl un It's own uOLlOm!'
 A. My concviuauce does not giyx it.
 M. l.. R.. k. E.,G., F. l.. F., G. G. c The quarter uOilar or loo5, with out arrows, Is quoted at SI.Yv. Non. or tne Ouners uescrlueu have any yai ue.
 J. T. B.-Is it d national or state law that requlres raIiIuau trains to come to 1uii stop beIore crosslng all olner railroad?
 A. SlaIe law.
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 I. W.-Please name the ingredie. ts used ill hre eAtinguishers that are used in stores, etc.
 A. These are patented articles and cannot be described.
 Subscriber, T. c. D.. Mrs W. H. A., T. r. F., NJ. B.-NOne of the coins asked about have any value. Forei.., coins never have any value in tnls country.
 M. E. M.-Where can I sell an eagle Hlckel cent or 1908:
 A. Business addresses are not al. lowed in this column. Consult a book, seller or pawnbroker.
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 G. E.-What distance is the Missis- sippi river navigable?
 A. Ordinary large steamboats acn ascend about 2,161 miles. Small steamers can so about $50 miles fur ther.
 L. M.-Has Charles A. Hanna, the author of 'rhe Scotch Irish,' written on the subject since two volumes with the above title?
 A. No. l have not found any an. swer to your other question.
 J. K. W.-December ?, 1881, was Tuesday. Thomas Estrada Palma is president of Cuba. I cannot possibly give space to print names of empires and the titles of their rulers. Aou can find them in annuals like the World Almanac.
 W. H. F.-Who was governor gen. eral of Canada in the year 1850? % What year was Dante's Inferno Duh. lishedM
 A. Earl of Elgin. (2) It was brought out by his sons, presumably soon after his death in 1921.
 R. L.-When there is no wind and smoke from the chimney goes straight upward, is the atmospher, heaviest? I2, Can the sound of train be heard [urthest when the atmosphere is light or heavy?
 A. No; lightest. @ When it is heavy.
 C. F.. D.-About how mary tons of roal will bin eight feet long. five feet wide and seven feet high, hold? 2J Why are there no war vessels on Inc Great Lakes?
 A. About eight tons. t2l know of no reason except that they are moi needed there.
 NJ. A. R.-Who wrote the book, At aftis:
 \. Ignatius Donnelly. It was in- iended to prove that there was once I large island. q remnant of an Atlan- lie continent. at the entrance to the sea. This island was inown to the ancients as Atlantis. J. D. T.-Please tell me how to ,urn kim of wood charcoal.
 \. Charcoal burning is a trade which can not be practically taught n brief paragraph. The wood is 'acked either under turf or in other to exclude air. to an ex- ent that it will become thoroughly .harred.
 J. C. w.-Does the governor of any tate have the absolute right to par lon convicts serving q term in state 'rison, regardless of the crime or cngth of sentence.
 A. I believe that the governor of my state has such power. hut in some tates he is assisted by a commission n examining cases brought to his at ention.
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 W. R. W.-PleaSe describe the sim lest and cheapest sort of a telephone f a primitive sort Can on,. be oper- ted for short distances us7ng ]. mooth wire with a cigar box at each