Evening journal., 1905-09-23

Amicus--what did the poet mean when
he sang Here l raise my Ebenezerf' a.
rhe word Ebenezer is equivalent to"stone
Of Help" The prophet Samuel erected
stone after defeating the Phnistines as
a memorial of divine aid.
Mrs. J. W. M-Several weeks ago l
wrote you. asking now to make a rose
pillow. 1 would be glad TO have the in
formation A. Your request was not re-
ceived or was overlooked. / can give you
a recipe for a rose jar. which 1 presume
will suffice for a pillow Take a half pint
OF dried rose petals. three ounces each Of
sandalwood and orris. half ounce each Of
benzoin, cloves and tonka. quarter ounce
OF oil of lavender, and a half fluid dram
each of oil of bergamont and oil Of
lemon. Reduce the orris, rose petals,
Cloves benzoin. etc. to pieces Of small
size. add the other ingredients and mix
well.
A. Good Friday in 1916 came April -,
one week earlier than you suggest. None
of your coins are rare.
G. HIS the constitutional amendment
which was adopted by the state Of Mis-
souri, several years ago. requiring a mort
gagee to pay part of the taxes on the
land mortgaged. still in force? A. 1t was
declared imperative b. the supreme
court, in an opinion rendered by Judge
valiant.
Subscriber.-I have family record on
which there is blot OF ink. How can
remove it? A. Any druggist will give you
an acid which will accomplish the pur-
pose
Mrs. l.. f. P.-What day Of the week
did 1896 come ong CD Please give the pro-
of President Roosevelt $
nameg a. Your question is probably not
complete. The first day Of 1886 was Tues
day. C) AS If spelled Ro-ze-velt, with ac-
cent ON first syllable.
J. T.-Please print the stamp language!
A. If you wish to say Il love you.' place
the stamp upside down on left corner. DO
you love me2" at right angle on right
corner. II seek your acquaintance bot
tom corner. left side. Il wish your friend-
ship" top corner right side. Il long to see
you," at right angle on line with sur
name. Accept my love" on line with
surname. Write Immediately" in tho
middle at righthand edge. MY heart is
anothers," left corner crosswise. Il am
engaged" on line with surname. upside
down. Write no more upside down on
right corner. yes" in center at top
mo" in center at bottom. Il hate you.
In left hand corner.
j. R.-What is the meaning Of the WORD
Democrats A. 1t is formed by uniting two
Greek words. demos" Cpeople) anc
''l<ratein" Gule). Conjoined the word
means rule the people or the people rule
r. R.-Please state what proportion o
the expenses of "A wedding and reception
should be borne by the bridegroom and 10y
the parents Of the bride? A. The parents
of the bride undertake all the expense
of the wedding except the clergyman
| fee and the carriage in which the coupi'
drive away.
Loretta-Please give me remedy t.
darlxen the eyebrows. A. Massage littl'
red Vaselne into the brows every night
Zoo-What is a zebrule? A. The zebrul
is cross between a zebra and a horse
Several such animals have recently bee
bred and reared in Europe. and effort
have been made to get them Introduce
into use in the German and Britis
armies.
NJ. 4. E.-Kindly inform me what
tho salary Of the governor-general o
Canada. and whether Canada or Englan
pays him? C2) How is the standing arm