Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-08
INQUIRIES
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a7'S3 &G& &G&GG&E .SE n-P.. R.-There is no unappropriated Government land in Indian territory.
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 F. N.-There are approximately l 15,000,000 Indians in North and South America. .| n aSubscriber.-Mr Russel Sage re- ailes in New York city, and a letter % addressed will reach her.
 D. C-The half dime of 1888 with Liberty seated, no stars, is quoted at 15 cents. None of the others is rare.
 G. O.I have no recipe for peach h1Kndy, and would not advice you to make any without first consulting the revenue department.
 -n- TT w. S-I do not know where to iaok for the recipe you ask for. If you will indicate where and when it can be found it will be reprinted. v John.-Was there ever a statue of Eeorge III in New York city? ,& A. Yes, on Bowling Green. It was Thrown down on the night of July g, sa776, and the lead of which it was 10 o xxyo a oo c< into h,,11otc -d-
 J. H. H.-Has any one ever eaten thirty quail in thirty days, cooked fhe same way each time? ( A. There are great many kinds of fools in this big country, but con- fess that I have not heard of this particular kind.
 T. P.-Has congress the power to bass law by which negroes could be sdeported from the United States? A. It has not. The constitution does not regulate criminality by con- plexion of race. The United States is the nome of the free"
 R. T. S.-ls there any certainty as to where the human race origi- mated?
 A. It is purely speculative. Many people came out northwestern Asia a few thousand years ago, but where their progenitors came from can only be conjectured. TOi .
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 c. A. D.-What is the reason that rain water in cisterns some times smells as If it were rotten, and what is the remedy for it?
 A. The trouble is with your cis- tern; probably there is ,decaying matter in it. Rain water is purity itself. Pump the water out of cis- tern and clease 1t thoroughly.
 -d-- n -rE. R. Ills theree any state 1T which cousins can be legally mar ried? A. Such marriages are legal in all states except Alaska, Arizona, Arkan- sas. Illinois, Indiana, Indian terri tory, Kansas, Missouri, New Hamp- shire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.
 s.B D.-Please infbfm me, at what age a boy may enlist in the United States signal corps without the con- sent of parents?
 A. The signal service corps is a section of the army, charged with duties pertaining to military signal ing. Applicants for enlistment must be between IS and 21, and have the written consent of parents If under 21.
 R NJ. C.-Why is the name of Co., lumbia applied to the United States? (2) What is the meaning of the phrase "stand pat? A. A poetical name for the United States or the new world; naturally it comes from the discoverer of the wes- fern world, Columbus. CD To stand nat is to desire no change. The stand patter is one who is satisfied with present conditions.
 D. P. Mn the sixteenth stanza of Poe's Raven" occurs the follow ing:
 "Tell this soul with sorrow laden If. within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden, etc. What is meant by "the distant AL denn?"
 A. Aidenn means Paradise; an An- rlicised form of the Arabic for Eden. iit is used in this case for rhymes sake.
 C-Is there paper in the Unit ed states that provides a column for .voung poets. (2) Give a list of i've .American historians and five poets. A. Not that I am aware of. ex-
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