Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-06
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o. S.-Write to the Bureau of Fish cries, Washington, D. c.
 H. W.-Write to the Panama Canal Commission, Washington, D. c.
 J. J.-1t is now possible to journey around the world in about seventy days.
 F. J. M.-Write to Chicago Evening News or Inter-Ocean. For hotels write to Denver Post or Rocky Noun tain News.
 J. M. B.-Where can get infOrma- tion as to the late developments in az riculture in Kansas and Missouri
 A. The Agricultural Department at Washington, D. c.
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 H. B.-What can I do to punish person who has slandered me?
 A. If he is resporI .ble you can sue him. but it wil probably cost you more than 1t is worth. If he is not re- sponsible, forget it.
 J. NJ. S.-What month and day was the total eclipse of the sun in 1869?
 A. Your question was answered three years ago. as follows: There was an eclipse of the sun Saturday, August '. 1869, but 1t was not total in the United States.
 L. S.-How can I obtain seeds from pine tree cones, and how shall I pre- pare the seeds for planting?
 A. You can find the seeds on the cone. No preparation is necessary; you can plant the cone. Better still, transplant small pine.
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 c. w. L.-Your questions were fully answered in this column five weeks ago. Edison and many other electricians experimented with trolley cars before they were perfected and they are the sum total of many in- ventions and experiments.
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 A. E-Please inform me whether rural carriers have to pay road or poll tax?
 A. A town may exempt anybody it chooses. but there seems to me little reason why this class of employees should be specially favored.
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 s. S.-I have a copy of the Indiana State Journal of May 2. 1865. contain ing a full account of the assassination and burial of President Lincoln. Can [ get anything for 1t?
 A. Probably not. Papers of that date are not at all rare and will not be for many years.
 -u- Reader.-Green sage if sprinkled where ants infests will be likely to cause them to disappear. Quicklime thrown on their nests and watered will destroy them. Hair cannot be grafted. You can get histories touch- Ing on Argentine, Uruguay and Bra gil at a book store. The necessary rainfall to produce crop of grain de- 1 pends upon many things. The quan- tity of gas needed to raise pound weight depends. The money for Are ic explorations has been furnished by | many persons. W. E. C.--who was Prester John of | a few centuries ago and where was his country
 X. He was a fabulous Christian | believed. in the twelfth cen tury to have made extensive coruuests from the Mussulmans and to nave es tablIshed powerful empire some where in Asia beyond Persia and Armenia or according to other ac- f, counts. in Africa lAbyssin,al. Mar | vellous tales were told of his victor les. riches and power. Pope Alexan- | fer III sent him a letter by special who never returned. Student.-what constitutes a holi- iay. state or national. When the | president issues a proclamation to Ob- | serye a certain day for some special purpose. does that mako It a holiday. A. Holidays are created by state and each state acts with ,ut reference to others. There are no national holidays. The presidents re luest for the observance of a day has no effect outside of Washington IT.. as in the case of Thanksgiving. Inc governors of states name the day that has been named by the president. md they generally do. 1t makes the ,bservance uniform
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 IT. NJ. D.-who is our consul to Spain and what is his address: @ Dur consul In Cubag O Was Mar inex Comros succeeied by weyIer of spain's army in the last wsr In Spain. . @. was Compos secretary ar,i rpssurer while he commanded the ar- ny.
 A. Our minister to Spain Is A. s. Isniy of Madrid M. Summers of Tennessee is consul at Madrid snI here are eight other American con uIs in Spain C2l H. q. squferx cf Havana is cur minister. there gre eev- rzl censuls in CufIa- 3s Martinez 'orT-< wss spanish governor gsueral l Cuba frusa April 1Sss. to January. ssi vben he was surer-iei by VaIrr- no weyleT. Q. H. May c thernoneter be ns<od to fn1 if it reTisterx too kfxh |