Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-24
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 s. B. F.-Mexican dollars and trade dollars are worth bullion value only. ,.s. o. B. S.-I do not know that there is such a paper as the National Rip Saw. e4s~ .- #, ,arr M. H. w. and A. c. F.-The five dollar gold piece of 1894, If 1t bears the words B Pluribus Unum, is worth $6 to $S. Gold dollars frequently bring small premium from jewel CTS. .,.~
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 c. P. E.-Where and how can I get book on dogs and their train ing? - @ A. Ask a bookseller for Warne's ~The Dog," which I think is sold for 70 cents. 2 M. c. F.-What was the popula- tion of Kansas in 1895, 1900, and at the present time?
 A. The census of 1900 gave it as 1,470,495. There was no census in 1895 or since 1900.
 Mrs W. S. T.-The 300 words in- cluded in the Roosevelt system of spelling has been printed in many forms. If you cannot, get 1t at a bookstore you will probably find it in some form at a library. 7ssa aass.
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 Constant Reader--A widower liv- ing in Mississippi, with two children marries second wife and then ac- cumulates real property. There be- ing no issue from this marriage, how would the estate be divided?
 A. Each would receive one-third.
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 J. U.-Please give the origin of the riot act, which I have heard persons threaten to read to those who had acted in bad faith? ,, A. The riot act was an English statute of 1714, designed to pre- vent riotous assemblies, and pro- viding for the punishment of rioters who do not disperse when the act is read. Persons so refusing were held guilty of felony.
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 l.. ]. T.-Is there a republic of South America named Panama? If 50, kindly state the area in square miles! If not, tell me the name of the smallest republic in South Amer ica? Nra st7- aaar
 A. There is republic named Pan- anna with an area of 31,571 square miles, but it is in Central America. Uruguay is the smallest of the South American republics, with an area of 72,210 square miles.
 S. P. B.-If a note in Missouri outlaws at the end of ten years, does that mean ten years from the time 1t is due? If payments are made and indorsed on the back of it, and an- other indorsement reads Your time is extended one year." would 1t then outlaw until finally paid. And if a trust deed were given on real estate to secure the payment of the note, would that change the conditions?
 A. The note would become outlaw cd ten years after the last payment, or perhaps from the date of the en- dorsement granting extension. A trust deed would probably change the conditions; that would depend upon its form.
 T.-What great man in history rarely laughed? (2) Who wrote the book entitled "Old Familiar Sci ence?" (3) Explain what mirage is. .@ r@ ---
 A. The description would apply to many. Men who take time to laugh rarely become great. f2D cannot find anybody who recalls such book. (3) A mirage is an optical illusion due to excessive bending of light rays in traversiug adjacent layers of air of widely different densities, whereby distorted, displaced, or in- verted images are produced. The J0QuISlte CudUke III ucucllN dilsco only near the earth's surface, and the hot shining of the sun seems to be an invariable antecedent.
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 D. H.-How shall I make applica- tion for a patent? Does an applica- tion protect ones rights before the patent is issued?
 A. Applications for a patent must be made in writing to the commits sioner of patents at Washington. The necessary blanks can be obtained from him. The application does not protect. but one who has made new invention or discovery. If he desires further time to mature the same. may pay fee of s10 and file in the patent office a caveat setting forth the object and characteristics of the Invention. and praying protection of his right until he shall have matured his invention. This is operative one year and may he renewed a second year by the payment of similar fee.
 C.. F. H-How much was John Tyler worth when he died7 C2D Tell something about Dickens's visit in 1sis?
 A. Mr Tyler married a woman of wealth. I do not think he possessed any considerable property of his own. t2) Charles Dickens made his first visit to America in January. 1s42. ss ~r-rzs-- ~----- ~u=f Tf11