Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-01


 of the penny slot machines!
 A. There are many kinds. The essential part Is the releasing of the mechanism by the falling of the coin.
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 Nameless. Bertha Clay Is the nom de plume of Charlotte Braeme, a writer of many novels of the love-sick school girl type. Her work is not of the sort which has led to her admis- sion to the dictionaries.
 M. B. K.-Is there a botanical paper published?
 A. I know, of none. There are many Horticultural journals, the Flor ists' Review of Chicago, Florists Exchange of New York. Home Flor ist of Springfield. O., etc.
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 F. J. S.-May one make an article like copying paper or ink and sell same without violating law?
 A. One may make any article not patented and sell 1t where he can. Most cities have local regulations regarding selling from door to door.
 -n- w. K.-Please name the land of fees in Kansas and quote the home stead law.
 A. There are land offices at Colby, Dodge City and Topeka. This col umn does not have room for printing laws; you can get information at the offices named.
 N. B. J.-What are the average working hours of telegraph opera tor. and does he have to work Sun days?
 A. The hours depend wholly upon the requirements of the oflce in which he is employed. Only the smaller offices are closed Sundays.
 L. S.-The new rate law does not prohibit passes for railroad em- ployes. Suit against a railroad for injuries can be brought, but not un- der a law which is not yet effective. 1 do not know of an employers lia- bility act passed by congress; that would seem to be a matter for state legislatures to pass upon. A trunk line is the main line of road or sys- tenn from which branch lines diverge.
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 Mrs A. G.-Please print recipe for green beans.
 A. Fill the can full of beans, cut as for cooking. shaking the can so 1t can be we'll filled. Then pour into the can water to fill to overflowing. Put the can in cold water in a boiler and boil steadily three hours, then lift the boiler from the fire and when the water has cooled take out the can and tighten the cover; tighten again when cold. Wrap the can in brown paper and keep in cool dry cellar.
 Quiz.-Please print a remedy for blackheads. (2) Is there a method by which a cowlick may be removed from the hair?
 A. Blackheads are an accumula- tion of dirt. Soap and water and friction are death to them, used with an emollient. Bathe the face at night with ten grains each of rose water. pure alcohol and glycerine and five grains of pulverized borax. After five minutes apply this mix ture: pure alcohol 80 grains. green soap 40 grains. wash off in the morning. The blackheads must be forced out carefully or they will make serious trouble. CD To curly hair take eight ounces of beef suet. one ounce each of yellow wax and castor oil, half a gram oil of lemon. five grams ben- zoic acid, drops oil of cassia. Mix wax and suet over slow heat, add castor oil and. when a little cool, the other ingredients; apply as any other pomade.
 Osage.-what is the oldest church Who vas the founder of the Roman Catholic church and in what century, Who was the founder of the Baptist church, and in what century! Also the % called Chris tian churchf
 A The period of the rise of the Roman Catholic church may be dated from the establishment of Christianity by Constantine in BPS. The Baptist church vas established about 151s. Christian e the name of an American sect which arose be- tween 17s3 and 1894 among the Methodists of North Carolina, the Presbyterians of Kentucky and Ten nessee and the Baptists of Vermont. These bodies. at nrst unknovn to each other. rejected all titles except Christians. and were soon organised into a common denomination now known as Christian Connection The Disciples of Christ. commonly knovn ss Christians or CampbellItes. vas . Baptist dencninaffon founded by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, father and son. the nrst organization