Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29

a. J. D.-COHSulI VeterlHdry. A -n- L. A. r. and C. U.-No premium
 -d- M Maggie Jones and G. H.-632 Fifth Avenue, New York.
 NJ. w.-Who is the author of the book "The Fall of Asgard."
 A. J s. Corbett. < T. T.-Is there any way to stlffen the brim of felt hat? A. l do not think so.
 c. R A-Where was the last en- < gagement of the civil war fought? s A. At Appomattox, April s. 1865.
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 D. F. N.--To answer your query the { law of contracts and the laws of sev- eral states must be known. Consult la lawyer.
 W. D. L.-Can you tell me where I can buy sea shells?
 A. They are sold at novelty stores along the sea shore. --n- J. T. D.-The only place to sell old iifes of magazines and newspapers is at second hand bookstores You would get very little money for them. c. J. Allow can I get a World almanac, so often spoken of in this column?
 A. Any bookstore will sell you one for quarter.
 T. H. G.-Is it unlawful to charge for cashing pension check?
 A. It is not A bank usually charges for cashing check for other than customers. W. H. M.-Where can I get a copy IOf the song, .The Light in the Win dow?"
 A. If it is yet in print, any music store will get it for you. F. L-What word is used to desig- nate the action of stream cutting new channel? @ What three states produce the most wool? (3)
 A. Erosion. @ Montana, Wyo- Pennsylvania. Massachusetts and Ohio.
 J. Slave railroads done more for the building up of our country than commerce?
 A. The commerce of the country is so dependent upon the railroads | that, as l understand 1t, an answer is .amp0ssible. Probably you can get l the statistics you ask for by writing | the department of commerce and la Dor.
 c. D. Glow many years was Philetus Sawyer United States sen- ,ator? (2) How many railroads enter Ing Chicago?
 1881. He had previously served ten | years in the lower house of congress, and was a delegate to the national re- publican convention in 1876. @ Twenty-one.
 A. L.-What four planets are near est the sun. and their distance from the sun? @ Is the earth nearer the sun than any other planet
 A. Mercury. yenus, earth and mars, their respective distance from the sun is millions of miles being 36. e, 95 and 141. @ Four are more remote. the furthest. being neptune, being 2,792. 100000 from the sun. l.. NJ. D.--I note in this column a recipe for making apple cider. by us- ing yeast: how would you use Magic or Puritan yeast? Please print Il It. Cipe for making it with alcohol? is there any fiavorlng to be ued?
 A. Not knowing. should use neither. Hop yeast is all right. have no recipe for making it with al- cohol, and would not print it if had.
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 D. r. J.-PIease inform me how deep the Panama canal will be when finished, and how much higher the waters vf the Pacific are than the At lantic?
 A. Ht VIII ht about thirty feet. I do not know that there is any difference in sea level at the opposite ends, though the tides on the Pacific end are some twelve feet higher.
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 W. K. S.--In what year did Ho- race Greeley have his famous stage ride from Carson City to Sacrament fD? C2l How old was Senator Hearst when he died. and in what years dad he serve in the senateI
 X. have searched many pages re- lsting ;o Greeley without finding an answer to your query. ca MT Hearst did little except to mass colossal fortune. and this alone .loes not get a man into histories. have gone through political annals for fifty years and found not one refer ence to him. Probably some reader can answer the question.
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 Maple City.-PIease give recipe for hand grenssIes ar firr exfinguishPrs!
 \. In the cofnmOncSt form watar fs plaee,I in q metal holder ar vessel. and above it. within the holder. is placed | smaller vessel. containing suirhuric acid or other chemical. -Tiich ray bc set free by fhe turn l, ing Of a handle on the outside of ihe apparatus. Another chemical. com u,only sodium hicarIonate. iS also pIaretI in the apparatus. Wbsn ths. acid is sci frse itc combines with the sodium. setting free carl1nic aeid xss. which ly ifS pTes>ure eSssaps-s !: when a nozzle i> openszI carrying the , wascr viii, ii frt a string <f-,.-sru ,