Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-17
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 A. J.-None of the coins you name is rare.
 R. P. D.-what day was September P, 1870?
 A. Sunday.
 E. E. B.-There has been no such ruling as you suggest in the matter of soldiers pensions.
 Morehead. How is beeswax made?
 A. Beeswax is the material secret cd by bees to hold their honey.
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 NJ. P.-State your case tota lawyer and tell him what you can prove as to your unwrftten contract. He will tell you how to protect your rights, what. ever they are.
 M. L. D.-Please print the stamp irritation.
 A. Three or four times a year is often enough of this foolishness. Look back few weeks.
 Akron,-Space cannot be spared in this column to print poems, to. say nothing of the difYlculty of tracing a verse back sixty years with only such slight clue as you provide.
 Y. B.-The motion of the train would have no appreciabie effect on the velocity of the ball fired from its rear. Further than that 1t is irnpossi- ble to answer your question.
 E. T.-Is the North American Life Insurance Co of New York still in ex- istence?
 A. The Insurance Co of North America insures property, not lives.
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 J. M.--Kindfy tell me if cousins can procure license and get married in Minnesota or any other state?
 A. The marriage of cousins is not prohibited in Minnesota, though 1t is in several others.
 G. K.-In how many states is Lin coln's birthday legal holiday?
 A. In ten: Connecticut Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York. North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wyoming.
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 G. B. Ills it necessary, in order to encourage the breeding of fine horses, to have betting at race tracks, and why?
 A. It appears to be necessary to have betting in order to keep up sufii- cient interest.
 q. T.-The debt of the United States is about nine hundred millions of dol lars, and Is due to the holders of gcv. ernment bonds. The debt is relic of the civil war and has been aug. mented by the purchase of territory and public Improvements.
 -p- c. M. B.-who painted the portrait of Washington? How many and where are they7 A. Gilbert Stuart painted the one we are most familiar with from It's many reproductions in printed pages. There may have been others.
 -d- l.. N.-what is the meaning of ref erendum. of which we read 60 much | nowadays? A. Referendum means the subnils- | sioh of a proposed law, after it has passed the law-making power, to the voters for ratification or rejection. K. W.-Oddly enough. wives cannot | he compelled to sign aeeds of land in | this liberty-loving country. and deed | without the wife's signature would | not be complete. Under the circum- stances the owner should return the | five hundred dollars advanced on the agreement.
 J. K.]If a person writes a book. Il can another take the book and make a play for the stage without rendering himself liable to prosecutionl t2) Can you direct me where to find the names of firms who publish or sell plays? A Yes. unless it is copyrighted. @ Consult a bookseller.
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 HI. O.-what will be the interest on a note for i've hundred and eighty dollars at seven per cent. from March l. 1902. to March l. 1906. interest 70 he paid annually. but no interest hay ing been paids
 A. Simple interest s16.24: com pound interest sfe4f.
 c. W. B.-Is there such . company as the Great Western Security Co. in Boston. Massl C2l What vss the to- tai number of paid admissions at the St Louis exposition. and how many Iu alli
 A. Tbe name is not in the last d. reccory. CD 12.so4.s1s paid. and 1e.- se4 .s6 paid and unpaid.
 H. H. L-when and by whom vers Ebe Philippine Islands discoreredf A. Magellan discovcrci then fp I52f. but they did not reccive tf1efr present names tfli 1884. in honor cf Philip, IT of Spain. wien Miruei de |