Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-12

and of no value here.
 J. C., jr.-If your five dollar gold piece of 1884 contains the words k Furious Unum it is worth six to eight dollars.
 w. J. D.-How many times does the word girl" appear in the Bible?
 A. Twice. at least. See Joel 3-3 and Zee. S-5.
 A. T. B.-Please give formula for paste to fasten paper to canvas.
 A. Rub up flour in cold water and then boil, adding little alum.
 P. I. E.-You will find price list of rare coins in the World Almanac for 1906. Your five cent piece of 1901 is quoted at from one to two dollars.
 H. P.-Please give directions for tanning furs and hides.
 A. Numerous recipes have been printed in this column. Different : skins require different treatment.
 Bartlett.-What was the approxi- mate age of each of the disciples of Christ when he chose them? 2 A. Nothing is known. Your other question was answered two weeks ago.
 c. M. Fl was born Feb 25, { 1882. What Is my "horoscope?"
 A. You should be affable. restless, anxious, kind, honorable and just, get the blues quite often, should seek pleasant company, and occupy a position of responsibility and trust.
 w. M. My neighbor has a { United States bill issued in 177S, for forty dollars to be paid in gold or silver. Can you give any informa- tion as to its value?
 | A. Better inquire at bank or at the treasury department, Washing ton.
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 F. E. B.-When did Clara Barton resign as president of the Red Cross society? Is she living, and where? Who is now president?
 A. The date is not recalled, but 1t was about two years ago. She re- sides at Glen Echo, Md. w. H. Taft is now president of the American Na- tional Red Cross.
 P. P.-In what year were Seth Thomas and Eli Terry. inventors and makers of Seth Thomas clocks in Plymouth, Conn. born. and in what year did they die?
 A. Probably a letter addressed to the Seth Thomas Clock Co. 49 Maid en lane, New York city, would bring you the desired information.
 G. R. B.-I read in the questions column that the last engagement of the civil war was fought at Appo- mattox April 8, 1865. want to cor rect you; was in the battle of Co., lumbus, Ga, April IA, 1865.
 A. Emerson's History of the Nine teenth Century says the last battle of the war was fought at Palo Pinto, Tex. in which the federals were de- feated with a loss of seventy men. The surrender of Lee at Appomattox, April g. was practically the end of the confederacy, though there were several small engagements after that.
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 L. B. H.-What is John D. Rocke- feller worth? @ How many com- mercial travellers are there in the United States, what are they paid per day, and what are they allowed for expenses?
 A. He is popularly credited with being worth s600.000, ,000 or more Only himself knows anything about 1t. (2) The last census returned the number as 92.936. Commercial travellers do not work for day wages, but draw salaries which are depend ent on their ability. The allowance for expenses depend on what the ex- penses are, which vary according to circumstances.
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 c. A. w.-Give short history of the Smithsonian institute.
 A. An institution in Washington. established in 1s1o ior the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men," Founded by James Smithson. an English chemist, who at his death in 1899 bequeathed $50O,000 to the government of the United States in trust, to found at Washington an in- stitution known as the Smithsonian. This sum was increased by careful investment to s703,0O0. when New York capitalist added s2oO.00 to the fund, to be used to increase knowl- edge concerning the nature and prop critics of the atmospheric air.
 !. W. N.-why is it that a heavy train under high speed is nearly al- ways dersiled by striking a cow f2l What causes holes in the air" as spoken of by balloonists. and why are they overcome by using sand7
 A. The greater the speed the great CT the shock. C3D Probably the Smithsonian institute might give you 3 learned diagnosis. From a lay mans standpoint it might be sup posed that calm might come from the same causes in the upper air as ou the surface of the earth It is necessary to meet the lack of sustain .