Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-13

i of your coins are rare.
 R. C.--I cannot find the phrase "Hill-Billies' in dictionaries.
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 Reader.-Your nickel of 1874 may be worth six cents, if in fine condi- tion.
 W. W. B.-I am unable to give you any information regarding the value of confederate bills.
 W. S.-Your twenty-five cent piece may be worth $1.50 to $3 if it has neither arrows or rays. The other is not rare.
 [. V. P-I suppose therc have been many hundred detectives in New York and Chicago, but I know nothing of their names.
 
 G. Al cannot suggest any way 10 get information as to member of the confederate army unless you can trace some other member who knows.
 J. H. H.-Having no digest of the laws of Mississippi, your questions cannot be answered. Any lawyer familiar with the laws of that state can tell you.
 l.. E. P.-Where can I sell the herb ginseng? @ Can you tell me who first made ice, and when?
 A. At produce store. @ In 17S2, by MT Walker. As an article of commerce, artificial ice has been in use since about 1862.
 J. J. B.-It is difficult to give you the value of stamps as generally de- scrihed. and at best the matter is Of no general interest. If you have a stamp you think valuable send de- scription, color, etc, to the New England Stamp committee, 100 Han over street, Boston.
 H. E. D.-Does limb on the body of tree get higher from the ground as the tree grows older?
 A. There may be species of trees where this happens, but it certainly is not usual. The growth of the tree is at its upper and lower extremetles. Between these points there Is only expansion.
 B. c. P.-PIease give the address of Mrs Russell Sage? @ Will the United States battleships remain at the Jamestown exposition until 1t is over?
 A. Mrs Sage resides in New York. but would not receive letters from strangers. @ Probably some of the warships will remain. That cannot yet be told.
 --p-- T. F. F,-Please print a remedy for bone spavin
 A. Take a large mouthed bottle and put into it six ounces oil of origa- mum, two ounces gum camphor, TWO ounces mercurial ointment and one ounce iodine ointment; melt by putting the bottle into~a kettle of water and heating. Apply to the spavln twice daily for four or five days.
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 G. W. Els there an employment agency in New York which employs men on ranches in the west? i2) What are the duties of a cowboy?
 A. Probably not. You can ascer- tain chances for getting work by writ ing to, employment agencies in cities near which you wish to locate. @ Herds of cattle on western ranches are looked after by cowboys when grazing or driven.
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 w. A.-Please inform me what steps to take to secure patent, and what patent will cost?
 A. If the article to be patented IS simple. it will be enough to ask the of patents at Washing ton to send you blanks on which to write m application. 0ftener 1t ;s cheaper to employ an attorney. The cost of a patent is fifteen dollars on filing the application. and twenty dol lars more on it's issue.
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 w. D.-To settle a dispute, please say on which side of the Mississippi river New Orleans is located, east or west? t2l Born May s, what Is my 
 A. New Orleans may be said to be on the east side. The course of the river is nearly eastward, and all its south and a portion of its east and west sides are washed by its waters. (2l Strong likes and dIslikes, splendid memory. great physical and mental endurance. apt to be jealous, fond of the opposite sex.
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 P. W. R.-Has there been passed in the last dozen years. In, Alabama, anys property qualification law, providing that a voter must own real estatei And if such law has been made. why was~t not referred to the people for 
 A. If any such law has been pass ed it has been the act of this years legislature. Until January 1, at least. any citizen might vote after a resi- dence of two years In the state If his poll tax had been paid to date by February 1 preceding the election ". A. B-what verse or chapter in the Bible contains all the letters of the l.