Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-15
H. C.-Any bookseller will get you a history of the revolutionary war.

-n- Il J. s. B.--The three cent piece of 1853 is worth five cents and the half dime of 1845 six cents None of the others are rare.
 Emma.-Probably the redness of your face and ears is due to indiges- tion. Correct this and you will note an improvement. | P. J. D.-The Columbian half dollar is of 1892 worth fifty-one cents. This column has so stated a great many times. 1 c. D.+Who is the oldest sovereign in Europe?
 | A. Adolphus. prince of Schaum- burg-Lippe, aged 89. I R. M. D.-Where is the nearest as- say office located?
 A. St Louis, Mo, has the nearest government assay office. | -4-
 A. B. C--According to the decis- ion of the department of commerce and labor, Japanese cannot become citizens of the United States. l -p- l Bernice-What book contains the characters Mistress Ford, Mistress Page and Falstaff?
 A. Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor" | F. A.-Where do wild geese spend the summer? | A. Nearly all in the frozen north, making long fall and winter flights to the south. M.F.M.-Your question is a very strange one. If you fancy that leg acies are lying around either in the old country or elsewhere you are much mistaken. J. B. B.-How may yellow piano keys be whitened? A. Make paste of whiting and a solution of potash and cover the keys for about 24 hours. -n-
 M. Ut has been repeatedly stated in this column that gold dol lars of 1S49 to 1854 are worth S1.4O and from 1855 to 1889 S1.50. This answers also w. c. R. M. B.-There are no free hospi- | tals fnr non-racidapte vo,,x ,..l. gives no information as to where you reside, therefore 1t is impossible to make any helpful suggestion.
 M. A.-What is the meaning of kow-tow?
 A. It is a Chinese obeisance in which an inferior bows before his superior, touching his forehead to the ground.
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 M. F. L.-How should one proceed to organize farmers mutual insur- ance company?
 A.. The first thing to do is to con- suit a lawyer and he will tell you all the rest.
 M. N.-The monument to Colum- 1 bus will be located at Washington. One possible reason why America should not have been named after | Columbus is that he never saw the mainland of North America.
 -p-. O. R.-Was 1t ever learned who blew up the batleship Maine, and what was done with the guilty part ies. A. A commission was unable to place the blame. and nobody was ever punished for 1t.
 L. A.-Please give a remedy for freckles.
 A. Four ounces of tactic acid, two | ounces of glycerine and one ounce of rosewater. Mix and apply sev- eral times day with absorbent cot ton.
 J. B. J.-Is 1t necessary to have the codicil to a will signed by wit nesses. and does a witness become executor of the will7
 A. There must be a witness the same as to the will A witness does not become an executur.
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 Halt is said that the eagle came to be used as the national emblem because the first battle of the reyo- lution was fought in the morning, and the sleeping eagles were awaken ed, flew from their nests and circled li over the soldiers. "shrieking for free dom." the patriots declared.
 -c- C. R.-Please print a cure for one who prespires a great deal, especial ly about the face,
 A. A little tannic acid, eight Erains to four ounces of bay rum. used to sponge with. will help to cor rect excessive precipitation. A tea made from white oak bark is also recommended for the same purpose.
 -p- E. E. W-Hov can carbon copy Ing paper be made7 A Melt and mix two ounces of tsl- low. one-half ounce of powdered 1 black lead, one-QuaTter pint of lIu- seed oil and enough lampblack. Paris blue or suitable pigment to bring the mixture to the consistency of cream. Rub this well into the paper while hot
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 ". s-what is the difference in l he title of king and emperor. A. The words are used almost ss in ordinary discourse. though a king Is really the ruler of 1