Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-05
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 J. E. H.-Neither of your coins are quoted as rare.
 c. B.-What was the Spanish name of Aguinaldo?
 A. Emilio Aguinaldo y Fanny.
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 W. w. J.-Please tell me how to keep windows from frosting.
 A. Coat both sides of the glass with glycerine.
 Pittsburg Sage's wife was Miss Margaret Olivia Slocum of Syracuse, N. Y. Further than this ; my information does not go.
 c. K.-What will take the gloss of wool goods?
 A. Steaming and brushing may g serve; know of nothing else.
 T C.-Who invented the reaper Cyrus Hall Mccormick oper- ated the first successful reaper in Rockbridge county, Va, in 1881.
 Inquirer-A postof1ice money order must be presented for payment within one year of its date. After that interval application may be made at any money order office for a duplicate letter of advice.
 T. Allow much above sea level are the Chicago. Cincinnati and Lex ington?
 A. Low water mark at Cincinnati Is 432 feet above sea level: the hills are 475 feet higher. Chicago is 592 feet and Lexington about 966 feet about sea level. s F. MI cannot name ingredients of poultry food such as is generally sold in packages" but if chaff or a sufficient quantity of broken egg shells are added to their food 1t is said to increase their laying capacity. Stock foods are proprietary articles, whose ingredients are known only to their makers.
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 S. M.--Who was the author of the Ingoldsby Legends? ....
 A. These were series of satirical stories of Thomas Ingoldsby, Esq. The earlier numbers were published in Bentley's Miscellany. and after ward in the New Monthly Magazine. The first series was published collect lively in 1S40.
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 Monett-What is the interest on government bonds, and where can they be bought?
 A. Interest ranges from ? to per cent They are to be bought only !, when some owner desires to sell. If . there are any such in your neighbor- hood the cashier of your bank would be likely to know of it.
 R. F.. J.-P.ease name as many as possible of the wild animals that iu- habit North America, other than < bear, deer. wolf and fox?
 A. Panther, lynx, wildcat. beaver, otter raccoon, badger, opossum, antelope, squirrel. muskrat. hedge hog, hare. weasel, gopher. elk. porcu Z pine, reindeer, moose, mountain sheep and lions, coyote and prairie dog. L. c. C.-What is amber, and how do they get it?
 A. It is a fossil gum, originally the exudation of species of confer. , now extinct. This grew in luxuriant { profusion many thousand years ago on the marshy coasts of northern Es- rope, when the climate was much warmer than it is now. The main source of supply is the sea coast of the Baiiis.
 W. T. A.-Crude petroleum is al ] excellent hair tonic. So is tea made of sage and ''store" tea. half of each. Massage literally, rubbing the scalp lightly with the tips of the fingers. The territories are New Mexico, Ari- zona, Alaska, Hawaii and the District of Columbia. The names of the states and their capitals may be found in any geography and in al. most any almanac or annual.
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 c. c. G.-Where can one sell good short stories and biographical sketch es? t2) About hom much should they be worth per column to Sunday papers or magazines?
 A. Naturally. to publishers who print them. Submit your copy to periodical which prints matter of the same sort. (2) A story that is ac- cepted may bring anything from So to $100.
 Please tell me the ad- dress of the archbishop or bishop of St Louis? If either of these perform marriage ceremonies. what is the usual fee? C2D Is there any way of getting copying to do at home?
 A. John Joseph Glennon is arch bishop. and he doubtless performs marriage ceremonies. The fee would be voluntary. (2D The opportunities for obtaining copying to do at home are very rare.
 J- C. S.-How is compressed air made! Has any machine been in vented which runs by compressed air until it mears out or breaks?
 A. It is compressed by power driven pumps. and the compressed -.-<l.,os is no,-1.-.5 Sr ,su<u s. sha