Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-19
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 chemical, and depends essentially up- on the action of tannic acid, gallic acid, alum and numerous other agents. Many plants yield tannin, but the chief source of 1t is the bark of oak, hemlock. birch and beech. R. c. S.-I subscribed for a lead- ing magazine November 2 and 1t has not come. I hold the receipt for my money order. Can I make the postmaster refund my money? A. You cannot. If the order was lost you can apply for a duplicate. If 1t was paid you will have to look to the publisher for redress. stats the case to the postmaster, who is merely clerk in the transaction, but will afford you all necessary assist ance.
 A. B.-When did the last Boer war begin? (2) When did Lord Roberts arrive in South Africa to take com. mand of the British forces? (3) When did Lord Kitchener arrive there? (4) On what day was peace declared?
 A. War was declared by the South African Republic October II, 1899. (2) Shortly after the date named. (3) Kitchener was chief of staff under Roberts and succeeded him in command in December, 1900, (4) Peace was signed May 21, 1902.
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 l. M. Slow long will the Pana- ma canal be when finished, how wide will it be, and what will it connect: does it run through populous coun> try and is the country through which it runs level or hilly?
 A. Its length will be about forty- six miles. The minimum depth will be thirty feet and the average width 100 feet or more. It will connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Colon and Panama, at opposite ends, have populations of 5000 and 30,- 900 respectively. A mountain range has to be crossed in which there are deep valleys.
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 Presidents Cabinet. - Numerous questioners are informed that the much talked of changes are not all in effect as yet, and some of them will not be till March 4. The cabinet as then constructed is expected to be: Elihu Root, secretary of state; George B. Cortelyou, secretary of the treasury; w. H. Taft, secretary of war; c. J. Bonaparte, attorney-gen- eral; George L. von Meyer, postmas- ter-general; V. H. Metcalf, secretary of the navy; J. R. Garfield, secretary of interior; James Wilson, secretary of agriculture; Oscar s. Strauss, sec- retary of commerce and labor.
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 R. M C.-I wish to have my eyes tested for railroad work; can you give me the address of some one who can test them properly? CD Please explain what the magnetic pole is? t3) What causes the Northern Lights? (4) What countries have indorsed socialism?
 A. Read the advertisements iu thio PdPCi anu COuoulI dH OCUllUls (2) A point near the north pole al which magnetic needle would as. sume vertical position. (s) The appearance of the Aurora Borealis so greatly resembles the effect of artificial electricity that there is ever. reason to suppose that their causes are identical, being the passags of electricity through rarified air, un. der conditions not yet understood. (4D None. There are socialistic coms munities to be found in several coun. tries. but their existence is usually brief.
 c. W. P.-Where lands owned b the state lie in county, does tho state have to pay county and school taxes to that county? (2) Has the United States a prison of its own, oS are federal prisoners confined in state prisons under contract? (3) Why are boys in a printing oflca called devils? t4) Why is HI. in. stead of ". used on the faces of watches and clocks?
 A. It does not. (2) The federal has just completed prison at Atlanta. and there are mill tary prisons. Federal convicts arS in prisons in various stated as needed. (3) Generally nowaday1 by people who want to be funny There is legend to the effect thai when printing was new. and by many thought to be miraculous. the boy helping to ink the types became s with ink that people wers frightened at their appearance and thought them devils. (4) Custom merely. but 1t began too long aeo ta make hunting for . reason profitable
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 How wisely Nature has planne< things. after all," she said e he VII helping her to splash in the surf. nj Lent came in the summer there voun be hardly any chance for people u spend their winters in the soufh.-
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