Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-21
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for manufacturing purposes is stead. fly increasing and manufacturers of dress suit cases, grips. etc, should be ], buyers. 1 do not know the process of preparing. There is at Hot Springs, Ark, man who raises aligators for the market, but l do not know his name.
 l. L. H-What is a true Assure vein? Is it found in quartzite forma- tions?
 A. A true Assure is vein in which the ore and yeinstone occupy pre-existing Assure or crack in the rocks, which has been formed by some deep seated cause or crust movement and may therefore be presumed to extend downward indefinitely. Any ore may be found in them. according to locality and the geological proper- ties of the country. sz
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 K. S. H.-Give information about the life of Rev Joseph Dixon, jr.?
 A. He was born in Shelby, N. C., January II, 1864 and graduated from Lake Forest college in 1883 and Greensboro law school in 1886. The latter year was an eventful one for him, for he was admitted to the bar, was married to Il Montgomery lady, and resigned from the North Carolina legislature after five years service in l order to enter the Baptist ministry. He held pastorates in Raleigh. Bos- ton and New York, ending the last in 1899. From 1883 to 1903 he was a popular lyceum lecturer. He is the author of several books, is mem- Der of the Players club. and resides a part of the year at Dixonville, Va. ~ J. NJ. P-How many men did the l Boers use against the British in the fate war. @ Who are the three high est paid comedians in the world! C5) Was Lou LenO the English comedian ever in this country? D What is the difference between silver. sterling sil yer solid silver, german silver and coin silver:
 A. The number is not on record. It was estimated that their losses in bat ! ties were 3,7OO, and there were 32C0O BOer prisoners taken by the British. ! @ A mans salary is his private busi- ress: l am not mind reader. (3) The name is unknown to me. (4) Sill yer is a metal. Solid silver is silver that is solid as opposed to plated ware. Sterling silver and coin silver are of standard fneness. German silNop ic lllny nf nrI nickel. largely used in plated ware, being plated with silver --p-
 F.. R. H.-What is the printers sig. nificance of ''30." @ What is the jim crow law. (3) H0 many states use the initiative and .fcrendum sys- tenn? 4) Give brief sketch of the in- ventor of the linotype machine: @ Can white be compared and be gram n,atically correct?
 A. It signifies the ast-the end. @ A law which requires separate railroad accommodations for white and colored people. (3) Several use the referendum to greater or less de- gree and few use the initiative. but cannot state the number. (4) Ottman Mergenthaler was bOln in Wurtem- berg in 1854 and died in Baltimore in 1899. At the age of H he became ap- prenticed to a watchmaker. In 1872 he came to this country to avoid be- ing drafted into the army, landing in Baltimore with a trunkful of clothing and thirty dollars in cash. He made a start with the linotype machines in that city in 1883. @ Yes.
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 A. R. P.-When were .'aris, Lon don and Rome founded. and by whom? @ When does the day begin:
 A. Paris was the capital of q small Gallic tribe. the Parish. about the year 3S0. London it is claimed exist ed 110I years before the birth of Christ. and 354 years before the found- ing of Rome. It was the capital of TrinObantes I E. C., and long pre- viously the seat of their kings In \. D. 61 it was known to the Romans as Lundinium. town on the lake" Ro- nulus is universally supposed to have laid the foundation of Rome on the 10th of April. according to vara. in the year 3961 of the Julian period. 3251 years after the creation ur the world. 753 years before the birth of Christ. and in the fourth year of the Olympiad. In it's original state Rome was small castle OH the summit of Mount Palatine. (2l The civil day is from midnight to midnight. The as- tronOmicaI or nautical day k from noon to noon. The BabylOnians reck- OBed the day from sunrise to sunrise: the Umbrians from noon to noon: the Athenians and Hebrews from sunset to sunset. and the Romans from mid- night to midnight.
 
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