Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-24

o' <A' %oui AAAeAon SoAn ID VI no value here.
 l Martha.---I do not know of any method of preventing goods from shrinking when washing.
 w. G.--I do not recall that any gold souvenirs of the Jamestown ex position have been coined. | Reader.-I can find no reference to Prussia's acknowledgement oi the, independence of the United States.
 J. L. N.-There are confederate soldiers homes in some of the southern states, but I am not ad. vised as to their rules. See answer to L. R.
 | U. s. A..-The directory contains the names of two Presbyterian cler- gymen and two United Presbyterian of Providence, R. I. am not ia miliar with the marriage laws of that state.
 | J. E. M-One born February 12 should be lively, good natured. cuiet and dignified. One born October 20 should have fine foresight and intu- itions and be of a mechanical turn 0. mind.
 H. E. Mo whom should I apply for reading matter about the train ing ship Enterprise? | A. Massachusetts nautical train- ing school commission. State house, Boston.
 T. H.--Can you tell me the cause of so-called cucumber blight? A. Causes are numerous, such as diseased state of the plants caused by conditions of the soil, atmospher- ic influences. insects. smut, mildew, etc.
 A. W.-To settle dispute please tell what method Captain Wetb took to go through Niagara rapids when he lost his life? A. He used no artificial aids ard was pounded to death by the force of the currents. -Q- R. V. E.--What is the premium on violin in good condition and bearing this inscription: "AEtonius Stradivar,us cremonensus faciebat Anno 17S8?"
 A. violins do not sell by "promi- ums." but genuine Stradivarius is worth large money. There are many limitations, however. L. Rare there any government lands in Arkansas or any other states?
 A. There are about 2s,000, 900 acres of public lands in Akansss. and there are such lands in all western states except Illinois, Indiana. Indian Territory, and Iowa. Write the gem eral land office. Washington. Mrs 2. N--Born March 15, one should be kind and just, restless, be glad of pleasant company, and found in positions of responsibility. Octo- Der 20 is the same as October 15, in the paragraph above. One born November 26 should be bold, diffi- cult to get acquainted with, conl- petent to bear large responsibilities. -p- I. T. L.--rhe dimensions of the Panama canal have been given in this column cIany times. It will be about fifty miles long. its width will be 160 feet at the top and 72 feet at the bottom except through the Cule- bra ridge, where it will be 7s feet at the top and 29 feet at the bottom The time required to finish it is esti. mated at ten years.
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 J. R. T.-Do assessors tax real and personal property alike, and is their appraisal about two-thirds of what haNJ NohoAaOt tnCtI dGlu4l NHiuSs
 A. Practices differ greatly In dif- ferent localities. Perhaps a more common method is to assess real property at :wo-thirds its value, and personal property at the price it would probably bring at forced saIs.
 Fireman.--A bets that 1t rained the same day of Waterbury's big fire, that Is. before the fire was dis covered. B bets that 1t did not. Who wins?
 A. A probably wins. for from all accounts 1t rained the day In Ques- ton. Nelson J. welton, who keeps tabs on the weather. says 1t did. His record should stand.
 Ignorant-If a writer wishee to have his work combined in book form Is be privileged to include in such a work his previously published short stories And if SO. has he the right to change names. incidents etc!
 A. Unless they have beer copy righted by his publishers the author has every light to do as he plcases with his own work.
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 N. M.-PIe7se print a recipe for ringvorm, (2D What is the scpu- lstion of the world. (3) Of Louisi- anal
 A Apply decayed apples. or pounded garlic Or. wash them with Hungary water. Or. wash twice a day with oil of sweet almonds and oil of tartar. mixed. (2l About .44o.s5e, 900. (3l 1.ss1,s75 by the census of 1900.