Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-03
D. E. A.-What is the diplomatic language of Europe?
 A. French.

| ] A. French.
 -q- ! George.-The United States grows fully three-quarters of the cotton ol the world-last year 12,154,O00 bales of 800 pounds each. 1 J. F. Mt Is about sixty-five miles across the Yellowstone national parL from north to south, and about ter miles less from east to west.
 -t- s. H.-A married woman whose husband is naturalized becomes q citizen with her husband. An unmar- ried alien woman goes through the same forms as a man. l c. B--How many kinds of grades of sugar are made in this country? A. The American Refining com pany have B grades and the National company and Arbuckle Brothers each have 26 grades.
 ShOpman.-Does hoop snake roll at any time? If not, how docs 1t get | It's namef
 A. The hoop snake is fake. There is no snake that travels by forming itself into a hoop. c. C.-Please translate "The morn ing star" into Indian dialect, and elso into the Latin dialect?
 A. Indian dialects are as numerous as the sands. Latin is a language. Presumably in Latin you would gay stella matutina." | J. T.-Why cannot an automobile be made to run with a coiled spring? A. It can be. But 1t would be im- practicable because the spring would weigh more than all the rest of the machine and 1t would require more power to wind 1t than could be got from 1t.
 T. NJ. B.-What is the horoscope of a person born September 10? Oct 57 A. The first should be fond of music and pleasant surroundings, happy and agreeable temperament. The latter should have large foresight. fine munitions and possess a mechanl- i cal turn of mind. | I. W. .S-When and where was the | first Sunday school organized? t2) How many and what states equalize negroes and whites in schools? A. The first Sunday school was founded by Ludwig Hacker between TAO and 1747 at Ephrata, Pa. @ None. so far as I know. F. D. R.-How can I clean a gilt picture frame that has become specked and tarnished?
 A. A simple and effective method is to beat the white of an egg and spread 1t over the frame. When dried rub on lightly and carefully with a wooden cloth or camers hair brush. -p-
 s. N. D.-was Senator Depew ever democrat, and did he ever run for lieutenant governor of New York on any ticket?
 A. He has always been a repub- lican. He was an unsuccessful candl- date for the lieutenant governorship on the liberal republican ticket in 1872.
 N. w.-what nation makes claim to greatest longevity?
 A. Norway. The average age at- tained by meE Is forty-eight years and three months, and for women fifty one years and three months. This high average is due to the fact that far smaller number of infants die there than In any other country.
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 B. L.-what distance is needed to make an echo?
 A. The sound waves on striking an obstruction will be turned, be the dis tance great or small The distance ct which echo will be distinguishabie from the real sound. depends on the character of the latter and the listen- CTS quickness of hearing. Sixty feet Is taken as the minimum. however. At a less distance the two might jum- ble.
 A. A. R.-when was gas first used for Illuminating purposesi
 A. Gas was first evolved from coal in 173o. but It's application 10 the purposes of illumination was first tried in 1T02. The first display of gas lights was made at c Birmingham foundry on the occasion Of the re- joIcing for peace in 1892. Gas lights were first introduced in London in l 1897 and in New York (the first in the | United Statesl the streets were first | lighted with gas in is23-2a.
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 R. E. A.-Piease describe Japanese money and how 1t compares in value with oursi
 A. Japanese currency is known as yen. sen and rin- 2D-yen piece Cgoldl is equal to see1 of the United States money. The sen Is divided into coins of five denominations. l. 6. 10, % and 90 sen. The 1 and sen pieces are of bronze. the 10 nickel and the 2O and Jo sen of silver. A sen Is valued at .0O4o. A rin piece Is made of bronze and Is valued at lOo2l
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 C. sN-Durinr what part of the twenu-four hours Is man at hts strongest. and % fitted to do hari l work with lesst wearines1
 A. Experiments made with the dy- nsmomefer indicate that q man Is at his best when he vakens Ia the morn ing Inc ruusrr1lar force fs rrpaffr fu- |