Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-23

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 E. H. Robustness addresses are not printed in this column.
 T. H. D.-Good judgment, intui- tive, of mechanical turn of mind.
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 w. R. F.-The half dollar of 1919, if in fine condition, is worth 5l cents.
 M. A.-The half cent of 1910 in good condition is worth 10 to 25 cents.
 R. L. W.-If you will describe your 1779 shilling I will attempt to tell you if it is valuable. Pat.-The government does not buy the 1883 nickels coined without the word ''cents," nor does anybody else that know of. -n--
 R. M. S.-A decided preference for ease and handsome surroundings. agreeable and easily pleased, good critic and fond of singing.
 J. A. R.-It is doubtful If an an cient violin would have any value merely as relic. If in good condi- ton it may be of value to violin fist.
 l.. E. B.-I do not find that there is any consul in Egypt, but there probably is. You can ascertain by addressing the secretary of state, Washington.
 w. E. B.-Sweeney is wasting of the shoulder muscles in a horse, re- sulting from the disuse of the cor responding limb. The disuse may be due to variety of injuries. Cure is unlikely.
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 F.. P. T.-There is no evidence that any poet wrote the verse you send, beginning The youth and maid en auarreled." A very poor poet could write better verse than that, and very few could write worse.
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 J. l.. MI do not recall any final action on the bill before congress making nine hours days work for telegraphers. If it fell by the way side 1t cannot come up again for con- sideration till reintroduced in the next congress.
 l.. A.-Which church has the largest membership, Methodist or Baptist, and how many members has each?
 A. In this country the Methodists have 6,429,S15 communicants and the Baptists 4,s74,047. -n-
 l.. L.-Please print a recipe for grating wax.
 A. Melt together by weight of resin four parts, one part of hard tallow and two parts of beeswax; when nearly cold work it in the hands till it is straw colored and tough.
 -H- J. R. J.-Please print formula for making the safety match that can be lighted only on the box.
 A. You must go to manufactur- CT to get formula. As few cents will buy enough matches to last a year it would be silly as we'll as dan gerous to attempt making them with out first learning the trade. T. H. D.-There are public lands open to settlement in twenty-six of the states. You can get full particu- lars by addressing the general land office, Washington. There is nothing l to prevent negroes locating in the western states, and have no knowl- edge that there is any feeling about their movements. w. J. M.-What are the chief ele- ments of food Irish potatoes use. and what are some of the best fertilizers? | A. The food value of potatoes lies mostly in starch. of which it con- tains Is to 20 or 25 per cent. The soil must be taken into account as well. and the advice of an exper- J fenced farmer would be better than mine.
 1 A. F.. B.-In what states is the marriage of cousins prohibited? @ Was the bill introduced in the Ten nessee legislature to prevent such marriages passed?
 A. Forbidden in Alaska. Arizona, Arkansas. Illinois, India. Indian ter. ritory. Kansas. Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire. North Dakota Washington and Wyoming. (2) II has not passed. | F. H.-I have a violin made in 1870. the label on the inside con. taining the words "Antonius Strada' varius, Cremonsis, Faciebat Annc I730.- Is it valuable. and where can I dispose of it? A. Its value can be told only by ! an expert. limitations of famous vio- | lips are numberous. Get a vel known yiolinist to examine it. Reader.-Stammerin is the re suit of a mental rather than a physi cal defect. and is due to imperfeci control of the mind. often to habit Decide definitely what you are goint to say before speaking. say it slowly | H. k<.e f<rrr