Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-07
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-. ..5T--. '9-.#77- S-.,..5s I L. A.Will you please tell me
 what civil engineering is and what
 text books are required by begin
 ner?
 "A. Civil engineering includes
 many branches, such as surveying.
 railroad construction and mainten- ance, highway building, bridge build
 ing, etc. A thorough scientific edu-
 cation is indispensable and chenlis-
 try, physics, geology, etc, are in all
 engineering courses.
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 r G.eS. C.-You will have to con- suit aL lawyer, and for that reason
 advice in this column as to how to proceed would be worth little. Evil dently you have got to pay for your carelessness in trusting your creditor to. do all the figuring. If he has acknowledged owing you a specific amount, and you can prove that he did so in court, you can collect the amount by suing If he is the owner of property that can be attached.
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 L.L.-Can young man of eighteen years who works from to 6 o'clock live on two meals day? A. There are eminent authori- ties who hold that two meals daily are ample for any one. A luncheon at noon and a substantial meal at night are advocated by those who re- gard breakfast as unnecessary, ow- ing to the: fact that the worn tissues of the body are restored during sleep if the food when eaten the previous day has been digested and assimii- lated. Where habit makes a morn ing meal seem imperative, light breakfasts are usually recommended. Many people get along nicely on two meals day.
 Ethel-What are the names of President Roosevelt's cabinet officers?
 @ What cabinet offices have been created within the last four years? @ What cabinet officers are from Mississippi? (D What is the horo- scope of one born Aug. 30? 5
 A. Elihu Root, secretary of state: George B. Cortelyou, secretary of the treasury; W. H. Taft, secretary of war; J. R. Garfield, secretary of the interior; V. H. Metcalf, secretary of the navy; James Wilson, secretary of agriculture; George Won L. Meyer, postmaster general; C.. J. Bonoparte, attorney general; Oscar S. Straus, secretary of commerce and labor. @ The department of commerce Io1 st IIichad in 1Gn0 (3) There are none. (4 Lovers of music and elegant surroundings. happy disposition. .
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 Tennessee-What causes land to rise in, some places and sink in others? (2)What causes half moon? S) Is the moon inhabited? (4) What is the average temperature of the several continents and of the United States? {5 How much has the United States paid for land. (6 Who are the rulers of Asia? @ How is the distance 10 the sun ascertained? (S What day of the week was July 4, 1T76?
 A. The surface of the earth is changed by the slipping of interior portions which is supposed to be the cause of earthquakes. by the presence of gas or caves under the surface. These are causes among others. @ The dark portion of the moon receives no light from the sun because the earth lies between. Of course you understand that the light of the moon is reflected from the sun. (3) Prob- ably not. (4) It would require much figuring to ascertain this, and as it is not of the slightest importance. we de- cline the task. (5l The United States paid s5,0O0,0O0 for the Louisiana pur- chase. $7.2O0,OO0 for Alaska, about sS,500, 900 for that part of Mexico ly- ing north of the Gela river, and S10,- 100000 for the Gadsden purchase south of that river. (6 The leading nations of Asia are ruled by Car Nicholas II of Russia, Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey. Mikado Mutt suhito of Japan, Emperor Quan Hgsu of China, King Edward of. Great Brit ain of India, Shar Muzefar ed Din of Persia, Khedlve Abbas Pacha. Egypt, Ameer Habibulla Kahn of Afganistan, Khan Mir Mahmud of Baluchistan. There are numerous smaller countries. a This cannot be told in a practical way in the space at command. The distance between two given points be- ing ascertained, the distance to a third point may be calculated by triangula- fion. ls0 Thursday.