Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-30
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 P. 0. R.-What is the real name of MT Dooley?
 A. Finley Peter Dunne.
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 NJ. NJ. G.-See answer to J. B. Fond of music and pleasant sur roundings. agreeable and of happy disposition.
 E. D.--Was there ever a law au- thorizing penalty of Imprisonment for debts due the United States: A. Yes. but it was abolished in 1923, after having. been discussed at several sessions of congress.
 l.. H--A person born April 14 should be restless and anxious. have a tendancy to get blue," always just. honorable and affable. February s indicates good nature. agreeable sue cessful in dealing with people, quiet and dignified.
 J. =. H-Would it be an infringe ment on any patent or copyright to make wooden moulds and make con- crete building blocks for ones own house
 A. It would not. I cannot give you formula you can rely on: better consult an experienced builder.
 S. H. H.--You say the first Sunday school was founded between the years. TAO and TAT. Now can you tell me how many schools and scho- lars we have to-day?
 A. A recent convention of the In ternational Sunday school associa- ton reported 14O,519 schools, 1,451- S55 teachers and 11,3292 253 scholars. A. K. S.-What are the character istics of people born on the first day of April and the twenty-fourth of May?
 A. The first should be natural reasoner and leader. orderly. difficult to force. lover of elegance and beauty and capable of making a good lawyer or teacher. The latter should be restless. satisfied, sociable, ad- JuStaDle 10 the times.
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 NJ. &. D-Who was 'The Ad, mrable Crichton!'
 A. He was James Crichton. son of Robert Crichton, Lord Advocate of Scotland under James VI. He was born in Elilock, Dumfriesshire, in 156O. Driven from home in re- llgious quarrel, he went to France and entered the French army. He was remarkable swcrdsman and q finished linguist and orator.
 McL.-How is a talking machine record made to reproduce the human voice? t2) Who writes under the name of "Savoyard" G) How long was Noah building the ark?
 A. By substituting recorder and talking or singing into the horn. e Eugene Newman. l3) It is not known but as the ark was nearly as large as the largest ships it must have taker considerable time.
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 C. r. B.-What is the origin of tn, slang expression. Get hook?"
 A. According to good authority tn, phrase was in use as long ago a when gladiators appeared in the aren as of Rome and the east. There cal he seen to-day on q street corner 0 the excavated city of Pompei an in happiness to the Nucerines. and tn hook to the Pompeans and the Is chians.'' The hook was used to dray the dead bodies out of the arena dur ing a combat.
 H. W. M.-Are the marriage law of Wisconsin and Illinois the same If girl of minor age is married i either of these states without tn consent of parents, can such marrieg be annuled?
 X. The laws of the two states ar digerent in many ways. In Wiscor sin the woman reaches her majOrit at twenty once. while in Illinois think the age is eighteen. X nal riage that is forbidden by law ma be annuled.
 Q. r.. C.-Please print q short b ography of Thomas A. Edison?
 \. Edison was born at Milan. O February II. 1SiI His first en ployment was that of a train bo, Soon he learned printing. and cditc and printed small paper in the bai gage ear of his train. Lated he learl cd teIegraphy. and after that hc lr ,-nt,, arf-g hla GaripS pf iuNp