Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-01
,. K. F.-Coins not rare.

w. A. RI cannot find re- cipe for rhubarb wine. Perhaps some reader can supply one. 1 -?- D J. A. R.-What is the number of people engaged in agricultural pur- suits in the United States?
 A. The last census reported 10,- 43S,219. .......
 N. L. E.-When was the first time after November IS, 1907, that the moon reached the sign of Venus? A. Venus and the moon were in conjunction November 6, at 4:44 ?. m., and December 6 at 5:36 p. m. | Waterbury-What was the date of the flood at Johnstown. Pa? (2) What date was the San Francisco earthquake?
 A. The great floor at Johns- town, Pa, occurred May 31, 1882.
 CD April Is and 19, 1906.
 c. H. D.-Your questions are not all clear. A 4-ohm and 20-ohm l instrument will work on the same line provided the current is strong l enough to drive the 20-ohm. A 20-ohm instrument will work on a short circuit. Any cleo rician will figure out the strength required to | operate a two-mile line.
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 I. K.-Was there ever a count of France called Count Roland, ans was he one of the 12 peers of France?
 A. Yes. He was the most cele- | brated of the paladins of Charle- magne, famous for his prowess and death in the battle of Roncevalles in ITS. He was one of the 12 peers. NJ. A.-What are the horoscopes of persons born April g and IA, Sep l tember and October IS? | A. April 9 and IA, natural lead CTS and reasoners, make good law yers and teachers. SeptSmber 9, unsteady inclined, happy and agree able dispositions October 15, great | foresight and munitions, inventive. F. E. C.-Is it as cold at the south pole as it is at the north. and are days and nights six months dur ation there? .. | The conditions are the same same, and days and night are ~ you suggest There is not the same | difference there as here, however; night is more like our twilight, and the days are not bright. T.
 No Name-There are 3e0 repre- sentatives in congress. not counting senators. The district courts of the | United States are not known by
 numbers. There were 266,760 h. dians at the last census. Melville W. Fuller of Illinois Is chief justice of the United States supreme court. 1 One born March should be restless, anxious, kind and honorable, able to fill positions of trust.
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 c. E. B.-Did Andrew Carnegie give $66.00O toward the Carnegie Tech school at Pittsburg? (2) Can. you give a general estimate of the wealth of Carnegie and John D. l Rockefeller? (2) Which of these gives most to charity in general, col- leges, libraries, etc?
 | hNiN piObhbiN dIn HUI sure. (2) Carnegie wealth accord ing to popular estimate Is about $250, 100000; Rockefeller's twiC as much. (3) Carnegie. c. L. S.-There are various ways to make a fight on ants, some of which apparently succeed-some- times. Ants may be trapped by mois ening a sponge in boiling wa ter. Borax sprinkled plentifully will sometimes disperse them. Or take pie plate and smear if with lard; when the plate Is covered with the pests turn 1t upside down over a l hole in the stove. Or shut up in- fested rooms and fumigate with sul- phur of a 5 per cent solution of formaldehyde.
 B. E. M.-How can I obtain the date of a birth in Fremont. Pa. in 1S49 or 1850? I have written the town clerk of that place and iu- l closed stamps for reply, and request ed the return of the letter if not delivered. but get no response. A. Your letter was correctly ad- dressed. Apparently the clerk is not very courteous. It is impossl- hle to say what the cost of search ing the records would be. but the clerk should give you some informa- tion. Better write him again.
 !. H. B.-Is there any record of the population of the world in the year I A. D.? C2D If 12 o'clock noon at Altoona. what time would ii he 3 900 miles north in the same longitude?
 A. There is not. Al the time of the death of the Emperor Augustus | the population of the world has been estimated by Bolio to he 54.- eco. .0O0. The population of all Eu- rope hardly exceeded 50.0O0. .O00 before the fifteenth century. accord ing to Mulhall. t2) The same. by standard time. !. N. B.-Did the famous Cap tain Kidd exist in fact. and what are some of the particulars of his life7 A. William Kidd was born prob ably in Greenock. Scotland. A shit don ny a private company and put in his charge. the object being 10 seize pirates. In January. 1887. hs reached Madagascar. and soon here after reports reached England that Kidd had turned pirate himself. Af- ter two years cruising he went 10 the West Indies and later to Bos- ton There he was arrested and sent 70 England. where he was tried