Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
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 D. P.-The only advice I can give you is that you consult veterinary.
 w. H. D.-Your coins are as rare as shadows on a sunny day. Busi- ness addresses cannot be printed in this column.
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 Robert.-Your coin is not rare. are employed in the largest coal mine. There are several coal mines in this world, and the employment of men varies.
 A. Z.--Where can I find particu- lars of school lands in Texas, if any are for sale? CD Where can I get a book containing legal forms?
 A. Ask the superintendent of public instruction, Austin. (2) At bookstore.
 s. P. B.-Is it reasonable to sup pose that all great inventions and discoveries have been made, leaving nothing for future generations to ac- complish?
 A. The greatest possibilities are in the future. Every invention and every improvement paves the way for others and greater.
 J. E.-Kindly inform me if tEe Tennessee pension law provides for ex-soldiers who live in other states, and to whom one should apply?
 A. l only know that pensions are not given to those who draw pen sions elsewhere. You can inquire of the Tennessee Soldiers home, Nash vile.
 A. c. G.-I am not aware that the Bible contains any information as to the distance of the sun from the earth, or the size of Mars or other planets. Distances are measured by scientists, by fairly accurate sys- tenn, and wise students of the skies assume that Mars is peopled from its aspect under strong magnifyins glasses.
 Pointer.-Please give recipe for making mange cure for dog.
 A. Take half pound of sulphur and two pounds of lard, mix well yn aff three or four days, keeping the ami nal in the sun till it dries in. This is an old-fashioned remedy and per haps you can do better to buy a cure from druggist.
 E. R. B.-How many presidents have been inaugurated on othe" days than the 4th of March?
 A. George Washington. April 50, 17S9; James Monroe, March 5, 1921; John Tyler, April 6, 1S41; Zachary Taylor, March 5, 1S49; Willard Fill more, July 10, 1850; Andrew John son, April IS, 1865, and Rutherford B. Hayes, March 5, 1877.
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 Student Tell me something about Congo Free State, its area, population, produce, etc?
 A. It is nominally independent but virtually under Belgian control. Its estimated area is 90Q,000 square miles; there are about thirty million blacks and three thousand Euro peans, and the principal articles of export are ivory, rubber, cocoa, palm nuts, palm oil, copal gum and coffee.
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 Neteran.-What are the home stead rights of soldiers?
 A. A soldier. sailor or marine who served at least ninety days in the civil war and has an honorable discharge may count of his service, up to four years, from the five-year term Of residence required under the homestead laws. He must file q certified copy of his certificate of dis charge, or an affidavit stating date of enlistment and discharge.
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 w. H.-What is the condition now of the Appian Way?
 A. This road. built 300 years be- fore the Christian era. is now pretty well buried, but parts of it have been eXcavated and found to be in an excellent state of preservation. The cuts, embankments and other remains of the work of the engineers still demonstrate the vast sums and the prodigious labor that went into its building. Pope Plus VT, in 17Sa, caused a new Appian Way to be built parallel to the old, from Rome to Albano.
 T. W.-How many letters are there in the Chinese alphabet
 A. There are 214 determinate or radical characters. one of which en- ters into the composition O. every character in the language. Then there are about 700 characters rep resenting ideas, and an uncertain number representing things: 372 characters which. when inverted. fn- dicate different meanings; 600 with borrowed meanings, and more than 20.000 phonetic characters. The Chinese language is destitute Of an alphabet.
 M. T. P-Which is the larger. the United States or Canada7 (2l Why is the western coast of Europe -varn- CT than the eastern coast of AmsTi- ca in the same latitude? t3) Name the six oldest towns in the United Sfafes-