Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-28

-?- -s M. A. B.-John D. Rockefeller business address is 26 Broadway, N Y.
 H. o. M.-When is the rainy sea. son in California?
 A. From December to May.
 E. K, Nameless and w. J. D. Foreign silver coins are worth about 45 cents on the dollar. The dime o1 1881 is not rare.
 J. c. B.-Who publishes Kings Classical Quotations, and where car l get a copy?
 A. It is published by Whitaker Bible House, New York, who will supply you if your bookseller can. not.
 s. B. F.-You can cure yourself of the habit of ''toeing in" by con. stant effort while walking to over. come it, especially if young. The health's sake alone, and it would add greatly to the grace of your ap- pearance.
 J. S. L.-Please give the horo. scopes of persons born February and August 12?
 A. The first are good natured rarely quick tempered, quiet and dignfied, successful dealing with i all people; the latter lacking in ambition, lovers of nature and i'm pulsive.
 N. J. P.-Please advise how stains and fly specks may be removed from gilt picture frames?
 A. Try washing in cold water in which onions have been boiled; this will serve in some cases. Or beat the white of an egg and spread over the frame; when dried wipe care fully with woolen cloth.
 N. J. L.-Does South Carolina pay confederate pensions? CD Do l have to be a resilient of the state tC draw one? (3) What is the pen sion agents address?
 A. South Carolina expends about S200,000 in pensions for ex-confed- crates. CD I think so. (3) Write A. w. Jones, comptroller-general Columbia.
 A Reader-Can you give required age of applicants for examinations for letter carriers of this city; also when examinations are held?
 A. IS to 45; examinations are held in the Federal building once a ] year, in November. Circulars, blanks and other information may be had by applying to Miss M. A. Lawlor at the post office.
 -?- D. c. F.-What is lacquer?
 A. A varnish either for wood or brass, made with shellac and spirits of wine. That for wood, which is called hardwood lacquer, is applied almost in the same manner as French polish. Different tints of lacquer are made by dissolving col ors in spirits of wine. For brass and other metals the process is much the same, with a difference in the proportions of the mixture. -?- R. E. E.-What is ignis fatuus? Will O the wisp?
 A. Ignis fatuus is Latin. and may be translated as foolish fire. It is a phosphorescent light often seen over marshy land. especially in summer evenings after sunset. This light is popularly known as Jack O lantern and Will O the Wisp. which ex. pressions are much used in a figur- ative sense to characterize fanciful l schemes or plans.
 i -?- 1 Student-Please tell me how 1 can educate myself as a handwriting ! expert?
 i A. know of no schools or rules i for such an education. but if there are books on the subject any book ] seller will get them for you. Ex- 1 pertness in this line is rather an in- ! stinct, which can of course be sharp. ] ened by experience and study of ! chirograhpy. Without a special gift ] for it one would hardly hope to make it a profitable profession. -g- W. H. H.-Please explain the check and balance system of the United States? t2D Who was gov ernor of Arkansas in 1896 |? A. Your meaning is not clear. If 1t relates to accounting. the va rious departments generally use a system which is unlike that of any fNT Often the bOokkeeing system is an. tiquated and cumbersome. t2D Jefferson Davis of Little Rock, now senator.
 M. ]. H.-Can you give any in- formation in regard to positions now open on the isthmus of Panama2 I desire to know whether there is a better chance for a young man. 20. a knowIedge of bookkeeping. to ob- tain a position there than here2 A. It was recently announced by the Isthmian Canal commission that no positions could be given. All clerical positions are filled from the civil service lists, and men who look for these have to wait many months for a vacancy. It would be a very serious mistake to go there without having first secured a place. -s-
 Iamie-How long since the Boxer uprising in China. and what was the cause of itz
 A It occurred in 1900. and the sgsusTsEoI 70 psTIs4 sg1 ssx ssus9 and opposition 10 the extension Of trade and the Christian religion in rLs-- TL~ n-w~- ~~~ a N~a~~E s~E