Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-18

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 D. M-The Standard Oil Go was organized in Cleveland in June, 1870.
 H. N.-White or gray felt can be cleaned by covering thickly with FuIler's earth, leaving on over night and brushing off.
 A. M.-If you sign your name to take book and take only part of it, can the agency compel you to take out the remainder against your will?
 A-You must live up to your con tract, whatever it was.
 Harry---How many negroes are there in this country, and what pro portion of them live in the south?
 A. The last census figures were 8,S40,S02, and less than ten per cent live north of the Potomac river
 E. M have a bird dog that has black mouth; its breath is bad and it's mouth is sore. What can I do for it?
 A. I find no reference to dis ease of that description. Consult veterinary.
 Fay-Do newspapers make any charge for printing society news?
 A. They do not. Newspapers are always glad to get news but an editors views as to what constitutes news sometimes differs with that of contributors.
 Reader-What is my birthstone and horoscopef I was born Janu- ary 2S?
 A. The garnet is the stone for January. Good natured and an agreeable companion, rarely quick tempered, quiet and dignified and successful in dealing with people.
 K. L. B.-The shiny appearance of skirt can sometimes be removed l by covering the glossy parts with a wet cloth and rolling tightly in upon the damp surface. Leave three hours | and then unroll and hold hot iron an inch above so that steam will 1 rise thickly from it. Do not touch !! until it is dry.
 E. M. J.-Please tell me what pa pers or magazines publish fortunes 1 that are left to descendants in Eng land?
 A. I know of none that make a | specially of such news; all news papers in England doubtless prirr such matter as news, just as news papers all over the world do.
 H. c. D.-Please tell me where I can get the book Through Hell With Hiprah Hunt?'
 A. This book was published some six or eight years ago, and I have been unable to find a bookseller who recalled anything about it except the fact stated. It may be that if a bookseller had an order for CODY he might find it somewhere.
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 George-What is the origin of tke expression ito kick the bucket?"
 A. Like most popular phrases the origin is yelled in obscurity. There is story that during the reign of Good Queen Bess of England shoemaker named Hawkins con- mitted suicide by placing a bucket on table to enable him to reach rafter, and then kicking away the bucket.
 l.. A. My hair is very curly, what can I do to make it straight?
 A. My advice is to do nothing. Curly hair is very attractive and yor will probably regret changing it. If you insist, however, take eight ounces of beef suet. an ounce of vel low wax. an ounce Of castor oil, five grams of benZoic acid. half gram of oil of lemon. and eight drops Of oil sessia. Mix suet and wax over slow heat. add castor oil and acid and allow to cool, and then add tre other ingredients. Use as any other pomade.
 J. C. B.-Is the average length of life increasing?
 A. Evidently it is. The same pro- portion of the population that 300 , years ago attained the age of forty , years, now lives to the age of sever ty. In 1893 the British government borrowed money by selling annuities on lives, based on average longevity. and an authority says the transac- ton was profitable One hundred years later a similar undertaking. based on the sama expectation os life. proved a failure because the ! term of life has heightened. F.. L. J.-1n a presidential election how does plurality differ from ma jority: - Print a recipe for keeping cider sweet: \. \ plurality means tine votes o. candidate tn eXcess uf those for Onp uf his opponents. His majority is [ fhe number of votes in excess Uf all { Proportional representa- 1 ti1n means representation iu propor- !, iiUn tg population of voters. tLl To z keep rider sweet two things are es- , sgntiai- it must Ipe free from puuarp. , and it must ie kept in cO0I pIaee. It may t% fred from pumace by leaching it through charcoal or srald- Ing and skiming Then it shCuId Tsa f0ttlsyi tightly Ciier that is designed ( ig te kept through tha winter s.roHh l -- .-.a-.l.. E-..--- -s--- --.----H --.--r-- z