Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-11
NJ. A. H.-Not rare.

Michael-Was George i Francis
Train ever arrested as a Fenian?
A. Yes, In Ireland, January 1S.
1858.
Mrs L. E. CT do not think your
colonial bill would command any
price. Some library would perhaps
like 1t.
y
G. F. CT do not find any ref
erence to such a gold piece as you
describe. Send an impression of it
to dealer.
J. F. K.-How many years will
II be before February will again
contain five Saturdays? A. The
next time will be in 1886.
p
w. ]. C.--This column has stated
very many times that small foreign
coins are valueless in this country.
A British coin of 1910 is not in the
least '.old."
R. NJ. B.--Was George Washing
ton ever convicted in the courts of
this country, and what for? have
been told he was, but can find no
history to substantiate the story? A.
! have no knowledge of such an oc-
currence.
p
w. S. M.--How are seedless or
anges grown? Are the seeds ex-
tracted from them while growing?
Also explain about seedless raisins?
A. The seedless orange is natural, a
triumph of modern horticulture. 1t
is grown mainly in Brazil The
seedless raisin is grown near
Smyrna.
d. V.--Are there any veterinary
colleges whose address is obtainable
in eastern cities? A. There is the
American Veterinary college at New
York, and there are veterinary de-
partments at Harvard university,
Cambridge, the University of Penn
sylvania at Philadelphia and Cor
nell university at Ithaca, N. Y.
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w. II. K.-Is constable's bond
valid and his bondsman responsible
for his acts, and does he exceed his
official capacity when he raids
houses of bad repute without proper
authority? A. A bond is valid, of
course: else it would be worthless.
The signer of bond is responsible
for his guaranty. That which an
officer does without proper author
ity" is in excess of his authority.
f. C. D-How late did Easter
ever come. and what was the date?
A. Easter being the first Sunday af-
ter the full moon that happens on or
after March 81. cannot occur earlier
than March % or later than April
26. | have no table back of 1900.
Since that time the latest Easter was
April %, in 1S4S, and again in 1905.
IL will occur on the same date in
1916 and 1000. In 1943 April %
will be Easter.
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Il. A. C.-What is meant by being
clothed in the skin of Nemean
Lion? A. The first of Hercules
labors was to kill a Nemean lion.
Its skin was so thick that his club
made no impression on II, so he
caught the animal in his arms and
crushed II to death. He ever after
wards wore the lions skin as pro-
lection. One fguratively clothed
with an impenetrable armor is said
to wear the Nemean lions skin.
II. ]. O.-What is the difference
between a discretionary power and a
mandatory one? (2) What is the
objection of the United States to
titles of nobility? A. DiscNAtlon-
airy power is that which may or not
be exercised: mandatory power IL
that which leaves no choice. t2)
Under democratic form of govern
ment nobility has no place. In this
country one man Is just as good as
another, II not little better. Read
the opening sentences of the Dec
laration of Independence
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l.. s. D.-When was confession to
q priest first instituted in the Ro-
man Catholic church? A. The
writers of the church hold private
confessions TO have been In use at
all times and to have been instituted
by Christ According to the Inter-
national Encyclopedia the frs rec
ord that history gives OF its institu-
ton was a general law enacted by
the Fourth Council of the Lateran in
1915, requiring that every Christian
who has attained the years OF dis
erection should confess to a priest
approved for the purpose al least
once year.
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Appleton-How many batteries
SilI il take to work two twenty ohm
telegraph instruments one mile. us
ing a ground cireuit2 How many
volts to the battery? Twin il re-
quire more batteries using ground
circuit than a metal eireuit2 A. To
work two twenty ohm telegraph in
struments over a one-mile ground
circuit line would require three
gravity batteries such as are geneF-
ally used in telegraph work and
which have capacity of one volt
each. Ground circuits do not re-
quIre more batteries than metallic
ones. but rather less
T. L. What is an anarchist
shat are the objects he works for
and : he allowed free speech. A
An anarchist Is defined as one uho