The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-15

VIII you kindly give me the names of the faculty
OF Dartmouth College! J.R.T
CITY.
We are unable to do so. Write to the college
WHO WAS HEl
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
Will you please state what American poet and
philanthropist was, in early life, patronized by
Lady Byron9 A STUDENT.
CITY.
THE LEADING LAw-sCHooL.
TO the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
What is considered Che leading law-school in the
United States? READER.
BRAZIL
Harvard; though Yale claims equal prominence,
and there is probably little choice
AMMO DoMINI
TO the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
When did the system of modern chronology, A. D.
begin2
KoKoMo.
1t was first used in modern chronology in sic,
but was not very generally employed for some
time after.
THAT sTATE-HoUsE AGAIN.
To the Ed,ror of the indianapolis Journal:
When will the Indiana State house be completedl
ARCADIA. s.
It will be ready for the occupancy of the Leg
islature of 1887. 1t will probably require two
years after that to complete and furnish the
building.
HARVARD AND YALE
TO the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
Which is the Oldest college in the United States,
Yale or Harvard KIGHsCHo Boy.
CITY.
Harvard, founded in 1858, and named after
Rev. John Harvard, who bequeathed it legacy
of G780. Yale College was chartered in 170L
THE TALLEsT MAN
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
Who was the tallest man exhibited CIV.
CONNERSvILLE.
Probably OBrien, the Irish giant, whose skel-
eton is in the College of Surgeons in London.
He was eight feet four inches high, and died at
Bristol, England, in 1906 His real name was
Patrick Cotter.
WHO WAS HOYLE?
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Who was Hoyle the authority on gamesi
NOBLEsvIILE, Ind. PROGRESSIVE EUcHRE.
Edmund Hoyle author of the celebrated book
on games, was registrar of the Prerogative
Court in London He died in August, 1859, aged
ninety seven years He knew nothing of pro-
gresSive euchre.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
What the auto da fe. prescribed by the Inquis.
tion2 When was it last Employed O.
SEYMOUR.
1t the burning alive of hereto. Per-
haps the last execution of this kind was at Goa,
in the year 1877, where, in vindication of the
Catholic faith, twenty persons persisted in the
flames.
A DISTINCT SPECIES.
TO the Editor Of the Indianapolis journal:
To decide dispute is the leopard mongrel
speciesl ZOOLOGY.
CITY.
The leopard was anciently believed to be
mongrel of the male panther, or pard, and
lioness, hence the double name, leo or lion.pard
The leopard has long been known 10 be distinct
species of the genus felis.
IT. 81 ia; 90 ~
Did the discovery of tobacco introduce the practice
OF smoking, or was there smoking before tobaccol
COLUMBUS Ind. ANNA
Long before tobacco was introduced into
Europe smoking was commonly practiced. The
favorite smoking material in England was the
used incidentally and not as tobacco, as slim
ulant and narcotic
PROPERTIES AND FACULTIES
To the Editor OF the indianapolis Jon rnal:
What is the distinguishing definition between proper.
ties and faculties. 81. 4.
Faculty implies understanding and will, and
SO is applicable only to the mind. We speak of
the properties of bodies but not of their faculties
Of the mind we may say the will is a faculty or
property; so that while all faculties are proper
ties, all properties are not faculties.
THE CAPITAL OF DAKOTA.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Why should Huron be chosen as the capital of
North Dakota when it is in the south central portion
of the territory INQUIRER.
BRAZIL.
The portion of Dakota that applied for admis-
sion to the Union is Southern Dakota, and lies
south of the forty sixth parallel. Huron was
chosen oy vote OF the people, probably on ac-
count OF It's central location. =
AvoIRDUpoIs AND TROY WEIGHTS.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
What is the difference In weight if any, between
twelve-ounce troy pound and sixteenounce (avoir-
dupois) poundl C.B.M.
'WAYNETowN.
The avoirdupois pound contains. 1000 grains
in its sixteen ounces and the troy pound S, 7G0
grains in its twelve ounces. Thus an Dance
avoirdupois contains 4S0 grains and an ounce
troy but 1871 grains. All goods in this country
except precious metals. gold, silver and plati-
mum are sold by avoirdupois weight jewelers., and
apothecaries in commanding prescriptious en-.