The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-24
QUERIES AND ANSWERS.

TOR the mutual pleasure and rof1t OF our readersi
COAL IN A BUsHEL
To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
How many pounds Of coal in busheli r
ALFoRDvILLE
I Seventy.
THE GILLoTT PEN
TO the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Where are the elliott pens manufactured
SPENCER, Ind THOMAS r. CoBLK
At Victoria Works, Graham street. Birming-
ham, England.
BASE BALL.
70 the Editor OF the indianapolis Journai
Who caught for the Rushvle base ball club in ths
game in which the Alleghenys beat them to 3 ia
1884 LEBANON.
George Mcvey, now catching for the Atlanta,
Ga., nine.
ST. PAU1's DEATH.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Jour.iai
In what year did st. Paul dief
BOLIVAR wINrNGER.
ALFoRDsvrLLE. Ind. May II.
/ According to early writers St Paul was behead
ed during the Neronian persecution, either IL
A. d. 81 or A. d. So.
TO INCORPORATE A TOWN
To the Editor Of the fnd annapolis Journal:
What steps are to be taken to incorporate town.
BARTER Ind, May 10. r. L. a..
First ascertain Dv vote whether a. majority Of
the citizens OF the place desire such incorpora-
ton For full information see Revised Statutes
of 1881, page $780,
CONCERNING LocUsTs.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
I When will be the next locust yearf How often do
they come! When were they here Tasty W. H. NJ.
VERMILLIoN, ILL.,, May 49,
The seventeensyear brood that is to appear
this year has been we'll recorded for l7l5, 1884,
TT49, 1T66, 1888 1900, 1877 1884, 1851 and 1863
After this year the next visitation, judging by
the past. will bein 1902.
PAY OF VOLUNTEERS.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
| What was the monthly pay of the soldiers of the
volunteer service in the late war-privates and nom
coinmissionedo ffcerss Me-
FILLMORE Ind, May 81.
I In 1861 the pay OF private was $40 month
in coin, first sergeant $l8; afterwards, SIG q
| month in CURRENCY for private, $l8 for cor
poral, $40 for sergeants, $26 for first sergeant&
/ THE BARrHoEDr STATUE
TO the Editor Of the Indianapolis Jourrfn.:
What are the measurements Of the Barthold statusa
SHELBYvILLE Ill., May %. THoRwALDsEN.
The New York World gives the following AZ
the dimensions of the statue of Liberty, as il
will appear when its PEDESTAL:
Height ef bottom Of foundation mass above
mean low water OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 %
Hsis 1t Of Of fognds,ioti mass 60 70
Height of top Of torch above top Of pedestal l5I on
Height of top of torchabove rnsanlow water sos IL
THE GATLING GUN.
70 the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal
When was the Calling gun invented and by whomf
Please give me what information you have on the sub
Rossv1rIE, Ind.
/ The gun was invented BY Dr. Richard J. Cat
ling, He made his first gun at Indianapolis in
1862 Tn the fall of that year he made six OF the
guns at Cincinnati, which were destroyed by the
burning of the factory He subsequently, made
twelve, which were used by General Butler on
the James river It has since been greatly inn
proved. Several European countries have
adoptedir. DR.. Calling now lives in Hartford,
Conn.
THE PRINTERS TRADE
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journals
When young man begins TO learn. the printers
it take to learn the trade How long does each step
run, and what are the wages of each stepa ls
ANTHONY, Kan, May l8. JOSH FLINT
Wages differ, according to locality In city
newspaper Offices boy begins by sweeping ont,
running errands., learning the cases, etc. He
will get from So to So a week. He gradually ad-
vances to be a two thirder." On morning
newspaper a. twoethirder gets twothirds price,
p cents. He would, in this city, according TO
proficiency. work as a two thirder from three to
four years before being a full hand. In country
offices tbs different There bright young man
might become competent hand on weekly
paper and in jobwork in three years.
THE IoDEsToNE AND OTHER THINGS.
70 the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
90 Why has Indiana two penitentiaries7 CD
Eow is iron magnetized with the lodestonel 49,
Where do they get lodestohei I'D Who was the
architect of the new State 90 Who the
the buildings f6) How long have they been.at work
now! ~ 1t person, standing on top OF moving
car jump Up viii he light in the same placel 90 In
to to make thanif all powed in onelandl t9 In what
State or country does the turkey buzzard raise its
aERBsT, Ind.
a. For convehience one for the north half
and the other for the south half Of the State.
~ By direct application. Rub the iron on the
lodestone, H. In many localities; notably, at
Shepherds mountain, near Pilot Knob, Mo
The lodestone is simply magnetic ore of iron,
chemically known as ,ferroso- farric oxide. t4)
Edwin May, now dead o. The original con-
t ten st 8 p Zen Within
the contracts, (6.l Work began in October,
1878 (7.) Yes,if he jumps vertically; but il
he jumps side WAYS he may light on the railroad
track. lS) Yes 80 All over the Eastern
THE JUMPING KEooRD
To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal
What is the Jumping record from the time Of saa
What jumps did Patch makel J.E.
DANvILLE. Ind. Mayo
Sam Patch's' first leap, the one that jumped
him into notice, was at Passaic Falls, feet first,
Sept. 80, 1927, and was about ninety feet.
Many Paterson, N j., boys afterward safely
MADE the sarae leap He made his first leap az
Niagara on Oct g. 1929, from a. rock seventy feet
above the water. On the 18th of the month he
made second leap, about 100 feet: Then he
went to Genesee Falls and made leap on Nov
rs. 1929, less than week before he made the
jump at the same place, 125 feet, that killed HIM.
During the centennial year Q young French
rope,walker entertained the thousands Of per-
SONG VINO visited Niagara Falls by leaping
into the river two or three times week from
a rope stretched from bank to bank 155 feet
above the surface Of the water. A piece Of stout
and very elastic rubber was fastened to the CEN
ter of his heavy rope. and, after walking out on