The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25

whore the members are lady and gentleman.
what prefix should be placed before the frm
name2 PETER MCINTOsH
SUGAR BRANCH, Ind.
~ Yes. (2.s Her present name is vatteu;
her surname, before marriage was Guelph. f3l
| None; the clumsy prefix 'Mr. and Mrs Tor Missl
would be ambiguous and confusing.
CANADIAN EXTRACTION.
| Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
| Is there an extradition treaty between thin
| country and Canada, and for what offenses can
| man be extraditedE CONSTANT READER
Cry,
There is-murder. burglary forgery, theft
but the great scoundrels all escape the opera
| tons of the treaty.
''oUTRE MER"-PoEM WANTED.
| TO the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
| Q.) Please give me the pronunciation Of
''outre mer,n by Longfelow. (2) Will you
please repubish "The Measureless Deeps,s a
poem which appeared in your paper about Octo-
| Der lastf v. NJ LoRING.
| MAxoN, Tex.
| IL Pronounced ooter mair. (2 We do not
| find the poem you mention. Can you give exact
| date?
WHY POP CORN POPS.
| TO the Editor of the Indianapolis journal.
| Please say, for Che benefit of Mr.. John g.
| Blake that popcorn pops because the oil in the
grain is heated and turned into gas, the gas ex-
plodes, the corn bursts open and is turned inside
| out In
| CRY.
Another explanation is that the water in the
grain is turned to steam and explodes The
grain is exceedingly compact and, for that reason
and because of its thick covering, greatly ex-
pands when exploded.
ARMAGEDDON.
10 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal.
What is Armageddon2 -
Armageddon is ''the hill or city Of Megiddo.n
Revelations xvi. 16) The scene of the struggle
of good and evil is suggested by that battle field,
the plain of Esdraelon, which was famous fcE
two great victories-that Of Barak over the
Canaanites, and of Gideon over the Midianites~
and for two great disasters, the death Of Saul
and of Josiah.
EASTER.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
What was the origin of Easter and where frs
observed9 Ak
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Ind.
1t has two origins, one pagan and one Chris.
tian, the latter probably being adapted from the
former The name Easter comes it is said, from
the name of heather goddess Eostre. OF
Ostara, whose rites the Saxons were accustomed
to celebrate at this time of the year. The Chris
tian Easter, of course, was to celebrate the res
direction of the Savior, and was first observed
about A. D. 68.
KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING.
To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Jou rnal:
/. What were the Union casualties in the late
warq ANDRUs
DECATUR I'll.
The following is considered approximately
Les~ Asf~z -
Der killed. officers, 1926; number killed, pri-
Yates, 67,736; died of wounds 34,733; died Of
disease 183 287 accidentally killed. 306 exc
cuted by order court-martial, z; discharged for
disability. 224, BOG; honorably discharged for dis
ability. 174,577 desertions officers, ZIG; deser-
tions, privates, 1893 $780, total casualties, 912 083
IEEBRIATE AsYLUMs
To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
Are there any inebriate asylums in the United
Statesg 1t So where located. and do they en-.
tirely cure inebriates? Pluto.
CRY.
There are quite number. The most celebrated
is that at Binghamton, N. Y There is the
Washington Home at Chicago. Patients Of this
kind can be treated at ST. Vincent's HOSPITAL.
this city. Inebriates are frequently cured. but
all do not stay cured but again give way to in
toxicants. wag at our elbow says there are
inebriate asylums all over the country-that the
Station-houses are inebriate asylums
THE RAILROAD SERVICE.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal.
What salary do passenger brakemen and con
ductors receive, and under what circumstances
are they allowed to fill such positions2 Do ex.
prcss messengers and baggage masters have ex
tended trips. and what salary do they received
AN HONEST FARMERS Son.
The average pay Of a passenger conductor is
$780, baggagemaster $50, brakeman $50, and ex-
press messenger $75 per month. 10 all the
branches of service a majority of the employees
travel from 1000 to 1,40O miles per
week. A young man who enters
the railroad service, if trustworthy, careful
and faithful If he has but fair education il
soon promoted, even from an Office boy. The
best general superntende nrs and general man
ayers commenced as Office boys Railroad serv-
ice in any branch Is an education and young
man is promoted as he merits Better stlE
Stick to the farm.
JOHN D. HOPKINS.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Many years ago. q man calling himself John
ID. Hopkins travelled through this country com.
ing from the West, going eastward to Dayton,
o., and sometimes to Columbus singing and
selling songs called the ''Good Gathering ThS
man. his life, his mental condition, and what
caused him to do as he did, have always been
questions that vein western Ohio would like to
know. Being myself, native of the northern
part of johnson county, have often been asked
about him. S. MORE SURFAcE.
EATON, O.
His real name was John d. Hopkins He was
at one time soldier of the Seventeen Indiana
General Harrison's regiment, but was 80 evil
IDENTIFY deranged that his desertion was encour-
aged. He did desert, came back to Indiana, and
was never returned to the regiment He has
we understand, been dead several years He
took long tramps, frequently barefooted and
bareheaded, from Central Ohio to Iowa, and
seemed never to lack for money. as he sold
songs, and when he addressed street-corn err au
diences he never failed to take up collection