The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
QUERIES AND ANSWERS.


Gll proper questions of general interest viii be ad
nitted to this column and answered is possible If
printed to invite replies from the outside The col
szmn is for the mutual pleasure and profit OF our
Eeaders.l
THAT PIECE oE TIMBER.
20 tAe Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
The true answer to your timber problem is
feet and inches. CHARLES DAILY
OXFORD, Ind.
v1cE-PREsrDEsTs
20 the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journar
How many Vice presidents have died in oficeY
SALEM, Ind. CONSTANT READER.
Five.
10 the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Is the word ''molasses' singular or plurals
SPENCER, Ind. HETTY.
1t is singular.
DEVILS GLEN
10 the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Where is the Devils Glen. and what is III
GORDON, Ind. J. e. n.
It is singular and romantic ravine in County
Wicklow, ireland.
30 the Editor of the apolis Jou rnaf:
Is it the case that a stationary engine will run
faster at night than in the daytime under the
Rsme amount of steam2 W. W.
SHERIDAN. Ind.
No.
COST OF MAKING SILVER DOLLAR.
70 the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
What does it cost the government to coin
oliver dolarl ANDY.
GREENFIELD.
We have seen the cost stated at one and half
cent
SEA OF UPTURNED FACES.
Ro ha of tha Indi lie
Whence comes the well-worn phrase "Sea Of
npturned faces?" BLIvENS.
Cry.
From Sir Walter SCOTS novel Rob Roy"
Chapter 20.
JUDGE AND SHERIFF.
20 the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
l. What salary does the circuit Judge receives
2 Does the sheriff get more than his feesa
EKIN, Ind. j. Fl. COATS.
~ Twenty-Five hundred year. a. The
sheriff receives no salary.
THE MITRE
TO the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
What significance has the shape of the mitreg
City. Alb.
The two horns are an allusion to the cloven
tongues of fire which rested on each of the apos-
tles on the day of Pentecost
PARNELL.
~ When and where was Parnell, the Irish
leader. borna e. How many followers has he in
Parliament? a. 0. OsIER.
MUNCIE.
a. He was born at Avondale, Wicklow coun-
BY. Ireland. in June, 1916 (2) Eighty.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
70 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
.. What is the amount of the debt of the United
R.pwrAND Jnd
The statement made by the Secretary of the
Treasury, on Feb l. gives the amount as 81, 434, :
G62272
OUR ANTAGONIST.
10 the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Will you please give me the author of the ex-
preston, Our antagonist is our helper"
MUNc1E Ind. SCHOLAR.
Edmund Burke. The full quotation is, He
that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves
and sharpens our skill; our antagonist is our
helper"
THE INDIANAPOLIS SAVINGS BANK.
10 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journals
Please state when the indianapolis Savings
Bank paid the last dividend. and oblige
NEW ALBANY A JOURNAL READER.
The last dividend, making in all 60 per cent,
was declared in October. 1883. The receiver ex
pests in course of time to pay from 10 to 18 per
cent more.
PREEMpTToN AND HOMESTEAD.
10 Che Editor of the Indianapolis Jou rual:
Can the same person at different times both
spre-empt" and Homestead" public lands in the
West9 READER.
VALLEY City.
Yes. But homesteader caanot afterward pre-
vempt. The law on the subject is too long to be
given in our restricted space.
THE REVISED BIBLE
10 the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Will you or any of your readers inform me
why q revision of the Bible was published If no
changes were made in its meaning, as claimed by
verse of some of the most conspicuous changes
in the language, If not in the meaning.
READER
The subject is too great to be treated in this
pClumn.
LOCOMOTIVES AND COACHES
no the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journals:
TO settle dispute will you state cost of rail-
way engine and, also, cost OF passenger coach.
MAJENIcA, IND. READER.
A frst-class engine can now be purchased for
$500. A freight engine costs about 5000 more
Some very handsome and serviceable passenger
coaches are now built for 81, 500. The c., H. s.
ID. recently purchased 200 irstclass freight cars
at $415 per car
THE WORD LADY.
10 the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
What is the origin of the word iady2
ACTON Ind. LEI
According to the Springfield Mass Union,
the word 'lady" is derived from the Anglo
Saxon hlafdie, which is compounded of two
words-half, bread, and weardian to look after
or have the care of. From this it NAV be in.
ferred that the original '1ady" was the kitchen
girl as the wife" was the weaver of thu for,;,x,
MRS. ANNA CORA OGDEN -RIToHIE.
TO the Editor or the Indianapolis Journs.:
Where can l get Mrs. Cora Ann Mowatts