The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


guage has no vowel?-A. II. b.
There is no word in the English language
without vowel.
When did the Continental Congress that
adopted the Declaration of independence
conyene?-Stillwater
On May 10. 1775 more than year before
1t adopted the Declaration. 1t sat until De-
cember u, 1776. the session lasting $50 days.
Is the steamship Great Eastern still in
existence?-F. ].
We think so, for few months ago it was
laid up at Glasgow, Scotland, covered with
posters announcing cheap suits made by
some enterprising tailor. and used within
as an advesusng exhibition.
Are there any statistics showing what
firm is the largest exporter of American
cotton?-J. w. N.
From the secretary of the principal cot
ton exchange. that in New York, you prob
ably could learn the name and address of
the principal cotton exporting firm
What are the chances for man going
10 Bermuda ?-J. S. S.
Practically there are no chances for him.
All the important clerical work is in the
hands of Englishmen, and the negroes do
the hard labor and such skilled labor as
there is to be done. An American could
rot compete with them.
Who are Russias greatest statesmen? In
what book can information on this subject
be found?-A Subscriber.
Probably these are the leading statesmen
of Russia: Peter l (the Great, Menschikoff
Catherine IL (the GreaD, Prince Gregory
Potemkin, Speranski Prince Gortschakoff
Count Nesselrode, Count Schouvaloff and
n. De Giers. Any encyclopaedia will give
Information about these persons. and so will
any history of Russia.
Can a man enlist in the United States
army the same day he gets his naturaliza-
1iOn papers? If not, how long must he have
had them before he can enlist?
He may enlist the day he gets his final
papers. The rule is now that he must be a
citizen. There is no law which declares
how long he must have been one before he
can enlist.
Who is the father of King George of
Hreece.-R. NJ.
King Christian TX of Denmark The King
of Greece is the second son of the Danish
King. He was elected King in 1863 after the
deposition of King Ohio in 1862 and the re-
fusal of the British government to let
Prince Alfred of England take the throne
King George was originally Prince William
OF Schleswig- Notwithstanding Glucks-
burg.
In his life of Gladstone, Justin Mccarthy
speaks OF Queen Victoria as 1.-The only con-
sttutional sovereign who ever sat on the
throne of England" Why and how is she
the first or only constitutional sovereign?
Because all of her predecessors
tried to govern England per-
sonally. If they did not like to do as their
ministers or Parliament wanted them to
do they tried to get along without Parlia
ment or by changing their ministers. Queen
Victoria has never tried to do So She has
done as Parliament wished and has ac-
cepted the leaders of Parliament as her ad-
Nisers, even though her personal incIna-
lions may have been opposed TO them
Can an inventor, after filing an applica-
tion Tor patent, make a royalty contract
and have his goods manufactured by some
one else? 2. A farmer posts his land and
not having notice published in the paper,
g the posting as good as If he had a no.
zice published?-J. V. +.
lie may assign the whole or part of the
patent to anyone he chooses, may manu-
1acture under it or may lease the right to
manufacture u'.Aer it to some one else-that
is, as you say, may make a royalty con-
tract. 2 He must comply strictly with
the law-absolutely and fully.
word?-E. r.
Probably Gibraltar. by its position, is the
strongest fertilization in the world At
present it is garrisoned by seven batteries
Of artillery. each of 100 officers and men;
four companies of fortress engineers. each
of 125 officers and men, and two battalions
(regiments. we should call them) of in
fantry. each of 1897 officers and men
a total force of about 3,S14 officers and men.
The town of Spandau, near Berlin. where the
war chest of the German empire is kept, is
q very strongly fortified place, not so strong
by nature as Gibraltar, but with a larger
garrison. Perhaps Metz or Strasburg should
come next to Gibraltar. Both are very
strong places.
Please tell me how to mix paint for the
different coors in portrait work? 2. What
should put on the charcoal after the out
line has been drawn so as not TO get it
mixed with the paint?-A Reader.
We cannot give lessons in portrait paint
ing in newspaper. The best thing for
you IL 10 take lessons from some competent
teacher; you can get handbook of portrait
painting from any dealer in artists ma
terials but it will not help you so much as
instruction from a teacher. 2 In waSer-
color portraits the outlines are in blue or
india ink. in oil portraits lhe outlines are
in charcoal and are brushed of almost en-
tirely, leaving only faint lines. which are
covered when the eolors are put on and
mix with the colors.
Please give US a good form of an intro
duction ard its Acknowledgement between
q lady and gentleman-not that which is
used IN the higher classes of society but In
plain everyday life, such as small sociaf
gatherings.-N. q.
There is only one form, though its details
vary from time 10 time. The man is intro
6uced TO the woman. except when the Presi-
dent or Governor of a State is receiving
n the latter case the person. man or
woman, Is presented 10 him. The intro
Queer asks the woman IL she win allow him
Or her to introduce the man; II the woman