The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Has the Magnetic Pole ever been located?
ID X. r.
It-or the northern one-is at 7O5 degrees
north latitude. 81 degree west longitude
about.
What planet caused the eclipse of the sun
on July 70 last?-Reader.
No planet, it was the moon. A planet
never eclipses the sun; it merely passes
across the face of the summaries a transit.
Has a cigarette tax been passed ?-Hub.
Paragraph 2l7 of the Dngley tariff bill
increased the duty on cigars and cigarettes,
and also raised the internal revenue tax
slightly. The increase in cost by the raise
is said to be equal to three-fifths of a. cent
on each package of twenty cigarettes
Does universal suffrage exist in Spain
or in any other European country?-F. J. F.
Universal suffrage does not exist in Spain.
by any means. Only the largest taxpayers
and certain corporate bodies have votes.
In Denmark, France and the empire of
Germany there is universal suffrage; in all
other countries suffrage is more or less
restricted.
Please republish a recipe for removing
freckles. A recipe published some months
ago contained glycerlne, rose water and
spirits of wine. besides some other in
redients.-Reader.
Sulpho-carbolate of zinc two parts
glycerine, twenty-five parts; rose water.
twenty-five parts; spirits of wine, five
parts dissolve and mix thoroughly Apply
twice daily. allowing it to remain from a
half hour to an hour; then wash off with
cold water.
won't" as a contraction of will
not, good English?-G. M. S.
A recent authoritative dictionary gives
the contracted form won't defining it
without comment as being "a contraction
OF ''woll not'-that is. will not Wolf
is an obsolete form of will" Evidently,
therefore, won't" was originally a good
contraction; and having been kept in use
by phonetic necessity, it is still good Eng
lish-
What is the meaning of these notices:
ID ''Ense Petit Placdum sub Libertate
Esto. 20 Il, Etoiie Du p Nord. 94G. J. G.
Cd The motto of the State of Massachu-
sets. meaning. by the sword he COR she)
seeks repose settled under liberty. CD
From Cicero. and the motto of Missouri
Let the peoples safety be the supreme law.
Ss) The motto of Minnesota The North
Star. The first two are Latin, the last
French
Why is the English court called the Court
OF st. James-F. w. r.
is the Palace of st. James, in London. We
speak also of the Vatican, meaning the
Pope, who lives in the Vatican; of the
Quirinal, meaning the Italian government,
whose head, the King, lives in the Quirinal
Palace; of the Sublime Porte, meaning the
Turkish government, whose offices are in
the Palace of the Lofty Gate, in Constan-
tinople.
There were two old men; their wives died,
and each had a daughter. Each man mar
ried the others daughter; what kin were
the children by the last marriages Nv. w
Their relationship was most complicated
Assuming the children to be boys; each
boy was half brother to his fathers daugh-
ter; grandson to his sisters husband who
was also his brother-in-law; uncle TO him
self, being half-brother to his mothers
stepmother; brother-in-law to his grand
father, and therefore uncle to his mother;
what they were to one another we cannot
say.
l. How many Lutheran churches were
there in the United States in 1850? 9 Is a
Catholic communicated If he does not go
TO confession at least once year?-A.
p. A.
l. We have no record for 1850. In 1916
there were % SYMBOLS 5SS ministers, 1907
congregations and 135.s29 communicates; in
1860 there were Sc synods, 1,193 minsters
2.279 congregations and 232. $50 commune
cants. 2. He is liable to ecclesiastical CEN
sure, which may extend to excommunica-
ton. Each case must be judged on its own
merits or dement's.
/. Are there any native Texas boys on
the battle ship Texas? 2. Are the most
of our naval officers and sailors foreign
born? B. Can the largest ships of our navy
get to Galveston?-E. l. b.
]. We 90 not know. We think it prob
nh haf fbar Not All of
naval officers are Americans by birth, even
though some were born abroad And most
OF our sailors are now of American birth
g. Yes; the mean high tide at the bar
3 twenty-five feet
had a hound ten months old that died.
The symptoms were total abstinence from
food, violent painting. staggering and shlv-
ering with fits. 1t would fly at other dogs
when they came near. hut would not bite
men. 1t was sick three days; did not froth
at The mouth until Just before il died The
froth was very ropy and stringy; the dog
seemed TO choke 10 death on il. What w3s
the matter? Name a rem ,dy.--H s. X.
Your hound had hydropnobia- The syInp-
toms you describe are those of rabies There
is no remedy for the disease.
1. What are the qualifications. physical
and mental, needed to enable a young man
70 join the United States army as a pri-
vate? 2. What is the pay of a common
soldier, both in the cavalry and infantry,
and what other things are given beside
pay? 3. Where can l go. in order TO en-
list? 4. Is there any chance whatever OF
promotion In the service, and could / not
leave IL, after a certain number of years
If / so wishsd?-Vyvian
/. candidate for enlistment must be
over five feet four inches in height. must
be in hrst-class physical condition; must
be a citizen and be able 10 read write and
speak English. 2. A private gets $ls a