The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Which gets the most salary, Dewey.
Schley or Sampson?-G
Dewey, who as rear admiral gets 5000;
both Schley and Sampson are commodores
and get 5000 year each.
Which has the largest trade in Samoa
Germany. England or America?-W. G.
A single German firm at Apia in Upolu
does more business than all the British and
American firms put together.
When and where did John C. Heenan die?
w. n.
John c. Heenan. the "Benicia Boy" died
at Green River Station Wyo Oct rs, 1873.
He was then thirty-eight years old.
What is the receipt for making the mucil-
age used on postage stamps?-Maud.
Take gum dextrine, two parts; acetic acid.
one part; water five parts. Dissolve in a
water bath, and add one part of alcohol.
Where was the original Ericsson monitor
built?-D. d. S.
At Greenpoint, N. Y. (now part of
A. Griswold and ]. F Winslow. She cost
SIZE, OC0
What is the best remedy for horse fistula
Subscriber.
The fistula may be reduced by applying
hot caustic solutions to it, or it may have
to be opened. If the horse is of any value
veterinary surgeon should have charge
of it.
What amount was awarded by the Gene
va arbitration convention to the United
states as damages for the depredationS OF
the Alabama Pc. Z. /.
Fifteen million five hundred thousand dol
lars. This was much less than was claimed,
but even it has not been distributed entirely,
we think.
Will you kindly inform me which ma
ton gained its point in the war of 1872. be-
tween Great Britain and this country?-X.
Y.
Neither side The treaty of Client, signed
on Dec. "a, 1914, was absolutely silent on the
subject of maritime rights and the Impress
ment cf seamen Still. the English stopped
impressing our sailors after the war.
What is the exact date that war was de-
clared? When did the President issue his
first call for troops Sub.
War began on April q, the day that Mr..
Woodford received his passports from
Spain. On April % the President called for
125, 600 troops. On Monday. April 25, Congress
passed resolution declaring that war had
existed since April q.
1 would like to know the year the ship
Great Eastern made her last trip into New
York harbor. Also, last voyage of the
Great Western.-C. r. S.
We think she was in New York last in
1867. The last years Of her service are not
recorded in detail. The Great Western made
her last trip to this side in 1S47. as far as
we learn. She was broken up in 1857.
In what year did the famous Irish come
dian, Tyrone Power first perform in this
country?
Power came here in 1888, and made his
first appearance in the New York Park
Theater on Aug. q. Thereafter. he played
in the Walnut, Philadelphia; the fremont,
Boston; the Front street, Baltimore; the
Washington Theater, in Washington, and
the American, New Orleans. He made his
last appearance in this country and on the
stage at the Park Theater on March 9. 1S41,
and sailed for England on the President on
March 81 The ship was sighted four days
out, but never afterwards.
parliamentary laws? What does it cost to
apply for patent of an invention from the
United States, from Canada and from Eng
land?
Luther Cushing, in his famous "Cushing's
Manual" which every bookseller has. In
the United States, filing each application,
SIS; in Canada, for filing application for
a patent for full term of eighteen years,
$50, and less for shorter terms twelve years,
$40; six years, $40, etc. In Great Britain
| the fees are: On filing an application for
provisional protection. $5 on filing complete
| specification. SIS. There are other fees in
| all three countries on the issuance of the
| patent
| How should I make walnut catsup?-W.
| B. B.
| Take young, tender walnuts, prick them
| in several places, bruise them with a wooden
hammer, and place in a jar with enough
| water to cover them. adding a handful of
| salt for every twenty-five walnuts. Stir
| twice day for two weeks. Then drain the
| liquor into a saucepan. Cover the nuts
with boiling vinegar, crush them to q pulp,
| and strain through colander into the
| liquor in the pan. For each two quarts add
| two ounces each black pepper and ginger.
one ounce of cloves and of nutmegs pounded
fine, pinch of cayenne. small onion and
a thimbeful of celery seed in muslin bag.
Boil all together for an hour and when
| cold bottle.
| May any of the apprentices at the United
| States Naval Training Station, Newport, Il.
| l., be discharged before the time of their
apprenticeship has expired and admitted in
| the Naval Academy in Annapolis? If so.
| how should the apprentice proceed to effect
| the admiSsion?-G. +. S.
There are now one lieutenant commander
| and four lieutenants on the active list of
the navy who began as apprentices but the
| Junior of the four made the change from
the apprenticeship to Annapolis in 1862 We
| doubt if any one could follow their example
| now. To do so an apprentice would have
| to get an appointment to the Naval Acad-
| envy. ard pass the examination. If he had
| done that he could be transferred to the
| academy. Write to the secretary of the
| navy for information.
How many times the Brooklyn hit in
| the naval engagement at Santiago? How
many times can a thirteen-inch gun be fired
before it becomes worn out?-Shakopee.
In his official report Captain F. A Cook,
of the Brooklyn. wrote: THE ship was
struck twenty times by whole shot and
many times by pieces of bursting shell and
from small shot of machine guns" The
Brooklyn was the boat the Spaniards feared
| the most because of her speed and was their
chief target. None of our latest model thir-
teen-inch guns has worn out, so a definite
answer cannot be given. rSome of these
guns, however, have outlived unframed the
number of rounds that experts expected
would ruin them. They are fine weapons and
will stand several hundred rounds.
When was General Grant a Democrat ?
| How was he nominated for the presidency
| by the Republican party?-B. S.