The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

We do not know OF any economical ana
practical method Write to the secretary
of agriculture, Washington, d. c.
What is the law regarding who may stake
n gold claim upon the farm or property
owned by another in New York State?-B
]. II.
That the owner may. Discovery of a
mine on another persons property gives
no right to the finder to develop the mine
Who wore the first entire silk costume?
M. II. b.
We do not know. The Empress Selling
She. wife of Hwang-Te. Emperor of China
1850 years ago. was the first person to cul-
tivate the silkworm and the mulberry, and
is said to have invented the loom. Prob
ably she wore the first silken garment.
On what occasion did Blaine make this
statement: 1.-The trust is merely a private
Institution, with which the government has
nothing to do" Was it in the campaign or
1SS4?-C. N.
None Of Mr.. Blaine's biographers reports
this phrase. We think it was not said in
the campaign fof 1884, as trusts were COM
paratively new then, and protection was
the subject of Mr.. Blaine's campaign
speeches.
How long is it since the Bender family
left it's murderouS den? Is any of the fam
lily still alive? What is the population of
Fayetteville, Ark. Pr. K.
The Bender family was reported to have
been lynched in April, 1877. We don't know
If any of the family is now alive; one or
two of them escaped. we think. By the
census of 1890 the population was 2.s42
Please give the parentage of Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee: also what is the estimated
wealth of A. p. German, Senatorial.
l.. w.
r xryl,<
was a half-brother of Robert E. Lee and
son of Henry Lee, Light Horse Harry"
OF the revolution. 2. Senator German is be-
neved to be wealthy man, but we have
no idea as to the amount of his prop
erty
Can you tell me what the duties are on
saddle and pack horses going from this
country into Canada, and whether the
Canadian government collects duty . on
Klondike country for the purpose of carry
ing his supplies?-W. A. p.
The regular duty is 20 per cent. The
Canadian government intends to waive the
duty on our government pack trains, but
will collect it on all other pack animals, it
is believed.
How often was the strong city of Danzig,
in Germany surrendered by the PruSSianS
to the French from 1900 to 1875? 2 Give the
names of the German officers who surren-
dered to the French, from the commander
down to the colonel?-U. p. s.
Once, in 1907. 2. We find in all the pub
lished histories the names of only three
German officers. General Kalkreuth, the
governor; General Kamenski and Colonel
Buelow. Probably you could get the names
OF other officers from the burgomaster of
the city.
Please publish a sure cure for mango on
dogs ?-SubScriber.
In any case of mango veterinary sur
geon should be consulted if the animal is
of any value The animal should be iso-
lated. Give bolus of calomel, S-5 grains;
jalap, 1920 grains; or bolus of podophy-
lin, IL grain; compound extract colocynth,
Is grains; powdered rhubarb, 4 grains; oil
of cloves, 2 drachms. Give green vegetables
as food and every other day rub this ONT
ment well into the roots of the hair: Green
iodide of mercury, 11a drachms; spirits of
turpentine, 2 drachms; lard, II drachms. Do
not let the animal lick this off.
What British officer dined with Francis
Marion on roasted potatoes served d
| piece of bark and afterwards resigned his
| commission? 2. How did "COwpenS" re-
| ceive it's name?-Anxious to Know.
| We cannot learn that this famous story
| is really true. 1t appears in Gardens AN
! ecdotes of Revolutionary Heroes ION the
authority of an officer of Marions forces"
| but the name of the British officer is never
given. If the story were true, we think the
| officer would be named somewhere. 2. 1.-THE
| Cowpens'' was hollow among high and
rough hills; probably it got its name be-
cause it was used to pen cattle in.
When and where was Napoleon Bona
| parte born. and how old was he when he
died?-B. c. o.
| 1t is not quite certain. where or when
| he was born. Madame Le.itia Bonaparte
| had a son born at Corte, in Corsica, on
| Jan. Z, 176s, baptized Nabulione, and a sec
ond son born at Ajacco on Aug. 10, 1863.
| This latter date is given usually as that of
| Napoleon's birth 1t is suggested that the
parents of Napoleon twisted the facts and
| declared Joseph to be older than Napoleon
when they learned that only boys under
| ten could enter the military school at
Brienne, and that they simply transposed
| the two boys. Napoleon died May 8. 1921,
when he was either fifty-three years old,
or almost fifty-two years old.
am ambitious to become playwright;
what would you advise me to attempt first,
| q curtain raiser q full length drama?
| How do the difficulties OF an original work
| and the dramatization of a story compare?
Front Row.
| We decline advice There are books Of
advice and instruction for budding play
| wrights, and in such the claim is made
| that a one-act play is about as difficult q
| task as a full-length drama. In the past
| two years there has been a market for
| twenty minute playlets. for use by dramat-
ic actors in vaudeville performances The
| percentage of failures to the number tried
has been quite as great as holds in full
| length plays. In the books mentioned be-
| ginners are advised to avoid adaptations
and dramatizations of fiction.
What is meant by classical education?
2. Can person make patent article for
his own use as long as he does not make
it to sell? 3. Do foreign countries deliver
mail from the United States in their coun-
try free, or do the United States pay them
4. Do the United States deliver mail from
| foreign countries free. or does one country
deliver anothers?-Ignoramus
An education that includes a knowledge
of the classical languages-Greek and
Latin. 1t is opposed in meaning to an
English education" in which more stress
is laid on the English branches, and less or
| none at all on knowledge of Latin and
Greek. ,. No. A person may make a
patented article only for scientific purposes
5. Each country is responsible for the cost
of transporting and delivering the mail that
1t sends; thus the United States PAYS for
delivering it's mail in foreign countries
their mail in America. Each year the ex-
penses are footed up at the postal clearing
house in Berne, Switzerland, the amounts