The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Were Noah and Daniel Webster relatives?
Subscriber.
No
What is the legal weight of bushel Of
potatoes?-W. P.
There is no legal weight. There is a
minimum weight, below which a bushel
must not fall; it is sixty pounds.
Did President John Adams have daugh-
ter named Mary? If so, whom did She
marry?-F. H. A.
President Adams had one daughter,
named Abigail. after her mother, and called
"Nabby' by the family. She married a
Colonel W. s. Smith.
Why was Lamar called the Chevalier
Bayard of Texas? Has the capital of Mis-
souri, been changed from Jefferson City to
Sedalia ?-J. A. l..
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was called
so because of his bravery and uprightness
OF character; because, like Bayard, he was
without fear and without reproach." The
capital of Missouri is still Jefferson City.
Please give an estimate of the cost of
trip from Chicago to the Paris exposition
and return during 1900.-Traveler.
You will be able to go from Chicago to
Paris and back, first class, for about $3.50
or $500. The cost of the stay in Paris de-
ponds on its length and how you live.
What is the simplest receipt or way of
vulcanizing India rubber? 2. Where can it
be obtained, and what would be the cost?
j. NJ. B.
immense the rubber in bath of melted
sulphur for an hour or so at temperature
of 40 degrees centigrade. 2. You can get
rubber from the rubber companies: it's price
varies. You may be able to get small
amounts from a drug store.
In case of war with Spain will vessels of
neutral nations be allowed to load at our
ports and transport our prOductS?-A SUBJ
scriber.
Yes, If they want to do so, but they do so
at their own risk. They will be liable to be
searched by Spanish vessels, if those can
overtake them; and if they have any Amer
lean goods on board the goods may be taken
by the Spaniards. That is part of the pen
atty of having war.
Who was President OF the United States
from 1887 to 1883? Did we have any ex-
ecutive officer?-J. c. II.
We had no President of the United States
in those days. The president of the Con-
tinental Congress was supposed to be the
executive head OF the United States, but
his authority, like that of his Congress,
amounted to little at the last. Arthur st.
Clair was president of Congress from Feb:
@ 1857, until Jan. %, 1888; then Cyrus Grif-
fin succeeded him. Finally, under his presi-
dency, the Continental Congress died, and
no one could say when it had died.
If war would break out, could Spain con-
fiscate valuable mail matter carried to or
from the United States on American YES
sels?-M A. M
Certainly. All American vessels will be
liable to capture, whatever their cargo. If
war does occur you will notice that an
early result will be that English vessels will
do even more of our carrying trade than
now. In fact, on April 8 one American
steamship company withdrew all It's own
vessels and hired English ships. English
vessels will be liable to search, but prob
ably not to capture, while all OF ours are
liable to be taken.
What is the origin of All Fools day? Q.
What was the day and hour OF the launch
ing of the Maine?-A. w. NJ.
In the old days the year began on March
Is. and in those days any festival to be en-
joyed, had to last about eight days. So
the festivities OF the season lasted from
March % until April i, and wound up that
day with the widest fun. We have changed
the first day OF the year, but have kept the
festivities of the final day. @ On Nov. Is.
1880. at Is minutes before o'clock.
When, where and by whom was Bismarck
first made chancellor of Germany?-M. j.
Bismarck had been chancellor OF the
North German Confederation from 1866 and
was still chancellor when the new German
Empire was formed In 1871. The story OF his
appointment as chancellor of the empire
is said to be this: The King of Prussia
was in the habit of using envelopes that
had been addressed to him to return the
contents simply changing a word or two.
On Jan. is, 1871, the day that the German
Empire was proclaimed at Versailles, Count
Won Bismarck sent letter to the EN-
peror. addressed: To his Majesty. the EN-
peror. from the chancellor of the Confed-
Grafton" The Emperor read the letter, and,