The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-20
QUESTIONS HND ANSWERS.

Is the Vizcaya first or second-ciass bat
deship?-
She is not battleship but first-class ar
nored cruiser
Where does the Verdigris river lie?-L. H
It rises near the east border of Chase
county, Kansas, and flows generally south
ward through the Indian Territory about
go miles 70 the Arkansas river into which
it empties near the Neosho river. about
mile above Fort GibsoE-e ~
What creed or nationality was Joseph
Strauss, the musician and what part OF the
country did he hail from?-Subscriber.
The only Joseph Strauss we know of was
one of the famous Strauss brothers. He
was born in Vienna in 1927, the son Of Jo-
ham Strauss. His family was originally
Jewish. Joseph died in 1870. leaving some
three hundred compositions.
What is best for land where cotton dies
out when it is half grown. After heavy
rains it dies more than in dry weather.
IN. n.
we cannot say. because we do not know
the history of the land; it is possible that
the soil is exhausted. Cotton uses UP the
soil rapidly, and fertilizers must be applied
continually to keep the soil in condition and
produce a good crop.
Where is Fort Stevens situated? q What
troops are stationed there now? 8. Did
Count Esterbazy marry an American wife,
and If so, who was she?-J. w. B.
IT Oregon, ninety-eight miles from AS
tcria- q 1t is not garrisoned. 3. Not the
Esterhazy mixed up in the Dreyfus matter;
another one of the family, distant connec-
ton, married Sarah Carroll, widow of Gen.
Charles Griffin, United States army.
of the song, 1.-THE Campbells are Coming?'
What is the legend connected with the song?
&C. i. G.
The song refers to John Campbell, Duke
of Argyle and Greenwich the head of the
clan Campbell, a famous Scotch nobleman.
He was commander-in-chief during the re-
belIion of Ills, and suppressed it with little
bloodshed. The air of the song is of un-
known antiquity; to what the words actu-
ally refer and to whom they should be
Rscribed are also unknown.
Who is the author of "Better late than
never" DiOnysius, historian and critic
who lived or at least was born B; G., or
century? 2 Was the saying Honesty is
the. best policy original with Franklin or
with Archbishop Whately?
I.vy. B. G.. ga. D. II, who put it 'Rath-
er late than never" 2. This saying is
At what temperature should an incubator
pc kept during the process or incubation?
8. N. . '' O'9'- 91''i' S'ppi'e1 =
AT 10s degrees, but eggs viii hatch at
from So to los degrees. the former tempera-
ture retarding the process, the latter hasten
ing it. 2. In different ways with different
makes of incubator, the method being usual
ly explained by the directions going with
the apparatus. Jugs of warm water are
frequent resort.
What are the terms required by the gov
Of government land?-S. II. F.
Soldiers bounty land is given only to
soldiers who served during the war of the
rebellion. To take up bounty land you must
produce a certified copy of your discharge
or the affidavits of two persons. You must
apply in person to the Land Office Of the
district where you wish to take up land;
the fees are s. You would better write first
TO the commissioner Of the General Land
Office in Washington.
Please name the longest shot ever fired.
and state the weights of the heaviest shots
and shells made or sold?-J. A. p.
The longest shot ever fired was the
eJubilee shot," fired in England at Shoe
buryness on April IS, 1883. A Longridge
wire-wound gun of 915-inch. caliber was
used; the elevation was 40 degrees: the
range was 21.35S yards. equal to 1915 miles
The heaviest shot used is by the Italians;
It weighs 2Ooo pounds and takes charge
Of 500 pounds Of powder. We do not know
the heaviest shell in use.
Was fifteen years old in January Can
take the examination for a West Point ca
detship. and If ] rank sufficiently high can
get the appointment
There is no general examination for ca
detships at West Point. Once in four years
Zach representative gets an appointment.
md nowadays he is apt to hold a ccmpeti-
I've examination to ascertain the best per-
on 20 ill the vacancy. You are too young,
81 yet: candidates must be at least six
50 years old. As YER elapees between