The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-22

back in 1902. and Sir Humphrey Dayy ex-
hibited an arc light in 1921. One English
lighthouse had an electric lamp in 1858, and
two lighthouses near Havre, France, were
similarly lit in 1865 What delayed the de-
velopment of electric lighting was the diff
iculty and expense of obtaining a sufficient
current With the perfection of the dyna-
mo- about 1879, lighting went ahead with a
jump.
What is the regular infantryman's ration:
Subscriber.
The daily ration consists Of twelve ounces
of pork or bacon, or one pound, four ounces
of fresh beef, or twenty-five ounces Of salt
beef; eighteen ounces Of soft bread, or Of
flour, or about sixteen ounces of hard bread,
or one pound four ounces of corn meal. To
every one hundred rations are added fifteen
pounds of beans or peas or ten pounds OF
rice or hominy; ten pounds of green coffee.
or about eight pounds of roasted coffee or
about two pounds of tea; fifteen pounds Of
sugar four quarts of vinegar, one pound
eight ounces of candles, four pounds of
soap, four pounds of salt, four ounces of
pepper, and to troops in the field when
necessary four pounds of yeast powder to
the one hundred rations of flour. 1t is per-
mitted to vary this, but it is aimed to have
any substituted food the equivalent of what
ever item it replaces. Thus fresh mutton or
fresh fish may be issued In the place Of fresh
beef, syrup or molasses in place of the sugar,
and so ON.
Kindly publish a short biography of AL
gernon Charles Swinburne, giving age,
birthplace. whereabouts and status as a
poet. Also Of Adah Menken.-Char.
Swinburne was born in London April .,
1887, had schooling in France and entered
RaIliol in 1897 b11f did not remain for a de-
gree. His first literary works after leaving
college were two plays that attracted little
attention. Then came poems that aroused
a storm of adverse criticism, the volume be-
ing eventually withdrawn. Poems, ballads
and contributions to magazines followed. In
the opinions of many he is the first living
poet of England, and had it been left to the
literary light of his country he would prob
ably have been made laureate. He has
been in delicate health for years, and lives
in retirement at Putney Adah Isaacs Men
ken's maiden name was Dolores Adios
Fuertes. She was born in 1885 near New
Orleans, and was the daughter of d Spanish
Jew. At the age of seven she went on the
stage as a dancer. In 1856 she married
Alexander Isaacs Menken, and was di-
vorced; in 1859 married John G. Heenan, the
pugilist, was divorced in 1862; married Rob-
ert II. Newell in 1868, was divorced from
him in 1865, and in 1866 married James
Barclay. She acted in the United States and
England and wrote "Infehcia," a book of
poems.
Please explain the belief of the Mormons
j. *. l..
The Mormons, or, as they style them
selves, the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter
cay Saints, is a sect founded by Joseph
Smith, jr., at Fayette, N. Y, in 1890. Their
headquarters has been in Utah only since
1S47. They are Christians, believing in God,
His son Jesus and the Holy Ghost, holding
that men will be punished for their own
sins, not for Adams, and seeing promise of
salvation in obedience to the ordinances of
the gospel. They believe that a man must
be called of God to preach the gospel, in a
church organization comprising apostles,
pastors teachers evangelists, etc.; in the
gift of prophecy, revelation and healing; in
the Bible as word of God, "as far as it is
translated correctly and In the Book of
Mormon as the further word of God; In the
literal gathering of Israel and the restora-
ton of the ten tribes in the building of Zion
on the American continent, and in the COM
ing of Christ to reign in person. Polyg-
amy was not preached until after the settle
ment in Utah A plurality of wives was
then not merely allowed, but was held to
be a means of grace the number of a mans
wives and children increasing his honor and
glory in the world to come. The Book OF
Mormon purports to be the historical ac-
count of the occupation of the American
continent after the destruction of Babel. The
belief is that God commanded Mormon to
record the events and secrete the record
An angel showed Smith where these rec
ords were hid, on a hill near Palmyra, n. Y
Please give brief sketch of silk culture
cost of same and best place for the worm
factory Happy Jack Jones.
Here is the sketch, but first know that
very little silk is produced in the United
States because the frost kills or bights the
trees on which the silk worms feed. With
food a-plenty. the worms have to be care
fully reared. Eggs laid before the end OF
the winter are protected and kept warm
until Matched, and the larvae are fed six
to eight times a day on chopped leaves
When fully supplied with food the worms
begin to spin their cocoons. Most of these
are yellow, white ones being scarce and es-
pecially fine. In about week the cocoon
| is complete, and if let alone a butterfly will
result in three weeks. AS that means holes
in the cocoon that will ruin its silk the
cocoons are killed, usually by heat or damp
ness. The silk threads are then ready tC
reel off, q process that needs deal of care
the value of the product depending largely
on this reeling During reeling the cocoons
| float in hot water to soften the gelatinouS
matter that holds the fiber, and from two tc
six are reeled off into one thread. The
product of reeling is raw silk which is sup
! piled In large hanks. Several of it's threads
| have to be made into one before it is fl
for weaving. The principal countries pro
ducing raw silk are China, Japan, Italy
| France, India, Persia and Asiatic Turkey
! What little raw silk is produced in this
country is poor as to quality and color.
Which is the highest rank, Lieutenant gen.
| eral or major general and their pay?-W
| e. C.
Lieutenant general is the highest. A
| lieutenant generals pay is S11, 900 year, g
major generals $500. There is a regular
| increase in both after five years service
| At present there is no lieutenant general il
active service.
The Way and the Life.
| I was not resoute in heart and will
! To rise up suddenly and seek thy face,
Leaving the swine husks in the<desert place,