The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26

son. but tempests and torrential rains are
frequent In June, November and December.
Even TO it's swampy districts the country Is
healthful- Malaria is uncommon, epidemics
are rare, lung troubles are almost unknown.
but goitre and elephantiasis are endemic in
some localities.
On what day in summer do dog days be-
gin, how long do they last, and why are
they called dog days? In which one OF
Shakspeare's plays DO / find the following
verse: Love all. trust few, do wrong 10
none. Be able for thine enemy rather in
thine own lies key. Be checked for silence
but never taxed for speech?'-LOckhart.
They are the forty days between July
and Aug IL They were originally styled
dog days by the ancients, who attributed
the greatest heat of summer to Sirius, the
dog star, which then rose near the sun
about July l. 2. "Alrs Well That Ends
Well" Act l. Scene 1.
The subject Of building a traction railroad
over the Michigan road has brought up the
question of who has control of 1.-THE ma
tional government. the state or the county
through which IL runs.-N- "A. Ia
The Michigan road was surveyed by the
State, but was never under state manage
ment. 1t came Immediately either under
county control or, where it was made
plank road, into the hands Of private COM
panies. In the latter case it was, of course,
a toll road, and in some districts still re-
mains so. For the most part, however, the
counties through which ii passes have Sc
cured possession of it and it is a free road.
ID. B.: The dictionary you mention defines
Christianity as the religion founded by Jesus
Christ. w. c.: Pronounce it. Rud-yard. c.
w: Postoffice money-orders are issued for
less than one dollar. t. s. c.. The great
fire In New York started Dec. 16, 1885, and
ragged for the two days following. w. L. g.:
The New Orleans massacre occurred on
March IA, 1891, when eleven Sicilians were
lynched. None OF our States now punish
horse stealing capitally, but we cannot say
that it has never been done. ]. H.: Suez
canal tolls are levied on a vessels net tom
mage, and are about 912 francs a ton. Mans
field: Daniel Webster was born Jan. IS, 17S2.
]. r. J.: The Boston fire began Nov Q, 1872.
NJ p: Never roll manuscript; fold it
mail fat, and, as for the rest, aim at legi-
bility and ease for the reader.
Y. Y. V: Robert j. Burdette lectures.
Mark Twain is still very much alive. Old
Sub: Fast passenger boats between New
York and Liverpool make the passage in
about a week. Freight steamers consume
from ten days to two weeks or more. j. y.
.. and others: Napoleon III surrendered
himself and his army to the King of Prussia
at Sedan on Sept 2, 1870. Shakespeare was
born on the I'D of April, 1564 1t is supposed.
This is an ''old style" date, corresponding
to May of our present reckoning. The
Italian army entered Rome on Sept. 20, 1870.
The other dates you want have been given
in this department within few weeks.
Can YOU give me any inform a tiOn regard
ing the style OF woman'S dress between the
years lSQ-5O? Also, as TO the fashion of
wearing the hair at that time? What is the
principal difference in mems dress for that
time and at the present?-L W. b.
Women's skirts were very full Overskirts
were permissible, waists were sorely
pinehed. and nearly all bodice finish was in
tended to make the shoulders seem to slope
Surplce effects assisted in this. Most head
wear was patterned after the poke bonnet
Cloaks and wraps were long and full. The
hair was parted and enough of it to make
large curl was permitted to hang in front of
each ear. Dandes of that day looked as If
they wore stays. This tightness of waists.
comparative tightness of trousers and stock
ties were the features of mems dress that
| would now seem remarkable.
If a man owns real estate and borrows
money. gives note without security before
he makes will, then wills his personal
property and real estate TO his wife and
gave have to be paid before his heirs can
| claim their shore of his estate? . Was
Company l., Sixteenth United States In
fantry, engaged in the battle around SANTA
| go de Cuba the 1st. "a and 80 of last JULY?
| 3. Does the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington, d. c.. buy any old coins?
Reader.
As YOU state the case the note would be
a claim against the estate TO be paid before
Of
heirs. It is matter. however. upon which
legal advice should be obtained. 2 The
Sixteenth United States Infantry Regiment
| took part in the battle, and we have no
| record showing that any company was de-
| tached. Write to the War Department at
Washington for information. 3. Probably
not unless they very old and rare
Write to the secretary.
In what order and in what years did
| Dlckenss novels appear? 2. Is the story of
| David Copperfeld" acknowledged by Dick
| ems TO be the story of his boyhood? Also
does MIR. Micawber'' represent any real
person?-Wanterno.
Sketches by Boz" in book form, 1886
''Pickwick Papers, 1884, "Oliver Twist -
| 1SSs; Nicholas Nickleby" 1889; Master
Humphreys Clock 1Si0-41; "Barnaby
Rudge," 1s41; american Notes." 1912; Mar
tin Chuzzlewit.'' 1871; "Dombey and Son"
| 1S47-4S; David Copperfield," 1850; BLEAK
| House." 1852; Hard Times" 1854; Little
DOrrit." 1851; "a Tale of Two Cities" 1850;
Great Expectations" 1862; "Our Mutual
| Friend 1S64-5; THE Mystery OF Edwin
Brood" which was unfinished at his death
in 1870. p We do not think that Dickens ac-
knOwledged this outright, but it is, never
theless, understood that many of the Incl
/ dents of his boyhood were worked into the
story without following real history so
| closely as To compromise the characters
This understanding places ''Micawber'' as
| the novelist's father.
Give q short account of the difficulties
| between General Kruger, Of the Transvaal
| and the British government a few years
| ago. :. What was the Jameson raid? g.
| How are the following names pronounced:
| LOubet, President of France, and Peloubet
| author of International 5. 5. Notes.
| Il. NJ.
| The difficulties grew out of the popularity
| of the Transvaal constitution, which divides
the inhabitants of the state into first-class
| burShers, comprising all the white citizens
who were residents of the republic before
| May. 1876. who participated in the wars
| of 1881 or 1894: and second-class burghers