The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-25

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What is the proper food for a ST. Bernard
dog during the first year?-Bernard.
After weaving feed milk. later adding
bread or oatmeal porridge. Animal food.
except an occasional bone, Is not advisable
before the dog is five or six months old,
and should then be added gradually. st.
Bernards require more care than other large
dogs, and with them exercise and grooming
are almost as important as diet. Brushing
the hair every day will do the dog much good
and daily exercise should be given. Swim
ming is especially good for big dogs. but
don't let exercise follow right after a meal.
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What is a crest? Also. what is a coat of
arms? Who traces up the crests, etc.?-Mo.
A crest is a symbol sometimes put upon
the escutcheon. but more often is on a he'll
met. A coat Of arms is an escutcheon with
its bearings. as distinguished from crest,
motto. etc. In England the College Of Arms
or Heralds' College has the right Of granting
and confirming coats of arms. In this coun-
try there are disclosed from time to time
sharp-witted chaps who look up such mat
tiers. 1t is characteristic Of some Of them
that any one who pays the fee finds himself
entitled to a coat of arms. and the bigger
the fee the higher his forbears are said
TO have ranked.
What capital would it take TO run a soap
factory Of twenty-five or hfty-box capacity
per day. and do you think II would pay?
2 OF how many years does a generation
consist? 3. Are w. II. Lee and Fitzhugh
Lee the same persons! II so, why did Il. r..
Lee write TO w. II. T. Lee as My dear
son?"-Cape.
We don't know what capital would be re-
quired. but 1t would be considerable and
would depend somewhat upon what sort of
soap you mean TO make. 1t would be sur
prising If such a business should be made a
success by anyone not acquainted with It's
processes and details. 2. A generation is
commonly stimated at one-third of a CEN
fury. 3. No: William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
was r. Z. Lees second son; Fitzhugh Lee
was nephew to r. E. Lee.
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Please give me directions for sending a
story to a newspaper or a magazine.-J. r.
Mail your manuscript flat or with the
fewest possible folds. and under no con-
ditions roll Ii. Address the editor, and write
that you submit the inclosed story for pub
lication at his usual rates Of payment for
such matter. or put you price on it if you
prefer TO. If you want il returned in case
IL proves unavailable state that and inclose
stamps for the purpose. Either on the first
or last page of manuscript you should put
your name and address. Write on one side
Of the piper only. legibly. with one lines
space between lines and with three times
that of blank space at top and bottom of
each page.
What is the value of England's
with her colonies ?. What is the value of
Frances commerce with her colonies? 8.
What are considered the chief reasons
against our holding colonial possessions?
j. s. p.
In 1897 her imports from British posses
sions were fe4.01s ,933 and her exports to the
same were ESQ. $685. S3. 2. For a year made
up in part of 1896 and 1897 France imported
from her colonial possessions goods to the
value Of 100000 francs. and exported 9s,-
ESQ, 900 francs worth to them. 3. Argument
advanced are that our so doing is a depar-
ture from our policy in the past: that to do
so. 50 far as the Philippines are concerned,
involves conquering the colonists: that
these possessions will not be profitable, and
that possession of them may bring us into
war with other powers.
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How many men participated in the civil
! war and now many were lost on each side ?
L.
There were 2,77s.a4 enlistments in the
Northern armies. which Col. W. F. Fox re-
duced to a basis of a three years term of
enlistment the better to calculate. thus get
ting 2,327, 917 men recruited for three years.
The deaths were 359, SOS. The Confederate
records of enrolment and deaths are very
incomplete. Fox puts the total enrolment
at over 600. 1000. and admits that many will
deem that estimate far too low. As to deaths
he quotes Gen. j. B. Fry's figures, 1873, SCI.
These are from admittedly incomplete re-
turns. nearly all of Alabama's rolls being
missing. besides many lesser items. 2. No;
there is no such word. "Dilapidated" can be
applied to a house of any materials if il is
going rapidly to decay or is tumbling down
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What are the five largest cities in the
United states by the census of 1880. and by
compose the Texas Legislature? 3. When
was the treaty of peace signed between the
United States and Spain? 4. Has Spain any
possessions In the western hemisphere:
C. w.
By the census of 1890 they were New York,
Chicago. Philadelphia. Brooklyn and St.
Louis. Since then Brooklyn has been incor-
porated with New York and other territory
in Greater New York, and estimates made
Dy the mayors of the cities for Jan. /. 1899
made the five largest Greater New York,
chicago, Philadelphia, ST. Louis and Balti.
more. Boston exceeded Baltimore in tho
census of 1850, and may deserve a place in
the list. 2. 159; 81 senator's and 12S repre-.
sentatives. 3. The exchange of the Ameri-
can and Spanish notifications occurred In
Washington. at 1886 p. m, of April IL. This
was the formal and official end of the war
4. No: she has lost them all.
A volume In our public school library saws
OF Napoleon that he made a visit to the
Red Sea, crossed while the tide was on
and. returning after dark, was caught b,
the rising tide at the spot where Pharaoh
hosts were overwhelmed. 1t concludes
With much presence of mind Napoleon
halted the party and ordered persons tC
advance In all directions and give the alarm
when the water grew deeper. The direction
OF the shore was thus discovered and ths
drowned, said Napoleon afterwards, 4.
should have furnished a magnificent tex
to all the preachers OF C~hristendom.'" l.
this episode authentic ?-J. d.. c.
1t appears in a life of Napoleon by Johr
S. c. Abbott that was published clever
years before the one you quote. and Abbottt
work is not considered reliable In ever,
respect. Lanfrey states merely that Ma
poleon made ar exploring expedition to III,
Red sea: that he studied the problem of
canal there and went on to Sinai to sign hi
name beside that of Mahomet.
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II a person wanted to write a letter I,
place must he address his letters? 2. Whom
must i see in order TO get a position a