The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Is the glass snake really a serpent?-v. S.
1t is a true lizard and has no affinity with
snakes.
What Is the population of the republic Of
Transvaal?-Sh.
About 10000. more than half Of whom are
blacks.
Please give the name of the present prime
". :" 'pA' 'A
Senior Don Francisco silvela-
Please give a list of a few OF the best
stories which describe suicide or the feelings
of one who emp suicide. r. G.
We do not recall the names of any such
novels. and would not care TO advertise
them II We did.
Was DR.. Kennedy. of New York. who was
W. Nc.
He is now in Sing Sing awaiting the out
come of a stay of execution
Were Protestants concerned in the coun-
ell Of Laodicea, held In A. ID. 363?-J. W. S.
Hardly, since professionalism. did not begin
dAAN Al &c u OPhCo III - luz QdlC
OF the first council of Laodicea is uncer-
tain and is placed variously from S63 to 372.
What minimum population is required to
establish free mail delivery In cities or
CONSIDERATIONS.
BY the law Of 1887 the requirement was a
population OF 10000 or a postal revenue of
$1,000. The department Is now considering
experimenting in free delivery in rural viii
lagos.
Please give postoffce address of Miss Hol-
ley (who writes as Josiah Aliens Wife,, of
James Whitcomb Riley, of Helen NJ. Gould,
and Of VIII Carlton.-M. w.
The addresses are, respectively: Adams.
Jefferson county, New York; Irvington, n.
Y; indianapolis, Ind: 40 Greene avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
When did Sir Garnet wolseley take
charge OF the British forces In Egypt?
When was the bombardment Of Alexandria?
Brown
Alexandria was bombarded and Immediate
~ afterward Wolseley commanded the ex-
petition sent against Arab Pasha-
W. J. d.: On the Cd OF this month The
Treasury Department placed the national
debt at 81. 436, $50. Az. The last federal census
put the aggregate OF state. county, munich
pal and school district debts. less sinking
funds. at s1.135. 21o. 442. 1t had the real estate
mortgages at s6.O1s. 67s. 1885,.
I saw an article In the Journal about a
week ago relative to the new method of
give me some information on the subject.
also where a copy OF this method could be
purchased--Guitarist.
Co 10 e. wuIschner & Son or Carlin &
.Lennox or to George c. Pearson. or to any
dealer IN stringed Instruments.
What is the minimum capital stock with
which national banks are permitted to or
ganize?-S. c.
Fifty thousand dollars; this in cities of
less than six thousand population. Else
where the capital may not be less than $780,
600. and In places exceeding fifty thousand
inhabitants the capital stock must not be
less than 10000
In the. United States navy there are six
composite g~unboats. Can you tell me which
they are, and what is the difference between
them and an ordinary gunboat?-Kid-
They are the Annapolis. Wheeling. New
port. Vicksburg. Princeton and Marietta.
They constitute the next lower grade to the
gunboats. being smaller. slower and with
lighter guns.
For whom IS Galveston. Tex. named? And
what Is the origin or the name OF Sambo,
as applied to negroes?-Houston.
After Don Jose Galves. visitador general
OF Spain. who established a colony on Gal
weston island in 177e. 2 Makers OF diction-
aries trace II TO the Spanish word, zambo,
meaning bow-legged. and to the Latin.
scambus. and the Greek. skambos, both
meaning bert
What Is the "dum-dum" bullet! 2. When
was the baldhead eagle adopted as the ma
tional emblem OF America?-H. p. s.
A rife bullet OF metal so soft that it mush-
rooms. and on striking a man makes a tear
ing wound nearly as dreadful as that from
an explosive bullet. These have been used
by England against savages whose ferocity
made them Indifferent to a large proportion
OF the wounds from latter-day rifle bullets
OF small caliber. ? II was adopted as the
national emblem of the United States In
17s5.
What constitutes a tack when a yacht is
beating 20 "A claims that every
she makes a tack: B that when her course
has resembled the letter w. she has made
but two tacks.-Dry Land Sailor.
b is in error A tack means the direction
IN which a vessel sails, considered in rela-
1cA 70 Inc COuo1Cou OF neF s11lss or the us
lance or course run at one time in such
direction A third use of the expression APP
plies TO the act or lacking.
What Is a wood cut, a Autograph and a
steel engraving and what are their differ
ences1 Please tell something OF the cost
OF each?-M. r.
A wood cut Is a picture or design riinted
from an engraved block of finely grained
wood A Autograph is printed from stone.
usually In several colors. A steel engraving
Il printed from an engraved steel plate.
The last IL the most costly Of the three
and wood cuts are more expensive than
Autographs.
What more power has an admiral OF the
navy than a rear admiral2 2 Why Is Dew
ey Eannlec % much more than The Rreaf