The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-12


in relief work after public calamities, such
as that engaged in by the American society
after the Johnstown flood, South Carolina
earthquake, etc.
Give brief sketch Of Cyrus w. Field. Is
he still living? What had he TO do with the
Atlantic telegraph cable?-Southerner.
Cyrus West Field was born in Stockbridge,
Mass, Nov 30, 1919, was a clerk in New
York city at fifteen and later became the
head OF prosperous mercantile house. In
1854 he received from Newfoundland the ex-
elusive right to land cables on that island
for fifty years, then he formed an American
company and in two years finished tele-
graphic lines from New York to Newfound-
land. The first cable sent out was lost in
a storm. For a second company, formed in
London, Field supplied a quarter of the cap
ital. It's first two cables were failures and
a third worked but little while. Then came
an unsuccessful attempt with the Great
Eastern and finally cable was laid in 1866
and the end of the cable lost from the Great
Eastern was picked up and completed. For
his successful promotion of these enterprises
Field was much honored. Among his later
great enterprises were the elevated roads
of New York city. He died July u. 1892
straight cutlass described as half knife, half
cleaver. Cincinnatus: Any woman over
eighteen is eligible to membership in the
Daughters of the American Revolution who
is descended from an ancestor who, with
unfailing loyalty, rendered material aid TO
the cause of independence as a recognized
patriot, as soldier or sailor or civil officer
in one of the several colonies States, or
Of tha init cd af nrOViOpd
that the applicant shall be acceptable to
the colony. Membership in the Colonial
DANES of America is limited to those women
who are descended in their own right from
some ancestor of worthy life who came to
reside in an American colony prior to 100, p"
and this ancestor or his descendants must
have rendered aid to the American cause.
Another society of the same name is larger
than this, we think Members of the Society
Of the Cincinnati must be descended from
officers of the Continental army and TIE
eldest lneal male descendant, or, in failure
of direct male descent, through female de-
scendants. j. w. NJ: Pairs in Congress
include two members of opposite views on
the question in point. both agreeing not 20
vote on that question, so that one may
absent himself without reducing his party S
relative strength. -
When and how did Great Britain acquire
the following islands: Australia, Jamaica,
the Bahamas? Also how did they acquire
Gibraltar, and what have they there?
2. What does viva mean? g. Who were
the ancestors of the Mexicans? 4. When did
Andorra, in Spain, and San Marine, in Italy,
gain their independence? >. How do you
pronounce Aryan?-F. IL.
Captain Cook explored the eastern coasts
of Australia in 1770 and took possession for
the British government. Jamaica was dis
covered by Columbus and colonized by Spain,
but surrendered to an expedition sent by
Cromwell in 1865. The Bahamas were also
Spain's through Columbuss famous voyage,
one OF them being the scene of his landing,
but they passed to England in 1929. Gibral-
tar was acquired by conquest in the early
part of the eighteenth century. Great Brit
ain has there an impregnable fortress that
is the key 10 the Mediterranean. 2. An ac-
clamation used by Italians and signifying
live or long live 8. The inhabitants
before the Spanish were Indians of several
races. 4. Andorra in 100; San Marino which
is the worlds oldest republic. Is said TO
have been founded early in the fourth CEN
fury. s. In two syllables, with the first IA
as in arm or in three with the "a as in
fate" accent on the first syllable in either
| case.