The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

How many men signed our Declaration
of Independence, and who was the first
signer ?-Subscriber
There were fifty-six signers. and John
Hancock was the first.
What is the name of the highest noun
tain on the North American continent,
Mount Logan. 1880 feet. on the boundary
between British Columbia and Alaska.
Who was the author of the quotation
used so much during the civil war. Our
country, may she always be right-but
right or wrong. our country?"-Two OF U.s.
This was a toast given by Commodore
Stephen Decatur.
Who is meant by the French pretender?
ID. f.
1t may be any one or many persons
There are two lots of them; one batch
base their claims on relationship to Ma
poleon l and the other is descended from
the French royal family.
How many silk mills are there in this
country, and where are they'll. r.
BY the census of 1890 there were re-
nearly three-fourths of them, Pennsylva-
MIA, Connecticut and Massachusetts, having
nearly five-sixths of the remainder.
A neighbor contends that Mr.. Hobart was
the first Vice President to die while hold
ing office. Can this be?-North.
No. The following Vice Presidents died
in office: Hendricks, 1855; Wilson. 1875;
Is England absolutely a free-trade coun-
try; that is, are all manner of imports
admitted free of duty?-Levy.
No; she collects annually about 100000
600 in customs, or about 20 per cent. of
the governments entire revenue. Among
the articles taxed are beers, wines, spirits
tobacco. tea. coffee. cocoa, chicory, soap,
dried fruits and some drugs.
How many words a minute did the late
Phillips Brooks speak, and what was the
name of the stenographer who took
him?-E. II. T.
. He was a very rapid speaker, and the
number of his words per minute was usu-
lily from 200 TO 200. Many stenographers
have taken his sermons, for. because of his
writer's were eager to have a try at him.
To whom should the wedding present be
address ed-to the pride. even though the
sender is only acquainted with the groom,
or is il correct to address ii to Mr.. and
Mrs" before the marriage ceremony has
been performed?-C. III.
Wedding presents should always be ad-
dressed to the bride and be sent to her
home, even though she be unknown TO the
sender.
What became of General Pemberton after
the surrender of Vicksburg? Is IL fact
that he sold out to General Grant?-I. j. b.
General Pemberton served as inspector of
artillery after the Vicksburg campaign;
after the war, farmed at Warrenton, Va,
and removed to Philadelphia in 1876, dying
near there on July IL, 1881. He did not sell
out at Vicksburg, but surrendered to a SUI
perior force, after serious losses and
siege.
Which nation has the most tonnage or
merchant vessels? 2 What Is the largest
merchant ship?-Colly.
England This country ranks second, with
Germany third, but the British tonnage is
Oceanic; length, 7O4 feet; width, 6S feet;
dept. of hold, "A feet.
When and what was the greatest num-
Der of votes ever polled in the United
states? 9 What States elect their Gov
einors every three years?-J. X
In the presidential election of 1896. The
total for Republican, Democrat, national
Democrat, Prohibitionist and Socialist-La-
Dor candidates was 13.996.957. 2. New Jer-
sew is alone in this distinction, and RhoGe
Island and Massachusetts are the only
ones to elect a Governor each year. The
others are divided equally between two
and four-year terms.
Who Is the chief designer of the fashions
of the day?-C. b.
We cannot undertake to say. or the TWO
famous dress designers you name. the Pa
risian has been dead for four years. He
was actually designer of women's gowns.
but as his establishment included 100 en-
ployes he could not make patterns for all
hands, so had a staff of designers The
latter is true of your English tailor. Men
actually are successfully. highly so, as de-
sgners of women's dresses.
Is there a reward offered by any one for
a nonrefllable bottle? Is so, by whom is Ii
offered and what is the amount?-No
Name.
The statement has often been made that
an English firm which makes table sauces
has an offer of 10000 for a bottle that
cannot be refilled and that will meet their
requirements American inventors have
produced a score of different sorts, all non
Reliable, to use your term, but none has
won the prize, If it is really offered
Please instruct me in getting a patent.
Can ii be secured by presenting the plans.
or will the machine have to be exhibited
To whom shall L apply, and what will it
coSt?-C. y. >.
Patents are issued on drawings without
working model The commissioner of pat
ents, Washington, d. c., will send you free
on your application a pamphlet containing
the rules fees. etc. 1t is possible for an
inventor to secure his own patent, but it is
generally wiser to apply through patent
solicitor.
Does the national government take any
official interest in the naval militia of the
separate States?-Glass.
Most certainly it does. The assistant sec
rotary of the navy is the department Off
Ger in charge and his communications go
through the State Governors or adjutants.
The fact has been somewhat overlooked
that in the late war 1900 of the naval mill
fia-their entire force is ahnut 4 5O0-ware