The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04


He is a second lieutenant of the Second
Artillery.
How is tin foil made?-T E. L.
BY rolling or by an ingenious machine that
shaves of thin layer from block of tin,
rolling IL and stretching it at the same time.
viii splitting a crows tongue have ten
dency TO turn him into talking bird.-Mill-
sop.
Probably not; any way. don't try it. The
crow that talks-that is. initiates the human
voice in some small degrees usually
raven or a rock.
Where will find the passage in the Bible
lin the New Testament, l thinE-in winch
the hen is spoken OF taking her chickens on
her back?-Mrs. w. B. S.
The Bibles nearest expression TO this is in
Matthew xiii, 81: '' . even as hen
gathereth her chickens under her wings"
In Luke xiii, "a, is the same mean
ing with different wording.
w C. c.: Easter is observed in commem-
Grafton of the resurrection Of Jesus Christ
The following are some Old Testament ref
erences to the Sabbath: Genesis ii. 2 and 81
xxx. q; viii, To- Exodus xvi. %; Xxx, S: Deu-
teronomy V. Is: Numbers XIV. 30; Leviticrs
xiii. 9; Isaiah lviii, 13: jeremiah xvii, q;
Ezekiai Xxx, u; Nehemiah X, 81; Kill 10.
BY what authority does the President car
ry on a war without act of Congress?-G
By virtue of his being commander-in-chief
of our army and navy. 1t lays with Con-
gress TO declare war, however, and ii may
be that you meant to question the author
ization of our operations in the Philippines
These are against our new subjects who
a GSi0na1
laration is not necessary in such a case.
Did any of the officers or men of the reg
Ular army who had served in Cuba TESTIFY
against the refrigerated or canned beef? ?.
Did the President promote, or provide better
positions for, the members of the court of
inquiry pending their reports u. II. ;.
Many of them testified against the canned
roast beef. and a few found serious faults
in the refrigerated article. while others
praised the latter highly. q No.
How many States seeded to the Confed-
eTacy, and which were They'll. ID.
Eleven States in all. Seven of these-South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. Mississippi
Florida, Louisiana and Texas = declared
themselves out of the Union before Abra-
ham Lincoln was inaugurated. Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas
followed soon after the North's first call for
representation in the Confederate Congress,
and, with Maryland contributed largely and
persistentlY 10 the Confederate army.
Are there any free hospitals for consump-
tives in the United States?-J. Nj.
Yes. several. but not nearly enough. What
is lacking in some of our largest cities where
this disease is most prevalent is free hos
pital provision for advanced cases. In some
pital practice to provide literally for the
patient in early stages who has chance
for recovery while those who are hopelessy
afflicted are turned over to the few over
crowded institutions that will receive them.
Why was the trade dollar coined?-R. and
J. c.
The trade dollar intended to further
our trade with China and the East There
silver was preferred. and our merchants had
been accustomed to purchasing Mexican dol
lars for shipment TO China. The trade dol
lar was heavier than the Mexican coin, so
was liked in the East but in 1876, when
silver fell. it became of less value than the
gold dollar or United States notes, so came
into circulation here. 1t was discontinued
after nearly thirty-six millions had been
made. Strictly speaking. the trade dollar
was not coin, but a coined ingot.
H. W. E.: Though vinegar is produced
from alcoholic solutions, the alcohol be-
comes oxidized in the process of manufac-
ture. r. S.: The distance from San Juan,
Porto Rico. to Havana, is about 1.150 miles.
]. p. r.: Smoke will usually rise higher
when the barometer is low. A barometer
isn't weather glass in the sense that the
relative height of its mercury is indicative
of present or coming weather. Its progress
sive changes are what count. steady glass
means continuance of the present weather;
violent rise or fall signifies unfavorable
change. A rapid fall means rain or heavy
wind-this speaking generally. r. W: Your
quotation is not from Byron, but from Will
liam Cullen Bryant's "Thanatopsis." A
wording more often found than THE pale
realms of shade" is ITO that mysterious
realm
On what date was Lieut.. Gen. Leonidas
Polk =. S. A, born? 2. What general was
known as the Rock of Chickamauga?" 3.
What federal general was ii that resigned
the presidency of a Southern military acad-
envy at the beginning of the civil war? 4.
What general was known as BLACK jack
5. What European nations recognized the
Confederate States as belligerentS?-HiS-
tory.
On April 10, 1906 2. George Henry Thomas.
at that time major general of volunteers,
but later of the same rank in the regulars.
3. Gen. William Tecur'seh Sherman. The in
stitution was the Louisiana State Seminary
of Learning and Military Academy. On Jan.
Is, 1861, Sherman wrote the Governor of the
State asking to be relieved the moment the
State determined to secede. He was released
in the latter part of February. 4. This name
was sometimes given to Maj. Gen. John A.
Logan. 5. All the chief commercial powers,
England and France taking the lead
promptly.
Was there ever law In any of the New
England States TO punish man for kiss
ing his wife on Sunday?-A. b.
No, though this statement is often made
of the old New Haven colony in Connecticut.
In ISL Samuel Peters, an Epscopalian
clergyman, published in London a history
of Connecticut in which were the blue
laws he fabricated. Samples were that no
woman should kiss her child on Sunday, run
at all or walk other than reverently, and
that every male should have his hair cut
round in the outline of cap. These have
been quoted as authentic by comparatively
recent writer's of prominence. but were not
in the colony code. 1t was severe and blue"
enough. The death penalty was inflicted for
blasphemy. idolatry, wtchcraft and striking