The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30

Where Is there good school or teleg-
raphy?-Me.
instruction in telegraphy. This also answers
A ]. ].
Who is the author whose nom de plume
is The Duchess ?"-Lucile.
Most Of Mrs. Margaret Hungerford's
books were published under this pseudonym
What is flying roll? CD bruit? CD
A heath?-Blossom G. r.
We cannot tell without context. 2 A ru-
NOR or a loud noise 8. An uncultivated
, desolate tract covered with coarse heritage.
What were the names of the father and
brothers of John Adams? 2. Did one brother
settle South?-N. n.
His fathers name was John, and his
brothers were Peter and Elihu. 2. We do
not know.
What is the fastest time on record for one
mile in the United States by any horse?
w B. H.
One minute 351z seconds. made by Saliva
tor at Monmouth Park, New Jersey. Aug.
Is, 1890. on a straight track.
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Why was the Hotel Cecil in London, Eng
land. so named?-A. j. w.
Probably after Robert Cecil, a famous
secretary of state to Queen Elizabeth, who
later became Earl of Salisbury title that
still remains in his family.
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Kindly inform me of all the generals in
the Spanish-American war?-T. S.
There were appointed during the war
twenty-one major generals and seventy-six
brigadier generals of volunteers. Besides
these were some general officers of the regu-
lar service.
Have Corbett and Mccoy ever fought in
the prize ring? 2 Was not the formers
opponent Sharkey when one Of Corbett's
seconds entered the ring during the fight?
&C. S. b.
No. but they talked long and wearisome-
ly of the meeting. 2. Yes.
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How long does one need to study in a
school for druggists and will second grade
certificate entitle one to enter?-J. f.
The usual course is two years, but this
and the qualifications for entering vary
with different institutions Arithmetic is a
special test.
What does loom Paul. mean? 2 What
| is the meaning Of THE Romany Rye?"
M. o.
loom Paul. is the name given to Ste
phanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, president
of the South African Republic, by his peo-
pie. 2. The Romany. or gypsy, gentleman.
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| Please give a process for restoring silver
ware without the use of electricity.-G. E. r.
There is none of practical value, If by
| siverware you mean tableware. Articles
] like door plates and harness ornaments are
restored by close plating, that is, thin
| layer of silver is soldered to the base metal.
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| What clubs in the National Baseball
| League came first, second and third and
| how many games did each play, win and
| lose?-C. II.
The record for 1898, which we assume to
be what you want, was: Boston won 102.
! lost AZ, drawn 5; Baltimore won 96, lost SO,
drawn 5; Cincinnati won 90. lost 60. drawn 5.
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| What is the most practical method for me
| to pursue toward forming gases for the
purpose of hosting tissue paper balloons?
&C. j.
Hot air is the holster for you. A candle
will supply enough of this, and will serve.
if you can so protect it that the flame
won't go out before you wish it to. Cotton
soaked in oil is used, too. but its flame must
be controlled sufficiently to prevent it from
setting fire to the balloon
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What was Queen victoria's maiden name?
| 2 How much money is there in the United
States treasury at the present time? 3;
debt? 4. What is the present estimated
| population of the following cities: New
York, Chicago: st Paul; pulutR' kansas
She was baptized Alexandria Victoria.
and 3. BY the treasury statement for July
the cash in the treasury was s2S1, $50, 46s,
the debt 81. 436. 700 703. 4. New York. 1884,
sos: Chicago. $4,000; St. Paul. 10000; Du-
luth. $1,000; Kansas City. 100000; London,
1921. 4Sl; Minneapolis. 2lO,OoO
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Is the Caucasian race in the earliest pc
Rod believed TO have practiced cannibal-
| menians considered as Caucasian? 3. Are
there yet places where the negro is consid-
| cred as commodity?-D. Z. NJ.
Not generally. though cannibalism exist
cd in India until recent years. 2. Yes; but
| the word Caucasian-which is correctly
classified as an epithet-is a loose one, so
confusing as to be considered by scientists
as positively mischevous. Slave trading
is still carried on somewhat freely in parts
of Africa.
Please give biographical sketch of AL
| fred Pike. III. Nj.
He was born at Boston, Dec. %. 1909,
studied at Harvard in 1881, went TO New
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destitute. For three years, about 1885, he
| was engaged in Journalism at Little Rock,
| Ark afterward becoming successful as a
lawyer and conspicuous a state rights
advocate and politician. He was a captain
| of cavalry in the Mexican war and briga-
der general in the Confederate army. For
a short period just after the war he was
editor of the Memphis Appeal He wrote
many poems and prose sketches. prepared
| law reports and volumes of Masonic regu-
Iations, being prominent member of that
order. He died in Washington, April .,
1881.
Please give a full description of the dis
| ease charbon- Why do our best dictionaries
and encyclopedias fail 10 treat the subject
under that or any other head?-W. II. II.
The disease, in its various forms, is ac-
companied by so widely different symptoms
as to be difficult OF diagnosis by experts,
the range being from evidence of deadly
poisoning TO symptoms of acute bronchitis.
So we won't undertake a full description.
The disease is rare in this country. but pre-
walls In Russia among cattle and sheep. hu-
mans getting il occasionally. Ii Is the first
disease in which causation by bacteria was
demonstrated. Charlton IL its French name: