The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

A question came up in school, can men,
Der Of Congress Ceither branchl be arrested
for crime during his term?-J. 2. n.
Yes; for felony. -
Please give origin of the expression 20.
X" (ali right.)
This is an abbreviation of ARENAS Wards
humorous spelling ION Korrect."
age man is when he is said to be of middle
.Rge?-C. La and W. Z. r.
From thirty-flve to fifty or ffty-flve.
What day of the week was the fifth of
December. 1915? Also let me know what day
of the week the twelfth of September, 1876,
was?-A Subscriber.
Friday. 2. Tuesday.
How should I pronounce 'Tloio," the
name of our island in the Philippines ?-San
Mar.
1t is a port of Panay, one of the Philip
pines, not an island itself. Pronounce it
ee-lo-ee-lo, accent on the third syllable.
Is white or black a color?-Reese.
Black denotes the absence of all color, and
white is a combination Of all colors, this
strictly speaking. But in common use. Ell
Their white or black is spoken of as a color.
How many cubic feet of gas are obtained
from ton of coal, and how much coal tar?
A little over 10000 feet, on the average,
from a ton of $3.50 pounds, and of tar about
$50 pounds
How many men were killed in the battle
of Gettysburg on each side?-Ignorance.
The Union loss in killed was 3,O72; the
Confederate 1882 The Union report of
wounded was 14.497, missing, 5,4S4; same for
the Confederates, 49, O9, and $50.
Will the ship canal connecting the two
oceans be by the way of San Juan river and
Lake Nicaragua! ?. Is there an island in
the lake containing ancient ruins Mobiles
VILE.
That is the route favorably considered at
present ?. The Island of Zapotera, not
now inhabited, has many ancient ruins.
Who was Horace? Who was Maecenas?
What friendly relations did they bear to-
ward each other Inquirer.
A famous Latin poet and satirist. He
lived COS Is. c. Maecenas was a statesman
and patron of literature who befriended
Horace, giving him, among ether aids, a
country seat and a competency.
When and under what circumstances did
the political term dark horse originate?
~. 5. 5.
The political use of this expression is
fgurative. as it originally was racing term,
signifying a horse whose hackers were I'M
certain as to its pace. 1t did not arise in an
occasion or record out, ike TopSy, Jest
growed.' Disraeli used it in the political
nense as early as 1881.
Did the writer of Uncle Toms Cabin
ever visit the South before writing the
book?-I. W.
We think not. Harriet Beeeher Stowe was
born al Litchheld. Conn. and moved to Gin
cinnati when twenty-one years old. There
Tor eighteen years she was on the boundary
between the slave and the free States 1t
was while she was living at Brunswick, Me-,
that her famous book was brought out.
Can you suggest a way to clean a wooden
pipe that has absorbed a deal of tobacco
strength from long smoking2-M. X. r.
Cut half an inch from the end of cork
that will plug the bowl tightly. Cut through
the cork a hole big enough to admit the
nozzle Of a water tap. Turn Oh gentle
pressure and let tho water run through until
the pipe is clean.
VIII you please give q short sketch Of Ed
ward Egglestons life and works ?-CId sub
scrsber.
lie was born in yeyay, Ind. Dec 10, 1857
His education was mainly selfvacQulred. lie