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

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charge of a child's paper, called 1.-The Lit
tie Corporal" at Evanston, III. He held
several editorial positions after this, his last
one being on the New York Independent,
where he succeeded Theodore Tflton, re-
naming in the position for year. From
that time he has devoted himself entirely to
literary pursuits. He wrote u number of
Juvenile books and several novels. the one
which was most widely read being THE
Hoosier Schoolmaster" of late years he
has done historical work exclusively. His
home is at Lake George, n. Y, but he
spends much time in Madison, Ind.
What is the penalty for not putting stamps
on legal notes2 2. When did the law go into
effect? B. When should the stamp be cam
celed, when first put on or when paid? T.
Who should furnish them, the one that
makes the note or the one that loans the
money! Sub.
Evasion of the law with respect to promis
sorry notes is punishable by a fine not to ex-
coed $780, 2. July l. 1898. 8. When put on.
4. The law does not decide.
Are the United States to make an exhibit
at the next Paris exposition, and if so, who
Is to have charge of it'll. G. K.
This point is not fully determined, but as
1t depends upon the action of Congress at
the present session it seems unlikely that
any other department than the agricultural
will be represented at Paris. An agricultural
display was provided for under the act au-
thorizing our participation, and is under the
direction of the secretary of agriculture and
the commissioner general.
Is there such a thing in existence in the
United States as a wool trust? 2. What is
the tariff on wool and (S) what is wool now
worth per pound?-J. A. D.
buyers, but none that has complete con-
troll of the market 2. First-class wool, II
cents a pound; second class u cents, and
third class, cents. 3. Prices vary greatly
according to grade, wool at II cents a
pound fetching 40 cents when secured. Cur
rent prices in the Boston market, our wool
trade center. range from 10 cents to 70
cents, this for different woods on the same
day.
Which has the strongest navy. number of
ships, tonnage, armament, etc, Germany or
the United States?-G A. 3.
The United States, though our confidence
must be based chiefly on the men behind
our guns, for by the specifications you men
ton it is a very close thing. This you can
see from a very recent and careful estimate,
which credited the United States with
tonnage of 309,O70 and Germany with 299, 637
In some grades of vessels Germany has the
greater number, in others this country leads
Germany. AS to guns. ours are surely the
best in the world. Those and the men
should settle it.
What is the fastest time ever made by
railroad train in the United States?-A.
B. c.
The list of records at different distances
would fill this column. Here are few: One
mile, 81 seconds, Engine 500 and four cars
on the New York Central May 10, 1893. This
is at the rate of 1929 miles an hour. The
same train made ten miles in six minutes.
one hundred miles, 90 minutes, engine and
two mail cars, Union Pacific, Nov 90 1897;
so miles. 4S1 minutes and seven seconds,
Lake Shore road Oct. "a, 1896; 3,346 miles,
four days, twelve hours thirty-seven min
utes, San Francisco to New York city, Oc-
tober, 1891.
How does Russia compute calendar time?
Why are her dates twelve days different
from Those of America? 2. On what day of
the month was Alexander Ill crowned in
Moscow &c. A.
By the Greek Church calendar. whose
year is 1854 days long. This is II minutes
1886 seconds longer than the true solar
year. In consequence of this difference the
equinox fell back sensibly and it was to
correct this that Pope Gregory XIII, in 1892
reformed the calendar. His mean year was
365 days, hours, 20 minutes and u seconds,
which is near the solar year that the err
rOr amounts to only one day in 1926 years.
On PRONUNCIATION of this calendar Roman
Catholic countries at once accepted it,
Germany and Denmark took it up in 1900
England in 1852 Russia and the countries
in communion with the Greek Church still
adhere to the Old method. In the change
| by Gregory ten days We're dropped. but the
| difference now amounts to two days more.
2. The 9th of May, 1888.
At what age must a person be to take up
a piece of public land?-No Name.
To come in under the homestead laws he
must be twenty-one or a head of a family
and a citizen, or one who has declared his
intention to become a citizen. There are five
ways of acquiring government land. One
who pre-empts, settles on the land, i'm
proves it, lives there continuously six
months, and then on proving such residence
and improvement gets full title on pay
ment of $1.25 an acre A homesteader lives
on the land five years and makes improve
ments. On proving this, he has nothing to
pay beyond the land agents fees. A third
method is by public auction and private
sale. In the auction slips per acre Is upset
price, ana all Inat IS not auCtl0ned may
later be sold at private sale at $1.25 per
acre. Soldiers, their widows and chill
dren may get bounty lands for the differ
ence between it's price and SIPS per acre.
Timber claims are the remaining method
The government land agent of any district
will supply you with information, we think.
Where can find information concerning
the Caroline Books?" DIR. Scherer, in his
recent speech to the German Friendly So
ciety alluded to them. 2. Why does Bacon
in dedicating his essays to Lord Bucking-
ham, admiral of England, use the word
Lo, as part Of the title?-J. T. ].
Here. The Caroline Books had, so far as
the Latin Church was concerned, a decided
influence on the question of image worship
Pope Adrian 1 participated IN the second
synod Of Nicaea ESQ and accepted its de-
crees, one of which was a declaration in
favor of images These views he commune
Gated to Charlemagne and the Frankish
Church. Charlemagne had the authority of
the synod and the orthodoxy of its views
scrutinized by his own theologians. The re-
suit of this scrutiny was the Caroline
Books, four books of 100 chapters, embody-
ing sharp criticism. These were sent to the
Pope, who took the rebuke submissively.
The works best edition was printed at
Hanover, in 1871. 2. We cannot find that he
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