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

should vote for President and Vice Pres
ident as the first Wednesday in December,
and the day on which the people should
vote for the electors TO be within a limit
of thirty-four days preceding this date
The peculiar wording quoted insures GATE
within the limit. 1t is not as you assume.
always the first Tuesday in November; 1t
may be the second.
Kindly give a brief sketch of Rudyard
kiplings career, including birth, birthplace
and some of his most important works-
C. w. ID.
He was born i'm Bombay, Dec. 30, 1865. ed
ucated at the United Services College,
Westward Ho, North Devon, England. He
was assistant editor in India on the Civil
and Military Gazette and Pioneer from 1882
to 1889; travelled in China Japan, America,
Africa and Australasia. In 1892 he mar
ried Caroline Balestier, Of Brattleboro,
VT He has been prolific writer OF stories,
sketches and poems, those Ringing on army
life in India having first made him famous.
What was the religious belief of each of
the Presidents of the United States, and
with what denomination was each con-
nected ?-W. H. c.
copal Church long before he became Pres
ident and was a communicate. Jefferson,
though accused of being an atheist. died
believer in divine being, as asserted by
his daughter and by some of his later
writings. Both the Adamses were Unfair
ians. Madison and Monroe were Episcopal
ians. Jackson became Presbyterian. Van
Buren, attended the Dutch Reformed
Church, but was not a member. w. H.
Harrison and Tyler were Episcopalians.
Polk never united with any denomination,
but during his presidency attended the
Presbyterian church. Taylor was an Epis-
copal attendant. Fillmore was a Unitarian,
Pierce a Trinitarian Congregationalist.
Buchanan Presbyterian and Lincoln and
Johnson attended the Presbyterian church.
Grant and Hayes went with the Method
lists, Garfield was preacher of the Church
of the Disciples, Arthur was an Episcopal
ian, Cleveland a Presbyterian, Harrison
Presbyterian church member and President
Mckinley is a Methodist.
Will you please give brief account of
the battle of Majuba hill? Beyond the fact
that ii was one of the five reverseS Suf-
fered by her majesty's troops during the
war of 1SSO-S1, L do not find mention of it
in encyclopedia.-D.
1t was crushing defeat for the British.
but not a large battle. Sir George Colley
was the British commander. He had been
repulsed at Laing's Mex and at Ingege
heights. Having been reinforced he de-
cided to occupy Majuba hill, which COM
manded the Boer position. The hill was so
steep that artillery could not be got up it,
so his force consisted of about $50 of the
Fifty-eighth and Sixtieth regiments, the
Ninety-second Highlanders and of the
naval brigade When these men had toiled
to the top of the hill it was found that
their rifles would not carry to the Beers,
who, led by Smit, Joubert's second In COM
mand climbed up the face of the hill, while
others delivered fire that kept the British
under cover. When the Beers reached the
hollow top of the hill there was brief en-
gagments at very close range. Eventually
the British ran for it. Colley refused to run
and fell with a bullet through his brain.
The British loss was ESQ.,
Among the bills introduced on Tuesday
was one providing that veterans of the
Spanish war have same rights under civil
service as are enjoyed by veterans or the
civil Please state what rights the
latter enjoy under civil service rules.
q Also state the cause of the recent dis
missals of old soldiers from the list of Sen
ate employees 8. Has the State of Ohio an
institution similar to that of Purdue or
Rose Polytechnic School? II so. where?
f. Where is Ohios State University?-Ko-
komo
Other things being equal. as to qualifi-
cations etc. old soldiers are given prefer
ence among candidates for appointment.
. We do not know of such dismissals. The
appointments OF sergeant-at-arms and Of
fcials under him have not yet been made
at this session 3. We do not know of any.
T. At Columbus.
How can make zinc etching and what
materials are used in the work? Where
can L obtain the necessary materials!
In a general way it may be said that the
process of zinc etching is that Of placing
wet negative of the design wanted upon
a nitritized zinc plate The impression Is
left upon the zinc, being cut by the acid
In detail, however, the process Is secret
one. known only to the etchers themselves
Zinc etching is done at w. B. Burfords
establishments in Indianapolis. and by the
Indiana Illustrating Company, where you
could doubtless get information In regard
| to learning the art.