The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

How much is paid as pensions by the
United states to soldiers and their heirs in in
lndiana?-D. S. c.
About $11,OO0,OOO year.
Who wrote the play. Leah. the For
sake9 a Where was Richard Harding Davis
Augustin Daily. 2. In Philadelphia. Pa.
April Is 1864.
What year was the New Orleans EXPOSE
TOME. A. Y.
The Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen
tenniaP' Exposition lasted from Dec 16. 1884
to May 80, 1885.
Was the admiral whom Dewey defeated
punished for losing the fight ?-Qued
Admiral Montojo has not been punished as
yet but is to be tried on charges that blame
him for the poor condition of his fleet.
who dramatized stevenson's "Dr Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde?"-L. r.
Margaret Campbell did So Daniel Band
mann claimed to have done so. we think.
and another actor still uses occasionally a
version in which he had, at least, a hand.
How many Jews are there in the United
States; how many in Palestine and how
many IN the world ?-Tate.
The number for the world is put at G $50. :
600; for this country 10000, and for Pales-
tine, from 25,OOO to $4,000.
Which branch of the monkey family most
closely resembles man?-ZOol.
In looks, the chimpanzee, but anatomicallv
the gorilla is closer to humans The CHM
panzee can stand upright more readily than
any of the others. and he is considered by
experts to have more of manly beauty.
Should the Nicaragua canal be cut, would
the water Of the Pacific run into the At
lantic. or the reVerse?-Ber.
Neither ocean would be drained. because
the canal will be built with locks Nicaragua.
lake, through which vessels going by the
canal route will pass, is over hundred feet
above the level of the sea.
Is it safe to shoot buckshot from heavily
choke-bored gun? 2. Has there ever been
az air ship completed and is Thomas A.
Ealson now working upon one?-Ohio Sub.
II should be entirely safe with reasonable
charges. >. Yes. hundreds of them. but
none that was entirely satisfactory TO its in
vcntor or that gave much promise of use
fulness. We think Mr. Edison is not in this
liLe.
How far has Russia progressed with the
Siberian Railroad? , Is Moscow connected
with rail by Port Arthur. or any other port
s Is '3 T. e chinese trunk railroad SYSTEM
l. About 1000 miles. p No. s The line
that is intended to connect with the trans
siberian road has a little less than 200 miles
built and in operation.
How can I free my target rife of lead ac-
cumulated in the barrel by shooting?-F. S.
Usually this can be accomplished by
crowding the bullets out with the cleaning
rod II will be better to push them toward
the breech, even If they are lodged near the
MULE, because that works against the
wedge the lead has formed. Drilling will
be necessary If che barrel can't be cleaned
IN this way.
What IS the greatest depth at which a man
can work in a diving dress, and without a
diving suit2 How is the pressure at diff
ferent depths reckoned2-De w
There are no records in this matter but
divers do not care to work at a greater
depth than one hundred feet. though we
think that greater descents have been made.
z To ind the pressure in pounds per square
foot at a given depth. multiply the depth Ia
feet by e25
would be glad TO learn the meaning of
the dominical letter In the chronological cy-
CleE.-Depart.
The dominica letter IS one Of the alpha
bets first seven letters, which are used to