The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-04

In 1854 he married a niece or the Earl or
Clarendon. His reputation as writer
rests on his poetry. which was fluent and
elegant, without being marked by genius.
He died In Paris, Nov "a 1891.
What is meant by compound locomo-
tive?-A. r.. 8.
One in which the steam. after being ex-
panded at high pressure in a small cylin-
der. is conducted to a larger. low-pressure
cylinder. where II reaches the maximum
expansion before being elected.
Who was the first Pope and in what CEN
turv was his accession? Who are the State
OF ashingtons representatives in Con-
gress?-T. NJ NJ.
Peter; his accession is put by Father
Cams in the year Al. 3 Francis w. Cush-
man and William L. Jones.
In what waters is the Isle of Man. and at
what distance from the coast of England?
u. S. Van L.
1t is in the Irish sea, twenty-seven miles
distant from the nearest points Of England
and Ireland and sixteen miles from the
nearest coast OF Scotland.
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What were our imports and exports in
1899? 2. How many bales Of cotton were ex-
and how many square miles Of colonies
does Germany possess?-H. H.
Our exports for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1892 were 81. 2O3. 931, 222; the imports
were s697, 14S4 s9. During that time there
were exported to Europe 7146.O09 bales of
cotton. 3. The population of the German
empire is 52279. 9Ol: her colonies include s22.-
600 square miles.
&c he for
j. w.
II consists of four successive operations
First. barley is soaked in cold water In
wooden cisterns for two or three days
Then 1T is heaped upon floor, where it
heats spontaneously and begins to sprout
Next the sprouted grain is gradually spread
out thin to reudce the heat and check the
termination. Finally the grain is dried in
a kiln to a crisp. and the dry product is
malt.
Why is the sirloin of beef so-caIled? /
have heard that one of the merrie kings of
England knighted 1t because of his great
fondness for this portion.-N.
James l. was the monarch of the story
which makers of recent dictionaries do not
accept, though they admit it was at one
time widely believed. They trace the word
the present spelling was originally a cor
ruption of surloin.
How Is theatrical stock company or
ganized? 2. Does actor in one have to
furnish his costumes and a certain amount
or money in order to become a member?
&C. c.
Usually players are hired by a Manager
who has entire charge of the enterprise
II r. "a
rule Is that the actor furnishes costumes
for modern society plays the manager sup
plying those for costume plays and
spectacles. Money is rarely required of the
sctor who has the requisite reputation for
the parts given to him.
What are the population, races. prevail
Ing religion and language of the Island of
OF small means to settle there Livingston.
It's population is 1.211.625. the mass of
which is of mixed blood in which the Afri-
can predominates. The prevailing religion
is Roman Catholic. and Spanish and French
are the languages Of trade 1t is not an
inviting place for settlers. this in some de-
gree because it was first settled by the
Spanish soon after Columbus's discovery of
the new world I'm 1892.
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Has the Prince of Wales any official posi-
ton in connection with the British Army?
2 What Is the meaning of the expression,
strawberry leaves" as used in the poem
'Lucile?" 3. What is the greatest gold
producing country in the world at present?
Is Queen Victoria at the head of the
Episcopal Church in America? If not, who
is?-C. v. d.
He is field marshal @ A dukedom
from the eight strawberry leaves on the
arms of duke. 3. Africa. in normal condi-
tons; the current war reduces the output
somewhat. 4. No; the General Convention.
composed Of bishops. clergymen and lay
men. is its governing body.
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Is there any divorce law in Utah? q Is
there State in the Union that grants di-
vorces when one OF the parties Is con-
fined in insane asylum? 8. II a man
having In this country a wife from whom
he had not been divorced, were 10 go to
Mexico marry and bring the second wife
back here. would he violate the law of
Mexico or of this country?-R. A. NJ
Yes 2. Divorce is granted in Washing
ton for insanity lasting ten years. in North
Dakota for incurable insanity and two
years confinement in an asylum, and in
Idaho for insanity and six years confine-
ment in an asylum. DEGREES issue for in
sanity at time of marriage in many States
He could be prosecuted here
When did the Jameson raid begin, how
long did 1t continue how many raiders
were there, and had they good outfit of
arms?-Some who want to know.
Preparations began early in the fall of
1895. and the actual start of the raiders
was made Dec. %. 1895. The first inter-
change of shots was on Dec. 81, and after
almost continuous fighting for the follow
ing two days the raiders surrendered
There were between 500 and 600 of them at
the start. The men were armed with Lee
Metford rifles. and they took along eie mt
Maxim guns, one tweve-and-a-half-
FOUNDER and four seven-pounders-a finer
outfit OF weapons than had the smaller
numbers of Beers with whom the raiders
fought unsuccessfully.
What was the real cause of the war OF
1872? 2. How much American property
was destroyed by the British? g. How
long did the war last?-Nom.
long series of humiliations put upon
US by Great Britain, among them the "Or-
ders of the Council" which prohibited
trade with us. and the impressment of
thousands of American citizens into the
British navy. The orders were revoked
almost at the outbreak of hostilities so
that the other cause became a principal