The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23

Throughout the United Kingdom. She
helped In inaugurating the Volunteers Of
America in March, 1856. She married Sept.
&C. 1856, and now lives in ldontclair, n. ].
VIII you tell something of the life of the
black crickets?-J. II. NJ.
Crickets live singly in hermit fashion in
little burrows that they dig for themselves
and from which they seldom stray far
They timid. generally peaceful among
themselves and toward other insects, and
very retiring, especially during the day
They are herbivorous, but are known to
eat dead animal matter and to prey on
other soft insects.
What countries are included in the Latin
Union, and what is its purpose?-C. /.
France, Switzerland. Belgium, Greece
and Italy. 1t is an alliance formed in 1865
for the purpose of establishing and main
tanning uniformity in gold and silver COIN
age. Roumania, Bulgaria, Servia and
Russia have also adopted the system in
part. but have not come into the union
IL provides for coins of like weight and
fneness. though they may differ in names
sion university extension?"-S. G. A.
A system for extending the advantages of
university education beyond the limits of
the universities. Instruction is given by
the regular teachers of the university, and
is by lectures by classes held in places
adjacent to the university, and by corre-
spondence. The scholars may be those of
usual college age who cannot attend the
fsniv w. oll
sons who wish to continue studying. as
college graduates or teachers. and those
who wish to take up especial branches.
Please give the following as recorded
by the government observatory in Indian
apolis: The highest degree of heat and the
lowest degree of cold, with dates. 2. The
highest and lowest degrees Of this year
with dates. 8. The highest average tenn
perture for the summer months with dates.
4. The average for the summer just past.
o. The longest continued hot spell, with
average temperature and date. 6. Highest
degree on Aug. s, 190O.-Anxious.
1O1 degrees, July 10. 1881, and Aug II. 1881;
% degrees below. Jan. 3. 1879. 2. "a degrees.
Aug. 49, below, Feb %. 8. n degrees,
year 1881. 4. 75.2 degrees. 5. July. 1898;
twenty days above go; for the month. 1904
degrees. g. 90 degrees.
What States did Cleveland carry in his
first election, and what were his electoral
and popular majorities? 2. What were
these particulars at his second election?-
Election.
Alabama. Arkansas, Connecticut. Della
ware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky.
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi Missouri.
New Jersey, New York. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
and West Virginia. His majority of elect
ors was thirty-seven, and in the popular
vote he lacked a majority, but had a
plurality over Blaine of 62,6S3 2. In 1892 he
carried all of the foregoing States, Illinois
and Wisconsin, eight of nine electors in
California, five out of fourteen in Michigan,
one of two in North Dakota and one of
twenty-three in Ohio. His majority in the
Electoral College was no, his plurality over
Harrison, 132; and in the popular vote he
again failed of majority but had CSC, SO
plurality.
Was the French detective Vidocq the
great genius some make him out to be?
No, rather, he was more of scamp than
a capturer of scamps. AS boy he robbed
his father and ran away. After a spell
of vagabondage he entered the French
army, then deserted to the Austrians, later
serving again in the French forces. Next,
discreditable life brought him sentence to
eight years in prison. He escaped before
the expiration of his sentence, and soon
was employed by the Paris police in a
grade of spies that included many toughs
and convicts. After entering business and
failing he established a bureau for the re-
covery of stolen property, but was COM
PEELED by the police to give it up,
and until his death lived in obscurity
and poverty. His name has been con-
| nected with almost countless fictitious
| adventures, but his memoirs are considered
unreliable and even their authorship is
doubted.
Where is the magazine East and West
| published? 2. Name two weekly pubica-
| tons giving book notices. 8. Give some
royal rule for the compromising of words.
| 4. When will Nicholsons Indiana Au-
| thors' appear, and what Is his present adj
| dress? 5. Please publish a poem by Bry-
| ant, one line of which reads Far by Ohio
| mighty stream, bright star, I've worshiped
/ the-'-L. A. r..
| AT Sc West Seventy-fifth street, New York
city. 2. If you mean weeklies devoted en-
| tirely to literary matters. reviews, etc.,
We do not know Of any since the New York
| Critic became a monthly. Such weeklies as
| the New York Independent. the Outlook,
| Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post, Pub
| lie Opinion. Methodist Advocates, Chicago
| Interior, etc, give some space to book re-
views. g. A manual, prepared by f. H.
| Teall, and published by Funk & Wagnalls.
| is accepted by many authority. T. This
| fall; the title of the book is THE Hoosiers. -
| 14l0 High street, Denver. Col. 5. We do
not find poem containing this line in the
| edition of Bryant's Complete Poems," at
| hand.
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