The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

What is meant by the open door?"-
| Miss l..
Equal facilities for all countries to trade.
Why is China called the Celestial king
| dom?--J. w. NJ.
| Because of the Chinaman's belief that his
empire was established by the authority
| of heaven.
Who were the parents of Winston
Churchill, the South African correspond
ent?-Pro.
The late Right Honorable Lord Randolph
Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill.
B. A.-Aiuminium is an element, and oc-
ours abundantly in many forms, the most
abundant of all being clay. in which it is
| present as silicate.
| What are the origin and value of palm
| istry?-Ignorance.
| The origin is unknown, but the so-called
| science was much cultivated In times of
| great antiquity. Its value as diversion
| is unquestionable.
When and where was the play of "Uncle
| Toms Cabin" first produced?
The first performance of which we find
record was on Aug. "a. 1852, at the Chatham
| Theater, New York city.
| What is ginseng, and what is it used
! for?-F. st.
1t is the root of a plant that is valued
| highly as a medicine in China. Aralia
| Quinquefolia is the name of the American
| variety.
What is the present duty on diamonds p
| Aberdeen.
Uncut diamonds are free; cut but not
| set, they pay 10 per cent. ad valorem, and
cut and set the rate is 60 per cent ad va
loren.
| Who was the author of the song "Annie
| Laurie" and what was his nationality
X. l.. w.
Brewer places the authorship with Will
liam Douglas, of Fingland, Kirkudbright,
a Scotchman. and states that Lady John
Scott wrote the music.
| Is there any duty on tea or coffee i'm
| ported into the United States?-J. s.
| Tea and coffee were kept on the free list
by the Dingley tariff bill, but the war-rev-
enue bill put a tax of 10 cents pound on
tea imported from foreign countries.
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| What is the cost of one each Of the first
| class battleships and first-class cruisers
now under construction?-W. j.
The protected cruisers of the Galveston.
| Cleveland, Chattanooga, Des Moines and
Denver type are to cost 81. 400. 900 EACH The
| cost of the battleships now building runs
from $2,25O,OOO to s2.sS9,OO0.
Where was John Paul Jones born where
| did he die and where was he buried? And
what were the dates?-W. B.
He was born at Arbigland, on the Firth
| of Solway, in Scotland, July g. 1741 He
died at Paris July IS. 1892, and was buried
| in that city.
How many foreigners immigrated to the
| United States from 1870 to 1880 and from 1880
| to 1890? Also since 1901. T.
| From 1870 to 1880 they numbered 2,742 1877.
for the next ten years they were 5,24s 5ss,
and since then up to June 80 of last year
there have been S.S51,15O of them
|
A says giant powder dynamite explod-
| ing will work downward with most of its
! force; that the power is equal on all
sides Which is right?-C. A. II.
is right, but owing TO the instan-
taneousness of such an explosion it's effect
is apparent in the direction of greatest re-
sistance. Thus dynamite exploded on top
of the ground is described as working
| downward.
What kind of shells are pearls found in.
| and where or in what part of the shell ?
| -Prospector.
Pearls come chiefly from the large shell
| fish known as the pearl oyster but some
1 In, r,ip
| mussels. Those attached to the shell are
of little value, rounded or pear-shaped
ones that are separate from the shells
being the prizes.
At what age should a calf be dehorned.
and what preparation is best to stop their
| horns from coming ?-B. NJ. NJ.
Just before the horns break through the
skin is the time to attend to them Dampen
a stick of caustic potash and apply over
the coming horn in a spot an inch in diam
eter. One application is usually enough A
second may follow. if needed. Care should
be taken that the caustic does not touch
any spot it is not intended to reach.
| Who was the first man to take a thor
| ough course in college in this country IN.
| 5. /.
Inc nrSt class 10 graduate at Harvard
| consisted of Benjamin Woodbridge, George
Dowing. John Buckley, William Hubbard.
Samuel Bellingham. John Wilson, Henry
Saltonstall. Tobias Barnard and Nathaniel
! Brewster. This was in August, 1872 These
men were the first to graduate in this
country.
When was the first United States flag
| made?-Meddler.
The first legally established national en-
| blern was that adopted by Congress June
Ia. 1777. 1t had thirteen stripes, alternately
red and white. with thirteen white stars in
| a blue field. Two stripes were added by a
law passed in 1894. and in 1918 return was
| had to the original number. Prior to I777
the colonies had flags of various devices
When was the first newspaper published
In the United States. and what was the
name of the paper?-E. ID. S.
In 1890. On Sept % OF that year Benjamin
Harris, of Boston. published 'Publick Oc-
currences. both Foreign and Domestick.'
1t had three pages. each seven inches by
eleven. He planned to issue 1t monthly,
] but the authorities suppressed 1t after the