The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Out of what kinds of timber is paper
made ?-F. A
From spruce. fir. pine. hemlock and pop
lar chiefly.
In what part of the Bible is the text Thy
gentleness has made me great TO be
| found ?-Inquirer.
In II Samuel. Chapter o, Verse 9s.
Are there forms OF plant life that bear
two kinds of fruit?-L. II.
Yes; botanists call them HETEROGENEOUS
plants. The hog peanut. with it's two kinds
of pods. is an example.
What is the longest boat completed or
being built for ocean travel?-George.
The Oceanic, now in service, is the long
est boat afioat, and far as know no
longer boat is being built. Her length is
704 feet.
Is there such thing as a fresh-water
shark-that Is. a genuine one, not one nick
named. as is the pickerel?
few of the many species of sharks en-
ter fresh water, and Lake Nicaragua is
credited with possessing a species all to
itself.
In a game of sevenup A is five points,
turns jack and holds ace; is six points
and holds deuce. Who wins Nv. @.
A wins A point for turned jack is
counted Immediately. so in this case the
players stand at six each when the trump
is made.
I am in controversy with friends as to
what day is May day They contend that
it is any day in May. I claim that 1t is
Il he first dow Of hot
eide -J.
May day is May l, but the months first
pleasant day. or Saturday, is the one that
gets chiIdren's. celebration.
What is the present territory OF the
United States in square miles, including
island possessions?-E. T. Y.
The United States. territories and Alaska
have an area of 1892, 125 square miles. The
areas of the new colonial possessions are:
Philippines. $4,000; Porto Rico. $500;
Hawaii, $40; Tutuila, 500. and Guam, 81.
What time of the year is best to trim
| soft maple?-M. ID. G..
The best authorities, we believe. hold
that midsummer, or when the foliage is
| at its best development, is the proper time
for pruning naples. The theory is that
they bleed less than earlier. and that the
cuts have time to harden or heal before
cold weather.
Does a soldier who is discharged from the
| United States army by reason OF general
court-martial lose his citizenship?-G. j. M.
court-martial sentence for an ordinary
offense does not carry with 1t loss of citi-
zenship. Such deprivation is only imposed
in case of a high crime. such as treason,
as in the case of Fitzjohn Porter. during
the civil war.
Will the eclipse of the sun on May % be
visible or partially visible at Indianapolis?
| C. NJ.
1t will be but partially visible here. The
path of totality begins May %, shortly after
o'clock a. m, at a point in the Pacific
ocean, off the coast of old California. 1t
passes northeast, crossing the Southern
States and coming as far north as Norfolk
and Capes Henry and Charles. Virginia.
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How many ties are reckoned to mile of
| railroad, and is nothing but wood used for
| test. III.
About 1900. Iron or steel ties are used in
] some localities and the curious fact has
been discovered that when put into road
that has considerable traffic they do not
extent The same point is noticeable in the
case of rails in use and those. say. piled by
the roadside.
| am told that there once was in this
| country a State or Territory officially
designated as Sylvani. Is this the case?
| j. p.
No, though a committee, of which
Thomas jefferson was chairman, proposed
the name for territory north of the forty
fifth parallel. other names proposed by
this ordinance of 1884 were Assenisipia,
Metropotania, Chersonesus, Michigania,
Saratoga, nlinoia and Pelisipia-
Who is CUTLER Couch? Is he prominent
| writer and does his work find popular
| favor?-A. III.
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch has been
a prolific writer since 1887. averaging three
published volumes of fiction, essays or
verse every two years. He is the author
who was commissioned to complete the
| novel that Robert Louis Stevenson left un-
finished. He lives in Cornwall, England,
where he was born.
What is the derivation of the words Sab
| hath and Sunday, and what is the differ
ence CT meaning between the two? Where
in the Bible is the day of rest called Sun
d3y?-C. q. q.
Sabbath is traced to the Anglo-Saxon
"sabat," the Latin ''sabbatum," the Greek
"sabbaton" and the Hebrew "Shabbath;"
Sunday to the Anglo-Saxon "sunnan daeg."
Sabbath carries suggestion of sacred rest
that is not in the word Sunday. The latter
does not occur in the Bible.
Is the genuine French sardine different
fish from those put UP in this country?-A.
A. r.
The name sardine. taken from Sardinia,
was given to a species of funny. very
near relative of this species is found off
the coast of California. From the Atlantic
coast of France are sent great many
sardines that are herring. pilchard or
sprat. The sardine of our eastern coast is
herring. and now and then is menhaden.
How came the term Brother Jonathan
| to be applied to Americans? 1T. p.
1t is said to have arisen in a remark of
General George Washington. when he went
to Massachusetts to organize the revolu-
tionary army. Ammunition and supplies
were lacking. and at one turn the general
said: I'VE must consult Brother Jonathan