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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

What Is meant by the deep sea ?"-Note
That portion of the sea that has a depth
Of 600 feet or more. The term is not in use
with scientists. but has held for over
century with navigators, whose "deep-sea
Lead has a hundred-fathom line.
What conditions are necessary for the
mirages seen on the desert?-A G.. W.
Enough of heat in the sand to rarely the
lower air and to effect condensation of the
upper air. and so little wind that the differ
ent strata will mingle slowly
Who is the author OF 'Etidorpha," and
by whom was it published?-H. +.
John Uri Lloyd, of Cincinnati. He was,
we believe. his own publisher. "Stringtown-
on-the-Pike,'' a story by Mr.. Lloyd, is run
man.
Is there any mail service between the
States and Dawson and Nome, Alaska.
during winter?-B. CT.
Yes; mail goes to Dawson by dog sledges
in winter almost as quickly as by steamer
when the rivers are open, and routes are
maintained to Nome.
To what is the color of human hair due?
2. Do our nerves extend into the hairs
l.. b.
To granules Of pigment in the substance
of the hairs. 2. Nerves are traced to what
is styled the hairs outer root sheath, but
not into the hair itself, though the exact
manner of their termination is not known
How can 1 send an invention to the Pat
ent Office, and whom shall / send it to-
Hutchins.
On your application the commissioner of
pensions at Washington will send you the
rules of practice of his office. By follow
ing these rules an inventor can secure a
patent for himself, but usually it is wiser
to engage a solicitor.
Is Sirius the center of vast system. like
our solar system, and is it 2,SSS times larger
than our SUI? p. h.
With it's one known satellite Sirius is
estimated to be about three times the mass
of our sun. If it has other planets the
fact probably never will be known. A
planet of Jupiter's size would not be visi-
BILE through the most powerful telescope
OF to-day.
What is the stone known as cairngorm,
where is 1t found, and is 1t highly priced
stone?-H
1t is 4 brown or yellow quartz. the col
oring coming from the presence of little
manganese or oxide Of iron 1t is found
at Cairngorm, Aberdeenshire. Scotland, is
used as a lesser gem. and is highly priced
by Sco8chmen. Some call yellow cairngorm
topaz. but real topaz is harder and more
brilliant.
VIII you reprint the remarkably concise
viii of Roscoe Conkling?-W.
/. Roscoe Conkling. Of Utica. New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

new world by the Portuguese. who then
owned a large part of the African coast.
This was within twenty years after the
discovery of America They were sold to
Spaniards, who first employed them in
preference to natives in the mines of Hayu.
They were soon shipped to the mainland
and to British as well Spanish colonies
there. 8. Yes, with the exception OF
small and unimportant residue.
Which is the longest river, the Missouri
or the Mississippi? 2. How are rating ex-
aminations of a business concern conduct
ed? 3. Where can L get copy OF COM
mercial agency report? 4. Is there rec
ord which gives information as TO man
responsibility, standing, etc, whether he is
a business man, farmer or laborer!-l
The Missouri, by about two hundred
miles, but geographers claim that the Mis-
souri, should have been taken as the parent
streams extension. 2. Diligent inquiry is
made by agents of the concern giving the
rating of the head or responsible repre-
sentative of the concern to be rated, OF
firms to which he gives reference and of
still other concerns that can supply infor-
nation. g. Agencies issue all reports to
all subscribers, among whom are most
banks and large business houses. Perhaps
some subscriber will allow you to look at
his report A. Commercial agency reports
are the nearest thing to such record. They
include practically all persons and business
organizations known to the mercantile
community. Few persons that have not
sought credit are rated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

tons, wind in the stomach, etc, great re-
lief will doubtless follow the substitution
of corn bread for ordinary wheat bread
II may be made in a variety Of forms. but
while the addition of sugar makes il more
palatable II should not, as a rule be used.
as it is likely to cause fermentation.
Z
One of the methods for relieving sleep
lessness is to raise the head of the bed
about twelve inches or cut off a foot from
each of the legs at the foot. This depends
upon the theory that the brain is more
or less deprived of blood during sleep. and
that sleep depends upon this comparative
bloodlessness. Even raising the head OF
the bed only few inches by putting sew
eral Stats under the head of the spring bed
will often lead to restful sleep.
Mr.. Hutchinson. a learned English med
zeal investigator, recently started the In
teresting question: Do those who are
seriously Ill ever sneeze? He himself does
not recollect to have ever seen any but
fairly healthy persons sneeze. and he
thinks that the popular superstition that
sneezing is sign of good luck may be due
to the fact that the act is restricted 70
those In fair health.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21
Prescriptions.

For sweating hands the Journal Medicine
de Paris recommends: Borax. 4 drachms;
salicylic acid. drachms; boric acid,
drachm; glycerine. ounces; dilute alcohol.
ounces. Apply with friction, three to
four times a day.
For the treatment of chills and fever DR..
Imam states that the following viii sure
ly cure the chill. no matter what the kind:
Sulphate Of quinine, 30 grains; sulphuric
acid. Is drops; Fowler's solution. 2
drachms; tincture OF muriate of iron,
drachms; tincture of capsicum. 2 drachms;
distilled water, sufficient TO make four
ounces. The dose is a teaspoonful every
four hours until four doses have been
taken: then three times day as long as
needed L N. M. u.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

What Is meant by the deep sea ?'-Note
That portion of the sea that has depth
OF 600 feet or more. The term is not in use
with scientists, but has held for over
century with navigators, whose "deep-sea
Lead has hundred-fathom line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

writer's suggest that inspectors be ap-
pointed to examine tobacco both during
cultivation and manufacture, and that
laws be enforced prohibiting the use of
Paris green as an insecticide in the to-
bacco fields.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

threw away immense plants Of sewing ma
chimes and all that sort of thing. 1 remem-
Der very well that Mr.. Stewart did the
same thing.
Nor is it possible for the department
store to buy the whole product of a factory
for year ahead, and in that way control
production and eliminate competition in
that line of goods. The moment that a
mill makes a certain class of goods and
begins to sell, there will be ten other mills
that will get at the same thing before very
long. There is no patent on general mer-
chandise. There is not a department store
in the world, or three OF them, that could
distribute at retail all the stuff that any
corporation could make. If 1t chose to. A
great deal of what is supposed to be ex-
clusiveness OF style or character of manu-
featuring is a mere matter of fiction; it
was true for a long time. but there is such
competition now in the making of goods
that there is no danger of a concern con-
trolling the entire production.
HELPS THE LABORER.
The methods of the modern retail store
reduce prices to the consumer so largely
as to greatly increase the consumption OF
many goods. Thus they add greatly to the
employment OF manufacturing labor. The
selling and handling of larger bulk demand
q great increase of distributing labor. and
this demand is vastly intensified by the ex-
acting requirements Of the public, which
compel the storekeeper to cumulative addi-
tons TO his store service.
II is a fact, admitted by those compe-
tent to judge, that more than the total
number of competent persons out of en-
ployment in wholesale and retail stores
by modern competition find employment In
the large retail stores at increased remun-
Grafton Comparative testimony on this
point is found in the fact that one retail
firm has now on its pay roll 9.552 persons.
and careful inquiry has disclosed the fact
that not 5 per cent of this number has
been I'm business for themselves.
Within its organization are numerous
places that for liberality OF compensation
would be more attractive than 80 per cent.
of the presidencies of the banks. trusts or
insurance companies Of the United States.
II has more places that command salaries
OF $4,000 q year. and other positions that
command salaries Of $4,000. $4,000. 1850
and 5000 . year. This line Of analysis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

Where are some of the finest farms in
this country. particularly in this State? Is
ii conceded that Iowa has the best?-L.
Probably there are no better farms for
general purposes-the raising of grain,
vegetables. fruit, stock. etc.-than are to
including Shelby, Fayette, Rush. Wayne.
Henry and several other counties. The
prairie farms of the northern central coun-
ties of this State are also hard to equal
Iowa is a great agricultural State, but it
is not conceded" so far we are aware.
that it has the best farms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

clad frigate. was ordered in June. 1859.
Do astronomers agree that the fixed stars
move in orbits like those of our planets?
star does it mean that the star has been in
existence all along, but that its light has
only just reached US? 3. Is astronomy a
No; the delicate measurements of modern
astronomy show that at least all the
brighter stars have a slow proper motion
but no exact law governing these motions
has been discovered. and if they are not in
straight lines, as they now appear to be, it
will take centuries to ascertain the fact
AS an illustration of the slowness of this
motion, take the constellation known as the
Pleiades. which moves southwark at the
rate Of six seconds in century. 2. No;
astronomers admit no instance of a really
new star coming into sight Extraordinary
variability Of certain stars has accounted
for supposed cases of this sort. 3. Yes;
grand one, despite the fact that it cannot
answer many questions that arise even in
the mind of novice.
When and by whom was the Mason and
Dixon line established, does il run as far
west as Missouri and Texas. were there
Dixon line, and why were they mostly
owned south of the Mason and Dixon line?
2 When and by whom were the first
slaves used in this country? 3. Does the
Indianapolis streetsweeper with the fire at
tached burn up all of its cleanings as il
goes?-G. s. B.
IT is the line forming the boundary be-
tween Pennsylvania and Maryland. and
was carefully surveyed in order to settle
dispute between the Lords Baltimore and
the Penn family. 1t runs along the parallel
of 80 degrees and 4s minutes, and though
1t was frequently mentioned as the divid-
ing line between the free and slave States
should not be COMPOUNDED with the line
along s6 degrees 30 minutes, which sepa-
rated the free and slaves States OF the
original Confederation. The latter is also
the compromise line. which In 1870 was
fixed as the most northern limit of such
slave States as should be admitted into the
Union. :. Slaves were drst brouEht to the
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13

themselves will obey three rules-never to drink
spirits or beer. never to swallow unboiied water
and never to sleep within eight feet of the
Sround-they will live as long in West Africa
as in China or India; that is, they will do ser
vice for twenty-five years without being utterly
broken up
The other obstacle. the native soldiers ten
dency to mutiny, is a matter for which the
closest observers seem to find no positive cure
Men who have commanded these African SOL
diers say that they like children with the
unreaSonng fury, fears and caprices Of chill
dren, and when the fit is ordinary disci-
pline can hold them. When they once break
out they are savage again. The advocates of an
enlarged native army think that this difficulty
could be overcome by keeping the regiments
small-say five hundred men in each-by having
them commanded by officers who understand
the negro, and by forming the artillery from
some separate race, say Bulls West Indians
After reviewing the whole situation an Eng
lish writer says: IF we are to turn West
Africa into second Bengal, which should be
the ideal, there must be a regime of law instead
of viii, and if that law is to be rightly admins
tered there must be in its administrators some
reasonable sense of security. That depends
upon background of force and as it will cost
but little. and that little only for a few years
while the local revenue is growing. we trust
that it will be provided without delay After
ALL no empire was yet maintained on
twopence halfpenny a week"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13

might be taken from them by a neighboring
Tribe The insurgents are described by travel
ie' as mob Of negroes armed with muskets'
ana. though formidable in the forest, incapable
VI seizing any well defended place"
Students Of the situation believe that the rows
and "rangles viii call the attention OF the
Colonial Office to the weakness Of the English
Postion and may serve TO bring about action
which will strengthen English authority. Mill
Ary men say that England needs in West
AITca division OF at least eight thousand men.
organized on scientific principles commanded by
european officers. and supported by an adequate
iofoe Of light artillery in hands different from
1lose OF the main body.
1t Is simply folly 10 go believing that we
can govern a continent with a corporals guard"
che Writer says. We have possessed ourselves.
'Hely OF foJnshly. Of as much of West Africa
&c would hold two kingdoms the size Of France:
e are annually increasing the number Of un-
trustworthy allies. and we have pledged our
es 10 give some sort Of government TO many
-1iuohs Of people who are more like evil chill
wren ihan anything else.
peace can be established West Africa Will
-. tof Itself. and peace can be secured only by
-"4hg and aruing small army raised from
loAg the negroes themselves"
'1Aperlence has demonstrated that negroes
- capital soldiers and subordinate officers
-H hundreds Of them are ambitious to attain
-'ii1afy glory. The force Of two thousand
7o Tor Nigeria Is said 10 be a good and efh-
i' bcoy. But when the question Of garrison
west Africa Is considered two questions
'ehl themselves. one is the mortality of Off
ahd the other the unreiability of the
a. soldiers and their tendency to mutiny
~ per cent of the officers who raised
- ofiIed native regiments for Nigeria died
th we're lnValided within three years III
'ofS viii only pick the men who are
- au'eiy immune from TnaIarious feVers,
AShantee observer. "and IL the odicsrs
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
FRENCHMEN IN 4LsACE-LORRA!yE

Paris correspondence of The London TELEGRAPH
1T is with rather mixed feelings that the an
nouncement that henceforth all classes of
flenchTnen may proceed to Alsace-L Lorraine
without applying to the German Embassy for
a passport has been received here. The rule
That II a stay of more than a few days is to he
made in the annexed provinces permission must
be previously solicited from the Press Pt.reau at
Strasburg holds good. and it is argued that of
the two 1t would be much convenient
call at the German Embassy than to forward an
application TO Srasburg and to wait in all
probability for some little time for answer.
So. while the kindly feeling which has prompted
what is regarded a concession to Gallo SuS-
capabilities is admitted. after fashion. the
hope that the authorities al Strasburg may prove
equal to the OCCASION and may make it a special
point smooth matters for intending visitors
to Alsace-Lorraine is frankly expressed. Any
how, far from the days when series of
yexatiOus regulations almost barred the road
to their lost provinces to Frenchmen and to ma
tives who had elected TO adhere to their old
nationality.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
GEORGE " IN IRELAND.
From The London News.

FROM The London News
George ~ did not anticipate the land agita-
ton by promises of three acres to the Irish peas
ant. but he made a point Of the COW. From an
account of the Kings visit by S. Hubert Burke
just published by Mr. Hodges, Bedford-st.. we
take the following:
among the peasantry who pressed forward to
see the King at HOwth was one tall. good
humored looking frieze coat whom His Maj
dressing him. said:
Wen. good fellow, I suppose you are a
Iroth. l am, Yer Majesty's Honor: but
shure. I'm little one-a Forty Shilling Free
houlder, Yer Majesty's honor
. hope that you have a cow?' said the
thoughtful monarch
roth. haven't, Yer Majesty's Honor
Then said the King, you shall have one
lhlhk every poor Irishman should have at least
a cow a pig and some fowls"
ms sentiment was received with rapturous
applause by the crowd, and few days later the
peasant received a milch and two pigs
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL.
THE CAREER OF DR. WILDE. NEW MIN
ISTER FROM ARGENTINA.
NOTED AS PHYSICIAN AND AS STATESMAN
JOHN SURRATT'S SWDBTTiEART-AMoS
CUMMINGS ON BIRDS

Washington. May 12-Dr Don Eduardo Wilde,
the new Minister from Argentina, who pre-
sented his credentials to the President last
week. is of the most prominent men ever
sent from that South American republic to rep
resent her at this capital. a physician by pro-
fession, man of high literary attainments and
one of Argentina's leading statesmen. DR. Wilde
has held many important positions under his
Government and as a delegate to her Congress
and a member Of her Cabinet has done much
for the Improvement and advancement of his
country. His earnest and conscientious work
a medical student brought him renown be
fore even he had received his diploma, and while
still young he noted for his talents.
skill and the devotion with which he applied
himself to his work
The story of DR.. Wilde's life as a physician
is filled with triumphs. and rarely has
been more signally honored by his contempo-
iaries. both in science and the field of politics.
Beginning his professional career an inferno
in the cholera laZarettO of Bueros Ayres he was
later on sent to the general hospital. and In
1869 received appointment as surgeon in the
military hospital to for the sick and
wounded from Paraguay. His record in these
hospitals and in the medical college won for
him the first scholarship granted by his alma
mater, 23.000 pesos. which is bestowed upon its
distinguished students for the purpose of allow
ing them TO continue their studies abroad. 1t
is needless to say that Dr.. Wilde fulfilled IN
every respect the hopes and predictions os his
friends and instructors and returned from
Europe abundantly equipped for the important
posts he subsequently held under the Govern
ment
In 1872 DR. Wilde was appointed a delegate
to the Sanitary Convention at Montevideo, in
which Argentina Brazil and Paraguay were all
represented. His work in this connection was
vices on the national committee for schools, to
which he named the following year. In
1873 Dr. Wilde was appointed to the chair of
anatomy in the National College and shortly
after was elected to membership in the National
Academy of Physical and Natural Sciences.
Among DR.. Wide's other public positions have
been physician to Hospital Of St Rogue, pro-
fessor of organic chemistry in the Faculty of
Natural Sciences, delegate to the Superior
Council of Natural and Physical Sciences in
1876 and many other posts of distinction. He
served the State with such fidelity and to such
purpose that he elected to Congress from
the province of Buenos Ayres. where he soon
took a leading place and reelected by
grateful constituency.
In 1886 DR.. Wilde made Minister of the
Interior and while holding this portfolio. in the
face of most strenuous opposition, instituted
reforms in the development and Improvement of
the country which resulted in making the Ar
gentine Republic one of the most advanced
republics of South America in Its internal gov
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
THE BRITISH IN ASHANTEE
SOME THINGS THAT HAVE CAUSED
ALARM-NATIVE SOLDIERS FAULTS.

The reports which have been circulated at
various times in the last few months to the
rising Of the natives of Ashantee looked
upon as "scares'' by many people who believe
that the Ashantees are not SO black they
painted. and not so savage they when
they first came under the notice Of the Eng
Ish people They are still subject to frequent
outbreaks IF rage or greed, but they civilized
enough 20 dislike being beaten, and hate one
another more than they do the general enemy.
The llsurTection around Coomasse which
caused al the speculation the subject of
genera! Ashantee revolt was at first confined to
single tribe and the cause of the trouble was the
fear thar the symbol OF their former ascendancy.
In the form of chair known as the golden stool,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-01

Precinct Club shall be President,
Secretary, three Judges OF Election,
and such other officers as the by
laws of said precinct may provide
No initiation fees or dues shall be
charged the members OF any pre-
cinct club. All officers shall serve
for one year, or until their success
sors are elected Any duly enrolled
member OF the club may be eligible
to hold Office,
Section The duties OF these
officers shall be those usual to said
officers and such as may be provided
for in the bylaws OF each Precinct
Club. The three Judges OF E!ec-
tion shall be sole judges at all
primaries
Section 7. The President and
Secretary OF each precinct club shall
act as a revising board OF the roll OF
the Precinct Club, aud from time to
time shall meet and revise said roll
so that it shall consist OF only such
members as still reside in said pre-.
cinct, but no member on the old roll
shall be omitted il he still resides in
said precinct.
Section 8. Each precinct shall at
the primaries elect, besides the Off
GERS aforesaid, delegates to the Dis
trict Committee.
Section 8. Each precinct shall be
entitled to elect one delegate to said
district committee for each 25 votes
cast in said precinct for the Repuh-
lican ticket at the preceding election,
Whenever after dividing said Repub-
licau vote by 25 there is a remainder
OF 10 or more then the precinct ia
entitled to an additional delegate,
but each precinct shall be entitled
to at least one delegate to said dis
trict committee, although the Re-
publican vote as aforesaid in said
precinct shall be below %.
Section TO- Any person who is a
duly enrolled member of a precinct
club shall be eligible as a delegate
to tho district committee.
The above Rules and Regulations
Of the Republican Party in the Ter
ritorY of Hawaii are also published
in accordance with a Resolution
passed at the same meeting referred
to above.
The Committee urge upon all the
officers and members OF all Precinct
Clubs the Importance OF prompt
and harmonious action in relation
to the above call
GEO. W. SMITH,
Chairman.
e. r. HENDRY,
Secretary. 1597-td