The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-20

| law passed by the last Legislature provides
for an advisory board, to which the trustee
shall present all estimates of expenditures
for which appropriations are asked and no
contracts made without approval of the
board are valid.
Are there any States in which a divorce
can be obtained after three months resi-
dence? And IL so, what States are they?
In a dispute / argue that a year Is now
the mum?-Wardner.
Six months residence is sufficient In
Idaho. Nebraska. Nevada, South Dakota
Texas and Wyoming. Two years are re-
quired in Florida, Indiana. Maryland.
North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont.
Three years in Connecticut. New Jersey
and Massachusetts. and in other States one
year, except in the case OF Delaware and
Louisiana, which do not make statutory
provision on this point.
ION what was Poe's poem. 1.-The Raven
based? What does the raven represent,
and who does "Lenore" represent?-T III.
c.
In 1.-THE Philosophy of Composition" Poe
confesses to the intention of making the
raven "emblematic of mourning and never
ending remembrance" Lenore was the
narrator's lost love. In his analysis OF
this poem. John Phelps Fruit says Poe
had determined that 1.-The most poetical
topic In the world is the death of beauti-
full woman, to be sung by the lips of a
bereaved lover" Many analyses of the
poem have been written and printed. You
might find one interesting: some like that
sort OF thing.
When q congressman leaves Washington
and goes home I'm the interest of his cam
didacy for reelection, does he get pay for
the time he is on the stump IL Congress
has not adjourned? 2 When such a con-
gressmansays that pair released him from
all obligations, what does he mean?
Grave.
He does; custom permits a congressman
TO draw pay while "menoing fences" 2.
We doubt that you quote correctly. In the
circumstances your first query outlines
congressman is likely to pair with a
political opponent on questions that may be
brought TO vote in the formers absence.
That is, both agree to abstain from voting
in the absence of either. Thus the rela-
tive strength of their political parties is
undiminished.
What is the belief of Mohammedans?
r.. M.
The dominating idea of the Moslem faith
is the unity OF God, the creed statement
being: There is no God but God, and
Mohammed is the prophet Of God" The
latter clause is meant merely to credit
Mohammed's mission, not especially to ex-
alt him. The Arabic catechism, the au-
thorized and universally accepted sum-
mary Of orthodox Islam, contains fifty
eight articles of faith. Some are mere
definitions, others are sanitary. some are
almost childish, while still others set forth
sublime truths held by all monotheistic
peoples. The Koran, their sacred book,
contains all their laws that they consider
to be OF divine origin. The article on this
topic in an encyclopedia will give you full
er information, and there are many books
on the faith.
What is the object of the transmississippi
congress? 2 What is meant by the will
o'-the-wisp?" 8. What do the mayor and
postmaster of Chicago receive a year? 4.
Does the postmaster work for a percentage
or salary?-Pounds.
The discussion of questions affecting the
West that may be subjects of legislation at
Washington. q Literally, phosphorescent
light that. in folk lore at least, appears a
few inches above the surface of swamps,
graveyards and other uncanny places, re-
ceding when approached by humans and
guiding deluded pursuers to dreadful boys
or presaging their death. Hence, f1gura-
lively, something pursued to the great loss
discomfort of the pursuer and never
caught. Some latter day scientists doubt
its existence. 4. Mayor $4,000, postmaster
5000. 5. Such is fame. The business of
the Chicago postoffice has for some time
been sufficient to pay the postmaster a
salary.
What developing agents mix we'll? q
What developing formula will give the film
warm brown color?-Anxious Photo.
Eikonogen and hydrochinone, metol and
hydrochinone. 2. Pyrogallol. Different
formulas are recommended by various
plate makers for their own brands of
plates. The following is a reliable one:
Pyro developer, alkaline solution, sixty
ounces Of water, five ounces carbonate of
sodium crystals (sal soda.) Ten ounces of
sulphite of sodium crystals. A smaller
quantity of sulphite will produce a warmer
tone; a larger quantity a gray or blush
black tone. This solution must be kept
in well-stoppered bottles. Pyro solution:
Dissolve one drachm sulphite Of sodium
crystals in six ounces of distilled or pure
ice water. add acetic acid until the solu-
ton turns blue litmus paper red and finally
add one ounce of pyrogallic acid. Mix in
the following proportions: One drachm
pyro solution, one ounce alkaline solution,
two ounces tepid water for winter use or
three to five ounces cold water for sum-
mer use.
Shakespeare Puzzle.
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