The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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How old is Winston Churchill?-G.
The American of that name was born
Nov. 10. ISL: the Englishman on Nov. 50,
1874
How long has the present Pope held his
position? -T. T. NJ. ID.
Since 1878; he was elected Feb. 20, and
crowned March g.
What standing has territorial congress-
man in Congress?
He may speak on the floor of the House.
but may not vote
What was the date of the railroad draw
bridge disaster at Norwalk Conn, and how
many lives were lost?-D. r. c.
May 6. 1853; fifty lives were lost.
What is the fastest time on record for
quarter mile running horse race?-C. II.
Twenty-one and one-fourth seconds,
20 1880.
How far can messages be sent by wire
less telegraphy ?-Belton.
Inventor Marconi has recently made the
statement that messages can be sent 100
miles under highly favorably conditions.
How came brides to wear orange bios
SONS ?-F. NJ
The practice is said to have been intro
duced in Europe by the crusaders, who
saw that Saracen brides wore orange bios
SONS.
How old an institution is the Salvation
Army?-F. II.
It's beginning was in the East London
Christian Revival Society, which was es-
talbished In London. England. in 1866. by
William Booth
Who was the first blacksmith Mac.
According TO the Scriptures he was Tubal
Cain, while Egyptian tradition credits the
discovery of the process of working iron
to Hephaestus. the King preceding Osiris.
1t is thought possible that these two early
iron workers were identical.
Was the $2oOOO.0O0 paid Spain for the
Philippine islands disbursed in checks of
$o,000,000 each? 2. Is the Olympia a pro-
tected cruiser or an armored cruiser?-
Purple.
OF the four drafts one was paid on May
L two on May and the last on May Is, all
In the last year. 2. Protected.
How came Nova Scotia folk to be called
sblue-noses?
One explanation is the effect on the color
OF the nose OF easterly winds and almost
constant fogs. Another is that the name
was first given to a species of potato that
was exported from Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick extensively. New Brunswickers
come in for the nickname too.
Did this government ever propose to
Canada that that country join us?-I. p.
Article IL OF the Articles OF Confedera-
ton and Perpetual Union Of LIS announced
that Canada would be admitted to all the
advantages Of the Union and that no other
colony should be taken in unless such ad-
mission was agreed 10 by nine States. This
constituted a pointed bid to Canada tc
come IN.
Did Alexander Dumas write 1.-The Son OF
Porthos?" 2. What was the name of the
governor Of the bastile in 1571?-A-
II does not appear I'm carefully compiled
list of his remarkably numerous works
Even IL 1t did appear it would not be proof
that Dumas wrote it. He was notoriou.
and astonishingIy varied as plagiarist 2
We do not know. According TO Cadell, tn,
earliest registers OF the institution tina
were found within it began with 1868.
How many gallons does a round cisterr
hold IL its diameter is eight feet insid
measure and its depth is six feet?-Builder
fraction over 2.256 gallons. The rule Il
TO multiply the area OF the base by tn
height To get the area of the base, i'm,
the product OF the circumference thre
and one-seventh times the diameter is ex
act enough for most purposes) and a quar-
ter Of the diameter gallon contains o
cubic inches A shorter rule is TO multipl
the square OF the number of inches in tn
diameter by the number Of inches in tn
length. and this product by .0034. the result
being the contents in gallons.
AT what time. where. and by whom wa
the present system OF reckoning tim
made?-P. V. ..
The present calendar was instituted b
Pope Gregory XIII. in l5s2. and wa