The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

you without charge on your application.
Please explain the difference between the
long and short term Of a senator -Drisnt-
wood.
The difference in the length OF the United
States senatorial terms exists only In the
case of the first senators-electej from a
new State. After a State Is admitted two
senator's are elected the same time, but
In order that such elections may alternate
thereafter the term of one is fixed at four
years, the other at six years-the regular
period. The choice of long and short terms
is settled between the two men by lor-
Where can I find any information re-
garding the authors of, or the incidents
that prompted the writing of the songs:
Hail Columbia" RED, White and Blue,
..Star-spangled Banner, yankee Doodle"
Marching through Georgia., and Amer
ica?'-A. w.
We do not know Of any thing better than
the Sons of Veterans souvenir, published
a year or so ago by Nash & Nash, OF your
own town, Upton, Ind, little pamphlet
entitled. National Hymns" The "Patri-
otto Primer published by Capt. Wallace
Foster, of Indianapolis. also contains the
information.
Is the Prohibition party increasing more
rapidly than each OF the other two par
ties? What is the per cent. OF its increase
of vote greater? How does the vote of
the last State election compare with for
mer elections?-J. Z. w.
The total Prohibition vote for President
in 1884 was 150,369; in 1888, 246,406: in 1882,
269, 29o; in 1896, 142, 491. In 1884 the Prohibi-
ton vote was 149 per cent. of the whole;
in 1883, PIG per cent; in 1892, DO per cent;
in 1896. 1.02 per cent. The Prohibition vote
In Indiana in recent elections was as fol-
lows: 1885, 9,SS1; $780, r. JOG; 1892, 1904; 1894.
n.l57; 1896. 5.24l; 1898. 12,476.
How many editions have there been pub
lished of "Ben-Hur,' also THE Fair God,
and about what number has been sold OF
each?-S. W.
We do not know the number of editions.
that term being variable and applied to
any number of books a publisher may
chose TO issue at one time. According 10
an apparently authentic statement recently
made over 100000 copies had been issued
by the Harper Bros This did not include
translations, Of which several have been
made. 2. The light you describe is evil
ible on cloudy nights. and due to some local
cause which we cannot explain.
What is the longest throw, and who
made it? 2. Who Is the ruler of Georgia
in Asia? 8. How long is the Trans-Siberian
Railroad, and when will it be Completed
W. A. NICK.
A throw of a baseball by L. Twitchell, of
lbs yards, two inches, at Macon, Ga, July
20, 1893. Ed Crane claimed to have ex-
ceeded this by 104 inches at Cincinnati,
o., October 10, 1884, but his feat does not
seem to be well authenticated. 2. Georgia
was formerly independent nation, but
about the beginning of this century was
merged in the Russian empire. So Nicho-
las III, Emperor of Russia, is their ruler
g. When completed. which, according to
plan, it should be in 1905, it will be about
4soO miles. The traffic of the completed
portions has exceeded expectations, so it's
construction is being pushed, but sections
involving engineering difficulties are yet to
be done.
How is champagne made, and from what
kind of grapes?-P. I. III.
1t is made from wine grapes, the fruit
Of Wits Vinifera, and, strictly speaking,
only from grapes grown in Champagne,
a former province of the northeast part OF
France. Nowadays, however, much pala-
table champagne is produced elsewhere
from cider and light wines. A good article
is now made from grapes grown in Cali
fornia. In the manufacture the wine Is
allowed to stand from the vintage season
until December, when 1t is racked off and
purged with isinglass. In March 1t is
bottled, corked carefully and stood corks
down, that the sediment may be drawn off,
When this has been removed, brandy and
sugar are added and the bottles again are
corked. During this process there is much
breakage, the amount of it regulating the
price of the wine. in some degree. on the
theory that the best wine breaks the most
bottles.
When were street cars first used in the
United States?-I. r. w.
The.first street railway was that made by
John Stevenson. in 1881 1t ran along the
Bowery and Fourth avenue, in New York
city. Its rails were fiat iron bars spiked to
timbers resting on stone. The car was an
omnibus with Hanged wheels and three
compartments, entered from the side, each
holding ten passengers, and there was
room for thirty more passengers on the
roof. After four years the road was aban-
doned as commercial failure, but in 1916
ii was resumed with cars more like those
of to-day. Boston began street-railway
construction in 1856. Philadelphia In 1857.
New Orleans in 1861. France had line in
Paris in 1853. Not till 1860, after three years
- Ior r0rlr ,,nfc ~,
succeed in building a road in England He
had one at Birkerhead, another in London.
The latter was removed in a few months
and not till 1870 did London authorities
permit horse cars in that city.
How many States in the Union have
woman suffrage?-R. w. s.
Women have full suffrage and vote for
all officers, including presidential electors,
In Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.
In Kansas women vote in most municipal
elections. Indiana women may hold, Of
flee under the school laws, but may not
vote for such officer. Women vote chiefly
in matters affecting schools or taxation
or both, in Arizona, Connecticut, Della
ware, Illinois. Iowa, Kentucky, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey.
New York. North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon. South Dakota. Texas. Vermont,