The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
What is the name of the marriage god?-
Hymen.
Is it lawful for first cousins to get mar
ried in the State of Indiana?-M.
1t is not.
What is the public debt?-B. F.
BY the treasury statement for Dec. it
was 1890. S51, 500.
What has become of the Parliamentary
Congress that was to be held In Mexico!
None.
1t is to meet in the City of Mexico next
October.
Where can 1 get half pennies and what
will they cost?-Reader
Write to the Scott Stamp and Coin Com
pany, New York. or the ]. Walter Scott
Company. numismatists. New York city.
To what denomination does DR.. Cunning
ham Geikie belong? Where was he bornf
"A. o.
He was Presbyterian pastor from 1851
to 1876. when ne entered the Church of
England He was born at Edinburgh.
Scotland.
From what book is the character Jeremy
Diddler, and what is his striking trait?
2. Who was mayor OF Chicago in 1861?
Dispute.
From Raising the Wind" farce. The
character was an adroit raiser of money
on false pretenses. 2. Julian c. Rumsey
Is "peeler" now used to designate a po-
liceman. and what is the derivation of the
term Forty Years.
1t began with the reconstruction of the
London police force by Sir Robert Peel,
and is largely replaced, in England by
Bobby" and here by 'cop" and copper"
Why should the sound of "r'' be the last
that children learn?-Don't.
The rule which is proved by many excep-
tions. would seem to indicate merely that
it is the most difficult letter sound to learn.
While many children substitute the sound
of sw," Cinnamon replace "r'' with a..
Has Minnesota an official State compiler
of labor statistics? If so, how should ne
be addresSed?-2.
1T has had a Bureau of Labor since 1857.
which doubtless has gathered statistics.
It's headquarters are at st. Paul, and Mar
tin F. McHale is its chief officer, with title
of commissioner.
When were the knights of Labor first
formed and with what trade did the pr
ganization begin?-McN.
The Garment Cutters Union of Philadel-
phia was dissolved early in December. 1869,
and some of its former members met on
the 2sth of that month and organized as
the first association of the Knights.
wcrld?-Dave.
This is Creasy's list of fifteen: Marathon.
400 b. c.; Syracuse. 41S B. c.; Arbela, So
B. c.; Metaurus, POI B. c.: Arminius. A.
d.; Chalons. 451; Tours, 1872; Hastings. 1866;
Orleans, 1922 Armada, 1888; Blenheim, 17O4;
Pultowa, 1909: Saratoga, 1777; valmy. 1892;
Waterloo, 1915. as .Eu
Why should drawing the long bow be
considered to describe liar?-Accurate.
1t doesn't but is used to signify the act
of lying. The force of a longbow's arrow
depended on the strength of the arm that
drew it, and the saying you quote is APP
piled to statements whose exaggerations
depend solely on the strength of the
makers imagination.
Why is the Hessian fly so called, and
what will kill it?-Jn0.
The name came from the belief that the
insect was brought here by Hessian troops
that fought with the British In the revolu-
ton. Parasite insects kill quantities OF
them, and burning the stubble of the grain
field in the fall will help to check the
pest.
Who was the discoverer of the like cures
| like" principle of homeopathy?
| Hippocratus, distinguished Greek physi-
| clan who was born 400 B. c., announced
| the principle, but his knowledge Of what
drugs would accomplish was very limited
| and its application came to complete dis
use Samuel Hahnemann again put 1t forth
| in 1885, and is accounted the founder of
Homeopathy.
How are the following words pronounced
| and accented: Wichita. 2. Lima. 3. Recess?
| Thankful.
Wichita, accent on first syllable. 'f' as
| in ink, "a as in far. 2, Accent on first
| syllable, So as in machine. "a" as in arm.
| g. With the first "e' as the second vowel
| of element, or as "i in Lima, according as
accent is put on the first or second sylla-
| BILE.
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| tional affair, and does 1t include the highest
| or nearly the highest of the Rocky noun
| tains?-C H. L.
1t includes 1872 square miles. nearly as
much as Rhode Island and Delaware to-
| gether. 1t is the Yellowstone National
Park. having been set apart for public use
| by act of Congress. Its mountains are not
extremely high ones. 11,2OO feet of elevation
| being about the limit.
| Who and what are the Roycrofters and
| where did Hubbard get the name for his
| book binders ?-L. r. S.
"Roycrofters'' is the name given to Hub
bard's East Aurora printing and art shop
and was adapted from the pseudonym
taken by one of his partners, ''St. Gerome
| Roycroft' Jerome Conner. Conner.
| or Roycroft, is said to be one of the ver-
satile geniuses who can do anything from
| blacksmithing to painting pictures or
modelling statues-all without special train
| ing.
| Who cut the cable or cables between
| Hong-Kong and Manila? Was it before
| or after the destruction of the Spanish
| fleet? Who cabled the news of the de-
struction of the Spanish fleet.
1t was cut by order of Admiral, then