The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
How high is the Mississippi above the
sea level at Dubuque?-R p
About six hundred feet.
Is not the mailable weight of samples of
merchandise four pounds in all cases?
&C. l.. T..
No: the limit for liquids is four ounces.
Is there not plenty of precedent for in
creasing the number OF persons to be rep
resented by congressman?
Yes; the number has increased with
every United States census except that of
1870.
Is 1t within the bankruptcy law to have
a banker adjudged an involuntary bank
rupt?-J. Y.
Yes: If he be a private banker. National
banks and banks incorporated under State
or territorial laws are excepted.
Is boycotting formally recognized in
this country by legislation that directly
opposes tic. w. p.
Yes; three States expressly prohibit it
and more than half of the other States
have laws that may be construed as pro-
hibitory.
Is our army alone in using the Krag-
Jorgensen rifle. Is not the Mauser in
more general USES L..
No. Denmark and Norway use it. 2.
Yes; the Mauser is the weapon of Ger
many, Spain, Sweden. Turkey and most
of the South American states.
Do women have to serve on juries in
Wyoming?-Voter.
No; though the women Of the State may
vote for all elective officers, including pres
idential electors, jurors must be male cit
liens who understand English and who are
en- the last assessment roll.
In ''Much Ado About Nothing" occurs
eff he be angry, he knows how to turn
his girdle;" what is its meaning?-E. A.
Let him get ready to fight if he wants
to. Old-time combatants in preparing for
a contest turned their belts to bring the
buckle at the back.
Do. the lowest sorts of animal life have
ears?.Cox.
No; they do not have any specialized
organs of sensation. But more or less rud-
imentary ears are recognized in most low
forms, and some creatures, like spiders
that seem not to have organs of hearing
display lively appreciation of sounds
To end an argument, will you state if a
chain link possesses double the strength
of the bar iron of which it is made 1.-Two.
Good chain has about 165 per cent. of
the bars strength. More than 175 per
cent is not reasonable expectation. Some
strength is lost in heating and working,
and further loss is due to imperfection of
weld.
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better that no man should have a third
term as President, why isn't there legis-
lation on the points, T. w.
Legislation isn't needed, because custom
and precedent are more effective than a
law would be- Mexico has furnished an
Illustration. It's Constitution forbade a
President to succeed himself but was
amended to permit President Diaz to con-
tinue in the presidency.
Are we to have total eclipse of the sun
One will occur Aug. 80, 1905. but will be
visible only in the upper parts of British
America. Then, before 1918, there will be
five total eclipses visible in the northern
hemisphere, but none of them to be seen
from the United States Our chance will
come June 8. 1918, when the shadow will
What is meant by humus in soil? 2.
What was the source of the cow pea? 3.
Which is better to plow under on a worn
soil, the cow pea or clover?
A vegetable mold resulting from the de-
composition of plant tissues. 2. 1t is a
native of China and Japan. 8. We cam
rot advise. Consult State Experiment Sta
| ton.
What is jade, and is it found in Amer
| ica?-J. g.
| Three sorts are recognized a siicate of
magnesia, a silicate of alumina and
silicate of alumina and iron. The min
eral is hard, green usually, and is used
for making ornaments, as it has been used
since prehistoric ages. Jade is not found
| in nature on the North American CONT
nent. though very old articles of it have
been discovered, facts from which Asiatlc
is argued
Has a regular soldier a right to vote at
| his home while in the service of the
| United States army?-F. Z. w.
The right to vote is State gift, and
the laws concerning it differ in different
States. Six States expressly exclude the
| O0lleQ states SOlQler from the suffrage.
| In most of the others he may vote at the
! place from which he enlisted, as distin-
| guished from the place at which he may
be serving. the law holding that he neither
loses nor gaius a residence by his enlist
ment.
| What is meant by a tubular bridge? ..
| Where and when was the Western Re-
| serve University founded?-T. T. w.
/ One in which the roadway is enclosed in
tunnel fashion with steel or iron. A few
| such bridges were built about forty years
| ago. but, though very stiff and strong,
| their cost was ruinously high and the in
PRODUCTION of the type is not looked on
! IS having been a step forward in bridge
construction. 2. AT Cleveland. o., in 1854,
though included in it were several edu-
cational institutions that already had ex-
| listed
| Will you tell something of Alvin Clark
1 the telescope maker?-F. /. S.
He was born in Ashfeld, Mass, March
8, 1884, sper, his youth on a farm
and became "a engraver in the calico in
| dUstry. Later was successful as a por-
| s< int