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

Who was John C. Calhoun's mother?
Inquirer.
Martha Caldwell. the daughter of an
Irish Presbyterian emigrant.
Who invented the first knitting machine.
and where was it invented?-X- Y. z.
William Lee. OF marlborough. Noting
hamshire. England. in 1859.
What was the Indian name Of Joseph
Grant Of revolutionary fame?-D.
Thayendanegea, meaning two sticks Of
wood bound together, and signifying
strength.
Who was the author of the line, '"The
light that never was on sea or land?-A. A
William Wordsworth, in the Verses
Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle in
a Storm
When and where were William j. Bryan
and Adlai E Stevenson born-M- W.
Mr. Bryan was born at Salem, ILL.,. March
10, 1850: Mr.. Stevenson in Christian coun-
ty, Kentucky. Oct %. 1885.
What is meant by a reverberatory fur
pace?-S. e. Il.
One in which fuel and material to be
heated do not come in contact, the heat
being DETECTED onto the material.
If one partner of a firm dies, do his
heirs have property rights in the firms
good will considered separately from stock.
accounts, fixtures and the like personal.
Yes; the estate shares in the value OF the
good viii.
Who were Lorna Doone, and I'D Savon-
arola PA. b. l..
The heroine of r. d. Blackmore's novel
Of that name. 2. A religious reformer of
the fifteenth century who preached and
suffered martyrdom in Italy.
What portion of Arkansas is the trac.
known as the sunk lands?-W. w. w.
The extreme northeast portion of The
State along the st. Francis river. This
land is supposed to have sunk at the time
of the great earthquake in 1911.
When, where and by whom was Gen.
Washington's marriage to Martha Custis
solemnized?-E.
On Jan. 6. 1853. at ST. Peters Church,
New Kent county, Virginia, the Rev. John
Mossum performing the
Are the words candy and rare, the latter
as applied to cooked meats, correct Eng
ISL -. l.. H.
Certainly, though they are classed as
Americanisms, the equivalents used in
England being sweets and UNDERGONE.
Was polo, or the source of that game as
now played in this country, a sport OF our
Indians?-B.
No; it was an importation from England,
to which it was brought about thirty years
ago by army officers who had served IN Ia
dia. Persia was its source.
What is the meaning of the expression,
"a tinker'S dam?"-H. j.
The wall of moistened bread or dough
that a tinker places around a mole III mend
ing it TO confine his solder to that place.
Being good for nothing after one use, it
came to be slang for entire worthlessness
Please state how one may proceed to OBJ
tain a position as a teacher in the Philip
pines. Is there a demand for teachers in
that place at present?-A Subscriber.
Write to DR.. d. w. Atkinson, superin-
tendent public schools. Manila, Philippine
Islands. We understand that there is an
opening there for properly qualified teach
ers.
To whom does Browning allude in his
| poem, 1.-The Lost Leader?"-A w. W..
To William Wadsworth. Browning wrote
of it.: 81 did, in my hasty youth, presume
to use the great and venerate1 personality
of Wordsworth as a sort of painters mod
ell, one from which this or the other Ear
ticular feature may be selected and turned
to account"
When was the Mckinley bill passed. and
when was William Mckinley born?-E.
\ NJ. d.
1t passed the House May q. 1890. the SEN
ate on Sept 10, and the succeeding confer
ence report was agreed to in the House on
Sept. q, in the senate three days later.
and the bill was approved by the President
on Oct. l. ITS authors birthday was Jan.
26. 1S43.
Do you know Of any company that buys
I! Cancelled modern United States stamps and
what are their prices? 2. / have heard peo-
plea argue that these are the latter days.
Ear you prove that they are or that they
are not?-A Reader.
We do not know of any such company.
Many persons deal in rare stamps and
| Cancelled stamps of certain denominations,
| but there is no demand for the stamps now
in common use. 2. We cannot, nor can any
one.
Is there any dealer in old postage stamps
In the city who will buy old United States
revenue stamps. the kind being &c, soc, 81,
$1.6 and 81, used after the civil war? Give
the name of some outside dealer in used
stamps who Will be likely to buy them by
wholesale.
There are dealers who would doubtless
buy old revenue stamps. but we cannot
publish business addresses in this column.
If you will send your name and address we
will put you in communication with a
dealer.
What is the origin of the loving cup?-
NJ. A. II.
Brewer uggest several possible sources.
One is the ancient Jewish custom of pass
ing a cup around at the paschal supper.
Another is that on the introduction of
Christianity wassailing was not given W.
but that the monk called the wassail
bowl the loving cup. Then he quotes a
writer who attributes its invention TO Mar
garet Atheling. who used it as a means OF
holding Scotch guests.
G. B.: The order made by our military
governor in Cuba that you seem to nave
in mind simply made the civil marriage
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