The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07


March II. 1878, was.-Subscriber.
Monday.
On what date did Easter Sunday fall in
1SA?-Foreigner.
On April IL.
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A says the way to keep a cash account
Is to credit cash with all cash received.
and to charge cash with cash paid out
y claims the reverse to be right. Which
Is correct liking.
B Is right.
Please inform me on what day of the
month OF April, 1884, did good Friday come?
In what year was 1t that the National En-
campmens g. a r.. met at Indianapolis?
On what day of the week was the grand
rarade?-N. Il. c.
On the 18th. 2. In 1893. 8. On Tuesday.
Why are there so many national laws
enacted on March 3, especially in postal
matters billie.
The Second session of Congress ends at
noon Of March 4, and many bills are pushed
through during the closing days Of the ses-
sion.
Which were the five last States admitted
into the Union, and the dates of admit
lance? How many States are there?-J.
L. b. aA
Montana, Nov. s. 1889; Washington, Nov
II. 1889: Idaho. July 3. 1890; Wyoming. July
II. 1859: Utah. Jan. 4. 1896. There are forty
i've States.
What is a bank clearing house. and how
Is its business conducted daily?-A. S.
1t Is an institution established for the
purpose of simplifying and expediting the
settlements between banks. A detailed ac-
count OF the workings of clearing house
Is given In the Cosmopolitan Magazine for
October last.
raising place of the wild goose. Where
70 it?-Old Hunter.
In Wild northern regions. Here the geese
breed. remaining until early frosts In
forn them that the rivers and lakes will
SOON be frozen Then the birds head for
their Southern wintering places.
You will settle dispute II you will say
II ordinary sponges are animal or vegetable
product; and where do the sponges of
commerce come from?-Elia-
They are animal The best come from
the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. but
large quantities of the coarser sorts are
taken about Florida and the Bahamas.
Australian and other Pacific waters also
contribute.
What was the date OF the so-called de-
monetization OF silver by Congress? q
What was the date of the act requiring
the United States government TO coin q,
100000 silver dollars each MONTHS. III. b.
This was IN 1873. 2 1878. BY the act of
1890 the amount was about doubled, GER
tidcases OF deposit circulating. In large
degree, in place OF the coined and un-
coined silver.
Please inform me what century we are
now In A says we now in the twen-
tieth century; says we will not be until
1901. Who holds the worlds bicycle rec
ord for one mile. paced. and what was the
time ?-Subscriber.
We are in the last year Of the nineteenth
century. 2 1t is held by Major Taylor:
made in Chicago on Garfield Park track.
paced by motorcycles: time. ibis.
Is there such a thing as part of the Mis-
sissippi river running up hill, or have
been misinformed?-Cowboy.
Water won't run up hill. even to oblige
the historians of the Mississippi valley.
During December the river was so low that
salt water from the gulf. impelled by wind
This is the source of your information, per-
haps.
What was the name OF the city In which a
cock Of geese were instrumental in saving
from the enemy on the eve OF battle? Give
the date also.-Reader.
This was Rome. in GO B. c. According to
the tradition the Gauls clambered up the
hill; to the Capitol in single file so silently
THAI none was challenged. In getting over
the rampant the first man disturbed some
sacred geese and their cacking awoke the
garrison TO successful resistance.
Is IL true that there is an American col
lege In Turkey? -Mission.
Yes. the Robert College. projected by
James III. and William b. Dwight ant
opened in 1865. Christopher r. Robert. &
philanthroplc New Yorker. was its chic
provider. giving II in all nearly half mil
lion dollars. Its curriculum corresponds {,
that OF a New England college. though
especial attention is paid to languages.
Please state what Is the population oil
South Africa; 1 mean that portion in wal
with Great Britain.-Cairo.
Accuracy OF answer ia impossible. Sta
tistics OF South African population srs
based chiefly On estimate. and portions o.
M Br1tijLh possessions are In revolt. Jus