The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-08

merce. Congress has passed a law empow-
ering the secretary Of the navy to order
changes in bridges. and making failure TO
comply with his directions a punishable
misdemeanor.
Will you give a short sketch OF Edgar
Allan Poe? q Who was "Lenore" and what
was the bust OF Pallas alluded TO in The
Raven|'-J w. w.
He was born at Boston, Mass, Jan. ls.
1909 His parents. who were player folk,
died in his early childhood, and he was
adopted by John Allan, a wealthy Virgin
ian. He was sent TO school near London.
England, when six years old. and entered
the University of Virginia in 1896. but was
removed year later. probably because Of
his fondness for gambling The following
year, in Boston, he issued his first volume
Of poems. He enlisted in the army under an
assumed name, as a private, and became 4
cadet at West Point in 1880, but was dis
missed in 1881. In 1893 he married and for
several years his life approached regular
ity, but then he guarded with his pub
Usher and for nearly ten years edited or
contributed to the literary periodicals OF
that day and issued several volumes About
1876 he became so poverty stricken that a
public appeal was made in his behalf In
January, 1S47. his wife died, and he died
Oct. z, 1S49. at Baltimore, Md. , ''Ienore"
was the narrator's lost love. The bust II
Pallas was an ornament Of the room IN
which the events narrated took place. and
is without special significance. Poe con-
Tossing to have chosen il merely because
Of the contrast between its marble and the
ravens plumage.
How often does Massachusetts, elect a
Governor? 2 If there is TO be an election
THIS year please give the names Of gandi-
dates and the leading issues at stakeAalso
tell me whether there is much Interest m k
en- and whether a full vote is anticipated
that at Is, how It is expected to compare
vember 19O0?-N. c. S.
Every year. 2. Governor Crane will prob
ably be renominated by the Republicans,
and Josiah Quincy, it is thought, VIII 10
the Democratic nominee. A Prohibition cam
dldate has already been named, and the
Socialists will have a candidate There are
no issues to arouse general interest. dnd =
full vote is not expected.
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Please define the limits OF what history
terms the middle ages" also, the dark
According TO Haliam, the middle ages
form a period OF one thousand years. be-
ginning with the establishment OF. tire
Frankish kingdom in Gaul, under Clovis
ana ending with the invasion OF Italy by
Charles VIII Of France in 1894. Wher me-
olaeval literature is considered. however.
this period can be extended TO 1919. when
Nlaximiiian / died, and even to the fan of
bayard, In 1924. The dark ages began with
or shortly before the fall Of the Romar en-
pre- Ca ID. 400. when there was a general
decline Of learning and civilization; tie
period is reckoned by Hallam as extending
to the eleventh century.
l have seen in several books and records
nst or all the people coming 10 Masstchu-
setts In the Mayfiower and where each one
settleo can You tell me ~ a similar RECORD
IS IN existence of those who accomnsnied
leonard calvert in the ships Ark and Dove
ana a. mace the first settlement at ST Marys
tained2-L. T.
A book called 1.-The Founders OF Mary
land by NELL, contains some Information
on she SUBJECT; also Bozemans ''Histofy OF
maryland" volume called Colonial
settlers and Their Descendants" published
year or so ago by the Baltimore Sun.
deals entirely with the early settlers ~
maryland. The Ark and Dove contained,
according TO classification. twenty gentle
men and three hundred labOring mel -
passengers. Names Of the gentlemen are:
Leonard Calvert. Thomas CORVALLIS. Je-
rome Hawley. Andrew White. John Oct
man. George Calvert. Justinian STOW.
Henry Wiseman. Richard Gerard. Edward
Winter. Frederick Winter. John Saunders.
Thomas Dowell Edward Cranfield. Capt.
John Hin. Henry Green. John Medcalf.
Nlchoias Fairfax, William Saire and John
Baxter