The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

instructs them in the mysteries of their
religion"
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS. JR.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
How much is the daily cost of the Boer
war for England?-H. c. II.
About 100000.
How did the phrase. 'in a coon's age"
originate ?-Ignorance.
In the popular belief that the coon was
very long lived.
In bringing forward the balance on a
bank pass book, which is the proper ink to
use, red or black?-W. ID.
Red is customary.
What is marl?-H.
A form of limestone. or, more specifically.
anonymous calcium carbonate mixed with
more or less of clay and sand. 1t is valu-
able as a fertilizer.
Is the number of visitors TO the Buffalo
Exposition increasing or otherwise? 2. How
many people visit the exposition grounds
per day at an average?-C.
Yes. 2. About 10000.
What year was the largest number of
bales of cotton grown, ana what was the
number?oJ. +. l..
II 1899; II, 1858 bales, of an average net
weight of 4S7 pounds.
How many men compose the standing
rmies of Russia and France?-A News
stand.
Russia's peace establishment consists of
$685. 46 men. Frances of 579,s7o men.
How long has electricity been used in
treatment of the sick?-F. A. F.
Since about 1900. though its use for years
was more experimental than scientific.
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When were the present United States sen
atOrs from Ohio elected, and for what
length of time was each chosen?-M. II.
Marcus A. Hanna was elected Jan. II.
1898, Joseph B. Foraker on Jan. 10, 1896,
each for six years.
How can 1 preserve the head of a wild
animal, or where can L obtain the desired
"A. H. II.
You will need more than a mere smatter-
ing of taxidermy to do a passably good
job. There are books that give instruction
in this art.
Where can one get Information concern
ing the kind and amount. of land open for
settlement in New Mexico?-R. l.. ID.
At the United States land offices Of the
Territory, which are at Clayton, Los
Cruces, Roswell and Santa Fe. Some &c.
coo. 200 acres in New Mexico are vacant and
subject to entry.
What was the purpose of 1.-The Hague
treaty. 2. Who represented the United
States in The Hague conference.-the. III. X.
To prevent, las far as possible, the re-
course to force in international relations"
2. Seth Low, Andrew d. White, Stanford
Newell, Capt. William Crosier, Capt. A. T.
Mahan and Frederick Hollis.
What is the salary of first and second
lieutenants of the United States navy?
j. r. c.
The pay-not salary-is 1880 a year for
lieutenants, and 1880 for lieutenants Of
junior grades. This is for service at sea,
or on land beyond seas; the pay for shore
duty is IS per cent. Of these amounts.
After a train gets under Roadway does it
take as much steam or power to keep it
going at. say fifty miles an hour. as at five
grade?-J. R. T.
The higher speed takes more power.
Clark's formula puts the resistance per long
ton at Sc pounds for ten miles per hour, and
22.6 pounds for a ffty-mile speed.
What will it cost me to get a trade
mark?-H. II.
Twenty-Five dollars, If you act without
aid from an attorney. This you probably
can do successfully after securing from
the Patent Office its pamphlets of rules
relating to trademark practice. The
pamphlet is sent free to applicants.
Wher was Arcadia, the scene of Long
fellows "~Evangeline ?"-S. O..
1t was a French colony that took in the
settlements south of the ST. Lawrence,
and originally included New Brunswick
and part of Maine. 1t was the inhabitants
of the counties of Kings and Annapolis
in Nova Scotia who were driven into exile
by George III.
Why are the Black hills, of South Dakota,
or near there, called The Badlands?"-W
r. NJ.
Because of the extremely irregular sur
face of the tract, making getting about in
it difficult. and because the region was for
years a natural refuge for Sioux in their
wars with us. The term "badlands'' is ap-
Piled TO various localities and was given
by very early French explorers.
Please explain fully what is meant by
1.-The center of population Does the cal
~culation assume that the weight of a man
in California is greater than the weight
of a man in New York?-A Subscriber.
The center Of population is the center Of
gravity of the population of the country,
each individual being assumed to have the
same weight. The calculation used in
ascertaining this center is very compli-
Gated and too long to be outlined here. 1t
is fully explained in a report issued by
the Census Bureau at Washington.
What is an Anarchist? 2. A Socialist?
Mac.
A malcontent regarding existing ~institu-
tons. looking on them as essentially
tyrannical, plutocratic or aristocratic; more
especially one who would employ violence
to destroy the existing order. 2. One who
believes in or advocates a theory that aims
to secure the reorganization of society and
a more equal distribution of the products
Of labor through public collective owner
ship Of Ian and capital and public collec-
tive management of all industries. He does
not advocate a community of property.