The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15

Admiral Stephen c. Rowan Gen. Joseph Z.
Johnston. Gen. Simon B. Buckner A. ].
DrexelI George S. Boutwell,, George w.
Childsl John A. Logan, George Jones and
Oliver Hoyt
VIII you print the vote polled for Gov
ernor by each party in the last election in
Massachusetts,, Ohio and Iowa?-Many
Guessers.
MASSACHUSETTS. Rep, 1s5,s09; Dem, 114.362;
Dem. Soc. 1851; Soc La. S.S9S; Pro. 4.7SO;
all others. 6. Ohio. Rep, 1876 092; Dem. $685.
SIS; Prp.. ISIS; U. r.. 2,7lS; S. L.. 1894; Soc,
1889. Iowa. Rep. 226, 500; DEM. 14S, rs; Pro-.
15.e4s; others. ABS.
Whai are the qualifications required of a
railway mail clerk? 2. Where should a
person. apply for a position as such? 3.
What Is the salary?-O.
Physical soundness and proficiency in
spelling, arithmetic, letter writing, PEN
mansh!p. copying, geography of the United
States, the systems of railway transpor-
tation and in reading addresses. 2. To the
Civil-service Commission at Washington 8.
On entering, $500.
What pensions does North Carolina pay
to her Confederate soldiers, and how could
one of her Confederate soldiers living in
Texas procure pension from her?-J.
l. u.
Her pensions are: First class, s72 yearly;
second class, $50; third, S4S; and fourth,
$50. Widows of Confederate veterans re-
ceive $50 yearly. Pensions are not paid to
North Carolina soldiers living outside the
State.
Why have is and Us dots over them?-H.
To mako then, more easily recoonizahle
in written words The dot was introduced
in the eleventh century. but was not used
generally. It's use increased in the follow
ing century. when growing demand for
written works made economy of materials
more numerous contractions. 1t became
fashionable in the fourteenth century and
at one time was put over ~"
How many species of insects are there,
according 10 scientists? 2. What was the
Brooches Bible?"-E. w.
Excellent authorities place the probable
number of species at million The Ge-
nevan Bible, produced by the exiles sent
over by Bloody Mary in 1857 1t was the
most popular Bible till superseded by the
authorized version. The name came from
its rendering of Genesis iii, Z, 'sewed figge-
tree leaves together, and made themselves
breeches." though this had appeared in sew
eral earlier Bibles.
Will you sketch the life of Darwin? q
When and where was the first medical
school founded in the United States?-
Elected.
He was born at Shrewsbury, England
Feb. II, 1909, and there went to school,
passing to the University of Edinburgh
and Christ's College Cambridge, taking at
the latter the degree of NJ. A, in 1881. For
the next five years he was naturalist of
British survey of the coast of South
America, and on his return published sew
cradle notable treatises on natural his
tory. In 1859 came his famous "Origin of
| Species by Means of Natural Selection -
to be followed until 1881 by many fine
works that proved him to be equally emf
nent in geology. botany and zoology. He
died April 10. 1882 3 In 1865, in Philadelphia
VIII you describe the process of weaving
| felt? 2. What is the horsepower of the
| average locomotive? g. And its consump-
/ ton of coal per mile?-D. A. B.
Felt is made by so manipulating and
COMPRISING woolly or hairy fibre as to en-
| tangle and interlock it; it is not woven.
| There are many sorts, but waste wool is
a material much used. 1t is cleaned of it's
oil, carded and put into a machine where
it is subjected to beating while wet with
hot water. This imparts to the ibres a mo-
ton that gradually tangles them Rolling.
pressing, compression by shrinkage, heat
and glue are other resorts. 3 About one
thousand. 3. About forty pounds.
BY whom and in what way is one ap-
! pointed or commissioned a notary public in
this State? What qualifications or indorse-
mentS are necessary, expense attached, etc
Give details how application is made and
appointment secured-T.
A notary public in Indiana is appointed
and commissioned by the Governor Of the
State upon certificate of qualification and
moral character from the judge of the Cir
cult Court of the applicants county. He
then takes oath of office before the clerk of
the Circuit Court and files an official bond,
with freehold security, to be approved by
said clerk, in the penalty of $1,000 The ap-
pointment holds for four years. There is a
fee of 81 to the secretary of state and one
to the county clerk of perhaps ST.
|
Will you print a brief sketch of Bruno.
the ancient philosopher, with his pace of
| birth and death?-D. l.
Naples, in 154S. and when a boy entered
the Dominican order, but developed an in
| dependent and speculative spirit and re-
jected the orthodox doctrines of his day. In
| 1876 he was obliged to leave the monastery
| because of his opinions, and afterward led
a wandering life. After residence in Swift
erland. England and France he returned
to Italy, living at Venice. Accused of
heresy, he was kept prisoner at Rome for
seven years, and on Feb II, 1000. was
burned there as a hereto. He left philo-
sophical works in Latin and italian, which
are the subjects of modern study In 1889 a
monument TO him was erected at the place
of his death.
Did John Ericsson make any other in
ventions than the Monitor, and il so. what
were the chief ones?-J. w.
He did, indeed in 1928 he was EMPLOYING
compressed air to convey power; a year
later he used artificial draught in steam
fire engine; in the same year a locomotive
| of his design was credited with making a
mile in SO seconds; in 1892 he used a CEN
trifugal fan-blower: in 1888 he first suc-
cessfully applied the screw propeller He
was first to use range-finder for artil-
| ery, he made the first practical applica-
! ton of twin screws for steamboats,. and
! in the latter years of his life spent much
time on solar engine, to be run by the