The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-10
sprans from the sprinetime festivals of the

ing IL Ave inches deep with boiling water
stir till thoroughly slaked and add a pound
OF sulphate of zinc and a half pound OF
salt dissolved in water. Adding a pound
and a half of yellow ochre will make it
cream colored.
Will you tell me something coDcerning
the Princess Beatrice ?~-Inquirer.
She is the youngest sister of King Ed
ward VII. was born April IA. 1857. and was
named Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore.
On July %, 1885. she married Prince Henry.
of Battenberg. Her children are three
sens and a daughter. She has been a
widow since Jan. 20, 1896.
What method is used by expert jewel
ers in testing genuine Observation-Disclosures.
jewelers. do not usually resort to tests,
experience in handling enabling them TO
distinguish a genuine stone at a glance. A
simple test. which may be used by a novice,
is to look through the stone at a fixed
point, as a dot on paper. If a single spot
is seen the stone is genuine. if two or more
it is not.
On which day did Oct 81 fall in the year
1855? Also, Feb. %. 1858? 2. Who wrote
Whether We like it or not, We all live In
49, @I
Oct. p. 1856. fell on Sunday; Feb. %. 1853.
on Monday. 2. We do not locate your quo
tation. The words "Those who live in glass
houses should be careful how they throw
stones are said to have been used by King
James 1 in speaking to the Duke of Buck
ingham.
When did France refuse permission to
Russian troops to cross her borders!
Civic.
In 1872, following a meeting of European
powers held with a view of devising a
method of aiding Ferdinand VII, of Spain,
against revolutionists. The Car of Russia
hoped to be the agent. for carrying out the
plan made. but France objected and finally
sent an army that restored the Bourbons.
What and where is Saxe-Coburg Gotha,
and Of what Importance is it'll. O..
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are two duchies
that together form a constitutional and
hereditary monarchy under the sovereignty
of a duke, ana thai is an independent
member of the German empire. Their area
is 70 square miles, and their population
about 200. 600. They lie at about the center
OF the empire.
What are the terms and salaries of Mexi-
can congressman and senators? 2. What is
the length of the congressional sessions?
r. K. >.
Representatives are elected for two
years, senators for four years. The annual
salary of each is $1,000. 2. There are two
sessions yearly. from Sept. 16 to Dec. Is,
and from April 1 TO May 81; and a commit
tee of both houses sits during recesses.
TH - " m
the United States would fall to a member
Of the Cabinet, would the latter act as
President during the remainder of the term
for which the elected President had been
nEE. l.. S.
Yes; though If his superior in the presi-
Dental succession did not act because of
disability, and that disability should be re-
moved, that superior then would assume
the presidential responsibility.
Is prohibition a matter of law or of con-
stitutional enactment in Maine? 2. Did the
Mound Builders whose remains are found
in and about Ohio work in copper FL.
G. NJ.
OF both; the principle was incorporated
in the State Constitution in 1884 by popular
vote, and there are laws to assist in its
They neither smelted nor cast, but shaped
the native ore by hammering.
who compose the Philippine commission ?
For what period were they appointed? 2.
What is the approximate latitude and Ion
gitude of Beira, on the east coast of Afri-
ca? L do not find 1t on any maps at hand.
IT. S. b.
William III. Taft, Dean c. Worcester,
Luke f. Wright, Henry c. Ide and Bernard
Moses. They were not appointed for a def
mite time. 2. We do not find Beira in Africa,
either on maps or in the gazetteers. a prov
ince in Portugal is called Beira.
VII you tell something of the hanging
gardens of Babylon?-Mrs. A. III. w.
They are described by old Roman writer's
as having been square, rising in terraces
as high as the walls of the city, with steps
between the terraees Series Of arches sup
ported the whole. and on the top were fiat
stones cemented with plaster of bitumen
and covered with lead sheets. On the latter
was the garden mold in which grew large
trees, shrubs and flowers. Five gardens,
each of about four acres. were arranged in
the form Of an ampitheater.
Are the expenses of consular representa-
tives of the United States in going from
this county to their places of appointment,
and also i'll returning a. the expiration of
their terms, paid by the governmental. NJ.
No; but their salaries begin when or be-
fore they start for their posts, and, unless
they are recalled for malfeasance or resign
to forestall such recall, or die, the salaries
continue until they return to this country.
In case of the death of a consular officer his
heirs receive a sum equal TO his compensa-
ton for the time it would have taken him
to reach home.
How many leaves of gold leaf make an
inch of thickness? 2. Does not the ham,
mering gold receives in being made into
leaf harden it? 3. Do any of our States
have laws prohibiting employers from de-
handing that their employees do not belong
to labor unions?-W. G. A
Two hundred and fifty thousand to the
inch is not an uncommon thinness, and this
has been exceeded by some so per cent. 2.
Yes; annealing processes have to be re-
peated several times in the change from foil
TO leaf. 3. To make compliance with such
q demand a condition of employment is un-
lawful in thirteen States.
What should make the vast difference in
the prices OF old and modern tapestries? 2.
Is not the idea of manufacturing colors
for dyeing, and so on, from highly-colored
/ flowers a good business proposition for a