The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-01

to look them up. Write TO the secretary
of state for each State.
VIII you tell me where to obtain a news
paper that advertises unsettled estates and
missing heirs to said estates?-L. II.
We do not know of any paper making a
speciality of such Information. Advertise
ments Of this kind are usually inserted in
newspapers most likely to be seen by miss
ing heirs or persons interested in unsettled
estates.
Is there a benevolent institution in In
diana that takes care OF invalid blind per-
sons SIS. c. b.
Besides the county poorhouses there is no
such institution except the homes for the
aged-admission to the most of which is
confined to residents Of the respective coun-
ties in which they are located-and which
might take blind persons of advance
years.
What longitude is Meridian, Bosque
county, Texas? At what longitude in the
Pacific ocean does the day begin?-H. B. NJ.
About 81 degrees and 80 seconds west of
Greenwich. 2. The date line follows, in
general. the 1SOth meridian, but being
purely a convenience, it deviates from the
meridian where it will thereby serve the
interests of business or navigation. doing
this both north and south of the equator.
A periodical reports plenty of partridge
and quail now, what is the difference be-
tween partridge and quail?-J. l.. II.
Neither of these two names means the
same bird in all parts Of the United States.
The partridge of the Southern States is
the quail of the Northern States, where
the partridge is the ruffled grouse, and a
different bird yet is a partridge in Califor-
MIA. The periodical named is edited in New
York, and referred to grouse and bob
whites.
If one cannon ball of eight pounds and
another Of four pounds be fired separately
with the same velocity, will the first go
further than the other? If so, why?SC.
G. w.
Yes; because the lighter the projectile
the more range is affected by air resist
ance. These figures are illustrative: A thou
sand-pound projectile, fired from a Pinch
rifle, with muzzle velocity of 2,1OO and angle
of projection of 5 degrees, will have a
horizontal range of $3.50 yards; a S.2-inch
shot, with same velocity and angle, will go
1904 yards; the first projectile, if fired in
vacuo, would go 1887 yards.
What was the difference between the
Benedictine and Franciscan orders OF
monks ?-M. c. G.
The former were learned and proud of
the number of popes, cardinals, bishops
and saints their order had produced. They
were required to live frugally, to be in
dustrious, to abstain from laughter and to
hold no private property. The Franciscans
-,a.k;oo n ,oara eaxar oCnafiaicDo M & n
severe as to react, at times, against their
discipline and to result in branch orders
and schisms. Appearing as poor men,
clothed in nothing but coarse frocks girded
with rope, they spread the gospel among
the masses with remarkable rapidity.
Will you describe the Mexican State of
Guerrero, name it's cities and give its popu-
lation and comparative commercial rank
with the State Of Vera Cruz and with Tux
pan?@J. j. B.
1t is of 22,S66 square miles area; is crossed,
parallel to it's coast, by the Sierra Madre
del Sur mountains, and its entire northern
part is more or less mountainous. On the
mountain slopes are fine forests, and the
abundant open and is fertile in some
| places and entirely barren in others. Silver
is mined. and gold, lead, copper, platinum,
quicksilver and coal are reported. Ire pop
ulation is about $1,000, the capital is Chill
pancing. the chief port Acapulco. Vera
Cruz easily outranks it. Tuxpan is a port
of Vera Cruz Of some 10000 inhabitants,
and a thriving place, but hardly compar-
able with an entire State.
What is the meaning of the abbrevia-
tons A. V. and r. "? 2. Who was Androm-
eda. and what Is the fable concerning
her? 8. Who was Robert Raikes, and will
you give a short biographical sketch OF
him
Respectively, authorized version and re-
vised version of the Bible. 2. In classic
mythology, the daughter of a King of
Ethiopia, who boosted that she was more
beautiful than the sea goddesses, the
Nereids. This, according to the myth, so
angered Neptune that he set a sea monster