The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01

nearly all over the globe.
VIII hailstones in the North cause it to
turn cold in the, South; when the wind
is blowing from the sOuth?-T. II. H.
No. Hanstones are followed by cooler
weather, but ordinarily this is limited to
the areas affected by the storm. These
areas usually are not large.
The agent at this station claims that
locomotive cannot pull more than its own
weight, / claim the contrary; how IS this?-
o. II. p.
The pull OF most locomotives on the
draw-bar is between one and two tons,
which is far below the weight of the en-
CINE They can, however, start and draw
on an ordinary grade trains many times
their weight.
Has there been a Republican United
states senator from Alabama since 1871! Z
Has there been any Republican represent
alive in Congress? If so, how many and
what were their es?-J- NJ. NJ
No. ?. John V. McDuffie was seated in
the 51st Congress- William F. Aldrich was
returned for the 54th, 55th and 56th Cong
resses, and Truman H. Aldrich was in the
54th. All these were Republicans.
What relation was Eleanor Parke Custis
TO George Washington? 3 Whom did she
marry? g. When did the Duke of Chas-
tellu come over to America? T. When did
he return to France, and whom did he
marry?-H.
Daughter by adoption; she was Mrs.
Washington's granddaughter. p Major
Lawrence Lewis. g. With Rochambeau. in
1850. He rturned about lisp. The brief
sketches of him in French encyclopedias
do not state that he married.
Are all green pigments made from copper
compounds poisonous? 2. Do all such con-
tain arsenic? 3. What manner of barbs
does a whale lance have that a whaleboat
may be dragged by its hold? Or are all
these stories exaggerative?-S. Y
Yes, more or less so. ?. No. 8. Some of
the yarns at least will hold water. The
favored hand lance has single long barb
so pivoted that it gets to right angle
with the shank when the line is frightened
and will stand a very heavy pull.
What were the politics of Mai. Gen. S.
r. Curtis, of the civil war? How many
offices did he hold2 Was his political
career before or after the war?-C. II.
He was sent as Republican from Iowa
to the House of Representatives for two
terms and part of a third, resigning to
take an army commission. For a few
months in 1865 he was a commissioner to
negotiate treaties with Indians and to ex-
anime the Union Pacific Railroad. He died
| Dec. 26, 1866, so had not much chance for a
! career after the war.
=
Just what is pekoe tea? .. Where does
the coffee bush grow wild?-M. +.
Tea is made from the bud-lke tips of the
tea plants new shoots. These are the most
tender part of the plants foliage, and are
rolled, dried and tied in punches with rib
/ bon. Pekoe tea brings such a price in
China that it rarely is seen elsewhere ex-
cept as a curiosity. From the next leaves
to these buds is made orange pekoe, or
Tyson. 2. In Central Africa and Abyssin-
ia, and originally it was a native of Arabia
and Abyssinia.
Where is the sargasso sea and what is
4 the nature of it?-R.
The Sargasso seas are marked by an
abundance of floating weed, and are at
various places in the oceans, but the best
known is that of the North Atlantic Here
is a central area of the whirl of currents
and region Of light winds 1t reaches
from the Azores to the West Indies, but
the Sargasso weed is most plentiful west
| of longitude A. west. 1t occurs in long
streaks or in islands of a fauna Of their
own, about seventy species, some of them
remarkable for protective imitation. The
weeds color is greenish. and it is in so
thin layer that it does not retard ships.
| This sea has been here, with character
istics practically unchanged. since the first
| voyage of Columbus
VIII you print something about the civil
service of Great Britain?-E. o. II.
| 1t includes all the employees of the crown
who are not in the naval or military serv-
ices, about half a million persons. Its
chief branches are the treasury, the ex-
chequer and audit, foreign, colonial and
home offices. postofice and inland revenue,
and there are many smaller branches.
| Most positions in these bureaus are granted
| after competitive examinations a begin
ming in this method of appointment having
been made in 1853 Most appointments are
for life, and confer the right of pension,
ranging from One-sixth 10 two-thirds the
annual pay. depending on the pensioner'
length of service. The pay is low, as a
rule.
! Will you print a sketch of the life of
| Washington Irving SIC. s. A.
He was born in New York city, April
8. 1888, and when sixteen began the study
of law. In 1902 his first literary venture
sketches under the pen name of Jonathan
Oldstyle, appeared in a newspaper edited
| by his brother. In 1904, being threatened
with consumption, he Travelled in Europe
returning in 1906 to be admitted TO the
bar, to write, with more or less assistance
"Salamagundr' and "Knickerbocker's His
tory" and to aid in the conduct of q
mercantile business. At the end of the
war of 1872 he went abroad. staying sew
enteen years. Soon after he went the
business in which he was partner failed
and he then wrote for a living. Sketch
| Book the foundation of his fame and for
| tune, was sent to this country in 1918
''Bracebridge Hail." TALES of a Traveller
1.-The History of Columbus" Companions
of Columbus" THE Conquest of Granada
and "The Alhambra" were issued before
his return. In 1912 he was made minister &c
Spain, keeping the post four years. The
| Life of WASHINGTON" appeared between