The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-19
QUESTIONS N ANSWERS.

When and where did Louis XVII of
France die?-R. o.
In a cell of the Temple, at Paris, June s,
1895, a victim of i'll treatment and neglect.
How far back can the growth Of the
watermelon be traced?-S. w.
To wild varieties found abundantly on
the plains of Africa: some of them bitter
and poisonous.
Will you name the noted hospitals in Chi
cago and New York?5S.
In New York, Bellevue, the New York.
Presbyterian. St. Luke's; in Chicago, the
Cook County, Mercy, Presbyterian and
United States Marine.
Who is the author of the following lines,
and where are they to be found?
Whom none can love, whom non can
thank
Creations blot, creations blank"
Thomas Gibbons; they occur in verses en-
titled, "When Jesus Dwelt."
Where was Mrs. Leland Stanford's hus-
band born? 2. How did he accumulate his
great wealth? 3. What is his widows ad-
dress?-G. Z.
watervliet, N. Y. 2. The foundation of
his fortune was laid in mercantile pursuits
in California during the years following the
discovery of gold there. 3. Palo Alto, Cal.
How are dwarf fruit trees produced? 2.
Are any of the fruit trees dwarfed besides
the apple?-Home
BY grating on understood slow-growing
stocks. as pear on ounce. or the apple on
paradise apple stocks. 2. Pears are the
only other common ones I'm this country,
but other trees are susceptible to dwarhng
in greater or less degree.
How many vessels did Columbus have
when he reached home, and how many did
he leave on the island of Hispaniola? 9.
What was his father-in-law's name? 8.
How many children had hem. V.
Two vessels, this being the first of his
voyages; the third vessel was wrecked.
About forty men. 2. Bartolomeo Monis de
Perestrello. 3. Four are traced by some
writer's, fewer by others.
=
VIII you make an appropriate estimate
of the mileage of railroads in the United
States, with average cost per mile. and the
number of cars of each kind?-B.
Yes: the mileage is about 195, 900, with
$4,000 of double tracks and sidings besides,
The average cost per mile is about $50, 900
Passenger cars are about $4,000, baggage
and mail cars about $500 and freight cars
some $4,000.
Will you give some information concern.
ing Westminster Abbey Pr. b. A.
1t is a church of Westminster, London
England, in which for 1000 years the SOW
ereigns of England have been crowned, and
where some of them and a great MANY
other celebrities have been buried. In any
sizeable encyclopedia you will find descrip.
ton of its structure, with points of its his.
tory and the names of many buried therein
When and by whom was the city ano
temple of Baalbec built, and where was the
location? Will you print a short sketch
of the people that built temple and city.
IT. ID. z.
The origin and early history of the build
ers is not known. but they are believed e
have been sun worshipers. Baalbec wa,
in Syria, forty-two miles northwest of Da
mascus. and the site is now occupied b,
the ancient ruins and a town of some eco
inhabitants.
At a dinner party does IL matter whethe
one seats oneself from the right or left O
the chair? 2 Should the knife and forl
be retained when ones plate is passed TO
the second helping? 3. Should the napkil
be folded when one is ready to leave tn
able ?-Greeny.
mite rule about this, but the natural an,
therefore the most graceful movement 1
to seat oneself from the right. 2 No. /;
1t may be folded loosely. II Is not to b
assumed that the napkin is to be use'