The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12

proach of the Americans, thus permitting
them to get reinforcements and prolonging
the battle.
What is the record yield of cotton in
pounds to the acre? 2 What is the general
average in pounds to the acre?-Inquirer.
We do not know. The highest average
yield for the entire countrysin any year
was half bale OF 500 pounds. 2. Al very
little over 200 pounds for the entire coun-
try is the average for the past ten years.
In siphoning water several hundred feet,
after the water is running will air accumu-
late and stop the flow If the pipe is air
tight?-D. /. NJ.
Possibly; probably, IL the pipe be large
and the flow slow. The practice in perma-
nent pipe lines is to locate pump at the
highest point in the siphonic elevation,
with which the air that accumulates there
may be removed.
What is the population Of the town of
Hornbrook CAL? 2. What is the history of
the old Governor Wright mansion on the
west side of South Capitol avenue, be-
tween Maryland and Georgia streets, in In
dianapolis &c. w. X
One hundred and eight. 2. 1t was owned
and occupied for many years by Nathaniel
Bolton and family. Why 1t is called the
Governor Wright house seems to be some
thing of mystery, as the Governor never
| occupied II, either before or after his off,
cial term.
Who was the scientist who. in expert
menting as a means of securing evidence
| on the subject of evolution, effected so
ture he chose as subject as to create a
new species? What was the experiment,
and what the species?-volumes.
| We think you refer to Sehmankewitsch.
| He experimental upon crustacean that
| occurred in Russian salt watts, weakening
| the brine and producing distinct species,
and by weakening to entire freshness
distinct genus was developed after several
generations. The new species was "Arte-
mia mulhauseni'' sss,
| that has the highest mountain; will you
settle it? 2. Just what is altar OF rose, and
4 how is it obtained?-J. l.. K.
| Yes; it is Kerry, whose earn Tual is 3,422
feet above sea level. Wicklow is good
| second. with Lugnaquilla, 3.o47 feet. 2. The
volatile oil obtained by aqueous distillation
\ OF rose petals. and used in perfumery. For
a pound of the best quality some three
1 thousand pounds of petals are needed. So
| in France, Persia and other Eastern coun-
tries roses are an established crop.
4 What Is a scalawag? 2. What was the
/ first political issue after the old Wing
| party was dead? 3. What was the Wilmot
proviso?-G. V.
| A worthless chap or a scamp. In the
| years Immediately following the civil war
the term was applied to native Republicans
| of the South to distinguish them from car
| petbaggers. 2. Slavery. 8. An amendment
introduced in 1916 in the House of Repre-
| sentatives by David Wilmot. of Pennsyl-
/ vania, to a bill providing for the purchase
(. of certain territory from Mexico. This
amendment provided that slavery never
should exist in that territory.
:
Who was William NJ Tweed? 2. What
| are the names of two parks in New York,
i Philadelphia, Boston. st. Louis, Chicago
I and BuffaIo?lE. l.. S.
A notorious politician. the guiding spirit
1 OF the Tweed ring, which piundered New
| York city from 1853 to 1871. Exposure came
| in the latter year. and was followed by
| the sentence of Tweed to twelve years in
prison. He died in Jail. 2. New York, Cen
trail and Bronx; Philadelphia, Paramount
| and Hunting; Boston. Back Bay Fens and
| Franklin Park; ST. Louis. Forest and Tow
| er Grove; Chicago, Lincoln and jackson;
Buffalo. the Park and the Parade.
4
What horse power will a fall of water Of
| twenty-five feet in less than one-half mile
| give?-J. ID. K
1t is impossible TO answer you. Points
necessary to accurate answer are the
fall that can be made available-that is,
that can be directed upon water wheel.
and the quantity of flow. BY multiplying
the number of pounds of water that flow in
| minute by the number of feet of fall
and dividing the product by $1,000 the re-
suit will be the theoretical horse power of
the fall. OF this 70 per cent. more or less,
can be utilized.
Did Alexander Graham Bell ever intro
| duce in Congress bill TO prevent the mar
| riage of deaf mutes? 2. Where can l find
in the Bible the word echo?-Deaf Mute.
No; nor did he advocate such bill Him.
self the son OF deaf mother and the hus-
band of deaf wife, he expended much time
in collecting statistics OF the deaf, and at
least one address, made in 1898. argued that
the ideal marriage for a deaf person was
| with hearing person. and pointed the in
creased chances of deaf offspring that
would come when both parties were deaf.
2. There is a reading of Ezekiel vii, Z, In
which il occurs, but this Is not found. even
marginally, in all versions. and il comes in
Chapter xvii. verse 10. of the apocryphal
| book Wisdom.
VIII you kindly publish an epitome of be-
quests of Cecil Rhodes, with outline of the
/ ends he sought TO obtain thereby 2 Give
extent, in square miles, of Rhodesia.
He bequeathed the chief part of his great
fortune to the British government for the
establishment OF scholarships at oxford
University. Five of these for German
students. and two are provided for each Of
the present States and Territories OF the