The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

What is the weight of the great bell in st.
Paul's Cathedral, London?-W.
Seventeen and one-half tons.
What is the religious denomination of the
Boers?-J. +. NJ.
They are of the Dutch Reformed Church
At what age do generals in the United
States army retire? What is General Miles
age?-W. l..
At sixty-four. ?. Almost sixty-three; he
will retire Aug. 6. 1908.
What were the receipts of the United
States Postoffice Department for the quar-
ter from jan !, 1902, to March 81, 1902.
Columbus.
We cannot furnish the figures.
Was Thomas Jefferson of aristocratic
English descent? If not, Of what descent
was he?-ThOS. A.
No; his first ancestor in this country was
a yeoman from Wales. near Snowdon
Will you state the amount of gold and sill
yer produced in Colorado, Utah and Idaho
in 1SO?-W. H..
The director of the mint estimated the
coming value at, respectively, $2S,S 400,
sS,972,2 200 and s1.724,7 200.
Can you inform me where Ringing
Brothers circus is, or their home office?
"A. s.
It's headquarters is Baraboo, Wis, and a
letter addressed there would probably be
forwarded. The circus is said to be in the
East at present.
In euchre is there any way correctly to
count four, except by a lone HAND taking
all tricks?-Club Argument.
This is a moot point that should be set
tied to its satisfaction by every coterie. In
justice. euchre of a lone hand should score
two, but many have it count four.
Will you please give amount of postal
receipts for first half of present year, end
ing Dec. 81, 1901?-A Reader.
No figures are available except of the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1901. The total
revenue of the department for that year
was Sill, 631. 1913.
Which State produced the most wheat up
to 1889? 2. Which State raises the most?
3. How do the Dakotas rank2-G. II. N.
Indiana, with Illinois a close second. 2.
Minnesota. 8. North Dakota was second
in 1899, and fifteenth in 1900. South Dakota
was fourth in 1899, and ninth in the year
following.
Is the poet S%winburne still living? Why
did lis last poems and ballads 0S6s) meet
with severe riticism?-Union City.
He is living. He has written much,
both of prose and verse since 1866, but his
first series of poems and ballads. published
about that time. aroused criticism in GER
tain quarters because of their alleged i'm
moral tone.
In which States or Territories south OF
Latitude 30 and east of Longitude 10 west
may homesteads be taken up, and what
steps are 20 be taken TO secure one?-F. n.
Alabama. Arkansas. Colorado, Florida.
Kansas, Louisiana. Missouri. New Mexico
and Oklahoma Write the General Land
Office at Washington. or any government
land Office in these States or Territories.
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Docs the moon revolve on its axis? .. II
so. why does ii always present the same
appearance TO Us? 3. Astronomers inform
us that there are canals running hori-
zoItally across the planet Mars; is it sup
posed that they are natural or artificial?
-R. a. b.
Yes. .. Because Il ~revolves on It's axis
once to each OF its revolutions around the
earth. and In the same direction with the
latter motion. 3. All concerning their cause
5 pure conjecture.
IN what city is GiraTd College for Boys?
VIII you print some information as 10 its
hlstOry?-Pine b.
In Philadelphia. Il was founded by a
bequest of 100000 by tephen Girard. who
died in 1891. X is for poor white male o.
phans. who are taken between the ages
Of six and ten, and who are, when between
fourteen and eighteen. apprenticed to some
useful trade. To-day the institutions funds
are double the original beQuest. II has
1,eO0 pupils and has graduated 5000.
a
is asphalt mineral or bitumcnr What arc
its uses? >. VIII you describe the mon
goose?-O. c. V.
A solid form of bitumen. used in pave
ments. waterprooang. insulation, varnish
and cement. 2. An animal about the size
OF n cat. but shorter legged and longer
bodied. II has a long tail. harsh hair and is
gray with dark markings. In India ii is
domesticated and kept 10 kill rats and SER
penis. 1t was imported TO the West Indies
20 rid the sugar cane fields OF rats. This
q did. bat soon became a nuisance through
killing poultry and harmless small crea-
lures.
Is there an old mans home In this State
or any wksre else and how much would Il