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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

What is the public debt of Canada per
head?-E. F.
A little over $50 in 1900. as against s1452
for the United States on June 80 Of that
year.
What is the exact definition of displace-
ment used in connection with ship?
M. B.
The weight of water displaced by the
ship when afioat. which is the ships
weight.
What is Derby day? 2. Where did the
name come from? 3. What is the distance
OF the race?-C.
The second day of the summer meeting
at EPSON. in Surrey, England. 2. From the
Earl of Derby. who instituted the Derby
stakes in 1880 3. About a mile and a half.
VIII you tell of Queen Marie Antonette,
her age at death, birth and place of birth?
Box Il.
She was executed when nearing the con-
cIusion of her thirty-eighth year. was the
fifth daughter of Maria Theresa and Fran
els and was born at Vienna Nov. 2, 1855.
What are the pillars of Hercules. where
are they and from what did they derive
their name?-W- MGR
The two rocky hills on opposite sides of
the Straits of Gibraltar. The name comes
from Greek mythology. according to which
they were torn asunder by Hercules.
What will remove linseed oil stain from
marble?-B.
An application OF common clay soaked
with benzine. Or boil slowly a half pound
OF soft soap in a quart OF water until re-
duced 20 pint and apply as with the clay.
II the stain is an old one. removing 1t may
take of the marbles polish.
A merchant vessels keel is much longer
In proportion to its water-line length than
Is a racing yachts keel: what Is accom-
plished by this cutting away of the hull
under water?-Pictorial.
II makes the yacht more responsive to it's
helm-makes IL turn more as If on a pivot
so II comes about much more quickly.
How many species of fishes do scientists
recognize? 2. Do not ants, in their life in
colonies do as remarkable things as bees
do? IL so, will you cite a few OF their
s tricks that / can repeat TO doubter?-
NJ. +. 8.
over 1900 2. Yes: different species are
credited with keeping certain sorts OF plant
lice for the honsy-dew the latter furnish,
much as human beings keep cows: with
combining certain members Of the colony.
feeding and fattening them for consump-
tiou later by others ct the colony; with
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reducing other ants to actual slavery; with
surprising ingenuity in the construction of
nests and hills, and with remarkab BILE mar
tial exploits and predatory expeditions.
/ am told that the water at the sides and
bottom of a river flows slower than that of
the rest of the stream, and can't under
stand why; Will you explain? 2 Are there
rivers that actually dry up in their course,
thus having no outlet to sea or lake?-A. r.
This is because Of the retarding influence
of friction on bottom and sides of the chan
mel. streams swiftest flow is at the
midstream surface. 2. Yes; there are many
such, especially in the arid regions of GEN.
trail Asia.
Will you publish a short sketch of G. A.
Henty?-E.
He was born at Trumpington, Cam
bridge. Dec. s. 1882. and was educated at
Westminster and Caius College, Cambridge
He entered the army and became purveyor
resigning to engage in mining in Italy
Then he was newspaper correspondent
serving in half dozen wars and military
expeditions. His books for boys number
over seventy.
What is the nearest any explorer has
| been TO the north pole. and TO the south
pole, and who were they?-W. NJ.
To the north pole, 239 miles Csc degrees
80 minutes). by a party from the expedition
of the Duke Abruzzi. led by Captain Cagni
this in April, 1900 To the south pole, 77Ols
| miles (7S degrees 50 minutes) by Captain
| Borchgrevink, early in the spring of 1900.
Well-equipped exploring expeditions now
| are in both Arctic and Antarctic seas, and
| may have exceeded these advances.
Will you give me some information about
| Chippendale furniture?-M. s. G..
| IT takes its name from Thomas Chippen-
dale, an English manufacturer. who did a
/ thriving business in London in the last
half of the eighteenth century. Volumes
of his designs published then exist to-day,
their hundreds of copper plate engravings
showing that he was free adapter Of both
| French and Chinese designs. his output be-
| ing marked by delicacy and artistic taste
/ and noticeable for its abundance of minute
molding and carving in solid wood.
When and by whom was the following
prayer composed?
Now 1 lay me, down to sleep.
/ pray the Lord my soul to keep.
/ IL should die before / wake
i pray the Lord my soul to take"
e. w.
No one knows. The prayer Is from 1.-The
New England Primer whose second edi.
ton was advertised by Boston printer as
In press in 1854. The earliest edition u sait
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The Old story.

We are very slightly changed
From the seni-apes who ranged
midas prehistoric clay;
Whose drew the longest bow
Ran his brother down. you know,
AS We run men down to-day.
'Dowb." the first Of all his race,
Met the Mammoth face to face
On the lake or in the cave,
Stole the steadaest canoe,
Ate the quarry others slew,
Died-and took the finest grave.
When they scratched the reindeer-bone
Some one made the sketch his own,
Filched Ii from the artist-then,
Even in those early days,
Won simple viceroys praise
Through the toll of other men,
Ere they hewed the sphinx's visags
Favoritism governed kissage,
Even as Ii does In this age.
Who shall doubt the secret hid
Under Cheops's pyramid
Was that the contractor did
Cheops out of several millionse
Or that Joseph's sudden rise
To Comptroller OF Supplies
Was a fraud Of monstrous size
On King Pharaoh's swart Civilians?
Thus the artless songs I sing
Do not deal with anything
New or never said before.
AZ II was In the beginning.
l. to-day offlcial SHINING,
And shall be foreverrnore.
-Rudyard Kipling
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LOnuOn 1IODe.
The desire TO women 20 become colonists
may be said to be a completely new thing
that has come I'm with bicycles and other
engines OF female emancipation. IL Is a
striking example OF this new colonizing IN
stinct that 400 duly qualified teachers from
Australia have offered themselves an teach
ers for South Africa TO MI forty places IL
this sort OF enthusiasm exists both In the
other colonies and I'm England. one side OF
the problem In South Africa u already
solved.
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owned the Place had lost the Key and
could not lock up. Here he met several
Delegates to a State Convention of a Fra
ternal Order having for its Purpose the
uplifting of Mankind. They wore Blue
Badges. and were fighting to get their Mon
ey into the Cash Register. In little while
he and red-headed Delegate were up by
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Once there was an Indian who had
Way of putting on all his Feathers and
breaking out of the Reservation.
For three Weeks at a Stretch he gave
Correct Imitation Of the Shining Light who
passes the Basket and superintends the Re-
pairs on the Parsonage. He was entitled
to Mark of 100 for Department. With his
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Whip and begging people to get up on the
Wagon with him. And he said it was a
Queer Thing, but he couldn't bear the Sight
of it.
While on the fourth Evening he confessed
to some nice People he met at Church So
cial that at one time he had allowed him
self to be coaxed into taking an occasional
Nip but he reasoned it all out and decided
it was Bad Thing, and simply Chopped it
right off. They told him it was wonderful
how much Will Power he had, and asked
him if he ever felt the Old Craving coming
back on him, and he said he could see it
splashihg all around him and not have the
faintest Desire to dip in.
He was so stuck on himself that he went
around to call on all his Friends who kept
1t on the Table, so that he could wave it to
one side and tell how he despised it, He
sat there and pitied those who were inhal-
ing 1t. Every Morning when he arose he
would throw kisses to himself in the Glass
and exclaim: AHA! The Head as clear as
a Bell this A. M. I'll bet I'm the cleanest
and incest Young Fellow in this Town
Any Girl that picks out Sober and Steady
Man such as am will certainly be show
ing good Judgment"
AS Narrated at the Beginning, for three
weeks he worked hard at the Job of being
an Abstainer. And at last he accumulated
Sense of Virtue that weighed over two
hundred Pounds. He knew that he was en-
titled to a Reward, so he decided to buy
himself little Present. Just wee Re-
minder of by-gone Days, and then back to
Sarsaparilla. But he fell into a Crowd.
had been arranged for him so that he could
get a Fresh Start.
Moral: Life is Series of Relapses and
RacoyprieS
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A new version of an old German
tale wherein the unusually wise
Mr.. Rabbit Is overcome by the
guile of his enemy. Written
for youne readers by Professor
Lewis c. Ward.
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head?-E. F.
A little over $50 in 1900 as against s14.52
for the United States on June 30 of that
year.
The Washington times., 1902-12-09

his powder and other supplies furnish
ed He worked nine hours "a day getting
out Two cars a day for four days week
After the strike the company compelled
him 10 work on contract
Works With a "Butty."
lie cannot afford, now, TO engage a
laborer because he could not make
enough money TO pay him. So he had
10 take a "bu,ty'' and they now. paying
for their supplies. make about go cents
a day each. The place is so bad they
use a keg OF powder every Two days.
He said the company compelled him
TO pay 35 cents "a gallon for oil. which
costs only is cents in Hazletou. and 90
cents quire for blasting paper. worth
10 cents az other places.
The commission asked what powder
was worth i'm the open market.
"One dolla- and twenty-five cents. Pc
said Operator J. c. Crawford.
"Ninety-fve cents" said ATTORNEY
James Shea. Of the mine workers
II guess well have TO take evidence
about it, said Judge Gray.
The Washington times., 1902-12-09
HISHAPS TO HARGONI
WIRELESS EXPERIMENTS
RumOrS of Trouble at Table
Head Station.

HALIFAX. y. s.. Dec. 9.-The "Glace
Bay Gazette" published within a stones
throw of the Marcoui towers at Table
Head. publishes The following in this
weeks issue.
Something strange seems to have
happened al Table Head. but that some
thing does not look very encouraging TO
promoters OF Marconrs schemes. The
greater portion Of the wires connecting
the tower and leading to the operating
room have been taken down, coiled up
and stored away
cone story has &c that the other day
the powerful current was put on for
transmission OF a message and through
some flaw the wires were burned out.
Another statement is that the arrange
ment Of the wires was different from
that at Poldhu. by way OF experiment,
and the new plan has been found faulty
and g change is necessary.
"One thing Is certain; Marconi has
not met with the success he expected.
but he seems confident as ever. The
Carlo Alberto is getting in-o sailing
trim and Il is expected Mr. Marconi
will join her early this week and sail
for Cape Cod"
The Washington times., 1902-12-09
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The cold wave has reached New Eng
land with marked severity. the tempera-
lures ranging from zero az Cape Cod 20
rs degrees below on the eastern Maine
coast and lower in the interior. TEN
peratures from 4 TO - degrees below
zero also prevail in the interior Of east
ern New York IN the remainder Of the
Atlantic States there has also been a
considerable fail I'm temperature. but not
nearly so marked as In the Northeast.
Snow continued in the vicinity Of ;he
lower lakes and locally in the upper lake
region There were also showers in the
West Gulf states and rains over the
northern districts west OF the Rocky
Mountains, as well as ga northern Cali
f0rnia
The weather viii be generally fair to-
night and Wednesday IN the East and
South. except in the Gulf States. where
showers are probable.
10 will continue cold in the Middle Al
lantic States. though not quite so cold
Wednesday
On the Middle Atlantic Coast the
Winds viii De variable. becoming easter
ly. on the South Atlantic Coast light 10
fresh north 20 northeast.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh west 20 northwest
winds. becoming variable. with fair. cold
weather 10 the Grand Banks.
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STORM MAY CRIPPLE
LOCAL COAL SUPPLY
Forty-eight Hours Stock in
Dealers Bins.

The movement Of coal in this city
was greater today than ever before in
the memory Of the oldest dealers. In
the endeavor TO rise TO the emergency
presented by the extremely low tempera %
ture every kind OF vehicle has been
pressed into service
Despite the decided rise in tempera-
ture this morning and the promise Of
the Weather Bureau that the cold wave
had reached its greatest intensity and
would rapidly moderate from now on.
coal Offices we're crowded with customers
The entire day In few instances was IL
possible. however. for deliveries to be
secured on orders placed today. and in
many Offices orders we're taken for de-
livery whenever it was possible to Sc
cure coal
The receipts OF coal have materially
fallen off during the past TWO days.
and several OF the dealers were with
cut a supply this morning
Even with the falling OF In receipts
the local dealers believe they would be
able TO supply a limited quantity Of coal
10 most Of those who need it il e. were
not for the fact that al this time of the
year the weather is likely az any time
to seriously interfere with deliveries.
II "a SNOW storm. such as may be ex-
pected az any time nov, sets in. the
situation here would be alarming
AZ the best the dealers have no more
than enough coal 10 keep them sup
piled for forty eight hours II the ar
rival Of ears should be delayed beyonyi
that time they would be- entirely out
Most Of them are afraid TO consider
what would then happen
Already the back fences and other
exposed property have been sacrificed
TO the wants Of the needy and have
found their way into stoves. In one
instance reported entrance was forced
into vacant house and the closet
doors were taken from the hinges and
carried Off. supposedly for fuel.
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ARMY OFFICERS FOR
PHILIPPINE CUNSTABULARY
House Committee on Insular AfaiTs
IndoIses Proposed Legislation.

The House Committee on Insular At
fairs has agreed 20 a favorable report
on the bin providing for the assignment
of army officers as chief and assistant
chief OF the Philippine constabulary.
There are 5000 native FHipinos in the
constabulary who are regularly entered
in the United States service to perform
police duty in the archipelago. IL is The
opinion OF the Philippine Commission
that the good Of the service demands
that the rank of the officer commanding
so large a body OF men should. under
the conditions which exist. be that Of q
bTigaGier general
There are also i'm the islands !. 900 na-
tive Filipino scouts who are enlisted in
the regular army. and the bill provides
that when these scouts shall be ordered
10 assist the Philippine constabulary in
the maintenance of order that they shall
be placed under the command OF the
officers acting as chief and assistant
chiefs Of the constabulary
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CIVIC FEDERATION TO
DEBATE TWO QUESTIONS
Restriction of Output" and
"Hours of Labor.

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-The two import
ant topics for today's discussion at the
annual meeting of the Industrial Depart
ment OF the National Civic Federation
are Restriction of Output" and Hours
Of Labor" Set addresses ON these SUB
jects by a number Of the delegates are
on the program. but the discussion is
intended TO be Of an informal character.
James O'COnnel. Of Washington.
president Of the International Associa-
tion of Machinists. and G. \. Barnes. Of
England, who represents the Amalgam-
ated Engineers. are to speak on THE
Restriction of output" George Gunton.
Of the Gunton Institute. and Adna f.
Weber, Of the State Institute. win dis
cuss Hours Of Labor"
The Washington times., 1902-12-09
SUFFERING THREATENED
BY SCARCITY OF COAL

SARATOGA. y. y. Dec. 9-The cold
wave dropped the thermometer TO 80 de-
grees below zero here In the night. The
cold is the most severe experienced in
this region for years.
There is a scarcity Of coal and many
Of the towns In this vicinity will ox-
perience much suffering The mercury
dropped at Warrcnsburg to 30 degrees
below. White Hall and BalIston Springs.
each IS degrees below. Blue Mountain
Lake. 2S degrees below. and Indian Lake.
- degrees below zero
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GOV. BLISS TO WATCH
McGOvERN AND CoRBETT

LANSING, Mich. Dec. g.-Whue Coy
ernor Bliss does not understand that
negotiations for the proposed fight be-
tween NcGovern and Corbett have
reached a definite stage. he says that ae
would keep an eye on the proceedings
and should see 20 il that the laws Of
Michigan are not broken.
Il don't propose 10 have them fight IN
Michigan he said "as in this case il
would probably mean a tight 10 the hn-
ish Prizehghting is against the law
Of The State. and the Wayne county au-
thorities know what their duty is In the
matter"
The Washington times., 1902-12-09
CONTEMPLATE CHANGES IN
THE PHILIPPINE CO1lIllLSSTON
NAMES LAST AONORS
TO THOMAS B. REED
Public Business Suspended
During Funeral.

PORTl,A Ne. Dec. 9.-While tho
funeral services over the remains Of ex-
Speaker Reed were in progress here to-
day all public business was suspended.
and the city bells tolred sixty-three
times. the number OF his years AT the
time OF bis death.
In the parish house OF the Unitarian
Church last night the body OF the hon
ored son OF Maine for twenty-five years
one Of her chosen representatives at
Washington. and for six years Speaker
Of the National House Of Representa-
tives. laid I'm stale
This forenoon his friends. who IN
clude every man. woman. aud child in
the city Of Portland. were permitted
to gaze for the last time upon his face.
This afternoon in the main body of
the church viii assemble distinguished
statesmen from Washington prominent
men from New York. governors from
the New England States. and the most
noted residents Of the Pine Tree State
to honor his memory There viii be
read a few passages from the Bible. "a
brief prayer viii be- said. and a short
eulogy delivered by the pastor. Rev
John Carroll Perkins.
After the benediction is pronounced
the body viii De placed IN ,hc toab
at Evergreen Cemetery. Such Will he
the funeral OF Speaker Reed. just as
he himself wished 10 should be-
Mrs. Reeds permission was obtained 10
have the body lie in state. and today be-
tween II and I o'clock the public was
admitted 70 the church. After that the
edifice was closed to all except those
holding tickets.
The pallbearers have been selected
from the Cumberland bar and the Cum
berland CH1. They are Hon. Joseph ~
Symons. Hol John O. Small. Hon
George N. Sc. iers. Judge Clarence Hale.
William NJ. Bradley. George F. Bird
Robinson Win ms. and William r.
Wood.
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QUESTION OF EDUCATION
TESTS FOR IMMIGRANTS
Discussion of Pending Bill
in the Senate.

When the Senate resumed discussion Of
the immigration bill today. the amend
ments relative to the education tests to
be required Of aliens upon admission to
the United States were taken up.
At the committee hearing on the i'm
migration bill. which was resumed this
morning representative Of transporta-
ton companies opposed TO many provis-
ions or the bill were given an opportunity
to offer their views. Col W. W. Dudley.
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Railway declared that the educational
OF literary clause was undoubtedly in
spired by the agitation against anarchy.
which followed in the wake OF the assas-
sinailon Of the late President Mckinley
Chairman Penrose called the speakers
attention to the fact that the bill was
pending in Congress before the date Of
that national tragedy
Colonel Dudley. after apologiziug for
the misstatement. then spoke OF the ne
cessity OF brswn and muscle. rather than
brains. TO deYelop the great Western
country reached by his road He de-
clared that with the educational test in
the bill it would be impossible 10 get
the necessary Iaborers 10 axe care OF
harvests or TO open new lands t0 cultiva-
tion
Gen. William 3 Shepherd chairman
Of the House Committee on immigration
asked Colonel Dudley II he knew how
many iaborers this country would have
been deprived of if the pending bin had
been Jaw last year
''f am not prepared 20 answer that
question" answered Colonel Dudley
"Then / will tell you, said General
Shepherd, not one thousand.
Colonel Dudley passed the interruption
By terming the estimate as mere opin-
ion. and said ne was dealing only with
the specific provisions OF the measure
under consideration He offered as
substitute for the educatiOna test re-
qUiring the aliens to De able TO read
and write. one which obligates the immi-
grant to show that ne has not been
associated iu any capacity with anorcb-
{ istic- societies before coming TO ~
/ country. AIS
I. +. payson. Of the Southern >
Railway also addressed the COZ acii''
/ i'm the interest OF trEnsp0rtati0gn ~ iiii i'' '''
nies I'm general and in opposite o'"i Il
I educational test section HfL ~
test for The immigrant shout @ 'h'
esty. intelligence, Obedience tC
ability 70 support himself Soy aua
were heard by the committee o'"-'
The Washington times., 1902-12-09
Ohio Statesman Enters En-
phatic Denial Of Amp Am
bifion 10 Head Republican
Ticket in 1904.
Decid1eS That He Does MOI
Desire 10 Be President, and
Would Not Accept Position
If If Came 10 HIM.

Senator Hanna who is in New York
attending the sessions Of the National
Civic Federation. has according 10 the
''Ncw York american" made aar
denial that ne is or viii be a candidate
for tho nomination for President i'm ls0i
In the course Of the interview he is
quoted as saying
'Michcncr is a chump. I used 10 think
he was politician. But when he sends
ont stun 10 the effect that I am trying
to seize the Indiana delegation for 1904
he shows no head al all J am not a
candidate for the nomination and will
not be a candidate 90 not want the
job
This retort OF senator Hanna yes
tcrday was in answer TO let-
ter circulated by Gen. Louis T.
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HANNA NOT
SEEKING NONINATT TON

Nichener. who is understood to he " ork-
ing hard for the nomination Of Senator
Fairbanks. Of Indisna The letter he's
been sent to many Republican leaders
and 10 some members Of Congress. Here
rs copy Of it.
"It is believed here tnat Senator
Hanna will try 10 get the Presidential
nomination in 1904, and that he expects
The support OF Indiana. some OF the
Presidents friends are little uneasy
about IT. DO YOU think that Hanna
could take Indiana away from Roose-
welt or Fairbanks? Kindly let me have
your views b. next mail. II at al
convenient.
When the contents Of this letter we're
shown 10 senator Hanna ~ waxco
WrOth the moment he perused it.
Are you a candidate for tho qomi-
nation for President ?" he was asked.
Il am not. never have been. Nor
VIII I ever be. have said that time and
time again say 80 now for an time.
do not want the job and would not take
IL if il came TO me. added the Senator.
When shown Senator Hanna's criticism
OF him this morning, l. T. Michener
laughed heartily. He then said:
"8lr. Hanna IS as nervous ard excited
as a hen scared or her nest before laying
her egg.
Mr.. Michener said be is not personally
The Washington times., 1902-12-09
JAPAN OBJECTS TO
THE APPOINTMENT
OF JOHN BARRETT

position Company to promote interest in
that enterprise in Asia and Australasia.
When last heard from directly he was at
PekIu, where he was granted an au-
dience with the Empress Dowager, and
was permitted TO tell her about the com
ing Worlds Fair in St Louis.
AZ the Japanese legation a reporter
for The Times was soIemnIy informed
that the object of Mr. Takahira's visit
TO the state Department this morning
was 20 relate TO the Secretary of state
his wondrous experience on a recent
duck shooting expedition.