The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31

49, -
of Wales. in 1898. four months after the
year of mourning had expired. much pomp
and ceremony attending the wedding.
Is there a millionaire resident Of Mem
phis, Tenn? 2. Where was Booker T.
Washington born? 3. From what school
did he graduate?-Mrs. NJ. A. j..
Yes. A list of American millionaires
made recently at much pains and with a
deal of %care-still. necessarily open 10 err
rors Of both omission and commission
credits Memphis with five mi~llionaires. 2.
Near Hale's Ford, Va. {. Hampton Insti-
tute.
Has Tennessee a pharmacy law? ..
Can a pharmacist registered in another
state engage in his business in Tennessee?
F. E. W..
Yes. 2. Not on the strength of his
States certificate; he first must pass an
examination. You can get full particulars
by correspondence with Robert F. Ewes.
secretary Tennessee Board of Pharmacy,
1900 West End avenue. Nashville.
Do mail carriers on free rural delivery
routes issue postofice money orders and
handle registered MALTA. l. B.
They register letters. and may accept
- -ACANS OA&NA1 SINAA9 1872
therefor, and the patron may make the
carrier his agent, so that the latter may
inclose the money order, when issued. in an
addressed envelope conided to him, and
mail it without returning it to the sender.
Who are the most prominent of our
American dialect writer's, and name some
Of their works ?-Reader.
James Whitcomb Riley, Joel Chandler
Harris, Ruth McEnery Stuart, E. w. Town
send C"Chimmie Fadden") and Peter F.
Dunno C"Mr. Dooley') are masters of the
art at the present time. Riley's works are
too well known to need enumeration; Har-
ris's Uncle Remus" should be equally
well known. Mrs. Stuart's Sonny is typ
ical Of her work.
VIII you inform me of George Read,
signer or the Declaration of independence?
B. T.
He was born in Cecil county, Maryland,
Sept. Is. 17SS, became a lawyer at New
castle, Del, of which State he was for
many years attorney general and member
of the Legislature. He was president of
the constitutions convention in 1776. Judge
of appeals in 1882, United States senator
rom 1889 to 1893, and then cnler justice OIL
dAC ~ LAS OCdlH On sept. Il, 1875.
How many cities in each of the following
countries have a population of more than
100000? The countries are United States,
England, France. Germany and Russia. 2.
Give the age of j. Z. Morgan, MI. Schwab.
Senators Hanna and Foraker; also the Hon.
Charles A. 3. OF what ex-
traction Is Senator Hanna, Carter H. Har-
rison and Senator Spooner?-Republican.
United States. So; England, 20; France, 9;
Germany. Is; Russia, 10. 2. Morgan, six
ty-1ve; Schwab. forty; Hanna, ~sixty-fve;
Foraker, ffty-six; Bookwalter, forty-two.
3. All three were born in this country of
American-born parents; no further geneal-
ogy is given in published biographies.
George NJ: "Burnsides" whiskers were
named for Major General Burnsides. Mrs.
M. M: General George H. Thomas died at
San Francisco March %. 1870. A. J.: I'm
certainty surrounds the birth and parentage
of Alexander Hamilton. Peter Bayne was
born at Fodderty, Scotland, Oct. 10. 1880.
was educated at Aberdeen and afterward
edited the Commonwealth at Glasgow. the
Witness at Edinburgh, and the Weekly Re-
view and Dial at London. Many of his
writings were issued in book form. He
died Feb. 8, 1898. c. j.: 1t is a rule of
this department not to supply addresses of
business concerns. But if you take photo
graphs you readily can learn to make lam
tern slides, first buying a booklet of d-
rectlons from some dealer in Photographic
supplies. Few photographers are familiar
with this branch, and unfortunately few
will confess their ignorance. r. F.: China
is but another name for porcelain, given
in the sixteenth century when porcelain
originally came from China.