The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-21


dent and on 8 hunting trip in the North
vest crossed into Canada
Who Il the author Of the lines:
Moons sax and wane.
Ard stu the ioneiy traveller tTeadk the
deep"
we are unabie 70 End the authorship OF
these lines Perhaps some reader Of the
Journal wIii give the desired information
Please give some information concerning
the adoption o. the custom Of anal essays
at graduation and cite me some references
on the sub3ect--k- c.
This l. a very old custom. but re are
unable 70 end anything relating 20 It's orr
gin II doubtless had It's beginning In
primary schools and grew out Of q wish 20
vary the programme at the close OF the
weeks session.
what il the estimated number % miles %
railroads in the world 2 What IL the
number 81 miles for United States. Great
Britain. France. Germany. Russia. Austria.
Belgium and Canada IT. J. 7.
About 5000 miles. : United States. Iss.-
900. Great Britain. including Ireland. ash:
France. a.zs4: Germany. sisse; Russia. %
600: Austria. 22.545: Belgium. 3.sS0. and Can
ada. liza
How many years viii IL take 20 exhaust
the available timber IN the United States
at the present rate of eonsumption7-J.
The national authorities In matters of for
estry do not make such estimate. stat
Ing that. owing TO inaccurate knowledge
OF the amount Of merchandise standing
timber. estimating is Impossible OF much
practical value.
what was the revolution of the Eight
zenith Brumaire7 2 What was the revolu-
ton OF the Fructidor?-F.
The overthrow OF the existing govern
ment In France on Nov. ?. 1923. by Ma
poleon. backed by the military. and the sub
stitution for the Directory OF Consulate
composed OF Napoleon. Sieyes and Ducos.
?. The affair that the Eighteenth Brumaire
avenged: the overthrow OF the constitution
on Sept. 4. l7g7.
Is II possible for all pupils OF a given
grade TO learn 20 spell ali OF the words
1 outlined for that grade in the spelling book
/ now In use In Indiana? ?. should the
/ proper spelling OF these words be condition
/ OF promotion? 3 What King OF England
/ told time OF day by burning notehed can
We are not familiar with the spelling
book in question. but on general princi-
plies do not hesitate TO say that the pupils
of a given grade can learn TO spell all
/ the words belonging TO their grade IL
they are given a daily drill by their teach
ers and are OF ordinary intelligence. 2. Most
assuredly. The ability To spell well Is an
important accomplishment and one found
useful in almost every calling. In many IL
Is test OF efficiency. J. We don't know.
/ on what day did Jan. Is. 1861. fall? 2.
/ How many and what Northern States
passed laws multiplying the fugitive slave
| law 2-Senix.
/ Tuesday. 2 vermont's law was complete
notification; Massachusetts's law amounted
10 virtual qualifications: Maine and New
Hampshire put the duty OF tracing and
capturing escaped slaves on United States
officials: Rhode Island forbade carrying any
person out OF the State by force. denied the
use OF jails for the fugitive slave law and
forbade public officials aiding In enforcing
| IL; Wisconsin ard Michigan denied the use
! OF jails and penalized heavily the arrest OF
free negroes. In New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania existing laws were
deemed sufficient TO meet the act. Other
free" States refrained from passing laws
|
BY whom was the first steam engine In
| vented2-C. c.
The first useful engine was made In Eng
land by Edward Somerset. Marquis OF
Worcester. about 1856, and this was i'm
proved and patented In l69s by William Sa.
very. the latter's form being the first OF
all to come into extensive use. Before
these were many trivial mechanisms. the
| employment OF steam as a motive power
having been written about before the pres
ent era began. II Is noticeable shat early
practicable forms OF the steam engine util.
lied the steam only at atmospheric pres
sure. II being at once condensed by cold
water so soon as admitted TO the engine
SO the excess OF atmospheric pressure over
that In the partial vacuum thus created
was the direct cause OF the work.
What about the distribution OF the schol
arships at oxford University provided fol
by the viii OF Cecil Rhodes?-J. L. c.
Complete arrangements have not beer
made as yet. Plans have been completed a
oxford for receiving applicants for post
graduate and undergraduate courses. Eacf
student must enroll according TO the rule.
OF that one OF the twenty-one colleges h.
enters. DIR. G.. r. Parkin. OF Toronto. pres
ident OF the Upper Canada College. wh,
now Is In this country. has In hand the
matter OF placing these scholarships III,
plans In a few weeks TO open central head
quarters In New York city. Then he vii
spend year In visiting and comforting
with representative educators in thss coun
try. In this he expects TO travel som,
to.oo miles. The first students Will no
enter oxford until the fall OF 1904 and ap
plications viii be considered the previou,
spring.
Please state what you consider the tel
1 principal events Ia the history OF this coun
Try during the nineteenth century.-E T. Il
| Such statements cannot be made abso
lutely. as the relative Importance Of event
= n matter on which opinions differ widely
Undoubtedly the greatest event OF tn
century In many respects was the civi
war. yet tremendously important result
follow the comparatively inSignlncan
Standardization observation-disclosures. tina
i to say. regarded merely war Tn