The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Where in Colorado is the mountain of
the Holy Cross?-A. P.
In the southeastern corner of Eagle
county.
What was the average expenditure of the
United States government for the ten years
covered by the last census?-h.
$3.50. 65S. 9G6.
How much wheat was raised to the acre
in 1900 in Kansas and Oklahoma?
In Kansas, 17.5 bushels; in Oklahoma,
10 bushels.
Whence came the words Poor Lo' as
applied to the Indians?-R. A.
From a play on the word in the line of
Popes Essay on Man. 10, the poor In
dianl whose untutored mind
Is the electric chair used now or has 1t
ever been used in lllinois?-N. a.
No; electrocution has had advocates, and
bills providing it have been proposed in
the Legislature, but none has passed.
When was the last total eclipse of the
sun visible in the United States?-L. L. N
On May 2S. 1900 There was totality of
only a minute or two. and that only along
the gulf and southern Atlantic States.
What are the colored poulation of Chi
cago and Little Rock?-Same.
In 1900 those in Chicago of negro descent
numbered 30,15O the Chinese were 1903,
Japanese 6S and Indians s. Little Rock had
1864 negroes, II Chinese and Indians.
How old was Joan of Arc when she left
home. and at what age was she burned
at the stake?-D. a.
She was seventeen when she gained
audience with the French dauphin and Sc
cured command of an army. and nineteen
when burned.
Are postmasters obliged to redeem postal
cards? ?. viii you give the name OF
plant styled "Benzon Oderiferum," or
something measurably like it?-F. B.
Cards that have been printed on may be
redeemed at rs per cent. of their original
value and must be put up in packages of
twenty five. 2. Styrax benzoin, tree of
Sumatra, Siam and Borneo. From it comes
benzoin or gum benjamin. fragrant gum
used in medicine, perfumery and incense.
What portion of whole popula ton
lives in cities. and in about how many
years will 30 per cent. of them live In
cities u. L.
The proportion returned by the last CEN
sus was S2.9 per cent. places of 5000 in
habitants or more, being considered urban.
In 1880 this percentage was 29, and if this
increase holds, 80 per cent. will be reached
in about forty-five years.
What is the railroad mileage in the Uni
ted States? ?. What is its value per mile
hat
part of the worlds railway system is IN the
| United States? q. ). Is.
The latest available statistics are those
of 1900 Total mileage of United States at
that time was 1873, 345. 2. The cost of these
roads and their equipment is not given sep
arately. The total cost is $40, asa, 9O7. 3.
The total mileage of other countries than
the United States in 1900 was 2S6,555.
VIII you describe the catalpa tree? In
| what section is it indigenous ?-H. W. T.
Two sorts, catalpa bignonioides and
| catalpa speciosa or Western catalpa are
| INDIGENOUS in the Southern and Western
States. They have large heart-shaped and
/ pointed leaves and Snowy flowers in open
compound panicles. The fruit is a pod
! foot long or less, which usually stays on
! the tree all winter, and the seeds are
winged on each side, the wings fringed.
! What are the number of ships and their
rating in the Chinese navy! z. Also In the
! Brazilian naVy?-H. G.
The Chinese navy consist of two first
class cruisers, sixteen cruisers of other
grades. thirty-two gunboats, four torpedo
boat destroyers, fifteen torpedo boats and
dispatch boats. auxiliaries and tugs to the
| Pros hos
third class battleships, seven coast defense
vessels seven cruisers of secondary grade,
eighteen gunboats, six destroyers. twenty
eight torpedo boats and forty-one lesser
| craft.
Who was the author Of these lines:
| BE good, sweet maid, and let who will be
clever;
Do noble things. not dream them all day
! long;
And SO make life, death and that vast for
| ever
One long. sweet song?"
2. Who invented the first working type
writer in the United States?-R. E. NJ.
Charles Kingsley, in "A Farewell" 2
William Austin Burt. resident of Detroit
Mich He called his device the "typog-
rapher." 1t was very crude, but would
work slowly.
Will you print the chief facts of the life
| of Sir Edwin Arnold?-C. L.
| He was born at Rochester. England. June
10. 1892, graduated at Oxford and was made
principal of the Sanskrit College at Poona
In India. This position he held until 1861
| since when he has been connected with the
staff of the London Daily Telegraph. He
mas been a prolific writer of verse and
prose. Twice he has made lecture tours
of this country. He has been married three
times. His first wife was a daughter of
Rev. w. H. Claiming. of Boston; his pres
ent wife is a Japanese woman.
| the American Indian was remarkably long
e. l.. C
They do not, but, backed by ample evil
dence. take directly the opposite ground.
There Is record of terrible devastation by
epidemics before the whites came to the
Americas, and since then such diseases as
smallpox and measles have made such
awful records that in Spanish-American
countries there was a proyerb TO the effect
| that when Indian falls lie dies. On the
reservations Indians seem poorly able to