The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-04

in or about 1871. shoot some hostages they
held?-P. J. a.
The Most Noble Order Of the Garter.
>. Al order created for women in 1862 by
Queen Victoria. 3. Yes. foully. Arch
bishop Darboy was the chief victim.
What is the woodland area of the United
States? .. And what is the area of forest
preserves? 3. Is the loss from fires caused
by lightning as much as $1.0G,O0O a year?
w. L. L.
About 100000 acres, more than one
third of the entire area, not including
Alaska. 2. About 100000 acres. 3. Yes;
three times as much.
What author was nicknamed the German
Dickens? , WHAT was the origin OF the
nightly cUrfew? Scott.
Friedrich Wilhelm Hacklaender. :. The
meaning of the old French words from
which curfew comes was cover-ire, and the
signal probably was originally intended as
an aid in avoiding destructive conhgra-
tons. Just where in Europe it originated
is not known.
A few years ago there was a quarantine
arrangement for cattle passing between
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severe as almost TO prohibit exports from
either country. When was it stopped. and
can you give an idea OF the number of Ca
madam cattle imported TO this country just
before and JUST after this arrangement?
B. T.
The change went into effect Feb. l, 1897.
Beginning with 1894. the numbers were 256,
So. 1876, S5.s9S. 1896 and 1854.
Is Bertha NJ. Clay the author of a novel.
the title of which is only One Sim or
His Only Sin?' If not. who is the author
and where can the book be puchased?-
Whalebone.
We understand that many new stories are
constantly being published over the name
of Bertha NJ. Clay. though the writer of
that name has long been dead. OF the
story YOU name we have no knowledge.
Any book dealer will order it for you.
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At what date was Victoria crowned
Queen Of England; also her son, King Ed
ward NlI2 =. Please publish address of
the ambassador to England, also to Russia
j. w. =.
june IS. 1898. King Edward will be
crowned in June. ,. Hon. Joseph II. Choate,
United States ambassador, London. Eng
land; Hon. Charlemagne Tower. United
States ambassador. st. Petersburg, Russia.
Please state the number of immigrants
entering the United States at the port of
New York during this year 09O2} TO the
latest report.-Old Subscriber.
Official reports of immigration are made
sem|i-annually. The next, which is the first
for this year, will be in July. Occasional
statements mentioning number of arrivals
during. certain weeks are printed in New
York papers, but nothing is given on which
total number can be estimated.
An error was made last week in replying
to ~. NJ" who asked if the Car of Russia
is Queen Alexandra's sisters son, or King
Edwards sisters son. The Cars mother.
the present Empress dowager. is the sister
of Queen Alexandra. She was the Princess
Daemar of The Czarina is the
niece of King Edward, being the daughter
Of the Princess Alice of Hesse, Queen Vic
toria's third child.
viii you give me the names and addresses
of the executors of the Will of Cecil Rhodes?
B.
Lord Rosebery. IS Berkeley square. W.,
London; Earl Grey. Howick House, Les
bury. Northumberland; Lord Miner. Gov
eminent House. johannesburg, Transvaal,
South Africa; Alfred Belt, 20 Park Lane,
w. London: b. F. Hawksley. Is St. Swith-
ms Lane, f. c. London; L. L. Mitch
ell, Standard Bank, Cape Town, South
Africa, and DR.. L. S. jameson, whose
present address we do not know.
How are oils extracted from flowers?
&C. s.
y piece Of white, spongy cotton cloth is
STRETCHED on an iron frame and is moist
1-z1 --ftI IA. - n, thf- &c ~.,f n fh;,
layer of freshly plucked flowers. A pile
of similarly treated frames is made, and in
from twenty-four to thirty hours the bios
SONS are replaced by fresh ones. this last
being done six or eight times. The oil then
is recovered from the cloth by. great press
ure. put in bottles to settle and finally is
decanted.
Will you print the antitrust act Of 1890?
H. b.
1t held that a contract, combination or
conspiracy in restraint of trade was illegal,
and held makers guilty of misdemeanor.
with extreme penalty of 5000 fine and i'm
prisonment for one year. Jurisdiction was
vested in United States Circuit Courts, and
United States district attorneys were TO
institute proceedings under the direction OF
the attorney general. Those injured in
business or property through anything de-
clared unlawful in the act were to recover
threefold for such damage, with full legal
costs.
What is the name of the bird that makes
an edible nest. of what is the nest COM
posed, and where is it used as f~ood?-Stu-
dent.
The bird is the sea-swift (collocalia escu-
lenta), and is about the size of the common
martin. 1t builds nests the size of a tea
cup of a glutinous substance said to come
from seaweed This the bird swallows,
partly digests and disgorges. When fresh
the nests are waXy white in color. In China
they are valued very highly. but more for
supposed tonic influence than for flavor.
Will you print the particulars of the five
Nobel prizes. with the commissioners who
make the awards?-B. w. 7.
The five equal annual prizes are for the
most important discovery or invention in
physical science, for the most important
discovery or greatest Improvement in chem
istry. these two prizes to be awarded by
the Swedish Academy of Sciences; for the