The Indianapolis journal., 1902-11-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
required on an acre to make good meadow!
&C. L.
About forty-five.
Were Generals stOnewall Jackson and nd
General William Hicks Jackson. now OF
Belle Meade farm, related?-A.
We cannot learn that they were.
On how many cigars at 50 per thousand
was revenue collected during September in
ERs.
On 575,SO4. .470.
How many countries are there in the
world?-A w. A.
Of the principal ones there are forty-two,
and besides there are few insignificant,
independent states and some savage realms
Where are the principal mica mines of
the United States?-C. A. III.
In Haywood, Yancy, Mitchell and Macon
counties, North Carolina, and Grafton
county, New Hampshire. Some is mined
in Western States.
What is malt vinegar made of?-C. G.
OF the wort obtained by mashing malt or
mixture of malt and barley. This is fer
mented, and the resulting alcoholic liquor
is oxydzed. This variety of vinegar is
the one most used in England.
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How came the proper names Sing Sing,
in New York, and Edisto, in South Caro-
lima Wv. +.
From John Sing Sing, a friendly Indian.
and from the name of a tribe of Indians
that once lived in South Carolina.
Trick Bicyclist: We have been unable to
find any one who could answer your ques-
ton In regard to the fixing of a bicycle.
For answer to question concerning the set
tlement of the Kentucky estate, address the
attorney general of Kentucky at Frankfort.
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What Smith was once nominated for
United States President? 2. What seven
Smiths distinguished themselves in the
civil war?-B.
Green Clay Smith; he was on the Prohi-
bition ticket in 1876. and polled $500 votes
out of a total of over 100000. 2. These
seven and very many more: E. Kirby
Smith, William Farrar Smith, Andrew
Jackson Smith, Gustavus Woodson Smith,
Alfred Baker Smith, Melancton Smith and
Charles Henry Smith.
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How many times has James ]. Corbett
fought Kid Mccoy? When and where
were the fights, and with what results !?
with a1w Torn manS sharkes s nSS When Where
with what results?-A. NJ. r.
| Once. Corbett effected a knockout in
the fifth round. Aug. so. 1900. at New York
city. 2. Twice. A four-round draw at San
Francisco, June "a, 1896. and at New York,
Nov e. 1898, when Corbett lost by foul
| ing in the ninth round.
Will you sketch the life Of President John
| Mitchell of the Mine Workers.-E.
He was born at Braidwood, ILL.,, Feb. A.
! 1869, and there attended school until ten
years old. getting the rest of his educa-
tion by night study and studying law for
a year BY 1882 he was working in a coal
mine, and by 1885 was an official of a
union of mine workmen. He has been
president of the United Mine Workers
since September, 1893, filling various posi-
tions in the organization previous to that.
What is the death rate of Chicago and
| Memphis (both races? 2. What the
| death rate of typhoid and malarial fever
| in both cities?-S.
| By the general census, the death rate
| for Chicago whites In 1900 was, to the
| 1000 population, 10, and for the colored
21; for Memphis the figures were, respec-
| lively, q and 2S Colored includes all not
whites. 2. In Chicago, of typhoid, to the
100000, there were 276, and Of malarial
fever, 81; the Memphis rates were, re-
spectively, 40 and 265.
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B. E.: Your questions in regard to brick,
steel and frame buildings are not clear,
and are evidently made under some misun-
derstandng as to facts. When a "steer'