The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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What is the breadth and length of New
York State?-M. E. II.
Respectively, 800 miles and 80 miles.
What is the headquarters Of the Society
Of Kings Observation-Disclosures t. Hunt.
No. 156 Fifth avenue, New York city.
President. Mrs. F. gBottome.
Which is the more valuable the cotton
crop or the egg production of the United
The cotton crop. The census figures,
sl44, 2ss.15s, respectively.
Will you name the poem that has the
lines, Come uppee, Whitefoot, come uppee,
Lightfoot; quit your pipes of parsley hol-
low?'-Mrs. T.. @. p.
Jean Ingelow's 1.-The High Tide on the
Coast Of Lincolnshire
What's in dream-are there signs in
them?-E. =.
Except as dreams may hint that the
great strain their warnings may not be
considered; they are not prophetic.
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the following cities: New York, Boston,
San Francisco, New Orleans and Dallas?
Inquirer.
In your order 1.27o.oSo. or 81 per cent. Of
the total population: 1929, or 351 per
cent; IssS5. or BAL per cent; ao.s25. or 1o.6
per cent; 1851, or 7s per cent.
M. c. B.-We have no means Of ascer-
tanning the amounts paid to the high priced
chefs alluded to in the article you men
ton. The, Columbia Club chef does not
receive an extravagant salary. 2 Apply to
reference room, Indianapolis City Library.
for the sketch for which you ask.
What are the populations of Bismarck.
Fargo and Valley City, N. ID? 2 What Is
ton of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona,
New Mexico and South Dakota?-W. d. c.
Respectively, 1919. s.5Ss and 2.44s. 2 In
your order: Boise, 5,957; Reno, $500:
Cheyenne. 14,OS7: Tucson, 1881: Albuquerque.
6.23S; Sioux Falls. 1926.
What is nitrate of 'sodium?-T A. H.
A compound called sometimes cubic nitre
because of the manner Of its crystalliza-
ton and spoken of commercially as nitrate.
1t is found abundantly in Chile and Peru,
and Is exported In vast quantities for use
in the manufacture of nitric acid and po-
tassium nitrate, as fertilizer and as a
source of iodine.
What was the number each of federal
troops furnished by Kentucky and Mis-
souri, in the civil war? 2. What was the
vote of Kentucky and Missouri in the presi-
Dental election of 1S64?-J. d. r.
Respectively. 75.76O and 109.111. 2. Ken
tucky-For Lincoln. 26,5s2; for Mcclellan.
61,47S. Missouri-Lincoln. n.676: Mcclellan.
31.626. Kentucky was the banner Mcclellan
State of that election.
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Will you describe and tell the nature of
| the flower Edelweiss of the Alps?-W. e. L.
1t is white. woolly, perennial herb close
Iy related to the familiar American plant
known as everlasting or as ladies to-
bacco," and is so valued in Switzerland be-
cause of its scarcity and the fact that ii
grows in high attitudes, that 1t is protected
| by law. 1t is easily cultivated, however
| both in Europe and in this country.
Can a man collect damages for injury
inflicted upon his own sheep where his ,wY
dog is implicated in the killing in this State
| Qndianal? Are there any precedent de-
| cisions along this line in any of the higher
courts?-R. M. j.
We should say, as matter Of equity and
common sense, that he would not be en-
titled to damages under such circum.
stances. The question. however. is one that
| should be submitted to lawyer. q We dc
| not find references to any decisions on this
| point.
| What minerals or chemicals do geysers
! contain to form cones about their vents?-
/ G.. ID. s.
| The substances held in solution are nu
| merous and varied, but consist chiefly OF
chloride of sodium, sulphates OF calcium
| and sodium, carbonates of calcium, mag