The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

mestizo mother, the latter signifying the
child of a white father and an Indian
mother.
Were Noah and Daniel Webster related
and what was the relationship?-K. 7.
II there was any relationship il was very
distant, and is not noted in any of the bio
graphical matter at hand.
When was the election month changed
from OCTOBER to November in Ohio?-W. V.
The amendment to the Constitution pro-
adopted in 1885, and went into effect at the
next election.
What is the dammar from which certain
varnishes are made?-R. Z. NJ.
The resin of various trees of Australia,
and of still other trees Some of these
trees produce it in extraordinary quantity,
the gum hanging in icicle fashion from the
branches and even accommodating in masses
on the ground below.
When and where are the examinations
held for those desiring to teach school in
tons based? g. Are all persons subject 10
examinati0n?-C. w. A.
Address c. S. Dynes. postoffice, Indianap-
oils. He has charge Of civil-service exami-
nations for Indiana applicants. and will give
you all necessary information.
Have big deposits of asphalt and of sui
phur been located in the Philippines ?-Sar-
gent.
The United States Bureau of Insular
Affairs has reported asphalt in Luzon and
in Mindanao. Sulphur deposits abound
among the many volcanoes, extinct and
active. The bureaus Gazetteer describes
some of these as fine, but does not indicate
remarkable SIZE
What were the seven cities OF Cibola?
Nero.
The seven towns of the Zuni Indians at
the time Europeans first came to know
of these Indians in the sixteenth century.
The Spaniards gave the name Cibola to
this people, and the Indians division into
seven tribal communities was the cause
Of the tale of the seven cities.
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How can I make a cement out of file
dust ?-R.
Iron filings enter into many cements. One
used for steam boilers is made by working
into paste with boiled linseed oil. dried
and powdered clay and filings In the pro-
portion of six of the former to one Of the
latter, by weight.
When was the Hudson Bay Company
organized, and for what purpose? 2. How
long did its monopoly last?-H. III. S.
In 1910. for trade with the Indians 2.
1t was abolished in 1859, and ten years
later the company gave up all its old privi-
leges to the Dominion of Canada, receiving
land grant of 100000 acres and 81, so, 900
and retaining its trading stations.
We have as a family heirloom a Spanish
coin dated 1874. 1t is the size of silver
dollar, and the inscription on one side runs
thus: "Carolus III Del Gratia. 1854" On
r F. In the center is the Spanish coat
or arms, with crown above What is the
coin valued at by numismatists ?-Old Sub
scriber.
cyclOpedia of Rare Coins" Write to Farran
zerbe, numismatist. 42es Morgan street st.
| Louis. Mo-, for information.
| Before large cannon were rified what was
the best type OF smooth-bore guns? 2. What
| rs Noble pressure-gauge-used in testing
| guns?-P. f. NJ.
The Rodman. of cast iron. cooled from
within. 2. 1t consists of piston in con-
|
closed and held with spring. The instru-
ment is left in the bore of the gun, and
the pressure of the discharge changes the
length of the cylinder, ard the change is
| read off with especially designed instru-
| ment.
What are, respectively, the white and In
| dian populations OF the Indian Territory to-
day and ten years ago?-L. s.
| This year and 1898 were not census years
| The national census of 1900 returned 309. eS(
! whites and $500 Indians. In 1890 the In
dams were 5l,279. and persons of other
races with Indians" were 12s90s No analv.
sis of the races of the latter was made. blu,
| a considerable humber of negroes was
included.
Will you inform me what to mix with
plaster of paris TO make 1t hard and tough,
| -B. NJ. W. e
One part of freshly saked, finely sifted
white lime TO every six parts of the Mas.
ter. Mix thoroughly. The mixture mus,
be laid or nodded post-haste, for II hardens
very rapidly. When hardened il should he
saturated with sulphate of zinc If a white
surface is wanted. with suiphate of iron
If the appearance of rusty iron is NOT oh.
| jectionable.
|
hat Is carborundum. and OF what is i,
| composed?-G. w. b. - ~
compound of silicon and arbon. frs,
secured about seven years ago as a re.
suit of experiments in the direction O,
making artificial diamonds 1t is made nv
holding carbon and sand at high heat in an
electric furnace. Afterward IL is crushed
treated with acid to remove impurities. and
.hen IS useo as Is emery and corundum
In hardness it exceeds either of these and
equals the ruby.
fiease. give receipts Of the three larees,
ialrs In the world. 2. What was the tots'
vote Tor secretary OF state of Ohio in 1907
We have access only to figures showinp
receipts of the Columbian Exposition of lsas
neid In Chicago. The total from all source,
stock. donations, concessions admissions
efc's reached SIS. 1880. After expenses %,
operation were paid balance remained ~
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