The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-12

duras. to carry vessels up to 100 tons. but
scale was the road planned in 1879 for the
isthmus of Tehauntepec by Capt J. b.
Eads. 1t was to carry 70cO-ton ships.
Was the Isthmus of Panama ever called
by any other name, and if so. by what
name?-M. NJ. w.
1t used to be known as the Isthmus of
Darien, and the narrowest part. that is.
the Isthmus Of Panama proper, has been
known as the Isthmus of San Bias.
Is there such a thing as a mermaid?
-Woolsey.
No, nor was there ever, though in the
olden times belief in mermaids was wide
spread. The strange appearance of the
dugong or some like creature may account
for the stubbornness with which these
stories were Endorsed.
To what extent is irrigation practiced in
the United States, and in which State Is
most OF 1T done?-A. l.. V. p.
Including the rice-growing States, about
100000 acres are under irrigation. Colo
RADIO and California lead with some 100000
acres between them. Montana, Utah. Idaho.
Wyoming and Nevada accounting, together,
for about 100000 acres.
When. where and by whom was the battle
of Balaklava fought? 2. What is the right
Of eminent domain? 3. Where and how
long was Jefferson Davis imprisoned &c.
G.. w.
At Balaklava, Russia, on the Black sea,
Oct. rs. 1854, between English and Russians.
2. Governments power to appropriate pri-
vate property for public uses. 8. For about
two years. at Fortress Monroe.
Why are black shadow pictures called
silhouettes? q How does nutmeg grow?-
Z. 5. ID.
They are named for Etienne de Silhouette,
French minister of finance for a few
months in 1859. His attempts to replenish
the treasury were so freakish that his name
| became a byword for cheapness, and in
time was applied to shadow pictures be-
cause of their lack of merit as art work.
2. On trees about thirty feet high, the
| nutmeg being the kernel of the trees seed.
Mace is the kernels outer covering.
Who wrote annie Laurie?" 2. Who was
| the Father of German Literature?" 3.
What is snakewood? 4. For whom was
mesmerism named?-R. A. F.
William Douglas, of England. He wrote
| of Annie, daughter of Sir Robert Laurie.
| of the Marvellous. 2 The title has been
| given to Gotthold Ephraim Leasing. 3. A
rare ornamental wood used in veneering.
| 1t comes from South America, is extraor-
dinarily hard, and it's rich brown is beau
| tifully marked with black. 4. Franz Cor
| Frederick Anton) Mesmer a European
| physician. who lived from about 1873 to
| 1915.
| Will yen print the names of the prominent
| political parties that there have been In
| the United States, with the dates of the
rise and fall of each. and one or two i'm
| portant doctrines upheld by each? 2 When
| and by whom was the st. Lawrence river
| first discovered? 3. When and why was
| the old method of electing the President
and Vice President changed?-E. N. d. w
The Federalsts were those who in 17Sl
urged the adoption of a new Constitution,
and who later advocated strong national
government They controlled the first three
administrations, were in considerable
strength in New England until 1916. but
had been undone by their opposition to the
war of 1872 and by the Hartford convention
| The Anti-Federalists opposed a centralized
| government and favored a strictly federal
| one. They soon were known as Republic
ans. then as neutrality-suspicious. and
| finally Democrats. About the time that
the Federalists disappeared, the only party
| that remained active developed two
| branches; one the Democratic-Re Republicans
! just mentioned, the other the National Re-
| publicans. The latter became the Wings
| about 1884, standing for opposition to ex-
ecutive encroachment. Divided into South
ern and Northern sections about 1S4s. the
Southern wing drifted into the Democratic
| party the Northern being taken into the
| Republicans. The last named organized
nationally in 1916. with opposition to slav-
| cry as it's first principle. 2. jacques Car