The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

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lath.
Who is the United States consul at the
Island of Gaum2-S. II.
The island is United States territory, so
there is no consular representative there
from this country.
How many voters are in the city of In
dianapolis? 2. How many votes each did
the Democratic and Republican candidates
for mayor receive at the last election?-C.
n. III.
The total vote cast at the city election
two years ago was Al, S34 Mr.. Bookwalter
(Rep) received 20,SlO; Mr.. Mcguire Dem.)
1910.
If deserter from the United States army
is aDprehended. how is he punished? ..
If after the expiration of his enlistment he
is not caught. can the government appre-
bend him then?-R l..
In time of peace the maximum penalty is
dishonorable discharge and confinement at
hard labor for five years, and in time of
war the penalty may be death. 2. Yes; if
caught he would be turned over to the mill
tary authorities for court-martial.
How close alike are the growths on the
sides of high mountains in the tropics? 2.
Is there a scientific branch mat treats of
the distribution of vegetable growths-on
the worlds surface, L mean-and explains
it?-R. n. G.
They are similar. but not identical, stat
ing it generally. .. There is; under geo
graphical botany, distribution of plants or
some like heading. you will find it outlined
in encyclopedias. with references to its
szeable literature, or any librarian or book
on books
How is iron or steel welded electrically?
2. How is there a gain over the ordinary
process ?-Dane.
The two pieces are firmly held insulated
from each other, and being brought into
imperfect contact, are made the terminals
of an electric current of tremendous vol
ume though of small voltage. AT the flow
of the current heat develops at the place
in the circuit that offers high resistance.
Then when the ends are at the proper heat,
they are pressed together and the weld is
effected. 2. Through the complete localiza-
ton of the heat.
Will you name the European countries
that once formed part of the Roman en-
pire? =. In what year was the Roman
empire divided into eastern and western
empires Pr. II.
Taking the time of its greatest extent.
the beginning of the second century of the
present era, it took in Spain, Portugal,
France, England, Wales. Belgium, Italy,
Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Servia, Rou-
mania, and portions of The Netherlands.
Germany and Austria. 2. In 395, at the
death of Theodosius the Great, who left
the empire to his two sons. Arcadius (easD
and Honorious (wesD. Previously such
division had been made for while, but
this time IL was final.
What do sailors call the coal sack?"
.. What is the proportion of pure lead in
the average galena? ). How numerous
were the Tories in America during the
Revolution, and in what sections were they
most numer0uS?-E. l.. III.
A space in the Milky Way, I'm which but
one star is visible to the eye, and which
seems very black by contrast. 2. About
81 per cent. 3. They were very numerous,
and have been estimated variously, some
writers claiming that they were in ma
jority At the end of the Revolution, John
Adams declared that a third of the entire
population of the colonies was opposed at
all times to the measures of the patriots.
They were in greatest numbers in Pennsyl-
vania, New York, the Carolinas and Con-
necticut.
How large a tree is that from which
quinine is taken and what Is the method
of securing it? 2. How long has quinine
been employed by physicians?-L. b. Med.
Trunks the size of a mans body and
fifty feet in height are not at all uncom-
mon. though trees ten feet high and large
shrubs are more usual. possibly because of
free telling in the past. Formerly the
trees were cut down. now the practice is
growing of stripping the bark from only a
portion of the trunk and protecting 1t so
that the tree will live. After stripping, the
bark is carefully dried and the rolled
quilts are secured 2. 1t first sent to
Europe in 1889, but later fell into disuse.
About 1911 Englishman, Sir Robert
Tabor or Talbot, made much reputation by
it through his cures Of intermittent fevers.
From him Louis XIV bought the secret.
and not long afterward eminent English
physicians took it up. and its use increased
rapidly from that time.
What are the literal TRANSACTIONS and
general meaning of "Noblesse oblige?" 2.
From what colonies did William Floyd and
James Wilson, both signers of the Dec
laraton of Independence, come? And will
each Of them &C. w.
Literally. the nobility oblges, implying
that nobility of birth makes nobility of
deeds obligatory. 2. Floyd was a New
Yorker, was a delegate to the first Cont
mental Congress. and was a member for
several years afterward. He served, too,
in the first Congress under the Federal
Constitution. After the Revolution he
nooved "a western New York then the
frontier, serving in various State offices.
Wilson was a native of Scotland. coming
to Pennsylvania in 1866. He had served
terms i'm the Continental Congress, and at
the beginning of the Revolution made
a colonel, but never served. He was on
the committee that drafted the Federal
Constitution .and a member of the Penn
sylvania convention that ratified it. In
1859 he became of the first United
States Supreme Court judges.