The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Who is secretary of the st. Louis worlds
fairs II. 3.
Walter B. Stevens
:.
What proportion of the applicants for
patents on mechanisms receive them?-wal-
About three-lfths
What was the popular vote in the pres
fdential election of 1S56?-P.
James Buchanan. 1888. 169; John c. Ere
mont, 1.3n. .262; Millard Fillmore, S74.534
What height of land will have to be cut
through in building the Panama canal?-
j. B.
About 800 feet at Culebra Pass. the high
est point.
contends that husband and wife COM
pose a family; that husband and wife
must have children to be correctly styled
family; which is right?-H. r. s.
A is right.
Is there a superintendent of public in
struction in Porto Rico? If so, what is his
address?-E. c. b.
education. Samuel NJ. Lindsay, with head
quarters at San Juan.
What Is the salary of the Mayor of
Greater New York? g What is the salary
of the sherifr Of New York?-smith
Fifteen thousand dollars a year 2 s12,-
600 a year and half certain fee.
How many men had Texas in the Confed-
crate House and their names?-S.
Seven in the first Congress-John A Will
cox. c. C. Herbert Z. w. Gray Frank b.
Sexton. NJ. d. Graham. B. III. Epperson and
ID TT
gress-Stephen III. Darden. A. NJ. Branch
J. r. Baylor and s. H. Morgan, besides
Herbert and Sexton.
Who was the first President not born a
British subject? 2. Who was General
Jaqueminot2-L. r.
Martin Van Buren, 3 French soldier
who lived from 1857 to 1852. He fought in
Napoleon's wars with distinction, estab-
lished a big silk factory in which were en-
ployed many veterans OF the French army,
and was made a viscount by Louis PHILIPPE.
Is charcoal extensively used? 2. Are fir
and tamarack used for making it?-A. @.
Yes. fuel; for packing that will not con-
duct heat. as in ice boxes; In filters. as alb
sorbent for gases. in gunpowder and fire
works, and in electrical apparatus. 2. Yes,
though the charcoal approved for powder
making is from such nonresinOus woods as
poplar and willow.
What country was the source of Holstein
cattle2 ? Are the pure bred black and
white or red and white ?-H. j. w.
Europe; the name comes from a region
in the northern part OF the German empire.
but the best European development of the
stock was reached in North Holland and
West Friesland, of The Netherlands Those
bred IN this country have improved even
upon the finer importations > Black and
white.
What is mOnazite. and what are its uses
and its value?-O. l..
A phosphate included in the cerium group.
1t is valued for it's content of thorium.
which is employed. in the oxide. for man
ties for gas burners Then cerium is OBJ
tanned in the processes of separation. and
is used in pharmacy. The latest statistics
OF it from the United States Geological
Survey fer 1901, and show product of
T4S,736 pounds (mOst of il from the placer
deposits OF North Carolina) valued at
SIS. .262
What kind Of a company was behind the
De Lesseps Panama canal project? 2. When
was work begun, how much was accom-
plished and why was IL abandoned?-S
A stock company, the "Compagnie Uni
verselle du Canal Interoceanique de Pan
anna" with big cash capital 2 In 1881.
Funds gave out when the work was about
two-hfths done. ). He was convicted In