The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

Like the earth, It rotates. the period Of ro-
tation being about twenty-six days, the
equatorial portions revolving in a little less
time than the rest.
To what church did Robert Scott Of Lid
dell and Scott's Greek Lexicon, belong?-J.
r. A
He was q rector of the Church of Eng
land.
Which Presidents of the United States had
not been married when they went into Of
fice?-C. @. T.
James Buchanan and Stephen Grover
Cleveland. The former never married.
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Kindly state the permanent address of
Mrs; Ella Wheeler Wilcox, place where
mail would reach her.-H. j. NJ.
1t is given in the latest edition of who's
Who" as The Bungalow, Short Beach,
Conn.
When and where was the fastest mile
made by a trotting horse, and what was il ?
2. What is the fastest known speed of a 10
comotive?-C. B. c.
At Columbus o., Aug. 2, 1901, by Cres-
ceus, 2:O21l. 2. The rate of 100 miles an hour.
for five miles, is claimed.
reach the gold fields by sea or land? 2.
Where were their emigrant trains made UP ?
p. p. H.
A careful estimate of the arrivals up to
the end of 1S49 credited 1900 of them to land
routes and $4,000 to the sea. 2. AT st. Joseph
or Independence, Mo-, then the outposts of
civilization.
claims that Jersey cows, as a rule, give
richer milk than Holstein cows B claims
the contrary. Which is right?-H. c.
A is right. Holsteins are notable for the
quantity of their milk, but it is relatively
poor in fat. This does not apply without
exception, for there are families of Hol-
stems that are valuable butter producers.
Please publish list of State homes in
Indiana where helpless cripples are re-
ceived, and entrance fees of each.-A. B. c.
There is no State institution open to this
class of persons. There is school at Plym-
outh, Ind, under private management,
but to whose support various counties con-
tribute, which receives crippled children.
For particulars, address Mrs. Julia Work,
Plymouth.
1 send sample ballot used at the town
election there being two tickets in the
others Ii Is not-Lapel
The ticket you submit is not in any
sense a correct sample ballot. For one
thing. Ii does not have the distinguishing
party emblem. A proper sample should in
clude all the tickets to be voted, and be as
near as possible an exact imitation of the
real ballot, except in color Of the paper
used.
What are the ten largest railroad sys-
tens of the country. and the mileage of
each?-F. E. NJ.
Pennsylvania. 1886 miles; Chicago &
Northwestern, s.s75; Southern Pacific, $3.50;
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. s.6s4 Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, Sass; Southern
Railway, 7.107; Chicago. Milwaukee & ST.
Paul, 6,s7s: Missouri Pacific. 5.e5l; Chicago,
Rock Island q Pacific, 5.455: Great North
ern, $3.50
Will you print q description OF the IN
strument used TO find the distance to an
object to be shot at with cannons?-w
II. G..
Range finders are OF several sorts, bu,
in those most used the distance between
gun and target is calculated from a base
line of known length and the angles made
with 1t by lines from It's ends to the target
Take Lieutenant Fishes device: Two sta.
lions on q warship are separated by q
known distance, and are connected efec-
trically. The operators on the finders arr