The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04

patron saint of the organization. p Yes;
for opposition TO Alexander Hamilton's poll
cies and TO all tendencies toward the crea-
ton of an aristocracy.
When were the battles of Mansfield and
Pleasant Hill fought? ?. Who was the
Confederate commander thereto. p.
In 1864, on April and April 9, respective
~. The former is styled in many histories
the battle OF Sabine Cross Roads. ?. Lieu
tenant General Richard Taylor was in i'm
mediate command. General Kirby Smith
commanded the armies OF that district
How old a game is lawn tennis Pr.
1t is modern, though the Outgrowth of
tennis. game in which the ball was struck
with the hand and which was played as far
back as the fifteenth century. Definite
rules for lawn tennis were supplied about
1915, the Marylebone Cricket Club, con-
spicuous English organization, taking
charge of the formulation.
Did John Marshall. one time chief justice
OF the United States Supreme Court, serve
IN the Revolutionary war;. +.
he did, as private, lieutenant and cap
tain, participating in the battles of German
town, Monmouth and Brandywine, in the
taking of Stony Point and in the fearful
winter the patriot army spent at Valley
Forge.
Should roses have much or little fertilizer?
z. And is cultivation OF the soil in their
beds helpful? 3. Should this be done if
they already grow rankly?-Alice.
Much. The soil hardly can be made too
rich. 2 Yes, decidedly so. 1t should be
stirred often, other plants should not be
permitted in it and all roots of shrubs and
trees should be kept out. 3. Yes; the wise
treatment for rank growth is slight prun-
Ing, while roses that grow less strongly
should be pruned severely.
Accounts of the recent yacht races in de-
scrlDlng the return to port of the attend
ing pleasure fleet, seemed to indicate that
the few yachts fitted with turbine steam
engines were not in it with more common
types; is hzzle indicated for this new won
der of steam engineering?-A. X. j.
No: considering how radically new the
turbine engine was, 1T has made remark
ably good progress toward general accept
ance- 1t already is being installed on
large scale for power plants, is being put
into large steamships and is full of fine
promise.
Do birds have better eyesight than hui
man beings have? 2. And is there truth
observation-disclosures.
Yes; some of them vastly better The
birds that feed upon insects caught upon
the wing, and those that drop to the sur
face of the and capture fish give I'M
mistakable evidence. 2. Yes. There is
little positive knowledge of the matter, but
birds are known to migrate regularly over
painless ocean wastes to certain tiny
islands or small stretches of coast, and
scientists give credit for this sixth
sense
Were not bands of Sioux Indians led by
Sitting Bull. or including him as one of
the chiefs, installed in the Black Hills
under government oversight prior to the
Custer fight? (2) Will you inform me of
the doings of Sitting Bull after that?
Yes. they were put in reservation, from
which they were driven by miners in 1876.
2. After the massacre his band was pur-
sued and escaped into Canada. In 1880 he
gave himself up on promise of pardon. He
went back to Dakota, and was a trouble
maker until 1890. Then soldiers were sent
TO arrest him. His band was attacked on
Dec. Is, and in the fight he was killed
p. w. IA soubrette is an actress who
plays or sings a pert or lively part in
| comedy. Originally the word was restricted
to actresses who took the part of saucy
lady's maids. In a slangy way it is ex-
tended to women of audaciously free man.
ners. j. d. H.-Company III, Twenty-thrd
Infantry is in the Philippines; address, Ma
Mia w. NJ. C.-Company X, Twenty-sixth
Infantry is at Fort Brown, Tex. I. E. G., jr.
-"Cashaw." with the meaning honeymes-
quit, is the correct spelling. Permissible
Tote" with the meaning to carry, is
colloquial word of the South; African
origin has been claimed for 1t, but makers
of dictionaries discredit the claim. noting
that verbs are not among the words
adopted from such source. B. j. M.-Erin
go bragh means Erin Qreland) forever.
| 1t is an old Irish battle-cry.