The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-14

q What was the date of Rev. Elijah KEEL
logg's death?-L, w. L.
The gate of hell, as described In Dantes
famous poem. 2. March H. 1901.
Please explain the land measures, labor
and league, as used in Mexican surveys.
-Tecumseh
A labor equals 1771Ss acres; league
equals 4,42S.4 acres.
How many inhabitants of the United
Lake.
According to the census of 1900, 10. ,219
What is camwood. 2 What are the chief
causes of forest fires? 8. Where is the
principal growing place of hemp in this
country?-Dedrick.
An African dyewood. furnishing brilliant
but not entirely permanent red. 2 Sparks
from locomotives. campers. and fires set to
improve the grazing. 8. The bluegrass
counties Of Kentucky.
How long after the capture of Manila by
Dewey did Aguinaldo land in the Philip
pines? 2. How long after this, again, was
II that he declared the islands a republic?
g. What was his announcement at the time
concerning an American protectorate?-W.
w. A.
About a month. 2. In less than three
weeks. g. That such protectorate would
not be opposed.
VIII you explain the form of financial
operation known as credit foncier?"-O.
w. Men.
1t is a method of borrowing on landed
property, the borrower contracting to make
annual payments of a size providing for
interest and the gradual repayment of
the principal. and is much followed in
Europe.
Please print the dates that the Indianapo-
lis baseball team plays at home and oblige.
1 wish the dates for the rest of the season.
w. W., Indianapolis.
These dates have been printed several
times on the sporting page Of the Journal,
and is too long to be repeated here. II you
will call at the Journal office you can get a
full schedule of the summers games.
How did Marshal Massena stand with
Napoleon in consequence of the former S
retreat from Spain? 2 Did he join Ma
poleon In the Waterloo campaign?-E. p. NJ.
Poorly; he was recalled from his COM
mand Later. when Napoleon was planning
the Russian campaign, Massena offered his
Provence. 2. No: Napoleon invited him.
and had no response.
How do the different cultivated fruits
stand I'm their Importance to man?-Sweet
The chief ones have been judged accord
ing TO consumption. area given to them and
the variety of the products of each. and
placed In the following order. beginning
olive, lemon, orange, banana, peach, plum,
pear. date. fig. strawberry. pineapple and
cherry.
Can you give me an idea Of the num-
Der OF horses lost in military service in
any recent war?-J.
The report for the South African war of
the British quartermaster general showed
the loss of 349.729 horses and $3.50 mules
and donkeys- In addition. 1850 animals
were lost on the voyage to South Africa.
Much loss was due to rushing animals
just landed into service without giving
chance for acclimatization. or often for
recovery from the sea voyage.
Will you explain the services that, done
by scholar in an English school, con-
stitute fagging?-S. F. l..
He is assigned to boy OF higher
school grade and may bring the latter's
breakfast, make his fire, carry messages.
and In some cases. take punishment for the
others fault. Collectively. too, the lower
class boys wait on the upper class stu
dents In the latters games.
What is the origin of the fine sand of the
seashore? l have seen sand dunes on the
south coast of South America over sixty
feet high.-A. A.
II was derived primarily from the dis
Indignation OF crystalline rocks and sec
ondarily from the sandstones made from
sand that had existed before them. The
grains at the seashore and jostled about by
| the waves and made fine. Similarly the
sands of deserts are moved about by the
winds, and usually become characteristics
ally rounded in the process. Your dunes
were due, probably. TO the combined ac-
ton OF waves and winds.
What should be done for horse with
the bighead? 2. Was General Halleck I'm
command OF the United States army al
| the BEGINNING Of the civil war? g. What