The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-07-18
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Q-Was Lew Wallace, the author
of Ben-Hur. a soldier in the Civil
War?
Ayes, he served in the Mexican
War and then as Colonel of a regt-
ment OF Indiana volunteers in West
Virginia in 1861. On Sept. 8, 1861,
he was promoted to the rank of
brigadier general of the volunteers.
He was later Governor of New Mexico
and United States minister to Turkey.
Q.-When and where was the first
anthracite coal mined In the United
States?
Ain Pennsylvania IN 1898.
Q-Who said. Death is life's most
beautiful adventure?
A-Charles Frohman, the theatrical
producer. just before he went down on
the Titanic.
Own you explain the use of
among and 'between"2
A--"Among' denotes the relation
mutually affecting more than two
between" denotes the relation affect
ing only two, Example Trouble
among three or more. and between
two"
Q.--Does any pension accompany
the awarding of a Victoria Cross?
A pension Of $50, per year &C
companies the Victoria Cross when
gained by anyone under tho rank Of
commissioned officer. with the ad
dition Of s25, If won a second time.
Q.-What IS the Wax palm?
A species of palm. yielding a
substance Of two-thirds resin md one
third wax. which IS found on the
trunk In the form Of a varnish.
Q.-when was the White House
burned?
Alt was burned by the British
In 1914.
Q.-what are the names of some Of
Woodrow Wilson's books?
A-woodrow Wilson is the author
Of Congressional Government" THE
State" "A History Of the American
People" 1.-THE New Freedom" etc
O.-when were napkins and table
linens first used?
A--Napkins and table linens were
in constant use in ancient and me
dieval times The Roman patrician
and the medieval lord never grudged
the cost of table linen The English,
from the Anglo-Saxon period. used
table linen lavishly.
Q.-why is the thistle the national
emblem of Scotland?
A-There are various explanations
Of this The most popular one is that
IN 1910 the Danes were descending
upon Aberdeenshire with the purpose
of assaulting Staines Castle. They
advanced cautiouslyy, in order not to
wake the slumbering Scots, but as
they made ready to swim the moat
cry went I'D from one of the fore
most of the attacking party, for the
nloat, instead of being filed with
water. had dried up and given place
to a thick growth of thistles The
cry woke the Scots, who rushed out
and put the enemy to fight. In re-
menbrance, the Scots elevated this
weed to the first place In the nora
of Scotland and made 1t their emblem
Q.-what Is the origin and mean
ing of the word Niagara"
A.-This name is the compound of
two Indian words. Mag Hera," which
means "hark to the thunder"
o.-what was the date Of the death
of Queen Victoria?
A-Oueen Victoria died at Osborne
House, Isle of Whit, on Jan. %, 1901.
Q.-what is the value Of the Eng
lish shilling?
A-The English shilling Is one
twentieth OF a pound sterling and ap-
proximate In value to "a American
cents to 1.25 French francs and 70
Ill German marks.
O-wbere are the Russian steppes
located?
GSteppes, is a name applied to the
plains which stretch from the Dnleper
across the southwest Of European Rus
STA. round the shores Of the Caspian
and Aral seas, between the Altai and
ural chains, and occupy consider
able part Of Siberia