The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-26
so1rE ouEsrroNe AND ANswERs

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 Belle Nina, Ala. April q, 1908. Editor The Advertiser: %
 Dear sir-will you please answer the following questions through the columns of your paper?
 second-For what purpose was 1t estab- Hshed?
 Third-Is 1t still maintained and for what purpose?
 and west all the way across the United States?
 Fifth-In what latitude does 1t Iie2
 Sixth--Is 1t a surveyed line or imagi- nary?
 Seventh-If John Jones becomes the father of a son whom he names John Jones'" will tine father then be addressed John Jones, sr" or simply John ! Eishth-shouid there be grandson of the same name, how would he be ad- dressed? Yours truly,
 The queries from to can all be an- swered together and to get properly at the matter 1t is necessary to go back to the early settlement of the country. As Is pretty generally well known William Penn was one of the principal men in Penn syivama and in it's settlement, as Lord Baltimore was in Maryland. The line between their possessions was a constant subject of contention. As early as 1882 Penn came over to this country to try to get settlement of the dispute be- tween himself and Baltim pre. hut the matter was hung up and passed over in , one way or another for nearly eighty years without definite understanding. In 17so final deed was issued to the Penns. Thomas and Richard. confirming their title to the land ciaimed by their ancestor. but no definite survey was made or begun until 17Ss Then the Penns and son of the original, mutually agreed on the selection of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, "mathematicians and surveyors" both Englishmen. and they and it thus became. as intended. the boundary between the two States and the claimants representing William Penn and the first Lord Baltimore
 This line began on the Delaware River and ran west PA miles on the parallel of ss'. 4s, 2s. At the end of every fifth mile a stone was placed on one side of which was carved the Penn coat of arms and those of Lord Baltimore on the other. The intermediate miles were marked with smaller stones with M on one side and P on the other. As stated. the survey ex- tended PA miles ir a westward direction, and though we do not now remember the exact western terminus 1t will be seen that so far from extending entirely across the United States 1t does not reach quite to the western boundary of Penn syivania. It may be added that the survey was revised In 1s4s and found to be substantially correct.
 It is not out of place to state that, although Mason and Dixons line Is so often referred to as forming the division between North and South, the line be- tween the free and slave States of the original Confederation was latitude Ss degrees. 30 minutes North, and nat Mason and Dixon's survey.
 This is a brief answer to our corr pondent. and If he wants full history the line we must refer him to some eE cyclopedia or history for details AS to his seventh and eighth questions we must confess that we re not able to give an expert reply. The words senior and junior are used to designate two persons oP shA sama mama asnecially father end son. In that case 1t Is proper to speak of John Jones, Jr., but if there is third one we are not sure as to what you should call him, unless you should say John Jones, Junior 2nd. How would that dor