The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-12-06

being used. (Ed.)
Q:-What is meant by Mogul engine? w. P.
A:-A Mogul engine is locomotive of peculiar and
heavy type built for hauling heavy having six coup
ed driving wheels and single pair of truckwheels.
QWha, does s'Khaki' mean and how it pronounced?
-J.M.G.
A:-Khaki is Anglo-Indan word, meaning the
of dust ashes 1t first applied the color
forms of the English in the Boer also desig
the cloth with which soldiers Of
metallic substance used in connection the dye in
which the cloth coored giving durability and color
distinguish distance The
word is given 'cack-ee.''
o:-Will you kindly explain different measurements of
the following The me mile and
the knot? H S.
A:The mile is $50 British Admiralty
knot nautical mile is 5000 The is 6,O8266
feet and is generally considered the standard The
feet in statute knot is arrived thus: The
the earth is divided into 800 degrees each degree containing
knots 1850 60 d. 800 circumference 81 900
divided into 131, .456the number of eaths
circumferencegves 6O8266 length of standard
mile.
o:-Wha is the highest speed record of railway ans
w. M.
A:-The fastest time record for distance of over $40
miles, made by the Lake Shore Michigan Southern
K. R., from Buffalo Chicago, in june 1906 miles in
hours SO min miles per hour The tastes, long
distance less than $40 miles Central
R. r., Sept IL, 1895, Buffalo, 4361s miles,
4O7 minutes actual me average speed, 61 miles per
The fastest short distance the Pha & Reading
July, 1904, from Egg Harbor ganne Junction. 48 miles
in 2 min. 80 Sec, 1852 miles per hour
O:-Where the magnetic poles BIO
A:The magnetic poles coincident with the geo.
graphical poles they dramatically opposite to each
other. Prior the attempt of Amunden determine the
north magnetic poe the only other by Capt James Ross
in June 1884, who found the dip magnetic needle to be
80 degrees, SO minutes, seconds latude 20 degrees
minutes, seconds N and longitude 96 degrees minutes
seconds w., which is King William Land, Canada.
The position of theouth magnetic pole located
in latitude q degrees o minutes and longitude 154 by
Prof. Edward David and Mr.. Douglas Mason.
Q:-What is the meaning of military jusdictiona'
re
A-There under the constitution three kinds of military
urisdconon to be exercised in both and another
exercised foegn without the boundaries the
United States in time of rebellion civil within
districts occupied by rebels belgerents and
third be exercised in time of invasion within
the limits of the United States during rebellion within the
limits of mantang adhesion the national government
when the public danger requires its exercise.
The first of these may be called Jurisdiction under military
law and found in of congress, prescribing rules and
articles of otherwise providing for the of
the national oces the second may distinguished military
supeseding far be deemed expedien
direction of the president with the implied sanction
congress- while the third may be denomnated
proper
Q:-Please inform concerning the legal provisions
relative the which menand may mary-I
A-Age which valid marriage be contracted varies
in different For male, lowest statutory age III
rage be legally contracted that age Kentucky
Hampshire Louisiana and Virginia. In
limit Is years. District of Columbia, Iowa. North Caro-
lna Texas and Utah is 16 years. in Alabama Arkansas
Georgia. II years and in Arizona, California Delaware Idaho
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota Montana, Nebraska
Nevada New Mexico New York, North Dakota Ohio. Okla
homa Oregon, South Dakota, West Virginia. Wisconsin and
Wyoming, Is In Kansas, Kentucky Louisiana, Miss
and Virginia, statutory limit for female-lowe age
which valid marriage be made-is IL years;
Alabama, Arkansas District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa.
Carolina, Texas and Utah it IA years. in California
Minnesota New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma Oregon,
South Dakota and Wisconsin it is Is years. in Arizona,
Delaware Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Montana Nebraska,
Nevada Ohio, West Virginia, and Wyoming is 16 years.
Idaho and New York 18 In other which
minimum manageable is fixed provisions of common law
apply Parental required for marriage males be-
age years nearly all
16 years and in Idaho and Carolina Is
years. No limit established in Georgia, Michigan, New
Hampshire York and South Carolina. Parental
required marriage females below of 16 in Mary
Tennessee; limit 81 years in Connecticut, Florida
Kentucky Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Virginia.
West Virginia and Wyoming New York, New Hampshire
Carolina have limit In all other
and territories it is 18 years.
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