The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-22
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ciate and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward means Of self education
through correspondent school courses, study Of
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Night Schools, or, who need helpful informa-
ton in connection with their work in our var;
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est TO yourself. THE MIRROR with the kind
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endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
of this column inmates must sign their NAME
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names, Of
course, will not be published, only the initials
of each querist being used.-Editor.
OILS there spur of the Ozark Noun
tains which extends into the state of Illi-
nois; if so, what part?-G. B.
A:-The Ozark Mountains are not
true range of mountains. 1t is the popu-
lar name for the highland in Arkansas,
Missouri, and Indian Territory and be-
tween the Arkansas and Missouri rivers.
This does not enter Illinois.
O:-G) What is the estimated speed of
the fastest liner, or transport up to the
present time? (2) Give name and speed
of the fastest battleship of the U. Sc. S.
A:-U SIS. Mauritania, in 1910, from
New York to Queenstown in four days,
10 hours, Al minutes holds the record for
north Atlantic passage to date (191S).
The speed of the Mauritania is IS knots
an hour or 28.787 miles an hour. (2)
Answer reserved for further investigation.
The U. S. Navy opened bids in May, 1919
for two dreadnoughts, the Iowa and
Massachusetts,, speed to be 80 knots an
hour. AS all dreadnoughts have a speed
of from 81 knots to IS an hour, the Easiest
U. S. battleship" to date would fall in
that group.
Q:-Assuming that a monster gun will
throw a projectile Is miles, about how
many seconds will it be in reaching its
destination, and can it be observed at
any period in its flight Pm. F.
A:-Such projectile would have a
muzzle velocity of say $500 feet or in
round numbers half mile a second. To
travel Is miles it would take so seconds
or more. A big projectile can readily
be seen by a person standing in rear of
gun and keeping his eye on the line of
flight.
O:-Do the crown jewels of the shah
globe of the earth made of pure gold?
"A. S. P.
A:-The jewel to which you refer is
part of shahs collection and is kept in
museum of the palace of Teheran. Globe
contains IS pounds of pure gold and over
$1,000 gems. Seas in globe are composed
Of ncrIo
in diamonds. Africa in rubies India in
amethysts and Persia in turquoises. Jewel
is valued at $4,73s,OoO.
OILS it true that the Bible is to be
done in motion pictures ?-W. w.
Alt was recently announced from
Los Angeles that motion picture corpor-
alton had been organized by church peo-
pie there for the purpose of making pic
lures from the stories of the Bible and
other religious works. These films will
probably be used in churches, chautauquas
and Sunday schools.
OIL note that the surname of Prince of
Wales is Windsor. Is this not a mistake
as all the records l have been able to con-
suit state that the name is Guelph or
Wettin.-G. r.
A:-Surname of the royal family was
formerly Victim but it was changed to
Windsor by royal decree issued on July
II, 1917.
Q:-What is the most popular tree in
U. S.?-L. L.
A-Consensus of opinion seems to be
that the white elm, or American elm, is
our most popular tree. 1t is a shapely,
dignifed producer of shade and grows
over large area.
OILS there any substance through
which an ordinary horseshoe magnet will
not attract iron Pr. Nice.
A:-No; if you could find such sub
stance you could produce perpetual motion.
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