The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-05-27
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of each querist being used.-Editor.
OILS the U. S. Government consider
ing the digging of a canal through
Nicaragua? If so at what part of the
country? About what time will it be
started? What would be the length COM
pared with the Panama cana? Pr. T. M.
A:-The United States is not consider
ing the Nicaragua canal project. A New
York association was given exclusive right
of way through Nicaragua for ship
canal in March, 1887. The route surveyed
at that time begins at Greytown, on the
Atlantic coast, 56H miles; thence to Brito,
on the Pacific coast; total length 169 $40
miles. Only % 9-10 miles require excava-
ton. The Panama canal is so miles long
from deep water to deep water.
Q:-Why were the southern soldiers
called "Johnnies PHI. NJ
A:-The name "Johnnies' was given
the Southern soldiers merely as a nick
name by the soldiers of the Northern
states, just the same as the Germans were
called "Huns" by the Allied troops dur
ing the recent war.
O:-How did the White House get its
name?-L. r.
A:-Executive Mansion was built of
white freestone. From the beginning all
its woodwork has been painted white. To
maintain its purity of appearance the
stone also was painted. 1t was because of
its appearance that it came to be referred
to as the White House.
O:-How does the number of Ameri-
cans in military service in the world war
compare, taking population into account,
with the number in such service at the
time of the Civil war?-W. V.
A:-Total number in military service
in world war was 100000, just twice as
great as total number in Union army in
Civil war. In latter struggle, however,
10 men out of each 100 population saw
military service while in late war pro-
portion was only about five per 100 of
population.
Q:-What became of Jefferson Davis,
president of the confederacy, after the
Civil war?-H. G.
Allie was released from prison by
the provisions of the general amnesty of
Dec. IS, 1868. He then visited Europe
and spent the rest of his life in retire.
ment, during which time he wrote "The
Rise and Fall of the Confederate Govern
ment." He died in New Orleans, Dec.
6, 1889.
Q:-Who was the greatest military
commander in the history of the world?-
w. S.
A-This, of course, is largely matter
of opinion, but both public and expert
opinion limit the choice generally to four
names-Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar and
Napoleon. There is, probably, prepon-
derance of opinion in favor of Napoleon
as the WORLDS greatest military genius.
Q:-Who formerly owned the site that
is now Arlington cemetery, the "old Lee
Home ?"-L J.
A:-Arlington, across the Potomac from
Washington, was formerly the home of
Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general.
This property was seized by government
during Civil war and is now the site of
the national cemetery, in which officers
and men of army and navy are buried.
AT present time there are about $4,000
graves, nearly 5000 of which contain I'M
known dead. The old Lee mansion, with
its stately portico, still standing in the
heart of the cemetery, is an excellent speci-
men of colonial architecture.
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