The mirror., 1920-11-25
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

NOTlCE III INMATES
For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward means of self education
through correspondent school courses, study Of
good literature acquiring an education in our
Night Schools, Or who need helpful informa.
tion in connection with their work in our var
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
to use the Query" column. You are vel
come to send in any queries of serious interest
to yourself, THE MIRROR with the kind col
laboration of Miss Miriam E. Carey, Super
visor of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
OF TINS 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course, will not be published, only the initials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.
Will the inmate who sent in "gold-
smith" query please renew same, the orig
inal having been lost.
Q:-Please give me rule for the use
of "that," "who" and which,. F. G.
A-As rule, qUho relates to persons,
sohih and avhat to things, and that to per-
sons, animals, or things.
Q-Does the Newspaper Directory,
published by Aver & Sons, give list Of
college and school publication 7-J. F. G.
Ayes.
Q-Can you give list of the school
publications of Minnesota?-J. F. G.
A:-St Johns University Record, COL
legeville; Scout Fergus Falls; Foolscap,
University of Minnesota; Minnesota
Alumni Weekly, Minneapolis; Minnesota
Alumni Daily, Minneapolis; Crescent.
(normal schooI Moorehead; Carletonia,
Carleton College; Manitou Messenger,
st. Olaf's; Alumni Quarterly, Delta Chi
Quarterly, Hamline Oracle, Hamline Uni
yersity; Mac Weekly, Maga, Manchester
College; Minnesota Farm Review, Agri-
cultural College.
Q-How can one procure a directory
containing list of college and school
magazines ?-J.F.G.
A-Difficult to obtain for any length
OF time unless purchased. The price is
ten dollars for the Ayres directory. Con-
suit N. w. Aver & Sons, 800 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Penn.
Q-Why is it that only the United
States is called "America" while Canada.
Mexico, ETC., are known by their respective
names3 Also how did the name "Uncle
Sam" originate MA.
A-United States is the leading coun-
try of the western hemisphere and custom
has applied to it the generic name "Amer-
ica;" the full title of our country is "the
United States of America" and "America"
is distinct part of the name, whereas the
other countries do not claim the name.
The nickname of "Uncle Sam" originated
in Revolutionary war, when Sam Wilson,
who was known familiarly as "Uncle
SAM" worked on government stores. Goods
came marked "U. ST." for Omitted States"
and people began saying the U. S." stood
for "Uncle SAM" The joke caught on
and stuck fast.
Q-Upon what is the reputation of the
island of Capri based ?-H.H.
A:-Capri is mountainous island of
about six square miles occupying a COM
manding position looking into the bay of
Naples, which has one Of the most beauti-
full views in the world. The island itself
contains many beauties and is a resort for
artists who 60 there to paint. Its chief
attraction for tourists is the beautiful Blue
Grotto.
Q-At what time of the year is your
shadow the longest?-J.B.
A:-Shadow is longest whenever sun is
at lowest point before sinking below hori-
zon, and this can occur at sunrise and sun
set each day. Perhaps you mean, when is
shadow longest at noon? 1t is longest in
winter, when suns path through sky is
lowest. Sun reaches lowest point in sky
at noon at winter solstice, Dec. 81 or %
and shadow will be longest then.
NOTICE-An inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring more detailed information to
their queries are invited to use the splendid
reference books in our library to be had on
request. The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
techinal subjects. Consult the Reference, Use.
full Arts, Literature, Chemistry, Biography and
Science divisions of our library catalogue for
diversified subjects