The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-07-07
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward a means of self education
through correspondent school courses study of
good literature, acquiring an education in our
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informa
ton in connection with their work in our var
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
to use the Query column. You are well
come to send in any queries of serious interest
laboratiOn of Miss Miriam K. Cary Super
visor of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
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 will not be published only the initials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 querst being used.-Editor.
OIL saw published in THE MIRROR
recently that the San Francisco Chronical
was permitted here. Am sure / would like
it if it is allowed. Would you be so kind
as to print in your columns the name of
some paper published in Frisco that would
be permitted.-B. r.
A:-San Francisco Chronical is not al
lowed. Here are names and addresses of
three western papers that are allowed:
California Fruit News (weekly) SAT
Montgomery ST., San Francisco; Western
Farmer, (weekly) Oregonia Bldg, Port
land, Oregon; Washington State Weekly,
Mehlhorn Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
O:-Why is longitude measured from
Greenwich England &C. M.
A:-Royal Observatory of England was
located at Greenwich and was one of the
great institutions of its kind at the time
that the world was finding itself from a
geographical standpoint Great Britain
was also coming into maritime dominance.
For these reasons Greenwich came to be
basic meridian.
O-How did expression "bue blood"
come into use in reference to aristocracy?
j. N.
Alt was originally applied to the
aristocracy of the Spanish provinces Cas-
tile and Aragon. Peoples there traced
their lineage to the light complexioned
Goths who inhabited Spain before the
Moorish conquest Blood in the veins of
these descendants of the Goths appeared
tlue through the skin, whereas blood of
the masses showed dark as the result of
the Moorish infusion. Thus the Castilian
Spaniards came to declare that their blood
was blue and the expression spread to
other peoples.
Q:-What speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives served the longest?-D. L.
A-This honor is divided among three
men-Henry Clay, Joseph Cannon and
Champ Clark, each of whom served four
terms as speaker.
O:-What is meant by pairing of SEN
ators Pr. B..
A:-This means that two senator's, hav-
ing different views on some subject, agree
to abstain from voting on it so that the
absence of either will not affect the vote.
NOTICE-An inmates using the Query Col.
umn and desiring more detailed information &c
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
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