The mirror., 1921-03-31
QUERIES
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NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
of this column inmates must sign their name,
submitted for publication. Inmates names, OF
course, will not be published, only the initials
of each querist being used.-Editor.
O:-(a) Can you explain what was
called "The Curse of Scotland?" (b)
What state in the Union is known as the
"Bue Hen State" and how did it derive
that name?-J. R. S.
A-(a) "The Curse of Scotland" is a
term applied to the nine of diamonds from
its resemblance to the coat of arms of the
first Earl of Stair, who was held in abb
horrence for the part he took in the Mas
sacre of Glencoe. Over thirty men, women
and children were treacherously butchered
at Glencoe Feb. 13, 1892. See Brewer,
Historic Note book, 6017, page s67. (b)
Delaware. The term is said to have
originated in the Revolutionary war, when
an officer in Delaware regiment raised
famous game cocks from breed of blue
hens, hence the members of his regiment
were called "Blue Hens Chickens" and
SO the name came to be applied to the
state.
OWL you publish the addresses of
the following newspapers? *-A.B.N.
A:-Letters addressed to the city in
which the papers are published will reach
the publishers.
O:-Kindly advise who is considered the
at present time-O. B.
congressman is purely matter of personal
opinion.
O:-(a) Can you tell me if Gen.
George Washington was ever an officer
in the English army before or after
Declaration of independence. (b) Was
Stanley the great plorer an American?
H. G.
A:-(a) In 1855, during the French
and Indian war, Washington accepted a
position on General Braddock's staff.
After Braddock's defeat Washington re-
organized the provincial troops and re-
tanned their command until 1888 when
he resigned his commission. (b) Sir
Henry Morton Stanley was born in Wales
in 1S41. He came to the U. S. when he
was 16 years of age. He worked his way
to fame while claiming America as his
home but he became naturalized citizen
of Great Britain in 1892.
Q:-(a) What is the meaning of acre
feet (irrigation term)? (b) How many
gallons of water in one acre foot? (c)
Is there book in the library on Minneso-
ia Constitutional Law? If not where could
l obtain a copy of the Constitution of
Minnesota ?-D. K.
A:-(a) Acre feet are amounts of water
required to cover an acre one foot deep,
or 43,s60 cubic feet of water. (b) There
are 231 cubic inches in gallon. 43,560
times 1928 (cubic in, in one cubic foot)
divided 231 equals answer. (c) Consult
41O4 Minnesota Legislative Manual.
O:-Can you tell me why woman's
allowance is sometimes called pin money?
*. r.
A:-At the beginning of the fifteenth
century pins were considered very ac-
ceptable present by women, who up to
that time had used wooden skewers.
Sometimes money was given with or in
stead of pins, and was called "pin money!"
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