The mirror., 1923-07-26

ton in connection with their work in our var.
ious departments, pa will herewith be privileged
yourself, THE MIRROR with the kind collabora-
n e. w rsS
supply the requested information.
N0T1CE-In order to regulate the conduct
register number and lock number to ali al queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names. OF
course, will not be published, only the initials
OF each querist being used-Editor.
Q:-Will the query column please print
the following questions: (1) Has the
Government paid bonus to the ex-ser-
vice men? If so can a soldier get land
or property instead of bonus money? (2)
If the Government did not pay bonus,
did the state of Illinois? I have heard
that the state of Illinois did pay bonus,
is that true? (3) Can l get the Webster
Academic Dictionary at the St. Paul Book
and Stationery Co., if so what is the
price?-G. H.
A:-(D There is no Federal bonus. (2)
Illinois pays bonus. (3) Yes. 1t is
now called the "Secondary Dictionary"
Price $500. 1t is really an old edition.
Better get instead Funk & Wagnell
"Desk Dictionary" Price $225, date
1928. For sale at Crisis Book Shop, Wa
basha Street, St. Paul. and can also be
had at the St. Paul Book and Stationery
Company. Funk & Wagnell are the pub
fishers of the STANDARD Dictionary" which
ranks as nearly as good as Webster, and
is preferred to Webster by some.
Q:-G) Will THE MIRROR please tell
me where can get a copy of the constitu-
ton of the state of Minnesota and all
amendments to same? Also the cost of
same? (2) Is there book in the library
that contains the constitution of Minneso-
ta? If so, what is the title and number?
". w..
A:-Q) The Minnesota Legislative
Manual, published by the Secretary of
State, contains the constitution. The man
ual of 1928 has the amendments. Apply
to Secretary of State, Capitol, St. Paul.
No charge. (2) In the prison library
books about Minnesota history on pages
6S to 129 probably contain the constitution.
Try 5044, 2466, 24S2.
OWL you please let me know in
your paper who is the Captain of the
Salvation Army in Minneapolis and
where located.-C. J. O.:
A:-Capt. George V. Catlin, 632-636
Boston block. Also Salvation Army In
dustrial Home, Capt. J. NJ Sturm, 81 Mer-
riam St., North
Q:-Kindly let me know if Kansas City
took the first two games in the K. G. St.
Paul series in June at Kansas City.-C.
10.
A:-No. ST. Paul took all four games
there.
O:-Can you tell me where l can buy
"Home Influence" also "Mothers Recon-
pense," both by Grace Aquilar Pr. H. S.
A:-These books are out of print but
can occasionally be bought from second
hand shops and book exchanges. Place
an order with Crist Book Shop, 3S1 Wa
basha ST., St. Paul.
O:-Woud you please tell me in THE
MIRROR the names of publishers also the
prices of the following books: 1) "Out-
lines of Astronomy" by Sir J. ]. w. Her
schel. (2) Spectrum Analysis in its APP
plication to Terrestrial Substances, and the
Physical Constitution of Heavenly Bodies"
by Dr. H. Schcllen. (3) "The American
Practical Navigator" by Nathaniel Bow
ditch, L.L.D.-D. A.
A:-(D Longmans, Green & Co. New
York City. Price $500. (2) Out of print.
(3) U. S. Government Printing Office,
Washington D. c. Price $3.50.
O:-Please define through the query
colum of THE MIRROR the word entent as
given by Webster's International Diction-
ary.-J. A. K.
A:-Variant of intent.
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request. The International Text Books
especially complete in their information
technical subjects Consult the Reference, USE
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