Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

| buttons of their own and it was upon
these that the Federal one was pat
termed. The States developed their
documents from Colonial charters,
which in turn we're modelled upon the
charters OF mercantile companies of the
| fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Mas
sachusetts is the only State which re-
| tains the constitution framed at that
period. but it has been revised and
| amended. All the States, however, in
their modern constitutions retain many
of the principles and much of the
framework of the older documents.
O. What is the difference between an
| ordinary we'll and an artesian well?-
F.. B. P.
A. This is a term applied to water
which is secured by deep borings into
the earth. An ordinary well is usually
under 100 and at most $50 feet
in depth. If it is required to go 200
to 500 feet in depth or more. the water
is usually termed "artesian" Often in
artesian wells the water rises above the
earth'S surface of its own force: in
other words, it forms a flowing well.
Any deep well, whether flowing of it's
own accord or not, is now regarded as
an artesian well. Many arteSian wells
Yield sulphur, chalybeate or alum waters;
in others the water is so impregnated
with common salt as to be unsuitable
for consumption, while in many others
the water is of excellent quality.
@. Was the Estate of Indiana" the
first territory to be given that name?
N. D.
A. The word Indiana" was first used
as the name Of triangular tract of
territory containing about 5000 square
miles which Is now part of West Vir-
ginia. The tract was given by the Six
Nations of IroquoiS Indians about 1873
to the Indiana Land Co. as indemnity
in the settlement of a claim for ner-
chandise taken by war party of IN
| dams. Later the State government re-
fused to recognize the transaction and
Indiana ceased to exist. In 1900 the
| Northwest Territory was divided and
part of it called Indiana Territory"
After several changes of boundary it
became the section that later became
the State of Indiana.
O. What is the name of the maya
| zine published at the Leavenworth Pen
itentiary?-N. A. r.
A. 1t is called the "New Era" The
current number is Vol. XIV, Number
XII DR.. Frederick A. Cook is the
present editor.
@. What is Richard Talmadge's real
| name?-E. D.
A. Richard Talmadge was born in
Caumberg, Switzerland. His real name
| is Melzette Before he played in pic
lures he and three of his brothers used
to have an acrobatic act in vaudeville.
Q. Who gets the wage dole in Eng
land?-D. G.
A. What is known as the "wage dole
in England is actually unemployment
insurance. It is paid to those who at
one time were in work and may at some
future date be again in work and who
when employed contribute toward the
premium.
@. Name some of the famous statues
of women.-L. M. S.
! A. There are comparatively few
statues of women except those of god
desses or symbolical figures. Joan OF
Arc is probably the most popular sub
| ject. There are also famous statues OF
| Cleopatra, Beatrice Cenci and Frances
E. Willard and group of portrait busts
of Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
WIldb QOSS NOA0 44GP~9
mean?-A. j.
A. 1t is coined word, formed from
the initials of the Hamburg American
| ischa-Packenfahrt- GesellschafC.
In this country it is known as the
Hamburg American Line"
@. What is the daily pay roll of the
Government Printing Ofice?-P. I.
A. 1t is approximately $4,000.
@. Are scientific discoveries ever acct
dental?-F. S.
A. They often are. They are usually
made by men trained in the line of
scientific invention or observation.
Oxygen, discovered by Priestley; cal
cium carbide, by Wilson; inflammation,
by Goodyear; X-rays, by Roentgen, and
radioactivity, by Becherel, fall in this
class.
@. Why do many telegraph poles look
as though they had been charred or
burned?-D. j.
A. Many untreated poles now in use
are being preserved and protected by
surface charring, followed by applica-
ton of creosote.
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