Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

came into general use for that purpose.
Q. In fling, should material be put
in front Of the index letters or behind
them?-B. l.. S.
A. It is customary in most systems of
filing to file behind the index letter.
This is the custom used in the Library
Of Congress and followed by most such
institutions.
@. Has the Bible been translated into
the Indian language9-F. s..
A. 1t has been translated in whole
or In part by the American Bible
Society into 13 Indian languages spoken
in the United States.
@. Who started the movement to
have none but women as superintend-
ents of women in prisons?-G. w. c.
A. This is not matter Of record. It
is thought that Gov washington Hunt
was responsible for having the first
woman appointed to such a position in
New York.
@. Where was James G. Blaine
buried?--W. S. p.
A. James g. Blaine died in Wash
ington, D. c., January q, 1898. The
first interment was IN Oakhill Gene
terry, which is non-defominational, but,
at the request of the State Of Maine, re-
interment was made in the Blaine
S Ms%0T 1920 Park at Augusta e. in
@. Why do railroad rails seem to
meet in the distance?-J. K.
A. Parallel lines apparently converge
in the eye level of the observer. This
is a well known factor of perspective
and Is caused haAthe apparent decrease
in the size Of the object as it recedes
from the eye.
@. Is the word TIL" meaning
until" in good usage?-L. d.
A. 1t is correct. Both words are in
good usage.
@. How far north is the Hudson
River affected by the tide?-R. V. w.
| A. 1t is affected by the tide as far
up as the United States dam at Troy.
O. Please explain the dole system in
England.-F. L. H.
A. The dole was originally a dis
tribution or gift, especially Of food and
money given in charity. After the
World War the term was applied in
Great Britain loosely to the various
kinds of weekly payments to the unem-
ployed. They were first made on a
national scale under the out-of-work
donation scheme instituted in 1918, and
inasmuch as the scheme was entirely
non contributory, the term was not
inappropriate. The expression dole"
in relation to donation payments be-
came current soon afterward and was
applied to the weekly payments made
under the national unemployment In
surance scheme which was on con-
tributory basis from its inception. The
contributing parties were the employer,
the employed person and the exchequer.
the share of the contribution borne by
national funds being only one-fifth OF
the whole. This was later increased
and amounted at one period to approx
mately three-tentns Of the whole. Cen
orally it may be said that from 1919 the
| term dole" has been loosely applied
to payments made from national or
/ local funds TO unemployed and even
to- benefits paid from insurance funds
to which the recipients themselves
contribute.
q. Where are the best Government
bass hatcheries in the United States?-
T. C.
A. The State hatcheries at Hacketts-
town, N. j., and Comstock Park Mich,
and the Federal hatcheries at Tupelo,
Miss; Orangeburg. S. c., and Louisville,
KY, are excellent Louisville's new
hatchery is the finest in the country as
to buildings and equipment.