Evening star., 1940-07-26
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
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@. Who first used The term Mugwump
with reference to a political party?-
Owl.
A. On June IS, 1884, the New York Sun
designated the members Of the Repub-
lican party who refused to support the
regular party nominee James G. Blaine,
as "Mugwumps" The term had been used
by the Indianapolis Sentinel in 1872.
@. What is the derivation Of the name
Wendell?-R. P. G..
A. The name Wendell or Wendell Is Of
Teutonic origin and indicates a wanderer
1t may be traced to the seventh century
Wendalinus or Wendelin, the patron
saint of shepherds and peasants.
O. What is the purpose Of the organiza-
ton known as Mothers of American Sons,
Inc?-C. P.
A. According to the bylaws, THE pur-
pose of this organization is to prevent
and prohibit so far as is legally in our
power, the sending of our boys overseas
in defense of any cause whatsoever"
O. Is the fifth column development Of
the present war?-R. P. H.
A. Otto Tolischus, in How Hitler Pre-
pared" says: I'm itself there is nothing
new in the weapon of the fifth column.
Developed from the most ancient artifice
of the military trade-namely, espionage
it showed up in embryonic form even
in the last war; for instance, in espionage
and sabotage organizations in the United
States, for activities in which Franz Won
Papen and Capt. Boy-Ed were expelled
O. What was the first department store
in the United States to have electric
lghts?-H. L. B.
A. Electric lights were installed in the
Philadelphia establishment of John
Wanamaker on December 26, 1878, in the
Grand Depot.
@. Is the marriage ceremony given in
the Bible?-C. J.
A. The permanency of the marriage re-
lation is described in Matthew, xix. ;.
He which made them at the beginning
made them male and female. And said,
for this cause shall a man leave father
and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;
and they twain shall be one flesh, Where
fore they are no more twain, but one
( flesh. What therefore God has Joined
together. let no man put asunder.' Ephe-
slams v:22-33, also stresses the obliga-
/ tions of marriage.
c. Who painted the widely copied pic
ture called The End of the Trail?"-
C. L. B.
A James Earle Fraser executed the
statue from which the paintings have
I been copied It was first exhibited in
1915 at the Panama Pacific Exposition in
San Francisco.
@. Are any sons of President James A.
Garfield living?-A. J. D.
A. There are four surviving sons OF the
President: Abram Garfield, architect, of
Cleveland. Ohio: Harry A. Garfield, edu-
Gator. of Williamstown, Mass; Irwin M.
Garfield. lawyer, of Boston and James R.
Garfield, lawyer, of Cleveland.
@. Has the Union of South Africa de-
clared war on Germany?-A. T. F.
A On September 7, 1889 the British
Ministry of Information announced that
the Union of South Africa had declared
war against Germany.
c. Please give the origin of blessing the
shrimp fleets at Morgan City, Lat.
K M
A. The custom is said to have been
brought to this country by French fisher
men from the coast of Brittany and dates
back to ancient times when no feet set
sail from either France or Spain without
first being blessed by ritualistic ceremony.
At Morgan City the ceremony takes place
annually in July. The Archbishop OF
New Orleans holds high mass for the
shrmpers and their families, later lead
ing the procession from the church to
floating wharf. where one by one as the
boats pass each is sprinkled with holy
water to insure divine protection.
@. Is Scattergood Baines from In
diana?-M. B.
A. Jess Pugh, who enacts the radio
Characterization of Scattergood Baines,
is a native of Andersonville, Franklin
County. Ind. While he was child, his
family moved to Rushville, where he still
maintains a home.
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