Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-28
Query and
Answer

of the Scots and Picts. In their dis
tress they appealed to the Saxons
who marched against their northern
foe and obtained complete victory.
Subsequently this was known as the
Anglo-Saxon alliance.
7. c., Montfort-How must a per-
son play the joker when playing Five
Hundred and when no trump or Nolle
is being played?
A HOyle Up to Date says: "In
the game of Five Hundred the joker
is the highest trump card when
trump is named. But in playing
Nolle (no tricks) or no trump the
Joker is the highest card of any suit
the holder desires to call it." There
fore, the person holding the Joker is
not obliged to use it on any suit
that is led unless it is preferred to
do so. In short, the holder of the
joker is complete master. He may
play it on a heart, diamond, club or
spade, just as he pleases, but if he
leads it he must name the suit he
wants played. In playing nolle (no
tricks) he may throw off the joker on
any suit that is led if he has none of
that suit. For instance, if a heart is
led and he wants to avoid taking the
trick and has no hearts he may play
the joker by calling it spade or one
Of the other suits and thus be free
from taking the trick.
D. T., Boscobel-When I asked to
talk with my husband over the tele-
phone the impudent operator said
number" Do you call that good SER
vice or was she dumb bell?
A. Probably she thought you had
several husbands.
w. w, Highland-Since you in
formed us of the states where bible
reading is prohibited in the public
schools, woll you kindly tell us in
how many states bible reading is
compulsory in the public schools?
A. Bible reading is compulsory or
provided for by law in six states
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Tennessee, Georgia and Ala
bama. In eleven other states bible
reading is permitted. Ten states ex-
Dressly forbid it and the remaining
states are silent upon the subject.
G. B., Stitzer-What was the grand
father" clause of the constitution that
disfranchised the negro voter of the
south?
A. We cannot find any data.
Reader, Blue River-To settle
DISPUTE we wish you would answer
in YOUR paper the exact date of the
Battle of Jonesboro in the Civil war
and which side won the battle?
A. The Battle of JOnesboro began
on Aug. 81, 1864, and ended on Sept. l,
1864, with Union victory
B. H.. Platteville-What was st.
Peters religion? Is it true, as L
have been told, that he was once the
pope of Rome?
A. st. Peter was pope OF Rome
from A. D. Al to A. D. 81. St. Peter
was known as a Christian. In ms
time there was no dissenting rellSlon
except that of the Jews.
L. D.. Avoca-Can Catholic priests
converse with each other in Latin?
A. Not with much satisfaction on
modern topics, because of the limited
vocabulary. Catholic priests SPEAK
and write what is known as ecc!eS-
eastical Latin, and on these lines they
can converse freely. Hence priests
from different countries converse III
Latin when they meet.
G. X. Boscobel-I would like 10 ask
why sailors trousers are mace So
wide at the bottom?
A. All around convenience. lhey
can be pulled up quickly in any emer-
gency.
p 70. Fennimore-Wh is Orange,
N. J., where Edison's factory is?
A. Orange, N j., is suburb Oh
Newark, N. j. :
G. S. Blue River-What planet IS
nearest to the earth and which planet
is the nearest to the sun?
A. Mercury is the nearest planet
to the sun, while Mars is the nearest
to the earth.
tell in Q. & A. where Lincoln IS purl-
ed?
A. Springfield, Ill. -
Reader. Arthur-At a partlculdl
cheese meeting recently the chalrlil all
had been voting on all questlolss,. s., "
one question the result was tie ne! Ii
the chairman again cast the uecluins
vote. Was that right or wrong!
A. Wrong. A chairman mas no
vote except in case of tie. Ihen ne
NAV cast his vote to decide the mate
fer as he may see fit. If he voteo
along with the others it was an lie
gal vote and could be thrown out.
Reader. Lancaster-Please puollsn
the names of the canal lock at tle
eastern end of the Erie Barge canal
and the name of the lock at the west
ern enw of the same canal Also glVe
the name of the town in which they
are located. "a of
A The lock at the western eno Oh
the Erie Canal is named Ham a4arS5
and is located in Buffalo. The eastern Il1
end is Rensselaer,, and is located IN
Albany. ,o,o ons-
n Potosi-Will you please ans
wer in your question column What was
the age of Moses and where ana W y =,
he died and where will find II III
A Moses was 12O years old when
he died. He died in the land OF Moap'
on Mount Nebo, to the top OF rlsga,-'
Found in Deuteronomy, saith Cnapter'