Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Query and
Answer

H. F., No. Lancaster-If married
woman goes on a bond and the bond
is forfeited and she has no means to
pay her liability does her husband
have to pay it?
Ans. 1t is not considered good pol
icy to accept a married woman as a
bond surety unless she has means of
her own. Our legal department opines
the husband would not be liable.
M. R., Lancaster-How do you pro-
nounce the name of the Spanish writ
er, Ibanez?
Ans. Like this: "Eboneth"
r. T., Muscoda-I would like to ask
through your Query and Answer coll
umn what planet in the solar system
is farthest away from the sun?
Ans. Neptune is the farthest away
It's mean distance from the sun is
two billion seven hundred and ninety
two million miles.
Curious, Blue River-Will you ans
wer me how much soap bubble II
inches in circumference will weigh?
Also what is the thickness of the
bubbles shell at the point of burst
ing?
Ans. A soap bubble of any size
does not weigh anything as it is filled
with air. The shell" is four-mil-
lionth of an inch thick at the point of
bursting.
HI. F., Boscobel-I would be much
pleased if you will answer what l
could use to sweeten the breath?
Ans Try few drops of camphor
in glass of water used as a gargle.
P. NJ, Richland Center-As you are
answering any kind of questions
want to ask you what is the Single
Tax?
Ans. "Single Tax" is system to
tax land, and to exempt from taxa
ton improvement on such land. The
theory of single tax is to encourage
land owners to build on and improve
their land without further taxation.
B. F., Lancaster-Will you please
tell the day and date that Admiral
Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet at
Manila?
Ans. Admiral Dewey's signal vic
tory at Manila Bay occurred on Sun
day, May 1, 1898.
G.. S., Avoca-Why do people use
the expression tiled the knot" when
speaking of a couple getting married?
Ans. A priest in ancient times in
old Babylonia used to take thread
from the garment of the bride and
another from that of the bridegroom
and tied them together in knot. He
then presented it to the bride as a
symbol of the binding nature of the
union between her and her husband.
Hence the expression tying the
knot"
P. R., Fennimore-If I place $500 in
the bank at per cent interest COM
pounded, how many years will it take
to make it worth $1,000?
Ans A $500 deposit at 4 per cent
compound interest, will double in
about IS years.
C. S., Platteville-When young
couple who have been keeping COM
pany with each other quit, should
the girl give back all the presents
that he gave her?
Ans. No. Nothing should be re-
turned except the engagement ring.
M. B., Glen Haven-Are there any
states in the union where an owner
of an automobile must have license
to drive his own car?
Ans. Yes. Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York.
Oregon, South Carolina and Virginia.
H. NJ, Beetown-Now that the wo-
men are eligible to hold public office,
do you think they have executive au-
thority?
Ans Yes. Ask any married man.
L. H, Cassville-Which is farthest
west, Alaska or California?
Ans. Alaska Nome in Alaska is
farther west than the Hawaiian
Islands.
p. T., Cuba City-My mother thinks
I was born on Friday, but is not sure.
Will you tell. The date is Dec. Is, 1891.
Ans Yes. You were born on Friday.
A. T., Castle Rock-What color is
the wind?
Ans. The winds blew.
E. NJ, Blue River would really
like to know the answers to the fol-
lowing questions-(D What is corned
beef? (2) When dining in hotel or
home and you drop your fork what
should you do?