Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-01
Query and
Answer

Anxious, Darlington am girl Is
years old, and am keeping company
with a young man of q years He
wishes to marry me but hasn't much
money While we both love each
other, should l marry him and take
chance?
Ans. Both of you are a little too
young to know positively that your
love. is a lasting one. We would adj
wise you to wait a couple of years.
However, not having much money"
should not be considered. Your feel
ings toward each other and his ability
to make a respectable living are the
all-important factors to be considered.
C. T. Lancaster-Will you please
answer in your column where are the
| DardanelleS?
Ans The Dardanelles is the power
/ full fortified strait between Greece and
Turkey which connects the Aegean
| Sea and the Sea of Marmora.
R. H., Avoca. Do married people
live longer than single people?
Ans. No it just seems longer.
/ M. H, Blue River Is Constantinople
the Capital of both Turkey in Europe
and in Asia?
/ Ans. It was the capital before the
| World war In this war Turkey lost
all foothold in Europe except Con-
stantinople, a few islands in the Ae
geon Sea and the Derkos water sup
| ply. The country is now republic
with a capital at AngOra.
A. P, Fennimore. Can you tell me
what is eX-President Taft's religion.
F! Does he hold any office now?
1 Ans. EX-President Taft is a Unfair
ian He is Chief Justice of the SUI
preme court of the United States.
Reader, Blue River-Isnt a man a
regular dog to be chewing tobacco and
splitting all the time?
Ans. Yes, we would call him a reg
ular Spitz.
H. T., Spring Green-Are there any
! MOhammedans in the United States,
and what is their Bible?
| Ans. There are a few scattering
! followers of the Prophet Mohammed
in this country, but there is no church
or organization although it would be
permitted as the constitution guaran-
| tees religious freedom and expression.
/ The Mohammedan Bible is called the
Koran.
P. j., Cuba City-What I would like
| to ask in this here column is this why
do all prize fighters get married?
Ans. To keep in training.
T. L., Livingston-Wil you kindly
| inform us what Fiume is that the Ital-
| ian government had so much trouble
| about?
Ans. Fiume, city on the western
coast of the Adriatic Sea, was made
| free state by the treaty of 120. 1t is
8 miles square and is governed by
president who is elected by the Poop
! lie.
D. NJ, Montfort-Can you tell where
the Judges, the Kings and other pro-
phets of the Bible, are buried?
Ans. The Prophets are buried IN the
valley about two miles west OF Jeru-
salem. the Kings in the valley two
miles northwest of Jerusalem; and
the Judges in the valley about four
miles northwest of Jerusalem.
B. F.. Cobb-Did Jesse James serve
time in a Minnesota penitentlary or
any other penal institution?
Ans. No. He was never caught.
Frank James, his brother, was caught
and sentenced to a Minnesota prison.
J. b.. Highland--Where do bats
build their nests and raise their young
ones? Is it done at night?
Ans. Bats do not build nests. They
carry their young with them in the
folds of their wings When the mother
is fitting about at night, feeding on
insects. she feeds her young at the
same time
T. H.. Platteville-Will you please
tell me what day of the week | was
horn on. the date being March 70,
1859?
Ans. March rs, 1859, was on Friday.
Inuuisitive, Lancaster-It seems to
be very pleasant weather now. DO
Won think Spring is here? Please eX-
plain about the seasons.
Ans. Quite a question. Weather
conditions vary and Science has not
as vet solved the mystery Eventual
" it will. Some springs are late;
others early The past two springs
have been late and this one lnd1cateS
early warm weather. However, ana
strictly speaking, fall and spring are
more or less poetic divisions OF the
wear. beginning on Sept. q and March
| 81. respectively, with winter and sum-
mer the exact or actual divisions. IN
this region, which is in the center OF
| the great temperate zone, the last
frost. marking the end of winter. gen
orally comes about April Is. 1t var
les one way or the other from year TO
year. The first killing frost in the
fall is on about Oct. Is, varying OF
| course. This gives us $50 days with
out frost and $50 days with frost,
which may be termed summer and
winter" During the frost period no
vegetation flourishes. After the frost
period vegetation buds, grows and
ripens. With $50 days of winter and
1870 days of summer, we have beaut-
iful. invigorating and variable climate
which makes for health, industry and
prosperity. Nearly all the work and
achievement of the world is done IN
the great temperate zone when
stretches like a ribbon around the
planet. You, my friend, live in this
wonderful zone and in the best part
| of II the unper Mississippi Valley, the