Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-20
Query and
Answer

G. F., Richland Center-Did Wins
ton Churchill of England serve with
the Spanish forces in Cuba during the
Spanish-American war? If so, was it
not a violation of Englands neutrali-
| ty?
Ans. The Rt Hon. Winston
Churchill served with the Spanish
forces in Cuba as war correspon-
dent and not as a combatant His
credentials carried this evidence, and
therefore no violation of neutrality
can be charged.
B. D., Blue River-When and where
was the Liberty bell made Also did
it get cracked when it rang out the
Declaration of Independence?
Ans. The famous Liberty bell was
made in London, England, in 1925. AS
the bell had been re-cast in Philadel-
phia in 1853 on account of a defect in
sound it is thought the incessant ring
ing in 1875 when it rang out two
hours, may have had something to do
with it's cracking in later years. In
1885 it cracked under a stroke of the
hammer and has remained impaired
ever since. While it has been trans
ported to number of expositions it
is now kept at Philadelphia as one of
our most hallowed national relics.
F. B., Lancaster went out car
riding with strange man the other
night. Did I do wrong?
Ans. Don't you know?
S. F., Avoca-Occasionally daily
papers refer to a certain district in
Ohio as the Western Reserve. Can
Two To1 I,
Ans. When, by the treaty of 1888,
Great Britain relinquished the terri
tory south of the Great Lakes and
east of the Mississippi River, dispute
arose among the states of Virginia,
New York, Massachusetts and Connec-
ticut as to the right of occupancy. The
difficulty was finally settled by ceding
the whole to the United States Federal
Government. Connecticut, however, re-
served a tract of 100000 acres on
Lake Erie, which included the city of
Cleveland. At that time this territory
was considerably west of the center
of population, and hence was called
the Western Reserve.
B. G., Cuba City-Can you tell me
the origin of the expression Hob
sons Choice?"
Ans. Tobias Eobson was the first
man in England to let out hacking
horses. When man came to him to
hire a horse he was led into the sta
bles where there was a great choice,
but he would insist that he take the
one next to the stable door so that ev-
| cry customer was alike well served
according to his chance. Hence, when
something which ought to be ones own
selection is forced upon him, we say
he took Hobson's choice.
F. E., Platteville-Will you please
state where the Garden of the Hes
perides is located?
| Ans. 1t is supposed to be located
in the western part of the mythology
cal world.
H. r., Living ston-Will you please
answer what is meant by Black Fri
day?
Ans In England Black Friday was
Dec. 6, 1745, the day the Pretender
landed. In the United States it was
Sept. "a, 1869, when a group of Wall
Street spectators forced the price of
gold to 1924, creating a serious pan
ic. A similar panic was started Fri
day. Sept. 10, 1873. These three in
stances became known as Black Fri
day as each respectively occurred on
Friday.
B. J., Montfort-Is lynx and wild
cat the same?
Ans. They belong to the same fam
lily. Wild cat is the general term under
which several specie of wild animal
are known, among which are the lynx
F. P, Bagley-How is the surest
was to get rid of a fellow that is pes
tering me ali the time with his pres
ence?
Ans. The surest way is to marry
him.