Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
Query and
Answer

P. B., Richland Center-Will you
kindly answer what day of the week
I was born on? My birthday is Jan,
80, 1876.
Ans. Jan. 80, 1876, was on Sunday
H. D., Blue River-I am informed
that the Hoosac railroad tunnel in the
United States is over four miles long.
| Is it the longest tunnel in the world
Ans. No. The Simplon tunnel be-
tween Switzerland and Italy is the
longest, being over II miles long.
F. P, Hazel Green-I wish to ask
you what the flower is for January,
February and March respectively?
Ans. January is the Snowdrop,
February the Primrose, and March the
Violet.
D. j., Muscoda-Can you state in
your @. & A what is the motto of the
United States?
Ans. "E Pluribus Unum." Zone out
of many)
T. j., Avoca-I would like to ask
in the question department just where
the dividing lines are for the differ
ence in time in the United States?
Ans The western boundary of
Eastern time is from the Goth meridi-
an extending south in an irregular
line to Tallahassee, Fla, the western
boundary of Central time is an irreg-
ular line from the 105th meridian
south to Ell Paso, Texas; the western
boundary of Mountain time from the
extreme northwest of Montana irreg-
ularly south to the extreme southwest
corner of Arizona; and all west of this
line is Pacific time.
T. K, Platteville-Is there anything
that is worse on the nerves than to
listen to a guy Dragging about what
good automobile driver he is?
Ans. Yes. Listening to driver"
in the rear seat when you are at the
wheel of your auto.
H. D., Lancaster-Are the negroes
in Africa, all one tribe?
Ans. Not any more than the Euro
peans of Europe. The last issue of the
National Geographic gives an inter-
esting account of a trip overland from
Cairo to the Cape of Good Hope. 1t
describes numerous tribes, kinds and
colors of native Africans, some in a
high state of civilization when one
considers their environment. The
southern African negroes are partic-
ularly intelligent, warlike and fine
looking. They live in large kraals and
carry on huge stock industry, now
that peace has come to the country.
G. H., Muscoda-May I ask you
where is the place where the day
begins" as I am told when it is Sun
day at the Hawaiian Islands it is Mon
day at the Polynesian Islands, few
hundred miles south. Why is that when
there is no difference in sun time?
Ans. The day begins near the 1S0th
degree of longitude. 1t is line from
north to south, zig-zagging to avoid
going through islands in which it
would create confusion of days.
b. j., Lancaster-Which is the deep
est ocean, the Atlantic or the Pacific
Ans. The Pacific is slightly deeper
than the Atlantic. It's average depth
is nearly three miles.
D. L., Livingston-I would like to
learn through your Queries how much
salary the President of the United
States gets? Are all his expenses
paid?
Ans. The president Of the United
States gets $4,000 year, plus
$4,000 for travelling and official en-
tertainments; also plus heating, light
ing, care and repair Of the executive
mansion. The presidents household
and personal expenses are not paid by
the government.
M. H., Fennimore-Is Chicago the
largest city in the world?
Ans. No. II is fourth. London, New
York, Berlin are the largest in the
order named.
G. S., Lancaster was born on
Jan. 20, 1854. Please tell me what day
of the week that was?
Ans Jan. 20, 1854, was on Friday
T. N, Avoca-How long is string
Ans. Exactly twice as long from
the middle to each end.
N. B., Boscobel-How much is a
franc worth in United States money
Ans. A franc was worth 1913 cents
before the war. Since the rate of ex-
change has been down to seven francs
for dollar.-Progressi