Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1915 — MLLE. ZARA MAKES ANSWERS VERY SHORT [ARTICLE]

MLLE. ZARA MAKES ANSWERS VERY SHORT

Declines to Reply to Many Quetsions and Places Limit of Inquiries to Two or Three. Mlle. Zara may prove a disappointment to those who have asked her questions, on account of the brevity of her answers. One inquisitive miss asked fourteen questions. She wantl ed to know about everything that was coming to her during the rest of her life and naturally touched a bit on love and her lover. She asked how old she was, where she lived, whether she had ever had her fortune told and whether the boy who meets her on Saturday nights cares far her. Madam Zara declined to make reply, because she said the questioner had asked trifling and silly questions and to these she will not reply. She places a limit of two or three questions in any letter that she answers. Another person also asks several questions, dealing largely with love. This , she did not reply to. One woman asks about a wayward boy, stating that of four children only one has caused her any trouble and she asks if he will be led to a better life. Madame Zara answers as foil lows: “By the good influence of his mother and some pure girl he will be reformed. Try Christian Science.” • Q. Will I become a good athlete? A. If you strive hard you will become a very good athlete for high school and for pleasure, but you are not cut out for a professional athlete. Use your physical strength to help develop your mind and a greater success will come to you. Q. Am I going to be promoted every year? Yes, If you will study and apply yourself, but you should practice and improve your handwriting. Q. Am I going to be promoted each year in school Yes, if you try hard to be. Q. Am I going to be a good football player? No, and you should not try for you are certain to receive injuries that will trouble you all through life.