The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-10

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 When, where and by &hon, was the axPreoGion <ho "AnsniAa club" oFiei- Fla4ad2
 The term was first used in 1906 by Samuel G.. Blythe, Washington corre- spondent of a New York newspaper. After President Roosevelt had express ed doubts as to the veracity of several prominent men in rapid. succession Blythe sent to his paper an editorial paragraph to the effect that these men had been elected to the Ananias club. The phrase immediately caught the public fancy.
 Who was called Che "Great Com monerT
 William Pitt first Earl of Chatham, a famous parliamentary orator of the eighteenth century, was called the ''Great Commoner.'' The title has also been applied to Henry Clay and to Thaddeus Stevens.
 Has Boston always been the capital of Massachusetts,
 Boston has always been the capital of Massachusetts except for a short period in colonial times, when the seat of government was at Charlestown, now part of Boston. But Boston did not originally have its present name, being first called Tr1montaine, from three prominent hills within it, and the name changed to Boston in 1880. The exact date when Boston became the capital, following Char1estown, Is not known. The original name of Trimontaine survives in Fremont wfHeof FnSfan
 What is the normal weight Of a Buff Cochin hen7
 The standard weights for Buff Cochins. are: Cock, ii pounds; cock erel, pounds; hen, 912 pounds; bullet, pounds.
 What are the materials from which chewing gHna is nnade7
 Vegetable resin gums furnish the principal constituent of most of 4the chewing gum now sold. Historically the resin gum of the black spruce tree is the first that man, chewed on. A chicle gum, taken from the naseberry tree ofiSouth America, is the substance most used now. The tree is similar to the rubber tree and its gum similar to | rubber. Paraff1n and beesWax were formerly used in the manufacture of chewing gum What is the meaning of the term "cubist' as lately applied to art7 The ttcubists'' are so called because they seek to express in art the third or cubic dimension.
 When did General Weyler first take command in Cuba, and how long did he remain there2
 General weyler landed at Havana as governor general of Cuba Feb. 10, 1896 succeeding General Campos in that capacity. Weyler was succeeded by General Blanco in November, 1897. O..-
 When did the last sisner of the Dec Iaration of independence die?
 The last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Maryland, was born Sept. 29, 1737, and died Nov. IA, 1882. On July 4, 1926, two signers died, John Adams of Massachusetts and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. Of the ffty-six signers twenty-one lived till past the year 1900.
 Has the old frisate Constitution aI- ways sailed under the American flag? Yes
 Which are the four leading geological gardens in the United States? Those at Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati and Washington. The Phil adelphia zoo, founded in 1871, got a l long start on other similar institutions | in America. The Bronx zoo, in New York is I1v far the largest in extent in the world, Cincinnati's geological gar den is a great credit to city which, like Cincinnati. is not of metropolitan size. The national geological park at Washington, founded in 1891, has been sonaewhat retarded in It's development