News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-06-18

Which are the four leading zooIosici
gardens in the United States?
Those at Philadelphia, New Yorl
Cincinnati and Washington. The Phi
adelphia zoo. founded in 1871, got
long start on other similar institution
in America. The Bronx zoo, in New
York, is by far the largest In extent il
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 al
Washington. founded in 1891, has beer
somewhat retarded in its development
by lack of comprehensive plan, but
good progress has been made notwith
standing, and it now possesses excel
many rare specimens.
What nations have the five strongest
navies?
Great Britain, Germany, the United
States, France and Japan.
What use is made of ginseng in med.
cine7
1t is not used at all in occidental
medicine, but the Chinese regard it as
a sovereign specific for the restoration
of tagging powers of mind and body
This therapeutic value, as the Chinese
name jintSang. likeness of a man
shows, resides solely in the shape Of
the root The same idea put the man.
drake into the civilized pharmacopoeiu
What are the nationality and birth
place of Dr.. Franz Friedman, the tu
bercuIosis specialist?
DR.. Friedman is German and was
born in Berlin. ,-5..
What is the sixteenth constitutional
amendment?
The sixteenth amendment to the con.
stitution of the United States. which
has been adopted. is as follows: Art
Gle 16 The congress shall have pow
er to levy and collect taxes on incomes,
from whatever source derived, with
out apportionment among the several
states and without regard TO any cen
sus or enumeration" This simply
gives congress power to pass an in
come tax law,
In what cities are the United States
n1nts now Iocated2
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Fran.
cisco and Denver
What was the Tichborne trial, and
when did it occur?
1t was a very celebrated case, grow.
ing out of the fraudulent claim of an
Australian adventurer named Orton to
be Roger Tichborne and heir to the
Tichborne estate, worth $4,000 year .
After much preliminary sparring the
trial began in May, 1871, and lasted .
103 days, when the jury found against
the claimant. In 1874. after another .
trial lasting six months, orion, or, as
he still claimed to be, Tichborne, was
found guilty of perjury and sentenced .
to fourteen years penal servitude /
After the expiration of bis term he
publicly confessed his fraud
Has the name California any par.
tcuIar significance, or what is its orr
gin?
1t is Spanish and was first applied to .
fictitious island in an old Spanish ro- /
nance. Some authorities have derived /
it from the Spanish words "caliente," |
hot, and "fornaia," furnace, but that .
may be purely conjectural.
What has the city of Galveston, Tex,
done to prevent repetition of the tidal
flood disaster of a few years auo7
What was the date of that disaster and
the estimated losses?
The disaster, consisting of tornado
and flood, occurred Sept. 8, 1900.
About 5000 lives were lost, 5000 build
ings destroyed and many millions of
Since the disaster the grade
of the city has been changed at a cost
Of $1,5O0,000 and a sea wall has been
1858 feet long, sixteen
feet wide at the base and FIVE feet
wide at the top, standing seventeen
feet above low tide and extending
feet out on the gulf side.
at a cost of S1.19S.11S
Fertilizine Salt Only $500