News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-09-03

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What are the three largest states in
the Union according to their area in
square miles?
Texas 2657S0 square miles, Califor-
MIA 15S,360 square miles and Montana
146,0S0 square miles.
How many locks will there be in the
Panama canal and how will they OPP
crate to lift vessels that pass through
them?
There will be six double locks, three
pairs in flight at Gatun, with com
bined lift of eighty-five feet; one pair
at Pedro Miguel. with a lift of thirty
and one-third feet, and two pairs at
Miraflores. with q combined lift of tif-
ty-four and two-thirds feet. All the
locks will be 1000 feet long. 10 feet
wide and walled in at sides and ends,
except for gates and culverts for the
admission and discharge of water. the
gates, culverts and valves being han
died and operated by electrical ma
chinery. The average time of filing
and emptying a lock will be about tif-
teen minutes, and the time required
to pass a vessel through all the locks
will be about three hours. The time
of passage of vessel through the en-
tire canal is estimated as ranging from
ten to twelve hours, according to the
size of the ship and the rate of speed
at which it can travel. Once in the
lock a ship will be lifted and lowered
by the inflow and discharge of water.
Where was Mel Sheppard, the run
ner, employed before going to Copen-
hagen?
Melvin Sheppard was employed in
the United States customs service at
Philadelphia before he went to the
Olympic games.
What are the duties of the secretary
of commerce and labor?
The secretary of commerce and la
Dor is charged with the work of pro-
noting the commerce of the United
States and it's mining. manufacturing,
shipping, fishery. transporting and la
Dor interests. His duties also in part
comprise investigation of organiza-
ton and management of corporations
excepting railroads. engaged in inter-
state commerce and the gathering and
publication of information regarding
labor interests and labor controversies
in this and other countries.
Which is the biggest college or uni
versity in the United States?
In point of number of students en-
rolled Columbia university stands at
the head of the list of United States
institutions. with a registration of
9,597, according to the latest figures
available.
Can a man enlisted in the army un-
der a wrong name get discharge
made out in his right one?
If there was no criminality attached
to the giving of the wrong name the
war department, in its Judgment. may
grant the discharge in the correct one.
What is the form of government in
Norway, Russia, Portugal, Greece,
Turkey, India, Cuba, Egypt, and who
is the present ruler of each?
Norway, Russia. Greece and Turkey |
are limited monarchies. Cuba and Por- |
tugal are republics. India is II British |
colony and has also local representa-
tive government. Egypt is depend
ency of Turkey.
King Haakon VII, Car Nicholas IL,
King Consta ntine |. and the Sultan |
Mohammed V. are respectively the rul- |
ers of Norway. Russia. Greece and |
Turkey. King George Y. of England !
is emperor of India. Manuel de Ar |
riaga and Mario Menoca are the presi- |
dents respectively of Portugal and !
Cuba. Ahbas II. is khpdve of Egypt. |
Who was the "cincinn5trs of Ameri-
ear"
The original Cincinnatus was an an
cient Roman statesman who lived |
about 500 years before Christ and
who. when a committee went to mott
fy him of his election to a nigh office,
was found hard at work on his farm.
After holding the Office for a brief pc
riod very satisfactorily and rendering
great public service he voluntarily re-
signed it and returned to his farm.
From this the name Cincinnatus came
to be applied in modern times to any
farmer Statesman and sometimes to
statesmen who were no great farmers
or farmers who were no great states
men. 1t was first applied, and very
appropriately, to Washington, who
was termed "the Cincinnatus of Amer
lea" and ''the Cincinnatus of the |
West" ,
What was the date Of Wendell Phil
lips death?
Wendell Phillips died in Boston, Feb.
?. 1854. -