News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-03

department. W.
Give some facts concerning the Pan.
snna canal--when started, cost, size,
stc.
Work was begun in January, 1882,
. by the Universal Interoceanic Panama
Canal company, French corporation,
, and after many suspensions was re-
sumed by the United States in May,
1904 The canal is about fifty miles
long from deep water in the Caribbean
: sea to deep water in the Pacific ocean.
The channel is from 300 to 1000 feet
wide at the bottom and varies in depth
from Al to So feet. The estimated
cost to the United States, including
payments to the French company, to
Panama, and for terminal facilities, ia
750000O0
What is the proper pronunciation of
the word automobile?
The correct pronunciation of auto
mobile is AUTOMOBILE. accent on third
syllable. There is a natural tendency
to clip or shorten the last syllable but
the correct pronunciation is as above
written.
Were Germans who were Temporarily
in Paris expelled from that city during
the Franco German war OF 1870?
Some were, and the United States
minister protected others. Aug II,
1870, Mr.. Washburn. our minister,
wrote the state department at Wash
ington: There are great many
! threats and occasional instances Of
violence, enough to inspire great ter
ror among the Germans, who are COM
| ing in crowds to the United States
| legation. In all cases where they are
| pursued with threats of violence I
| promise them the protection of the
/ American flag. The Figaro of the 9th
inst. contained an article demanding
the immediate expulsion of all Ger
mans from Paris. 1t proposed that all
Germans who were able to pay their
passage should be embarked at Havre
in twenty-four hours and that all those
who had not the means of leaving
should be put under lock and key, a
proposition at once savage and dis
SIdCGIul. 1udL dlIICIo WIS drought W
me at noon ON the 9th inst. 1t was the
day of the meeting of the corps legis-
latif, and | Immediately repaired
thither. l saw the minister and asked
that the French government should
take immediate steps to secure the
safety of the subjects of a power Ger
many who had been placed under my
A &c riff bat 10
cree is to be made eXpelling all Ger
mans from Paris. l can not, however,
think such thing will be possible"
What is the value of the different de-
nominations of Mexican gold pieces as
compared with American gold pieces?
What is the shape OF the Mexican gold
pieces?
Mexican gold coins are 20, 10, 5, %
and pesos, the latter weighing 26111
grains, S75 parts gold and 125 parts
alloy worth 9S.4 cents in American
money. The coins are round.
When and by whom was the custom
of bestowing the Iron Cross upon Ger
man SoluIeFS ofIJlnaEeC!
The Iron Cross. Il Prussian order of
merit, was instituted by Frederick VIII
liam III. of Prussia on March 10, 1913,
as Il reward for bravery during the
"war of liberation" against France.
This order was revived by William l.,
king of Prussia, on July 10. 1870. on
the eve of the Franco-Prussian war of
1901.
What language dominates in Brazil?
Portuguese, Brazil having been set
tied and developed by emigrants from
Portugal
How do the ages of the generals
prominent in the European struggle
with those of the leaders in
the northern and southern armies dur
ing the American civil war?
When General Grant came promi-
nently to the front in 1868 by his cap
ture of Vicksburg he was forty-one
years old. Meade, the victor of Get
tysburg, was at the same time forty
eight, Sherman was forty-three and
Sheridan was thirty-two years old.
When Stonewall Jackson was killed in
that same year he was but thirty-nine,
and when Mcclellan was placed in
command of the forces in 1861 he was
only thirty-fve. These ages are in
striking contrast with the advanced
years of the men who are in command
If the armies battling in Europe. On
he German side General Won Emmich,
he captor of Liege, is sixty-six. and
General Won Kluck is sixty-eight. Gen.
,ral Won Hansen, recently in command
If the Saxon army, is also sixty-eight;
General Won Heeringen is sixty-four,
General Won Einen sixty-one and Gen
raj Won Buelow is sixty-eight. Gen
raj Won MOltke is sixty-six, and Gener-
! Won Hindenberg, commander in East
russia, is sixty-seven. Nearly all
ia nj in, he.