El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-09
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n what Is the origin OF the super
III stitfon that a four-ieaf clover
y brings good luck 10 the nnderf
A. mis- belief IS based upon the
fact that the four leaves are arranged
IN the form Of cross For that rea-
son a four-ieaf clover Is supposed TO
possess some special charm
O. Who f. the present owner o.
HontieelIOs the old home OF Thomas
Jefferson, in virginia. T. =. L
A. Monticello was purchased Dy
the government in 1915 from cor
gresham jefferson Il Levy. OF New
its actual value The Monticello es-
tate consists OF about $50 acres and
on the estate. Jefferson, his vie and
two daughters are buried Mr. Levy
sold Monticello 70 the government on
the condition that il should not be
turned into a museum merely but
should be used as a Virginia home for
presidents OF the United states.
O. What f. the difference between
AnEora and Persian catEs l. z
A. The Angora cat has 8 small
head and long silky hair hanging IN
tufts and clusters, shortening toward
the end OF the tail II Is OF varied
colors. but black and dark-slate col
ored ones with orange eyes OF blue
and whites. with light eyes are con-
sidered the best The Persian cats
may be almost any color. but deep
black with orange eyes is preferred
by cat 1anciers- II Is also long haired
but is larger in body and the fur Is
coarser.
@. what T. the greatest depth =
submarine has ever reaehedf o. o.
A The navy department says that
the greatest depth a United States
submarine ever submerged was 226
feet This record was made during
thu off the Goa AZ If ireland
O. How many West Pointers were
overseas and how many were killeds
F. X J.
A. The war department says that
there were 1ISs West Point officers in
the A. =. F. Ihirty-rour were killed
IN battle There were approximately
200 900 officers in the United States
army during the world war. only
about $500 OF whom we're West Point
men There were also about $500 Of
ficers OF the regular army who cane
up from the ranks. or Wera given com
missions as the result Of eLamina-
tons
q. Il the Russian ambassador Of
the defunet Eerensky government TO
the United States still reeogniEeds
T. E
A The state department says that
Boris Bakhmeteffs who came here as
ambassador when kerensizy was IN
power IN Russia. is still recognized by
States HIS not recognized any author
ity in Russia since the fan OF the
provisional government set up By
kereuszy- Ludwig Martens. repre-
sentative OF the Russian Soviet gov
ernment 10 this country has never
been recognized
O. Who are the floor leaders Of the
two blk political parties in the house
and Henufes A NJ
A Senator Lodge. OF Massachu-
- the senate. while the Democratic
floor leader has not been named. since
the death OF senator Martin. OF Viz
ginia. who was the leader in the last
congress n me house. Congressman
FRANK AondeL OF Wyoming directs
the Republican wing, while Champ
CLARK. Of Missouri is the floor leader
OF Che Democratic side
O. When were the rrst coins
minted IN the United Stnteaf S-T.
A. The office OF the director OF the
mint says that the earliest coins were
authorized By act Of congress Of April
2. 17s2- This act authorized the man
ufacture Of the ten dollar gold eagle,
hair eagle. quarter eagle. and the
silver dollar, half dollar, quarter dol
lar. dime and half dime 1t would be
impossible 10 state which were minted
first as they were AL coined about
the same time
q where Is the highest tide In the
A The highest tide IN the world IS
at the Bay Of Fundy, Canada There i
is a rise Of So feet
O. How many families are there In
the United Statesf n. o. G.
A. II IS estimated that there are
about $4,000 600 families in this coun-
Try, with an average OF from four to
i've persons in each family.
O. To what church does william
JenninEs Bryan beionEf o. r.
A. The former secretary OF state IS
a member Of the Presbyterian church.
When in Miami, Florida, where he
spends much q his time in winter, he
often addresses the Mems Bible class
OF the Presbyterian church Of that
place The class then meets in an
open park across from the church
and sometimes as many as 2.0Cc per
sons attend these open air meetings
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