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@. whnt In meant by gold rc-
server" j, r. A.
A. The gold reserve II the amount
OF gold held In the United States Treas-
ury for tho redemption OF United States
notes tgreenbacks) fixed at si52.oo0,-
600. Should this reserve fall below
100000. 900 the Secretary of the
Treasury may sell Government bonds
to replenish It.
! q. What IN meant by saying that
note paper has n decl,lo edge2
| A. A rough, untrlmmed edge is
meant by declle edge. This is the
edge left by the deckles. which nre the
curbs on the sides Of tho apron OF a
paper machine combining tho flowing
lpulp. this determining tho width of the
paper. The deckle edge on note paper
is usually an imitation of this.
q. What is tho derivation OF the
word 'oabal?" s.. A. II.
A. "Cabal" is coined word In
1871, five persons in the English cab
lInet. clifford, Arlington, Buckingham
Ashley and Lauderdale signed treaty
with France against Holland. The
initial letters OF the names OF these
five men united, came to signify 8
group organized In opposition to some
one or to another group.
O. Are there many varieties o
mistletoe? IT. T.. u.
A. Mistletoe belongs 20 tho famil,
Jorantheceae. This family contain
moro than 500 known species. mostl!
tropical and parasitic. OF the genu
mistletoe there are many species.
q. How many watermelons does
pound OF seed producer j. @. 8.
A. Tho average yielding of eacl
pound OF watermelon reed in 1921 wa
, 1876 melons.
O. What Is Commercial paperY
II. s. l..
, A Commercial paper In n genera
name for checks, drafts. notes, bin
, of lading. bills of exchange, warehous
- receipts, treasury warrants. orders fo
Q delivery of goods. certificates
- stocks and bonds. eto., and IN some
{ times applied TO contracts and agre,
- ments.
!. q. What was tho change In IN
$ political complexion of Congress mad
10 by tho result Of the election Of 1910
q III. ]. RI.
r A. In tho s1st Congress there wei
d 81 Republicans and 30 Democrats
u the Senate and 21o Republicans ar
n 172 Democrats In tho House. In u
62nd Congress. following the e1ectic
u of 1910. there were 81 Republican
IS and IL Democrats in the Senate, ar
22S Democrats. 151 Republicans ar
!, 1 Socialist I'm the House.
= q. What are "conjugal rights
u w. II. s.
a. ConJugal rights. In law. are q
:, rights which husband and wife ha'
n to each others society, comfort al
,s affection. and are matrimonial. M
4 tlsl and connubial
IS Q. What is meant by dernurras
I. J. l.. @.
l. A. 'Demurrage" r. a term used
-e signify tho amount 70 be paid by {
70 charter OF ship, car, or other veh,r
, OF transportation. for OBTAINING
> longer than tho time specified befo
shipment or sailing. The time
usually specified as working days, /
days. and holidays, in the contra
No claims are usually allowed for a
ar cidents. such as over-crowded harb
Is customs. or other delay. In the ca
n OF a ship, the freighter must take I
o. risk. and the vessel must be load
a. and ready to sail at the time spe
lie fed. unless the delay Is caused by
ne public enemy. hostile occupation
re the port. or If the detention is cat
On ed by the owner. master or ere
When ship is ready to sail the ella
vi ceases. even though she could be ,
tained by adverse winds or rou
'h weather.
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