Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-15
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Q. How does the New YORK
Clearing House opcrate?--M. IA.
A. The operations of the New
York Clearing House are exactly
the same in principle as those of q
bank clearing with the eX-
ception that stock certificates are
exchanged (cleared) instead of
checks and drafts. A sheet is made
out by each member and presented
to the clearinghouse every day be-
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| the list of stocks to be delivered
and their full market value, and or
the other side is entered the list
of stocks to be received and theii
| full market value.
q. Do wire performers use =
round wire or u tlat Wirc?---J. x.
A. The stage manager Of a local
vaudeville house says that slack
wire or tight wire artists never use
flat wire Tor stage performances.
q. How many Catholic bishops
ana priests are tnerc in the United
| States?-M. ID.
A. There are ninety-three Ro-
man Catholic bishops in the United
States and 21,019 clergy, including
bishops.
q. Were former President and
Mrs. Taft tie first TO celebrate their
silver wedding at the White House,
&c. W. III.
A. President and Mrs. Hayes
were the first to celebrate a silver
wedding anniversary in the Exc
cutive Mansion.
Q. Is tho quotation "Compari.
SONS are odorOus' TO be found In
Shakespeare?-W. Is. S.
A. The old proverb "Compari-
sons are odious" was used in Mucn
Ado About Nothing where in act
III. Shakespeare caused DogberrY
to misquote u and say "Compari-
sons are Odorous"
q. How does the weight of the
largest elephant compare with that
of the largest horsc?-F. G.
A. The bureau of animal In
dustry says that there are some
Belgian horses that weigh as mucA
as three tons. 1t is believed thai
the largest elephant in this country
is the one at the Buffalo zoo, which
is estimated to weigh about five
tons.
Q. By what name did George
Washington address Martha WASH
ing?--D. II. A.
A. Patsy was the name often
used by George Washington when
addressing his wife.
Q. How large is the oranga
growing section of California;
III. S.
A. Ninety per cent Of tie
oranges Of California are grown in
strip ten miles wide and sixty
miles long at the foot of the Sierra
mountains in the southern part of
the state.
@. Where does the state OF Ala
bama rank in the production of
iron ore? p. IL. Il.
A. In 1916, the latest date for
which complete figures are avail
able, Alabama ranked third in the
production of iron ore, although
the state produced only s per cent
of the total yield of the United
States.
@. What was the highest price
for cotton during the civil war
period? o. A.
A. In 1866 cotton sold at 43
cents a pound. which is believed to
be the highest price established
during the civil war period.
@. Has the weather bureau ever
been included in the war depart
mcnt? G. u.
A. The weather bureau was a
branch of the war department un-
til 1891, when It was transferred
to the newly organized department
Of agriculture.