66 14, 1799 Virginia. 4, 1809 June 28, 1836 66 4, 1817 July 4, 1831 66 6 4, 1825 Feb. 23, 1848 Mass. 6 66 4, 1829 June 8, 1845 S. Carolina. 4, 1837 Dec. 27, 1862 New York. George Washington Feb. 22, 1732 April 30, 1789 Dec. 66 April 23, 1791 66 66 Ohio. * Elected Vice-Presidents, and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of the President. 572 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. THE METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, WITH THEIR EQUIVALENTS ACCORDING TO THE SYSTEM IN USE. 204,096 Japan. 156,604 G't Britain and Ireland PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, WITH THEIR AREA, POPULATION, NATIONAL DEBTS Country. Chinese Empire. Mexico.. ... 3,924,627 433,000,000 Unknown. Pekin. 7,778,347 237,391,788 $3,838,907,980 London. 8,404,767 86,952,347 2,840,597,635 St. Pet'sb'gh. 3,026,504 50,152,559 1,942,172,295 Washington. 208,744 42,727,262 3,000,000,000 Berlin. 37,700,000 1.625,096,042 Vienna. 36,905,738 3,513,724,650 Paris. 33,200,000 145,000,000 Tokio. 240,940 121,230 34,160,000 3,888,907,980 London. 31,669,147 1,212,772,200 Const'tin'ple. 27,769,475 1,977,117,845 Rome. 10,835,506 2,401,612,001 Madrid. 114,406 368,351,139 R.de Janeiro. 395,000,000 Mexico. No Debt. Teheran. 3,000,000 Morocco No Debt. Bangkok. 90,000,000 Bucharest. 232,684,553 Brussels. 450,000,000 Cairo. 39,241,142 Stockholm. 112,248,378 Ottawa. 10,108,291 428,997,613 Lisbon. Holland, (Netherlands) 12,680 3,579,529 391,242,322 Amsterdam. Abyssinia. 158,000 3,000,000 Unknown. Magdalla. Columbia. 432,400 2,951,211 15,390,304 Bogota. 60,741,469 Santiago. 52,000,000 Copenhagen. 13,526,128 Christiana. 62,659,687 Caraccas. 68,416,043 Buen's Ayres 5,000,000 Belgrade. 98,012,000 Athens. 3,877,384 Guatemala. 17,500,000 Quito. 548,022 P't au Princo Unknown. Monrovia. 5,000,000 San Salvador 17,500,000 Chuquisaca. Uruguay. 70,000 455,000 43,615,000 Montevideo. Nicaragua. 49,000 Paraguay. 57,223 221,000 12,098,417 Ascuncion. Honduras. Costa Rica. 21,495 185,000 12,000,000 San Jose. 574 TITLES IN THE UNITED STATES. TITLES IN USE IN THE UNITED STATES. HIS EXCELLENCY. The President of the United States, governors of States, and ministers to foreign countries. HONORABLE. The Vice-President of the United States, members of the Cabinet and members of Congress, heads of departments, assistant secretaries, comp. trollers and auditors of Treasury, clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, State senators, law judges, mayors of cities, etc. Distinguished scholars or scientists.. Members of legal profession.... Men of all conditions and classes. *In speaking to the President, he should be addressed as "Mr. President." LEGAL HOLIDAYS THROUGHOUT THE January 1st, or New-Year's Day, is a legal holiday in all the States except Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode I land, and North and South Carolina. February 22d, or Washington's Birthday, is a legal holiday in all the States but Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas. May 30th, or Decoration Day, is a legal holiday only in Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. January 8th, the Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans; February 12th, the Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln; and March 4th, the Firemen's Anniversary, are legal holidays in Louisiana. July 4th, Independence Day, is a legal holiday in all the States and Territories. December 25th, Christmas Day, is a legal holiday in all the States and Territories. Thanksgiving Day and Public Fast Days, appointed by the President of the United States, are legal holidays. Such days are legal holidays in such BROKERS' TECHNICALITIES. 575 States as may set them apart for religious observance by proclamation of the Governor. Days appointed for General Elections, State or National, are legal holidays in California, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Good Friday is a legal holiday in Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Shrove Tuesday is a legal holiday in Louisiana and in the cities of Mobile, Montgomery, and Selma, Alabama. Memorial Day (April 26th) is a legal holiday in Georgia. March 2d, the Anniversary of the Independence of Texas, and April 21st, the Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, are legal holdays in Texas. BROKERS' TECHNICALITIES. A BULL is one who operates to depress the value of stocks, that he may buy for a rise. A BEAR is one who sells stocks for future delivery, which he does not own at the time of sale. A CORNER is when the Bears cannot buy or borrow the stock to deliver in fulfillment of their contracts. OVERLOADED is when the Bulls cannot take and pay for the stock they have purchased. SHORT is when a person or party sells stocks when they have none, and expect to buy or borrow in time to deliver. LONG is when a person or party has a plentiful supply of stocks. A POOL or RING is a combination formed to control the price of stocks. A broker is said to CARRY stocks for his customer when he has bought and is holding it for his account. A WASH is a pretended salo by special agreement between buyer and seller, for the purpose of getting a quotation reported. A PUT AND CALL is when a person gives so much per cent. for the option of buying or selling so much stock on a certain fixed day, at a price fixed the day the option is given. |