Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-10
OUR LETTER-BOX.
CURIOUS AND STATISTICAL QUESTIONS
ASKED AND ANSWERED.

Correspondents will write upon but one side of the
| sheet and make their questions as concise as
possible. Replies by contributors to questions
by correspondents will be given when accompanied
by the name and address of the writerl
EGG- Box MAKERS. Mrs. A. McDew
Maxwell, Colusa county, desires the ad-
dress of firm or manufacturer of egg boxes
for packing for market. Those she wishes
are boxes fitted inside with trays arranged
to hold the eggs in one position.
SPRINGS. you give me some &C
count of the location of Bartlett Springs
and their distance from Sacramento?
ELLA
Ansuer. Situated in Lake county, Cal
ifornia, on the western slope of the noun
tain ranges of Cache creek and its tribu-
taries, about 100 miles from Sacramento,
via Williams, at an altitude of 1925 feet
above sea level.
IMMIGRATIoN.-l. When were immigra-
ton statistics commenced in the United
States? 2. Is it known how many immi-
grants have come here? g. How many
came in 1879? 4. Where can l get books
of information on such subjects?
ARSUers. In 1920. 2. Yes; $685.
OBJ 3. From January to June we have
the tigures-lll, 507. 4. The Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics at Washington will
send you his quarterly report regularly on
application.
PUNCTUATION AGAIN. = When should
quotations begin with capital letter? S.
ARS,oer. Every direct quotation, form
ally introduced, should begin with capt.
tai letter, as Toward the end of your let
ter you are pleased to observe: ''The re-
lection of treaty, duly negotiated" etc.
CoNsULs. Consuls of the United
States get salary or live by the fees of
office? M. H. r.
Ans,cer. They get stated salary, and
by law are required to pay all fees into the
United States treasury.
CHAIRMAN. Can you ascertain for me
who is Chairman of the Committee on
Patents In the present Congress:
MECHANIC.
Ansaoer. Francis Herman of New York.
INTEREST. What is the legal rate of in
terest in Illinois? We have a dispute
about it. B. AND 2.
AnS,oer. per cent.
EXPECTATION OF LIFE.-May l intrude
upon the Letter-Box space enough to ask
you to give me, according to the best au-
thority, answers to these questions l.
Expectation of life at the age of AZ years :?
2. Expectation of life at the age of so
years?
AnSaoer-l. Male, "a 1900; female,
26 69-l00. 2 Male, 10 54-l00; female,
20 75.l0O.
| L., IL
articles on millet in the RECORD UNION
that | am anxious to know something of
its nutritive qualities and what are its chief
elements? ZED.
AnS1cer. says of millet, that its
grain is equal in nutrltive value to the
average Of English wheats. No one can
doubt its value after seeing a field of Ger
man millet ripe and ready for the sickle.
| 1t contains 8 per cent. of heterogeneous mat
ter, "a of starch and sugar, 26 of fat, with
% of mineral matter.
BALD-HEADED BUTTER.-I know it is an
odd request, but | rave never heard whence
came the term, " bald headed butter" and
! | have curious desire to find out. The
thing bothers me, somehow, as trivial
things often do annoy the mind Can you
satisfy me 2 w.
Ans1cer. shall be relieved The
anecdote is one told of Artemus Wards
visit to England. He had been dined at
the Savage Club, and in return invited
some of the members to dine with him.
Now the great humorist was poor and
very democratic man, and so chose
rather plain inn for his dinner. The but
ter brought on the table was not NICE 1t
was, tosay the least, suggestive. Waiter"
said Artemus Ward, haven't you got
some bald-headed butter? Take away
this butter, and bring me some bald headed
butter. Nobody smiled, no one thought
OF laughing. The Englishmen went back
to their club-room after leaving their host,
and began TO discuss the great American
humorist. Suddenly one OF their number
sprang to his feet and began to laugh 80,
now, | say, did you ear him talk about
bald eaded butter? Why, he wanted but
ter without air in it, you know" Rather
slow are those honest English people to see
American jokes and this is said to be the
first laugh that Artemus provoked in Eng
land.
The FARE.-R. D., Sawyer's Bar, asks
the rate OF fare from Sacramento to Chey
enne, and thence to Deadwood, and the
distances.
Answer. The fare to Cheyenne is
S94 80; to Deadwood, Sll6 We have no
table OF distances to Deadwood from any
point at hand.
REPUTATION. Please to give me infor-
nation by publishing list of those States
that have repudiated State debts, with the
month and year of Reputation. S.
Ans7cer. not think of attempting
to search for such data. Consult some po-
litical almanac or cyclopedia.
HoRsEs.-Will you please answer the
following questions l. Is there any cure for
wind gals on horses 2 What is the
weight of the heaviest draft horses in
England, Holy STONE.
Ansrer. Yes it is claimed there is.
| Think we can furnish you formula pres
entity. 2. They vary greatly, but rate as
high as 1,400 pounds, and have, in excep--
tional cases, gone to !, 800, and even LOCO,
but 200 is a fine weight.
CITIzENsHIP.-Do males born in foreign
countries, but of American parents, and
who arrive in America under age, require
to obtain naturalization papers before they
are entitled to vote x.
ARstuer. Children born abroad of parents
who are citizens of the United States, the
parents not renouncing their citizenship,
are citizens OF the United States, and no
naturalization is required when residence
is taken up in the United States.