The morning call., 1890-11-30

PittSburg on the 18th of February, 1864
For sea service there are also Danlgreen
guns of 20 caliber, but according to the @.
C.'s researches the heaviest used during the
war was the 11-inch, exclusively for the
navy. The largest mOrtars were 10 and IL
inch.
HOLDING SCHOOL ON HoLIDAYs-W. B.,
Santa Clara, Cal Strange as it may seem,
there is no law in the statute books regu-
lating the holding of school. 1t is subject
left entirely to the discretion Of Boards of
Education, and public schools in this State
may be continued in session on Sunday, or
any other holiday. at the pleasure OF the
Boards of Directors or Trustees. In this
city. the O. c. is advised, the Board Of
Education directs that the public schools
shall not hold sessions on any general holt
day, except election day. The O. c. is fur
ther advised that the classes of the Univer-
sity of California we're in session on the
4lh inst.
On THE SAME FooTINe-M. NJ, Bolinas,
Cal. Save when married and living with
her husband. woman is on the same
footing with man in the matter Of the
right to locate upon 100 acres of unoccuped
public land of the United States under the
homestead law. He or she must be citizens
of the United States or have declared their
intention, and the latter cannot make a
final entry until fully naturalized. Women
are often naturazed for this very purpose.
TARIFF ON WooL-G O.. City. Accord
ing to the schedule of duties, which took
effect on the 9Th Of October last, wool and
hair, which have not advanced the washed
or secured condition, are subject to the fol-
loving duty: First class, II cents per
pound; second GLASS; II cents; third class,
81 to 80 per cent ad valorem; shoddy and
ts mar
not enter into the classification and varying
rates on manufactured wool and hair.
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXEs-G. l.. W.
S., City. 1t is the opinion that personal
property taxes outlaw on the theory that
the Statute of Limitations can be pleaded
against the State as well as against a private
person. Whether the lien Of the personal
property taxes on the debtors real estate is
Cancelled by the Statute of Limitations, SO
as to free the estate from the lien, is a
mOoted point now before the Supreme Court.
AGAINST THE LAW. S., Bouldin Isl
nd, Cal. 1t is against the law now to dis
semnate through the United States mails
any information or matter pertaining to
lottery. The State authorities do not con-
troll the mails in Louisiana. The Postoffice
is a national department.
RAILROAD CENTERs-J d., City. The
three great IailN ay centels of the United
States are generally accepted to be Chicago,
st. Louis and Indianapolis, the after un-
doubtedly our mixing Att inta, Ga.
TELESCOPE LENGTHs-S. A. j., Spring
Green, Wis. The focal length of the Li;k
telescope at Mount Hamilton, California. is
56 feet . inches; that of LORD Roses at Birr
Castle, England, 90 feet.
RUDYARD KIPLING-B. r. B.. San Jose,
Cal. The generally accepted .pronuncia-
tion OF the name of thu lat st ENGLISH writer,
+ Rudyard Kipiing, is Rud-dard Kip-ling.
FREE >SEEDs-R. j., Bridgevile, Cal.
For free seeds apply to the Hon. Jere. N.
Rusk. Secretary II Agriculture. Washing
ton, d. c., U. S. A.
The AMERICAN UN1oN-E. NJ. S., Stock
ton, Cal. Counting Idaho and Wyoming
there are forty-four States in the Union.
BRIGHAM YoUNG-M. H., City. Brigham
Young died on August 90, 1877.