The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-01

BREECu-LoADERs-J. c.. Juneau, Alas
ka. The introduction of breech-loading
rifles and carbines in the United States
Army dates properly from 1865, after which
muZzle-loading guns were not longer manu-
featured in the Springfield army arsenal. A
short time before the late war the Govern
ment tested a number OF breech-loading
guns, such as the burnside, Cosmopolitan,
Gallagher, Joslyn, Merrill, Maynard, Smith,
Gardner and Sharp's. None of these are
now used, except tile Springfield, w hich has
been adapted TO the metallic cartridge. In
1866 board was appointed to report upon
the form and CALDER adaptable for breech-
loading muskets and carbines and the
methods for converting the muZZle- leaders
to breech-loaders. The board examined
twenty-five patterns of muskets and seven
teen of carbines, and reported in favor OF
the Springfield. Therefore it is highly i'm
probable that you fired breech- loading car
bine in the war with Mexico.
Duty ON BooKs-A. R., Gonzales, Cal.
~ All books imported into this country are
liable to customs duty except those ad-
dressed to Congress, those with raised let
tiers" for the blind, those of scientific
nature and belonging beyond doubt to a
professional man for his own use, those pub
lished in any other language but English.
those published at least twenty years and
ported. (2l BOna-fde sample packages hay-
ing no intrinsic value other than such NAV
be sent by mail from England to the United
States, providing they are within the u
ounce limit. The postal laws allow four
pounds of books to be sent by mail between
the countries named. but books. if bound.
are subjected to the customs provisions and
taxes.
CARRYING A WEAPON CoNcEALEp-E
ffx- ,ioi,
clares that it shall be unlawful for any
or traveller, or not having permit
from the Police Commissioners to
wear or carry concealed any pistol, dirk
or other dangerous or deadly weapon The
letter-carrier who has been granted such a
permit need not have another permitting
HIM TO carry such weapon when in citizens
clothes.
II Is A TIE-F. NJ. T., Point Conception.
Cal. A number OF beans having been
placed in jar and A guessing within three
of the real number and b three mora
than contained, the q. G. is of the opinion
that under the circumstances neither won
the contest and it is tie. If, as YOU
claim that A won because under the num-
ber why not also b, who guessed the num-
Der with three added? Is not one as far
from the real number as the other?
CAPITAL AND CAPITOL C. w. W
Santa Cruz, Cal. Webster's Dictionary. or
any other for that matter, will inform Won
that in geography capital" means a chief
city or town in country; and capitol" the
edihce occupied by the Congress of the Unit
ted States, and. generally speaking, as it
has come to be used. the State-house in
which the sessions of the Legislature are
held. NV
MAKING BUTTER-H. w. K. Freenor.
Cal. ~ Experiments have shown that a
temperature of from $40 to 800 Fahrenheit
both OF the air and of the cream 10
the best for churning, the temperature of
the cream usually rising about 1Oo during
this process. (2l Your second question is
unlntell1glDie. Three DAYS is as long as the
cream can ordinarily be kept for butter of
good quality.
WHERE TO APPLY-A. B., CITY. For
official reports concerning the United States
Navy, the most natural person to adore sc
would be the Secretary of the NAVY: CON
corning the merchant marine the Treasury
department. Bureau of Navigation, both of
which departments are in Washington. ID. q
In Two STATEs-B F. Bedison. Mo n,
There is little town named Pennington in
San Joaquin County in California and
there IS town of the same name in Whit.
man Nuuuly, wash. VI Inc U. T., knows
of no Palouse County, but Palouse IL The
seat of Whitman County, Wash.
NINE. RUDERsDoRFF = S. ii. B.. San
Mateo, Cal. the @. e. can only make
answer to your queries by saving that
Hermlne Rudersdorff, once q well-known
soprano singer, was married in 1874 to DR.
knchenmeister, professor of mathematics
at Breslau.
STy HrrNpprr>
D., City. There are $40 acres in piece of
land one mile square and not one acre more
IN one square mile of land in Two SQUARE
miles oil land, 2560 acres This is a catch
question, almost coeval with Methusaleh.
AMERICAN DwARFs-W. NJ b., Fresno.
Cal. % The name of General Tom Thumbs
vile was Mercy Lavinia Bump and his
Charles Sherwood Stratton. Her sisters
name was Huldah Peirce Bump. and she
married dwarf named major" Edward