The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-18

city of Asia Major, and hence the name
magnet. These natural magnets are called
loadstOnes (more properly lodestones)-tha6
is, stones that lead or:draw iron. Magnet
ism is developed in iron or steel by lnduc-
Ii, n, but the iron loses It's magnetism as
soon as it is taken away from the magnet,
while the steel retains 1t. Ordinary mag.
nets are made of steel-when straight called
bar magnets, when bent in the shape OF the
letter L horseshoe magnets, ana when ooth
are connected constitute magnetic battery
Magnets are often made by contact with
permanent magnets by q process OF single
or double touch. Magnetism Will also be
conveyed by the galVanic current electro
magnetism including all phenomena IN
which an electric current produces magnet
ism. (8 The magnet is used Tor the needle
in the mariners compass, electromagnetic
machines and scientific instruments ana
machines. a. Metals, such as IRON, STEEL
nickel, cobalt, are most easily magnetKed'
SOLDIERS HoMEs-A. NJ, City. ID For
admittance to the Soldiers Home at Santa
Monica you will have to apply direct to the
Governor, Charles Treichcl, at the home.
t2) The Veterans Home at YOuntvi lie re-
ceives as support from the State oil Call-
fornia Sl2 30 per month or $50 per year
for every inmate, not TO exceed, however,
$4,000 per year; ana from tEe ftutIu
=.
number of inmates, of the sum OF Sld,OUO
appropriated for all like homes IN the United
States, so that the Federal support IS not
fixed sum. 81 1t is not true thai the III
sttution at lountyille. retains an pen
sions below az 30, which are paid 10 pen
SiOner inmates"
MEXICAN WAR PENsIoN-A. j.. City.
The pension for service in the Mexican war
is " at the rate of SIS per month, and payable
"a, Of this act
ior and during the natural lives of the per-
sons entitled thereto " dispOSing of your back
pension claim under the act, though it also
placed on the list the widow of one so en-
titled who was married prior to his DIS
charge and who has not remarked. Inere
is nothing to prevent a widow alter her hus-
bands death 10 prosecute claim for back
pension due him, but certainly no back pen
sion can be claimed under the IS a month
pension bill of 1884 for veterans of the Mex
lean war. You have your facts somewhat
cOnfOunded.
SEPARATE PRoPERTY-J. K, City. o.
Quoting from the code: a married woman
may dispose of all her separate property by
will without the consent of her husband,
and may alter or revoke the will in like
manner as if she were single ~ Dying in
testate and leaving no Issue, the estate goes
in equal shares to the Surviving nus band
band cannot claim a homestead or select one
from the separate property of the wife With
out her consent shown by her making or
joining in making the declaration OF home
stead.
REGniENrAL NoN- CoMs.-Z. J. W. La
th!op, Cal. The rezimental nOn-eommis-
stoned officers in the United States Army
are: For an artillery regiment, the Ser
geaut-Majnr, QuaTteTmaster-Sergea chief
| musician and two principal musicians; Tor
cavalry regiment. veterinary surgeon, with
| The rank ii Sergeant-MajOr, the Sergeant
| Major, QuarteTm aSter- Sergeant Saddler
! Sergeant, chief musician aud the chief
! trumpeteT, and for N infantry regiment, the
| ScTgeaui-MajOr, Quartermastrr Sergeant,
chief musician and TWO principal musicians.
TINE DIFFERENcEs-J. \. W, Yount-
vile, Cal, anG J. 5, City. o. The hour IS
later in san Francisco than in New York,
| the difference in time being hoIrS, -
! minutes and seconds CO The difference
in tina by longitude between San Francisco
and Sydney III Austria. ia Is hours aud 10
Minutes; in date Is hours and - minutes
later in the month at Sydney, 50 that when
1t Is y C'cluck AT noon here on January 18th,
il Is 6:l5 o'clock in the afternoon on jam
AIRY l9Ih in Sydney.
ROYAL ARGosY-U. 5, Fresno, Cal. The
AtbN a. .AL-tSS Ndo hAN u tlLC C44A4b W lliV III
associations which recently resolved to dis
! continue business. 1t has paid out its APP
portioned assets TO those who have made
claim aud advertised the dates on which
such payments would be made by series. If
your lodge has not received its pro rata the
fault probably lies with the officers of the
iodg', not with the Grand Secretary, who
has given all publicity to the mode Of settle
ment Of claims.
D..
Cal 4 rule Of the Supreme Court OF this
States declares that until further orders the
! examination for admission to the bar will
! be based upon the following books: Black
| stones Commentaries, kenps Commen-
| aries, GTeenleafs Evidence lhrst vulumr),
| StOry'S Equity Jurisprudence, GOuld'S
! PleadiugS, LubeS Equity Plradngs Par
| to Municipal Law and the Code OF Civil
/ Procedure.
ENLISTED MEMS PAY - Z. J. W.
Lalhrop, Cal. The pay OF enlisted men in
the United States Army ranges from $50
month, the highest paid a Quartermaster-
Sergeant OF engineers, down TO Sl3 a month,
the lowest, as the pay OF n private soldier.
The Sci gpant- Major, who is the ranking non
cOnm >slOned officer in regiment receives
Sd month, but all enlisted men also re-
celye additional pay If re-enlistmentS.
PITTsBURG NEWSPAPERS &C. NJ. g.,
| WheauGnd, Cal OF daily newspapers pub
li-hed in PitsbuTr, Pa, may be named the
! Commercial Gazette, ChrOnir,e-Ttlegraph
| Dispatch, Leader, Post and Times. One
| does not address newspaper As he would
an individual, by street and number of
house. The name, city and State IS sutfi-
cieat, for the mail OF large newspaper Is
not delivered at its Offices.
II EUREKA HALL. Y, City. The
museum about which you ask was
never in Plat.'s Hall, which was on
Montgomery street, between Bush and Pine,
but was located for many years in Eureka
| Hail, which was on the same side OF the
| street, but between Pine and California, and
| in the building which for time was occu-
! pied by the Pacific Stock and Exchange
! Board.
| APPoRTIONSiENT or THE SrATEs-E. T,
| Oakland, Cal. According to the new Ap-
portionment Bill passed by the House of
Representatives, TO take effect on March 3.
| 1893, North Dakota will have one and South
| Dakota two Representatives in the House
| Montana, Idaho and Wyoming one each and
Washington two. This is the apportion-
ment now, save that Washington has gained
| one,
those BOoTBLACK STANDS F. s.,
| CIly' Inc pOOtOlack stands which were
removed from the public streets during the
| crusade of the Superintendent of Streets
| deputies have been returned to their own
| ers wherever application was made for
| them; where not, they may be in the cor
| poration yard of the department Few, in
deed, were not applied Tor.
MILITARY FAcINGs-Z. }. W., Lathrop,
Cal. The color of the facings of the various
arms of the service in the United States
Army are: For artillery, scarlet; light ar
tlilery, red; cavalry, yellow; infantry,
white ordnance, crimson; Hospital Corps
emerald green; Commissary Department,
cadet gray; Engineer Corps, scarlet and