The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-15

including petty expenses. You go In the
steerage for about 500, inclusive. 81 Ii
costs more TO g0 TO Spanish American ports
than to New York City, though the ride is
so much shorter. 1t is cheaper TO go from
here to Panama than from here to New
York.
FOREIGN LETTERs-H. G., City. The
reas why the list of advertised letters for
the French, Italian and Spanish colonies
here are respectively headed "Lettres Fran
cases." "Lettere Italane" and "Cartas
Espanolas." while the German letters are
advertised in plain English, is probably
this The Latin races usually prefer to
keep TO their own languages to deal with
each other in commercial matters and in
fact to preserve their individuality as much
as possible. The Germans in large Ameri-
can cities usually assimilate very quickly
with American ideas and adopt the English
language, which is, after all, the Anglo
Saxon or original German.
MEN AND WoMEN-B., City. There are
at least &C, 600 more men than women in this
city. But from this number must be sub
tracted 10000 Chinese males. so that the
difference in numbers. so marked in pioneer
times, is steadily decreasing and may soon
range the other way. (2) There are more
women than men In London, nearly in the
Lonoon proper the case is different; the
ratio is there nearly as three to one in favor
of the men. The city of London is the
purely mercantile section.
INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIPS - Okum,
City. Unless there was an express stipula-
ton that interest should be paid in addition
to partnership profits, the man who fur
nishes capital in partnership where the
other man furnishes work is not entitled to
interest OF his money before the profits are
divided. II A furnishes $1,000 worth of
money and b $1,000 worth of brains in a CO.
partnership, is as much entitled to inter-
est on his $1,000 as A. AS matter of fact
the profits of the partnership constitute the
interest.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENA.
ToRs-Inquirer, Decatur, Mich. 1t is true
that California has voted in favor of the
adoption Of an amendment to the State
constitution concerning the election of
United States Senators, and has decided
that such Senators ought 10 be elected by
the people. To carry the amendment into
effect and make it a law 1t is Simply neces-
sary for the Legislature to pass an enabling
act. as 1t were, which will be signed by the
Governor and then placed upon the statute
books.
GINGER ALE-Old Subscriber. City. The
beverage known as ginger ale is not an alec
holic drink. An infnitesimal quantity of
alcohol may be contained in it ii tincture
of ginger be used In preparing Ii. but no
amount OF ginger ale would produce intox-
leatlon. ~ The idea probably came from
the Tact that ginger ale is often called for
with drink and small stick is inserted
in it,
ARMY PROMOTION Subscriber, San
Of
army can become o lieutenant on a vacancy
occurring by satisfying local examining
board without going TO West Point. When
vacancies occur in the Military Division of
the Pacific and sergeant desires to be ex-
amined for promotion there is nothing i'm
his way IL his character is equal to his pro-
fciency anu his advance in military educa-
ton.
TEMPERANCE AND RELIGIoN-Mechanic.
Kingman, A. t. Religious or sectarian
questions cannot be answered in the query
column. Whatever be the side issues In
volved. To this rule there can be no ex-
eeption. 81 Your question can be easily
answered by application to a local minister
or priest Of the particular church involved.
MARRIED WoMEN's PROPERTY. r..
City. A married woman having no chill
dren and having property coming to her at
her husband or to any one else. But if she
should die before her parents the will does
not take effect. She cannot leave what she
does not possess.
THE OLD TRAIL. F.. Fresno For re-.
liable Information as to the part of the old
overland trail, between Ogden, Utab. and
Sacramento, apply to the secretary of tho
Society OF California Pioneers, San Fran
cisco. Gal. There is some interesting in
formation in Horace Greeley's overland
journey.
PENCIL FACToRIEs-R., Haywards. n
There are no pencil manufactures on this
coast. ~ You can get the information from
j. j. Evans 81 Co., California street. this
city.
SEWING ScHooLs-R. D., City. Apply to
the Superintendent of Public Schools. John
Swett, New City Hall.
CARRIED THE STATE-Old Patron. Citv
ana many others. Cleveland carried tina
State OF California at the last election.
--
why Is 1t that people use Salvation OIL
Answer: Because Ii is the best iIniment
The buttons of the wedding dress of !.
New York millOnaire's daughter. recent,u
married, were made of jewels, ana cost S1os,
each. WV
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