The morning call., 1893-05-28
QUERY COLUMN.
The Chinese Not Entitled
to Citizenship.
TWAIN IN THE OLD CORNER.
The Prince of WaIeS-EIarOor Lights.
Henry Clay's DecIaration-Life-
Saving Service.

CANNOT VoTE-A. NJ. City. The act of Con
gress OF July Il. 1870, practically precludes
the admission of Chiuese to citizenship IN the
United States Judge Sawyer Of the United
States Circuit Court for the District OF Caifor-
MIA so held few years ago. and since thea
other Judges of United States courts have fol
lowed the lines OF his decision. Notwlthstand-
ing that the Court of Common Pleas OF New
York and some Judges of inferior jurisdiction
have held that Chinese can be admitted TO citi-
zenship and have granted final papers to natives
of China born of Chinese parents. A Chnaman
who passed n successful examination in the law
department of Yale College applied for admis
sion 10 the bar of New York, but was rejected
IN The ground that none but an American citi-
zen can practice law In that State. The Legis-
latuse passed an enabling act, but that was
declared void. The applicant then petttioned
the Supreme Court of the United St'tes for
writ OF error, but after deliberate consideration
found that the law was against him, aud he
withdrew his petition for the writ. An attorney
who has devoted much time 10 constitutional
law and has had an extensive practice in behalf
OF Chinese declared that he had carefully
studied the question of citizenship as applied to
Chinese, and that the logical conclusion TO be
reached after Tevle wing the whole subject Is
that under existing laws Chinese cannot be
come a citizen of the United States, and that
those few Chinese who have been granted final
papers are not citizens, because the act OF lie
court granting them The papers is void for the
reason that The court had power 10 grant
such. The constitution OF the STATE OF Califor-
MIA declares that no native of China shall ever
exercise the privileges Of an elector in this
State.
PRINCE OF WALES T. F. L., City. Prince
of Wales is the title borne by the eldest son of
the sovereign of England. The native sover-
nj W.ia dos ed m
Of Welsh Independence, and on the conquest OF
Wales the prncipality Of Wales and the Earl
dom of Chester were bestowed by Henry III on
his son, afterward Edward /, but as Office OF
trust and government rather than title. 1t is
traditioEally related that Edward / engaged to
give The Welsh people Prince who would be
born among them and not know a word Of
English, and he fulfilled the promise by besIOw
ing the principally on his sou Edward born at
CaeTnarvon Castle, North Wales. Edward. by
the death of bis elder brother, became heir
apparent. Edward III. his son, never was
Prince of Wales, bur in 1343 be invested his
son Edward, the Black Prince, with The nfinci-
pafy, and from that time the It'll OF Prince of
Wales has been borne by the e deSt son of the
reignlng sovereign. The tile is. however nor
Inherited, but has usually been bestowed by
patent and investure though IN = few instances
The heir 10 the throne has become Prince OF
Wales simply by being so declared. The
present Prince of Wales has an income from
the Duchy of Cornwall, but he has no say in the
government Of Wales. The principalitY is under
ShO pAOlCStiOh VA thO ho4bC tOfOAHihSht'
THE OLD CoRNER"-H A. g., Red Bluff,
Cal What was known as the "Old Corner on
The southeast corner of Montgomery aud Com
mercial streets was torn down number Of
years ago and on the site has been erected a
large three-story brick building. The "Old
Corner was a popular liquor saloon and was
resorted TO by all who wanted to know the
latest news. On one wall the proprietor had
large bulletin board on which he kept posted
as fast as information could be Obtained brief
record of all events of the day. In the days of
its prosperity il any wanted to know the
latest news he did not go TO the exchange or 10
the market place for it, he went To The Odd
Corner" and he was sure to find d note of it on
The BOARD. There were q number OF runners
for the place. WHO as soon as they heard of an
event rushed down with IL TO tile prophet or, who
generally rewarded them with "a smile and
cigar. lIlwas great resort for those reporters
for the daily papers who were too lazy to hunt
up the u. VS. of HE day. They stiolled in there
several times day TO get pointers. Mark
Twain, when he was reporter on the San
Francisco papers, visited tile place daily. took
notes OF what there was on the board and then
went TO the Office aud wrote NJ his accounts
his strong 1magina ion furnishing the details
that were not obtainable from the board.
ETCHING SHELLs-Flora, City. Sea-shclls
are etched by means of acid. The parts not to
be acted upon are protected by o-called etch-
ing ground. IL consists of a thin layer of var
nish blackened in a flame so that the figures TO
be drawn on the shell may be plainly seen. In
drawing or writing great care must be taken TO
make the lines clear and TO remove all traces of
varnsh in he lines else the effect will he
bad. After the tracing either strong aceie
diluted nitric or murtaiic acid is applied, and
when its action is sufficient it is washed off
with water and then the varnsh is removed by
the use OF either urpentne or alcohol anG the
drawing or writing Will apnear on the shell as
If cut with an engraver's tool. Another way is
TO draw the design with vanish on the she'll
OF INN VA hpn for sI,.a
then allow the acid 10 eat away The surface of
the she'll around the writing or drawing. BY
this process The picture or writing will appear
III relief
PoMPANo-S. NJ, City. The fish sold in the
markets under tie name of pOmpanO and re-
tailed at from 81 to 81 so pound is caught
for the San Francisco market off Santa Cruz
and its scarcity is what accounts for the high
price demanded. Of the coast of Lower Cal
ifornia and Ia the vicinity OF Santa Catalina and
Santa Cruz Islands 1t is more plentiful. The
pompano is also found along the coast of the
West Indies, IN the South Atlantic. and along
the coast OF the Gulf States. There it attains
length OF eighteen inches and is highly
esteemed for food. The California pompano Is
quite different; IL attalns length OF only twelve
lncnes. ne nsh Is closely related 10 The but
Ter nSn, so called from the fact that it has I
smooth and unctuous surface like butter. and 10
the doliarhsh, so named from The rounoness
and silver color of its young. The California
pompanois blush above and bright silver be.
low.
To STUDY LAw-G. A. NJ, Santa Maria
Cal The young man who tries to study law
privately, with the expectation that after such
study he will be admitted to the bar. will find
that he has an uphill Job. If lie caunot lake a
course OF lessons in a law college he had better
spend few years in The Office OF a reputable
attorney, in the capacity of clerk, read ND and
famiiariZe himself with practice His en-
ployer Will help him out when he finds himself
unable 10 understand a difficult point hat he
may run across. After he has become familiar
with the principles OF law his emmoyer Will
tell him II he is able 10 90 wItl class before
The Supreme Court 10 pass an examination. All
lie DOCKS he needs he VIII find in the library in
The office in which he works. If he is a dill
gent student and Is possessed of good common
sense ne Will have no trouble in getting along
LIFE-SAvING SERvICE-W. c., Tulare Cal
The United States life saving service does not
use liDe-throwing rockets, because they are not
certain and are apt to be out OF order at the
very moment when most needed. Instead the
service uses the Lyle gun. which can be trained
with accuracy In sending a life-saving line
TO wreck. The extreme range OF the gun Is
aboui 600 yards. The line used TO secure The
longest range about three. IF m