The morning call., 1894-11-25

surviving husband, except such portion thereof
as may have been SET apart by judicial decree
for her support and maintenance, which portion
Is subject TO her tesLamentaTy disposition, and
In the absence OF such disposition it goes
! TO her descendants heirs, exclusive OF
her husband. II the property is a home
stead the law IS thai, If the home
stead selected by the husband and wife or by
either of them, during cOverture, and recorded
while both were living, was selected from the
community properly, IL vests on the death OF
the husband or wife, absolutely In The survivor.
II the homestead was selected from the sepa-
raie property OF either husband or wife, IL
vests on the death OF the person from whose
property 1t was selected In his or her heirs,
subject 10 the power or the probate court TO as
sign b for iiplted period 10 the family OF the
decedent. wife has a right TO dispose of by
VIII, without the consent of her husband, all of
her separate property.
GETTING MISUNDERSTANDING, City. This
correspondent wants TO get married aud asks
for advice. He writes that he is working for
salary, has no one here who would help him
defray the expenses of wedding aud has just
about enough 10 pay for the license and the
cerGyman'S fee. He adds that the parents OF
the lady lie wishes 10 marry are people Of very
limited means, and he wants to know il he
should be called upon TO meet the expenses of
wedding dinner, decorations and so forth AT
the parents house on The occasion of the we'd
ding. Marriage is serious thing, ana young
man who has only enough TO pay for the license
abd The clergymans fee. and has no income
other than salary, which he may lose at a
moments notice, should postpone his intention
10 marry until he has put enough aside to sup
port wife. But if he feels that he must get
married and The woman who desires TO become
DIS vile is willing TO take chances to get along
in the world, then they bad better dispense
with decorations ar the residence of the BRIDES
parents and with wedding dinner. Under
those circumstances a quiet wedding-tEe
quieter the belter-is the proper thing. The
money you would spend for such extras viii
help you to Keep house after you are married.
Still, II you feel that you must indulge in Such
extravaganza and the brides parents are pr
sons OF limited MEANS then IL would be the
proper thing for you TO provide the wedding
dinner and the decorations.
OCToPUs-C K. City. The octopus is
species Of the genus cephalopoda. having eight
feet or arms nearly equal, united at the
base by membrane, and very long in proper
ton TO the body. There is no SHE'LL but 1t is
represented by two small grains of horny sub.
stance tmbedded IN the back, one on each side
The arms are used for swimming in water.
creeping on land. and for Selling prey. The
octopus swims by contraction of the muscular
web OF tho body. which extends upon the arms
1t creeps on shore in spiderlike manner. with
spraying arms. Like other cephalopdos, when
alarmed or annoyed it discharges an inky
| fluid. A species OF the octopus is common on
the SCUM shores OF Europe, and elsewhere In
the mediterranean. 1t is the poiypus OF the
duCiCuts us arms are SIX tliDeS dS long as us
body, and each arm is furnished with 40 pairs
OF suckers. One species measures nearly fifty
leet In length, and goes far 10 JUSTIFY tbs stories
OF small vessels swamped by the embrace of
the octopus. The term has OF late years been
| applied 10 graSpng corporations that seize
everything IN sight 10 the detrimeDt OF the pub
| TIC. An interesting account OF the monster OF
| the deep, sometimes called The devltish, is TO
be found In Victor Hugo's "Toilers OF the Sea-"
ana IN The Octopus" by Henry Lee
| THIRD CANDIDATE-C II. W., MERGED, Mer-
| ced County, Cal. "Simonsen, Mcguire and Ell
| l1ott." writes this correspondent, were candi-
| dates for the Office of Assessor in this county.
| A bet B that Mcguire would be the third man
! IN the race-n other words, that both Smonsen
aud Elliott would each poll larger vote than
| Mcguire. The result of the election was that
| Simonsen was elected while the other Two led,
wins the Det?" Ii the bet was that Mcguire
would De third man In the race that was posi-
1--WE assertion by A; from The statement made
J! appears there was no third man, consequently
| loses his bel. But If the bel was That Simon
| sen and Elliott would each receive higher vote
! tban Mcguire then 1t is a case OF draw, as only
| one OIL The other two candidates received a
| higher vote than Mcguire. From the reading
OF the letter of the correspondent 1t appear that
tnls was bet with TWO strings 10 II, and for
| Ihat reason TWO answers are gwen.
! PIzARRo-Astorian, Astoria, Or. Francisco
| PiZarro. the conqueror OF Peru. was born in
| Truxillo, Estremadura, Spain. in 1476, and
| died in 1541. In 1927 he discovered Peru. In
1928 he reported his discoveries 10 Charles V
OF Spain. He had secured TO him the right of
! the discovery. the conquest OF feIu and hon
orable titles (among them those OF Governor
| and caDtaln. general of PERU Were conferred on
him. For this he agreed 10 aise number Of
| followers and 10 send TO the crown OF Spain a
NTH or all the treasures that lie should obtain.
Within ten years he made the empire OF Peru