The record-union., 1894-01-30
OUR INFORMATION BUREAU.
Responses to Correspondents Seekini
Substantial Information.

/ responses correspondents SSSkiuS
Substantial Information.
| EDS. RECORD UNION: Is there law in
/ this State against suicide, and if so what
is the extreme penalty? READER.
/ Section 400 of the Penal Code makes it
! a felony to aid or advise one to suicide.
! No statutory declaration is found making
suicide a crime. But under the common
/ law it is a crime and in some countries
worked at one time, and possibly in some
4 does yet, forfeiture OF estates. The
/ charity of our laws raises the presump-
/ ton Of insanity in all who accomplish
| self-murder. Whether the penalty can
! be made effective for aiding to do that
which is not a crime by statute with
penalty attached, is question TO be con-
/ sidered.
/ EDS. RECORD UNION: Kindly settle a
heated argument by answering the fol-
4 paper; IN playing the game OF whist
which is correct of the two following ex-
/ pressions: Spades are trumps," or
Spades is trumps." Correct according
to the strict rules OF English grammar.
and not according to usage?
/ Ii spades is to be held as a noun of
hunters it would be held correct to say,
spades is trumps. but it is not to be SO
used. Strictly, spades" represents a
{
trump cards; each card bearing the
spade insignia is a trump. 1t is there
fore proper to say, Spades are trumps."
EDS. RECORD UNION: Will you please
inform me through the columns OF your
paper what are the requirements for ad-
mission to the Naval Academy? W hat
| studies the applicant is examined in ami
the required standing in each? To whom
should a person apply for admission?
w hen and where are examinations held
Are any OF the appointments from this
! state vacant y. NJ. l..
Candidates must be over l5 and under
! Is, and at least five feet in hight. Must
pass through physical examination, and
also all examination in the elements OF
an English education. You should ap-
ply for detailed information as to ap-
pointments, vacancy, and time and place
of examinations to the Congressman
| from your district-or the Secretary of
the Navy will furnish you detailed
information by addressing him at
! Washington, d. c.; or the same
information can be had from the
| superintendent of the Academic Board,
at Annapolis, Md. We may say that the
educational examination includes arith-
metic, grammar, algebra, geography,
| United States history, writing, reading
and spelling; that au oath is required TO
serve the United States eight years, unless
sooner discharged. The cost of outfit 10
each selected candidate is 500. Each
| cadet receives $500 a year, of which 900
a year is retained till graduation. If in
| service or on practice ship a cadets pay
| is $3.50 a year. The appointments are thus
divided: one to each Congressional dis
| trict, ten by the President of the United
States. Appointments by Congressman
must be approved by the Secretary of the
/ Navy. Usually Congressman, when there
! is a vacancy, name time and place for
applicants to be examined. and the one
rating highest usually gets the place.
The Presidents appointments are usually
given to the sons OF naval officers Of dis
tinguished character.
EDS. RECORD UNION: VIII you kindly
inform me whether Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals and Chill
| dren exists in sacramento. ana if so, and
| it is not too much trouble, will you also
give me the name Of the President and
Secretary of such society or societies?
NJ. Y. b. DAVIS,
Secretary American Humane Associa-
ton, Philadelphia.
The Sacramento County Humane So
ciety has its headquarters in this city,
and it's Secretary is Hon. w. ID. Lawton,
President City Board of Trustees.
G. f. c.. Clarksburg our long ques-
| ton relative to the death and resurrec-
| ton of Christ and the entombment of
His body three days and nights, and why
/ Monday is not recognized as the third
| day and Sunday night as the third night,
is theological matter concerning which
you should seek an answer from some of
the priesthood. The RECoRD-UNIoN
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