The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-02

100000. During fire in 1897 it fell and
piece weighing about eleven tons was Knocked
out OF its side. For 103 years this monster re-
manned buried. Then il was raised, and now
forms the dome Of a chapel, made by eXca-
waiting the space below ii. The largest
bell In actual us. is "SI. IvaD," also IN Moscow.
1t Is 40 feet inches IN circumference, 1919
inches thick, and weighs 127, $50 pounds.
There is bell IN Amalapura Che CITY or the
Gods), Burmah, that weighs 255. 200 pounds.
The other large bells are az follows: A bell at
a Hindoo temple in Zliah Allegarh cast IN
MengOon, Burmah, 1886. 1913, 900 pounds; the
great bell In the Espant tel KIOlo. Japan,
l62, 800; third big bell in Moscow, 125, 400;
the great bell at Picking, 117.700; the great
bell at NOvgorod, 6S. 200; the kaiserglOcke IN
The cathedral in Cologne, $4,000 This bell is
1412 feet hlgh 1112 feet in diameter; 1t was
cast OF twenty-five cannon captured Il ON The
French. Roman Catholic cathedral at Mon
treal 49.7O0; great bell al Vienna, 4O,200; at
Olmutz Bohemia, ana Rouen, France, 10000
ZACH, 81. PanPs, 3S.740; Noire Dame, Paris,
France. 36700; big Ben" Westminster.
$4,000; "Great Perer.' York Minister, %, $50,
and st. Peters. Rome, $4,000
THE COMMON FLY-Subscrlber, Martinez.
The common fly, Musca dOms silica. is dipterous
or twe.winged insect Of the family MuScida and
The order Diptera, OF the suborder BIachyera
(havng short feelers or antenG9) ana OF the
subdivision Dcha8 (having the sucker or
prObOscis composed of only two pieees). IL is
good representation of the large family Mus.
Clud dUu IOu6eU Oh LH6 WUOl6 OIueT DlpIerd, III
is found in nearly all parts of the world. 1t
lays its eggs il punches or clusters In almost
any kind of decayIng animal or vegetable mat
ter, as carron, manure and other filth, and the
maggots hatch IN day or less according to
the degree of heat (Of decOmpoSitionl TO which
they are subjected. The larvae are small head
less, leglesS maggots, which attain their full
size in about Two weeks and then crawl TO
some dry place 10 pupate. This process oc-
cupies a week or two and on its completion the
perfect fly emerges from the pupa. The house
fly has suctorial probOscis, from which, when
feeding on any dry substance, 1t exudes a
liquid; this. by mOistening the food, fits 1t TO be
sucked. Its feet are beSet with hairs. each ter
minaling In disk which is supposed to act as
sucker, enabling IL TO walk on smooth sur
faces even with It's back down, as on a ceiling.
These disks are supposed to eXude a liquid
making the adhesion more perfect.
COMMUNITY PROPERTY-T. B., City. Ac-
cordng to decisions rendered in this State The
rule is that in case a husband dies intestate
and without descendants, that Is Issue OF his
body and their issue, bis half OF the community
property shall not go TO the widow as sur
vlVOr, but shall be distributed according to The
statute Of descents ana distributions or sue
cession as it Is now called; descendants OF the
deceased husband, a particular class of his
heirs. The WORD descendant Is confined TO its
strict meaning, that Is from father to child. II
there be nc descendants no child or children
or issue OF deceased child or children then and
then only il the deceased's half of the estate
distributed The same as separate property ac-
cordhg TO a section OF the Civil Code. One sec
ton of that code says that the provisions as to
the Inheritance of the husband and wife from
each other apply only 10 The separate property of
each other. Another section says OF The widow
'Sne takes One-haf of the community prop
erty, not as heir; and in no event can she take
as de scendant," because she is not descend
aut OF her husband.
RIGHTS OF FOREIGNERS - G.. f. Z. The
present constitution of the State of California
provides that foreigners OF the while race, or of
African descent, who can become citizens of
The United States, have while residents OF this
Stale the same rights in respect TO the acuuir-
ing, possessing. enjoying and transmission and
Inheritance of property Of all kinds as native
dents OF the State. The proposed amendment to
the constitution, which is 10 be voted upon at
the next election. makes a change in this, that
he protection To such aliens shall extend only
TO property other than real estate, and that the
Legislature OF the Stale shall make laws TO
provide for the disposition of real estate that
such aliens may acquire by descent or devise.
In other words, the proposition Is that il the
amendment Is adopted alleys shall not hold
real estate In This State, and u they acquire The
same by Inheritance they Will have 10 dispose
OF IL in some manner 10 be provided for by law.
This, however, will hot apply to those aliens
who al The present lime hold realty.
PARIS AND CHfCAGo--S. s., Oakland. Cal.
The total number of-admissious at the Worlds
Fair, held III Paris, France, in 1889. was 3d.
354,111. The cost of the exposition was