The morning call., 1894-07-08


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TRUXILLO, SPANISH HoNDURAs-A. s.,
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. The fare from
New Orleans to Truxillo, Spanish Honduras is
cabin $25 and deck SIS. The time occupied in
the passage is from four to five days. The eli
mate is tropical with wet and dry seasons.
The latter corr esponds to winter and spring in
the United States December TO May and the
rainy season extends from May to November.
The principal products of that section of the
country are bananas. rubber and sarsaparilla
root. Then there are also cOcoanuts, pine.
apples coffee ana sugar. The first three named
are the principal articles OF export. A dollar
in Honduras money IS worth 53.1 cents In
united States money.
MOUNT HERCULEs-C. d. K. City. In 1888
CaDtain j. A. Lawson OF the United States
Coast Survey, while at BorneO, In the south
eastern part Of New Guinea. discovered in the
Stanly range of mountains one that is named
Hercules His measurement of this lofty peak,
based on estimates. is 32787 feet or six and
fifth miles, which, IL correct, makes it the
highest peak of the world. This, however. has
not been verihed by scientific measurements.
and, until it Is proven beyond all possibility or
dispute, Mount Everest Of the Himaaya range
Will be recognized as The highest scertained
point on the surface OF the globe. Its height Is
29,002 feet, or five and three.quarter miles.
STENoGRAPHIC EXAMINATJoNs-C. A. j.,
City. Those who desire to enter the service o
the United States in the capacity of steno-
graphers should forward applications to the
United States Civil Service Commission at
Washington. ID. C. There VIII be depart
mental examination in this city some time In
October, when those who have applied TO be-
come stenOgrapbers will be examined as to
their qualifications. Due notice of the exact
time and place will be given through the press.
AS to the possibility of a successful candidate
obtaining position there Is no certainty, SO
those who pass will have to wait until sum-
moned.
RIDER HAGGARD- E. B., City. The follow
Ing Is list of the printed works of III. Rider
Haggard: "Allan Quartermain." "Allan's
Wife and Other Tales" Beatrice" "Colonel
Quartich," }" "Dawn," Jess" "King Solomon.
Will." "My Fellow Laborer." "She," "a Tale
of Three Lions" THE Wreck OF the Cope
land" "Witch's Head" "ADdrew Lang" "The
Worlds Desire" "ErIc Brighteyes," "Nada,
the Lily" cleopatra" aud "Montezuma's 5
Daughter"
NOTARY PUBLIC-R. s., Little River, Men
docino County. Cal. notary public who Is
just about TO start ont in business should pro.
vide himself from some law-book publishing.
house with blanks, which he may at ary time
be called uDon TO draw up. copy of some ap-
proved book OF forms and an annotated copy
of The codes. In his leisure hours he can read
up the codes and make himself familiar with
those sectiOus which he will have to deal with
AT HALFMAsT-C. e., City. The placing of
a flag at half-mast In our time is universally
recognized as token of mourning. At one
time this was signal OF distress and In the
time OF the Punlc wars. the three great wars
waged between Rome and Carthage for suprem-
acy, 1t was the custom to lower the flag at
half-mast In token of defeat. 1t then became
custom TO lower the flag as token that those
who Waged the war of life were defeated by the
great reaper Death.
COUNTERFEITS-W. +. Il. j., City. There IS
no special rule for the detection of counterfets
OF greenbacks. The only way to become an
expert In that line is TO obtain from the oecIe
tary of the Treasury or from one OF lne suo-
treasurers genuine greenback OF eacil ueno,n ,,i
inatlon and have 1t on hand 10 cohlpdIo " W.. w.
any that is offered A close study ol senui,uu' s,u
bills Will enable a person oil ordinary in'e
gence TO detect a counterfeit.
MANUFACTURING-A. Y. c., CITY. 1he pIin-
cipal nations of the world rank In manuiactuf-
ing as follows: United States ohiteu mug
dom, Germany, France. Russia, austria Lazy
Belgium, Spain, Sweden. Austraila' nc nonanu' ii
Switzerland, Denmark, NORWAY "nu .Ua y, esJ sh
This rating is based on the latest ngures oD.
tanable as TO the value OF the ihanui i"0'u'0o Vi
each of the nations nained'
The LAW OF CAsINo-C. h., City. In the
game of casino. IL it should so happen that two
nlavers have each four points to MAKE and at
the close or the play one should have big casino
ana two aces and the other little casino, lWo