The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-30

linas rivers. The town lies mainly in a narrow
Valiey Iamlllarly known as The valley" rum
pfecipitous mountains, from the sides OF one-of
which ana at an average height of about
eighty feel above the little creek that ripnleS at
lts Dase now the hot springs, about nifty IN
number, which give the town its name. There
Is Dut one street in the town. called valley
street. and fronting on this are hotels shops
ana stores. The place is visited by inVaiidS.
put OF the merits OF the waters OF The springs
the query Column cannot give any Information.
ana IL supports several newspapers. The lead
Ing ones are the News, The Sentinel and the
Graphlc. The publishers OF either OF the
papers named will no doubt furnish any de-
sired information about the Town.
DEBATING-M.. Vallejo, Solano County, Cal.
The following are the rules generally laid down
for debating societies.
On the evening for debating the chairman shall
nrst state the subject and The sides shall then
speak alternately, If desiring; the leader of the
leader OF the negative always answering. Then
may follow as many debaters as have been chosen,
closing the debate.
In any debate member shall speak moro than
three times without permission from the society,
nor more than once. until every member who is TO
take part shall have spoken. No member shall
occupy the floor more than thirty minutes.
The society shall decide all debates according
TO the merits OF the arguments used by either side
There are only two parts 10 debate. the
affirmative and the negative; sometimes the
negative Is called the response. AS to who
shall follow The leader Of either side is matter
OF arrangement BY the members OF the debating
society. Those who follow the leader are called
speakers.
MORGAN'S EXPosURE-Reader, City. The
only work that ever gained any degree of
prominence on the ground that 1t was an ex-
p0sure OF the secret work OF the Free and Ac-
cepted Mssons was one that was published
under the title Of "Morgan's Exposure of Free
masonry" The publication Of that book and
the subsequent assertion that on account of
the exposure" Morgan had been murdered by
Masons brought Mo rgans name into great
notoriety in every part of the globe. The
Masonic Order has always denied that any
member OF members murdered Morgan, and il
also always maintained that Morgan was
not murdered. SO far as the Masons are
concerned the EXPOSURE did not create any
excitement among them. the excitement wa
with those outside of the craft If there ever
was an exposure" by writer who announced
himself as Mason 1t must have been buresque
on that published by Morgan. The book can
no doubt be secured through any first-class
bookstore.
CERTIFICATEs-A Graduate, City. San
Francisco Normal School teachers certificates
entities the holder TO teach In any county In
the State. The law says: "The county board
may also, without examin alton, grant county
certificates Of either the grammar or the pri-
mary grade to The holders OF life diplomas Of
other States; Nevada, Oregon ana Washing
ton State educational diplomas; San Francisco
normal class diplomas. when recommended by
the Superintendent of Public Schools Of SAID
CITY," AS 10 certificates issued in SOnoma
or any other county in the Stat of California,
the law says: "Ihe county board may also,
without examination. grant county certificates
OF either the grammar or the primary grade TO
the holder of grammar grade certificate OF any
county, city or city and county of the late of
California" The law is not compulsory, and
the members Of county board would have the
right to reject an application.
PoPULATIoN-M. e.. Beatrice, Humboldt
County, Cal. The English census OF April 8,
1891. the latest published. gives the popula.
ton of England as 81 4S3. 400; Wales, 1. &c.,
o35 Ireland, 4.704, 700, aud Scotland. 4.025.-
CAT. The census for 1890 gives 62,654 3o2 as
the population Of the United States. The esti.
mate OF population OF The United States for
1894, based on figures furnis by the Cover
nor Of each State aud Territory, is sc, $50, 740.
Ii Is impossible to give statistics of religions, az
the figures that are given out by statlsticans
do not come within 100000 900 of the popuIa-
ton OF the United States, ana In other countries
the figures fall short in like proportion. Such
figures are misleading and OF no value what.
ever. For that reason the Query Column Will
not give them.
THE GAME OF PoKER-P. A., City. The
game of draw poker is. according to the decis-
ions of the courts OF San francisco, not one OF
the prohibited games. One section of the CITY
ordinance says:
1t shall be unlawful for any person to open con-
duct deal. play or carry on in any drinking saloon,
barroom, cubroom other public or private place
= game of studhorse poker exchange poker or
any similar game for money, checks. chips credit
or any representative of value In which a per-
centage is charged or taken.
AT one time an attempt was made to convict
persons for playing draw poser on the ground
that 1t came under the general head OF games
OF chance which are prohibited, but The court
held that II was game of skill, and that de-
rendered
never been reversed.
LETTER PosTAGE-C. P. s., Rex, San Benito
County, CAL Immediately prior TO the admin
istration Of 1S45 the rate Of postage In the
United States on letter composed OF a single
sheet was as follows: 80 miles or less,
cents; between 80 and 80 miles, 10 cents; be-
tween 80 and $50 miles. 1917 cents; between
$50 and 400 miles, 1874 cents; and over 400
miles, % cents. By an act of 1845 the rate of
postage on a single letter conveyed for any
distance under 800 miles was fixed a. cents.
ana for any distance over 300 miles 10 cents.
BY an act OF 1851 postage, II prepaid, was
fixed at cents for any distance under 5000
miles. and cents IL over 5000 miles. On The
1st of October. 1888, postage was reduced from
20 cents, Irrespective OF distance.
JEsUITs-T. D., City. The Query Column
does not like to reject question, but tire
specially declines TO print matter that must
necessarily involve religious controversy. An
answer 10 your question about the Jesuits
would bring forth a denial from parties who
would feel aggrleved, then the other side would
want 10 reply. To avoid this In this column no
answer Is given. The Information desired can
be obtained by examining The several encyco
pedias TO be found in The libraries of this city,
THE CITY HALL. W., City. The total cost
OF the new City Hall up to the LIST OF July,
1894, was S5.o4S, $50 79. The City Hall Com
missoners expect to receive from the tax levy
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