The morning call., 1894-09-30

order to the amount OF So so Is but cents
sum smaller than so cents may be sent 1ute
! Saiely I'D sealed envelope.
! STREETCARs-J. J. p City. No team has me
! righ OF way upon Streetcar railroad track if
/ by remaining on such track it impede or in
| any way hinder the travel OF a car that may be
! immediately behind it. There Is A citV 0rd-
/ II" nee that covers this point. Tha reason for
! his is that cars cannot turn ont TO pass any
| otEer vehicle, While other vehicles can. II
! teamSterS were allowed the right of way on
| tracks the general public would be the sufferer
| as ears could not make time and passengers
would be delayed in reaching destination.
| CARRYING LETTERs-C. City As has al
j readv been stated in this column the postal
/ laws declare that no person or corporation may
! engage in The regular transmission of tiers
| locally or for long distances, for rate payment
/ out an express company Is not prohibited from
| carrying with freight letters relating solely to
| ne matter IN transiSt. be II on ship. Il rail
| r0ao, stage or other means of transportation.
NO express company would. in view of The
severe penalties in the postal laws, undertake
TO carry letters in violation of such laws.
INSURANCE PREM1UM-w. z. T., City. The
rule with insurance companies of this citv Is
that when an insurance policy is issued the in-
Surance commences from the time the policy is
signed by ihe proper officers. Tile premium
may be paid when the policy is delIve, ed To the
Insured, or lie IN y take thirty days time in
which 10 make The u 3yment II before thar
time the nropertv insured is destroved ~ d.
aged by fre-ln case OF fire tnsuranee-the in
surng company viii pay the amount of loss.
THE TERRIToRIEs-E. H. N. Alameda, Cal.
| Th" Territories of the United States are: Dis
| trict of Columbia, organized June 16, 1890, and
March 3, l79l; Indian Territory, organized
June 80 1884; New Mexico organized Sep
iember 9. 1850; Arizona, organized February
| "a, 1868; Alaska, organized july 27, 86S
and Oklahoma. organized May ., 1890. Utah,
organized September 9, 1850, obtained an en-.
I n a a f6 faNV aaIyc cci,,
GoLD-J B., City. This correspondent asks
"How many pounds ayOirduDois or troy 10 a
| ton OF 900 fine gold bullion ?" iThe propounfer
of the question had evidently in his hurry for.
! gotten 10 state exactly what he wants to know.
! Gold Is not weighed by avoirduuois. as that is
used only for the weighing OF all m tals except
| gold and silver Gold, silver and Jewels are
! weighed by troy weight and that does not run
into tons.
| CANAL-Reader. Tucson, AriZ. To compute
| the flow OF canal when the area Is given in
square feet. multiply The area of the flow by its
| velocity in feet per second, and the product
multiplied by sixty will give the volume in feet
| To ascertain the mean velocity of flowing water
/ divide the velocity of the flow in feei by the
area OF the stream, and the quotient will give
the velocity in feet.
| FIVE MAsTs-F. B.. City. The steamer
Great Eastern, which was launched January
81, 1853, was a six-masted vessel five of
which were iron. AT this time the French mer-
! chairman, France, the schooner Louis. built
| and owned on this coast, the Governor AmeS
owned on the Atlantic, and few more vessels
| have five masts each.
THE LORDS PRAYER X. M, City. Prior 10
/ February 2, 1876, the Lords prayer was re-
cited In few OF the public schools of this city.
| AT a meeting of the Board OF Education held
! on that day il was decided 10 discontinue the
| recital of the prayer III any OF Tue public
/ schools.
/ LAKE UNIoN-A. c., City The Fifty-third
Congress at the session recently ended made
| an appropriation iD the Barb0r and river ap.
preparation bill for the purpose OF connecting
Lake Union and Lake Washington with Puget
| Sound.
TREACY INpoRsED-S., City. The nomina
tiou of Timothy Treacy as candidate for AS
| semblvman from the Tnirty-trst Assembly Dis
! trict was ra tted by the Democratic convention
in Union Hall on Thursday, the 10Th INST.
FLEcrRIC.CAR STEPS Il. s., City. The rea-
| son that the platforms on electric-cars are so
high from the ground Is that the apparatus
containing the motive power is so much higher
than the trucks OF ordinary stleetcars.
The LAzARRE CARNoT-J. OR, Menlo
Park. Cal. The measurement OF the French
war vessel. LaZarre Carnoi, Is: Length $50
feet, beam 72.S, drausht 81 feet.
SPEED OF ELEGTRIC-C -CARs-J. j. p, City.
| The speed of electic-cars is regulated by the
mOtoTmen In charge. AT the power-house the
! strength Is regulated.