The morning call., 1894-10-28

quantities, the common carburetted gas. such
is substituted. A cubic foot OF this
weighs about 1872 of a pound. A
balloon sixty feet In diameter, containing
11S. ITO cubic feet, will hold 1854 pounds of
the gas, or II only half filled 1.767 pounds.
Common air weighing 0.7529 pound 10 the
cubic foot wonld bold of it 4257 pounds. The
difference. 2. .490 pounds,is the weight required
TO give The balloon the same gravity the air it
dlsplaces. With any less weight the balloon
would mount to find the rarity of the air cor
responding TO its own gravity. This point is
the limit beyond which balloons never rise. II.
Instead of coal gas, hydrogen gas of the ordI-
nary quality made for this purpose were used
Those who have the time can use these figures
and calculate how much 5000 cubic feet OF
pure hydrogen gas would lift
FoRTY-sECoND DLsTRICT-J. D., City. The
boundaries of the Eleventh. Precinct of the
Forty-second Assembly District are as follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner of Mason
and Sacramento streets north 70 Pacific, along
the south line Of Pacific street TO the east line
OF Taylor thence along the east line of Taylor
to the south line OF jackson, thPnce westerly
along the south line OF Jackson TO the easterly
line OF Jones, thence south along Jones TO the
north line OF Clay. thence east along Clay TO the
east line OF Taylor, thence south along Taylor
TO the north line OF Sacramento 10 the point OF
commencement.
pA1 ui OdhiduUf Odls
The pride of Itays navy is the frst-class battle
ship Lepanto. the displacement of whicn is
10, 900 tons, and the speed Is knots per hour.
In The English navy the finest battle. ship is
the Royal Sovereign, displacement IA, ,15O
tons, speed II knots per hour. In the UNI ed
States navy the Iowa will take the lead among
batlle-ships. Her disbursement is II .296 tons
speed not yet established. The Indiana, an-
other hrst-class battle ship, records displace-
ment of 10,200 tons and an average speed Of
1916 knots per hour.
The SOUTHERN PACIFIC-J. NJ. and others,
City. The Southern Pacific Company was
ganiZed under the laws Of the State of Ken
lucky because the laws of that State are most
liberal 10 corporations. At the time 1t was
proposed 10 incorporate the head and front of
the organization with all the wisdom of the law
department OF the concern went over The laws
OF The different States relating 10 corporations.
and found that in none of the States outside of
Kentucky would the purposes of the concern
be served so well as there.
CHAPLAINs ON CRUIsERs-W, j., City. The
chaplain OF the cruiser San Francisco Is Rev,
Sylvester ID. Boorom, who was appointed from
New York July 8, 1875, and assigned to the
cruiser June 16, 1893, with the relative rank
OF commander. His salary Is $500 per
year. Rev. William Ii. /. Reaney is chap
lain of the Charleston. He was appointed from
Maryland, March IA. 1892, assigned TO the
Charleston, November 3, 1898, with the Tela.
ilNc Iduk VI iI6ulc0dnl. ". SZOOO 4 year.
He is the only Catholic chaplain In the service.
MARRIAGES Mrs. NJ. s.. City. Grand Ouch
ess Xenla, daughter Of the Gar OF Russia, was
married on tn 9Th OF August, 1894 to Grand
Duke Alexander Michaeloyitch 10 the imperial
palace at PeterhOff. Prince Frederick. Crown
Prince OF Denmark, was married July %,
1869, 10 Princess Louisa daughter OF KIne
Kari XIV OF Sweden and Norway, consequently
the silver anniversary of his wedding was July
%, 1894.
IMPORTS AND ExPoRTs-L. j. r., Santa
Rosa, SOnoma County. Cal The exports from
the United States for The tsca year ending
June 80. 1891. represented value OF 1854
4S0. $40; for the year ending June 80, 1892
81 .030. 27S, ,l4S; for the year ending June so
1893. S947, ,423, LAT. The imports during The
same periods were: 1891, SS44. Ole, 1876; In
076,1
TEN.CENT FAREs-D. p. s., City. The Davie
opposition ferry to Oakland with the steamer
ROsalie was inaugurated on the 9th of July
1893. 1t was not until the middle OF Septem
Der that the Southern Pacific of Kentucky
made the announcement that on the 1st of the
following october the fare between San Fran
cisco and Oakland or Alameda would be re
| duced to 10 cents.
POPULATION oP CALIFoRNIA-R. z. Il.
City. The latest census figure in regard to the
I
be found IN the UulHed States census OF 1890
That gives the population as l,21S, 179. Dur
| ing the latter part OF December the Governors
OF the several States of the Union furnished al
estimate of the population. The estimate O
California was 1850, 600.
| CAsINo-H. NJ, City. When the last hand in
| casino is being played, "each party has but a
few points to take him out and each make:
! points," the points must be counted in the fol
| lowing order; the one whe gets enough In The
order given goes out and wins the game
Sweep before The end of the game 1. cards 8,
spades 1, little casino l, big casino 2, aces !
each.
MIsCEGENATIoN-X. W. b., City. Miscegena
tion. which Webster declares is incorrect anC
should be written mscegeneration, is mixing
OF races; the interbreeding Of white men Will
women of another and lower race or con
versely. Section 5000 of the Civil Code of the
State OF California declares:
All marriages OF white persons with negroes OF
mulattoes are illegal and void.
WoRKINGSIEN's WAGEs-W. III. H., Oak
land. Cal. There is no law in the State o
California that declares that workingmar
can only recover two months wages Qf more
Is due) from an individual or from one that has
gone into bankruptcy. The law provides thai
TWO months Of the wages due shall constitute
a preferred claim. AS o the balance he musl
take his chances with the other creditors.
DOCTOR AND PATIENT-D. j. Fl. Wher
there is a misunderstanding between patient
and doctor upon an agreement of mo cure nc
| pay" the only way to settle the matter, should
neither wish TO arrange the matter amlcaby, is
| 10 allow the case to go into court and obj ain
judicial determination of the rights OF eIthel
party.
HoI PoLLoI-Reader, Adams Springs, Lake
| County, Cal. Hoi POlloi Is the Greek for tht
common people. Ii was frequently used by
| political speakers many years ago in contra
distinction from Hoi AIistoi, which means the
| aristOcracy.
ANNUAL PRoDUCTION-W. j. R.. Navarro
Ridgr, Mendocino County, Cal. 1t is fmpos
| sibe 10 give exact figures as TO products in the
United States but the following will no doub
prove satisfactory for general purposes: Bee
| sugar in 1893 27,0S3, 1922 pounds; wool
| 294, 100000 pounds; piglron, 9.157 900 tons
| silver, S74,9S9, 900; gold, 100000.
UNITED STATES TREASURY-C. D., City
| The United States treasury is not place tha
| receives money on deposit from individuals anC
| then pays Ii out on the order OF individuals
| In other words, Uncle sam does not do a saw
"FemaIe Weakness
for ten years never left me.
experienced its worst forms
| acCOmDanied bv severe Snina1