The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-07

II Is Impossible 10 tell how many
bonds, either those issued by tile United
States. individual States:or corporations, are
held by foreigners. II a man who stands well
In the financial world gives broker an order
for 1000 per cent bonds he does not tell the
broker that he wants hem for the Rothschilds
or for George Gould, and the United States
treasury does mol keep a record of who pur-
chases its bonds; sufficient for the officers 10
know hat they have been sold and that they,
as representatives OF the Government. VIII
have 10 pay the interest, aud in time the princ-
pal. No record is kept OF the persons TO whom
the interest is paid, consequently 1t follows
that the publication OF the figures you speak of
Is the merest guesswOrk, ana the widest kind
of gnesswork. Such statistics are OF no more
value than II they were the figures OF five
year-Old child spoken at random"
THE MEXICAN BEAN-W. R., City. The So
called Mexican bean, which has recently at.
tracted great deal of attention in the East,
has been known Id San Francisco for nearly
forty years. 1t is alluded TO In the dictionaries
as the jumping bean" and the Devil beaD."
but as the "Mexican BEAM it is unknown. IL
is the seed Of Mexican enDborbaceous plant
infested by the Iarva OF a small tortricid moth.
The uneasy movement of the imprisoned larva
when 1t Is warmed makes the seed roll about
IN the air. The larya pupates in January and
February, and the moth soon after issues
through a hole previously cut by the larva. The
bean" grows In one state in Mexico. 1t is
called the Carpocapsa saltitans. The tree
produces berry containing three beans, but
only one OF these contains larva. There Is
no hole or indication Of the manner in which
the larva finds its way into the interior.
THE UNITED STATES ARMY. s. L., Ala
media, Cal. To join the United States army the
applicant must not be less than Is nor more
than 80 years OF age and unmarried. He must
be able-bodied. free from disease, must be able
to read, write and speak the English language.
10 al cho FOR hal ha
Original enlistmentS are confined 10 persons
who are citizens of the United States or TO
those who have declared their intention to be-
come such. A minor cannot join without the
consent m writing OF parent or aldian. The
applicant may be required to furnish proof or
the statements he makes to the recruiting Off
must be NOT less tnaB 3 feet inches in height
and weigh from .12S 10 100 rounds; for cav
airy, 10 be not less than feet inches and not
more tnan 1eet 10 Inches; weight not 10 ex-
&c d 165 pounds. Applicants must pay their
expenses to The place of enlistment.
CHARTs-L. p. Escondido, Cal. BY writing
TO the photographic Office in the Merchants
Exchange. San Francisco, you will be put In
the way OF procuring he latest charts OF the
Arctic and the Antarctic explorations. All docu-
ments connected with the American expedi-
tons Tor the transit OF Venus In 1874 and In
1882 are In charge Of Professor Hardness.
United States navy, United States Naval OBJ
III.
ID. C. Professor George Davidson's report of
the transit OF Venus, 1874, was published but
not that OF 1882. Sir James &. Ross ~ ntarctic
Voyages" may be had at either OF the following
named places: The Bancroft Library the Old
Fellows Library. the Mercantile or the Me.
chanlcs' Institute.
No UNDERGROUND ROAD-W. D., City, On
the goth Of October the Rapid Transit Railroad
Commission OF the City of New York presented
TO the Common Council a lengthy report in
which was detailed an elaborate system of
| underground railroads for the municipality.
1t was adopted. bur the system was never built.
In his message FOX 1898 the Mayor said /:
Judged by the test OF an open sale OF The
| franchise, IL has, however, been found total
| failure. Any further consider alton would only
result In vexatiOuS and profiiless delay The
whole subject of rapid transit is thus thrown
| back upon the attention of the Commissioners
and the municipal authorities" Since then
nothing with a view OF carrying ont the under
ground railroad idea has been done.
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