The morning call., 1894-09-16

IN 1895 Tue EnGilSn language was spOken by
l0l,OOOOOO OF people. About 900 languages
and over 5000 dialects are spoken on this
globe OF ours.
COUsINs-E. Z. Old, City. The children OF
brothers and sisters are called cousins, cousins
german, first cousins or full cousins. Children
OF first cousins are called second cousins.
Often, however, the term second cousin is
loosely applied to tile son or daughter OF a
cousin german. more properly called a first
cousin once remOv d. A first cousin once re-
moved Is HE child of ones first cousin, first
cousin twice removed is the grandchild OF ones
first cousin, second cousin once removed is
the child OF ones second cousin. A first cousin
once removed is sometimes called a second
cousin, followed by a third cousin, etc, The
relation OF an individual TO his fathers cousin
is thai Of first cousin once removed, or second
cousin, and his relation TO his fathers Cousins
child is hat OF first cousin twice removed, or
third cousin.
LAKE TAHoE-J. II. s.. East Oakland. Cal.
Tie beautiful lake that is in two States was
called by the Indians Tahoe. When John
Bieler. who was at one time Governor OF the
State of California. was one of the most prOml-
Mt men of the State the Legislature as A
compliment to him. named this sheet of water
Lake Bigler. AT that time 1t was generally
supposed that the lake was wholly in the State
OF California, but when the boundary line be-
tween California ana Nevada was established il
was discovered that part of II was In Nevada
Then there was opposition by The people of
Nevada TO the name Bigler, and after a time
the lake became known by its present name
Lake Tahoe. In aliases published In 1864 the
name Lake BlgIer appears.
BICYCLE REcoRDs-G. B., Sonoma. Cal. The
following are the best one-mile bicycle records
up TO date:
Flying start, worlds record, l :53 4-5, Harry
c. Tyler, Springfield, Mass, August, 1884,
Coast record, 2:o9 4-5. Walter F. Foster, Stock
ton. Cal. June, 1894.
Standing start, worlds record. :57 3-5,
Harry C. Tyler, Springfield. August, 1894
Coast record, 2:13 1-5, Otto Ziegler Jr., Stock
ton, Cal, June, 1894. .
Tandem record. flying start. held by Cabanne
Coast tandem, flying start j. +. and V. A.
Hancock, PIG, San Jose, September 10. 1894
NEW YORK TO CHICAGo-A. NJ, San Jose.
Cal. The first train that runs out OF
New York City for Chicago is the New
York Central, which leaves the depot
at $3.50 A. NJ. and reaches Chicago the
following morn ing 20 O'Clock, making the
run in "a hours and so minutes. The Penn.
sylVanIa line, which leaves New York at The
same hour, does not reach Chicago until 1915
O'Clock on the following morning. The POST
Office authorities say that the shortest and most
direct route between New York and Chicago is
900 miles, and that the average time is be-
tween 24 and 20 hours.
LLUsTRATIoNs-S. H.. MERGED, Cal. This
correspondent wishes to know how it is posi-
bic for THE CALL and other newspapers 10
publish muilaneously with dispatches from
distant parts OF the world portraits of jndi-
viduals, street scenes. views and so FORTH THE
CALL has in its reference department PORTRAITS
OF nearly every individual who has IN any way
been brought 10 public notice. PHOTOGRAPHIC
views of towns, prominent buildings, vessels
and so forth. These. when occasion REQUIRES
are turned over TO the corps of artists, who re-
draw them for publication.
CoNGREssMEN-J. A. d., Vallejo. Cal. Con-
gressmen are elected for two years. and their
terms expire at IL o'clock noon on the 4th day
Of March in each odd numbered year, conse-
Quently Congressman are elected in every
State this year. The salary OF the Repres nta-
tives is $4,000 year. They are allowed 20
cents mile for mileage ana 1926 year for
stationery and newspapers. The Speaker of