The morning call., 1895-02-10
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reasonable time" copyright may be Sc
cured for projected as well as q completed
work but the law does not provide for a caveat
or notice OF interference only for actual entry
of title.
NAVAL ACADEMY-T. H. NJ. and J. A. B., City.
Candidates for appointment TO the United
States Naval Academy must be residents of the
district from which they apply. The appoint
ment is made by the Representative from the
district, who makes the appointment when
there is a vacancy. and it is his turn to ap-
point. All applications should be sent to the
Secretary of the Navy, who as soon as possible
after the 9Th of March each year furnishes
notice of vacancyto the Representative whose
turn it is to appoint The applicant must not
be under Is or over 20 years of age, must be
physically sound, well formed and OF robust
condition. Each candidate has to pass pre-
scribed examination There is no fixed time
for appointments. If the candidate prefers, he
can write to the Representative from the dis
trict i'll which he lives.
SCHOOL PUNIsHMENT-M. t., City. This cor
respondent asks: "Are teachers in. the public
schools permitted to keep little pupils in
during luneh-hour to have them rewrite
lesson several times as punishment for failure
to be correct in lesson presented during the
morning hour? In the meantime the teacher
sits by enjoying lunch while the pupil is de-
prived of much-needed lunch"
Deputy Superintendent of Schools Babcock
when asked about this gave as an answer sec
ton $50 OF the rules of the Board of Education,
which is as follows:
Pupils must not be detained for study or for
punishment during any part OF the noon inter-
mission the short recess All pupils, except
those in delicate health, must be required to pass
out OF the classroom at recess except in inclement
weather.
LOTTERY TICKETs-M. D. & Co., City. There
is an ordinance OF this city which declares
that it is a misdemeanor for any person to have
in his or her possession any lottery ticket. II
person is found with ticket on his or her
person police officer is justified in making an
arrest, no understanding the fact that it may
on its face show that the drawing had taken
place some time before. 1t is the right OF q
court to pass upon the question whether the
ticket is paper thathas value or not. 1t has
been held by the courts that the possession of
ticket in a lottery that has been drawn is not
a violation of the ordinance, except it appear
that the ticket had drawn prize that at the
time OF the arrest had not been collected
DEBATING SocIETIEs-H. R., Wasco, Sherman
County, Or. Debating societies are guided in
debates by the rules adopted by the members.
These are based on parliamentary law, some
societies. following the law laid down by
some other writer AS a general rule the
leader of the affirmative opens the debate
and is followed by the leader of the negative.
Ihe negative side only should close the debate.
Nv AuCiuoeI SHOULD speak more thdI three
times without consent of the society, nor more
than once until every member wishing to speak
snail nave spoken. If the society meets for the
purpose of discussing a specific topic 1t is not
customary TO permit new matter to be dis
cussed.
PNEUMATIC DIsPATcH-W. M. C. In England a
pneumatic dispatch company began operations
some years ago. A tube AZ feet in diameter
and "a miles long was laid underground
III was QUILT principally of castlron with some
portions OF brick on sharp curves 1t was used
for time in conveying mailbags that were
placed IN iron carriages. The system now IN
use consists OF small tubes two or three inches in
diameter arranged to receive rolls OF paper put
In felt cylinders, which are blown through the
tubes at the rate of thirty miles an hour. In
some OF the tubes there are slight curves.
SoLDIERs-J. D. NJ, Sacramento, Cal. The
records OF the War Office show that in the war
OF the rebellion the nationality OF soldiers on
the Union side was as follows: United States,
l,532 900; Germany, 176, 800; Ireland, 144,-
zoo; British America SO 500; English, As 500;
other foreigners unclassifed, $4,000; total,
I,oaS zoo The total number killed was
oi,ooZ; oled from wounds "a ~; died from
disease, 1S3,2S7; total, 297 1916. The total
number OF assertions was 199, 1O5.
A NATIVE SOMA. D., Oakland, CAL If you
were porn In Sacramento, you certainly are
native son of the Golden West and there is no
law 10 prevent you from declaring that you are
"a natlve son OF the Golden West, even II you
DO not belong to the order of that name, but
to do so would not be honorable in view of the
Mel-known Character of the order named, Tor
IL would De creating false impression that you
were member of that organization.
CORRESPONDENTS NEGLECT-C. f. j., City, and
x T., San Rafael. The fact that these CORE
spondents did not furnish name and address is