The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

served term OF years in New York State
prison (his first and last offense), was released
without being restored to his civil rights, has
been at liberty for FIVE years and during that
g a,me hi has Leo an upright life in California re-
civilly dead when he left the prison that con-
dltlon exists only in the State of New York.
Each State makes its own laws as to citizen
able to vote in the State of New York, 1t would
not prevent him from assuming in this State
the rights of citizenship, provided he had COM
piled with the requirements prescribed as to
residence and was otherwise competent TO be-
come voter.
STEAMSHIP OFFICERs-J. E. c.. City. II a boy
OF II has desire to enter the merchant steam
ship navy, with the intention of rising and be-
coming an officer, he will have to commence
at the lowest round and work his way up. He
must study navigation, and then, by expert
ence, acquire the other knowledge to fit him
for the position of mate or master. He will
have to make application to some steamship
company, and If it is faVorably received will
have to wait until there is vacancy. Cap
tains OF steamers are paid from $125 to $3.50 a
officer from $50 to $75. Chief engineers are
paid from 1920 to $125, first assistant 500,
second assistant $50, and third assistant $65.
These rates vary, according to the class of
vessel.
GOLD. Men, Pescadero, San Mateo County
Cal. Ii person deposits in the United States
Mint gold bullion of the value of $500 he will
receive therefore $500 in twenty-dollar gold
pieces, but the coined money does not contain
the exact amount of gold he deposited. 1t
contains small amount of alloy necessary to
harden the coin. An amount of the bullion
equal to the weight of the alloy is taken from
the bullion. This is called seigniorage, and is
the amount the Government obtains for con-
verting the bullion into coin. The proportion
is 800 pure metal and 100 alloy.
MIMEoGRAPH-E. &. p, San Jose, Cal. The
mimeograph is an apparatus invented by Edi-
son, by which stencils of written pages may be
obtained for the production of an indefinite
number of copies. A pointed stylus is moved
as in writing with leadpencil over kind of
tough prepared paper, placed on very finely
grooved steel plate, and the writing is then
traced in series OF minute perforations
Stencils may also be prepared on typewriterg.
PoGoNIP-L., Preside, San Francisco, Cal.
Pogonip is the name given in the State Of
Nevada to q sort of frozen fog that appears
in winter, even on the brightest and clearest
days. To breathe the pogonip is death to the
lungs, and when 1t comes Indians as well as
whites run to shelter. In moment the air is
filed with floating needles OF ice. This is
caused by the sudden freezing in the air OF the
moisture which collects about the SUBMITS OF
the highest peaks.
POSTAL TRAINs-G. Co., City. There is no
special train between this City and Omaha or
between this City and New York carrying
nothing but the mails. The mailcars are at
tached TO tirst-class passenger trains It would
not pay to run mail special between the
points named, and if there was such it could
not make much better time than the fiiers are
making now.
CITY HALL TowER-"The Subscriber" The
top of the Hall of Records at the new City Hall
Is lao feet from the ground to the top Of crest
ing the top OF the square tower is Isl feet
from the ground and the main tower, now
being finished Will be 1927 feet from the ground
10 the extreme top OF the torch in the hand of
the statue.
JAQUEMART-H. Y, City. The term jaque-
mart was applied to automata of clock, con-
sisting of man and woman who strike the
hours on bell. so called, from Jean Jaque-
mart of Dion, France, clockmaker who de-
vised this piece OF mechanism.
WooL-O. W, Rincon, Dona Ana County, N.
Mex. Australian and New Zealand wool.
secured. best quality, brings higher price in
the markets of the United States than does the
American wool.
No LONGER LIvING--P. B. s., TIDAL, Cowley
County, kans. Henry P. Stamwood was agent
for the Northwestern Railroad at one time in
this City. He died about five years ago.
SILVER DoLLARs-E. W. F. Stockton, Cal
Silver dollars were first coined in the United
States in the year 1894.