The morning call., 1895-02-24

or second grades may be admitted from the
State at large. Persons resident OF another
State may be admitted upon recommendation
OF the Governor or superintendent of Schools
thereof. Every person making application for
admission must at the time file with the prin
cipal a declaration that he or she enters the
school for the purpose of fitting himself or her
self for teaching, and that it is his her inten-
ton to engage in teaching in the public schools
in this State, or in the State and Territory in
which the applicant resides. The rules gov
erning the educational qualifications for those
who apply for admission are prepared by
board OF control: communication to the
principal asking for information on this point
will be answered in the fullest.
GRASS WIDow-M. C. j., Sacramento, Cal.
According to recent researches the phrase
'grass widow" is corruption of s"grace
widow" which is term for one who becomes
a widow by grace or favor, not of necessity, as
by death 1t originated in the earlier days of
European civilization, when divorces Were but
seldom granted, and then only by authority OF
the church. When such decree was granted
to a woman the rescript stated "Viduca de
gratia," which interpreted is ''Wdow OF grace"
A woman receiving such divorce was COM
monty called "a grace widow, and the transi-
| ton to "grass widow was easy. This latter
term is in the United States applied to a woman
whose husband has been away from her for
considerable length of time, or who has de-
serted her. In England it is applied to an I'M
married woman who has borne q child In
view OF the fact that no State in the Union
keeps record of this class of "widOws," it is
impossible to venture ali opinion that would
amount to q certainty TO whether California
or New York has the greater number OF such.
PRINCE OF MoNAco-B., City. Monaco is
miniature princpality on the Mediterranean,
between France and Italy, including the town
of Monaco with the gambling establishment of
Monte Carlo. The name Prince of Monaco is,
according to tradition, taken from temple
situated in ancient times on the site OF the city
and consecrated to Hercules 'monoecus," but
in fact it descends from Goyon-Grimaldi by the
marriage, on the Goth of October, 1715, of
Jacques Leonor Goyon de Matignon, Count of
Thorigny, who died in 1871, to Louise Hypo-
lite, who died in 1871. The present Prince and
ruler OF the principality is Albert Honore
Charles, Prince OF Monaco, Duke of Valenli-
nols, Marquis OF BauX, Count de CaTlades,
Baron de Buis, Signor de st. Remy, Sire of
Matignon, Count de Thorigny, Baron de St Lo
and OF the Luthumeire, Count de Ferette,
Count de Belfort, Count de Thanh, Baron
d'Altkirch, Signor of Eisenbein and Marquis of
Chilly, born in Paris, November Is. lS4o.
DEPTH OF OCEANIC. F. NJ. and S. B., City. In
view of the fact that the depth OF the ocean has
never been fathomed it is impossible to tell
if piece of solid iron will go to the bottom.
Close to the east coast of Japan the current
flows through marine valley, which, in 1875,
was sounded from the United States steamer
miles. The heavy sounding weight took more
than an hour to sink 10 the bottom. A trial
was made OF a chasm still deeper where the
lead did not fetch up bottom, and this is
said to be the only ocean depth that remains
unfathomed. AS to how far solid piece of
iron will sink depends upon the size OF the piece
and upon the density OF the water. scientists as
sert that at depth of 5000 feet in the ocean
the water is so dense that each square inch will
support weight OF 2.64S pounds.
HIGH SCHOOL MANNERs-C. 7. W., Occidental,
Sonoma County, Cal. There is no school law
OF the State that directs teachers in the public
schools shall teach what you say the Gladly
teacher in our grammar school terms the high
est social manners" The teachers are ex-
pected to make the little ones under their
charge be respectful in the manner in which
they address their elders, but it is not compul-
sorry Tor teachers 10 instruct the children that
they must express themselves as follows:
YES, Mr.. Occidental; no, Mrs. Occidental;
yes, papa; no, mamma" and the like. Yet
while the use of a persons name after yes OF
no Is not Objectionable it is perfectly proper to
say eyes, sir, and yves, ma am or s'no, sir and
mo, ma am. The "highest social manners is
STATE FLowER-A. NJ. Vallejo, Solano County,
Cal. AS yet none of the States of the Union
have, by Legislative action, adopted flower as
State flower, but within afew years the pupils
In public schools have by vote chosen flower
to represent the State they live in. Alabama
has chosen the goldenrod, Colorado the column
pine, Idaho the syringa Maine the goldenrod,
minnesota The mocassin flower, New York the
rose, North Dakota the wild rose. The pupils
IN the schools OF New Jersey are favorlng the
wnlte clover, and those of Vermont are agltat-
Ing IN favor OF the red clover. The children of
Utah have adopted the sego lily. At this time