The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22

cated at the Lick.
 Wilbur A. Hendryx, M. D., an eminent physician of Los Angeles, ana A. G. Hun- bard and family of Redlands are aiions the guests at the Palace.
 coorge c Edwards and family Of santa .,o-Sara Herbert Richardson and wife or Raltiuore, Md, and James R. Lapscot1 and wife of Yreka are some or tne al vals at the Occidental
 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
 ppE,,r HARTElB. R. P, City. A let ter intended for Bret Harte should De ao- dressed in care of A. P. Watt, NO; I a- ternoster Square, London hnslaii0
 THE IETTERs-E. F., City. If you ,,,iu raad the advertisement or the Hrin named you will see that the llluInlitatSo nun af tSa letters stand for the business nahie oA 'As house.
 THE NAvIEs-T. N F., City. An answer to the question, (Which are the largest navies. in their order? t WSS WCSoSIrpegpondents pgOo5dt August IS. 1898.
 A YORK SHILLING-A. S., SunoI Glenn. Cal. Without a description or the inscription on the York shilling you naSes +t and the date, 1t Is impossible to give the information asked for
 sIGSBEE-B. M. City. Captain Sigsoee was on board of the Maine ana ln coII- mand of her at the time of the explosion
 His testimony on that Pothhe the tme 9nlers of the the explosion I was writing at my, port cabin table, after side. was dressed
 REMOVING A RING-E. F., City. To remove a ring from finger on which It has been worn for long time IS con sidered by many people as sure 10 pe followed by disaster to the person so re-
 
 put on with a wish.
 oCHLoCRACY-s., City. Ochlocracy is | government or power in the hands of the multitude. The term was first used by PoIybius. the Greek historian, about $. C. 1 210-l2S In 12S2 there was such govern ment in Florence, and Athens had nke government. The Paris commune or MI | is an example of what ochlocracy is-
 TWIN SHAFT DIsAsTER-J. B. M. City. After a protracted search of the published accounts of the disaster in the Twin Shafts, at Pfttston, Pa, June 2S, 1896, this department is unable to find that any of the bodies of those who were buried in that shaft were brought to the surface You would have to write to the authorities of that place for the informa- tibn desired.
 A SCREW PROPELLER-J. J.. Hay wards, Cal. The information that you de- sire is such that only a practical ship builder can give you. In relation to speed, diameter and pitch of a screw, you will find that, which is given in full, in .'The Mechanics and Engineers Pocket Book" by Haswell. You will also have to consult some work on steam engines and steam navigation.
 RAILROAD TIME-M. J.. City This correspondent asks, What is the greatest speed attained by a raflroad?" but as he does not name the distance it is presumed that mile is meant The fastest mile was made in 32 seconds by engine 999. drawing four heavy cars, of the Empire State express, train weighing 460 900 pounds, between Crittenden and Wende, N. Y. over the New York Central, May TO- 1893. That was equal to 11215 miles an
 MILITARY SCHOOL-C. c. ", Oro- vile, Cal. There is no military school in the United States the graduates of which receive commissions in the United States army except the one at West Point. There are universities and military acad- emies in various parts of the Union in which the students receive a military in- struction from United States officer, de- tailed in time of peace, for that purpose, but such students upon graduating are not commissioned in the army.
 SCREW STEAMER-G. w L., San Jose, Cal. The first mention of vessel being propelled by a screw is that in 1894 Colonel John Stevens met with discourag- ing success in experimenting with high pressure engine, a SeCuOnal DOller ana a single screw He tried twin screws on a steamboat on the Hudson in 1874. The first naval screw steamer was the Ar chimides, built in 1S40 for the British navy. In 1S47 Captain R. B. Forbes took out the first transatlantic screw steamer, the Massachusetts.
 A UNITED STATES BILLIoN-An Old Subscriber, City. This correspondent writes: 'I notice this morning that you say that one million of millions make a billion I would like to know If that is correct I have always been under the impression that ten hundred millions made billion, and I think mat you are in error, and that it is written thusly, 1000 900 ,000.''
 Had An Old Subscriber carefully stud jed the answer given he would have noted that the answer was as to what an Eng fish billion and Spanish billion are. The answer is strictly correct, and had his knoWledge of billions been more extended he would have known that in England and the greater part of Continental Eu- rope a billion is a million of millions q 0OO GOO GOO 000), and not ten hundred mill lions as he suggests. In the United States and in France 1t is one thousand millions q 000, 900 000). This is another in- stance where the writer should remember, before making complaint, "Be sure that YOU are right, then go ahead"
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