The San Francisco call., 1909-11-11

MAGNETIC POLES-Subscriber. City. Where
are the north and the south magnetic poles To-
eateds Are they exactly opposite one another !?
similar question was recently sub
mitted to the United States hydro
graphic office and the following is the
answer given:
There is in each hemisphere a mag
netic pole, but these poles do not coin
eide with the geographical poles. The
north magnetic pole is in about latitude
20 degrees north. longitude SO degrees
west The south magnetic pole is in
about latitude IS degrees south and.
longitude 147 east The. directional
force of the magnetic needle is inffu-
enced principally by these magnetic
poles, and thus it is that the direction
assumed by the needle varies at dir
ferent positions on the earth's sur
race The direct cause of this varia-
lished.'
DISTANCE Subscriber. City What is tba
instance from London Eng. to Galveston Tex
by the question you mean the sail
ing distance. it is 1850 nautical miles.
r,S,I- SUNDAYS ~ FEBRUARY Subscribers. city.
how often are there i've Sundays in Febr1Iarv
That occurs generally during tba
century once in IS years. which is a
SOAR cycle 1t occurred in lS52. %
years before that which was in 1904
but before 1924 there was 40 wears
space. 1t occurring in 1854. II oc-
CURED again in 1880, but will not oe-
eur again for 40 years from that date.
194s and 1875
The reason il did not occur in. aS
years from 1850 is that the year 1900
was not a leap year. If it had been the
nrth Sunday would have fallen in 1905.
IL can De noticed that in all the years
named the dominical letters appear.
which must be the case every time, but
as 1900 was not a leap year. only one
letter being used. this caused the let
ters TO spread. and it viii take until
1SzO before ID. c. comes in for leap
year From 1920 on there will be a
nfth Sunday in February every 2S
years without interruption during two
centuries. as the year 1000 viii be a
leap year. 1t will take till the year
Zoo before the solar year is disturbed
again. there the 40 years are again
The 4th of March for the man
guration of the president Of the United
states occurs Sunday In precisely the
same manner.
: CONSUL FOR BELGIUM-L. r.. Modesto
s ss1 Is there resident consul for Belgium in
There is F. wodon. s2s Montsom-
cry street.
CLIFF HOUSE FIRE-A Reader. civ T t.Lo
great deal OF interest in perusing ali ansve~s
20 queries In The Call and the office hov ~
,asuron Instructions to cut them ONT each
iay 50 they may be preserved Theresor
I'm naturally interested in their accuracy W.
lowever. quite disappointed to note feU, dsS-
tso tnat you stated the last time the c,iier
louse was burned was July T. 1907 when a.
natter OF fact. It was burned September = fao-As
nave oeen expecting TO see a correction oe IN
'anIe. nul nave not done so to date.
Inere was no occasion for a corra<.
hon The answer in relation to the d.
'truction of the Cliff houses bv sre an
oeared in this department October %
70 days before your letter was writtsr
md the wording is as follows: ..Tbe
original building was burned Decer,1
Der %, 1884. and the second one SEN
.ember :, 1907"
THE BAY-M. f. L.. CITY win Won 49,.
.osl5lveiy that Gsspar de Portola reafiv slisecv
red the bay OF San Francisco?
II has been announced thar he rs
ne disceverer of the bay. but this ae-
'artnent will no more state nos,fiva1,-
nat he did than il win thar sith.s
DOCTOR Cook or Peary reached a.
north pole '''u sns