The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

Yale .-..-..-..-....-....-.
NcCoruies observatory y-..-.-.........--2s
Inited States naval acsdeIny. -2e
University q Virginia. -
Nev-hail. Gatesheao, Eng. - ---.---.----1 -
lowell university OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES =
lafls No z-------- - =, .
Princeton ......-.....-.-.--.-
Denver Colo 20
University Of PeunSy ITanis ---..--.--.. 20
No- uWesrern university ---------------. -
ueartorn university ----------------- -1of2
ssls.soule s,,.e --..-.----- '------'---'-''' Is
Dr Van Duzee. Buffalo.
Warner ohservatorv. Rochester. ..-------- ~
Carleton college Minnesota . 70 ~
WsshhUrn observatory. Madison- $1,000 .l51
1un Echt observatory .------------.--''11s - A-1O
Harvard college .-.-----.-------..-----
iPulkoTa observatory ------------------'!s
Columbia college. New York..-.------.l8
Harvard college observatory .--.---------1S
sllcn'san oDAerfatory --.------s.+ s-+-''.~-
Easssr college
oxford. England .---.-.-.---..-.--.-..--12
Cambridge, England
Dunln -----s--s-ss.-s-lS
West Poiat academy .-.............-.--.l2
LICK observatory ----------.-.-....s...-H
ADDRESSES D.. Napa, Cal Having been
subscriber 70 The Call for the last years wish
Tcu would furnish me the address Of dealers
in or manufacturers OF stone Jars in san Fran
cisco7
In view OF the fact that you did not
sign your name, only two initials, this
department. can not comply with your
request, first, because the query col
umn does not advertise private firms
or individuals and second, because you
did not furnish your name so that
you might have been answered by
mail The rule OF this department is
that persons who desire addresses Of
individuals or firms must send with
letter % inquiry, a SELF addressed and
stamped envelope.
wATER-B. 5. City. What is the weight Of
s cubic foot Of water and how many cubic
inches does gallon of water measuref
A cubic foot OF ordinary water
weighs So pounds and ounces. The
United States STANDARD gallon meas
ures 231 cubic inches and il filled with
distilled water weigh eight and one
third pounds.
CALENDARS. ST. Helena Cal. Since when
has our present calendar been enectiFef
Since 1882. when il was ordained by
Pope Gregory XIII. in order 10 rectify
errors which existed in the then cal
endar.
MARCH 90. s. Tuolumne Csl. Has in
auggration day, March I. ever fallen On a
Since 1924. when the FIRST president
was inaugUrated on March 4. that
1921 in 1Sz9 and 1877. IN 1921 James
Monroe was inaugurated Monday,
March 3. for the second term; Zachary
Tay or was inaugurated Monday. March
o. Rutherford b. Hayes qualified as
president on Sunday, March 4, 1877,
fn the private reception room Of the
wife Of President Grant. known as
the red room" as Il was claimed
st the time that in view Of the con
gressionaI enactment that the term Of
fOur years for which president and
q vice president shall be elected, shall.
IN all cases commence on the fourth
day OF March next succeeding the day
ou which the votes Of the electors have
been given; the fact that he had been
elected by the verdict OF the electoral
commission and that # he was not
sworn ia on Sunday, March 4. but was
70 be sworn in on the following Mon
day, as had been arranged for, there
would be an interregnum, when the
government would, for a short time, be
without an executive head, which might
have been taken advantage Of 10 have
the house declare the president which,
81 that time, had a democratic majority,
that could have chosen Tilden. Tn
der legal advice that the law was man
datory, Hayes secretly and suddenly
appeared at the White House and was
sworn in by the chief justice OF the
United States supreme court, Morrison
r. Waite. in The presence Of General
Grant and Hamilton Fish, secretary of
state.
THE CENSCs-L. II. W, City Where must
one apply 70 work On the census7 When will
g conmenees
The time viii be announced when
congress makes an appropriation for
taking the census. For positions send
application 10 census bureau, Washing
ton, ID G., unless other instructions are
sent out by the Office
PRONU NCIATION-A Reader. city. What ,s
TIC pronunciation Of ''Mardi Gras" and car
QunezT
Mardee grah. and car keen ess.
COLORED POPULATION Subscriber. Ala
laeos Cal What was the colered population
Of ne Jnited States according 10 the census OF
s812.5s5. of which number. S,s4o.7s9,
are elassed as negroes.
AARON BURR-r 81. Iuskeep. Cal. Did
Asron Burr the statesman, every study for
Were any II bis relatives preacher of ne
gpspstf refer 10 Burr who shot Alexander
pam4iton in a duel.
Tie was the son Of Aaron Burr. a
Presbyterian minister. at one time
president OF the College Of New Jer-
.ses HIS grandfather on his mothers
side was the celebrated Rev. John Ed
wards, and he was educated by his
uncle, the Rev. Timothy Edwards Of
Ehzabethtown, y. J. He graduated in
ll1z, and a year after that. after hav-
Ing given considera bic time and study
70 religious questions. he adopted in
noel opinions ana proceeded TO form
hls character on the basis of Lord
Chesterfield His biographers do NOT
make mention OF him as having ar
any tlIae preached the gospel.
AAAES-A Subscriber CITY. What is H.
lsAs method Of procuring fun list OF the names
q lAs people iD the Yarious towns Of California p
iaking census OF each town.
ILLINOIS SOCIETY-S- Cffx, Tn
s"sf 10 your question about an MI
Hols society, H. J. W OF Santa Pose
INFORMS this department that san Tose
I@s rousing society and southern
sliI0fnia has one with more 49,
1000 members" man
AAMELY-0B. Preside Cal. vb.. :.
Cocumcnrsf PA--Neu On legal
The letters stand Tor namely"
sBAREs-O- n. Point Arens. Cal
1sH slsfes 10 company, but am not surs ~. =
ne company is ali right Would Ike Ia tno,s
q - is advisable eOnffnua AnoH