The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
ANSWERS x TO x QUERIES

NoyEMBER-E L.. City. How did the nam'
November come to be applied to that month";
The ninth month of the Alban cal
] endar was named November. the olc
Ouch name for that month was slasn'
| Maand1 or slaughter month. the time
| when the beasts were slain and sa!teo
down for winter use. In the old Saxon
| il was called the Wind mona-h." when
the fishermen drew their boats ashore
and gave over fishing till the next
spring. 1t was also called Biol
monath," the same as slaughter month.
In the French republican calendar II
was called "Brumaire." fog month, ce-
tober 22 to November Il.
POSTAL BANK sYSTEsf-C. L. A., Fresno,
Cal What is the postal bank system: Is IL the
same a central banks
What the postal bank system is In
tended to be is best expressed in the
words of George l. Won Never when
he was postmaster general under
President Roosevelt: ut will be place
of deposit free from any possibility or
doubt of suspicion for vast sums Of
money, which otherwise would be
boarded And kept out of circulation
through ignorance or lack OF conn
dence." A central bank would be one
inaugurated by the government and
guaranteed by the government.
wACHMAN-A. c.. City. Is it unlawful for
man TO carry a night watchmsns star and
revolver while in and around his own property :
What is the penalty? How can obtain night
wstchmsn's permit?
1t is a misdemeanor to wear the star
of regular police officer or special
officer who may be employed as night
watchman. 1t is also misdemeanor to
carry revolver, IL il IL concealed. that
is in a public place The penalty is
x,,se IA q In
his own house man may carry re-
volver. For permission to act as night
watchman make application to the
board of police commissioners
A .DATE-CoINs-M. R. T.. CITY What day
did August 81. Jsse. fall on, What is the value
Of quarter OF 1858!
That date fell on Saturday. II you
want an answer to your coin question
you will have to comply with the rule
Of this department for a self addressed
and stamped envelope TO accompany
the question so the answer may be sent
by mail. Coin questions are not an
swered in this department.
TERRITORrEs-H B. D.. Fruitrsle, Cal.
Does citizen who resides in a territory vote for
presidential eiectersf t2n Have the representa-
TO vote on matters that directly concern the
territories?
Residents of territories do not vote
for presidential electors (2) Such as
are elected from territories are not
called representative, but delegates.
They are allowed the privilege of dis
cussion, but they do not have vote
on any matter coming before congress.
MARRIED IN RENo-subscribsr Oakland,
Cal. Having obtained q divorce in August. 1901.
and was married In Reno. New, In February
1902, is my marriage legal uner
As you do not state where you OBJ
tained your divorce it is impossible to
answer your question. Possibly you
had better consult an attorney. who
after hearing all the facts will give
the information you desire
the cause Of the riot in New Orleans, La. Sep
tember II, 1874.
1t was the insurrsction OF the whites
against Governor Kellogg. who was
deposed the following day. The mat
ter was submitted to the president and
Kellogg was restored to office.
MOABITE ST0NE-O. A. s. Campbell. Cal
Please publish short account Of the Nosbffish
stone.
The Moabite stone is a slab of black
81 inches wide and I foot LIS inches
thick, bearing a long inscription In
Hebrew w-Phoenician letters. 1t was dis
covered by NJ Klein of the British mis-
sioriary society at Diban, In Moab. i'm
1858 1t appears to have been erected
by Mesha, king OF Moab mentioned in
III Kings vii, and the inscription refers
to his wars with Israel (B. c.. 10th CT
Its date may be taken as about 3. c.