The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-14

being placed in like panel below the me-
dalton. Below this again, in the two lower
corners of the stamp, are plain Arabic nu-
merals of denomination 40, set in circular
spaces surrounded with ornate scrolls not
unlike those Oh the one-cent stamp. The
whole Is placed on an oblong tablet, seven
eightbs of an inch high by three-quarters of
an inch wide, with beveled sides and bottoms.
The color is miori green. (2) The fifteen
cent stamp shows portrait OF Henry Clay,
also after daguerreotype from life, three
quarter face, looking to the left, on an oval
disk. The surroundings Of the medallion
are substantially the same as in the ten
cent stamp, with appropriate changes OF
hgures and letters representing the denoml-
nation. The color is deep brown. 3) The
stamp bearing the portrait OF General Scott
is no longer in use.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-W. p.
W., City. The man who probably first put
this com bination of words together was
Thomas Jefferson. Certain almost is it that
their first official use was in that immortal
State document, the Declaration of indie
pc ndence, adopted by Congress on July IA,
1776. OF the committee appointed to set
forth the reasons for the declaration Jefferson
of Virginia had received the largest number
of votes, and was in that manner singled
out to draft the confession of faith of the
rising empire. Bancroft, in his " History of
the United States" says: From the full
ness of his own mind, without consulting
one single book, Jefferson drafted the
declaration, submitted it separately to
Franklin and to John Adams, accepted from
each OF them one or two verbal uDimportant
corrections. and on the 2Sth of June reported
il TO Congress-
No CAUSE OF ACrIoN-J. b., Sacra-
mento, Cal. The mere fact that while you
were in the employ Of railroad you had
fall of twenty-eight feet, resulting in perma-
nent Gripping, and that you can prove the
injuries, does not give you cause OF action
for damages against the railroad. There
must have been negligence or culpabillty on
the part of the railroad and its responsible
agents and you must furnish proof of this.
For aught that appears in your question
the accident may have been the result of
your own carelessn ess or negligence or that
of felowemploye.
CHRIST BEFORE PILATE"-W. E., City,
Mihail Munkaczy. whose real name is said
to lie Michael Lieb, and who is an Hunga-
rian artist living in Paris, PAINTED the pict1
ure Christ Before Plate" exhibited in
New York in 1887. Postmaster General
Wanamaker is Its owner, having purchased
1t for mere than 100000" How long it
took Munkaczy to paint this picture the Q.
c. is not informed-probably four or five
years, because painters only work when in
the mood.
A SINGLE STANDARDS. S. B. Willets,
Cal. This country is monometallic in
having the gold standard of value. BIZ
metaliiSm is the doctrine that two metals
gold and silver-can and should, at the
same time, IN the same country, be adopted
as stan dards Of value, and 10 bear to each
other fixed ratio established and recognized
by the Government
THE ANGELUs-W. c., City. ~ Jean F.
Millet Logan to PAINT his masterpiece, "The
Angelus," in 1855. End the picture was not
completed until the year 1889. (2 The
French Government is reported to be the
owner If the paint g now. 1t probably
never was owned in America, having been
imported only for exhibition in this country.
A NATIONAL MANAGER-G. J. l.. City.
The answer 20 your query should have been,
perhaps, more comprehensive Governor
elect Markham is Il member of the Board of
Managers of the nation al homes for wounded
and disabled veterans IF the war and is the
resident manager for the State of Cali
fornia.
NEW CITY HALL LOTS SALE--J. L., City.
a. The sale of the ninety-nine new City
Hall lots was consummated ON the 2Sth Of
August 1871. ~ The total amount realiZed
was SOS, 900, with 10 per cent interest on
deferred payments, which finally aggregated
81, 0S9, 925 IA.
He Is AN AMERICANA. r. S, City
The son born and raised in tie United
States and whose parents, though of Italian
birth, are natnralized Americans, cannot he
impressed into the military service should
he go on a visit to the country of the birth
OF his parents.
SOLDIERS HoMEs-R. II. Nee, City.
There are two homes for veteran soldiers
and sailors in the State of Wisconsin. The
national home is at Milwaukee, and the
more recently established State homo at
Waupauca.
MosT VALUABLE HoRsE-M. J. S.,
City. 1t is newspaper report, and even the
Ann ual Statistician is quoted as saying that
the most valuable horse is the stallion
Axtel, for which 100000 has been paid.
MITCHELL AND La BLANCHE-P. c.,
City. The Q. C.'s best information is that
Charles Mitchell of England and George la
Blanche have never fought, nor have they
made any effort to meet in the ring.
To OAKLAND-L. NJ. R., City. Accord
ing to railway guides, the Oakland pier is
four miles from San francisco, and Market
street Station in Oakland is seven miles.
MITCHELL AND DEMPsEY-F. O., Ciy.
Charles Mitchell is probably taller than
Dempsey, the frst-named being heavy
and the other middle weight.
WASHINGTON STATE j. d. NJ. %
Washington was admitted as a State on No
vember IL, 1889. (2) The new seaport that
you ask about is Port Angeles.
LONGEST RIvER-F. A, City. The longest
river in the world is believed 10 be the Nile
(4l00 miles, and its source still uncertain