The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-05

Wells. the murderer but the right man was never
W no claimed to know Wells. Insisted that he saw
him there, but when the Sheriff came TO look for
the outlaw lie could not be found. Ii Wells did es-
cape the bullets from NbartoDs pistol, he has
doubtless long since died on the galiows or In
some prison, rs lie was a creature who could not
keep long from the commission OF crime. Whar-
ton finally died Of lie waunds received at the
time referred TO above, making four victims, so
far as known. Of The Murderer Wells"
LEGEND OF BRITTANY-I. B., City. The
BretOns are by nature conservative. They
cling with almost equal attachment to their
local customs and their religious supersti-
lions. Witchcraft and the influence Of
fairies are generally believed in. aud anti
dotes are trustfully resorted to. Parts of
this superstitious tendency may no doubt
be attributed to the influence eXerted on the
mi ndS of the people not only by the strange
ne SIS of their natural environment. but also
by the frequency OF megalithic monuments,
whose origin they cannot explain. for no.
where are these monuments so numerous
and so varied. The painting Legend of
Brittany" by Charles T. Peters, is a dark
picture, the moonlight being the relief.
Christ is hanging on the cross, and in the
gloom, kneeing at the base, are the obscure
figures of fishermen's wives. The full moon
has risen to that height in the heavens that
it makes an aureole around the head Of
Christ, while its Shimmering rays upon the
water, seen in the distance or through the
sails of the watercraft. and the soft light
that battles the pedestal or casts deep
shadow from the kneeling figures, seem to
bring every feature into relief. Dotted
along the coast of Brittany are crucifixes in
Vulnerable, and the old tradition is that
when the moon rises behind the head of
the Christ, thus forming a halo. good luck
will come to the fishermen. The picture
presents the fShermen'S wives watching for
this omen.
NORTH AND SOUTH IRELAND-W. b.,
City. You are not strictly correct in your
premises that all the suffering by famine is
in the south of Ireland and never in the
north, though the latter is the most barren
and unproductive. and the south the most
fertile Still the fact as stated by you may
be accepted as true, speaking In general
terms. The reason therefor is not lacking.
The northern part is the more favored by
the British Government and has great re-
sources in the manufacturing line. such as
linen-works and ship-buildng. The south
is an agricultural region. and mainly If not
almost wholly dependent upon the products
of the soil. LII case of failure OF the crops
resulting in famine. it is obvious that the
agricultural class will suffer more than the
manufacturing, which thus has other means
TO depend upon in times of distress, while
the other has, so to speak. not a leg to stand
which depends on the fisheries. and which
has been visited by famine.
Nor STRICTLY ORIGINAL-J. II. S., Oak
| land, Cal. The inscription, "Have good
time while you are here, for you will be
| long time dead,' ON one of the banners sus-
| pended across street during the celebra-
| ton of Admission day, last month, can
| hardly be said TO have originated with the
| Native Sons of the Golden West. The I'M
DERIVING thought which is there paraphrased
| is found in the Latin "Carpe diem" (enjoy
the present day. and DUN viyimus viva
mus (whle we live let us live; in the
| To-day king. tomorrow nothing; and,
| lastly, in the more serious "Vive memor
| lethi' dive mindful of DEATH. Bearing
| further on the question Of originality is the
| following. which has been going the rounds
| of the newspapers:
| AtAsrOra there is an original and unique sign,
which reads: "Jefs Restaurant. The Place to
Live, Wen While You Do Live. You VIII Be
| Dead Long Time"
| REGARDING THE PEN-F. W. H., City.
The word pen" is from the Latin ''penna,"
meaning Feather" quilts having for long
| time been used to write with fluid ink. The
slit end of the quill-the portion with which
| modern steel pen was patterned-was then
called the nib" A pen is now by extern
sion any instrument used tor writing by
means of fluid ink, though some people call
| 'pen point what is now termed pen. 1t
| is only splitting hairs for A to contend that
| a pen is a pen-point, and, combined with a
| pen, makes pen-holder; or, as Is puts 1t,
| that pen is pen, and, com bined with a
holder, is pen also. The word pen point"
is not in the best or standard dictionaries
PROBABLY ONLY A FAC-sDuLE-T. b..
City. The copy which you have of the
Ulster County Gazette of January 4, 1900,
published at Kingston. Ulster County,
n. Y, and giving an account of the death of
| George Washington. for whom the rules
have been turned is probably only a fac
simie of the original. large number OF
such co les having been printed In 1861 and
sold at 10 cents per copy. Ii such 1t has no
value; if original it is a valuable and inter-
esting relic. Even paper printed in 1861
would be " changed in color" and look
to-day as if it had not been manufactured
for purposes of fraud"
ROAD PoLL-TAX-G. t., Coultervile,
Cal % Section 1852 of the Political Code
as amended by the act approved March 10,
1899, is the authority which exempts from
the payment Of road poll-taX all who were
honorably discharged from service in the
army and navy of the United States at any
time between April, 1861, and May l, 1865.
|
not be twisted to mean road and poll taxes.
COLONEL BAKERS REMAINS H. c.,
City. Q) Colonel Edward d. Baker was
killed at the head of his column at the
battle of Balls Bluff, Va, on October 2l,
1861. (2 His remains arrived in San Fran
cisco on December 9Th by the steamship
Golden Gate and were in charge of Abel Guy,
Colonel Haraszthy and G. 5. Drew of Ore
gon. (S) The funeral took place on the 11th
of December.
No REPEAL OF LAND LAWS. A. NJ,
Bend, Oregon. Neither the homestead nor
the presumption laws were repealed at the
recent session of Congress, (2) neither were
they altered or changed. Several bills were
introduced relative to repeating and altering
such laws, but almost all died in the CON-
mittee rooms. because of no benefit to either
the Government or settlers.
PRELIMINARY TO MARRIAGE-W. F. B.,
City, Q) One does not go to the License
Collectors Office for license to marry, but
to the Marriage License Department of the
County Clerks Office. (2) 1t is not necessary
that the man and woman shall both go to
make the application; either can do so.
81 The fee for marriage license is 81 in
this city and county.
STRAW. L. s., Tourtelotte, Cal. ~ The
| L. y. >. D. COMPANY HaNInS tnt COlitIdCt W
carry the mails 10 Sitka, Alaska, will dis
patch steamer for that port every fifteen
days from San Francisco until January 80,
1891. The passage is $40 in the cabin and
$40 in the steerage ~ Sitka has popula-
ion of not less than 1000 and probably not
over 1000.
A POPULAR FICTIoN-S. G. r., City.
That England and also other countries have
standing reward for him who will solve
the problem of perpetual motion is a popu-
lar fiction. There may be scientific bodies
which may have made an offer Of some re-
ward for such discovery, but the Q. G. is not
informed regarding them.
JACKSON AND SLAv1N-A. r., City.
Slavin and Jackson have never met under
Queensberry or London prize-ring rules.
They did meet once in q bar-room in sgd
ney, Australia and had rough-and-tumble
engagement, which lasted a few seconds
only. Opinions are divided as to who had