The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-13
CALL QUERY COLUMN.
The New Law Regarding Chinese Not
Operative Yet
Applying for a Patent - Elevated Cities.
Saloons and Churches arly Use of
Bears Grease Sen atorial Pay.


REGISTRATION OF CHINESE - T. b.,
Sonoma, Cal. o. The Legislature passed
an act, approved March 20. 1891, to prohibit
the coming OF Chinese persons in this State.
Section of it provides that ninety days
after the passage of the act IL shall be the
duty of the Commissioner of the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics CT the State to publish in a
daily or weekly newspaper in each county
of the State for the period OF one month,
once each week, notice to all Chinese
within the State, and also post like notice
IN conspicuous place at such postoffices as
lie may deem proper, written in the Chinese
language. directing AMI commanding all
Chinese within the State to appear at his
office wit hin ninety days from the date of
the last publication OF such notices, and
apply for this certificate of residence.
l2l AS regards this part Of the law there
can be no enforcement at this time,
because, according, to section I3. ut
shall be the duty of all Chinese
persons within the limits of this State at
the date Of the passage OF this act within
one year after the passage OF the act to ap-
ply FOR certificate of residence to the Com
missioner OF the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
ana on obtaining the same to present TO ana
have recorded by the County Clerk of
the county of residence of such Chinese
person his certificate Of residence as herein
provided; and any Chinese person within
the limits of this State who shall fall or
refuse to comply with the provisions Of this
act shall be adjudged by the court before
whom he may be- tried as being unIawfully
within the limits of this State" and subject
to certain fines and penalties. One year
after March 20, 1891, has not expired. and
obviously. therefore, the time has not come
for the enforcement OF this portion of the
act.
PANToM!ME-S. W. T., Auburn. Cal The
word "pantomime" is derived from the
ancient Romans and denotes a person. not
spectacle. The original pantomimes were
performers who acted not by speaking. but
wholly by gestures movements and postum
lngs. 1t is stated that they first appeared
- Rome about $50 20 400 years before Christ.
They Invariably wore masks, so that liz
facial expression was possible, but such was
tie perfection 10 which the art was carried
that it is said that the pantomlme could in
terpret passion and action better than the
poets.
BEARS CREASE. w, Colma. Cal.
Without desiring to recommend bears
grease, or. in fact, any ointment as a hair
restorer, for the q. c. Is not n recipe
column, IL Will, as a matter of curiosity
allnde TO book published In 1862 by W.
Bulieyn, who said the following: "The
mankynd; his fat Is good, with laudanum to
make an OyDtment TO heale balde-headed
men to receive the hsyre sgayne."
APPLYING FOR A PATENT-W. II. c..
Oakland, Cal. % The application for a
patent must be accompanied by the first
Government Zee of Sl5. (2) Tue applica-
ton comprises the petition. specific alton,
oath and drawings. with the fee. (;9 The
model must not exceed foot in any of its
dimensions. except by special permission.
a. The application is sent of course, to the
Patent Office at Washington, ID. c.
DECIDEDLY UNFAIR-J. H. Med, Sa-
linas, Cal 1t is certainly not legitimate In
a tug war contest for the anchor man to
have his belt so arranged that by putting il
behind cleat and by leaning back and
holding the belt down behind the cleat, he
can assist his team to hold the opposite side.
No honest referee would permit such
thing, nor would the captain of the oppos-
ins team.
AcTON- MCLEoD-J. L., City. No one
can tell from Witnessing a wrestling bout
whether the wrestlers are pretending or
really on their me.tle. AS regards the
Acton Mcleod contest il eau only be said
that judging from the betting in the pools
the thing was not considered one on merit.
SALOONS AND CHURCHEs-E. H. d., City.
a. For the year ending June 80, 1891, IL, $50
liquor licenses of the first and second class
were reported as having been issued in this
city. (2) There are some us churches In
the city.
TIMOTHY HoPKINs-R. p. B., City. ID
Timothy Hopkins was an adopted son of
Mrs. Hopkins-Searles. o. In the general
acceptance Of the term Mr.. Searles might
be considered his stepfather (3) In a legal
sense he would not be his heir.
ELEVATED CITIEs-W. T. H., Watson
vile, Cal. The four cities In the world with
the highest elevation above the sea level are
Poiosi. IN Bolivia. Is, $50 feet; Cuzco, in
Peru. II, $50; La Paz. III Bolivia, 10, sS3, aud
quito, In Il uador, 95i3.
CONGRESSIONAL SALARIES A. b. F.,
Orinda Park The salary of Senator and
Congressman of the United States is $1,000
per nnnum with mileage-20 cents PER mile
OF travel each way at annual sessions.
PUGILIsTIc-M. G., City. Corbett and
Choynski had their first fight near Fairfax.
Marin County, on May 80. 1885, and their
second ON barge near Benca, Solano
County. on June 3 of the same year.
FERRY-BoAT-D. Z. X, City. The ear
Hest mention of fcrry-boat may be found
III II OaIHuei AlA. 10. Ana tnere went
over ferry-boat TO carry over the kings
household"
RETRosPECTIyE-L c.. City. % July G,
1882, was on Thursday. Gu Newspapers
only keep file SO far back and not single
papers.
LoTTA CRABTREE-J. A., City. Lolita
Crabtree, the actress, was born in the city
OF New York on November I. 1S47.
GREATEST TRAGEDIAN-L L. s.. CITY,
There are many who consider that Salvini
is the greatest living uagedian.
CARFARE IN NEW YoRK-N. c., City.
The lowest carlare in New York City is
cents.
Federal Grand Jurors.
The following Federal Grand Jury was
lmpaneled yesterday in the United States
District Court: Aaron A. Adler. Clark
Blethen, Ben Burton, Frederick S. Eaton,
William III. Fowler, Edward Godchaux.
Henry Hip. Joseph Holman, james r.
Kelly, Albert L. Lacey, William Me,zner,
John Partridge, V. j. A. Rey, William p.
Reidington, Stephen Roberts, Edward ii.
Selfridge, Albert w. Schoe, Z. r. Swain, |.
). Truman. John G. Terry, Edgar b. Whit
ney.
la addition to the above &. W. Alexander.
,. r. Gashweiler, William Miller, Philip