The morning call., 1893-04-23

men who ring the bell. There are num-
Der of peddleIs who respect the sign mo
Deddlers" at doors, but the majority find an
excuse when they have their attention
called to the sign. 'lheY say that they are
unable to read. Until the Board of super
vlsors passes an ordinance declaring it a
msdemeanor for peddler 10 ring door
bell on premises where the sign mo ped
dlers" is affixed housekeepcrs Will have to
tut up with the inconvenience COM
planned Of
MARRIAGE-W. G.. City. The Civil Code
of California declares that marriage il a
personal relation arising out of a civil con-
tract. to which consent of both parties
capable of making it Is necessary Consent
alone Will not constitute marriage; il must
be followed by mutual assumption of
marital rights, duties or obligations" No
particular form or ceremony is necessary.
Courts have held that where a man
and woman have assumed the rela-
lions of man and wife and the man has
introduced the woman as his wife and pub
licly acknowledged her as such, such
acts made them husband and wife, but such
a form of marriage, which in France is
called collage, does not meet with favor.
CALIFORNIA CITIEs-J. G. D.. City Ac-
cording 10 the census OF 1890 the following
is the population of the ten cities in Cali
fnrnia having the largest number OF inhab-
itants: San Francisco. 2gS997; Los An
geles, 90, S95; Oakland, 1862; Sacramento,
26, 2S6; San Jose, $3.50; San Diego, 16. 15O;
stockton, 1929; Alameda. IL 1856; Fresno,
10.8fS. and Vallejo, G343 O. In 1890 it was
estimated that the population Of Lower
California was about 3l.000 The latest fig
uIes obtatnable show that La Paz has
population of a little over $500,
LARGEST PARK-P. orc, City. Golden
- 10 Darlr ic Ia
municipality in the world. The area of the
park is 1910 acres. The largest is Fair
mount Park in Philadelphia, which was the
size OF the Centennial Exposition. 1t con-
tains 2740 acres, and is the largest civic park
In the world with the exception of Eppiag
Forest in England, which has an acreage of
56C0. and Windsor Park, near London.
which contains $500 acres.
MITCHELL, DEMPSEY, PopULATIov-J.
B.. City. Jack Dempsey height is five feet
eight inches, that Of Mitchell is five feet
eight and half inches. (2) There are ,no
books of reference in this city which give
the figures that you desire, as to foreign
population. statement was made in the
House OF Commons a short time since to the
effect that the foreign population in Great
Britain does not exceed 100000.
SUNDAY CLOSING. VETERANs-O. j. S.,
City. The action of the Supervisors of
Santa Clara County in granting a petition
in favor of Sunday closing means that they
will prepare an ordinance under which
saloons within the county will have to be
closed on Sundays, that it will be adopted
at the meeting in May, and viii probably
go into effect in July. C2) Veterans oTthe
late war are exempt from payment of road
tax, but are not exempt from jury duty.
THE FASTEST CRUIsER-F. B., City. Ac-
cOrding TO latest advices, it appears that the
Argentine cruiser Ninth of July is the fast
est afloat. She was built at Newcastle, Eng,
ana on her first voyage, which terminated
ut New York on the 18th inst, she steamed,
so say her officers. Mt the rate of 23h knots
an hour Tue American cruiser Detroit
made her trial trip on the 18th of this
month, and the report is that her speed is
in excess of 20 knots an hour.
Snow IN SAN FRANcIsco-J.. X. B., City,
The records OF the Weather Bureau show
that there was a fall Of snow 10 this city on
the 31st OF December, 1882 lasting from
1880 in the forenoon to 30 in the after
noon; also on February 3, 1887, when the
snow in the vicinity of the office was Z
inches deep, and in some parts of the West
ern Addition inches deep.
ELEPHANTs-A. o. s.. City. Naturalists
OF this city are not Of one opinion as TO
whether an elephant lying down can bend
the lower joints Of its legs forward. A man
who was keeper of circus elephants says
that when the animal is lying down reposing
he stretches his legs forward.
MINING SToCKs-O. S.. Santa Clara, Cal.
Certainly mining stocks are bought aud
sold outside of San Francisco. Mining
stocks are listed in Chicago, New York and
other Eastern cities.
HAEBoR COMMISSIONERS. SUPREME
CoURT-W. H.. City. The Harbor Com
mlssoners are APP ointed by the Governor,