The morning call., 1893-03-26
THE QUERY COLUMN
Celebration of the Fall of
SebastOpol.
CUSTOM SERVICE APPoINTEES
Married Women's Rights - The Slip
Between the Cup and the Lip.
About Shaving Oak.

FALL OF SEBAsToPoL-A. F., City.
Sebastopol was taken by the allies on the
Sth Of September, 1855. News of the event
reached San Francisco ffty-one days later.
Shortly after the receipt oil the news there
was held in Musical Hall, which was then
located on the site now occupied by the
Occidental Hotel, a meeting of French,
English and Sardnians to devise ways and
means to celebrate the victory. After all
arrangements were completed the celebra-
ton was held on Monday, the Goth of No.
vembeT at South Park, within the space
which has since been laid cut for a garden.
An immense cloth pavilion capable of hold
ing 5000 persons was erected and great
tables were stretched from one end TO the
other. On these was first-c!ass collation..
One Of the most attractive OF the table
decorations was a miniature Tour Mala-
kOtf," built of sugar and pastry and stand
ing fifteen feet in height. There was
procession Of French. English and Ital-
ians from the corner of Second and
Market streets. through the principal streets
20 the park When the procession halted
chorus Of 200 voices sang successively the
national hymps Of the successful allies and
closed with HAL, Columbia" This was
followed by the "Ie Deum," chanted by
Able Biaiye, who for many years was the
pastor of the Church NOtre Dame des Vic
torres. and a patriotic address by the able.
Speaking and singing was followed by the
banquet, ana while in the midst of their
enjoyment the participants we're disturbed
10y mob breaking into the pavilion and
making an attack on the tables and on
those who opposed them. After consider
able trouble the encroaChing party, in
which were men, women aad children,
having demolished all that they could and
carried of whatever was movable, departed.
This event created a great deal of i'll
feeling, which was not allayed for some
years.
SHAvIYG-Barber. City. There is no
record Of when man first shaved. but there
Is frequent mention OF shaving in the Bible.
In Genesis xii: "A there is the following,
which is the first mention in the holy book
of the word shaved"
Then Pharaoh sent for ana called Joseph, and
they brought him hastily out Of the dungeon;
aud he shaved himself aud changed his TalmeuE
aud came IN unto Pharaoh
In Ezekiel vi occurs The word razor:
And thou son Of man. take thee sharp knife
take thee a BARRIERS razor, ana cause IL 10 pass
upon thine head and upon thine beard.
The ancient Egyptians practiced shaving
from prehistoric times. homer has an
allusion TO the operation of shaving The
Romans commenced shaving about 800 years
before Christ The ancient Romans re-
Earded The first day Of shaving as the
entrance upon manhood and the event was
made tile subject of festivities. Alexander
the Great made his warriors shave, because
he held that the beard gave a handle to the
enemy. The Nornans Not only shaved
themselves but forced the conquered to do
so. Many who would not submit 10 such a
regulation left their country. In the early
part Of the eighteenth century Peter the
"a 20
those who refused were forced 10 pay a
heavy tax and submit to being shaved with
dull razor or having the beard Diucked out
10y the roots.
TIE CUSTOMS SERvIcE-H. F. c., City.
The Collector OF Customs is generally called
Collector of the Port. O. Following is a
list Of appointments in the service at this
port and the salary of each. These are
subject to civil service rules: Glass q
Chief clerk and special deputy collector,
$1,000; clief liquidating clerk, $500; bond
clerk, $500; clerks, one at S2210 one at
5000 eight at $3.50; gauger, $1,000;
welgner, 5000; four examiners at $1,000
Class 3-Eleven clerks at S16Oo, two exanin-
ers at $1,000. Class 2-SeYen clerks at Sl4OO,
one clerk at $500, nine assistant store
keepers at S1400, Lhirty-three inspectors at
= per diem. Glass Seven clerks and
TWO sam piers at $500, one examiner at
Sl2Oo, sixteen assistant weighers at
Sl200, two foremen of labnrers at
SlI00, one clerk and messenger $1,000. one
assistant gauger $500, two female ms pectors
So FER diem, nineteen day inspectors 81 peT
diem, thlrty-three night inspectors So per
diem. Unclassihed-Five messengers $50
one wheelman 500 per month, one fireman
sou per month, one seaman sos per month
thlrty-tTO iabOrers $50 per annum. four
watchmen $3.50 per annum. The appointees
who are exempt from civil service rule are
one auditor $500, two deputy collectors
S5625 each, clerk ard cashier 5000, assistant
CLERK and cashier $500.
THE SLIP BETWEEN TIE Cup AND
TIE LIP"-M. S., City. The origin of
There's many slip between the cup and
the lip" is explained by Ainsworth as fol-
lows: a king of Thracs had planted a vine
yard, when one Of his slaves, whom he had
much oppressed in that very work, prophe.
sled that he, the king, would neve taste
the wine produced from Ii. The kingdisr
garded this prophecy, and when at an en-
terta ainment be had before him a cup full OF
the wine from his vineyard he sent for his
slave and asked him insultiugly what he
thought OF his prophecy. The Slaves only
response was, There's many a slip between
the cup and lip" Scarcely had he spoken
when some one rushed into the room and
announced that wild boar had got into the
vineyard AMI was laying it waste The
King arose In fury, attacked the boar and
was Killed without ever tasting the wine.
BLACKsToNE-J.S S. D., City. William
Blackstone, commentator on English law,
was born In London. February "A, 1923. At
the age Of IS, having obtained a scholarship
from the Charterhouse School, where he
was educated, he was sent to Pembroke
Hall, Oxford. There he obtained a second
scholarship, and remained till 1874, when he
was admitted fellow of All Souls College
LEen he removed n London to attend the
Court of Laws to fit himself for his future
profession. At the age Of % he was called
to the bar. In 1761 he was made a kings
counsel. In 17G6 he was offered the solicitor.
generalship. This be declined. Shortly
after he was kniebted and made Judge Of
the Court OF Common Pleas, The remain
ing years of his life were spent in the die-
charge Of his duties as Judge
PoIsoS OAK-C. A, City. There is no
preventive against poison oak Like CON-
Iagious disease no one knows when he will
catch 1t. Persons have been in the country
where poison oak is thick, have handled II
year after year and have never suffered bv
the contact. The same persons have pone
in the same district at some other times ana
without coming in contact with the shrnh
have caught the itching disease. Sens
claim that "it is in the air" while others
claim that physical condition has some
thlng IN do with liability to catch the
disease. a number of 'sure cures" ara
advertised, but while one may effect a
speedy cure in one case, it may not in an
other.
POLL TAX CoLLECTIoNs-W. n. c.. CITY.
The law requires the collection of poll tax
from all male residents between the ages of
q and 60 years. If a collector went in To an
establishment and collected the tax from
nye instead Of from fifteen he was remiss In
MS duly, unless the ten from whom he did
not collect were over or under age
CHIPP, MELVILLE, THE CALL-H. w
" Alameda. a No trace of Lieutenant
Chlpp and party Of the Jeanette ArcIi,