The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02

as amended is very clear on that point 1t
reads as follows:
Every male inhabitant Of this State over 81
and under so years OF age must annually pay
politaX Of 81.
The only exception made by the new con-
sttuilon is as follows: Except paupers.
idiots, insane persons and Indians, not
taxed" AS to the collection of the tax the
code says that the Assessor must demand 1t
of every person liable therefor. and, on
neglect or refusal of such person to pay it
he must collect by seizure and sale Of any
personal property owned by suah person,
the sale to be made after three hours YER
bal notice Of time and place. Every person
paying the polltax If another may deduct
the same from the Indebtedness to such
other person. The tax must be paid before
the first Monday in July. If not paid then
it is increased from 81 to So.
SYMBOLISM OF CoLoR-Subseriber San
Rafael. Black typities grief, death; blue,
hope, love of divine works-(tn dresses) d.
vine contemplation. pietg. sincerity; pale
blue, Christian prudence, love of good
works, serene conscience; gold, glory and
power; green, faith, gladness, Immortality.
the resurrection of the good and JUSTIN
dresses) the gladness of the faithful; pale
green, baptism; gray, tribulatiOn; purple,
justice, royalty; red, martvrdOm for faith,
charity-(in dresses) divine love: silver
purity. temperance, innocence, chastity.
faitll-Gn dresses innocence and purity, (2)
Symbolism of metals and gems: Amethyst
typ!fies humility; diamond, invulnerabie
faith; gold, glory, power; gardunyx. SINGER
ity; sapphire, hope.
FALSE TEETH-D. S., City In a work
called THE Mathematical Jewel" London,
1885, there is published an account of Sir
John Blagrave having mad a set of ivory
teeth inserted and fixed by gold plate At
least 500 years before the Christian era
gold was used for flling cavities in teeth
and for holding teeth in position. Excaya-
tlOns in old Roman cemeteries have brought
out the fact that the Etruscans who existed
at period anterior TO the foundation of
Rome, replaced the loss of their own teeth
by the insertion Of those of animals and
that they were held in place by. bands of
gold.
The LAW OF DIvoRCE-F P, City.
The law of the Stale of California pro-
vides that before making an applica-
ton for divorce the party making such
application shall have been resident OF
the State for one year. If husband and
wife who have been residents of this State
Tor many years should 90 to foreign land
and absent themselves for two years or
more, but intending at the time of depart
nre TO return to the State, neither would
loHe a residence. Consequently an action
for divorce commenced two months after
the return OF either to this State would DO a
perfectly legal proceeding.
CLEvELAND's CABINET-C. K, City.
The Presidents Cabinet is composed of the
following named: w. Q. Gresham OF
Illinois. Secretary of State; Il. A. Herbert
of Alabama. Secretary of the Navy; J. G.
Carlisle OF Kentucky. Secretary OF the
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rotary of Agriculture; w. s. Bssell o { New
York, Postmaster d. S. Lamont
OF New York, Secretary of War; HOke
Smith Of Georgia, Secretary of the Interior,
and 4. S. Olney of Massachusetts, Attor-
ney-GeneraL.
HOME FOR ADULT BLND-J. C., City.
A pill asking for an appropriation of
$4,000 for building new shops for
the Home for Adult Blind was drawn
up at the instance OF the directors of
the home and placed In the hands OF DR..
Mathews, chairman of the Assembly Com
mittee on Ways and Means, who was to
present it, He did not do SO, partly be.
cause 1t reached him late and partly because
similar bills had been condemned by the
Governor.
RIGHTS OF PARENTs-A. o. S., City.
The parents being the natural guardians of
their children during their minority, they
have perfect right to open any letter ad-
dressed to the minors. ~ No girl ought TO
go away from home during her minority to
earn living for herself without the consent
of her parents. If she should do SO, her
parents would have the right to take her
away from the place where she is at work.
TELEPHONES. G. c., City. Those mos.
interested in telephone matters in this city
have not yet received a copy of the recent
decision In relation to patents on tele-