The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-22

Monarch, Sea King. Active, Rescue. Wizard,
Figlant, Sea Queen, Reliance and Sea Witch.
WHY CALLED SHEA. L.. City. The Query
editor has not Seen able 10 learn why ship
should be called "she" any more than why the
wife of a colonel In the army should be desig-
mated as "Mrs. Colonel -,' nor why a vessel
named the Sea King. masculine name, should
be spoken of as of the feminine gender. IL is
one OF those funnyisms of the English that. as
Lord DundTeary would say. mo fellow can find
out" ii has been suggested that POSSIBLY the
term "she" Is applied 10 a ship from the fact
ut it has stays, pettcoats. b0nnets and other
al ticIes that are known as part OF the feminine
wardrobe or, perhaps, as Billy Birch the min
stre once aid in reply to the question, "Why
is a woman like ship?" 1.-THE rigging costs
more than the hull"
FOLK LoRE-H. 7. j., Oakland. Cal. The
oft quoted line, Happy Is the bride the sun
shines on.' is from The Scotch, and Is to be
found In Folk Lore of the northeast of Scotland
I'm the proceedings of the Folk Lore Society
1881. First il was given:
Happy is the br de the sun shines on
Happy the corpse the rain falls
Then there is change In these words, "Blest
Is the bride the sun shines on" and
Happy is the bride whom the sun shines on
Blessed is the corpse that the rain falls on.
BENEFIT LIFE AsSoCIATIoNs-C. G., Lin
coin, Cal. Last July the Home Benefit Life
Association entered into an agreement with
the Mutual Benefit Life Association by which
the last-named company contracted TO assume
the risks carried by the former, with the under
standing that the frst-namcd company should
pay up all debts outstanding prior to the sign
ing OF the agreement, aud that the second
named company would thereafter meet all &C
crulng claims. The Home is carrying out its
part OF The agreement, and that is the condition
OF affairs at this time.
THE FAIR-B. c., City. The fence was put
around in
order to keep out those who do not paw the ad-
mission lee charged. The executive committee
having come to the conclusion that The fair
could cot be run as free show. found 1t neces-
sary 10 charge an admission fee III YOU are
very anxious to break down a portion OF the
renee 10 order to gain admi lance without paw
i ne inc lee asked, you can do so at your own
and That IS punishable by fine or Imprisonment.
or both.
USE OF SPooN-Seeker. City. A writer on
table manners lays down the following rule In
regard to the use OF spoon at the dining-table:
Bring your spoon TO your mouth sideways not
point foremost. and absorb its contents noise
lessly" Inc same writer says in regard to he
use OF the fork: 1T is 10 be held with the ham
die in the palm of the hand and be gently
Drougns from pate to mouth, the fingers
stretched along the handle in natural posi-
ton Always remember IL is fork, not a
pitchfork."
INK ERAsERs-X. Y. H., Fucker. Cal.
number OF liquid preparations are offered for
the removal OF ink from paper. But ir is doubt
ful II any OF these will remove the writing ana
not leav- some trace on the face OF the
paper. Paper that is used for ledgers is gem
orally of the kind that is known to the trade as
calendered, and any compound thai is u.s. d to
remove ink from such paper affects the surface
enough 10 show on close Inspection.
Eggs AT EAsTER-Ser ker, City. The use OF
eggs at Easter was originally symDolical OF the
revivifcation OF nature, the springIng forth of
life in he spring. From the Christian stand
point this feast OF eggs has been usually en-