The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-26


a grlndstone, following with an oilstone, and
finishing with rouge. Be sure TO hold the speci-
men fiat.
FERRY TRAvEL-E. c., City. AS near as can
be estimated the number OF passengers carried
by the combined New York ferries last year
was 10, 00o.0 900. The number of teams was
100000. The number of accidents is very
low, and considering the enormous traf1e re-
markable.
COFFEE CULTURE - f. G. NJ, Petauma.
Write TO the Secretary of the Department OF
Agriculture at Washington, d. c.. and you can
obtain book on coffee culture, II the Govern.
ment has published one. This IS quite likely.
as numerous experiments have Deen mace IN
the cultivation OF the berry.
ENGLISH FooTBALL-E., Sacramento. The
English Foo ball Association challenge cup
was won by the Motifs County Club. They
played with the Bolton Wanderers and de-
1ealed them. making score OF four goals
against their opponents one.
L. II. L., Dayton, Or. The Query Column
cannot answer your question as TO the RELIABLE
ity Of the institution you name for the reason
that this column does not express any opinion
as TO the reliability or standing OF any lndl-
vidual, firm or private Institution.
LABOR DAYS, City. 1t is scarcely likely
that there will be two observances of Labor day
this year, although both September and Octo-
l.
objected TO by Californians because 1t comes so
close TO Admission day.
PATENTING INVENTIONS j. NICE. City.
1t is impossible to tell whether such an Inven-
tion as you speak of has been patented or not
without sending a drawing to the Patent ONCE
at Washington. You had better see some patent
lawyer.
ARIzoNA-M s.. City. The Governor of the
Territory Of Arizona at this time is L. c.
Hughes OF Tucson. whose term will expire In
1897. The four who preceded him were L. A.
Tritle. G. Meyer Zulick, Louis Wolfey and j.
n. Irwin.
HERoDoTUs' WoRKs-C. C. B., City. There
are such large number OF TRANSACTIONS of the
works OF Herodotus that IL Is a matter of opin-
Ion as o which is the best Some scholars give
preference to one and some to another.
NAVAL VEssELs-H. 7. G., San Mateo. The
Bennington is type OF vessel known as
'gunboat." She is neither battleship nor
cruiser, although possessing some OF the quail.
ties Of both.
GENERAL RosECRANs-C. F. j., City. Will
liam Stark Rosecrans is living near Los An
geles. He was born in 1919. and was placed on
the retired list OF the army February 15, 1885,
USE OF COAL OIL-R. 81. B., City. Before
directions can be given for using coal oil as a
medicine. internally or externally, It must first
be known what disease II is to be used for.
GOVERNMENT LAND-H. e. NJ, Tiburon. II
you wish TO file on Government land Won viii
have 10 go TO the land Office of the district In
which the land is located.
DELIVERING LETTERS-J. E, Selby, No
person or corporation can make a business of
delivering letters that should he sent through
the malls.
FOREIGN MINIsTER-T. II. K, CITY, John
Ii. Bingham OF Ohio was sent to Japan as the
diplomatic agent OF the United States on May
81, 1878.
BANK EMPLoYE-A. S., City. Melville. the
embezzler, was In the employ of the Bank of
California between fifteen ana seventeen years.
MARRIAGE LAws-W. I. B., City. There Is
no law in the State prohibiting the intermar-
rage OF the Caucasian ana negro races.
PUBLIC lNsTRUCTIoN-k. g., City. Short
hand and bookkeeping are both taught In the
commercial evening school
Among flowers chrysanthemums live the
longest after being cut.