The morning call., 1894-08-12

the other. AS rule strikes have done more
harm than good.
OLD PEOPLES HoME-J. S. E.. City. The
rules for the Old Peoples Home require that
an applicant for admission shall be go years of
age. The cost varies, ranging from $500 up
ward. note giving all the facts connected
with an applicant addressed to the manager
will be answered and all desired information
given.
LUMINoSITY-C. E. j., City. Phosphorus is
prepared with calcined shells in such manner
that 1t will not ignite spontaneously. This
preparation if exposed to the rays of the sun
during the day Will become luminous when
placed in a darkened room. IL has been used
to put over matchsafes, so that person In the
dark can locate the place where tue safe is
IDLE NEW B. F., City No statistics
having been keptit is impossible to state the
number of idle men In the United States at this
or any other time. The widest guesses have
been made, and they range from 10000 TO
1, 100000, but there is nothing whatever upon
which TO base these figures.
DIvoRCE-B., City. a party seeking a
divorce In this State must have been a resident
of the State for one year prior to commencing
an action for dissolution of the marriage tie. 1t
does not matter that the applicant is not citi-
zen or that the marriage was SoemnlZed In
foreign country.
THE MILITIA-J. S., City. The militia of
State has no power without the limits OF It's own
State except In case OF war, when 1t practlcally
becomes part Of the regular army, ana eau 20
ordered 10 any part of the Union by the fresl-
dent who Is the commander-ln-cnlel u 'Ai0
army.
VESSELS FOR JAPAN-E Fl. N, City. Ihere
| is no fixed time for the departure OF salllne
vessels from this port for japan: Inc oHy way va"
to ascertain this is TO watch the snlpPins GoL
| umns of THE CALL and learn Wnen fosSei 40
| chartered for that country
POLICE JUDGEs-F. A, City. Inc Ia" ere
/ atIng Judges of the Police Judges OourI gives
| them only the power 10 try and determine mis-
! demeanorS and 10 hear cases for examination;
bnt IN does not vest them with the power TO
soemniZe marriage
FoREIGNERs-E. S. c.. Oakland Cal. AS no
record is kept Of the number OF foreigners vino
! annly TO become citizens Of the United States
| there is no way of ascertalning what proportion
| of the applicants were admitted or rejected.
! during the year 1880
CHARTs-G F. H.. City. Upon application at
! the photographic Office in the Merchants Ex-
change in this city or at the Office of The Coast
! and Geodetic Survey in the Appraisers build
| ing all information IN relation 10 charts can be
! Obtained. .
! AMERICAN AND FoREIGN-L., City. The
| Stae Asylum for the Insane and Inebriatep at
| San Bernardno contains 29O patients, Of
/ which 175 are Americans and lis of foreign.
| birth.
| FLoURNrILL EXPLosIoN-The great expio'
sion of fourmills in Minneapolis occurred In
| 1878. The explosion occurred in one MILL nfe
followed and five others were destroyed
| CoRBETT AND JACKSoN-S., Oakland. Inc
ring in which jackson and Corbett fought In
this city was twenty-four-foot one.
THE BLYTHE CAsE-W., City. Judge corey
rendered his decision in favor oil Florence
| Blythe on the 30th of June, 1880.
OLD DATEs-B. S.. Sacramento, Cal, The
3o1h of May, 1873, and the Gath OF December.
! 1876, both fell on Friday
TAnALPAIs-L. M. A, City. Tamalpais Is
Spanish and means the Tamale country.