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

DleDdtlc OF the reSurfcc Ion ana III lure HE.
The practice Is not confined TO Christians, for
the Jews used eggs In the feast of the Passover,
and when the PerslaDs keep the festival of the
solar new year in March, they mutually pre-
sent each other with colored eggs.
a WILLARD - II. b., City. A mIliard is
part Of the French system of Enumeration and is
equal in American Enumeration To thousand
millions. This word became familiar 10 the
English-speaking people through tile payment
by France TO Germany at the close OF the
Franco Prusslan war, 1901, of an in
demnity amounting TO five mliards of francs,
or about one billion 100000, 000) of dollars
GOVERNOR RUssELL-C. c. D., Alameda,
Cal. +. I. Greenhage, a Republican, was
elected Governor OF the State of Massachusetts
at the latest election held in that Stale for state
officers. He took his seat on the 4tE of last
January. His predecessor was w. E. Russell,
Democrat. VINO served three successive terms.
No other Russell ever filled the gubernatoria
chair III that State.
AN ENGLISH WILL-R. j., City. AS gen.
Ell al thing man who receives property by Will
in England, and the terms OF The will are that
the properly Is bequeathed Ito him and his
heirs forever and forever" could not dispose of
that property absolutely without tile consent
of all his heirs, but he would have the right 10
mortgage that property for all that be could
borrow.
IN CASE OF WARM. T., City. In the event
of war between France ana England the mer-
chant vessels of either nation would be liable
to seizure by the war vessel of the nation car
ryiDg the flag OF the opposing nation. The
treaty OF Paris protects only the vessels of other
nations tLan those at war, except in case of the
running OF blockade.
CHINESE LoTTERIEs-A., City. The law
prohibits the maintaining OF lottery shops,
Chinese or others. as well south as north of
Market street. The editor OF the Query Column
shops thai are conducted by Chinese, conse-
quently is not posted as to tn cir location.
CHANGES - An Inquirer, MERGED, Cal.
correspondent has kindly furnished the name
of the author of "Changes," the first line OF
which is "Wnom first we love, you know, we
seldom we'd" IL was written by the late Ed
ward Robert Buwer Lytton, who In the literary
world was known as owen Meredith.
PUBLIC LANDS-J. B., City. The latest Of
fetal report issued during the latter half OF the
year 1893 shows that at tnat time the amount
of land not taken up in Oklahom Territory
was 6.976, 1O2 acres, OF wnlcn AUG 400 was un-
surveyed. There Is no report about lands in
Indian Territory.
PATENT-E. H. L., City. The fact that an
inventor has placed in the Postoffice an appn.
cation for patent does not give him the right
to use "Pat. applied for" De Is not authorized
to use the words until his application has been
received at the Patent ONCE in Washington.
CRIPPLE CREEK-F. e., City. There are no
official statistics as to the population of Cripple
Creek. Colo. but gentleman who arrived in
this city from that place few days siuce de-
clares that there are 1900 people there and
that "they are still coming"
MARKET STREET LIVERY STABLES, City.
In the year 1874 w. w. Black kept a livery
stable at 1925 Market street, west of Sixth, in
This civ In 1876 J. Z. Furgeson became
the proprietor of this stable and kept iJ for sew
eral years after that.
HAWAII AND AUsTRALIA-A. L., City. The
Spreckels line of steamships and the steamers
OF the Canadian North Pacific line starting
from Vancouver run between the Hawaiian
Islands and Australia.
LARGEST CARGo-C. C. b., City. The largest
cargo of wheat ever taken out OF this port on a
vessel was that carried by the American ship
Shenandoah. which was 665o tons OF 2O00
pounds.
"YoUTH"-E. A. H., City. Prior TO tue re-
cent production OF YOUTH at Moresco's, the
anna was on the boards at the Grand Opera
House. That was In 1882.
SEATING CAPAcITY-C j. r., City. The
seating capacity of Festival Hall at Sunset City
is 1000. that of the Metropolitan Hall IL 400.
and that Of Macdonough's Theater in Oakland
Is 1900
MARDI GRASP. City. About ten years ago
there was Mardi Gras festival in this city got
up by one Dave Levy. There was street
parade and \ bal masque at The Pavilion.