The morning call., 1894-06-10

and boil them for six or seven hours, or longer
If they are large; then soak he shells and Wa SD
several times In fresh water. When the shells
are well dried take a small quantity ofwhtenIng
free from grit, mix with water TO tile eonsstence
OF cream and apply with a piece of soft rag
rubbing gently Till polish appears, aud finish
with dry whitening. Should any whitening re-
main II may be rubbed away with soft brush.
To VOTER. H., City. II you have been in
the United States seven years, took out your
first papers I'm Denver. Colo, more than two
years ago and have resided in this city two
years, you can obtain your second papers by
applying TO the SUPERIOR Court or to the United
STAIRS Court, in this city, supporting your aD-
plcation by Witnesses TO prove that you have
resided in the United States for five years or
more. In order TO enable you 10 vote In the
State OF California you must be naturaiZed
citizen, have resided in the State one year; you
must also have resided in the county in which
you wish 10 vote ninety days and in the cleo
tion precinct thirty days before election.
PETER JACKsoN-Sport City. Peter Jack.
son. the pugIllst, came to San Francisco on the
2Sth of May, 1888. His first fight In this
city was with George Godfrey, the colored
heavyweight, at the California Athletic Club
rooms, on the oath of August, 1888. He de-
feated Godfrey In nineteen rounds His second
match was on the 2Sth of December of the same
year with Joe McAuliffe. the California giant
and be defeated him in Iwenty-fOur rounds. In
April. 1889. he met Patsy Cardiff the Peoria
Sldutt anu UVledleU HitD III Ten rOuOQS. Alter
these exhibitions in this city he went East
A Son BORN ABRoAD-S.. City. The son of
a Minister or Consul of the United States born
abroad while The father Is the representative of
his Government is a native OF the country in
which he was born, but Is citizen of the
United STATES and eligible TO hold any office In
the United States except that of President for
the constitution expressly declares that no one
but native born is eligible to that Office. This
question In about dozen different forms has
been answered through he Query Column dur
ing the past three months.
SALT WATER-P. Or, City. The franchise
granted TO the Olympic Company authorizes the
company ito supply the city and county of San
Francisco and the inhabitants thereof with salt
water at such rates OF COMPENSATION as NAV be
liked according TO law" The reason that pri-
vate dwellings along the line of the company's
mains now down are not supplied is that the
company is not ready to make connections
The president of the company when spoken TO
about the matter stated that after the st of
July connections with private dwellings will be
made.
REPREsENTATIvEs-A. T., Berkeley, Cal
The Representatives of California at this time
at Washington are: Senators - Stephen NJ.
White, Democrat; George q. Perkins Repub-
lIcan. House of Representatives.. Je Geary,
Democrat. fIom the First Congressional Dis
trict; A. e. Caminett Democrat, Second; w.
B. Euglish Democrat, Third; j. &. Mcguire,
Democrat. Fourth; Eugene F. Loud, Repub.
lcan. Fifth; NJ. Cannon. Democrat, sixth, ana
W. w. Bowers, Republican, Seventh.
WEDDING ETIQUETTE-Nlrs. s.. City. At the
marriage ceremony, If il takes place IN church'
the bride is escUrted to the altar ran oy her
father. The groom enters from sac door' ae-
companied BY the best man. NeIuer the
father mother nor sister OF the groom taxes ahy
part in the ceremony other IMAM that Oh oe'hg
nreSent At the reception, breakfast OF ulnner
following the marriage the eldest daughter, II
there Is one, should, IN tue aosehee VI Tue
mother, act as hostess.
POPULATION OF CITIEs-A. C. W., Vallejo
cal The latest official figures as TO population
are those of the census OF 1890. The population
NJ San Francisco is given as 29S, 997; Oak
land 4S $50; and Alameda, II ,165. Since these
funrps were taken each place claims an in
erase but as no census having ALI official sane
tion mas peen taken the figures other than
those given are in great measure guessWOrk.
RUSSIAN RIvER-M. L., City. The Russian
River rises in the Coast Range in MendocinO
County, Cal. runs southwark to the middle of
the Pacific Ocean about thirty miles west of the
city of Santa Rosa. Its length is about 125
miles
ANCIENT SCULPTURE-F. j., Vancouver,
Wash. The length of the statue of Apollo
inches, Farneses Hercules II feet, and the
LAGOON group feet 10 inches.
SoUEAKING SHOES j. D. H., City. The
squeak iu footwear is the result of the friction
of the outer and the inner soles when the boot
or shoe Is not properly prepared TO prevent