The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-07


ORIGINATING BoDY-H. A. T.. City. The cost
for incinerating a body is $50. The process
used in this State is similar to that used in the
East The body should be dressed in the SIM
nlest manner possible, but no wooden goods
must be used, and everything metallic must
be removed Twenty-tour hours after incinera,
ton the ashes are placed in copper case and
locked and delivered to the relatives. The case
NAV either be placed in an urn and deposited
in a columbarium or IN monument: Reli-
optional with those desiring the body cremated.
A GERMANS DUTY-A. P, City. II a German
boy II years of age left his country, came to
the United States, became citizen and then
returned to his native land, he could be ar
rested at once, because the authorities do not
recognize the right of any German subject to
become citizen OF any other country until
after he has performed his military service,
but as matter of courtesy to the United States
they will allow such a military delinquent to
remain in Germany two months before asking
him to either leave or enter upon olscharge OF
the military duty expected OF him.
SIDEWALKS M. W., Elmhurst, Alameda
County, Cal. The matter of sidewalks along
county roads is controlled by the county
Board of Supervisors and Commissioners of
Highways Section 1852 of the Political Code
says: ''Any owner of or occupant OF land may
construct sidewalk on the highway along the
line of his land, subject, however, TO the
and Commissioners of Highways"
WHY Two CAPITALs-L. F., City. The State OF
Rhode Island has two capitals because IL is
made up of two sections, as appears from the
official title ''The State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations" At the time the
charter was adopted each section demanded
separate place for the meeting of the General
Assembly, and the result was the choice OF
Providence for the Plantations and Newport
for the Island.
TROUT FIsH1NG-C. G. Jr., City. The trout in
Lagunitas Creek so say anglers, vary from
finger lengths to beauties weighing three
pounds. 1t is said that fishing is best before
sunrise and again as the sun is sinking. The
best place to fish is where there is ripple or
in a pool. Lagunitas and most of the trout
streams are Still too high and muddy at this
time for excellent fishing.
GROWING PLANTs-M. E. s. Growing plants
and flowers growing in pots in a sleeping
room, it is said neither add to nor draw from
humidity of the atmosphere any more than
human being does. During the daytime every
green leaf on tree or plant sucks in carbonlc
acid gas from the air and at night exhaleS that
and inhales oxygen. 1t vitiates the air in pro-
portion to the amount OF carbonic acid gas sent
out.
INDIAN REsERvAuoN-A. F. s., Wadsworth,
Washoe County, New. AS your communication
does not mention the particular Indian reser-
walton you wish information about it is i'm
possible to give it. If any unlawful business is
carried on on reservation the United States
authorities will put stop to it, if information
is lodged with the United States Attorney of
the district in which the reservation is located.
FENcEs-A c., City. The answer in relation
to the building of fences given in the Query
Column on the Oath of March applies to San
Francisco well as to any other city town
in the State. Outside of the fire limits in San
ten feet without permit of the Supervisors and
consent of party on adjacenG land. Within
fire limits fences must be of brick.
PAwNBRoKERs' sIGNs-W. F. c., City. The
three balls used by pawnbrokers as sign
were originally the arms of the Medici family,
the earliest and most important of the money
lenders OF Lombardy. The three balls were
first used in England by the agents of that
family to indicate the place where money
could be borrowed, and it was copied by others
who engagedin the same business.
PENNSYLVANIA HoLIDAYs-R. C. D., City.
This year April II will be observed as a legal
holiday in the State of Pennsylvania. That
day is Good Friday. The other legal holidays
in that State are New Years day, Washington's
Labor day, Election day, Thanksgiving day and
Christmas.
WINDING A WATCH-H. J. B., Napa, Cal. Jew
elers say that it does not make any difference
when you wind watch, be it morning, noon
night, but that it ought to be wound but
Winding the watch at the same time of day
each day is said TO be the way to keep the main
spring in first-class condition.
COUNTY HosPITAL-P. O'C., City. A person
who is Ill may apply at the County Hospital,
and if found to be q fit subject for treatment
may be admitted by order OF the resident ply
stefan. If too sick to present himself for adj
oicCfN m 10 no cNHIl1
a proper showing, send the ambulance for the
patient.
SHORTCOMINGS. C. D., City. The fish and
game law recently signed by the Governor and
now in force provides that any person who at
any time between the first day of April and the
first day of September each year takes or
catches, buys or sells, or has in his possession
any fresh sturgeon is guilty of misdemeanor.
MARRIAGE-C. A. H., Oakland. If the parents
furnish the bride, the trousseau and the supper,
he certainly would be q niggardly groom to
expect them to furnish the wines for the we'd
ding feast. There is no rule regulating such
matters, for those are generally arranged be-
tween the parties most interested.
ATTAcHMENT-C. H. P, City. If you have
claim against a party that owns piano, COM
mence suit for the recovery of the amount, and
if you have any right to levy an attachment on
the piano you will De advised by your attorney.
AS general proposition you would have
right to levy on the instrument
MUTILATED GREENBACKs-G. A. c., City. A
greenback that has been torn or mutilated, if
in such condition as to enable officers of the
Treasury Department to identity it, will be ex-
changed for one in good condition. There is
no set rule in regard to this, each bill being
passed upon as presented.
ANGRY PAssIoNs-C. j., City, This CORE
spondent is anxious to know the name of the
author of the poem in which occur the lines
given below, also where published:
When the angry passions gathered on my mothers
face / see,
She takes me to her bedroom, gently lays me on
her knee
MAYOR SUTRo = G. H., Rutherford, Napa
County, Cal. Mayor Sutro receives persons
who wish TO see him about municipal affairs
at his office in the City Hall from 10 o'clock in
the forenoon until noon. Those who wish 70
see him on private business must call at his
business Office in Montgomery block between
/ 80 and 3 in the afternoon.
SMoKE-A. s., City. Which way the smoke
issuing from the smokestack of steamer moy-
ing at the rate of twelve miles an hour, the
steamer going in the direction of the wind.
would 60 would depend upon the velocity of
the wind and upon the currents the smoke
would meet at different heights above the