The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

rrrp WoopB1NE Tw1NErH-C., City. A core
spondent who signs himself r. B. N, sehas nc
following explanation of the first time James
Fisk Jr of New York used the expression
"gone where the woodbine tw1neth," ana y
appears that he uttered it before the occasion
he used it in court in reference TO wltness' d.
already told in this department:
After the terrific panic eliminating in the BlacS
Friday of September %, 1869, congresslohat
committee was appointed 10 investigate the causes
that led to the vast wreckng of fortunes on tnae
inausplcious and neverto be-forgotten day. Janes
Fisk Jr then noted financer of wan street, New
York was cited to appear before tnab Douy t iS q
witness and in relating the occurrences or tnab
and the preceding and following eventful Gays, ne
was asked what had become of the vast amouhe
of finds and securities which had been pooled py
the conspirators to force gold up TO It's nnated anu
hGtitlous value eod az 9a winch This seeming
evasive and ambiguous, he was requested 10 go e1
plain his meaning, and he answers S sns TnSiand
driving peddler through the New E Tlars,
States he had noticed that nearly All OF tne ~ ~
houses had spouts leading from the caves 10 ,I
ground conduct the rain water ana tnas nS
these shouts there was grown and twined the Wooa
bine vne that rather than onend the p9iISe 1e 20
of the members of the commlttee anu nave a an IN
swered that the funds and securities mao gone UP
the spout" he preferred to use the more dSIn
and classic expression, .gone where tne s
twineth" and thus not shock the finer feellngs Oh
the gentlemen Of the committee
SAN Observation-Disclosures Wanted, City. CAS-
tro and Twenty-irst streets, generally speak
ing, is the geographical center OF the City ana
County of San Francisco. The area OF san
Francisco is AZ Is square miles, new 1 ord
Leavenworth street is given as the center OF
population. The most general grown u Inc tne
City from the center OF populatlon III tne pass
ten wears has been in the direction OF the west
and northwest.
JURoRs-X. x X, Santa Clara, CAL The law
of this State recognizes only twelve jurors IN
either a. civil or criminal case. Fourteen
jurors, so that there may be two extras IN case
OF an emergency is not part OF sne thTee.
fourths of the Jury may return VerulcL LOT o9
against, but in criminal trials the Veroles
must be that of the twelve
CALIFORNIA LILAC-S., City. The descrlpuon
you give is a very meager one, but the tres
you have reference to is no doubt the Chlon-
anthus aureus or California lilac, which is q
cross between shrub and tree and produces
punches of purple fragrant flowers ana mas
small very dark green leaves. 1t grows WIG
throughout the State.
SALINE SpRINGs-Stranger, City Professor
Anderson, who some time ago made an analy.
sis of the waters of all the mineral springs in
this State, mentions quite a number that are
alkaIo-saline, but those he designates as heaYy
| saline are Byrons, Highland Neptune and
Highland Diana.
No SUCH LAW. B. Nc, Taylor Mine, Ell
Dorado County, Cal. There is no State in the
Union that has law which proscribes man
u
to any particular religion.
You AND III. A. B., Oakland. "You and 70
ard "you and me- are both correct phrases.
1t is proper to say ''you and wandered by the
river SIDE" and it is also proper to say when
Smiths will is opened it will be seen that he
has remembered you and me-"
THE STATE FAIR-W B. K, City The State
| fair at Sacramento is not kept open on Sum
| days. The price of admission 10 the pavilion
| is so cents
| AN AMERICANA. w. Alameda, Cal. 1t was
Daniel Webster who, during a speech delivered
| July IT, 1850, said; az was born an American,
1 live an American, shall die an American"
| CoLoRADo-G. H. s., Sacramento, Cal The
| State of Colorado has not passed an act pro-
| hibiting capital punishment as q penalty for
| murder.
| No ARcH-H. L., City. There was no arch
| across Market street in this City on the Goth
| of September, 1881, when the funeral Of the
murdered President Garfield took place
| HALF DIME-W. S. g., City. Dealers in old
| coins offer half dimes OF 1851 at 20 and As
| cents, according to condition
| ARcHITEcT--W. S. c., City. One does not need
| to be either carpenter or a builder in order
to become an architect
FREsNo-E., City. Alexander Goldstein is the
president of the Board of Trade of Fresno.