The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31

373,7OS; silver bullion of 1890 (cost), $I24,-
450,023 %; fractional silver coin, SID, 49,
636 IL.
THE TERN CHEsTNUT-W. T., City. The term
"chestnut," as applied to jokes that were orig
mated in Noah's ark and to stories that have
been oft repeated, originated in Philadelphia.
1t was used in connection with the Chestnut
street Theater in that city. Ii story that was
old enough to walk alone was repeated, or some
ancient conundrum was given, or joke with an
ancient flavor about it was told, some one
would remark that it was "old enough to have
been given birth at the Chestnut Theater." That
phrase was, however, too long for common use,
so the simple and now very expressive slang
word chestnut was substituted
THE SEVEN WONDERS, OLD AND NEw-B. L.
j., Vallejo Solano County, Cal. The old seven
wonders of the world are: The Pyramids, the
Colossus of Rhodes, Diana's Temple at Ephe-
sus, the Pharos of Alexandria, the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of the Olym-
plan Joye and the Mausoleum, by Artemisa, at
Halicarnassus. The new seven wonders are:
Niagara Falls, Yellowstone Park, the Mammoth
Cave, the Canyons and Gardens of the Gods in
Colorado, the Calaveras and Mariposa Big Trees
of California, the Natural Bridge of Virginia
and the Yosemite Valley of California.
GAUGERs' PAY-A A., Sacramento. The fol-
lowing is the scale of pay to United States
gaugers: For the first twenty gallons in one
day, cents per gallon; next forty gallons,
same day, cents per gallon; for the next 240
gallons, same day, IL cents per gallon; for the
next 700 gallons, same day, IL of a cent per
gallon, and for the next 1000 gallons, same
day, lilo OF cent per gallon to limit OF 50.
NO gauger is allowed more than 80 per day. In
some special cases he is allowed S4 per day ir-
respective of the amount of gallons. In addi-
ton to salary, gaugers are allowed travelling
expenses.
LETTERS OF FRIENDSHIP. D.. City. A young
lady should be very careful in writing letter
OF friendship to gentleman for the first time;
she should be sure that he is really a friend be-
fore writing to him, and she should also con-
slder II 1t is absolutely necessary that such q
letter should be written. How it should be in
dited depends upon the degree OF friendship
existing. As general thing the gentleman
name followed by "Dear Friend not Dear
Sir" would be proper, 1t would be correct to
close 1t with Respectfully yours" but if twas
really dear friend it would be better to write
"Yours in friendship"
A STEPFATHER-H. T., City. The law declares
that "the children of persons who have been
naturalized being under twenty-one years Of
age at the time of naturalization of the pa
rents, shall, if dwelling in the United states
be considered as citizens thereof stepfa-
Their is the husband of ones mother, and If the
stepfather during the minority becomes eiti
zen OF the United States. that act makes the
mother a citizen. and as q conseq uence her chill
dren, If they are minors, also become citizens
if dwelling III the United States at the time
A BEAR TRAP--C. F. j., Carbon, Carbon
County, Wyo. In some States of the Union it is
unlawful to set traps or spring guns in places
to catch thieves who may unlawfuily enter q
house. If the owner of barn should set q
bear trap in that barn for the purpose OF catch
ing burglar who entered it and stole hay, and
hould an innocent person, not knowing thai