The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

urely. At this time those who go on this trip
should take lunch along to do for four meals.
NEWSPAPER PICTUREs-Mrs W.. City. This
correspondent is anxious to know how it was
possible for the New York Herald to publish
portrait OF Blanche Lamont two days after her
dead body was discovered in the belfry OF the
Emmanuel Church. That journal, like the
CALL, watches its exchanges very closely, and
cuts out and files away all pictures that may
be of service in the future When the disap-
pearance of Blanche Lamont was announced
her picture was printed in the San Francisco
papers. That picture was cut out in the New
York Herald Office, and when the announce
ment that she had been murdered and that
her body had been discovered was telegraphed
East the picture was taken from the files and
reproduced
BIMETALLIsM-R. R., City. Bimetallism is
the doctrine that two metals can and ought, at
the same time, in the same country, be
adopted as standards OF value, to bear to
each other a fixed ratio, established and recog-
nized by the Government. This term is used
almost exclusively in reference to gold and sill
yer. Monometallism is the doctrine that only
one metal ought to be used. The United States
is monometallic Notwithstanding the TACT
that silver is in circulation individuals can
not have silver coined into dollars as they can
have gold coined. Bimetallists regard the use
OF both metals necessary, while monometal-
lists hold that practical business has brought
WEST POINT. G. c. If you desire to enter a
competitive examination for admission to West
Point send your application to the Congress
man of the district in which you live, and
when there is a vacancy which he is en-
powered to fill you will be notified, together
with other candidates, to appear before the
board of examiners that may be selected.
Sometimes the candidate is named by the Con-
gresham without an examination before a
ard
year in advance of the date of admission by the
Secretary OF War upon the nomination OF the
Representative.
A RIGHT TO BUILDS, City. In four
handed game of casino one player has right
to build for his partner. For instance, A and
are partners and B and D are partners. A
deals B builds ten, giving his partner ID
notice that he has another ten to take it with
if it remains on the table. G, however, cap
lures the build. d, knowing that his partner
OBJ has a ten, builds a ten by placing deuce
on an eight. A not being able to take 1t, b
takes it with his ten. II it were not the rule
for one partner to assist the other, what would
be the use of playing as partners?
GRAPHITE-J B. T., City. Graphite or black.
lead as it is commonly called, is a mineral that
is used in the manufacture of crucibles, lead
pencils, blacklead for polishing stoves, and
to diminish the friction of belts and parts
of machinery, and as lubricant in cartridges
of rifles instead of lard or tallow. 1t is also
used in the electrotype process for coating the
surface of wood, plaster of paris, gutta percha
and other non-condueting materials, to make
them conductive. Graphite is not quoted in
this market. In the East it is quoted at $50 q
short ton.
THE PRAYER CRoss-R. G.. City. The Prayer
Cross in Golden Gate Park, sometimes called
the "Drake Cross was erected by the late
George w. Childs in commemoration of "the
first Christian service in the English tongue on
our coast, the first use of the book of common
prayer in our country, and one OF the first re-
corded missionary prayers on our continent
1t is a memorial of the services held on the
shores of brakes Bay, about June "a, 1879 by
Francis Fletcher, priest OF the Church of Eng
land, and chaplain of Sir Francis Drake.
UNCLE SANS PAY DAY.. g., City. About
the 25th of each month the amount of money
due employees at the United States Mint is paid
in q lump sum to a person from the Mint au-
thorized to receive it, and from the Mint it is
paid to those entitled to receive it. The money
due each month to the Postoffice employees is
paid in O lump sum at the end of each month
TO the Postmaster, who has it disbursed. The
Custom-house employees receive their pay at
the sub-treasury on the last day of the month,
or any time after that they may call for it.
BATTLE-Reader, City. The greatest battle
of which there is any authentic account was
the battle of Borodino, a village of Russia,
seventy miles west from the city of Moskwa,
one of the most obstinately disputed in his
tory. 1t was between the French under Ma
poleon /, and the Russians, under Kutusow,
Barclay de FOLLY and Bagration. Out of the