The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24

pay license of SIG per quarter and that no
license shall be issued to any person without
the consent of the Board of Supervisors. The
matter of fees for registration of an application
for situation before it is secured is one that's
regulated by the party keeping the office. TO
conduct an Intelligence office without a license
is a m1sdemeanor, punishable by me or I'M
prlsonment, or both.
KNICKERBocKER-B. L. j., Vallejo, Cal. The
name ''Father Knickerbocker" properly be-
longs to Diedrich Knickerbocker, the imagin-
airy author of a humorous fictitious history of
New York. written by Washington Irving in
1909. The term Knickerbocker has been ap-
piled to the descendants of Dutch settlers in
New Netherlands, and humorists have used
Gather knickerbocker" to represent New
York in the same sense that Uncle Sam is used
to personify the United States
DREAMs-J R., City. Dreaming is the state
of one whose mind is engaged with thoughts
while in sleep. If there is any preventive
against dreams, it has not yet been presented.
If you troubled with nightmares stop eat
ing late suppers, pigs feet, Welsh rareblts ana
the like and you will not have hobgobl1nS run
ming before your eyes after you have retired.
No ExEMPTIoN-Dressmaker, City. The law
does not exempt from taxation a sewing ma
chine used by dressmaker for the purpose of
making q living" The Assessor is required
to tax such just the same as any other piece OF
property that is subject OF private ownership.
The tools of mechanic or artisan necessary to
carry on his trade are exempt from execution.
BARBER-sHoPs-B. NJ, City Two bills relat-
ing to the closing of barber-shops on Sundays
were introduced at the session of the Legisla-
ture that recently adjourned. One was that
such shops should remain closed all OF Sunday
and the other thai, they shall close at noon.
The first mentioned bill was killed, while the
other passed both houses.
FRENCH POPULATION Subscriber, City. There
are no figures obtainable in this city that will
show the number of persons in San Francisco
who were born in France. 1t is estimated that
the French colony numbers 5000. The volumes
of the census of 1890, which should contain
| this information, nave not yet reached this
city.
THE BARK VIcKERY-R. D., Oakland, Cal.
The bark Vickery arrived in the harbor of San
Francisco from New York in 1876 days, via Val
paraiso 40 days. Her captain was Mailman.
She carried sixty passengers, and was con-
signed to William T. Coleman & Co. So the
record of the Merchants Exchange shows.
A STRING OF DATEs-A. p, Berkeley Cal. De-
tober 8, 1885, fell Monday; October "a
December s, 1872, on Sunday; April 5, 1875,
on Monday; December 10, 1876, on Monday
December 81, 1880, on Friday and Septem-
Der g. 1888, on Wednesday.
AssEssMENTs-F s., City. resident of San
Francisco who is not citizen has to pay poll
tax just the same citizen, unless he is ex-
empt the ground that he is ''a pauper an
idiot, is insane or is an Indian not taxed" He
must also pay taxes on his business and house
hold furniture.
A LOST MoRTGAGE-B. A. H., City. If mort
gage, given to secure loan, is lost or destroyed
| after it has been properly recorded certified
| copy OF the recorded document takes the place
of the original.
CIvILLY DEAD. R., City. Unless convict
/ Il, h~nv< IL. It'll
rights he would not be legally entitled to serve
in the capacity of officer of election or hold any
other Office.
No SUCH CooK-Gastronomic, Sacramento,
Cal. There never was cook in San Francisco
who was paid the sum of $40, 900 year for his