The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
STATE PRINTING OFFICE "A. S., City. In
answer to the question, "what is the reason
that the employees of the State Printing Office
| at Sacramento are not paid for legal holidays
the same as all other State employes?' State
Printer A. J. Johnson says:
First-Certain employees in the State Printing
Office are employed by the month at an agreed
monthly salary. All such employees are paid each
month the amount agreed irrespective OF holidays,
| the same as employees in other State departments
who similarly employed
Second-Other employees in the State Printing
oinee are enp,oyed nj at SO much per day or hour
| in excess of eight hours per day being paid for
extra AS to employees in this latter class they
not paid for legal holidays because they do not
work on such days and because their contract of
employment is for so much per day or hour for
each day or hour employed and because as to some
of such employees the State Printer is by section
531 of the Political Code Qaw of 1895, page 2Y3)
prohibited from paying "a higher rate OF wages
than is paid by those employing printers in Sacra-
mento for like work"
In Sacramento those employing printers, press
men, etc., only pay for the time such men are
actually employed at so much per day hour at
so much per 1000 ems.
TRAINING-sHIP JAMEsTowN-Water Front City.
By virtue of an act of the Legislature of 1876
the Board of Supervisors, through the Governor
OF the State, applied to the Secretary of the
Navy, who, under the provisions OF an act OF
Congress passed in 1874, for the purpose of en-
and equipped the United States soop-of-war
jamestown as trainings ship for the City and
County of San Francisco, under the command
of acknowledgements Henry Glass, U. S. n.
The ship was formally transferred to the City
and County and accepted April 3, 1876. The
vessel remained in commission as a training
ship until the 28th of February, 1879, when
she was returned to the Government, il not
having proved the success it was expected.
During the time she was in commission, about
three years, the cost was $96, ,065 06. The
amount received for maintenance of boys was
S9!7 20, and the sale of stores and balance
refunded S549 70, leaving the net cost $94-,
9oI ol. The appropriation received from the
State was $21 ,676 S5, and the amount ex.
pended by the City and County was $72, $50 76
A DRAMA-Copyright, City. To secure copy
right for drama the dramatist must send
printed title OF the drama to the Librarian of
Congress at Washington, D. C. This must be
done on or before the day of publication The
printed title required may be q copy OF the
title page of the drama, if it have q title page
II not the title must be printed expressly for
copyright entry, with name of claimant of
copyright. The. style of type is immaterial,
and the print of typewriter may be used on
paper the size of commercial note. The legal
Zee Tor recording such copyright is so cents and
2o % cents addinonal for copy OF the record.
NO later than the day of publication two COM
plete copies of the best edition OF the drama, if
printed III not, then two typewriter copies of
the drama will do), must be delivered or de-
posted in the mail within the United States,
addressed to the Librarian OF Congress to per-
feet the copyright.
GOD TEMPERs THE WINDS. W., Alameda
Cal. The quotation, "God tempers the wind
to the shorn lamb" is neither from the Bible
nor from Shakes peare, but from Sterne's "Sen-
tlmental Journey" 1t is said that this idea
was stolen by sterne from George Herbert, who
wrote, 10 a close shorn sheep God gives wind
by measure" in Jacu'a Prudentum, and
Herbert is said to have translated this from
hnn L
line 336. says, "Feed the lambs at the setting
OF the sun, when cool yesper tempers the air."
HARBoR CoMMIssIoNERs-O. S., City. The
Board of Harbor Commissioners have control
OF all the state property bordering on the
water front IN this City and County, including
the water front half OF all the streets. II the
Commissioners should rent part of that prop
erty to an individual for the purpose of main
tanning saloon thereon the License Collector
OF this City and County would collect license
from that individual, provided he had Oh
tanned permit from the Police Comm ission-
erS
A RIGHT TO VoTE-Placerville, E1 Dorado
County, Cal. The son of foreign parents never
naturalized, If born in the United States
would, when he attains his majority, have the
right to cast ballot in the place in which he
lives, should he desire to do SO, being citizen
OF the United States by birth. There is an ex-
ception, however, in the case of a son of a for
eigner in the diplomatic service. Such son
is recognized citizen of the country the
father represents. though born in the United
States.
RUNC1BLE SPooN-Mrs. L., City. The word in
the "Owl nrd the Pussy Cat" is "runcibIe" and
not "suncible," and the line reads: fThey
dlned on minee and slices of ounce, which
they ate with a runcible spoon" The word is
not in any OF the dictionaries, ancient or
modern; the words are from Lears Non
sense Songs" it is probable that the word is
nonsensical one, used for want of better one,
to fill out the line.
UNrTAEIANs-R. G., City. Unitarians are
eligible to membership in the Young Mems
Christian Association as associate but not as
active members. Associate members enjoy all
the privileges of the association except that of
voting and having a directory voice. To be
eligible for active membership in the associa-
ton the applicant must be member of an
Evangelical church.
EDWARD CoLEMAN-W. S.. Napa, Cal. A let
ter addressed to the care of the New York Clip
per will reach Edward Coleman. the actor
poet, VINO at one time was connected with one
of the Frohman companies.
GIBRALTAR OF AMERICA-K. H, City. The
name Gibraltar OF America has been applied to
the city of Quebec, claimed to be, by reason of
It's natural and other defense, the most stron
ly fortified city in America.
CoRBETr AND BRADY-A. s.. City. While Jim
Corbett was a shining light in "After Dark
Brady was with him.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.