The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-09

pry1ng into the picturesque hooks of Marin
or Alameda counties-that will be w H. Hill
| lard.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
AMATEUR REcoRDs-W c. D., Angel Island,
Cal. The records for walking are: England,
| one mile, Fl. Wyatt on grass, Birmingham,
May 8, 1884, 6:3215; America, one mile, F. P.
Murray, New York City, October 27, 1888,
6:29 3-5; England, three miles, C. w. V. Clarke,
LONDON, June 20, 1887, 81 :25 10; AMERICA,
mber 6, 1883, 81 :o9 Is England, FIVE miles,
d. curtis, Birmingham, July II, 1890, 81:
America Am lea, FIVE miles; W Il Purday New York
Running-England, one mile, F. E: Bacon,
Edinburgh tScotland), July 81, 1894, 4 Is 10,
on grass course; America, one mile, + P. Con-
4 III 40; England, five miles, Sid Thomas. IN
race, London, September "a, 1892, "a :53 80;
Ireland, five miles, J. ]. Mullen, Belfast, Sep
r. G Garter, New York City, September II,
/ 1887, 25 % 3-5; England, ten miles, G. Cross
land, London, September y, 1894, :29 40;
CITY, May 16, 1882, :43 20.
HOME WEDD1NG-Bunnie, City. When there
is home wedding the number OF guests
should be limited to the amount of aceommo-
dalton in the house. If there is wedding
breakfast in the house and there is not room
enough for all the guests to sit down at one
table the breakfast may be partaken of in what
ever way best conduces to the comfort and en-
Joyment OF the participants. If there is to be q
second table the bride and groom should out
| OF respect to the guests remain until those who
come to the second table have partaken OF
what is laid before them. It's certainly not
| good form for any one to sit down to breakfast
| with gloves on, and the fact that the person is
bride is no excuse for keeping her gloves on
while eating breakfast The minister and wife
are not part OF the bridal party.
| DEPTH OF OcEAN-W. s., City AS it is not
known what the greatest depth of ocean is, it
is impossible to say if piece OF lead that will
| sink one foot below the surface will sink to
| the deepest portion of the ocean. a great deal
| depends upon the size of the piece of lead its
| shape, weight and density of the water by rea-
! son OF Its saline properties. In some water
I solid ball OF lead weighing ten pounds will go
| down certain distance ana in other water it
Will go down much lower and still not reach
bottom. In 1875 there was made from the
| United States steamer Tuscorora in the Black
| stream or japanese current sounding OF five
| and quarter miles. The heavy sounding
| lead took more than an hour to reach bottom
another chasm still deeper was tried, but the
| lead did not fetch up, consequently ocean
| depths remain untathomed.
BERING sEA-P. NJ, City. Whether British
sealers were entitled to damages from the
| United States was submitted to committee of
arbitrators that met in Paris. This committee
| decided that the claimants were entitled to
damages, and President Cleveland in his mes
|
| rendered by this body. that the sum of
$425 900 be appropriated to pay these
damages. Congress refused to appropriate this
| damages claimed were not for actual but for
| consequential loss, and it was stated that
| $4,000 ought to cover all the damages sus-
| tanned. A new commission will soon meet to
been paid BY the United States on account %, Of
| the Boring Sea claims.
JURORS FEEs-A. j. D., Eldridge, sonoma
| County, CAL, and ]. H. G., City The jurors in
the Durrant case are not paid, nor are any
| Jurors in criminal trials in the City and
| County of San Francisco. A law passed by the
| last Legislature provides that jurors in cri1ni-
| nal cases shall be paid So a day. the same as
| jurors in civil eases are now paid, but it is
| claimed that this law does not apply to San
| Francisco The validity of that law has been
| questioned in several parts of the State and it
| is Likely to be taken to the Supreme Court at
| almost any time for Interpretation, and until
| q decision is rendered the point will be in
| doubt.
| CLEvELAND's CABINET-A. s.. Witch Creek
| San Diego County, Cal. The members of
| Cleveland's Cabinet are: Richard Olney OF
| Massachusetts,, Secretary of State; John G.
Carlisle OF Kentucky, Secretary of the Treas
| ury; Daniel s. Lamont of New York, Secret ry
| of War; ]. Harmon OF Ohio, Attorney-General;
| W. L. Wilson of West Virginia, Postmaster
| General; H. A. Herbert of Alabama, Secretary
| of the Navy; Hoke Smith of Georgia, Secretary
| of the Interior, and J. S. Morton of Nebraska
|
| Cabinet officers is $4,000 each per year.
| OLD LADIES HoMEs-M. B., Vallejo, Cal. In
| this City there are the Lick Old Ladies' Home
| on University street, between Wayland and
| Bacon, University tract; the Old Peoples
| Home, corner OF Pine and Pierce streets, and
| the Protestant Old Ladies' Home on Golden
| Gate avenue. between Lott street and Masonic
avenue. letter addressed to the manager OF
either of these will be answered by letter
| giving all information about rates of admis-
| sion, rules and regulations and other informa-
| ton, which, for want of space, cannot be given
| in this department.
SUPREME CouRT-U. s. G. NJ, Pixley, Tulare
| County, and A s., Witch Creek, San Diego,
| Cal. The following are the names of the
States: Melville w. Fuller, Chief Justice;
| Stephen ]. Field, John NJ. Harlan, Horace
| Gray, Henry B. Brown, George Shiras Jr.,
| Edward D. White, Associate Justices There is
a vacancy on the bench caused by the death OF
| Howell z. Jackson. The salary Of the Chief
Justice is $40, 500 and that of the Associates
$4,000 each per year. They all reside in
! Washington.
APRICOT TREEs-Young Orchardist, Mount
| Eden, Alameda County, Cal. Budding is con-
sidered better than grating on apricot trees,
| because it is safe and the tree has not to be
| cut back until the bud takes.
! The way to get rid of the morning glory is to
| pillow 1t up and keep cultivating.
| The exudation of gum from a bruise on a
| young fruit tree caused by the bark having
| been knocked off is injurious to the tree and
will retard its growth. Care should be taken
| that trees are not so bruised.
| INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE-A. s.. CITY. The
| reason why the international date line does
not correspond with the meridian ISo is that
it is irregular to avoid disturbing the dates in
those islands peopled by voyagers from the d.
| rection of Cape OF Good Hope, which retain
the extra date gained by going to meet the
| sun. In like manner those islands peopled by
voyagers round Cape Horn can retain the DIS ne
one day earlier than the others that fell TO
| their lot on account of the westward journey
In the direction to the earth's rotation
ENGLISH RAILROADS.. c., Livermore, Ala
media County, Cal. The British Government
did not construct the railroads in Great
| Britain; they were constructed by nrivste
| corporation under franchises In that conntrT
the railways are managed by private corpora,
lions, subject, however, to inspection at stated
intervals by an officer appointed by the GOV
| eminent. WV ~