The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-06

Washington street, above kearny. The build
ing was erected shortly after the last great fire
of 1851 and was for time used as gambling
house. In 1851 Sam fellow converted 1t into
liquor saloon and In 1854 picked up COM
pany OF stranded opera singers and opened the
place as cafe cbantant, He gradually turned
IL into iheater. When Kearny street was
widened the entrapcp was changed from WASH
iDgton street TO Its present location.
RECORD OF THE REBELLION - F. w. P.
city. The publication of the Official Record Of
the r, belion has not been susl ended. The
found In the Free Library. 1t is series L,
volume ALVI. part l, published 1894 1t is
mart OF reports, and embraces operations In
Virginia, North Carolina. West Virginia, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, The Richmond campaign,
Fort Fisher, AppomatIOX Courthouse and
other matters.
MARYLAND-E. Fl. S., City. AS far back as
1866 Maryland Is classed In Moptetb's Geog-
raphy as one of the Middle Atlantic States.
The same classification appears in an issue of
1870. The Query Column has not been able to
find any MOnteith's for the years 1871, 1872,
1873. 1874 and 1875. and for that reason is
unable TO state II in the editions issued during
those years Maryland was classed as one OF the
Southern States.
ABSURD QUEsTIoN-H. D.. City. Your ques.
ton, "a boy born under the German fl g on a
French ship in Russian waters with an Ameri-
can man Of war alongside, the father English
and the mother Scotch, what nationality does
he belong 1902" is about the most absurd that
has ever been sent TO he Query Column. If
you know any hing at all, you certainly ought
to know that French ship does not fly Ger
man flag.
WORKING HIS WAY-C. D.. City. IL a man
who is without means wants TO work his
way from here TO New York and from there TO
Europe he should apply at the offices of trans
portatiOn companies, but IL is very doubtful il
wOulh IA S0metimas m n
have slowed themselves away on board ship
the officers have compelled them to work out
passage and board.
TWENTY MILE TRoT-E. E. H., City. There
are two records of horses having trotted twenty
miles inside OF an hour. The first is Captain
MacGOwan, 10 harness on half.mlle track.
Boston, Mass, October 2, 1865. Distance
twenty miles, time 1925. The other is Con.
iroller, TO wagon, San Francisco, Cal, April 90
1878. time bS:57.
HYPNoTIsM-H. W. A, City. Nervous per-
sons may be seriously injured by being hyp-
norzed, more especially If hypnotized repeat.
edly. The medical profession has always been
treatment of disease from fear OF the effects of
such operations on the nervous systems of
excitable individuals.
PHILIP. NJ. S., City. Philip is a proper
name derived from the Greek Philippos and
means lover or horses. Some persons write
The name Phillip, also Phillip. but the proper
way TO write 1t Is Philip. In French il is
Philippe; Spanish, Fiipo; Portuguese Philippe
Italian, FDlDpo, and Latin, Philippus.
MOUNT DIABLo-R. P. p, Alameda, Cal.
The most feasible route from Oakland to Mount
Diablo, in Contra Costa County. is to 60 by rail
| to Martinez and from there by horse to the
mountain. The mountain can also be reached
by taking The train to Livermorc and then going
! over very rough road on horseback.
THEATERs-D. B. d. The Query Column
cannot answer the same question every two or
| three weeks. The seating capacity OF the
| principal theaters of San Francisco has
| been published NOT less than three times within
| four months. The last time the figures were
given was on Sunday, December 16.
The SHORTEST DAY--L. c., City. The
! shortest day in the year is the 21st of Deem
| Der. From that time on days increase in
| length at the rate of one minute each day until
Inc 2lst OF June, which Is the longest day.
| Then the days commence TO decrease at the
| rate OF one minute day.
| SHORTHAND WRITING - III. w. b., City.
| There is record OF a shorthand writer, 7. A.
| Reed, who took the sermon of divine at West
minster Abbey, The speed being an average OF