The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-12
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

SUNRISE AND SUNsET--H. D., Forest nm:
Placer County, Cal. In Du Chaillus Lai.u -
/ the Midnight Sun" there is descrlpsion
| vantage grounds in the northern pa
| Sweden and Norway from which an oose.,o.
| can see the sun set in the west ana, py s -,
! inc ronnd can see it rise in the east. MISS
| Rose O,Halloran gives the following eApiatn1d
| ton of the phenomenon: AS the liluinili III ~
/ half of the earth includes, on June Aiati
| angle of 231% deg, all places haylng eei[
| tnde higher Than about north latitude ooA
/ deg. viii complete their d1urnai Io'a .ho s11n
tirely in the sunlight on that GATE, en - tba
seeming to pass from the western sAs W oo s
verge Of the point of the horizon, uit :. ~,
| north round eastward, rising gTaouaiLy ~
altitude of 231a deg. when dlrecsly Inc to
/ In about north latitude 6614 deg accolul nr no
! eeometrical laws, the sun should dlsaPpeath LIT
low the horizon little to the vest OF Ine lo is
point of the horizon, and in a lew NH uoIino
| northWard need only change the olreot-o en-,
his eyes to view sunset and suoseq ue &c heo nti
rise The effect of refraeton causes even in
/ full Arctic observation to be possibly high
a lower latitude than 66H deg, ana q hlsA
mountain will have similar advan'ase
| AMERICAN FLAGs-A. S., City. There is no
law of this State prohibiting the display "a
foreign flags in an American demons.i nv =,
but persons who have the management ~ a
American demonstration can say, III % 80
ing an invitation to any foreign pous no hI,t
part in the demonstration, tna1 1ira IL there
10 ' ~ he rpcossion The only law in regard
to the flag is that which applissu leu. W H. CON
tional Guard and which Is oa EI41 VI nsragranh
stitution of the State, article VIII, &c nv
2: .sAll military organizations provIueu III ~
this constitution or any law OF the otase anu a,S
SEWING State support snd dntv carry no device,
banner or flag of any State or hatlon SA Sfkj
that of the United States or OF the ota'e u oo-A
fornia."
SOUTH AFRIcA-C. R., City. The most direct
route from this City to the gold mines VI SUN ~,
Africa is via New York and Liverpool. ING
rate of fare depends upon the manner ~
which party desires to travel. The time III
transit would be about thirty days. The coun-
try in which the mines are worked is mnuer tne
control of the British Government. Inc query
Column is unable to obtain any ssatfstcs 1;ng
ing the number of Americans in the mlning
district The article you refer 10 Was WIitten
by correspondent who has good reputatlon'
and it is reasonable TO suppose that the lntor-
nation contained therein is correct. The COM
merce of the United States with British Africa
during the year 1894 was: Value OF imports,
$464 0S7; value of exports, S3,972,9Sz. Inc
climate is not considered unhealthy.
JOURNALISM - Cassagnac, Confidence, Tuol-
umne County, Cal. Several years ago an at
tempt was made to establish school OF jour
nalism in one of the large colleges IN the East
but it did not prove a success. The art OF oecom,
ing journalist is not one that can be acquired
through textbooks, for journalism is contln
lilly dQNdHCauS anu tt8lDOOho NOuANA
changed once every three months. Inc true
school of journalism is in the office OF metro
politan newspaper, where one capaple Oh PL ulv
ting ideas into good Language, ana Delng ape
to keep up with the times and gather al! the
news of the day, will in time become Jour
nalist. Journalism is a profession In when
the one who follows 1t is continually learning
something new.
NORTH AND soUTH-N. B., City. There is
popular belief that sleeping bedstead hay-
ing the head to the north has an effect on the
health of the sleeper. Those who believe in
this are OF the opinion that when they sleep In
that position a current OF electricity passes
through the body that is beneficial. II you are
disturbed in your rest when moving from
place to place you should not lay 1t to the TACT
that you are not sleeping north and south, put
sleeping, or trying to sleep, in strange room.
Want OF rest under such conditions is bound to
produce nervousness and possibly headache.
LOST PAPEEs-M c., City If, in 1887, you
obtained your first papers in the process OF be-
coming citizen from court in Springfield,
Mo-, and have lost the same, in order to obtain
your final papers you will have to write to the
County Clerk of Greene County, Mo-, III which
Springfield is situated, and apply for certified
copy of the original papers, stating at the
time the date and the court in which you
made your declaration. There will probably
be fee for this, but what it is the Query Col
umn cannot tell. You can have the paper sent
to you by express c. o. d,
MESQUITE GRAss-W. E. H., Mendocino, Cal.
Mesquite grass is favorite in many sections
of the country because it is rich wild pastur-
age. 1t is said to be extremely valuable be-
of the country where it grows. 1t remains
during the warmest months of summer and
until the rains of the next season in a dried
form preserving the nutritive qualities
throughout. The greatest growth of the grass
is regulated by the rainfall, but even when dry
it forms very nourishing food for stock.
PoPuLAT1oN-P. H. L., City. The census of
1890 gave the population of California as
], 20S, 100. An estimate furnished by the Gov
ernor OF the State in January, 1894, gave the
have been number of estimates, but no of
fetal figures. The latest official figures of the
those Of the censusN29s ,997. The municinai
census of the city of New York, the latest as
serts the population to have been 1 ,801 ,739
against 1,710,715 shown by the Federal
census.
Observation-Disclosures, Oakland Cal.
One of the rules of the Query Column is that
no problems puzzles are answered, and for
that reason your question about the man, the
tree and the squirrel and for the further rea-
son that the Communication is unsigned is not
answered Correspondents who desire answers
must give name ana address if they wish any
attention paid to their questions
BROADWAY. P. NJ, City. 1t is proper to
say ''No. 100 Broadway" but improper to saw
"No. 100 Broadway street" Broadway, which
was originally Broad way but which is now
written as one word, means broad thorough
fare; therefore, the use OF street in connection
with 1t is as improper as to use the word street
in connection with an avenue, as for instance
EVAN Ness avenue street,
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