The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19

mand in coin. 1t also provided that not less
than 100000 ounces of this silver should be
minted monthly into standard silver dollars.
The purchasing clause OF the act was repealed
October 80, 1893.
TINE ALLowED-H. M, City. If German who
left Germany without having performed his
military duty in that country comes to the
United States, becomes q citizen thereof and
returns to his native country, he is told that he
is required to perform the military service he
has escaped; but as courtesy 10 the United
States the notification is not carried into effect
The delinquent is informed that his visit must
not extend beyond four months, and that if it
does he will be required to perform military
service.
STANDARD TIME-A. N, City. Standard time
was established primarily for the convenience
OF the railroads. In 1888 an agreement was
entered into to regulate train and local time
According to this system the United States ex-
tending from 65 to 125 west longitude is di-
vlded into four sections each of Is degrees of
longitude, exactly equivalent to one hour.
Standard time is uniform inside each OF these
sections, and the time of each section differs
from the next to it by just one hour.
OUT OF SEAsoN--C. H. s., City. The new fish
and game law declares that it is unlawful TO
kill quail in this State between the 18th of Feb
ruary and the 18th of August Of each year. and
that 1t is unlawful to kill doves between the
18th OF February and the 1st of July. The law
does not permit the owner of private lands to
| give his consent to any one to kill either quail
or doves on his premises during the closed sea-
| son, nor does 1t permit the owner OF the land
to kill such upon his own premises during that
season.
| PALACE HoTEL-H. S. and T. D. A. B., City.
The Palace Hotel in this City was built for
| William c. Raston, who was president of the
Bank of California, and who died August 27,
| 1879 The building, which has frontage OF
10 teet on Market street by q depth of $50
feet, was commenced in 1875, cost $3.50, 900
| and is 120 feet high, was finished and opened
in October, 1873. J. P. Gaynor was the archi-
tect. The Query Column is unable to obtain
the list of the many contractors who had any
| thing to do with the construction.
| GERMANY AND FRANcE-W C. B., City. In
time of peace the numerical strength OF the
German army is: Men $780, 1856, horses 1O7,
$50 and guns 1886; for war footing it is,
| officers and men 1854 1854, horses 257, ,S59
and guns 4748. That Of France is, in peace
men me 56a ,464, horses l5s, 3S2 and guns 22sO:
and guns 1O,742. In the number OF guns for
| the French army is included those in garrisons
and fOrtresSeS.
A NAME-Constant Reader, Cotati, Sonoma
| County, Cal. If a man after marriage assumes
the family name of his mother instead of that
OF his father, and is ever after that known by
that name and children are born of that
union, the children bear the name that the
| father is known by. If those children are
| afterward married under the name that their
| father was known by, and by which they were
! known, the fact that their father had adopted
| another name would not invalidate the mar
| Iiages
| INTERNATIONAL CoPYRIGHT-F. B., City. The
| International copyright law gives authors the
| right to copyright their works in certain coun-
tries which have entered in the Copyright
| Union. By proclamation of the President of
| the United States the right of citizens OF a
| foreign nation 10 copyright in the United
| States extends to Great Britain and her posses
/ sions, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Portu-
| gal, Denmark and Switzerland.
BEAT MAUD Sc. R., City. The record for
] 1894 shows that the horses that have beaten
| Maud SIS time (trotting) are: Alix 2:O314,
Nancy Hanks 2:04, Directum 05Z, Fantasy
2:06, Ralph Wilkes 2 2:0614, Stamboul 2:07]4,
| Wilkes 2:OS, Azote, Pixley. Sunol and Tresyil-
! liam 2:0814, Hulda and Phoebe Wilkes 2:0S]a
! Maud SIS time of 20SA has been eQualed by
Bella Vera, Lord Chester and Palo Alto.
/ STREET SwEEPINGs-C. F. T., City. All the
! street sweepings of San Francisco are carted to
| q point near Sixth and Townsend streets
where they are dumped into cars specially
| built and taken by the Southern Pacific Com
| pany to Golden Gate Park, where they are used
| for fertilizing purposes. For transportation
| the railroad company receives So switch
! from the Merchants Association that is having
4 the streets swept
| AN INvENTIoN-E. R. NJ, Truckee, Nevada
/ County, Cal. An inventor who has applied foI
! patent for his invention, and places the same
] on the market before he obtains his patent
/ should one be granted to him, has no protec.
ton by virtue OF his application against any