The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-30

them with very fine sandpaper. Repeat the
rubbing with bit OF felt wet with water ana
with rottenstone, finishing with piece OF
wash leather damped with little sweeto1l.
NEW GUINEA-"Friend of the Call" The
area of New Guinea or Papua is about BOG, 900
square miles. The length of the island is
1870 miles and Its breadth is $50. 1t is dis
tant from Queensland $50 miles. The area of
the territory claimed by England is S6. 40
square miles with population OF 1 1885, 600
The area claimed by Germany is about 20. 600
square miles. There is no census, therefore 1t
is impossible to give the number of inhab-
itants on the island, but II Is estimated that
cipsf town is Port Morsby on the English side
There are no figures published that would
show the number of white inhabitants on the
island.
PRoPERTY-H. n. j., City, There is nothing
in the codes of California to prevent husband
from selling, for valuable consideration, COM
munity property without the wife's signature
being attached to the deed. Cautious buyers,
however, as a rule insist that the wife, as
matter of precaution. shall sign the deed. A
prominent attorney who has given great deal
of attention TO the rights OF women, that is
their legal rights, says that the courts have not
yet been called upon to determine whether an
intending purchaser could be compelled to
take piece of property in case where the
wife would refuse to sign the deed.
MARRIAGE. T., Arbuckle, Colusa County,
Cal. If man is divorced in State that has
law declaring that a Divorce shall not marry
again within a year, goes to another State
having a similar law, and should in violation
OF the law in that State marry, to do which he
would have to falsely declare that there was no
obstacle to his marriage, such marriage would
not be recognized as valid in the State in which
it was performed. consequently it would not be
recognized as valid in the State of California
HEAD AND TAIL-Subscriber. City. Numis.
matists say that the side of a coin which bears
the head or more important inscription or de-
vice, is the diverse, or head, as it is commonly
called, while the other side is the reverse or
tail. The old-style nickel which has the
United States shield on one side and the figure
5 on the other has puzzled many people who
are unable to determine which is the diverse
and the reverse. The diverse or head is the
side that has upon it the shield.
CoNsECRATED GRoUND-T w. D., City. If q
murderer who was brought up in the Catholic
faith dies penitent, his body can be buried in
consecrated ground. That is, the remains
generally inferred in a part of the cemetery
set apart for the INDECENT dead and the grave
is simply marked by number, unless the rela-
tives desire to place monument at the place
of burial. The body of Collins, recently hanged
at San Quentin, was taken TO San Rafael for
burial.
INcoRRECr-Miss L., City. 1t is not proper to
say 81 am going to go to Sacramento" In that
sentence there is a repetition that is not neces
sary. II the person wishes to convey q deter
mination to go in the future it would be proper
to say, 81 shall go to Sacramento" or, if wish
ing to convey the information that the party is
on the way to that point, the correct thing to
say would be, 81 am going to Sacramento"
ALAsKA-C. c., City. The following is the
population of Sitka and other places in Alaska
according to the census of 1890: Sitka, 119O;
Juneau, 1858; Douglass City ,402; Wrangell, 324 !;
Killisnoo, 70; Loring, 200; Chilkat, 1853. The
silver, iron, copper, plumbago, black slate and
galena. An Interesting description of that
far north country and its resources and bust
ness is to be found in t'The Wonders of Alaska ="
written by Alexander Bsdlam.
AMERICANA. c., City. A person born on the
American continent outside of the United
States is an American. The term American is
States, but common usage has identified the
name with persons born In the United States.
person born in Brazil is an American, but
according 10 custom he Is called a Brazilian
So with native Of Peru; he also is an
American, but he is designated as Peruvian.
THEATER STAGEs-E. and s., City. The stage
of the Morosco Grand opera-house measures
1OS feet IN width and sS feet 6 inches in
depth. 1t is the largest stage in the United
States except that at the Manhattan Opera
house and the one ct Niblo's, both in New York
City. The stage OF the Paris Opera house, the
Garden, Londen, are larger that the one at
Morosco's.
MoRTGAeE-A. O. g., City. In this State a
homestead consists Of dwelling in which the
claimant resides and the land on which the
same is situated. Such q homestead is not
exempt from Judgment for debts secured by
mortgage on the premises executed and re-
corded before the declaration of homestead was
filed for record. To file homestead it is
necessary to secure the services of an attorney.
TAX CoLLEcToRs-T. C. s., Santa Cruz, CAL
The authorities hold that corporations are
bound to furnish list OF employees to a col
lector of road or poll tax. The law authorizes
ployes out of money due them, and when
money has been so paid the employe cannot
recover it from the corporation.
VALUE OF CoINs-J. T., A. c. R. and H. w.
City. The only market value on coins is that
which is fixed by dealers who offer such for
sale. They offer dimes of 1889 at from % to
so cents, halves OF 1918 at IS cents to 81 %,
1927 at rs cents TO 81 SO. Columbian half
dollar pieces OF 1893 are offered at from 81 so
to So.
A KANSAS JUDGMENT-A. R., Los Angeles,
Cal. Kansas law says that If judgment be-
comes dormant it may be revived in the same
manner dS Is prescribed LOT reVlV1lg action
before Judgment. This varies, according to
the character of the action from one to five
years.
THE LOGAN BERRY-D. R. D., visalia Cal. If
you desire to obtain information about the
Logan berry, recently described in the CALL.
communicate with E. Kelbner, foreman of the
farm, agricultural department of the University
of California, Berkeley.
TO -"Question," City. No one has a
right to dramatic and produce story that has
been copyrighted. The copyright law secures
to authors and their assigns the exclusive right
to translate and dramatic any of their works
No notice is required to enforce this right.
SENATOR PEaKINs-George C. Perkins was
named by Governor Markham as Senator from
California, to succeed the late Leland Stanford
until the meeting of the Legislature. He was
CHI osen to succeed himself on the 22d of last
January.
MIXED Races. C. c., Nevada City, Nevada
County, Cal. According to the writings of
some of the best students of ethnology the
progeny of miscegenation in any of its forms
are not unfruitful, on the contrary 1t is the
opposite.
THE WILLIAMS PURsE-A. S., City. The purse
that was found in the pocket of Theodore Dur
rants overcoat and identified as one that was
the property of Minnie E. Williams was never
identified as the property of any one else.