The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-10

ing for college, and that event changed the
course that had been laid out for him. He be-
came clerk and taught school until he was
20 years of age. In the meantime his atten-
ton was directed to theology, and in the sum-
mer of 1845 he preached at Woburn, Mass,
and the following year he was settled over the
church in Charlestown, Mass, in which his
father had formerly preached. In April, 1860,
he came to San Francisco TO assume the pasto-
rate of the First Unitarian Church, and re-
manned as its pastor until the day of his death.
He was an incorporating Union man during
the War OF the Rebellion.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY-E. B., Gardener, Douglass
County, Or. Henry N. Copp of Washington,
D. c., one of the best authorities on land laws
of the United States, says in The American
Settlers Guide
AS the law allows but one homestead privilege. a
settler reiinquishing or abandoning his claim can
not thereafter make second entry but where an
entry Is Cancelled as invalid for some reason other
than abandonment, and not the willful act of the
party, he Is not thereby debarred from entering
again, if in other respects entitled No credit is
now allowed (l894) for fees and commissions al
ready paid, on new homestead entry
BLUE PRINTS, Preside of San Francisco,
Cal. Photographers who wish to make blue
prints, white lines on blue ground. use in the
preparation of the paper solution of 20 parts
OF red prussiate of potash dissolved in 100
parts of water and 10 parts OF ammonia citrate
Of iron In IN 90 parts OF WateT ines Inc solution
and the operation performed in the dark. The
paper is fioated on this solution and applied
with broad camel hair brush and then hung
up 10 dry. II we'll dried and carefully pre-
served from the light the paper will Keep for
some time.
INTERNAL REyENUE-A. b. c., Marysville, Cal.
There are two internal revenue departments in
the State of California; the headquarters of
one is III this City and the other at Sacra-
a salary of $4,000, in the other district the
salary is $500, with certain fees Each is re-
CURED to give bonds in the sum of $500, 900.
The Collector in this City makes settlement
with the Government every day.
CHRoME-F. O., Oakland, Cal. Chrome or
chromium is found and mined elsewhere than
in New South Wales and Canada. 1t is mined
in the Shetland Islands; in the department of
Vars, France; in Tuscany; in Silesia; in Be-
hernia in Roras, Norway; in the Urals; in the
United States near Baltimore, Nd, and many
other places. AS a metal it possesses no inter
est.
DE KovEN = "Incog.," City. Reginald de
Koyen, the composer, was born in Middleton,
Conn, April 8, 1859. His father was the Rev.
Henry de Koven of the Protestant Episcopal
church, whose ancestors run back to the time
OF Captain de Koven of the English army, who
came to America in the seventeenth century.
His mother descended from the Leroys of early
English history.
THE AUDIToRIUM-A. K. H., City. The stage
wall to wall 90 feet, depth from footlights to
rear 80 feet, the stage room being 6SS2 square
feet. That of the Grand Opera-house in this
City is los feet wide by SS deep, giving 1904
square feet of stage room. The seating capacity
of the Auditorium is 1850, of which number
1900 is in the parquet.
FERRY BoATs-W B. H., City. The following
is list of the principal ferry-boats, which,
with the exception of the Solano, are on the
bay of San Francisco. The length of each is
also given. Solano 407 feet, Transit BIS, Ukiah
271, Oakland 265, Tiburon 900, James NJ.
Donahue 219, Garden City 208. San Rafael
205, Ell Captain 1874, Alameda 1913, Tamalpais
$50.
JUN1oR-E. B., City. The word junior, alb
breviated Jr., is used to distinguish the
Younger of two persons of the same name in
the same family, as John Smith and John
Smith Jr. When the elder dies there is no
further need for the distinguishing word, for
then the younger becomes the only one of the
family bearing the name.