The San Francisco call., 1895-11-15
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

PRESIDENTIAL SUcCEssIoN-H. NJ, Oakland
Cal. The constitution provides for the sue
cess1on by the Vice-President in case of the
death, removal, resignation or disability of the
President, and gives Congress power to pro-
vide what officer shall succeed in case of the
death, removal etc, of the Vice-President In
1913 Congress provided thatin such case the
President of the Senate should succeed, and
tnen the Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tlVes. This was of doubtful constitutionality
and attended with some Inconvenience;
therefore Congress in 1886 provided that in
Such case the succession should pass TO the
secretary OF State, then successfully to the
secretary OF the Treasury, Secretary OF War,
the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster
General, the Secretary of the Interior and
then the AttorDey-General.
To PRODUCE TINTs-S., City. In mixing paints
for tlnts: Red and black make. brown: lake
and white make rose; white and brown make
chestnut; white, blue and lake make purple;
blue and lead color make pearl: white and car
mine make pink; indigo and lampback make
lead color; black and Venetian red make choc-
olate; white and green make bright green;
purple and white make French white; light
green ard black make dark green; white and
green make pea green; white and yellow make
straw color; white, blue and black make pearl
color; umber, white and Venetian red make
drab; white, yellow and Venetian red make
cream; yellow, white and little Venetian red
make buff.
NINETEENTH CENTURY-A. c., Centerville,
Alameda County, Cal The nineteenth CEN
tury will terminate on the night of December
81, 1900, at II o'clock. The first century be-
gan the first day of the year and ended with
the last day of the year 100. 1t could not have
ended with the last day of the year 80, as it
takes 100 years to make a century, and the 100
years were not finished until December 81,
100. BY following the centuries it will become
manifest that the nineteenth century cannot
end on the 31st OF December, 1899.
HANDsoME-K. NJ, City. Handsome is that
handsome does' is from the first chapter of
the "Vicar of Wakefield" and occurs in the
remarks of Primrose in speaking of his family |
He says: when our visitors would say, We'll, !
upon my word, Mrs. Primrose, you have the |
finest children in the whole country, 'Ay, |
neighbor,' she would answer, they are as |
Heaven made them-handsome enough, if they
be good enough; for handsome is that hand |
some does.
ORPHAN AsYLUM-Readers City. There is no
such place in California as 'Santa Fell" conse-
quently there can be no orphan asylum there |
You probably mean the orphan asylum at San
Rafael, Marin County. That is supported by
the State TO the extent of S96 year for each
orphan, the same as all other orphan asylums
in the State. The State does not make anv
allowance for the adults in the institution, nor
for adults in any other orphan asylum.
OLIvEs-A M, City. What are known as
"Queen olives are prepared as follows: The
olives are gathered when full grown, but still
quite green, kept for twenty-four hours in a
weak solution of lye of wood ashes or lime
water They are then placed in fresh water
and drained every twelve hours for four or five
days, or until they have lost their bitter flavor
They are then placed in salt brine in closed
vessels until required for the table.
Two sTAGEs-New Yorker, City. The stage
of the Metropolitan Theater in the city of New
York is larger than that of the Auditorium in
Chicago. The dimensions of the first named
are: Opening. 30 feet; width, 65; Depth As;
gridiron, 80. Those of the last named are the
same as to depth and gridiron, but the open-
ing is but 33 feet and the width but 81
PAY FOR JURoRs-SubscTiber, Bear Valley,
Mariposa County; H. M, Oakland; and Reader,
City. There is so much doubt as to the mean
ing of the act passed by the last Legislature re-
garding pay for jurors in criminal cases that
terpret its meaning on that point
LONGEST TUNNELS. NJ. P, Colusa. Cal. The
longest tunnel is the one through Mount st.
Gothard in the Helvetlan Alps. 1t is 1870
feet long, ten feet less tnan nine and a
half miles. 1t was commenced in October.
1872, and was finished in February, 1880, If
cost $45, 100000.
LOLA MoNTEz-M. B., City. Lola Montez.
actress, was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Brooklyn, n. Y. The stone over her grave
bears the following inscription: "Mrs Eliza
Gilbert, died January IL, 1861