The morning call., 1895-01-20

be patented. If the manufacturer of such
medicine wishes to dispose of the same
from wagon on street corner in this
city he must obtain a license, which will
cost So; if he wishes to go from house to
house to dispose of it he must take out
license that will cost 81 so. A peddler
must have a license in every county in this
State in which he wishes to dispose of his
wares, be it medicine or any other article.
MAsKs-Masko, City. The use of masks
as a disguise for the face it is believed
originated in the harvest festivities of the
ancient Grecian peasantry. Masks were
used from the first in Greek tragedy,
which originated in close connection with
the worship of Bacchus. No one has yet
been able to ascertain when they were in
troduced in comedy. The use of masks in
modern theaters originated in the Italian
commedia dell' arte, which may itself be
traced back to the ancient Roman panto-
mines. The comic masks which are used
by children of the present time are made
of papier mache, which is paper reduced to
a pulp, nodded into any variety of shape
and afterward japanned.
DRAW PoKER-G. F. B., City. There is a
law of this city which declares it to be a
misdemeanor to play any game of stud
horse poker, exchange poker or any similar
game for money, checks, chips, credit or
any representative of value in which per-
centage is charged Or taken. If parties
play draw poker in place where the pro-
prietor charges the players percentage,
the players and proprietor would be liable
to arrest by the police.
CLERK RUssELL-M. s., City. The clerk
of the Board of Supervisors is an appointee
of the board and holds during it's pleasure.
John A. Russell, the present clerk, was ap-
pointed deputy in 1866 and was appointed
clerk April "a, 1868, vice ]. w. Bingham,
deceased. He has been retained in the po-
sition ever since on account of his faithful
ness and his intimate knowlege of munich
pal affairs His salary is $4,000.
"CLEAN Your FEET''-E. T., City. The
sign "Clean your feet before entering"
like the other. "Boots BACKED inside" is
not intended to be taken literally. The
person who reads the sign is supposed to
have sufficient common-SenSe to under
stand what is meant, but to be very pre-
else the sign should read, "Please remove
| the mud from footwear before entering"
| MARINE ENGINEER-M. F. T., City. In
the State of California no engineer can OBJ
| tain license to serve on board of steamer
in the capacity of chief engineer until he
| shall have served three years at sea, and
when he makes his application he must
present certificate signed by three engi-
neers, one of which must be the chief
engineer under whom he last served.
| STARCH IN FooD-"Lex," City. In 10O
pounds of wheat -four the proportion Of
starch is given as 68, rye meal 1854, barley
meal 6S, oatmeal 50; the last two include
! sugar. In 100 pounds of beans the proper
ton of starch and sugar is 40, in peas So
in potatoes Is, in turnips 9, in carrots TO-
| in short red beets 1916, in sugar beets 13
| in parsnips 16.
| NAPoLEoN's SoN-B. N, Sausalito, Marin
County, Cal. The only legitimate son Of
Napoleon Bonaparte was Francois Charles
! Joseph, Duke of Reichstadt, known as Ma
poleon II, and who took the title of King
| of Rome. His mother was Marie Louise
| He was born in Paris, France, March 90
| 1911, and died at Schoenbrunn, near Vi
emma, July %, 1882.
DUBLIN-BELFAsT-A., City.-For more
than ten years no figures showing the ship.
ping statistics at Dublin and at Belfast
! Ireland, have been published, and for that
reason the question on that point cannot
be answered. In 1892 the population o.
Dublin was given as 5001, with suburbs
at 961, sol; Belfast $3.50.
County, Cal. Professor Davidson OF the
| Coast and Geodetic Survey, the most reli
! able authority on attitudes on this coast