The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07

neighbor of Mrs. Eastsi1e.
"Yes," she repned. 81 think the milkman
must condense it. If he didn't, 1 don't see
how on earth he could get so much water in
it."-Buffalo Times.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
MAY DAY, 1s45-J. o. H., City. May Day,
1845, fell on a Thursday.
Consul TO MELBOURNE. D. A., City, The
United States Consul to Melbourne, Australia,
is Daniel w. Maratta of North Dakota.
ARMY RIFLES. R., Quincy. Plumas County,
Cal. The Krag-Jorgensen rifles, the latest
| adopted by the United States army. are not for
sale.
CIVIL CAPACITY-A. S., Baden, Cal. There
are a number of colleges in California where
boys may be brought up to any civil capacity,
but these cannot be advertised in this depart
ment
NATIONAL HoLIDAY-C. T. D., Petaluma, Cal.
A National holiday is one that is declared such
by law and observed by all the people of the
Nation.
Lor1ERY-H. NJ. Subscriber. This depart
ment does not answer any questions relating
to lotteries, consequently cannot give you the
information You ask.
GOLD CONC. E. R.. Waterloo, CAL FIVE
dollar piece of the United States contains
116,1 grains of pure gold, while an English
one-pound piece contains 113.00l grains
COMPARTMENT sToREs''-P H., City. This
department. has not been able 10 learn of any
State having passed a law prohibiting the
establishment and maintaining of ''compart-
ment stores"
THE GREAT REPUBLICAN. N, City. The steam
ship Great Republic that was running between
\ tel
toria between II and O'Clock of the morning
OF August 18, 1879.
LATIN-F. ]. H., City. There is no evening
public school in this City in which Latin is
taught. There are teachers who for pay have
evening classes at which Latin is taught, but
this department cannot advertise such.
THE PRESIDENTS DAUGHTERs-A. S., CITY,
Ruth, the eldest of President Cleveland's
daughters, was born November 3, 1891;
Esther, the second one, was born September 9,
1898, and the third, Marion, was born July z,
1895.
CHRISTIAN Co-oPERATIoN-J. s.. Alameda,
CAL This correspondent is anxious to know
about "The Worlds Christian Cooperative
Society" that was mentioned about year ago
and who its officers are. Can any of the read
ers OF this department inform him?
Two STEAMERs-H. D., City. The steamer
Persia of the Hamburg-American line meas
ures: Length 445.5 feet, breadth 500 inches,
depth 29.8. Her tonnage is 1857. The Palatia
OF the same line is, length 400 feet, breadth So
Zoo. .
COLUMBIAN HALF. H., City. There is no
fixed premium on Columbian half dollars be-
cause they have not yet become so scarce as to
be considered from numismatic point of view
rare coins. Dealers who have them for sale
charge from 81 to 81 25 for them.
TRAINING scHooL-M. NJ. P, Oakland, Cal.
For information about the qualifications for
ship ST. Marys at New York address a commu-
nication to the executive officer OF the vessel,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wells l.. Field.
SUGAR CANE-A Constant Reader, City. Sugar
cane will grow anywhere in the State of Cali
fornia where there is irrigation and a warm
climate. 1t will not thrive where it may be
touched by heavy frosts. 1t has been grown
successfully, but not in sufficient quantities
for sugar making, in MERGED, Tulare, Fresno
and adjacent counties.
MAILS FOR Alaska Mrs. s., Oakland, Cal.
Mails will leave Seattle for sitka, Alaska, and
intermediate Alaskan points June I6, July l.
10 ands31, and for Fort Wrangle, Mary Island
Juneau and Sitka June 16 and 81 and July 1,
6, TO, p and 81. For points west of Sitka
July /. Mail from the north will arrive in San
Francisco about June 1S and July /, Is and 81.
AMERICAN STAMPS-Reader, Lathrop Cal. On
the current issue of United States stamps there
are the following portraits: 1-eent Franklin,
2 cents Washington, cents Jackson. a cents
Lincoln, D cents Grant, q cents Garfield cents
w. T. Sherman, 10 cents Webster 10 cents
Clay, so cents Jefferson, 81 Perry, So Madison
add $5 Marshall The engravings are repro
auctions of paintings in the Government
buildings at Washington, ID. c.
LICENSE REQUIRED w. D., Guenoc, Lake
County, Cal. A man who holds a copyright
for work, and offers to sell the work from
house to house, must have county license as
peddler, and If he has person hired to sell
that work in an adjoining county to the one
in which he is selling, he must have a IL
cense for his agent An itinerant matchmaker
optician and tinsmith, who carries on his
trades, is a]so required to have county IL
cense.
WEST ONT CADETs-Subscriber, Mendocino
City, Cal. A cadet to the military academ at
West Point is appointed by Congressman
when he is notified that there is vacancy
in his district. 1t is impossible to state when
the next vacancy will occur, or what Con-
gresham shall have the right to fill it, until
the notice is sent to the Congressman by the
War Department. Write to Colonel o. H
Ernst, superintendent of the academy, for in
form alton as to the qualifications for adlnis-
sion and examinations, physical and mental.