The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22

BY STEAMER-F. c., Oakland, Cal. The fare
! from San Francisco to Ventura by steamer l.
| $1l.
WALTzING-T. F. K, City. A good walter
never touches his heels on the floor while
Waiting.
WINNIE sTANToN-R. p, San Luis obispo
| Cal. Winnie Stanton was releases from thu
penitentiary on the 1st OF last April.
| No PREMIUM OFFERED-T. F. H., City. NJ
| premium is offered for half dollars of 1921 anC
1861, or for quarters OF 1856 and 1857.
SAYs-A. S. G., City. In pronouncing the
| word says follow the pronunciation OF
Say" which is spoken with the sound of 8
IN fate, name and dale.
| YIR6INIUs-H. B. W, Oakland, Cal. The
tragedy of 'Virginius' was written by James
| Sheridan Knowles in 1920, but it was recasi
| subsequently for Maeready.
QUARTZ CLAIMS A. D., Gazen, Siskiyou
County, Cal. Every mining location must
| have a separate notice. The district laws regu.
late the placing of such notices.
A RUBDowN-M. S. H., City. An all-aronnd
athlete says that one of the best "rubdowns'' to
| be used Dy athletes after exercising is cam
| phorated alcohol after bath, not too cold.
COPPER CENT?. c., Oakland, Cal As your
communication does not state in what coun-
coined it is impossible to tell if there is pre-
MUM on the coin.
NEW YoRK's GovERNoR-A and B., City. The
| Governor of the State of New York is elected
for a term of two years. The term OF the
present Governor, Levi p. Morton, expires on
the 31st of next December.
PoEM-J. ]. R., Benicia, Cal. The poem
by Cornie L. Bartlett, entitled ga Tribute to
Our Heroes was published in THE CALL on
the 3Oth OF May. 1891. 1t is too long for re-
production in this department
GOAT ISLAND SCHOOLGIRLS. n. B. B.. City, and
F. San Rafael, Cal. AS yet nothing has been
done to establish the training-school for boys
| on Goat Island. AS soon as anything is done
| in that direction the matter will be noticed in
| THE CALL.
| TRoLLEy-A S., Orland, Cal. II you have a
| patent for an electric system that will do awav
with overhead wires, and that is as simple as
| "the opening and shutting of jack knife -
| communicate with companies that use cleo
tricity.
! THE CUBA JUNTA-S. P. B., City. The head
quarters of the Cuban Junta is in Florida.
! sometimes at one point, sometimes at an
other. 1t has no representation in San Fran
CISCO that this department has been able 10
discover.
| northumberland Murphys Camp.
| Calayeras County, Cal. During the close sea-
son in the State of California no one has q
right 10 catch trout, not even in a stream tina
may be the property of the individual who
might desire TO fish in 1t.
To THE CLIFF-W. H. F., Oakland, Cal. If. in
the matter of the distance from the ferry to
measurements as shown by the map YOU name
to those recently published in this depart.
! ment' you are at liberty to do so.
| HoLIDAYs-J. NJ. N, Mohler. WASH There
/ are no National holidays in the United States.
Good Friday Ia not a National holiday in the
United States, but it is bank holiday in Eng.
iands What are the legal holidays?" is too
| has its holidays. If you will name VIII at state
or States you wish to be informed about. an
answer will be given.
! RAzzLE-DAZzLE-M. p, CITY. If Won have
been playing razzle-dazzle dice with six dice
some one has been ringing in a seold dfcebox,
on You lot the game is played with only five
a t Az; IN playing this game the one who throw!
tne oice may elect to call an ace anyt thing he
chooses. II on the first throw an ace and two
| threes came out and on the second a siy and :
three' that could be called pair of SKIES anG
The CITY HALLr-A. S. g., City. The are,
covered by the City Hall of San Francisco is
noou' iour acres The top of the Hall O
RECORDS is 14O feet from the ground to the toy
OF the crestng; the top of the SQUARE tower 4
iol feet above the ground and the a, ain toge,
| is, from the ground to the top of the pedestal
on on, Wnleh me Statue OF Progress rests, 3lS (
ieet. From the ground to the extreme TOP of tn,
torch In the hand of the statue the height !,
1927 feet. 'Ae neishs
PoErRY-M. s., City. (which of the poets
shakespeare, Milton or Dante, is the bestr' i.
question that is answered by the individual
taste OF the reader of the works of each. What
10 one reader would appear the best would ap-
pear INFERIOR TO another. Poetry, like beauty
is matter of individual taste. If Won vii
read the works OF Rosenkranz and of Zimmer
t mann .ne historians OF poetry, you will OBJ
you In regard to the s'best poet"
STEEL TUBING-A. r.. Summerland, Cal. The
latest method in manufacturing steel tubing
ior bicycles is that patented by q mechanic IN
freeport, Ill. He takes sheets of s teel just the
| length the tubing is to be, turns inwardly 9
narrow fange on each of the two ends that arc