The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10

have furnished the authorship OF the quotass
ton commencing "a poor, wayiaring nlan s..a-, VI
grief" 1t was written Dy James MOI Mon d ui;S
Under the title of 1.-THE Stranger anu MS
Friend"
ILL1TERATE yorERs-J. t. f., City. The
answer to the following question is founo IN
section 1, article II, OF the constitution OF the
State of California-"Supposea man was porn
in the United States has been voter IN tne
past but cannot read the constitution OF taS a,S
United States; can he vote in Call1ornla'
The section is as follows:
8 $ And no person who shall not De
able to read the constitution in the Epgllsn lah-
guage and write his name shall ever exercise Ins
privileges of an elector In this state, prOyloeu
that the provisions Of tnis amendment relative 70
an educational qualification SHAH not Apply 70
complying with It's requisitions nor to any person
who now has the right to vote. nor TO any person
who shall be go years Of age and upward at the
time this amendment shall take effect.-Amend-
ment adopted November 8, 1924.
PHANToMNATIoN H. T. F.. Oakland. Cal.
There is no such word in the English language
as "phantomnation," although it appears in
the dictionaries. Pope wrote ''The phantom
nations of the dead In the setting up OF the
line it appeared "The phantomnations OF
the dead the two words not having been
spaced" and the error not being discovered
by the reader OF the proof. without inquiry
the word was taken and placed in an English
dictionary as title-word with a definition,
"an Illusion, appearance of as phantom.
and it is announced Nt'obsolete," "rare."
This is q surprising illustration of the self
perpetuating power OF a compositor's error.
Er1ouErrE-C H., City. The rules of eti-
ouette say: s'Always bow to any one who has
any claim of recognition upon you. This
should be done promptly as soon as the eyes
meet. Do not wait to see whether the other
individual is going to bow or not. That does
for a. concerned.
This rule should be invariable for either lady
or gentleman. The decree which demands
that lady should always bow hrst 10 a gen.
tleman is fast growing obsolete and Is absurd.
If there be mutual recognition why should
not the bow be simultaneous II the gentle
man has been introduced to the lady and
recognizes her while she does not promptly
recall him to her memory, why snou1u ne not
by courteous bow remind her OF his claim 10
her consideration? When II is rememDereo
that the acquaintance need go no further, un-
less she chooses the reason Tor the ola RUE
falls to the ground. 10 return bow commits
no one to nearer fellowship, unless the lady
the gentleman to bow at once with greater or
less cordiallty, according to the degree
OF acqualntanceshlp' VI course ;,ion lduS bsI
fore offering it herself A gentleman should
always lift his hat to a lady, and II smoking,
must remove his cigar from his mouth before
bowing. To do otherwise is a rudeness. If
walking with lady, a bow made TO her must
also be acknowledged by the gentleman, al
though the one bowling is a stranger. Never
fail to return bow, even though you think it
a case of mistaken identity. II is possible that
you may have failed to recognize some one
who has claim to recognition, but in any
case it is but simple act of courtesy" II
lady has been introduced by mutual friend
to gentleman, each has q claim of recogni-
ton upon the other the next time they meet,
be it on the treet or in parlor. A simple pre-
sentation at public ball does not give the right
of recognition to either party after the dance.
If after the presentation and dance the lady
should desire to become acquainted with the
gentleman she will seek the offices OF a mutual
friend to introduce her, and the gentleman
should do likewise Without such introduction
neither would have the right to recognize the
other,