The San Francisco call., 1896-03-27


IowA-A. L. F., City. Iowa, in the Indian
language, signifies s'The drowsy ones." From
this it would be supposed that the people of
that State would be called sleepy heads,'' but
on the contrary they are popularly called
| "hawkeyes."
GLENoRE-Philo, Cal. There is no record of
any such place as Glenore in Ireland, or any
where else, but in County Mayo and in
County Kilkenny there Is, in each, place
called Glenmore, while in County Antrim
there is "a place called Glenoe. The places
named are all in Ireland.
A CITIZEN BY BIRTH-C. r., Yountville, Call
If man and wife of foreign birth, not in the
diplomatic service, should take up their resi-
dence in the city of New York, have son born
to them and remain in that city until the son
attains his majority. the parents not having in
the meantime become citizens of the United
States, that son would be q citizen by reason
of his nativity. and could exercise all the
rights of such without having to take out ma
turalization papers.
RIGHT OF Way. K, City. The law of this
State as to teamsters taking the right OF road
says:
When vehicles meet the driver of each must
seasonably turn the right of, the center OF the
penalty Of Of 5 for every Neglect to be
by the party injured. Where the whole breadth of
highway is not worked, the center of the worked
mart is to be oeem ed the center of the highway In
time of snow, where there is beaten track, the
center of that is to be considered the center of the
highway, but this section does not apply to We
hicleS meeting cars running on rails or grooved
tracks.
MINNEHAHA FALLS - Subscriber, Clement,
Cal. The Minnehaha River and falls
are in Hennepin County in Minnesota.
The Dakota Indians named the stream Mime
haha, which means Laughing waters" Half
a mile above its mouth, where the channel
a. limestone
high, the waters make falls of remarkable
beauty. These falls are among the most inter-
esting of many; picturesque surroundings of
Minneapolis and attract many visitors. The
city named provided site of ffty-one acres at
the falls and there soldiers home was located
and opened in 1887.
WAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY-C. j., Sacramento,
Cal. The earliest celebration of the anniver-
sary of the birth of George Washington oc-
CURED in Richmond, Va, February IL, 1882,
that is the earliest of which a record can be
found. The Virginia Gazette four days after
the event, which was February Is, old style,
had the following: Tuesday last the BIRTH
day OF, his excellency George Washington, our
illustrieus commander-in-chief,t the same vas
commemorated here. with demonstrations
of JOY" There were celebrations In honor OF
the anniversary of the birth of Washington on
the 1lth Of February, old style, until 1893,
when the day was changed to the 22d of Feb
ruary to adept it to the new style. During the
first term of Washington's Presidency his
birthday began to be observed by visits of con-
gratulatlons, and as he received them he must
have recognized the 11th of February as his
birthday, His first term commenced in 1888
HAWAIIAN LANDS. A. R., San Lorenzo, Cal
There are homestead lands in the Hawaiian
Islands that are either leased or sold by the
Government. An applicant for land must be
either citizen by birth or by naturalization,
or one who has received letters of denization
or any person who has received special rights
of citizenship. The applicant must be over 1S
years OF age, must not be under civil disability
Tor any ofense, must not be delinquent in the
payment of taxes. must not have made any
false declaration III applying for land under
the act must not at the time be the owner in
his own right OF any lands in the islands
known as "wet land" and must not be an APP
plicant for any other interest in land under
the act. Fulfilling these conditions he can ap-
ply for one lot for his own use and benefit
The oecupier of the land must comply during
period of six continuous years with certain
conditions. and at the end of that time, If they
are complied with, he is given a lease for 999
years. The land act embraces eighty-seven
sections, and it can be consulted at the Office of
the Hawaiian Consul in this City.
A FREcKLED FACE. A. R., San Lorenzo,
CAL, and A. r. j., City. There are several
varieties of what is commonly called freckles.
First, there is lentigo, small yellowish or
brownish-y elbow irregularly rounded spots
most abundant on the parts chiefly exposed to
the light, as the face and hands. In some
cases these spots are congenital; in other cases
they seem produced by exposure to the suns
rays, and in both cases they. occur 10 persons
are of larger size than the ordinary freckle
they are known as ephelis. Congenital spots