The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19

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COLORADO MINEs-Constant Reader, City. The
shares of the Colorado Mining Company are
not listed in this city, consequently the Ques-
ton asked cannot be answered. You should
write to Denver, Colo, for the information de-
sired.
RAISING WHEAT. A B., Peso, Cal If
farmer raises wheat or other grain he can sell
the same without having a license to do so,
but if he raises wheat and then buys mora to
sell with that which he raised he would have
to pay commission brokers' license for the
amount that he purchased 10 sell.
VALUE OF SILVER. J. H., City. The price
of silver fuetuates. You can ascertain its
value from day to-day by reading the finance
report in the commercial department OF THE
CALL. The average bullion value OF q silver
dollar in 1878 was 81. 004. From that date 1t
decreased until it reached .491.
ESe1sEER-w. H. O., City. A person wish
ing to become a locomotive engineer for the
Southern Pacific would in the first place have
to serve an prentieeship as fireman unless
he had served in the capacity OF engineer be-
FORE The applicant can address his COM
munication to the Southern Pacific Company.
and il will be referred to the proper PAL ", and
If the company should desire TO employ the
applicant he would be notified of that TACT.
THE ALBION. c., Brynmawr,, San Bernar-
dino County, Cal. The Albion, Frank Dusy,
master. with eighty persons on board left, San
Francisco for Alaska on the Goth of last April
aud returned 10 this port on the 9th OF last
May. The vessel encountered stormy weather,
but she sailed well and all the passengers on
return to port presented the captain letter
| commencing his seamansh1p and handing OF
| the vessel during the trip.
ZIG-zAG LIGHTNING-B. F. H, Amalie, Kern
| County, Cal. 1t is doubtful if any one can ex-
plain why "artists and painters almost invsri-
rsr1-4 cnrlfT oc
| travelling in straight zig-zag lines" Probably
in the very long ago some artist designed iigh I
ming in the straight line zig-zag" form, and It
| being effective in picture, has been accepted
| as a model, and followed ever since. Artists
and painters, like poets. sometimes warp truth
for effect that is pleasing.
GIRL IN THE BIBLE-Reader OF THE CALL, City.
The statement in Answers to Correspondents
last week in relation to the word ''girl'' in the
Bible was correct. The correspondent asked
how many times the word appeared in the
| Bible and the answer was that ii appeared but
once. which is fact The verse TO which you
refer in your communication mentions
| fgirls not s'girl," and that word appears but
once in the Bible. 1t is to be found in Zach
of the city shall be full of boys and girls play
| ing in the streets thereof
NAPOLEON In-C. c., City. Charles Louis
Napoleon Bonsparte, whose titular designation
was Napoleon III was born in the Palais des
! TufIIeries. April 20, 1908. He died at Chisel.
hurst, parish of Kent, England, eleven miles
| southeast OF London, January 8, 1878. Eu-
| genie Marie de Guzman; the wife OF Napoleon
| III was born in Granada, Spain, May D, 1926.
| Eugene Louis Jean Joseph, Prince Imperial OF
| France was born in France, March 10, 1896,
and died IN the Zulu campaign June l, 1879:
| The ex-Empress Eugene is still resident OF
Chiselhurst
PER CAPITA wEALTH-w. A., City. The fol-
lowing is the estimated amount of per capita
veal tn of the principal nations of the world:
Argentine Republic, $40 80; Australia, in
| GLIDING New Zealand and Tasmania, S25 20;
Austria-hungsry, SO II; Belgium, $50 %;
Bolivia, 81 90; Brazil, 50 SO British India,
So: Dominion OF Canada and Newfoundland,
So "a; Cape OF Good Hope, $22 40; Central
| America 81 81; Ceylon, o Isl Chile, S12 y
Chinese Empire (there is no estimated; Repub-
lie of Colombia, 81 81; Danish Kingdom,
SIS 10; France. $50 09; Germany, $40 II;
/ Great Britain and Ireland, $23 %; Greece,
81 aSds g q s fs HaE 81 g. sS 5:pan
| S6 81: Luzon "a cents; Mexico, 81 40; Meth
erlands, $35 go; Peru. So ~; Portugal, 50 SO
| Roumania 81 9S; Russia. 50 81; Spain,
SIS 40: Cuba before the present war;, S4s 20
| Sweden and Norway, So SO; Switzerland.
SIS IL; Turkey, 50 so; United States. SO 90
Uruguay SIT 70; Venezuela, 81 20
MAN-oF-wAR-R., City The phrase man-of.
war is traced back to the Bible. 1t first occurs
in Exodus XIV :3-''The Lord is man of war;
It's also found in Joshua, Samuel, Chronicles
! and Isaiah In modern times the phrase has
been applied to line-of-battle ship, contrary Ia
the usual rule in the language, by which all
| ships are feminine. The origin OF appiyine
| the phrase TO vessels probably arose in the fol.
1 lowing manner: At one time soldiers were
called men of war, and they were heavy and
| heavily armed, so when it became necessary Il
transport them from one point to another by
water they were placed on the largest and
| stror rest vessels. Such g vessel was called !
mau-of-wsr ship. In course OF time the word
shin was discarded. and there remained as 4
the present day. msn-of-war. Shakespeare, in
Titus Andronicus," IV:3, says:
GO. get You gone, and pray be careful sill.
| Ana leave you not man-of-wAr unsesrched:
| This wicked Emperor may have shipped he
| hence
The term msn-of-wars' man is applied TO sas
man serving on board OF govern menf vaSSs
ofwar.
FRANCES POWER CoBBE-T. A. p. Richlsnd
san Diego County, Cal Frances Power
Cobbe was born in Dublin, Ireland, Decembe
4. 1922. She was educated at Brighton. Sh,
was q frequent contributor to periodicals
wrote many books looking 10 the ameliora
| ton OF her sex and 8 number of nam nhlet.
against vtvisectlon. She resided for som,
years in Bristol, where, with the late Mar,
Carpenter. she worked for their reforfnatorl
and ragged schools subsequently, she in
terested herself in plans for befriending youn.
/ servants and destitute incurableS Alter
residence in Italy she settled in London ans
was engaged in literary work and in pro
moung the act OF 1878 al Web whereof.
| wives whose husbands had been convicted 0
| aggravated assaults upon them are enables
| 70 obtain separation orders. She was ais
| during her residence there active In the move
ment Tor obtaining parliamentary suffrage 10
women. During 1850 and lSSl she SsllyereS