The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15

sale or selling of immoral literature. If it can
be shown that yellow backed literature is
Immoral, then it comes within the provision
OF that law.
Mrs. D. P. BowERs-W. c. H., City. Mrs. d. P.
Bowers, the actress, died in the city OF Wash
ington. D. c., November 6, 1895. A notice OF
her death appeared il THE CALL on the day
following.
AN ALMANAc-A. c., City. An almanac "pub-
lished at San Francisco by Warren Mix in
1850" is no doubt valuable book, and An
swers to Correspondents would advise you to
show it to the librarian of the Free Library,
who Will place value upon it.
INDoRsING CHEcKs-I. g., City. Banks,
whether large or small, require individuals to
indorse checks presented for payment as a
precautionary measure, and not you sug-
gest "have checks payable to bearer Endorsed
by the parties presenting them, in order to
take them out on the street to sell them"
MINERAL LASDs-E. j. F., Los Angeles, CAL
Mineral land is not excepted in United States
agricultural patents for lands in mineral dis
tricts. The United States Supreme Court has
not ruled that mineral land is excepted in
railroad patents. All patents issued by the
Government may be ciassed as ''iron clad.'
THE KAHuLUI-C. W. NJ, City. The steamer
Kahuluii is stillin the service. She left New
castle January l6 with cargo of coal for this
port, via kahuIui, but may put in ct other
ports on the voyage, therefore it is impossible
to state when she viii reach this port Watch
for her arrival in the marine column OF THE
CALL. The name Kahului is pronounced as If
written Ce-who-loui, the ca sounded as ca in
Car.
THE GREAT EAsTERN-W. L., City. In 1884
the steamer Great Eastern was degraded to
service a coal hulk il the harbor of Glib
raltsr. In May, 1886, she was taken to Mersey
where a Liverpool firm with a capital of
$1,000 fitted her up for provincial enter
talnments, and she was used in that service
until a fire broke out on her and did consider
able damage. She was then taken to Dublin,
where it was reported she was to be reftted,
but this proved to be untrue for she was re-
moved to Clyde, and from there to Tranmere,
as the property of marine store dealer, who
had her broken UP for the old iron that was
III her.
LEW WALLAcE-Thanna, City. G .neral Lew
Wallace is not a graduate of West Point. He
was studying law in Indianapolis when the
war against Mexico broke out and he entered
an Indiana regiment as lieutenant. In the
Civil War he entered the army as a Lieutenant
colonel of volunteers, was commissioned
brgadier-general of volunteers and was mus
tered out as major-general, which rank he
held during the war. Was Minister to Turkey
IN lSSl-So, having been appointed by Garfield
He was Governor of New Mexico from 1879 to
1881. He published "Ben Hur' while in New
Mexico. His father paid for fourteen years
once remarked. "do one years schooling all
told told" de went for time to a college, but the
bulk OF his education he obtained through
reading in his fathers office.
WEST POINT. D. S., Napa City, Cal. To
obtain an appointment to the military acad.
emy at West Point the applicant should file an
application with the Representative of the
district In which he lives Appointments are
usually made one year in advance of admission
by the Secretary of War on the recommends
tlon OF the Representative. The nomination is
| either after a competitive examination or
| direct, at the option OF the Representative
The appointee must be between IL and %
| years OF age, free from any infirmity that
! would render him unfit Tor military duty, ana
must De able to pass careful examination in
| reading, writing, orthography, arithmetic,
grammar; geography and the history of the
| United States. The course of ins truction,
which Is quite thorough, requires four years,
and is largely mathematical and professional.
kindly furnished by R. ]. Currey of Dixon
Solano County, is probably the origin OF the
naming of Mare Island:
! l send you the origin Of the naming of Mare
| Island given by DR.. Vallejo, relative of the
solano County, published in 1878. In early days
the only ferry boat on the waters near Vallejo and
Benicia rude made chiefly Of OIL barrels
obtained from whaling ships and propelled by
sails. These barrels secured together by
beams and plankng, and it was divided into COM
partments for the accommodation OF cattle, to
| which it was chiefly devoted. One day while this
| boat was coming from Martinez to Benicia a sud
den squall overlook it and the craft pitched fear
fully. The animals chiefly horses, became restive
| and some of them broke through 1t. The boat
upset and the living cargo thrown into the bay
| Some of the livestock were drowned and some
/ managed to reach either shore by swimming. One
of the animals. an old white mare, much priced by
| General Vallejo, succeeded in erecting landing
| on the island and was rescued there few days
| after oy the general who thereupon called the
place "Isla de la Yegua' (Afare Island).
PARKS AND SQUAREs-A. r. p, City. The
! term ''public square, is usually applied to q
park within city surrounded by buildings,
| to distinguish it from larger public places
/ such as Golden Gate Park. In this City and
county there are Golden Gate Park, Buena
Vista Park, Alta Plaza, commencing at $500
! Steiner street, Alamo Square, at 700 Steiner;
Booths Park, at the Mission; Buena Vista
Square, at 1000 Vermont street; City Hall
| Square, opposite the City Hall; Columbia
| Square, at 1000 Folsom street; Fairmoupt
| Plaza, at l Fairmount; Franklin Square, at
| HOO York. Garfield Square, at 2900 Harrison ;
| Hamilton Square. at 1900 Geary; Henrietta
| Square, at 1900 Howard; Holly Park. at 100
/ West avenue; jackson Square, at 1900 Santa
Clara street; Jefferson Square, at 500 Golden
| Gate avenue; Lobos Square, at 1900 Clement
| street; Pioneer Park, at 1900 Montgomery
/ street; Plaza, at 700 kearny; South Park, SIG
| Second; Stanyan Park, 1400 Stanyan Sunny
| side Park, 600 Thirty-third; Sutro Heights.
! 5000 Point Lobos avenue; Union Square, 200
Geary street, and Washington Square, 600
those OF the streets at which the parks and
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