The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
which the Government will at some time build

postotfice.
PoL1r1cs OF sUPERvIsoRs-J. s., City. The
political complexion of the Board OF Super
visors of this City is eight Republicans and
four Democrats. King, Benjamin, Hughes.
bunker, Taylor, MorgensteEn, spreckels and
Hobbs are Republican ana Scully, H1rsch,
Dimond and Wagner are Democrats.
THE BOND IssuE-w. B. G., Woodland, Cal.
During Cleveland's second administration the
bond issue has been as follows: January, 1894,
$50, 600, 900 at per cent; November, 1894,
$50 ,0O0, 900. February, 1898, sos, 100000 was
obtained from the syndicate on per cent
bonds, and then the issue OF bonds In Febru-
sry, 1896, 500, ,O00,O 600.
TAMMANY-J. H. K, City Your question as
to Tammany does not state If you wish to
know about Tammany Society, a social and
benefcent organization, or Tammany, the
political organization. correspondents should
always clearly express what they wish to be
informed about, then an effort will be made to
furnish the proper answer.
THREE sTEAMERs-H. D., City. The follow
ing are the dimensions of the named steamers
of the North German Lloyd line: Spree, gross
tonnage 1868, length 462 feet, breadth 49.3
feet, depth 34 feet; Fulda gross tonnage 4814,
Traye. gross tonnage 5331, length 438 feet,
breadth 43 feet, depth "a feet
DECORATION-rOuItu
In using bunting for decoration it is proper
that the colors should be in the following
order: Blue, white and red, the blue On top.
In the American flag the blue field takes pre-
cedence, because it holds the constellation of
stars representing the Union, and Tor that rea-
son the blue should be the dominant color.
ALABAMA CLAIMs-W. w. R., City. The award
to the United States by the Geneva convention
arising out of the Alabama claims was, includ-
ing interest, 93 ,229, ,166. On the 14th of
September, 1872, there was voted the sum
of s3 200 100 TO meet this claim, and on the
9th of September, 1873, Secretary Hamilton
Fish acknowledged the receipt Of f3, Ice, ,S74
srpEwALKs-A. P o., City. Not knowing the
circumstances under which the contract was
let it is impossible to give direct answer to
your question, but if you think that the con-
tractor is not acting legally you may obtain a
judicial decision by commencing an action to
enjoin him from tearing up the sidewalk In
front of your premises and relaying another.
BALLooNING.-T. c., City. 1t is claimed that
the longest balloon voyage ever undertaken
was one made in 1888. The ascent was made
in France with the intention of crossing the
Mediterranean and landing in Algeria, but the
wind carried the aeronauts toward Corsica,
and then toward Italy, landing at village
near Brescia. The distance travelled WAS about
1900 miles
ALF1LERRrA-E. G. S.. Livermore Cal. .MAlf-
! lerria is name in California for European
specie of erodmfI, which has become very
widely naturalized. 1t is lew herb, but a
valuable forage plant. Its carpets have sharp
point and long twisted beak, by the action of
which, under the influence OF moisture in the
air, the seed is buried in the soil. Other names
for it are pin clover and pin grass.
HORSE AND LIONS. NJ, Alameda, Cal 1t is
asserted that if a strong horse and lion were
to pull in opposite directions the horse would
pull the lion backward with comparative ease,
but IL the lion were hitched behind the horse
and facing in the same direction and exerted
his strength in backing he would soon pull
the horse upon mis- haunehes and drag
him, so much greater is his strength when ex-
erted backward from the hind legs than in
pulling forward.
JuMp1Ne-subscriber, Santa Rosa, CAL For
two reasons your question cannot be answered;
one is that the communication does not bear
any signature and the other is that this de-
partment does not answer problems, questions
in arithmetic catch questions, but will say
| that if man jumped OF q train moving at
the rate OF a mile minute he would not land
directly under the point over which he stood
when he jumped, but would in all pro obability
! land in the Morgue
BONDS AT PREMIUM-C. M. H, City. During
! Cleveland's first administration the custom OF
| buying bonds that had not matured was COM
menced for the purpose of preventing an ac-
1
! the purchase of unmatured bonds was issued
/ by Secretary OF the Treasury Fairchild on the
18th of April, 1888. The average premium
! paid was IL per cent, and the amount pur-
chased between April, 1888, and March a.
1889, was $126, 100000.
| YOUNG MEMS INsTITUTE-J. II. K, City. The
| qualifications for active membersh in the
| Young Mems Institute are that the applicant
| must be a Catholic, between the ages OF 10 an
As, and of good moral character and must al
| the time OF application undergo medical ex-
animation. To associate membership may be
| admitted those who by reason of age or physi
| cal disability are ineligible to active member
! ship, or those who do not desire to participate
/ in the sick benefits of the order.
| FOLKLORE OF NAIL-CUTTING-C j., City. The
folklore commencing MONDAY for wealth,
Tuesday for health" ETC., is not that which ap-
| plies to weddings. 1t refers to the cutting of
nails, and is as follows:
| man ad better ne'er be born
Than have his nails on Sunday shorh.
Cut them on Monday, cut them for health;
Cut them on Tuesday. cut them for wealth;
Cut them on Wednesday, cut them for news;
Cut them on Thursday for pair of new shoes;
Cut them on Friday, cut them for sorrow;
Cut them on Saturday, see your sweetheart to-
morrow.
FOURTH AND MARKET-Two Subscribers, City.
Upon the information furnished by an EN-
ploye of the Flood building, who stated that
he had been in the building since it was
opened, this department announced tn at the
Flood building had never been known by any
other name. Upon further inquiry it was as
certained that for a few days there was in the
Building" the words market and Fourth
streets Block" but the words remained such a
short time that the people did not have time
to learn TO call the building by that name.