The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-17

Two DATEs-O. A j., Fair Play, FL Dorado
County, Csl.-The 4th OF July, 1883, fell on
Monday, and the 30th OF October, 1872, fell on
Wednesday.
To JoIE THE NAVY. NJ, City. II you wish
to join the navy send your application to the
commander OF the receiying-ship Independence
at Mare Island.
ALABAMA SENAToEs-J. c. r., Sumner, Kern
County, Cal The Senators from Alabama at
this session OF Congress are John 7. Morgan
and James L. Pugh.
LICENSE IN OAKLAND-F. d. H., Keswick. Cal
At no time has the liquor license been higher
in Oakland than it is at present-$IOO per
quarter, or $500 year.
WORTH TEN CENTS. H. NJ, City. A dime
OF 1894 is worth just 10 cents, unless it is one
OF those issued that year from the branch
mint al San Francisco
TAvARY OPERA CoMPANY-R. C. H, City. The
Tavary Grand Opera Company commenced its
third annual engagement at the Grand Opera
house last Monday May III in the city OF New
York. Nine. Thea Dorre is still with the COM
pany.
OLD DIREcToRIEs-C. P. NJ, Forest City, CAL
Some OF the libraries would possibly purchase
old directories If they did not happen to have
any such as you have on their shelves. You
can ascertain by writing to the librarian of
any OF the libraries oil the State.
ARGoNAUr MINING Casa. W. J., Ogden,
Utah. The case of the Argonaut Mining Com
pany against the Kennedy Milling and Mining
Company OF Jackson, Alnador County, is still
on the calendar OF the United States Circuit
Court. 1t win be called on July and on that
day VIII be set for trial.
DIsTILLING-Mrs. II. D., Ukiah, Mendocno
County, Cal. Distillation of herbs roots and
flowers may be performed in a small way with
a q ass "a he no a iaH hxr
a spirit lamp and the condensa ton effected by
placing the retort in cold water or surround
ing 1t with cloth wet with cold water.
CIVIL SERvIcE-H. s., City. All information
about the Civil Service Commissions and the
date of examination was published in the issue
OF THE CALL OF Monday, April 10. Further
information and examination blanks may be
had al the Postoffice, Custom-house and Ap-
praiser's building internal revenue ofice)
The UTAH STAR. s., City. The star on the
blue field of the American flag that is to rep
resent the new State, Utah, Will not be placed
there until the 4th of next July. Each addi-
tional star is placed on the flag on the 4th of
July following the admission of State. Utah
was admitted on the 4th of last January.
PAwNBRoKERs-J. B. W, City. The law of
this State says that every pawnbroker who
charges or receives interest at the rate of more
than per cent per month, or who, by charg-
s..
by compromising increases or attempts to in
crease such interest, is guilty OF a misde-
meanor.
VOTERS REsIDENCE-Subscriber, City. The
law of this State says 1.-The place where mans
family resides must be held to be his resi-
dence," so If a mans family resides in Ala
media County and the business in which he is
engaged requires him to remain in San Fran
cisco he must register in Alameda County in
order to vote
CENTER-BoARD-S., Stockton, Cal. There are
nearly 40 patents for center-boards, and with
out knowing under which of these patents you
wish to build your center-board it is impos-
sible to tell the size board for such vessel as
you describe. You will save time and trouble
If YOU submit your inquiry to competent
ship builder.
MINERS INcH-E. H. R., City. In Cali
fornia miners inch OF water is that quantity
which will pass through an opening one inch
square in the bottom or side OF vessel under
pressure of four inches above the opening
during period OF twenty-four hours. Fifty
miners inches is equivalent to the discharge
OF one cubic foot OF water per second.
To YosEMITE-G. E. e., City. About the most
direct route from San Francisco to Yosemite
via Stock ton and the Big Trees is to Stockton
by rail ninety-two miles, from Stockton to Mil
ton nineteen miles, then by stage via Calaveras
or Mariposa Groves eighty-five miles. If you
start from InlS lily intending go right
straight through the principal attraction on
the way is the scenery and the various cities
and villages you will pass through until you
reach the valley. There you will see some OF
the greatest natural wonders of the world.
BoNDs-R. H. Oakland, Cal. The call for the
latest issue of bonds Gid not specify the kind
OF coin in which the bonds should be maid
The language OF the call was
The bonds will be dated on the l st day of Feb
ruary, 1896, and be payable in coin thirty years
after that date and will bear interest at per cent
per annum, payable quarterly in coin but all
coupons maturing on or before the LIST day of
February, 1896, will be detached and the pur-
chasers will be required to pay in United states
gold coin or gold certificates for the bonds awarded
to them.
sTRADIvARIUs-C. NJ City. 1t is stated by those
in position to know that there is no genu-
inc Antonio Stradivarius violin in this City.
This department has not room to explain chow
one may be able to distinguish genuine from
an imitation Stradivarius," but If you will go to
the Free Public Library and consult volume 3
of "Grove's Music and Musicians" to be found
in the reference room, you Will find there a
very long but interesting article, that will tell
you all about the various violins made by
Stradivarius and their peeuliarities.
ST. MIcHAELs-A. r.. City. The poem en-
titled "How He Saved st. Michaers," descrip-
tive of a colored slave in Charleston, s. c.,
who clambered to the top of a spire to extin-
guish fire, who refused money for his SER
vices, and the closing lines OF which are as
follows, was written by NJ. A p. Stansbury:
"You may keep your gold; scorn it! but answer
me, we who can.
If the deed 1 have done before you be not the
deed of man 2"
He stepped but short space backward and from
all the women ard men
There were only sobs for answers; and the Mayor
called for pen
And the great seal the city, that he might read
who
And the slave who saved st. Michael's went out
from its door man.
CALIFORNIA FLowERs-E. &. S., Livermore,
Cal. This department has not the room to pub
lish the names of all the California wild flow
htain huI