The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-01

| HoNoLULU-Cuffey's Cove, Cal The popula-
| ton of Honolulu is according to the latest
accounts, 28,06I. There is no published
count OF the Superfcial area of that city. and
for hat reason the information asked for can
not be furnished.
| RATTLEsNAKE OIL A S. Oakland Cal
This department has no knowledge of a far12
in California that is set apart for the puTPcs&
OF raising rattiesnakes Tor the purpose of Ob-
tanning rattlesnake oil from their bodies. The
ordinary rattlesnake oil is manufactured.
To REMOVE GILDING-E. H., City The fol.
lowing is recommended for removing the 70.
mains of gliding from old china: Take soft.
water parts by measure, nitric acid paris:
common salt parts, sal amontac part Laf
it boil, put the CHINA into ii and rub witha
stiff brush. e.s
AERIAL NAv1GATIoN-S, City. The first time
in the history Of the world that fying.m ma
chine actually left the ground, fully equipped
with engines, Doier, fuel, water and crew.
was on the 31st oil July, 1894. At Baldwin
Park. near Bsxley, England. The flight was
of short duration, Tor the machine tore itsels
out of the guides p! aced to limit its flight. 1t
demonstrated, however that the difficulty of
constructing a machine that would lift itself
and crew had been overcome.
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS. Benicia, Cal In the
United States there is no national holiday, not
even the Fourth of July. Congress has at
various times appointed special holidays. In
the second session OF theiFlfty-third Congress e
il passe an act making Labor day public
holiday in he District OF Column bla and has
recognized the existence OF certain holidays
for commercial purposes In such legislation as
the bankruptcy act, but with the exception
named there is no general statute on The sub
Ject. The proclamation OF the President Ge-
signaling a day of thanksgiving only makes
IL holiday in those States which provide BY
law for it. The Federal courts and officers OF.
the United States Government, however, o b-:<
serve helegal olidays OF the States in which :
they are located. =.
C1r1zENsHp-s, Cuffey's Cove, Cal. This
correspondent asks: 4 s
A certain ship captain a native Of the Unit .
Staes and descendant OF the Pilgri N Fathers -
thet following OF his avocation sails To fofelgH
widow In Australia. she has a minor son, ana
they a a famt y come to this country, the cap
tain's native country, and make this their per
maneat home. When the family reached this .
country ths son of the captain's wife WAS still
mIror VIII that son. when he attainS the age OF q
me- jority be citizen of the United States and be
entitled TO vote?
The term, married woman, or who shall be
married." in the act of Congress, February 10,
1855, means that whenever a woman, wdo
under previous acts might be naturalized, is
in state OF marriage TO a citizen she be-:
comes by that TACT citizen also His citizen
act, citizenship on her. From this decis ion
in the of Kelly vs. Owens, reported in
Wall z is established the fact that in the case
cited the Australian widow, when she married !
the American captain, became citizen OF the
United States, and thus becoming citizen
made her child citizen, but upon attaining
his ma jority he would have the election of the
country of which he desired to be citizen.
II upon attaining his ma ority he should do
any act that a United State, citizen would be-
jury, and the like, that would constitute his
election TO become an American citizen.