The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-01

MoNMoUTH-B. c., City. There is neither
Monmouth. North Monmouth nor South Mon
mouth in the State OF Massachusetts, but
North ana South Monmouth are in the County
OF kenne bee in the State OF Maine.
THE Coins OF 1851. J.. City. This depart T.
ment has on a mum Der of occasions announced
that quarters and half dollars of til e year 1858
are worth only face value if such have arrow
heads ct the date and have rays around the
eagle. 1t is only those that have neither arrow
heads nor rays that com mand a premium.
CUSTOM HOUSE REcEIPTs-O. s.. Delano, Cal
The figures given show the receipts from Gus
toms duties during the four fiscal years of the
terms of Harrison and of Cleveland as Presi-
dents of the United States: Harrison, $780,
467 1876; Cleveland CAST term), $647 1854 OPT.
Excess in Harrison's term over Cleveland S
term, 1918, 122 1859.
FINES FOR BEING LATE - Subscriber, City
There is no law that governs the amount of
fine an employer may impose on an employe
for being late. The employer makes his rules
and the emplose is forced TO abide by the
same if there is a failure to comply with any
of them. AS rule an arbitrary fine is fixed
irrespective OF the amount OF salary paid to
an employe.
WAsHINGToN's AUToGRAPH-R. J. s., City. A
genuine signature of George Washington is
worth just what person who might wish to
be possessed OF it would be willing to give
IN the city OF New York, and If there is great
competition signatures bring good prices.
The Librarian of the sutro Library of this City
can show you catalogue that gives the prices
that have been paid Tor autographs
SILVER COINED AND UNco1NED-W. M. A. AL
lenda le," Aptos, Santa Cruz County, Cal. On
the 3Oth of last July there were in the United
States Treasury. 400, 33S, O2O silver dollars
and bullion Sl05, 100 AGO. This amount of sill
yer is not affected by the recent decline in
silver for the reason that the Government will
coin the bullion into silver dollars and issue
them at face value just as it will the silver dol
lars on hand.
A MATTER OF TAsTE-P c., Oakland, Cal. If
+. an indy idual wishes to take saltwater bath
at a point distant from natural salt water he
can procure from druggists what is known as
"sea salt which he can use to prepare a salt
water bath at home. II the individual thinks
that he would like to use the same salt water
so pre- pared again and again to battle in that
is. a matter: of taste. The impurities from the
body would certainly not improve the water
for second bath.
E.: HANGING DAY-U.= CITY. Tbera is M
law that directs that prisoner in the United
states, sentenced to death, must be hanged
on Friday. 1t has been the custom to selec [
that day, but there are instances when an
other day OF the week has been chosen for the
execution. One of the most recent instan ces
on record is the case of Edward Flanagan.
conyic ted in De catur, Ca of the murder .,
Mrs. Nancy Allen and Miss Rnth slscp H %
was sentenced by Judge Gambler to be eye
cuted on Wednesday, August 25.
SPANISH DoLLAR-E. B., Alameda, Cal It ia
probable that the early colonisIs applied the
word dollar" to the Spanish "peso,'' because
the common translation OF the word peso il
dollar, IN the commercial sense. 1t is true
that dollar is derived from the German
"thaler," and it is likely that the old colo
nists, noticing that the peso was similar in
size, or nearly SO, 10 the German thaier. pre-.
ferred 10 use the dollar, which is ~ - p. g,
transition from "thaler'' to ga niece of aiat ;,
which the Spanish coin peso was somerimss
caIed. Inc reason for the adoption of the
Word .oo.lar' by the early colonists does not
appear OF record and can only be surmi.ad
but 1t must have been In common use for i,
the &C OF April g 1892, the first one anna; ~
ing lne colnage 81 American or United States
pieces, are the following words dollars or
unlts-eaeh TO be of the value OF g snanish
milled dollar" ponisn
TPAINTING-F. d., City. The area whjoh
given quantity of paint will cover demand. ~
the nature OF the surface to which il i.
pileo, the proportion of the Ingredients and
the state OF The weather" Generally to nai,,
one hundred square yards of surface of nav
wood (pine(there:is required: Two pounds of
red lead, eighteen ana a half pounds of wbita
haid swU Plus OF raw linseed OIL feur pinis Of
poiteu ! inseeu OIL one pint of turpentiue and
fone-elghth pound OF drier. There is Also rs.
CURED two and a half pounds of white Iead
ana a,n nye pounds OF putty for stopping. That
impossible to give rule that will apniy in .i1
cases cases as the amount of paint required to
eyer gwen surface varies with the kind and
III hcAness OF me paint, the kind of wood or
OF the surface, ere, The following is an an.
proxlmate rule: Divide the number of SQUARE
Ieet Oh suIiac :, by zoo. The result will b., the
n num per Oh gallons OF liquid paint r quircd to
give two coats; or divide by eic htee, anI 81