The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27

ha laid nv sny particular organized society. In
many instances the Masons have been asksu
to Law the cornerstone OF a bulldlng put VIZ
Odd Fellows and other organizations nave Ialu
the cornerstone OF buildings.
MARRIAGE L1cENsE-A. S.. If person in
applying for a marriage license gives the wrong
age or ages and does so knowingly he obtains
the license by fraud and is liable TO punish
mcnt for pei jnIy. Should II, however, turn
out that the arties married on such !Ieeuse
were OF lawful age 10 contract mar marriage ~ tbs s
probable that court Wouio noiu tha' 'ne
marriage was not Invalid.
FIAGs-M. d. B., City OF Oakland, Cal There
is nc law that res ulates the flying or foreign
flags in the United States. There is, however,
a law in this State and in other States. that
declares that company OF the NauohaI
Guard shall carry any but the American nag.
There is no law TO prohibit the use oi Tue
American flag as an advertising medium. On
the 7th OF January, 1880, Dill was intro
duced in Congress 10 make 1t crime 10 use
the American flag Tor the purpose Vi ao'e1l us
ing, but no action was taken.
OLD PEopLE-A. s., City. There is an old
ladies' home at Fruitvale, conducted by the
Sisters of Mercy; the Allenhefm Home 1or Oia
People, also at Fruitvale, conducted Dy ger
man association; the Crocker Old Peoples )
Home at Pierce and Pine streets In san frau-
cisco; the Lick Cd Ladies Home on the
Mound University Tract, San FranelSco; tne
at 507 Lombard street, San Francisco, anu VIZ
Home for Aged and Intirm Females, at 81.
Marys Hospital San Francisco.
TURNING BACK THE CLoCK-W NJ, Oakland,
CAL The session of the Senate of the United
States ends a IL o'cl OK on the 4th OF Marcn-
When that hour is reached the Vice President
announces that The Congress Giving the
aumbeD stands adjourned S ne die. II any
important business presses and must te mn
ished before the close of the session OF Con-
gress ii has been the custom for some one 10
slyly put back the hands OF the Senate CLOCK,
mat the nominal time should not indicate
IL o'clock before the Senate was ready TO ad-
journ. For many years the assistant door
keeper made ii a special duty to turn back the
clock. Further than this the custom IS not
regular one.
TERRY, CLocKMAKER-T. C. H.. Bishop, Inyo
County, Cal. The first wooden-wheel clock
was made in 1892 by Eli Terry, then residing
at Norwich. Conn. Terry learned the clock
and watch making trade from Jacob Sargent
of Hartford, Conn. and in 1898 began, in a
small way, to make clocks in his own house
near Plymouth Center, al n place on the banks
OF the Naugatuck. The first clock that he
made with wooden wheels had the wheels
whitfield out with jackknite III the year
given. He went about the country selling
wooden-wneel clocks, and in time had qnite a
large business. In 1887 Chauncey Jerome of
Massachusetts, first applied machinery to the
making of meta]-wneeled clocks and quite
ufOVe WOOu6U-Wneeicu CLOCKS out OF lHe mar
ket, but before that time metal l-wheeled clocks
were manufactured. Clocks with metal wheels
were made by Thomas Clark in Plymouth Hol-
low, Conn, in 1911.
SKELETON IN EVERY CLosET-W NJ, Oakland,
Cal. The iollowin ing is given as the origin OF
the expression often used, "a skeleton in every
Closet" A young student of Naples fearing
himself to be dying and believing that the
news of his death would break the heart of
his widowed mother, who passionately loved
him, fter much reflection adopted The follow
ing device: He wrote 10 his mother telling
her that he was i'll and that SoOtnsayer had
foretold that he could not recover until he had
worn q shirt made by woman VINO had no
trouble, in fact one who was perfectly happy
and contented. The widow, in her simplicity,
thought that attaining such garment was an
easy task. but after inouirias among
her friends found that each had
secret care. AT last she heard from
by every comfort. and possessing husband
who seemed to think OF rothing but making
her happy. The old lady haslened to her and
made known her wish. The lady made
reply, but took her visitor into an adjoining
closet, where she was horror struck at Dehold-
ing skeleton suspended from beam. For
twenty years l have been married" said the
lady. 81 was forced to marry my husband
while loving another. Shortly after my we'd
ding my former lover came one evening 10
bid me farewell forever. My husband sur
prised us while together and instantly stabbed
he then cansed his skeleton TO be preserved
and every day makes me visit it, The widow
concluded that no one was without troub Bile,
and, her son had desired, she became
reconcled to the idea of his loss. Every one
has his tIoubles-there is skeleton IN every