The San Francisco call., 1897-04-16

poses permission would have TO be given hv
Congress, the island having been ceded to the
ohiteu states 1or military and naval purposes
GOLD AND SILvER-T NJ. Citv twartr
dollar piece contains AGA grains of pure
metal and SIG of alloy. Full weight SIG
grains. standard dollar contains 371. 25
grains OF pure silver and 41.25 alloy: total,
412}a. 'o'"''
MUsIc-H. g., City. If you have piece of
music that you would like to have brought
out, would advise you to consult the leader of
one OF the City bands. If you desire TO have
II published in a newspaper, you should CON.
suit the managing editor.
CAMELIA-R. s., Vallejo, Cal. The book.
makers have no record of the betting on Ca.
melia on the 22d OF last February. but a
friend of this department who backed the
mare that day says that the ring laid to s
ana even money place against Camelia.
SHOES THAT SQUEAK. ]. W., City. 1t is saio
that the following method will take the
squeak out of shoes: Pour little linseed oil
in pieplate; let the soles OF the soueaking
shoes rest In this over night and that will
take the noise out of them. 1t will also rem.
DER the soles impervious to dampness.
THE DURRANT TRIAL-C. C. W., Oakland, Cal.
The Jurors who tried Durrant for murder were
not required to swear that they had not read
the newspaper accounts of the murder but
upon each adjournment of the case they were
warned by the court not to read the news
paper accounts of the trial of the case while
they were acting in the capacity of jurors
IMMIGRATIoN-A. s., Oakland, Cal. The sta.
tistics showing "the number of alien immi.
grants who have landed at different ports in
the United States from January 1, 1897, to
date, their several occupations, destination
ana from what country they emigrated," have
not been published. They are only made up
at the close OF each fiscal year. The only
source of the Government from which this in
formation could be obtained would be the
Bureau OF Immigration at Washington, d. C..
but II is very doubtful if the statistics are in a
condition to enable the officials to give an
answer at moments notice.
The NORMAL SCHooL-A. s., Oakland. Cal.
The Normal School in San Francisco is located
on Powell street between Sacramento and
Clay. The course there is one year. Students
who are non-residents but whose parents own
real estate in the City and County of San
francisco 90 not have to pay for tuition. A
certificate obtained on graduation from this
school entities the holder to teach in the
schools of the City and County of San Fran
chs co and In some counties of the State. The
ment is unable to obtain q list of the conn ties
thatdo not accept such certificates.
DECORATION DAY-Mrs. H., Santa Rosa. Cal
The custom of strewing flowers on the graves
OF soldiers who fought during the War of the
Rebellion originated among Southern women
during the Civil War, following an ancien,
custom in France of placing flowers on the
graves of the dead once a year. This beauti-
full custom gradually spread throughout the
country and in 1868 and 1869 General John
A. Logan, as commander-in-chiefo of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, appointed May 80 for
that purpose. Since that time May 80 in each
year has been observed as Decoration day
throughout the United States. That day was
last soldier of the United States army who
took part in the war was honorably dis
charged.