The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29
MEN an wOmEN.

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Since be entered his niuety-third year James !:
Martineau has publicly stated that his fayorlte.
recreatlons are growing and walking. r.:
Mics Ualen Gladstone will undertake the:
onenine ceremony in connection with the =
Hotel fo- Women Students, which has been:
erected at Bangor, near Belfast, lrefand.; :. =:
DR.. Johnson once said: "Money and time
ara rhe heaviest burdens of lie and the un7 .
happiest of all rlortals are those who. have,
more of either than they know how 10 uSe:,s. =.
Mary Bsker. OF Cass County, Virginia, ,.eele- .
brated her ninety-seven tn birthday by going .
into the wheat field and binding enough
sheaves to furnish souvenirs TO her relatives. ::
Professor Emma Maud Perkins. OF western :.
Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohlo' mas Just:
given a pa per before the State Teachers Asso-,
clat:on, at Toledo, on "Women in Ohie. Coli
leges.' =; -: ~.
After filling the pulpit of the First Presbyte-:
rian Church at Buffalo for sixteen years the
Rev. Dr. S. s. Mitchell just been installe q
as its regular postor. The congregation ought
TO know by this time whether ii likes hlm or :
not. ....- -
The Rev. John Sinclair, for seyera1' years;
past in charge OF Presbyterian church at;
Redwood Mimi, has been found to be, the
sixteenth Earl of Caithness and heir to an
estate which yields an annual revenue Of:
$4,000. -. =:
Mrs. May Wright Sewall and the Attorney:
General OF Nova Scotia had public debate ON.
woman suffrage when Mrs Sewail was in Hali-
fax as q fraternal delegate to the recent an
nual meeting of the National Woman's Coun-
Gil of CANADA.
Queen Victoria during the jubilee made an
exception regarding the acceptance of gifts
from private persons. MI Villfers, the.
"doyen" of the House of Commons, now in his
ninety-sixth year, received permission to send
gift to her Majesty. 1t was beautiful para
sol.
Ben Butler, in case in the Massachusetts,
Supreme Court involving damages for fatal
injury-Senator Hosr being on the other side
quoted Job: "All that man hath will he give
for his life" THAT" said Mr. Hoar, twas a
plea of the devil in q motion for new trial,
and don't think The court will be more I'M
pressed by it on account OF its modern indorse-
ment."
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
THE NEW RAILRoAD-F. J. B., City. No time.
has yet been set for commencing work on the
proposed railroad TO San Mateo =.
MEXICAN BUILDING-X. Y. T., City, For in
formation in regard 10 the new Congressional
building to be erected by the Government Of
Mexico you should either Call upon or address.
a communication to "A. h. Coney, Consul tor =
Mexico for this City.
PITCHER OF MILK-G. Z. c., City. The
proposition contained in your communication
is so involved that it is impossible to give an
answer to it. Ii the proposition is correctly
stated no one could answer it without having
been present at the time OF the occurrence.
D1xoN's DEFEATs-T. B., City. The record
of George Dixon the pu gilist, from 1886 to
feated June 3, 1889, by Can Parnell in y
twelve-round fight in Boston and August %
1898, in four-round goiwith Billy Plimmer of
England, in New York City.
WEST POINT AND ANNAPoL1s-F. G. NJ, Oak :
land, Cal. A very full answ, to the require
ments for admission into the United States
Military Academy at West Point appeared in
Answers to CORES spondentS in The CALL OF
July 2, and full answer as to the Naval Acad- e
emy at Annapolis appeared in the same de-
psrtment OF THE CALL of July 49,
QUEEN VIcToRIA's NAMES, City. Royal
families drop their family name and canno; in
reality be said to have any. Queen Victoria
belongs to the Hanover family, nd her name,
If she can bessaid to have any aside from her
title, is Guelph. Princes of the royal blood
are christened and married by their titles
only, and their family names become by inter-
marriage extinct
CALIFORNIA; POPULATIoN-J w. K, City. 1t
is i'm possible to give accurate figures in answer
TO the following question. "What is the popu-
latfon OF California at the present timer for.
the reason that there has not been q census.
since 1890, but an estimate made by the Gov
ernor of the State by figures obtained from
school censuses is that at the beginning of the
current year the population of the State was
100000.
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ToURIsTs-Caliornia glace fruits, soc lb, in ell
egant fre-etched bxs. Just what you want for
Eastern friends. Towusend's Palace Hotel Bldg:
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ePrC1AL information daily 10 manufacturer,
business houses and public men by the Prau
Clipping Buresu Allen'sl. BIO Montgomery
Cogswell Polytechnical College.
The fall term of this institute will open
Monday, August 2. Applications received this
week. except Saturday, between the hours OF
10 A.. NJ. and p. NJ On and after August sp-
plicalions will be received between 8 A. NJ and
3 80 P. NJ.
'Wen, Bobby, have you had a pleasant
day?"
"Yes'm. Me an Jack took our three pups
an went over t. play tn Billy Perkins four
cats. Detroit Free Press.
$50 Rate TO Chicago via the Greas
santa Fe Route.
The low rates made for Christian Endeavorar,
VIII be open to the public as we'll An. opnorrn
nifty visit the East never before enjoyed bv Cal.