The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10

 There is a Republican club in the Tnlrty- fourth Assembly District.
 TEMPERANCE-Q City. The first temperance society in the United States was organized in Saratoga County, New York, in 1898.
 POPULATION-C. G., City. The latest figures as to the population of the Ger man empire are those. of 1895, which, hare are 52 PAS 589, and those or France are CHoS0 of 1896, and are 30,5lI ,4Io.
 CONSOLIDATION ACT - Subscriber, City. The consolidation act was approved April 19. 1856, and is entitled "An act to repeal the several charters of the city and county of San Francisco, 10 eStap!lsn the boundaries of the city ana county oA San Francisco and to consolidate the gov ernrnent thereof" That act and acts sup pIementaTy thereto can be tound ID the reference room of the San tranclsco fFee Public Library.
 ELECTRICIANS. McL., City. To be- come an electrician you should apply yourself diligently to the study of elec- tricfty and it's uses, as there are many books on the subject. If not able to mas ter the science by yourself attend la.s d efge- your services to some electrical com pany. The pay at first is matter or ar rangement between the company ana Ine applicant depending much upon ms Knowledge and ability as well as lnchha- ton to work.
 GOLD IN CUBA-G. W. F. Oakland. Cal. Gold and silver have been found on the island of Cuba, but the natives never brought out any in paying quantities. There is however, no telling what Ameri- can enterprise may do in the development of the mining industries Of that country found in the HoIguin and Essamby rivers, and specimens of fine gold have been dis eoyered in Aganm = ana bsys SaBHa gee Ia round fn Villa Carra, the product or silver pelns about seven ounces to the qulnIai1I. iI Lnere al are rich copper mines twelve miles rom Santiago de Cuba
 NATIONAL HYMN-A. S.. City. The most distinctly German national airs are the Emperor's hymn, by Haydn, enti- tied "Gott erhalte Franz der Kaiser (C4od save Franz, the Emperor), the na- tional hymn of Austria, and Die Wacht am Rhein'' (the Guard on the Rhine)- Sir George Grove in his Dictionary of Music and Musicians" says: Die Yacht am Rhein' is a German volkslied, which during the Franco-Prussian war of 1S70-71 was so popular as to become q national song"
 De Yacht am Rhein" Is the compan- ion of the famous Rhine song, "Sie sOl- len inn nicht haben. den frien, Deutschen Rhein" and 1t leads the German na- tional songs.
 PRE-EMPTION AND HOMESTEAD Subscriber, City. The pre-emption laws of the United States can be found in the Revised Statutes at the Free Public Library, reference room; and in the same volume are the United States Homestead laws: The pre-emption laws provide for vestfng the title to parts of public lands not more than 160 acres to ne person-in such settlers as inhabit and improve the same, upon payment of nominal sum.
 The homestead laws provide the means by which a citizen or an alien who has declared his intention to become a citi- zen of the United States may enter upon not more than 160 acres to one person-in prfated public lands, and who by com plying with certain requirements may af- ter five years acquire title to it by patent.
 IRON AND STELLA S, Crescent City, Cal In 1874 the worlds product of pig iron was 13 260,000 tons. Of this the United States produced IS per cent, Great Britain 45 per cent, Germany F per cent and France 10 per cent. In 1889 it was 25 900 900 tons The United States product was 80 per cent and Great Britafns B per cent In 1895 the United States pro- duced S2 per cent, Great Britain ? per cent Germany 19 per cent and France her cent The United States at this time leads in the production of iron ore. Great Britain comes next, then Germany and
 From 1886 to 1895 the United States pro- duced 4 909, ,12S tons of Bessemer and 1S7,- 1S2 tons of open hearth steel. In the same period Great Britain produced 1,535, ,225 tons of Bessemer and 1,724,797 tons of States produced 5.366, ,51S tons of all kinds of steel, and Great Britain produced 4 199 5S1 tons, while all other countries to- gether produced but S,o15,0S2 tons.
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