The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02


/ the fate that kept him from the more
| lively scenes. of. action where others
earned well deserved laurels, as he might
have done. =. e.,
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
THE KING OF. sPAIN-D.. t., city.
The King. of Spain was born May II, 1885,
A BRITISH CRowN-A. s., city. The
exact weight of a British. crown (coin1 is
436. $685.:
GLADSTONE AND p. BISMARCK.
t.. City. W. E.. Gladstone was born De-
cernber 20, 1s09< Bismarck was born April
1, 1909. III.
NO GOVERNMENT. BoNUs-D, T.,
City. The United States Government has
not offered a bonus. ''for new air for
the song America.
THE CIVIL CODE-L. S. B., Oakland,
Cal. A civil code is codification of the
laws of a country that regulates the civil
relations of citizens.
PAY OF JURORs-G. D. T, City.
Jurors in the Superior Court of this city
are not paid each time their names are
called. They are paid for each day that
they are engaged in the trial Of case. 49,
+ MAIL FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City.
The steamer Belgic. that is to sail on
/ September 8 for China and Japan. will
carry mail to Hongkong intended for
Manila. If the mail is for soldiers the
/ rate of postage is the same as that for
mail to any part of the United States.
RANGE FINDER-Inventor, Nevada
7 City, Cal. This department has not been
able to discover any account Of a test OF
a range finder for small arms. Address
a communication to the Secretary of
War, Washington, D: G., stating what
your invention is, and he will advise you
If it is of any value to the army.
MAILS FOR THE FAR NoRTH-M.
D. City. Mail for the. far north, incIud-
ing st. Michael, leaves Seattle on the
18th of each month. Letters or other mail
matter intended for that direction should
be mailed to leave San Francisco in time
to reach Seattle on the 14th Of the month.
Newspapers intended for parties at st.
Michael will go to destination if properly
stamped. =:
PRONUNCIATION-H. B., Alameda
Cal. Desuetude is pronounced des-we-tud,
with the sound of as in nete and u in
mute Cicero. according to the old style,
is Sis-e-ro, with the sound of as in
move; the modern pronunciation is Kick
er-o, Greco Roman. is Gre-ko-ro-man,
with e as in mete and as in hoe. An
tipodes is pronounced An-tip-o-dez, with
o as in move and e as in mete.
L D., bOmDOc, SANTA
Barbara County, Cal. The test for dis
covering if milk is affected with tubercu-
losis is to Incorporate gelatine with the
milk, alloW it TO remain for twenty-four
hours, and then subject it to micro
scopical examination. If the milk is af-
fected it, as a rule; is proof that the cow
that gave it is affected with the disease.
HIS MEMORY Howard, City. The
quotation is: not He is indebted to his
memory. for his wit and to his magma
lion for his facts but THE right honor
able gentleman Is indebted to his memory
for his jests. and to his Imagination for
daninia; speech in reply to Mr.. .Dundas.
: In 'GiI Bias by LIE Sage. book g..
chapter XI, there is. to be found: :"On
peut dire que SON esprit depens de sa
by the help of his memQry). ..-...
HUMAN: LONGEVITY S. Phflo,
Cal: :; '.There is; no reason to suppose :
says j. s.. Billings; "a: writer VINO has de-
voted much time and research to the mat
ter,''that the potential longevity of man
has deteriorated since he first: appeared
on earth. AS. to average longevity Mr..
Billings" says: 1T appears to have in
creased in most of the civilized countries
since the: beginning of the: nineteenth cen
fury. According to the table of Ulpian In.
the. PandeeS- of .Justinfan 30 years was the
average among the Romans. In Geneva
during the: first half. of the eighteenth
century it was about % years. In Eng
land from 1883 to 1874 it was 1873 for males
and from 1871 to 1880 it was Abs. For
females for the first period it was 41S5
and for the latter 4462
Cal. sglace fruit SOC per lb at Townsend's'
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