The San Francisco call., 1898-04-25

 formation as to whom to send aid to the starving Cubans, address communlca- ton to Faust E. Mascharini. 7lS Green Wich street, San Francisco.
 LARGE CARGO A correspondent draws attention to the fact that the .u5 bLIl5 ish ship Somali a few years ago Ga Ga[lleu away a larger G cargo ,aad dnad SiP4 si5a tons of wheat as against 4oOO earned py liie nandoah.
 A NEWSPAPER-O. V. A, San Jose' Cal The question you ask about tho cost of running a newspaper IS one that cannot be answered in a general way: Bright managing editors consider e1I Ileia t services worth all the way from $io to $50 week.
 JAPAN'S ARMY-C. H.. City. On peace footing the strength of the army of Japan Is: Infantry, 56037; cavalry, 5760; artillery, 1918; engineer ana tram, 4S26; total peace strength, 73,s4: flTst 1dc reserves, 70 900, and second reserves, zOo,- oOO; total on war footing, S49,94L
 COLOR BLINDNESS-A S., City. What is called color blindness Is often times the result of a lack of education as to colors. In such case education is the remedy. But if color blindness is a re- suit Of defect of the nerves of the eye then there is no remedy for it.
 TWO HALF-DOLLARS-A S., City. A 50-cent piece of 1906, if extra fine and with fillet head, commands a premium of 5 cents. The dealers charge from 85 cents to $1 50 for such coins. A half dollar of 1917 does not command a premium. but sells for prices varying from 85 cents to $2 5O The latter price, is charged for those coins on which the date is punc- tuated as follows, 1S1.7.
 HANGING-E. J. C., City. There Is nc law in this country that declares that hn h1r 10croI process shall not be hanred on Good Friday or any other religious day. The law does not fix any day of the week upon which an execution shall take place. but a condemned individual cannot be executed on a day that by law Is de- clared a legal holiday or dias non.
 MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS = B., City. According to military rules com painy order is signed John Doe, com handing Company -, First Infantry, N. G. C." if it be a company of the First Regiment of the National Guard of this State A commanding officer of com pany addressing letter to a prlVate or name letter of the company and number of the regiment.
 WHRLWIND-S. T. w., Eureka, Cal. The rotation of the earth gives a uniform direction to all whirls large enough to make it's twist effective, from right to left in the northern nernlSpnere ana Op- posite to this in the southern. Cyclones are whirling storms of large horizontal dimensions. A cyclone Is characterized by a center of low atmospheric pressure toward which there is a spiral inflow of air. The inflow is against the sun (contra 1 cockwise) in the northern hemisphere and opposite in the southern.
 THE WYOMING MAsSACRE-A. L. J.. City. The massacre of white settlers in Wyoming Valley, Penn, by Indians dur 1 ing the Revolutionary War, was a part of the policy of the British Ministry, set tied in the councils of the King in his slaughter that which could not be achieved by honorable warfare. There was no act the part of the settlers to invite the murderous attack, except bers of the colony had joined the army of Washington.
 THROWING THE SLIPPER-B L., City. Throwing an old shoe or slipper after young married folk is an expression of wishes for their good fortune. The throwing of such is a renunciation of dominion over the bride and authority over her by her father or guardian, and the receipt of the shoe by the bridegroom is an omen that the authority has been tranSferIe ed to him. In Kent, England the shoe is thrown by the principal bridesmaid, and the others run after it. It is supposed that she who gets it will be the first to be married. It is then thrown among the unmarried men, and he who is hit will be. the first welded  Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsends.s
 
 Alaska cut rates. First steamer direct to Dawson leaves May g.. few berths left