The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-14

~ N"SAiSS > GUS ei6Os
NOT HEBREWs-O. s., City, and E.
r., Los Olives, Cal The late Colonel
Henry, who recently committed suicide
race, nor is Colonel P1cquart Of the
French army.
INGERSOLL-H. c. H, City. The
speech delivered by Robert G. Ingersoll
on sound money in opposition to the
views of w. J. Bryan was reported in
The Call on the 9th of October, 1886, first
page, seventh column.
THE WRESTLING BUOY. W., City.
The whistling buoy which was located
near the entrance to San Francisco har-
Dor was removed when the light ship was
placed in position. Since then a whfstling
buoy has been placed off Duxbury Reef.
RIM AND HUB-C. B. D. G., City. II
the hub of wheel be one foot in circum-
ference and the rim be twelve feet in cir
cnmference, point on the rim must trav-
ell twelve feet while a corresponding point
on the hub travels one foot therefore the
rim must travel twelve times faster than
the hub.
HEAD TO THE NORTH-s. o., CITY.
The Hindoos do not sleep with the head
to the north because they believe that by
so doing their lives will be shortened. 1t
is asserted that the Japanese never sIeep
with the head to the north, the reason be-
ing that the dead in their country are all
ways buried with the head in that direc-
tlon. Inc russians also have "a dread of
the north position.
TRAVELLING LIBRARY-Mr. B., Por-
terville, Cal. In the February number
of the Review of Reviews there is an ex-
haustive article on travelling libraries
You might communicate with Melville
Dewey, New York State Library, for in
formation on that subject. An effort will
l no 1nyf nycfN - -
lature of California to provide for such
libraries In the State.
COALING AT Scar. s., Thermo-
Tito, CAL To coal vessels at sea the
coal ship is brought close to the vessel
to be coaled. A yard is rugged to reach
over the deck of the vessel to be coaIed
and from this with block, tackle and
coal tubs the vessel is coaled in the same
manner that coal vessels are unloaded
when at dock. In order to accomplish
the work the sea must be comparatively
smooth
| A CONSUL'S DUTY-Subscriber. Civ.
A Consul in foreign country, when writ
ten to in regard to information as to tha
% aeath or OF a person dying in the place in
quest, make inquiry and report the res,,it
of his investigation, and that is ali that a
correspondent can expect of him. If such
an official should refuse to furnish the de-
sired information or give false informa-
ton, then the matter Should be renorted
to the appointing power.
LABOR DAY-Old Subscriber. Rerka-
ley, Cal. September was set apart "a
Labor day by an act Of Congress in the
Fifty-third Congress for the District of
Columbia. The following States have sci
apart Labor day: Alabama, California.
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware. Flor,
ida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana Iowa. Kan
sas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland. Massa-
ehusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. South caro-,
lima, South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas.
Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyom,
ing.
| BIG WIND IN IRELAND-Irish-A
can, City. What is known as the ..Btg
Wind in Ireland occurred on the night
of the 9Th to the 7th of January, 1899.
There was an awful hurricane on the
west coast of England and Ireland The
storm ragged in Cheshire Staffordshire
and Warwickshire. Twenty persons were
killed in Liverpool by the falling of build
| borhood. The coasts and harbors were
| covered with wrecks. In Limerick. Gal
way, Athlone and other places more than
| 200 houses were blown away and as many
more were burned, the wind spreading the
fire. London and it's neighborhood scarce
ly sustained any damage.
FIFTEEN-MILE RANGE. W., Pre-
sidio, CAL The gun to which you refer Is
undoubtedly one that was manufact-- I'D
| by the Reading, Pa, Iron Company In
1883. The popularity Of the gun was q