The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05

on the roof" in connection with the, ..y Sl.y l Hall of San Francisco, is meant some 1 alleged jobbery with the tin rooI gol-
 tract of that building. | ALEXANDER-A. S., City. AS George 1 A. Alexander, who figured in an uneh-
 viable light in tlle case of Durie Hel1neF, danrt 1 ment at the time he left the elty, to Ie 1 main away until the thing blew over, Ie l is impossible to tell where he IS al pr l ent.
 THE WILMERDING SCHOOI-Educa- 1 ton, Dixon, Cal. When the Wilmerdlng
 School is built it will occupy block or i land on the Potrero of San Franclsco'
 known as block 13S, bounded by seven ] teenth, Mariposa, Rhode Island and Kan 3in. 1 sas streets. As yet the course of stnules has not been decided upon. 2.
 FATHER or THE AMERICAN
 NAVY-Esek Hopkins of Rhode Island is
 entitled to the name of Father of the American Navy" He was appointed
 commander In chief of the navy by the Continental Congress in 1775. In l776, while In command of the first colonial fleet, he
 captured the British ships Hawke and Bolton. He was retired in TIT for neglect to appear before the naval committee on
 a charge of unnecessary delays.
 sULU GRoUP-E.. City. The sulu
 ground mentioned in the peace treaty be-
 tween the United States and Spain is an
 archipelago of more than sixty islands in the Mindoro Sea. between the Philippines and Borneo. Cagayen Sulu, the largest or the islands, is thirty-siX miles long ana twelve wide It contains the town oI Soong, the residence of the Sultan of the group. These islands have population or about 15OoQo. soong is in $. Ss degrees ] minute north latitude, and i2o degrees % minutes and 51 seconds east longitude THE RUSSIANS AND OPALs--W. c. D., City. The Russars are very super ? hal I that this exquisite stone, with its fairy 1 light dancing over it's delicate surface, will bring tears to the e,-es of the wearer. ! No woman of rank will have an opal in her jewel box. The merchant or the or dnary shopper, if he snor see an. opal, will that day not make any purchases TOT
 fear that i'll luck will attend the pur- chase. The Russians fear the influence ! of the stone, but they are unable to tell l why.
 | CAVEATS-H. C., City. The filing of
 caveats is sometimes of great importance,
 as it may be quickly done and affords inn
 mediate protection against the issue of a | patent without the knowledge of the l caveator. The object is to give the in- ventor time to perfect his invention. A caveat consists of. a petition, specification, craving and affidavit of invention. The | filing of a caveat does not secure any ex- i elusive right of sale, the patent secures l that. If you. have a valuable invention and have to have a model made. you 1 should first secure caveat or place the
 matter in the hands of a reliable agent. | You have right to dispose of your in- tyention to any one at any time.
 | MATCHES-S., City. A number of per-
 sons have been named as the inventor of
 the phosphorus match. Invention" says
 that Tit appears that the real inventor
 was Hungarian, James Irinyi. When l he was a student, 19 years old, in 1885, he attended the Polytechnic School at Vi- l enna, and was student of chemistry una r der Professor Meissner. He becam ' | greatly impressed by a demonstration O. the. reaction produced by rubbing to-
 gether peroxide of lead and sulphur. It struck him that the reaction might be 1 greatly intensified when substituting
 phosphorus for sulphur Irinyi was not r seen for several days by his fellow-stu- | dents; but when he rejoined them he had
 struck on the wall all taking fire. He
 sold his invention, 1t is recorded to
 merchant named Romer for about $3500.