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

great hurry to marry again he can go to
| another State and there he can get mar
ried if he complies with the laws of that
State.
LORD MAYOR-A. S., City. In the
kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
there are three Lord Mayors, namely in
London, York and Dublin.
SMALL vESSELS-Inquirer, City
Among the smallest vessels that pass in
and out of the Golden Gate in the regular
line of commerce at this time may be
rs tons, and May G., 26 tons. Vessels of
only seven tons have passed through the
gate in going from one port to another.
OWEN MEREDITH'S-S readers
of Answers to Correspondents have kind
ly furnished an answer to the inquiry for
issue of September g.. They are from
Changes" by Owen Meredith, the first
line of which is Whom first we love,
you know, we seldom we'd
TWO HoRSEs-Teamster Lakeport,
Cal. If two horses are attached to a
wagon and on the road one gets in the
lead and the other lags, the one that is
in the lead does the most work If the
leader throw himself in the collar and the
Tagging one holds back without stretching
the trace, then the leader Is doing all
the work.
| TROUBLESOME
Cal The best cure for troublesome corns
| is to have shoes made that will fit well,
| without undue pressure on any portion OF
the foot. Hard leather continually
pressing on soft portions of the feet IS
| what produces corns There are any num-
| Der of "sure cures" for bunions, but these
should not be tried without the advice OF
some competent person who mas mace an
| examination and can tell just what
| should be done.
/ STATE OFFICERS sALARIEs-A. Z.
S., City. The salaries of State officers in
California are: Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court, $4,000; Associate Justices,
$4,000 each; Clerk of the Supreme Court.
$4,000; Governor, $6OO0; Lieutenant, Gov
ernor. $40 per day while the Legislature
| is in session; Secretary of State, Con-
troller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Sur
yeyor General, Superintendent OF Public
| Instruction and Superintendent of State
| Printing, $4,000 each.
DO AS ROMANS Do-A. D. F., City.
The origin of when in Rome do as
Romans do Is credited to st. Ambrose
| Fourth century,. 1t appears that in his
time, in Milan Saturday was observed as
brose,. being asked what should be done
In such case, replied: In matters OF IN
deTspGe it is R better to be re E qdsd BY By
not fast on Saturdays; but when L am in
Rome 1 do as Romans do"
CITIZENSHIP NJ R., City. The
statement made in the letter of inquiry
relative to citizenship is not sufficiently
clear to admit Of an answer. In order to
| be able to furnish an answer it is neces-
| sary to know when the father came to
| the United States when he enlisted in the
navy, when discharged whether he re-
he went back to the land of his birth;
when and where the son was born, and
whether the father returned to the United
| States
INVENTOR AND LAWYER - Sub
scriber City. If an inventor wishes to
secure patent on an invention he can
go to Washington, D. c., and make per-
sonal application, but he will not be able
to do so without a great deal of trouble
and expense: If he places the matter in
the hands of an attorney who has good
! reputation he will have but little trouble
in securing his patent If entitled to it. He
would run danger of being betrayed if he
placed the matter in the hands of some
party who has no reputation at stake.
WATER-Inquirer, Fort Ross, Cal
| There is some doubt as to whether water
that contains sodium or magnesium is
unwholesome, experts being divided on
! that point. Water that there is any
doubt about can be made fit for human
use by boiling and it may also be rem
dered fit for use by fltering, care being
taken that the filtering material, coarse
gravel fine gravel and sand, is thorough
| ly cleansed at short intervals to keep the
water free from bacteria The simplest
way to use hard water for washing is to
use 1t with what is known as ''hard water
SOAP 1t is impossible to give a general
answer as to what should be done with
water that leaves deposit in boilers and
kettles. The safest way to act is to have
the water analysed and ascertain what
its properties are. The chemist will be
the best to advise as to how the water
should be treated to render it fit for
human use.
WEDDING DRESSES-L., Stockton,
Cal The department of Answers to Cor
respondents is ready at all times to an
swer any reasonable question, but it is
not ready to devote the time and labor of
searching over the files of newspapers for
an unlimited period, turning over the
pages of the daily papers of this city as
printed day after day and those of publi-
cations of other places for the purpose
of publishing 1.-The names of as many San
Francisco brides as you can find out
about whose wedding dresses were made d.
of light gray material, or as many fash
ionable society women of the world who
wore light gray on their wedding day."
This department wishes it understood
that the information can be obtained by
any one who would be willing to devote
two or three years or more time to
searching the RECORDS since the time when
society reporters commenced publishing