The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

H.. Ferndale, Cal. A person desiring to
obtain authentic reading matter about the
Philippine Islands should place an order
with first-class bookseller.
RAILROAD TO REPUBLIC-Subscr
Der, Auburn, Cal There is no railroad
Wash. The n. z. and S. n. road runs to
within ninety miles Of that place, then the
balance of the distance is by stage.
VERTICAL WRITING-J. H. Placer
Vile, Cal. Vertical writing is a fad which
has almost run it's time. 1t differs from
back hand in this, that. the lines are
straighter. There is no particular adj
vantage over other styles of handwriting
There are many. who are of the opinion
that it requires more effort to write in
that style than it does to write a clear,
legible, running hand.
A TENOR VOICE-H. F. L., Les An
geles, Cal. 'An individual with toler-
ably good tenor voice, who IS anxious to
appear on the vaudeville stage" should
consult a teacher of vocal music, who will
inform him if he is qualified to "go and
sing solos" Those who are artists In that
line are paid according to their value as
drawing cards for the house in which they
appear. Salaries range from $50 to 500
and upward.
THE MARINE HOSPITALS-W. H. M
Ash Fork Ariz. The marine hospitals of
the United States are open to sailors of
the merchant marine for medical serv-
ice. Such hospitals are maintained by a
tax of 40 cents per month levied on the
seamen of all American vessels, payments
by sailors from foreign ships when adj.
mitted on the order of the Consuls or
captains ($1 per day. and deficiency ap-
preparation by the Federal Government
A DELINQUENT POLICEMAN-W T.
City. If a member of the San Francisco
police force owes a bill for groceries and
refuses to pay it, the party to whom he
is Indebted can commence an action
against him in the Justice Court for the
make complaint to the Board of Police
Commissioners. There is a rule of the
board that officers must pay their bills,
and if they do not they have to appear
and show cause why they do not.
LONG DISTANCE RIDING-Larkin
street, City Four men started in the long
distance broncho race in San Francisco
in 1880 1t commenced May 15, and was
for ninety hours riding, fifteen hours per
day, at the Bay District track The en-
tries were Reyes, Anderson, Derrick and
Peralto. Two dropped before riding ZOO
miles The money was divided as follows:
Anderson, with record of 1904 miles
Reyes. 1884 miles; Derrick, $50 miles. and
was the toughest rider?" is meant which
displayed the most endurance. then the
answer is, Anderson. This department
Anderson, the winner of first money.
FARMERS INSURANCE COMPA-
NIES-F. B., Santa Rosa, Cal. BY the
law of April, 1897, County Farmers Mu-
tual Insurance Company can transact
business only in the county in which it is
organized, consequently the Sonoma
County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Santa Rosa transacts BUSH
ness only in Sonoma County. The com
panies of that character in this State at
tits time are the Humboldt County Fire.
l rndale; Mutual Fire Associate, Paso
Rohles; Orange County Farmers Mutu-
al Fire, Santa Ana; San Diego County
Fire Association, San Diego; Sonoma
County Farmers Mutual Fire. Santa
Rosa; and Ventura County Mutual Fire,
San Buenaventura
QUO VADIS-H. T. L., Nevada City.
Cal. Quo Vadis, a Narrative of the
Time Of Nero" was written in 1896 by
Henryk Sienkiewicz, and it was published
in the English language by Boston firm
in January, 1897 Sienkiewicz was born in
Ldthuanla, Poland. In 1876 he went with a
company, including Helena Modjeska, to
the southern part of the State of Califor-
MIA to 1ntrl an ideal Polish colony, but
upon the failure of that scheme he re-
turned 10 his native place and there wrote
the WORKS which brought him prominently
Defore the public. While in the United
states he wrote letters on American top
les, but he wrote the narrative named in
his native country.