The San Francisco call., 1899-12-29

pelago or between those island possess
sions OF the United States shall be sub
ject to the United States domestic classi-
fication. conditions and rates Of postage"
PAY IN GERMAN ARMY. D., City.
There is no work obtainable in this city
that gives figures as TO the pay at the
present time to men and officers in the
German army. You might obtain that IN
formation by writing to Frank H. Mason.
United States Consul at Berlin.
STEW BUM-w. NJ, City. The term
''stew bum." which has been used to des-
ignate the followers of political bosses.
Francisco. II was and is still applied to
individuals who work people on the
water front for nickel or a dime and
then rush into saloon. where a drink
of beer and stew can be obtained for a
nickel. 1t is another designation for a
lunch fiend.
THE FIRST THEATER-F. r., West
Oakland. Cal. The first theatrical per-
formance given in San Francisco was by
a small company under the control of At
water & Madison in the second story OF a
building at the rear OF the Alta California
newspaper, then on Washington street,
opposite the middle Of Portsmouth square.
The building was known as Washington
Hall. This was in'January, 1850. and the
plays were Tine Wife" and Charles III. !"
EDUCATIONAL JOURNALS-A- s.,
Marysville. Cal. There are ninety-one ed
ucational periodicals published in the va
rious States of the Union. The most
Journal OF Education, Progress Monthly
of Chicago, Indiana School Journal of In
dianapolis Boston Journal OF Education
and the New York School Journal. The
first Of the series of The Calls Home
Studies appeared October 16, 1899.
Z
Angeles, Cal This department cannot
furnish you the desired information in
relation to marriage bureaus in San Fran
cicso, because IL does not advertise any
business. II a man wishes TO marry he
ought not TO have any trouble to find a
suitable partner for life without the in
tervention of a matrimonial agent. II he
has not the moral courage to ask a wor-
thy woman TO become his wife he had bet
ter remain single.
ADOPTING A CHILD-F. W., Fruit
vale, Cal In what are known as baby
farms those who manage them and give
out children for adoption demand compen-
lums such thing is unheard OF. In such
places those who manage af1airS look
after the child's welfare. and will not al
low a child to be adopted without the best
proof that the party making application
is in position 10 rear up the child prop
erly and prevent IL from becoming in the
AuluA a pubAAN
VALUE OF COIN-H. C. NJ, Smiths
Ranch, Cal In the United States no coin
is current at face value other than that
which is issued by the United States. The
United States treasury places valuation
on all foreign coins, and such may be ac-
cepted at that valuation. That Is why
Canadian money does not pass current in
this country. The steamers running be-
tween San Francisco and Victoria are run
by an American company and the rates
are based on American or United States
coin. and for that reason only United
States coin is accepted for fare.
TIMBER CUTTING-W. r. c., Sheep
Ranch. Cal. The locator of a quartz mine
located under the State law has no right
to cut and sell the timber on the same
before obtaining q patent. The superin-
tendent of a mine has no right 10 cut
the timber on Government land for use
of the mine he is experimenting or, in
other words, If the superintendent should
tell men 10 cut timber on Government
land, that he will receive the same at
the mine and pay for It, before patent was
secured. he would violate provisions of
the Federal laws.
SCRIPPING LAND-C. o. w, City The
mode OF procedure in scripping land and
obtaining a patent thereon depends upon
the kind Of land There is a different
method for each kind of land that may be
scripped II land is scripped in the county
OF Fresno II would depend in what part
of the county the land is located in order
10 record the same. Several offices have
jurisdiction over that county, namely:
the United States Land offices OF Inde-
pendence, San Francisco. NisaHa and
Stockton. There is no lawbook which at
| length gives informa ion on this subject