The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENT rs.

ALABAMA CLAIMS-R W., City. For
information about: the Alabama claims
YOU should addres the Bureau of Claims
in Washington, D. {. Thls depatltInehI tnI
cannot pass upon the business OF th@
amounts allowed to claimants.
REACHES Subscribers, City. 1t IS
said that powdered borax is the best eX-
termfnator of reaches that have got into
= house. 1t is claimed that there is so1ne-
thing peculiar either in the smell or toucn
reaches: that they will flee from places.
where it has been deposited and Will never
again appear there. -. :.. =.
ROSES Subscriber, Oakland, Cal. In:
the language of flowers a red rose that ts -:
deem red signifies =':bashful shame a :,
white rose signifies 81 am. worthy :of
YOU" red rosebud. signifies pure; ard
hood" and ''the heart that knows nc.
love" A red and white rose combined
signify unity -: ...& -. -. i.
SIR WAI.TER. SCOTT, Sonora, Cal. -:
The foundation Of Sir Walter: Scott g. it,"
erary mind was laid while. -at.:the: farm .
early and delighted familiarity; with: the
ballads and legends" then. floating All over:
that part of The country did more to de-
terInine the sphere and mode "Qt his ite-"
. ST. JAMES PALACE--Cii,. E. H" City.
d
of ST Martins-fn- the-Fi el lds,. London: + The
phrase. "The Court of St. Jamese> is said :
to date from the burning. of Whitehall in %
the reign of William" III, when. st: James
became, the royal residence. w nile IT IS
no longer occupied by the. sovereign, it.
gives It's. name officially. to. the, Bri Ctshs:
court The royal households was: 'tranS-:
ferred to buckingham Palace In. 1887, and :
nov ST. James is used only for. teVees: and :.
drawn g-r00nS:. The reasons that: our
Minister is semitic the. Court OF. ST. James,.
and not 10. the court of ictoria is: S:because
ST. James=is the name given. te.the British.
court, and. it does not change. with each: :
sovereign. -. ~. ..s:.. n .@, -
i THE AMERICAN FLAG e. G., Sebas-..
topol, Cal. Robert: Norris and. Colonel "
George Ross We're designated hy: Congress :,
to confer with General Washington about.
a design for the Umted=States Nag The.
design was adopted. June IA. 11177. and was ::
taken to Mrs. Ross at +239: Arch street, :
Philadelphia where the first flag 1t is: :
recorded was made:: BY act. Of Congress :
January 13, 1874. the:dag was Increased to: !:
fifteen stars and fifteen stripes upon; the :
admission of Vermont and Kentucky. =. It !:
was discovered thatrif one stripe::and one =.
star We're added brewery new State. adj:
rhttec the flag would become e!Imber-.:
some, so. on tl}e 18th of DeGerhber, . 1871. !.
it was fixed: at thirteen stripes and twenty. :.
stars; and subsequently, April 4. 1918. It
was decided that the number Of stripes !.
should be thirteen. TO signify the number
of original States. ana that one star should.
be added for every new State admitted ..
into the Union. The nitsd, States flag:
was first displayed at Fort Schuyler: New.
York. on the site1of the present. village. OF :
Rome. Oreida County. The stars. and.
striUes were first displayed in battle "a t.:
RrandyNine on September IL. 1777: : It was
first displayed ON a vessel on.the us s.. ::
RaneeT by Paul Jones July IA. .1777; -at :
Portsmouth. 1t was first saIuted in'-for-
efgn waters at Quideron, France, Febru-
ary ITS The national salute is one shot ::
for each State in the Union. -:
Fourth of July decorations flags, ETC.
for sale cheap at Sanborn & VaiTs. e