The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

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DELINQUENT TAX LIsT-M D.,
City. The delinquent tax list is published
every year. 1t can be seen at the office
of the Tax Collector.
ELsINOR TO HELsINGBORG-L c.,
Marshfield, Or The distance from Elsi-
nor, Denmark, TO Helsingborg, Sweden,
is two and half miles.
QUO vADIs-Miss L. NJ, City. The
meaning of "Quo Vadis," the title OF the
novel written by Henry SienkiewicZ. the
Russian novelist is: whittier GoeSt
Thou"
TRAINING sCHOOLs-A. s., City.
There is a training school for nurses in
the City and County Hospital, Potrero
avenue and in the Children's Hospital,
al Maple and California streets, San
Francisco
RENTING A HOUSE-A. S., City. There
is no law in California that says that the
rent. of house must be paid in advance,
but it is custom in the State. 1t is also
a matter of contract between the tenant
and the landlord.
CALVES-F. L. w, Byron, Cal. This
department is unable to find and corroba-
ton. either oral or written, of the state
ment that if twin Claves are born bull
and heifer, the heifer will never calVc.
The contrary is the rule
Subscriber, City. The kind
of schools asked about are private insti-
tutions. and cannot be advertised in this
department. If you will look in the City
Directory. classified department, you will
find the information you desire.
ITALIAN-C. ]. D.. South Belmont,
Cal. The pronunciation of Italian. a ma
tive of Italy, is, according to Webster,
r +o1 thn fiYcst / nd
Worcester has it It-tal-yan, tai being pro-
nounced as it is in fatal. The Century
dictionary has it I-tal-yan.
VOLUNTEERS OF 1S61-Subscriber,
City. The California Volunteers who re-
leved the regulars in Humboldt County
during the war of the Rebellion were
companies of the Second Regiment of In
fantry. That regiment was mustered in
October to December, 1861.
NOTICE TO QUIT-A S., City. The
Code of California says: "A tenancy at
will. however created, may be terminated
by the landlord giving notice In writing
to the tenant to remove from the prem
ises within a period of not less than one
month, to be specified in the notice
COAL ON STEAMERS-G. w. S., East
land, Cal. There are any number of ves-
sells at this time that burn 100 tons of
full speed" The transatlantic liners, in
order to make time burn from ten to
twelve tons of coal per hour, making from
240 to 2SS tons in a day.
o ELECTRIC LINE-A. F., Oakland, Cal.
The first electric line. in San Francisco
was put in operation April 27, 1892 The
line was the San Francisco and San Mateo
line, and the route was on Steuart street
Harrison street, Stanley place, Bryant
Eighth, Fourteenth. Guerrero, Chenery
streets and San Jose road.
THE GOVERNORS APPOINT
MENTS-J. f. H., Santa Monica, Cal
The appointments within the gift of the
Governor of the State of California, to-
gether with the salary of each appontee
arc TO be found in the California Blue
Book This department has not the space
to publish the list.
HIGH FENCES-C. L. A. L.. City. If
a high fence used by bill posters should
fall and injure some one. the party in
iurcd would have recourse against the bill
posters owning the fence. and If it was
proved that the fence was not securely
put up The court would award damages
to the injured party in, an action against
the owner of the bill boards.
NAIL TO MANILA-A. r. o. T. c.,
Alameda. Cal. The steamers plying be-
tween San Francisco and Hongkong be-
longing to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, and transports sent >out by the
United States authorities, carry mail to