The San Francisco call., 1899-12-22

Yerba Buena Island. San Francisco. Cal.
and you will receive a circular OF informa,
ton.
JOHANNESBURG - Subscriber, City.
Johannesburg is a part OF the South
African republic.
TRANSPORT HANCOCK-C. w. c..
Alameda, Cal. The United States trans
port Hancock, formerly the Arizona, went
into the dock at the Union Iron Works
tor repairs on August 5. 1899.
NOT PREMIUM CoIN-L. A. c. CITY.
There is no premium offered for a IS piece
OF 1851 nor for a dime of 1s43 nor one OF
ts0S; & Inc E. selling price OF the first named
is from ~ 90 to IS so, and the dimes de-
scribed from 40 cents to 81.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.. A. G..
City. All teachers and employees OF the
School Department under the new char
ter will be appointed by the Board OF Ed
ucation. AS the board has not yet been
appointed IL is impossible to know what
course Will be taken in regard to tanitors
In the public schools. From a reading OF
employees Of the School Department will
come under the provisions OF the civil SER
vice rules.
STAMPS-R. NJ. Santa Rosa. Cal. The
Egyptian stamp described in letter of in
quiry is one OF the issue OF 1855 II IS so
common that II can be purchased from
dealers for l cent II Cancelled. 6 cents If
4neanceled; qInan AS @ to the Cape Of Good
cannot be answered without a knowledge
of its shape. color and kind OF paper on
which printed. There have been more
IMAM dozen issues OF the denomination
of penny.
MANUFACTURE OF PINsT. K. u.
La Mirada, Cal. Under the old system
NJ MI
cesses to make one. The head was put
on separately. Now. by the use OF ma
chimes, 200 pins are turned out a minute.
ready TO be timed and put on paper The
pms are put on by machinery. The ma
chine crimps the paper and holds IT, while
the pins are brought up I'm long rows, a
whole row being stuck on by one push OF
lever. In the United States pins are all
made by the new process. In few places
in Europe the old plan is still followed
ORDER OF INCARNATE WoRD-A.
N, San Jose. Cal. The Order OF the In
carnate Word and Blessed Sacrament was
formed by Venerable Jane Chezard de
Mattel at Lyons. France in 1926. In 1872 -93.
during the terror OF the Revolution, its
members were expelled from France. but
were re-established there again I'm 1927.
The rule Is that Of St Augustine and Is
subject, TO the local Bishop. The houses
are Independent of each other In 1s5g
the first American foundation was made
at Brownsville, Tex. To-day the sisters
of that order have converts at Victoria,
Corpus Christi, Houston and Halletville
On the first OF the current year there were
10 sisters, five academies and 3l5 pupils
The Sisters OF Charity OF the Incarnate
| Word have the mother-house at San Anto-
mo, Tex. This congregation was founded
In 1866 by the Rev. Mother NJ Angelique
I superioress OF the Monastery of the In.
/ carnate Word at Lyons. France and tn,
nlght KEY. &. NJ. Dubois, then Bishop ol
/ Iexas. Their rules and regulations wer,
given them by that monastery's religion
Inc hrst Foundation was made at Calves
/ ton, Tex. In 1869 the house at San An
/ tonic was opened. There are now two dis
| tinct centers, one at Galveston and m.
| other at San Antonio. The first genera
chapter OF the San Antonio communit,
! was held In August. 1897. The perpetual
! professed number 1l2. professed novice
20, noVices 80. candidates 2i: total $50
/ Inc sisters conduct houses I'm the dioces,
1 or San Antonio. Dallas, Galveston and in,
| ylcarate OF Brownsville also in the arch
! diocese OF Linares and the diocese OF Sal
letto. Mexico. 'ai
MoRGANATIC MARRIAGES. T.
Colgate, Cal. A morganatic marriage q
sometimes called a left-handed marriage
Among the feudatories Of the Iombar,;
and other branches OF the Teutonic rae
the name was applied TO the endovrne,.
| OF a vile, on the morning after maria %
/ with limited portion OF her husnan9,
! fortune; subsequently II was applied 10
marriage between n man OF exalted rari
ana a woman Of inferior position, she be-