The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-09

To WHITEN COMPLEXION-K. and
r., City. There are certain solutions of
arsenic which some women use for the
purpose of giving them a deathlike pal
lor, but the constant use of such is in
furious to the system.
CRISIS OF 1s93-R w. c., City. There
was no monetary panic in 1893 but for
three months preceding June 80 there was
an unusual stringency in credits, a de-
preston in prices and a remarkable series
of business failures. This was caused by
uncertainty on the tariff question and the
uncertainty of the monetary policy of
the Cleveland administration.
SAN JACINTO RESERVES. H. R..
Santa Rosa, Cal. When the United
States Government opens public lands for
settlement it does not do so on the lot
terry PLAN" For such information as you
desire about the San Jacinto reservation
you should address a letter of inquiry to
the General Land Office at Washington,
d. c.
HAY MEAsURE-F., City. About 500
cubic feet of we'll settled hay or about
zoo cubic feet of new mown hay will
make ton. To estimate the amount of
hay in a NOW, ten cubic yards of meadow
hay make ton weight. When the hay is
| taken out of old stacks eight or nine
cubic yards will make a ton Eight to
twelve cubic yards of dry clover will
weigh a ton.
COUNT IN CASINO-C.. Vinton Cal
Unless there is an agreement that points
shall be counted as made in the game of
casino the count on the last deal is in
the following order: Cards, spades. bic
casino, little casino, aces and. sweeps. If
A and B are playing and on the last deal
A has three to go and one to go and A
makes cards and B makes little casino.
A wins because having cards he has the
| first right to count.
THE STAR ALGOL-L. P. c.. Aukum.
| Ell Dorado County, Cal. Director w. ",
| Campbell of the Mount Hamilton Oh
| servatory has kindly furnished this
department the following dates and
time of the minimum brightness of
the variable star Algol beta PerseA
| Feckoned on Pacific standard time,
1901-December 9Th, h. 81 m D. M;
Sth, IL h. 20 m. a, M; 18th, h. 9 m. a. m.
| 18th, 4 h. IS m. a. M; 17th, h. AZ m. a. m.
18th, 10 h. sc m. p. m; 22d, Z h. 25 m. d. M.
| 25th, h. IL m. p. m; 18th, h. 2 m D. m
| 31st, Oh. 81 m. a. m.
THANKSGIVING DAY-P. S.. citv
President Lincoln during the Civil Wa1
|
cial thanksgiving for victory to tbe
| Union forces in 1862 and 1863, and a ma.
tional proclamation of the annual
Thanksgiving day in 1863 and in 1864 Tn
President has since then annually issued
such a proclamation, and similar Droo.
lamations are issued by Governors nj
States and Mayors of cities. Custom has
fixed the last Thursday in November as
the day. Thanksgiving ON the American
/ continent is traced back to 1921, when thf
! first harvest was gathered at Plymouth
I LAUNCH-A. F., Oakland. Cal AZ NO.
| do not describe the launch you pronos.
! TO change from gasoline to steam, it /:
impossible to answer your question. Suo'
sest that you communicate with the SII
pervieing Inspector of Steam Vessels An
praiser's building. San Francisco. Tber.
| is a section of the United States Iaz
which says that ANY person NAV he'll
! censed as engineer on vessels prone11a.
| by gas, fluid, naphtha OF electric motor.
! of fifteen gross tons or over. eneaoe5 =
commeree, if in the judgment of tn -
| spectors, after due examination. in writ
1 ing, he be found duly Qualified to +olS.
! charge of the machinery of vessaIs :,
] propelled. A person owning a nleas,,r,
yacht of fifteen tons and under. na1ie-a+al
! for pleasure only, holding a master =,
| pilot license, is fully authorized IN ,o,ri
! gate his own pleasure yacht in the inIonl
waters of the United States without -
ing required to report to the vario,I.
| boards of inspectors whose district h.
! may be passing through"