The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25

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THE MUSIC sTAND-A. s., City The
/ music stand in Golden Gate Park faces
east By north.
BLUE I,AKES-B.. Alameda. Cal The
three bodies Of water called Blue Lakes
are in Lake County, in this State.
GENERAL MEERITT-soldier. CITY.
It was on the 29th of July 1898, that Cen
era1 Merritt landed at Cavite, Manila har-
Dor.
THE PROTET-F. NJ, City. The
French cruiser Protet was in this harbor
in April. 1900, having arrived on the 10th
of that month.
sCHUMANN HEINK-W. H. s., Ala
media. CAL The range of the voice OF
Madame Schumann Heink is that Of
contralto.
NuJTILATING COIN-v. w. P
land. Cal. There is a Federal ST Ite
which declares that it is crime to Tnu-
tilate United States coin-
KITCHEN Subscriber, City. The walls
! Of a kitchen should be Of vitrihed tiles, as
| the same can be easily washed and the
place always kept perfectly clean.
NO SUCH REWARD-F. H. s., Red
! ding, Cal The United States Government
1 has not offered reward for the discOv-
cry Of platinum bearing rock or quartz.
JAPAN AND KOREA-subscriber. City.
! The question asked about Japan and
Korea is not clear enough to enable this
/ department to know what information is
wanted.
INDIAN COLLEGE-K B. j., skyland
I Cal. The list Of colleges in the United
States does not contain the name Of "the
Indian Treaty Association College, sitU-
ated on an island forty miles north Of
San Francisco"
LUMBER RATS and j., City. This
| department has not been able to find any
/ record Of lumber raft having been
| brought to this port. There has been
something in the line of log RATS, but no
prepared lumber RATS.
RELATIONSHIP A. NJ, City. II
two men who are strangers to one ,sa[-
other marry sisters each becomes
brother-in-law of his wife's sister, NAt
there is no relation between the two men
natural or created by law.
VENUS DE MELO-A Subscriber. City
1t is not known who was the sculptor Of
Venus de MeIO, commonly called De Milo
1t derives it's name from the fact that it
was discovered on the island named, one
Of the Greek group, in 1920 by Admiral
DumOnt.
BRINE FOR OLIvES-H., St. Helena,
Cal. Brine for olives is made by using
fourteen ounces Of salt to a gallon OF
water. The water and the salt are boiled
I too errT
powdered alum is added to every ten gal
Ions of water. The liquid is then strained
and cooled. More than fourteen ounces
of salt to gallon of water will shrivel
the olives.
UNCLE SA51 -0fllsor. City. : ,1E
the RevOlutiOncr- s.aE tsers V 81 -sr-
tractor name Samuel Vv.isor
nished supple tlS Cev
the goods tha fre
the initials L
those initials %. -naeu Tor the
Government were for. and the reply was
that they stood for Uncle Sam, for Will ,
son was familiarly called uncle. FROM
that time on all Government property was
said to be Uncle Sans.
A LEASE. P, City Not knowing the
conditions Of the lease in question, these
not being stated in the letter Of inquiry.
it is impossible to give a definite answer
a sub-lease is a contract made by a lessee
to another party for a portion Of the es-
/ tate or property held by the lessee under
lease from the owner and the term Is
the duration of the lease. both the begin
ming and ending being stipulated in the
contract. Where a person holds under a
| lessee from month to month the same
may be terminated at any time by giving
reasonable notice.
LADY's MAID-subscriber City. A
ladys maid should be a fairly well edu-
| Gated person of taste and be neat. Her
/ principal duty is to attend to the personal
wants Of her mistress in connection with
the toilet and the wardrobe She should be
apt in the art of dressing hair, have good
/ Judgment in the matter of contrast and
/ distribution of cOlOrs, be acquainted with
/ perfumery, cosmetics and all that is requi-
site for lady's toilet, be ready with the
needle and expert in the art of millinery
She has charge of her Iady's wardrobe and
should understand how to pack trunks and
boxes for journey. In fact, she must be
a handy help, cheerful companion anti
/ confidential but not too familiar friend of y
her mistress
EsPIRITO sANTO-Eugenia, City. The
flower called the Espirito Santo or Holy
/ Ghost flower is said to be one of the most
/ extraordinary flowers that grows. 1t
/ blossoms in the conservatory of Golden
Gate Park. 1t is described in the follow
ing language: The blossoms are of ala
/ baster whiteness, in form like the tulip
with powerful perfume like the magnolia
Resting within the cup of the flower. so
marvelOusly formed that no human skill.
be it ever so cunning, could excel the re-
>semblance, lies the prone image of a dove
! It's exquisitely nodded piniOns hang life
lessly from its side; the head bends gently
forward; the tiny bill, tipped with deli
cate Carmine. almost touches it's snow
/ white breast, while the expression of the
/ entire image seems the very incarnation
Of meekness and ethereal innocence"
( THE SIDENCY-Subscriber Citv
/ There is nothing in the core+f+7,+iC,-, - ~,