The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-09

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| WIZARD OF THE NORTH-L. s. G.
Pacific Grove. Cal. The Wizard of the
North was name given to Sir Walter
Scott.
WALCOTT AND LAvIGNE-Subscrib
err. San Pablo. Cal. Joe Walcott and Kid
I.avigne fought in San Francisco October
20, 1897, twelve rounds Walcott lost.
KEYSTONE STATE-L. S. G., Pacific
/ Grove, Cal Pennsylvania is called the
keystone State from the fact that in the
original thirteen States it was the middle
/ one.
CHINESE INTERPRETER s., City.
Interpreters of the Chinese language in
the Federal courts are not appointed as
! interpreters, but as inspectors, and are
paid 81 a day.
/ QUARTER OF Subscriber, Beth
any, Cal A quarter of 1853 does not COM
mand premium unless 1T is one without
arrows at the date and without rays
around the eagle.
PLANET AND STARE. C.. E., San
Benito. Cal The visible planets can be
DISTINGUISHED from the stars by their
/ clear steady light, while the stars have
/ a sparkling or twinkling light.
! PRINTING PRESS-Club Woman. City.
1 10 he of
press The linotype is not a printing
press 1t is a type setting machine, which
makes type at the operators will
THE SMALLEST-E. c. E.. Pacific
Grove, Cal The smallest European Sow
ereign principa1ity is Monaco on the Medi-
terranean coast few miles northeast Of
Nice. Within it's limits is the notorious
gambling town of Monte Carlo
REPORTERS-D. d., City. Reporters
on newspapers are generally selected by
the city editor. Salaries vary with papers
and ability. Shorthand writing is not
prerequisite for newspaper reporting. The
very best reporters do not use shorthand
and seldom take notes
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS Subscriber,
City. The time for the next examination
for admission into the public schools had
uOI DCCu u4OU vi the HUH VI OClODeI.
For the class OF questions that were used
at previous examinations you should con-
suit the Superintendent of common
schools in San Francisco.
FIRE DEPARTMENT City.
No time has yet been fixed for examina-
ton for positions in the Fire Department
/ Applicants must be residents of San
/ Francisco for at least five years before
appointment, from q to 50 years of age,
able to read and write the English Ian
guage and pass a satisfactory medical ex-
animation
| NO RELIGIOUS TEST. D., CITY
There is nothing in the constitution or the
laws of the United States that SAYS that
3 man otherwise qualified shall not be-
elected to the office of President Of the
| United States because he happens to be
/ member of a particular church No man
is barred from seeking the nomination
for and being voted for as President ON
religious grounds.
MOTHER GOOsEL. s. G.. Pacific
I Grove, Cal Mother Goose was Mrs
| Goose, a native of Boston, Mass, whose
/ eldest daughter married Thomas Fleet
a printer of that city. She composed a
number Of nursery rhymes, which she
used to sing to her grandson. Fleet, her
| son-in-law, published the first edition Of
the Nursery. or Mother Goose's MelO-
dies" in 1719-
STEAMERS CROSSING ATLANTIC
L. s. c., Pacific Grove, Cal. The first
steamer to start on a voyage across the
Atlantic was the Sirius, which left Bel
| fast April 4. 1898. She was followed BY
the Great Western. which sailed on the
Sth of the same month out of the port of
Bristol. England. Both vessels reached
New York on the ed of April, the Sirius
reaching port twelve hours in advance of
the other vessel
BONES OF COLUMBUS-E- G. E, San
Benito, Cal In 1886 the remains of Co
Iumbus were removed from Valladolid to
San Domingo, then in 1886 they were
transferred to the cathedral in San Girls
tobal de la Havana. Cuba. and on July
2 1887, what were declared to be ''the
bones of Columbus" were placed on an
Italian man-of-war and taken to Genoa
for final interment. Since then ques-
ton has been raised as to whether the
bones then taken up were those OF Co.
lumbus-
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