The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

Clay, though fayoring high tafin
/ in 1888, introduced bill reducing the
then existing duties. It's objects was 10
pacify the agricultural states. In South
Carolina the opposition had taken a very
serious form and Clay's friends told
him that his chances for the presl-
dency would be very much injured by
the course he had taken. His reply to
them was, std rather be right than
president of the United States
STEAMER RULES IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Antioch. Cal. What the rules in rhyme
governing steamers at sea that are said 10 be
committed to memory by all seamen?
/ You probably have reference to the
following:
Meeting steamers do not dread
When you see three lights ahead,
Port your helm and show your red
Green 10 green, or red to red,
Perfect safety; 20 ahead.
If to starboard red appear.
! lis your duty to keep clear
To act as Judgment says is proper
TO port, or starboard, back or stop her
But when upon your port Is seen
A steamers starbcard light of green
There's not much for you to do;
/ For green to port keeps clear OF you
Always keep good lookout;
In danger with no room 70 turn,
Ease her, stop her, go astern- =
LICK oBSERyAToRY-subse oakland.
Cal When the first observation taken at
| the Lick observatory on Mount HanlilionI
November Z, 1881, to note the transit
of Venus.
LYE-Reader Los Gatos. Cal What is the
best method for making good lyeG
1t is said that the best I've to be
used for making common washing soft
soap is that produced from the ash or
the hickory. after which come the ashes
of beech, maple or almost any kind OF
IN Tho fnlinyVf
! is given as the method for making
such lye: "A common barrel set upon an
inclined platform makes a very good
leach. but one made of boards set in
" shape is to be preferred, for the
strength of the ashes is better obtained.
First, in the bottom of the leach put
a few sticks, over them spread thin
carpet of woolen cloth, put on few
inches of ashes. then from four to eight
pints of lime. and fill with moistensd
ashes, tamp down well, tarnping the
firmest In the center. It Is difficult to
obtain the full strength of the ashes
in a barrel without removeing them
after q days teaching and mixing them
up and replacing. The top should be
first thrown off and new ashes added
to make up the proper quantity Boil
ond Ieaching- This lye should be sur
hciently strong TO float a potato"
WALLED LAkEs-Subscriber Vallejo Cal
Rsdd IN paper o few % Says sse tsdss about s
| Along the water sheds of northern
Iowa there are many small lakes vary
ling in size from half TO mile In diam
eter. One of these, in Wright county
and another in Sac county. have each
received the name of walled lake" on
account of embankments that com
/ plerely surround them 1t has been
generally supposed that these embank-
ments were thrown up by the ancient
! Inhabitants of the country They are
from five TO thirty feet I'm width and
from two to ten feet high Parties who
have examined them declare them to
be the result Of ma tural causes only
and ascrfbe them to the periodic action
of fee, aided to some extent by the
force OF the waves. The lakes are
very shallow. and In winter they often
freeze to the very bottom. The water
/ freezes fast to the earth below, and as
In its expansion ft acts In all directions
from center to circumference, a certain
part Of alluviaI deposit is forced TO the
shore. and this going on from year tr
syear and century TO century, has cre-
lated the natural crnbankment
| CIDER yINEGAR--T- A NJ. raucred yoIC
vinegar from apple cider or Juice?
| The following Is given as a method
Take ten gallons of apple juice fresh
from the press and suffer it TO ferment
fully, which way be in about two weeks
Tor sooner II the weather is warm
then add eight gallons Of like Juice
new, for producing a second fermenta-
tion; in two weeks more add another
like quantity for producing q third
fermentation. This third fermentation
lis material; then stop the bunghole ot
1.-THE barrel in which this fermentation
has been going on with an empty
hottie, neck downward, and expose II
to the sun for some time When the
Vinegar has come, draw or one hall
into vinegar cask and set it in a coo
tplace above ground for use when clear
With the other half IN the first casI
proceed TO make more vinegar in tn,
same way. When making the vinegar
there must be a moderate degree o.
heat, and free, access of external air.
KAURI-S. u. NJ Berkeley. CAL What {
kauri kauri guml Where is it obtained an
what is ii used for:
The kauri or kowrie, or kauri pine
is a native of New Zealand, a tree o.
great size and beauty, sometimes at
Itaining height of 140 feet or NOR,
with whorls of branches. The timbe1
is white, close grained flexible, dura
lbIe and very valuable for masts, yards
and pIanks- 1t is much used for mastl
in the British navy on vessels having
wooden masts. The trees are OF
dark green foliage and produce a resir
called kauri gum and sometimes Aus
tralian copaL 1t is sometimes founC
in Jumps as large as a child's head
of a dark amber color. where forest:
of these trees formerly grew, and /.
iobtained by digging. 1T is also col
Ilected from the trees from which i
has newly exuded. and il is then o.
whitish color. It is used for making
lvarnishes.
AMBERGRIS-S NJ. NJ Berkeley. Cal. Wha
is ambergris? Where is 1t obtained and 70
what purpose is it used?
4 1t is q fatty substance, ash gray il
lcolor, with yellow or reddish stria.
like those of marble. which is found
lin Jumps of from half an ounce to 10t
pounds and upward, floating on tn,
lsea or cast upon the seashore in differ
lent parts of the world. 1t is also taker
lby whale fishers from the bowels OF
the spermaceti whale. Much is OBJ
tanned from the coasts of the Bahama
islands; it is also brought from differ