The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28

is in the shape of a crescent. it is
made of iron and it has beea taken
from a horse.
Some writers on this subject nave
surmised that the lucky quality of
the horseshoe was derived from its
resemblance in form to the halo pic
cured above the heads of saints, but
this connection is improbable. as the
superstition antedates Christianity
There is legend that st. DusIan, who
had a reputation for shoeing~ horses,
was once asked by the devil to shoe
his one hoof. st. Dustan. who knew
him, tied him tightly to the wall, but
Intentionally put him in so much pain
that he begged TO be released. ST..
Dustan, who had been so much annoyed
by the devil walking around his shop
while he was at work. took a pair of
red hot tongs out of his furnace, seized
the annoyer by the nose with them and
led him out of the shop. He was re-
leased on a promise to St Dustan that
he would never enter place where he
saw a horseshoe displayed.
RICHMOND D.. City What is the aver
age temperature Of the Richmond district. sum
mer and winter?
The weather bureau has no record of
this. Inquiry from the surgeon of the
United States marine hospital, which is
very close to that district. brought
forth the following reply: NO metro,
logical observations are recorded at
this station, other than those afforded
by ordinary thermometer relative to
temperature of air within and without
our wards Possibly some resident of
the district can inform the corre-
spondent as to what he wishes to know.
ICE-W. T. c.. Samoa. Cal. Is ice formed in
the salt water Of the ocean?
Ice pack is the name given to large
sheets or pans of ice (foes) which have
united to form a pack and which oc-
cupy the open surface of the sea The
ice is wholly the result of direct freez-
ing of the superficial stratum of the
ocean continued through a succession
of years to possible thickness of from
10 to 20 feet.
AID soCIETY-An Old Subscriber. Belmont.
Cal. Where in San Francisco IS the Boys and
Girls aid society?
At Grove and Baker streets.
who Iii Is the author of the poem Cover Them
over With Beautiful FlowersT
Will Carleton.
COUNTRY H.. City. Who was it that used
the expression: "My country is always right,
but whether right or wrong, my country
The sentiment is not correctly quoted
in the letter of inquiry 1t was eN-
pressed by Stephen Decator, commodore
of the United States navy. st a dinner
in Norfolk, We. 1916. and it was in the
nature of a toast as follows: Our coun-
try, In her intercourse with foreign
nations may she always be in the right
but our country, right or wrong.
soREHEAD AND MISUNDERSTANDING City.
hat is between .'SOFPhead' and
kicker in American politics:
A sorehead is one whose ambition is
disappointed, not by defeat suffered at
the hands of the antagonists, but by
failure of his party to honor him, and
who does not accept the result with
good grace. A sorehead may go to the
extent of boiling his party's conven-
ton, or he may simply sulk for time
and finally recover his good humor- A
kicker is the general term for dis
satisfied adherent. or one who will not
accept the nominations or fats of his
party with good grace. sorehead is
kicker with personal grievance
PREPARE FOR wAR-sub.. Oakland. Cal
Who first used the expression. TO prepare for
war is the way TO keep peacef
The earliest record of this sentiment
is in washington's address to congress
at the opening of the second session.
january o. 1tOVf NfbCAt AiC 7eNAN. ~ RC
prepared for war is one of the most ef-
fectual means of preserving peace
MAYOR PHELAN-F. J. r.. City. When and
how many times was James D. Phelan elected
mayor of San FranciscoF
He served three terms-1S97-1S9S
1899, and 1S00-1901. The short term in
1899 was TO bring elections into con-
formity with the new charter.
sALARIEs-A Subscriber. City What is the
salary of the principal officers Of the New York
water works!
The members of the board receive
$4,000 each; chief engineer, Sic, 900. and
secretary. $4,000. The aqueduct COM
missioners receive $4,000 each: the chief
engineer, $4,000. and the secretary.
$4,000.
AREA-R., City. What is the area of San
Francisco In square miles,
Nearly A square miles.
LARGE CITIES Stranger. City. Please
name several Of the largest cities on the Pacific
coast.
San Francisco. Los Angeles and Oak
land in California, Seattle. Wash. and
Portland. ore.
LARGEST CITIES subscriber. AItamont. Cal.
Which are the 10 largest cities in the United
States, according to area2
From list of 110 principal cities the