The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

FLYING DUTcHMAN-J. R. NJ. campbells::
Cal. Who or what was the Flying Dutchman'' +?
1t is a name given by sailors to a
phantom ship supposed to cruise in
storms off the Cape of Good
Hope. According to tradition a
Dutch captain. bound for home
from the Indies, met with long
continued head winds and heavy
weather off this cape and refused
to put back as he was advised
to do. swearing a very pro-
fame oath that he would round
the cape If he had td beat there
until the day of Judgment He was
taken at his word and doomed to beat
against the wind until the end of time
The superstition has it's origin prob
ably in the looming or apparent sus-
pension in air of some ship out of
sight-a phenomenon sometimes wit
refraction in the lower strata of the
atmosphere.
sToNEwALL JACKsoN-s c., City. Can you
publish the order that General Stonewall Jack
son gave when he being carried wounded
from the field at Charlottesville?
1t is reported that while he was be-
ing carried off the field he was taken
in sight of Brigadier General Will
liam D. Pender and in answer to Pen
der's words, "Oh, general, / hope you
are not seriously wounded. L will
have to retire my troops to reform
them, they are so much broken by
this fire." said, with firm voice:
'You must hold your ground, General
Pender; you must hold your ground,
sir" That was the last order he gave
on the field.
sToCKs-N A. T. City. What is meant by
capital. common and preferred stock of a cor
poration?
Capital stock is the share capital
Of the corporation; in other words, the
fund employed in carrying on the busi-
ness; the common stock is shares of
equal value, while preferred stock is
a certain number of shares set aside
from the common stock, which draw
dividends before the shares of common
stock, which fact makes that stock
more valuable.
.sII, TRovAToRE'-E., City. When was the
opera I'll Trovotore'' first produced in San Fran
cisco, where. and who appeared in the cast?
According to the Evening Bulletin OF
May, 1859, III Trovatore'' was presented
at .'the inauguration Of grand italian
opera in San Francisco" in Mcguire s
opera house, May 5. Of that year, with
the following cast:
Leonora. .clgnord GloVannla bldncn
Azucena-. .........-..--.-.-M Mme- Jenny ferrel
Inez. Observation-Disclosures. .Signora Roncovier
Manrico. ......................S Stephen w. Leach
Count di Luna. na..............S Signor r. Bianch
FERNANDO. ..-....-...... .Slgnor honcovier
RUS -.-..--.-#- ..... Mons. newman
SUPERINTENDENT AND CoINER-J. D..
City. Who filed the positions of superintendent
and coner at the branch United States mint In
San Francisco between March 4, 1857, and March
4, 1851?
Peter Lott was superintendent in
1856 and 1857; Charles III. Hampstead
| in 1857, 1858, 1859. 1860, and in 1861
Robert J. Stevens filled that office. j
NJ. Eckfeldt was coiner from 1856 tc
1860, R. w. Slocomb in the latter year
and William Schmolz in 1851.
CHERRY sTAIN-M w. City. How. Is
cherry stain for woodwork made?
To make such stain requires an ap-
| premiership and the amateur who at
| tempts it will lose time, material and
patience and be rewarded with use
less preparation. You can purchase
the same very cheaply in paint stores
and will find it more satisfactory.
WHY NOT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Ala
Reda. Cal. Why was not the question sent t.
| the query department answered? Sent it few
days ago7
Because it has not been reached in
its turn to appear in print.
TAXIDERMIST-R. E. H, Rumsey
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