The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20

the contemplative Jacques watched
and moralized upon it is said:
"The big round tears
Coursed one another down his innocent
nose
In piteous chase
But this is Shakespeare's poetical
Interpretation of the appearance pre-
sented by the motion of the glistening
edges of the tear pits OF the animal.
These pits are cavities, one beneath
each eye, capable OF being opened at
pleasure. in which waxy substance
of peculiar and disagreeable odor is
secreted, the purpose of which is not
clearly understood.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City. Can you
furnish the words of an acrostie on Friend
ship?
F-riendship. thourt false! I hate thy
flattering smilei
Return to me those years I spent in
vain.
Tn early youth the victim of thy
Each joy took wing ne'er to return
again
N-e'er to return: for. chilled by hopes
deceived,
Duly the slow paced hours now move
along;
SO changed the time, when, thought
less, 1 believed
Her honeyed words, and heard her
siren song.
If e'er as me. she lures some youth
to stray,
Perhaps. before too late. he'll listen
to my lay.
ROLLER SKATING-Subscriber City. When
did roller skating first come into vogue:
Roller skates were patented and used
in France as early as 1919. A few years
later an improvement on the French
skates was introduced in England BY
one Savers This skate consisted of a
sandal mounted on FIVE narrow wheels
in a row, so arranged, however, that
only two of them could touch the floor
at the same time. In the following 40
years a number of roller skates were
patented in Europe. In 1865 an Ameri-
can named Plympton. resident of Bos-
ton, Mass, invented and patented a
skate. after which the modern skate is
patterned, and inaugurated the first
system of skating rinks in this country.
In an action for infringement in 1876
Plympton was given judgment as to
priority of patent for his skate The
first public skating rink in the United
States was opened at Newport. r. l., in
1866.
voTING-H. A.. Yerbs Buena Island. Cal. is
a man enlisted in the United States navy doing
San Francisco as his residence. entitled to reg
lister and vote in San Francisco?
A man does not gain or lose resi-
dence by reason of being in the army
or navy of the United States. In this
case the Individual being a resident
of San Francisco and being stationed
on Yerba Buena island, which is one
of the islands under the jurisdiction
of San Francisco, is entitled to reg
lister and vote in that place.
NEW WORLD woNDERs-N. A. R.. Ala
media. Cal. What classed as the seven won
ders Of the new world?
The group of natural objects that
have been designated as the seven
wonders of the new world are: The
Niagara falls, Yellowstone park, the
Mammoth cave, the canyon and garden
of the gods in Colorado. the big trees
of California, the natural bridge, Vir-
ginia, and the Yosemite valley
ELECTION DAYS-AIice. City. Are all days
which national. state or municipal elections
held legal holidays, and do the banks close
on such days:
Any day on which a general election
is held is a legal holiday and on those
days banks do not transact business.
Days on which city elections are held
are not legal holidays.
Which is correct Thrice bridesmaid. never a
BRIDE or Thrice bridesmaid. then a bride1''
There is an old superstition that one
who thrice is bridesmaid will never
become bride.
ESQUIRE AND MR.-subscriber. City, In
addressing a letter is il proper to use both
esquire and Mr.?
1t is proper to write Thomas Hill.
ESQ., or Mr.. Thomas HILL" but il
would be absurd to write Mr.. Thomas
Hill, Esq
DEAR-subscriber. City In addressing let
ter to an old time friend Is it proper to capt.
talize dear as. for instance. My Dear
No. dear should be lower case, as
My dear George.
MAYORS OF NEW YoRk-S.. City State
the politics of the mayors Of New York since
the downfall Of Tweed
Those who occupied the mayors
chair in that city since the time named
did so in the following order: ". r.
Havemeyer, W. II. Wickham. Edward