The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

WASHINGToN-S Oakland. While in
Sacramento saw large portrait of George Wash
ington in the senate chamber of the capitol. Was
that?
That isa explained in the following
from the Democratic State Journal of
July IA, 1854, in an account of the
great fire in Sacramento on the night
before, which destroyed the. greater
part of the city and the courthouse:
when the fire threatened the court
house with destruction the governor
of the state (John Bigler), who was
present and who had been working
from the commencement of the fire
wherever Sacramento most needed a
soldier, asked those present to assist
him in saving the furniture. To this
many objected. on the ground that pri-
vate parties, who could not suffer the
loss as well as the county, needed their
services. A full length portrait of
Washington was standing against the
southern wall. and, pointing to it, the
governor said: See, there is the por-
trait of the father of your country.
Will you permit it to be destroyed?' 2
when a general rush was made for the
portrait and 1t was saved"
IN THE ARMY Subscriber City. What coun-
in the army?
Austria Hungary. Spain. Portugal.
France, Belgium (voluntary enlistment,
which can be supplemented by con-
scription IL necessary. The Neither
lands (service is to some extent volun-
tary, but the majority of the rank and
file is obtained by conscription), Ger
many, Switzerland (national militia,
Italy, Turkey Con all moslems, Chris
tians not being allowed to serve), Rou-
mania. Servia, Bulgaria, Montenegro.
Greece, Sweden (army in transition
state. principle adopted resembles that
of The Netherlands}, Norway (national
militia resembling that of Switzerland),
Denmark (same as Norway, and Rus
STA.
FRAGRANT RosES-Subscriber. Menlo Park.
Tell me how to prepare rose leaves to make
fragrant Jar.
The following is given as the latest
method: "As you gather rose leaves
pack them in stone crock with alter
nate layers of salt. Keep in a cool,
dry place. Leave them there for a
week after the last layers of petals are
added. Turn them out then on a large
platter or tray, toss and mix thor
oughly. Then mix well the ingredients
given below, return to jar and pack
away to ripen for six weeks: Pow
rose and heliotrope; one ounce pow
dered orris root, half a teaspoonful
each of mace and cloves and a quarter
of a teaspoonful of cinnamon. Liquids
-Four drops of oil of roses, 10 drops
of oil of chris, 20 drops of oil of
melissne, 20 drops of the oil of ecalyp-
tus, 10 drops of pure oil of bergamot
and two drains of pure alcohol
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City. When and where
was the first orchard, outside of those planted
by the padres, started In California?
One Of the reports of the state board
of horticulture has the following on
that subject: "One of the first or
chards planted in California was set
out at Coloma, Ell Dorado county. by
Peter Weimer, partner of James
Marshall, the discoverer of gold. He
grew some trees from seeds procured
out of imported dried applies, and in
1s4s set out the first apple orchard in
the newly discovered gold fields of FL
Dorado county That orchard has
passed out of existence"
DEsERTER-B H.. s., woodland. A man de
serted shortly after he had enlisted in 1907.
is afraid that If he does he will be arrested.
He wants to know IL he can come back and not
be molested.
tnST6 Is no pTOScCutiOli W1LniH wv "
years after desertion in time of peace
prosecution is barred, but the deserter
Is disfranchised. If the deserter alb
sents himself from the United States,
the time of his absence does not count
in the matter of prosecution
IN wAsHINGToN-w. II. s., City. Can
parties be married In Washington in the dis
frict Of Columbia? If So by whom?
A marriage may be performed in the
city of Washington by Judge of the
supreme court, the judge of any court
of record or justice of the peace or
by any clergyman, but if by a clergy
man. he must be one who has been
authorized by court to officiate at a
marriage ceremony in the district OF
Columbia.
CHAMELEoN-A. o. s.. City. Is it known
why the chameleon changes its color In moving
from object to object?
The following is given as the rea-
son: I'm changing. the chameleon has
the greatest chance for life. Those
which have had the largest range of
change of color in the past have sur
vived and the capacity for change has
been evolved in their descendants to a
higher degree, so that all chameleons
now living readily. change the color OF
their skins to that of the bark of the
tree upon which they may be. They
are thus protected from their enemies