The San Francisco call., 1910-07-13
NEW YORK WORLD.
Answers to Queries

NAVY STATISTICS-P. l.. s., Point Rich
mona. What was the increase of the United
States navy during the of the rebellion?
The annual report of the secretary
of the navy for 1865 shows that at the
beginning of the war in 1851 there
were 1000 men in the navy and at the
close of the war the number had in
creased to 51,500. The force in the
navy yards increased from 1854 to 49,
$50. This latter was exclusive of about
an equal number employed in private
shipyards under contract for the gov
ernment. During the war 20S vessels
were started for the navy and nearly
all were completed before the declara-
tion of peace. Four hundred and
eighteen vessels, of which 313 were
steamers. were purchased. of this
number $40 We're sold sat the close of
the war.
'TXPEwRITERs- Subscriber, City. When and
where was the first typewriting machine pro-
duced?
Probably the first form of type
writing machine was rude affair
shown in England in 1714, but it was
without practical results. In 1855 NJ.
Foueault sent to the Paris exposition
a writing machine for the use of the
blind, but the first of what is now
known as typewriting machines was
the one patented by c. L. Sholes of
Wisconsin in 1868.
PAPER-Smoker, City. Is cigarette paper
known rice paper made from rice or the
fiber of the rice plant?
So called rice paper used for cigar
cites has nothing to do with rice or
the rice plant. 1t is made from the
membranes of the breadfruit tree or
more commonly, the fine new trim
mings of flax and hemp, specially pre-
pared to whiten the pulp.
MURDER-Oldest Subscriber City Give syn
opsis of q murder committed on Russian hill
man killing his brother in law; give the date.
tell OF the trial. sentence. execution, name of
the trial judge, and name of his attorney.
This department would be pleased to
oblige oldest subscriber" but as there
is nothing to indicate in the letter of
inquiry about when the crime was COM
mitted it is impossible to locate it.
out of a house that he is occupying from month
to month?
He can be served with a notice to
quit, given at least Is days before the
end of the rental month; or the rent
may be increased, and if either of these
an action in ejectment may be COM
menced.
MATCHES-S Subscriber, City What are so
called safety matches made of and what is the
composition on which they ignited?
The matches are made by dipping
the splints into a paste composed of
chloride of potash, sulphide of anti
mony and glue. The paste for the
rubbing surface is made of amorphous
oxide of manganese or
suiphide of antimony and glue.
HEW TO THE LINE-G. NJ T.. writ
ing to this department. says .'Hew to
the line, let the chips fall where they
may" was first used by Henry Clay
in speech in the United States SEN
ate. Another says it was uttered by
George Washington in one of his ad-
dresses.
BURBANK-s.. City. Who produced the first
Burbank potatoes?
Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa, Cal
HOTEL. ]. A. K, City. When was the
Grand hotel in San Francisco burned?
During the night of April Is, 1906
WIDE, WIDE wORLD-A. B. j., City. Who
vrote The Wide Wide World?
Susan Warner.
A NAME-M T. H.. City What is the pro
,unciation of ALA Najemovas?
Na-jay-moyas