The San Francisco call., 1910-03-13
Answers to Queries

before dawn?
1t is said to have had It's origin from
the following. in The Baron of st.
Castine," written by Longfelow:
But the nearer the dawn the darker the night,
And by going wrong all things come right;
Things have been neDded that were worse
And the worse. the nearer they are to mend
HENEY-p.. City. When and where was
Francis J. Heney born?
Lima. N. Y. March II. 1859.
METALLIC CARTRIDGES. ]. X. stcsk-
ton Where, when and by whom were metallic
cartridges invented?
They were invented in France in 1881
We do not know the name of the. in
ventor.
SUMNER sCHoOL-subscriber, City. where
Is the Catholic summer school In the United
States? Give the name OF the president anu
secretary.
1t Is at Cliff Haven. near Plattsburg.
N. Y, on Lake Champlajn, where the
school is held from July to September.
The president is the Right Rev. Mon
signcur ID. j. Mcmahon. ID. d.. OF New
York; secretary. Charles Murray, East
Forty-second street. New York city.
LIGHT METAL-A. o. s.. City. What is tho
name OF the metal that is lighter than water
and what is its specific gravity?
Lithium, which has a specific grav-
ity of O5936, about one-half that OF
water. When placed on water IL floats
as lightly as a cork.
TEACHING-R.. orovilIe. Where can OBJ
tain information about teaching in the Philip
pine islands?
From the department OF public inc
struction, Manila, p. L
RIGHT OF WAYS. F.. Presidio, City. whss
vehicles have the right OF wsy2
n
partment apparatus and ambulances.
FREE RIDING-S. f., Presidio. City. Do pO.
licemen. aremen and mail carriers have TO pay
fare on the trolley cars in San Francisco?
Policemen ride free on exhibiting
star. Mail carriers and hremen ride
free when In uniform. the former when
actually engaged in delivery.
HOUSE OF LORDS. D.. IrvingtOn. How
Is the house of lords chOsen7
The house Of lords consists OF peers
who hold their seats. first, by hered-
itary right; second. by creation by the
sovereign; third. by virtue of office
English bishops; fourth. by election for
life-Irish peers; fifth, by election for
the duration of parliament.
COMMONS. D., Irvington. How is the
house Of commons created3
The house of commons consists Of
members representing county, borough
and university constituencies in the
divisions Of the United Kingdom.
CARp-A. s.. city. What wording should
| appear on the visiting card OF the hostess for
an at home?
The name address. hour for the at
home and date, also the name of the
guest of honor. If there be one. as fol-
lows: ITO receive (insert name).'
/
P. Schwerin OF the Paciac Mail ever officer
OF the United States navy?
He was. for short time.
What is the missing link applied to the
human race?
1t is a Hypothetical animal assumed
TO be a connecting link between man
and the anthropoid apes.
pARwIN-P. s. NJ. Harney. Ore When and
where did Charles Darwin the naturalist die?
| t2) Did any one but Darwin write on the eyo-
lution OF man?
He died at Down, Kent. England.
April 10. 1882 CD Yes. there are
works on this subject by Ernst
Haeckel. A R. Wallace. t. H. Howkey
and others.
BARoN-F. W. H.. San Leandro. What is the
origin Of the word baron?
II is probably derived from the old
German word baro CALLED 10 vir,
man, a hero). which originally signi-
fed a stupid. brutal man; afterward
came to signify a man simply. and
later, by one of those strange trans
mutations not uncommon in language.
a pre-eminent man or person of dis
tinction.
letter addressed to Henry Farman, the aviators
reach him?
Direct the letter to the New York
aero club, New York city, with request
to forward.
MERRY WIDOW T.. City. who wrote
the opera entitled 'The Merry widow:
Franz Lehar.
NOT IN BUSINESS Subscriber. Occidental.
Is W. J. zeilner who was ,. in business Sa "a at ~
" 1905 sell n bnsness in tBst eI 'ne n's
No.
NOTARY-s., City. An unmarried woman is
commissioned com a notary public. While holding
thorized to sign her maiden name TO acknowl-
edgments?
In such a case the woman would have
to do as is done when woman AT the
time she married was the owner OF
property IN her own right and wishes
to sell 1t. She must sign the deed i'm
her married name and add formerly
- giving her married name To
avoid any question the notary would
sign Jennie Jones. commissioned
notary as Jennie Smith.
GRAND JURORS-A- ]. X. Oakland. Ara
grand jurors paid?
No.
sun DIAL-Subscriber, City. What is the rule
for determining If sun dial is correct at uoOn7
have such dial, but 1t varies with my clock
time.
Get the time by the following rule:
From any almanac take the time from
sunrise to IL o'clock and from IL
o'clock 10 sunset. Half of the differ
ence between the two is the number
OF minutes which the dial shows
wrong, either plus or minus. This is
called the equation of time and varies
about Is minutes either way at it's
highest.
PoLICE-X.. Y. T.. Williams. What is thu
numerical strength Of the San Francisco police
force?