The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Answers to Queries

Of the death Of soldier named koy Ford ar
In the issues of November IS and
November II.
LOTTERY NJ. City. This depart
ment does not give any information
about any lottery
HALLEY-L- $. p. Campbeils. What is the
pronunciation Of Haley" Of Halley's comet
As if written Hall. with the sound
of A as in mat and as in pin.
PoPE-Reader The Call. San Jose. Does the
pope Of Rome belong to the Masonic fraternity:
He does not.
in California to strike man who wears glasses:
/ 1t is not
sows-J. B.. GroveIand. Why do sows eat
\ their young? What is the remedy?
/ George n. Rommel. B. S. A., expert
in animal industry. on this subject
says: "Sows eat their pigs because
they are i'll natured. or nervous The
best remedy for such sows is TO put
them in the pork barrel at the earliest
| opportunity"
HoTEL-C. W. Santa Cruz. To settle an
argument. please state IL there is Central
hotel at Sixteenth and Valencia streets, in san
| Francisco?
| There is.
PENsIoN-subscriber. GrandvilIe. Can sis
ter. the nearest living relative Of an officer who
cation for and draw pension? II not, why:
She can not. because under the law
granting Mexican war pensions, only
the widow is entitled to such.
CHRYsANrHEMU0I- NJ. oakland. When
should chrysanthemums be slipped?
Nearly every grower has his own
particular time for the insertion of
cuttings The season ranges from Oc-
tober to March. but November and
December are the two most popular
months
CARNEGIE HERO FuND-R; B. F.. City. To
whom shall send letter OF Inquiry i ~, for RI infer-
tribution of medalsT
To F. NJ wilmot. secretary of the
fund, Pittsburg, Pa
WELLS. W. D.. City How many wells re
there in Golden Gate park7 Tell about their
dimensions?
At the water works in the park
there is a sump or underground cistern
500 feet long, - feet wide and 40 feet
deep there is a similar one at the
Dutch windmill. 240 feet long. Il feet
wide and IS feet deep, and at the-
Murphy windmill one of the same kind.
100 feet long, 12 feet wide and Il feet
deep. There is also an artesian well
at Twenty fourth avenue, near the
casino, 200, feet deep, with a Il inch
pipe.
WAKE IsIAND-subscriber. sattley. When
did the United states acquire Wake island, Ia
the Pacific ocean? What is its importance?
The United States flag was raised
over Wake island January, 1889, by
Commander Taussig of the Benning-
ton, while proceeding TO Guam. 1t is
a small island in the direct route from
Hawaii to HOngkong. about 1000 miles
from the first and 5000 from the latter.
1t might. at some time. become i'm
portant as a eoaling station.
AIRSHIPS-A o. T. s, Berkeley.
The reason your query about a GER
tain airship concern has not been an
swered is that this department does
not advertise private business con-
Germs.
SEA LEyEIe-F. B, W. Fresno What is
Understood by the sea level?
The sea level is the level of the surN
face of the open sea taken as the poin
from which to estimate or measure theF
perpendicular heights or depressions Of
other surfaces. as of hills and noun
tains.
MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS. B. W., Fresno.
How is the altitude Of mountain above sea
level obtained?
The height of mountains is ascer-
tained by the use of the barometer
Ascending from the sea level, the air
becomes lighter. and the mercury in
the barometer falls. Civil engineers.
knowing the height of the barometer
at sea level and also at the place the
height of which they desire to de-
termine. are able to compute the ele-
walton of the place Mountains may
also be measured by trigonometry.
LIND-N W. City. Where was Jenny Lind
Goldsehmidt born. and when2
In Stockholm, Sweden. October 6.
1921.
HoLIDAYs-R. T.. sebastopoI How many
and what the legal holidays in the United
States?
There are more than so. but all are
not observed in every state and terri
tory. Each legislator creates the
legal holidays for its own state. This
department can not devote the space
to printing the list asked for. IL is to
be found in the World Almanac for
the current year.
largest brewery in the world located in Dublin.
Ireland? If not. where is il?
The largest brewery is in Mil
waukee, Wis.
CONFESSIONS. r H.. Cincinnati o. Is Il
true that since the hanging of Durrsnt for the
murder Of two girls in church in San Fran
cisco. several years ago. one has confessed
the killing and exonerated Durrant? Who made
the confession?
No one ever made a confession in
regard TO these murders
CLAUS SPRECKEIS BUILDING-J T. San
lose. When was the Claus SpreckeIs building.
Third and Market streets. san Francisco IN
which The Call is located, commenced, and when =
finished?
work for the foundation was begun
September %, 1895. and tenants moved
INTO it December 10. 1897
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