The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1895, Page 26

Perceive how we have ‘‘boiled ds Department. probably go sooner than that at these values like these wien you get here. ALL SILK TWILLED INDIA. 22 inches wide, L K y a yard; we've boiled ¥t down to...... % & L SILK, 19 inches wide, an excellent heavy quality— B Kennedy said 50 cents a yard. Come early M closing it out at 5 N ALL sIL grade. SURAH, double warp, This week we say... FANCY scrol way AFFET. , dushes, etc SILK, 19 inches wide, all imaginable colors. FANC pre " CHANGEABL st conceits. In SILKS for wai ad of §1 § 18 INCH COLORED SATIN, s Sp 6 broken li Dress Good L FANCY CHEVIOTS, 3 le and stylish—The k Marked to close ALL WOO: inches s good f ALL wooL FR ches 1: ANCY STRIP: wide, & limiu SILK-FACE grade for.. New Arrival Cr PLAIN CREPON iches wide, 8 new and e, Bazaar Specials. FOLDING HATRACKS, wo L 15!} ) 6 B TOOTH BRUSHES, 10¢ qua ROOMS, ‘wired handles, ISCOPE LUNCH Each , by such at 81c a cake, now on a3 3 cakes GOOD NOTE PAPE sheets C B4 envélopes to/match, 8t 5 % House Furnishings. B§ NOTTING: LACE CUR- & down to PORTIE Fine Silks. Kennedy’s Goods must go at once. inches wide, the regular $1 some of this seas s broken, 50 10 clo own”’ prices in this They will prices. Plenty more all popular sh: ades— . Yard 20° 9 HC for this as we are Yard figures, diamonds, be $1 any- Should b z on's Yard rged 50c, ... Yard ecials. wide, every plece of Kennedy’s 50c wide, an_excellent > out , 18 inches £C | e 2o SRR | | T 50°| epons. ‘ staple Pretty weave e $1-00 | 46 Inches wide, & @u) .25 ... Yard ¢ ~rc 07| Yar ery staple colors, v i Yard ® 2. ) = N Py 43, Another Big Batch of Bargains Ready To-morrow. The Prices on Kennedy’s Bankrupt Stock Boiled Down to Almost 1 Nothing. Prices Last Week Were Certainly Low Enough, But Compare Them to These Great Reductions for To-morrow. | Smaller, far Sma | RED AND BLACK FLANNELE CHEAP FLANNE ller b COTTON CHALLT 4-4 BROWK ) S, preity patterns, 6%4¢ grade. ieavy thread, 7 value SES, 50x36 » make 18¢ each, Now. COTTON CRASH, 17 inches wide, 7c Kind. am 0 choose , Than E kind inches. fine soft f , the new curtain material for sum s, Linen Department. ver. 7e 4° ard Yard INCORPORATED 037, 939 and o941 Market Street. You Will Find Things to Be Just as Advertised. Come Early for Comfort. Novelties choose from...25¢, 35¢, BLACK LACE RUCH decorations. i CREAM ORIE: stylish. FLOWER COLLARETTES, dozen diffeTe FANCY CREPON STOCK C! and colorings. .. FANCY YOKES, fine and extremely stylis Only a few items to SPANGLED WINGS. JETTED QUILLS... JET AIGRETTES. JETTED BUTTERFLIES.. JET BIRDS... .. JET HAT-CROWNS... JET BO: STEEL BUCKLES, 3% to 4 1 CHRY; DARK VIOLE FLOWER AIGRETTES, wit] 'S, very fine, | PLEATED BRUSSELS NET BOWS, for Kennedy’s price 25¢ LADIES’ WOOL ribbed, col drawers to match; Ken LADIES' ALL-WOOL ribbed, made of fine Sa. #1 50, ours LADIES MUSLL | LADIES MUSLI] MEN'S price 25¢, ours. | MEN' sha and toes, Kenned, ol 'S WOOL good heavy qualit - Yard $1:20 = —en Men’s Furnishings. TECK TIES, new knot, long ends, made of silk, Kennedy’s pric | BOYS' BUTTERFLY BOW TIES, ue, S made of India silks, pink, cream, red and black, Kenned ATURAL GRAY WOOL z00d quality, double heels UNDERWEAR, | neck and front, coiors natural white and scarlet, price 81 50 a garment, we say. B GINGHAM heavy quality, bl nedy’s price 66¢, them out... Bicycle VEry bpeci‘f‘n‘l Bnrgams ‘ill White Shirts, Underwear and Neck~ wear. S, allwool, colors blue, gray, the regular special sale at.. blac ME ALL-WOOL garnet or black, a garment . MEN'S ALL-WOOL full fashioned, ve ity, colors white, garnet ... silk bound 1] Kenned; Sweaters. VERY SPECIAL/100 DOZ SWEAT- a fine heavy quality, navy biue, embroidery trimmin; & [MEN'S and YOUTHS' NATURAL 5 Iy 1 GRAY MERINO UND: LADIES e = | SHICTS, small sizes only, Ken ] 5C| ““4 inches eac shape, i nedy’s price 40c, ours to close 1) Kennedy’s price. $1 25, Soe, 1D E i o . Each USLIN GOW -, Each | ke, with COATS, extra e checks, Ken- we say to close LiN' GO trimmed yokes, and ail Hosie Four Very S heavy quality, ok, garnet and $2 quality, on 7 Fach | dye, double knees, heels and toes, sizes b 10 814: Kennedy's 3 | price 20c, our sale price...... S Pair | SWEATERS, | crlLDREN'S BLACK COTTON HOSE, nurrow rib, iermsdorf ] @20 | .00 | dye, sume as above, only finer quality, sizes 5 to 81, Kennedy’s D3 f ety SaitabieP2:20 | PHce"25c. ours only: i Pair ¢ -.... " Each | LADIES' BLACK COTTOX oxtra heavy quali 19° | spliced heels, double toes; Kennedy's price 35e¢, ours. © SW ATERS}, 1 i P;ié I:‘iue’,"b‘l‘:i}kqfld$3fl) tipped, double heels and toes; Kennedy’s pricé 50c, our sale 333 { Each| price. G Pair | Ladies’ Underwear Dep’t. WHITE LAWN APRONS, large size, open work, trimmed bottom, and Torchon lace trimming DRAWERS, heavy heavy muslin; the $1 kind.. | CHILDREN’S BLACK COTTON HOSE, narrow rib, Hermsdorf |~ the latest thing in m . , low sleeves, Jersey bl gray, and camel’s h; inedy’s price 75¢, ours. o high neck, lo xony, drawers to match w sleeves, Jersey Kennedy’s price muslin, 4 tucks, with 35¢, our sale pric Kennedy's pri , fine quality, 3 clusters of tucks mstitched embroidery trimming; our sale price. . . sailor colla ruffiea edge ok Kennedy’s price tncked and colored embroid a g W over embroidery trimmed yoke ry D—epartment. pecial Prices To=Morrow. 12:° ThaR Newutl;ll)l‘;lllflen. Most it rices. (‘;henelll.::&:s.elitcv First Counter, Left Center. VAN DYKE LACE COLLARS, all new patterns, 8 gualities to CHIFFON COLLARETTES, white, pink, magenta, blue, canary, e AL LACE RUCH! flowers, in & number of color effects. NOVELTY JABOTS, Oriental or Val lace, with satin ribhons, a 3 ent color effects. - 7oe, 95¢, $1.00, uality chiffon and ribbor h ATED CHIFFON, 6 inches wide, the nov PLI;:“mmHy and evening-dress trimmings, crea New Millinery. Compare these prices Wi PEARL BUCKLES, 1 to 4 inches GILT BUCKLES, 3 to 2 inches. PERSIAN ENAMEL BUCKLES. ANTHEMUMS, each... in Neckwear "5 Ladies. : tylish Creations in Neckwear go’l’hi& Ruches, Jabots, Yokes, $1°8 9, 92.00 J— Lace 50¢, 15¢, 9bc, $1.00, $1.25 and trimmed with violelsor forget-me-nots, i1 Nothing more stylish, 5% ch chiffon ends, flower G $2.00 and flower-trimmed, with lace and v and @9).00 § very latest fad in meckwear, all tiny %1.25, $1.50 and & w1 OLLARS, in a 1 ty of the an for i) .00 SN show you how much we can save vou. h those of exclusive milliners, 50¢ to 81 ~25¢, 35¢ and 40¢ .45¢, 50c and $1, ...35cto 81.2 ..15¢ to $1.50 nches. per bunch h or without jewel effects. dedly 50 and $1.75 ~ Notions. apoleon hats, decl £ 51 A Few Samples of the Low f Prices Next Week. + SATIN BACK VELVET RIBBON, 71C 4] nlsurtv? colers, Nos. 5 to 9, at 2 B one-half value.. sssseass Yard FANCY METAL and BONE BUT- (s TONS, worth 25¢ to 85¢ dozen, to () to be closed out at .. Doz. HAMBURG EMBROIDERED embroidery 3 to 4 inches EDG ©)1¢ wide, cloth 6 to 7 inches, Ken- 1Z2 nedy’s price 20c, ours. . .. Yara |§ SILK BEAVER TRIMMING, 1 LN inch wide, s £ Yard J§ rCh 9 Bolt G CY MESH V. C white and gray, Ken- 10°§ c, ours . .. Yara ALL-SILK RIBBONS, satin edge, satin and gras grain and other styles, at one-half the Kennedy prices - Nos.79. No.12 No.16. No. 22. 7€ Yard ] ()€ Yara | OCYard ] 5CYara satiy BELT mose support- 19 B SRS, Kennedy's price 35 Each OF DRE IRIM- kind sold by us last 910 this week to close e . . Yard |8 MOMAIR, open-worked , colors navy, black, white RCE and myrtle, Kennedy’s price 10c, 5) ours . i Yard (¥ STORY OF A LOST HEIR, Wresting Secrets From the Forgotten Recesses of Time. Some Fancied Slights Lead to the Discovery of a New Possible Claimant. Another heir is going to appear in the mysterious case of the estate of Alexander Smith. Itisnoless a person than James Smith, who was before thought to be a brother and is now found to be a son. Urged on by professional pigue and the fascination which the unearthing of my teries affords, Oscar T. Shuck is doing his best to bring this man to court to share his father’s estate with his sister. Mrs. Jane Harvey, who up to a few days ago was supposed to be the sole heir to one of the unclaimed deposits in the Hibernia Bank, was found by Attorney Shuck after he had with infinite pains and trouble | established the identity of the ownership of a deposit now amounting to nearly $20,000, which has been accumulating the vaults of the Hibernia Bank since 1862. Shuck thought his work done at the time, but Mrs. Harvey did not recognize his _efforts, mor did she acknowledge his interest in the case in any way. When therefore, a few days ago, she said_that she had no uncle, and that she had a brother alive, Mr. Shuck again put his shoulder to the wheel, and he is now fast on the trail of the missing brother. “I will get him.”” hesay. ¢and I w bring him or his heirs into court to divide that money, and I onl wish I had fifty more, whom I could bring in for their shares,” all of which goes to show that the attorney does not like the way he has been treated. That he has been working diligently in his new quest i$ shown by the fact that he has already traced James Smith for thir- teen years after his family him.” The last information of the missing man showed him to have been in South- eastern Nevada in 1875. The last his sister laimed deposit reads like a ro- In December, 1893, in complianc the Hibernia mance. T, 189: with the law requiring it, Bank published in its annual report a of the unclaimed deposits which for years had rested forgotten in its vaults. Among these deposits was one, originally small, but subsequently swelled by accu- muiated interest to $17,752, which was down on the books as belonging to one Alexander Smith of 233 Stevenson street, San Francisco. On the suggestion of J. llivan, attorney for the Public Ad- ministrator, Mr. Shuck took in charge the search for the ownerof the money, or, if dead, his irs. His search was a long one, but v interesting, and his treatment by the heir he found has had the effect of redoubling his efforts, and a suc- cessful search for the second heir may give rise to a sto i s interesting as that of his original investigation. : The first refuge was the old directories, those of the years from 1850 on and rigt up to the later ones. The name of Alex- ander Smith of 233 Stevenson street ap- eared but once in the directories, and was in the one published in 1862, the year the deposit was made. There was also a James Smith of the same number on Stevenson street, who was put down_as a clerk in the New York warehouse. He was at first taken to be the brother of the depositor, but is now known to have been his oldest. child. A search through all the namesin the directory of 1862 failed to unearth any one else who resided at 233 Stevenson street. An examination of the indices of all estates in probate and of all mortuary records and all property conveyances of every kind in San F‘mncisco from 1850 to 1880 ‘also failed to show the name of Alex- tnder. Smith, * At the bank they had shought he was a cook, and he had made ais deposit in the spring of 1862, and that was all they knew about him. The long interval since the missing man last heard from | had been heard of could admit_of but one | explanation—that he was dead—and, with that idea in view, the files of all the old papers were searched to see if inany of the many accidents thev told of the mysterious name appeared. The search was a success- | ful one, for in one of the accounts of the | loss of the steamer Golden Gate, which | was burned off the Mexican coast on July , 1862, the name of A.Smith was men- | tioned as beil mong the list of the lost. | With him, according to the report, per- { ished his wife and family, with the excep- tion of his daughter Jane, who was to follow as the companion of a lady going to New York by the next steamer. Smith | Bad not_felt able to stand the heavy ex- | pense of the fare of his whole family to | New York, and he had offered the services | of his daughter as companion and maid to | any lady going to New York. | No one knew who wrote the article, nor | @ vthing more about the man than had | been printed, but it was a step forward in | the search, particularly when it was learned | that on July 2, 1862, Smith, the depositor, | had drawn 0 from the bank. The de- hosit was made by Alexander Smith on | March 24,1862. On July 2 he drew $300 |out. On July 21 A. Smith sailed on the | Golden Gate, and on July 27 he perished with her. Alexander Smith, the depositor, had never been heard of after the death of | A. Smith in the ill-fated Golden Gate. | A list of the cabin passengers on the | | Uncle Sam, which followed the Golden | | Gate, showed that Jane Smith sailed with | a Mrs. S. S. Phillips. She could not be | | found. Accepting itasa possibility that | | Jane Smith may have returned to San | | Francisco and married, the marriage rec- ords irom 1862 to 1872 were examined. | There wasa Jane Smith, who became a | Mrs. P. S. Marshal, but after she had been found she proved to be the wrong person. | It then occurred to Mr. Sh that as A. Smith had offered the services of his daughter as a ladies’ traveling companion, possibly he might bave done so by adver- tising. The old files were brought out again, and then a flood of light was thrown on the case by this advertisement, pub- | lished a few days before the Golden Gate | set sail: TANTED—BY A YOUNG GIRL, A SITUA- | are partners, and so are € and D. | Wiiion to acten on family going East on the next steamer. Inquire at 233 Stevenson st., bet. Third and Fourth. | The mystery had been practically solved, | The A. Smith who perished on the burn- i eamer was Alexander Smith, the | issing depositor. Having established the identity of the depositor the next task was to find the daughter who had so miraculously esca; the fate which had overtaken her family. | Advertisements were placed in all the papers, circulars were sent all over the | State, and finally Mr. Shuck learned that | the real, Jane Smith, or, as she is now, | Mrs. Jane Harvey, had been in_ corre- | spondence with the bank and was about to begin proceedings in the courts to get pos- | session of the money. | It was due entirely to Shuck’s efforts | that it was made possible for the estate to | reach the hands of its owners, ‘and to be | ignored at the last moment made the at- torney feel hurt. Some testimony was taken a few days ago from Mrs. Harvey, and she said she had had a brother who did not perish on the burning steamer, but she had no knowledge of his whereabouts | since 1862. Shuck immediately thought of the James Smith who had all along been considered a brother of Alexander Smith, and the possibility of his being a son sug- gested itself, and working a short time on that theory was suflicient to prove it. After Mrs. Harvey appeared in court Shuck submitted a report of his labors to Judge Slack, and in his closing paragraphs he wrote: now. This piece of work has been my best. It ‘was stubbornly kept in hand under adverse conditions. When it began one eye had lost its sight, and now the other is threatened with collapse. 1 will dip no more into fading prints among small advertisements in fine type for hints of lost depositors and missing heirs, nor worm into the conches of time for the keys of fortune. My work and duty are fully accom- plished. The heir is in court, the story is told and the record made. But now the new heir has appeared, and, piqued by the slight which he considers has been put upon him, the attorney has once more taken up the thread of mystery and will follow it up, let it lead where it will. | eoin somewhat uncertain—in fa If correspondents neglect to give correct names and addresses they must not be disappointed if there is no answer tothe communication. The names are not for publication, but for reference. Questions will be answered as soon as possible after they are received. Sometimes an answer cannot be had sooner than three weeks after start- ing the inquiry. Questions the answers to which will amount to an advertisement of any business or article will not be answered. Questions asking for the standing of any in- dividual or firm will not be answered. No questions in arithmetic, algebra or geometry will be answered. Material for debaters will not be furnished. Religious questions respectully declined. CRIEBAGE—P. M., Modesto, Stanislaus County, Cal; B.C.,City, and J. H.J., City. A anll B Aplaysa9, Ca7,Ba6 and D a 5 with & run of three, | namely, 5,6, 7; A cannot play, having played the 9, and C cannot play, having played the 7, but B plays the 4 spot, making 31. Can B take the run of 4 and can he pass over the 9 and the 7 and still claim the run of 7, 6,5,4? The an- swer is yes. A plays a10, B a7, making 17; C comes in | with another 7, making 24, with 2 holes; D plays the third'7, claiming’ 31_with 8 holes, ing six holes for the three 7's and two for making the play 31. The answer is D is right. Three of & kind counts six; then the 31 counts two, making & total of 8. plays a 4, B & 5 and C a 6, claiming five points; D plays another 4 and’ claims a run of 5. Can A | claim only 4 for histun? A claims that he | can take five points for his second runof4. | | Answer—A can claim but 4 for his run, and is not entitled to & run of 5. | O Corxs—E. €. H,, Sacramento. Cal. The | earliest coin known was issued by the Greeks n the seventh century before Christ. What | the value of sucha coin is at this timeis un- | certain. Frederick H. Sevmour, a prominent | numismatist of the United States, whose home is in Detroit, Mich., in answer to & question'as to the value of old coins, said: “The value of ancient coins is governed by the prices ob- tained for them at sales which occur from time to time in New York and Philadelphia. At one sale a certain coin may go for a low figure, there happening to be nobody- there who pa | ticularly desires it, while at another the same coin may be sold for a very large sum, there perhaps being two or three parties who want it competing for it. is interferes with a stan- dard of values and makes the price of ancient governed chiefly by demand.” If you have a Hibernia copper coin of 805 it ought to bring a good price. This column cannot sdvertise the busi- ness places of any dealers in coins or of any other dealers. VIGILANCE CommMrTTEE—W. B., City. The four men hanged by the Vigilance Committee of the early days, known as “thie first Vigilance Com- mittee,” were John Jenkins, alias Simpton, one of the “Sydney Coves,” who was hanged on the | plaza on the 11th of June, 1851, for having the My life is nearly all behind me, as betokens | night previous stolen a safe from a store on Long wharf, now Commercial street; James Steuart, who was hanged on the 11th of July from a little pier off Market street, near Bat- tery, for a murderous assault on Mr. Janson of Janson, Bond & Co., with intent to rob their store on Mnmfimery street, and S8amuel Whit- taker and Robert McKenzie, hanged in front of the committee-rooms on the west side of Battery street, near California, on Sunday, ‘August 24, 1831, for the commission of various arsons, burglaries and robberies. v SoLpiers' Homes—C. J. 8., Napa, Cal. The 1aw passed by the last Legislature prohibiting the sale of liquors near soldiers’ homes declares that it is a misdemeanor for any one to sell or give away ale, beer, wine, cider or other in lays a3, claiming a run of 4. A | | toxicating liquors within one and a half miles | outside of the boundary line of the lands oc- cupied by any home, retreat or asylum for dis- | abled unteer Soldiers, or soldiers and | sailors, which has been or mnay be established by the Government of the United States within the State of California. The penalty is not less than $25 nor more than $100 and ,in addition, imprisonment for thirty days, and’ closing_up of the place in which such liquor is sold. The uct provides that it shall be in effect from and after its passage. SILVER AS LEGALTEX pER—Enquirer, City. On January 18, 1837, standard silver coin of the United States was made legal tender for any amount. February 21, 1853, half-dollars were made legal tender for only $5. February 23, 1873, trade dollars were made legal tender, but on the 22d of July, 1877, they ceased to be such. By the act of February 28, 1878, silver dollars of the weight of 41214 grains were made legal tender for all debts. On June 2, 1879, an act was passed declaring that silver coins of less value than one dollar should be legal tender to the extent of $10 only. These two | acts are still in force. Five, three and one cent pieces are legal tender to the amount of 25 cents only. BicycLE—F. W., City. The number of links in a chain does not cut any figure in finding out the gear of & bicycle. To find the gear multi- ply the digmeter of the rear wheel by the num- ber of teeth in the front sprocket and divide the product by the number of teeth in the rear sprocket. . To ascertain what distance is coy- ered by a bicycle in one revolution of the pedal make a chalk line on a floor, place the forward wheel on the line, then turn the pedal com- pletely around by hand. and the distance from the chialk mark fo the point where the wheel stops can easily be measured and gives the de- sired information. DE YounG-KaLLocn—J. P., City. Isaac S. Kalloch, who was at one time Mayor of this city, was shot by Charles de Young on the 23d of August, 1879. On April 23, 1880, Charles de Young was shot and killed by the son‘of Mayor Kalloch. The Rev. I. M. Kalloch, son of the Mayor, never was pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church on Bartlett street, but in 1878 was pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church on Twenty-second street, between Howard and Capp, which church, when it was removed to Bartlettstreet, became known as the Emmanuel Baptist. THOSE INDICTMENTS -J. A. Sonomsa, Cal. To the question, “What has been done with the indictments found by the Grand Jury of San Francisco against the owners of houses who rented such for immoral purposes?’ W, H. Gagan, foreman of that body, said: “The matter is tied up in the Supreme Court, and we are awaiting a decision so that we may know if the Grand Jury has the right to present indict- ments in cases of this character. We have done what we could in the matier, and until a decision is reached we cannot move.” CoPPER CoINs—G. H. H., City. Dealers in coins offer from 3 to 10 cents for a United States cent of 1857, 4 cents for a half cent of 1826 and from $3 to $4 for a half cent of 1852. There is no demand for the other cents given in your communication. A Victoria penny of 1877 has no special value, but a coin bearing uvon it the imprint, “Napoleon III, Emp. 1826,” would be a great curiosity’ to numis- matists in view of the fact that Napoleon III ‘was not Emperor until 1852. EXTRADITION TREATIES—). W. J., Alameda, Cal. The following isfa list ot countries that have extradition treaties with the United States: Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Bremer, Bel- gium, Ecuador, France, Great Britain, Han- over, Hawaiian Islands, Hayti, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Mecklenberg-Schwerin, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Oldenburg, Orange Free State, Ottoman Empire, Peru, Prussia and other States, Russia, San Sa:vador, Schaum- berg-Lippe, Spain, sweden _and Norway, Swiss Federation, Two Sicilies, Venezuela and Wurt- emburg. A NAME—M. and J. 8., Chico, Butte County, Cal. The question asked 18 hardly sufficiently definite to admit of a positive amswer. If you mean, can children lawfully takethe maiden name of the mother and be known by that instead of that of the father. the answer is that in order to change a name lawfully it must be done by order of court and for a good and sufficient reason, The children, if minors, would have to_make the application for such change through parent or guardian. Lerter-Cavrigrs-L0, 8., City. The letter- carriers of San Francisco do not pay a certain amount per year for the privilege of riding on the streetcars. On the Ylnion. California and Sutter street lines, when in uniform and on duty, they are allowed to ride free. On the lines controlled by the Market-street combine, at certain points, the carriers when on duty are permitted to ride free. At other times they must pay like other passengers. COUNTING IN #CasiNo—J. D., Oskland. In a game of casino A has to make five points to go 0 out, and B has to make one point to go out. Vhen the game is_ended it is ascertained that there are no cards out. A has great casino, little casino, spades and an ace; B has three aces. Which wins? Answer—In counting in | this game first comes great casino, little casino, cards, spades and an ace. A having made his five points in the order of counting, wins. ONLY CONDITIONAL PAYMENT—A. F. B., Sara- toga, Santa Clara County, Cal. According to the laws of this State if a person in a transac- tion makes & payment by check or draft, that is only a conditional payment, which does not become absolute until the check or draft is cashed, but_if the person receiving the same snonld neglect to make the collection within the time laid down by commercial rules, and by reason of that neglect should be unable to make collection, the fault would be with him. | TrANsLATIONs—J. A, H., City. Without the | consent of the author, you have no right to | translate for publication in another journal a | copyrighted story appearing in a newspaper pr{mcg in the }:n’élis’;})lmgunge in the United States. The copyright law secures to authors | and their as he exclusive right to trans- late or to matize any of their works. No | notice is required to enforce this right. A FrAUD—A. S, Vacaville, Solano County, Cal. If a man owning property should borrow money on his note and afterward before the note became due should deed away all his property instead of making a will, and he had 10 other means of meeting his obligations, it would look very much_as if he wanted to de- | fraud his creditors, and it is probable that an action to have the transiers set aside on the ground of fraud would lie. DURRANT'S VisiTors—C, R., City. It is im- possible to give a full list of the names of those persons who visited Durrant in the City Prison on Saturday, April 20, for the reason that a great many were taken into the prison by offi- cers from the upper office, and no register is kept of such visitors, and those who were ad- mitted on permits compose but & small propor- | tion of those who called to see him. DELINQUENT TAX SALE: B. S.. Oakland, Cal. The recent act of the Legislature con- cerning the sale of property for non-payment of taxes applies to all real estate on which taxes are not paid. The sale is made to the State, but the owner may redeem the same within five years. 1f not redeemed within that time, the Tax Collector must make out a deed of the property to the State. S1zE OF Books—D. A. D., City. The terms 8vo., 4to. and 12mo., used in connection with books, indicates the number of pages in the sheet, thus: In a folio book, four pages or two leaves equal one sheet; a quarto, or 4to,, has eight pages or_four leaves to & sheet; an octavo, or 8vo., has sixteen pages or eight leaves to a sheet; in a 12mo., thirty-six pages | or eighteen leaves eaual a sheet, and o on. | MINING CLAIMS—A. 8., Soulsbyville, Tuol- umne County, Cal. If three men own jointly three adjoining quartz claims on three veins running parallel with each other, or nearly so, they may not under the assessment law do | £300 worth of work on one claim during a | stated time to hold the claim, but must do $100 worth of work on each claim. FALSE PRETENSE—O. 8., City. If a person ob- tains money from another and gives assecurity for the repayment thereof a deed to land that is of no value means would probably be found for punishing the wrongdoer by spplying for his arrest. e facts of the case should be laid before one of the Prosecuting Attorneys or the District Attorney. CRINEAN WAR—F. Y., City. The motives alleged for the Crimean war were the desire of Russia to protect the Greek church in Turkey, and of the allied powers on the other hand to check the progress of Russia and aid that of Turkey. Peace was conciuded by treaty March 30, 1856, and the allies evacuated July 9. MARRIAGE LICENSE—F. Z., Qily. A marriage license issued in one county of the State of Californin is not valid in another county. The Civil Code says: ‘‘All persons about to be joined in marriage must first obtain a license therefor from the County Clerk of the county in which the marriage is to be celebrated.” H Licexse—H. 8, City. Every county and every city within & county regnlates licenses within the coum{. The Queq Column has not room to detail the working of the license law in each county. This information may be obtained by writing to the County Clerk of whatever county you desire to visit. " HORSEPOWER—J. J. M., Stockton, San Joaquin County, Cal. The simplest rule for finding out the horsepower of an engne is to multiply the diameter of the cylinder inches by itself. In other words, square the diameter in inches and divide by four. This rule will prove correct for all ordinary engines. . CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—R. C., Oakland, Cn].] | position as ship’s writer or other clerical posi- The publication of the Congressional Globe has been discontinued and the publication that has taken its place is the Congressional Record. It is furnished to subscribers at $8 for the long session of Congress and for half that amount for the short session. PICTORIAL ART—S. B. S., Oakland, Cal. The leader of the impressionist school of painting was an artist named Whistler. The latest ides in pictorial art is to make pictures that, while they have but little artistic merit, are so un- usua' as to attract attention, notably the work of Aubrey Beardsley in “The Yellow Book” and “:Salome.” A Bexci SHow—T. F. J., City. The definition of a bench show is ‘‘An exhibition of animals, as dogs o cats, which are arranged on benches for_comparison of the merits according to a scale of points in contradistinction to a_field show or field trial, where awards are made for performance.”” | HALF-MILLION CLUB—J. H. McL., City. The | object of the Half-million Club is to maintain the unity of the State of California, prociaim | its wonderful resources and advantages and endeavor to have a population of half smillion in the City of San Francisco before the end of the century. DENIS 18 THE WRITER—E. G., City. The sea stories that bave appeared recently in the CALL are written by Denis Kearney. He does not furnish the facts which are afterward puf in shape by sume one else. He writes the stories himself. He is also writing stories for an East- ern syndicate. CrviL ServicE—K. W., City. Those persons ‘who desire to undergo an examination under the civil service rules in this City should apply to W. L. Stowell at the Postoflice. Mr. Stoweil is the secretary of the commission and’ he will | give all information to applicants, IN Gop WE TrusT—W. F. C., City. The motto “In God We Trust” was first placed on 2-cent pieces of United States coinage. This was in 1864, and at that time it was provided that the motto should be added to the device of other coins “wherever practicable.” THE INDEMNITY—H. 8., City. The amount of | indemnity that the French paid to Germany after the close of the Franco-Prussian. War was five milliard francs. The terms of payment were one milliard in 1871 and the remainder in three years. Two CANALS—J. A. H., City. The length of the Gota Canal in Sweden, built in 1832, is 370 miles. The length of the Nicaragua, accord- ing to the survey, will be 169.8 miles long: that is the distance from Greytown to Brito. THE NATIONAL GUARD—F. W. D., Kelsey, E{ Dorado County, Cal. The National Guard of California is paid only when in actual service, after having been called out by the Governor of the State. THE NAVY—E. F., Alameda, Cal. To obtaina tion in the United States navy, file an applica- tion with the executive officer of any vessel in the service. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—H. 8., City. The Legislature of the State of California meets every two years at Sacramento. It may be spe- cul;y convened by proclamation by the Gov- ernor. THE CLIFF House—H. M., City. The old CIiff House fronted on what is known as the ex- tension of the ocean boulevard. If Point Lobos avenue were cut through Sutro Heights it would cross the center of the Cliff House site. | ingenious mechanism or in its of January, 1861, on Friday, and 1 ary, 1866, aiso fol) on Friaay. o L2ih of Janu BEARD'S VOTE — “Rectus,” San Jose, Alameda County, Cal. The record shows that John L. Beard voted “no” on the woman suffrage biil. Mission THE FARALLONS—H, From the cen- ter of the site of the old Cliff House the largest of the Fgrallon Islands is west 78 degrees. HENRY’S NATIONALITY- L.. City. The Rev. J.Q. A. Henryis an American. He was born in the State of Tow FAKE STOPS IN THE ORGAF. ty. A Trade Secret in the Construction of the Instrument. Of all musical instruments known in the present day the organ is undoubtedly the “king.” Not only in its complicated and vonderful control by one performer, but in its powers of expression and imitation of the various instruments of the orchestra it is unex- celled. Unlike other instruments that are perfected both in voice and simplified methods of playing—sueh as the violin, flute, clarionet, etc., the organ, as it now stands, is still operi to considerable im- provement, both in mechanical and acous- tic Kriucip]vm The word op” means a ‘‘set” or t“rank” of pipes—one to every key on the board. The word does not refer in any way to the “knob” that the organist pulls out or pushes in. It seems necessary to explain this, as many persons are unaware of it, and are dazzled by the amount of “knobs” they get for the money, and say st only half that every specifica in almost -builders a certain number stops are announced, in order to make it appear a great deal for the money. Among them are cer- tain ‘“mechanical”’ contrivances, which produce certain effects on the mechanism only, while others are used to affe speech of the pipes. Others again are mere “claptrap” and,as a rule where these are inserted, the tender may be ['nu in the fire, as the builder is untrustworthy. An idea may be formed of the useless- ness of some of these by the number of them run into the parlor organ. I.Yyl the latter one may find eleven “'stops” and actually only two rows of reeds, 122 in number, therefore really only two stops, divided into treble and’ bass, to swell the number to four—the remainder being made up of mechanical “‘claptrap.”—Providence Journal. In their nav gersflare divided into three classes—thc game-Killer, the cattle-lifter and the man-eater The latter is almost always an aged beast, whose teeth and claws are no ldnger serviceable. T e You need printing or binding? Tel. 5051, Mysell & Rollins, 521 Clay. First-class work. * L The wealth of the Rothschilds at present is estimated at £400,000,000, and is believed to have doubled within the twenty years ast. It is figured that in seventy years Tnore they will possess £15,000,000,000, an THREE DATES—Miss C., Oakland, Cal. The 4th of January, 1859, fell on Tuesday; 11th | amount that can hardly be conceived. DR. BISHOP'S KIDNEY TEA 'l'l:e Most Reliable Remedy for all Diseases of the KIDNEYS, LIVE R & BLADDER For Sale by all Druggists. PRICE, 25 Cts. A PACKAGE.