The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1901, Page 6

WEDNESDAY.......5..... OCTOBER 16, 1901 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Aderess All Communieations to W. 8. LEAKE, Mauager. m‘GEI‘ OFFICE........Telephone Press 204 PUBLICATION OFFICE...Market and Third, 8, F. Telephone Press 201. EDITORIAL ROOMS. ....217 to 221 Stevensom St. Telephone Press 202. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Singie Coples. 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Fostages DAILY CALL (including Sunday), obe year. subscriptions. Sample coples will be forwaried when requested. Mafl subscribers in ordering change of afidress should be particular to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order %o insure & prompt and correct compliance with thelr request. OAKLAND OFFICE.. +++.1118 Broadway €. GEORGE KKROGNESS. Mazager Forsign Advertising, Marquette Building, Chisage. Quong Distance Telephone *‘Central 2613.”) NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C.CARLTON...cccccvvvssssess.Herald Square NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH........30 Tribune Building CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: ®berman Houmse; P. O. News Co.; Great Northern Hotel: Fremont House: Auditorium Hotel. NEW YORE NEWS STANDS: Waldort-Astoria Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Union Square; Murray Hill Hotel. . WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE....1406 G St, N. W. MORTON E. CRANE, Correspondent. p BRANCH OFFICES—G2 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open wuntil $:30 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open until 9:30 o'clock. 633 McAllister, open untll $:30 o’clock. €15 Larkin, open until 3% o'clock. 1941 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, corner Sixteenth, open until 9 o'clock. 109 Valencla, open until § o'clock. 106 Eleventh, open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second end Kentucky, open until 9 o'clock. 2200 Fillmore, opan until § p. m. e AMUSEMENTS. Grang Opera-house—“The Little Minister.” Grand Opera -house—Benefit of Charity Fund of the Asso- ciated Theatrical Managers, Thursday afiernoon, October 17. Aleazar—*"The Girl in the Barracks.” Columbia—"Florodora.” Orpteum—Vaudeville. California—""Rudolph and Adolph.” Tivoli—*‘Cavalleria” and *I Pagliaccl” Chutes, Zoo and Theater—Vaudeville every afternoon and evening. Fischer s—Vaudeville. Alhambra—Royal Itallan Band. Hill's Theater—Vaudeville. Sutro Baths—Open nights. AUCTION SALES. By Occidental Horse Exchange—This day, carload of Horses, at 721 Howard street. —— G —— WATTERSON TO THE FRONT. EPORTS from Louisville are to the effect R that Colonel Henry Watterson has announced that he is a candidate for thé Governorship of Kentucky, and it is added that if elected it is believed be-will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency in 1904. The report is not only “important, if true,” but is decidedly good if true. What we will need in this country at the next elec- tion will be @ good old-fashioned, light-hearted, everybody-is-happy, whoop-it-up -campaign, and Watterson will give it to us, . It matters not upon what platform he be nomi- nated, free silver or iree gold, the lost cause or the winning cause, his personality will be bigger than the planks hig feet are placed on. In fact, as soon as the campaign got fairly started Colonel Watterson would be sure to leap from the platform to the blue grass, swing his hat over all the country round and make the welkin ring with a bugle blast all his own. After that no one would pay any attention to planks, plat- forms, policies or principles. Throughout the coun- try there would be but one question—Are you for the colonel or agin him? The coionel’s politics are well known. They could not be nailed up into a platiorm nor kept out of a bottle. The colonel represents the Star-eyed God- dess of Reform, straight liquor, the boys in the trenches ard the spread eagle rampant in red all over the blue sky. He is for everything that begins with a capital Jetter—Liberty, Law, Fraternity, Peace, Commerce, Labor, Capital, Man, Lovely Woman, the North, the South, the East and the West, the nion and Glory Hallelujah. His letter of accept- ce would read like a speech following a Fourth of July banguet at about 2 o'clock in the morning. It id have the aroma of the preprandial cocktail, the sparkle of champagne, the fervor of old rye and the manifold subtle elegances of the pousse cafe. It have a charm for all minds and 2 tickle for vy fancy. It would be a record-breaker and an epoch-maker in the way of public documents, and for generations to come Democrats would hold annual festivals for the purpose of reading it over and try- ing to live up to it for just one night. It will be remembered that when the election con- test of 1876 was decided in favor of Hayes Colonel | Watterson called for 100,000 men to march on Wash- ington and seat Tilden. It was as brave a warwhoop 2s ever was heard on “the dark and bloody ground” even-in the days when Daniel Boone and the red- skins yelled against one another.” 1t was not only a ringing thing in itself, but it inspired others to ring, znd it set Joe Blackburn to shouting his immormal siogan, “He who dallies is a dastard, and he who doubts is damned.” That is what Watterson did for Tilden, but no im- zgination can depict what he will do for himself should he be nominated, or what he would do should he be counted out. Tt.is certain there would be a great uproar in the country, from the frozen lakes to the sun-kissed waves of the Gulf, and from the stormy billows of the Atlantic to the gentle ripples of the far-reaching Pacific, but nobody would be alarmed. Everybody would know that the country is safe. The Star-eyed Goddess of Reform talks much, but she never bites. Her tongue is fierce, but her hands are lily white and her eyes are full of benediction. The people would understand the ex- uberant ezndidate. Some would call him “Colonel,” some would call him “Hank,” and some would call him “Henri,” but all would call him a good fellow end vote against him with a sigh. Tt is therefore to be hoped that Kentucky will stand by Watterson and give the country a good blue grass race for its money in the next Presidential sweep~ stakes. Bryan was too bitter, and Quincy of Mas- sachusetts would be too sour. Watterson would be just right. As a candidate for the Presidency- he would be the sweetest thing that ever raised tumul- tuous cheering and never got a vote. THE SAN FRANCISCO CAl THE CITY’S DANGER. EITHER of theregular parties in this city seems to have fully appreciated the danger that lies in the political situation. They did not duly consider the risk that must always be taken in the election of a Mayor undsr the new charter. That officer becomes responsibie in a high degree, and alone, for the peace and order of the city. About the candiddtes for the Board of Supervisors these can be but little hesi- tation. On each ticket there are good elements and bad. On the Republican ticket there is 2 maximum and on the Democratic a minimum of bad elements. Citizens who desire to see the city protected against what evil bad Supervisors may do will prefer not to support the Republican ticket. The minimum of good elements vpon it cannot control it, nor can the minimum of bad on the Democratic ticket control that. The latter is, there- fore, likely to be preferred by all citizens who desire to shut out \\'ha‘t evil may enter the government by way of the Board of Supervisors. When the candidates for Mayor are discussed entirely novel considerations must be reckoned with. In the strenuous period of the late strike, a convention was constituted to nominate a city ticket. The men who went into that movement went apart and formed a political party for municipal purposes. They impeached the existing city administration not for any evil it had done, but for the good it tried to do in the enforcement of public order and the protection of citizens in their personal and property rights. these men nominated ds . of necessity pledged to withdraw from citizens that measure of protection should such another emergency arise, and that it will arise instantly upon the success of this class ticket no one doubts. Two such ,catastrophes close together —are more than this city and State can stand without serious and probably permanent iajury. To our mind there is only one way in which such a serious risk can be averted. If the substantial citizens of this city divide their strength between the two candidates, of the regular parties, the class ticket headed by Mr. Schmitz will be inspired to a great effort for success. Its supporters desire only the election of the head of the ticket. With the Mayor secured every business and industrial interest in San Francisco will find its throat in the grasp of the element which so lately was quite willing to inflict damage upon itself in the hope of doing greater injury to others. True, it lost and it suffered in losing, but that only increases its desire for recoupment through having a Mayor of its own to give it free hand next time it disturbs the industrial peace and prosperity of this community. This danger overgrows all others.. If business men, who found and promote the] enterprises upon which the life of San Francisco depends, choose to divide their strength between the two regular candidates for Mayor, they are taking a risk of the most dan- gerous and painful ‘nature. Granting that neither is an ideal candidate in this emergency, still, either is better than the avowed representative of public disorder and lawlessness. San Francisco had one experience that should admonish her not to commit her destiny to a class element, with only one idea of the purpose of government. The vote of the substantial interests of this city must be pooled and plumped for one candidate for Mayor or the consequences may be more serious than have followed the political mistakes of the past. Of this the two regular candidates should be made aware, if they do not know it already. The interests of a great city are higher than their personal interests or ambitions. The city will applaud whichever will solve the problem by seeing its most serious as- pects, and sinking his personal ambition for the public good. We say this very seriously and with a desire that the mistakes already made shall not lead to worse. We say it, too, feeling that the very class that seeks to gr;lsp adminis- tration for the purpose of further disturbance of business peace will suffer the most, in a personal sense, from the policy it contemplates. The banishing of frightened capital and enterprise will fall hardest upon our laboring population who are being asked to help effect it. They are less mobile than that which they menace. They cannot follow it to a new location, but must stand in their tracks and see it go, taking with it their chance for Qrofitable employment to be bestowed upon others while they suffer. These considera- txox}s, e are well aware, do not influence them, nor in the least stay their hands nor abate their intention. In ‘hat very lack of sensibility to the effect of what they propose is the great danger of the community and the greater danger to themselveés.: We have tried to point plainly the risk, and wait for the remedy to appear. BUSINESS STABILITY. HE course of business is forward, with no sign T that its impetus is spent. When President Mc- ¥ Kinley fell there were many who for a moment feared the effect upon credit and commetce. Europe was evidently expecting that the crime would start a panic here. But there was no perceptible reverse. The national administration changed, with no change in the financial or commercial policy of the country, and business moves so confidently that the Secretary of the Treasury finds it unnecessary to remain at his post in readiness to protect the public credit, and goes for a rest much needed, after the sorrows of his own house and the great tragedy that touched him in his official relations. Money continues easy and is not lacking for legitimate investment. The market has sustained unshaken the wild speculation in over- land railroad stocks and the loss of the President, and is strong on all sides. This situation is propitious for American enter- prise at home and abroad. The coming Pan- American Congress in the City of Mexico is expected to suggest to American capital the profits of busi- ness development in Central and South America. Those countries are old in their political character, but are yet new in industrial and productive develop- ment. They are at our doors. The Nicaragua canal is about to open a channel of transportation that will connect their east and west coasts by the easiest, cheapest communication, and our capital is needed for their development and needs the profit to be won in the process. The greatest extension of energy known to the age is the industrial application of elec- tricity. Ii business maintain its present stability, meritorious enterprises ‘in this State which depend upon electricity developed by hydraulic power will get the capital needed for their development. North- ern California is not yet in action with electricity, though its mineral development supplies an increas- ing demand for that ready agency. This State is to be the scene of the greatest development by electricity used as power known to the world. The nartowness of our borders, the great mountain wall on the east- ward with its unlimited supply of water power, from plants that are in easy distance from every part of the coast to which wires can carry power, suggest the most favorable situation known in the world. With money easy and capital seeking investment we may expect greater attention than ever to the con- ditions here which invite capital. In the rules laid down to regulate the costumes to be worn at the corenation of King Edward, it is prescribed that a baroness shall wear a train three feet long, a viscountess one of a yard and a quarter, a countess one and one-half yards, a marchioness one and three-quarter yards and a duchess a train two yards long. It is furthermore forbidden to any one to wear counterfeit gems of any kind. As a spectacu- lar performance King Edward purposes to show that the real thing can beat the stage any day. The Bulgarian bandits who carried off Miss Stone are reported to be out of reach of the police, out of reach of the army and out of reach of international diplomacy; but it seems to be admitted they will be withfn easy and immediate reach of the ransom as soon as it comes along. phs T W 2 Now that Captain Cook of the Brooklyn has tes- tified that he gave the order for the famous loop and that Schley had nothing to do with it, perhaps the enemies of Schley will admit that the movement was quite proper. * IMMIGRATION STATISTICS. ONCE upon a_ time the American people - watched the annual statistics of immigration with a degree of satisfaction that was hcightmed whenever the number showed an increase over that of the previous year. That Sort of indis- criminate welcome to all who came is no rrevalent. We now study the statistics of the immi- gration bureau with some care and are not always most pleased when the figures are highest. The recently published summary of the immigra- | tion statistics for the fiscal year just past is of a nature that will renew and increase the demand for a re- vision of our immigration laws in the direction of greater restriction. The number of immigrants who arrived during the year was about 20 per cent more than that of the previous year, and a notable feature of the increase is that it comes mostly from Eastern and Southern Europe. The increase or decrease in the number of immigrants of the different nationali- ties for the last fiscal year as compared with the pre- vious year is given in the following table: 1599-1900. 1 Inc. Armenian and Syrian... 3,600 1,937 Bohemian . ...... erees weea 2,329 855 Croatian and Dalmattan 9,521 2,827 Dutch and Flemish..... 2,516 594 Eng., Scotch & Welsh.. 5917 516 Finnish .. 6,783 2,248 French 1,956 1,815 German 2,382 6,208 Greek 3,734 1,947 Hebrew 44,520 1,238 Irish ... 25,200 5,247 North Italians 16,690 3.670 South Italians 82,329 28,960 Lithuanian . 9,170 978 Magyar 11,353 991 Polish . 36,825 801 Portugue; 3,119 386 Ruthenian 2,653 2,379 Scandinavian 22,847 1,334 Slovak . 1,539 Spanish 204 All others . 730 Grand total ...... ceen 341,712 .21 *Decrease. The Commissioner reports that there was a larger proportion of illiteracy among the immigrants of last year than in the former year. The amount of money per capita increased from $13 49 in 1900 to $14 12 in 1901. There was also an infrease in the proportion of women who came over last year, and this the Commissioner interprets as a sign that the families intend to make their homes here. An impcrtant feature of the report is the statement of the Commissioner concerning the lack of any ade- quate provision of law by which anarchists can be excluded from the country. It is stated that the vari- ous' suggestions which have been made to that end are either inadequate or are impracticable. The per- plexing factor of the problem is the difficulty of de- fining what constitutes an anarchist and of determin- ing what individuals are anarchists. This is one of the questions Congress will have to deal with this winter. Perhaps it will not be possible to devise a law that will exclude the “Reds” altogether, but something may be done to keep out the bolder and more dangerous of their agitators, * The army board has recommended to President Roosevelt that Colonel Roosevelt be brevetted brig- adier for distinguished service in the Santiago cam- paign, and now if the President wish to “do himself proud” the way is open. . The British War Office has officially denied that there is any friction between itself and Lord Kitchener, or that Kitchener wishes to resign, and so that incident may be regarded as closed. The ticKet longer ° I, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1901.° CAPTAIN SAILS MORE THAN 1,600,000 MILES - b WITH 176 ROUND VOYAGES TO N CAPTAIN CARL POHLE, ONE OF THE OLDEST MARINERS OF THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD COMPANY, WHO HAS MADE A RECORD EW YORK. — P C ing a record among trans-Atlan APTAIN CARL POHLE of the North German Lloyd Compn?y recently completed 176 round trans:Atlantic trips, traversing 1.600.610 mlil miles, this be- tic captains. Captain Pohle is a typical specimen of the hardy mariners whom the North German Lloyd has con- tributed to Germany's commerclal marine in its modern era of develop- ment. There are now many captains in the e British, Danish and German services who have scored the hundredth round trip as captains between Europe and Amer- aptain Pohle, who has been celebrated in verse by George i by his long and honorable career, the dean of the personnel has become, great Ggrman shipping company, iwhich n ficers and saflors of its fleet are maostly provinces on the coast of ship té seamanship and a severe course Francis Train, of the umbers over six thousand men. The of- recruited, when mere boys, from the the German North Sea, and only after a long apprentice- of theoretical studfes and examinations in practical navigation is the grade of captain attained. [ ] il @ PERSONAL MENTION. T. C. Gorle, a mining man of Quartz, is at the Lick. Louis Kahn, a merchant of Oakdale, is | at the Palace. General N. P, Chipman of Red Bluff is at the Occldental. C. A. Storke, ex-Mayor of Santa Bar- bara, is at the Grand. ! Joseph . Craig. owner of Highland Springs, is at the Grand. ! L. T. Hatfield, an attorney of Sacra- mento, is at the Occldental. C. A. Canfleld and D. C. Wallace, owners of large oil wells in the Coalinga district, | are at the Palace. C. A. Baldwin and family came up from Burlingame yesterday and will spend a few days at the Palace. Rev. Father C. A. Ramm returned yes-, terday from the East. While there he se- | cured several rare German books for his extensive library. Ross C. Cline, Pacific Coast agent of the Wabash Railroad Company, arrived yes- terday from Los Angeles. He will remain here several days. J. F. Lawless, auditor of the Pacific| Coast Company, and President J. D. Far- | rell arrived yesterday from Los Angeles, en route to their home in Seattle. They | are at the Palace. J. A. Brent, an Eastern capitalist Inter- | ested in gold and silver mines in the| northern part of tHe State, returned yes- | terday from an inspection of his proper- | tles and is at the Palace. Californians in l;I':w York, NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—The following Californians have arrived: San Francisco—F. W. Brake, at the| Normandi A. J. Caire and wife, at the Gilsey; Mrs. H. M. Fortescue, F. Jaynes and wife, Mrs. I. S. Lewis, at the Navarre; Mrs. Huburt, L. Scott, M. W. Zackman, at the Herald Square; Mrs. H. 8. Jackson, Mrs. M. H. Law- rence, at the Marlborough: J. M. O'Brien, P. F. Goodwin, Mrs. M. N, Sherman, at the Park Avenue; A. Chesebrough, W. P. Morgan, Mrs. W. H. Morgan, at the Hol- land; J. Dubois, C. J. von Schmidt, H. Anderson, Mre. G. Schuffenbaur, at the St. Denis; E. A. Keithley, J. O. Harran and wife, at the Imperial; Mrs. T. Ma- gell Jr., L. F. Weaver, W. H. Vincent, at the Murray Hill; R. Manvars and wife at the Hoffman; F. W. F. Blan- chard and wife, at the Victorta; J. F. Browning, at the Grand Unlon; R. L. Downing, at the Cadillac; Mrs. 8. Lewis, at the Savoy; A. Martin and wife, at the Aster; J. Sontag, E. A. Wettig, at the Plaza. Los Angeles—G. W. Hoover, J. D. Mec- Nab, at the Herald Square; M. H. Hell- man, at the Savoy; Rev. J. Henshall and wife, at the Murray Hill; E. P. Bosbyshell, at the Park avenue; O. Lip- pincott, at the Broadway Central. | garoco tendon in the hospitals. A CHANCE TO SMILE. Rudolf Sauerkraut—Vot for you wear dot silk hat the house in mit your smok- ing jacket, Hans? You know nuttings! Hans Pumpernickel—Ober I do know somethings. Vot is petter to smoke in than a stovepipe? “Do you really think he from.insomnia?"” “Of course ‘he {s. Why, he can’t even 80 to sleep in church when the collection plate is being passed.—Philadelphla Rec- ord. is suffering Mrs. Crabshaw—I suppose you'd be aw- fully frightened if I should send you a telegram while I'm away in the country? Crabshaw—Indeed, I would, my dear. I don’t know where to -raise any more money to send. you.—Puck. “What is the matter, Hercules?” Jove asked as the former paused in his arduous work of cleaning the Augean stables. “1 was merely longing for the hoseless age,” replied Hercules.—Judge. The driver of the stage, which was roll- ing down the Rocky Mountains as fast as | 3ix mules on the gallop could keep ahead of it, may have noticed that I was, writes a correspondent, a little nervous, for after a bit he soothingly said: “No use to grip that railing so mighty hard, stranger. We shan’'t come to the danger p'int for half an hour yit.” “Then it's on ahead?” I queried. “Yes, three miles ahead, and I may say fur your benefit that hangin’ on won't do any partickler good.” “But I don’t want to slide off.” “And you won't. If anythin’ goes it'll be mewls and coach and the hull caboodle altogether, and as the drop is plump three hundred feet you won't have no use for arnica or sticking plaster afterward.”— Boston Courfer. Speaking of the emotional tendences of the negro In religlous affairs, Mr. Wash- ington tells of an old colored woman who went to an Episcopal church. She went up to the gallery and prepared to enjoy the services. She grew steadily mofe and mofe excited and more noisy, carrying on at a great rate and attracting general at- tention. The sexton went up to remon- strate. “What's the matter, my good woman?" he began. “Oh, T am so happy!"” she said, waving her hands. *“De Lord has come; his glory is all about Neah. I's got religion at last.” “Very good, siiter,” sald the sexton, in a very mollifying tone, “but don’'t make so much noise. This is no place to get religion.”’—Boston Herald. Kangaroo Famine. There is likely soon to be an exceptional demand for kangaroos in consequence of the success attending the use of the kan- 1t has been employed in scores of instances to tie up Oakland—J. J. Eagan, at the SaVoy; rthe fractured bones of a man's leg, in or- P. L. Wheeler and wife, at the Man- hattan. Sacramento—J. N. Stephenson, at the Union Square. Santa Barbara—G. Morgenstern, at the Astor. B e IR Californians in Washington. WASHINGTON, Oct. 15,—The following Californfans have arrived at the hotels: Johnson, E. G. Hamilton of Riverside; St. James, George Hank of San Francisco. Sardou's Marriage. Victorien Sardou was married under the ‘most romantic circumstances. As a young man he worked and starved in a garret, and disappointment preyed upon his nerves till he fell ill. A young actress, Mile. de Brecourt, took compassion upon him, nursed him back to health and intro- duced his work to the famous actress Dejazet, through whom he was first acted. Sardou fell in love with and married his benefactress, whose death, ten years later, was the one great sorrow of his life. Sardou has made more money than any other dramatist, and he is probably the only man who ever gave Sarah Bernhardt a ghaking. The incident occurred at a rehearsal— and at a period when the divine Sarah was less eminent than she s now. They differed as to the way in which a passage should be declaimed, and Sardou, losing his temper, seized the actress by the shoulder and gave her a shaking. She re- torted by slapping his face, and afterward challenged him to a duel! SUMMER RATES In effect at Hotel del Coro- nado until December 1. Ticket to Coronado and return, including 15 days' board and room, §60. 1nquire at 4 New Montgomery st. der that he may use his knees while the bones are knitting together. Kangaroo tendon is as strong as silver wire. It is taken from the tail, and being animal in its nature, is absorbed, and the leg does not have to be cut open, as is necessary when silver wire is used. The mandibles of the ant are used in somewhat the same way to stitch up a cut. The insect is made to catch hold of each side of the wound with its mandibles and bring the edges together. Its body is then nipped off with a pair of forceps, and the mandibles are left in the flesh, acting in this way as a surgical stitch, —_——— ‘Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend., * ————— Choice candies. Townsend's, Palace Hotel* ————————— Cal. Glace fruit 50c per 1b at Townsend’s.* ——————— Towrsend's California glace fruits, 50c a und, in fire-etched boxes or Jap. bas- ets. A nice present for Eastern Fflendl. 639 Market street, Palace Hotel building * ————ae Special information supplied daily to busins houses and public Preu%l’ipnlnt Bureau (A.l.lan':n e‘;mb ot..hgf 10¢2. - gomery street. Teiephone Mal: —_—— President Diaz of Mexico is a mos; stemious man. His daily fare is lltm:t.'; fi;.;.n-nt. a:d edv:n whe: he attends official nquets he departs but littl regular dlet. . ———— e “Go Away Back and Sit Down.” It 1s =aid that certain people song, but anybody can go away sk Bk o sit down In the comfortable trains of the Nickel Plate Road. These trains carry Nickel Plat, Dining Cars In which are served American Crun Meals at from 3¢ to 31.00 each. Call or write for free book showing views of Buffalo Pan. American Exposition. Jay W, Adams, P, G P. A., 37 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco Cal. SOME ANSWERS TO QUERIES BY CALL READERS HIGH SCHOOL—A. B. C., City. Thera is not an evening high school for ladies in San Francisco. CHINESE—J. S., City. The article en- titled “Can you speak Chinese?” relative to the Chinese language appeared in the Call of October 15, 1900. TO THE PRESIDIO—Sub, City. . The distance from the western end of Union street to Point Lobos, in an air line, i3 three miles and a hal TEACHERS—A. M., Ukiah, Cal. To se- cure a position as teacher in the Philip- pines address a communication to the Congressman of your district or to the Uhiversity of California, Berkeley, Cal. CHEMIST—A. B. C., City. If a young lady wants to secure a position as a chemist she should first take a full course in chemistry. Having become proficient she could then file an application for g position. PATENTS-O. §. City! Originally United States patents were signed by the President; then by the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of Patents and now by the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner. MEANDER—W. Y., City. Meander does not mean to go around. It means wind- ing, as of a stream. The word comes from Meander, a stream in Phrygia. Asia Minor, noted for its serpentine course. It has three syllables—me-an-der. PRESIDENT'S WIDOW-J. D., City. The widow of a President of the United Btates is not entitled to a pension by the law of pensions, but such widows have been pensioned. The amount is fixed by Congress if such an act is passed. EXPOSITION STAMPS—S., City. The Pan-American stamps are of the denom- inations of 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10 cents. They portray the following means of travel in modern times in the United States: By lake, rail, Niagara bridge, automobile and steamer. GLASS — Subscriber, City. The flr‘st mention of the manufacture of glass in what is now the United States is to be found in John Smith’s history of Virginia in which there is an allusion to a glass factory having been founded at James- town in 1615. The*work was chiefly con- fined to bottles. HOMESTEAD—Subscriber, City. The law in regard to filing a homestead, if by your question you mean public lands, is not governed by State law, but by the Federal law. A married woman cannot make an entry on public land, unless she he deserted by her husband, for an aban- doned wife is regarded as the head of the family. UNIVERSITY COURSE—W. F. R..City. A young man who has not graduated from'a high school or anaccredited school, desiring to take a course In agriculture at the University of Califownia, should ad- dress a communication to the Recorder of the University, Berkeley, stating facts and desire. He will then be advised what course to pursue. DECORATING AND DRAPING—Sub- scriber, City. A person who desires to be correct would not say in placing emblems of mourning on his premises “I am dec- orating my house in respect to the mem- ory of our late President,” but he wouid say “I am draping my house.” Decorat- ing carries with it the idea of pleasure, while draping gives more fully the idea of sorrow. MARINE SKETCHES—N. C., Santa Cruz, Cal. A young man who “can make good sketches, particularly marine sketches, and who would be delighted to see some of them in the newspaper press.” should submit them to the newspaper press and if available they will no doubt sppear. A young man might think his sketches were “just the thing™ for a newspaper, while the manager of a paper and the head of the art department might think otherwise. NO PREMIUM—Constant Reader, Occi- dental, Cal. No premium is offered by dealers for nickels of 1883 without the word cents on them, for a Columbian half-dollar of 1893, for a twenty-cent piece of 1875, nor for a half-dime of 1872. A premium of from 17 to 32 cents is offered for a silver three-cent piece of 1869. This department does not advertise any business firm. If you desire the address of a firm dealing in coins you should send a self-addressed and stamped envelope. RENT—OId Subscriber, City. In the ab- sence of any agreement a party who rents a house or a flat by the month, payable in advance, is bound for a full month's rent even though he semains in the prem- ises but a day. In a case of that kind the tenant could lock up the place and held the key until the end of the month. A tenant who rents a place for a month is not required to give notice of a desire to vacate at any time during the month, un- less there is an understanding requiring such notice. “YES, SIR"—H. S. G.. City. If a young lady employed in a business house re- sponded to the call of a junior member of the house and in answer to a question or direction to perform a certain task she replied “yes, sir,”” or “no, sir,” that should not be considered as evidence of subser- viency or servility. It is an evidence of good breeding. An employe cannot afford to be rude to an employer, be it the senior or any member of the firm. Whether ““yes” or “yes, sir,” should be used often- times*depends upon circumstances and conditions and th must govern. GRAVING DOC; . Y., City. There s no difference between a graving dock and a drydock. Graves are the dregs at the bottom of a pot used for melting tal- low. Ships before the use of pitch or tar was introduced had their hulls well graved—that Is, greased with graves, or impure tallow. To do this it was neces- sary that the hull should be dry. A grav- ing dock was therefore a dock into which a ship could be floated and the water aft- erward drawn off, so that the graving process could 3o on. The process of grav- ing has become obsolete, but the name of graving dock has been retained. MARINERS' COMPASS-J. A W, Stockton, Cal. The mariners' compass has the needle fixed to a circular card onm which there is a star of thirty-twe rays marking the thirty-two points of the heavens. The north point of the card is immediately over the north end of the needle and the card moves with the needle. The cardinal points are marked with the letters N., 8., E.,, W.; and the intermediate points by an ingenious sys- tem of notation showing the variation from true north. For Instance the points of the star between N. and E. are marked NbE, NNE, NEbN, NE, NEbE, ENE, EbN. And so the other divisions are marked as to the cardinal points, NOTICE TO QUIT-X. Y. Z, City. If a party rents a flat by the month in the abzence of any agreement the tenancy terminates at the end of the month for which the rent is paid and the tenant may leave without notice. On the other hand, the owner of the premises may give the tenant a reasonable notice that he de- sires the premises at the end of the month. Fifteen days’ notice is a reasonable no- tice. If the tenant refused to quit the landlord would follow the commen prac- tice of three days' nofice to quit and if not obeyed would commence an action for unlawful detainer, which would involve a case In court with judgment against the tenant, who would be taxed the costs, o