The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02


400, 1000.
WIFE's SIGNATURE-R. s., Little River, Men,
docino County, Cal. husband cannot make
a gift of community property without the con-
sent OF his wife The law of this State is that
the husband has the management and control
OF the community property with like absolute
| power OF disposition other than testamentary,
es he has OF his separate estate, provided, how
ever, that he cannot make gilt of such com
mqnity property or convey the same without
valuable consideration, unless the wife, in
| writing, consents thereto.
WIDTH OF STREETs-D. R. L.. City, The width
of Broadway, New York, is eighty feet, Broad
| street, Philadelphia, 113 feet, Pennsylvania
avenue. Washington, D. c., extends across the
city and is interrupted in its course by the
buildings and grounds of the Capitol and the
! White House, between these buildings it is $50
feet wide, and in the rest of its it is 100
| feet; Market street. San Francisco, is 120 feet
| wide.
SUMMER REsoRTs-M. NJ. F., City. The Query
Column cannot tell you which is the best sum-
mer resort for party of twenty, for the reason
| that it does not give answers that amount to
an advertisement of any place, person or thing.
In the CALLS advertising columns there is a
long list of the principal summer resorts of the
State. There is good fishing in San Mateo,
| Lake counties. There are also good hunting
grounds in the counties named.
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cash prize. A makes SO out of possible Sc. B
makes three times 33 out of possible So
! Then A and have to roll off for q prize. Has
B the right to roll off three times to AIS once %
The answer to this question is that in rolling
off on a tie would have the right to roll once
! only. All ties are decided by one roll, as a
rule, not by a full game, though a full game
may be played II the parties so agree.
HoLIDAYs-A. o. s., City. The legal holidays
in the State of California are: Sundays, New
Years day, Washington's birthday, Memorial
| DAY, the Fourth OF July, primary election day
in the even numbered years. Labor day, adj
mission day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas and
every day on which general election is held.
GEOGRAPHIC WILL-R. S., Little River, Men
docino County, Cal. An Geographic will is one
that is entirely written, dated and signed by
the hand of the testator himself 1t is subject To
/ no other form and may be made in or out of
the State and need not be witnessed. 1t may be
proven In the same manner as other private
| writings.
THE RAvEN-B. L. j., Vallejo, Solano County,
| Cal. Professor L. M. Loomis of the Academy of
Sciences. one of the best authorities on this
coast on orn1thology, says that the plumage of
| the raven does not turn gray with age, but in
| consequence of sickness any bird may become
worn and faded in its plumage.
THE MooN-M. NJ, City. The following shows
when the moon will occupy Libra during the
balance of the year 1895: June and 30, July
| 20, n uBu 20, oeptemDer 10, OctODer LIZ NJ
| yember ID and December 10. The moon occu-
pied Libra January 10, February II, March II,
| April and May 6.
! THE HIGHwAY-R S., Little River, Mendocino
County, Cal. The law of this State declares
that transfer of land bounded by highway
passes the title of the person whose estate Is SO
] transferred to the soil of the highway in front
| to the center thereof unless a different intent
appears from the grant
ARMY AND NAvY-F. A., City. (which is the
/ best navy? and which is the best-drllleo
army p are questions that can be answered by
saying that each nation claims the best navy
and each nation claims the best-drilled army.
! CHINEsE-F G., Cloverdale, sonoma county
Cal. A native of China born OF Cninese
| parents, and who when he reaches his majority
resides in California cannot vote for fresl-
Dental electors nor for any other officers
WOMAN SUFFRAGE-C. L. s., Cloverdaie, Sono-