The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21

clared to the depositors a dividend of 5 per
cent payable five days later. Since then none
has been declared, and at this time It is not
known when the next dividend will be de-
clared, but it will be done as soon as the collec-
ton OF funds warrants it.
GOOD MORAL CHARAcTER-J. W., Vacaville,
Solano County, Cal. One of the chief qualif-
cations to entitle man to become q member
OF one OF the secret societies you name is that
he shall be man of good moral character. If
q man who had been arrested for embezzle-
ment and broke out of Jail to escape punish
ment applied for admission into one of these
societies he certainly would be rejected, if the
fact OF his al rest and escape were known.
OLDEST PAPER-H. F. g., City The oldest
paper extant is the Neue Zeitung aus His
panien und Italien, printed in Nuremberg, Ger
States is the Weekly Massachusetts, Spy, pub
lished at Worcester, Mass. 1t was established
in Boston, Marsh 3, 1771, by Isaiah Thomas
1t was removed to Worcester in 1775, where it
has been continuously issued since.
CLUBS AND BADGEs-H. +. G., City. The ques-
ton, GLOW many clubs are there in this city
and what kind of badges have they?" is too
indefinite to he answered. 1t is impossible to
determine if your question refers to political
clubs, literary clubs, social clubs, debating
clubs, gentlemen's clubs or ladies' clubs. Core
spondents should definitely state what they
want TO know, and the best effort will be made
to give answers.
THE STATE PRIsoN-A. O., City. Visitors to
the State prisons are not admitted without
permit 1t is not necessary that visitors should
know any of the convicts Visitors are not
permitted to roam around the prison alone;
they are accompanied by some one connected
with the institution. The Query Column can
not tell whether visitors "tip'' those who show
them around.
WILL BE NOTIFIED. A. B., City. If a boy is
named by the Congressman of the district in
which he lives for the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, he will have to go to the academy
for examination to his qualifications for adj
mission, but will be notified by the appointing
Congressman where he will have to appear.
The examination is usually held within the
district.
RAZzLE-DAzzLE-E. L., City. The question
whether aces or skies are high in zzle-dazzle
is one that has been answered several times in
this column. In absence of any recognized
authority on this point players must agree be-
fore the play which they will count high. AS
a general proposition Hoyle lays down the rule
that in dice-shaking ace is low and skies high.
INCURABLEs-J. A. F., City. The Kings
Daughters at their home on Francisco street,
receive and care for incurables who are not
affected with contagious diseases. When par
ties are able to pay, they charge from $40 to
Pl4 n InOHln. WUelneT SUCH u person COulQ De
admitted to the Almshouse would depend on
circumstances that could be determined only
by the superintendent of the institution.
THE FISH LAw-T. F. W., Scribner, Humboldt
County, Cal. The law passed by the Legisla-
ture that recently adjourned repeats all the or
dinances that existed prior to its passage re-
lating to fish and game. Now only the new law
prevails, and no trout must be taken between
the LIST of November and the LIST of April OF
each year.
No LICENsE-A. B. Y, Angel Island, San Fran
cisco County, Cal. Those who sell cigars and
tobacco at retail are not required to take out
United States license, but those who go through
the country peddling such are required to give
what is known as "a peddler's bond" There is
no cost attached to such bond.
THE RIGHT TO VoTE-F. w. D., Kelsey, Cal.
A convict who having been pardoned and re-
stored to his civil rights is entitled to vote
Natives of China cannot become citizens of the
United States, consequently they cannot vote,
but sons of Chinese parents born in the United
States are entitled to vote.
CHINESE LABoRER-H. d. G., City. A Chinese
laborer who is in the United States properly
and return TO 1t If he can, by competent testi-
mony, establish the fact that he is the owner of
property OF the value of $1,000.
DRUMMERs-G. T. W., Oakland Cal. 1t has
been decided by the Supreme Court of the
United States that drummers are not required
10 pay incense In municipalities, but that agents
who have fixed place of business and peddlers
must pay municipal license.
CIVIL SERvIcE-W. A. t., City. If you want to
prepare yourself for civil-service examina-