The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-28

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CRIBBAGE-P. NJ, Modesto, Stanislaus County,
Cal; B. c., City, and ]. Fl. j., City. and
are partners, and so are C and D. A plays 8,
namely, 5, 6, Z; A cannot play, having played
the 9, and cannot play, having played the z,
but plays the spot, making 81. Can take
the run of and can he pass over the and the
and still claim the run of z, &, 5, AZ The an
swer is yes
with another z, making "a, with 2 holes; D
plays the third z, claiming 81 with 8 holes,
being six holes for the three rs and two for
making the play 81. The answer is d is right.
Three of a kind counts six; then the 81 counts
two, making q total of g.
A plays q, B 5 and 6, claiming five
points; D plays a 3, claiming a run of 4. A
plays another and claims a run of 5. Can A
claim only for his run? A claims that he
can take five points for his second run of d.
Answer-A can claim but a for his run. and is
not entitled to a run of D.
OLD CoINs-E. C. H., Sacramento Cal. The
earliest coin known was issued by the Greeks
in the seventh century before Christ What
the value of such coin is at this time is I'M
certain. Frederick H. Seymour, 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 OBJ
tanned 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 par
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. This interferes with STAN
dard of values and makes the price of ancient
coin somewhat uncertain-in fact, governed
chiefly by demand" Ii you have Hibernia
copper coin of S05 it ought to bring q. good
! price. This column cannot advertise the bust
ness places OF any dealers in coins or OF any
other dealers.
VIGILANCE CoMMITTEE-W B., City. The four
men hanged by the Vigilance Committee of the
early days, known as tthe first Vigilance Com
mittee," were John jenkins, alias symptom, one
of the Sydney Coyes - who was hanged on the
plaza on the 18th of June, 1851, for having the
night previous stolen q safe from g. store on
Long wharf, now Commercial street; James
Steudrt VINO was hanged on the LIN OF July
from little pier off Market street, near Bat
terry, for a murderous assault on Mr.. JansoE Of
Janson, Bond & Co., with intent to rob their
store on Montgomery street, and Samuel Whit
taker and Robert Mckenzie, hanged in front
of the committee-rooms on the west side OF
Battery street, near California, on Sunday,
August "a, 1851, for the commission OF various
arsons, burglaries and robberies.
SOLDIERS HoMEs-C. ]. 81 Napa, Cal. The
law passed by the last Legislature prohibiting
the sale of liquors near soldiers homes declares
that 1t is misdemeanor for any one to sell OF
give away ale, beer, wine, cider or other il