The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-18

gagement: 'Ernanf," Bohemian Girl"
| SChimes of Normandy" "Rose OF Castillo
"Il Trovatore," s.Masked Ball." Martha"
"Fra Diavolo," "Anne Boleyn," Norma" and
Romeo and Juliet"
A LAWYERS CHARGEs-Old Subscriber, City.
This department cheerfully gives information
to correspondents, but the following cannot
be answered: please give an estimate of
what New York lawyer would charge for
searching title" What he would charge
would depend very much on the time it would
take to make the search and the amount of
labor involved. Your second question is too
indefinite to admit of an answer. You do not
state where the parties you refer to live, nor
where the property is situated or anything
that would enable one to discover whether
California, New York or any other State law
would apply. Then again your communica-
ton is not entitled to any consideration for
the reason that it is not signed nor is your
residence given. Had you complied with the
rule, the party whose duty it is to answer ques-
ttons could have communicated with you for
the purpose of ascertaining what you really
do want to know.
THE LAW AS TO VoTING-A Subscriber, City.
The law on the subject of an electors right to
cast ballot and right of registration If he
moves from one county to another is as fol-
lows:
Every male citizsn Of the United States. every
male person who shall have acquired he right Of
citizenship under or by virtue OF the treaty of
Queretaro, ana every male naturalized citizen
prior TO any election of the age OF 81 years, who
shall have been resident of the State one
next preceding the election, and of the county in
which he claims his vote ninety days, and in the
election precinct thirty days. and whose name
shall be enrolled on the great register Of such
county fifteen days prior election, shall be
a qualified elector at any and all elections held
within the county, city and county, city. town
or district within which such eeolor resides.
No persons name must be entered by the
certificate Of registration in another county show
| ing that such registration has been Cancelled and
upon proof by the affidavit of the party that he is
an elector OF the county in which he seeks TO be
registered
There are other sections of the law that gov
eFn the registration of an elector, but the sec
tions uoted cover the point that you mention
in your communication about the removal
from one county to another
TAPIocA-w. H, Oakland, Cal. Tapioca is
the iarinaceous, starchy substance in the form
of coarse grains, obtained from the cassava of
the manioc plant, native of tropical America
and much cultivated there. 1t is also extern
| sively cultivated in Africa. The plant grows
| in bushy form, with stems usually from six to
eight feet in height some times much more.
The stems are white. brittle, and have a very
| large pith; the branches are crooked The
leaves are near the extremity of the branches
| large, deeply seven-parted. The roots are very
| large, turnip-lke, sometimes weighing thirty
| pounds, from three to eight growing in a clus-
| ter, usually twelve 10 twenty-four inches long
| In common with other parts of the plant, they
|
| to cause death in a few minutes; but
as this is owing to the presence of
| hydrocyanic acid, which is quickly dissipated
| by heat, the juice, inspissated by boiling
1 forms the sauce called casareep, and fer,
| mented with molasses ii yields an intoxicating
beverage called ouycou; while the root,
| grated, dried on hot metal plates and roughly
/ powdered, becomes en- article of food very
! largely used in South America, and there very
| generally known as farfna. 1t is made into
thin cakes, which are formed, however, not by
| mixing with water, but by the action of heat
| softening and sgglutinating the particles of
starch The true starch of manioc. separated
in the ordinary manner from the fiber, is ex-
ported in considerable quantities under the
| name of Brazilian arrowroot, and from it
stirring with an iron rod; the starch grains
| burst, some OF the starch is converted into
| dexterine and the whole Agglomerat ties into
| small, irregular masses.
ANCIENT AND Recommendations, City.
| The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany of Boston, Mass, is the Oldest military
organization in the country. 1t was chartered
in March, 1888, as ''The Military Company of
Boston," and Robert Kesyne, one of the chief
promoters of the organization, was its first
captain. 1t was not till 1867 that it became
an artillery company, when it was recognized
as such by The General Court. The title IAN
cient and Honorable" was assumed in 100
| first occurring in its records in September of
that year-the "Ancient' from its considered
fact that its captains and some OF its earlier
members had belonged to the Honorable Ar
tillery of London, England. The company
was dispersed by the Revolution, and revived
| in 17S9 when its name and privileges were
confirmed by the Legislature. The ami
versary of its organization the first Monday in
June, is still celebrated by an annual parade;
q sermon is preached to the company; good
dinner Is eaten in Faneuil Hall and speeches
listened to; and thereafter all march to the
| Common, where the Governor of the Com
m m 4 xVpa 0aliverS NJ
GERS their commissions and the insi gnia of
| their Offices flor one year only. In the early
| school in which the military art was learned
| and names of many of its members may be
| found among those who took part in the early
wars in which the colony was involved. Then,
says DR.. Col eman, in q sermon preached to the
company in 1873. "the native trembled when
they saw them train, and old as well as young
stood still and reyerenced them as they passed
along in martial order" After 240 years the
company is only the shadow of a great name
Its anniversary is still celebrated, however.
the natives with interest If not
with reverence; for in its ranks are several
whose names were known in the great Civil
War, Indeed, men who earned the rank of
ma jor-general of volunteers have been seen
marching as privates in the line. For many
years the company was largely made up of
officers OF other military Organizations, who
were privileged 10 wear the uniform of their
respective corps, and thus the ranks presented
a rather motley show when 'sthey trained0
Now, however, the most OF the members wear
a modern uniform, and the color guard 8.
Continental uniform; and they march in a
soldierly fashion, though the local wits like to
ehatf in good-humored way at their drill
| The members still retain their ancient privi-
lege OF exemption from jury duty, feature
which is strong influence of some joining its
ranks. ARTILLERY election day." in June, and
the IAN Held day" are the great occasions
with the company during the ye ar, though it
has other occasional parades and holidays
The election sermon" referred to above
has been preached before the company annu-
aliy since 1883, with the exception of five
years, during the Andres government The
headquarters OF the company are IN Faneuil
Hall building, and its armory is quite a mu
scum. In December, 1881, 'forefathers' day.
the century box' was sealed, not 70 be opened
for fifty wears, while smaller box within IL
Is TO remain unopened for 100 years. The box
contains long and valuable list of docli
ments. newspapers. badges, photographs and
memorials The manuscript amounts TO nearly