The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27

their despica BILE tool William Mckinley" 4"
| and an exhortation for the election OF
William ]. Bryan.
Answers to Correspondents.
FREE snvER-A. B. s., City. Free silver will
not bring protection in its truest sense.
CLARENDON PREss-H A, City. The books
in Oxford, England.
THE TRADE DoILAR-N. N, City. The time
having lapsed the Government no longer re-
deems trade dollars at face value.
No AGE LIMTT-W. g., Philo, Cal. There is no
| law OF this State limiting the age of person
who desires to be q candidate for Judge of the
superior Court or any other court
PARNEIL-N., Niles, Alameda County, Cal.
The late Charles Stewart Parnen was not q
citizen of the United States nor was his father.
| His mother was resident of the United States
In the latter days OF her sons life.
PAINTERS HooK-M. E. City. The theory of
the painters hook for supporting swing or
scaffold is the securing the center of gravity in
| the formation of the hook. Any other shaped
hook would not accomplish the same result
BLACK WALNUTs-S. W., Oakland, Cal. Gil
mate and condition have much to do with the
|
nuts rlpenlng rom september to Novemb Der.
Generally speaking, the best time to gather the
nuts is during the month OF October.
THE PossEssIvE-S., Livermore, Cal. 1t is not
the very best to abbreviate the word COM
pany In writing or printing, but if it must be
| done to write "Co.'s" is to describe the posses
slve OF one company and to write Cos" is to
describe the possessive of several companies.
MUST HAVE LIcENsE-A. s., City. The fact
| AI.N~
| ure and sell certain article does not give you
| the right to go anywhere in the United States
] and peddle the same without q license from
| the authorities OF the place in which you wish
to sell it.
THE PREsIDIo-E. 7. T., Oakland, Cal. On the
last day of each month, except that it falls on
Sunday, there is review of the troops at the
| Presidio of San Francisco. Every morning,
except Sunday, there l guard mount and
| concert, and there is concert every Friday
/ afternoon.
ENGLAND AND WALEs-P. B., City Accord
! ing to Whitaker's Almanack for the current
| year, the population of England is 27, 7,501 1862
| and that of Wales l Sol, lib. The Statesman's
Year Book, another English publication, for
the current year, gives the population of
Two PLANTs-E. G. s., Livermore, Alameda
County. Cal. The common name OF Orthocar-
pus purpurascens a California wild flower, is
I
| Spanish name for the Daucus pusillus, COM
monty called snakeweed, and some etimes called
| the plant OF the viper.
| THE MEDoc D1sTRIcr-X Y. c., City. The
! Rothschilds are the owners of Chateau Mar
gaux, Latte and Mont, in the Medoc wine dis
trict OF France, IN the department OF Gironde,
and as these are the principal wine-producing
sections of the district the Rothschilds control
| the superior wines from there.
'Wood Violet" is another name for the hedge
or birdsfoot violet low, stemIess species
| viola pedata) found in the eastern half of the
United States. 1t has pedRtel y-divided leaves
and fine, large, hght-blue or whitish flowers,
| yellow-eyed, with the stamens- 1t is variety
OF the psnsy violet.
| A COLLECTIVE Noun =, Livermore, CAL
The best definition that can be given to your
question about the United States is that the
term Omitted States" is a collective noun
| which denotes an aggregate group or assem-
! blage, expressing under the singular form q
! whole, consisting OF plurality OF individual
objects or persons.
MoRTeAeEs-J. W., City. If the proposed
| amendment to the constitution in relation to
mortgages carries it means the mortgagor will
have to pay the tax on the whole assessed vaIu-
] alton of the property. There are many argu-
ments for and against the proposition, some
| holding that the adoption will increase the
! burthen and others that 1t will decrease il.
TRA1N1NG-A O. s., City. English jockeys
reduce flesh by exercise and dieting, but no
general rule can be laid down in training, for
the rule varies with the individual. The
| question, ''Is it possible for young man, by
/ any course of training, to reduce his height?''
can only be answered by stating that young
man could reduce his height by having his
legs amputated or having the upper part of
/ his anatomy trimmed off at q point eight
inches below the top of the scalp.
UNITED STATES SENAToRs-W. b. J.. Virginia
| City, New. The statement that the people of
| the State of South Carolina vote direct for
! United States Senators is not correct. Such
Senators are elected under the provisions of
! the cons utution of the United States, first
| clause of section 3 of article L, which
says: ''The Senate of the United States shall
! be composed of two Senators from each State,
/ chosen by the Legislature thereof for six
years; and each Senator shall have one vote"
THE TIN PLATE INDUsTRY-W. P. G., City.
circular issued by the Timed Plate Manufac-
! turers' Association shows that there was in
1895, completed and in the course of construe-
/ ton in the United States, thirty-four tin plate
/ works, with 166 mills. The capacity of these
/ mills was estimated 10 exceed 200. 600 tons of
/ finished product annually and 10 give employ
ment TO about Il, 900. A report of the special
/ treasury agent makes the following statement
of the production in the United States, the fig
ures representing pounds; lS9Z. 26,Zl3,256;
| ] S93, IS .6S1 ,541; 1894, 9S, ,97O,SS0; 1895,
1s5, ,571, ,479.
BRYAN AND FREE SILVER. n. H., City. A
correspondent writing from Aekley, Iowa, to
! the Washington Post says that short time
| prior to the 21st OF July William ]. Bryan, the
Democratic nominee for the Presidency, on
\ the platform of unlimited free coinage at the
ratio OF 16 to 1, was delivering lecture in
1 that town when Mr.. Peasants asked the
! speaker: "Mr. Bryan, will the adoption of
| free coinage of silver at the ratio of I6 to i
/ cause business depression and panic as Sec
/ and Bryan answered, Yes, in my opinion ii
/ would have that tendency. I think it Would
cause panic"
NINE. SANS GENE-E. T. T., Oakland. Cal
There is q great deal of romance but yery little
/ historical of Nine. Sans Gene. There is men
tion of her in the Biographical sketch of GEN