The San Francisco call., 1896-04-25
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
FERDINAND WHO. c. L., City Ferdinand
VII, King of Spain. reigned from 1914 to 1888.

| ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
FERDINAND WHO. c. L., City. Ferdinand
w. King of Spain. reigned from 1914 to 1888.
HALF DOLLAR OF 1882 Little Jim, City
There is no premium on halt-dollar of 1882.
| DIFFERENCE IN MILEs-W. L. M, Cloverdale,
Cal. The American mile is 1850 yards and
the Bohemian mile is 1896 yards.
| B'NE B'RIrH-C. NJ. F., North Temescal, CAL
B'ne Birth, sometimes written Bnai Birth,
means Sons of the Covenant. The letter ste''
is the one omitted from each word
THE NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN-J D. B., City.
| Each State sends to the National Nominating
| Convention two delegates from each Congress
sional district and four from the State at large.
| A NOTION. F., City. If at meeting
| motion is made, seconded stated by the chair
and afterward Withdrawn by the mover, the
| same ought to appear on the minutes as part
| of the proceedings.
| DR. MEYERs-North Beach. City. DR.. r.
| Meyers, North Beach druggist, at one time
chairman of the Republican County Commit
tee, is graduate of medicine and a duly
licensed physician.
A BIG DoLLAR-H. J. D., Moiave, Cal While
dealers in old coins do not offer any premium
for dollar of 1884, if you want to buy from
them, they will charge you So 25 for one in
nrst-claSs condition.
Dr. HARTLEY-A correspondent asks for the
present whereabouts of DR.. Hartley, if still
City number of years ago. Can any of the
readers OF this department tell?
LOWER CALIFoRNIA-J. L. g., Corning. Tehama
County, Cal. Any bookdealer will procure for
you map of Lower California. AS often be-
fore announced, this department does not ad-
vertise any firm, consequently cannot give the
name OF any such.
BURNT CoRK-P. H., Fresno, Cal. The mix
t ure that professionals use In making up as
black or burned cork. The soft soap in the
mixture enables the person using it to wash it
off with less trouble than when burnt cork
alone is used.
Two DOLLARS AND A HALF-Reader, Alameda
Cal. The answer to the question, "WiIl you
please tell me the value of So so gold piece?'
is 81 so. There are some of certain dates that
command premium, but as the correspondent
does not give any date it is impossible to give
any other answer.
OPERA-HoUsE PEoPLE-A. NJ. B., City Coul-
| ter Brinker and Miss Maud Edna Hall have
| closed their engagements at the Grand Opera
house and are now playing in Salt Lake City.
Leslie Morosco is still travelling in Europe, and
| will be absent about two months longer, when
1 he will return to the stage of the opera-house.
The TROLLEY CURRENT-W. T. K, City. The
| power that moves electric cars is thus ex-
| planned: The electric current produced at the
| central station travels out through the over
| head or trolley-wire down through the trolley
| pole, thence through the motors under the car,
and from there it is led to the car axle through
the wheels on the track, from where it finds It's
| way back to the other pole of the dynamo,
which Is connected to the tracks.
OF CHINESE PARENTs-M. Nick, Livermore,
Alameda County, Cal. A male child born of
Chinese parents in the United States, there be-
| ing no law to the contrary, can, when he at
| tains his majority, vote, being native born.
number OF such have voted in this City. The
| naturallZat1on OF Chinese is expressly pro-
hibited by section IA, chapter 126, naturaliza-
tion laws OF 1862. A boy born of Chinese
tanning the age of q he exercised the rights of
a citizen, be eligible to the Presidency.
| AGNosTTcs-J. D. S.. Napa, Cal. You will find
| about as much as you wish to read about
agnostieism if you will consult the works of
| Herbert Spencer, those of Thomas Henry Hux-
ley, ''The Way Out of Agnosticism," by F. E.
Abbott, "The Doctrines of Evolution in Its
Relation to Theism,' by w. B. Carpenter;
"Theistic Conception of the World" by c. F.
Regent Theories" by J l. Diman; "The Idea
of God as Affected by Modern knowledge" by
J. Fiske; "Theism," by R. Flint; the works OF
ligion Within the Limits of Mere Reason
| "Der STREET. der , Facnltaten, '..critique
at tcsl Pure Keas0n 4hs GTtique of Prae
d.
| "Agnostics and Other Essays" by Faweett;
also the works of Bob 1ngersoll, the writings OF
| David Starr Jordan and the works of Rev.
Henry Longueville Mansel and of Sir William
Hamilton.
| POLL TAX. ExEMPTIoN.-Informatio Mill
| wood, Cal. The constitution of this State i'm
poses poll tax on every male habitant of this
| State over 81 and under 90 years of age ex-
cept paupers, insane persons and Indians not
| taxed. As members of the National Guard and
| Naval Reserve are not mentioned in the ex-
cepted class they must pay, but they are ex-
empt from the payment of road tax On the
| subject of collection the law says:
| The Assessor must demand payment OF poll tax
| of every male person liable therefor and on the
neglect or refusal to pay the he must collect
| by seizure and sale OF any personal property
| owned by such person.
| Every person indebted to one who neglects or
refuses after demand to pay poll becomes liable
| therefor and must pay the for such other
person after service upon him by the collector of
notice in writing stating the name of such person.
| On the subject of road tax the law of this
| State says that the Supervisors of every county
| in this State are authorized to impose such on
| every male inhabitant in the county who is
| over d and under 55 years of age Excepting
| all persons who were honOrably discharged
| from the service of the army or navy of the
| United States between 1st day of April, 1861
| and the 6 day Of