The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

cents of 1909 or of 1928. There are dealers In
old coins in San Francisco, but this depart-
ment will not advertise them.
THOSE FRACTIONAL NoTEs-J. w. A., City. The
issue of all notes constituted change money un-
til April 20, 1876, when, under the provisions
of the act OF January IA, 1879, for resumption lon
of specie payment, and the act OF april IL
1876, providing for the issue OF silver com IN
place of fractional currency, their redempuon
commenced and has continued
GENERAL LoGAN-A. C. r.. City. The BIO
graphers of the late General John Alexander
Logan say that he was born in Jackson County,
ILL.,; his father, DR.. John Logan, was native
one biographer says of North Carolina ana
the other of Tennessee. None OF the Dl-
ographies published intimate that there was
any Indian blood in his veins.
THE FEMALE BI1Es-c. B., City. writer on
mosquitoes and their habits says: "The males
with plumed antenn@ do not annoy the
human family by their bites, but simply fit
from flower 70 flower slipping the dew ana
sweet juices, requiring but little or any food'
propagating their species and soon after per-
iShing. Every one knows that the females are
most persistent biters and annoying mu-
sicians.'
To ANNAPoLIs-C. C. B., Belmont, San Mateo
County Cal. There is no fixed time for exam
nations OF candidates for the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. The Congressman whose turn
it is TO make an appointment is nonhed, anu
he may make selection from among Ine Ap-
plications on file or he may choose some young
man he is acquainted with, or ne may call lor
competitive examination The only tniHg
to do is to file your application, then notify
the Representative from the district IN WHICH
You live that you are an applicant
CIVIL SERVICE ExAluNATIoN-J. w. q. ana y.
D., City. If you desire to enter the contest
under the civil service examination you must
select what department you will pass the ex-
animation in, whether the Postof1ce, the
Custom-house or the Internal Revenue Depart
ment. Each has separate examination az a
time to be fixed by the commissioners. Apply
to either w. l.. Stowell at the Postofhce, Samuel
Haskins at the Custom-house, or B. NJ. Thomas
at the Internal Revenue Department. for ex-
animation blanks, and these will furnish you
all the information you may desire on the
subject. The gentlemen named will tell you
when the examinations will be held. You
cannot enter an examination unless you obtain
blank for either department in which you
seek q position.
A DESERVING HUSBAND - Two Subscribers,
City. If husband should desert his wife and
start for either Mexico or British Celumbia, or
any other place, he could not, under the law
of this State, be intercepted, brought back and
made to support his wife; but if there were
any children, he could be arrested en- route, If
within the jurisdiction of this State and be
made to support ms family. IL there were no
children, the wife would have to wait q year
before she could commence an action for d.
vorce on the ground of desertion. If the hus-
band should run away with another mans
wife, the deserted husband and wife would
have to, as an attorney said when asked the
question, "Let them went" If the guilty
couple should, upon reaching their destina-
ton, marry and live together, whether they
could be disturbed while living In the place
would depend on the local laws.