The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
QUAIL AND DucK-v. O., Haywards, Cal. The
quail and duck season in California opens on
the 18th of October.
LABOR DAY-B. j., City. The 9Th of October
being legal holiday labor day. in Callfor-
MIA the public schools are not opened that
day.
THE GERMAN yoTE-P. G. F. g., City. The
Registrar of Voters has not yet had time to
classify the number of registered electors who
claim Germany as their place of nativity
For the election held in 1894 the number reg
istered was 1902.
THE Two CANpIDATEs-A Subscriber. VIII.
liam Mckinley, the Republican candidate for
the Office of President of the United States.
was born in Niles. Ohio, ana William ]. BRYAN.
the Democratic candidate, was born in Salem.
Marion County, Ill.
BY THE SILVER PARTY-w. s. B., City. Frank
G. Newlands of Nevada was nominated in
1892 by the Silver party of Nevada, also by the
Silver Republicans. and he was elected to the
Flfty-third Congress. In 1894 he was again
elected as silver man.
BY TELEGRAPH-A. and B., Oakland, Cal.
As yet 1T is impossible to photograph by tele-
graph; but there is no telling what some in
ventive genius may bring out. A tracing of a
photograph can be transmitted by telegram
At the receiving point it becomes a picture.
but not photograph.
TAMALPAIs-G. and D. L., City. The distance
from Ross station to the top of Mount Tamai-
pals, by the old road, is ten miles, and the
time occupied in making the distance Is from
one hour and fifty minutes to two hours and
quarter. 1t depends on the ability of the me-
destrian as mountain-climber.
WAR ToKEN-E. T. p, Oakland, Cal. Tho
piece you describe is one of 5000 war tokens
issued between the years 1862 and 1854 h, -, =
merchants in various parts of the East This me
department is una Bile to give the history ~
this particular piece, as there is no voiI3me
devoted to the origin and purpose of each Of
these tokens. -
HoARsENEss-Subseriber, City. There are
great many remedies that are advertised as
sure cure Tor hoarseness." but as this DEPART
NEXT does not advertise patent medicines or
specifics 1t cannot suggest which Won onoh. tn
try. The best thing tor you to do in the "a 60
you describe Is to consult some Reputable. nh y.
slcian In whom you have confidence.
sold GLoRY'-A number of correspondents
have written to ask the origin of the apnlica-
ton of ''old Glory to the American flag
None OF the books of reference give the desired
nior,, lntorniasion. sucn books simply say: "Od
Glory, name given TO the American nag :"
DO any OF the readers know of the origin I?
And will they kindly furnish the informationf 7
iHE FoRTY-sEcoND-J. A. E., City, The fol-
lowing is the boundary of Assembly District
AZ OF the State CT California. All that port ton
OF the City and County of San Francisco as
follows: Commencing at the junction of the
center OF Market and Mason streets, continu-
ing thence along the center of the following
named streets: Mason to Broadway, Broad
way to Hyde, Hyde to Suffer- Sutter to Jones.
Jones to Market, Market to Mason to the place
of beginning.
To ELECT SENAToRs-A. o. s., City. The fol-
lowing named States will elect United States
Senators to succeed those whose terms win
expire in 1897: Alabama, Arkansas, Califor-
MIA, Colorado. Connecticut Florida. Georpta
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Ken,
lucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada.