The San Francisco call., 1897-02-23

Of majority Mckinley carried those two States
These added 10 the twenty-one other States he
carried gives him twenty-three States.
GERMAN NAVAL ORDSANCE-Mechanic, Citv
The caliber OF the new Krupp steel guns of the
German navy is: 1901, 11.02. 10 SO. 9.45,
9.37. 8.24, $50, 5.S7, 4.92 3 96, 5 43, 3. 10,
2.36. The armament OF the Aegir, the eighth
OF the series OF coast-guard ironclads launched9
at Kiel in the latter part OF last year, has al
armament OF breech-loading 979 Krupp guus,
1Oss quick-frng guns, small qulck-firiug guns
anu torpedo-tubes.
| THE PREsIDENcY-X NJ. j., City. The CUES.
tion SIS the of envoy of the United
States, born in foreign country while his
father was in that foreign country in the SER
vice OF the country he represented, eligible TO
the Presidency of the United States?'' is a
question that cannot be answered for the rea-
son that no legal construction has ever been
putup the following words of the constitu
ton of the United states: "No person exceUt
natural born CITIZEN" etc. 1t is contended
that son, rs the one described in the ques-
t1on being citizen of the United States he is
a natural born Citizen while there are
others who hold that natural born" citizen
means person born on the soil OF the United
States.
A STAMP CUT IN Two-Philatelist City II
the story following, which you inclosed as
clipping from the New York Tribune OF the
Esd of last January, is true, it simply shows
that some one in the postal department in the
city of New York was negligent as to his du-
ties, for the stamp was mutilated, and Uncle
Sam will not recognize such mutlIatlon:
Alta business office in this city the other day
fve-cent S. amp was needed for a certain purpose
1t not forthcoming. and one of the clerkssug-
gested that a ten-cenG stamp cut in two would
answer the purpose. His suggestion was laughed
a. but he stuck TO his assertion, and 1t was finally
agreed 10 put the matter to the test. Accordingly
two envelopes we're addressed 10 one of the young
men. A two-cent stamp was cut In two diagop-
ally and half was affixed to each letter The
lafr prQ u it,
ing, which condition a one-cent stamp IS suff-
mailed and we promptly delivered to the
young man to whom they were addressed.
The flap of one had been folded outside. and this
was marked "One cent due"; but the fact that it
was unsealed had evidently been discovered alter
ward, for The cent was not collected
PROGRESSIVE HALMA-J. NJ. F., City. The
game of halma is played on a checker-boArd
of 256 squares. Two or four persons can pl&ys
the social game and one may enjoy the soli1
taires. In each corner of the board yard CT
thirteen squares is inclosed by a dotted red
line. These yards are used when four per sons
play. In two corners heavy red line incloses
six additional squares, forming yards of nine
teen squares each, to be used when but two
persons play. In progressive halma tables
are mum bered and sides are chosen as In pro-
gressive euchre, but in nstead of ali waiting for
the head Ia Bile to finish the game the players
at all the tables have dn equal chance. IN the
four corners of the progressive halma board n
yard OF ten golden squares is marked OF. The
corners OF the board are lettered, A and Al are
partners and and B1 are their opponents.
Ten men are used by each player, and the
object is for the player to transfer his or her
men into the opposite yard. The player who
first wins the game at any table blows
whistle, when play instantly stops at all the
tables. The winner with his or her partner
then advances 10 the next table, when all
must change partners. The side which is
ahead at other tables also progresses Prizes
are awarded for progression instead OF remain
ing at the head OF table as in progressive
euchre.