The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
ANSWERS TO CORRE -PoNDENTs

Non COMMISSIONED OFFIcER-H. J. B., City.
The infantry drill regulations lay down the
following: "At ali formations OF the baital.
ion a non-commis issioned officer in command
OF his company takes his post on the right of
the right guide at tte command guides posts,
and except in formations for ceremonies
when The major commands carry arms; after
receiving the report of the adjutant, he takes
the post prescribed for the captain
"a non-commissoned officer in command of
his company retains his post on the right OF
the rie hit guide when the battalion is in line:
talon is in column. AT parade before bring
ing his company 10 parade rest he steps two
PAGES to the front and faces to the left; hay-
ing givn his command he resumes his post and
comes to parade rest At inspection, when the
ranks are open, his post is on the right of the
right guide.
absent officers and non-commissioned Off
GERS are generally replaced by the next in
rank or grade"
DIvoRcEs-A. c. R., City. The Legislature a t
its last held session amended section 81 of the
Civil Code in relation to the granting OF di-
yorces, and it now reads as follows:
81. subsequent marriage contracted by
any person during the life of a former hus-
band or wife Of such person with any per-
son other than such former husband or wife
is illegal and void from the beginning un-
less
l. The former marriage has been aunulled
or dissolved; provided that in case il be dis
solved, the decree of divorce must have been
rendered aud made at least one year prior to
such subsequent marriage.
2. Unless such FORMER husband or wife was
absent, and not known to such person to be
living Tor the space of five years successive,
immediately preceding such su bseuuent mar
riage, or was generally reputej or believed by
such person TO be dead, at the time such sub
sequent marriage was contracted; in either of
which cases the subsequent marriage is valid
until its nullity is adjudged by com petent
tribunal.
PATERSAL AUTHoRITY-J. T. K, Nevada City,
Cal. A section of the Civil Code of this Stale
says: ''The father of a legitimate unmarried
minor is entitled to its custody, service and
earnings" section OF the Code of Civil Pro-
cedure says: "The father of the minor, If liv-
ing, and in case of his decease the mother,
while she remains unmarried, being them
selves respectively competent to transact their
own business, and not otherwise unsuitable
must be entitled to the guardianship Of the
minor" According to these sections, th- father
having the control of the minor, would have n
right 10 place it with stranger against the
mothers wish. hut IL it appeared that such
placing was against the welfare of the minor
tody of the mi or. In such case it would
depend upon the facts presented who should
have the custody of the minor
BEET SUGAR-O. s. H., San Diego. Cal. The
finest grade of sugar, equal in every respect
to cane sugar. can, with the proper machinery,
be made from the sugar beet The quality
made by the Western Sugar Refinery is white,
and it is only by being placed side by side
with cane sugar that 1t appears that It is a
very faint shade darker than the product of
the cane. 1t is absolutely free from un pleasant
smell II parties in San Diego "sell dark
coiored, il-smelling sugar as b ct sugar. they
are not selling the California sugar
Two vEssELs-H. D., City. The dimensions
of the Furst Bismarck are: Length. 5O2 IS /;
beam, 57:6; depth, 80; gross tonnage, $3.50;
net tonnage, 1920 The size of the Normannia /:
500 feet long, So beam, "a de pth, gross ton
mage $3.50. net $3.50. Both vessels were built
in 1890. 1t is believed that either vessel
could make the run from San Francisco to
Honolulu in from four and half 10 five days.
AMATEUR RUNNING REcoRD-A. L., Civ.
The Pacific Coast amateur running record for
two miles is 1919, acid by T. D. skillman.
May 80, 1891, O.ympic Club grounds; and
tor three miles it is 16:201 held by c. F..
Taylor. made over the same course Octobe r
15, 1893.
The MANoA-H. D., City. The new steamer
of the Oceanic Steamship Company. the
Manoa, is in length $50 ieet, beam "a, depth
81 IS, gross tonnage 1000. net TONNAGE 26OO.
The speed il is thought will reach l61s knots
an hour.
HERMIT lsLAND-W. s., Saugus, Mass No
expedition has sailed from the port of San
Francisco recently for the Hermit Island. nor
has any expedition destined for there been in
course oil organization
BASE RUNNER - Baseball Crank, CITY. A
base runner shall be entitled to advance base
without being put out when the umpire
awards q succeeding batsman q base on four
balls
MEDICAL CoURsE-H. c., City. 1t is asserted
by those who have knowledge of such matters
that there is no university in the Western
States IN which the medical course is free.
FLOWER CAREIvAL-A.S, City. AS yet only
one flower carnival has been announced in
this State. That is the one at Los Angeles that
commences or April 90
BARONESS DE HIRscH-L. L. H.. Dryden, Jose
phine County. Or. The Baroness de Hirsch
resides in Brussels, Belgium.
Not A BRoTHER-Su b. criber, City. Moritz
Rosenihal, the pianist, is not a brother OF Toby
Rosenthai, the painter.
STANLEY, THE ExPLoRER-E. C., Oakland, Cal.
The address Of Henry NJ. Stanley, the explorer,
is London, England.