The San Francisco call., 1897-06-06

necessary supplies for the local party.
NicOlini, PATTI, Ru,ba"d. Is Dying.
LONDON, Eng, June Sit is reported
that the physicians attending Nlcolini,
Pattrs hus band, who has been seriously
Ill Tor some time, say he cannot recover.
ANS WERS 20 CORRESPONDENTS.
POPE LEO XIII-W. l., City. Pope Leo was
elected Pope on the 2Oth OF February, 1878.
ST. LOUIS TO CAIRO c. C. L, City. Cairo,
III, is distant by water (the Mississippi IRON
No PRENIUN-H. B., City. No premium is
offered for a nickel scent piece dated 1888
without the word cents on II.
DISTRICT ATToRNEY-N. c., City. district
attorney is not required TO commence a civil
action tor person who is without means
QUEEN vICToRIA-G. L W, City. Queen Vic
toria born May "a, 1919; consequently
she was 4o years old on the Gath OF las
month.
GRANT AvENUE-A. NJ, san Diego. Cal The
name OF Dupont street. between Market and
BUSH, was changed to Grant avenue on July
81, 1856.
DURRANT's AGE-J I. r., westport Mendo-
NA4O NOuutEg Nhl- W. H. 4. DAIThUl was DOI0
In the city OF TorontO on the 24th day OF
April, 1871.
A DIME OF 1870. D., North OAKLAND. Cal
United States 1O-cent piece coined in 1921,
if II has the date figures in small letters, Is
worth cents premium. If the letters are
large 1t is worth but 10 cents.
COUNTING IN CARDs-N. ", City. The query
you have sent making inquiry as to how much
Ger tain points count in a game OF cards is I'M
answerable, for the reason that you neglected
10 name the game in which The count was
made.
MIzPAH-N. Mel, City. Mizpah, as used on
rings and bgeas pins, means, The Lord watch
between me and thee when we are absent
from one another" For he use OF the word
IN tnat sense see Genesis XXI :25-49. The
word Is Hebrew and means "wdtch-IOwer."
FLAGS-Subscriber, City. This department
has no, ben able to hud any law that de-
ciares that Il foreign society wishing to hoist
the nag OF Its nationality over Its headquarters
on Decoration day, Fourth Of July, pcuic or
any other day must hoist the American pen
nHnt or streamer Ho've lHe flag.
BUTCHERTowN - !. u., C.Jy The present
"But tchertown" o. San Francisco was estab =
ished prior TO the 1st OF August 1866.
S.aughtering OF cattle in old Butchertown at
Eighth and Brannan streets and vicinity was
prohibited from and after the date named, the
%
4th OF May, 1866.
A DINE OF GA. 0. $. City.-A dime OF
1894 is worth Just ten cents il it is in good con-
diuon, unless tits one coined in san Francisco
in that year. such command premium for
the reason that but tWenty-lour were coined.
Inc dimes coined III Jhls City that year have
the letter S en- boSssd under The wreath that
enclrcles the words zone dime"
TRAVEL AND ADvENTURE-A. G., City. The
best minds in the Libraries OF the United States
some time ago made up list OF the best books
that should be chosen for a library OF 5000
volumes, and in that list, called the "Cata-
logue OF the A. L. A. Library OF 5000 Books %
which may be seen al the office oil George T.
CLARK, Librarian Of the Free Library, you viii
find list Of wnat the librarians consider the
Jest books on travel and adventure. The list
is 100 long LOT publication in this department.
PLACER CLAMs-E. B. T, Corona, sonoma
County, Cal Claims usually called ''placers, ,"
including all forms OF deposits, excepting
veins OF quartz OF other rocks in place, shall
be subject to entry and patent under like cir
cumstances and conditions and upon similar
proceedings as are provided for vein or lode
Claims; but where the lands have been pre-
yiously Surye ed by the United States the
entry In us exterior limits shall conform 10
the legal subdivisions of public lands. Under
the Iand law decisions oil IS classed as q min
eral.
IRCUIToUs-SubscTiber, City. In Webster's
Dictionary appears the word "circuitous, -
with the definition, "Going round in a circuit :
round about; indirect as a circuitous road a
circuitous manner of accomplishing" In
Johnson's Dictionary, as late as The edition of
1881, The word dues not appear but the word
"circuiion" does and 1t is described as ''the
act OF going round anything; compass. maze
OF argument" In an addition published in
1871 styled 'JohnsOn's Dictionary, Abridged
from that of Dr.. samuel Johnson" appears 8
"Clrcuitous, round about"
EVERY TUB-Two friends of the department
OF Answers to Correspondents write to convey
the information that the oft used phrase
every tub must stand on its own bottom" is
from FlIgrlm Progress, part one. One OF the
writer's says: "lt is 10 be found in Pilgrim S
Progress. Just after Christian lost his bundle
at the cross he saw three men fast asleep,
simple, Sloth and Presumption. Upon being
awakened Simple said, II see no danger"
Sloth said Yet lite more sleep" and Pre-
sumption said Every tub must stand on its
own bottom"
HANeMAN's DAY-''Mercury," City, Murder
ers are not always hanged on Friday. In the
United States the majority OF the hangings
take place on that day Of the week, but there
are many instances OF hangings having taken
place on other days of the week. In England ex-
ecuuons usually take place on Monday, but not
always Friday is CHOSEN by many Judges,
because 1t has been the custom, but why that
TO carry out the death penalty no one has yet
explained. 1t is probable that the first Judge
VINO ordered an execution on Friday did so
because the day has always been considered
an unlucky one.
CORA AND CAsEY-A Pioneer City. This cor
respondent, who wishes to be known as ga
pioneer" shows that he is not posted as to the
affairs OF the days of '56 when he asks, "Will
you oolige me by stating in the department of
Answers TO Correspondents when Corey and
/ Sullivan were hanged by the vigilance COM
| mlttee In this CiJyP' The vigilance commit
lee dld not hang any one named Corey nor
any one named Sullivan. The writer un-
doubleday wishes to know about Cora and
casey, VINO were hanged by the vigilance COM
mlttee al Fort Gunnybags,' on Sacramento
street, near Drumm, May d. 1856, the former
ior the murder OF United States Marshal Rich
ardson and he latter for the murder of James
King OF William, editor of the Evening Bull
letin.
1HE HARDY IMPEACHMENT-B. F. N, City.
james IL. Hardy, who was Judge OF the Six.
teenth Judicial District of California in 1862,
was lmpeached for the use of ''sedtious and
reasonable language and giving aid and com
tort 10 the Confederates." 1t was charged in
section 10 OF the articles of Impeachment that
ne had made use OF language in public places
at Mokelumne Hill that was OF the charac Ell
described. Alter a long trial the report was
presented TO the Senate aud on the ID eth OF
moved from office. On the 10th of Fe brUary.
1870, there was introduced bill in which
was the following: Whereas, the said action
In the case OF James H Hardy was Influenced