The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
ANSWERS TO GORE -PoNDENrs.

HIS GRANDsoN-F. NJ. City. Dicks father
being Toms son Dick is Toms grandson.
AN GEOGRAPHIC VILE. P. o., Oakland,
Cal. An Geographic will may, but need not
be, witnessed.
A DIME OF 1856. F. P. Santa Rosa, So
noma County. dime of 1885 does not COM
mand premium
POPULATION OF HUNGARY-w. C. F., son.
Amador County, Cal The population OF Hun
LES MTsERABLEs-Constan Reader, City.
"Les Miserables,' by Victor Hugo. is one con-
tinuous story, divided into five parts
POPCORN AND PEANUTs-R. c.. City. Popcorn
and peanuts are on sale in England. Such
may be purchas ID in the stores in London
and other large cities.
BOTH CoRRECT-B. F., City. Each of the fol-
lowing expressions is correct "You try to
persuade me that this is silk" and "You try to
persuade me to think that this is silk"
FITzsIMMoNs ANN CHoyNsKI-G. A., Niles,
Alameda County, Cal. Bob Fitzsimmons was
born in Elstou, Cornwall, England, June 4,
November 8, 1868. Fitzsimmons' ancestry is
English and Choynskis German.
To ADOPT BoY-H., Watsonville, Cal. There
is a number of places in San Francisco that
will take children and hold them until some
one calls to adopt one or more Comm unicate
with the San francisco Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty TO Children, Maze building,
for particulars.
EXEMPT FROM ExEcUTIoN-Su Subscriber, Blocks
burg, Hum boldt County, Cal. What property
is exempt from execution is mentioned in
section $50 OF the Code OF Civil Procedure OF
California. There are fourteen sections and
they would occupy too much space to print In
this department.
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME CoURT-G. S.,
San Jose, Cal. The Supreme Court of the
United States is composed of nine members,
Chief Justice and eight associates, namely:
Melville w. Fuller, Chief Justice; Stephen j.
Field, John NJ. Harlan, Horace Gray, David J.
Brewer, Henry B. Brown, George Sniras Jr.,
Edward d. White and Rufus W. Peckham. As
sOcia.e Justices.
MILLIoNAIREs-Frisco, CITY. Probably the six
richest men in the United States are: John
D. Rockefeller. $40 ,O0O, 900; William Waldorf
Astor. $12O 600, 600: j. Goutt les ate of, $l00.
900; Russell sage. $9O.O0OOOo; Vander--
bit. 100000. 900; William Rockefeller, $780,
600 900 These figures are approximates of
the wealth of the parties named
HOMESTEAD ENTRY-C. s., City. A person
making an entry upon United States public
lands must be the head OF a family, twenty
one years of age. and citizen Of the United
States or one who has declared intention to
become such. The party must not be the
owner of more than 160 acres of land in any
State or territory. A single woman 81 years of
age may make an entry, and so may WHO
divorced or deserted by ner husband and de-
pendent upon her own resources for support
Subsequent marriage does not forfeit the right
if residence upon the land Is con utinued. The
application must be made at the land Office of
the district. Within SIX months after filing
papers the pre-emptor must establish actual
residence in a home on the land. Must then
improve and cultivate II continuously for five
years.
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION - B. J. B., San
Lorenzo, Alameda County, Cal. There is q
precedent for curtailing holding of office
under civil service principles In the early
DAYS of the Republic appointed Off cias held
during good behavior. but Jackson broke the
rule aud carried into full force and effect the
spoils system. The present administration
was elected on platform which has the fol-
lowing plank:
book by the Republican parry. which has always
sustained 1t. ana we renew our repeated declara-
tions that 1t val be thoroughly and honestly en-
forced wherever practicable.
Under the circumstances it is not likely that
the President will interfere with the act of
last year extending the rule to large number
of departments.
NAVAL CADET-C. c., City naval cadet in
the United States navy is ranked by the rear
admiral, commodore, captain, commander,
lieutenant-commander, lieutenant. ensign.
Those below the rank of cadet are mate, med
lcal and pay-director and medical and pay-in-
spector and chief engineer having the same
rank at sea, fleet surgeon, feet paymaster,
fl.et engineer, passed assistant surgeon,
passed-assstant paymaster. passed-assistant
engineer, assistant surgeon, assistant pay as
ter, assistant engineer, naval constructor, as
of mathematics, professor of civil engineer
ing, boatswain, gunner, carpe nter, sailm aker,
secret tary, clerk clerk to psymaster. Gener-
watch, but he is subject to the orders of the
officer OF the deck and may be assigned to
other duty.
THE GRIP AND A PARADOX