The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16

FIBST C0USINS-A. B., TurIock, Stan1slauS
County, Cal. In the State of California the
marriage of first cousins who are of legal age
to marry is not forbidden by law.
!. THOSE INITIALs-A friend of this department
volunteers the Information that the lapel but
ton, having upon it the letters w. A. C. D.,
were issued by Keely institute and stand for
"Was Common Drunkard."
. BRYANs PsEcrNcT-subscriber City. The
announcement has been made and not denied
that William J. Bryan did not carry his home
precinct in Lincoln, Nebr., on the occasion of
the last held Presidential election.
DENMAN THoMpsoN-A Subscriber, Robinson,
Calaveras County, Cal. Denman Til onipson has
retired from the stage and is living in the
East. He had the exclusive right of produc-
ing the "Old Homestead" but OF late has al
lowed others to present it.
ADELINA PATTI-A Subscriber, City, The last
time that Adelina Patti was in San Francisco
was in 1890. She came here with the Italian
Opera Company that opened at the Grand
Opera-house on the 10th of February of that
year for q two weeks engagement.
REVENUE CUTTERs-J. N NJ, City. The Off
GERS of the revenue cutters are required to
have graduated from the naval academy. The
among those who, having graduated, were un-
able to obtain a commission in the navy by
reason of no vacancy.
FREE DELIVERY AND POSTAGE. M. N, Moh-
ler, Lincoln County. Wash. The system of
free delivery of letters in the United States
was authorized by an act OF March 3, 1868,
and went into effect shortly thereafter. The
rate of postage was reduced from cents TO 2
cents by an act OF March 3, 1883.
CoRBETT AND JACKsoN-F. II. H., City. Cor
bett and Peter Jackson met in San Francisco
l.
Declared draw. Corbett met Sullivan in San
Francisco June 20. 1891, in sparring exhibit
ton, four rounds. Corbett defeated Sullivan
at New Orleans September z, 1892, in twenty
one rounds.
AN AssIGNBE-Old Subscriber, City. The ques-
ton asked about the rights of an assignee to
eight one OF the creditors with money coming
newspaper should pass upon. The case to
which you refer may involve questions OF fact
as we'll as law, and this department. does not
pretend to assume the fun ctions of a court.
POSITIONS FOR WoMEN-A. D.. Stanford, Santa
Clara Couaty. There are many professions
open to women who are college graduates,
There is the law, medicine, in fact almost
any thing that woman may fancy or has the
ability TO enter upon. This department can
not advise correspondent which is the best
without knowledge OF the correspondents
qualifications and inclinations.
MONEY IN THE WoRLD-Frisco, City. The as
sertion of A that there is not billion and q
half of money in the world shows that he is
not very well posted on monetary affairs. The
amount in circulation in the United States
alone Is, aecordi&ns orc & to @ the Secretary OF the
the amount OF money in the world is $10.-
SIS, 100000.
AssAYING-Reader, Santa Cruz, Cal. 1t is
impossible 10 tell how long it would take q
person OF ordinary ability to learn assaying.
Much would depend upon the individuals s
ap t,tude and his desire to conquer all the
mysteries of as,ayfng. The duties of an as
The demand for such assayers is limited by
the number of mines that employ such. the
business o. aSsaying is not prejudictal to
health. There is no fixed scale of prices for
assayers
A MARRIED MANS subscriber, Blocks
burg, Humboldt County, Cal. The law of this
State says:
Exemption - The earnings OF the judgment
debtor for h s personal services rendered at any
time within thirty days next preceding the levy,
the execution or attachment, when it appears by
the ebIors affidavit or otherwise that snch earn
ings ssary for tn. use Of his family resid-
Ing in this State. supported in whole or in part by
his labor, but where the debts are incurred b any
such person. or his wife or faml for the common
necess aries OF life, the one-nalf OF such earnings
cution. saraishment or attachment to satisfy
debts so incurred.
TAxIDERMY-H. L. K. City. In the prepara-
tion of birdskins taxidermists use . prepare
tion with which they wash the skins before
preparing the stuffing process. After the skin
has been removed the surplus or adherent
bits of flesh are scraped away and the skin is
anointed with the preparation composed of
arsenic one ounce, white soap one ounce, car
Donate Of potash one drahm, distilled water
six drahms and camphor two drahms This
keeps the skin supple and prevents decay aud
the attack of insects. The preparation used
| in stuffing birds is composed of cimphor one
ounce, corrosive su blimate one ounce, alum
one If ounce, sulphur one ounce. all well
mixed. These compounds are dangerous and
should not be used with ungloyed hands.