The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13

breadth SO and depth 81.
BARBED WIRE FENCE. T. E, Ross Valley
Cal. The market price for barbed wire fol
fencing purposes is about So 30 per lOO
pounds. 1t takes about 152 pounds of wire to
bui three-lne fence around an acre OF
ground. That is an estimate on the basis
that one pound OF wire will measure one rod
TExrBooKs-S. A, Oakland, Cal II an in
divIdual is shrewd and can manage 10 Dor
row books or get into q law Office TO read law
books then the cost of textbooks used in the
Hastings College of Law need not exceed $50
II he wishes 10 buy the BOOKS new and keer
them for his library the cost would be some.
thing over 500.
LIGHTHOUSE DEPARTMENT-H. A. T., City. Al
present the Lighthouse Department of the
United States is waiting for rules to be formu.
lated by the Civil Service Commission for
guidance in the examination of individ ua Il
who shall apply for positions under its con.
troll, ana until such are given out the depart.
ment cannot tell what examination appli
cants Will have to undergo.
MINING-S., San Jose, Cal. The following
nre some of the books of refe erence on the sub
jeet of gold mining: "Gold; Various Forms
in Which Il Occurs in Nature" "Gold Mill
Ing" by II. o. Hoffman; Gold; Its Occur
renee and Extraction" G. A. Lock; "Gold
Milling" (handbook), II. Lewis There are
books on quartz mining, which any firsl-class
Cdli PROCURE you.
BETTING ON Pools A. II. P, City Not
knowing the conditions of the bets in the
particular pool named in your communication,
1t is i'm possible for this department to tell If
the pay yment OF the money was right or not
Ii the holders OF the pool box did not see fl to
paw bet you could not enforce its collection,
for the reason that courts will not enforce con-
tracts that are against public morals.
GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITANNIA. s., City.
The Government of Great Britain is OF the
kind known as constitutional monarchy, In
which the sovereign accepts of his dignity
under an express agreement to abide by GER
tain prescribed conditions. The supreme
legislative power is given to Parliament by the
constitution. Parliament is moned by
the writ OF the sovereign issued out CT chan
cery by advice OF the Privy Council, at least
thirty-hve days previous to its assembling.
Parliament is divided into two houses of leRis-
lation, the Lords and Commons, and that form
dates from the middle of the fourteenth cen
tury. The exclusive Government of Great
Britain and Ireland is vested M miually in the
crown, but practically in a committee of Min
listers commonly ca led the Cabinet, whose
existence Is dependent on the possession of q
majority In the House of Commons.
BILL DAVIS subscriber, City. Bill Davis,
the old-time prize fighter first became noted in
the ring In 1860 or 1861 when ne defeated Pear.
son and Smith on the Pacific Coast. The first
important match in which he figured was al
Port Wine, Sierra County, when ne defeated
Tom Daley for $1,000 in "a rounds in "a min
utes. June ID. 1854, he defeated Patsey ID ley
In rounds in minutes. He went 10 New
YORK in 1864 and offered to fight any man for
$1,000. Jim Dunn accepted the Challenge
Tne fight took place in tike County, Pa sna
Dunn won in 43 rounds in as many minutes
On the 10Th OF September of the same year he
fought Nike McCool- and was defeated in 81
rounds. At Point Pelee, Canada, May 10
1867, Davis whipped Ch riley Gallagher in A
rounds, ard at Chateau Island, June IL, 1869
Davis whipped Tom Allen for $1,000 in Al
rounds. He then returned to the Pacific S.ope
THESE are noted fights in which Davis tool
part This department is unable to furnish
the exact NUN Der of fights he won and lost lol
the reason that sporting records are not care
fully kept.
ExEcUTIoS-J. c. s., City In California al
good, chattels, moneys and other proper ty
hnfh H. l.