The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12

| luied nitric acid.
AUcTIoNEER-L. j., Selby, Cal. person
who desires to become an auotioneer should
attend auctions and watch the mau who sells
closely, and IL he has any aptitude for the
business he can in very short time learn all
that there is to be learned
A AFLuNE-A. F., Oakland, Cal. To ascertain
the amount OF water that passes through q
hume multnlv the volume in cubic feet per
minute by 81 and this product ~ the verti-
cal hetgh OF the fall in feet so says Casweli,
an authority on such subjects.
THE PoUSp-w. NJ, City If the public
pound should be clio sed, but the officers there
of not suspended nor the ordinance relating
to astrays repealed, the officers would have the
right 10 pick up astrays and they would tie re-
sponsible TO the authorities Tor their acts.
PAPERs-P. F., City. In Wow OF the fact that
YOU do not designate in your com munica tion
the papers you wish or how far back vou wish
to consult such this department is uns bic to
assist you II you will be more ex plicit TINS
department will endeayor to give the lnforma-
ton desired.
MINING CLArMs-J J. s., Hsywards, Alameda
County Cal. minor doing business for him.
self and in his own uame has right to dis
pose of what-ver he acquired by virtue OF a
location. The fact that the locator OF min
ing claim is under the age OF II years does not
render the location invalid
THE GAME OF EUCHRE-C. H. NJ, City. This
correspondent asks: ''In a game of euchre A
! is dealer and turns ND a club. All pass. A
turns 1t down. B, his opponent, makes ii
spades without trump in his hand. Can he
do it?'' The best players OF the game say that
ne ean taking chances that his partner is well
provided.
LANGUAGE OF SwrTz rTzERLAND-Argunlent, City.
In the sequestered valleys of the GrIsons, in
Eastern Swiiz.r. and, two-lhirds of the popu-
| lation speak Latin dislect known as the Ro-
maunsh; Italian dialects have penetrated up
the valleys of Ticino. in Southern Switzerland
French patois mas invaded Wes tern SwitZer-
land by the Rhine and the valleys of the Jura,
to Lauien, the frontier OF Soieure, Lake Morat,
the Upper Same aud Siders in the Vallais In
the rest OF Switzerland, which includes the
ee ntral portion, the dialects are German.
OF every 1000 Swiss 713 speak German. 213
French, SIS Italian aud Ia Romaunsh. That is
the average.
MINTs-e. W. and c., Vallejo. Cal. BY the
act of 1892 mint was estab ished at Phila-
deIpnia. That was the only institl ton OF its
kind until 1885, when branch minis were es-
tablishet at Charlotte, n. c., and Dahlonega,
Ca, for the coinage of gold mined in those
parts of the country, aud one at New Orleans
! Tor the mintage of silver imported from Mex
leo. In 1852 1862, 1868 anu 1864, respect
lively, m;uts were established IN san Fran
cisco. Cal: Denver, Colo; Carson City, New,
and Dallas CITY, Or, Tor the coinage OF gold
mined in the West In 1873 the mint in Den
yer and the one e'at Charlotte were changed TO
assay ffices. The operations OF the minis at
Dahionega, Char otIe and New Orieans were
| suspended in 1861. The latter was reopen ed
| in 1879 The mint at Dallas was suspended in
! 1875 and the one at Carson City in 1885. In
| 1852 Massachusetts, established colonial
mint in Boston for the coinage OF shillings