The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. l BOTH ARE NATIVE SONS-J. J., City.
 Henry s. Martin and T; F. Bonnet, canai- dates for the office of Sheriff, are both na-
 tives of the State of California.
 NAVAL RANK-Alameda, Cal. Two 1 anchors and four stars on / shoulder | strap is indicative of the rank Of ad- | miral in the United States navy.
 BATTERY C-B. C., City. Battery c. | heavy artillery, California Volunteers has not yet been recalled from Fort Can. | by, to which. point it was assigned some time ago.
 | PUzZLES-5Alameda, Cal. This depart.
 ment does not answer questions in rela- | tion to puzzles, arithmetical. problems CT | catch questions, as it has not the time to
 devote to such inquiries.
 SINGLE TAKE. S.. Santa Maria, Cal.
 This department has. not been able to
 learn of any Governor of a State of the ] Union who is an advocate of the single tax as is candidate Mcguire. That lndl- yiduai Is the only man who mas IorcSo l death of Henry George has been "a prominent advocate of the single tax. STARCH-Subscriber Sacramento, Cal There is firm in San Francisco that ad- 1 vertises itself. as a manufacturer Of I starch. The starch for food, for laundry purpose and for commerce. Tor use Tn 1 cotton print works is; made from maize, This department cannot devote the space | to. give an account of the manufacture tof starch, but that can be found in any
 advanced, work on chemistry. + NUMBER OF oFFICES-G. K, City. Each voter in San Francisco who will be | called upon to vote for State Senator and Assemblyrnan will have, if he votes for every. office to be filed to stamp cross opposite the names of one Federal office, offices, and will also be called upon to l affix his stamp as to seven proposed con- l sututtonai amendments. .: WILLIAM THE CoNQUERoR-A. S.. ] Kerby, Or William the Conqueror, call- ! ed the Duke of Normandy, was born in l Falaise, town in France, department of l Calvados, 10z7 Or 1928. In 1o47 he gained a | victory over Guido of Macon at Val de Dunes, and in 1054 he defeated another ri
 aide aided in both both % contests @ by the French. | When he became conqueror he had as 1 followers men of Flanders, Anjou, Tor l raine and Brittany
 THE SAND LOT-M. L. N, Oakland, | Cal. To give history of the sand lot agitation. Denis Kearney and others con- nected with the agitation in 1877 would take more space than this department can devote to any one answer. In "Davfs' Political Conventions of California, un- der the head of 'sWorkingmen's Party, l | ton and those who took a prominent part in 1t. James G. Maguire is not men | toned in that resume, but he approved | the work of the agitators.. You. can find | that book in the free library.
 I ON A RANCHO. K:, wheatiand, Cal.
 If Brown tells Jones that he may go on I his (Brown,s) ranch and that he can have 1 all that he can make on it until he i (Brown) gives him notice that he wishes
 to return to his property, provided that l Jones, during the time, will make the l necessary repairs and pay the taxes, Jones Is bound by the terms of the con tract, notwithstanding. the fact that IL j was not a. written one, for the verbal con- I tract is a matter of proof. Jones under such a contract would not, after. twenty or any number of years, have; the sTlght | of the fact that he had had undfSturbed ! possession of it. He is tenant at will and may be busted at any time that I Brown may desire to re-enter in his DOS sessions, a2 s- sttet
 FLOW FROM A SPRING-A.. E. S. de w Hepland Cal. The question as asked cannot be answered for want of sufficient l data. To compute the velocity Of flow l in pipes of any diameter, when the volume discharged per minute is given in cubic | feet and the area of the pipe in square l feet, divide the volume by the area and the euotient divided by sixty will give 1 the velocity in feet per second; When | the volume Is given in cubic feet and l the area in square inches, divide the vol l ume by the area, multiply the quotfent | by IA and divide the product by sixty. l When the volume is given in cubic inches and the area in square inches divide the volume by the area and again by twelve
 To compute the flow or volume of dis | charge-when area is given in square
 feet-;multiply the area of flow S 6y It's It's product multiplied by sixty will give the 1 volume of cubic feet per minute. When I the area Is given in square inches multi | nlv the area by it's velocity and again | by sixty and divide the product by IA. ] To compute the power or a, tadl adssf vs .of
 water fh cubic feet per minute by 625 ] and this product by the vertical height Of | fall in feet
 | CHRISTMAS BOXES FOR SOLDIERS. .E. P. H., St. Helena, Subscriber and | Others City. The Government has, not as 1 vet named a vessel, to carry Christmas boxes to soldiers at Manila Such boxes will be sent through the CommisSary De- | partment, corner of New Montgomery | and Jessie streets. San Franci9co, if the there for that purpose. A letter received l few days since from ManilA says that the store keepers nave, slnc9 the advent | and three fold, so that IF the soldiers wish to procure any necessities they Another says that he does not want any l thing sent to him for th9 reason that he has no place to put anything that might
 pc W6at Ssni n,'i is best to send to the boys at
 Manila is matter of taste with the
 sender but if relatives o and So friends want
 tbat which is substantial, such as, crack
 ers, ers' plain and fancy, iR tins; frst-class
 canned goods, the best of jellies, con- I Such they will enjoy lafter feeding on
 army rations for months, and they will | ttcles for which they would have no use. | Good Judgment shouldj dictate to each in- l dividual sender what fwould be most use- l full to the one sent t9.