The San Francisco call., 1898-06-03

o4oOO OAAds U QG1OA II property must make affidavit of the fact before Justice of the Peace, whose duty IL becomes to post the fact at the court house and other public places, and, 1T then It reverts to the finder if not claimed within thirty days. If of greater value tnan S2O the property must be advertised Tn newspaper, and if not claimed with III year It revertS to the finder.
 THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-C. H. S, City. If young man wants to go to the Philippine Islands with a view to rising either in business or politically, in case the United States retains the isl- ands." he will have to depend upon his own exertfons in civil life to advance him. self, for no one is so much helped as the one who helps himself. If he has "a moderate amount of influence at Wash ington, D. G." he might use that infiu- ence to secure political position. HERRMANN-W., Oakland. Cal. Alex ander Hermann, the magician, was born in Paris, France, in 1S44, and died on a railroad train near Great Valley Decem- Der l7, 1896. He was the son of phys1- clan who performed sleight of hand for amusement. He made his first appear ahce m St Petersburg, Russia. lie came to the United States in 1861 and made his nrst appearance at the Academy Of Music. His wife assisted him in all his tricks on the stage.
 SCHOOL PERCENTAGE-H T. O., City. To be promoted from the eighth to the ninth grade in San Francisco public schools the pupil must have at tained at least 75 per cent A pupil who mas attained 70 per cent or over IS not requlred to take the promotion eXamlna- tion. One-fourth of a class, that is, those who stand highest, are promoted honor ary Department is taken into consider alton now In the matter of promotion.
 GOVERNMENT LAND-J V. S.. Stock ton, Cal. Any of the land offices In Cali fornia will furnish you a map of Govern ment land open to purcnase or pre-emp- tion, and will also furnish all information Tn relation to the matter. You can ob- tain such information at the United states ties Land Office in your city For inforI Tor, nation about San Luis Obispo you will | have to write to the United States Land Of11ce at Los Angeles.
 POSTAGE STAMP GUM-T. F., City The gum that is used on the back of postage stamps is called dexterine, or British gum It is prepared from potato starch or sago starch and also from pumpkin seeds. It is prepared by passing through iron cylinders at temperature of 800 degrees, Fahrenheit. It is readily soluble in water and yields thick liquid resembling mucilage.
 SCHOOL TRUSTEE-T., Templeton, Cal. There is nothing In the law that prohibits a candidate for School Trustee or other office acting as an offi- cer of election. In San Francisco 1t has been the custom, when a candidate Tor an office has been selected to act as one or the Board of Election officers, to decline to serve.
 RAIN IN MAYS, City. From the rec ords compiled by the United States Weather Bureau it appears that from 1850 to 1898 inclusive. there were but two years in which rain did not fall during the month of May in San Francisco Those years were 1850 and 1S66
 DEWEY-Mrs. D. S., Visitacion Valley San Mateo County. George Dewey the hero of Manila, holds the rank of rear admiral. which Is the highest rank in the navy at this time. The rank of admiral ceased to exist with the death of Admiral Porter in 1891.
 SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM-W H. S., Auburn, Cal. It is rule of the depart ment of Answers to Correspondents not to express an opinion of the standing of any individual or firm. Such information should be applied for at one of the com mercial agencies.
 LETTER TO A PRIVATE-B. T., City. A letter intended for private in one of the companies of the volunteers now on the way to Manila should be addressed to the name of the individual, letter of his company. and regiment, Manila, Phil ippne Islands
 TOWING THE MONTEREY-N. N, City. The reason that the Monterey will be lowed to the Philippines is that the coal in her bunkers may be husbanded She has not sufficient coal canacity to carry enough coal to steam her way to the islands.
 AID-L H. T. As you were careful to erase the locality from which you direct ed your communication, 1t is impossible to advise you where you should make ap- plication 'in the immediate vicinity of your present home" for State aid.
 MARIE CORRELLI-E w, City Marie Correlli Is the pen name of Miss Marion Mackay. a native of England daughter of Charles Mackay, who was war correspondent for the London Times during the Civil War.
 COAL CAPACITIES. M. w., West Oakland, Cal. The coal bunkers of the Monterey have a capacity of 236 tons. Her consumption Is about 55 tons day. On one of her trips she used 191 tons of coal to travel 1473 miles.
 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFoRNIA-s City The University of California was instituted In lS6S, ana eStaDl1SneQ at. Berkeley in 1873. It succeeded the College of California, which had been in exist ence since 1855.
 DEWEY'S SIZE-L. & G., City. This department has not been able to find any figures that give the size of Rear Admiral Dewey in inches. Such information has not been published.
 A TWO AND A HALF PIECE-W.W Will Hams, City. Dealers charge A 50 for a two dollar and fifty cent piece of the is sue of 1851, but they do not of1er any pre- mium on the same.
 WAR STATISTICS-C. S., Vallejo. Cal. The questions in regard to war statistics and assertions from the Union army dur ing the civil war were answered In The Call of May 2S, 1898.
 THE HOSPITAL CORPSE. F., City. To join the hospital corps make applica- ton to the recruiting officer at the Pre- sidio.
 Read the thrilling adventures of Union spy under special orders from Grant in next Sundays Call.
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