The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

 sword or bullet infinitely better than Europeans. A wound that would kill a European or at any rate lay him up for months, affects these hardy and ab- stemious mountaineers in very much less severe manner. Imagine having the whole lock of an exploded gun blown into one's shoulder and going about as if nothing had happened. Such lock was cut out by our surgeons several months after. They report mar vicious cases of recovery" etc.
 Health, strength and long life are some of the compensations of savagery. Pail Mall Gazette.
 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. CYCLOPS-M. B., City. You can find picture of Cyclops in illustrated books on mythology.
 SNOW IN SAN DIEGo-T. H. L.. Jamestown, Cal. Snowfakes fell in the city of San Diego, California, during the storm of January 15, 1882.
 FIVE DOLLAR PIECES-F. E., Eure- ka. Cal. There is no premium offered for coins of that denomination coined in 1S49 for S7 30
 WORCESTER HOTELS-B. T., City. This department cannot give the desired information about hotels in Worcester, Mass. as such record is not obtainable in this city.
 GUICHARD-S., Oakland. Cal. R. Gui- chard was never United States Senator from the State of Louisiana This depart ment is unable to inform you if Gufehard ever held any office in that State.
 sCANDINAvIAN PAPER-J. W. J.. Button Willow, Cal. There is published in San Francisco Scandinavian paper called the Hrvalska Sloga. "A letter di- rected to the paper will reach the editor
 VOTE FOR GovERNoR-R. M. B.. Golden Gate, Cal. The number of votes for each candidate for Governor in Cali official account published in The Call De- cember IA, 1S9S
 THE AMENDMENTS w F., Santa Ynez. Cal The fate of the constitutional amendments at the recent election in California cannot be determined until the official figures are given out by the Secre- tary of State.
 FOREIGN STAMPS-B. T., City. If you desire to obtain uncanceled postage stamps with the least inconvenience to yourself, place your order with some re- liable stamp dealer and he will secure such stamps as you may desire.
 MALE AND FEMALE-J. G., City. There are no official figures as to the male and female population of the United States at this time other than those of the census of 1890. These show that there were 30, ,0S7 ,SSo males and S0,554 570 females.
 A WAR SHIP-J. M B., Florin, Cal There are no published figures which rive the cost of maintaining each individual war ship of the United States navy for a month or a year. Such information might possibly be furnished by the Navy De- partment
 THE REGULAR ARMY-O. B., City. A man who enlisted in the regular army during the recent war enlisted for stated period, and he cannot demand to be dis charged because the war is over. He can, after a stated time, purchase his dis charge out of the service
 THEATRICAL MATERIAL-w. E. w, City by the Sea. Cal The question asked Is not one of general interest, consequent lv cannot be answered in this department Had you sent a self-addressed and stamped envelope for answer it would have been sent to you before this
 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERED J., City. The length of time that young man would have to serve as an appren- tice. or more properly fireman, on a train In order to become competent To- comotive engineer would depend on the aptitude of the young man and the amount of time he would devote to study. CYRANO-L F. H. and M S., City. 'Cyrano de Bergerae' was written by a Frenchman, first produeted at a French theater and by French actors. In the theater where first produced Cyrano was pronounced as an American would pro- nounce seerano without dividing the word into syllabies.
 ID e intended for the following named should be addressed Mark Twain, Hartford, Conn; Naval Constructor R. P Hob son. Rear Admiral Sampson and w s. Schley, Washington, D. c. The letters addressed to the last named will be for warded to destination.
 WHO WROTE IT?-F. R. S., Vallejo, Cal. This correspondent wants to know who wrote:
 The sun had put his night cap on And covered OCT his head,
 When countless stars appeared amid the
 curtains
 Round his bed.
 POLITICAL SYSTEM-XXXCV, Oak land The question asked was answered. This department cannot enter into con- troversy with correspondent who thinks that the answer does not coincide with his own ideas of what the effect of the war was on the form and spirit of the political system of the United States.
 THE CENTURY-Two Subscribers The nineteenth century will end at 12 o'clock midnight December 31 1900. It takes 100 years to make century and as the cen- tury commences with 1 it follows that 100 years have to elaDse before new one commences. The twentieth century will commence with the year 1901 and will close with the year 2000
 THE GOLDEN NOSES, City. The man with golden nose was Tycho Brahea, Danish astronomer. who lost his