The San Francisco call., 1898-11-09
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS,

GENERAL sCHOFIELD-S. s. T., Presidio. Cal General Schofield was re- tired with the rank of lieutenant general.
 ON THE NILE-P. E. C., City. The article descriptive of the building of the great dam across the River Nile appeared in The Sunday Call of August IA, page 22
 BONDs-A. S., City. United States bonds do not specify that they shall be paid in "goId or both silver and gold . but that the principal and interest shall be paid in coin.
 STATE ELECTIoNs-Reade City. The State elections in Montana and Washington will be held on November 6; 1900. The year was omitted in the printed answer given few days since.
 VALUABLE HALF DOLLAR-W., City. The selling price of half dollar of 1882, United States mintage if the legend if in large letters from s2 50 to $S 50.
 woMAN's ExcHANGE-M. E. P, Petaluma, Cal. Mrs. Sophie Lilienthal is the recording secretary of the Woman's S Exchange, San Francisco, and Lucille B. Foreman is the corresponding secretary,
 STRYCHNINE-J A. B., Pogo, Cal. This department is informed that an amount of strychnine equal to the size of a small pea would be sufficient to kill a 900-pound COW If administered to her.
 HOLDING A PLEDGE-M C., City. The law of California says that pawn broker who receives an article in pledge must not sell the same until it has re- mained in his possession six months after the last day fixed by the contract for re- demption.
 A CONTRACT-C., City. The law of California says that a contract is an agreement to do or not to do certain thing The essentials are: Parties capa- ble of contracting, consent, lawful ob- ject and sufficient cause or considera- tion. Contracts may be oral.
 STATE CAPITOL DOME-A. B. C., City. The height of the ball on the top of the dome at the State Capitol, Sac ramento, is 243 feet above the level of the crossing of Tenth and M streets. The top of the dome is 223 feet above ..4e level of the same crossing.
 THE HIGHEST RANKS. S. T., Pre- sidio, Cal. The highest military rank in the United States at this, time is that of major general. The ranks of lieutenant general and general have been conferred, but have ceased to exist since the death of those upon whom conferred.
 IN THE CIVIL wAR-H A, sunol Glen, Cal. The following are the figures given as to the number of men enlisted for the Union armies during the civil war:
 
 follows: Native American, 1,523 300; Brit ish-American, B, ,500 English, 45 300; Irish, IA, 200; German, 176,SO0; other foreigners, AS, 400; foreigners, nativity unknown, 26.500
 THE ARIZONA-A o. S., City. The last advice received as to the Arizona was that the vessel was to go to Hono- lulu to convey soldiers from there to Ma nila. What is to be done with her after that is something that no one can tell at this time, as she is subject to the or ders of the War Department, and may be ordered to any point at any moment. It is probable that her crew will remain with her until her return to this city.
 STREETCARS-Read City. The city ordinance regulating the stopping of streetcars at crossings in San Francisco is as follows:
 No driver, engineer or conductor of any streetcar shall permit such car to remain upon any street crossing or upon the to obstruct the travel over such crossing or cross walk; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to cable lines where the grade of the street is such that the car cannot be stopped be- yond a crossing on account of the incline of the street.
 RULE IN CASINO-J. H. V. D. H., City The rule in the game of casino is that when the last hand Is played it must be played to a close before a count is taken, and the one who holds cards is the first Io count, and if he has enough points he wins. In case neither party has cards, as in a case Of tie on the number of cards, then the one who holds spades counts first. The order of counting is: Cards, spades, big casino and little casino aces. If it is agreed that sweeps shall count then they follow aces;, According to the rule, if in a game of. thirty points A has six to go and B has four points, A makes cards, big casino and one ace, and makes spades, little casino and three aces is winner a IS no has tha and having made cards (S), big casino a and an ace O, he has the requisite num- Der to win.
 NOT A LEGAL MARRIAGE-H. B. B., City. This correspondent writes: Brown marries twice. By each union he has a son. Tn time the son by the second wife wishes to marry the daughter of. the