The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30

 ton and Powell streets to Balboa boule- yard and then to Ingleside and return this department is unable to determine the distance travelled. Give the route in de- tail and the answer will be furnished.
 BLACK ANTs-A. c. R., Berkeley, Cal It Is said that few leaves of green worm wood scattered about the haunts of small black ants will drive them away. It is also said that turpentine sQuirted by means of an oil can such as 1t used to oil sewing machines into cracks where the ants assemble will destroy them.
 A CANADIAN-A Subscriber, City. To the question as written: Gan citizen of Canada buy and hold property mining or otherwise, lawfully in his own name?' the answer Is that this department can- not answer 1t for the reason that A Sub sscriber has evidently forgot to state in to state the locality in which a Canadian can or cannot buy property.
 WOMANS ExCHANGE-A. S., City. The Woman's Exchange of San Francisco is incorporated. The society was "estab- lished and is maintained as charity for the benefit and relief of needy gentle women only The rules of the society provide that "All deserving women with out regard to religious belief may be- come members of the Woman's Exchange and participate in the benefits thereof by paying an annual subscription or Sl oO.
 NEVER BEEN DECIDED-N. J. S., City. The question Gan boy born in a foreign country to American parents, while such parents were temporarily so- journing in that foreign country or while travelling in a foreign country, become President of the United States?" Is one that has been asked a great many times, not only in this city. but in every city in the Union, but no satisfactory answer has ever been furnished. The children born to American parents while on a temporary sojourn in a foreign country, or born to American parents while the father is in the service of the United States abroad, are recognized as American citizens, but whether they are natural born citizens within the meaning of that portion of the constitution, which declares that none but a natural born citizen shall be eligible for the presidency, is a question that has never been brought up in a legal sense, consequently there has never been de- cision, and until such a decision is ren- dered 1t will never be satisfactorily an- swered.
 THE DISTINCT BRANCHES-A Read CT and A. S., City. The civil service rules are the same In this city as in all parts of the Union. The extent of the classified civil service Is "all that part of the ex- ecutive civil service of the United States which has been or may be hereafter class flied under the act shall be arranged in branches as follows: The departmental service, the customs house service, the postoffice service, the government print ing service and the internal revenue ser vice. The departmental service shall in- clude officers and employees as follows. except those in the service of the gov ernment printing office and in the service of the several customs houses, postoffices and internal revenue districts: All off, cers and employees of whatever designa- tion. except persons merely employed as laborers or workmen and persons who have been nominated for confirmation by the Senate, however. or for whatever purpose employed, whether compensated by fixed salary or otherwise who are serving in or on detail from the several executive departments, the commissions, and offices in the District of Columbia railway mail service, Indian service, pen rine hospital, light house, life saving,