The San Francisco call., 1898-11-21

THEY WERE ANSWERED-M E. P.. City. Both questions asked have been an swered-one, under the title Of h Pettion heI to Probate" November b, and the other, "A Five Dollar Piece" November II.
 HOLD OVER sENATORS-J. H. M, City. There is no law that gives each hold over Senator the privilege of put ing one man on the police force. IT there Is such a practice it must be matter Of understanding between the appointing power and the hold overs.
 ILLITERACY-C. P. D., City: Mulhall, the statistician, gives the following as the ratio of adults unable to read and write in the total population of the countries named: England g per cent; Scotland, b; Ireland, 23; France, 15; Germany, 4; Rus sia. S5; Austria, 45; Italy, 53; Spain, 72; Switzerland, 5; Belgium. 29; Netherlands, II, and Scandinavia, 5.
 FAYI.OR'S SUIT-G. T., City. The suit that was commenced by Taylor in 1891 against the combine Legislators to, re- Judge Wallace on the Eth of July of that year on motion for non- suit. There were seven State Senators named as respondents in the action and the amount of money which 1t was alleged was divided between them was $2O,OOO
 MONEY MARKETS. S. o. F., City. Metal that is used in .ne coinage of money is sold in the open market in Lon- don England, as well as in the United States, and is also sold In the countries every country that coins money prohibits private individuals from making and is- suing coins, and also prohibits the coun- terfeiting of coins of the country.
 INTRODUCTIONS-J. M. O., City. One writer on etiquette says: If you are walk ing with friend and meet some one you know you are by no means bound to intro- duce them to .. one another" 5o 's Another other form to introduce people to each other upon the street or in a public place." If A and B, gentlemen, while walking in the park meet c, gentleman, walking with b, lady, and being acquainted with B and c, and knowing A and D, and D knowing only c, there would, according to the authorities quoted, be no need for introductions; but if the parties wished to follow the silly custom of promiscuous introductions without Knowing IL the in troductions would be agreeable, A might introduce his friend B to c, and c would in turn introduce D, the lady, and then SC on until all had been introduced to each other.
 TO BECOME A CITIzEN-J. V. G., l City. An alien who desires to become a 1 citizen of the United States must declare upon oath, before Circuit or District 1 Court of the United States, or a Dis | trict or Supreme Court of the Territories or a court of any of the States having common law jurisdiction and seal and clerk, two years at least prior to his ad-
 mission, that it is, bona fde, his inten- ton to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all alle- glance and fidelity to any for. eign prince or state, and par ticularly to the one of which he
 may be at the time a citizen or subject He must at the time he applies for ad-
 mission prove that he made a declara- tion two years prior to that time, that he resided continuously five years within the kJ.. Territory in which Is located the court ir
 which he applies one year, that he is 6 man of good moral character and at | tached to the principles of the constitu l tion