The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26

LIBERTY CAP-M L. B.. City. The cap Of liberty originated in a custom or the Romans. When slave was manu-
 rnitted by the Romans, 2 small red cloth cap was placed upon his head As soon
 as that was done he was termed fiber
 tinus Ia freedman). and his name was
 registered fn the city tribes. When Satur-
 nius in 263 possessed himself CT the capt
 tOI. he hOiSCed Q cap on the top or IllS
 spear 10 indicate that all the slaves Wno
 joined his standard should be free. When
 Marius melted the slaves to take up
 arms against Syfla he used the same sym
 bOI, and when Caesar was Inurle.eO tIe
 consuira tors marched forth ln Q body with
 a cap elevated on spear in toAen or
 liberty. The goddess Of liberty n tne
 Aventine Mount was represented as noId-
 freedom In France the JacObins wore
 red cap: in England Q blue cap with
 white border Is the symbol of liberty.
 POINTS IN CRIB-J. B. P, Soldiers
 Home. Los Angeles, Cal The law Of se- ouence in crib Is that If any three cards are played in such Q way that they can bz reckOued in sequence order, either rom out the intervention Of another played card out Of sequence order, the player oL the third card Is entitled to run or
 three and so on until there IS pre4k ID
 inc sa0ueuce If 4 plays 2, B a king,
 A 2 three B a three, 4 four B uVef R would be entitled to run or three, ana | q entitled to a run of four. l. IS not neces- sarv that the cards forming a sequence should be played in order For instance, the play Is four deuce, nYe- the next -Jsvar comes in with a three and makes
 avs. [ snn 0i '0''' n-ne-. W.
 THE voLUNTEERsM H, Healds- ] br1rr. Cal. What has been said in the War Department as to the replacing or ! the volunteers at Manila by regulars ap- ! plies thus far only to the volunteer ] those who enlisted in the regular service ! AS yet nothing has been said by the au- thoritfes to affect the standing or those 1 who during the war volunteered 10 Ill [ the quota Of regiments Of regulars Un- ] less some action Is taken by the War De ! partment looking toward the discharge of such men IL looks as II they would ] have to serve out their full enlistment
 CHIEF OF PoLICE-An Observer. ! Petaluma, Cal T. Is the duty of e Chief : of Police tO render to the prosecuting off, ] cers of a city all the assistance he can ! in the prosecution of individuals charged ' with crime Tn cases of more than usual 1 importance the Chief always takes per ! sOnaI interest in the investigation, and he | is in Q position to be able 10 give the ! prosecuting officer advice as to evidence i and the proper time to pSoduce the same : h ordinary cases Q Chief of Police does
 not devote personal attention 10 them: but
 allows his subordinates to take his place STUDYING LAW-R NJ, Stockton, ! Cal It you have the leisure and the in- ! cIination to study law you had better ! call upon some reputable lawyer Of your city, tell him what you intend to do and ! he will advise you as to what books you I should provide yourself with You should ! read books on evidence, the codes Of the State, contracts, constitutional law and | the reading Of one will suggest the neces- ' sity Of others. Such books can be ob- | tained through any first class book
 dealer.
 ! TO ENLIST IN THE NAvY-A Reader. { Berkeley, Cal If you desire to enlist as ! a minor in the United States navy you may present the written consent of your 1 parents properly authenticated, or your mother may accompany you 10 give her l consent. At this time the Government Is ] not taking in any apprentices, but you 1 can file your application with the com ! handing officer of the Independence at Mare Island, and when there IS a vacancy you will be notified.
 1 BUYING 4 HoMEsTEAD-C R.. San ] Mateo. Cal If a homestead settler does ! not wish to remain five years on his | tract, the law permits him to pay for it [ with cash or warrants or land scrip, | upon making proof of settlement and cul- | tivation for period Of not less than four i teen months from the date of entry 10 the settlement must be the affidavit Of the | party, made in prescribed form.
 NO PREMIUM-A- D. L., City. There { is no premium offered for half dollar pieces of 1s5s of Is69 or silver half dime | of 1872. Silver half dollars of 1858 are Of fered for 75 cents, those Of 1880 for S5 cents and cent pieces Of 1872 for 90 cents. | MANILA-T. M. J., Berkeley, Cal. The | latitude of Manila is 14 degrees 8 min utes north and Iz degrees minutes and
 4 seconds east longitude. That Is accord | ing 10 observations taken at the cathe- ! dral in Manila
 HALF DOLLAR OF 1s54-Prudencs, ! Oakdale, Cal. 4 half dollar Of 1854 does not command a premium You can buy all you want Of them for 75 cents apiece 4 SECOND FTLING-C. R., San Mateo, Cal If an individual goes 10 the Land Omce and after inQuirtng about Q cer-