The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09

not dead.
 COUNT IN CRIBBAGE-E. K, City Three fours, seven spot in hand and another four in hand counts twenty in cribbage
 DIRECTORY-C. T., Sierra Valley, Cal Your communication in regard to a di- rectory should be addressed to the office of the San Francisco Directory, San Francisco, Cal
 LONDON AND PARIs-s., Berkeley. Cal The city of London. England, is GA feet above the level of the sea- and the city. Of Paris, France, is 115 feet above the level of the sea.
 MUST BE STAMPED-S.. City. Liq- uors bottled for sale must be stamped at the time of bottling, irrespective of the fact that they may be kept in stock to be aged before being offered for sale.
 INSURANCE COMMISSIONER O.. San Quentin, Cal. The Insurance Com missioner of the State of California is Andrew J. Clunie and his office is at the southwest corner of California and Mont gomery streets in San Francisco.
 HAZING-F. C., Berkeley, Cal Hazing in colleges is not modern. In 143O there was rule in the Heidelberg University which forbid the practice by older stu dents of shaving the heads of new stu dents, or filling their ears with wax.
 OLD REVENUE STAMPS-C R., Berkeley Cal. A 5-cent express red stamp of the internal revenue series of the days of the Rebellion in the United States Is offered by dealers at prices va rying from 10 to 50 cents, according to state of perfection. A 2-cent playing card blue stamp Is offered for 30 cents. These figures will give you an idea of the value of such relics.
 COMMANDER IN CHIEF-L G. and A. O., Martinez, Cal. The constitution of the United States says: ''The President shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several States when called into the actual service of the United States From this it is clear that unless called into the service of the United States the President has not con- trol over the militia of the several States.
 CLEANING WOOL-T M, City. The cleaning of wool from sheep Is called securing. It consists of immersing the wool in an alkaline lye, which forms a soap with the natural grease of the fleece. This acts as detergent and cleans the wool thoroughly. when it is washed in running water. Then it undergoes a process called willying; that it, it is passed through a machine, which cleans 1t of dust and other impurities, after which it has to be passed through a ma chine called teaser to tear open the
 
 An amateur who had "a small quantity of wool sufficient to make up two mat tresses" might try the securing process but would find that it would be more l trouble than the wool would be worth. The easiest way is to take 1t to a pro fessional who will do the work for a comparatively small sum.
 BRITISH INDIA MONETARY sYs- TEM-A. D. R., San Rafael, Cal The present monetary system of British sndia was established September 1, 1885, on the single silver standard. The rupee and half rupee are unlimited legal tender. but smaller silver coins only for sums of less than rupee Gold coins are not legal tender. There is no limit to coinage, but the mint charge is per cent The debts of India to Great Britain require the an- nual export of more than $S0, 300, ,0O0 The price of silver, however, dropped so low in 1892 that this amount was increased l premiums. This fall in silver led to the 1 closing of the hints to silver June 26, 1893, and the avowed policy to return 1 to the gold standard. The law of July, 1S61, prohibited bank issues of currency. l The Government issues currency upon | Government securities, receivable for all l debts, public and private. On the day l that the hints were closed to silver com l age they were, by an act passed that d$ty !, authorize to issue rupees at the Vdlue m 1 of Is 4d in exchange for gold pulllon oi | British gold coins. the rate being 10 ru- pees to the sovereign. Although not gen ! eral legal tender in India, Enshsh ntl5 sosei5 1 eigns and half sovereigns were accepteat in 1893 at the public treasuries in paymeanit yonait l of Government dues That was d niout- 1I'.n l fled plan of the Governments own pro
 posai to prevent a further fall rather 1 than to raise the gold standard or t1o1r,e the 1 rupee Tn 1894 the exper1mental atlehlPe 1 of inc British India Council to prevent l further decline in the value of the ru- ! pee and to dominate the rate of exchange i between Calcutta and London was gwen l up In January of that year the mlnl- mum rate of 15A pence per rupee was nc no longer insisted upon. but all tenders TOT i bids were to be considered on their mer-