The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
 JOHN P. IRIsH-M. J.. City. When John P Irish goes to Washington, D. J,, <, ne is as free from a necKtle as ho ie AAA San Francisco.
 AN ADDREss-A c. R., Marshall, Cal. The address of the Whtaker-Ray Com pany is 723 Market street, San Franclsco' Cal.
 KING ALFONSO-W. J. D., Oakland Cal. Alfonso XII of Spain, father or the present boy King, died at Ell Praoo' near Madrid, November 20, lSS5
 DOVE AND DEER-W. I. K., City; The dove season is open from July 10 nI, atln February A. The deer season IS opeN from July IS to October A.
 POLL TAx-s., City. The fact that man is a member of the National GuaTd aIfl of the State of California d0es not ,',,sSs eS empt him from payment of poll tax uilieS' he is 50 years of age.
 COMBINATIoN-J. E. B., Hopland. Cal The proposition as set forth In your communication in relation to a comorha, Ina d, ton on horses is not Sufnclently cledA eo enable one to give an answer.
 PATENT-H. L., Clty. It Is unlawtul for any one to stamp an article patent ed' or :'patent applied for unless d patent has been properly applleu TOT, ol a patent has been granted. There is severe penalty for such false representa- tion.
 BATTLESHIPS- A. M., City. It is generally conceded that the United States battleship Iowa is superior to the oregon, Massachusetts or Indiana, She is longer, wider and has greater coal capaclty than the others, and her speed is greater than that of the others named
 MoRRo CAsTLE-L. E. L., City. Nor TO, as applied to the castle at Santiago de MopTo Tef ncorfectly G eW written ts Moro, means Castle of the Promontory. The Spanish word morro is used to signify promon- tory, anything that is round, also prominent overhanging lip.
 DUCK TRoUsERs-A. A. s. O. A. S., Woodland, Cal A man who wears white duck trousers to church, wears such with a Prince Albert coat, or wears them at an evening party, is exceedingly eccen- tric or is possessed of only that one pair. He certainly is not fashionable.
 ECzEMA-w. E. A, City. AS this de- partment does not advertise any individ- medicine that is "a positive cure for ec- zema" or any other disease, 1t cannot give you the information you ask TOT. You should consult some hrst-class pny- scian.
 TERRITORIES -C. s. A.. Ocean View. The Territories of the United States at this time are New Mexico, or~ ganized September g. 1850; Arizona, Feb ruary 24, 1863; Indian, June 30. 1884; DIS trict of Columbia, July Is. 179O, and reor- ganized March B. 179l; Alaska, July ~, 1S6S and Oklahoma, May 2. 1S9O. In the Union there are thirteen original States, and since March 1, 1791, thirty-two States have been added.
 THE UNION PACIFIC-Reader, Clo- verdale, Cal. The Union Pacific Railroad Company was sold November 1, 1S97,. in Qmaha te 3 syndicate the so only oD1 SoI bidder i'd the property and SIS. ,250 S9 for bonds held in the sinking fund The fund also held $4 OS6,4OS in cash, which reverted to the Government. The. total debt to the Government was $58, ,44S.92S 61. The credit of the railroad company with the Govern ment was $1S,5O5,040 "A.
 MAIL TO MANILA-L. G. C., City You are at liberty to send letters, papers, magazines and books to any of the Cali fornia volunteers or any of the soldiers who sailed from here on the City of Peking- for the Philippines. Direct matter plainly to the individual, letter of the company to which he belongs, the regi- ment and Manila, Philippine Islands, and deposit the same prepaid. The Post office Department will forward the same to destination.
 CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS - T. R. M, City. Owing to the incompleteness of the records of the mastering officers during the war of the rebellion there never has been a correct record of the nationality of the men who served in the Union army. The figures that are given are only aver ages based on the returns that were cor rectly made up. These averages credit soldiers of German birth with 176,000 or S.76 per cent of the whole number of en- listed and soldiers of Irish birth with 144,- 200 or LA per cent
 HOMES FOR OLD PEOPLE - A. R., City. In this city there is the Old Peo- ple's Home at Pine and Pierce streets, Old Ladies' Home on Rincon place, near First and Harrison streets; Protesant Episcopal Old Ladies Home on Golden Gate avenue, between Lott street and Masonic avenue; Lick Old Ladies Home on Mound University Tract and the Home of the Kings Daughters on Francisco street, near Powell Address commu- nication to the superintendent of each of these institutions for terms.
 Genuine eyeglasses. specs, ,l5 to 40c. 65 4th.s