The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-15


MUM coin Such can be purchased at an
advance of 50 cents.
IRELAND-J. NJ. H., City. The great
est length of ireland is from Fair Head,
in Antrim, to Crow Head, in Kerry, 306
miles It's greatest meridional length is
but 225 miles. Its greatest breadth be-
tween the extreme points of Mayo and
Downs is 1872 miles. but between Galway
Bay and Dublin it is but 12O miles.
QUARTZ MINING-G. M, Oakland, Cal.
| p H. Miller, whose name figured in an
article published in The Call recently in
connection with quartz mining in Daw-
SON. is man Of medium height, middle
! aged, somewhat bald and has sandy
mustache. He was for a time engaged IN
mining in Colorado.
MAN AND WIFE,. s., City. Man and
wife divorced in California cannot marry
again in that State within a year from
the time the divorce was granted. There
are those who have been divorced in that
State who have gone into an adjoining
State and married again. A marriage
that is legal in any other State in the
Union is valid in California.
SEX IN THE UNITED STATES-L.,
Livermore, Cal. Until the census of 1900
is taken it will be impossible to give fig
ures as to sex in the United States. The
latest figures on that subject are those of
$780, from which 1t appears that there
we're at that time 80 O67 $50 males and 80
554,370 females. The figures for Califor-
MIA were, 700,O59 males and 6OS,O7l females
ENLIGHTENMENT IN PENNSYLvA-
MAG. P. Y, City. In the State of
Pennsylvania If a person, acting under a
power of attorney, comes into the pos
session of money for account of his prin-
cipal and fails to account for 1t or appro-
PIRATES it to his own use, he is guilty of
a misdemeanor, the penalty for which is
not more than $1,000 or Imprisonment for
not more than three years.
A CLEAR TITLE-T. c., Waterford
Cal In the absence Of an agreement with
the vendor that he shall furnish an alb
stract of title to a piece of property, he
is not bound to furnish such abstract; but
it is the duty of the intending purchaser
to satisfy himself that all is correct If
title, he undoubtedly would be liable in
damages in case the title did not prove
perfect.
ESTATES IN IRELAND-J. T., City.
If a man is possessed Of realty in his own
name in Ireland, on which there are no
conditions as to future disposition. he can
dispose of the same by Will TO his wife
or in any manner he desires, just as he
would be entitled to do under the laws Of
California. She could come into posses
sion of 1t without having to wait until
minor child of which he and his wife were
the parents reached its majority.
WALTZING-East Street, Oakland, Cal.
It is reasonable to suppose that some, in
making the great circle of ballroom dur
ing waltz, may become giddy by reason
of the circular movement in one direction,
consequently the forward or backward
movement may be INDUCED in at pleasure
or the couple may go within or without
the great circle or do the reverse as they
may feel disposed 1t is the province of
the gentleman to take the lady in all these
changes, which ought to be frequent.
There cannot be a set rule that walters
must reverse when the music changes
for the reason mat many dancers cannot
reverse.
A WAGON WHEEL-G. W., Quincy,
Piumas County. A friend Of this depart
ment has kindly furnished tho following
in answer to the question. Does the top
of a wagon wheel move faster than the
bottom on level ground?'
That point on the top of a wagon
space than a point on the bottom of the
wheel can be proven by experimenting in
two ways: ~ When a wagon or buggy
wheel is at rest put one foot on the bot