The San Francisco call., 1899-09-21

ADMIRAL-F. F.. City. The rank or
admiral is known in other than the Uni
ted States navy, for instance, Great
Britain, France and Spain
THE LAND OF NoD-A. NJ. H, CITY.
After Cain slew Abel he went to the Land
Of Nod and took unto himself a wife, but
who the one was that he took to wife
has never been explained in either sacred
or profane history.
DIAMONDS-H. and G., City. Dta-
monds are pure carbon crystallized. They
are the hardest of all known substances,
will scratch other minerals and gems and
can be cut only by their own dust. Da-
mond is infusible, but Will burn al a hlgh
temperature. as. for instance. before the
blowpipe in air or in oxygen gas. When
burned it will not resolve into charcoal.
ASSUMED NAME-G T. c., Oakland.
This correspondent asks: IF person
was married under assumed name
twenty years ago, is that marriage legal
now?" The question is too general to ad-
NIT of an answer. as there may be con-
ditions that would render the marriage as
valid as If the party had given the true
name or there may be such that would
render 1t invalid. Without a knowledge
of the facts of the case an answer cannot
be given.
POSITIONS-L p. Oakland. Cal The
Southern Pacific Company has no occasion
to offer any positions in it's offices, as
tlere are more dpplcdDtS INdn vacancies.
An applicant for any position in the COM
pany should, unless he is acquainted with
some of the heads of d.e.RgGa7rtmaents ..gG7 a. address
cific Railroad Company, Market and
Montgomery streets, San Francisco, Cal,
setting forth desire of the applicant, quail
ificationS and recommendations 1t will
be referred to the proper department, and
a reply will be sent. The same course
should be followed as to the express COM
pany asked about
Subscriber, Sulphur Creek, Colusa County,
Cal. Etiquette demands a certain adher-
ence to conventional forms in regard TO
the size and shape Of the paper and en-
velopes used in writing letters Of friend
ship, congratula tions, coincidence, etc.
Beyond Compliance with this general re-
quirement each individual can use per.
sonal preference as to what tint shall be
shall be impressed, and whether the
sheets of paper shall be plain or grained
and rough. A gentleman may have q
monogram on his paper and envelopes II
he so desires without transgressing on
the rules of etiquette; that is matter of
individual taste, but the requisite is that
handwriting plain and the style simple
IMPEACHMENT H. City. The Con-
stitution of the United States, article I,
section 3, directs how the President and
other civil officers shall be tried 1t pro-
vides that 1.-The Senate shall have the
sole power to try all impeachments. When
sitting for that purpose the members shall
be on oath or affirmation. When the
President of the United States is tried,
the Chief Justice shall preside; and no
person shall be convicted without the
concurrence of two-thirds Of the members
present" Under this organic law, the
House of Representatives impeaches or
makes the charges against the officer &C
cused, the articles being practically the
same as the counts in an Indictment The
Impeachment is sent to the Senate,
copy is served on the accused and the
House of Representatives appoints COM
nittee of members as managers or prose-
cutors of the impeachment. When the
Senate is convened as court, the man
ayers on the part Of the House, and the
counsel for the accused. are summoned
to appear before it; and the trial pro-
ceeds much the same as trials OF other
causes of large interest. In the impeach-
ment of Federal officers other, than, the
President. the same course is followed ex-
cept that the President Of the Senate pre-
sides.