The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09

. ...''''s
years would be a good defense to an &C,
tion for bigamy- In a case OF that klno
| apply for a divorce on the ground of de-
Sertion.
COIN QUEsTIONs-A E. NJ. City, F.
| c. and E. c., Alameda, and Subscriber,
| City. A 50-cent piece of 1858, unless it be
and without rays around the eagle, gs Goes
! not command premium. A half-dolIar
| of 1888 is not a premium cOin Halt-dol-
lar pieces of that date sell for 70 cents:
! Ftve-dollar pieces coined after 1884 do not
command a premium The selling price
! premium is offered for a 81 80 piece of
| 1879 quarter of dollar of the date Of
1858 with arrows at the date is worth %
cents.
| IRISH LANGUAGE-C A. City. The
ancient language of the Irish was Of
Celtic origin and it is so recorded in MIS-
| tory. The old Irish tongue also called
irish and the scotch, and in proof of this
| it is only necessary to state that the
/ speech of the peasantry of Argyle is read
lily understood in Donegal. Grammars and
dictionaries of the irish tongue have been
prepared for the use of those who wish -
| study ancient literature, for large num-
bers of manuscripts in the Irish language
are still eXtant.
CRIMEAN WAR-T. f. G., City. The
Crimean war opened by the declaration Of
war by Turkey against Russia. October
< 1854 The first act of war was by the
| Turkish fortress at Issakocha firing on d
| Russian f1otilla October %, 1858. Russia
declared war against the Turks NoVember
1. 1858, and France and England declared
war against Russia March 27-2S, 1854. The
treaty of peace was concluded at Paris,
ton of peace was announced in the Crimea
April and in London April %. 1856. The
Crimea was evacuated July 9, 1856.
HORSE. DOG AND RABBIT-Torr.
Moro, Or. There never has been rec
| ord of a race against time bv horse, dog
and rabbit for quarter of a mile. nor
is it possible to arrange sucn race, aS
the dog and. rabbit cannot be controlled
to follow a course that would be taken BY
a horse guided by his rider. Which would
cover the greatest distance in the time
| cover a quarter of a mile would depend
on the conditions, but generally speaking
it is safe to say that for a quarter OF
| mile a horse will beat a dog, and dog
rabbit.
NATIVE DAUGHTERS-T- E, West
side Cal. For admission to the Native
| Daughters of the Golden West the apph.
| ant must be native of the state OF
| California not under IS years OF age;
| must be recommended by two members
must be known personally by such spOn-
| sOrs for six months prior TO the applfca-
ton. The initiation fee, varies in various
parIors but it cannot be less than s2 90.
In addition there is the medical eXani-
ner's fee of 81 90 and three months dues
in advance. The dues are regulated IN
each parIor by the parlor itself, but in
no parlor is it less than 80 cents.
A PERSONAL MATTER-E. N, Oak
land. Cal. 1t is purely personal matter
| whether a lady says to a gentleman on
for the first time, Il am pleased to have
met YOU; the same with the gentleman.
Neither is required TO make use of the
! words unless really pleased TO have be-
| come acquainted. If neither is pleased
| etiquette does not require either party TO
| fell an untruth but pOlitenesS requires
that on parting the parties should bow or
pass the time of day. as good day"
good afternoon or good evening; as
| introduced hears the phrase from the
other party Il am pleased to meet you,'
md she does not care to continue the aC-
quaintarce she should simply bow and
then enter into general conversation, so
! as not to appear rude.
CANNING FRUIT-W. B. c., Watson
Vile, Cal. The first great art in canning
fruit is TO seal hermetically the vessel IN
which it is placed so as to exclude the air.
Heat is used to vaporiEe all air that may
be in the intel stices between the fruit, So
that the natural juices and the solid mat
ter alone remain in the can After the
| fruit is cleaned a syrup should be pre-
pared by adding one pound or half
pound of sugar, as the fruit may be more
or less acid to a pint of water. The ,yrup
| is placed in a suitable vessel (clean cop
per is the best) and it is allowed to come
| as much fruit as the syrup will cover and
the whole is allowed to come to a boiling
pitch. The fruit is then removed and
! placed in the cans and filled to the edge
| with syrup, and the cover is then put on
as quickly as possible. Some then place
the cans in q bath of boiling water and
make a small hole in the top of the can
and when the water comes to a boil that
! heats the contents of the can and forces
out the air, and then the small hole is
soldered.
POSTAGE STAMPS-V. R.. CITY. In
what is known as the Language of post
age stamps If the stamp placed on the
envelope is inverted on the upper right
written tc is to write no more If in
verted on the upper left hand corner II
means that the writer declares affection
for the receiver of the letter. If the stamn
an affirmative to the question or a uues-
ton as the case may be. When AT the
bottom in the center it means negative
If the stamp is at right angles with the
envelope upper right hand corner II
means Does the receiver love the send
er?' If in the left hand corner it means
that the writer hates the other The
stamp placed diagonally on the upper
desires the acquaintance of the receiver,
and If placed in similar position on the
left hand corner it means 81 desire your
friendship" 10 place the stamp on a line
with tie surname means on the part Of
the writer Accept my love" If the party
to whom the letter is addressed is al
ready engaged the answer is given bv
placing the stamp in the same position
but reversing it. Any number of COM
binations can be made by correspondents.
The post clerks who have to cancel the
stamps say that when the stamps are
placed on any part of the envelope ex-
the writer's are giving the mail clerks q
great deal of unnecessary trouble.