The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09

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your course would be to secure the ser
vices of a reputable attorney, who will
take the necessary steps to secure your
rights.
A PREMIUM COMA. s., San Jose,
Cal. A So piece of 1856 commands a pre-
MUM of from % cents to 81, according to
state of preservation. Dealers demand
an advance of from 81 90 to 81 80.
PLEDGES, City, and o. H., veter-
ans Home, Cal.-The rate of interest that
a pawnbroker may charge is 2 per cent
and the time that he is required to re-
tain an article pledged before he can sell
the same because of non-payment of in
tereSt is six months.
INDIAN-NEGRO-G. E. P, Fruitvale,
Cal. noun that describes any of the
races is always capitalized in writing or
printing. as Cauc- ian. European, Afri-
can Malay and so forth but negro which
is an adjective and signifies black, is writ
ten or printed with a small n.
THE SEA GUILD. w. L., Petaluma,
Cal. The registers show that there is a
steamer called the Sea Gull. a tug, run
nents are: Length, 1913; breadth S31,
and depth, y. Her tonnage is 200 Horse
power and speed is not given.
THE AMERICAN COLORS- Subscriber,
Sacramento, Cal. The American colors
are red, white and blue. and in decorat-
ing with bunting the red should be the
leading color. If. as suggested in the
letter of inquiry, the blue should be the
leading color then it would be the French
tricolor, which is blue, white and red.
VOLUNTEERS-B. Suisun, Cal. For
positive information as to whether those
who volunteered during the Spanish
American war and were sent with regu-
lny will hD Car1t hny fhn
that other volunteers are address a
communication to the War Department al
Washington. d. c.
COPYRIGHT-E. F. D., Dixon, Cal To
obtain full and complete instructions as
to how to copyright a book or a song ad-
dress communication to the. Librarian
of Congress, Washington. D. c. He will
send you a circular of information and if
you follow the instructions therein you
will make no mistake.
A SENTENCE-Subs Healds-
burg, Cal The following sentence. The
trouble was between us-me singing the
wrong words and him singing the wrong
notes. is not good English. The other is
better: The trouble was between uS-I
singing the wrong words and he the
wrong notes.
THE DRUIDS-S., City This depart
ment does not know of any such organi-
zation as that named in the letter of in
Z Y. i
concern and this department could not
advertise it. For information about the
United Ancient Order of Druids apply to
John NJ. Graves, the grand secretary, a
Druids Hall, Alb Sutter street.
SHOEMAKERS' MAXIMS-E., CITY.
The following is probably what you desire
to know when you ask for shoemakers'
maXims, based on the way shoes wear
out:
; m hn
Worn on the heel, thinks a great deal,
Worn on the vamp, he's surely a scamp.
JOURNALISTIC WORK-G E. H,
City One who wishes to engage in jour
nalistic work has an opportunity to shine
in any large city of the United States,
provided he has the ability. If the aspir-
ant is bright writer and has a thorough
knowledge of newspaper work he will
have no difficulty finding employment in
any large city. First class newspaper
men are, like poets, born such, and are
not made.
POLL TAXI. H. J., Woodland Cal.
The fact that man was discharged from
the United States army last March, after
having served during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, does not in the State of Califor-
poll tax this year. The constitution of the
State provides what exemptions there are
as follows: Male inhabitants under
q, male inhabitants over 60 paupers
THE PANAMA LINE-A. S. Hodson,
+ Calaveras, Cal. The steamers between
San Francisco and Panama leave on the
these dates fall on Sunday, when the
steamers leave on the following days
The voyage between points is between
twenty and twenty-one days From
Colon to New York the trip is made in
about seven days. For additional infor-
nation address the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, San Francisco.
EARTHQUAKES F. s.. Santa Bar
| bara, Cal. This department has not the
space to record all the shocks of earth
quake that have been felt in San Fran
cisco, as they number something like 800
The following extremely heavy shocks
have been experienced: May Is. 1851; Jan
uary 2, 1856; February 10, 1856, and May
| "a 1863 The destructive quakes were On
the following dates: 1899, month and day
not given; October s. 1865. and October 81 .
1868
POSTOFFICE EXAMINATION-A. s.,
| City Any one desiring to undergo civil
service examination for positions in the
| secretary of the board of examiners at
! the postofflce in which they wish employ
ment. Due notice of the time and place
/ of examination will be furnished each .ap-
/ piicant. If the correspondent will state
| in what branch of the civil service he
desires to make application. information
/ as to rules and regulations will be fur
nished; but this department has not the
/ space to lay down all the rules and regu-
! lationS.
SEVEN YEARS ABSENCE-Subs
! er, City 1t is a presumption of law that
! if a married woman does not hear from
| her husband for a period of seven years
! and during that time has not been sup
ported by him that. he IS dead: Should the
| woman a the expiration of that time
| marry again and the first husband subse-
quently appears, proof Of the fact fhat