The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-24

of seven-up the count is high, low, jack
and game. 1t is: For a ten-spot, count
ten; for an ace, four; king, three; queen,
two, and jack, one.
A NICKEL OF '69-I. B. R, Los Gatos,
Cal. A nickel of 1869 Having on it the
figure 5, thirteen stars, shield and the
words In God Coo we ,t trust - does not com
ever, is from 20 to 40 cents.
A NUIsANCE-A. b, City If you are
living on a slope and the water from the
property above you flows onto your prem
ises and is a nuisance you can commence
proceedings against the owner of that
property to abate the nuisance
HOURS OF LABOR-S., Marysville,
Cal. For information as to the hours that
workers are employed in cotton and wool
en- mills in the United States address a
communication to the United States Com
missioner of Labor, Washington, D. G.
PENSION AND POSITION A sub
scriber, City. A soldier discharged from
the service of the United States and
drawing pension would not be deprived
of that pension because he had been ap-
pointed to a civil office in a branch of the
United States Government
GRAPHITE-W. H. T., Tehachapi, Cal.
Graphite or plumbago is not one of the
articles quoted on the San Francisco
market. For information in relation to
plumbago mines address a communication
to the secretary of the State Mining Bu-
reau, Ferry building, San Francisco.
DEATHS AT THE PHILIPPINES
H. c., City. The number of deaths in the
American army of occupation at the
Philippines from all causes since the
hostilities with the FilipinOS began can
be obtained by addressing a letter of in
quiry to the Secretary of War at Wash
ington, d. c.
SULLIVAN-KILRAIN- A. s., Oak
land, Cal The fight with bare knuckles
between John L. Sullivan and Jake Kill
rain for $4,000 a side and the champion
ship at Richburg, Miss, July S, 1889, was
not a draw. Seventy-fve rounds were
fought and Sullivan was declared the win
ner.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS-W. NJ,
Santa, Rosa, Cal. The year before the
breaking out of war with Spain the COM
mercial statistics of Cuba show: Exports.
$500 900 pesos imports, $4,000 900 The ne
PHILIPPINE Islands: Exports, $3O,5O0 coo
(Mexican); importations, $25 900, 0OO There
are no statistics since the war
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS ].
L., Germantown, Cal. Alaska is terri
tory Of the United States, it having been
organized as such July p, 1868. The ac-
QUESTION of Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the
Philippines has not added any more stars
| nag. A
the Fourth of July following the admis-
sion of a new State.
ADMIRAL. DEWEY-L. D., Oakland,
Cal. Admiral Dewey was born in Yer
mont. He was appointed to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis in September.
1854. At the breaking out of the war
with Spain he was in command OF the
Asiatic squadron. composed of unarmOr-
ed ships He was ordered to destroy the
Spanish fleet, and he did.
PUGILIsM AND FOOTBALL-A. o. s..
CITY. This department has not been able
to discover any statistics that will show
how many deaths and accidents have oc-
Cured in or from the prize ring as com
pared with football games in the past
twenty years" Perhaps some friend OF
this department can furnish the lntorma~
ton this correspondent desires.
THE GAME OF PoKER-A. S, Oak
land, Cal In the game of poker the
Joker is not used, nor are deuces and
trays discarded. The value of the cards
at poker are in the following order: %
no pairs highest card wins; % one pair,
straight or sequence, 80 the flush, %
the full. (S) fours, 90 the straight flush:
The straight flush is the most unusual of
all hands to hold and is the highest in
value.
SCANDINAVIAN-W., Philo, Mendoci-
no County, Cal. Scandinavia, first used
by Pliny as Scandal in designating Den
mark as well as the peninsula that still
retains that name, is properly the land of
the Scandi people, SO named because they
lived in tents Scandi IS derived from the
Greek "skene," which Is the word in that
language for tent. Scandinavia is applied
to the peninsula that comprises Norway
and Sweden: also Denmark. The ancient
Scandinavans were tall, dolichocephalic
race represented by the Row Grave and
Staengenaes skeletons, and the people of
the kitchen-middens. The stature aver
aged feet 10 inches. They We're dolicho-
and somewhat prognathous, with fair hair
and blue eyes and white skin. They are
represented by the Swedes, Frisians and
the fair North Germans.