The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22

DISTANCE-SubScriber City. The dis
tance from Cadiz to Manila is, in round
numbers, 5000 miles. -1
CHESS-A. 1. O.. City. An old-tin1e
chess player says that there is no pos
sibility in the game of two queens of
kind.
ARMY UNIFORM-E. S., City. There
is no law to prevent a discharged soldier
from wearing the uniform he wore IN the
army.
THE GAME OF PEDRO-J. E. S.; Oak
land, Cal. In the game of5pedro the count
is in.the following order: High, low, jack,
game and pedro.
ENCHILADAS-A o. s., Nevada City,
Cal. None of the cook books within reach
of this department give recipe for the
making of enchiladas.
A QUOTATIONS.. City. "And every
rose and lily there did stand, better at
tired by natures hand" is from 1.-THE
Garden by Cow1ey, 161S-1667
A HALF OF 1S45-J. F. N, Diamond
Springs, Cal A half dollar of 1915, coined
at New Orleans or at any other mint,
does not command a premium.
FERTILIZERS M, City. For the in
formation asked for relative to fertilizers
address a communication to the expert
mental station of agriculture, University
of California, Berkeley, Cal.
LATIN MOTTO-Philadelphi City.
''Virtus junixit mors non separabit' is
Latin motto used in the Ancient Scottish
Rite of Masonry and means Virtue has
joined us, death cannot separate us.
THE TWO PATTIS-A. M. E. The
voice of Adelina Maria Clorinda Patti is
classed as IAN unusually high soprano of
rich bell like quality and remarkable
evenness of tone" while that of Carlotta
Patti, her sister, was classed as "a
soprano of unusual compass, and of clear
siIvery quality and much power in the
upper register.
WATER BUFFALOES-A. S., City.
The water buffaloes that were brought to
this city from Manila, P. l.. some. time
ago were uuarantined on Folsom street.
between Fourth and Fifth, by order of
the Custom-house authorities as a pre-
cautionary measure. In the latter part
of August they were taken to the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo, N. Y.
ECARTE-Player, City. The law of
ecarte says: eff two or more cards are
turned up by the dealer the adversary
may if he has not already seen his own
hand, decide which of the cards shall be
trumps or he may demand fresh deal
Once, however, that he has looked at his
hand the non-dealer can have no option
in the matter, and there must be a new
DEAL"
FENCES-A s., Gold, Cal. The law in
relation to fences is: Coterminous owners
are mutually bound equally to maintain
Cd the boundaries and monuments be-
tween them; (2) the fences between them
| unless one of them chooses to let his
land lie without fencing, in which case
if he afterward incloses it he must re-
| fund to the other just proportion of the
value at the time of any division fence
| made by the latter.
| THE MANGE-G. G. E., East Oakland,
| Cal. The following is given as a remedy
| for the mango in horses, cattle and dogs
corrosive sublimate, one-fourth ounce
! spirits of salt (muriatic acid), one-half
| ounce; water, one quart" Or, Corrosive
I stlblimate, one drachm; sal ammoniac,
| one-half ounce; water, one pint To this
| add strong decoction of white hellebore." 3"
Sulphur ointment is also recommended. If
| either of these do not cure the mango in
vour dog, take him to a dog hospital.
NAVAL TRAINING STATION-A Sub
scriber. City. There is a naval training
| station at New York on board of the re-
ceiying ship Vermont Address ''The
| Commander of the Training Ship Yer
mont. New York, N. Y" A boy under
age who wishes to join the navy must
have the consent Of his parents or guard
/ ian. This may be given personally or by
letter. the signature being acknowledged
before a Notary Public and verified by
the County Clerk of the county in which
ehe Notary resides.
THE AZTEC RACE-T w. F., City.
The Aztecs trace their origin to the legen-
] dAry land of AZtlan a southern
! branch of the Missouri, where they dwelt
] in seven cayerns of the earth about the