The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Answers to Queries

SECOND PAPERS-Reader. Susanvhte "a "a.
How long after an alien mas obtained MS H'S'
| Under the present naturalization law
second or final papers must be op-
tanned in not less than two nor more
/ than seven years after declaration OF
intention.
! NATURALIZATION-J s., city. II a eiu-
zen of Austria wants TO become citizen OF tne
United States does he have 10 send his resigna-
ton as citizen Of Austria 10 the goyernmens
there: IL be becomes a citizen OF rhe Cnitea
States viii he be protected By rhat naturailza
ton!
He does not have to forward a resig-
nation. The United States government
Will give him the same protection that
/ it does to a native born citizen, except
as TO any obligation he was under 10
the Austrian government at the time
he became a citizen Of the United states
I If for instance, he had not performed
certain duty he could. on visit TO
Austria, be compelled to perform that
duty. and this government could not In
terfere.
BUMMER AND LAZARUs--E. g.. Pescadero
about two dogs that were in San Francisco ami
that had no masters 7 think they were named
Bummer and Lazarus Was l right.
/ There were two such dogs In San
I Francisco in the early sixties. They
I
! sort of Damon-Pythias friendship be-
! tween them, each caring for the other
/ when sick. Upon the petition of
4 large number of citizens they were
/ given the freedom OF the city by the
supervisors and by chat act We're ex-
ernpt from arrest by the pound keeper
PENUCHE-A D. NJ City Is there any
rule IN penuehle, three handed game, that II
one player goes. out the other two play to
determine who shall be the loser!
The rule as laid down by Hoyle fs
that THE three handed game is gen
orally played TO decide who shall be
the loser. and the hrst player who
makes 400 points retfres from the game
at the end OF the round, leaving the
other two players TO continue up TO
the 500 points in the manner laid
down for two handed penucIe." which
IS ~As soon as a player has secured the
necessary points he may throw down
his hand and claim the game" The
sanle rules apply II a greater number
OF points are designated.
LEAP YEARS, Prescott. Ariz. Was the
year 1900 leap year: II not. whyr
Te was not II a year were exactly
1854 days we should have a leap year
every four years regularly, but as that
is an excess OF II minutes and 1913
seconds every year this excess is COM
pensated for by dropping the leap year
the beginning of three out of four
centuries and thus equaIiZfng the time
gained through the century The error
of time thus established makes an error
only day in S,S25 years. In making
up the Gregorian calendar. In order to
equalize time, it was ordained that
| every one hundredth year should not
! be leap year, except 1000 and every
four hundredth year thereafter
RULE OF THREE-A v City what Is
/ the rule OF three?
That fs~a technical name for a rule
| In arithmetic. otherwise called pro-
portion. which teaches the fnding OF
a fourth number proportional TO the
| three given numbers. The term of
rule OF three has been IN use from the
beginning of the sixteenth century.
and because Of the great utility OF the
operation N commercial transactions
it received almost from the commence
ment the name OF the golden rule
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alameda. Cal
media, oakland BerEeIey and Los Angeles?
What the population Of each Of these
places Is In exact dgITres VIII not be
ascertafned until the census Is taken
In 1910 The estimates which vary
every few months are about. San Fran
cisco. 475,o0o to 500 900; Alameda. 20~-
/ 600 20 $4,000 Oakland, $4,000 to 215,-
600; Berkeley. 10000 TO $500: and Los
Angeles. 100000 TO $4,000.
LEEK-subscrIber city Why Is the Ieek
the emblem OF Wales
j The general tale is that King Cad
waIlader. in $40. gained complete VIC
tory over the Saxons by the special IN
terposftion Of st. David, who ordered
the Brftons to wear Ieeks In their caps
that they might recognize each other.
and because OF this victory, which
cleared the country Of the Saxons. the
4 vegetable was chosen as the emblem
1 CLEARING HOUSE SYSTElr-M " CITY
Explain the clearing house system
The clearing house system Is the me
dunn through which the bankers col
lect the checks and bills in their hands
against other banks Instead OF pre-
senting these at each bank to which
directed and receiving payment there
for. the settlement between the banks
is made through the clearing house.
Law oUESTIONS-M NJ, Benicis,
land several other correspondence
This department is willing to give to
correspondents the law as IL stands in
the books, but it will not apply the
law to cases and give a legal opinion.
Questions calling for legal advice are
not answered in this department Such
must be obtained from some reputable
Iattorney.
message of sympathy or coincidence:
chocolate, an invitation to dinner: YER
million. business matters; ruby, token
OF love; green, an expression of hope; /;
blue, of constancy. and yellow, of jeal-
ousy. Gray is an evidence of friend
ship. and pink is proof that the letter
was sent by schoolgirl
OLD TIME STEANER-N. O. D.. City. Had
dispute with a friend 70 the date the
steamer Lexington was burned and the number
OF 1ives lost. Can not find any record of the
same. Can you enIighten us?
The vessel was burned January 13,
1910, while on a trip from New York to
Stonington. OF 145 passengers on board
only four escaped with their lives.
DIRTY LINENS Subscriber. City Who was
the author OF the phrase Wash your dirty
linen in private?''
This is attributed to Napoleon j,
who when his attention was called to
some trouble in one of the first fam
lilies in France said: =" IL faut laver son