The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
Answers to Queries

srREET-A IT,. City Is it proper to say
there is no such street as street:'
1t is.
THE FOOT OF. TIsIE-curous LagunItss,
Cal. In what poem are the following lines,
How softly falls the foot OF time,
That only treads On flowers.
In Lines to Lady A. Hamilton, by
William Spencer.
MUsHRooMs-H F. s.. Alameda, Cal. To
what department of the United States govern
to the culture of mushrooms:
The department of agriculture,
Washington. D. c.
FULL Subscriber. City. What is
meant by vessel loaded to her full capacity !:
1t means that she is loaded to the
limit Of her carrying capacity.
PRESIDENCY-S., Veterans Home. CAL
George B. Mcclellan. mayor of New York City.
was born in Dresden while his parents were
on visit there Is he eligible TO the presi-
dency of the United States?
That is a question that no news
paper can answer. 1t will be answered
by the supreme court of the United
States if the subject is ever brought
before it. Mcclellan is, under the nat
uralization law, recognized as a citizen
of this country. being born to Ameri-
can parents while they were abroad,
but whether he. like many others, born
in foreign countries to American par
ents. comes within the meaning of the
fifth clause of article-2 section of
the United States constitution, which
declares that no one can be q candidate
for the presidency except he is "a
natural born citizen" is something that
has never been passed upon. The high
est court in the land has never been
called upon to interpret the meaning
of the quoted words.
POSTAL EMPLOYEE. r., Potrero. City.
Can man who has declared intention of be-
coming a citizen of the United States hold
position as clerk or mail carrier in the United
States postal service?
He can not.
man declared his intention in 1900 to become
a citizen OF the United States and then alb
trip. can he on his return obtain his Anal
papersf
The naturalization law says that on
application for final papers It must
appear to the satisfaction of the court
that Immediately preceding the date
of his application the applicant has re-
sided continuously within the United
States five years" etc. From this it
appears that he can not obtain his
papers.
VIOLIN Subscriber, City Is there any set
value for violin which bears the following
inscriptions: ''Jacobus stainer, Absain prope,
OenipontuIn, I642T'
If the signature is genuine the in
strument would probably be valuable
one. but much would depend upon its
-
ton of value can be answered only by
an expert after testing the instrument.
difference between common and written law?
There are two kinds of law. common
and written or statute law. The statute
laws are those enacted by legislatures,
recorded in writing. collected and pub
lished in books. The common law is
not a code Of written laws enacted by
legislative body. but consists of rules
of action which have become binding
from long usage and established Gus
tom 1t is said to be founded in reason
and on the principles of Justice The
common law of England in this coun-
try was brought over by our ancestors
and established here before the revo-
luton. Some OF the states, in their
constitutions adopted after the revo-
luton, declared it to be the law OF
their respective states; and it has con-
tinued to be the law in all the states,
and is still so considered. except such
parts as have been amended or re-
pealed by constitutional or legislative
enactments or by usage
MINING CODE--W.. Santa Clara. Cal Where
can copy OF Copps Mining Code be procured?
If you can not find copy In the
free library In San Jose, any book
seller can procure it for YOU