The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
Answers to Queries

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FIVE HUNDREp-L. A. B.. Petaluma, Cal
When playing the game of five hundred, when
no trump is accepted, can the joker be played
on any trick, whether player has card OF the
| suit as led or not?
The rules of the game as to no trump
hand say: 'On no trump bid, the hano
is played without trumps
THE joker is the highest card any
suit holder may name and may be
played on any trick, even though holder
has the suit led He can not name
suit in which he previously renounced,
however. When led, leader names the
suit he desires played to 1t, and the
others in the game must play that suit
If possible"
game of BLACK jack?'' What two cards
examine his cards?
Black jack is variation of hearts"
says Hoyle, edition of 1909, .in which
the jack of spades (black jack) counts
as 10 hearts, but still retains its rank
as a spade. The holder of 1t must fol-
low suit to spades. If a suit is led of
which the player has no card he must
discard the spade jack before any other
card" The laws of the game make no
mention OF any two cards making a
black jack.
eoINsIN B.. Fruitvale, Cal. What United
States coins command premium?
+ You can ascertain this from cata-
logues of coin collectors, to be OBJ
tained from any first class book seller.
TO CULTIVATE PEANUTS-Y. D. R., Mill
Valley, Cal Where can 1 obtain information
in relation to the cultivation of peanuts?
Communicate with the experimental
station at the University of California,
Berkeley, or with the department of
agriculture. Washington, D. C. The
latter will send you literature in rela-
tion to the matter.
RIO JANEIRo-H. c.. City. When did the
steamship, Rio de Janeiro,, sink in the Golden
WAT @ how Of @sny Wss osa
a February 22. 1901. CD 81. ca
100000.
JEFFRIEs Subscriber, Halfmoon Bay. Cal;
Where was Jefrries. the pugilist. born. and
what is his nationality?
He was born in Carroll, o., in 1875.
and. being native of the United
States, he is an American.
THE PoEM-.subscriber. vacaville. Cal. Mrs.
Nelson Page of Oakland informs this depart
lines
The delicate green returns not to the leaf
Or the sweet perfume TO the flower,
is by Frank du Prey. and is published
under two titles, namely. Alaska" and
Down by the Rio Grande."
TO CoURT-T H. E., Fruitvale, Cal. Man
dies. Can wife dispose of the property without
going to court?
She can not.
MOSQUITOES D., City. How mosqui-
toes be exterminated?
The method now used is to pour
kerosene on the surface of stagnant
pools where the pest breed and in that
way prevent the Matching into life of
the buzzers and stingers. To drive
! mosquitoes from room the following
| is said to be an effective method: Take
a piece of gum camphor about one
eighth the size Of an egg, evaporate it
| by placing 1t in tiny vessel and hold
| ing it over a lamp or candle, taking
lcare that it does not ignite. The smoke
will drive the "skeerers" from the
room or suffocate them.
| ARMY AND NAvY-A B.. Port Costa. Cal.
| Why is 1t that England man such navy
she maintains and the United States has to
rust rustic TO get men! Ine same as to the army
!
better food and better condition, also better
pay. than from any other nation.
One reason given for this is that in
England there are so many idle men
that they are glad to get into either
branch of the service. while in the
| United States in time of peace there is
SO much other work that men do not
care to go into either the army or the
navy.
DRAMATIZATIoN-A. o.. Colusa. CAL wish
ing to dramatize a novel. must ask the author
| for permission TO do so!
If the novel is copyrighted, you GER
| tainly must. If not, 1t would be cour-
| tesy to give the author notice Of your
intention.
BILLIoN-Reader. City. Why is it that in
the United States 1000, ,000. 900 is called a bill
one billion is written LOOK, ,000, 900 900? Which
Is the most correct
1t is because of the numeration
adopted by each country. Each is cor
rect in the country where used.
through the department OF answers to queries
the addresses of connoisseurs of antiques?
This, and other correspondents who
ask for business addresses, are in
formed that this department does not
publish such.
SPIRIT OF MORTAL-H. L.. City. From
what Is the following quotation why should
the spirit Of mortal be proud?' taken7
From a poem entitled "Oh WHY
Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud p,
written by Cox. a contemporary OF Sir
Walter Scott, and the favorite poem Of
Abraham Lincoln