The San Francisco call., 1909-03-14


solved of the marriage vow only by
divorce or death OF the other party.
TO marry again, not having heard from
the other for seven years or more,
does marry, the fact of not having
heard of the other party within the
time after. which one is presumed to
be civilly dead could be pleaded in
case of prosecution for bigamy.
TELESC0pE-D. NJ c., San Rafael Cal Be
fore the Lick observatory was installed was
the Ross telescope in Ireland the largest in
the world?
The Lick telescope has diameter of
36 inches, while that known as the
Lord Roscoe" had diameter OF 72
inches.
TANNING r.. city Where can and
recipes for tanning skins?
In works on tanning to be found in
the free public library In Hayes street
near Franklin.
CARPENTRY-s Oakland, Cal Is practical
carpentry taught in any school or college in San
francisco during evening hoursf
1t is not.
BEAVER CAsToRS-Subscriber, Deep Hole,
New What are beaver castors?
Tall hats for men We're at one time
made OF beaver or castor skins and
were called beavers and -castors. They
were not designated by the dual name.
but by either.
FINANCIAL STANDING-w. G. D.. Vallejo.
Cal What is the financial standing OF -
eompany2
Questions of this character should
be directed to mercantile agency.
FOUR HUNDRED-w. D. H.. Bettaravia.
Cal. What is the word for the four hundredth
anniversary of event?
When the Columbian exposition was
on in celebration Of the four hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of Amer
lea by Columbus, the word used was
quadrocentennial.
THE LosER-B. r.. Berkeley, Cal. A Ger.
thcate of deposit properly signed by the party
TO whom issued Is stolen and the bank pays
II. Is the bank or the one to whom the certlh-
cate was issued the party out the amount paid
the thief?
AS this is not a legal bureau it does
not answer questions which call for
judicial opinion.
MARRIAGE LICENsE-G. B.. Oakland, CAL
In securing n marriage license in Alameda
county must the party applying for It give the
correct age? (2) Must the age of the parties
In applying for license in Alameda,
or any other county of the state of
California. the male applicant is the
only one questioned and as the appli-
cant is placed under oath 1t is pre-
sumed he will tell the truth as to all
questions asked. CD There is no law
that Says that the age of applicants
must be published, but as marriage
licenses are a public record the same
may be copied and printed.
NEvER-C. G. NJ, City Was San Francisco
under martial law during the disaster of 1906?
1t was not then and never has been.
A WILI<-C. NJ, City. If will written by
the testator is witnessed by two persons who
affix their signature to it would that inValidate
it?
1t has been held in this city that
a Photographic will must not have
anything on 1t but the handwriting of
the testator. A will written on a piece
of paper having printed at its head
the words YSan Francisco" was de-
clared not a Photographic will.
MoRGANATiC--M M. b. Santa Clara Cal
What is morganatic marriage?
A morganatic marriage, also called
left handed marriage, is one between
a man of superior and woman of
inferior rank in which 1t is stipulated
that neither the latter. nor her child
rem, shall enjoy the rank or inherit the
possessions of her husband.
MARRIAGE-Subscriber Ukiah. CAL If n
man and who had been living together
for a time without having been married should
go before a minister and be married without a
license and no record of the same being filed
would such marriage be legals
Section 7s of the civil code of Cal
ifornia, says:
When persons not married have been
living together as man and wife, they
may without a license be married by
any Clergyman. certificate of such
marriage must, by the clergyman. be
made and delivered to the parties and
be recorded on the records of the
church of which the clergyman is a
Representatives No other record need
be made.
MAIL CARRIERS Subscriber. Oakland, Cal.
What is the pay of mall carriers in cities?
First year $500. At the end of the
first year the pay is increased to $500;
then there is an increase of slO0 per
year until the amount reaches $1,000.
The increase depends upon the capa-
bility of the carrier.
W0RDS-H. w. f., Alameda How many
words are there in the leading languages7
English. according to the standard
dictionary, 800, 900; German. so, 900;
Italian, $4,000; French. $4,000; Turkish,
s2,5oo; Spanish. 10000.
oFFICER-subscriber City. Is an officer Of
the humane society recognized as peace
officer, outside of his rights in cases OF cruelty
to animals?
Such an officer is one of limited juris-
diction.