The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

P0KER-A. p. r. City. In game OF
poker all hands dealt and completed It is found
down. Is his hand disqualified in the game?
Are four cards at any stage Of the game legiti-
mate:
The hand is dead-not legitimate.
MONDAY HoLIDAY-Reader, Oak
land, Cal. In reply to your question
as to whether any institution of learn
ing has Monday for a holiday instead
of Saturday, w. S. B., writing from
Newman. Cal, says: The Bowling
KY. has Monday holiday instead of
having Saturday"
OLD TIME FIRE-A f. s.. City. when
stood on the site of what afterward was the
Occidental hotel, destroyed by fire?
September 27, 1860.
Cal; Did James ]. Jefrries ever meet Peter
Jackson in the ring?
He did, in San Francisco, March %,
1898, when he defeated Jackson in three
rounds.
can obtain information relative to cadets
In the employ of the Pacific Mail?
Address a communication to the com
pany in San Francisco.
CoPYRIGHT-Hs s., Paso Robes, Cal. what
is the method procedure to obtain a copyright in
the United States?
Write to the librarian of congress.
Washington, ID. c., and on demand a
blank form of application will be sent
you.
THE AUTHOR-Miss A. S. City In
reply to your question as to who wrote
the poetry in which occurs THE
sweetest flower that blows" Miss o. p.
of Berkeley writes that the lines are
from song written by c. B. Hawley;
music by Frederic Paterson, M. D.
LONG AND sHoRT-Subscriber, Cement. Cal.
Which is the longest and which the shortest da '
in the year?
The longest, June %. and the short
| est, December %.
AMERICA---G. G., City. What white people
landed on what il known as the American
continent before the discovery of Columbus?
| 1t is asserted that before the time of
lsColumbus Europeans had visited this
continent. The Scandinavians, after
having colonized Iceland in SIS and
Greenland in 9S3, had by the year 1000
discovered America as far down as Al
ldegrees 80 minutes, north latitude. a
point near where New Bedford, Mass.
is situated. Cardoc in his history of
Cambria says that Madoc, son of Gym
ned. prince of Wales, set sail westward
in 1170 with a small fleet. and in sew
eral weeks landed on what is now the
west coast of Virginia.
TRANSPORT SERvICE-C. NJ. H.. CITY.
What department. shall I communicate with
| to obtain information relative to the transport
service between San Francisco and Manila?
| United States army Headquarters,
Chronicle building, San Francisco.
NAVAL TRAINING scHooI-w. D.. city.
To whom should one apply for information rela-
/ tive to admission to the naval training school
of San Francisco.
Communicate with the naval training
station, Yerba Buena island, San Fran
cisco, and you will be furnished a circu-
lar of information.
/ YOU WON'T BE MISsED-M ]. s.. CITY
Would like to know the author and where can
who was unable to recite her lines. In it il
the line "You won't be missed
/ This does not appear in the index of
poems. Can any of the readers of this
department enlighten the CORE
spondent?
INDEMNITy-AI. X. J.. San Jose. Cal. What
was the amount OF the indemnity paid by
France to Germany at the close of the Franco
Prussian war?
The indemnity was FIVE milliard
francs, or $1,000 100000. one milliard to
be paid in 1871 and the remainder in
three years.
OSTRICH FEATHERS W. NJ. Berkeley
Cal. What is the process for cleaning ostrich
feathers?
The following is given as method
"Cut some white curd soap into small
pieces, pour boiling water over them
| and add little pearlash. When the