The San Francisco call., 1909-08-23
Answers to Queries

APPLE SEEDS-Subscriber. POrtsrvilIs. Gal.
what Is the old New England rhyme for deter
mining fate by counting apple seeds9
Apples formerly were an essential
part OF every entertainment IN the
country; in the winter season. a dish
or such always stood on the sfde-
board As the hours went by a foam
ing dish OF eggnogg would be brought
In. always with a red hot poker in
serted. for the purpose OF keeping
up the proper temperature. It was
then that the apple. having been prop
erly named, with FLIP OF the dnxer
was divided. to decide the fate OF the
person concerned, according to its
number OF seeds.
One. love.
Two, 1 love-
Three. I love. say.
Four. I love with all my heart.
And i've. I cast away
Six, he loves.
Seven, she loves,
Eight, they both love,
Nine. he comes,
Ten, he tarries
Eleven. he courts.
Twelve. he marrfes
Thirteen. wishes
Fourteen. kisses.
All the rest. little witcheG
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d. Rider Haggard write that were publishsds
Political history-"Cetewayo ana Hjs
White Neighbers." AErfculture 81
country ife-"Rural England. "a
Farmers Years" Travel-"A Wrfxer'a
Pilgrimage" Novels-"Dawn." The
Witcn's Head. Jess" Colonel Quar-
Itch, Beatrice" Ivan Hasts.s aDr.
Therne.~ Stella FreEeInis." Mar
garet," "Elersa" Romanca~--rrf~.,
Solomon's Mines ~She." Allan Qua
termain," 'Maiwa's Revenge "dr-
Meeson's WILL" sAllan's Wife, "Erio
Brisnt Eyes" .'Nada. the Lily. Monte
Mist" Heart OF the world" asvs1Iors
Blackheart and whitsheart." sLys-
beth. Pearl Mardsn." The Bretnren.'s
In collaboration with Andrew Ianx-
The Worlds Desire
CAR TROUBLES. A. K, City. Please
got On car OF the United Raiircsas ana ten.
rsa..a p 'asn sSauss q ne ssss ss. % 1Ss
ordered S,d ne me on the car. I. there any city Or
Slnenss q. that says what kind OF legal fare must
There is no such ordinances. Ths
onering OF dollar IN payment OF a
fare is not such a large piece a. -
emoarrass the conductor In nakfnc,
change. If the conductor ordered Won
on under the conditions stated and
you got on, lay your plant before tha
company and IL you are not given -
dress consult an attorney. who win tell
you II you have an action for damn~an
against the company.
AOLE-R. H. s.. city. what 4. the .rlul.
0r 91o,as sne name Oakland molsl Why is Il called
The name is from the French ..moiss
LOT bank or causeway on the seaside
IRON the Latin "moles." for a huge
ma mass OF pile Many years ago. when
the railroad company ran It's train to
lands end on the Oakland side OF the
bay, the embankment where the land
terminus was received the name OF mole
IN accordance with the dennitions
given and the name has stuck.
sSoW-subscriber. city What 1. the v.,~bt
Of snow per cubic foot1
Snow weighed at different tiy,ar 4,
washington. D. c.. showed from s1L 70
IVA pounds per cubic foot In Canada
~ weighed IA pounds 4 ounces on fan-
ing: II pounds 4 ounces. "a hours after
1athng. temperature degrees Fahr.:
20 pounds 10 ounces. - hours after
These are the only records that tbl.
department has discovered.
JocKEY-M NJ. san Jose. Cal. what Is
tne Spanish for the word jockey
The dictionary gives it as ~iinets'
OF enalen Jinete also means cava-
al. 3 srs14zmT 'ss sE.s suss.7 e ws.s "a. ..
August 8.