The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-18

! FOR sETTLERs-M B.. San Jose. Cal Where
may information be obtained as to lands TO be
thrown open to settlers?
BY writing to the general land~ofice,
| Washington. d. c.
| SToCK-D. Mex, Salinas. Cal. What is pre-
! ferred stock In corporation?
| That is the name given to a certain
| portion of the stock of a corporation.
1t takes dividends before other capital
stock, which fact makes ii more vail
liable. In England 1t is called prefer
entail stock.
! REJECTED STONE-Subscriber Alameda Cal
! What is the story OF the rejected stone at the
time OF the building Of Solomons temple?
/ There is an old tradition that there
was a stone that was rejected as unfit
to be used in the construction of the
temple. but that it was finally used.
There is no confirmation of this.
LAMB sHEEP-A. NJ. Fresno, CAL when
does a lamb become a sheep?
According to an English decision, a
| lamb becomes a sheep when the first
| pair of permanent incisors have ap-
peared. When the mouth is full toothed
| the sheep is considered as mature or
full grown, and when the teeth begin
to show sign of wear the sheep is
aged" In this connection the follow
ing rules as to the period of dentition
in that class of animal is interesting
and useful in determining the age AT
one month eight temporary front teeth
and three temporary molars on each
side of the jaw; at three months, a
permanent molar is added to these
three; at nine months the second per-
manent molar appears; at IA months
two permanent incisors appear, at is
months the third permanent molar ap-
pears, at Fl months there are four per-
manent incisors; at 81 months the tenn
porary molars are changed, and the
permanent ones appear; at 80 months
there are six permanent incisors; at
Sc to AZ months there are eight perma
nent incisors.
HORSE TRICKS-Subscriber. City. Are there
horses tricks?
There are such books to be lad at
book sellers.
SCHOOLS OF FoRESTRY-B. R. c. Berke-
ley. Cal. who can inform me about schools
of forestry on the Pacific coast?
The state forester, Sacramento, Cal
CAMPING-J p. A. Stockton. Cal. Do the
laws of California permit travelling or camping
parties TO take water from springs on private
grounds for domestic or medicinal purposes?
The laws of this state do not permit
trespassfng on private grounds
MATRIMoNY-R. O. C., city Is there any
place in San Francisco where young man with
means OF good integrity and possessed Of good
directed to the acquaintance and love OF worthy
girl of particular religious creed?
If a young man of integrity, educa-
tion and means cannot form the ac-
quaintance of some woman he would
like to make his wife, without the aid
nf trim mi
have a court appoint guardian for
him.
DIVORCE RECORD. T. B.. Berkeley Cal
Please tell me how to obtain copy Of decree
of divorce granted me in Chicago several years
ago
Write to the clerk of the court that
granted the divorce or to the county
clerk of Cook county. III. You will
then be advised as to the cost OF GER
titled copy.
oREGoN-E. H.. Pslo Alto. Cal Who is the
superintendent of public instruction Of Oregon,
The state superintendent of public
instruction is j. H. Alderman
Is there any criminal paper published in San
Franciscor Please give the name and address OF
some reliable paper Of that sort.
If you mean a police gazette. the
answer is that there is none such pub
lished in the city named.
SPoRT-R r.. Elmira. Cal what is
sport and what is the origin Of the term?
In the common acceptance of the term
a sport is one who practices the diver
sions of the field in hunting and fish
ing and who INDUCES in or admires
all legitimate athletic sports. From
the standpoint Of slang a sport is one
rrrl1f 10. civ IN osafr.
kinds of events and gambling The
origin OF the term as applied to man
is lost in obscurity, but there is an