The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

CfTlZENsHIP-C. A. City. Was born in
England Of English parents Came to the
Inliea hi states at the age OF IL have resided IN
citizen of the United States. What steps must
take and what questions will be asked? g
You may at any time go before
superior court or federal court and de-
clare your intention to become a citi-
zen, at which time you do not need TO
be accompanied by a witness. Two
years after declaration you can make
application for final papers and If il
appears by your own testimony and
that of two witnesses, themselves citi-
zens, that you have resided in the
United States for five years next pre-
ceding your application and one year in
the state or territory in which the
court in which you make application
is located, and you answer satisfac-
torily the questions asked, 21 in num-
ber, you may be admitted. In addition
you will be asked about your knowl-
edge of the constitution of the United
States and the state, the government
of the country and the state, and any
subject to show that you are qualified
for citizenship.
WATERPROOF wHITEwASH-o. B. R..
Petaluma. Please print the recipe for making
United Staes government outdoor waterproof
whitewash.
You probably have in mind a new
wash used on government lighthouses.
which is said to withstand wind and
weather for long time. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Take fresh rosedale cement, three
parts, and clean. fine sand. one part.
Mix with fresh water thoroughly. This
gives a gray or granite color. If
very white color is desired, use lime
with the cement and sand. Mix well
together. First wet the wall with
clean, fresh water, then follow imme-
diately with the cement wash. The
first washing prevents the bricks or
other material. to which the wash is
TO be applied, from absorbing the water
from the wash, and gives time for the
cement to set The wash must be well
stirred during the application. Make the
mixture as thick as can be conveniently
applied with whitewash brush.
BOOKS TO READ-w. T. X. Oakland Which
are the best books for young man to read in
order to improve himself?
If deficient in taste. read the best
English poets. such as Gray, Goldsmith.
Pope. Cowper. Coleridge. Scott and
Wordsworth. If deficient in imagina-
tion, read Milton. Keates, Burke and
Shakespeare. If deficient in powers OF
reasoning. read Bacon and Locke. If
deficient In judgment. read Franklin.
If deficient in sensibility. read Goethe.
If deficient in political knowledge. read
The Federalist." Webster. jefferson
and Benton. There are many good
books, according to ones taste and de-
velopment, such as the works of Fran
els Parkman, Hawthorne. Stevenson,
Whittier, Ruskin, Tolstoy, Balzac, Kip
ling, Clemens, Irving, Tennyson. Poe
and Emerson If none of these writer's
interests you. consult some we'll edu-
Gated and cultured person or the IL
brarian of any public library. Avoid
trash.
BUSINESS LETTERs-A- S. NJ, City. In
replying to a letter from business house should
the date of the letter received and calling for a
reply be inserted in answering?
This should be done in all cases. This
is especially necessary in writing TO
large establishments where hundreds
of letters are received daily, so that the
letter calling for a reply may be traced
without delay.
JACK PoT-A. J. F.. Byron Hot Springs.
What is the rule Of poker to the opening OF
jack pot? Who has the first say?
The rule is that after all the players
who have determined to go in have
made good the bet of the player who
opened the jackpot, and cards have
been drawn. the opener of the pot
makes the first bet.
VALUE OF HANDS-A. j. F.. Byron. Springs
Does straight in poker beat two pair or three
of a kind?
Three of kind beat two pair and
straight beats three of kind
woMAN-LADY-A. s. City. which is the
most refined, woman" or lady?
Woman