The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
Answers to Queries

CHOP SUBDIVISIONS to Know. City. Have
seen the name chop suey" on Chinese restau-
rants but have never had courage enough to try
Il, and before do would like to know what 1t
is composed of
This Chinese dish is composed of
small slices of young pork, chicken,
chicken liver, gizzards and hearts cell
cry, and green ginger root as a founda-
ton. This is thrown into a pan con-
tanning hot olive oil, and when the
mass colors a light brown, there is
added vinegar, boiling water, worces-
tershire sauce, salt, red and black pep
per, cinnamon and cloves, mushrooms,
bean sprouts, green peas, string beans,
asparagus tips and when the mess is
ready to be served Chinese soy sauce
is poured over it. It is then served
with rice in bowls.
SALOONS T. E. NJ. City. Why are saloons
closed on election day? Is 1t because OF state
law. and what is the law
An act passed March 21, 1905, says:
Every person keeping public house.
saloon or drinking place, whether Ii
censed or unlicensed, who sells, gives
away or furnishes spirituous or malt
liquors, wine or any other intoxicant
on any part of any day set apart for
any general or special, election in any
election district or precinct in any
county of the state where an election
is in progress, during the hours when
Dy law the Dolls dT6 IcQulItU To Dt
kept open, is guilty of a misdemeanor"
NONE KNEW HIM-Mc.. City. Who wrote
the following lines and in what poem they
70 be found? What is the full, correct quota
tion?
None knew him but to love him,
None named him but TO praise.
The author is Fitz Greene Halleck
and the verses are to be found in the
poem he wrote on the death of Joseph
Rodman Drake. author of The Ameri-
can Flag" The quotation is from
the following stanza:
Green be the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days.
None knew thee but to love thee,
None named thee but to praise.
eoAL-A. s, city. What Is the difference
Coal which has dropped between bars
set an inch and half apart is caught
on a second set of irons which are
placed only three quarters of an ineh
apart, and while the finer coal drops
between these bars the Jumps pass
down over them. The coal passing
over the bars is called nut" coal. The
coal which passes through the bars
set three quarters of an inch apart is
called Slack
LIMERICK-o. T. r.. City. Why is the term
limerick applied to nonsensical verse of five
1t is said that its origin has been
traced to a club of young men in Lon
don. who after good supper were
each required to write a five line verse
the first, second and fifth and the third
and fourth rhyming, the last line in
every case being will you come up to
Limerick"
RECORD TRIP Sailor City. When was 10
days or better considered quick trip across the
hot
and Queenstown?
The steamer Persia broke the record
in 1856 making the trip In days, 1
hour and 45 minutes. She held the
record for about 10 years. when the
Scotia made the, trip in days. hours
and 4S minutes.
PANAMA CANAL. E. NJ, Martinez How
many locks are there to be in the Panama canal
locks being built?
The locks on the canal are to be at
Gatun, Pedrom Miguel and Miahores.
Locks were decided upon, as 1t is cheap
er to build canal with them than to
build one at sea level.
corporal in the First California volunteers at
the Philippines died in this city recently. Is his
mother entitled to pension? (2) Is a man who
was private in that regiment entitled to a
pension?
You should call at the pension agency
in the postofflce building for an answer
to these questions.
LEGAL AID-S., City. Is it true as l have
been told. that there is society In the city of
New York TO which people can apply and receive
legal advice and assistance If such persons are
without meansl Is there such society in San
Francisco?
There is one IN New York. but none
in this city.
IsLAIs CREEK-H. R. c.. Armona Where is
the source of Islais creek in South San Fran |
cisco?
In the Bernal mountains.
RoosEvELT-N G. p. city. What is the
height Of Theodore Roosevelt?
Five feet nine inches.
A GONE DAY-L. E. K. Chico On what |
day Of the week did June 27, 1892, falls
Monday
,..Eld wEEArrRssser. 4, 7.s city When is wheat har
In May.
have no gizzard?
carnivorous birds