The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1895, Page 25

24 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1895. IN HEMORY OF BRIN'S. APOSTLE. RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN THE DIF- ERENT CATHOLIC CHURCHES To-DAY. PANEGYRICS BY PREACHERS. oF Toasts To BE OFFERED THE BANQUET AT DEL- The national colors of Ireland will wave Asin years gone by the citizens rish nativity and descent in San Fran- cisco will observe the anniversary of the birth of their apostle, St. Patrick, with becoming religious and social observances. The feast falling on Sunday, however, makes a public celebration impossible. here will be low and high masses in all the Catholic churches of the city th morning at the same hours as on Sun >anagyrics in the life of the saint who planted the seed of Christianity in Ireland, who converted a whole nation without the shedding of a drop of blood, will be pro- nounced by eloquent tongues, and Irish melody will be blended with the musical offerings of the sacred services. There will be a solemn high mass at St. Patrick’s Church on Mission street at 10:30 o’clock A. M. Father P. A. Foley will be tbe celebrant, Rev. R. Power, dea- con; R ev. J. Brennan, sub-deacon, and Rev. R. O'Hanlon master of ceremonies. The panegyric on St. Patrick will be reached by Father Power. Professor ohrmann has arranged special music for In the evening solemn vespers > sung in honor of the day. Father Sc: will preach the yric on St. Patrick at St. Joseph’s ch on Tenth street at 10:30 o’clock. when a solemn high mass will be cel brated. Father Scanlan wi celebrant, and her Doran will be dea- con and Father O'Neill will be sub-deacon. An especially interesting and elaborate cal programme has been arranged by sor Sullivan, who will be supported by an excellent choir of vocalists. Clark, recently from New ver the sermon on St. Pat- rick at old St. Mary’s on California street at 11 o’clock this morning. Rev. Father Wyman of St. Ma Church, and well known as a Paulist mis- sionary, left for Santa Cruz yesterday, where he will lecture this eveni At St. Mary’s Cathedral on Van Ness avenu Sunday. The sermon will be preached by Father Gleason. At St. Franc on Vallejo street, St. Paul’s, St, Peter's and the Sacred Heart the usual Sunday services will be held. At St. Ignattus Church, on Hayes street, there will be a special solemn high mass in honor of St. Patrick. On 8t. Patrick’s night Father D. 0. Crow- ley will deliver a lecture in Jackson, Ama- dor County. At St. James Church Father Mulligan will preach the panegyric on St. Patrick at last mass. In the evening Father Kierns of Sacred Heart will occupy thé pulpit. The Knights of the Red Branclh cele- brated the national festival with a ball at 0Odd Fellows' Hall last night. The following is the toast list of the Knights of St. Patrick at Delmonico’s to- night: Address of welcome, Jeremiah Deasy, presi- t ent. Reading of communications, P. F. McCor- mick, secreta: “The Day We Celebrate,” J. J. Dwyer. “United States of America,” Frank T.Shes. “‘State of Califor! ’* W. C. Burnett. “The Celtic Race,” Thomas Price and D. R. McNeill. “City ofSan Francisco,” William Broderick. The “Press,” Charles M. Shortridge. “Our Honored Dead,” in silence. PLUNDERING ENPTY HOUSES A VILLAINOUS GANG OF THIEVES COMMIT DEPREDATIONS UNHINDERED. THEYTEAR OuT PLUMBING, LoCKsS, Gas aND ELECTRIC FIx- TURES DAILY. For some time past a gang of sneak- thieves and burglars have been committing depredations on a unprecedentedly large scale among vacant houses throughout San Francisco. Their wholesale plundering passes belief, and what is stranger still not one of them has been caught and the police are powerless to check them. The gang or gangs that day and night go about the city looting unoccupied houses make no distinction as to locality. ‘To-day they are busy in the Mission dis- trict, to-morrow uninhabited dwellings of the Western Addition or out by Golden Gate Park are visited. And the result is always the same: Globes are stolen, lead. pipes cut away, gas fixtures and electrical ap;‘)(liances are torn out, and frequently {oc s and keys disappear in the general oot. Within the last month or two this vil- :ilinom work has assumed serious propor- ons. At 614 Twenty-first street the lead waste- pipes were chopped off, window shades, as globes and keys were stolen. While 522 and 624 Eddy street were vacant fora few days all the globes and keys were taken. At 528 Golden Gate avenue—a large house just two blocks from the Central police station—the ele- ant chandeliers and wall brackets ere twisted and torn away, every globe was taken with the gas-fixtures, and the Jead plumbing under wash-basins, etc., went with the rest. It cost $150 to make repairs. A house at 110 Oak street was vacant for two weeks, and several locks and keys and all the globes were stolen, the laci:s being unscrewed from the doors, Every bit of lead ‘;)ipe at 619 Mason street was cut out and stolen, leaving the house a wreck. While several of the new flats at Golden Gate avenue and Steiner street ‘were vacant, globes, gas-tips, doorknobs, locks, electric buttons, bells and batteries were stolen. The house at 1111 Golden Gate avenue was vacant three days, but in that time the keys, globes, electric battery and buttons disappeared. The thieves made a wholesale raid on the Irvington, a house of seventy rooms at 418 Ellis street, while it was unoccupied. The electrical apparatus, including a large annunciator and button board in the office, was carried awsty, with all the keys and everything else of a portable nature. H. F. Fortman’s flats at Buchanan and Turk streets were looted of the electric fittings, globes, incandescent lamps and the lead pipes in the kitchens, basements, bathrooms and unaer stationary basins in the bedrooms. A residence on Van_ Ness avenue, between Bush and Pine streets, was left without Jocks or keys, or electric lights, batteries, beils and buttons when the thieves finished with lIt. R. E. White bad two flats vacant quite recently at the corner of Grove and Gough streets and lost many yards of lead pipe, all the globes, keys and gas tips. On Folsom street, near Tenth, the same gang of thieves maliciously cut off the plumbing and ruined two houses. Three new flats at 821 to 827 Hyde street were shamefully plundered. The faucets were taken off, gas shades, electric globes and 1 also be the | e the services will be the same as on | buttons, keys, etc., were stolen along with locks, doorknobs and mountings. The damage 1n each flat was §60. Other.places that have been robbed are 1713 Bucimnnn street, globes taken; 2215 Butter_street, globes and fixtures stolen ; 1902 Green street, lead pipes, faucets and gas globes; 24 and 26 Tremont avenue, plumbing and_ gas fixtures; Van Ness avenue, near Bush, plumbing and gas fixtures; flats on Pine Street, near ‘Webster, plumbing torn ‘out, globes gas fixtures, electric batteries an bells stolen; 649 Willow avenue, globes and gas fixtures; corner of Rid]ey and Elgin streets, gas fixtures and lead pipes Valencia and Quinn, plumbing, locks, keys, gas fixtures: Tenth and Natoma, in a Tow of houses, faucets, plumbing, globes and gas fixtures; northeast corner of Cali- fornia and Kearny, lead pipes and plumb- ing, including that of waterclosets; 22and 23 Capp, flats, globes and lead pipes. This list does not comprise one hun- dredth of the number of houses that have been despoiled in a most wanton fashion, though it is suflicient to givean idea of the thievery going on without hindrance. Globes cost 50 cents each, locks as high as 50, electric apparatus_$10, often very much more, axul; plumbing bills average from $20 to §30 on every house or flat. The material is disposed of in fences for a few dollar or a few cents. CONTRACT FOR RAILS LET. THE JOHNSON-LOCKE COMPANY WILL SHIP THEM TO THIS COAST. COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE MATTER OF SURVEYS. There may be doubts in the minds of some people as to whetner the Governor will sign the bill giving the valley road privileges for terminals on the bay, but it is evident that the board of directors do not share this feeling of uncertainty. They held a meeting yesterday and went right along with the work of getting every- thing in readiness for active operations, just as though the bill had already been signed and was now a law. Asa result of yesterday’s action some very tangible evidence that the road will be built will soon be on the way out to this coast from New York in the form of 2000 rails which have been ordered, and the contract for bringing them here was also given out yesterday. The Johnson-Locke Mercantile Company is the firm which received the latter con- tract. One of its members notified the board Friday afternoon that his firm had a | ship in the East that would soon take on a cargo for this coast. “You must make up your minds pretty quick,” said he,’” for if you don't contract for the rails at once we'shall load the ship with coal and start her for this coast im- mediately.” This necessitated quick work on the part | of the bord and its members soon disposed | of the matter when they got together yes- terday. The contract™ specifies that the ship shall leave New York not later than April 1, and it is expected here about July 1. The board refuses to divulge the name of the firm of manufacturers from whom the rails were purchased. When Vice- President Whittier was asked the question {esterday he said that that fact would not be made public just yet. The steamship which will convey this first consignment of rails for the road to this coast is the Washtenaw. She hasa capacity of about 4500 tons, and will carry alarge amount of freight in addition to the rails. Mr. Whittier said that probably three or four parties of engineers would. soom be placed in the fiela. This matter of sur- veys was yesterday placed in the hands of a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Holbrook, Watt and Magee, and those gen- tlemen will press the work with all possi- ble dispatch. ————— Arrested for Contempt. B. W. Windbaus, saloon-keeper, of McAllis- ter and Franklin streets, was ordered into cus- tody by Judge Low yesterday for contempt of court. He was arrested on Tuesday for selling liquor without a license. When the case was called next morning he said he had overlooked the fadt that his license had expired. The Judge fined him $20, and he promised to take out his license and pay the fine before yester- day. He did neither, and the Judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest, which was im- mediately served upon him. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. 7770 be two weeks later. Q/fizfl % 1 L5t GH qoutr e )iy Dressmakers are not so busy now as they will This week you can select from all of the kinds and all of the colors. Spring and Summer stocks are almost complete. To-day we give some entirely NEW PRICE IDEAS ON WASH FABRICS, BLACK DRESS STUFFS, BLACK SILKS, Etc. March 'Bargain=Giving dwarfs all other at- tempts at cheap selling. oA The Our Middle=of= TOILE DU NORD, the 1214¢ staple gingams, in fancy checks, plaids and stripes,1895 designs and color 10°¢ Yard effects. . SCOTCH GINGHAMS. the 25¢ qual- ity, full 32 inches wide, in hand- 2 some colorings, plain siripes and ard checks, also solid colors. SCOTCH ZEPHYRS, you’ve paid 85¢ forthis grade, 40 new patterns, DUCK SUITINGS, patterns in light medium and dark colors, aiso plain white, blue, red or black, Dew and perfect, the 15¢ quality.. FANCY DUCK SUITING, the new soft finish kind, falls in gracerul folds when made up, stripes,plaids and solid colors. . FANCY PIQUE SUITD stripes, dark and light' colors, will make very stylish outing costumes, bought to sell at 15¢, but marked, 5 CRINKLED SEERSUCKERS, in changeable stripes, larze plaids, , and the new stripe and check effects for '95, this year. only.... PRINTED SATEENS,black grounds with small colored flower effects, new patterns, new color tones, 15¢ grade for... = & FIGURED SATEENS, black and navy blue grounds, small choice patierns, a heavy and excellent quality worth 25, for BROCADED SATEENS, black grounds with silky looking Jac- quard figure and a dainty floral pattern in colors, it looks eve; 123° Yard 25° Yard 5, dots, 12:° Yard 1 Yard 12;° Yard 20° Yard 35°¢ bit as nice as India silk Yard FRENCH FIGURED ORGANDI light and dark grounds, beautiful 40° flower patterns, sprays, blossoms, L7 R sersseeees Yard color effects almost equal to the 2'0 new silks, large checks and plaids, O | small dainty silk-threaded stripes. Yard | New Wash Fabrics. | BATISTE, the 1895 novelties in pat- terns of this beautiful, soft-fin- ished, dainty-made German wash fabric. It 100ks like silk.. . 35° Yard PERCALES, in three grades, all a full yard wide and fully 200 charming 7L o Jzz/?}z?.’“f ‘Black Dress Fabrics For Spring FRENCH BLACK SERGE, 38 inches wide, every thread woolmclose woven, a quality that has alw 35° s0ld for 50c or xmore, our price. Yard FANCY JACQUARD DRESS GOODS, 46 inches wide, all wool, 15 mew patterns, perfect dye, should £ () be 75c at this store, but we've marked it only. Yard FINE BLACK DRESS SERGE, ! inches wide, heavy quality, no I 75° ter, an excellent fabric for mourn- ing costumes, only......... Yard SATIN SOLEIL, 45 inches =) superb quality, bought to sell ac 81, O but marked at.......... Yard FANCY BLACK MOHAIR ES, 45 inches wide, the best wearing and most_popular fabr .00 made, always in style, 40 new pa terns 0 seléct from, thisseason only — Yard | Everything at this store precisely as adver= If our prices are lower than elsewhere tised. (and they are) there are should be. We buy for cash. We sell for cash. Here are some of them: We buy for seven stores. We lose no money on bad accounts. We give no discounts. We share our profits with you. good reasons why they Ladies’ Underwear. heavy muslin, th ruffled - edge 4 ()C collar, o] p: front and sleeves, well made gar- IstendSr5sse, meneein dzvee, 10° ST o A EnenE = Siegacd Some Blg Speclals 1in, tucked and embroidery in- - . . serted yoke, sailor collar, ruffled- DOUBLE - FOLD FRENCH PER- in Sllks edge collar and sleeves, the cheap- £()C CALES; navy grounds, In many O()C est gurment ever offered in this O small and attractive patterns, i Each heavy quality.. i © Yam From the great PEREMP- S Motber | IRISI LAWNS, double fold, light or ] Q10 TORY TRADE SALE held in yoke, rufiled” and e i ?O: 5 ; 3 trimmed, price only......... .. Eac dark colors, 32 handsome patierns 2% New York last month. £apES BRIV exira e (10 ALLSILK BLACK ARMURE, 19 muslin, six tucks, with hem- | HEAVY CREPES.a fulllineof beau- ] 910 Inches wide. "You know (he pretty 60° stitched embroidery trimming... Pair I ful evening shades, same as other 2 amend-shaped pattern, the luster- T . | stores charge 15c for. s TR ';;é‘ 3‘;};}“" Spgcialiotinyort ol gLR!:)%SS Sfi’fds %Hpcnals. ART NOVELTY IN COTTON ALL-SILK BLACK GROS-GRAL s L FERSIAN ESS CREPE, has full effect of the new 24 Inches wide, and French 80° DS BT ncliss ide, Ehiuss (51 960 wool crepes, 1s close woven and () Grain at that, it’s worth $1 25, we e I L R e Wil retain its crepe effect afte are going to sell it at. il Yard WO A T et ns S et e hard wear, evening colors......... Yard ALI-SILEC BLACK GROSGRALN, e L s e wise, 950 nches wide, French make and (7 .00 i i . Z CHALLIE DE LAINE, & protty ma- a very heavy, desirable quality, the &51 * iinstipesdns foal ofbetnt Saa terial for summer dresses for the 10(: $1 50 kind. 5 Yard e little girl, black and cream tinted L ALLSILK BLACK LUXOR, 92 Ribbons grounds in smail colored patterns. Yard inches wme'hm:i oy, wellnigh $1,‘,0 ns. perfect, wort! at least, sal e, ALI-SILK SATIN RIBBON at COTTON CHALLIES, pretty pat- RC price, . Yard these marvelously low prices.... terns in sprays, leaves, stripes, ) ALLSILK BLACK REGENGE, 81 12 16 22 40 60 etc., on light grounds. .. .. Yard i 0o e Hoh m e Skl — which resembles a Bengaline (only Thz¢ 10c 12 e 20c CORDED DIMITY, 30 or 40 new | ()C this is all silK), runs lengthwise of BABY RIBEON, all_ colors, plain 1o patterns in latest color eftects, the piece, it is & magnificent fabric or fancy edge, in 10-yard pieces, {2 two grades, 15¢ a yard and........ Yard worth at the lowest $1 60... only . o . Plece W(A 937, 939, 941 Market Street. (INCORPORATED] Price-Cuts Extraordinary. BLEAC) S, 16; alig @0 third off, and a special tempter at. . . Each DAMASK TOWELS, 19x38 inches, knotted fringe, colored or plain | £O white borders, regular at 2c or L 30c each, special at................ Each TURKEY RED DAMASK, 58 inches wide, the patterns attractive, color fast (boiled in oil) just the €)=C thing for breakfast and lunch &0 cloths, baxr Yard | AMERT N ™! 4° more than a hundred patterns to choose from, we sell *em at....... Yard PRINTED SAT S, black and light grounds, tiny floral effocts in ] ()0 colors, special value at 12: new price idea for th Yard BLEACHED CANTON FI " heavy qualities, nice and fluffy you know the kind—two widt 10° 27 inches, worth 123c a yard, for. % Y ard | LADIES' BLACK COTTON Domestic Dep’t. 214c yard. Various Temptation 29 inches, worth 156 & LADIES' CALICO WAISTS, with laundried collars and cuffs, full 4'(7 front and sleeves, o) special price only..... Each BOYS' PERCALE WAIST! good beavy auallty, lightor datk colors, 35.C ages 4 to 13'years, at the very J special price of. - Each N HOSE, fast color, high-spliced heels and double toes and soles, an extra 50° 50° value at special price, 3 pairs for.. MEN'S MERINO natural or tan color, high-spliced heels and double toes, fine qualit at 3 pairs for. special unioloides and 1t has half a dozen common names. The name *“California prairie grass” was given to it in Australia about forty years ago, because the seed was sent to Australla from San Francisco. They supposed it was grass growing in Califor- nia, but this was not the case. The seed came from ‘Washington and was sent to Australia by some one who shared the Impression common in those days that “Eastern grasses” were of no account in Cali- fornia. This impression was in the main, perhaps, correct, but there are notable exceptions, and if the seed mentioned had been tried here instead of be- ing shipped to Australia it is probable that this grass would long ago have been acclimated here instead of being brought back from Australia as it was twenty years later. In answer to the corre- spondent I may say that the grass does not keep green through the dry season, though there are usually green blades continuously growing during the dry season in the center of the bunch or stool. It is DOt & grass with & running root and can be easily plowed out in the dry season. The Teports of the agricultural department of the State University show that this Bromus is entitled to rank as one of the best grasses ever introduced. It does not, however, possess the ideal qualities for which California stockmen have been long look- ing, for there are situations too dry for it, and it is 10 & certain extent dependent upon volunteer seed- ing for its permanence. Still, it resists drought wonderfully, and under moderately favorable con- ditions the Toots live from year to year. This per- ennial tendency, together with its free-seeding habit, render i’ permanent and progressive in most places in which it has thus far been tried. “YANKEE DoopLE”—H. F., City. . The history of the song *‘Yankee Doodle” is uncertain and the name of the author of the words does not appear in history. It was originally known as “Nankee Doodle,” and is as old as the time of Cromwell, to whom, under that name, the dog- gerel words belonging to it seem to have had areference. One writer says: “‘Yankee Doo- dle’ 1s remarkable as having been an old Duten catch adapted to an old English chant and adopted with consciousness or uncon- sciousness by the American troops.”” An- If correspondents neglect to give correct names and addresses they must mot be disappointed if there {3 no answer tothe communication. The names are not for publication, but for reference. Questions will be answercd as soon s possible after they are received. Sometimes an answer cannot be had sooner than three weeks after start- ing the inquiry. Questions the answers to which will amount to an advertisement of any business or article will not, be answered. Questions asking for the standing of any in- dividual or firm will not be answered. No questions in arithmetic, algebra or geometry will be answered. Material for debaters will not be furnished. Religlous questions respectfully declined. STAMPS—S., Gity. The following is given as the language of stamps: When a stump is in- verted it means that the person written to is to write no more. If the stampis placed on the left-hand upper corner and inverted then the writer declares his affection for the re- celver of the letter. When the stemp is in the center at the top it signifies an affirmative auswer to a question, or the question,as the case may be, and when it is at the_bottom or opposite this it is a negative. Should the stamp be on the right-hand corner at a right angle it asks the question if the receiver of the letter loves the sender; while in the left-hand corner means that the writer hates the other. There is a shade of difference between de- siring one’s acquaintance and friendship. For example: The Siamp &t the upper corner on the right _ expresses the former, and on_the lower left-hand corner means the latter. The learned in this lan- guage request their correspondents 10 accept theirlove by placing the stamp on the line with the surname, and the response is made, if the party addressed be engaged, by placing the stamp in the same place but reversing it. The writermay wish to say farewell to his sweet- heart, or vice-versa, and does so by placing the stamp straight up and down in the left-hand corner. According to another interpreter of the stamp language, the left-hand lower corner may be called A, the left-hand upper corner may be called B and the right-hand upper cor- ner C. A strmght up and down position at A means “You are my first choice”; at B “I long to see you.” ide down at A'“There is one rson ahead of you”; at B, “When will you be ome?” at C, “To-morrow.” Slanting ‘at A, “Cheer up, or you may hope”; at B, “Watch for papa OF mamma,” 8s the case may be,and at CuRevers CALIFORNIA PRAIRIE GRAsS—L. C. T., Bata- via, Solano County, Cal. Relative to Califor- nia prairie grass, a notice of which appeared in the CALL some time since, Professor E. J. Wick- son, to whom the questions asked by this corre- spondents were submitted, writes: The botanical name of this grass is Bromus other writer says; “It is a lively and popular tune in 2-4 time, which has been for many years regarded in'the United States, more par- ticularly in New England, as the principal national air. Tt is of considerable antiquity, having been well known in England in tne time of the Commontwealth, and, according to common tradition, was adopted for the first time as a military air by the provisional troops assembled at Albany in1775 to take part in the expedition against the Canadas. It became popular during the Revolutionary War, and has since held its place almost undisputed as the universal melody of the country.” Though this tune 1s not discarded as a national air, it yields precedence to “Hail, Columbia.” The term “Yankee Doodle” is said to have been iraced to the Persian phrase “Yanki douniah,” which means “inhabitants of the New World."” SPRING—W. N., City. According to Whit- aker’s Almanack spring commenced this year in England March 20. Times of division and the duration of the seasons are entirely con- ventional and are adjusted in terms of the monthly calendar in accordance with the local climate. Generally in the United ‘States and Canada spring is considered to begin with the 1st of March, but much depends on the locality and what definition is placed on the word spring. One definition is that spring is the first of the four seasons of the year, the season in which plants begin to vegetate. In Califor- nia plants vegetate all the year round, and, according to that definition, it would be very difficult to say when spring commences. As tronomically the four scasons begin at the equinoctial or the soistitial points. The sum- mer_solstice is the meridian passing through the point where the sun touches the tropic of Cancer; the winter soistice is the meridian pessing through the point where it touches the tropic of Capricorn, and the equinoctial points are the points at which the sun’s path crosses the celestial equator. All these points shift according to very exact astronomical laws from year to year, s0 the precise time when the seasons begin is a maiter of the nicest mathematical calculations. EMBLEM OF FRANCE—Miss K., City. The vio- let is not the emblem of France. Prior to the revolution of 1798 the Fleur de lis was the em- Dblem of France. Clovis, King of the Franks, ‘who lived from 465 to 511, in 493 he married Clotilda, daughter of Chilperic, a Burgundian Prince. His wife, & Christian, earnestly de- sired the conversion of her husband, who, like most of the Franks, wasstilla heathen. Ina great battle with the Alemanni at Tolbiae, near Cologne, Clovis was hard pressed, and there he invoked the God of Clotilda, offering to become a Christian on condition of obtain- ing the victory. The Alemanni were routed, and on Christmas day of the same year, 496, Clovis and several thousand of his army were baptized by the Bishop of Rheims. According to tradition, when Clovis became a Christian, an angel brought from heaven a Fleur de Ii and presented him with it. Incommemora- tion of the event he caused the flower to be recognized as the emblem of the French, and laced it on the flag of France, a pure white one. rt remained the national emblem until the revolution of ’98, when the tricglor was sub- stituted. During the Presidency of Carnot the red pink was recognized as the national flower. ABEREVIATED NAMES — Abbreviation, City. The following is the abbreviation of the names of States of the Union and Territories, s recog- nized by the postal authorities: Alabama, Ala.: Alaska Territory, Alaska: Ari- zona Territory, Ariz.; Arkansas, Ark.; California, Cal.; Colerado, Colo.: Connecticut, Conn.: Dela’ ware, Del.; District of Columbia, D. C.; Florida, Fla.; Georaia, Ge. ; Tdaho, Tdab: nois, Ill.: In’ diang, Ind.; Indian Territory, Ind.T.; Tows, Jowa; Kansas, Kans:; Kentucky, Ky uis iana,’ La.; Maine, 'Me.; Maryland, Md.; Massachusetts, : Michigan, Mich.; Min- | nesota. Minn. issippi, Miss.; Mi | Montana, Mont raska, Nebr.; Nevada, | New Hampshire, : New Jersey, N. J.; New Mexico Territory, N. Mex.; New York, N. Y. North Carolina, N. C.: North Dakota, N. Dak. Onio, Ohio; Oklaboma, Okla.: Oregon, Pennsylvania, Pa.; Rhode Isiand, R. South Dakota, S T y , Utah; Ver- a ; Utah ory Virginia, Va.: Washington, Wash.; Virginia, W. Va.; Wisconsin, Wis.; Wyo- ming, Wyo. The names of the counties of California are not as a rule abbreviated, although some peo- ple do use'‘“Sac.” for Sacramento and “Los Ang.” for Los Angeles. The names of counties in ‘any State or Territory should always be written out. THE DRAKE CROSS—M. S. B., City. The Prayer-book cross, or Drake cross, as the cross in Golden Gate Park is known, is by far the largest cross in the world and is in many re- spects the most notable piece of stonework on the American continent. It is 57 feet high, standing upon a pedestal of solid stonework 17 feet 6 inches square by 7 feet in height. The cross is composed of sixty-eight pieces of stone aggregating 600,000 pounds in weight. The arms are formed of eight ;)i:cel, each weighing 24,000 pounds, making a total weight of 192,000 pounds. There are ten stones in this cross larger than the lnrgest stone in the famous pyramid of Cheops. The stone used in the construction of the cross is blue sandstone from quarries in Colusa County, and it mndsucms%mg test of from 9000 to 12,000 pounds to the square inch. The cross— erected to commemorate the first use of the book of common prayer in this country, at a service held on the shore of Drekes Bay about St. John'’s day, 1579—was the 't of the late George W. Childs of Philadelphia, and was un- veliled January 1, 1894. VALUE oF CorNs—H. B. P., Seid Valley, Siski- you County, Cal., and A. A. W., City. Dealers in old coins do not make any offer for a dime ©of 1836, but they offer to sell such coin for 40 cents. An American dollar of 1798 with fif- teen stars is sold by dealers at from $6 to $10. One with thirteen stars, with six stars facing Liverty, and heraldic eagle with shield on breast, head to left, holding in besk scroll with words “E Pluribug Unum” on it and stars and clouds above, is offered at from £5 to $8 50, For a dollar of that date with small eagle on the reverse dealers offer frem $1 50 to $3, and for one with a large eagle on the reverse the: offer $1 15. An American half-dollar of 181 has no special value. There is no call for a half-cent of 1804 nor for a 2-cent plece of 1864. A Hongkong 10-cent piece of 1874 is worth in this country only its weight in silver. The de- scription given 'in your communication of a half-skilling and oly the other coin is too in- definite to place any value on the same. DIGGING CLAMS—J. R. G., City. Any one who digs clams on the property of another without his permission would come under the follow- ing section of the Penal Code: It Is trespass to enter upon the land of any other DErson OF DErsons wherever any OySters or other shell fish are planted or growing, or to injure, gath- er or carry away any oysters or other shell fish growing or being on such lands, whether covered Dby water or not, without license of the owner or legal occupant thereof. and such trespass is pun- ishable as a misdemeanor. In regard to digging in a public street there is ordinance of this city and county which says: No person shall in any manner or for any pur- pose break up, dig up, disturb, undermine or dig under, or cause'to be dug up, broken up, disturbed, undermined, or dug under any public street, high’ way or_place without consent of the Superintend- ent of Streets. Such unlawful act is punishable as a misde- meanor. PRIVATE DETECTIVE—J. R. B., West Oakland, Alameda County, Cal. A “private detective” has no more right than any other citizen to make an arrest, nor has he the right to carry a weapon concealed on his person unless he has a f)ermlt, that is in San Francisco from the Police Commissioners. A private citizen has the right to make an arrest for a crime com: mitted in his presence or in a case where he ‘has reasonable grounds to believe that a felony has been committed. For instance, if a citizen felt satisfied that a felony had been commutted, and that the person w committed it was Tenn.; Tex: mont, Vt.: We: about to flee from justice, the citizen would have the right to arrest and turn the criminal over to the first peace officer, but in doing this he assumed all the responsibility that follows anunwarranted arrest. EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS—S. E, C., City. The law of California provides that every parent. guardian or other person in the State of Cali- fornia having control and charge of any child or children between the ages of 8 and 14 years shall be required to send such child or children to a public school for a period for at least two- thirds of the time during which a public school shall be taught ina city, city and county or school district in each school year, unless it appear that the child or children is or are in such bodily or mental condition- as to be un- able to atiend school or that the parentsor guardians are extremely poor or sick or that the child or children is or are taughtin a pri- vate school or at home in such branches as are usually taught in the primary schools of the the State. UN10N H1GH ScHOOL—Inquirer, Elmira, So- lano County, Cal. There is no provision in the law by which a unfon high school can be dis- continued except to allow it to lapse by an average ettendance of ten pupils or less. When the school has so lapsed the County Superin- tendent shall suspend the school and report the fact to the Board of Supervisors of the district in which it is located. “The board, after declar- ing the school lapsed, shall cause the property to be sold and the proceeds to be distr&uled to the districts composing the high school dis- trict in proportion to the assessed valuation of property in the district. CRIBBAGE—J. Z., City. The law of sequence or runs in cribbage is as follows, as laid down by Hoyle: To form a sequence in play it mat- ters not which of the cards is played firstor last, providing the sequence can be produced by a transposition of the order in which the: fell; thus you lead the five of hearts, your ad- versary réturns the three of diamonds, you then play the four of any suit and score three for the sequence; he then plays six and makes four, and so on as long as the continuous sequence can be made, RECORD CrAtMs—J. C. 8., Indian Diggings, E1 Dorado County, Cal. The instructions of the Land Department are that claims of mining land must be recorded. Copp in his compila. tion of laws relating to mineral lands, and which book is authority in the land offices, says: ‘‘Record of location notices should be made, in the absence of a district recorder, with "the proper recorder of deeds for the county wherein the claim is situated. Itisde- sirable to have the notices attested by wit- nesses, for locators cannot be too careful about their evidence.” % FIrsT DAY—Abbreviation, City. The majority of authorities recognize Sunday as the first day of the week. There are some who hold that Sunday is the seventh day, basing their opinion on Genesis ii “And on the seventh dl; God ended his work wbich he had made; an. he rested on the seventh day from: all his work which he had made”; and verse 3: “And God blessed the seventh 'day and sanctified it, be- cause that in it he had rested from all his work which God had created and made.” SNAILS—J. T. M., City. Personswho have had trouble with snails in their vegetable or flower gardens say that if at night cabbage leaves are placed on the beds the snails will crawl under /and cling to them until the sun rises; there- fore it is necessary to get up before sunrise and collect the leaves which will be found to be covered with the garden pests. Another method is to cover the edging of garden beds with train oil and soot. It is said that snails will never cross such a border. AMERICAN EMBLEM—Miss K., City. The em- blem of the United States is the bald or white- headed eagle of North America. It is theone adopted as the national emblem for the coat of arms of the United States and is figured on some of the coins. The eaile was first used on American coins in 1788, when it lpfienud on cents and half cents issued from the Massachu- setts mint. Atone time it was suggested that the eagle appear on the national 5-3, but this idea was abandoned. LicK OBSERVATORY— M. D., City. The costof reaching the Lick Observatory on the top of Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County from this city is the amount of fare to San Jose and the fare by stage from that city to the top of the mountain, or the fee charged by a livery- stable man for the use of a_team. The obser- vatory i n_to visitors. The observatory is agiit of thelate James Lick to the peoplé of | himself by work, to maintain said person to this State for the benefit of science. VAccINATION—S. E. C., City. The State law provides that the trustees of the several com- mon school districts of this State, and boards of common school government in the several cities and_towns, are directed to exclude from the benefits of the common schools therein any child or any person who has not been vac cinated until such time when said child or per- | son shall be successfully vaccinated. An ex- emption is made in_cases where & practicing | physician certifies that a child or person can- | not be successfully vaccinated. Section 126 of | rules of the Board of Education of this city says: ‘“Teachers must require from all pupils before admitting them to sehool satisfactory evidence that they have been vaccinated.” GOLDEN GATE PARK—L. R., City. In Golden | Gate Park there are about 800 acres under cul- tivation, including roads and walks; about 150 acres are in lawn cultivation; the largest width of Stow Lake is 250 feet; there are twoaviaries and one squirrel-house; the aviaries contain | about 3000 birds; the seating capacity around the bandstand is between 5 and 6000. These figures are furnished by John McLaren, superintendent of the park. FosTER’ FORECAST—C. T. W., White Plains, Churchill County, Nev. So far as known the Government of the United States has not of- fered any sum of money, or any other induce- ment. to Foster for his method of forecasting weather. 1f Foster proves that his forecasts are superior to those now used, they will be recognized by the authorities and no doubt will be given publicity in the public press. WOOLEN MrrLs—J. J. R., Alameds, Cal. The woolen mills in operation in California at this time are the Golden Gate, San Francisco, Marys- ville in that city, the California Woolen Mills, the Napa mills at Napa and_the San Jose mills in the “Garden City.” All manufatture wool- ens, but the last named is the only one that manufactures woolen goods for men. The others manufacture material that can be made up into men’s wear. THE INCOME TAX—G. A., City. What is com- monly known as the income tax law exempts from taxation the sum of $3500. That is to say, if a person had an income of £5000 during the vear 1894 he would have to pay tax on only 15 4 corporation pays taxes on its net earnings, but the individual stockholder has not, under the jncome tax law, to pay on the dividends he derives from such corporation. CHANGE GUARDIAN—A. D., Ocean View, San Francisco County, Cal. If youhave a guardian who is to pay you a stipulated sum of money every month he must be acting under an order of court. If he does not perform his trust as he ought to it is your duty to present yourselt to the court that appointed him and draw the attention ot the Judge to the same. SUPPORTING PARENTS—H. F., City. The Civil Code of California declares that “it is the duty of the father, the mother and the children of any poor person who is unable to maintain the extent of their ability.” The promise of an adult child to pay for necessaries previously furnished to such parent is binding. A Convicr's RiGHTS—O. 8. L., City. A man sentenced to the penitentiary who serves out his full term, less credits allowed for good be- hayior, is not after his release from prison en- titled to vote unless he has been pardoned by the Governor and restored to his civil rights. Under_the law, applications for pardons must be filed ten days before the term of sentence | expires. Crr1Es IN DENMARE—T. C. J., Oakland, Cal. The census for 1890 gives the following as the population of the ten largest cities in Den- mark: Copenhagen, with suburbs, 375,251; Aarhus, 33,308; Odense, 30,277; Aalborg, 19,503; Horsens, 17,209; Randers, 16,617; Helsingor, 11,082; Fredericia, 10,044 ; Kolding, 9657, and Vejle, 9014. THE UNION—L. 8., City. The last eight States admitted into the Union, which is now | composed of forty-four States, were: Nebraska, March 1, 1867; Colorado, August 1, 1876; North and_South Dakota, November 2, 1589 Montana, November 8, 1889; Washington, November 11, 1889; Idaho, July 3, 1890, and Wyoming, July 11, 1890. BALLOON PosT—TF. 8. R. L., City. Letters that were sent by balloon post from Paris during the siege—1870-71—have no special value to stamp collectors, but are of value as curiosities of the siege. There is no market price for such, and they are worth only .what & person de- sirous of possessing one wounld be willing to give for it. KEROSENE—W, A. T, City, Parafiin, oil ob- tained from distillation of cannel coals and bituminous shales is the name that is often ap- lied to kerosene in England. Both are used for illuminating purposes. Kerosene, however, is produced by distillation from petroleum and has to a great extent displaced paraffin oil. BcHooL PuNisuMENT—O. 8., Plainsburg, Mer- ced County, Cal. The answer given in the Query Column some time since in regard to = punishment in_schools applies only te the schools of San Francisco. Each county board makes its own regulations for the government of teachers and pupils. ASSESSING PROPERTY—G. A., City. In assessing city and county property in San Francisco a co rooration is assessed for all its property, real and personal, but the shareholders are not assessed for their share of the same property, for that would be double taxation, which is prohibited by law, No Fees—M. D., City. Witne: in police courts and in other courts of criminal jurisdic- tion in this eity are not allowed any fees un- less it appears that they come from a_distance and are 100 poor to pay transportation and ex- penses while awaiting to be called to give evi- dence. LAUGH—“A Teacher,” Palo Alto, The poem in which are the lines Laugh and the world laughs with you, Weep and you weep alone, Was written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and is published in her “‘Poems of Passion.”” CHARLES DE YoUNG—J. R. P., Represa, Sacra- mento County, Cal. Charles de Young was shotand killed in his office, on the corner of Bush and Kearny streets, in this city, on_the night of the 23d of April, 1880, by I. M. Kal- loch, son of the then Mayor of this cit MINERAL LANDS—J. 8. C., Indian Diggings, El Dorado County, California. The officers of the Land Office say that the Central Pacific Rail~ road Company is entitled to select ather land, when the odd sections within the twenty-mile limit are mineral. RHODE ISLAND—A. P., City. The State of Rhode Island has two capitals, Providence and Newport. The Legislature meets on the last Tuesday in May in Newport and holds an ad- iourne session annually in Providence; no imit of session. A WgroNe FIGURE—J. T., City. In a recent issue it was stated that the cornerstone of the new City Hall was laid on the 22d of February, 1873; the date should have been 1872. The stone was laid by Grand Master L. E. Pratt. STATE FLOWERS—F. M. an Jose, Cal. All the States of the union have not adopted a State flower. The list of tnose that have se- lected such flowers was published in the Query Column Sunday, February 24. . E. C., Visalia, Cal. ‘poem entitled ‘“Easter Lil is from the rn of Mrs. M. E. C. Wyeth. It isnotto be found in any of the books of poems to be found in the libraries of this city. SIERRA NEVADA—J. 8., City. The highest price paid for Sierra Nevada during the year 1878 was $270 per share for which price it sold in the San Francisce Stock and Exchange Board. To THE CLIFF—G. B., City. The distance from the Lotta Fountain, corner Kearny and Market streets, in a straight line to the site of the ¢ld Cliff House is 31,600 feet or nearly six miles. No CLock TOWER—J. A. H., City. The new tower or dome on the new City Hall will not be provided with a clock, no matter how con- venient it might prove to the general public. The CIviL SERVICE—J. J., City. All persons seek- ing employment in the customs service in any position the salary of, which is $900 a year an over, must pass a civil service examination. MUSICIANS’ LEAGUE—E. J. H., Rosedale, Kern County, Cal. The San Francisco secretary of the National Lesgue of Musicians is E. E. Schmitz, office 39 Fourth street. AT8EA—B.J.T., City. The nationality of a rson born at sea on a vessel bound from iverpool to New York depends altogether on the flag the vessel sailed under. No ScANDALS—E. B., City. Of late years there have been no scandals in connection with the municipal government of London. FERRY-BoAts—E. H. B., City. There is no ferry-boat on the bay of San Francisco that cost the sum of $1,000,000 to build. JACKSON AND SLAVIN—S., City. Frank Slavin was knocked out in ten rounds by Peter Jack- son in London, May 30, 1890. Two Dates—L. C., Oakland, Cal. The 8th of Mareh, 1868, fell on Sunday, and the 24th of March, 1871, fell on Friday. TWENTIETH CENTURY—R. G., City. January 1, 1901, will be the first day of the twentieth century. Fr1z ScHEEL at the park keeps the Park News presses rushing to supply programmes.® et oA