The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-17

punishment in schools applies only to 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 rDoraton 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. Witnesses in police
courts and in other courts of criminal turisdic-
ton in this city are not allowed any fees I'M
less it appears that they come from a distance
and are too poor to pay transportation and ex-
penses while awaiting to be called to give evil
dence.
LAUGH-"A Teacher" Palo Alto. The poem
in which 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. R. P, Represa, sacra-
mento County, Cal. Charles de Young was
shot and 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 l. NJ. Kali
loch, son of the then Mayor of this city
MINERAL LANDS. S. c., Indian Diggings, FL
Dorado County, California. The officers OF the
Land Office say that the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company is entitled TO select other 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 adj
gourned session annually in Providence; no
limit of session.
A WRONG FIGURE. T., City. In recent
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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. NJ. o., San Jose, Cal. All
the States of the union have not adopted a
State flower. The list of those that have Sc
lected such flowers was published in the Query
Column Sunday, February "a.
EASTER PoEM-M E. c., Visalia, Cal. The
poem entitled easter Lilies" is from the pen
of Mrs NJ E. C. Wyeth. 1t is not to be found in
any of the books of poems to be found in the
libraries OF this city.
SIERRA NEVADA. s., City. The highest price
paid for Sierra Nevada during the year 1878
was 1910 per share for which price it sold in
the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board.
To THE CLIFF-G. b. City. The distance from
the Lolita Fountain, corner Kearny and Market
streets, in straight line to the site of the old
Cliff House is 81 900 feet or nearly six miles.
No CLOCK TOWER. 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.
CIVIL SERVICE j., City. All persons seek
ing employment in the customs service in any
position the salary (which is 5000 year and
over, must pass civil service examination.
MUSICIANS LEAGUE-E. ]. H., Rosedale, Kern
County, Cal. The San Francisco secretary of
the National League of Musicians is Z. Z.
Schmitz, office 80 Fourth street
AT sEA-B. j. T., City. The nationality of a
Liverpool to New York depends altogether on
the flag the vessel sailed under.
No ScANDAIs-E. B., City. OF late years there
have been no scandals in connection with the
municipal government OF London.
FERRY-BoArs-E. H. B., City. There is no
ferry boat on the bay of San Francisco that cost
the sum of 81 ,000,0 900 to build.
JACKSON AND SLAvIN-S., City. Frank Slavin
was knocked out in ten rounds by Peter Jack
son in London, May 80, 1890.
Two DATEs-L. c.. Oakland, CAL The 9Th of
March, 1868, fell on Sunday, and the oath of
March, 1871, fell on Friday.
TWENTIETH CEHTURY-R. g., CITY. January
l, 1901, viii be the first day of the twentieth
century.
FRITZ SgHEEL at the park keeps the PARK
News presses rushing to supply programmes