The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-05

Empire OF the South; Illinois, Sucker, also
Prairie; Indiana, Hoosier; Iowa, Hawkeyei
Kansas, Jayhawker, also Garden OF the Vest
Kentucky, Bluegrass, also Dark and Bloody
Ground; Louisiana, Creole; Maine, Lumber,
also Pine Tree Massachusetts Bay, also Old
Colony; Michigap, C Wolverine; Minnesota n
Nevada, Silver; New Hampshire, Granite; New
York, Empire, also Excelsior; North Carolina,
Old North, also Turpentinei Ohio, Buckeye;
Pennsylvania, Keystone; Rhode Island, Little
Rhoda, also Rhody; South Carolina, Palmetto;
Tennessee, Big Bend; Texas Lone Star; Yer
mont, Green Mountain; Virginia, Old Virginia,
also Mother; West Virginia, Panhandle; Wis
consin, Badger.
THE F1ELDs-F. c., City. Kate Field and
Eugene Field are not brother and sister. Kate
Field was born in st. Louis, Mo-, about 1910,
and is the daughter of Joseph NJ. Field, an
English actor, dramatist and writer for the
press. AT one time he wrote for the New Or
leans Tribune over the nom-de-plume of
"Straws." Miss Field received a seminary edu-
cation in Boston, Mass, and then studied
music in Europe. She spent several years
travelling on the Continent, during which time
she wrote letters to the New York Tribune and
United States, located in New York City and
there, in 1874, appeared as Peg Wellington q t
Booths Thester. In 1880 she was president of
WOman'S cooperative society, and started
cooperative store in the Empire City, but it
did not prove successful venture. In 1889
she went to Washington, D: c., where she es-
was married. Eugene Field was born in st.
Louis Mo, Septem Der 2, 1850 OF New England
ancestry. His father was Roswell NJ. Field,
prominent attorney and one OF the counsel in
the famous bred Scott case.
=SoLDIERs HoME-P. B., ST. Paul. Soldiers or
sailors OF the United States, whose pensions ex-
coed $16 per month, are not eligible to the
branch of the Soldiers National Home at Santa
Monica, in this State, unless the reasons are
peculiar, and are explained to the satisfaction
OF the manager. A soldier, who IS receiving
pension of $17 desiring to enter the home,
should write to the manager, giving nut
history OF his case and reasons for applying Tor
admission.
@HoMEsTEAD ENTRY - S. W., City. A single
woman who makes an entry under the home
stead laws does not forfeit her rights by mar
riage, provided the requirements as to resi-
dence, settlement and cultivation are com
pled with. II man and woman marry, after
eacn has made an entry, one entry must be
surrendered. A married woman cannot make
homestead entry under the act OF March =,
1889.
SCALP BoUNTY-Adnirer of THE CALL, San
Luis Obispo, Cal The coyote scalp bounty
act was repealed on the oath of last January,
Nothing is being done at this time in the mat
ter of claims presented for scalps taken before
the law was repealed. Amy one having claims
should communicate with the Controller at
sacramento.
ASYLUM FOR INsANE-C. V. R., City. There
are five asylums for the insane in the State OF
California. One, the Oldest, at Stockton. The
others are at Napa, Agnews, Santa Clara
County, San Bernardino and Mendoeino
A HALF-D1ME-R E, Alameda. There is no
special demand for half-dimes of 1883 with
Pluribus Unum under the wreath, conse-
quently there is no premium offered on such
coins.