The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22

cur by e vote OF 36 to 40. but on the 22d OF the
month a resolution TO adjourn for the rest OF
the session TO San Francisco was carried ana
two days later the Legislature met in the EX-
change Building, corner of Battery ana wash
1ngton streets.
SHoRTHAND-N. c., City. There is no uni
formity of system of shorthand used in the
courts of San Francisco and the great daily
newspapers. but allNsystems are based on Pit
mans phonetic system. Every system is con-
sidered good, and the rapidity of writing does
notdeDend SO much on the system it does
on the writer. When the writer thoroughly
masters the system learned his speed is linn
tied only by his ability to make the necessary
marks.
LIQUOR To DRUNKARDs-B., So1lsbyville,
Cal The Penal Code of this State says:
Every person who sells or furnishes or causes
to be sold or furnished intoxicating liquor to
any habituaI or common drunkard or Indian
is guilty OF misdemeanor." An act passed In
1889 SAYS:
Any person who. after receiving notice that
person named in said notice is addicted TO the in
ordinate OF intoxicating liquor shall there
after, within period OF twelve months, furnish to
said person so addicted TO the inotdinate use Of
Intoxicating or malt liquors, snail be guilty OF
adult member of the family Of said person so
addicted to the inordinate use OF Intoxicating
liquor.
This law does n OF apply TO physician who
may furnish liquor to such a person.
CITIZENsHIP-W H. G., City. The corrc-
spondent asks: ali a man born in foreign
country comes 10 the United States before he
is 81 years of age does he become q citizen OF
the United States on attaining the age of 2Io''
The direct answer to the ques tion is, ''No"
but there are exceptions.
The children Of persons who have been duly nat
uralized, being under the age of 81 wears ar tha
time of The uralzation of their parents shall
II dwelling in the United States be considered as
citizens thereof.
Any alien under the age of 2I years who
mas resided in the United states three years next
preceding his arriving at that a e and who has
continued 10 reside therein TO the time he MAJ
make application to be admitted a citizen thereof
may after he arrives at the age of ~ years eOd
after he has resided five years within the United
States, including the three years Of his minority
be ad d"itted a citizen; but he must make a decar-
alton on oath and prove to the satisfaction of the
court that for two years next preceding il mas
been his boha-tde intention o become a cillzeD.
STATE FLowERs-M. N, City. The Iegis.
lature at the session previous TO the present
din not adopt State flower for California, al
though bill to make the eschscholtzia the
State flower was introduced: but the legis-
lators were 100 busy with other matters 10
give any time TO sentiment. The following
are the State flowers adopted, in most in
stances, by the votes OF the public school
scholars of the respective States: Alabama
golden rod; Colorado, columbine; Delaware,
peach blossom; IdAho, syringia; Iowa, rose;
Maine, pine cone and tassel; Minnesota,
cypripodium, or moccasin flower; Montana,
bitter root; Nebraska, golden rod; New York,
rose; North Dakota, wild rose; Oklahoma
territory mistletoe Oregon. golden rod;
Utah, sego lily, and Vermont, red clover. The
flowers OF Utah and Vermont were adopted by
the Legislature of each State, and not by the
school children. An attempt was made in
1895 to hold a National convention at Ashe-
vile, n. C., TO determine on National flower
to recommend to Congress for adoption; but
as there were but seven States represented it
was decided TO adjourn the convention. which
met on the 22d OF October until some future
time, when q larger number of representa-
tives may be secured. An informal caucus OF
the delegates, mostly from the South and
East showed a preference for the columbine
as the National flower. The secretary of this
movement,a resident OF Asheville, is Edwin A.
TAYLOR