The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

onion turns black or is not of its natural
color when taken from the cooked mush-
in the test of the spoon. Another test is
to rub the upper skin OF a raw mushroom
with gold ring or any, other piece OF
gold. The part rubbed VIII turn yelloW Il
( 1t is a poisonous fungus
ILLITERACY-S Jr, City. Mullhall
saws that of the Europeans, the percent
age of iIliteracy is follows for the
countries named: Scandanayians, 3 per
cent; Germany, per cent; SWltzerIaLu'
3 per cent; Scotland, per cent anu ELlS-
land, 9 per cent.
WINDOW BREAKERS-E. u, City. II
persons smash windows in your house
and the police fail to catch the parties
in the act you are not authorized Ito take
the law in my own hands by breaking
the skulls of the offenders Two wrongs
it is that has done the damage you com
plain of you should have the party or
before one of the Police Judges: An ar
/ rest conviction and punishment VIII Ell
feet the result you desire
HOO-HOO IN CALIFORNIA;. W.
NJ, City The fact has been made known
to this department that there is in Cali
fornia a branch of the Concentrated Or
der of Hoo-Hoo. 1t is an organization
composed of lumbermen and those con-
nected with the trade. There is but one
regularly appointed offie &C ., In each stare
San Francisco, is the Ylcegerent SHARK
for California. The membership IN TINS
State is nearly 300 and meetings are held
in the odd Fellows building in San Fran
cisco.
THE CROSS IN THE PARK-H. E.,
City. The large cross in Golden Gate
Park, known as the Sir Francis Drake or
Prayer Cross, was erected in the year
1898 and was unveiled with appropr1iasdt!e
ceremonies on the LIST of January 1874
II was built for the late George w. Childs
of Philadelphia, who donated II 10 tne
people of California as meInoFla4 10, 05 tlis
Bay about St. John the BaDJlsts Day,
June "a, 1879. by Francis Fletcher, priest
of the Church of England, chaplain OF SIT
Francis Drake, chronieier OF the services
the first Christian service in the English
tongue on our coast
MECHANICS OF STATES Subscriber.
Newman, Cal. The following are the
States of the Union to which nicknames
have been given;
Alabama Cotton; Arkansas, Bear. Tooth
nick: California Golden Colorado. Centennial;
Connecticut, Steady Habits, Nutmeg, free
stone; Dakota Sioux; Delaware, Diamond, Blue
Hen Uncle Sans Pocket handkerchief; Flori-
da Peninsular EVerglade tlOWelyi 0e0rsla,
Empire of the south; Idaho, Gem Of the West:
Illinois Prairie, Sucker; Indiana, Hoosier;
Iowa. Hawkeye; Kansas, Garden OF I the 49,
Grass. Dark and Bloody; louisiana; Creole
Pelican Maine, Lumber. Timber, Pine IIee'
saf4s Raked Beans Bay Old Bay. Old Colony;
Michigan. Lake. wolverine; Minnesota, North
Star, Gopher. LaNe Mississippi. Bayou Eagle;
Missouri Iron Puke: Nebraska, Blackwater
"A antsjope: Nevada. Silver. Sage Brush; New
Hampshire Granite, Switzerland OF America
Nev- Jersey Garden. New Spain. Blue; New
York. Empire. Excelsior, Knickerbocker; North
Carolina Old North, Turpentine RIP Nan
TVjnbIe. Ohio Buckeye; Oregon, Webtoot,
Reaver. Pacific; Pennsylvania, Keystone, IRON
oil: Rhode Island Little Rhody, Planta9on'
south Carolina Palmetto; Tennessee, NoLun-
fser. Texas. Lone Star; Utah. Mormon; Yer.
mont Green Mountain; Virginia, Aotner OF
I9residents Old Dominion. Ancient Dominion;
west Virginia Switzerland of America; Wis
consin Badger.