The morning call., 1891-10-11

Glal interest.
eaten Questions win not receive any attention.
No opinion will he given IN TINS column Iegara-
ing The reliability or character oil any person Vi
firms in this city or elsewhere.
Questions. answers 10 which are IN Inc nature
Of an advertisement, Will not be answered
Every inquiry must have Inc true ana Iul
name OF the sender as well as the correct resi-
dence. Any inquiry that has not the cor
- name and add ress Of the sender will
he treated ms if it was not signed, ana the
writer need not expect an answer
NAMES OF STArEs-J. Il. S, City. The
name Alabama is of Indian derivation and
was once supposed 10 mean ''here we rest"
thourh il is now said to have no known
meaning; Arizona is the Indian " Blessed
sun: Arkansas is from the Indian Kansas,
smoky wafer" and the French prefix arc,
a bow; tie derivation Of California is I'M
certain and variously explained, though
supposed to come from the Spanish callente
fprnalla, mot furnace" in mistaken allu-
sion to the climate; Colorado is from
Spanish word meaning "red," in alluSion,
perhaps, to the prevailing color Of soil and
rocks in localities; Connecticut, from the
NoLe1au dialect, III, aiming "a long river
the State having taken its name from lis
principal river; Dakota from the Sioux.
signifving 'many-headed," as referring TO
numerous tribes under one chief; Delaware
from Thomas West, Lord de la Ware, one
Of the early Governors Of Virginia, whose
name was originally given 10 the river and
Law: Florida from the Spanish PasQua de
Flores, feast Of flowers" the land having
been discovered by Ponce de Leon on
Easter Sunday, in 1872; Georgia was
named as q colony in honor Of George II,
King of England; Idaho is from the Indian,
signilyiug ''the gem of the mountains Il
LIMOS. from tie Indian Him. supposed 10
mean superior men, and the French sufliX
ois meaning tribe of individuals; Iowa from
the principal river. and is Indian, variouSlY
stated to mean 1.-The beautiful land, the
sleepy ones and Ibis is the place; Indi-
ana, If course, from the word Indian;
Kansas from the river, and meaning smoky
water" as in Arkansas; Kentucky Is Ind an,
said to mean AT the head OF the river, ana
also 1.-THE dark and bloody ground, IN allu-
sion to the frequent battles OF the Indian
tribes; Louisiana was named alter LOUIS
XIV OF France by It's dScOyaTeT, La Sale;
Maine took its name from the French
province OF the same name, and was 80 called
in compliment Henrietta, Queen Of Charles
/ Of EEg and. Its owner; Maryland Ike
wise derived lis name from this Queen,
Henrietta Maria; Massachusetts IS Indian
siguifying the country about the great
hills: Michigan from the lake. the Indian
equivalent for great lake. Minnesota,
Ildian for 'whitlsh or sky-cUlored water
Mississippi from the NatcheZ word Tor the
great river forming It's western border,
meaning great father of waters or great
river; Missouri, likewise OF Indian origin,
meaning muddy water ; Montana prob
ably a corruption OF the Spanish Tor
mountain; Nebraska, Shallow water, also
Indian; Nevada is Spanish, meaning snow
covered" and having reference to the
SieTTas; New Hampshire, formerly part
of the Province Of LacOnlH, from Hampshire
County IN England; New jersey, named by
one OF the original proprietOrs, Sir George
Carter, after the Island OF jersey, OF which
ne was sometime Governor; New Mexico IS
Aztec denoting the habtatIon OF the God
OF War: New York, named after the Duke
Of York, brother of Charles II. and one OF
The col, NAL Governors; North and South
Carolina named after Charles II OF England,
tie Latin for Charles DeIng Carousi ONO
is the Shawnee name for "beautifulriver'
the Ohio; Oregon according to one author
itv is Spanish, meaning wild thyme
according to another II is fIOm an Indian
word meaning river of the west"; Penn
sylvania from William Penn, its founder,
and sylYauia meaning forests Rhode Island
from a fancied resemblance in shape 10 the
island Of Rhodes in the Levant; Ten
nessee from the Indian, meaning river of
the big BEND; Texas from 1aches, tribe
Of Indians. and the word is said TO signify
people; Vermont from the French vert
mont green mountain; Virginia from
Queen Elizabeth, the sO-called virgin
Queen; Wisconsin from the Indian, mean
ing wild or rushing channel" and Wyo-
ming, also from the Indian, meaning wide
plains"
DEPENDENT PENSIONERS - D. P. R..
Castroyile, Cal All pensions under the
sC-calIed Dependent Pensioners Bill will
commence from the date of the fling of the
application in the Pension Bureau, but no
application or declaration will be good if not
III the form substantially prescribed by the
Secretary. The rates of this law are not af-
fected by the rank of the soldier and for
dependent father or mother it is So. A
psnsiOner under previous existing laws can
apply under this one, or pensioner under
this one may apply under either laws, but
Uan draw only one pension at time. 1t is
required in a dependent parents case o.
that the soldier died of wound, jury or
disease which under prior laws would have
given him pension; (2) that he left no
widow or minor child; 81 that mother or
father is at present dependent upon her or
his manual labor or the contribution Of
others not legally bound for her or his sup
port. The fee on a declaration under this
act shall in no case be greater than SO.
Settlers WATER-H. E, City. Sellers
water. frequently written Settler water,
takes its name from the village of Lower
Settlers, near Limburg, in the Duchy of Mas
sau, where there are several springs yield
ing a sparkling and effervescing minera!
water. II acts as 4 mild simulant of the
mucous membranes and as Il diuretic, and
is applied in chronic disorders of the digeS-
tives, respiratory and urinary organs. 1t is
recommended as a beverage, either alone or
with sugar, to those suffering from liver
complaint, and in hot climates and seasons.
It's chief ingredients are carbonic acid. car
Donate of soda and common salt
BOUND BY THE CAUTION-T. J. L., City.
The caution in mercantile house that this
elevator is for freight only and nobody Is
allowed to ride on it, and we will not be re.
sponsible for any accident which may occur
through violation OF the above rule" applies
also to the employees Of the house, except,
perhaps, where in the strict line Of mis- duty
the employer requires the employe to use the
elevator while aware Of its dangerous con-
dlti0n, or is neglectful in keeping it in such
state that it is safe for the purpose for
whichit is intended.
MATCHMAKING STREETs-W. W. de W.,
City. C2) According to the specifications, all
contracts with the city for the remacadam-
iZing Of rOadways require that, on compile
IlUus Iub runway eudli pI6S6UJ d
surface and the macadam be not less than
twelve inches in depth at the crown or CEN
ter of the street and not less than eight at
tile gutteTways. ~ I'm streets sixty and
eighty feet wide the crown of the street may
be as high as fifteen and eighteen inches re-
speetiyely.
THE SEA SERPENT-H. F. c., City. The
Q. c. accepts cum graDo sails the telegram
Of the 10Th ult., under date of Gloucester,
Mass, pretending to testify authoritatively
concerning a tabled monster sea serpent,
eighty feet long ana provided with fleet,
a horned head and narrow neck" Every
intelligent man will probably accept the
sworn log statements for what they are
worth. The minds of some Eastern CORE
spondents have prediction for sea-ser-
pent stories.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE-W. A. D.. City.
The Constitution of the State of California,
with the terms of which every intelligent
resident should be familiar, declares that
''nO native of China shall ever exercise the
~ ala in fhia Sfaf In