The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-10-01


VIII be deinenetfzed and "gold be tue only
.standard"?
Not only does the query editor reiterate
that ''go.d will be the only standard" In
the event of repeal, but he asserts That II
Els the only standard to-day. What does a
in gold? The intrinsic value OF the white
metal to-day Is wav below its face. BY
act OF Congress it is maintained on
parity with gold" so is not gold the
standard and the only one? You advance
a wrong reason when you say that gold Is
flowing into this country because of Con-
gressional action. This is the season OF
the year. when the yellow metal comes
from across the sea in exchange for croDs
This winter aud next spring IL will move
east, again.
+ Lolita IF. F. c., Cloverdale. Lolita
Crabtree was first heard of as dancing
child in one of the interior mining towns,
the exact one isin dispute. When 10 years
Of age she commenced dancing for the
miners, aud her cute ways caused many a
gold nugget to be thrown at her her, feet. she
came to San Francisco in 1862, and APP
peared at GiIbert's MeIodeon. Thanks to
her mothers business ability the actress
is now quite wealthy and independent Of
the stage. She has not been in the best of
health the past year. but Eastern news
papers recently announced that she would
soon come before the public once more in
q new play.
QUESTION OF LAND Argus, Point
Arena. If survey shows that BIS fence
lies inside of AS boundary line A can COM
pei him to move 1t. If he refuses TO do so
the courts will so order. You say the bark
was cut from AS land before the purchase
was made from C. IT A and C visited the
land in question. viewed it eight months
before the purchase was made and A at
the time of the formal transfer was not
aware that B had subsequently, cut the
bark and believed the land to be in the
same condition as when he viewed 1t. then
A can recover the value of the bark from
G and G can look to b for his reeompense.
Duty ON CoAL-J. NJ. A., City. An
thracite coal is on the free list. On btu:
min0us and shale coal there is duty Of
IS cents per ton Of 'twenty-eight bushels
eighty pounds to the bushei. A drawback
of rs cents per ton is allowed ON all btu.
minous coal imported into the United
States which is afterwards used for fuel
on board of vessels propelled by steam
which IRE engaged In the c0asliDg trade:
Of the United States or In the trade with
foreign countries. On slack or culm coal.
such as. will pass through a half-inch
screen. there is DUTY OF 3 cents per ton.
EXAMINER OF DRUGs-T. A. W.. Los
Angeles. DIR. T. W. Harris is the ex-
aminer Of drugs for this port. His salary
is $1,000 per annum. The appointment is
made by the President, usually upon the
recommendation of the Secretary of
the Treasury. 1t is, of course. impossible
to- state when .change will be made.
The examiner has to polariZe sugar, test
coal ores, OPIUM, etc. Under the new
regulations of the Treasury Department,
he will be required to give his entire time
during Office hours TO the performance of
his duties.
A TREACHERoUs MEMORY. = Sub.
scriber. City. 1t is not literally correct to
apply the term treacherous to your menu
ory. The word treacherous. would imply
an active intent upon the part Of your
memory to deal falsely with you. thing
which in the nature of things is not posi-.
Bile. What you thus term treachery is
merely weakness for which you are
responsible. and not your memory, as you
should have cultivated that faculty and
strengthened its weakness. As figure of
speech. however, the phrase is quite ad-
missihle. and only a'captious critic could
object toit.
YOSEMITE NALLEY-L. b.. City. The
readers of The CALI are here asked to
aid tine query editor in answering the
question of l.. a.. He asks: What is the
best wagon road TO take to the Yosemite
Valley from Oakland, what towns would
/ pass through, what time of the year is 1t
best to start, and how many miles would /
travel by the route suggested? The ques-
ton could be answered this week. but it Is
| doubtful whe ther the best roads would be
/ given. So will readers who are familiar
with the route aid In replyingP.
EXPOSURE OF. .PorsoN--N.. c.. Sacra-
mento. Although, as stated in this. col
umn last week, there is no law which pre-
vents one placing poison on bis private
land, yet section 956 of the Penal Code
says: Every person WHO wilfufly adj
ministers any poison to an ANIMAL the
property Of another. or maliciously ex-
poses any poisonous substance. with the
intent that the same shall be taken or
swallowed by any such animal. is punish
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