The morning call., 1893-09-24


enormous expenses of war. They were 10
be redeemed in gold, so they SAID on tneir
face, and their value was regulated duriug
the war by the faith people bad In the
Union. When the outlook was dark the
value of the greenback deprecated; wnen
it grew brighter the value rose. Inc price
of gold in paper money touched Sl ~ III
1868 and 81 So in 1861. e.. it took 81 90 IN
paper 10 buy one Iol3 dollar Al 'ne eiose
of the war you could certainly pave palo
any debts in green backs. for they were
legal tender; but you could not nave
taken SIS gr eenback to the United states
treasury and secured So gold-piece lot Il.
The Government was not ready. Dul
January l, 1879, specie payments were re-
sumed, anu since then gold and greenoacks
have been interchangeable.
PYX-C. A. L., City. The annual test
ing OF the standard of gold and silver coins
in the English mint is called the trial of
pyx, from the ''pyx" or chest In which
the oins TO be examined are kept. 1t is
ceremony OF ancient institution and arose
from the cireumstan ce that the mint mas
ter was originally contractor under the
crown for the manufacture OF the coinage,
and 1t was therefore necessary tnat perl
odiral examinations of the coins should be
held In order TO ascertain tnat the terms
of his contract had been complied with.
At the present day, when the mint master
is no longer contractor but an ofhcer OIL
the crown, the trial of the Dyx has some
what different object; but it would appear
from description OF the periodical eX-
amnations that but little change has
taken place in the manner of conducting
them.
IMPEACHMENT OF JoHNsoN-J- A. B.,
City. Upon the death of Abraham Lin
coin Andrew johnson became President.
April II. 1866. His continuous dssensiOns
with Congress on the questions OF the
Southern States caused much Ill feeling
and the climax was reached when he at
tempted to remove Secretary Stanton from
office after the Senate had refused It's ap-
prevail. The Republicans in Congress
claimed johnson had violated the tenure
of Office law, and February a, 1868. the
House passed resolution impeaching him.
AT the trial before the Senate the articles
we're not sustained, because a twO-third
vote was necessary. Thirty-ive voted
guilty and nineteen not guilty. 1T re-
quired only one more vote 10 impeach him.
CUSTOM HOUSE DISCHARGES - K. T.,
Pine street, CHy. Although a record of
the discharges at the Custom-hOnse is
kept. yet it does not there appear whether
the persons dismissed were Democrats or
Republicans. To go back eight years and
tell by scanning the list would require
some employe who had been in the depart
ment that long. Ii would take days
work of a customs official to answer your
question. Mr.. Jerome. the Collectors
chief clerk, says he Will gladly give you
any information on the subject if you will
call on him.
IT T--rI.N n no crh
stance Is tough, tenacious, ductile. some
what elastic, nearly tasteless and grayish-
yellow albuminOus matter obtain ed from
the -four of wheat by washing in water,
In which il is insOluble. Ii is employed in
the manufacture of gluten bread and bis
cults for the diabetic and of chocolate, and
also in the adulteratiGn of tea and coffee.
The substance you name is probably glu-
ten which has undergone fermentation or
been mixed with some other substance.
Ask any wholesale grocer where you can
procure 1t.
LITERATURE FOR THE SICK-Constant t
Reader, City. The contributions you men,
ton would be gratefully received at any
of the following places: California
Women's Hospital, Sacramento street. be-
tween Baker and Lyon; County Hospital,
POtrero avenue, between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third; St. Luke's Hospital.
Valencia street, between Twenty-seventh
and TweBty-eighlh; St. Mary's Hospital
corner of First and Bryant streets. aud the
United States Marine Hospital. Presidio
Reservation, near Mountain Lake.
ELIGIBLE FOR THE PREsIDENCY-Mc
Allisler, City. The constitutional pro-
vision on the subject is plain. a man 20
be eligible to the Presidency must be of
American birth. a foreign-born child of
American parents, 10 matter how short a
time elapsed before he was brought into
this country, would be barred from hold
ing the Office. Or course If his father at
the time was a representative of the Gov
ernment abroad the case would be diff
ferent. for the American legations and
consular offices are regarded as American
territory.
INMAN LINE-Subscriber, City. 1t was
by special act of Congress that the luman
line steamers were permitted TO fly the
stars and stripes. One of the conditions
was that the company should build as
many ships in the United States as it had
IN England. Any other company offering
10 do the same would undoubtedly be
granted like favor.
EXPOSURE OF PoIsoN-W. c.. Sacra-
mento. There is no law referring to the
pidclUg OIL poison on one private grounds.
Farmers frequently use poisonous sub
stances to kill animal life that is eating
their produce. You should be your own
judge in the case. and it would be we'll not
10 place the substance where human life
would be endangered.
HEssIANs-Subscriber City. England
engaged the services of from $1,000 to
10000 men from the province of Hesse-
Cassel. Germany. during the revolutionary
war. No; they did not desert and join
the American troops. A mum bur OF them,
however. did not remain with their COM
mands during the entire war, but settled
down in this country.
LIQUOR BILLs-F. NJ, CITY. The civil
code says: THE purchase of or the sale
and delivery of any spirituous or malt
liquors, wine or cider. BY retail or by the
drink. is hereby declared to be an invalid
consideration for any promise to pay or
assumpsit of account thereof, where the
amount of such accountor demand exceeds
So"
SIERRA NEVADA. T. s., Napa. The
word Sierra" literally translated, means