The morning call., 1893-08-20
QUERY COLUMN.
The Best Kind of SailbOat
for Boys.
CHICAGO'S FIRST RAILROAD.
The Two Per Cent Loan BiIi-A Good
Title = An Ancient Saying.
What a Dollar Is.

THE PER CENT LOAN BILL-Reader,
City. % The Stanford per cent loan
bill, regarding which so much was heard a
few months ago, was scheme by which
this Government was TO be authorized to
make loans to landowners TO the amount
of one-half the assessed value of their
lands at the rate of per cent per annum
interest. The main objection to such a
scheme is that the notes thus issued would
be irredeemable. They were to be issued
on land values, hut land is not COM
modify susceptible of such subdivision
and transfer. as to render il a convenient
basis for the redemption of currency. (2)
Government money. whether issued in
large quantities or small. would not de-
preciate in value If a relative amount Of
coin were on deposit to secure its redemp-
ton. (3 Standard coin can only depre-
ciate in value through the development of
natural resources that would make them
more plentiful. At present the value of
gold is determined by the cost of obtaining
It. Ii from any cause gold should become
plentiful and to be eheaply obtained its
value would naturally depreciate.
WHAT Is A DoLLAR?-Lunatic, Stock
ton. That Is a question that has sent
q
dollar is 100 cents. whether that many cop
per tokens or their equivalent in gold or
silver or Government promise to pay.
What dollar is depends largely upon
circumstances. The social editor says it is
the price of decent dinner. The sport
ing editor says dollar is short odds. Dur
ing our last election it IS said dollar was
as good as a vote in certain precincts
hnrn 10 ioft Of Inn onfsS hnn
YOU hear a speaker use the word dollar
nowadays you must judge from the con-
text whether he means the almighty dol
lar. the buZzard dollar or the dollar of our
| dads. Our friends the silver men think
the round, white, nimbie disk that bears
the head of the goddess of Liberty and de-
clares its trust in God is dollar because
this Government has so stamped it and
sent it out. just at present 1t is buying
100 cents worth of goods in this marker,
but Mr.. Clevelaud's new and improved
arithmetic apparently defines dollar as
burning question of the hour is not what
is the dollar but where is the dollar?
CGUR D'ALENE j. L.. City. Ceur
d'Alene is the name of small river in the
northern part of Idaho, and also of the
district watered by it and the lake of the
same name. Literally the name in French
signifie heart OF an awl, but there is also
a certain garden cTess of France of the
same name. and the words may be applied
as descriptive of the country so well
watered. green and delightful as to merit
the title Ceur d'Alene. The name was
given the section by. the early French
Missionaries.
SAILBoAT FOR BoYS-1nterested Read
er, City. The best saiiboat for boys 10
and 16 years of age is a broad-bOttome
catboat. THE CALL caunot recommend
any particular builder in this column, but
any good huildercan construct such boat,
and when completed it will have the ad-
vantage Of being light. reliable and less
expensive than any of the other varieties
of sailboats.
A WISE CHILD. ETC.-J. r., City.
Shakespeare says ('Merchant of Venice"
act ii, scene ~ at is wise father that
knows his own child" which is the cor
rect rendering of what has passed into
prOverb in the form you quote. |: may
have been common saying In Shakes
peare's day. The idea conveyed is ven-
cradle one.
CHICAGo's FIRST RAILRoAD-W. H.,
Williams. Cal. The first railroad to enter
Chicago was the Galena and Chicago
Union. which was chartered In 1886. COM
to Elgin In 1849. Ii began operating in
1S48
FIRE CoMMIssIONERS-H. ii. F., City.
The terms of office of Maurice Schmitt and
Fisher Ames, Fire Commissioners. will
expire in December next. Their successors
will be selected by the Board of Super
visors and not appointed by the Governor.
A COOP TITLE-Subseriber, Lathrop,
Cal If man buys piece of land it is
only necessary that consideration be
stated in the deed. and whether the amount
| stated be one dollar or a thousand does not
| affect the validity of the title.
| WOULD BE ADJUDGED LEGAL-A Sub
scriber. City. A marriage duly contracted
in this State, even although the parties
| gave assumed names, would probably be
| adjudged to be legal contract.
SAN FRANCIsCo's POPULATIoN-R. E.
| D., City. The population of San Fran
cisco in 1880 was 233. .959; in 1890. 29S, ,977.
II is estimated at date 10 be something
over $4,000.
! WHEN KALLoCH WAS SHor-W. II. r..
Oakland, Cal. Mayor Kalloch was shot
| by Charles de Young August %, 1879.
| MINISTER To CHIIE.-T o, S., City.