The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
THE QUERY COLUMN
Definition of Trade Dollar
and Greenback.
FIRST SAN FRANCISCO NOVEL
The Dutch and the German Language.
American and European Hotels.
What Various Pinks Signify.

TRADE DOLLAR, TREASURY NOTES
F. A., City. The coinage of trade dollars
was authorized by an act passed in Feb
ruary, 1873. At the same time the coinage
of standard dollars was discontinued Tho
trade dollar was to contain 40 grains OF
silver $40 fine, and was intended for the
convenience Of the United States trade with
China and Japan, those countries having
silver coin of nearly the same value. The
total amount coined was 81, $50, $50, and the
coinage of them was discontinued in 1877.
(2l The United States statutes declare that
United States notes shall be lawful money
and legal tender in payments of all debts,
public and private, within the United States,
except for duties and imports and interest
on the public debt" National notes shall
be received at par in payment Of taxes. ex-
else, public lands and ali other dues 10 the
United States except duties on imports;
also for all salaries and other debts
and demands owing by the United
States to individuals, corporations and
associations within the United States
except interest on the public debt and in re-
demption Of the national currency (9 A
greenback is n promise to pay coin, gold or
silver, United States minted, and of fixed
standard of fineness, and is money By viz
The United States Supreme Court has de-
fined green backs to be an obligation.
They" declare the court, blind the ma
tional faith. they are therefore strictly Sc
eurities. They secure the payment stilu-
lated to the holders by the pledge Of the ma
ti0na faith, the only ultimate security OF
all national obligations. whatever form they
may assume" a. By the act of September
IL. 1866 authority was given to retire United
States notes in n sum not to exceed
en- md eiY m the
after the passage Of the act. with the prOviso
that not more than 81, 100000 should be re-
tired and Cancelled during aHY one month.
by the act Of February 4, 1863 authority to
further retire United States notes was sus-
pended.
THE FIRST NovEL-R. G. s.. MERGED, Cal.
searching investigation in the libraries Of
this city aud interviews with people who
were in the printing business in this city in
the early days. as well as interviews with
people who have devoted much attention to
the literature of this State, 6iscloses the
fact that the first novel published in San
Francisco was that written by T. G. Ever,
entitled EVenttul Nights" serial of the
spiriiualistic order, printed in 1876, in the
Pioneer Magazine, of which Ever was
editor. 1t was afterward issued in book
form and had tremendous sale. 1t Is
probable that the first novel written bv n
woman and printed in this city was The
Victims OF Fate" written by Miss Rowena
Grani3e. and printed BY B. +. Stcrett in
1857. He prin ted an edition OF COCO. and
remarked at the lime that that was ''the
first San Francisco novel," The fiction by
Ever cOntr0yerts this assertion. II any
Of THE CALL readers can give any in
formation on this matter it will be printed
III the Query Column.
DUTCH, GERMAN-Marguerite and Kitty,
City, The word Dutch came into English
old-time word Duytsch. ~ Dutch is the
language spoken in Holland and the Meth
erlaDds generally, and is closely allied to
the Flemish. 1t closely resembles the Low
land Scotch. and is the connecting link be-
tween the German aud The English. The
reutonic conquerors of Britain were the
Low Dutch tribes from the borderlands Of
Germany and Scandinavia, the lands from
the mouth of the Eibe and Weser. Their
dialects form part OF the Teutonlc speech,
distinct from the High Dutch spoken 10 the
south OF them. Their own speech must not
be looked upon as corruption Of the High