The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-30

for the fiscal year 1s94-95 S11s,oso, and this
Will be expended ln the completion OF the hail.
Wncn the commissioners expect to turn over
to the Supervisors before next July Whether
this will complete the hall can be answered only
Wnen the sum named shall have been expended.
II u should complete it then the total cost Will
be 3d. TAO 70. The first Board Of City Hall
commissioners was organized on the 21st
OF April 1876. and in It's first annual report
gave out hat the estimated cost OF completing
the building from the 1st Of July, 1877, was
S2,254, 900.
HALF DoLLARs-C. and e. San Jose. Santa
Clara County, Cal. Those who deal in coins do
not make any bids for half dollars OF 1872.
Ihey sell such coins at prices varying from 85
cents 10 81 10, aud for coins bearing the date
1917 with the figures II stamped over IL they
charge from 81 TO 81 rs. according to their
state OF preservat ton. The only half dollars for
which the dealers make bids are those bearing
date az follows: 1894, 1895, 1897, 1901, 1902.
1915, 1886 without Z PluribuS Unum on the
reverse side. 1888 with 0 between bust and
aate, 1852 and 1853 without arrow heads at
GATE or rays about the eagle. The price offered
for this coin OF 1853 Is from $40 TO $50. &C.
cordlng TO the condition In which it is. II Is
very rare.
UTAH-W. j. B., Navarro, Mendocino County,
Gal. Congress has decided that Utah shall be
admitted as State of the Union. but It Is still
Territory. The President has signed an en-
territory have elected delegates to a consttu-
tional convention. This Constitution, when
prepared, VIII be submitted to he people. and
II IL Is adopted State officers will be elected aud
the Territory will be ready to be admitted as
one OF the States. An attempt will be made TO
cnange me name from Utah to Deseret by
Wnicn the country was known In early times.
FRESNO RAILRoAD-G. w. B., Santa Cruz,
Cal. Colonel Jones, who appears to be tho
head and front of the proposed line of railroad
between Fresno and Monterey, and Is gener-
ally looked upon as the general manager, has
his headquarters at Fresno. Work has been
stopped for several months pending the settle
ment OF necessary arrangements" II Is impOs-
slble to tell when the road Will be completed or
when IL Will De put into operation. In the
words OF the song in Aladdin Jr.," "The stars
alone can tell" but they WON'T.
BUYING DISCHARGED. W., City. Some
years ago, by order from the Secretary of War,
an enlisted man who had served one year In
the army could purchase his discharge for the
sum OF 500; II he had served TWO years he
could procure II for $60 and If lhree years for
$50. After four years he could. under certain
conditions. obtain il without cost, and his time
was up when he had served five years Re.
Gently the term Of enlistment was reduced from
nVo TO three years, but no change has yet been
made In regard to purchase OF discharges.
CAME. W., City. There Is no law OF the
United States that makes the owner of land the
land has right to keep off trespassers. He
may place notices around his land warning peo-
pie that they cannot enter upon it. and
II they do so they do it at their risk. When
no right TO enter the land for the purpose of
hunting game, or for any other purpose for
that matter, without the consent OF the owner.
THE SICK STOCK RIDER-M. E. c., Visalia,
Cal. This correspondent Is anxious 10 obtain
the words OF poem written by Adam Lindsay
entitled 1.-The Sick Stock Rider" 1t is de-
scriptive OF a stockman's life In Australia and
II has the following lnes
With running fire OF stock whips. and 8 fiery
run o: hoofs,
OH The hardest day was never then too hard.
Can any OF the readers furnish the words to
the Query Column?
THE GOVERNORS APPoINTMENTs-G A.
T., SOnoma Sonoma County, Cal II 1t should
happen that after q recount the Legislature de-
clared that NJ. NJ. Estee was entitled TO the
office of Governor OF the State, Mr.. Estee
would not be bound TO recognize any appoint.
ments Mr.. Budd might have made. except such
as are for specified time. those whose ap-
pontment runs during the pleasure Of the Gov
ernOr would be the ones who no doubt would
suffer.
DAY HoMEs-Y., City. There are several
places In San Francisco where working
woman can leave a two-year.old child TO be
taken care OF while she is out at work. or the
Home. 10 Hayes street; st. Francis Day
Home. 1413 Powell street; Sacred Heart Day
Home sos Franklin street; and Little Sisters
Infant Shelter, 012 Mnna street. The charge
for such care Is trlfiiug.
PRINTING INK-A. S., Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Cal. In the manufacture of printing
Ink alcohol Is mixed with tar, the alcohol Is set
on fire and the vapor arising from the eombus-
ton OF the mixture Is condensed. The residue
Is thick OIL which is boiled with burnt corn
the oil TO one OF meal or -four. To this is added
about ten ounces OF lnseed OIL which acts as q
dyer.
PANTATA-F. Z. A., City. The term span.
tata'' is new one that was brought out during
the examination into the corruption Of the
Police Department Of New York City. The
word was used TO d sienate those who acted In
the capacity OF collector from those who were
blackmailed for the dement, OF the superior Off.
| GERS. The derivation of the word the Query
Column has not been able to ascertain.
| NATURALIZATION PAPERs-J. W., City. An
alien who wishes TO become citizen of the
United States can make his declaration in
| either the State courts or in the District Court
of the United States in the district In which he
resides at the time. The second papers are
| obtained from the same court as rule. In the
| Superior courts of San Francisco no fee is
| charged for either papers, but In the United
! States court fee OF So Is charged.
| NATIoNALITY-J. w., City. There are no
statistics In San Francisco showing the ma
tionaliy OF inhabitants. The census OF the
! Uniied States In It's published reports simply
| Classics the inhabitants as "native born" and
| Foreigners" Out of Ga. $40 voters registered
| in this city 1880 were natives. The next
| highest in nationality were Ireland [10,196)
| and Germany $500.
TRAPPISTs-There are two communities of
| Trappsts in the United States one at Geth.
semane, In the diocese OF Louisville. KY, estab-
| isbed ia 1916, and the other at New Melleray.
diocese of Dubuque, Iowa. One community.
settled at Pigeon Hill, near Conewago, Pa, 10
| 1903. removed in 1905 TO Kentucky, and from
there To Tracide, Nova Scotia, where it Is at
| present.
DAGo-D. n L., City. The word dago, as
| applied TO dark.skinned people. had It's origin In
| the State OF Louisiana, and was first applied to
SpaDards or persons descendants OF such.
Gradually 1t expanded so as TO apply to natives