The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-11
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IN .t elevator UP Mount Calvary is IN con,
| SlTlcuon Tor the benefit OF pilgrims
china Is the most ancient empire In the
world,and contains one-ffth Of the human
| race. ''N'''''''
= book printed by Cax1on has been
I9S"nu, u IS claimed. IN The lumber loft
OF e Connecticut farm house.
Thcophilus Bland, OF Pitt county. North
| Carolina, has seven sons, each OF whom
| weighs over 300 pounds.
The Suez canal IS e,ghty-eigh miles
| long ard reduces the distance from Eng
| Iand 20 India nearly 400 miles for ships.
NJ IN manufacturing operations the average
! ne OF soap boilers Is the highest and that
| OF Erindstone makers is the lowest
The practice of ocean travelling for the
| sake of health was known to the ancient
Greek physicians, but it later fell into dis
Nearly all OF the electrical inventions.
excepting the lightning rod and the tele-
graph, have come In use since the centen-
NAL exposition.
1t is believed that the custom OF raising
the hat to ladies' Is derived from the days
of chivalry, when the knights unhelmed
before ladies'.
In 1892 q case OF catalepuc sleep was re-
ported from Germany where the patient
remained absolutely unconscious for four
and half months.
London's debt was increased last year
~ S6.vJ0m and now amounts TO $3.50 0J5,
900, The revenue of the city for the last
fiscal year was S23, l65 900.
Kansas capitalists talk OF piping natural
gas from Neodesha, where 1t was recently
discovered. ITO the zinc fields of southeast
ern Kansas and southwest Missouri.
The grandees of Spain claim the right
or appearing In the presence Of the king
with their hats on, to show that they are
not so much subject to him as other Span
iards are.
In 1892 upward OF 1000 publications more
were issued in Germany than in 1891. The
greatest increase was in the department
of jurisprudence and political science.
The public library OF Basthampton,
Mass, has been presented with a wedding
dress over 100 years old. The garment is
of 'changeable silk and weighs less than
eight ounces.
Australia mined 1851 29 tons of coal last
year The supply is apparently inexhausti-
BILE, and Is counted on TO be an important
factor IN the future industrial develop
ment Of the country.
/ has heretofore been almost impossl-
BILE TO make large castings Of aluminium,
but the difficulty has been so far overcome
that pure aluminium bath tubs are now
nude in single piece.
Under a new French law cyclists are
compelled to have affixed to their ma
chimes n metal plate hearing their name
and address. so that the Identity OF the
infringement Of regulations.
An Australian confectioner has hit up
on the idea Of printing the news of the
DAY upon a tam pasie OF louEh, USING
chocolate instead OF NIX ne aetlEers these
SahtS 70 Hls Gus sotItlS' NJ III !Gd'
thtm ana Iheh eat mem WIN lHeH coAlee'
a renarlable collection Of ola line
wing, repupHCah anu ueluottaHG SieeIluh
4. teht's' Lol 81, a. we SpIlUE M ~ ttve
TONS slhue toil, "a lusSgS3gl anu ha6nIS
priced ny SouSldple NllIldIh NpIdihs'
ST., OF franhioId, Fa,i VINO - now IN MS
i4th year
An Interesting find Of Indian relies has
been made on the shores Of Mqskeso and |
Wind lakes, WIS by two Milwaukee sports /
men, Among the find are a war canoe 90 |
feet long, made or single log OF olack |
walnut Acknowledges tomaha"hs ana 'he
IKE.
There are over 49, 20 bachelors in Mani |
+oba and rhey send word through their |
that IL that number Of Eng !
lands "superAuous" women will emlgrate /
to Manitoba the proceeding may be mu-
tually adyantageous to them ana the
aforesaid hacnelors'
One of the features Of the projected /
printing exhibition in Paris VIII be |
model OF the secret printing OFFICES Whlch |
tlourlshed In the cat4Sothbs uuIlhg 'lt
,rc IN ,isit ths other day for the
purpose Of reproducing them from nature
Mig Elliott. of Delaware county, New
York, started down a nlsht OF stars
YIN IN sa a turner Iap she had been using
held In her mouth. She fell, the handle
of the implement was driven tnrougn ner
neck and the blade had to be en- on PC
fore The resi- s Of 4 could be pulled out
ana m S Pe Is ioJ1Ey," Of paris. has made
s,t.aisi tgfi,dy Of those slum children that
spe ne ', offsprlng OF habitual drunkards
tie says; lAeIe ~ a ga ,yretrbes mat The
5aEe Of aesG se yo4 ar y'Si and notes s win
absence OF affection
4 ta emotions. and where they did not be-
come unatles they show iH7''s'p''"
and pitilessness,' ,,oo a. next sen.