San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14

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Cloud" "Wimples and Crisping
Pins" and "Bitter2Sweet"-W. H
S.
Charles Dibdin wrote "Black-
Eyed Susan" George Canning
wrote "The Friend of Humanity
and the Knife Grinder" which we
think is your "Needy Knife Grind.
err "Jennie Morrison," is by Rob-
ert Burns; Samuel Smiles wrote
"Self Help;" "The Cloud" we do not
identify, though Shelley wrote a
poem called "Clouds," and there is
Greek comedy by Aristophanes
called "The Clouds" "Wimples
and Crisping Pins" is by the late
Theodore Child, and "Bitter Sweet"
was one Of the earlier works of
Josiah Gilbert Holland.
What books describe the COM
merce of southwest Africa, the
French Congo, the Congo Free
State, Portuguese Guinea and the
German possessions? Have we
consuls in those countries?-E. S.
Mr.. j. S. Kettles. "The Partition
of Africa" 1888 is the most recent
book. There are no books of refer
ence in regard to French Congo,
but the Movement Geographique
for 1893 contains information about
it. o. Martenas has written "Por-
tugallem Africa" (1S9D and Rose
Monteiro has a book on Delagoa
bay. The United States have a
commercial agent at Bona, in the
Congo state, another at Lorenzo
Marquee, in Portuguese Africa. 1t
is quite probable that some Of the
consular reports, issued by the
state department may contain in
formation on these countries
write to the secretary of State at
Washington for such reports as
bear on these countries.
What is the strongest battery for
running a motor? How is stor-
age battery made ?--F. W. s.
AS a rule, a dynamo is used in
running a motor, but battery has
been used. The Bunsen battery is
a powerful one, but how many cells
would be needed must depend on
the size Of the motor. The usual
storage battery consists Of series
Of lead plates, one half of which
lead binoxide has been formed, on
the other half spongy lead is
formed. The plates are immersed
in a solution of dilute sulphuric
acid. This oxidizes the spongy
lead and reduces the lead binoXide
to protoxide. A current OF cleo
tricity is sent through the battery,
in the reverse direction, the Lad
sulphate on one plate is reduced to
metallic lead, that on the other is
oxidized to lead binoxide and the
battery is ready for use. The cleo
tricity is obtained from a storage
battery as from an ordinary bat
terry.
Please explain the methods of
exchange Of postal matter, how the
rates charged for postage to Eng
land, France, Russia, Turkey,
South Africa, etc., are credited to
those countries and also how
foreign mail delivered throughout
the United States is settled for
transportation to destination?
Beach.
The International Postal Union
formed at Berne, switzerland, in
1874 is composed of all the i'm
portant countries of the world. 1t
maintains at Berne what is
practically clearinghouse, in
which the postal accounts between
the countries are kept, and the &C
counts balanced every year and
differences paid. The rate of
postage was fixed by the Postal
Conference at Berne, and the office
there has simply to keep the &C
counts. Each country pays a GER
tain amount in support Of the In
ternational board; the amount de-
pending as much on the impOr-
lance of the country as on its pos
tai business. The board publishes
each month paper,"L' Union Pos.
tale" CThe Postal Union), printed
in German, French and English.
Letters for most foreign countries
mailed in the United States, go as
a rule to New York. They reach
the postoffice there sorted to some
extent, though the final sorting is
done in that office. They are then
put in the proper bags and sent to
the steamships. On the Hamburg
American and the North German
Lloyd lines, the steamers carry
postal clerks, who complete the
sorting of the mail on the voyage.
There are distributing points in
various countries, to which all
mail for other countries reached
through those points is sent. At
those points it is distributed fur
Their, and so, by succession Of
sortings and distributions, the let
tiers are sifted down, until each of
them reaches it's destination.
Armenian Christians Killed.
KNoUssABERD, Armenia, April
l4.-The condition OF Turkish Ar