The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
THE LETTER BOX.

,r.nacs are sun elnoeIiisheu' Is Ho'hiiS
ha' relic of old-time astrological super
~ II represents. as you know. the
SUI NJ a man with tho zodlacal signs
p..nred around 1t, each of them con-
h.s no "A line with a different part OF
AUS body. The early astronomers
Wv .,so astrologers. that Is 10 say. they
800 10 be able to predict a mans fu-
.'.s nv noting the position and move
W., NJ tho planets at the time of his
TN you may notice in tho almanac
d. .. that the sign OF Aries, the Ram,
r's.,. the mans head. and that Pisces,
y. t4shes. Is at his feet That. In the
y. OF superstition. means that a man
when the sun Is IN constellation
a.. Is destined to be great scholar or
,,,er. and a man born when tho sun
a. the constellation Pisces is destined
| !. \. n servant or to occupy some equal
" ,,r station IN life. Tho other ten signs
~ Interpreted In n similar manner. but
-. whole thing is superstitious nom
sone peoplc, however, believe in
"a We suppose the almanac makers
..,,rue 10 print the picture for their
20. You may find a fun description
',,ho signs OF Zodiac In any good en-
yycopaedia'
:, ,sere United states prison at sing
s,nr X? what is done with the
,,,riied states prisoners?
s,rr Sing IS the site OF ono OF New
y,-s's prisons or penltentiaries. In tho
r.,ed states there are no prisons owned
"a controlled by the Federal govern
~, sxcept few Territorial jails ana
~, military prison at Fort Leavenworth,
~, prisoners convicted of felonles I'M
4, me United States laws are confined
.ucb state penitentiaties as may be
,..,rr.tsd by the attorney general OF
a. limited states under agreements with
c,,,s authorities. over these state peni-
,,,,i,rjes the general government has no
Ontrol.
!. there a treaty existing between the
rated state. and Spain (or other feasons)
Nv tbe United states should no. recog-
''' Wv John a. Trplett.
The treaties existing between this coun-
yy and Spain are simply those OF com
rere navigation and other forms OF
.nty treaties usually in effect. In or
ar for the Cubans to he recognized as
shgerents. however, they must have a
1sularly organized civi government as
ssl as an organized military establish
rent So long as they continue to Tight
detached bands Of insurgents they
re not considered by other countries
bss nation carrying on regular warfare
What proportion Of tho earth's popula-
tou is Christian and what non-Chrlstian2
Deutsch..
! The population # the earth is estimated
Il l,Noepooo The leading rligiors
Ira represented by the following figures:
rr.esant Christians. 100000 00o. Roman
s,holc Christians. l95, 500 900 Crock cath
kk Christians, 10000 600; total Christians.
! aMaa Jew. S.oo0.oo0 Mohammodau
7 6HMvN. hesrhcns. $4,000. 0no: total non
ahslans, 1000 600 According to these
b as, Therefore ouc-third of the popuia-
: "a Of the earth is Christian
VIA, Is the greatest distance base
al vas ever brown, and 10y whom?
G. Shaw.
IA,e are several claimants for this
w The recorded distance is 100 feet
ssAss by John Hatfield, at Broo<l, u
!, osax H. 1>1a n Is claimed. however,
\ 'aissal was thrown i06 feet ., inch
Z " Crane al Cincinnati. October Il.
y N I'D anota - 400 feet ~ inches by
"a siAshn, at Buffalo, Juno %, 1890.
gsvas It tia, said Judas lscariot was
letter man than he is usually painted
= i. \.
" A'pscck in Tho Messiah" The au-
'N sys Judas lscariot was most viz
M sols young man. He was, however.