The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-16


The first three receive a salary OF $4,000
| each while the ambassador at Rome is
paid si2O0. There are thirty-two ENJOYS
| extraordinary and plentipotentiary. their
salaries ranging from 5000 to Sl7500 only
two receiving the last amount. Five of
our foreign representatives have the title
Of minister-resldent and consul general,
one being paid $780, while the other four
receive 5000 each Our diplomatic and
consular service embraces sixty countries
and. including the secretaries allowed
several representatives, the total salaries
amount TO $40 20 annually, Diplomatic
ENJOYS are Of the three ranks mentioned,
as was finally determined 10y a common
agreement of all the powers. The ann
bassador ranks highest, minister pleni-
potcntlary next and the mlnister-rcsident
sometimes called charge d'affaircs) is
of the third rank.
Is 1t a fact that the weight OF a vessel
Of water is not Increased by putting In
It a live fish2 This is an old question that
I have often seen answered both way.
and / only ask IL because a Houston bust
ness man Yesterday offered to wager $40
that n four pound fish would not increase
The weight Of a tci-pound vessel OF water
I'M.
Some philosophers in ancient times once
had a. lengthy discussion Of the alleged
fact that cat only used one side OF its
mouth for mastcating. Thcy gave yari-
Gus scientific and physiological reasons
therefor. but there was some dispute as
to which side of tho mouth the feline
really used. Finally they agreed to settle
the matter by watching eat eat and
were OF course very much nstonishel to
l..
either side az will. Many years aso some
people wondered why live fish put IN a
rail of water didn't Increase the weight
OF the vessel and IT'S original cortonta
Very few persons try to explain this
mystery" now, however, for q has long
since been settled in the same way that
the eat Illusion was dlspcnod The bust
ness man would have lost his wager.
Flease tell me something about Liberia.
WE.
1t Is negro republic on the grain coast
OF West Africa. founded I'm lN2o hy Ameu-
can philauthropists for the settlement of
freedmen who wished to return to their
native land. or to enjoy political ANA SOC
cial privileges denied them i'm tho United
States j remained for Twenty-Five years
under the tutellGc Of this country. hut mo-
July -, 1871 was declared Independent.
The entire area Of the country It's 20N
square miles. Any good encyclopedia will
give you rull Information as TO the gov
ornmcnt, resources and general features
of the republic,
What was the smallest vessel that ever
crossed tho Atlantic aud how many duys
did IL take? Nautilus
The craft in which Captain William a.
Andrews crossed the Atlantic was thu
smallest vessel in which the trip has ever
beeu made l. was Il feet inches iu
length. feet inches broad amlsalps,
and but feet deep. Captain Andrews av-
complisl Vi his voyage from Atlautc C,ty.
y j., TO Talos. spain 1.-THE point of de-
parturc of Columbus on his voyage OF dis
coveryD. ia sixty-.hrec days stopping nt
Terceirt in the Azores. on the way
! Can You tel me something about sebas-
| '.an Bach, the composer Where and lVhc.
! did he live? Eff.
! Johann Sc has & ga Bach was born AT .lsA
i mach, in Thuringa. OH March n, l5,o The
4 family Of the Bachs followed the same
calling through four consecutive genera
! lions. counting among their number mo
| less tlan nifty musicians of more or lass
| remarkable gifts. Sebastian Bach was one
]
y, wy N,'"teS' o'N",,'S'S '," Pianoi 'r'e
! f'"' ~ nc '''''-' ."S p"N
| rivaled hy any of his contemporaries. Tie
I has be,n called ths Founder and Ifatb.,
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KIN. ''''',' "''" " "po-
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what Is the largest Yield OF corn per
acre OF which there Is any record, and
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~ low ~, ~ ,, - Ian VI Nia''oorouSn
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r',,, ' - Nv, 'o''o"'"s S'''''
,, ~, - per
| corn or kernels, 1873 pounds; shelled corn.
| green 2A3 bushels shclled corn cr.h-curod,
sso bushels: shellea corn chemic,lly d,,,
az bushels--t,.. srsnt,st weld f,r , si,.I'
nero ever recorded
! What IS the pope's salary9 TIT.
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.,,. 81 var 80
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