The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-18
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Can YOU tell me anvihinr q, -.
clock invented g. c. 1882 VI me VI
The water clock was the .,,. ma
the earlier inventions for compu,,r.
and came after the sun dial h.s y
use for hundreds OF years 7, w.
vent!op of she Alexandr,or, vas ~
brought out abou, the lime of fra ~
Christ. Il was used to measure t. "a
ton of time by allowing water NV.
from cavity through a rec,b,s.
1t met with popularity In Greoo.
1t was introduced and used To M
the time for speakers in A,benl.r
OF justice. The nrst water wa, ~
the aocuscr. the second to tina
ana The third to the judges.
officer WAS appointed 70 watch ~.
clock and see that 1t was s.op,Ad A..
any Interruptions. The amo,,n, ~
so each speaker was regulated bv -.
roTt1nce of The case. /. wa. ,s,
also to make the Athenians sns,s J.
point without wandering from ,h.,.
jo,:. '"
Please give me a description q, ~.
u 'he confederate states of America
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OF three horizontal bars. The mlass
white. tn others rci. with A bluA -.
containing nirc stare arranged ina
In September. lsGl a battle flag was n.
cd. rel field charged with blo 81
" I'll narrow border Of white q, =.
were displayed thirteen stars. In rs
Stars and Bars were supplanted MA
flag with a white field. leaving ,bs n,
flag for union. The last flag was a
ed February, 1865. The outer half d,
above flag was covered with A va.
red bar.
VIII you inform me the best VI,
polish COW horns without the use Of
n-sh? Constan. ps",.
Scrape on all the roughness va
coarse file, knife or piece Of +.
When the rough spots are renoya
around the horn with coarse sa.ds,
then with finer kind. After Thu
the horn lengihwise wiki flannel I,
which has been dipped in powdered ID
ice stone or rotten stone and mo!s,sae
l.nseed oil. This rubbing shout.
tinue till all the saadpaper marks an
moved. then give . iinal rubbing vii
clean flannel cloth. and lastly with =
Of tissue paper
Please give me the full meaning q
word "Mizpah. ROY
As this question has not been anss,
In at least a year, ,he Letter Boz
again explain the Biblical term
meaning OF the Hebrew word "Misps
watch tower" ami was probably i:s
the name OF the place which wtnsv.
parting OF Loban and Jacob G.z
chapter MIMI, and suggested a pI
words. FOR he said the Lord wa.s
tween ne and thee when We are an
ono fror, orn,haru II sdcn,sl /.
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In order 70 se,.,a disnu,s will
please answer the following quests
!; II foreigner EXISTS N the
St.ize,9 ~ s'S ~, 80 i.,,Ss-s harr.d .r.
enlis.ing in the regular army a, The y
eat time? 8. Are soldiers nef;nNTTs
law 10 Nole ior pres .deh' a sa w
M. .., oI,sn ~, ~
"a - se''s anu uPN a. W.
the armies OF the hlted sla'es %
been honorab!y disc harged thersiroa
become a ci,,zon n, his petition. VII
,r,. rrs,'1,v, l., AN ~ ,n,entlca 4
vida5 mat ba bas resided In the T..
STATS a, lnas, Owe ,,..,r preyiou. q
a" ,a,gS ~ '0' , .'o aood moral css|
,er" No Ar,,cle G. section
tho constit,i.ion of Texas saws all soss
martinez ADD soo,,or smnloyed In III, n
90 ~ tho ar,,v or navy OF the III
o'a'es shaI not DC "'io"ea
this State.
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What. premium was paid ,or w
Issue oil United states po''Ns ,,,r 4
n's es"e was 'i'aDe =" COZ o,Mrt
circular OF january ., ,ar md
Us, ~ We oPeHe' Vi, 80 honi,
$500 =, p'' - '"-' >, -. ,tSs ep@
the amount believed to have been |.
in good ro,,h was $500 10000. The Nv
p''oo accepted was li' ,,', 80 e,,S
ee'"S Oh 'he Sa'e "cr1 '-'-'
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