The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-17

of nv his second, often ltinsrau or
FREUD OF gentleman's rank. Thls mode 81
suicide was also resorted TO hy PERSONS
who had suffered uncomfortable aitront,
which could not otherwise be satisfied
the, har,.kari being regarded not only as
an honorable cxpiaton of crime, but as
a blotiing out of disgrace.
have frequently heard public speakers
say: ii am come here tonight, II this
corroct1 iyro.
The expression Is certainly not elegant
though perhaps not strictly Incorrect.
Som. times the use of the verb ITO be-
with the pnrticiplc come gives n clearer
significance as expressing the actual state
or condition of the subject. as, 81 am glad
MAT YOU are come" That form Is war
rnnied by good usage. as is also the eN-
preston. ~ am glad that YOU have
come" The latter, however. merely
..nr,.,s,s the competition of the action
sienined by the verb. In the illustration
mai YOU give. directness of speech would
r,or,rc the elimination of the word
come" leaving the sentence Il am mere
tonight" or If come" be used IL shouiu
he preferably. 81 have come mere 'onish''
VIVA, .re the National holidays of the
Tinted states? What authority :, m "a
them National!
As has been stated In TINS column ire
ouently. there is no National MONDAY III
tho United States. Congress has at Vari-
GUS times appointed special hohdavs' III
rho second session of the Fifty-third con-
sress. an act passed making Labor Day
a public holiday in the District OF Column
bia. and 1T has recognized the existence of
| certain days as holidays. for commercial
purposes. in such legislation as the bank
ruptcy act. hut with the exception namel,
there Is no general statute upon me sub
iert. The proclamation of the president
designating a day of THANKSGIVING only
makes it holiday In those States which
provide by law for It,
Tho Letter BOX of Aprl &c contains tn
following aucslion: What Is the mos
valuable metal in tho world" In answe
YOU mention several metals Iiease IN
form me where those metals are touhV
what thny are used Tor ana what HiHN'
then SO valuable. lionSlo''
Galllum IS rare metallic element fonn
N certain znc Ores 1t exists in zinc-pienc
tn the mines Of ludrich and APPEL ct Zen
berg on the Rhine. Corium, harlum, gir
cnum indium and iridium ore also Yer
discovered in certain ores aud are eN
trem,ly difficult to secure These metal
are mainly valuable FOR purposes Of eN
neriment. though nearly all are also {
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; Where. when and 10y whom, WAS n
iis. neNSiail,,r y ~ "laost pap.r +
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+ considered the hrs, newspaper publish,
= IN this country An attempt was ma.
: in lsSq to establish a newspaper in 10
: ton called "pubiick Occurrences" but IN
- was supipessen ny inc government
n Massachusetts, after The inst lssuo.
- IN, Galveston News 10 the oldest bvi,
:. manor In ,nis sta,.
e
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It qr','S' We .''NN, "''o uien o' sriel al e
~ imp % "'ay''''n NDu Nsie''e" IN
: onea. Later 1t was applied TO coleridg,
/ ,h.,,, - pr.4it.,,f ,,n., o,,i,,,. ,e,','.,
: the United s'ates. and SIN later 20 MI
r Gladstone The last named, however.
/ more often spoken Of as Tho grand oil
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