The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-13
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should he addrdssIsven AZ persona =
care Houston pase, 70 The 1 fs,,a
not always a, sqIbs s rs csis.sa to IL =,
; ~, " given prunpll,sh,, ssa y
pN Who were the n,no s'
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Euicrpc. of lyr fuses were Clio ;hsyIlI
Guy; Melpomeic, OF ~ ihalla. !, Y,
OF chora! dance. r. ~asedy; Ter,.Lssss,
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.rania, of asironoms nv :, su y h;p.
poetry, 2. pegasua =. Na'llope d ~
u, ,', is often spoken n' ~ h0~ q
OF tho MUSES.. hut he ws. o. as the ~
connection between tber a' mol Ii. ri,
,l' oi the s!nslnr.cor,..s IN Ii. s,c,
T ,%ses sand ana the nine daush,sOOse 'sea d
a LUIS contest took place ns. 'e' :, Of Ssns
n.. wnere Pegasus lived N no., i.s
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ar aux , rhcSpt Helicon which ra as'' The s's
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n l,"' -, a S'op TO its enthusiasts '"ul i, fsssss
ra. nooi' From the nr,n, "aa Id
w. hippocrene, the jnsn,.,. /" NE vi
.he MUSES.. 1t is said ,h., p,'ns 'pns
dusa when Persons ~, u The Gogaa ~
u., eu' on her head
INV ,,a, = the oldest ltemr,
The "Pentateuch" n,,. cca-
Moses wrote-B. c. 1.so.,,o S'',sen-at sw
were written at dIfforo., 10, Inc vs,r
io" and 1000 b. C. 9Th. r na'e'. p'abAs
brought to 30 back to ,hs rg'rr
ne on'y Complete wor,. ,1ne 'tta
, n'a,'i' to heing the Oldest 'ha s' ~ y
wV' "a ~ known as the "panvSaA
'.p ua'n when this manusc,,,,
n V"i' not nave been later ,h,, ~ ~
, r"' 'ne original work goes far,t...
,,.t, LIS '"uch we learn from tba ,s,,s
siNoS us least age. The ~.
r." S'A 'oeh pages, Preced,n, ,,.s
o. .,'''' 'pt are few leaves 4, y.
Go. "''h' and had this xol =.
boast of a book o,d.r ~, oeea ats \
AMI .t,.,t,, 'luer Than the Py,.u..
voo.-s a., '0''i ''oo u. c.. a book =,
When Virginia cedad ~.
.it,ory to the United States AZ ~ y, y.
hn i ntrI', nay negro slavery sbo.H ~
Uho, '.'eie'h! lLN
yro,s -, ' virginia ceded 10 60.
that was claimed hv ba. A' Vas
of ,be ate, -. "e'' vac accepiita
=, '""'e u necessary for co.ssS
- '''''e new ana important power, n
'7"'' ~ 'he government Of tn. ce,s
territory. The act OF congress p,vy,s,,
Tor ire government Of the Nor,hxes M,
i''ofy IL known as the ordinance Of IN
ana among the provisions WIS one ts.
ever prohibiting slavery, though i,d.c
slaves from other States were 10 h =
turned 10 their owners This VA "
u.s. 80 ', 'ii'''"'ion oy law OF the tItt'aaa
VI Si"Fe'y' ana IL was supported BY sVtiy
Southern member of congress-
rs ,hara ro,or,, ,,n ,,,.,
mutllatlon of United States coins. II
kindly give epitome of same7 LHv
The Act of congress Of February 4
1873. chapter 1872, section g. pror1.,
follows; Every person who frada.ss
by any art, way or means detaoes, n,s
lates, impairs. falsifies. scales or lshMl
'he goa ana SILVER coin whica nave ~
of which may hereafter be consd a Y
minis OF the United States or sny he
o,.,, ao,d or s,,yor oo;rs vbich an N
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IA" "l"u. on'le". y, a.s '',s a.', ,ss ,,,,s
e.,. - =, ,..,..n.d M, n,,
states snan oe 'mp nrsa ~, I ,.., A.,
,nan Two years ana nhe ''s, aU' .' NJ,
'-V" lniS Is Inc ia" "A''A
'or'e'
"h!aarnsappe," Is a common no, I. s1D q. Y;
in I'll MAS rSe how ou" no word originated W
zen ne now 1,p W s,s or,yn PHI
you ple'Se eNP'''n ''s o,'sm ,.-I
Arthur Lasniappo arrived in New orI.ls