The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24

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nus, which stated that physiciaus ana IN.
gcons Included moro pcrsona than any
other specified occupation.
ID there any law IN regard 70 the nanlno
OF United states battleshipsf T.N.D.
Yes: It Is provided BY law that steams
ships OF the first GLASS shall be named
after tho States. those OF the second class
after the rivers anst principal cities and
towns and those OF tho third class - the
president may direct.
whose face is represented By the Lkb.
erty hesd ON our American dcllar sno
other coinsy COX.
IL W inc IHCS OF MtN AMINO WatS1M
Williams OF Philadelphia. (She was mar-
riod about q year ago. but the Letter Boz
can not rccali tho name Of a,er husband.x
Her face was chosen to represent Liberty
by act OF congress IN 1876. The dcslgu
was by George Morgan.
| Does a Justice OF the supreme court re-
sss ANY frs sa. Sic after his r.
i. There 10 no age limit of service and the
office may be held during good bchaviors
but the law provides that any jusrica Of
judge who has served ten years and hae
reached tho age OF 20 may voluntarily re-
trio ard shah receive She full salary a
| office during life.
What silver does tho government coin
now? Does It purchase buliion7
There Is at present no authority for the
purchase OF bullion for tho coinage Of
standard silver dollars. but, II necessary.
sufficient bullion may be purchased TO
maintain tho stock of subsidiary silver.
The government is stil cointng standard
silver dollars from the bullion purchased
under the act OF July Il. 1880,
How Is tho president OF Liberia elected
and what IL the population OF the conn-
try? ELL.
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of the United States. and consists OF q
president and congress composed OF .
senate OF eight members elected FOR four
years, ansd OF a house OF representatives
of thirteen members, elected for three
years, I'm addition to n supreme court and
a cabinet of the American type. The
present population comprises about 5000
Civilized negroes, chiefly OF American
origin and 100000 half-wild natives,
What country has tho largest debt?
The public debt of France is the largest
ever known IN the ANNALS of finance At
the close of 1895 It attained tho enormous
total of n na5, 2ie,5 90 francs. Tho greater
portion OF this almost incacuable sum
! was contracted by the -Prussiom
war; int, which tho country was plunged
by the folly OF Napoleon III and his ems
press. In spite. however. of this vast
debt France Is prosperous, Is meeting
r expenses and generally Is able. at the
close OF each financial year, to lay aside
!, something for the sirssing fund
), At what time cam ono visit the cxecu-
h tive mansion at Washington L. PER
I, nit necessary i.H"'
u Tho executive mansion Is open to vis-
= hors from 10 n. IN. TO . p. m.--the large
~ CAST room OF 1tT!Dt ~ tNtiy NN'iE'N'"'>sA
" person without any card or introduction.
J. The other three pnrlors. called the greens
o blue and red parlors, and the conserya-
}. ,orics are shown 10 those who bring a
card from n senator or member. or are
: otherwise introduced. The private dining
. | roorn "a the only room on the first floor
a OF wlpich the presidents family has an
n exclusive use
n wha, was tho "snlary grab" In con-
IN 1874 congress passed law Increasing
tac INV of senators ana members Of tho
i house OF representatives from 5000 a year
y 10 $500 and making the increase reipte 10
y th, whole term Of The members or that
. CONGRESS- then just cApirisig. a grenn
~ popular ontcry was at once made, ana
IF those who had supported the law wero
o der onnoed as SALARY grnbbers.' The pop
l. ular feeling was 80 strong that In the en-
10 suing January congress repealed tho law
le and restored the old salaries. saving only
- the Increases which the act gave to JUS
10 tees of the supreme court and to the pres.
ID ident.
Of W.O.R.
ie DR.. Stein.
10 What does the word 'pcrfcctos mean
when applied TO cigars? Has IT any RES
re erence to Its qua'ityy W,N.c'
s. The word Is used In the trade to dessg-
I'd nate tho peculiar shape of such cigars.
OF workmen get more for making them than
~ for forming others as II requires Skill
=, full hand 10 roll the material Into the per-
10 fecto shape. For rhis reason pcrfecto
IN necessarily costs more TO manufacture
than 1. cigar OF the same tobacco, but
IN less difficult to make. But as far MS tho
10 word goes, 1t is used In trade only 20 In
" d,cate the shape OF the cigar, which %
No fairly long blg-beilied. and usually dark
v In color.
- when was tho eavings bank started IN
u ,t;a country? What Is the. difference pc,
Sc tween a savings bank and a NaMvsaa
-, bank9