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The Encyclopedia Britain mica. volume !;
PAGE 80 sivs DAVID Crockett was one OF
| ;he six who SURRENDERED TO Santa Anna
al th.. siege OF the Alamo. Did Crockett
or ANY one olse surre0der7 NWm-A.W
The Encyclopeiis Britannica. In the ar
TILE referred 10 bv VIM A. w. says pa
vid Crockett was ono OF the six survivors
Of the Alamo siege who surrendered TO
Santa Anna, ard who were treacherouslv
ma ssa cred hy his orders" Every student
Of history knows this statement 10 be IN
correct. Crockett, Travis. Bowie and Bon
ham died in defense OF the Alamo. Not
a man Of the 10 Texans surrendered and
they were all killed while fighting the
four thousand Mexicans. The only sur
vivors of the Alamo. according TO sew
eral historians. were Mrs. Dickinson. her
infant daughter and a negro servant.
Doubtless the Britannica historian had
Fannin in mind when he wrote his Crock-
EFT biography. Colonel Fannin surrcn-
derei TO the Mexican general. Urea. after
the battle OF the Co!ito, under promise
that he and his men were TO be created as
prisoners OF war ard sent back 10 the
United States Instead of that. Fannin
and his ss5 soldiers were massacred while
unarmed, by order of Santa Anna.
What is the most expensive product Of
the world? VI. E.P.
/. Is charcoal thread (filament de char
bon) which Is employed for incandescent
lamps 1t IS for the most part. manufac-
,ured at Paris and oomDe from the hands
Of an artist who desires his name TO re.
main unknown ;n order TO better protect
the secret of manufacture. 1t Is by the
gram d5is grains) that this product IS sold
at wholesale In reducing it's price to the
basis OF pounds. It is easily found that the
filements for lamps OF 90 candles ore
worth 5000 per pound. and for lamps OF SO
candies they are worth $1,000 per pound
the former have a diameter of twenty
thousandths of one milkmeter Zone mllli.
meter equals 0.o3Ji inchD and tho latter
four ard one-haif thoueandths OF nhla-
meter. The fllaments for lamps of three
candles are so light that ,t would require
nearly 10000 OF them TO weigh pound.
What was the massacre OF Cawnpor-
SENT Weekly Post? Young Reader.
The massacre OF Cawnpore took place
during the mutiny IN India, 1897 About
800 Europeans, twoI;hlrds of whom were
women and children. were besieged IN the
fort i1caisons there for three weeks by the
rebels under Mana Sahb. They surren-
dered on promise that they should be
allowed to go unframed to Allahabad hui
whom they had got into boats to 20 down
the river they were fred upon and many
OF them were killed. Tho rest were ther
brought back TO shore. tho men killed Il,
once and the women and children soon AT.
forwards. Three days after the massacre
of the women and children General Have
lock entered the city at the head OF the
British forces the rebels flying before
him.
How IS II possible that the breed Of Jer
soy COWS IS kept strictly pure so thai
every animal of the breed possesses the
hnredity or prepotency to transmit PTS own
qualities TO It's offspring? Farmer.
IN the island OF Jersey for upward of loC
years legislation has forbidden, under
heavy penalties. the Introduction into the
Island OF any and every member of the
bovine race The increase, therefore. Is
confined wholly to tho births from the
thoroughbred cattle on the island. A sin.
Gle exception is made In favor OF steers
for beef purposes. Whatever, therefore
of merit there is in keeping q breed strict.
~ pure the Jersey possesses in a super
eminent degrees. In her native habitat the
Jersey has been bred strictly for a butter
COW. and In America this breeding has
been kept up and fully developed.
Can you give me the name OF the man
who rang the Liberty Bell in 1875 al Phil
adelphta2 c. Med.
We do not think the name Of this i'm
portant parsonage has been handed down
nv history. Some writer's mention the fact
that the old bell ringer sent his boy out
to hear the first news of the adoption OF
the Declaration OF Independence. and upon
his return with the announcement the bell
pealed forth It's glad tidlngs That IS
about all that Is recorded in connection
with the Incident.
can you tell me where Colonel Henry w.
karncs 10 buried? He was one OF the
early settlers OF Texas and this county
tharnes) Was named In his honor. Y.
Major c. W. Raines. author of tn. Rth-
biography of Texas. and who is we'll post
ed on all matters connected with the carly
history of Texas. states thar Karnes died
IN san Antonio In August. 1910. from a
wound received in an Indian fight the
year before. 1t Is presumed that he was
buried at or nenr San Antonio.
What In the population OF the earth
ana how are the leading religions repre-
sented? d l., r.
The population OF the earth Is estimated
at !, 300 10000, and the leading religions. ac-
cording TO a recent authority, are repre-
scented by the following figures: Protesta n,
Christians, 100000; Roman Catholic
Christians. 1875, eoo,ooo: Greek Catholic
Christians. lO5,ooo.Ooo Total Christians.
zoo, 900 Jews. 5000, 900: Mohammcdan.
$50 ,oCo, elo. heathens. $500, 900. TOTAL non.
Christians. 1000. 900, coo
What is the supposed origin Of the Amer
lean Indians? GRK
They are supposed By many ethnologists