The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

suo,ns . greater discrepancy man 1 or
,er cen, OF the amount of ram coiec'c'
~. 1--WE .rd eight inches are the u'aih
,,ers usually employed end the measut',,e
glasses are graduated accordingiy' ser
.e,,tsteriag and seS-recoriing rain gauge
a 70 frequently used In meteorological oo-
so-ya,o-,es opa OF the self-regisiering
,,s,-yme-,s now In Use produces con-
,ir,ops record OF rainfall, indicating the
hour Of commencement and close OF each
shower the amount of rain that has
fallen. and the rate at which 1t fell.
WIN you kindly publish in your next T.
sue the leading naval powers IN the Woriu.
The number OF vessels OF each and what
niace ;he United States navy occupies.
and ohnge constant reader OF your VAL
liable paper!
The rumher Of bat;leships does not al
ways de;ermine the rank of a countrys
navy. The offensive and defensive power
Of the navy as whole must be taken into
cons Iteration. with that known. the prin-
c,p.l foreign navies viii rank in the fol-
living ords,, the total number OF Sims
Of all classes being gwen after each co'ln-
try: Great Britain. EOS: France, ii9; Rus
STA. lss: Germany, ga; Italy. go; United
States. 10: Netherlands l5o; Spain. 40;
Austria. rs: Sweden and Norway loi;
Turkey. Iii. FOR classification OF the
varshlps OF each country. see The Hous-
ton Post Almanac for 1891 page 10.
AS March is the date foc nhe Inaugural;
ton OF the president OF the United
States, what is done when this date falls
on sunday? J'D.o'
March 4 has fallen on Sunday eleven
times since lTss. hu, only three Of them
were Inauguration day. in 1871. in lSia and
in ISL. When Inauguration day falls on
Sunday It is customary for the in
coming president 10 take the oath on Sat
urday, March 3, and he then becomes the
actual president at noon March I. though
he does no; formally take possession of
aha office until Monday, March 9. when
the ceremonies are held. He takes the
oath on Saturday. so that there shall be
no lapse in the occupancy OF the office.
Who Invented decimal fractions,
STA.
The first writer who advocated and ex-
| smphfed the use of decimals was Simon
Stev1n de Bruges. better known as Ste
'fnus, in paper published about 1855;
but he employed an awkward form. and
Il was only after a considerable period
| that they assumed form similar 10 that
now in use. Lord Napier Is credited with
the invention OF the decimal point.
| What novelists made use Of the theory
man body Is possible? GAG.
Dickens employed this very extraordin,
AIRY form OF death to dispose of Lads
/ Tl.aflinrtFis ~,
1 House" There is no reliable evidence tc
| supper, the possibility OF spcntaneou,
/ combustion In the human body, although
there have been many such alleged case.
in real lie.
Who was Ibtd7 I notice lines Of poetr,
eiftei 10 him in many of Bulwer'.
works, COL.
hid is merely an abbreviation OF III,
LATIN word "ybIdem." meaning "th.
same Notice the quotations mentioned
| again, aad YOU will see that those mark
| cd Ibid" always follow some other lire.
or verses. which have been credited L
some author or an old play. and ar,
therefore from ",he same"
Who was Henry Castro? ROT.
French gentleman. who was consu
| Sss4S-dI LOT t!le ttepuDllc or IeNaS a
| Paris He obtained In 1912 large grants o
land from the Republic and brought owe
500 families from France. These settle
on the Medina river. west of San An
tonic. The town of Castrovtlle was name
in his honor.
Which city has the longest river front
| st. Louis or New Orleans? F.O.
ST. Louis has river front or ninetee
miles, The tonL length OF the sctua
harbor at New Orleans is seven miles o.
each bank.
Has the United States government eve
bought @oll bullion for the purpose O
coming? If so. how much and when?
NIL.
Gold has always been coined free G
charge at the United States mint.
What Is the longest steamship in tn
| world? CON.
The Campania ard Lucania of the Gu
nnrd line. They are Of the same dimension
each being GO feet long.
Where does Samuel Clemens CMar
| Twain now reside? NOS,
tAt No. SOL Pennington street. Hartfort
Conn.