The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
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questions that are OF general interest. III
main object y TO supply out-of-tAs-way
rects and curious infOrmaticn. Questions
81 personal interest only win not IS an
ewsred. No bus.ncss or personal addresses
Ssh oe given All correspondence should
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s Sss 2 cs questions received answers can not
what y M ara a ALASKA, ma
Alaska hss an area OF 5u.ssO square
makes. y Is Mrecr than twelve states the
What |, was the sisnincencc u the name
II meant rcd" indicating that Ill BODY
WAS fashioned fncsn the red earth.
number OF Chinese rsss.dsnc IN San 'I Franz sne
cisco. according to the coIsus Of lSso..
| POL.
The Chinese population on tina, date
was 2s,6ls.
Please advise me II Napoleon at any
time OF retreat gave his wounsfssi ,soIsiers
opatm OF other poisson 20 Xiii them IN
pttterence 70 allowing them 10 fali iuto,
thc nanus OF the ehcmy. p.C'S
HISTORY does not reccra any incident Of
thS chsrnctor In NapoleoE's career.
Whore is the Add Ran college situated
ana from what did 1t derive It's name?
J.E.H
1t Is Situated at Waco ana was named
by IT'S founder, Elder Clarke, for his two
sons Addison and Randolph, whom he
piacca III charge of tho institution. A,iii-
son Clarke was acandistato for governor
on the prohibition ticket.
Please let me know whether Il takes =
majority OF the votes OF tho legislature
ator. Ia "
A majority OF votes from each house
VIII elect Ii no agrecmant is reached
during the separate sessions. a Joint meet
Ing rs held and vote taken the candi-
date tfen receiving majority being de-
| clared elected.
]. Is the Postal Telegraph company any
part of the Western Unt,nY ? pn thoy
put IN OFFICES IN all towns where they rim
| their lines. or do they Just do business in
| ,atse towns! = How many miles OF line
| have they I'M Texas?
| ]. No. 1t is owned and operated by an
entirely different company. Q The COM
pany has Offices wherever there Is any
business to Justify it, 3. The system In
Texas thus far only extends from Texar
kama to Dallas. or about 20 miles,
blue?'' / AZ
| 1t Is of Spanish origin, tho allus on
being no the belief that aristocratlc pso.
pie have blue blood In their veins. while
that of common people Is very dark An
other use of the phrase is In connection
with the hue cloth and the blue thread
| made ait Coventry, England. witch are
noted for their fast color
Please give me recipe for making white
wash RM
Slack half bushel OF lime with boiling
water. keeping II covered during slack
ing strain and add a peck of salt dis-
solver in warm water, three pounds OF
ground rice boiled to ul.n paste, half II
pound of powdered Spanish whiting, and
one pound OF clear glue dissolved In warm
water. Mix and let the mixture stand
for several days. Apply as hot as pos
siblc, using a soft brush kept especially
for the purpose
Gan congress meet elsewhere than in the
CITY OF Washingtoni T.O.G.
The permanent seataof government as
established by the act2 OF 1870 Is not the
city of Washington, I'M the restricted
serase. but all that part OF The territory
Of the United States included within the
present limits of the District of Columbia
When tho prevalence ofla contagious dis
ease or other circumstances would make
meeting Of congress at the seat of gov
ernmerit dangerous to the health or lives
Of the members. the law authorizes the
president to assemble congress at some
other place.
How did Timothy grass get its name?
CRU.
From Timothy Hanson of Maryland
who cultivated It extensively and brought
ii into notice In this country. 1t grows
all over Continental Europe. from the
Mediterranean to the North sea, and II
Is supposed that 1t was brought to this
country from there. About q century ago
some OF the seed was taken from Mary
land to England as a novelty: II grows
Wild on the continent. LIN some parts of
the United States 1t is called herds grass
but the herds grarss" OF Pennsylvania
and OF come OF the Eastern States IL an
entirely different kind OF grass.
How many United States courts are
There are several kinds OF classes OF
United States courts. There Is one
United States district court In every
State, and IN some large States more than
one. Then there are nine circuit courts,
each circuit Including several States. In
each of these circuits there are what is
known as circuit court of Appeals. TO
which persons not satisfied with the de-
cislons OF the district or circuit courts
may appeal certain classes OF cases. Then
there is the supreme court at Washing
ton, TO which limited class OF cases may
be appealed from the district and circuit
| courts and from the supreme courts OF
the States
Which one OF the worlds religions adj
mtt5 animals TO feayong What animals
are Included? G.S.H.
The Mohammedan religion admits a ia
vored few animals 10 the joys OF the parti-
disc. Tho Nsts, which vary in kind but
not IN nuinber. include ten animals. The
most generally accepted List embraces