The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27

Are peers Created alone from briNen
sLbieCts2 S'A'b'
English peers are all Bri,isa subjects,
the English rceragc consisting of;
Those peers o; England whose titles date
from before the legislative union WIKI
Scotland d7CO and who. thertorc' take
precedence OF all o,hcrs; all 'unese are
peers of parliament. g. Peers of Sco'laho
created previous TO the union; of these
six teen are ercted to sit IN the house OF
lords. s, Peers of Great Britain created
previous TO the legslnfive union with Ire
land OSp: these oil sit in the house OF
lords. peers of ireland created previous
to tho union: of these. twenty-eisht are
elected TO sit in the house oil lords. B.
Peers of the United Kingdom created since
the legislative union between Great Brit
am and ireland. t. Peers of ireland of
recent creation. BY the ARTICLES of union,
the sovereign is empowered to create one |
IRISH peer whenever three OF the old peer |
ages beoome extinct. Z. Life peers, VINO
sd, in parliament, but whose utles are not
hereditary
Please explain why the name ST. vitus
dance Is applied to a certain disorder OF
the nervous system? COS
This name was originally employed In
connection with those renaCkabln eri-
denrlc outbursts of combined menta! and
physical excitement which for a time pre-
vailed among the inhabitants OF some
PARTS OF Germany In the Middle Ages. IL
is stated that sufferers from TINS dahcilg
mania were wont to resort to the chapels
of ST. Vitus, the saint being beloved TO
possess the power of curing them ING
transference of the name To the disease
to which II IL now applied was u mani
fest error. but so closely has tho associa-
lion now beoome that the original appii-
cation of the term has been completely
obscurcd.
Are there any lead nlnes in Texas,
and where .. In what place are t'''
49"N MINUS - Young Miner
H. The Trarspecos region is rich In sii-
,,er and Head ores. The mineral rights OF
nearly all the land In that section are
owned nv the State and they have not
been opened TO development. 2. vast DC
nosits OF lead are found in the southern
MORT of Missouri Madison. st. FRANCOIS
Irran,,lin and Washington counties pro
d,,e lead N immense quantities "h''e
,be TWO counties jasper and Newton pro-
duce fully one-hali of the pig lead vi
| Missouri.
1vu Won please state through the col,
| umns OF your paper Will con7
| horse powcrI
The form is used in stating the power
| renu,r, a TO drive machinery and IN es'i-
| mntin.. The capabilities of animals "
| ste,n, engines and othsc prime movers
| sa, 5oin,, work. IT is the power renhitel
| ca, ,ha performance OF work at the rite
| ~, a on0 English units of work per minute
ponce II Is the power that mpst 10 eNer''o
&, nf,ing $1,000 pounds at the rate OIL enc
| loot n.r minute. or $50 pounds at the ra'e
~ one foot rer second, or 10 pounds al
,he rate of ten feet rer second. etc.
10 tine proposed % par cen. tax on raw
cotton should become law, can HIe. -, !;
| co'toH rNu3, S.F.
AS the tariff bill stands at present II pros
rosas IN admit free OF duty "articles the
,.,ov,, produce and manufacture OF the
Itni,od sta.es Except articles upon which
a, in,ernal revenue tax Is levied when re-
turned. after having been exported. with
o,t having been advanced In value or I'M
rroveA I'm condition by any process OF
,n,rufactire or ether means. Amcrcay'
rotton which Is 10 be relmporled ialls
,,,thin this Isovision of the bin.
What ,s the meaning Of the slang terms
"sockdoluser'' and 'high-lalutln ! nay
heard these expressions nsed N latfe
cltles. ,-,
sackdolager was formerly stockdollager
rich meant a heavy blow. "hnssher
1, is doubtless derived from s'accaho al
italian fencirg term. liigli-faluiin' Us
siane word for anything that Is SNOWY
effected. 1t Is frequently applied to Ger
tam pompous or fashionable airs. es
.,any when affected. High-faluun
, CONS 10 correspond TO the Dutch verloot
en-
y q true that honey can be rnanufac
urea III W.F.H.
There IS such an article as adultera'@'
honev. but no real. out aud out manu-
featured honey. Comb honey. SOLD II
: ma frame. Is mainly pure. While q gree
deal Of that sold In tumb'ers Is he''h'
oAulteratel. Cheap sweets. for instanc'
3 cincose. cane sugar. etc. are used some
: ,,,,cs 20 the extent OF 10 per cent Their
Q Is no such thing as honey made cheTi
5 cally. from refuse. as many people believe
e is the kiss universal form Of saipta
5 ton?
No. for It Is unknown over half IN
. " orld. where the prevailing salute is thu
d II smelling or .nifiing ioften called 10
Q ,rayalars rubbing noses"), which belong
= 10 polyneslans. Malays. burmese and oth
!, or Indo-Chluese. Mongols. etc. exrends1
1 thence eastward TO the Eskimo and west
}. | ward 70 Lapiand
who invented the machine for periora,
ing n shent OF postage stamps, ana Wnd
2, Government bought the parentF c'h.o.
= Henry Archer, an Enslishnan. inven'e'
an is47. the machine for paforatng shef
a Of postage stamps but the government
Great Britain did not uss the invsnu0