The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-13


-, Can you tell mo how 'foolscap" paper &c,
| ' ""Ai' W.O.r.
III otser' 10 increase his revenues Charles /
Oh England granted certain privileges amount
| ihs 10 nehopolies. and among these was tho
manufacture of writing paper the exclusive
right OF which was sold TO certain parties
VINO grew wealthy and enriched the govern
| nent at the expense of those who were
Obliged to use such paper. At that time all
hnsiish paper bore the royal coat of arms
! IN wator marks. But when the parliament
| under Cromwell came into power IT mazda
| sport OF this law in every possible manner
| and among other indgnities to the memorv
oil Charles 1t was ordered that the royaI arms
be removed from the paper and that FOOLS
car and bells should be used as n subst,-
tute. When The rump parliament WINS pro-
fogued these were also removed, but paper
oil the size of the parliamentary journals.
winch Is usually l7Slt inches. still bears the
name of foolscap in England.
Can young man who is deaf enter tho
army or navy being sound in body and mind
ana VINO can speak plainly as any one?
Anxious.
The physical examination for the army and
navy is one of the severest tests to which n
mans system can be subjected Every deyice
known TO tho doctors is employed TO test tho
soundnoss of his senses. The sight is exam
med for color blindness: then tested. first
one eye, then the other. by requiring him 10
name certain letters of different sizes placed
AT distance from the eye, tho doctor point |
ing TO tho letter and asking him its name: |
the nearing is tested by several means best |
NnoWn 10 tho aurist, clock being placed be- |
hihu MS car and he is asked II no hears it, |
uekiis To prevent deception on the part OF |
me esrdidate, sometimes tue clock is run
mug ana sometimes not. Any defect In tho
eye or ear dsqualifios a candidate Mt once.
Tor perfection in these .wo particulars IL
considered absolutely essential TO army ana
navy service.
Please decide the following: A bets that To
o'u,st IN tho United States navy the appii-
cant must he citizen of the United Statas
either by birth or naturalization or ~ No, a.
cltizen, then the act OF enlistment. II accent
60. makes him citizen. n takes the Mega
" 'o'h propositions. NICK.
is wrong and h is correct II is only a
snort while back that tho secretary of the
navy IN reporting spoke OF the percentage OF
and foreign born sailors In the
service OF the United States And since the
disaster TO the Maine official requests from
me governments of Spain and Sweden have
been received at the navy department, In
luiring OF the fate OF some of their subjects.
i Is y right TO have an educational quail
lration for suffrage2 2, Has any State in M.
inioh nm educational qualifications for sun
age II 30, is II proving success?
D.R.N
In the opinion Of The Post II is emlnent-
correct ana Just that person should be
uDlect 10 some educational qualification be-
gre Deihs sranted the privilege OF voting.
no States OF California, Connecticut, Mas
Mhuse'ts. Mississippi and South Carolina
ave some form of educational requirement.
NJ educational qualification has generally
let with favor aud proved success wherever h
led. :. v
y. Wiil you please inform me what IL m. o
, ,,u, population OF Teyase 2, How many a
''G 20 ssb people are there in Houston? s. Where
. 20 70 Wno,n shall | apply 10 find out The roI
ga population Of each county In Texas, W e
MAR =
by the census OF 1850 there were $50 sss T
iofed people In Texas. AS the general non. p'
a'"h Oh TINS state has Increased about 81 IL ~
een' since the last cepsus, Il is probable
W "'efe are now something like 100000 ne. W y.
oes III tue state ?. Estimated at % 600. NJ
Write to the department Of s,a,,s,,cs y,
istin. "' - -
,is merchant who rays regular occu.
', asa, wn ss'i clothing from SAMPLES without
!, a"ui,ionai or peddlers taxi Can mn tnai az
lual 90 The saple 4 he does not deoena , ,na 10
= = ~, . living only as a aldo i.aoy am an
~ ~" are liable TO peddlsr's Inv of sss Of
~ BOX r. tn
10 peuaier's occupation tax In mi. wi
~, 'ns law having been declared uncon- ri,
'u'''hai ny the criminal court OF appeals.
,,ss ne niue hrst;class ta,tlesl.ips Of ~. ~
~ wv states include those being hull, "
~, ne 90" hnisheds Please eive nsmes Of tbe ne
rha o,a. NOR. ~
~. ~ massachusetts,. Oregon and In In
:" we As'ne being iosD, Those build. ris