The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25
nm POST LETTER BOX.

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49, .,,ouaI addresses will be given.
.,dsncs should be addressed to The
ssrs Houston Post. Owing to the
y" s.r 81 questions received answers
,ssvs be given promotly)
indy publish tn. norsl badge. OF
~ 49,. have been adopted b. nineteen
nherns. The selection has been
~ vrys-by the vote Of the children
IN. sshocis and by Legislative enact
s,.tss In which the former method
~,,s their smbisms. are as follows:
~ ",lseu rod Colorado. coiumbins;
r.aoh blossom: oeorsin, golden
~. svr,psia; Minnesota, cypripedlum.
dover; Montana, bitter root; Ne
...a.e rod; Nevada, sunnowsr; New
~. oklahoma Territory. rnlstietoe;
80 rod. Rhode Island, violet, ana
....sss. ~ rhododsndron. The States
.'~.S.tufes have adopted flowers are:
4. ma rose Maine. pine GONE and
u,.h,rsn, apple blossom; Utah. sego
!. vermont, the red clover. In Illinois
N. an the leading State flower by the
\. ross stood highest. although no
s.,~ was adopted. In Massachusetts,
,ss,hIpe and trailing arbutus were
=, urssd, but no flower was adopted.
=. ~ the statement that Grant held
nSbsst military position ever bestowed
" american citizen. Please say 4 Y Is a
~ J.E.R.
1890 vas made lieutenant general
4 IN, end general March 8, 1893, The
y. x rsnerai and lieutenant general
y me death Of Washington until 1853.
esos,ai Scott wns made brevst lieuten-
..sr,l.. On the death OF Scott the lieu
Y r,aeralship again lapsed, to be revived
a, A. General Grant, who was further
- ty the grade OF general In 1866. In
~ rear Sherman was promoted to be
.,.,nt general, and In 1863. upon the ac
~ AZ General Grant to the presidency.
-, became general and Sheridan leu
4, r,Dsfal BY special not OF congress.
a ! few weeks before his death. sherl-
~ promoted to be general. Sheridan
As last lieutenant general and the last
nj q the army. both grades having been
.sAA BY special legislation. congress
linz them d,sproportionate to An army Of
5000 msn.
e,e N The titles or what are the natona,
a 81 the following countries: England,
s1,u Spain, Germany. Ireland and Russia
E.B.
4, rational anthem Il England is. o,
m "God Save tho Queen" 1.-THE Wear
y d tAs Green" IL popularity supposed to be
= p,.ionA air Of Ireland. though several
Isaities contest this point. "Partant Pour
kbdt, was tho national air of France dur
d IL second empire, but Tho Marsedllaise"
I nv in the ascendant; Germany has ''Dis
hIh, IN Rhsin;" Austria, the emperor's
kr, Russia has the imperial anthem, and
" be- two, LA Maroha Rcal' (the royal
kMN and "El Hinne Risgo' (Riego's
kasl.
|Hv any American lady or any American
n rsrried into any royal family? nc.
american ladies' have married into families
tsY related to royalty. but. 70 far as APP
IN irsm the statements of European aluiA-
10 Of nobility and Esatry. NO American has
ngsd directly into family actually reign
d nvs In one cese. that OF Miss Elizabeth
Aarpss, who married Jerome Bonapnrte.
tssihef Of the Emperor Napoleon. and this
prAss was aftsrward annullsd.
Mss ~ Ne titlss In full Of the present
N II The Roman Catholic church?
K.v.T.
n tisIss u Lee XIII arc His Holiness. the
~ BtApD VI Rome, Vicar OF Jesus Christ.
Ixs1ssr Of St. Peter. Prince OF tho Apostles.
E7ftms Pontiff of the Universal Church. Pa
arch Of the West, Primate OF Italy. Arch
haw and Metropolitan Of the Roman Prov
" VI Sovereign Of the Temporal Dominion
las Hsay Roman Church.
! ays that the United statss government
Ken IN debt to other nations. contends
u such 10 not the case. Which Is correct?
AR.
insican bonds are considered in Europe ny
Isry cafe Investment, but the fact that large
stas Of them are held In London, Paris,
'llh and even st. Petersburg does not con-
t1e the United States q debtor to other
lions.
s ss.S originated the expression THEY Kept
: ven tenor OF their way?' C.D.N
% misquotation from the poet Gray.
line. They kept the noiseless tenor Of
W way" Is almost invariably quoted They
y tho even tenor OF their way" which, as
Sflpuvs Of tbs rude forefathers Of the
alet' 10 not rearly so poetical.
IN II hA proved that God rreafed other
=. Msaes Adam. before or coincident with
ans creation? Wynn.
" passage in Genesis. Male and femaie
wee he them." has been tho subject Of
co controversy among theological and crit
Writer'S. and NO general agreement has
Y reached with regard 70 IT. meaning.
,rS .l Is the l!uit of the military resources
~ uu,ak armiis. hut the plumber OF men
" country could call into the field.
estimated that France could coll into
lela About s.s5o,co0 mon; England, 12.J0o,-
~ the latter case Canada and Australia
w saeh b called upon to contribute.
1H \. = paid q private in tho regular army,
W private required TO have an educa-
Z now long Is he required to serge!
VIM of peace. $lS.1s per month; in war,
= cat increase. 1t 10 necessary that he
.ss read and write. He can enlist for
= three or Ave Year,.
M. eported here that the supreme court
w mas ruled the hog law unconstitu-
u THIS fact? B. &. -Blount.
!, '.n get full information In regard TO
~ oy writing to the clerk of the court
'.4nai appeals at Tyler. There are sew
J, ~ laws and you have failed to state the
which you refer.