The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22
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sonal interest only Will not be answered. NJ,
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; ihIke numher OF quesiions received answer.
can not always be given PROMPTLY
is Cromwoll's head really In an English
collectors private museum? PE.
fhe story OF CroniweH's head and its
preservation in tho private collection OF an
English gentlemen frequently recurs In the
periodical Press Upon the restoration, the
bodies OF Cromwell and other leaders OF the
4 English revolution we're dislntrrred from
n their graves in Westminster were hanged
upon Eibbcts and after this public exhibition
were taken down and thrown into ditch.
where they wore covered with earth. The
head OF Cromwell was cut OFF and placed In
Westminster hall. According to the tradi-
ton which has been persistent ever since the
restoration the head was rescued by friend
OF the lord protector aud concealed. After
1 the death Of this gentleman the CHASTITY relic
passed into the hands OF private collector.
The contradictions OF names given in the dlf-
ferent accounts render It impossible to say
how much truth there is in the story
How much salary do the officers Of regi-
ment get? E2 J.G.H.9M
4 nv pay ot oIHc0TS III aCtlNe service IN the
| United states army is az follows Major gem
4 c;al, $500 year; brigadisr general, $500:
colonel, $500: lieutenant colonel. $1,000. major.
$500; captain (mountodl 1000 captain mot
mounted, $500; first leutenaut (mounted).
$500; frst lieutenant mot inorntcdl. $500,
| tcccnd lieuterant tmounted), sit00. and second
lieutenant mot mc,Intel), $1i10. No increasc
| Is made in the ray OF major general or brig
| adler gencfal on account of length OF service
| bit after ilve years Tiers Is a &c per cent
| increase in the salary OF colonies and CON-
mssione1 officers below that rank 20 ner
cent after ten years; so per cent after fif-
| teen years, and 40 per cent increase after.
twenty years OF service. Retired officers 70
ceive about two-thirds OF the Fay OF en Of
fcer in active service.
Can you givo mo. some. reasons to. be urged
against tho annexation OF Cuba TO the United
'@'ea ~ : -, ~ y c.Dr.
You could give many arguments TO show why
Cuba should not be ANNEXED to the United
Statssat least not until tho people Of the
island are ready, voluntarily. 10 ask for an-
nexation. Tho best reason Is that the United
States are pledged tn confer upon the Cubans
the boon of sclf-goyernment The joint reso
lutions passed by tho two houses OF congress
pu hpTII 10. lcooi tittl Will lniS
"The United States hereby discIaims any dis
position or Intention to exercise sovereignty,
Jurisdiction or control over the said island
tcubn). except for the paciacation thereof.
and asserts It's determination. when that is
completed, to leave the government and con
troll OF the island to Its people,,
What is the nature OF tho t'petit blcu.''
which, crops up so frequently in tho plcguart
branch of the Dreyfus. case? C.D.K.
III Is really form OF correspondence cnrd, I
which can BIO sent BY means OF pneumatic
tubes from one end of Paris DO another. cover
Ing the distance In the comparatively short
srace OF one hour, II has something OF the !
expedition of q telegram. with the advantage |
OF being much cheaper. There is the omen |
"petit bleu." which costs tiireepence. double |
TINT amount securing a prepaid reply. Tho /
closed card is sold at Hyepegce. or, reply paid /
ona franc This form of communication is
becoming increasingly popular in Paris, the !
'netit bleu" being accepted at all telegraph /
Offices.
Is When Greek meets Greek then comes
ths tug OF war quotation or miscuots-
ton I.T.N.
This, as given above and generally quoted. I
Is supposed to mean that when Greek Is ar.
rayed against Greek. or in other words
when equals meet I'm combat, that the result
Is hard fight. 1t is n misduotaton. how
ever. and the true quotation means nothing
OF the SORT. 1t is to be found In Nat Lees
tragedy OF Alexander the Great and is:
when Greeks Joined Greeks then came the
tug OF war;" That liz. when Athens and
Sparta and the other Crock states combined
together they were hard to overcome.
In an eclipse OF the moon like that we had
recently does the moon approach the shadow
or the shadow approach the moon? F.T.W.
II is the moon that approaches the shadow. ,
The apparent movement of the moon towards
the west gives rise to the misapprehens.on I
On this point. The real movement of the
moon is towards tho cast, around the earth.
II the rate of about one-haf o degree an {
sour; but as the daily rotation OF the Garth
IN It's own axis towards the east is at the |,
ate Of fftoen degrees an hour. the moon
appears to be moving towards the wcst- ,
How can celluloid be melted? A.v.B.
Celluloid is not to bo melted after II Is once
nolaed into shape. It Is composed of gun cot
on and camphor. the gun cotton. or nitro
ellulose being made by treating tissue paper /.
With II mixture OF nitric and suiphuric acid j
he product is mixed with camphor and the '
Material thoroughly incorporated by means OF $
Gated rolls. 1t is subsequently, submitted to
reat pressure and nodded into forms by {
ieaps of heated dies under pressure i
VIII you please print in your next Issue a Il
Lcrt sketch OF A. Sidney johnston and tell 4
no u was no fought a duel With and al the
Ircumstances7 Mill.
Any good history Of the United States, or o
early any encyclopedia, will give YOU a n
Nstch OF his life, He fought 4 duel with b
eneral Felix Huston In Texas. III 1886 A {
Ill account Of this duel was given IN The =
ost OF Sunday. January g.
l. How many congressional districts are
lere is Texas? 2. Name their present repre-
natives IN congress. CIT I'm
1. Thirteen. 2. T. II. BAH. S. b. Cooper.
@. De Granenreld. j. w, Crawford, J. W. N
alley. X. u. Durlss. X. l.. Henry, 5. W. 7, al
anhem. A. $. Burleson, r. u. Hawley, Rus
,lph Kicberg. J, l.. shepard, John IL. in
eyens n
1t may appear strange TO you that a dozen
more OF your Subscribers are dispnting az
the Whereabouts Of Captain Sigsbee when l.
IL Maine was blown up, Some say he was bi
the ship and others cay not WIN you m
Ease set us right throush Your next Sun. "a