The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

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4, . the reptile found IN the aria sSsSiso
poisooousy q what Il the longest SSf6 Il
: tho English languaeef 4. What Il the lonGor(
] surname--thst e. the name Of a indivldaSiS
l. No creature found 4 this country "a
been 20 often discussed a. the soworsu helo-
derm, or heloderma suspsctum. which ii found
10 the sage brush districts u Arizona. rsxss
and New Mexico popularity known a. the
"Gila monster" For years It was thoustt
one OF the most yenomous Of living things.
Investigation and experiment have changed
this opinion somewhat fts bite IL deadly q
small animals and birds, and. while dangers
GUS to man. is not absolutely fatal ID at
least two respects II is probably without
rival In this country. II II probably the big.
gest OF our lizards, and has the irssxt powerful
breath that was ever heard or dreamt or 2.
II is said dsproportionabeness is our LONGEST
English word. However acknowledgements.
mine and chloroxynaphthalic acid also have
their claims. though neither one ID pure ana
simple single word. s. This question ~ eau
not answer. We have heard Of man named
Juan Neponuceno Dc Observation-Disclosures
seascoecha. spaniard employed 10 the de-
partment OF finance at Madrid No record Il
at hand Of longer name than this.
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| In cage a person becomes stranded a N
sr H. Island and had no idea q ts oss
nearest known island. would II be possIbie TOR
him TO calculate the latitude and longitude OF
might make OF tho materials offered by the
isiandy y SO, what Instrument would he use
ana howY Reader.
| A person situsted as YOU describe might
FL. n ~
especially II in the Northern hemisphcre An
observer standing Mt the EQUATOR and looking
north woulc see the pcla star on the horizon.
with no altitude. II he should move north.
for every degree OF latitude the polo star
would rise. the distance from the equator
would be correspondnc. This much might
be ascertained with fair accuracy with a
rude instrument But the exact longitude
would he impossible without at least q
ohrononicter and some knowledge of the DIFF
ference In time between Greenwich and the
place of observation. The slightest error as
regards time means great deal For In
stance, on error OF four seconds of time rep
resents about one and one-tenth statute miles.
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The following lines l saw In an old album
more than sixty wears ago. The authors
name was not given. though 1t was evidently
a quotation. have never seen them In print
and ! quote entirely from memory:
THE SEXES.
Man is the ruEged. lofty pine
That frowns on many wave.Deat shore;
Woman the graceful slender vine.
Whose clinRing tendrils seem to twinA
And deck its rough bark sweetlv DER.
Man Is tire rock whoes towering crest.
Mods DER the mountains sde
Woman the soft and NOISY vest,
That loves to CLASH Its sterile breast.
And deck Its brow In verdaDt pride
Man is the cloud OF coming storm.
Dark as the ravens murky plume.
Save where woman's soul ana wonlan's form
Gloam brightly DER the gathering gloom.
Yes lovely sex 10 YOU ills given.
To rule our hearts with ANGEL sway.
Blend with each woe blissful !eayen.
And kweetlv smile our cares away.
Can any reacer of The Post :urnish ths
tnformetlsn desired In regard to the above
verses?
What flag Is known as tho Onion Jncki
o. Also state II, tho flag OF tho United States
was ever called COR
Although como people appiy the term oc-
oahlonallv to the Stars and Stripes. II be-
longs rightly to the national standard OF
Grea. Britain and Ireland. That standard.
us 10 serv well known. Is formed out OF
combination of the crosses of st. George. st.
Andrew and ST. Patrick. The irst Union jack
was borr bv royal proclamation In 1906 three
years nfter the union OF the Scottish with
the English crown. On the union with Ire
land new union ensign was devised. In
which the GLOSS OF st. Patrick was introduced.
So far ~ the name Ia concerned there is some
doubt as to It's origin Some think the name
Is derived from Jackue, the French for James.
the name OF the king who united the Tags
II is more likely. however. that 1t was taken
from -acauo the name OF military coat
worn In England and emblazoned with the
ross OF st. George
Please tell me the burial place Of each Of
the twelve apostles TAI.
Seven are buried in Rome namely, 81. Paul,
81. Philip. st. James the Lesser. st. Jude. St.
st. Matthias and st. Simon.
The remains OF three lie In the kingdom of
Naples---St. Matthew at salerno. st. Andrew
It Amalh and ST. Thomas at Ortona. One,
st. James the Greater. was buried In Spain at
st. Jago de Compostella. or the exact where.
,bouts OF the remains OF st. John the Evan
.eist there ia much dispute. st. Mark and
It. Luke arc buried In Italy. the former at
ysnice and the latter at Padua. st. Paul's
emains are also believed to be In Italy. St.
Peter is buried In Rome In the church which
ears his name; 50. too. are ST. Simon and
Il. Jude. st. James tho Lesser Is buried In
he Church OF the Holy Apostles; 81. Bar
holomew In the church on that island in the
'iber which bears his name. The Legends
the Apostles" places the remains Of St.
fatthias under the altar Of the renowned
'asilica.
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Where Ia "Dighton's Rock referred to N
lolmes' ..Autocrat OF the breakfast Tablsf'
lease tell something about It. C.B.W.
Dlghton Rock is on Taunton river. Rhods
land. few miles from Mount Hops bay
bears = variety Of strange nGursA and.
Ike the cid stone mill At Newport has been
aimed BY the Danish antiauariss Is : ns-
oriai Of the visit at ths ancient NcrAmsa.
ndsr Thorhn. 10 the Tenth century. Thsy
ave even gone 70 far a. 70 attempt % trace
It the name Of this here aneng tbs yu6e
a, f,,rAn ront ~. fslti