The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11
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main object Is 70 supply out-of-the-way facts
and curious information. Questions 'of per-
sonai interest only Will not be snswered. No
business or personal addresses will be given.
All corrcspondenoe should be addressed TO
Tho Letter BOX. care Houston Post. Owing
to the large number Of questions received
answers cab not ALWAYS be given promptly
what date and year was Black rriday7'
C.v.R.
Three Fridays have received tho appellation
Black" tn December G l7iS, the day on
which news arrived In England Of the Pre-
tenders landing; az MAY n, 1866, she cul-
mination Of the commercial panic in London.
when Overend Quincy g. Co, stopped pay
mant; ca September "a, 1889 in Wall street.
New York, when group Of SPECTATORS forced
the price OF gold TO iesN creating serious
crisis.
What is tho Significance Of the word don"
In the Spanish languaGe- VR,C.
An eminent pathological SAYS Of this word;
long time ago in the church OF Spain dis
tlnction was made in the haptsmal records
OF the nobility. by writing after the name the
words dc origen noble tot noble origin. from
which the initials dom now used rs title.
were derived, 1t ia customary nowadays,
however, to address every man as "scnor
don"
TO what nationality does the word or term
"dago" rightly appiy7 ! contend the italian.
Elmer
II is generally believed that originally
"Daso" is corruption of Diego. the Spanish
form OF James, which is pronounced pee-aygo.
When Gacomo Colombo brother OF Christie
pher, returned from America to Spain. he
thought to spaniardlze himself by ADOPTING
tho Spanish name Of Diego II Is believed by
|, some that from this circumstance grew the
custom OF terming all Spaniards "Diegos."
This theory Ia trlne thin. but It Is the best
T. we have.
What famous Italian painter became
wreck because OF sagonnrolas influences
, A,C.R.
You Doubtless refer to Fra Bartolommeo,
who is also known as II Fratc and Baccio
/ Della Parta He was born In the village OF
2 savignano in 1860. After the public execu-
h tion Of savonaroa Fra Bartolommco decided.
- in funllment Of vow, II he escaped the
dangers OF the rebellion. to enter a Domlni-
can convent. II Is thought he chose this
/, order because he had painted THE Last
Is Judgment for the church Of Santa Maria
. Noyella tho nrst of the Dominican order In
D. Florence His greatest pictures probably are
J. the madonna Della MIsercorda" in tho
church Of san Romano at Lucca and the 'st.
AZ Mark" in the Pltu Palace OF Florence.
10 ~
~ Is It believed that the present generation
~, arc larger In physique and longer lived than
" was formerly the case? Some one asserts
y this to bo ~. VIVA
~ 10 we axe moro slowly than our forefathers
=, dld9 rs question asked by Dr. w Nnslis
~. Hollis physician at tho sussez county hos
initial. in the London Lancet aud answered
nv himself in the affirmative lie quotes
statistics in support ot his argument and re-
fers TO many cnsos Of famous veterans IN
Turopc who continue to uphold their early
II regulations for longevity which ne spys, :
one OF the most striking features NJ tho pres
emit Undoubtedly the improved sanitary con
a' dltions IN thc modern times and the gradual
education Of the people IN the science Of Nv
ing and the more mature age at which people
marry nowadays extend the period o. adol
i~t escercs,
'p' what is the golden rose bestowed bv ms
pope' Ro NJ.
nE The rose Of today is small plant of gold
none nours rose balsnm when he blesses N,
ey p"n' NJ, ,s. ,.a,,oa, ,roa,v,, ,,os rlcbc,
''' than II is now. great crimson ruby renre
-, sentod bud md tho leaves sporIded wifi
diamond dewdrops The vase too In whict
III. the nIant stood was fashloned out az pur'
a, pold The diamond drops have evaporatet
~ now tho bud is made ~ gold, the vase IS only
silver rilt. and tho rift Is well known 10 cos
d, the rocipInnt more than It docs the Eiver u
splte Of this. however. II is stlil o coveted
D.. honor. The golden rose is m annual posF
49,, nifty. but - sufficiently merltorlons person
age ia not always to be found and In thes
ma cases the aift IS not bestowed
~
20. please esplaln the difference between tor
'"'' - ,o J.K.
o, Each is a whirlinE wind. but cyclone ma
~ dt,r,o,or NJ 100 TO 500 miles. while tor
nndo ia limited TO es many yards often 70 a
many feet When a cyclone is passihS' IN
,sar Wind bIows from a certain direction. say IN
: southeast. for several hours. some times 10
dav then there is comparative cam an
tho inhabitants Of regions where these stolln
prevail tremble at ths chance ior 'nes "
.,,. mat ,n a short time the terrible wind WI
corro trom the opposite direction After-a
mar ,,tervnI NJ quiet. varying from ten or nttee
.sst ,ha diameter Of the cyclone tho wind start
nm from the northwest the shipping that ia
wa been driven out to sea is thrown back agai
an the shore and houses weakened nv 10
nave nrevions wind are attacked from the onposit
I2th direction and often totally destroyed TOT
snd nndo concentrates In few feet or yards a
, 10 m. fury OF cyclone. together with mani
festatlons peculiar to Itself.
ar. 49,
om. What was the cause of all the trouble wnie
u. had recently with Nicaragua at Biueheids
w FT.o.
,c.s The difficulty has grown out OF the repeillo
~. in that country led by General Reyes. IN
man revolutionary government obliged the Amer
for can merchants at biueheius " ,so noa a. ~
, the imports amounting to about $4,000 IN u
money Of tho realm. but to about s'oVo
MIRA American gold coin. when the Nicaragua
on government acquired possession OF the pia y
1t IS It demanded repSymens =, nercban
~ ranav the money. but placed 1t In u