The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
England
'Tbfe Is no evidence that there Is an In
,,,s Ip the average stature Of the race.

N, r,ss in the average stature Of the race.
~ when. where and by whom were public
III ,5oOls founded In America? H.A.V.
I. RI. free public school (the common school
sur tIme) was of New England origin. but
= ssher Il was first established in Massa-
y .u.,,ts or Connecticut is a mooted point.
a ias 10 regard to popular education were
a. ,,s,d by the general court of Massachusetts,
b. l3a and 1913. The law of the later year
!. k,ylded as follows: at is therefore ordered
! N, every township IN this jurisdiction, after
!, n Lord hath increased them to the number
I sfy households. shall then forthwith an
! Etnt one within the towne to teach all such
tairen to write and reade. whose wages
n,l be paid by the parents or master of
wh children or by the inhabitants in general
! N way OF supply as the major part of these
/ let order the prudentials of the towno shall
, ispdnt provided those that send their chill
trsu he not oppressed by paving much more
hn they can have them taught in other
wsnss. But II the general assembly of Ma
n,husetts was foremost in legislative action
,ir popular education. the town authorities of
Hartford, a younger colony. had at an earlier
hls taken broader and more liberal ground
iH The education of all classes. term
xAccl was established prior to 1642. and
% funds for It's support were voted from
70 town treasury: and in l64S vote was
liued that the town shall pay for the
Fhcolins OF the Door and all deficiencies -
From what proper names are the following
sHds derived and what is their exact defni.
100; III Gerrymander (2) burke (Sl hoy.
4 OIL ~ meSmeTism IN cTn1he
y 10 rerrymander IL. to alter the political
rpas OF State, so that the voting dis
ncs are unfairly or abnormally arranged,
10y tns purpose of advancing the interests of
PARTICULAR candidate or party. It's name
deryed from Governor Elhridge Gerry,
70 supposed inventor OF accommodating,
'ha rom the fact that one of the districts in
A'ssaehusetts, formed while Gerry was gov
anaF' J. To burke is to smother to death.
called from one Burke. who was executed
tunoursh in 1929 for committing this crime
~vualn todies to sell for dissection The
WV = now used also as synonym for sup
.''S, Us 10 burke legislative investiga-
uA q The definition of boycott can be OBJ
sied rom any dictionary. 1t Is derived
''n CAPTAIN Boycott first notable victim of
10y system. 4. Mesmerism Is SO called be-
apse i was originally the doctrine or theory
nspounded and exemplifed by Frank Mesmer
psTisio' .. The word buncombe. mean.
= uha'ed or bombsstic speaehmaking only
" snect. is supposed to have Lad it's origin
= '4e remark OF member of congress from
A'unoe county. North Carolina. that he
~ 'alking only for Buncombe."
~ az American-born child. whose father
dsss ~ s.eslahce TO foreign power and who
Ms ,, NV become an American citizen during
VI. .'e.ine an American citizen in the true
sii,s,es, me constitution and laws governing
u. F.T.O.
.. pohtlsal status of such children is de-
s'~.leu' not by National or local regulators
International law. and it is now
.',''a principle of that law that the wife
.uiafen Of citizen of a given country,
!, -ausr where they may have been born.
Z. v'nens OF the country of the husband
,,s 'atper' The constitutional or statutory
-, Auons Ct the United States can not de-
,s s'ae me citizenship OF the children of a
ea oil foreign country. except TO this
A''Rt that they NAV confer unor then, cer
r.,a s'Nieses Of United States citizenship by
fs,m., " birth In this country. without tho
"'~'''y Of naturalization.
sdrssS,ial recently Of the death Of one OF the
Mil w, VINO robbed the Bank of England
time w W. tel me briefly how and when the
~. somnlitted! BAR,
analr occurred during the years 1879
~, 90 Austin Bidwell opened an account
Il. me western branch Of the Bank of Lon.
,,... Nnie his brother assumed TO be the
49, ss OF the Pullman Car company. with
i, at Birmingham. The Bidwells
=, VI the expectation that the bank would
~, te closely into their statements. and
\ auA did exactly what was expected OF
s0., austin thereupon drew on the pullman
s,a.s branch in Birmingham: his
.'O'ner accepted the drafts. and Austin ais
En,,sS 'Hem at the branch OF the Bank OF
~, Before the bank realized the trick
,rrs, vas being PLAYED the brothers had ac-
s'su spoils to the amount OF s2.so1.o 900.
irv "asa and by whom was tho typewriter
A,,.- R.J.R.
NJ pts at the invention of a machine for
n. .anicai writing were frequently made in
N, -s' century and early in the Nineteenth.
~ W practical success resulted from the
~ Of the inventor until between 1855 aud
Nnea' according to Chambers. Mr. c.
,,s.s AO'ea OF Milwaukee. Wis. invented
81 's''si. the principle OF which is now
~, = most machines Of this kind. A large
s. company and manufacturing firm in
4 ~. TOOK hold Of toe invention ia 1878.
.tI,s. year manufacturing as.cOo Of the ma
- aany improvements have been made
sssse takea out on different parts. SO