The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19
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HOUSTON POST LETTER
tThis department is intended +.
questions that are OF general sn,s..
main object Is 10 supply out Of. Az ~
and curious information. Quest,o.s y. y
sonal interest only viii not be sn.-.l'<
businefs or personal addresses wu, ~
All correspondence should be addrs6s.6 =.
Letter Box. care Houston Post. ouip~ y
large number OF questions receives ~
can not always be given promptly
What is day That Is, how Ian. (.
take the earth to turn once on It's aris3 r.
how many times does II turn on &.
tbs course OF year,
The day Ia not. as u commonly .ss'.
the time required by the earth to NJ,
turn on its axis. but the interval M,
two successive passages Of TIE sun 49,.
meridian--that is to say. the tim, Z,
elapses after the sun is sean exacsiv 3
In Its dIurnal course through thu k.3
before It h again seen In that post,nr I,
In consequence OF the earth's revolut,os
orbit. or path round the sun, the -. I,
the appearance Of moving very slowly /,
heavens In a direction from east q I,
At noon tomorrow the sun will be a sbo,'
lance TO the east OF the point in tina ~,
at which It is seen at noon today. 4.
when the earth has made one ccmplet, /,
II will stlll have to turn four minutes ~
before the sun can again be seen a.
south. II requires, therefore, but ~.
three hours and fifty-six mirutcs Il, 3
earth to make one complete turn, aud Il p,1
s6sl4 turns during the year
Flease state in your Letter Box who mi
author OF the poem, the first lines Of =
are as follows Laugh and the world n
With you; weep and YOU weep aIonet H
give the origin Of Darby and Joan, u
piled to any old-fashioned or aiioctI,,N
couple. Mrs. ]. B.II
/. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 2. Darby and n
we're a married couple. said to have III,
more than a century ago. In the vilany
Healaugh, In the West Riding OF YorlYlI
and were celebrated for their long In
conjugal felicity. They are the hsrv
| heroine OF ballad called 1.-THE iIsvpy
Couple, which has been attributed to Prsj
What Is the principal safeguard tbs hH
| Of England employs TO prevent the ccr1k
! feting of its notes. II
The safeguard on which the Bank o. n
| land relies to thwart the effort of covs1
| feiters is the quality of Its paper. whl5
made in the bank factory. OF a s:pcrloss1
! ity of linen rags and with a water mari I
| counterfeters have never be N able IL \
! tate SO as to deceive the sxpeft handlsnl
! notes. Otherwise tho Bank OF Enslard Y
/ is very plain. the engraving having nod
! that elaborate detail which charaetsriztS
! notes of American banks.
| Can last will or testament be made n
out lawyers aid, and must the viii,
signed by one or two witnesses? S}
! The services Of a lawyer are not ahs{
~ necessary in drawing up the last wgi
4 testament Of an Individual, though for
ltial reasons it Ia mucil better to cmplri
attorney familiar with legal terms to \
cute the document. 1t must be sgns!|
two witnesses. who may be either mlj
female. the main restriction being
they should have no pecuniary interes. n
recitation from the document.
4 NuhI - Ine lHfeSSL COTTON market Y.
worldP g What is the most cotton Hc3
received during any one week this SD
3. What Is the greatest number Of
Houston handled In any one day this I'D
/. Port market. Liverpool; Interior man
Houston. 2. For the week ending 0el{
is, 1898. the receipts were 15e,953 bales, N
broke all records. 9. 5a.soi bales rccslYa|
October Is.
How many law schools are there ii
country? Please give the number Of nd
sors and students. I'D
In 1897 there were in this country I'd
three schools of law. with 3ss professor
tutors and 1926 students. This was a send
decrease from the figures of the prcss;
year when there we're 1878 students 10
tendance.
How did the custom Of throwing 4 Il
after a newly married couple originals,
u.BH
1t is said to have originated in tae
| Jewish custom of handing a shoe to the 4
! chaser of land on the completion Of thesl
| tract. Mention is made OF this in the n
! of Ruth. iv. Z.
| Can Admiral Dewey be removed frcn
command BY the president? AA3
lie can. The president is commapdE&
chief OF the army and navy of the vi
states.
Please state in your next Sundays N
| the real direction of the philippine VI
! Texas-east or west-and settle a contioN
| East.
Please publish in Sundays issue tht
largest cities In the State of Texas
| population. HsAe[
Houston. 1000; San Antonio. $500
las. s. 900.
Please give the correct pronuncianaMs
rit aiming OF thu word Myspariih VI
We have been unable to find the mo'r
what connection was it used?
| Do the officers OF the governors ~,
| oelye a salary? II so how mucn ana WY
| It?
They do not receive q salary.
Has Rhode Island two capitals now
Yes; Newport and Providence.
pEwEY,s HEALTH.
Eyerybody Is hoping that DEWEY X