The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-06
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Az s-s..matiop. Questions OF per
s..t only will not be answered. N
= ps" S.rsOpsl addresses will be given
~ -. .nouid be addressed to Tn
1Ns 80 Houston Post. owing 70 tn
~ OF questions reS,,,eu' answer
Z AVA, iSsrs b given pr0mp''y'
!, 800 the name OF OTIS, com
= ~ ~ smerican forces at Manila. l
"a d ~ sr,o Of teachers who are her
>nstsdl .nssmin,ng board were heard, II
n ehc s.shIe conversation, TO call
iptiln vsther "ot-tis," with the short
81" hence the query iieoean
y scsounesd "o'tis'' win 'n' ioh'
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ss,ss bell 10 said. on somewhat doubt
w. n have been the invention Of
rns, 1910. There is no doubt. how.
y. ! diving apparatus was In use In
" 49, date an effective machine for
=, % work beneath the water was
ON, !, n. presence Of Emperor Charles
dIt's .,hrousuess OF the diving bell, how
nav. made It Objectionable, and
M Z. '...,.s Il worthless for practical pur-
!. .srly Is 1884 an aquatic dress was
:. !, .nable men to walk about and
80 s....,h the surface OF the water. There
~. attached to provide the necessary
~ NJ. ,,.sh air. The dress. consisting Of
sr ~. "a sort Of plate armor. was sx-
sNs .rrb.rsome, and not until the pres
'.s.r,v VA, II so improved as to enable
". n 4 DIVER to be really practical.
N. 4. last 100 years many small i'm
~ have been introduced In the he'll
"A oth,r articles of diving dress, and
-, i, now enabled to descend to
q, n,,eeu 100 and 200 feet. At greater
IN ,A,p this the pressure of the water is
r.,,,h, and even at 100 feet the divers
., mat Inconvenience. The occupation
r,,,aered very unhealthy and men who
y, Il ,rs seldom long lived.
~
n,i,v Inform us as to the government OF
4. S,snUaal; the climate of the country;
4. & .,syaIlIrs religion, and the principal in
isr5s ID addition to the gold fields.
-, Marsh.
4, ,s,sfumsnt which Is entirely under the
s.rvl Of The Dutch Beers. Is exercised
,,,rsh pariament of two chambers. Burgh-
I ,lors vote for or sit in these two cham
y de AUtanders, who are mainly Eng
Il Ang forced to content themselves as |
xtisgi with nothing to say in the direc-
y 4 ae government or its makeup. The
6riu Il generally healthy, in some parts
~ more than ordinarily bracing. There
Il u prevailing religion. Tho Beers them
dya afo said to be divided sharply into
mi divisions Of the Dutch Reformed
darh Otherwise all Christian religions and
mihe Jewish and Mohammedan faiths have
N rights. The gold fields are. of course, the
Ut valuable sources of wealth to the COM
EfT, but the silver. copper, lead, iron,
~ and cobalt are almost equally rich. The
ustty d also remarkable for its fine corn
81 ns.urs land and the luxuriance of its
xH nd rice plantations.
Hsr many admirals have there been In the
tsiN States navy. and what were their
nna! T.A.S. II
iahriil In rank and pay is to the navy
rsa he general is to the army; the vice ad
sfi eauyalent to the lieutenant general,
q nr idmiral to the major general. The {
siiN States haze had but two admirals. The
paa admiral was established by act of I
aiff& approved July rs, 1866, and on this 8
~ t's Admiral David Glasgow Farragut
y nrniiioned admiral. On the death of 3
lt5,sut August IA, 1870. Vice Admiral David g
Y R'r vas the next day commissioned ad-
saA We have at present no vice admiral
~
~ tne name Of that new vehicle, the "
|e'1sals Pronounced? AIR. p
= S'fd has been used occasionally in the G
~ pH BY scientific writer's to describe C
lnas that is self-moving, as automobile a
Fna When so used 1t should be pro- s.
|sss~ sx.to-mo-bl, with accent on the Is
NJ u'laols. When however. 1t is employed Il
|" 'saun. 70 indicate the new motor carriage, a
l sis Its proper pronunciation is aw.to- IL
! Wy VIII the last syllable accented. In F
y, " ave the English sound of tho letters F
Y 10 French accentuaton. al
~ 10
a N.Y. y9u please explain the distlnguishiny p'
T. ss1 q cruisers, monitors, battle m
rr,.,. asa 81 war; B.M.C. dc
p,,,n. We meet. well-armed men Of war NJ
\ ar.s !, projected with armor. and might II
y, lug no cavalry of the navy. Battle OK
I. =. u'A''iy armed and armored ships,
|, !. r., s,ea' strength of the navy. Mont
!. !, b'stlsshlps. and intended primarily
.s.'s'H for harbors. but are seaeoing and lei
9 represent forts on land. to-
w. M
! ~! part Of the world do.. ~. .,,sr,ce co
!. III. CIV. tn
q \ name OF the tree is pimento. 1t
n ! s'uth America and in the West ~
pRucuarly in Jamaica 7, a.. er'