The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

VIII The Post please give an idea Of the
rank OF the United States among the great
| powers? H. LIZ
Mullhali is authority for the statement that
the United States Is considerably the richest
country on the globe. In the following table
he gives in round numbers the wealth Of each
of the worlds leading countries, beginning
with the United States
United States sS1 ,750. 900 600
Great Britain neutrality-suspicious.. 5000, 900 quo
france .................'.'...'.. ansSV'Uoouuv
Germany .,..,..................... aV' sou'Vuuv1y
RUSSIA S,lE1,uuoV1u
hustFa wv ANY,
Italy lo,oVV,uuVuJp
Spain llSOO,W uoO
The United States OF America ranks fifth
among the worlds great powers in point OF
territory. with Hawaii added. the territory
OF the United States embraces 1875 1877 square
miles. OF the four powers which rank ahead
Of the United States, Great Britain comes
first, with II ,S7i .So1 square miles; Russia next
with S,s6O,Ss4 square miles; China next. with
t,2ls,40l square miles and France next, with
5, S2i ,4la miles. Immediately after the United
States comes Brazil, with S,2O9,S7S square
miles; Argentina, with 1,77s.l95 square miles;
Turkey. with 157e,7OO square miles, and Ger
many, with 1,22S,2 200 Square miles
~
Please tell me the meaning OF the twelve
signs of the zodiac and also some OF the super
stitions pertaining to them. LIP.
In ancient times when the astronomers we're
also astrologers the zodiac was given as II
name TO an imaginary belt extending around
the heavens. having for it's middle line the
ecliptic. which is the line Of the earth's orbit
or the apparent path OF the sun through the
heavens The stat this belt were grouped
into twelve consultations. to each OF which
was assigned one-twelfth OF the circumference
OF the circle, or 30 degrees. For convenience
in defining at any time the position OF the
sun and planets the twelve divisions or con
stellations were given names as follows:
Aries. the ram: Taurus, the bull; Gemini the
twins; Cancer, the crab; Leo. the lion; Virgo. |
the virgin; Libra, the balance: Scorpo, the
scorpion; Sagitarius, the water bearer. and
PISCES, the fishes. For the superstitions |
pertaining to the zodiac read one of the many
works in astrology TO be found In the book
stores.
-, WIZ The Post please give an account of
the inkess printing press? Inn
An English account says: The process
Which does away with ink and its attendant
ift and trouble is quite simple The whole
Lh'ng relies upon electricity for its chief
motor current being pissed through the
ype or illustration to be printed mt tho mo-
nent the sensitizod paper comes In contact
with IT, The paper, II may be mentioned 10
'hemlcaliy prepared. In the course of manu-
"''ure' ana the chemicals used are so cheap
IS TO IN no wise increase cost. The chief
''''"' winch this new invention has upon
ne attention of the printer-and one which
= llkeiy TO commend 1t to all practical men
'h"t II can be applied to any form of ex-
sung machine, 1t is shortly, We understand
o be brought into active use in several o,
ne largest printing offices in London.
!. when and by whom was Franz Josef's
and discovered? .. Are Bosnia and Here
W., ,. under complete, Austrian rule? D.
' hat cities OF the world over 500. 900 .inhabI-
ants are the most rapidly growing and which
, NOSE having population Of over 700, 900 In J
..uropeY Is Nine. Dreyfus, wife OF the /
'e"on eN-pf'soner OF Jewish parents7
ALL. Z
l. Franz Josef Land was discovered nv the !
ayer-weiiprecht expedition in 1878, and was
AIMED after the emperor. 2. Nv tho torms
the Berlin treaty of 1878 Bosnia and Here S
own" were given over absolutely to Austria.
ne elues In the United States having a
equation OF 100000 have easily led all the !,
'nef cues of the world in growing qualities.
onuoh, Paris and Berlin have been growing Y
'hler man any OF the other European cities $
Yes J
iy s..ue : dispute ! would like for you to 7
I've me- IN your questions and answers of the q
~ ~ issue tho actual cost of the battleship
!, so"' mean the construction and arm
m, E,R.B.
ne hgures previously given were correct y
ne amount authorized for hull and macbin- II
" including hull armor, was 5000. 900: tho i
mount expended for these was $i,si7,sl5. The :,
,pense Tor armor for gun protection was 81,
'osifz' for speed premiums, trial trip ex-
.nses' etc, R670s5i7; for armament, s5s5
go Tor equlpment, bureaus OF eouIpmnpt
instruction and repair and steam engineer. s
" "sfl2.osi total cost OF finished vessel
,b75 Os275. ''s'' 4,
!, rlense give the names OF six Of the hest ct
i III OF france: from the year 1900 10 1925
me- 'u a,s ana Hugo were living at that n,
'"s 81 the twelve largest cities In the world. =,
, ~, CM.N. X,
l. you are correct In placing Dumas ana ~ ~
uso IN the period stated, though both wsrs Il
Jung men at the time. Hugo was born IN O.
y" dumas In 1903 The four other creates, NJ
'nes OF tho time would probably be Balsac. al
iA'eAuprand Gnirot and Jean Pierre pe- o.
hser' z London. 4.2sl, AL; New YORK IN
..aap' 100000 Paris. 2,5ss.ssa; Berlin.
!, 1901, canton 100000; Vienna, 1,ssi.5is; "a
NY 'Jspanl, i,2ess5o; st. Petersburg. l., b,
''oIsi Philadelphia, 1,il2. ga. chicaro 4 400 di
}; Picking. 100000, ana Moscow. oss. $40 a
~ n
,ax s9u kindly give list Of books for the
~. A'speare' FIG, ~
study Is almost endless AmuE the bes, IN
own pooks on the subject are: .col,.
yes Lsctuyss ), p.s n