The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-22
ron POST LETTER BOX

aepartment ia Intended TO answer
,ha, are OF general interest Its
~, "a 10 supply out-of-the-way facts
-. Information. Questions OF per-
arrest only will not be answered. NO
AZ personal addresses WIN pc Rlvvu'
xoandence should be addressed TO The
care Houston Post. Owing to the
~ .sher ~ questions received. answers
always be given promptiyJ
IN qualified voters at general cleo.
"a who are disqualified by reason OF
.u,wrs ~ office, and location OF habi-
This seems to be a very simple
o.. nm American citizen to ask, but
roId print Is necessary 70 convic-
so'I naonIe. V.C.M.
M so simple that tho Letter Box can
the required space to answer 1t fully,
would mean to give digest OF all
IA laws prescribing the qualifications
!, The Federal constitution simply
81 who are "citizens" by declaring as
n nersons born or naturalized in the
~ states and subject to the jurisdiction
:, The States then prescribe the
.,,onz for voters, all OF them con-
tbe right upon Citizens" with GER
.cent,ops. These exceptions vary in
rsrent states. IN some paupers are
suffrage; In others felons; In others
and sailors Of the army and navy
qualified, while idiots and insane are
here excluded. AS general rule all
nersons. born or naturalized in the
states who have been bona fide resi-
In the State and county in which they
3l1Sesr previous to the election, who are
Of age, Of sound mindoRnd who have
en- convicted OF crime are qualified
nj general elections. In three States
vote as do the males.
fho wrote "Goody Two shoes7" 2.
was Robinson Crusoe island? 3. What
&yas Arst printed In England? 4. What
~ origin Of the expression n. or NJ. In the
ism? 5. What is the meaning of viz?
is its origin? 6. Who was A. l.. o. r.
was "The Country Parson?" R.T.Y.
u opposed to be written by Goldsmith
i published in latter half Of last century
swberry. q bookseller and publisher in
4uls church yard, 2. Generally regarded
ia island Of Juan Fernandez in South
Ia off the coast of Chile. 8. The Dictes
ISfayings Of the Philosophers, printed on
|fayton press in 147S. L. Do not under
NJ your question or what Catechism you
Ito s. viz is a contraction of videlicet,
f&ng namely, to wit 1t originated in
&kval symbol of contraction in the shape
Ia letter z, the equivalent of &-hence
- vide and for ct or &. G. A. L. 0. E.
S1s for "a Lady of England" the pen
y Country Parson" was the nom de plume
n, A. H. K. Boyd.
IA 4 y
E3s Governor Savers or the legislature re-
Visible for the Huntington grant of wharf
Nlege at Galveston? 2. Under the demo-
ID antitrust plank does tha declaration
eglng the party to AN increasing warfare
khs, monopoly in any form" commit the
q in anv manner whatever to the theory
DC Henry George followers? 3. Is Senator
rs chairman OF tho National executive
Knttee Of the democratic marty. financial
EeIes'ed IN the round bale cotton" trust
poratlon or monopoly? O.G.
kThe bill was passed BY the legislature
|fhe instance OF tho Galveston members
was signed by the governor. as there
pared to be no special or constitutional
fction TO It. q No-the word monopoly in
democratic platform was used. OF course.
common meaning and acceptation in tn,
pness and Industrial world. g. 1t is re-
led that Senator Jones owns stock in
Find bale" company, but whether this is
or not The Post does not known.
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las there ever been any uprising against
missionaries or massacre of them here
Pre- In China? II 90. what was the great
number murdered at any such time?
H.B.C.
fmporay and local ontbursts have been
herous heretofore. The worst was the
Fsacre In 1870 in Ten Tsin OF twenty-one
fsners and large number of native con-
IS They were fully warned. but did
heed the warning. In 1891 there was a
les Of massacres in the Yang Use valley.
WAS some three years ago that Germany
Jed the important harbor of Kiao Chao
the pretext of securing redress for the
Fder Of two German missionaries in the
Rcent provinces. 1t has been a difficult ,
FOR the missionaries at all times.
the election of George washington as |
president OF the United States, did he I
e any competitor? II so. what was the
sion of the electoral vote? W.P.S. g
| that time each elector cast his vote [
two candidates the one receiving the l
pest number being declared president and |
next candidate to him being declared |
president. In the vote Washington re- /
led sixty-nine votes. Adams thlrty-four.
nine. Harrison Of Maryland six. Rut-
% six John Hancock four. George Clin-
three, Samuel Huntington two. John
on two and three others one vote each.
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Ease answer in the Letter Box what
ter stock" means. as one item in the
ocratic platform SAYS: Recurring all
Porauons TO show before doing business
no water in their stock J.V.L.
water stock is to arbitrarily increase |
volume Of stock of a corporation without |
e being any addition TO the material
substantial property or plant of the COM
to base the increase upon or Justify it
Is a postmaster any right to open pack
such as photographs, little bundles OF
Ehaldise and bundles that are tied up /
strings, etc, to see II there is any .
|ne inside so as to mako them hrst-class ,
matter? Has he a right TO open pack
OF garden seed with the company's name
ADDRESS on the envelope? July.
has right to open any mail matter that
ot sent as first-class. II packages are
. up so as not to be opened they must /
5 and pay rates as Grst-cass.
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Pw many miles OF ocean travel or freight
\ ing would the Nicaragua canal save be-
u New York and San Francisco. AM
|out lo75o miles. It is some Is $50 miles