The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-19
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ousttions That are OF general intetes -
main object Is 10 supply out.of-tne-waI ~
ana curious Information. Questions o. per.
scnaf interest only Will not be answeren' ~"
business or personal addresses VIII % x, W..
All oorrsspondenos should ne sdnIsssea :" ~.
Letter Box. care Houston Post. owna TO me
large number OF auestions recs'yed snswe''
can not always be given promptly
Please tell me what the Rangers got per
month. and is there any chance TO become
one? keaoer'
Write to the adiu,snt seneral of Texas. at
Austin.
VIII you please let me know through the
correspondence columns OF your saluapie
paper what church or churches keep Saturday
Z. day Of rest and worship nSss abss 81 san'
The Seventh Day Adventists so construe the
Scriptures.
Were Washington. Lee and Bacon OF 'Ba-
cons Rebellion rebels? II not. what con-
stitutes a rebel. Inquirer.
All were undoubtedly rebels. A rebel is one
who rebels against duly constituted authority
right or wrong. The term rebel is not one
signifying dishonor. Christ was rebel. ac-
cording 10 the laws of Judea, and our an
cestors Of the South rebelled against the
United States In 1850.
49,
when was the treaty with Spain after the
var ratified by the senate: what was the vote
and how did the party senators vote? ROB.
On February 6, 1899. The vote was 81 In
favor "a against II, vote OF two-thirds OF the
senator's present being necessary. There were
in favor OF ratification 20 republicans, popu-
listf. 10 democrats, silver, l independent
Against ratification 90 democrats, 3 republic
cans and 2 popuists
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In referring to the natives ~ ire Philippine
or Filipinos. or both2 The former SPELL
inE may he Incorrect on account OF not has-
Ing the ''pp Trusting we rnay see your
answer in this Sundays Post; we remain;
pm. and NH
The official spelling OF the group OF islands
Of which Luzon is the principal is spelled
P-h-i-l-i.p-p.i-n-e-s IN honor Of King Philip
OF Spain. The generally accepted spelling for
the ueoplo thereon. at least In the United
states. Is F-l'l-i-p-i-n-o.
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Did the queen Of England ever visit
America II so, in what year? How many
foreign rulers X any, ever visited the United
States, FMS.
/. No. g Dom Pedro visited the United
States He was at that time emperor Of
Brazil The prince Of Wales their apparent
TO the British throne) also visited this coun-
try. President Dole Of the Hawaiian republic
visited the United States while that country
was independent Two other personages who
have visited our country are Ii Hung Chane
Of China and the Intanta Isabella of Spain.
49,
The war in South Africa being the absorb
ms subject at the moment, and so little Of
be thankful for SOME idea OF the distances by
railroad In that country from the most import.
ant points TO other points. CUR.
From Capetown to DeAar sol miles, Kinber.
ley 641 Vryourg IA Bloemfontein $50, 10.
bsnnesburs 1914, Pretoria tO4O. Delagoa Bag
TO Pretoria $40 miles, Johannesburg Ss5. Port
Elizabeth to NaaupooEt go, Boemiouteln 45o
Johannesburg 71i miles. Durham to Pletcr.
maritzburg 20 miles Ladysmith 1s9. Har.
risnlith 90, Laing's Mex SOL, Johannesburg
tsS. Pretoria 5li.
How many eclipses will We have, II any
IN this the last year Of the century? STU.
In the year 1900 there will be three eclpses
two Of the sun and one OF the moou First :
total eclipse Of the sun May 2s, visible as d
partial or total eclipse throughout the whole
of North America, except the extreme west
ern part Of Alaska; the entire duration of the
eclipse is ave hours and twenty three minutes
Second, a partial eclipse OF the moon, Jun,
TO- visible in the United States. Third, al
annular eclipse of the sun, invisibls in
America, November o. and %
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Kindly answer the following questions
What kind OF poison ia tyrotoNicon7 What /.
tne eHect on the human system? What guam.
THY Is deadly? Poison.
Iyrotoxicon is a ptomaine produced IN mill
or cheese, the cause of the symptoms Of
poisoning occasionally observed TO follow The
eating OF ice cream. Ptomaine is a generic
name Of alkaloid bodies formed from, ANNA
or vegetable bodies during putrefaction. Tyro.
toxieon, when separated from long kept acic
milk from cheese, or from ice Fam which
has caused illness, is a crystalline substance
extremely small doses OF which cause vomit.
ing and dlarrhoea in man, and kill small ami.
mails with eholera-like symptoms
What does the name Tusela mean?
The namo TuSea means fear and Il ma,
received tho nsme from tho rapidity with
which II comes down in food A thunderstorm
among the mountains in which IL rises will
raise the river many feet in a few minute,
and resident on its banks declares thai
he has sesn it rise forty feet in singl.
night The current is at all times exceeding.
~ swift and comparatively light rise /,
sufficient TO make the drift mpnssable. Will,
heavy rise will SWEEP away any temporary
oriese that may have been erected.
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Where was the last battle in tie war be.
tween The States tought7 Inquirer
The last battle In the war between ths
North and South was in all probability tough,
at little place called Sogaaehltta. below
brownsville. Texas, whero tho Southern
forces under commend OF General j. e
siaushtr attacked a Federal force and killed
great number OF them. The Yankee troop.
we're mostly negroes and they were so badly
stsmpsded TINT they rushed pell NELL into
the Rio Grande river and great numbers o.
them were drowned. This battle took place
aiter tho surrender OF Lee at Appomattox, th.
FORCES on either side not having heard of n
some Inventions Greatly Needed.
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