The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22
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(Tnis derortrtnt 10 intended TO answer
questions that are of general Interest. It's
main object Is to supply out-ot-the-wsy facts
ana curious Information. Questions OF per-
scnsi interest oniy will not be answered. No
business or personal addresses Will be sivsn.
All eorrespondenes should be addressed to ms
Letter BOX, care Houston Post. Owing to tina
large number OF questions received, answers
can not Always be given ptompuy)
Can nm incorporated city levy and collect
n poll tax OF a citizen when he has paid sl.7S
for state and county poll. A,c.R.
| Yes.
| Please publish the name OF the banker that
GoeheI killed and also what he killed him
| for A says you have never published Goe-
bells career. | know you did, but ! have
lost the number that II was IN VIII.
John l.. stanford, in Covlngton. KY, April
10. 1895: private differences. sketch OF
Governor Goebel will be found in the issue
OF The Post OF January 81, 1900.
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Can foreign born citizen become cabinet
officer In this country Rs.r'
There is nothing in the constitution of the
United states to prohibit forciEn-born citl-
member OF the presidents cabinet. Carl
SEIZURE was member OF the presidents
cabinet, 1s77-si, being secretary OF the In
terror, and he was born in Germany.
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| There is not enough pure French brandy
manufactured to supply the demand from
what is the impure article NADER i'f'f
The pure article is often adultcrated In
one way and another, leaving the favor, aud
vast amount of spirit which passes under
tho mama ia said to BIO either beetroot spirit
or grain whisky. colored and aromatzed with
tho eosnao- favored oenanthic ether or hup-
.garian OIL
o,. =. u,o,rt nv the Liverpool cotton
r Mnat az sis and st-s2-that is to say
Mn is the value in our money! Is u ~
and s centss We understand the iraotlqho'
| feature, of course
Yes; the English quotations arc III penoo
and fractions OF same. The Englsn penny
Is about cents IN our money me penny
again is divided into Ga points in these quota
tons OF cotton so that the prices auoteu
would read also s6-64d and 62'Sid, or ABOUT
II and cents with very small fraction oil a
cent added to the first and short In the sec
ond case.
can YOU inform me where is Company l.,
Forty fourth regiment, U. s, volunteer IN
lfantry? where should ! apply for lnlorma
""n VI I'D.
The Forty-fourth regiment is IN the Phll-
Iippines, but just where the particular com
pany mentioned is at this time, The POST
can not say letter addressed to member
OF the company, giving regimental and com
many designation, and simply Manila, 7. H.
would undoubtedly be forwarded to its proper
destination by the postal authorities at Ma
Mia. @ To tho adiutant generals office at
Washington, D. 9.
How can a person best learn electricity Mt
home? BY buying books OF a book deaiet,
or taking correspondence course? Whieh
oa.+s r,nstr Ell.
7, dopends on what branch Of the subject
YOU desirc to learn and how far you desire
TO acquire practical knowledge and applsea-
lion OF tho subject. Generally speaking a
correspondence course II from reputable
school or professor would be preferable, but
would likely cost more than the other plan,
hooks simply. Neither plan is likely TO prove
thoroughly satisfactory or give the practice
required TO become a competent or expert
} electrician.
1. Ia there n State that the inhahintant'
arc called Tar-Heels. II so, what state u II
2 What is the map of Kansas put on al Of
the maps in our new biographies Tor! g. NhhI
ia Palm Sunday? 4. What holidays has
Texas school boy that a Virginia school boy
does not have7 S. who are the Daughters oil
the RepublicY ~ on A'M'h'
1. North Carolina--"tar heels" ? Don
understand your question. .. The Sunday be-
fore Easter-commemoratv of ChrIst's entry
into Jerusalem T.. At least the ID Of March
and April 2l-Texas Independence Day ant
San Iacinto Day, 5. The wives or lineal TO-
) male descendants OF the defenders of thu
republic OF Texas; organized into large
and influential association in this State.
Can you give mo the figures as TO the
; number Of transport vessels chartered Of
bought during our war WIN spain ana VIM
was the cost of this government? ESP.
There we're 147 vessels chartered for thu
transport service, at total cost of s106SI, 81
for services rendered, and total cost o
E 81. 1874, a42 In restoring them to their origina
condition on cancellation of charters OF tn
, chartered vessels 10 were attached to tn
Atlantic feet at a cost for service of $2,ss2, rs
a and for repairs OF s175,5so. The remaining 6
chartered vessels we're employed on the Pa
/ clnc at cost OF S7.7ie,2s5 for service an
. slO7, COS for repairs
Please inform us who Pollycarp was an
where and when did he live? And oblige al
old subscriber TO the Semi-Weekly Post.