The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-16
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main object is to supnlv ln'eiA
facts and curious Informs, outefass,
OF personal Interest onlv Qua,
answered, No business =. WI 4
dresses WIN be given. oua.,, pels'ra
value, etc, OF old coins D q
NOT De answered. An co. uae'a !
should be addressed TO The 10y s'l''A
care Houston Post, and 70 lsile !
tion must be signed by A.. 'ssei'e 4,
of the party making tho Ino' aaNs
as that under which 1t Is des,'.s' I
question shall appear. Own, suN III
humber OF questions received y y y
not always be given promptls, 'u''a
A Reader-Q % What n,n,
tants constitute the basis ~ u. p "a
In the United States house :, F.sI
tiyes for this decade? @, rton 'sRa4
bers viii there he for this all =
How many VIII Texas hayeY a NE Il
members In lower house Of ,a " Wy 4
Texas? sshisiA /
A. IN The apportlonment w..
an estimated basis Of ma ,s9 1sa
viii be Ss6 members under the M.
tionmcnt. (@ Sixteen. an qh.s N
at present and will be 1883 unda, ' I, =
law.
A subscriber.-Q. "a What a..
the Union had the largest NJ. ~
population from 1890 to 1900 49, ',,s''.s
last census? ~ What has ~. Ns''s'
crease during the same period 4
a. ID New York; the Increase L. - Z
100. GU The increase in Texas VA. J.
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Reader.-Q. Please state IN
liable paper how far back docs y.
law reserve her minerals, sucl, :.
silver lead and copper.
A. After the REIMBURSEMENT 4, q.
eral rights in the constitutions eo,,.
Of 'T6, the first act reservlnr thpu L
State was passed at the sessl.o Il
legislature of 1883.
L. K.-Q. What was the popul.H.
Denver under the last census?
a. 1850.
C. NJ. McConnlco.-Q. WIN vou !.
give me the record for running b,aa \
and standing broad jump.
A. The former is "a feet. AZ Incba Il
latter is II feet, inches.
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A Reader.-Q Are there sny w
lines Of steamers leaving Galveston n
Orleans for Buenos Ayres or NIopir
and what are the rates of first and =
class fare?
A. There is no line of steamers Ia
Galveston OF New Orleans for Tie ~
named.
A Subscrlber,--Q. Kindly let III
how old w ]. Bryan was when b "a
first nominated for president
a. His age was SO years and uapAs
J.. X. F.--Q. Let Inc know through "a
columns If there is not something tAii [:
be burned In chimney-some nilsty
that win destroy the SCOT.
A. II can be destroyed by the bHi
of zinc and 1t is also claimed that iAs
pose can be accomplished by burning 4
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Marcy.-Q. Please let me know vAs
Admiral Schley of the Flying NIal
is a German or Of German descent
A. Admiral Schley Is remotely d
satan descent. Alsace is now NH 4
Germany. having been acquired duriis
Frauco-Prussian war He vas boz
Maryland.
Boatman-Q what are the dimeiat
the battleship Texas?
A. Length 301 feet A inches, bat
feet inch, moan draught q feet Bib
The vessel displaces G315 tens.
Il. S. W.-Q. What is the deriVsHa h
the word phaeton MS applied to Na
A. The vehicle called a phaeton ln'n
after the sun car driven by Pbaeqa
son OF Phocbus, whose daring altrii
take his fathers place one day cEt
setting the world ahame, and sVsa
abode of the gods itself. The fer y
would not be controlled by the young
inexperienced hand. and they sveryed
their regular path, so that hDli
parchcd into barren sands, MSa
scorched, the people turned black
Olympus was threatened. TO ael' 4
catastrophe, Jupiter hurled a thug &
at Phaeton and knocked him blsps
falling star, into the River 70
r. R.-Q. Can you tell me the napn
foreigners who served in the uA'a
during the civil war?
A. The foreigners who served 10 y
eral army during the war oelse.
States were MS follows: Gerlsns Z Il
Irish. ll4,2UU British-Ameriean' Il
British, 4j,5O1, and 1900 Of otna \
alities. The nativity Of about &o
latter Is not known.
j. w. So. why is our fac, o.
of the United states, called "ola u
Give circumstances surrounding
brlquct.
Our nag was named Old Glory w
Salem. Mass, skipper nalneu
Driver. He was at that time NJ
the brig Charles Doggett. Cap'1,
was successful deep sea sailor, (.
preparing the brig for voyage w 4,
ern Pacific. The story is tod y
pllcr of the genealogical meiuVn' IA
Driver family, Harriet tu.p
Cooke: Just before the brig @' Il
young man at the head Of
friends saluted Captain Driver g. y. 4,
Of the Doggett and prescntea ~
large and beautifully MADE 49,
1t was done up in stops. ana an
sent aloft and broke ont TO lns = !,
Driver christened It "old 6lpp. IA
Il to the South Pacihc anu ne
when old age forced him 70 ~ ss
he treasured the flag. j y IA
wen known during the clvil v. .,,o,s
used ON several noteworthy 0'
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George Do What mas w sarl