The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13
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h interest onlr will not 20 answered. No
hess or personal addresses will be given.
btions as to the value. etc. of old coins
stamps viii not be answered. All cor
bnderce should be addressed TO The
er BOX. care Houston Post. Owing to the
number o. questions received, answers
mot always be sivon promptly
ta.-Q. How did that ancient family OF
Ia write their name--was IL Carbonari
binola or Carbonari spinola?
1 Carbonari Spinola In the Italian Lam
Z c is always used. in the Spanish Is
in this sense.
NJ. NJ, Sabine. Texas q. ! saw last
in one OF The Post editorials, the let
"R. S. v. Pr used in referring TO the
h with China Please say what the four
Us stand for?
4 Responder sill yous plalt--Answer II you
be,
(humont Subscriber d Kindly inform
a mail is carried to AIagka for the Same
AGE as in the States. Also inform me of
a approximate population Of Corsicana.
ID.
4 Mail is carried to Alaska at the same
u MS from one Texas city 10 another The
III cepsus Of Corsicana, recently taken
ne total population slightly in excess
ID 900, while tho United states census puts
#population of that place Under 10000
81 ~&%
"a Subscriber. @ ~ What were the doc
. Of Plato? (2) What IS meant by a
II mic friendship (s) Who was Adons:
III plato was chiefly known for advocating
Mire. spiritual love between persons Of
3ps!te SEX C2) Friendship between a man
n woman of the ourest and roblest
n (3) ding to some authors Adonis
n the son Of Theias. king OF Assyria. His
bry is mostly legendary which The Post
Srot space 10 give in this department.
nbscriber. Taylor, rexas,-o. We cee-
"a the 22d day OF February as George
lshingtons birthday as q matter of fact
y he not born on some other day. Please
tfer in your query column.
"a George Washington was born on Rock
Nc Creek. westmoreland county. Va.
Muary II told style) but the new would
ia tho date on, as nearly as possible, Feb
~ p.
&nsus Inquirer. @ What arc the six
II ties in the South which nave the largest
Nlation? Also. do they all contain large
b?
n ~. ri t..,,o. countiae IN tho cnuth
&ont Of population follow in theli relative
b and all contain one large city:
Q'leans parish New orIeans) =. PSI. 1Oi
6helby county (Memphis) ........... 1887
jefferson county birmingham ....14o so
Davidson county tNashvlllel $50, .t22,sl5
FULTON county (Atanta) ..........1 1888
Henrico county tRlchmonh .....,. .115,li2
"A W. IIoke. q Who are the Judges Of
supreme court of the Un!teo States at
&ont? Please give nue. other information
y them?
u Melville W Fuller of illinois, chief
,tce. Associate Justices: John NJ. Harlan.
Atueky; Horace Gray, Massachusetts
Ma !. Brewer. Kansas; Henry b, Brown.
digan; George shiras Jr., Pennsylvania;
ND White, louisiana r w, Peckham,
d York; Joseph McKenua, California. The
ary of the chief Justice is s1o5oO annually,
n Of the associate justices $4,000 each
Preside in washington y. c., officially.
Il ~
npuirer "a. OF what nationality is the
dahy family? How Gid they bscome
althy?
y Your brothers--Micheel, Jchn, Patrick
A Edward Cudahy-are sons Of bay wao
&c from ireland to Milwaukee and worked
An employe in a packing house. He af-
4 ards became a partner C Armour q
a They have developed an enormous busi-
D of their own in meat packing and em-
4 about 6O0o men, and have plants at
Pha, milwaukee,, Sioux City, Louisville.
&hville, Wichita and Los Angeles. and
ate car lines OF their own, and possess
oil properties on the Pacific coast.
~
fa:mer-o. Please tell me the main diff
&nces between hemp and heneouin and
Hemp is fiber coarser han FAX used in
4Nns rope. The principal source of sup
is the Philippines. Last year we lni-
PED over s1s,OO0,oo1 worth Henequin or
hemp is the leading crop OF Yucatan
n grass used in making cordage. ham
Fks and similar articles. The United
tes import about s9,oo0,oa0 worth annually
a is a coarser fiber than hemp or lax
n srown mainly in India. and its prln-
A use is for making mats carpets, gunny
N ond burlaps. From it naner is also
r. prndec, Scotland, manufactures much
pc lutte Of commerce,
Psiry 20 What are the ingredients OF OLE
<Argarines
In recent scientific investigation con-
ktc4 under supervision of a congressional
&mittee, we're found the following ausntl-
and kinds Of ingredients used in the
junction OF oicomargarne in the United
aies. also the percentage each insredleHy
n to the whole quantity;
nateilal, Pounds, Total value.
Ptral lard ....,.....si, 297,2al 81 SOB $50 oS
n oil ............... 2i,4si.7s ala 9i7 %
kton seed oii....-., s,700lS 522,osd o.
same oil ............ ass $40 $50 10
Soring matter $500. 1880 70, ass 90
lar .a.......... 1eAlsi .iO6 30
feerln .,......,.... ssls SOC 81
eprin ,,...,........ $50 $50 s.
ocose .......... a.E5o rs 50
r. ........,..,...... 14,g5o57s l42 oO5 rs
n .............A... e,772s70 c7.7.6 20
Fter ............... 1905 si9 siS.6ss 50
fan -. ..,.......,-. 3.5e7 40 1880 80
sar al -, 80 aea -s1 m