The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-27
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-. separtment is intended to answer
-.s.,s that are OF general Interest Its
~ s,,sct Is to supply out-ol-thc-way facts
alA ,,ous information. Questions OF Der-
ha ,.,,4est only will NOT oe answered. No
ona' y personal addresses Will be given.
usnss "a To the value etc. of old coins
llss' ''..a,s viii not be answered. Ali cor
rc s.roe should be addressed to The
Nv. nov care Houston Post. Owing to tho
pe''e' r,rber o. questions received. answers
no, always b given prompuSo
s.no- %. what are the fast records for
...,,sh,o travel across the h'lanticY
rueanla 1891, Queenstown to New York,
hours and % minutes; Deutsch-
1000 between New York and Plymouth,
~, trip, days, IL hours and % min
~. eastward trip. days, hours and IS
minutes. 80
cunseriber.-Q. Is It unlawful Tor any one
-, a steamboat or barge Tor freight for
y. GUN purpose without license and by
A. engineer without license?
Yes. steam vessels are regulated by the
,.aersl government. and license is re-
,,,red 10 prevent accidents, as an indiscrimi-
Ssts usage Of waterways with no regulation
4 considered highly dangerous to commerce.
80
10. please inform me how many rail-
"a mons there are in the world and where
,ousted BY answering in The next issue
sou will confer great favor.
Local railroad men know CT no authori-
,,,Ive record of all the loops in the railroads
!, .se world, If is probable there is no
record Of this kind
pensouer.-Q / have been told that tho
49, and pension bills OF this country cost
s..,allv more than any other nation. Is it
80?
From, our direct war bill and from the pom
.,ons sppropriations over annual expenses
/ .rrregate s25S, 0oc. COO. which is believed to
~ greater than the similar charges of any
I ,,ber nation and greater even than tho com
sped military expenses Of France and Ger
4 many.
lnouirer.-Q What salary does the vice
| president Of tho United states now receive
| and also what salary do cabinet ministers
ret'
A. Members OF the cabinet receive 5000 8
1 wear, ana tue same dDlpuht Is pdlu w tuS
vice pres!dent Of the United States Repre-
sentative Loudenslager OF New Jersey has
Introduced hill increasing the salaries of
the cabinet officers to $4,000 ard that of the
vice president to $4,000.
"Pete %. N Why is the Chinese empire
called the Celestial empire? ~ What pro-
duees petroleum in the earth, or from whence
is the supply in the earth kept up?
A. ~ The Chinese empire is so named
from tie Chinese words "tien chan" ''heav-
eEy dynasty kingdom ruled by dynas-
ty appointed by heaven. ~ Petroleum exists
in the upper strata of the earth at certain
POINTS. Il consists OF complex mixture OF
various hydrocarbons. largely of the me-
thars series.
J, P. CO. Will you kindly explain the
meaning OF the word Creole" especially
as applied 10 the people of that race, as
written of by George W. Gable in his novels?
A. The word Creole" has widely varying
meanings in different places. native of
spanlsh-America or the West Indies Of
European Originally SPANISH origin or par
entage, distinguished from an aboriginal or
person Of u!xed blood, is called creole.
in louisiana, the scene of Mr. Cables stories,
Creole Is a narive descendant from French
o. Spanish ancestors by either parent some
tines, also, a white native who speaks
French, Cable in The Grandlsslmes" speaks
Of person whose whole appearance was a
dazzling contradiction of the notion that a
Creole is person of mixed blood"
~
Reader-Q. Please pivc data about the me-
moriai bridge at Washington.
A. As yet the memorial bri lge Is construct
ed wholly on PAPER. Prof w. H. Burr Of
Columbia college, New York City. was sue
tessful in the recent competition of engi-
neers for design for the proposed memorial
bridge over the Potomac to Arlington The
brege, IL constructed according to plans.
VIII be upward of a mile N length, with
srans 1902 feet and central towers 175 feet
hlgn' The central portion is designed to
iod upward, with two wings. each being
Drawn up vertically or folding back into the
towers on each side, thus freeing the chan
re- from obstruction to the passage OF boats.
tne roadhe1 calls for a width of eighty-four
Hel, OF course. congress will be urged to
make an appropriation for the construction
OF the bridge
~
"corn."-o, Why do corns come on some
ieet ana what are they?
a. corn is an overgrowth of thick or
nOrny layer of some portion OF the skin OF
.ns loot. Induced by friction or pressure by
we shoe II Is st.uated generally on prom
'nent portion OF one OF the toes, more COM
u0hy the l&tle toe, but may be on the sole
" Inc foot between the toes, or even on The
aaA'e bone This formation OF a corn affords
curious illustration OF the defeat OF nature S
ei-meant efforts to prevent trouble; for
me increased thickness of the horny layer Is
Intended to afford protection to the enlarged
ana tender psp!llae. a purpose which would
70 well accomplished did the process sep
'aere But the friction OF the shoe keeps
w the irritation, aud more and more Of the
norhy covering is manufactured, until, in
sleAo OF affording protection. 1t is actually
We cause Of all the pain.
N9ter'-o' To settle dispute give the vote
~ confessional candidates in Texas pollsd
tne last campaign. and oblige.
flrs' district; Ball 1887: Tracy 1891;
.~lorNy eiss. Second district: Cooper ST.
., Wallace 40; majority ai,307, Third dis
st De GraIenreid 10 s0i. White 12,ls7: ms
s,'V tsA- Fourth district, Sheppard H.
- Hfobons 97SS Darwin 1851; majority f795.