The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-16
THE POSTS LETTER BOX.


dresses will be given. Questions as to the
value. etc. Of old coins and stamps viii
not be answered. All correspondence
should be addressed to The Letter Box.
care Houston Post, and 20 receive atten-
ton must be signed by the name IN full
Of the party making the inquiry, as well
as that under which It Is desired that the
question shall appear Owing 20 the large
number OF questions received answers can
not always be given promptly
Maurine.-o. Please give postonlce I'D
dress Of Mrs. Ella wheeler Wilcox.
A. The Journal. New York City.
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Reader.-Q what is address Of Samuel
H. Clemens MARX Twalm7
A, Hartford. Conn.
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Subscriber and u. 4. R.-votcs Of States
mentioned were given in Letter Box In
Daily Post Of December > and Semi weekly
Of December 5,
w. f. scott-Q Please tell me what
year General Grant passed through Hous
ton.
A. In 1881.
Inquirer @. What IL the strength Of
each party in the legislature Of Dclawarei
A. on Joint ballot twenty.nine republi.
cans and twenty three democrats.
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/ Lockart.-o. How old is vernoI
Texas. and by whom established?
A. Vernon was established in October.
1881. when 1t was elected county seat NJ
the organization Of wilbargar county.
X. 70. How did forget.me.not get its
name?
A. The forget.me.not was taken by
Henry " Of England as his emblem, with
the motto "souviens de moi'-rememhcr
me. This gave the familiar name to lie.
flower.
John 70, who is the author OF the
| following;
LISTENING senates hang upon thy tongue,
Devoying through the maze Of cloQueuce
( a roll Of periods sweeter than ber song.
The lines are quoted from Thompson $
The Seasons,
/ j. u. H.-Asks question, are there any
relatives OF Davy Crockett living in Texas?
| Answer is Post has no knowledge Of any.
| beg 20 inform Letter BOX thnt ! am a
[ grandson Of Dacy Crockett and a resident
! Of Houston | live at Forest Park and can
! give any information required. Respect
fully, David Crockett,
Forest Park. Houston.
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]. w.-o. On From whom can obtain
information regarding state and school
lands ~ Suppose 7 had a quart Of whisky
and was sick and sold the quart NJ
whisky without a license. could he he pun
ished for selling It?
a. % From state Land Commissioner
Charles Rogan, Austin, Texas. ~ Accord
ing to the strict letter Of the law we sup
pose could he punished Under the cir
cumstauccs. however it seems quite I'm
likely that he would be
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Dispatch. q. VIII you kindly state in
. query column Of your paper what You uu
dcrstand the term yellow journal Us ap
pied to a certain class Of newspapers. t,
meau3
A. We understand the term yellow Jour
mar 10 mean Journal thar Is mainly ol
exclusively sensational. yellow" accord
Ing 10 the Standard dictionary. us otter
used with an unfavorahle implication Ia
, extended or derived meanings chiefly IN
c"lioqulal use; as yellow play "a poor
play, as in baseball, yellow decision, an
incorrect decision, as Of an umpire"
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Mrs 7. H. G.-Questlon What Is this
origin Of throwing down the gauntlet?
Answer, The gauntlet was a glove Of
small steel plates worn ny the knights Of
the Middle Ages. They were sometime,
OF chain mail and sometimes partly OF
leather covered with plates or scales ant
carefully ortIculatcd covering the Who'll,
hand except the palm and the inside Of tn,
fingers TO throw down the gauntlet wui
the symbol Of offering or sending chal
lcngc, and Ito take mp the gauntlet" wat
the means OF accepting by the knight VIII,
was challenged Hence the phrase
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, subscrlbcr-Q What is tho height o
the highest mountain peak In Texas arc
where situated?
A. The highest mountain in Texas II
Guadalupe peak about nifty miles west o
the Pccos river near tho New Mexico line
Its altitude is within zoo or 900 feet ot 0oG
. feet above tie sen level. The second high
3 est peak Ia the Chisos summit. almost 1,
the apex of the Big Bend OF the Rio Grand,
, which Is approximately $500 feet. Tn,
, third highest mountain is Llvermorc peak
/ the summit of the Fort Davis group. Thl
Is 1929 feet above the sea level
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T. s. Do Please give me the nun
4 her OF members and ministers Of leadlnl
denominations of the United States sine,
the last census
A. The latest dgures in the possession
81 The Post are those or 1899 The stats
Tics for that year show the following;
! Com.