The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-01

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t. p. w.-Q. what was the fastest mile
ever paced? Give name OF horse.
A. star Pointer; 1:59E.
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NJ. @. 40. Give names OF the members
Of the presidents cabinet. cl Did the
United. States borrow money during. the
Spanish. American war; IL so. how much7
A. John Hay. secretary Of state; Lyman
j. Gage. secretary Of treasury; Elihu Root,
secretary Of war; p. y. Knox, attorney gen
eral; Charles Emory Smith. postmaster
general; John D, Long, secretary OF navy;
Ethan Allan Hitchcock, secretary OF the
interior; James Wilson, secretary of agri-
culture. Cl Issued S2%oo,ooo,ooo worth OF
bonds.
w. A. K.-Q. Please give formula for
dissolying rosin so as to make a paste.
A. We know of no such formula; 1t is,
however. soluble in alcohol.
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w. r. 10. Please inform me In regard
to the following: Who Is the fastest type
writer in the United States, and how many
words can he write per minute and what
words did he write?
A. Charles n. McGurrin, Salt Lake City,
Utah. Memorized sentence 212 words in
one minute; words from dictation 14S In
one minute. For three hours consecutive
work from dlctation his average was H.
words per minute. We do not know what
words were memorlzed.
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Irene Craigin.-Q. VIII you kindly tell
me whether an Inauguration day has ever
come on Sunday, and why March 4 was Sc
lected for the Inauguration Of presidents?
A. No president has ever been inaugural
ed on a Sunday. After the ratification OF
The constitution by eileen States in 17Ss,
the congress Of the Confederation enacted
that tho vote for presidential electors should
he cast on the FIRST "Wednesday Of January.
1889. that the electors should meet and
vote in their respective States on the first
Wednesday of February, and that the pres.
iGent should be Exaggerated and the con
gress meet on the FIRST Wednesday Of
March. This Wednesday in 1888 was
March ! end the United States congress
made the temporary date permanent.
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NJ. A. DO Can YOU explain to me the
difference between heir apparent and an
heir prosumptivet
A. These are ancient legal phrases. which
are used Of laymen as well as of royalty.
An heir apparent Is ere who can be defeat
tu VI III liAllfIllHbCt pHiN ny MS OWN ufdths
An heir prcsnmrtive, on the other hand, is
ore who would succeed TO the inheritance
at the present time, supposlng the tenant
dies, but who may lose his tdtle by the birth
Of other and nearer heirs. Thus the prince
Of Wales, ms the eldest son of a king, is
always the feir APPARENT to the English
throne. The heir presumptivc, on the other
hni.d, is the re&rest of kin In the line Of
succession, whose title may be destroyed
by the birth Of some still nearer kin. Or
It may be a female whose title is defeated
by the birth Of a male. The princess royal
Of England, now the dowager empress of
Germany, was the heir p%resumptive to the
English throne at the time of her birth as
the only child of Queen Victoria, but the
birth of the prince Of Wales deprived her
of that title. In England a daughter can
succeed TO the throne only through lack Of
male issue Of the defunct sovereign.
NJ. ]. CO. WHAT is the origin Of the
word Cuban
A.. This name is the one by which the
island was originally known to the Lncayan
Indians. who were with Columbus whenthe
discovered it. One of its villages or cities
was called by them Cubanacan, aud 1t Is
reported that from the similarity of sounds,
Columbus, stIll supposing himself 10 be on
the coast of Asia, Imagined that this must
be "A city of Kubla Kahan, the Tartar soy.
erelgn celebrated by Marco Polo. The sur
yiyal of the original name for Cuba is a
remarkable instance of persistence. as the
island has been baptized and rebaptized
many times.
W. w. We. Please tell me the proper
way TO obtain a copyright aud what It
Wtlld cost ms.
a., Send TO the librarian Of congress,
Washington, a typewriter or printed copy
of the title page of your book CT publica
tlon, with q letter asking that a copy.
eight therefor be granted you; inclose also
81 and internal revenue stamps for 10
cent. You win get your certificate of
copyright shortly.
a. p, RIO. Can You give ma The origin
Of a hit OF slang? In telling another that
he will tail In an undertaking the e1,
preston, ''ion'll get what the little boy
shoe at" is often used. VIII you en-.
sion?
A. We can't give you the origin Of the
expression; we suppose that the little
boy shot at nothing In particular, and
got 1t.
f. S. Do. What is the official titia
OF our chief representatives In the larger
foreign countries, such as England, France
changed? When, aud under the admins
tration of which presid MT What Is the