The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-05
THE POSTS LETTER BOX.

main object Is TO supply outot.the.Whs
| Of personal interest only VIII not he
answered No business or personal nd
dresses Will be given. Questions 40 TO the
| value, etc. OF old coins and stamps viii
\ not be answered. All correspondence
should be addressed e The Letter Bon Box,
number OF questions received answers can
not always be given promptly9
J. A. 10 what was the grand total
Of lives lost in the Galveston storm Of last
September
A. Conservative estimates place the total
| number OF lives lost Galveston island
and on the mainland at 10000. The con
ditons were such that " was quite Impos.
sloie to secure figures that were anything
but approximate. The Posts list Of dead
on Galveston island alone reached the APP
palling aggregate Of 40e7.
~
a Reader.--Q. Win you please tell me II
u can get the instruction hook of hypnot
ism, magnetic healing power, etc, In the
German language? II so, please give ad-
dress.
a. II is not unlikely that such a book is
pnhllshcd in the German language. The
Post, however, can give you no definite
Information in the premises.
w. 70. L--Q. a. Please let me know when
new edition Of the encyclopedia Brit
tanlca" will be out. t2) Can an up-to-date
( supplement OF the present edition be pur
chased7 l3) 10 what official In New Yea
land would a person have to write in order
to secure general information about that
: countryI
+ a. u-2) Write to the Werner company,
o Chicago which publishes the encyclopedia.
1 Gl The mayor Of the city OF Auckland would
: doubtless give you the desired information
on application.
e Lady Reader.o. In trying for a prize
r story is 1t best to have the MS. typewrit-
tent (2l Should an author, wishing to real
il lze something from successful piece of
a music. have It published on royalty? If
. not, how would you advise him to get It
before the public so as TO command the
hest results?
e A. u) Yes, decidedly. t2) If you can get
o some well known concern to publish your
music on royalty you will doubtless find
:. its results to be more satisfactory than
those which would accrue from any other
plan.
u Reader The piece OF money you have
In your possession is not legal tender in
the United States. The only way prob
ably, by which you eould determine It's
value would be to present It at govern
It ment mint.
Reader Of The Post.--write to II. b.
Trayior, president Of the South Texas Truck
= ana Fruit Growers association at Edna,
- Texas.
u l.. R.-Q. viii you please tell mo the
value of an Antonius Stadiya11us CremOn-
! a.,fa
ut A. The Post has not this information
in It's possession. 1t VIII be glad to pub
llsh anything with reference to the matter
that may be sent In by readers of the Let
a, ter Box department.
-. No Name.-Q. Please decide an argu-
,s. mcnt: What constitutes one billion dol
10, lnrs7
"' A. Acting on the superstition that this
Nv question Ia asked In good faith, The Post
win state that one billion dollars are one
~" thousand times one million dollars.
We ~
~ w. G. R.-Q. Please tell us CN when
,e' Denlson. Texas, was fouuded} 9 When
~ the Missouri, Kansas and Texas reached
Ve Denison7 C3l When the Houston and Texas
,inl Central reached sherman? 90 When the
ire Houston and Texas Central reached Dent
~, son? Give years and months.
10y a. Mir r. Thompson Informs The
ne Post that Denlson was surveyed ana tbs
ia FIRST sale Of lots took place In Scptem
i9I ber 1872. The Missouri. Kansas and Texas
nm reached Denison in December 1879 II,
re- WAC unable to dud the exact date on wnict
the Houston and Texas Central reached
or ponison 1t was some time in the sprins
Sc. Of 1878, II came into penisop less thar
VI thirty days after reaching sherman anC
ics built through Denison. establishing a towI
about two miles north. which was Gale,
Red River city. For several months there
was a bitter war between the Central ant
,s, the katy, but finally Red River City wa
FOR abandoned and the Central made Denisoi
ate her northern terminus
q, ~
lty Winnie Habon.Q VIII You please tel
~ me what Pan.Amcrlcan means?
~, a OF or pertaining to both North an,
ny South America.
ladd Subscriber O. viii you please tel
~ me OF what nationality Paderewsh isl
A. He is a Pole,
~
az ]. G H.-Q. What has become of Drey
cis fns7 Where IS he now?
b p a. Captain Dreyfus is az present residn
to- quietly In the south Of France The Pos
10 is not Informed as TO his exact location
To -
led W. I. Barry We know Of no othe
broom factories OF any size in addition t
these you name
Ter ]. p, No. Can balloon descend a.
-rk ccpt by an escape or gas? II so, howg
to A. Some OF the new balloons ar, 'aif
N ships and are said to be perfectly dIrgbl
VII aud therefore can ascend or descenA a
80, the VIII OF the operator,
h, l.. No. Ol Where and how did tn
torn almighty dollar originateG n WI
~ Is the passageway from the court house I
~" ~" the jail IN Pittshurg' Pa, called the bridg
wy Of sighss
VIII a. dl The expression originated Wit
for Washington Irving. u occurs In the 10
Gus lowing massage from .rhc Creoie Vtu,,...
"lAe almighty dollar. that great ohjtet q
universal devotion throughout our iaus
seems to have no genuine devotees In thes