The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-21
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main object Is 70 ssuef'I is.e.,e
, "a ,.I and curious lntor rp,v 'r-,,its
OF Personal Interest s.,oa q.
answered. No busIr,.'0 nly win /.
ysln s'' o WIN be given. oo \, D'n'a
not pc answered us ana s,iss
cps'I I,o oe addressed to ~, s.'f,l''as
Iion must be signed 'na 70 fsssls
as t tbe party nIt making i. 'l ls. s.a'
question shall appea, ! desirsi 4.
not ' s,ro o. Questions rec SE,1s = IL,
"''' De given promptly ''iTa
inquirer @. Is ~.
o ofs sent t. to Washington "a. S !.
A Phya cafoon nj.
e ese envoy eztraordinsr,s' ,a n1lttl- q.
potentiory to the Tra;,. and nIniSs
on his way to WASN'T. vu States
IN, nus ami ambassador to wassI ,Va. \ 4.
me sixth of her diploms,'ss ioa, sla
the Others being sta,iou. ls tep'sas,a,
S Tla. Germany France sps = ''ps
Inc representative in Ram, s'sit ~
i qnrr ito. to Germany but tn y y
sly denmark ana otbs. " aos'pl
Countries; the minister st,,,, sssaill
mas as his teirl,otv - ssaeoA'd b
Italy l,uly, and the Office in Lana ous spa
S. u u.s.. interests in BeIeium u. y l'ah
of Wilhelmlna. SIAM sun ana DE-
y, Is extensive, and Aereto, sTa's Y a
mas been represented tOe,o s : " "a
ata'es former consul general !, ~ !. =
non Isaac Townsend Smith ], :.
ma nisn = Se ,oa g Please ls,an !,
t n'u.n Of Af'ics is o,,up,ed ,,@ n. =
time by European ns.Ion, ne r
,, a With with the exception ii M !,
great Desert of sahara and o. i ~ I
states Of Abysslnla and IiSe,,, NV, V
e e,1 ~, par2aled out among Eur.. -
erS' The divisions are ss ,,n ..vpsl'
Africa, 2,5s5,220 square miles. ems w.,
ca, l.2a2,454 square miles; Cam, ,''. y
92o.o2O square miles; Italian a. 49, !.
square miles, Portuguese ti,is, 4
square miles; Spanish Africa 5ass,.
miles Turkish Africa, lbs Tss sou,,, y
Congo independent STATE maj, I.
elgnity Of King Leopold Of Bel,lss
900 square miles.
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J. r.. SO Please ssv u 49,.
quotation that contslns the foravI,,
or similar ones. II 80 give tbs n,
Had he not son or daughter Al,
To share bis warderlre t,iI =,
cheer"
A. We have no knowledge Of ,s,S,
exactly as given. Probably YOU N.
the following lines from SCORE
Mlnstrel:"
Had he no friend--no daughter dr.
His wandering toll TO share and cb,s
No son to be his fathers star.
And guide him on the rugged v,ys
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II. 7. Meador.--o. Does hlstory "a
and the record (Bible) agree as 70 d,
IRENE age that the people Of tho,.
reached, and is there any cause Isl;
for the curtailment of the natural In
men Of the present age:
a. There is no unanimlty on d. 1T
so far as We are informed Msv
mentatOrs hold that In Bible usura
the word yeal is mise,nstruei 10 sr
it IS given the meaning e t9e SIM
ion of time as y deslgiisAtss,9ss 4, y
today, and the natural lives Of tAitK
were not in the average logger IT.
present.
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Seaman.-Q, What is the exact ail
Of prog? Does 1t mean liquor b "
scme particular Kind?
A. Grog is term uscd BY salion
mixture Of rum and water It Is ~
lavc originated in the time Of As
admiral Edward Vernon, who Eo''
gram breeches, and was called By Us
prs "Old Grog" Some tine sofa
rear 1745 he Issued sn order rsdVff
men to dilute their rum sllcEiHa
water. Hence the term "srog
Allce-Q. / Is there any vice pFss-
he United States at present. w
he present law of succession 10 u
# vice president, if there Is saca
A. /. No. 2 There Is no law q
ion in the office Of vice presicsit
in the office the presiaI
EN- of the senate succeeds 70 ~
lency OF the senate and the secHl
tate is next in line Of successor W
lent Of the United States
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Il. G. No. who Is the auth'i
,olumblo." and when was 1t c'7pn
A. Joseph HopEInson wrote ,a'
ong. Hail. Columbia Aphi
,ben mis- country was threatened vi
" France. 1t was composed 70 ~.
he Presidents March for yong !.
he Philadelphia theater' ana =
anne popular.
c. F.-o. what is meant ~
)ays?' 80. .,u, 4
, -, iia,c' " which according TO ne y
= was supposed to lay y =
he ocean. and to keep the sa' 'r !,
10 incubation. fHalcyon as"
+ : caImness and peacefulDs'''
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:, c,.rs--o. what is ne I'.l's
T., n he :, distance ei@ Of river oi %
tates? ..o.,u /, =
A. The Missouri river W. I. n. o
,ngest navlgable river !, "u,,,s,,.s
tates- II IS susceptible o. n, M.
= Mouth 70 Fort Benton A'p
NV ~ -
Prusslon. @. t>-whs' = hts
Germany 70. How n'''