The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-18

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not always be given promptly)
H. A. w o why is paupcr's GENE.
terry chilled pottcr's neld1
A. The desEnntion pottcr's held MS np.
plied TO n cemetery Tor tho pBnper dead,
arose from the Incident recorded In the
twenty seventh chapter Of the Gospel by
Mntthew Judas had betrayed his master
for thirty pieces OF silver. or, according
10 the KIDD NJ money employed, from So so
to SlSb0 In ramorse hc brought baokShs
money. threw u AZ the feet Of tho pricsts
Hnd retired IN die by bis own hand The
priests took counsel among themselves
what should he done with the silver. md
as 10 was moi lawful 30 turn ihe money
into the treasury ~ the temple. since the
law forbade The price NJ blood or the price
of q dog 10 he devoted 10 encrcd purposes
they purchased tho woru out Geld Of
potter. small piece " ground south of
lcrusalom, n which 10 bury e'rauGcrs Sc
oordinc TO tradition this neld is ON the
slope Of the Mn Of EVIL Counsel over,
hanging the VALLEY Of Wnuom ou the south
md is called Aceldoma, the ncld Of blood
During tho time n the crusaders It was
used rs burvlue place after the occup0-
tlou of Tho country by tho Snracena MS 3
cemetery for pilgrims Great quantities
of It's soil were carried Of by the crusaders
and pilgrims 20 he used In Rome Paris
and other European cities for lining the
inner walls nj tombs
~
lee Fusby @ BY whom and under
what circumstances tho following quota.
tlqb arose to.wIt "Thermopylao had It's
messenger n defeat the Alamo had nope?'
The quotation. no doubt, refers 10
the inscription on the east front NJ the
original Alamo monument that pershed
with the capitol when burned In 1881 \
fragment NJ the monument now IN tho
State library has this inscription on It's
eaet front "Thcrmopylne had her nessep
ger ~ defeat hut the Alamo had none
A Uttle discrepancy between this luscrlp
ton md thc quotation in the question Will
hc seen but the inscription IN the monu
mpnt IA conclusive From the most trust
worthy evidence II ia learned that General
Thomas Jefferson Green was the author IT
this expression md that he offered II ~
the sculptor. who used II as tho inscription
on The ensl front Of the Alamo monument
~
q r. CRAM @ VIII you please say how
the inscription on BENJAMIN Franklln's
tombstone ia wordcd7
A. In accordance with hiE wishes Frank,
Inns remains were deposited beside those
~ his wife and daughter IN the yard ~
Christ church philadelphia under plain
marble stone, inscribed BENJAMIN and
Deborah Trankli'A~ IN early He he Ind
written fnnciful critanh for himself
which has become famous and was on.
fravcd on his tomb, as follows The body
Of BENJAMIN Franklin printer. like the
cover ~ m OLD book rs contents torn out
and stripped ~ ltF lettering and gliding
shall not bo lost. Tor N viii. as he he.
liovcd appear once more iu new md
more elegant edition revised and corrected
nv tho 1uthnr"
Astronomer @ How many comets were
discovered 10 mo last century,
nurnc The Nineteenth century 2ay
new comets were discovered as against 50
Va the Elghteonh century The Nineteenth
century also hcholI a greater uumhcr Of
large and brilliant comets than dld IT'S Pre-
dcocssor The dnest m these were the
comets n ISL 1siS 1873 1851 and 1889
IN the year 1900 only one periodical comet
known of which 81 least II have been |
seen Al more than one return 10 perhcliou. |
y :
Mr L + @ How many teal generals
hive there been since the Organization ot
the United states army7
A-There have been four generals Of the
uulted States Washington, commissioned
In 1900; Grant, 1866; Sherman. 1860: ShorI
lar 1883 ny special act of June l
1888 Sheridan was commissioned general
When n was known that he was seriously
n aud NOT likey 10 recover, his friends
% congress paid this last tribute 70 hs
hllitIes md scryicrs 10 the Union lie
Iicd August 8 Of the same yeor
49,
G W Brautey o Is n posslhle 10
ocato water by the use of q switch, as
ono water witches claim 20 do2 Ia Does
he president bear tho expenses OF himself
nd family og is n furnished hint
A I'D II has been dome I'm many IN