The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-12
THE POSTS LETTER BOX.

questions that are Of general Interest Its
main object is 20 supply out.of-the-way
facU ana curious information. Questions
OF personal interest only VIII not be
answered. No business or personal id
dresses will be given. Questions as to the
value, etc. Of old coins and stamps Will
not be answered All correspondence
should be addressed 20 The Letter Box,
care Houston Post Owing to the large
number of questions received answers ran
not always pc given promptlyl
b. b TO 10 settle dispute please
inform me how many combined votes were
east for governor Tuesday November .,
1900, IN Ohio. Iowa and Massachusetts.
A. In Ohio there was 10 vote for gov
ernor In 1900 The vote cast for secretary
OF state ut the last general election was
1858, 45i, aud for governor in 1899 total
of 9US, t59 votes. Neither was there a vote
for governor Ia Iowa In 1870 The combined
vote east for that office in 1879 was 433,
450. The combined vote cast for governor
of Massachusetts on the date mentioned
was 1856, 1876
keaderQ, found stone the size OF
a common marble Some one said IL Is a
moss agate. What Is a moss agate and
what is its vanel
A. a moss agate Is variety Of stone
containing brown, black or green mosslike
markings, or stone In which there are
branching figures resembling shrubs or
trees produced usually from an oxide Of
manganese, The value Of the average stone
ranges from rs cents to $3.50, according
TO quality.
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following lines and In what work do they
occur. TWO souls with but single
Thought, two hearts that beat as one
a. The author of the lines is Baron
Muench Bclnghauseu, and they occur in
the romance of 'lngomar."
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OliyIa Seymour warrenton Texas.-Q
10 answer dispute please inform me who
obtained the right to establish the first
important colony in Texas.
A. The right was first granted to Moses
Austin on January II, 1871, by the supreme
government of the eastern internal prov.
inces Of New Spain at Monterey He did
not survive TO perform the work and It
was prosecuted by his son, Stephen Fuller
Austin.
Subscriber @ a. What we're the
names Of the five senators, hye congress
men and Ave judges Of the supreme court
that settled the lIays-Tllden dispute? 2)
What were the names of ali the governors
OF Alabama from 1919 until Governor
Seay's administration?
A. % The commission consisted OF
Unired states Senators Edmunds, Morton,
Frcnngbuysen, Thurman and Bayard;
Umted states Representatives Payne, Hun
tou Abbott Garfield and Hoar; United
States Supreme Court justices Clifford.
strong Miller Field and Bradley. "
1'he names OF the governors In question
have been W W. Bibb Thomas Bibb.
riekens, Murphy, Moore. Gayle, Clay,
Blgry, Flt2patrick Martin, Chapman, Col
ler, Winston, Moore, Shorter Watts, Par
sons, patton Smith, Lindsay, Lewis Hous-
ton Cobb, o'Neal and Seay.
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student-Q. wheu the house Of rGp-
resenptlves preferred charges of impeach
ment against President Johnson, did 1t i'm
peach him before being tried by the
senate?
y. Yes. Republicans claimed he had |
violated the tenure Of office law and the
house of representatives passed resolu
ton lmpcRching him for high crimes and |
removed hoyovnr ON VITO ~ two.tblrds |
Of me senate M nrov,dod In mo constitn.
lion
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T. X o. what was the consumption |
Of beer in this country last year?
un,ted stotos yras oao'ooo 900 ,o,,a,a , .'.
vn,r Ncu yorl, Ct,i.,,,o Nt,,I.,,,,.,, 8.
chiaf hccr drrnlstn,. ott,as oe M r-n,taI /
stu,cs. New YorE 81 touis Roobaster
Toledo. Milwaukee ana phIlndernhIo ava
the six beer producing cities
SO
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lowing lines,
rear no more the frown o the great,
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