The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-05-23
The Courier's Query Box.
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Who first settled Hickman? Who the
/ the first merchant Who the first child
/ born Who he oldest inhabitant2 And
what has become of them &c. {.
A Mr.. Mills first entered the land. The
+ first occupant was John looms The first
merchant German, q Nr Drabblebiss
The FIRST child born-Mr Dan Baldridge
The Oldest iuhabitsnt Of the town-Mrs
Joseph Asnberg. OF The county-Isaac
Barnett. As to what became of them:
Mills and Dooms died atHickman, then
Mills point. Drabbcb.ss died in Mean
phis in prison on account Of debt. Mr.
Dan Baldr.dge yet lives 10 this county, as
sprightly and full Of lifs as young boy,
and delights to tell Of he gay times he
used to have hereabouts si,h the Indians.
Mrs. Amberg yet lives in Hickman, and
Mr.. Barnett some few miles in the country
Can you recommend any good antidote
for the use Of tobacco II willing 10
pay for IT, X.
We believe all the ~utiIotrs advertised
are humtugs, unless mixed with an in
flexible wiz to quit, ami if you've got the
latter you don't need to buy an antidote
DO the Shakers OF Kentucky teach that
there = no devil
We so understand. Their doctrine is
that wickeduess originates simply in the
hearts Of men.
Can you tell us how She term locofoco-
democrat originated
It originated through a split in the
New York Democracy. ~ meeting one
nighs IN Talamany Hall the vanburenites
saw they were ogtvOted ana sought to
adjourn the messing u turning of the
gas, les=iag all in the dark, tut the Anti
Fanbarenitss expecting lbs trick were
prepared for it, each being proviocd win
locofccO matches which they lighted a. 1
proceeded with the meeting.
Say | an invited to tea in HEX -aan,
should l oder lady my arm IN going 10
the table, OF should just walk in 50
BILL.
It would certainly be only q graceful
courtesy 10 offer your arm, but Hickman
custom is not very ezacting il this par
ticular.
Should young lady accept a young
gent!em Ia escort from church or other
place when he did not 20 with herr WHAT
IS the CD .apost thing in the world
BETTE.
No, except under rare circumstances.
The cheapest thing n the world is the
young lady who will permit every stran
ger to wait on her.
Who, in your opinion, will be the next
President OF the United States? Or, if
Won can say, who is your choice? LOT.
Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio.
How shall make the selection of music
for my daughters, piano and guitar?
BARD.
Get one of d. P. Faulds catalogues,
Louisville, Ky or, better perhaps, let
some music teacher make he selection.
Who was the author Of the popular
quotation, "Ill kneel to none but God 2'
n. B.-Who wrote The Biyouao of the
Dead ? ECKERr.
W. L. Crittenden, nephew of John J.
Crittenden, commanded the FiIlibuster
forces invading Cuba, in 1851. The Gu
ban authorities ordered him and all his
men to be shot, and they were all CON-
manded to kneel. Young Crittenden
spurned the command with these words,
"a Kentuckian kneels 10 noDe but n ii -
About this time, founded on this scene,
Mrs. Mary Belts, lady of Maysville,
KY, published piece Of poetry titled
an kneel to none but God" Theodore
O'Iara wrote "Thc BivOuac Of the Dead.
He was Kentuckiau.