Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-14
THE ADDRESS.

THE ADDRESS.
E. w. Lansing Fall River Mills: You
will get the information you desire by ad-
dressing H. f. Mathews, 600 Montgomery
street, San Francisco.
THE OLDEST CITY.
The answer to Question 81, in regard to
that old; old city, has been answered cor
rectly by the lady at Yreka, with the ex-
ception of Uz being the second generation
from Noah, and Damascus being such an
"old, very old " city in Abrahams time.
Damascus was founded by Uz, the third
generation from Noah (Noab's great grand
SOM, and, according to the generations in
the Scripture, it was just 800 years from
the birth of Shem (Noah's SOM to the birth
of Abraham, and Shem was w grand
father So the city of Damascus might
have been $50 or 300 years old when, as it
is supposed it was favored by Abraham's
presence. Damascus is about 1000 years
old For reference to this question look to
Genesis, X, xi. and XIV. chapters, and Jo-
sephus, vi. chapter, 4th and 9th verses.
BURT A. DENNY, Fort Jones.
THE vIoLIN-MIsSISsIPP
Answer to 46, by St Clair, Branco, CAL:
The origin of the violin is traced to the
Indian % ravanastron," an instrument ira
ditionally believed to have been invented
by Ravana, King of Ceylon, 5000 B. C.
The earliest violins though seem to have
been those of Gasparo di Salo, in Lom-
hardy, A. d. 1860 1910. The Amati,
Straduarius and Guarnerius families of
Cremona, during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries, were renowned as
makers.
As to question No 30, the word ''Mis-
sissippi' is derived from the Indian, and
signifies "great and long river"
In answer to No. IS, | reply that Pope
Alexander Ill, otherwise Rolando Raj
nuce, reigned twenty two years in the Pom
tifcal chair, or from 1859 to ISL, and fled
before Antelope Victor w., otherwise
Octavian, who ruled FIVE years, and was in
turn deposed by Antelope Pascal Ill,
who also reigned four years, and whose
position was usurped by Anti Pope Calix-
tus Ill, who enjoyed reign of eight
years. Cannot give the reason of the flight
of Alexander.
THE VIOLIN AUTHOR.
NJ. E. L. B., Sacramento, replies to
question Sc, "Who wrote the lines be-
ginning, Three horsemen halted the inn
BEFORE" and says it was Ludwig INLAND,
a Swabian, who was born in Tubinen in
1887, and died in his native place in 1862.
INFORMATION ASKED.
GA Bystander, Coloma, asks: AT this
time it may not be improper to ask whether
there is any work published treating on
the art and method of fiction writing. If
so, there are some readers who would be
pleased to hear of it. Are there any works
more advanced than our mere college
rhetorics, etc. treating of general literary
criticism? A thorough treatise is desired.
-sll a5t EXPLAINED.
B. B. B., Rio Vista, asks why the Ii
cense for retailing liquor in Solano county
is SIS, while in Sacramento county it is
SIG, though issued under the same law?
Answer. -Because the extra dollar is for
county by law. 1t embraces the Auditors
and Collectors fee. These fees are differ
emit in the different counties.
WHO WROTE IT?
C. desires to know who wrote poem, of
which the following is the last verse,
which he gives from memory. he thinks
the poem was called "Eveline Hope"
So hush | will give you this leaf to keep
See! clasp it in the sweet cold hand.
There that il our secret go to sleep
You viii wake and remember, and understand
zoRoAsTER.
What was Magianism, and what the
religion of Zoroaster?
Ansacer. MECHANISM was the religion of
L l.
dued by Cyrus the Great. 1t was imme-
diately modified by .Zoroastrianism, the
faith OF the ancient Persians, derived from
their Bactrian ancestors. among whom
Zoroaster (signifying high prieat) was a
chief priest ard teacher.
MISSISSIPPI.
In response to the question concerning
the origin OF the word Mississippi, have
to say that the Indian name for the Missis-
sippi river was Mechacebe," spelled by
some writers "Miche Sepe." 1t means
"Great River" or "Great Father Of
Waters "Shoe- wac cae-mette is a
word in the Pottawattamie language, and
means I" Lightning upon the waters" The
| word is said to have been made in curl
GUS way. One day, before the white men
came to the Pottawattamie country, there
was great storm, and some Indians ran
for shelter into natural grape arbor by a
| river. Through the tangle Of vines the
inbound men saw the beautiful play
of the lightning upon the river, AID
they called cut "Shoe-wae-cae-m !"
Whether the story is true or not. no doubt
the meaning of the word, Lightning
upon the waters, Is correct. NJ. NJ.
FRIDAY.
Many of the great events closely con-
nected with our national history occurred
on Friday. &C. "" should not be so su-
perstitious as to dread to have any national
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