The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-08-05
CLINTON. Ky.

CLINTON, Ky.
Ed. Gourier.-The CouRrEs's Query Col
umn savs that members of the American
Congress get So, 900 year salary now
how is it that members of the Engiis"
Parliament get no pay2 NoBoLlSA'
AnsrSr.-We don't know why it is co.
except that it is so. Members of tins
English Parliament receive no salary
Persons become candidates for the honor
or course it virtually leaves all poor men
cut.
PuLroS County.
Ed. Qu,rV Column:-Can you suggest .
nice, pleasant tour for a newly married
couple who have only about $500? | don :
mean Long Branch or Saratoga, they are
too expensive. ScoT-
-AHs,cer.-A newly married couple, pos
sessed of only $500, had best make no
tour; but go home and go TO work, letting
the $500 help them accumulate something
to live upon.
HICKMAN, Ky.
Mr.. Eiitor:-lst. Where can get set
of chess with rules for playing the game,
etc? 2. How many different languages
are spoken by civilized people throughout
the world? W.
Acknowledgement can be procured at
almost any good bookstore. Staunton's
Chess players Maaual you can get from
Lee & Shepard, Boston Mass, at s. so.
2 We have no statistics for answering
this question.
HrcKyAN ky
For the information OF your young
readers will you give the way the name Of
God or Deity is spelled in the different
lsngusges2 r r.
Anslger-The name of the Deity is spell
ed with four letters in almost every known
language 1t is in Latin, Deus; Greek,
Zeus; Hebrew, Adon; Syrian, Adad Ara
bian, ALA; Persian, syria; Tarterian, Idgs;
Egyptian, Aumn or Zcut; East Indian,
Esq, or Zeni; Japanese, Zain; Turkish,
Add; Scandinavian, Odiu; Wallechian,
Zene; Croatian, Dega; Dalmatiau, Rogti
ryrrhenian, Eher; Etruriau, Chur; Nor
gariau, Desc; Swedish, Coda; Irish, Dich;
German, Cot; French, Dieu; Spanish,
Dios; Peruvian, Liam.
HICKMAN, KY.
Editor CoUrter:-l. Is the abbreviation
s'Mrs." pronounced Mistress or Misses?
2. Was Morgsn's exposition of Free
Masonry a true exposure, and was Nor
gan killed by the Masons on account of
lit2
5. What is the difference between a
dozen dozen and twelve dozen?
ISoUIaER.
Ansper.-lst. II is pronounced Mistress.
2. Morgan's exposure was doubtless a
general outline, bat imperfect and unre-
liable. 1t is said no Mason could ever be
fooled" By any learner from il. Morgan
was killed, but who by, was never known.
There is no diFsrencs-each makes
one hundred and forty -four.
HICKMAN, KT.
Editor Courier Why is it that il ice is
so hurtful and unhealthy that you fellows
don 'tmake law to prevent its user
| OSE OF EN-.
Ansicer.-We DON believe a word of all
this talk about ice being SO hurtful, but
upon the contrary, that is a good healthy
/ tonic in hot weather. OF course if USED
to excess it may be hurtful. The idei
that everything the appetite Graves :
hurtful, and that an intelligent peopl,
have got to keep up q continued self
/ denial, and continual eating Of thing,
their appstites do not want Ito promot,
health is humbug Eat and drink
/ freely and reasonably OF anything yog
/ want, is the best rule Of health
New MADRID, No.
! Ed Query C5lumn:-Where did Cain ge
/ his wife, and who was her parentsl Wa
she any relation to Cain?
2. What is the best treatme mt Of hair Il
promote healthy GROWTH
3 Should cousins marry?
4. What is the plural of tailors goose
w. b. c.
AHsver-we have heard your question
/ often asked; but no one can answer.
2. One of the simplest and best prepa
ratious is beef suet and caster oil; anC
wash the head frequently in soft water
AID CASTLE soap
3. Persons as near akin as cousins TAX,
fearful chances in marrying, though Their,
are many instances of such marriages
without hurtful results to their children
4. There is no plural of taIlor's 60 ose
FULTON, Ky.
Ed. Courisr:-Can you give the correc
rendering of that quotation, so much uset
during the late war
On Fames eternal camping ground
Their CORY tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn sound
The bivouac of the dead.
Mr..
Ansper.-This celebrated poem wa
written BY Theodore O'Hara, in.ls47, OF
I the occasion of the interment at Frank
fort, KY, OF the dead who fell in Mexico
| The poem consists of ten verses, but ",
only give the first, which contains tn
| quotation attempted by our corresponds Mt
The mufled drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo
No more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few;
On Fames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards, with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead.
JORDAN STATION, KT.
Ed. Coprier:-why stop the Query Col
umn2 All my family think it an inter
esting feature in the COURIER, and Thu
/ children, and grown up people as 10 tina,
! get much actual information from it. i
/ pou will, answer the following:
| 2. Do they make paper dishes and tabl,
ware, and is it success?
8. What is nickel2
4. What is the meaning of tafa7
wv
Answer.-The Qu-ry Column is omitted
some weeks only because sufficient mum
Der of queries are not handed in to make
it an interesting feature, and in sucl
emergencies we let them accumulate anC
then publish.
2. Dishes and table ware are now made
of paper. Their advantage is in being
much cheaper, and not liable 10 break
For a short time they look as we'll al