The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-08-19
CRYSTAL, TENN

CRYSTAL, TENN.
Ed. Query Co!umni-Win you please be
so kind as TO inform me as to the proper
time to cut eorn2 c. G.
Ans0er.-Cut the corn about the last of
September to the LIST of October, when the
fodder is yet partly green, but after the
grain has passed the soft state. No def
mite date can be given for this work.
HICKMAN, Ky.
Editor C5Urier:-Would you recommend
a young man preparing himself for bust.
ness pursuits, TO study the science of
Phrenology in school, TO the end that be
may read human nature, sc. J. w.
Answer. No. Phrenology is not sci :
ence, but pleasingly shaped guess work.
We don't think phrenologist can tell
you any more about your fellows than an
old woman can with her coffee grounds
and pack Of cards.
JORDAN STATION, KY.
Ed Query Col,aaa:-why is the Presi-
dents residence at Washington always
called the White Housel STUDENT.
Aussoer-It is said that when the Brit
ish burned Washington City, the walls of
the Presidents house were so blackened
that they had to be painted, and were
painted white, and that il gave the house
such prominence from all parts of the
city that il gradually became desig mated
as the White House.
PULroS COUNTY.
Ed. Courisr:-uow many voters, or what
population does it require TO entitie Il
county to a member of The Kentucky Leg
islature2 WOMAN.
AnslSer.-It does not require any special
population or number of voters, in this
State. The Constitution fixes 100 mem
bers for the Lower House, aud 80 for the
Senatei and every ten years these num-
bers are run through the population, and
apportioned into Representative and Sen
atorial Districts by the Legislature. The
membership can never b. increased or
decreased no matter what the population
may be.
HIcKMAS, KIT.
Editor C5Arisr-Is IL fact that The new
translation OF The Bible is the ssctarian
work of the Church of England and Epis-
copalians in America, or was il the Joint
work of all the denominations?
BtBLIcANr.
AhsEer. The translators in this coun-
try were selected from the distinguished
scholars of The Epscopalians, Presbyte-
rians, Baptists, ngregationalists, Meth
odists, Unitarians aud Quakers. The
Church of England paid the expenses, 90
we read, but had only an equal voice with
the churcnes named, The Catholic church
had nothing to DO with it, aud 10 not re-
eoguize it any more than they DID the
King James version.
HICKMAN, KY.
I'd Query Coluatn:-Here some queries
which We have studied up, and want the
COURIER to have answered.
1st Why do Masons celebrate the 27th
of December, and not the 25th2
2nd Who was the bachelor President 0
the United States; and who kept the White
House while he was in office?
3rd. -HnH Is the word Hades pronOuuc-
y l1as-rr-sRme thing as
hell?
4th. Are national bank notes and green
backs subject to taxation?
9Th. How do insects get into peaches
beans, &c, when no sign Of their entrance
can be seen? SCHOOL BOYS.
AnsweT list. 1t is the birthday of St
John, the Evangelist, a patron saint Of
the Masonic order.
End. James Buchanan was the bach elor
Precedent; aud his neice, Miss Lane, pre-
sided at the White House while be was ia
Office.
Srd Hades is pronounced like the word
ladies; and the word means 1.-THE invisible
world, the region of the dead, the grave
4th. They are not subject to taxation.
9th. Insects get into fruit, &c, through
an imperceptible opening in the skin and
deposit their eggs, SC, SO the backs say
CLrxroS, KY.
Ed CoXrier:-How many TX Governors
Of Kentucky are there living? How many
of Tenuessee7 Which has produced the
mos; men Of national reputation? Which
the fnast orators2 Which was the most
brilliant man, Tom Marshall or VIM T
Haskell. t.
-4nssosr are four Ex-Governor:
Of Kentucky now living Beriah Magof
I'm, John W. Stevenson, Preston II. Leslie
and James B. McCreary. Tennessee has
six ex-Governors living, Neil 5. Brown
Tsham G. Harris, b. W. C. Center, Gen
John Brown, James D. Porter and A. S
Marks. It would be hard TO determiu t
which has produced the most men o
national reputation. Tennessee has has
two Presidents, Andrew Jackson and JAS
k. Polk and one Vice who became Presi-
dent, Andrew Johnson; but against then
Kentucky might place the names OF Hen
ry Clay, Critten len, Breckenridge anC
Vice President Dick johnson, as men o
equal national reputation. In the array
of statesman, each are entitled to higl
distinction. Tom Marshall and VIM.
Haskell, the former of Kentucky, and th'
latter of Tennessee, were parallel genius
They were each brilliant, eccentric, an,
sublimely talented, and each beca m
wrecks, and purchased their own ruin BY
their own designations and folly.
MARRIED.
On the I7lh inst, by Judge II. c. Bailey