Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1912 — A Stab In It [ARTICLE]

A Stab In It

“'Hie Jacet’” quoted Miss Pechis. as they strolled through the cemetery, “what does that mean on all these old tombstones?” "Why—er—you see,” began Bluffer, “that’s an abbreviation for 'hickory Jacket;* that is to say, 'hickory coffin.' That’s the kind they used in old times, see?” —Catholic Standard and Times.