The National tribune., 1884-08-21

THE BOYS FORM HOLLOW SQUARE AND
HOLD IT vALIANTLy.-A TOPEKA GIRLS
ADVICE
DEAR TRIBUNE CLUB: The only way we boys
keep up with the girls is to push all our forces
to the front form ourselves in hollow square and
fight for IT, and if the Editor will be Captain
we shall conquer. My father was in the war three
years with the 18th III. Cav had brother under
Custer. He was not quite tall enough. SO he put
pasteboard Ia his boots TO make him the required
hight-Charies G. Walsh
GOOD WATCH TO CO.
DEAR TRIBUNE CLUB: As the girls having
all the music viii step in and try help the boys
out. had several relatives in the little difficulty
ana all returned without scratch. Received the
Waterbury watch, and it kept perfect time for
six months. 3twas an excellent watch TO 60 One
day il and never saw il again, and some thief
has got good timer. Consider me a life subscri-
Der 10 THE TRIBUNE; and if il keeps improving 10
years longer, would like to correspond with some
ladies Of the Conversation Club.-G. E., box "a,
Wayne, III.
A FIGHTING FAMILY.
DEAR TRIBUNE CLUB: Father served IS months
as First Lieutenant in an Indiana regiment and
discharged honorably for disabilities received
IN line Of duty. My grandfather was in the wars
Of 1872 and the with the Creek Indians in the
South, and was with Gen. Harrison when he de-
feated the Indians of the Northwest IN Indiana.
had Is relatives in the of the rebellion, and all
wore the blue. One starved to death in Anderson
vile; there Is months that We knew Of One
OF them, a cousin. Is to-day helpless paralytlc,
and another lost his mind. from injury Of the
head. None returned home sound, and all of them
who are living are and have been constant suffer
ers. was born in 1862, and consequently am p
years old. / ike the letters of the Conversation
Club, especially the letter of American Girl"
and want her 20 be sure to write again. Father is
conrade Of the GAR. Post and takes THE TRIB-
USE-the finest paper published in the United
States ] shall cast my first vote for President this
Fall, for Blaine and Logan. Three cheers for our
fagi / would be glad TO hear from some one
whose father was in an Indiana regiment-Hoos-
sier Boy. KendalviiIe, Ind.
CAPTURED IN sTREIGHT's RAID.
DEAR TRIBUNE CLUE: The 7sd Ind. was g gal
/ liant regiment My father served in Co. ID three
years, and AT that hard-fought battle Of Stone
River. He says he waded Stone River four times
/ during the fight. Their Coioneis name was Gil
bert Hathaway, as brave man as ever drew a
sword In defense Of his country. The 72d was one
Of the regiments thst with Gen Streight in his
raid through Alabama, and was captured al Days
/ Gap. Ala, by Gen Forrest. IL made the first
charge il that battle. My father was on Belle
Island l5 days and was exchanged. He belongs to
| Lafayette Gordon Post / am II and have three
! brothers younger. We do most of the work, as
my father is all broken down in health. / would
like to see the day when all the old soldiers could
| get pensions without furnishing enough evidence
to prove their title clear 10 heaven-Willian New
/ house, Argos, Ind.
LEXINGTON HERO.
DEAR TRTBUEE CLUB: Ny father was in the army
and fought in the battle of Corinth Miss. The
| Post Of which he Is member is called in honor
| OF Col. Grover, who commanded regiment from
this State and was killed the battle of Lexington
! No. Last Memorial Day was the first time the day
was ever celebrated here The Post observed ii in
4 very fine manner, and on the evening of Memo
rial Day Mrs. Col. Grover presented the Post with
1 large picture OF Col Grover Gen McNul,a
! from Bloomington. H., addressed the Post On
1 the 9Th Of July the old soldiers had a regular old
| wartime dinner. The Post is wide-awake and
] getting up patriotic doings all the time. would
advise the children Of the old soldiers 70 read a
/ book written by Charles Carleton Coffin, called
Winning HIS Way."-Sam Loebenstein, War
| rensbuTg, no.
CALIFORNIA COMES AGAIN.
DEAR TIlIBUKE CLUB: have read the letters Of
the and daughters of those brave defenders OF
the Stars and Stripes and they have PROMPTED me
4 TO write short letter TO THE TRIBUNE. i, too am
/ a son Of one Of the boys in blue Iny father-D n
/ Glm-being Captain of Co u, 10th III. He was
/ shot IN the cheek at Shiloh Father was Post
! Commander of Post No zs5 Jefiersonville, Ill.
] Sedgwiek Post OF this place has 80 members. They
! had July encampment on the beach and had a
I big time. ] am afraid Miss Fannie Sawyer saws
/ true that The TRIBUNE girls are more patriotic
Than the boys Boys. If YOU cannot show vonT
patriotism in any other way, do il by writing let
/ ters 10 THE TRIBUNE. ] came from Southern
/ Illinois Egypt few months ago. If any member
| Of the Conversation Club wants to know anything
4 about Southern California. and / can furnish the
desired information. viii gladly do so. ! am is
/ years of age, and hence can become a member OF
your club.-Al. II. Ulm, Santa Ana, Los Angeles
/ Co, Cal.
A TOPEKA GIRLS ADVICE
DEAR TRIBUNE CLUB: Good sense Is a thing
| which we very seldom exhibited. especially in
| either sex. Take. for instance a young girl who
has but just begun to receive attentions from the
other sex, and she, general rule wants "a
" show oif-that is, 10 make believe she is better
| of than she really is.
Once knew girl who went to church with a
/ young gentleman and her fan became detached
from the handle, and instead OF mending It. as she
could have done very easily, she threw il into the
street, saying she could get another ia the morn.
l ing. Now this kind of eKirayagance does moi
make girl any better thought Of nor does il add
10 her reputation. A of good sense does moi
| want an extraragant wife. he wants a wife who
! Is neither eXtravagsnt nor stingy.
But this does not apply TO girls alone; the oppo
site sex are also included. A young man who
wants TO see how much he spend for a girl j
| not a desirable husband He may spend his las
dollar for her and she viii not think whit more
/ OF him. But extravaganza is not the worst habit
| Ia the world; there many things Just as bad
and stnglness Is one OF them An economical man il
always well thought OF, but stingy one can nevel
be- a woman who is stingy wears shoes witt
holes in the toes because she is afraid TO pay 81
cents for having them mended; thus she is never
! presentabe IN society at home. ! am not writ
ing about any one in particular but i hope any
one in TIE TRIBUNE Club to whom these rernarki
nay apply viii reform.-Topeka Girl.
Our Young Recruits.