The National tribune., 1885-10-22

Roberts. Washington. Iowa. 81 Cadwallader 2
Childs Crookstown. Mimi, IL.
Who fred the first gun of the civil war Cad
wRader D. Childs, Crookstown, Mimi.
| How many proper names can be spelled back
| wards and forwards the same?-D. III. Harker
Tyner, Iowa.
| What river is called " The King of Waters ?"-D
4 c. Walter.
Where is Fort BIeigs, and what war and by whom
was it built?-Grace Thurber Fort Wayne, Ind.
| Where is the Detroit River? What lakes does II
connect What does the name signify ?-Aisace
! Warnig, Detroit, Mich.
George Washington was a member OF the Church
| of England.
The first steamboat applied to practical uses was
built by Robert Fulton and named the Ciermont
She began her regular trips on the Hudson RveT
Sept. T. 1907.
Tho word "face;iously" contains all the vowels
in their proper order.
The five words in the English language, not obso-
lete, ending in 'dous" are tremendous stupen-
deus hazardous. jeopardous and frondous. Are
there any others Celeste F. Todd, South Boston
Mass.
Sir David Brewster. a famous British philosopher
and scholar, made the first Kaleidoscope
Gen. Marion one of the most heroic OF Revoiu-
tonRry patriots, received the name of swamp
Fox" for his successful campaigns against the
British while his army lay in the swainps oil the
Caronas.
The first velocipede was made at Mannheim, Ger
many, in lSl7, by Karl Won Davis.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
Correct answers received from James f. Alger,
Swampscott, Mass: Carl Roberts, Washington,
Iowa; Fannie kerns, South Salem, o.; John De
mouth, Christie, Wis; Charles Il. Johnson, Amba,
Ind j. E. Smith, Barre, Mass.
Where is the first library record room men
toned in the Bible?-J. L. Smith, Barre. Mass.
On what mountain did Noah's Ark rest?-Charies
L. Johnson Ambia, Ind.
What shrubs and trees are mentioned in the
Bble?-G. X. Y.
The Old Testament contains 272s, 100 letters,
$50 i9S words, S,24 verses. 929 chapters, and SO
books. The New Tetane nt contains o}S $50 letters,
Isl 253 words, 1885 verses, go chapters, and q
books. Total for Old and New Testament 1856, $50
letters 7S. 7i6 words I3 verses, l.lss chapters,
and G6 books
The only pous lawyer mentioned in the Bible is
Zenas. Titus. 3:1S.l
Plumbline is mentioned in Amos, ~, s.
Joash was made King when years old Y Ch.,
24:l) When he was year old he was hid Y Ch,
%: III Jehoshabeaih. the daughter of King Je-
horam, the wife of Jehoiada, the priest, hid HIM.
q CHI, %: IL
Moses tasted 10 days and nights before Elisha.
Jesus tasted 40 days and nights after Elisha.
The sun and moon stood still at the command OF
Joshua. Joshua, 10: l2)
The lily and the rose are the flowers frequently
mentioned in the Bible. For lily. see solomon
Song, I'd, 4th, 9th and 9Th Chapters; also Hosea,
song 9 /, and Isaiah So: l. II is held by that
the lily aud rose used figuratvely, rather than
to indicate any particular flower. The name rose "
has been applied to the tulip, ranunculus. Pheas-
ants eye and anemone The Rose of Sharon is the
sweet narcissus. most abundant on the plains OF
Sharon. Grapes ripening into flowers are spoken
OF IN Isaiah, 1873. Almond flowers, Exodus, 70:
33 81, 81.
Jesus used whip made of small cords to drive
Out The money changers, who were defiling the
Temple. John, 2: 49,
The arks mentioned in the Bible are Noah's Ark,
tGen., 6: ia; the Ark of God described in Ex, %
10, and the Ark in Heaven. (Rev., II 49,
.lccheDed put Moses III an ark. (IIX 2:3)
Noah's Ark made of gopher wood, quite I'M
known az the present Gay.
Rachel stole her fathers images and hid them in
the eaInels furniture and sat upon them. tGeness,
81 :34)
The name of Pharaoh's daughter was Thermu-
this. Ii is given in Josephus but not in the Bible.
1t is supposed David was born about 1885 b. c.,
and that he WAS anointed when about 10 years of
age. He became King of Judah when about 30
years old, and King Of all Israel at 81 and died
l0l5 H. C. From sketch of " Lille aud Character Of
David, y in Carkes Commentary