The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-01
SOMETHING ABOUT Kinks.

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| they are open every day-Sunday a. well as Mon.
| day. On saturday evenings there is some kind of
n bail or carnival, which lasts until in the morn
ing; consequently, II II open on Sundays awhile.
In large Kinks the ticket agent is hired, and the
quarter or half dollar of perfect gambler or gen
teel loafer is welcome that of minister
The dashng rink professor gets SIS TO S25 or more
! for exhibition Of his skill. Prizes offered
| for the most graceful skater. aud prominent men
! of the place appointed rs Judges TO award them
We are everywhere met with the argument thai
the rink emptcs the saloon. say it Is a feeder of
! the saloon. Thousands Of innocens are decoyed
| from the rink to the saloon. Look INTO the
| city rink in the afternoon There you VIII find
numbers Of girls whose ages range from II TO 20.
Their parents have yielded to the entreIeS to let
! their daughters visit the rink, az it will add to
! health aud accomplishment. They know nothing
of the rink except that ii is TO be advantage to
! their daughters, and so feel of the result
But look mt the class of society with which they are
! surrounded Men Of good character aud standing,
as a rule are at their business at these hours. The
association of the rink is predominantly made up
of genteel loafers and dudeli>e adventures; bar
/ tenders drop in during leisure moments profess
! siona gamblers, etc. Into such society the limo
/ cent. unsuspccting daughters are thrown, and
become easy prey 10 their seductive wiies. That
! there also many good people in attendance Mt
the rink, especially ct the beginning of its opera
tions, when it is new thing. is not denied; but
such are known to grow beautifully less as the
tendencies OF the rink are developed. Some advcr-
tise and claim that all doubtful persons excluded
from their rink land the greatest vigilance cxer-
| cised in regard to order. Well, advertising Is
cheap. The fact is, the rink is money investment,
and the larger the attendance the better Tor That
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TIT FOR TAT.
| FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: The girls give the boys
! lectures smoking, card-paying, swearing etc,
but saya word in regard TO the sins 10 which
| they themselves slaves. l will first call your
attention TO the great sin of tght-acims, which all
girls practice in greater or lesser degree. 1t de-
forms the body. impedes the breathing, Injuries the
I health. Then look at the sin of dancing. say 1t
is a sin to dance-that is, at promiscu"us gather
ing of all people far and near which you see Mt
public balls Girls are implicated i'll most murder
have all the sins of the decalogue. expect have
! drawn A hornets nest round about my head"
! but AUdGccS fortuna itJrdt, suppose viii sur
vive it. Now, girls, do not be offended at what l
have said. Consider well all things, whatsoever
| thou spca>eSt,n and you will make noble women
Walter a. kaier, Andersonville, Ind
HISTORY OF THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE.
FRIENDS or THE CLUB: Glencoe lisa wild and rocky
valley in Western Scotland where q Highland Chief
named Macdonald OF Glencoe, once lived with his
people. After King James had been dethroned IN
l6SS, Macdonald remained in arms, refusing TO own
the authority of King William. At length the
English Government offered to pardon them if
they would take the oath of allegiance to the King
before the year 1862. BY mistake Macdonald did
not take the oath of allegiance till after the given
time. Some enemies Who heard of this determined
to ruin him. SO they told the King that Macdonald
had not submitted at all, and that he was in COM
mand of band of robbers. The King then ordered
that he and his elan be destroyed A company of
soldiers sent to Glencoe, and as they pretended
TO Toe friendly, Macdonald received them Hospitality
and they were entertained in his village for two
weeks On the night of Feb - 1862, after the Off
GERS had supped with Macdonald, they and the
soldiers fell on the people and killed Macdonald
and many others, burned the houses and drove off
their cattle and left tire rest 10 die of cold and hum
ger IN the Inountaius.-J.F Woodburn, Cincinnati,
Iowa
Loyal TENNESSEE.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: 1t affords me pleasureto
say that received n Waterbury watch for club of
10 subscribers 10 THE TRIBUNE and that il gives
the best satisfaction as timekeepcr. love THE
TRIBUNE, and 10 read especially all the letters writ
ten by the loyal TenuessecanS, for if ever loyalty
was tried during the dark days of the rebellion it
theirs. My father was member of Co l, 18th
Ohio, and was with Gen. Burnside, who drove the
rebels out of East Tennessee and upurled the Stars
and Stripes TO the Joy of all loyal people in that OPP
pressed country. He was wounded by one of John
Morgans men while they were raiding through
Ohio, and was severely wounded on the 18th day of
June. 1864, in front of Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.
With this explanation would like letters from the
G. C., who would write farmers son of H.-jesse
d. Rarey, keuton,O
In a "Child's History of England" Dickens says
of King Henry L: Having son TO succeed him.
etc, he proposed TO the BarOus TO swear that they
would recognize successor his daughter, Nit |
tilda' Then further Dickens says the King
had bequeathed all his territory TO Matilda Who
supported by her brother Robert now began TO
dispute the Crown" How could the King have a
daughter and that daughter have brother, and
yet the King have son? Who will explain?-
Address Box loo, Seattle, Wash Ter
Matilda had no brother. The only of King
HenryI was drowned. The history is probably |
carclessly compiicd-ED.
Phil Queer: In THE TRIBUNE of Sept 10 found
the last word in your rebus to be " Undertaking."
i made il " Inuendocs." After trying it a letter
u l could make no sense except "inuendocs,"
which, calling the letter down on tire side which
it is exactly, made it icss-in- U-eud doze; the
figure ofthe siaynilying that he awoe people and
ended their nap (doze). Just look at it, Would you
think such thing could make sense by changing |
the G 10 L.. the rat to ending nap? This could |
not occur one time out of million. What do you !
think? The letter Is good on the side and the
sense just as good as " undertaking" and ana not
sure but the sense is better.-Thos. z. Peckham
Ledyard. n. Y.
The Curious Corner.
ANSWERS 10 questions will not be published with
in two three weeks after questions appear. So
all will have chance to send replies, and receive
honorable mention with number answered.
PATIENT CLEANERS.
Ora Peabody, Camp Point, H.. !; james Z. Alger. |
Swampscott, =; john Hos;ns, jr., New Hartford |
H., s. Carl Roberts, Washington, Iowa 10.
The first cent coined in America was by James |
Jarvis, New Haven, Conn., in the year 1857; weight
26i grains.
The Smithsonian Institution was established at
Washington in 1910. by James Smithson, En-
glishman, and is sort of National Museum or
scientific depository.
Numa Polnpilius the second King of Rome
eighth century.
Women voted in New Jersey 90 years ago.
Sinlmeranus was the first Queen Oh record.
The seven wise men of Greece Thales, |
Scion, Chlo Phtacus. Bias CiObulus and Vim
ander.
John Quincy Adams presented a petition to Con-
gress for the dissolution Of the Union.
Martin Van Buren, was known as the "Old Fox
oil hIDdcrhook.
George Washington fired the first gun in the
French and Indian war.
Aaron Burr the first Vice President of the
United States, afterwards accused of treason.
Vice-President Breckenridge went into the war
of the rebellion.
The MaeStrom is south OF the Loffoden Islands, |
OFF the coast of Sweden
The Site Partidas a general collection of
Spanish laws. divided into parts whence the
namcE and made by AlphoHso X of CASTLE.
sEUlysses preferred TO return TO his wife, Penelope,
rather than accept Immortality, offered by the God
desS of Sea Island.
The Test Act passed by British Parliament,
requiring tie oath Of allegiance from Government
officers.
The Habeas Corpus Act was passed in 1879.
Was George Washington "A member ofany church
and, If SO, which oue?-Kate Titus Rosamond Cal. \
When was the first steamboat applied TO practical
use; what was her name, and by whom built p
Ora Peabody, Camp Point, III.
What word is that which contains all the vowels
in their proper order?-N. ID. Petty, North Dorset
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1t is said there are five words in the English Ian
guagc ending in deus" ! cannot discover more.
These arc words i'll common use-not obsolete.
" nat they? Can any one name more than that
number ?-CeIestc /. Todd South Boston Mass.
/. Who made the first Kaleidoscope? =. Who
known as the Swamp Fox? ). Who made the
first yelocpede? - Fitch WOODBURY., Cincinnati,
Iowa.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
Correct answers follows: Cassie Kerns, South
Angie l.. Rourbacl, tAionyie, n. ", =; James
Alger. Swampscott. Mass, John Hoskins. jr. S. |
/. Who tasted 10 days and nights before Elijah?
Who Alter 2 At whose command did the