The National tribune., 1885-06-25

To correspond with gentlemen 25.-Nellie Quinn
by, White Pine. Pa.
To correspond.-Cora L. Richardson. Rockland,
Me.
where to get the words of Sweet Forsetmenot
-Lncy Barr Spring Valley, Iowa;
To correspond, 10y a country girl who wouid pre-
fer the cty--Soldiers Girl Box SS2, Traverse City.
Mich.
To receive "Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight"
by a Battery l., LIST Ill l.. A. girl.Else Breen BOX
80, Mennmone. Mich.
To make advantageous offers to young ladies who
will write him whs believe in sending photo,
graphs by the only son of a New York veteran ara
First Sergeant, Co. +, list Reg't y. q. of Pa-Chas.
Snowden. lll2 Poplar street, Philadelphia Pa
To exchange cards and letters, by a I.-year,oio
daughter OF veteran.-Genevra Goodrlcif, ShiIoh
West Va.
To give gold pen for the best written and most
sensible let!er.-Wn s. DYER Sonoma City, Cal.
To receive the song beginning, Take me back
to my home III the far distant West h a. Els
wick Arabia, o.
daughters. sending postage. Tosend =" Ellsworth
Avengers" io E,tie +. Caldwell. fshe will write me-
John Il. Mills, Co. a, 9Th Ind Cav, Valparaiso,
Ind.
To exchange pieces of silk satin. velvet or plush
choice flower seeds or bulbs; or books, magazines,
story papers o cards in exchange for the sa,ne-
Mrs H. H. Lenning Roxbury p. o., Boston: Mass
Through the kindness of The TRIBUNE and Com,
rade J. w. Jones, of the 9th Ky, have learned
that III. ID. Wood, Adjt 2th H., did not die al AT
iaiita as we supposed but was sent with the res, OF
the sick to Chattanooga and Nashville fur,her
than this my informant could not say. II any one
can tell me anything further of my uncle fate they
will please let me know. Also, would like to near
from any one who could give me any information
about the fate of Martin V. Barnard, 18Th Wis Ad-
dress Mrs n. A. Wood Arroyo Grande, san LUIS
Co., Cal.
Our Young Recruits.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Little Maud would like a wee
space in the Club 10 thank the kind disabled vet
eratl, r. Ill. Butler for the lovely card he sent her
1t will occupy choice place III her scrap album.
She did not compete for the >" "booknlark, out sent
card token of her (and our sympathy Tor hltn.
We hope that many bright cards and kind notes
found their way to his lonely ROOM Some day
Little Maud will write IA letter for herself to the
boys and girls of The TRIBUNE family, as she Is
learning to read and write.-From Maud CAREY
Sager, by Mamma.
THE TRIBUNE circle which was so much
interested in the story of Little Maud" who
was sent by express from the Ohio Soldiers
Orphans Home TO her new home in Illinois,
will be glad to know that her little brother has
found a home with the same good people, and
that both are very happy.-ED.
A LITTLE GIRLS SOLDIER FRIENDS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: am a little girl, living away in
Minnesota, Is miles from the lovely city of Mime
apos, and seven miles from Lake MInnetonka, the
great Summer resort of the Northwest. Papa was
Il veteran and served three years and eight months
In the 18th n Y. He was not 10 years Old when he
enlisted. His brother, younger, WAS H. His oldest
brother was killed i'll ssirmish near Fairfax
Courthouse; another brother served five years In
the Indian service Oh, what little girl Is not proud
to know her papa or unces have been soldiers? we
take The TRIBUNE and love it dearly, and can
scarcely wait for 1t from week TO week.-Minnie
Boyington, Eden Prairie, Minn.
The Curious Corner.
rAnswers TO questions viii not be published with
in two or three weeks after questions appear. SO
all will have a chance to send replies, and receive
honorable mention with number answered.
/. Who was the first person to bring slaves to
America, and what was their number? = Who
fired the first gun in the French and indian War;
Willie Bryant, Colby, Wis.
Grant was known as the Silent President
George Washington rode an unbroken colt to
DEATH
John Browns Body" was first sung in the army
public
butterfly breathes through its wings.
Church.
The House of Commons dates back to the 14th
century.
The Magma Charta was signed June 15 1915.
Dollie Madison was mistress OF the White House
for I6 years.
Elizabeth was the first Protestant Queen of Eng
land
Sir Isaac Newton was born Dec. 25, l642.
The first locomotive was built in the United States
The rocks of He'll Gate, N Y, were blown up in
1875 Gen Newtuns four-year-old daughter firing
the electric current.
Gold sold at 257 during the war.
The thermometer WAS invented by Drebbel, OF
Germany, and Sauctonps, of Italy, IN the 18th CEN
tury. Perfected by Newton, Fahrenheit and Others.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
What mother looSed out of awndow and cried
for the return of her esn from battle?-Celia Lin
ton, Tonganoxie Kan.
Why did Obadiah conceal an hussdred Prophets?
M LeFanche Cook, Vienna. n. "
l. What cruel Queen was eaten by dogs? 2. How
did Moses make bitter water good to drink 8.
What did Sampson do with firebrands? 4. Who
kinded fire III water by praying? 5. Who put
out fire by praying? 6. Who weighed his hair
when it Cut, and how much did 1t weigh, and
how often did he have it cut.-EliZa j. Watts Cro-
ton, Iowa.
L. Paul a tentmaker. He educated at
the feet of Gamaiiel of the Sanhedrim. one of the
most learned scholars of the age. The jews be-
lieved in manual training. Every Jewish boy
learned a trade. Jesus was carpenter.
2. Paul wrote Ia books of the Bible. They are:
First and Second Thessaloninns, Galatians. First
and Second Corinthians Romans. Ephesians. Phil
ipp,ans, Colossians. Philemon. First and Second
Timothy, Titus, Hebrews. Pauls fathers name was
kish of the tribe of Benjamin.
There is some question a to whether Paul wrote
the book Of Hebrews.-ED.1
3. King Hezekiah had his days heightened IS
years.-lsaiah 3s, ).
4. rhe Prophet jeremiah said. Every head shall
be bald and every beard clipped"
5. Obadiah hid an hundred prophets In a cave
l Kings, IL. A.
6. The name of Paui's father is not given All
that is said OF him is that he of the tribe of
benjamin. Pharisee, and lived in Tarsus where
Paul WAS born.