The National tribune., 1885-07-16
MOTHERS DoUGHNUTs.
CLUE COOKERY.

A sort o. mist shut out the ranch,
N. standin' there instead,
/ saw an old white farmhouse
With ats doors all painted red.
a whit came through the open door
was sieepln awake?
The smell WAS that of doughnuts
Like my mother used ter make.
The bees wus hummin' round the bush
Whar honeysucISle grew,
yellow dish OF apple sass
NuS Settin thar III view.
N on the table by the stove
An old-time johnnycake,
IN paiter fun Of doughuuts
Like my motiser Used ter make.
patient form seemed ter see
In tidy dress of black
almost thought heard the words,
When will my boy come back?"
N then the old sign creaked. But now
1t was the boss who spake,
Here II whar yer gets yer doughnute
Like yer mother used ter make"
Well, boys, that kind O. broke me up,
N as I've struck pay gravel.
/ ruther think I'll pack my kit,
Fainoose the ranch, an travel,
IN make the Old folks jubilant,
IN, if don't mistake,
I'll try some of them doughnutS
Like my mother used ter make.
Sent by Elsie Herrick, Charlotte, Monroe Co., N.
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DO INVENTIONS BENEFIT LAB0Rf
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: We have had at this
and 1t turned out to be detrimental to the interests
OF the lsborer. The invention was q very recent
one, and called " steam half-shif-" 1t is used to
clean retorts in the zinc smeters and is operated
by one man. whereas ii took three men about twice
&c long TO do the work by the old method. IL is
easily seen that here two men thrown out of
Tbs owners of the smclters gain as much more as
the amount of the mems wages.
Father served Captain of Co F, 18th Ky. Cav.
Would hear from the jolly boys and girls.-Byrt e.
Maxwell (i9), Box Ia. Pittsburg, Kan.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: The question propound-
ed by Irving II. johnson in THE TRIBUNE of June
2. Resolved, that more punishment has been in
dicted upon the Indians than upon the Southern
slaves, y think is a good one, and have this to
say for the negative:
am We'll aware that the Indians have been Sc
verely punished for little nothing through the
greedines al tie whites, but in nearly all you
VIII md that their punishment has been brought
upon them. directly or indirectly, by themselves
and punishment is really less severe where il is de.
served than where it is not
Have they not killed and slaughtered the whites
without mercy Tor some slight or fancied wrong
until II became almost a necessity to drive them
farther west? So their punishment, although Sc
we're, has been partly deserved.
But what had the poor slave done? His only
crime was that bis skin was black Taking this for
al excuse, he was bound and fettered and made to
work like beast, with no encouraging word and
reward but a blow in case of some trivial Of
tense Although he was human being. with q
heart and soul, he was not treated SUCH bat was
bought and SOLD like an article of commerce; torn
away from the only friends he had earth with less
mercy than II he had been dog; with no one to
comfort him but some brutal master and his
cowhlde. IL he attempted to regain that freedom
winch his master would have died rather than be
deprived OF, and was recaptured alive, he made
30 endure fortunes worse than death Why? Be-
cause be was blacki He had not msssacred, or
burned; yet, IN the eyes of the law he was lower
than the murderer and his punishment was many
But" you say, 1--WE took the land away from
the Indian" True; but did we not take the slave
away from his native land which was just as bad?
The Indian had his friends left to him the slave
did not, which made it worse.-Edgar w. Cooley
Marshalltown, Iowa
ENGLAND OR RUSSIA.
FRIEEDs OF THE CLUB: In case of war between
England and Russia, liberty-loving man can
sympatbize with England. The missionaries Of
the United States should not be classed with those
Of England The United States does not send an
army 81 robbers 10 piunder strange countries. Let
US see how England civilized India. She brings
up Sir Hugh Rose, tying the Sepoy troops TO the
cannons mouth and infcting on them q death
thai. 20 their INFORM superstition, annihilated their
hope OF q future existence. Suck the refined
cruelty OF that great power. And the Chineset
Aye, what about forcing opium upon the people of
that country The diary Of one of her own off,
GERS presents one OF the most shocking pictures
this earth. / need not say anything
about Ireland. Edmund Burke, in the House OF
Commons, characterized the laws she passed for
the government of that country as conceived by
devils and registered in hell. She prolonged the
war two years IN this country She cost millions
a.
Russia ever iDfiid such cruelty any people?
No, she did not You trail England like the
trail of the serpent around the world. Blood.
famine. pes:Ilence, and starvation follow Ia her
steps.-Pat. Ferry. Co. G, 10th H., Morris Grundy
Co., Ill
SOME PARTING SHOTS.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUE: England is thoroughly
selfish. II sine buys our products il is because she
has to- Her soil viii not support her people
think the defenders of England cannot be true
Americans.-Carrie Stiliwel, Mddletown, n. j.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: When England ceases to
Cypress Ireland, or TO be the aggre5sor in Egypt
and the Soudl, 1t rs quite time TO upbraid Russia
deny the assertion that Capt. Wilkes ipsulted the
British Gag.-James W. Wiley.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: II England had the power
to-day she would sweep down on Us like a hurri-
and sweep from the face of the earth
Should England and Russia come TO blows would
shout HuTTah for Russia" and my honest PRAYER
would be that England might get fogged Just
Cameron Mo.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: Russia never acknowl-
edged the u -. A. AS beIiIgereDt: never sent "A
vessel TO carry Confederate commissioners to Eng
land; never built cruisers like the Alabama and
provided sailors to man them. So say our SYM
pathies should be with Kussia-Rufus L. Harris
Good Hope. Ill.
CALM VIEW.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: On the England Russian
question AN with England. ! do make this
choice on account Of any special friendship for
England. nor enDity to Russia; but because con-
slider Russia in tins to be the aggressor. Our
sympathies should always be with those whom we
consider 10 have the right cause. and not those
Tor whom we have in general the kindliest feelings
Russia has been for a long time serding southwark
her soldiers and pushing southwar her boundaries
and has by diplomacy and misrepresentation of
her intentions ayerted war with England. Eng
land has now awakened TO O sense of her danger
and demands OF Russia satisfactory explain atoms
Russia is naughty. insolent, and apparently very
willing 70 engage in a conflict which would cos,
hundreds OF thousands Of men. millions of money
and an incaleulabe amount OF suffering and misery.
w. 3. Nobieit. NouDgs Center, Ind.
STAND BY ONE ANOTHER
FRIESDs OF THE CLUB: The Government of
England is, next to that of own country the
most liberal, and her people the enlightened
In the world; while Russia is Il despotism and her
people ignorant and oppressed. For this reason no
other no liberty-loying American can sympathize
with Russia. The contests between England and
other nations lnciuding the United States) have
but exemplifed the doctrine Of the survival Of