The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-07-23

| ton is the result in nearly every other bushes:
| where improved machinery can be used. Lower
| prices follow increased production, and increased
| consumption follow in logical sequence.-Ford
| Winthrop. Oak.
SCHOOL TEACHERS, ATTENTION.
FRIENDS THE CLUB: 1t is with pleasure that
read the old friend TRIBUNE and also letters of the
c. G. As have never read correspondence from
Oregon, am going to make proposition to the
| readers of The TRIBUNE; that is will answer all
questions either personal through the columns
of this paper, concerning the climate, agricultural
pursuits stock raising. schools etc, in this State
| would be glad to hear from school teachers ali
over the United States, belong to the pedago2
class. My father served tree years in the late
in the 10th 0hio.-Corwin s. Shank, Candy, Clacka-
mas Co., Ore.
| QUESTION IN ETIQUET
DEAR TRIBUNE: If lady and gentleman were
living in tile same town, and the gentleman CHANGED
to leave is it the ladys place to ask the gentleman
or the gentlemars place to ask the lady to cores
| pond? If the gentleman leaves, and nothing has
been said by either in regard TO correspondence,
| whose place is it TO write first ?-Sarah Smith,
| Charlestown, o.
| Circumstances alter cases. but usually the
| gentleman asks the lady to correspond. The
| lady may express desire to hear from the
! gentleman, but it his place to write the first
| letter.-ED.
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Homes for the homeless Would like to adopt
soldiers orphan girl from seven to 10 years old.
We have no children, and would like a little girl
TO stay with my wife when am away from home,
which is much Of the times. N. Forest, Collyer,
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Would hear from some elderly, healthy, sensible
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right one Prefer the widow mother of some old
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Box 81 Spearfish, Oak.
Club is becoming interesting all the time. see
Soldiers Widow" wishes to know where she can
obtain land under the homestead act. Well, do
not write to answer that question exactly bit to
tell her have fine farm here in Kansas which /
will gladly share with her if it can be made agree
able TO all parties concerned, ladies a
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Address, w. w. Wallace, Lyons, Rice Co., Kan.
The Curious Corner.
Answers to 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.
Correct answers have been received from the fol-
gar Bowers, Chippewa Falls, Wis.,; Sophia C.
Seal. Spckardsville. Mo-, q; James E. Aeger,
Swsmpscott, Mass, A; G. L. Pierce, Grand Island,
Neb 2; Harry Fox, Murdocksyille, Pa, 10.
What animal walks on its head Rosa f. Drake,
Ovid Mich.
Where was the first coin minted in America ?-E
What kind of a mill was first in New England
when and where was it built, when was it taken
DOWN, ana &neFe removed why Qia Abraham
Lincoln counterinand Fremont,s fermentation
Proclamation? Why is Ohio called the Buckeye
State and what is its motto? What gave Iowa its
name of Hawkeye State?-Clara L. Pierce, Grand
Island Neb.
boy went to town and spent cents more than
one-half of his money for candy; he then spent 10
cents more than one-quarter the remainder for
nuts; then he wished to buy knife costing so
cents, but found that he lacked cents of having
One-fifth enough money. How much had he at
frst?-Edgar Bowers. Boomer, Wis.
Sir Walter Scott was known as . The Wizard Of
the North.
Delaware is the Blue Hen State. 1t was named
from the fine game found in its marshes.
Alexander the Great was born b. c. $50, died B.
G. 323.
Thomas A. Edison was born in Ohio in ls47
The Himaaya Mountains in Asia %, 100 feet
high. Dwalagra Mountain is the highest.
The area of the Pacific Ocean is SO 100000 square
The first slaves-about 20 in number-were
brought to Virginia in 1919 by Dutch ship and
sold for tobacco In 1874 they amounted to 600 COO
In 1870 they had increased 10 nearly 100000.
Napoleon Bonaparte was not taken prisoner at
Waterloo, although he was totally defeated i'm that
struggle. He returned to Paris. and on the 22d of
june four days after the fight abdicated in favor of
his son, the Prince of Rome. About the middle of
July he left Paris, intending to sail for the United
States, but finally threw himself upon the hospi-
tally of England and the protection of her laws.
He was, with this understanding cordially receiv-
ed on the British ship BeIlerophon to be conveyed
TO London. Arriving in the Bay of Torbay he was
informed by the emsslres OF the British court that
he must consider himself a captive and that his
destination would be 81 Helena. where he ended
his life. +. Engle, Mifin, D.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
Answers to Bible questions have been received
as follows Harry ID. Mutt, Hancock, N Y, 6; An
ME x. Achorn, Fall River, Mass. 3; Ida j. Acker-
man, East Portland, Ore. 16; T. w. Lyon, Nugent
Iowa, l; Rachel o. Conser, May Hill, o. 6: j. e.
Smith, Barre, Mass, 6; G. l.. Pierce Grand Island,
Neb., 6.
Answers to questions, TRIBUNE, June IS:
Sisera's mother looked out of the window and
cried for the return of her from battle Judges
526.
Obadiah concealed a hundred Prophets to keep
Jezebel from killing them, as she had done others.
! Kings. 1913
Jezebel, the cruel queen was eaten by dogs after
she had met with violent death. l Kings 2I:28
Moses cried unto the Lord, and he showed him
tree, which sweetened the waters Of Marah. Exc
dus, l5:25
Samson caught 300 foxes and tied firebrands to
their tales, and set them loose among the corn of
the Philistines, burning the standing corn and the
vineyards. Judges l5:4 and 5.
Elijah kindied a fire in water by prayer. i Kings,
1875.
Absalom weighed his hair which was cut once a
year, and weighed 200 shekeis. Samuel I4:26
In what kind of ship did Paul sail when travel
ing? How did Paul die? Was he u martyr or did
he die n natural death? Willthose answering Bible
questions give book, chapter and yerse.-E G..
Hewitt. Delta, Iowa.
How long did solomon reign? In what year of
his reign the temple flushed and how long
was il III being built? How many years after the
departure of the children of Israel of Egypt was
the foundation lad7 How much older was John
the Baptist than Christ?-lda j. Oakerman, East
Portland, Ore
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