The National tribune., 1885-11-12

To read the record left by
Who was your friend while young"
-Lette NJ. Bates, Winnebago City, Mimi.
have been reading the c. &. letters for nearly a
year, and think they are splendid. Father was In
Co q, 18th L. ;. Inf, but as we never have seen
any mention of Co. G., think all must be dead.
am E.-Allie Gersens, Phelps, Neb.
am the daughter of Co. X, 18th Wis. veteran
and we think The TRIBUNE is indeed interesting
Flora II. Crusen, Winnebago, Wis.
We all think THE TRIBUNE excellent, and are glad
when Saturday evening comes. Father served the
whole war in Co. h, eth Iowa.-Bertha G. Harvey,
Washington, Iowa
Father has taken THE TRIBUNE some time, and
we all think it splendid; waiting anNiouSly Tor
Gen. Logan swarstory.-Wm. Z. Breidenthil, sum
ner Ill.
am girl of 16 wear bangs and believe slzat-
ing, dancing. etc. to be harmless amusements, ex-
ccpt when carried to excess. l agree with Louise
in thinking that Walter KaIer's opinion of us " IS
UNJUST. no knows but what he may chahGe W
his opinion after being "stung" a little more
Well give him the chance, Way.-Ada NJ. flttS
122 Gooding street. Loczport, y. Y.
The son OF a veteran would ask, through The
TRIBUNE, for information of Dwight Sloan, GO. H.
both Mass, who never heard OF after the battle
OF North Anna River, May D. 1864. believe he
was Color Bearer. Private letters gratefully re-
ceiyed on this subjcct.-Lewis ID. Sioan smith
Station. Enfield. Mass
l esteem it honor that my father (Jos. o.
Spray was in the service over four years-ills in
the 18th Ohio, and then i'll the fist Ohio. lie was
one of Gen w L. Sherman's body-guard, and Also
Color-Sergeant. He was wounded at NashVlile,
Dec. 10, 1868. III my country needed me to-Inor-
row, would go voluntarily to defend my Tag
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My home is in Jewell County Kan. Father be-
longs to the GAR. l have just been enjoying
Club letters, and write to send my iove.-Sade Cal
lender, HOLLYWOOD, Kan.
Papa was Sergeant in Co f, 10th Ill; was in
Gen. a. J. Smiths command up the Red River;
belongs to Edgar Frego Post. Would like if the
Club would write up old plays. am l2.-Lulu '.
Williams, Orion Ill.
Co. c, 10Th Ohio, in which my papa served was
noted for its brother volunteers There were five
Snyders three Stittses, three Longacres, two
Houshs, two Stottsberries. and two larnellsi also
a pair of step-brothers. l had six unclcs IN the
army and am the granddaughter Of a veteran
Cora +. Weaver, Waldron, Mich.
My father (PhiletuS A. West had the honor oil
being the first volunteer from Nlddlebury Town
ship, Tioga Co, Pa. My mothers youngest brother
urvie Blanchard) killed at the battle of Cold
iarbor. My father tells US much of the war, and
have taken pleasure in putting many OF the Incl
dents related INTO verse.-Mate L. West, ilshl"a,
Ill.
TRIBUNE EXCHANGE-wANTED.
To exchange: An autograph album for the best
essay essay on temperance and penknife for second
y ring and my photograph for the incest letter
and longest lock of hair from young lady 10 TO 70.
'.Sweet Belle Mahone" The Vacant Chair"
The Old Maids Prayer" "a Flower from My An
gel Mothers Grave, "Mollie Darling" d" The Cow
fiag Around Me, Boys" for " Young Charlotte
" Kitty Weiis' This Night We Part Forever"
Texas Ranger" Silver Threads Among the
Gold Gathering Up the shells from the Sea
| Shore" Little Maumee,' Under the Willow
She's Sleeping" or most any other song.-Mamie
l.. Hamon, Box 90, Eilinwood, Kan.
Anna Lee" Ny Chdhood's Home and Thee"
"Gipsy 5 Warming" " Proud Rambed, or Love
Among the Roses for - Ellen Adair and Edward
ay.'-Enily r. Perry, MarcelIine. Ill.
over the Hills to the Poor House, - " Package of
Ola Letters, y :" m Poor Cowboy" and Il Know
Done M n for Love M Me When I'm od
Am Poor Blind Boy" and Orphan Girl. '-Nlna
Lee, Eureka, Kan.
Mr.. Fred. Spencer of Waterbury, Conn., sent me
the greatest number al pipcpS quilt and
Mrs w. ). Drew. of Lowell Mass. the prettiest; so
divided the prize, and sent each a picture of
Blucher. Anyone wishing the picture with brief
history may send me % cents and address.-Nlna
Lee Eureka, Kan.
Songs and music: {" Daisy Dean, j" " Nellie Gray"
"Gypsy,s Warning" Answer 10 Gypsy's Warm
ing" Home, Sweet Home D." When You and
Were Young, =" Dem Golden Slippers, and Cap
tain Kidd Susan r. Barrett Canton, Ill.,
Young Charlotte" and I" Package of Old Let
ters-Mary A. Hatch, Gienwood, Vance Co, Neb.
Young Charlotte, -" Little Brown Church i'll the
tograph.-Eva Baldwin, Erin, Chemung Co, n. Y.
Faded Coat of Blue" "Tll Be All Smiles To-
night, Love" and II Cannot Tell Why Love
Nun."-A. L., Box 35, Wauzel<a Wis
Paddle Your Own Canoe" and Dying Nun"
Allie Giercns. Phelps Neb
Poems: You Put No Flowers On My Papa's
Grave, ~ The Blue and the Gray, and Richmond
on the James" Also the words of an army song
beginning:
Our campfires shone bright on the mountains,
And shone DER the valley below"
T. D. Stevens, care 10 dakota street, IeaNSn-
worth, Kan.
Correspondence-with gentleman between 20
and . years of age; would prefer light hair and
eyes as am brunei. My father served in Co. +,
9TH Ill. Cav, and we have taken THE TRIBUNE for
years.-lrma y. Drew, Dawn, Livingston Co, Mo.
With young lady in the Sunny South; would
like the words Of old Letters" Am l9.-John III.
Harris, Caughdenoy, y. y.
With the Club; and would like the words of
Asleep at the Switch. MARY Blowers, Bucyrus,
With the Club; and would like the words of
= When the Leaves Begin to Turn. Alice Davis,
With the Cub--Lettie NJ Bates Winnebago
City, Mimi. Flora N. Cruesen, Winnebago, Wis;
Vida Lawrence, Berea o.
With soldiers son, age I6-Arthur A Spray,
Middle Point o.
With the Club; young gentlemen from 16 to 90,
who are wlde-awake, and believe in dancing,
games and social gatherings preferred.-Sadie 4.
Boyd, Neshannock Falls Pa.
PATIENT CLEANERS.
Eta II. Bogert, Winsted, Fla. 2; Willie Dossett
Wen Spring, Tenn. /; John A. Lytle, L; Arthur
A Spray, Middle Point, o., =; John Hoskins ir. g
When did Queen Victoria ascend the throne?-
Rose Smilax.
l. What was the first blow struck by the Colonies
for freedom? =. What is the oldest institution of
learning in the U. s.? 3. What statue was pulled
down and run into bullets TO be used in the cause
OF lndependence?-JesseL l.. Barney, Ryerson's Sta
ton, Pa.
What monument has just been blown up with
dynamite at Tappan, n. Y.?-William Paulding,
Where is St Petersburg, and what Is its size and
relative importance james II. Blacker, st. Clair,
Pa.
l. When Harvard College founded? g
When was Montreal taken by Montgomery? 3.
Where and when was the first experimental rail
road built in America John A. Lyle.
What is the largest building in the world?
Edwin Ruiiin fired the first gun of the civil war
at Fort Sumter
Among the proper names which spell backward
the same are Yrekabakery, Ada, Hannah, Anna.
The Mississippi is called The Father of Waters"
or /" The King of Waters"
Fort Meigs is the Maumee River near the
rapids, in Northwestern Ohio, and was built by
Gen. Harrison IN the OF 1872
The Detroit River connects Lake Erie and Lake
st, Clair Detroit Is from the French, signifying
the Strait.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
The first library record room mentioned in the
Bible is in Ezra, chapter G. verse /: Then Darius
the King, made decree, and search was made in
the house of the rolls where the treasures were
laid in Babylon"
Noah's ark rested on Mount Ararat
Over 40 varieties Of shrubs and trees are mem
toned in the Bible, among which are allon al
mond, amug aloe, apple, ash, balm, bay, betouim
thorn burning bush, campfire cassia. cedar chest
NUT cinnamon, cypress, ebony, fig, fir, franklin
ccnse, gopher, hazel, heath, hemlock, Juniper
myrrh, mustard, nut, oak, oil tree, olive, palm
pine, pomegrnnite. poplar, rose shittim, sycanime
sycamore, turpentine, walnut willow, and worm
wood
What King slept on an iron bedstead ?-Etta l..
Bogert Nin5ted, Fla.
Who served Il years for wife?-Maude Essex,
Morenci, Mich.
What were the seven churches of Asia?-Paul
4 frl|ak A.Ass Illa