The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-03-12

I found # in an old English Dictionary. Father
was III the i2oth tthe Buektaiisl and has all las &C
GOVERNMENTS, including the buekta he wore.
-kais O'Daniel Csnlbrideeboro' Ia.
'Tis sweet TO be remembered.
IT'S sad to be forgot.
So let me to you whisper,
Dear friend, forget me not
Would like the words of The Soldiers Poor
Little Boy.-0rpha o. Walton daughter of a vet
erau 10th Iowa., Beaver City, Neb
Some write for pleasure,
Some write for fame,
But write simply
TO sign my name.
And will send 100 album selections TO the boy or
girl forwarding to me Over the Hill to the Poor
house. or Renting ON the Old Camp-ground
Mary J. McSherry daughter OF veteran OF o'Ih
Mass, West Burke, Vt.
On this leaf in memory prest
May my name forever rest.
Or here is a practical one:
As sure as comes your day,
\ broom to you III send;
in sunshine use the buShy part,
Ia storm the other end.
Charles II. Williams South Royalton, Mass.
Remember early,
Remember me late,
Remember me
Your old schoolmate.
From the daughter of a 10th West Va. veteran,
who can harness a horse and handle one as well as
a boy; not afraid of work and would like cores
pondents.-kitty Calhoun, Milan, Mo.
Apples are good peaches are better;
II you like me write me a letter.
F. c. Wise, Chcnoa Ill.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
What chapter in the Bible answers this
riddle:
In times of old as the Scripture doth record,
There lived one who obcyed the Lord;
He spake the truth and did no sin commit,
Yet in Christ's Kingdom he never shall sit.
William L. Little will find the 10th Psalm the
longest chapter in the Bible. 1t contains l'6 verses
and ,. Isl words-Iyda Butts, Toblas. NeD.
Emily II. Shiffer will find all the letters in the
alphabet except =" in the 2lst verse of the 9Th
chapter of Era. The 18th chapter of 2d Kings and
the 37th chapter of Isaiah are alike-lI j. Miller,
AndOver, Mass.
Lord, occur in the Old Testament Jennie Il. Fry
daughter OF George Fry, nth n. ", Broadalbln,
NY.
Win some member please tell me how many
times the word and occurs i'll the Bible?-W.
ii. Scott.
QUESTION SQUAD.
Answer to Queries: "a John Q. Adams was
called old Man Eloquent" (2) The Green
Mountain Boys" We're the Nermonters. t3) The
swamp Angel" was gun used in the charge on
Queries: Who was called the Great Mistake?
OF whom it said A" First in war first in peace
and first in the hearts of his eountrymen ~? viii
some express views the course the Irish are
taking?-Lily Carter, Cynthiana Ind.
NORWEGIAN DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
w. A. Kaer: The first person supposed to have
discovered America was one Left Ericsson, a Nor
wegian, who landed on the coast of Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island in the latter part of 1901. Thor
finn Ericsson, brother to Left visited this coun
Try in l002; he landed the coast of Maine Mas
sachusettS Rhode Island, and Is supposed TO have
entered what il now known New York Harbor.
At Newport, X. L. engraving on rocks prove that
the Norwegians We're there. And Newport goes
SO far TO claim that stone tower at that place
erected by one of the ErIcSsonS. Earthen-
ware similar 10 that used in Norway in the 10th
century. has been found on the coasts mentioned
b. New York.
SOME HARD POSFRs
l. What President was elected under
brella? ,. What Presidents hat did Stephen 4.
Douglas hold while he being inaugurated?
3. Where Is snairS eyes? 4. What President
kissed his wife and mother just after he was inau
gurated? D. How many men were there killed at
many officers? 6. How many soldiers dis
charged al the end OF the war? T. Where were the
most men lost in one battle in the rebellion?
Would like correspondents in German or Latin.
Willie Frisberg, Sparland Iil.--not Garland,
! The TRIBUNE OF Jan. p had 1t.
A STRING OF ANSWERS.
c. L. Curtis, Otteryille, Iowa: New York State
furnished the most troops-her number being
49, UI7.
square containing acre Is II rods 10 feet SO
inches.
Curtis Monical, Hawthorne Ind: Daniel Boone
was born in Pennsylvania III 1873.
Melvin +. Sayles, Topinabee, Mich. makes
slight mistake i'll saying that the word rain
only eight times in the Bible. 1t 81 times
that am OF.
Walter a. kaer Andersonville, Ind: Cathay,
Khitai, Khala was the name by which China
was known in the medieval ages. The capital
Cambelac or Iehkng now Picking.
w. Ii. Scott.