The National tribune., 1885-05-28

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| Swearing is inexcusable. Cards, dice and so on
/ should be let alone. Dances and skating Kinks
should be abandoned by civilized people. Tobacco
] should not be used by any one who respects him.
self-Eben A. Tounsly, Locust Corner, ..
Wishing to he something more than mere mouse
| Crazy quilts and fancy work do not beneht the
mind-Laura Colver, Arlington, I'LL.
| Father has sword which he took from the Colo
| mel of the SD Ala whom he captured in charge
near Big Shanty Ga while serving in Co. q, 9th
1 Iowa. IL Is a souvenir we very proud of.-Joe
| 5. Troutman South English, Iowa.
| A perfect deluge of TRIBUNEs came in response
| to my request for a February number Ihey are
stored up stairs, down stairs, garnet and cellar
This morning awolle in a cold sweat, dreaming
had been caught in an avalanche of TRIBuNEs The
| first paper was received from Mrs. Minnie Kirk
| land Apollo Pa.-C. Kirk, Table Rock, Colo
| received the loveliest hand painted book marx,
| with rose, two birds and green leaves, from r. IL
| Butler the disabled Boston veteran, which shall
| always keep a memento from one of our brave
boys in blue.-Miss S. E. Williams, Lawrence,
| Mass.
Seeing the long name in THE TRIBUNE, send
the name of girl who lives near here. III is Mary
Ellen Alice Green Sarah Genette Josephine Re
| bccca PAMELA Serene Hickland Father died Mt
| Mobile, Ala in 1865 while serving in Co. A, oath
/ Ind.-S. X. Barker, Chambersburg, Ind
| WANTS AND WISHES.
| Who will send Benny Havens' to Pearl Robin
son, Ligonier, Ind.
Lillian Earl. Baltimore, Md, would correspond
| questions she answers.
| If Marietta votz will write me will send her
''tur1ew Must Not King Tonight. wOuiu ike
"Gypsy's Warning. "-Arvilla Haney, Bear Creek,
Pa
| If Herbie Davis will write me will receive the
| song asked for.-Alice Lawrence, Wauzeka, Wis.
Who was the author of the following:
When war Is rife and danger nigh,
God and the soldier is all the cry;
When war is DER and all Is righted,
God Is forgot, the soldier sighted.
JIG. Stewart First Lieut., Co. F. 10th H., Biggs-
ville Ill.
| Where can get the book called Miriam Rivers,
| the Lady Soldier; or, Gen. Grants Spy" do not
| agree with Iowa School Maam i'll regard to crazy
quilts. like them and like books and all kinds
| of fancy work, too. / like Madge Lee and all of
| the C. C.-N. A. c., Box 49, Loudonville, o.
Directions in Kensington painting in exchange
| for natural curiosities and specimenS.-Jenne
Mitchell, Barry, ILL.,
Cards autographs scraps in exchange for crazy
quilt pieces-C e. Epson, South Milford, Ind.
Father served in the 9Th n. y. Name, b. Simons.
He would hear from old comrades.-Mrs. E. Nj.
Prentice, Franklinville, N Y
for the three prettiest-Neavin o. Winter, Poplar,
Ohio.
Sadie Keiser: Did your father belong to Co. c,
Dist Ill., Would hear from any comrade of my old
regiment.-Frank Roang, Co. G, 2lst H., Kane.
viii some one send me a stone, shell or other
curiosity from the seashore or Niagara. Will ex-
| change letters.-Leora McCaliey daughter list
Ohio veteran), Walker, Linn Co, Iowa.
Would answer letters of members of the c. @.
living the line of ID. & II. @. Co.'S r. R.-R. L.
Whitman (son of Sd n. Y. cavalryman), Oneonta.
n. Y.
Will Ruby Sinclair whose name appeared in
TRIBUNE of Feb o6. send correct address to VIM.
Nj: Swanson, Box si3 Ttusville, Crawford Co, Pa.
Earth from the brcastworss in front of Atlanta
for the words of Widow Dunn" sent by boys
girls between is and 25-Julia z. Inge, Box 81, La
Rue, Ohio.
Miss Grace Cole Kingsborough, N Y. was the
lucky winner of the Photograph of the Marshall
House, where Ellsworth was killed-W. S. Better.
Seward Neb.
Will some one kindly inform me where the poem
can be secured which contains these lines:
Give me the gold that war has cost
And I'll buy each rood of soil"
C. q. p Santa Cruz, Cal.
Rosa E. Drake should send her answers to the
Editor. They have not been received.
Hattie L. Bowman gainesville o.. (who appeared
before as L. b. writes another neat letter. to say
she would be pleased to receive letters also to ex-
change cards with T. J. Kttrdge, Walden, VT.
An invalid of the 18th Tenn. suffering from heart
disease. would hear from members of the G. A. r.,
A. II. Bowen, visage, Towns Co, Ga
Specimens of gold and silver ore exchanged for
crazy pieces or curiosities. Am member of the
A. a, Central Lenox Chapter. Will answer letters
of inquiry concerning the Black Hlls.-Jeannie
Cowgirl, Spearfield City Black Hills, Oak.
for postal album in a back number of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE.
Our Young Recruits.
Papa was a soldier in the 18th Pa. He reads THE
TRIBUNE evenings to ma and me. have no BROTH
ers and sisters, and SO love The TRIBUNE and the
little folks who write letters for Inlay Wright,
Canton. o.
This from little girl up am very fond of the
r.
the cavalry and was wounded at Stones River
Grace Morgan, Falmouth, KY.
am the daughter of soldier of the 10Th Ohio.
j have pieced guilt and can crochet. am work
ing a pair of pillow-shams and crocheting lace.
We have 10 other papers and | like THE TRIBUNE
best of all. Papa always reads il first. am H.
Jessie E. Fields, Alma Kan.
will send scrap pictures for satin pieces or neck
ties for my crazy quilt ! am Is, and my father
was in the 10Th Iil.-Estea Innes, Urbana, ILL.,
Father (I59th \. W was captured at Reams Sta
ton. on the Weldon Railroad, with 1900 others,
Grandpa t30th ILL., was captured at Brittan's Lane,
Tenn.-Ora b. Mertz, KeithsbHrg. Ill.
Papa served in Co. Il, 2Ist Wis and was in Rich
mond Danville. and Andersonville Prisons He
had three brothers and mamma two in the army.
Love to the Editor Of the soldiers friend.-Ea b.
Jones Q3), Dexter, Dallas Co.. Iowa.
1.-THE Editor returns Elias love.
The Curious Corner.
ANSWERS to questions will not be published with
in two or three weeks after questions appear. So
all will have chance to send replies. The letter of
the one sending the answers in the best form will be
given. Others Will receive honorable mention.i
Correct answers have been forwarded by Lelie
Brown, Roxbury, KAN Joseph ID. Lepire, worces-
ter, Mass; Loiiic NJ Hubbard, Worcester Mass;
bester Me J sharpnaeE f Freeeor, IVY
Arvilla Haney, Bear Creek. Pal Martha NJ. Wells,
50 Ship street. Providence Il. l.: Eva j. Brubaler.
Harrison, North Hope. Pa; Lillian M. Raymond,
Hope. Mich; David A. Reilly. Malta. H.; Martin
J. RangIe, Newton. o.; NJ L. Morris, Junction City,
Hamilton, Gard, Ind; NJ. n. Roe Plymouth Neb;
Nellie Logsdon. olesburg, Kan; Eva Brubaker,
Florida o.
VIVA; were Washington's words when he heard
of Arnold's treason?-Howard Hull, Wnfred Oak.
Who said: Howe has not taken Philadelphia so
much as Philadelphia has taken Howe" ?-Ida Il.
Jackson. Gasford, III.
Who was ii who set out stormy night in a
frail canoe to visit Indian wigwam TO save the
lives of his enemies Elmer e. McRoberts Union,
Pike Co, Ind.
What President, while in Office, when visited at
the White House was found seated before an open
fireplace in the library smoking n corncob ppee-
Bert L. Cune, East Washington, N III.
What battle was fought while the water was up
TO the shoulders of the men Nellie and Eva
Hamilton. Gard. Ind
Where was Washington's army saved by sud-
den change in tie weathcr?-Wm. L. Hites, Terry,
Iowa.
What two great events of the war happened on
the fth II Juiy?-Chauncey \. Newcomer Bryan, o.
What was l-afayctte's full name 20. Edith
Dckey, City. Ind.
Who was the founder of the Methodist Church
When the House of Commons established in
England? When and where was the great Magma
Charia signed, and what WAS il? Who was the first
Protestant Queen of England p Nell Gantner,
Nashville Ind
Who were termed the Kitchen Cabinet and why?
Which State was known the mother of Presi-
denls?-Eva j. Brubaker. daughter of "A veteran Of
Go. 6sth Ohio, who would like to hear from COM
radesl Napoleon 0.
Mary Barber asked April 30: What is ii God never
saw, George Washington seldom saw but we see