The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-16
LOYAL WOMANSWORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc.
Tie Happy Household.


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feront ladies asking me Ia explain what y or pur
means, VIII state for the benefit Of All The lady
readers al IHE TRIBUNE that 10 purl ~ 20 seam OF
lSnit wrong.-Mrs. Mary Holman, York, ia.
TO KEEP GRAPES
HAPPY HousEHoID: Lenora wants 10 know how
10 keep grapes through Winter. send one way that
lthink l. very nice Cut Ihe nice punches OF with
te Scissor. din The ends of the stems i'm sealing
wRx pack them ia cotton IN layers so that the
grapes viii not touch. put them IN a PASTE board
boa and keep them where they VIII not iree1e'-
MRS. ID. II. Pollard, HageHown, Ind
TONGUE TOAST.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: An Appealing dish II pre-
pared from cold boiled or poltca tongue. Slice the
tongHe and cut each slice into small pieces heat in
pan with little butter, pepper and salt; SIR ihlo
IL two well beaten eggs; then arrange neatly on
toasl.-CarIle nj. Streeter.
TO CRYsTALIIZE GRASS.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: viii some one please in
form through THE TRIBUNE how 10 crystalline
grass?-Carrie Il. Wiley Peach Bottom, Pa.
CHILL SAUCE.
HAPPY HoUsEHoLD Take isripe tomatoes; peal
and cook them three hours; four onions, thrce
green peppers chopped hne, aud add one cup OF
sugar, two and haif cups of vinegar, one table
spoonful salt, one tcaspoOniul each Ui CINNAMON
cloves and allspce-lsabel j.. johnson, Brattie-
bOro, W.
Editors Chat.
John Ioslzins, jr Phisfied H. sends his thanks
90 Ed Rynearson, Gettysburg, Ohio for the am
swcrs 10 his questions in TRIBUNE No. 262.
Lowell Grant, Bay City, Mich, writes that il any
member Of the c. c. has songs or verses he would
like copied TO send the same 10 linn, with stamp
and he will copy with typewriter.
Edwin Randolph, Waterman Ind, awarded the
book Uncle Toms Cabin " 10 Maggie Swogger,
Wheeler Pa, for the best composition.
Enigma and puzzle Synonymous terms. Both
contain hidden meaning which Is to be guessed.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE PLEDGE.
Believing that loyalty 10 me Ubi,0a e Gdeag % n,
cause o. liberty oQ1d rights aud he Iteration II mann
Kind ere dO Sotenfp pledge otrSCUeS 10 SaorctB ld
ouF free Institutions and disseminate a E"onrdDe
uioiT grodi underlying principles Tie
arhsci lire. dad utat all times ~ litfl
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t0ifh tiuoS
Jesse Boeman, Assumption, IN. Ella NJ. FoA,
Murdooksyie, Pa; Leonard Cowies, son OF su
Ohio veteran, Croton, O.; a.. r. Hastings, Co
manche, Iowa son of veteran; Isabel y. johnson,
BFatleboro, VI; Wan. H. Heath, jr. ~. Louis, Mo-
ITessie a.. Mosette Grand Forks, ID. T., dnugitieI
OF A veteran and a member Of ~ A. German I.eit,i
Corps; Charles b. Smith. Minneapolis, Mun.;
Jennie Lewis and Clara and Minnie, two liIlle sis.
tiers daughters OF veterans, Utica, n. Y.
Conversation Club.
Buies o. fae Club. Write briefly . Write only
on one side OF the paper. 3. Mrite 10 the point .
Write subject. 3. Write your best b
Send answers 10 all puzzles ion OF Editor I1npi
week the names OF those writing the best lclters
eFal merit considered-Vil Ice named the head
al this column Oh the liOnur Roll. First hOnvr 81
include ALI Of these requirements. second honui
will include "a deficiency Ia some one ponit. NJ
Others VIII be named.
HONOR ROLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First Honor-T. Nj. Jones GroveryiIe, ~
Second iIonor-Mauton L. Dil,pcrs. Van Werl, o
OUR RoLL-cALL-GEEETINGs
Chas w I'fudereF. New Haven. Comm " X
Balcheider 18Th DINO. Stockton, lIi.. Ollie Il. Nal
hanson West Milton. Ohio IA. b. Hastings ,or,an
che, Iowa; Minnie A.. Thomas liaokcnaaoh. Is. }
Jennie l.ully "a years old dausiter oi a Ne.-i,i,
Pa VIM IA Heath, Jr., ~. Louls, No. ~. 4, ..sui
Steele, Shiloh, o.
sEARcHERs AND soLyERs.
James i. Crown, ~. Paul, Minn- ChasIa- ~
Pluderer. New Haven Conn D. Minn, IA SOD
Victor. Iowa 8, ". u. Batchcldor StocA t,,n. f.. . 2
A.N.Z., Crookston, MIMI q. Eva iOl,c l4ul5e lI 4
2; Aug schwaii, scguni, Tea. y; Aliclac k.aHcr,
klgOumey, Iowa, EDNA ~. Blaueila4u 5.ar
guette Mich, J; Roben g. Stanford. 'hlIaau,l ,u,a
Pa, p Carrie hoeier, SHuk 1Iy, We, 2. Auiu
f. Marsh, oaugus Mass, q; j. h. siiilh. barr,
Mass ~ Harry foX, MurdooSsyllc, Ia q
Casada,' Ciiciopa Kan. IS Ernest AiHaJns sal
kafael, Cal, 2; Jamcs =. ger ,,lnpscu,l ....-s
Jesse -. linrey' konion, O., -, Julin J.tl,s
Washington. D. G., 3 T. Al. Joucs tSovrryiIie "a
40; Clinton 5 Stevens Dover South Miils. ,is.. .
Arthur }. Kelley. south AAlngiurd, Va. A. hHIi
a Barber. Hancock Nls., .; "a 81. Mct al o..
Camp, Mo. AZ Jane Mhiie, Ksghau-, i-a. %
Flip, ~ hannie T.. Monroe. hHckcns44uk \. d. 2
Maud Poole. l.agie Grove. Iowa 2; MARY 10 RED,
North Dorset. Va. 10; John Bosiins. a., Iisl
10 Roscoe " Hague. AraDa, o.: China ,.oss-,..s
che Longest bridge IA tIo world. a spalr ~, agI
OF the China sea- In miles long, 20 oct hsu, nrt
o roadway 70 feet wide, and hH- 300 archie.
parapet D. a banslade. aud each al llir al lsg
placed rs feel apart, suppou pedestal on Nt,ic
A. placed hon u ieet long carved nom ols bioe
The highest bridge in the world IL said 10 br ol
over a riNer ia tie Department OF Canlai. o. los
lie total length D. so feet, and hlghl fr,ii. d
Faill GA the great center arch 10 the bcd OF Tie
y 4l8 feet Al klnzna, near landlord. Pa tt.. l.i
Railroad bridge has al elevation al 30 Gei A.+g,
The bed Of The orcck.--JolI James, Mashil...u.
DC.
oHo's NATURAL GAS WELLS
FRirEDs or TnE C. C.: Natural la,s has bee
known 10 cAist beneath IiuaiuN lur lnni,, s.,.tr
AbOus2D yehrH ago citizen wlnle dgKng q $50
for water found VEN Of gas, from ~Iloh h. lr
been supplied n t ;.s for lilH and fuel 90 -luu
dn Llae Winter Of 1884 - several citiz,tIs s4 ai,o
forming company, and successful d. -o.,I
inE enough caIsiia 10 pat down we'd. Al rspcr
eBoed aTilcr from IeItHsy lNauis N,as secured.
soon az tlIe derrick up drilling cuinliicupf,
and depth Of SO iois u siITiaue vein we Hittta
The drill pounded away, until al "a depth 81 ,iy
J, 100 feet llir struck n tr lu,ntOn rock "a
yleid 81 tins Mnli JraU1 cailIir icei tr ,lsf
Another well wac drilled a deIth Of 100 let
abo a Ncl. 81 Use same yield struck A tll
well was drilled ]. l55 ieri aud this yied,.d az,
eOJ@O cubic feet day. The Fourth well boiug 10
dO@H -. ieri yielded by actual test 300 % ~ cut
1eei d dag, TAO mlOre wells Merr drilled 81 ID ga
,2l5 iuel iespectiVcly-Rud welded 100000 euI
feet each. 8hc seventh well, ia the north pafi
tie city. being drilled IA feet yielded sW0a
cubic isssi q day. Great excitement prevailed ov
tllis nd. A Huugcr oil oihcr Nolis la various trii
OF tlie CITY WcrD drilled. each having yeid o az
anliilon. lnsi February a well 1as drilled iu 4
northwest inn OF ihe uiiy. Drilling progress
until ai drlth u Ia fget gas Nas struck IA slI
quantity tilli q astuulsnd tie driiicrs Iis aciu
capacity ih 5000 600 cubic feet ter day IA
pronounced one 81 tlle largest con IL Ia tie world
not the largest. The gas escaped from thp
with roar thai could hc heard for IS miles
eiundlIe Mnh erected iu the air aud tte gas a a.
lighted shot up 10 hight 81 ~ feet. aud L
light could he plainly seen Tor over 90 miles OH
wells have been drilled one having a yield
s.OOOOoO cll,ict feet a day The number Of a
wells now drilled 10 II. The wcilz have MOI dni
ished ia their now, but said 90 have Actually
creased None of the wells have any effect ol 1
others, Notwithstanding some la close pro
unity
BESIDES gar wells, about 40 oil wells have he
struck, with Others drilling and dcrriclss mp
drilling. flndAy b. a town of 100 inlInbItan
Various manufactures have located. with 9TH,
coming. owing 10 the ctcaIneAs 81 fuel. The q
4ffal la fis.fsl.