The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23

P,.olred That an apprenticeshfp 90 some good
trade with a common school education, II OF more
practical benefit To youth ua y, , WI Nsi
In she higher branches.-Ollle *. Miil"hls"h' "os'
A typographical error In my answer 20 the Rope
Drohlem dropped oui the figure = leaving loo Ious'
when "a should have been 7,lSb Please coffecA,
that Clinton l.. Stevens may know that sent
the correct answer.--John James, MAshhs'oh' /
ID. 9.
TRIBUNE EXCHANGE-wANTED.
ToFxchangc: Quackcnbus' = History ofthe United |
States 526 pages for -winton soondetsea -. us
tory 4. sherman, breckenridge NO. ,,.,i
"a handsome crazy patches Tor lietsies'. a. H.
Of sen moss or shells by Oct S0.-Minihe NJ; DoA
a. Peru Ncnalla Co., Neb. Magazines anu ga
side stories Tor shes.-Narfie lbIe'hei'iiu
Muscatine, Iowa. Montana minerals llos' S 49,
leaves Tor other curios cs-Isilberl l-olsai' ""'1
land Cottage l1lllston, NJ. 4. 49,, Ran,
Mus.c. Indian relies for " We are n -delis ,.i
Of -oh,,olmates' - - No sir" - The star NpahEieh
Kramer -; also cards for best photogi api-
Randolph Waterman, lnd. Sheet nu7ic lol s ,
music: write for di-oriPtion.-l M"lhe 0hSlt"n'
Bradysillc. Adams Co., o. Cactus plants OF 5pegi
mems for curi"siiies and nnneTai--i-' No. ="
Sturgeon Flurcsviile Wilson Co, teAas, ~,
n ala an.vc or letters Lou Berry. BeilasN ne,
Misses \. L. n. and NJ. T. C., Box o., - hl:
from correspondents IA Eastern ana 'o" i I'm,
Minnie N Williamson Box >. ltlulf"s'' ioNtA' -
soldier couslus'-Myrtle Mills, t"a'sNlc' itu.'
daughter Of veteran OF Connectlcul ann i,l'i Ia
regiments; with soldiers daughters same "tsS' ~
Carrie ttolict, 1,tuk city, " L.. ,-,
l'ostals exchanged: Hattie Mordon' Jcrseylo"n'
/ Letters from soldiers boys and girls Gertrude
Dillon, hiuniuuay. Ili.; Alice J.. sage, ArothMeil
Coma, Aouzo MniCr. Clay Grove, iowa .''.'''
ID. Hale of Co. i. 9TH VI. veteran hP,,oi, ~
/ Wanted: Rec pc turcow cough - 1890 i3,i
/ Lafayette, lud, Gules 10 make hshlp si"h ~ .
/ rctl.-Joseph H. Moore, Warren MISS. = f -,
nvC.stIcs and pieces for istir To be Even - ~
Missionary Society ur the benefit o soldiers WINS
aud ur,I,au--Ars. A. w. songer' kinihundy'
! alariuu Co.. an. ,,,-,
song-: The Growing Day Is Coming !" Moth
/ ing bat thc Blood of Jesus. Maud MllhLlS"h'
Caunctou, lnd Tive No Mother >ow ~ 1891, W.
[ ins 80, Riolle Darling Minnie Thomas, 1ahnel-
ton Ind as IBo,'s Best l'ricnd Is llls Mother. -
Carrie IlOeier, Saull Guy, Wis
The Curious Corner.
ANSWERS 10 questions viii not Ice published with
IN two or three weeks after questions appear 20
all Mlll have a chance Ia send replies, ad receive
I honoiatlir mention with number answered -
Ching Wang. Emperor of China, 2i6-@lo Is. q,
erected the great Chinese wall 10 guard against
Tartar invasion. -,
Oul OF g. Queens of France only 10 died without
leaving be.llhd them records al misery ana siii
Miss L. Collier, Sprlngport, Mich taus sums up iile
record: Eleven we're divorced, lW" eN'en1eu' nl.'e
died young seven were soon widowed, three were
cruelty treated, three were eNiledi the polsonea
aud broStnheaTtcd make ZAP the remainder Tue
pillow of royalty Is indeed flied with thornsi anu
though crowns s,ay look very bright they ieei
very eOld, heavy ana hard
81. LOUIS Is called The Mound City, from mounds
built by AlborlglBes.
lIenIy day orator and statesman, was known as
the " Nall boy 81 the Snshe-
John Brown stopped on hls way 10 ehecuuoh 10
/ kiss "A coiurcd child.
battle al camden occurred Wiltil
| were making aggressive movement.
James X. Polk spent the carly years oi mas llle on
"A farm Ia Aurtn Carolina.
Mar war declared against the United states 10y
n Mhal were John Quincy Adams's last words?
--lsllcha A. Harris, Aezt Grove, Iowa.
2 " lao - tbe author Of A Hundred Years TO
Come ?-.laA ". Patterson, Rows, %. -
e. When were posioiiices first established?-Ehie
RUuyaU, harrington, IN. .
4. " lo WAS hi Carson, and where was lac buried!
, jesse NJ. Beeuail, Assumption. III.
D. What American statesman boasted he was an
American: when anu On what occasion
q. MHo aimed "a cannon al his own mansion al
the siege OF observation-disclosures Ill. Mcclure
:. Mhen were percussion caps FIRST used in o. $.
. aruiy?-loe Young, Bellevue. Iowa.
8. What does " lang ~yne' mean? 3 When wa'
the Bank oi England fuunded?-John Hosl<ins, Jr
nifty some Of our coins?-kaie kriseer
ii. MIni four States in the uuion only pay theii
Governors -, 600, and what state pays SlO,OOO!-
/ Jesse ID. Rarey, kenton, o.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
BaaaTn prophesied. a. There shall come star out
of Jacob and a scepter shall rise out Of Israel
Jesus CIa1sl was cruci6ed Friday, April z abou
A. ID. 80 There j. some doubt az Ia the exact year
: good authorities differing nearly i've years
The tower OF Babel WAS bulit about la ii. q.
, Hoincts used 10 drive the Canaauiie anc
the hgttite. EXODUS, .: d
! saul WAS wounded by archer, and wanted h
swordbeareF 10 klil han. Being refused lac threw
himself ul hs aud died 2amuei. 81 3, 4, D.
The Ara If the Covenant contained the COLDER
| poi Of mamma, AaFoa's rod thai buddcd and th'
t4bles Oi the Covenant.
. The tribe Of Lew WAS not numbered
= T. When the bBle printed la spanish, ~
German, in i4choh, ln Swedish, IN Danish, "a
Dutch Ia Russian ln hungarian, in Polish la mod
eTn Ctoek. IN Turkish, ln lash, ln Portuguese, al
MuuN ga Italian. in B, ngaiee, in Tartar, IA Persian
10 IN African aud Ia CHINESE g-Manion Il. DippeTy
4 Naa Meri. ..
4 p Ia What chapter Is the earliest reference ts
= shaving glhenP-L. q. Mllkison.
e B Low Old WAS Abraham when Isaac WAS bern
G 4. Ia hat year of ,olunivns T,lgn dad lac build i
house OF ihe LOrd la Jerusalem Maggie A.
, / Mansfield.
y 8. Mhefe j. - iron pea" mentioned ia the Bible
! 6. Where the following quotation be found
- The wolf and the lamb shall feed together. an'
the lion shall cat straw lake the bullOck."-E. i
Mercer.
e =. There once minister Of the gospel VIII
q. never bullt caurch, never preached n one; neVe
=; proposed church far TO buy the church neN
T. carpet never founded new sect never belouge
= 10 any eect who lrequcntcd public houses; neve
/. / received "a salary; never asked for one; ncNe
J.; wore a black sut a white necktiei never used
e, prayer book a hymn book rOte "a sermon
l.; ucNrr hica "a cOruet so.oi-t to draw souls TO hca
f.. the Mordi never advertised las sermon neVc
T. took test for hs sermons; never went through
y course OF Theological study; preached rank Com
"a. nuni-m; never WAS ordained; never WAS eve
t. 1 converted; never went 10 conference. Who Wa
r hc?-ConiTade Jason 4. Peabody, Appleton, kno
b. Co., Me.