The National tribune., 1886-06-24
Tie Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles, etc.
The Hapnr Household.
now no MAKE ToILET MATS.

that constant toll rnhs life of half Us pleasures
The following recipe, II followed, VAL tighten the
labor OF washing day, al least: For a family wash
OF SIX persons take one quart OF soii-soap pnl
Ore in kettle agate porcelain preierred),
add one tablespoonful OF kerosene oil lei II come
10 a boil stirring occasionally that IL may mix
thoroughly. Pour out into an earihen or wooden
vessel, as iron on tan viii turn u black. Take one
half te mixture with sufficient water 20 cover the
clothes put 20 soak over night Use no soap about
rubbing, except the clothes be badly soiledi use
literally ia boiling; suds and rinse in the usual
way. THE dsagreeabic odor disappears IN the dry
ing process and the wliteness Of the fabric VIII
please tho mosi flstidious. Try it-P. A. q.
LITTLE GIRLS LACE PATTERN.
HAIRY HOUSEHOLD: Very pretty trimmings may
be made by following these directions:
Cast on eight stitches and lznit across plain.
lst row-iN ? To- "A, k J. TO ?; n, l.
p row--k 3, y ], k ., 20, a, k 4.
% row-k ., TO, "A, k 3.
9Th row-i3nd on one stitch. q. 10, n, * J.
*, means knit TO- means thread over; N, mar
fow.-NinerNa Williams az. Lake Crystal, MIMI
Editors Chat
y. A. Morris Mills r. o., Keya Paha Co.. Neb.,
would be obliged If some one would send him the
names OF division and corps in which Gen. Bur
bridge held command. also what brigade Gen.
H0bson commanded We presume he means The
senior Hobson. Col. win Hobson, his nephew, Of
the 18th Ky. for time commanded, we believe,
the Second Brigade, second Division, Twenty-thrd
Corps
To Grant Kelly we will say that the generally
recognized order OF succession TO fill Presidential
vacancies, has been ce-President President Of
the Senate aud Secretary Of State, thence through
the Cabinet IN the order of importance. Other
constitutional experts have maintained that the
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives should
follow President Of the Senate. As the succession
has not been well defined. plan 10 ill vacancies is
under consideration boy Congress.
OUR MAsooTTE.
The son OF n veteran asked Masootte TO give
little chat bicycles. MRscotte came across an
article m The Hhca extracts Of which may prove Of
Interest al least g the sons and perhaps 10 the
daughter. Of The TRIBUNE.
The FIRST machine ever propelled by the feet Of the
rider was invented In Paris in 1916 being after-
wards called velocipede The most bonored name
in the bcycular sanity calendar h. that OF French
man. Pierre lallement, who, n 1859. astonished the
good citizens Of the French metropolis, by rid
ing down tlsc foulevarde St. Martini mounted on a
wooden bicycle, called from ITS having two
wheels The same year, Lallement brought las
bicycle 10 America, giving his first exhibition al
Ansonia, Conn. The American public proverbially
ready 20 catch on TO anything new or strikingly
original aud progressive, began 10 the vehicle
once For tom years the youth OF this country de-
voted IT. leisure hours principally 20 prOpeng the
bicycle. IL 1859 the craze died away. and bicycle
riders apd riding became a thing OF tradition. ex-
cept 70 those who had put money into the business
and lost a. Prom 1870 20 1876 few bicycles were
used la America and scarcely any were mRnufac-
tured. Meanwhile the bicycle was taken 10 Eng
land 81 isds and unlike us. the English mechanics
immediately went 20 work improving tle orig
were turned Out. until the wooden bone-shaler OF
g has been replaced by the strong graceful silent
wheels 81 ISIS In 1876 Col Albert A. Pope, Of
Boston. commenced 70 maHuiaci ure the Columbia
bicycle The machine carefully made, well
advertised and bicycling Ia this country revived
ans begin 10 stride forward
iSut tile increase and demand for bicycles at
tfacied older Inventors 40 enter the field with Col
Pope, and some five years ago several firms began
% import from England where many good ma
chimes were being manufactured. Indeed at The
present Gay, isngland can Justly claim 10 be the
stronghold u the wheel The center Of the trade Il
al Coventry which is bicycle town par oroelence
even t1e worismen riding to and from business on
their machines.
In thus country tlho number Of riders approN
males oJvA the majority being resident la th'
Conversation Club.
Rsiesofflie CaJs--I. Write briefly. . Write onl,
o. one side ~ tiie paper. 3. Write 10 the point
Write on one subject. 8. Write your best {
Bend answers 10 ali puzzles for Of Editor Eacl
week ie names u those writing the best letters
80 ~, eo,.rgsl,i9a, spelling I,cnmanshp aud gen
al tis column on the Honor Roll. First honor vii
include aii % these requirement. Second homo
Will include q deficiency M some one point n,
oiiielf VIII NC named.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS
Firsi llonor-Har II. Bronson Sedalia. NO.
secoDa honor-ii. u. Peters. Detroit Mich.
our RoLL-cALL-GREETINGs
NJ ophic hiigore, Washington. Iowa j. HUME,
liztOn, Hendricks Co. Ind would hear from ~
Moodinan, liayerhii Mass. Geo A. Gaberf Isl
Garden, Wa Howard SQures Aivarado Tex
~ AZ y Todd, Ncrgennes H.; john Moran, il
kOckton, lA.
RoIyERs AND SEARCHES.
Benz I.arey, Koiton, O., s. M IT, Bru,alrol
Florida o. q John Moran IT, Roclcton. m I
john ilosizins ir.. 3; Fred. Bansmell Nonroeyiil.
o. Lena Eaekin, Douglas KAN &; IInr Il
Bronson, nedaiia No, IL; Bianch BURDEN I'm
coin, Mc., " Annie l.. MaTsh -nupus Mass u
D. 9 liAs nee centelEle, A. q. Weeks. New
port Die " Harry fox, MuTdoeksyille, Pa 10
Mary ID. Petty, North Dorset. Va ~ Jesse 1
harcy, heiitan o., 2j JaInes H. Alpcr swami
scott BIAS io Lena Hasl.in, Douglass. Kan
Clarence Greeley. Bangor Mimi 4. a III n srod,
Nefgcnnes, Ill.. Clarence A. Mcclure Colun,bI
Kan. Minnie NJ. chileoat Hudson Ind Jnu
A white iloriiiAuA, Pa. ~; Clayton Kemne8l
hAnkato, Mum, q John HOai,ins ir littsfieii
H. iieHj isarey, kenton. o., q a. NJ Roes
SiaMiofa zl.oe, t,i'sbufg, Pa s; G. r. Engl
Aiiiiiiu, ~. n II. N. McCOie. Cole Camp Mo
kaiic =. Horfics Bluehiil PALE Me- b. Martha
Aaiih"s Lansing Kan ! y. D., Bohal We
S,''o5 = ,i', :, Mts 9 A9es Masaaspol
~ fetHrs. Detroit, Mich, 81 n. OpiIic Kiigor
Washington, Iowa 3.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE PLEDGE.
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eoise = siviD rqia right as.d ne eoudiioA III nan
hIa ~ ~ a0rlB pledge "a 70 saes tii1 NM
GUY FREE Institutions and dsaseaiaais a kno1uefge
uelr ofea ".ae'sytHg 'Tinc.Tss ne communal.
tcih iiaca
lerbsau Austin Pine City Mimi. Jsht Mon.
~. koosiun, ill5 George Brockett Cintit,,,atl q
Linh Aa.s, Tuxedo, o., James lurfau E,rie y,
..eiinns hioia Charlottesville, Ind. a. n Cur
Lope, Ilak.
TYPES or GREAT MEX.
FMEsDs 90 THE q c. A ouesfiop ,ltob ,
often hasf argued D this Which ~ the two cto
heucrnlhi Washington o. Grant rendered Tie ~
valuable service 90 their country ! would IN.
heil tis question discussed hg the Club as Tal,i,
Fnp@ tsuincuA can be produced by both sd.
AteitEtpn AZ commonly termed Tic father 81
epnntra hiic Grant ~ os.icd tle aeiender N !
country inink that tiies staua Ia the same -
ave position ~ fie United ,staies a. a., o.,
nno icdeenef do b. the aOrlo-one ~ 81, 80,
the oNief nh rAYlOr ~ tac Nation. 4 t,ltE n
llaNm VIII opuiagr VERY iaTotalyiv sstfl, safar
Ae ettifsu ~ many people away froUB liirir all,
amos ~ the Consultation of ihc lui,ss, s,tafes
1eoamsei lotokah, lnd.
IltE QuANTEELI MASSACRE.
FEIBfs o. TIA O. q 4 attended ti,e d..c,r,,t,
ecrgice ~ tle Rational Csnlc1rrg ifetr Isa,-
Springs. Kan, Memorial l5ay ald ,..fi,ass,,
nnfhibnE ~ the monument tIsseted by the Go
efiAlneni, ~ honor Of tIc SOLDIER WHO were al,
sacred ~ tiIe guerrilla Qusntncn Prank Art,o
tbe only knOysH survivor ~ tic ltiantfeli r.-.c
wac present. and delivered q ine ssdrs.ss ~
She brave bOy 20 whom Quantru naile ae a
lying OF the ground with ria rebel bniisis AZ
DDos fDae up aud said Young nlAn. when }
tci 70 hell irl ts devil thai uaIltreii wa fl4e
man You earth . and tl,on Uase I,l,,,
seventh Dniief which crushed Through DE- To-
~ "A needless "a incIiti0n tlat ne never firlfsei
tle nlessAse.-Niarence Al. Mcclure. Colulnb
ANNfEf EIKTHnAY
DEhR TIIurHE hIy birihdny a IA ~ Tpn,
nnnc ~ little Mabel Warren ! ssss 40, i,f.s,
1lih IHli't.E a.1o read b Zoe ms 90 to-day