The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-12-13

girls l6 to Is whose fathers were in Co D. I4h III.
Ida Heimer, Greenfield Ind. With the z. c.
Lille Seward, Cora Dunlapt Mt. Ayr, Ind; Bruce
Pumphry and Nellie Patton, Julian, Ind; Mary
Hougland Box 292, Taylorville, ILL.,; Sherman
Hull, Box 81, Wapella, III also, postal autographs
with 18TH OHIO sons and daughterS-Rooert u.
Hanna, New Windsor, Colo. With the =. U VINO
believe we should all perpetuate the principles oil
the Ga R-Wm. Edgington, :. OF v, Pontiac. III
With Nina Ballou. Media Plympton, John James,
and q. C.'s of I6-Efie w. Burlington, Luetor, Kan
With young lades-Lawrenoe Olson and Edward
r Whitley, oakdale, Conn. With young gentle
men.-Flora Ashton. Louisville, Ky. Win girls
l5to l5.-Car Urtrees, Guy Hubbard PittsIeid LII
Edward Burge, New Hartford, ILL., With the T. g.,
especially school teacheFs.-Oliv A. Martin, Mar
tnsyille Iowa With the c. Carrie Bemis, q
teacher, Swan Lake, Iowa. With members OF > OF
V, who will send full particulars how to organize
Charles T. Straight l03 High street, Pawtucket,
r. l., son Battery B. LIST II. l. L. A. With young
ladies of taste and refnement.-Bert Clark Port
Huron Mich. With Kate Van Dyke, Media Plymp-
ton and few others, ladies and gentlemen.-Mate
i. Clark Sherwood, o.; teacher in NJ. L. ). :. and
member w. c. T. u; likes Roe, Elliot and Longte-
low. With soldiers daughters my age, llama
Athey, Georgesyille, o.
Prizes: For best photograph by February, 1882
Agnes Leidy, Box 49, Carthage, Mo. For best
letter.-N. G. Punphry, Julian Ind. For best let
tiers from soldiers little boys and glris-Nlna BAL
lou, Wavcrly street, Lynn, Mass. For best =. y.
autograph; also, best photograph of veterans their
wives and children, for my veterans aibum'-hose
hudson, Blue Jacket, Ind. Ter. For best pboto-
graph by January, ISS9.-Moie u. keisy, BOX
"a, Malvern, o.; Also letters with sons ana dugh-
ter from lady by February, leo9.-George w.
Smith, Box 534 Garden City, Kan. For first COM
plete solution in figures 10 the question, Why is
Christmas not the first day of the year? Ed.
Randolph, Cameron, Neb. For incest postal with
picture of sender on it; for handsomest picture,
lady or gentleman; my picture for prettlest OIL
painted postal, with flowers or Winter scenery
Anna Goodart, 0lney. Ill. For best-looking lady,
also gentleman, by January, lSS9-Lenora \. Mos
Ter, 269 East Main street, Newark, o.
Prizes Awarded: A. Il. Alchorn, Fall River,
vi. A. Preston Charlotte y.
w. Rodenbaugh, Gladstone, n. j.. Ella McNanlar
to Jessie Manlove, best photograph; to Ella Mars
den, Chicago, ILL.,, best collection crazy pieces.
Postal autographs with Q, c.: Frances Il. Hagar,
Madalin, n. Y; Lizzie NJ Goldman, Andrews, Ind;
Arthur j. Kelley, Dandy, VT; Maggie Thompson
Surprise, Kan, especially the long time oontFIbu-
tors; Ed. Randolph, Cameron, Ecb, also, photo
graphs; Frances Middlebrook, Clinton, Mo; Cena
q. Poe, Dixon, ILL.,, also letters, with congratula-
tons to Annie l.. Williams; Nettie NJ. Pink, White
Plains, n. Y.
Wanted: Information of military drama entitled
Nettie, the ViVandieTe; or, the Pride of the Isth
Ohio, with all particulars.-N. F. Started Sayre,
Pa. Memento from every c. c., for nay curiosity
box.-Ida II. Sabn, Grand View, Iowa. All TO
know my address is Belgrade Mills, Me, mot Mis-
souri, Dora T. HersOn. Cards from THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE family, with their names to preserve
as keepsakes by a suffering soldier, shot from ear
to ear, who suffers terribly, and wishes all happy
Chfistmss.-Davld Ii. smith, Ellottsburg, Ia
The Faded Coat of Blue, }" =" The Old Elm Tree, y
Nellie Gray.h-Chas. E. McVRy, Farbury, Neb
All to know we have a moss-agate bed on our
farm; will send nice specimen for 10 cents.-hrs
Grace Gubbins, Collyer Kan. To know who re-
ceived the prize for first answer to Stars and
Stripes" offered by NGndOran. - Rose Colby
Wesley, Iowa Those wanting employment, light
and easy to write me, and Will tell them of some
thing, free of charge.-FrRnk T. Knowles, Spencer
Iowa. John James TO exchange autographs with
me.-Ruth A. Killam, 81 Marion St., Cleveland, o.
The G. 9. to know that Illness prevented myrcply-
ing to letteTs.-ATthur Sinclair, Waa Walla Wyo
Ter. Mrs Ida Miller, East Tennessee, desires me
to thank all who contributed toward providing heI
with TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and for sympathy
IN her afiliction.-Mattie K. Luke, NheatieEd
Mich. Mrs. Mary Helman to know another tried
! the bluing and found it eXeellent.-CoTa Mitchell
Farlinville, Kan. Tocongratulate Annie Williams
thank Eva Crate for her beautiful California letter
| to know where JET Davis and john }. Whittier
| live; to thank Anna Garrow and Ella Roudebush
| for songs.-Edwn Il. Lerch, Erie, Pa. To extend
| sympathy to Leora McCalley and congratulate
annie L. Williams, from whom we would IKE &c
! hear.-Rose and Jennie Reynolds, Fayette, o. To
/ extend warmest sympathy to Leora McCalley anC
! friends and congratulations to Annie l.. Williams
! Frances AIiddebrook, Clinton, Mich. Picture!
from the G. c., who seem to me like one family o
boys and grls-Nellie +. Shultz, Lewis, Iowa. Tn,
name OF the sister from AIirabe, Mo, who signed
herself " Veterans Daughter. '-Grace A. johnson
Box &c, Benton HarbOr, Mich. To know if E r
Lerch received blocks of wood sent him.-Eila Ne
Namar, Deer Creek. Mich
The Curious Corner.
ANSWERS TO questions will not be published with
in two or three weeks after questions appear. Sc
all will have a chance to send replies and receive
honorable mention with the number answered.
| The names of our DAYS OF the week are mixture
of Greek, Roman and Anglo-Saxon, originating a
! Alexandria, in the notion that each day of the
! seven was presided over bv sun moon or planet
/ These were Saturn, Jupiter, Mars the sun, Venus
/ Mercury and the Moon, III geometric system. 0ui
/ barharous Ango-Saxon ancestors engrAfied or
some OF them the names of their fayCTite gods, az
Iwi, god OF war, hence TWi,s-dReg; Nodau ano
4 his wife Friga hence Wodan's-daeg, Frga' s-taeg
/ Wednesday and Friday and Thor, hence Thor's
/ daeg, or Thursday. SO now we have Sunday, suns
ApnIaV Moons V.
/ Thursday Thog's day; Friday, Friga's day; SatIr
| day, Saturns day, or SeatoT's day, the latter
| divinity of the sea.
Liberty and Union now and forever one anC
! insepaTabie, y was an immortal utterance by DAME
Webster in his reply 10 Hayne in the L. 5. Senate
1880, In contesing the argument in favor of seces
sion.
The Ozark Mountains are in Missouri; the slope
and valleys are fertile and adapted to fruit growing
| Theodore Dewitt Talmage ranks the frs
| american pulpit orator since the death Of Hcnr!
| Ward Beecher.
The Ohio War Governors were William Denison
! David Tod nnG John Brough. The last two ioinet
the Union Republican party at the outbreak Of tia
rebellion.
! / Who was Alexander Seilzirlz. and where wa
he born Arthur 0. Sisson.
2. WHAT is the hight of Pixies Peak? of Noun
| Blanc? Where is each?
3. Describe the National Flag as adopted by Con
gTess. and say how ii WAS changed.-Nelia Hamr
ton Mt. Victory, o.
4 Why is the U. S. Government called /" Uncl
Sam"2 8. Where aud when was the Grea
Eastern made and who owned itP-Robert L
Hanna, New Windsor, Colo.
6. Why is tile battlefield of Quebec known d
The Plains OF Abraham ''?-Dela Miller Coat:
Kan.
z. Did any Of the commanding Generals of tn
Q. >. Army go in as Republicans? If so, who wer
! they?-Carrie Bemis, Swan Lake, Iowa.
S. Is postal-card letter Bert Clark, POI
Huron, Mich.
BIBLE BRIGADE
Ouches Of gold are spoken ofin Ex, 28:11
In his First Epistle To the Thessaonians Pat
| likcns covetousness TO a cloak.
The army of the Amorites is likened to bees
Deuteronomy, l "A.
Alexander the CoppeTsmith stirred up a rio
against Paul at EpEesus because his trade wa
likely TO be affected by PauIs preaching agains
image worship.
/. Where did Aaron die and how long did til
congregation mourn Arthur o. Sisson.
2. What the names of the five sisters VIII
married five brothers. mentioned in the Bibe?-.
w. Littlejohn.
8. To the wall of what city was the body Of Sat
fastened? 4. In what city the Apostles Phi
lip, Andrew and Peter born? 5. Near what cit
did Christ feed the 500?-Arthur o. SissOn.
6. Where is writing first distinctly mentioned
the Bible?-Meda Plympton.
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