The National tribune., 1888-03-01


HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Here are few things
worth remembering:
Vinegar and salt cleans furnished brass.
Kerosene cleans zinc
A piece Of tissue-paper is nice to clean lamp
chinneys.
A common china marble in teallettIe viii gather
all the lime leaving the sides of The kettle clean
Boiling the lamp-hurners occasionally IN lye-
water improves the light.
II table linen becomes stained by fruit pour boil
ing water through the stain before putting IN water
fyou have trouble in backing stoves caused by
the polish rubbing of, leaving the iron red put
little sugar in the polish being careful to not put III
too much, or you cannot make il shine.
A small bottle of turpentine should be Kept IN
the house, so as to be handy in case OF burns
lnez Woodruff Black Hawk, Colo.
LoAFING AND LoAFERs.
FRIENDS OF THE c. c.: Come, let us have your
opinion about loatng and loaiers. when we iooR
around and see the large number OF elderly gen
temen who spend their evenings at some store or
saloon cannot blame the younger generation
for following IN their footsteps Andis loaiing not
the first step boy takes his road TO dssirue-
ton? 1t certainly is; for il Is there that he Is per
suaced to drink, chew, smoke, tell vulgar stories
and make remarks about every lady they see il
I had brother believe / could not respect him II
he loaier. 1t is not merely the lower class
who make up the loa!ers but often the young men
of our best families are represented there. ii the
hours spent ia loafing devoted to The readllg
OF some useful book bow great would be the press
! ing that would follow. The lOafers think they
should stand good chance in getting sltua-
4 ton as one who has spent mouths aud years IN
! ply first for position and then another how
! many will spend evening among Ioalers
and return home with frown upon their brow,
ready to find fault with their wOrn-out wife and
children. / think il is considerable duty Tor ali
mothers, wives and sisters to make home pleasant
and attractive: for il certainly is more pleasant at
home II the members OF the family are KIND TO one
another than 1t would be on the street corners,
J where men continually fighting and swearing.
I But if man once commences strong drink no
amount of nome decorations and cheerfulness VIII
lure him back 70 that once happy hreside 1t takes
firmness and an irGn-Iyill which lew women pos
sess 10 check the career OF a man VINO mas once
started on the road 10 oestruction.-Arla Glazler,
4 Makeup, o.
TO EXCHANGE-wAETED.
/ To Exchange: Revolving bull's-eye dark Ian
tern, font rubber type, etc, for volume of Golden
Aoe or Youths CoatoaHion-Alma Hoover, Xena,
III Recipe Tor tanning skins with fur on Tor hVe
I cents.-H Pierce. Seely Creek. \. y. Autographs
I aud letters with The &. c." Evening Primrose, "
! Oils, Mass Box OF gold. silver and lead ores and
/ collection Of mechanics tools for works on cleo
( tTicity.-James J. Gallagher, Box lU2, Haiieyt
Idaho. Five Century magazines Tor other reading
( matter: thanks 20 Hattie Barton, OF New Caanan
! Conn, FOR beautiful postal autograph - Eugene
Cole, Nilssy, Kan. Three prizes for Dest pii2to
graphs and mine Tor each two prizes Tor pest letters
1 Il Bra" Box -. West Lafayette, o. PTlze ioI
/ best photograph and best postal autograph from
/ soldiers uaughteTs.-Mau Van Mle, Box 80
Z hen0sl3a, WIS. Aiil on the Floss oy IeoIge
I Eliot, for best photograph Of veterans son OF
daughter before ! pril l.-Pressie COWan, flagieFi
Iowa. For largest piece Of velvet over one yaro a
! s. bil.-Katie Smith Box 81, Bath, u. \. Two
sheets good music for best cabinet photographs
angie b. Cornell Ghauncey, y. DIRECTIONS loI
! making box yithoH. pins or sewing. liquid glue
and silver wash, to ali sending stamped envelope
i-Ihaddeus Stevens. Irish Lane Pa. Three years
OF the Young Ladies Journal and other magazines
with faHcN-Work patterns 70 any one VIKING %
pay freight express; box OF Colorado minerals
for pretliest O. &. tirl and handsonest young man
prize for best finished photograph; ali by june l.
Iuez Woodruff Black Hawk, Colo, " Pioneer he
Toes.'' $40 pages Tor best olfer.-El. Mack Union,
Ind. Printing-press aud outfit sold or exchanged
1 John l. Wright, Rutland, i'll. Postal auto
/ graphs exchanged; prize for best photo
graph - Donna Vernon, RushfoTd, III. Pos
tai autographs with the G. c. Grace Grenler
Aidenv1ile, Pa especially with Annie L. mafsL
Z and Hoosier Girl . Famous Boys for bes
postal autographs, drawn painted, before bIarct
J. isS8.-C. L. Ellsworth, Danvile, Ill Music foi
tie song and music OF Afollie GraeTn. Airs. q
I ~. Shelton. Tie Siding. Wyo. Postal autograph
for the sanle-Kittie smith, Richand Center, MIS-
iiocolo for snare drum or fife; photograph To-
Youths Companion year: letters with q. u
h. q. Pratt, austin. MINI. Landscape photograph
tse Young lady WHO VIII correspond with th'
maker Of tbesn.-is0x rs. Tacoma, Wash. Ter
Postal autographs viii, Long Island Delaware ant
Maryland.-Mary u. Petty. North Dorset, VI
Songs for the saIne.-Bertha, Box 49, Gildden
iowa. " Sir Noei's Heir" novel, for Januar.
Eumber Of Cricket The Hearth; lace pattern
wiki c. C. girls.--araI Z. Drisl1ell, Garfield, ny
Minerals for the same; would like the music 10
Walking in The Eain- Sanford BUCK, BOX =.
Cincinnati. IowA-s5siS- handkerchief for the nices
collection Of silks velvets aud satins by April l.
Oria GIazier. Makeup, o.
eS-Coafedera;es ldier7-Denaris Matthias, Huston
town Pa. With soas aEd daughters OF veterans
Jennie Craig, Occidental, Cal With young ladies
IS 70 50--Harry Kane, Box 20. Met omb, ". WI
those spelling their names IS i do.-S. y he'
7 Lima, o. With Enigma Puzzers OF the Z. C.--bo
lSg Richmond o. with readers OF the q I
under IL especially with those who write lie
iers In cipher and cryptography.-Cap WI
liam II. Shestlan, Box 2, Dennysviiie, Nj
With I'D Ono veterans sons and daughters
: Grace Hull. Bay8rd, Iowa; Emma G. Martin, WI
a . chester. Kan. daughter All Iowa; Jennie Graf
n5 Occidental, Cal; Lima johnson, Deep waite
- Mo. daughter 44th IN. Nlth young iadies, 70
Is-W Y. Iecky, q. B. Ssaffer, Adeibert y. No
rs Frazeysburg, .. With young ladies'.
Rice Sheibyvilie. Tenn. Andrew Ewing, Shelb.
y vile Tenn; :. p ". Box S. Pleasant home, G
/ Minnesota Bachelor" Wheaton, Mimi; Z.
8. asr-od. Oakland iowa, Lieutenant SIN In
b Cav volunteer IN I2ist With geutiemen.-Gra
- Dare aud Una Delnlar, Box l63, ieher H.; Chari
l. J.. strait Fort scott. Kan. With soldiers dang
d ters Is 10 &c Davis, Mirage, Neb.; Uncle All
" seneca. jill; Fred T. Seeley, 81 Franklin aYenu
d East Orange, y. J. Michigan correspondents
{. lind district school for the Spring term IN Hurt
or adjoining Couuties-H Z. Martin, s. of
AIatIIerton, Mich THE Rod and Gun" poem
Tor best essay by young lady on the Beneht
Outdoor Recreation FOR Ladies. VIII Hildwoc
:. Westfed Wis with the 9. C.-Biliie Lane, sr, ca
Of Evans House, shelby vile, Tenn. Stanley hon
son ". r. Eliotte, II. a. Tilman, Shelbyvii
Tenn. laii with ladies Is 70 80; Allie Il. BatE
q, Bsenticysville Pa. with c. G. Is l7} Matte
l. Douglas Box 81 III. Morris, Mich; n I. bensc
Y Danny VI; James J. Gallagher, HALEY Idaho
4 The Curious Corner.
e. ANSWERS 70 questions viii not be published wii
v IN two or three weeks after questions appear.
&c al sill have chance 10 send replies aud Tecei
d honorable mention with The Number answered.
y, Tie Monitor. Of naval renovn. cost sz75 go.
- Tdtsund Ruf1in fired he first gun Of the war.
~ William u. johnson, Co. u. LIST y. y. Cav. v
= the first soldier shot for eserlIOn ia the late
- date Dec. Is. 1851
- Gen. Meade was born at Cadiz, Spain, Dec.
3, 1875.
q Lincoln was Captain and JEFF Davis Lieut
e, aEt ia the Black Hawk war.
= The Yellow River ia China can beat the MissC
81 r. u has changed It's course nine times in 2,
= years.
Y Tie United States has had p Presidents
y. served two terms. two died and two assG
"a mated Ia Office. II were military nenf one, r.
= Hayes, alone survives. here is Hide-At
81 rhyme that viii help you 70 remember Try IT,
Cs.
THE PRESIDENTS.
- Come. young folks al, aud learn my rhyme,
~ 4 Write ike the ones 81 oldeu time,
! /, For linked together, name 70 name,
= I The whole q sgrcr place viii claim;
~ I And firmly 10 your miAd shall staad
d . I Tie names Of those who've ruled our land
- 4 noble list. George Washington,
/. = ! John Adams. Thomas Jefferson,
-, / James Madison aud James Monroe,
IN john Quincy AGams-and below
- I Comes andrew jackson IN his turn;
80 Martin Van Bureu next we !caTn,
-. Then William Henry Harrison,
~ Whom soon John I yer followed on.
-a. Aud after Tyler, James K Polk