The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-02-23

Thomas Cade, Pearl, III. Specimens OF SOIL ana |
geographical samples for same from other States;
also ferns leaves etc.-"Ah Sin, = Hop Lee, Box
1872 Milton. Iowa. Prize for best postal autograph
Glen Murphy, StockweD, Ind; Eva T. Pryor, |
199 Westminster street, Providence, r. /. Postal
autographs for the same-Neliie V. Rupel, Union |
City, Ind Allen futile, Usage, Iowa; Charles e
on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Barrows, Ipswich, Oak. |
Postal autographs with " Tennessee Boy :" and
. Tennessee Girl.n-" Tennessee Boy, jr.. l2s
Vine street, Knoxville Tenn. Postal autographs
with keystone Boy" Brunette " Bill and
Jack, and others-Luella NJ. Cone, 419 Michigan
avenue, Shelboygan, Mich. Shell with picture on IL
of the old stone mill at Newport r. l., for best
postal autograph; prize second best-Nina Bal
lou, North Maine street, Fall River Mass. Letters
and autographs for same. - Olive Race Fort
Letters with the G. C.-Charles Barrows, Ipswich,
Oak, from South and Vest; Lydia J: Hodges,
Fayetteville, Wis., George W. Brown soldiers son,
49, Fort Wayne, Ind; w. III. III. Boster, teacher
and 5. of W Moody, o.; Soldiers Daughter, Box
81 New MaysviIe, Ind; Minnie Stark 5iS7 Went
worth avenue, Chicago, ILL.,; Evelyn Folsom, 5l37
Wentworth avenue, Chicago, ILL.,; Clare Grandale,
d. of ", a. Box %, ST. Johns Mich; John Mo-
QUESTION, Bloomfield Iowa. With young gentle
men.-Wallie Foster, Box 62. West Wooiwioh, Me-;
Mae White Box 62, West Woolwich Me-. Jennie
Crawford, Luella Chapman, Two Jolly Girls,
Albion, Ne5. With young ladies.-Edward, Box
II, and Harry Box I03, Frazeysburg, o.; Henry
Waifert Box l72, Jefferson City, Mo-: Morris Emit
Ter, Keith Fullerton, Tuscola, H.; Claude j. Han
ming, Box 81, Shelbyyille, Tenn; W. 4. Roberts,
Palmer Lake, Colo; Curt Harrison, Stockwell,
Ind; IL. Alton Kuder, Kuder, Pa, for fun and
Improvements. win young gentlemen Tor pleasure,
Lou f. Greenlee, Laura Taylor, Bradyyille, o.
With girls, IL TO Nv. II. Howard, Stephen Baer
Stockwell, Ind. With 18th Ind. sons and daugh-
ters.-Jennie Young, tI7,) Box 100, Belle Center
o. With all who would like to correspond with 8
Wisconsin girl.-C., Box $40 Kenosha, Wis. With
c. @. young men, dark preferred" Golden Bell"
Lyons, Kan. With the Q. O., especially John James,
John Lytle and Herbert Frazsr,-"Cleo," Lyons,
Kan. Letters, view to matrimony.-LeviF. North,
Box 20 Ryerson's Station, Pa. Oval East Box 1913,
Wind Ridge, Pa; Abdul Hamud," Box l, Ryer-
sons Station, Pa; Richhin Poet" Box 81, Wind
Ridge. Pa; Eva Baldwin, Jack Moninger. Ryer-
sons Station, Pa. With the Q. C.-Madge Huff
man, Box liz, Columbia Iowa.
Wanted.-To know the value Of a two-dolar-and-
ahalfgold piece; date, lS6l.-Nellie A. Rupe Union
War is Over" Who VIII Care for Mother Now"
THE Vacant Chair."-BIaud MITCHELL Box IL,
Alice Milliken and Clora Reynolds do not return
postal autographs pSonsed-Eva T. Pryor, 100
Westminster street, Providence, r. ]. Recipe for
harmless face wash for % cents-N. r. Johnson,
III Penn avenue, Wichita Kan. Bestphotographs
before March 8; prize given.-Luella :. Cane, 3l9
Michigan avenue, Sheboygan, Wiz. Letters with
soldiers sons and daughters, ii to l6-Clyde Lyle,
Humboldt, Iowa. nice present to all the O. u
who who will write me.-W, B. Jones, Town Line,
n Y: Pencil, pen-and-ink drawings exchanged
for the same.--Maggie l.. Hover mot Hooyerl,
Niadalin, N. Y. Letters with the O. C.--E N.
Anstey, Barnard, Mo. Postal autographs ex-
changed with G. Guy Bennington, aiacksburg,
:" Girls Best Friend" Cora F. Mazfield, Cam
bridge,Yt. Letters with 18th and 9TH KY. children.
tii& fFlpe.--tO1nQBreiial, Laredo, GaliEutSK
Kentucky veteran Wsnted-souleone to tell nae
who Gains wife was.-Mrs. Agnes Swarm Wet
more, Kan. Cabinet photograph of myself and pint
OF seashels for retiest pieced crazy block photo
graphs or shells for next three handsomest.-Gr&ce
ID. Smith, No. Ii Stafford Road Fab River, Mass,
daughter 18th Mass veteran; samples for use OF
. Patchwork Club" Wanted to know how shall
take gold from pulverized gold quartz by the "a wet
process correspondence with scientists solicited.
j. j. Gallagher, Box l02, HALEY. Idaho.
The Curious Corner.
ANSWERS to questions win not be published with
In two three weeks after questions appear. So
all VIII have chance to send replies and receive
honorable mention with the number answered.
Lieut. Morris, of Philadelphia, on the ship Of war
Cumberland, Hampton Roads, fred broAdside
when his ship WAS sinking, and went down with
his flag flying.
| The Apostle Paul was beheaded at Rome, aftez
| being prisoner some years.
Philadelphia was for ten years the Capital Of the
/ United States.
WestPoint, the Government military institution,
| embraces an area Of I60 acres.
| Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton In q duol
| July II, 1904.
The New Haven Colony took the Bible as its civil
guide as well as spiritual.
VIM L. Marcy originated the expression, " To
the victor belongs the spols, usually attributed Il
| Andrew Jackson.
The Hartford Convention assembled Dec. IS 1914
and was made up Of New England Federalists wbC
protested against the Democratic policy that led n
the of 1872 with Great Britain, and It's disas
| trous effects upon New England interests.
The great Chinese wall Is from $50 10 800 milei
long. and was built 2l5 u. @. In some places 1t il
simple rampant, in others from Is 70 70 feet high
and broad enough for six horsemen 10 ride abreast
1. Which is the largest insurance company in ths
world 7-Afadge Scobe.
2. What were the last words Of Zachary Taylor
! -Kftte Horn.
8. What monarch wore high-heeled shoes TO In
crease his stature Lulu NJ. Hickman.
4. On what incident in the Signal Service was thu
hymn, " Hold the Fort, for am coming" written
/ #. ID. Weiker, Martinsvile, Ind,
! 5. How many different dialects are spoken
Prize for answer.--Delos Stockha
6. Can the shine In the north window, north
Of tTopie OF Cancer?-P. NJ. Jones, Goreyille, Ill.
z. What IL the difference between tho Office he'll,
| by Gen. Sheridan and that held by Gen. Scots 2
Ella Edna.
BIBLE BRIGADE
Quaternio or quaternion, was Roman nnilitar
term applied TO guard or file. of four soldiers
Centuria, q guard or company, of 100. The com
mander Of 100 was known a Censurio. or Cen
| tuTon.
The word selab, signifying pause Tor '' so let
be }, occurs IL times in the Psalms and three Il
Habbakuk.
AsrOn's name was written on Lewis rod. II VIA
kept as token against the rebels.
Jacob called the place Peniel where he nae
God face 70 face; the name implying thia pnesr
ing.
Samuel annolnted David King Of Israel Will
he was boy guarding the focAs Of mis- fsthe
| Jesse at Bethlehem.
| Timothy writes Of apostates as having their con
sciences . scared as with a hot iron"
/. Which Is the longest word IN tho Bible 2
Charles KBippel, Cleveland, D.
z. Who offered strange fire before the Lord. an
what was the result? 8. Who slept on a pillow
stone, and what did he make of itf-A.
Smead Hunting, o.
4. Name an instance in the Old Testament Of
miraculous of blindDess7 An Instance In Tia
New Testament p" Cinderella" Loredo, Mo.
5. Where is the exhortation to praise the Lord b
dancing, and with stringed instruments and o.