The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-12-26

| George W. BuSer Neguuda Neb. 3; John NJ
Kent Green City, Mo, /; BimR White. llillsdalc
| O., i: NJ. Warner Uargrove. Browns Mills. n. j.
.: Ellie A. smith, Columbus, o, 4; Minnie Stauf
fer, Lindsey, Pa, l. $. Il. Benson, Sekirk, Kan,
/ Fred. o. DelOng, Tacoma n. y, 3; Sae NJ. Al
len llasevillo, Mo, /; Emma A. Mascurda Lis
bon, Ne, !; Edith Cornelius OpdySe, Kan, |; Il
; stevens. Arthur, New. - Annie shaw, NerbccS
| Kan, .; Harry II, Matthews. kinsman, o, 2; +
! w. Combs, S; A. b. BosthwiclS. PeckslSil n. Y.
| ?; &. 4. Hull, san Francisco, Cal, 1; Della Bail
| Ash Grove, No, !; CA. Mansfield LcRvenworth
| Kan, ]; Clyde Sparks Batavia, Iowa, l; Ruth
| Recs, LoclSington, o.; w. T. Judd Belle Rive
H.. ] Sarah A. Robinson, West PicTrepont, n. y.
| y. tmNIn =. CrahioId' MONTGOMERY n. II -, VI
! kcyes, Cambridge. Neh, /; e. w. Lcwman, MUSES.
| Fails, KY Anna Foster, Reading. Pa, 3; i. Nj
| Tinkham, Springfield, Mass, 4; Ida May DcCosta
II: Edwin Reed. Pulaski Iowa, l: A. Il. Shailer
| Reading, Mica, l. Mrs. u. W. Jefers, Williams
| town, Mass, ?. BerHice Reed, Pulaski, Iowa, |.
OUR ROLL CALL.
! The letters Veterans son. v.d voter
| ans daughter aud Wv. veterans widow; members
1 OF associations will be marked S.N. and D.N.I
| Matte Elliott, Grcensburg. Ind; T.. ID. Lloyd,
Johustown, Pa: Ursula 4. Campbell, Mt Chest
nut, Ia; Maud aud Bertha Lexington, Springfield,
| Mo.-Quccn CITY OF the Ozarks: Agnes Chccsman,
vd. sSd Ind. Nioorc's hin. Ind; Wm. NJ Hurley,
| 1912 New Hampshire avenue. Washington, ID. G.;
| luR Beck, vd., Hand $ Dak Grace Wilcox, Lick
| ing, WASH Nd, l4lth \. y; Iuca G. kchm, Nd,
shannon h. Fred T.. Twitchell, vs.. PeaTce's
| Bridge, n. H.; islta aud Mary Botiingcr, v.d.,
Huron, Iowa; w. II. Willard, VS., and NJ. NJ. VIII
4 lard, his wile. liEhmore, :. Oak: Josie NJ Fargo,
| Hastings, n. Y; W. J. Shucy. I'd Neb Cav Bige-
/ low, Mo; Robert Glenn. CORTLAND, Mo; Anna V.
showers Nd. Co. h, 5lst Pa, Milton, Pa: VIM
Warner. vs.. Philadelphia East Tenn: G. J., Rock
well, Mt. Vernon, Iowa; Minnie Robinson. Boniiln,
: Oak. Nd. 18Th H. l.. u. Lloyd. Nashville, MINI,
afflicted veteran, 18th Wis: = X. Crawford VS.
| 9Th Mo. Cav. Jericho, Mo: Sarah A Robinson
| West Pierrepont, n. Y. v.d. 6Hh n. V, killed
at Antieiam; Nan Dean, George NJ. Campbell
Walter Pugh, ELK Garden, w. Va: Il. =. Wells
Vernon, Mo; Mollie ID. Huilaker. Box l., Month
cello KY Mrs. r. A. Wright, Army Nurse aud
daughter Lula A. Wright, yd 18Th VI, McHugh
la,ti IA .i,arz ire l. 4 War.ln "a
BOZ East First ST. Duluth, Mimi; Lizzie Applogato.
ledngtou. Neb. Nd. on a ranch; VIM Floyd. son
late Col Floyd I30th ILL.,. and Charles Rose Foris-
SAINT Colo; Edward Yates Mcpherson, farmer lad,
Battle Hill. Kan; Nora aud Esmoud Adamson.
Oklahoma. Indian Territory; I'D Fisher, Pomeroy,
III. VS.; Hattie Kelley, Nd. 9Th Ind, Plymouth.
Ind; Minnie NJ. Tipp, vd SD Wis. Connver. Iowa;
Clara b. Scott, Crcsco. Neb. Nd. Dist hIo.: w. II.
Blood. CASTOR, Ore; Harry t. Derr, La Sale, H.;
A. NJ. keyes. Cambridge, Neb.; Mr.. Evalinc Cri~t,
RoSana Mich; q. Nicholas Wolf. Marion. Imd J.
J. Amber, Wapella. Iowa. an old veteran who
loves the G. g
New members desiring letters; Nina Case Olcan.
tangy, o. Hattie Lowe, Box 1870, aud Edith HaRl-
ton. Box I67. Nd l2gh Wis. battery Washington
Kan; Billy Mass aud John BlodgclL Box ll2 Mil
ton, Iowa; Maggie Nash. Ashland, Kan; Mrs. Ed
gar Reed. DE t'rassc, y. y, V. w; Mrs. Florence
Armstrong DE Grssc. y. y. Y. Il. aud Y. W. lO6lh
\. Y; Anna Vaudeville. Saybrook Mo: Lille
BucEIin. Princetou Ind; Grant McDougnl, Milton,
Iowa; Bircitr T.. Hickox, Bellaire, Mich "A school.
ieneher; Drnia Frcmniu. y. l.. Lagrange. Wyo.; ID.
T. Fink enhIicr. Camp 3, = of V. North Manches
ter. Ind; NJ L. Combs Box %. Hosmer, :. d; W.
A, Field ". =. Augusta Ky: Adda T. Barr Superior
Neb., also postal autographs: Scnt l.. Humbert
Y =, Milton, Iowa; Anna NJ. Williams. V. d., IS
Temple street, Hartford. Conn: NJ. Il. Wilkinson,
Hardy. Ncb; J. ". Gogarn, Camp l63 = V. rail
way agent ana telegrapher, lialston, Mich; Mag
Eie hcrshmcr. spring htil, kRn- teacher Edith J.
Emmett, Spring HUI, Kan; Anna DUNCAN, Me
chancstown, o.; J.. &. Miller. Wiggusport. o.;
Minnie Barnes Nevaia. Iowa: Harry scott Con-
nersyiile. Iud Frank Shuer Rox CSC aud Char.
ence klcnk. Box u.s.. ConucTsVilIe Ind; Robert
Blair. Ashley. Pa; Maud Musher, West Plain,
KAN John ID. Russell. y. =. aud college student,
Lake Forest. H.. with New England aud Southern
girls: Byrd Leonard, bell BARNES and Matt Leon
ord. Shannon Ill, with girs; Maude J. NcCrright.
Davis, Pa; Leroy Lyons, Y. fiih Wis, Dnuhury,
Iowa; Carrie Bowman, V. d.. Box H. Cumberland,
Pa, fine pcnman; Daniel u. Main. Ciark's Fails
CONF; Alice T. kenaga. clyde. Mich Winnie
lliiiabrant, Box -, Washington Kan: Daisy Full
ton, iOl Van Buren, street Ia5-syile. o.. neat pen
man G. X Parsons Grover, Pa; Florence ~ aud
TeIetla ON "ais. hnoefry' lao Herbert Pearson,
lamp ls6. >. Of V, Paramount, Ind; Myrtle NJ.
Finch, Piuckucy Mich. Edith NJ Howe West
Mansfield. Mus: Willie H. Kahn. Box 26l, Reno.
Kan Total. 7.s03.
SHALL GIRLS PRoPosE2
The preponderance OF sentiment on Gilbert I'd.
mondson's proposition that girls be accorded the
right to propose has been Ia the negative according
20 the mass Of evidence ia letters received II is
probable that the man will continue the wooer for
some time time TO come. There are cases how
ever, where a woman must propose. 20 without
a husband. For instance. Queen Victoria proposed
20 Albert. German Prince, who would have been
guilty nG presumption had be made the proposition
OF marriage 10 England's Queen. Again. 1t will be
remembered Thai the good Queen Bess" had Sir
Walter Raleigh beheAded for aspiring TO be her
Lord.
So far as known. women in this country have not
been very successful when they have broken the
bonds Of usage aud become thc wooers Instead Of
tie wooed- ln Que case before wealthy girl
proposed 80 three different men aud was refused by
"A 81 lgtn ItaF In ,is
Der heart 10 the Lord and her money To the poor
ln addion 70 letters received. the following are
Ola, Ark; R''-e NJ Bruno, The Daes Ore Grace
A. johnson. Benton liarbUr Mich: Anna v DE
LuB. Fannie Dance, Cora Robbins Emma $ Per
kins NatictS- Mass Edna " IhOn, Nevada, Iowa;
Grace a Smith. Huriburt. Iud: H. Mary GiliIlnnd
Oienn. Ao. &. W. EnuycHft would feel alarmed
should "a girl propose 90 him. Walter D. Kemmis
Sidney. Mont. - bashlul. but expects 10 worry
through somehow rather than have tlif girls go
cOptravyt to nature Earl r. Iuunsbury. 4D2 Fourth
street Portland. Ore, thinks tie G. g. boys would
admire the girls with grit enough TO help them
out 81 q difficulty. as he has heard come 81 the
cold boys say Il Wa the hardest thing ia the
world 10 PROPOSE. T. 4. Eeeder. New Chicago
Mont. thinks the who l. too weak to propose
j. not III TO have ifc But after all IN Il not irue
b. America at least that Inez Humbert sets forth
ihe ease ~ tie following. which concludes this
most interesting topic FOR the present:
FHtENh- or gHE q. G.: ! pity the girl who can
not 90 her share II te wooing. Proposing Is only
matter oi form anyway. The woong II lie inter
cHiipg part When ysiing hearts are sufficiently
melOwed. when there Are
Two souls with bu; n single thought,
Two hearts that beat a. one"
Ire point Is reached. popping i needed: IL will
pop itself, and the j. not worth Tie worrying
who viii not pop then. You remember that re-
mari. Df great man aud lac knew who sDol linus:
Ihe innn Who Inns tongue. say, Is 30 man, II
with that tongue lac cannot win a woman. The
fuan who cannot knock al the right door when he
knows lac De- welcome, find one If the thousand
avenues. had better sink into a Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep. aud q profound one too"
49, w ALSO READY
George ". Kelley. 1914 Whe,coa, street Balti.
Ist Nd. veteran, and member Of the g. &. Gone 10
join the &. 4. circle ia Heaven.
OUR &. G. FLOWER
When 90 the flowers 20 beautifuf
The Father gave "A name
Back came little bue-eyed one
All timld!y Il came.
Ana Standing AT is Fathers feet
And gazing ia his face.
IL said, 80 low and trembling LOnes
Aud with d modest grace
- Dear God the name thou gavesE me,
Alas have forgot"
The Father kindly looked him down
And said. - Forget not
Selected by Annie EverlIari. Jobnstown. Pa.
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FIRST old Veteran who wili tell me what s,yinett
j. how made aud played those falling i0 secure