The National tribune., 1889-05-30

other hanu we nave record OF man ever ilNinS
beyond very few minutes after he stopped breath
| ing. The lesson is obvious. ! would therefore
recommend the Co.'S 10 stick TO the habit of their
fathers. and keep breathing the air our Creator
has provided for for the longer you breathe that
( air the longer you will live notwithstanding the
/ assertion of the scientists to the coutrary.-John
Brunny, Fort Scott, Kan.
DAYS IN THE COUNTRY.
DEAR c. c.: am charmed with Hope Gurley's
/ description of her Southern home, and would be
/ delighted 10 spend q few hours with her. have
! been resting from my labofs, and enjoying q few
bright days in the country, gathering sweet vioets
and daisies, and riding pony down dear old
country lanes, breathing the cool. fresh air. which
/ was laden with the perfume oil the hawthorn
I aud wild crab blossoms. From the tops Of lofty
hills have witnessed glorious sunsets and below
1 could see the Mississippi winding its way TO the
aud shining like crystal river in the glow of
4 the sinking sun. And when the twilight deepened
and the whip poorwill's cry was heard stood en-
tranced with the scene, and wished that my
tongue could utter the thoughts that arose in me-
/ To say that have enjoyed my ramb!es would not
be half expressing the pleasure have experienced
IL was with great interest that read =. l.
Siralght's letter. in which he tells US about his
! trip TO Washington. Why does not the Keeper
OF 14lgihs oil the Jersey coast write 10 the =, III
j trust that all pleased with their shells and
! specimens. am greatly pleased with all the
specimens I have received aud shall rejoice that
+ through the columns of TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
a paper dear TO all, l have found many new
4 friends.
ter, and shall always try to answer all letters re-
ceived from the brave defenders OF coun-
try's fag. May they be spared many years to
/ enjoy the peace their valor won.-Etta Winner
4 Louisiana No.
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! To Exchange: Crazy pieces for sheet music;
/ " Hnsh-a-bye, Baby, for pretty songs-Bertha ..
Beadle, Genda Springs, Kan. Breech-loading
shotgun for best o1ler.-Thomas s. Fisher, Arbor-
vile. Neb. Lsdy's silver watch for best offer.-A
1 A. Young, Schroon Lake, ~ Y. Mississippi shells
aud moss for shells or coral; Indian tomahawk
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Miller, SauTton. 40. Cactus, geranium or raisn-
/ grape for 10 cents postage.-John Stubbefeld,
Howe, Cal. Crazy pieces four inches square.
hand painted, for 10 cents larger ones IN proper
uon.-I1va t. Pryor l99 Westminster street, Provl-
] dence, X l.; would Ike Maggie Thompson's ad-
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test riendshiPcane ribbon; for every tenth auto
/ graph card and prettiest hatband.-lda NJ Sabin,
/ Box 70, Grand View, Iowa. Three dollars for best
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/ Robinson o. Three painted crazy pieces for %
cents.-Irene DeVere, $50 North Main street, Man
chester. \. H. Kensington painting cheap; letters
wanted from soldiers young people; visiting eards
and beaded collar for prettest collection crazy
work SILKS autographs with the =. T.. thanks 10
/ Dir. Pympton.-Aamie Conklin Farmingdale, L.
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Funeral March, etc, for " Come Home, Father"
/ and other songs--M. Dole, care g. T., Wild
wood Wis. 81 Dora Thorn" for Thorns and Or
I ange Blossoms ~; letters with c. Cora z. Max
field, Cambridge, VT
Postal Autographs: Kittie Carson, Lippard, Kan;
Lola T. Dodge. Bridgton, Me; ". Dodge Round
Lake, Mimi; w .Nolz, Bazaar, Kan; also letters
( with 94th Ohio veterans.
Prizes Awarded: De Forest Jordan, Cuba N V
TO Mary Akworth for prettiest autograph Gertie
A. Bemis John Brunny for best postal autograph
! Prizes Offered: Drawn postal for best postal au-
1 tograph by July 4; exchange with all.-Emma l..
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and dropped the dear TRIBUNE.
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! know / VIII send eyergreens 10 those who wish
them.-Mrs L. L. Dunsmoor. Roxbury, VT. Half
yard ribbon Tor friendship cane; letters from c. c.
girls II TO l9.-Bertha 5. Bowers &C. c. girl, Box
/ 5S4, Naia halla, Wn. Ter Scraps for Z. Q. pill
/ low; letters from Alaska Mexico.-Lola L.
Dodge, BT;dgton, Me. Letters from gentlemen
Misses Q. ID. Warner and d. ID. Edgar, Fos-
tOria, O. Correspondence with those having u 6
Cancelled stamps IN quantity.-Leo Wagner. Hills
boro, H. Hall yard ribbon from each c. @. for
! friendship eane.-Nina L. Gracey, Lyons, Kan. To
know II there Is such person a. James Freeman,
Louisville, w. Va and correct address of Mabel G.
Giddings.-Jessie Johnson, Brookfeld, No. Span
Z ish Cavailer" Tor " barney McCoy--Ida M. Patter-
son. Greenfield no. Fishers Child ~ for Sweet
1 Long Ago. "-GeEtrude Riggs, Botna, Iowa. when
/ the Roses Come Again. m. V. Dodge tteaenerl
/ Round Lake, Minn who will write me? Just
! Before the Battle r'-EstelIa NJ Legs, Box 90 La
mark, Ii. The c. c. TO know our school observed
/ Arbor Day for the first time and planted a pine
tree in memory of WashingtoR.-Anna V. De Lun.
The Curious Corner.
ANSWERS to questions will not be published with
in two or three weeks after questions appear. So
ali VIII have chance to SEND replies and receive
honorable mention with the number answered
Letter postage was the highest in the United
States from ISI6 TO 545 when the rates were as fol-
lows: Less than 30 miles, 81 cents; from 80 to So
ffgI I'M
1851 cents; over 400, % cents. Postage was re-
duced in 1851 to three cents, and in 1883 to two
cents any distance within the United States.
The largest known flower in the world is the
Raffiesia Arnoldi, discovered in Sumatra in 1918 by
| DR.. Arnold. Flower three feet In diameter; fire.
/ quentiy weighs IS pounds, and will hold 10 to Il
| pnts OF fluid.
The name Delaware was given to the bay on the
Jersey coast in 1870 when Lord de la War died on
the ship, which was just entering its waters.
The history Of the United States begins with that
| Of The renIotest settlements all of which had a
| bearing on the ultimate Union.
Illinois WAS part of purchase of land made by
the United States from the French. Il became q
Territory IN 1892, and State in 1918.
Marshall Pass the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad Is the highest railroad point in the world
elevation, L, So feet.
The first copper cent was coined at New Haven
| Conn. IN 1851.
! would take exception to Addie Tolles's ex-
PLANTATION OF how March became Inauguration
day. History tells us that Congress appointed the
first Wednesday iii January, I7Sy for the people to
choose Electors; the first Wednesday ia February
Tor lacSe ELECTORS 10 choose n PRESIDENT, and the
first Wednesday in March for the Government to
go into operation. The iRst-Demed day fell on
the 4th Of March Hence, the 4th of March follow
ing the election Of President is the day appointed
for his inauguratioH.-John James.
/ /. Who the first Postmaster General under
/ Wasluugtons Administration Eva L. Crate
3 IN how many National Cemeteries are the
Nations dead buried Emily Winner.
g. Who composed the Declaration of Independ-
| enceF-dary a Russell
4. On what battlefield of the world were the most
men engaged, aud what the number?-Charles W.
/ Cast.
$ What is the temperature of space?-Carrie B.
| Williams.
G. Where is the ehurehyard referred to in Gray,s
Elegy'? Where is the Sweet Auburn of
GoIdsinith's :. Deserted Village "?-John James
| T. What bird was called an emblem of Christ
and why?-Addie Tolles.
BIBLE BRIGADE
| The entire Hebrew Bible was printed IN 1883
The meaning of Ben Ammi is son of my peopIe
my fellow -couniTyman. Ben in Hebrew means
son.
, David trusted in the Lord more than any other
King. that, In spite of his many sins and short
comings, he was pronounced man after Gods
own heart
The II Apostles have been ikened to IL precious
stones, as follows; st. Peter, jasper; ST. Andrew
sapphire; 81. James chacedony; st. john, er1er-
aid; St. Philip, sardonyx; st. Bartholomew, cor
neiian: ST. Matthew, crysoiite; ST Thomas bervI
ST. Thaddeus, chrysophrace; St. James the Less
topaz 81. Simeon, hyacnIh; st. Matthias, anne
fhyst.
/ l. Where in the Bible Is coffin first mentioned
whose was 1t, and how long after the creation p
Mrs. J.. Drake.
2 What prophet mentions q stone with seven
eyes, and of what was it symbo!ic?-Mrs. L. A
Scoviile
3 For what was the River Aenon remarkable p