The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-13

tai ability can be expected to emanate from gradu-
ates of the public schools? And now, teachers,
what of the public school problem? / notice that
all who have attacked me agree that the system
is defective; consequently opportunity for inn
proyement; and If So how can the defects be RENEE
died "A L. Seaman.
TRIBUNE EXCHANGE-WANTED.
To exchange: Hornets Nest by E. p Roe,
for best photographic. w. Franklin, Fountain
| Park, o. Newspaper poetry clippings for Old
Kentucky Home. Rosa Lord, SIS Kentucky St,
Louisville, KY. Recipes for patches.-Bertha IL.
Drew, Bedford, Pa. Bead pocketbook. etc. for
battlefield relics curos of any kind.-W. NJ.
Bartlett, Demster, NY. Bryant's Double and SIN
gle Entry Bookkeeping for best offer.-Wnl. Kahn,
Reno Kan. Watch books, etc, for best offer-A.
A. Young, Schroon Lake, N y. Blue prints, etc,
for best postal autograph prize for best verses by
! G. C.. member on THE Canteen my Father Car
ried "-Lura Bishop, Is Warren Place, New Haven,
Conn One hundred tin-tags for best offer of foreign
| stamps.-Clayton Kehm, Shannon, Ill. Acme
lever skates, No. 10, for small printing press Sd
9. Wagner, Monroeville, 0. The Dying Nun .
| and other songs to any sending postage.-Ketta
| Adams, Brockwayville, Pa. Prints or reading
| matter for advertising cards.-Niola Green Glen
Rock, Neb. Music for same; prize prettiest march
letters from w re, my 0rder.-AIay Elliott, Car.
! doYa, Ill. Popular works as first second and thrd
prize for best collection Indian relics, curios or
! colns-W. G. Smith, Crescent avenue, Dorchester,
Mass. Gen. Grant morning badge for G. G. badge;
WIN. ii. Niswanger, Pittsburg, o. LIE OF
| Gen. Grant, for Red Acorn y; letters with Z. y.
MARCEL Hatch, North Newcastle, Me. Prize Tor
/ best collection house plants.-Mrs- s. 4. Oldaker,
1 SaTonviile, Neb. Watch pocket for gentleman S
! photography; picture drape for lady's prize pest;
! letters with all.-Rose Wood, PaiDesvllle, u New
roller skates and one years st. Nicholas for best
/ Offer.-Ella eating huntsville, N. Y. Photo
/ graphs and letters for same.-Leona Leonard, BOX
29o. Greenfield, o. My photograph with g. Y. girls;
! Ford A Hunt, Reedtown, o. Cabinets and postal
/ autographs with all.-Emma i. Reynolds, Reed
! town, o.
| Prizes awarded Lizzie s. Meley to John Brun-
ny, best postal autograph; Ada Huls to John
! Brunny, for same.
Prizes offered: For largest collection of poetry
| by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Amelie RlVes Chanu-
| Ter only.-Eva T. Pryor, 1919 Westminster street
! providence, r. ]. For prettiest photograph
| ward Walker, Box 20, Morning Sun, Iowa. For
| best postal autograph; exchange with all.-Alice
! West Box ia, Dakota City, Pa. For best photo-
| graph.-Inez Woodruff, Black Hawk, Colo. + or
/ best photographs, lady.-Willam Harrison tBox
100, Harry Mercer BOX TO- G. E. Ryland Box l4l,
/ ToGghkenamon, Pa. Hat-band, best gentleman
saehet-bag, best lady.-Rose Wood, Ia1nesVlle, W
Wanted: G. G. TO know have not been careless;
| but i'll, which accounts for delay of letters and
! postals.-Mamie c. Burke. c. c. to know my name
| is not Ewing; would hear from those OF my
| name.-J. F. Emig, Wheeling, w. Va song
Come Buy My Little Roses Red. Mrs. j. Il.
! Myer, Ocoya, ILL., Small curios from every state;
postal autographs exchanged with ail.-He I'm
| Swift, Luther, Mich Words and music OF Beau
| tifui Reckoning Hands.''-Eya e Allen. Marion o.
/ All to know l offered my photograph for best Pho
! tograph of young lady not autograph.-W1ll Lay
1 C.-Lou Barnes, Huntsville, Ark All to know
! that my address is Alliance, Neb.; see Exchange,
! May 9.--R. Bond sturgeon. Two veterans Wpulu
/ like letters from soldiers daughter OF So >
| Vaughn, Port Wine Cal; E. s. Marsh, kai0na,
Iowa. Curios from every State; Louisville girls 10
| visit me-Rosa Lord, 545 Kentucky street. LOUIS,
| ville KY. Violin and 20 of Boys of New YORK =
for % target rifle, best offer-Barton Peel, 3 OF
! v, Memphis, No.; postal autographs with Q. O
All to know my address is now st. Elmo Murray,
34S La Sale avenue, Chicago, Ill.
The Curious Corner.
ANSWERS to questions will not be published with
in two or three weeks after questions appear So
all will have chance TO send replies and receive
honorable mention with the number answered.
George Won Purbach printed the first almanac
in 1860.
The longest span of.wire in the world is used for
a telegraph in India over the Rstuah. 1t is over
6000 feet long, and is stretched between two hills,
] 200 feet higher.
The twocent postage stamps cost the Govern
ment cents per thousand
a hot-wafer well 2,S50feet in depth, which spouts
to the hight of ia feet, is of the wonders OF
Paris.
The name Tabby-eat comes from Atab famous
street in Bagdad, inhabited by the manufacturers
of slken stuffs called atabi, or taffety, the wayy
markings of the wAteTed silks resembling the cat.
l. Where is Capt. Kidds punch bowl Harry
i. Matthews Kinsman, o.
2 What Dutch Admiral tied broom to his mast
head and for what purpose? Zulu NJ. Hickman,
Rossville, H.
g. What was the origin of blue-tinted paper?-
Nea ID. Hampton, LaRue, o.
f. When did the great fire in New York occur
May Russell, Rodman, Iowa.
5. What color were the stamps of 1765?-Fonda
Gable.
6. When were musical notes first used?-Eva E.
Crate.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
Abimilech cut down the bough of a tree and set
tower on fire.
Jesus was in the upper chamber at Jerusalem
when he prayed for his Disciples and all future con
| verts.
Deuteronomy is so called from its place in the
Septuagint, and means second book of the law.
]. Who grandfather to Moses and Aaron
and how old was he when he died?-Sherman
Hull Wapela, III.
IS. II.
| 3. Where and what do we read of 700 left-handed
! men ?-Cayton Kehm, Shannon, Ill.