The National tribune., 1889-05-02

Ketura Rawlins Dolan. Ind, member G. G. five
years Flora a. Gray, Centervite, Pa; Florence
Shumway, Cresco, Iowa; Miss e. Chatfield,
La Crescent, MINI. Letters descriptive of home
and surroundings; also postal antographs:-John
NJ. Murphy Wheatland, Mo. From 10th Iowa
G. G.. fathers regiment.-H. G. Wilson, MIST, u
Postal autographs Carrie Z. Nixon, Box %,
Waterford, o. from Southern States and Canada)j
Lizzie S. Medley, Swedesboro, n j., my photo-
graph for best; Ida Tolles, Glenwood, Iowa; Della
Brand. vd. 4th Mo. Cav Canton, w. Va; Ruth A.
Moss, West Plains, Mo. mot photographs, as
printed; John G. Schuneman Pepperton mo- IND,
prize for BEST George w. Washburn, jr., Burg
Hill, o., letters also.
Wanted Recipe for removing crust off fresh
water clam shelis-Nrs. Gerbriek, Box 1874, Hege-
wisch H. c. c. to know my name is May Il. Bar
ron Brandon Oak, not Mary. c. c.. TO stop using
initials instead of full names.-Eva I. Pryor Prov-
dence, II. l. Tinsel sash for bangle bracelet; book
poems for c. c. badge; postals and letters with Z.
C.; wanted. " The Letter That Never Came and
white Wings."-Grace Parkhurst, Springfield,
Vt. Hitchcock's Analysis of the Bible state
price.-Jay e. s. Howalter, Johnstown, Mo. All
wanting nice visiting cards to address me for par
tcuIars with stamp prize for prettiest fancy paper
and envelope, unused % poems and songs for
cents postage.-Minerva Downing, Delavan, Kan.
Piece of silk from each C. G. for G. c. cushion
Minnie Case, Amelia o. To know how many G. q.
girls accepted w. H. Vandoran's offer in No 1893 OF
THE NATIONAL TEIBUEE.-W. Adams, Centerton,
n. j. To know where Gen. Sherman and aired
Tennvson ive.-Edwyn r. Lerch, Erie, Pa " Lips
that Touch Liquor and friendship-eane ribbons.
Eta i. Lane 326 street, Newton, Kan. 10
know who of the G. G. play on the banjo ana VINO
would like an Ohio @. O. Reunion.-Ruth A. Kill
lam, 81 Marion street. Cleveland, o. Where there
is a description of firearms in the Bibe.-CaIl w.
Stephens. Alma n. Y. Information OF the Han
ways, Greensburg, Ind; that was my name, put
they do not answer letters.-Mrs. Matte Carpenter,
Tacoma, Mo. To know how many Generals there
were in the war.-W. r. Diienhaver, Box 30, Dell
Ray, o.
Prizes awarded: John Brunny, Fort Scott Kan,
to Moliie Bohen, Dakota City, Iowa for handsom-
est visiting card Hattie l. Goodsell to Bell Hoth-
am and John Brunny for best postal autographs.
Prizes offered: Plush album for prettiest photo
graph of sender-Alice Daniels, Decatur City, III;
Prettiest photograph of young lady;-Edward
Walker, Box TO- Morning Sun, Iowa. Best photo
graph of @. G. member.-Nollie Mansfield, CAT
Creek, Ky. For largest collection of crazy pieces;
photograph for next two.-Gva T. Pryor. 1873 west
minister street. Providence, r. l.
Tile Curious Corner.
ANSWERS to questions will not be published with
in two three weeks after questions appear. so
all will have a chance to send replies and receive
honorable mention with the number answered.
The bells of Moscow, Russia, and Picking, China
are the most remarkable for size ana NUMBER,
though the latter are inferior in form and tone
The largest hanging bell in the world is In the
Buddhist monastery at Canton, China, of solid
bronze, As feet in circumference and IS feet high
The Tsar Kookal or king of bells, Moscow, broken
in the great fire of 1877. and now mounted ON
pedestal in the plaza, is 60 feet nine inches IN cir
eumerence, 10 feet three inches high. and weighs
443,T2 pounds.
The term Sc blue stocking" comes from a name
given MIR. Stilngfeet. "a light of the literary re-
ceptiOns given by ladies in DIR. Johnsons time,
who al way more blue hose. Afterward applied to
the extremely literary
The common barnyard chicken is a native of
Asia
The Fields of Fire" are the tracts of land
lighted by burning jets and columns of gas escaping
FROM the earth as Balon on the western slope OF
the Caspian Sea.
Mohammed was born at Mecca and buried at
Medina.
The first American colony was founded by the
Spanish at Darien in 1910.
Ignatius Loyal founded the order of Jesuits In
1911
l. Which has the longest day, Chicago or Cincin-
nati?-Annie Walter
2 When and where was the first copper cent
coined?-Eya E. Crate
8. Who was The Rock of Chiekamauga ?"-
Fonda Gable.
4. What is the meaning of da?-Lizzie S.
Medley.
5. What gave rise to the word "Contraband"
during the war?-Charles Force, Bauf, Mo.
6. How long is the Erie Canal, and how many
locks has it?-Cora NJ. Molden, Antioch, o.
z. Under whose reign boiling to death the
capital punishment in England MAY Russell,
Rodman, iowa
s. What time of day was the Alexander Hamil-
ton and Aaron Burr duel fought?-RoDert E..
Hanna, New Windsor, Colo.