The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-07-17

Second Honor-Julia Pringc, niagara Falls,
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sEARcHERs AND soLvERs.
Nellie DE Bord 4; Edith NJ Dissay, 8; Morn
Edwin NJ. Southard s; Emma c. Clements, s;
Carl Walker :; Bonnie Is. Thomas =; Amy A.
Baker 6; II. II. Bronson G; Gilbert G. Jeflries, O;
Nettie V. Emerson :; Grin A. Swan, s; Anna '.
johnson. ] VIM IL. Swan, 8; Mrs. Z. &. Honor, 81
Rose w. Henderson, 9; Daisy b. North, 10; Ne'iie
M. Cook, 2; Rufus Mason, ?; Dot jackson, Grace
Nillisms, !; Nettie McGrath, q Jennie l.. Harsh
4: Neddy Johnson, 5; Nellie w. Swnger 3; Lizzie
NJ A Hewlett 3; Lou NJ Staring. 10; Lee X, Dew
ey. s; John Anderson. .: Annie L. Williams. 7;
Fannie Reilly, 5; James e. Alger' Ella Colby, q
EEniee NJ, Harshbarger, z; May b. CHAPMAN, 9;
Gladys A. Lewis, 10; Edith NJ Ilaines, a. Myrtle
T. Anderson, Z; Ella II. Schermerhorn, 6.
OUR ROLL cALL-NEw MEMBERS
The letters VS.. mean veterans son, v.d. vcter-
ans daughter and Wv. veterans widow members
of associations will be marked SN. and D.N.l
VIM. T. Hyland, c. l. Bates Camp, s. of v, Nor
WELL Mass; +. e. Perkins, 36th Ohio, Lamar,
Mo; A. J. Stevens, vs., Asst 7. NJ. and AlIi II.
Stevens, vs.. salmon Falls, n. H.; Henry II. Fuller,
30th Mich. Hart, Mich; Frame llih, v.d., ana
Grace Adams v.d., Washburn. H.; Herbert Ltich-
field, Norwell Mass; Samuel Bird VS., Hollis Hi
Edith l.. Brown. vd ID. Mimi. Cav, Oslo Second
avenue, South Minneapolis, Mimi; Il; J., stevens,
VS., Five-Ae River Conn; w. A. Kellogg, vet
eran, NoTwalk. Conn; Porter T. Nooiworih. vs..
18th H. : Pleasant avenue, Ogdcnsbufg, n. Y;
Lulu ShacSlefor v.d., Coon Rapids, Iowa; Flora
V. Ashley. v.d.. and Harry Kelley, Gen. George
Crook Camp, :. of v, plymouth Ind Lena Zen - d.
rolton, Ky; Hugh Jackson, Loonardsburg, % Lana
Morgan, Canton. Pa; Viola Seaman v.d., Port
Washington. l.. J.: Lawson III. Newman, ;. OF ",
Newberg Academy, Newberg. Ore: A. Il. Siokely,
VS.. saith Ohio El Dorado, o. Total, l0,o00.
THE UNIQUE c. c. BADGE.
FRIENDS OF THE &. G: How do you like your
C. C. regulation badges? think the badge one OF
the neatest have seen. wear mine every day,
including Sundays and am proud OF IT. Boys,
make your mothers and sisters birthday present
Of one. You will feel well repaid. Remember,
hal hot f,rn without
one of those neat, dressy n. t. g. {. badges. Get
one to-day. No c. G. should be without one.
Would exchange postal autographs with all. DO
your best for I'm Offering three elegant prizes Tor
two best and worst. Hope you are all enjoying
Tracy Tremmel" in the good TRIBUNE.-Julius
W. Gogarn, Halston, Mich.
HURRAH FOR GEN. SHERMAN.
C. C. FRIENDS: I.think the plan of purchasing
the quilt. to the veterans home by voting for
oar favorite General, and giving five cents vote,
Is an excellent one, and hope every = {. member
will respond 20 the call OF Aunt May Keller, South
NoTwRlk. Conn. By doing as our Editor suggests,
we viii find which General is the most popular,
can secure n handsome quilt for the Army
Nurses Home, we can assist Aunt May IN aiding
veterans family, and can, trust, give our Dear
Editor the pleasure of recording mt least 1000
votes one for each C. G. member. Let US send our
nckels and our votes. Hurrah FOR Gen. sherman!
Ellie NJ. Harshbarger, Ninland, kRn.
HOW DO YOU READ THE NATIONAL TRIBuEEp
FRITcxDs OF THE C. C: How do you read THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE? This Is my way: First, tead
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much. Then comes the Fighting Them over"
by the veterans, which is very interesting and IN
structivc. Next is Tracy Tremmels Blue Jay
Mess" which is OVERLOOKING with fun Then fol-
lows stories by various authors: south
Africa" 10y Edgar Mels: DR.; PoTter's " Wild AMI
mails: 4" " Grand Army, =" Relief Corps aud sons
of Veterans news finishing with g Picket Shots"
Congress, /" " Washington Gossip ITibuneis
and general news.-Isrnest }. Kern, Marion, Iowa
SPEAKING IN SCHOOL.
How many OF the C. C. think teachers ought 10
"a
suppose you were teaching a school OF II pupiis
aud had said that each one should have q recitation
10 speak, and "a certain pupil should desire TO DO
excused every week Would IL be right for the
teacher TO excuse such pupil? Should be very glad
60 hear from all personally. as we have had quite
dIscussion--Anita HOlsingcr. Mt Morris, III.
WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON!
/ FRIENDS or THE G. C.: hope that you all VIII
give the &. G. button the consideration that il de-
serves, and that each one Will send design or
some suggestion 10 Walter G.. Smith Secretary OF
I G. c. Council aud Chairman OF Button Committee,
/ Dorchester. Mass. We want u button that viii
please all and would like al 10 haze something to
SAY la regard TO the design of IT, Please attend to
this at time is getting short before our Re-
union where the designs will be submitted to the
delegates and the one that IL favored boy majority
Of the Committee will probably be adopted as the
! G. C. button. Yours, Pro PatTia-Eimer T. Cothicr,
/ DIN, Iowa.
PEEP AT FAIRY LAND.
FRIEsBs THE c. G: DO you wish 20 take a
] peep Into FairylRHdg Yes? Come with me. then
! No need 10 put "A fresh dress. for there no
4 fashionable critics there, can you. just
tic on t.Iat EtIn- boupe aBd viii pat this old
hai, Gor old Sol iIas opened his fiery eye 90 It's
widest extent. making thc dewdrops the grass
/ giisten like diamonds. We'll 20 through farmer
Browns cornlied; lac don't mind. aud besides, lac
won't see IA. for The corn almost oonceals ns from
view. DO you that belt OF trees down thereg
/ in there Is my Fairyiand.
Here we are 10 the entrance or gate as call IL /;
] broke down just enough Of tho uHdeGbruzh 10
make a narrow path. that m ghi pass back and
forth. I.Iiier and see how you like my abode OF
HsHHs-f nj
sunshine penetrate the dense foliage around
/ and above US; undeTfOot the ground IL pAsked
smooth and hard, for la wet weather ii turbulent
/ stream Tushes and fumes where we now sit.
How the breeze signs through the dropping
leaves Of that willow, and yon tall elm, around
1 whose trunk 10 twisted numberless wild grape
/ vines. with green fruit just peeping through the
leaves b tire home Of "A colony OF biuejAys who
hop out twig just above our heads. aud with
discordaul screams dispute our right 10 intrude
/ upon their domain.
Push aside those leaves aud look The wild roses.
/ with their sweet pink hue, and the clusters Of
creamy eiderberry blossoms seem TO grow from
/ tie same bush, mingled they Actually
there's birds nest iu the bush, with four greensl-
1 blue eggs in %. Ga, yes It's cat-bird's nesLi 1
hear fie excited cries Of te old birds we peep
into Tie nest DoH't worry, liue builder. We viii
not harm your cosy nest. But take care! Should
some Of those Troublesome boys find your home /
afraid they would not be 80 considerable ~ we
| There's snakei las just little, harmless
/ speeIlied one but a snake ia Fairylaud! Ugh! I'm
gong back home, even AT tle risk Of offending my
fairy friends.-Rutii Pollard. Ferguson, MO.
NIAGARA FALLS.
| DEAR &. &. FRIENDS Knowing that the majority
Of you may never have the pleasure of seeing
Niagara Fails should like 10 try To describe them
10 you. Nearly half mile below tie falls Is a
suspension bridge and II 10 the view from this that
1 wish 10 describe
The general contour Of the falls IL a curve but
the fall iagthesi TO the Jeff which Is called hmer
can Falls, h. straight Here the water is not very
deep, and the color the very edge Of the fall Il
pale green, but IL IL broken into IA white
1 spray. AT about onelTd Of lac distance from the
American side Of this fall, aud about nefourLh of
the distance from the top large rock juts out
The water striking this Is thrown out farther than
tie rest. III s Is the only break Ia the American
Fails, and b. the most beautiful part.
On the night OF this ia II n small Island, cal ed
I LuuE Island 81 which we can only sec the treei
/ aud perpendicular cliff about 100 feet high.
The Bridal Vail IL narrow fall, situated between
Luna Island the lefi and Goat Island on tht
| right. The edge Of the cliff which the Bridal
Vail falis Is very ragged. aud the water has "a white
slimmerlBg appearance, from which II receives II,
I name
Goat Island IL seen only ne trees and cliff. Th,
eiin - little higher than Luna Ciiff and is abou
/ ~ rods wide.
The next fall IS Horseshoe Falls, and It's nam,
j renders description needless. This fall h In lh,
deepest part 81 the river and for few feet from
tie top the water Is a dark green but it, too Il
soon broken into spray.
The division line between the United States ana
Canada passes through this fall giving all previ
ously mentioned. aud two-tbiTds Of this, 10 til,
, former.
The last fall IL the Canadian Falls and Is SHAPED
like an enormous scoilOp It's rounded part project
ing about half as far as Horseshoe Falls
. Their junction forms "A sharp angle, which e1
tends up the river for several rods and Is wearIu,
It, NaTHH