The National tribune., 1890-12-04

sincere
appointed officers viii please correspond with me
AT once concerning their respective duties
Now let every Z. e. la the Empire state send on
his name Tor enrol mont. have over 20 names on
my book, and only p Of them have been heard
from concerning the organization Of our Division.
in the new year wiihI Would like TO receive
personal letter from every G G. I'm New York state
and few from out pf the State. Pro PntTia-kos-
NY.
A STORY FROM THE OLD CLASSICS
FRIENDS OF TIRE c. @: To-day read the story
OF the Lost Atlantis FOR the first time, and
greatly interested ! give II 10 You as hnd IL,
a. told 10y Pia'o ia The Story ~ Man"
Among tie great deeds Of Athens, Of which
recollection u preserved IN books, there Is one
which should be placed Hbove all others. our
books tell That the Athenians destroyed aH army
whic came across the Atlantic sea, aud insolentiy
invaded Europe ard Asia; for the sea "a= then
nHviEabe, end beyond ihc strait where you place
TIE Pl'a II HeToules there was sn island larger
than Asia Minor and Lbya combined. From this
island one could easily pass 10 tiie other Islands,
Rnd from there 90 the continent which lies around
the interior Tine tiis side of the strait
Uhe Mediterranean of which we speak, resembles
a. haraor with a narrow entrance; but there Is
genuine sea, aud the land which surrounds il is
vCiiiable continent. In the Island OF Atlantis
rcigned three Kings Of great and marvellous pow
crs They had under their dominion tho wI.aie az
Atlantis. several other Islands and some parts Of
the continent, Al one time their power extended
into lAbyR. and into Europe a. FAR ~ Tyrriiena;
and. uniting their whole force, they sought - de-
stroy our countries at q blow, bat their defeat
stopped the invasion and gave entire independence
90 all the countries on this Of the Pillars 81 Her
cues Afterwards in one day and one fatal night,
there came mighty earthquakes sud inuncstions,
which cHguled that wUrI!Se people; Atlantis dis
appeared beaeath tho sea, and then That sea be-
came inaccessible, 50 that navigation on u ceased
on aCcoEgt 81 The quantity Of mus which the IN
quilted island left in IL piRoe.Nina Yates, lexing-
ton, al.
LET Us HAVE EETHCsThsM.
FRIENDS or THE G. C.: With brother GUgan
81
eNpcdItiUg tlIe good work than anything we know
OF IL y the very thing we want. tur the more
enthusiastic We become the more work will we do.
Wake Up q. C.'s everywhere. not alone Ia Micii-
gan, and let what do. ID takes
iiusiasm in a work like ours To make "a SUCCESS.
None arc 20 old as those who have oullived en-
lIusasn."
when penniaE those lines Thorrau believed and
tgU y, Ia that enduring fire Cf enthusiasm which
not even the solitudcs Of the lonely Walden Lake
could sG'due. Saadcr even Than age Is youth de-
void az TINS snbi'iac caTnesiHess. Unendowed by
that gift. what arc those early years save Spring
Nartineau SAYS: Youth Is the sine for sntbusi-
Hsrn, for conviction for depth Of affection and de-
SO, dear C. c. friends, while we arc A. yet In our
youth lct work.
The emotional aud sensational. impellcd by a
like power, though Of somewhat different phases,
may be Cons Icrrd in the same category aud upon
these lislen 60 John Ru-kin. that outspoken hater
OF nli false proicnse: There many outcries
against sensation, yet II u not less sensation wo
want, bnt more The ennobling difference between
ono man and another j. precisely ma this, that ono
feels more ihan another"
Some 81 our O. O. = feel more than othrra. They
are enthusiastic; they feei need ~ creating en-
thusiasm, sensation, among The members. Aud
now, new G. @. members. allow the o give you an
enihusias welcome. and eXhort you 10 exert your
best efforts tor Pro PatI8a and The loyal Home
WORKERS. which, ana are; viii sgeeeed viii ouT
wood. nj ts head. Yours, Pro Patria-S. Eta Kern,
Corley, ARK.
TRIBUNE EXCHAEGE-wASTED.
ITHF EkTIoNAL TRIBUNE Exchange viii DO de-
voted solely 20 the exchange OF souvenirs Any
thing pertaining 10 business must be sent TO tie
advertising Department.
To exchange: Letters, good references given
Alice J.. Stranger, charter member q. 9. o. Box
6i1, BooniOn, y. J.; Joseph Schrcmp. Marathon,
WIS. with sons and daughters. 6ih ia. H. A. FiOrA
Brooks, Posimsiress, IT. John, N. d.; o. ii. Peed,
". CAtliu. Colo.
Postal Autographs: w. I. Russell, Chapman.
Kan. II. W. Hoover, Box 63l. Lock Haven Pa;
Incy Rnsk, Milwaukee, Ore; Ida l.. Pope. Forest
Grove. Ore, prize for the best Maggie f. MeAher,
Box CS2, Inlay City, Mich, aiso letters aid cabi
nets; John Anderson. Speers, Pa; Carl Walker,
Gdall, Kan; Charles A. White, 81 y. l2ih street,
Philadelphia Pa, late 2i0 y. 5'h street; Florence
" Beck. Grant, Pm; Bertha Edwards, I.arimor,
Iowa; : Veronica Adsinson, Corning. o.; Mamie
J. Best Slonehan, Mass, prize for uI.siiesi; Clara
A Toms, Stamford, Conn.,: seth i. Toms, SIAM
ford, Conn; George W. Toms, Stanford. Conn J. Q.
Schrtrompf Seward. Oklahoma; VIM. L. EkvalI
676 Orchard street, Chicago, M. also Letters from
Wanted: Half yard friendship cane rlbbou.-
Daisy CfouaCk. E4m Grove, Msss Piece silk or
satin, wiih name aud address Tor G. O. Bipc-Esfiis
a. Smith. 80 :. Belle -iIo-t Columbus .. Letters
from MsunesOtH and Dakota O. C-l-,lher I. smith,
st. John, y. ID. PIize iuT preicst postal autograph
nli Photograph, - anEcuuc-d.-Biraie Strlble,
-4.tan7ra, Alcti. Cancelled pp-ingc slaT - iDF q
a.. icciion.-Iaitie Gray am. Evergreen. %. Adj
dgcss of i.ra T. Layton, father belonged 20 ii.h
Ind. ). wallace, Mark Center, -. Letters nom
veterans Daughters about IL my Rge.-L. Dora
Clark. MaiiogsbErg. -. \.
Pr.zcs offered: Tor best postal autograph
AL In H..... .FEVu
Huis Cove, Ae. for pre;ttr-t and ug'l-s' rosial
autograph; also prrttirst friendship ribbon
ahd scccnd best autograph; also best pEo,0gralh
by New GnSrs.-EdwaTd 9. Yates, Lexington. Mo.
The Curious Corner.
tAnsweFz to questions viii not be published with
tn laTO tiIce weeks alter questions appear. 90
oil viii have chance 10 send replies aud receive
honorable mention with the number answers
When Columbus fret sighted America he sup
posed be bad reached the shores of india, and
hence called tIe aboTignes Indians.
The largest chain Of which VIC have any Frowl-
edge consisted Of 5 600 links. ID was made by the
Turks, and thrown across the Danube River In
Tho Union army Mt the battle Of Murfreesboro
numbered q. OGJ, and tie Confederate army 500
Union losses, 1900; Confederate losses. 1000.
CiHc,"aatus left his Pios 70 take charge Of AN
army, led % 10 victory, resigned his commission,
and 90 his piUw again la a fortnight
]. Where IL PBmpey's Fiilarg-W. Is. Sheahan.
2. What naval commander forced "a surrender
when lis own vessel was sink Rp-F. j.. II. Marley.
B. Who il the Lcshian nightingale ?-Ihis NJ
HHFsI bargeF.
q Who wrote the dFst PTOtSsLan hymn book -
May B. Chapman.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
The two books ~ Kings gave the history Of tie
Kings 81 Judah aud srral. sud the two 81 ChronI-
Giles che history q tlle Kings - Judah alone.
solomon bad 700 wives aud 800 fOnCubines
Fairs are spoken of ia Ezekiel, 27ii chapter
]. What prophet caused iron To swim Lizzie L.
Whippe.
?. What ancient city 81 Lower Syria j. connected
with Bible history, aad how Carl Walker.
3 For whom was Fhllippi named. aud whEt
memorable event occurred there 2-Helen T. e.
Norton.
l. What prophet has been entitled the grandes.
aud most romantic among the Hebrews Ellen
H. Leach.
BRAIN-RACKERS.