The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-06-05
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FRTEEDs o. rHE q. G.: The precaution taken by
Tux AATIoSAL TRIBUNE to pEolecs It's members
against fraudulent correspondents rs 10 bc com
meuded ( would like 10 stale that al, ter my name
letters purportiug 10 be from c. G. girls, whose
names had never seen ia tle &. &. columns.
have since found out that they not girls, but
young men; but az did mol answer their letters
guess the laugh WAS on them. have several cor
respondents among tlIe q. C.. aud as ] a COW
boy. being al t4c TaDcb al the time. letter il
very welcome thing. ! have this 10 say that n
man q woman imposing upon a fellow mem Der
Of such friendly Crgan!zatio the G.. G. does
not deserve 10 be on tIe roll Of membership.
have been asked several times, Are you the one
you represent yourself 10 De or not" For answer
viii refer those seeking to find out 10 who II
IeLdeF 30 TIE .. - nhd who was my beat friend la
a Time Ol great illness aud trouble, Mrs Annie l..
Williams, sAuGus, AlAss.-D j. White. Miles City,
5lOut.
PERPETUAL MEMORIAL.
Among the C. O. members who sent heart offer
ings Of love 10 tie &, g. in memory Of tie gallant
Union dead, were Anna Markham, Eagle, Wis;
Bernard Chandler ~ylyanin. o.; Ernest K Ostron,
Danbury, Iowa; Ella NJ. Bliss, CimHrron Kan,
Mamie y. CoBk.in. Farmingdale. L. g. Abbie r.
Norman Logan, Iowa Mary T.. Workman Han
den, o. Iyria - White, Carson City, Mich. and
blaTie IL Oliver Fairfield Iowa The latter voices
the patriotic sentiment 81 the q. g. 10 nais; the
whole year memorial of soldier sacrifice in the
following:
Wo have with IA yet many veterans Of this war,
but their Steps are growing fucbler each succeed
| ing year, and ere tsIuny years have passed away
the last % lhlh JIlBa Amy u our cOuutFy's loyal
viii have joined AIs sleeping comrades ia the
silent camps ~ death Let us then, give To them
1 all possible honor while there is yet time Les.
/ sons Of patriotism should be impressed upon tie
minds 81 the rising generation, that II need .be
4 they may emulate Tie example OF their fatheTB
III SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
! FRIEsDs or THE C. c. ztill live In Southern
California, tAe land 81 milk aud honey.n Even
now white write. the shadow Of IA rosebnsit falls
upon and lie air Is scented with the sweet per.
4 fumes of the huneysuckie blossoms. A few yards
4 iu front Of me he palm tree, with its fan-iike
leaves reaching 10 the hight 81 about 10 feet Tn
dcTuehtil tliiH tree, la "a circular bed, hundreds
Of pausies with bhby-!ike faces. some blue some
4 black mud some with glow like the sunset upon
! them. II the 3tit 81 this "a rod or 30, q magnolia
1 tree reaches ~ branches toward the four winds
I aud toward tie sky. The magnolia blossom il
/ very large, OHenimes measuring "a foot across,
The leaves 81 the tree glisrn la the SUM- IL ma
tufe had vanished them. Ia bed to our left are
! also some lovely piuks while, striped, red Ma
fure seems 10 Try 10 Guido herself la painting these
flowers. la the orchard are some trees which JnI v
/ Southern California can produce. The apricot
with it's beautiful yellow cet, Is Ia taste az sweet
Ia the sweetest. THEN the orange aud lemon viii,
| their fragrant blossoms the green fruit and fipe
! with The lemon also. We have also tho harder
fruits such grow jn the East. the apple the pear
I Tie peach. the ounce, etc.
The blackberry grows here 10 perfection bloom
Ing and bearing at uIe same lime CurTants Tasp.
berries etc thrive here. IL taken Of properly
market six boxes for two bits" We have the
/ strawberry ali bat Two months ia the year.
/ Among our wild flowers may be mentioned the
poppy, Creaul-cups, painted cups, baby blue-eyes
4 besides others Tile cultivated flowers such as
reFbenas ia many colors and iiuts, myrtle roses,