The National tribune., 1891-01-01

know, thai you love aud gdoTe the cause for which
| loves his country aud liberty shout work. Ask
yourselves this question. Dontth e. the &. 9. can
get along nnd prosper without your support II
| needs the assistance Of every member. Don't leave
al The fighting for the officers 60 DO. Without the
MD 81 Tie priyates they do nothing. Forward I
banner Of Progress s SSd PATRIOTISM az" on The vepy
| rampsrts OF the Republic. Yours. Pro PAtriA-
| Flank l.. Conn. Morris Crossroads, Pa
sosIE REALITIES OF WINTER.
DEAR G. C.; We farmers out West do not quite
| agree with Miss l. L. Wore about the joys OF VIM
| ter. We have To get out IN the cold aud feed and
! MIX, aud we nearly freeze, and when we get be-
| hind with our work we have 60 . 20 Il " wet or
dry, no matter how cold IL is. Sleigh-riding and
skating well enough where one has time for II.
but "A farmer puts ia all his time gathering aud
setting wood and doing other chores; aud be
would just ne soon have nice warm weather 20 do
Mo-
THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
DEAR G. c.: How many Of you have ever visited
the Yellowstone National ParkG ! was fortunate
enough 10 20 through IL last July. started from
hOmc on the lsth Of July. and the 10Th was at
] the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel ia the Yellow
slone Park, The Park is situated Ia the northwest
ern part OF Wyoming, and is 65 miles long aud IS
/ miles wide containing about $3.50 square miles.
! IL ls surrounded 10y mountain ranges which lift
iher Lofty perks from 10000 10 600 feet above the
The Mammoth Hot Springs are near the large
! holel, and situated a thousnd feet above the
Gardiner River, into which their constant overflow
runs They appear ia terraces, tier upon tier, II
aid out toy skillful engineer. The slow hut ceaso
less operations of the springs has resulted in build
hg mp terrace after terrace OF scallop-edgcd, mpd
pools and basins Of hot water az varied size, forn
aud Temperature. The higher terraces present an
imposing iront, the contour OF their sCaliUped mar
/ gns al once suggesting frozen waterfalls. over
! thc rims OF The basins the toImost level the
waller generally pours until ~ finds ns wny into
/ ihe reservoirs next below, repeating this process
l!l the bottom 81 the hill Is reached, where the
How b. collected aud carried or by several chan.
ncls 10 The river below.
We STATED on our five days Journey through
Wonderland" on the following morning, and tgvo
days later found us at Upper G-yser Basin. where
are situated the most wonderful gCysers IN the
world. They are tie great u.arvels 81 the Yellow
stone Park, are very numerous. aud many Of
ihclh are beautiful ard grand beyond description.
To" most important Is 'Uld Faithful" So called
Tor It's regularity OF spouiing, which Is every O.
minutes. The eruption begins with from six 20
j. ~puHs, containing about four minutes, growing
mote powerful, aud ihcn followed 10y remarSa-
bic suoecs-ion Of jets. accompanied by startling
roar and clouds OF steam, the water shooting up
ward into the air 40 feet
A tourist who had taken In the pleasures Of the
Yellowstone remarked: See Yellowstone Park
aud die IL Is very foolish advice for the one
WHO has beheld it, u3Hrvcs ought 90 desire TO live
a'i The more, 10 Eloriiy the Great Architect who
builds SO grandiy, even where the wild beast only
q N"ils. Looking through nature up TO natures
God can he done easily in this Wonderland, aud
thc overwhelming influence may help TO live
better all his liie.-w. :. Better, Seward, Neb.
VOICE From BEDLoE's ISLAND
FRIENDS or TIRE &. g.: Eedloes Island, little
Island - 4" iich many 81 yen have heard, cannot
DE mentioned without interest 10 The general reader
Of tHE Ma IIuShL TRIBUNE. Situated - - Dr. u New
York liHfb0r southeast Of New York City. we
have hourly communication by steamer from
ci0tG a. M 10 O'Clock y. daily. THIS steamer
carries visitors Co the famous ,iatue, the GOddcss
81 Liberty. known as the BagthOldi statue. IL is
the largest statue ever built aud was presented by
the French people to the United States IN 1855
lliEIt y'Hrr were consumed ln lis construction. IL
weighs $4,000 pounds. 225 TONS OF which nearly
49iVOJ pounds are copper, the remainder being
The hi.,hi Of the figure. from the base to The
torch. u l5l feet; hight Of pedestal 81 feet, and
hight oi foundation about 63 feet. The hand Of
the giauiess j. BIS feet xix inches above the base
oi Tie foundation Of the pedestal. Forty persons
can stand comfortably ia the head, and tie torch
VIII mold y people. The number Of Steps from the
pedestal T. lii and the ladder leading up through
tie extended right aim has "a rounds.
The inside Of the statue Is lighted by electric
Hglis by day and the torch by nine electric lights
NJ night Zach light has the power Of 600 candlcs
The light can be seen nj distance Of - miles la
nee weather. The pedestal IL illuminated by re-
heoed lights situated la several poats 81 the old
star For, giving the pedestal the appearances Of
snow-wb bite marble.
AN very glad 20 see SO many contributors In
the 9. &. columns. aud read all with much In
tcfr-t should Ike 10 exchange postal rApha
with members and hear from California q. C.'s.
Pro P1lIia-A, hclliBg, Bed Se's Island, N. Y. II.
C. c. AcRosTIc.
To- time has CLEANED another year
Out ot the meadow o. life dear;
lea. he hh- not swung his scythe In vain,
Al. y he harvest purs, without stainY
10. lhe year l. "a sllraf composed 81 days
llatk, are they whispering reprugch OF pFaiEef
q, say, L. this sleaf which Time las rcaped
MI leWed with remorsc and Ia selfishuess steepedf
ZACH kind deed We have done, each bad seed sown,
hlll la harvest Time speak with voice Of it, own:
Oh! Intense the regret the listening soul hears
EelHhied the history OF past garHered yearsl
Keen tbe sickle which reaps weeds Of sin with
pure gam,
Zach shoaf must pass through the thresher OF pain.
Righteous seeds let US plant Ia our LIES fertile
Such only will yield fruits more precious than
gold.
Oh lets scatter freely seeds OF charity and love.
Tor such viii lie nourish with dews from above
Noble aud b!esi then shall be the harvest Of time
The sheaf not aloyed with the chat Of crime
{. u r., "a try TO make the New Year glorihed
Content 70 mitigate sin and the sorrowing ones
Pro PatriR-MAggie L. Hover, Pokeepsie, n. Y.
CEREMONY OF THE MIsTLEToE
FHIEEDs TIRE &. c. Ia southern Britain there
was class of people called Druids. among whom
existed many superriiuOus connected with the oak
The most remarkable was the reverence ,VIIcl
they paid Ia plant called the mistletOe when II
WIS found growing GA the oak. The ceremony OF
gathering this plant was performed on the sixth
day Of the moon, aud n near To- the 10Th Of March
which was their New Years Day, a. this custom,
would permit procession made 10 IL ON the
sacred day. Two white bulls first bound 20
Tie tee bY their horns and Druid cloi he'd in white
mounted the tree and cut the mi~tctoe with knife
81 gDld. and il was received in the white robe 81
another Druid standing below. This was followed
10y sacrifice aud rejoicing The Druids believed the
oak was beloved 81 God and everything growing
upon II from Heaven. Pro PAtriA-i5dith M,
Haines, East 81 Louis, IN.
MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION, ATTENTION,
To NV FRIEEDs. THE GUAEDs: So Brother Whit
man thinks the New York Guards are the ueople
does hel Well, well. we'll; we will sec IL we can't
show Brother Roscoe that there are still few Of
the people len IN the old Bay state. and prove Il
not 80 much 10y words as by actions.
The following orders are hereby made public.
ST LOUIS, Mo-. Nov. g. 1880
WALTER q. SMITH Dorchester Mass
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER: You are hereby An
pointed this % day 81 November 1890 pro-
Division Of Massachusetts Of The NATIONAL TRIR-
UNE Conversation Club Guards.
The 10 take effect from date
The following members OF the n. T. C. O. Guards
are hereby authorized 10 form the Provisional
Div Ton Of Massachusetts,, having made application
and oonioimcd 10 all constitutional requirements.
Annie j.. Nnltafns Simeon Williams, Carrie l.
Mansfield, Justin Il. Mansfield all Of Saugus. Nina
B"ilOu hnd George w. BallOu, Of NeWtOnville;
Emma ;. Perkinn, Natick Mary L. Best stone.
hams Harriet l.. Symmes, Reading; Thomas J.
Martin, Clinton; Caroline a. Briggs, Canton June
uOni G. Mabel smith, StOught0n; Lillian J. Joucs
Maiden: y. VI. Tlnkhanl, Springfield; Clara r.
Poole, Rock port; Mary Y. GOODWIN Salem. Iiaf,Is
y. Drake Orange; Sarah 4. Woodland Greenfield.
Howard A. Gibson, SonoTviile: Harlan B KlmbaIi
oonlerVllei lAllie Chandler, Mclroso: Rev Jsfues
:. Lemon, West Gardner; Hannah A. Iittlc6eId
East Boston; Lucy J. Barrett WoburD. KValter al
Smith, Fannie A. Smith aud c. Maud Smith All ~
Matiapani Slbyl IL. SpauldinR, AuburndAle: Eliza
Deih T. GOurtrlght, HaydeuVllle; 3 Jean Igucl,rr
Worcester Henriche Faye, Plymouth; Lizabeth
A. TURNER, ROsIou.
Per order Of KATE Is. SHERWOOD, Commander.
Chief.
A. L. SEAMAN, Adjuiant-Generai