The National tribune., 1892-05-12
CONVERSATION CLUB.

oStEfSSAsIoN SAsb.
Rules Of the Club Write briefly. Write only
one side ofthe paper. 3. Write 10 the point. a.
Write on one subject. 5. Write your best 9. Each
week the names OF those writing the best letters
style conrositicn, spelling; penmanship ana gen;
eral merit consdered-wiil he named al The head
al this column on the Honor Roll. FRS. honor
will include all Of these requirements. Second
! honor viii include deficiency in some one point.
NO others viii be named.
| HONOR ROLL
FRS; Honor-w. Arthur Mckenzie.
Second Honor-Mary /. McGrail.
OUR ROLL cALL-NEw MEMBERS.
THE letters VS. mean veterans son, v.d. veter-
ans daughter and Wv. veterans widow; members
ofassoeiations will be marked S.N. and D.V.i
VIM; A: Thompson, VS.. Monument City, Ind;
Elsie II. Hansfurd, v.d-, Somerset Ky; Ada Sc
crest Eva s Baker Holy Rood. Kan; James :.
Crum, vs.. Marshall, o.; Cary March, v.d.. Erie.
Kan; W. r. Sargent, vs., Cedar Rapids; Matte
Major. d..Wallace, Kan: Peter, Emma. Noble p.
and Alevia T. Ashlne, Rouse's Point, n. j.; ;. III.
Hawksworth, Box 90, West Peerboro n. H; Kate
Woods, v.d-. Clinton, Mo-; Boyd W. Randall, ",
Nancy J. Randall, v. wife, Arthur w. and Albert
II. Randall, vs., Sharon, Mimi; Edna H. and
Marguerite Burton, v.ds., Carl junction. No.
Moody Tidwell, VS.. Crab Orchard, ILL.,; Hannah
Carroll. V. wife. Sheridan. Iowa Ollie A. Baker
vd.. Corsica, Pa: Fred Cozard, VS., Brownsville,
inn.; Neitie Smith, v.d.. Morris Cove, New Ha-
v~t: Conn.,, Hyatt e. Covey.v.s, lie Roy, H. Jane
/ e. Harvey, Y. wife Little Valley, Mimi; Henry
t. Searles, oneyyille. r. l.; Mabel Albring, Otto
way Lake Mich. Total, 3,449
NEBRASKA GUARDS, ATTENTION!
The members OF the Nebraska Division. n. T. c.
c. Guards are hereby called 10 meet in Reunion
in Lincoln on the morning of May - for the pur-
pose OF eeciing Division officers aud The iransac
tun OF other business Come with the intention of
remaining the 26lh his Is te date OF the sill
anniversary oil State TO he celebrated IN that
city, the railroads wall give reduced rates from al
points within $50 miles of Lincoln. The Guards OF
The Capital city have generously agreed to- enter
tain all mem ers that NAV attend and furnish an
o. F@lI OF Tlfnks
member 10 answer here" at roll-call. & Y. c.
Mae Manchester, 1875 street, that city. requests
all members who thinl; of attending 10 write her,
also the train by which they will arrive, that
( engagements may be made to meet them al the de-
pots Each Guard is requested to wear knot OF
red. white aud blue ribbon Tor Identification 10y
ally D. Latham, Commander; Hannah Batty,
Division Adjutant
LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIDE.
FRIENDS OF THE c. G: Perhaps many OF nay c.
{. friends who make the study of the human face
science VIII be interested in a word about faces
few days ago visited the studio of friend aud
while there my attention was called various
photographs displayed IN showcase al one end
OF the studio. Much can be learned II you observe
closely, OF the different characteristics Of person.
We easily distinguish the face OF honest
person from that OF oieceitful ore One glance is
usually sufficient for TO convince what the
character OF the person is. If you closely notice.
the left side Of persons face Is ways best look
ing; inc fead character Is found IN The right sice
OF the face. Photographers are aware OF the fact
and they avail themselves Of the opportunity; ;
that il Tie reason why the iefi side Of the face
always suggested nj the studios. When YOU sus-
pec any person OF deceit trickery stand on their
right and watch the expression closely. No person
j. sSiliigi enough 10 cover the marks of his real
personality. which are stamped by nature, for the
man who likes TO read the right side of The face
Loyalty yours--Minnie Curry, Providence, r. l..
LET VIRTUE BE YOUR AIM.
Whatever he thy 10; on earth,
Thy mission here below
Though fame may wrea;he her laurels fair
nd xat r.y.,t ~ All ht...x
III you would rise from earthly things
And win deathess name,
Let all your way be just and right,
Lei virtue be your aim.
Though cherished friends may traitors prove,
Their kindness all depart.
And leave a mournfu spell around
Thy sad and bleeding heart;
Though you may Oft he scorned by men.
Or those who bear the name,
Let all your ways be just and right,
Let virtue be your aim.
OH We who dwell in stately halls
Where wealth and fame are known
Renenn Der you may yet be poor
Negle ctcd and alonei
But. o. remember this broad truth
Ere others faults you scan,
Your wealth may make a thousand fools,
Blu; virtue makes tie man.
-I.oyaiiy, yonrs-Mary l.. McGrail, 10 Bates ST..
Providence u. ].
WAR WILL NEVER CEASE
DEAR c. Z. FRIENDS: 1T is only an Idle dream,
( tina; there viii a time when war will cease
Man j. Just as cruel ferocious and savage TODAY
as lie thousands OF years ago. and there is little
TO believe that he will be better in the future
Might is right to-day, ii in the days of old
and will he ia time 10 Characterization Sinlenson
Holmes City Mlnn.
THE FIVE POINTED STAR
FRIESDs or THE c. C.: noticed in the Curious
Corner " query and answer 10 why the star of
the United States Is a fiye-poinled star. I think
that the star is q FIVE pointed simply because
il made In the first flag. How did it come
to be FIVE pointed Congress resolved THAT
the flag Of the - United States be IL alternate red
and white stripes that the Union be 10 stars white
blue field, representing "A new constellation"
The design taken by the committee ap-
pointed by Congress TO Mrs. Ross, who lived on
Arch street, Philadelphia. They asked her 10
make flag with - stripes alternate red and white
and ~ six-pointed stars. She suggested that the
be made Ave pointed being more symn.elri-
cal aud beautiful, and her suggestion was accord
ingiy adopted aud The flag made by her. This flag
first uufnred by Paul Jones on board the
Ranger. ! obtained the above information from
Newman's "America.'-Ernest Il. Ostrom Dam
bury, Iowa.
WAS LIEF ERICKSON A MYTH?
FRTEsDs OF THE c. C.: i would like TO ask
Christian sinlenson, Holmes City, Mimi. If he or
any other body has ATTY record OF the discovery of
this . New World " by the Norsemen, except what
tradition says? Have they got the record TO show
that their discovery auiedAted Columbus? If they
did to this world they went back 10 let
people know Of their discovery.
Then" he says, give the honor to the old hero
well rs these NorseneB spoken off Did ne not
suffer very much TO gain his end Did he not
owning 10 the fraud and cheating of others, suffer
the chains and irons that bound him and were
buried with him? Did lac not die "a poor. ragged
vagabond because OF others cruelty TO him9 Now
can any OF the Norsemen show a record of suffer-
ing for mankind like that? They were. il Is claimed
banislled from their own country; but did any OF
them suffer at the hands OF their own people ms
Columbus didy lie WIS one of Gods chosen
/ people and ought 10 have the respect due TO him.
The records all lis side; only conjecture tells
of the Norscmen and their visit TO shores far
as the results are concerned the world WAS neither
/ wiser nor better because they voyaged TO other
worids-N. Arthur Mckenzie, Providence, IL. J.
think Christian Sirnenson's article in the c. c.
concerning Columbus very unjust There is no
certain proof that Lief Erickson ever saw or even
heard OF America. Ii is nothing more that a mere
supposltion that e discovered this country in lO0l
IL he did, why did he not plant his flag and pro-
claim his discovery? And so far as Columbus
being mean, peFfidlous selfish and cruel" his
actions did not prove that he such. Anyone
that would undergo ls years Of long. long waiting
10 accomplish such purpose and that gave a
wonderful continent TO the people. his pathway
should have been paved with gold and strewn
with The brightest OF flowers, instead of nothing
but The rocks IN las dungeon low and his clan liking
chains Tor companions. Columbus had the whole
civilized world to contend with, more than any
man that ever existed. He was wiser than any
man ia las day. His bones should be resting beside
such noble men as Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan, that every loyal American could bow ut