The National tribune., 1892-02-25

VII. Twenty lessons. each requiring three TO four
hours study, will Ice counted as a term
Address all communications TO W. III. Minkley,
Clearfeld, Iowa.
UNCLE JOINS CHAIR FUND.
FRIENDS OF THE c. C.: Ia the issue Of Feb.
there Is n mistake. mixture OF my conlnunlca-
ton Of Jan. Z IL reads that had received s2Il 70
help pay for an invnlid-clIRiT for Brother w. :.
Pardee Of Aiegan, Mch. got a chair Tor Brother
Pardee year Rgo. said had some photographs
Of Brother PRrdee taken in his C. e. chair and VIII
send one TO every person who donated = cents or
more 20 help get this chair, who have not received
one. have the names of AL, hut not Their luil al
dresses The chair which ] am amer now y Tor
another party, and am offering few photo
graphs Of my self aud Brothers Pardee and Cripple
Harry TO help set IT,
THE CHAIR FUND TO DATE.
Cora NJ. Graves. Guss. Iowa. Zoe; Mrs, 4; NJ.
Tucker. Mt. Clemens Mich. 25C. lsuclla NJ. Bur
cher, kinsey, Kan loc; a friend, lAlehheid'
Mich, De; W. A. Kellogg, Norw ak, Conn: JOc-'
Florence g. Crossr,an Woonsoclset, T. T., 25c.;
friend. Kngstied Me. Zoe; J. 7. Williams, sheri-
dan, Mont, 81; Annie NJ. Mayo, Clear Lake iowa.
Soc; from Matte Mass, mite from some one,
l0c.; friend, Liichfield. Mich, TO- j. w. New
man. Lewisburg, KY, Toe; Mary A. Stewart, luf,
Colo, &c; Mrs. N. A. Foster, FoNOoro. Mass, Sci
Cripple Mother, Arvonia, Va, second time. &c;
Mayo. salmon Fails, n H.. SOC; Mabel G. Gid
dings. Thornton's Ferry ". IT,. sc. Total up TO
date, Sl9i6-John Dean, Iitchheld, Mich.
CLUB WHISPERS.
Many OF you hayo lost dear friends and relatives.
mt the same time. on Jan. II, a 1913 T. M, hoth
my father aud mother departed this life. have
two sisters aud two brothers, aud we hsNo nI
resigned ourselves 10 our sorrow, and resolved to
do the host can. I would like TO hear from all.
j, w. WhitsOn, Webb, Tenn.
Why = IL We soc So little from the pens ~ sons
aud daughters in this cold. beautiful state OF North
Dakota? 1 have never seen but one letter rom
this County, and that one wrote myseli SIX years
ago: but never fail 10 read the letters la tie q u
although / have been silent since 1851. Anna
Woodbury., jamestown, y. ID.
agree with sister Matte Elliott That u would he
good plan To hold District Conventions quarterly
This would be Of much interest, and much good
would result from social iuiercourse.-M A.
Ianquary.
Harry's" paper, the National Echo, published AT
Burlingame. Knn.7 Those Of you who have not
met him can scarcely realize how hard IL Is for hun
| 10 get around. lie needs our support, ana nope
those who can will subscribe for his papcr.-W n.
| Volz, J. V. C., Kansas Guards Reading. KAN.
la sending photographs through the mail be
very careful To incOse them In pasleboard 20 pre-
vent breaking. 1 have several broken photo
/ graphs, aud all because they were NOT properly
packed.-Anna NJ Bcchdcl, Blanchard Pa.
Mrs Harriet n. HRRht. Torrrgton, Conn.,, en-
tertained party Of Guards nj dinner on Christians
| Day. Hattie II. Beers assisted Mrs Haight. and
4 the whole affair was "a grand succcss.-Chares IL.
Hole, Commander, Connecticut Guards.
| What do you think about local dramatic clubHr
Some people seem TO think u n simply shocking To
be "A member Of onc.-M. Myrtle Lille. kellerton,
\ Iowa
In the article headed Names Of States" in C. G.
Jan. p, Minnesota omitted from the list. The
/ Indians called tho Minnesota River " Mime Po-
! tah," or cloudy wafer and from this river the
name Of the State WAS taken. Hence the name
! Minnesota or Mime Potah. Lizzie &. EckeTt,
| Hastings Minnesota.
There are some young men working In n lumber
| camp at Nestouyiile, Pa, who are having great
deal Of Fun at the expense Of some of the q. g.
/ girls. Beware Of them, girls, and do not answer
! any more letteTs.-CHrTie NJ. Brown, BurEh Hill o.
| am pleased 10 n article IN our department
entitled Capital Hnmbugs." fully believe thai
1so fsf
| United States forhidding mediums TO enter ouI
! State. Their signs displayed to the public tempt'
| those who are weak minded 10 enter ihelr places
and deposit their hard-earned money into TIE
hands of frauds. They tell all the same tale Of wo
aud paint the same bright picture Of the future
/ let trust our desiinies 20 a Higher Power
! Minnie Curry, Providence, r. J.
There is one point in which we should be careful
| Ia making exchanges. IL we do not receive oui
part % tie exchange, let us write direct TO the
party aud then II there IL no response, write to TIL
/ NATIosAL TIIBUNE instead OF keeping silent fol
/ months. ] sent my photograph 10 VIM. Hodge
! immediately upon receiving his collection, and al
WAYS supposed As had received Il, uuti / read hi.
article in TIE NATIONAL TRIHusT--l.ulu NJ Hack
msn, Rossvilie, ~.
/ want TO thank all who have so generously
helped me An unknown veteran Of the Naiiona
I Home, Wisconsin, sent me 81, aud other friends u
cents. ! cannot express myself as would ike TO
but YOU will oil know that am truly grateful 10
| your kindness IN assist ing me.-Annie &. Woolson
/ Box CAB. Washington, Iowa.
] had the misfortune 10 lose all Of my postal au
tographs Ivy fire. Wit those 81 you who have IN,
| autograph IA your collection. please send me du
plicats or a new one ?-Ernst J. Kern. Paris, Ark
i differ from the person who said that th'
| United States entirely out Of debt dur
Ing Andrew jackson Administration. IL you
friend viii look at the United States Treasurer
report for 1862 he will find on page 2ss that dOTinI
Jackson's Administration the National debt wa
| from S29l Os9 O5 60 s67 .f75 0f3T 7 take IL "a
I granted that the work Of the &. G. IL for mutuR
| benefit therefore bear with "A little, old vet
eran Of over 70 years. God, home aud native land
right or wTong-JOe 3. Stevens, Box 1916 Orange
1 Mass.
We all thank you FOR Tie complimentary greet
| ings received upon the announcement 81 ou
names Ia Roll Call-Elgar Ball aud family. Fort,
Vile, ~ Y.
You will wonder Why have not answered nj
postal autographs. There has been much sick
IN family that could not take the time
write. but expect TO acknowledge ali.-GeTtrud
1 Bcmis, Viola, Del.