The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-08

Project ii everywhere.
Our heads and hearts we VIII anew
To God and country give;
One conut.v, and one language, to"
Our one flag ever live.
KEYSTONE CIRCLE.
OLA Bell Hotham writes of pleasant visit to
Beaver, in attendance upon the Keystone CIrele
and guest of Allie l.. l.. Neville. Reuben u.
Martin having resigned. owing to his duties III
the railway service, Nellie w. Swager was
elected 10 the vacancy. Mamie A. Saiiada
Joined the Circle and has Joined the L.H".
through State Secretary Loui III. Stockton.
She is described bright girl and teacher,
who will be quite an acquisition to the ranks
of the L.H.W.
A pleasant program was carried out, and
lovely time was voted by the girls, Tor,
strange to say there was not an LII. w. boy
present But don't tell them we had good
time without them. for. of course, they think
differently, and it would be too bad to spoil
the dear Illusion" So say the girls.
ELLA FEATHER.
John S. McGrew, Box 2S6. Trenton, Mo-.
wrote to Ella Feather, Freedom, Pa, inciosing
her little token, and was much pleased and
impressed with the letter received IN reply.
He called attention of old soldiers to her help
less condition, and they, with their usual gene
rosity made mp contribution on her Dehalf.
He urges all who may see this mention to do
likewise.
Elias soldier father died when she was four
years old. For the past eight years she has been
an invalid, and for the past two bedrldden.
Warm bed clothing aud medicine are among
present needs.
PASSING IN REVIEW.
Charles w. Higgins, Box sos. Williamstown,
Pa, would like to know where Upton's Tactics,
something better, may be secured. as he de-
sires to it i'm drilling company OF boys
nj. Warner Hargrove brightens the Editors
desk with bouquet of scarlet cranberries, war
ranted to bloom to the Christmas tide and the
advent of the holly berries
Bertha Platt. West Elkton, O., desires the
address of the Chicago firm dealing in leather
work and painting
Charles A. Hariz, 4l2 North Ninth street.
Reading. Pa, desires to hear from members OF
the &C. or L. w. who are also members OF the
Patriototic Sons of America, or their auxiliary,
Patriotic Daughters of America
Grace Hall, Greenfield, Mo-, visited Green
field, Mo, with her father for the benefit OF
his health. He was wounded on the field OF
Gettysburg, and is never well. She says: I'VE
have THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE forwarded US
ami enjoy reading it every week"
Rev. DIR. w. 0. Pierce, author OF the fine
pairioric song The Banner of Beauty and
Glory" and many others, writes from his home,
Winchester Ind. regretting that he could not
attend seventh annual Reunion, L. Nv. Con
vey my most serious regrets to all the l.. h. w.
in attendance" he says; and We are sure that
everyone among them will feel a like regret,
as DIR. Pierce is always an inspiration among a
company of patriots, especially the young de-
tenders of the flag.
WONDERLAND OF THE WEST.
DEAR FRIENDS: have been silent listener
to the controversy between some of the l.. h. w.
as to the merits of city and country life. and ii
our Editor will grant me little space would
like to drop in few words.
Speaking of famous parks in some OF the
larger cities in the East, someone says that the
country cannot produce any thing to equal them.
Why, dear friends, have you ever had the
pleasure of ramble through the Rocky and
Sierra Mountains? If you have had, you would
surely not make such statement as that.
Where in the world can you find anything that
will compare favorably with the Yellowstone,
Yosemite, Sequaia, aud numerous other Gov
eminent parks?
You may say that you have geological gar.
dens. The Yellowstone has Zoo. where the
nature Of the animals have not been changed
by iron bars all around them.
Some may think that the statues and monu-
ments are magnificent, but they will dwindle
| away to nothing in presence of those in the
Yosemite.
One brother says how small things look from
| the Washington Monument, which is 555 feet
| high. ] wonder what he would think of look.
| ing down the perpendicular sides OF Half Dome
to the bottom of this valley, 5000 feet below
| him.
Your park statues may he high, but the CAY
of Liberty is nearly 1000 feet higher than Mt
Washington. while tails 80 to 100 feet higl
would be one OF the greatest attractions tina
could be possibly put into one of your city
| parks.
| Yosemite has a number of falls 1000 an(
| 1900 feet, and the Sierras have hundreds o
others that go tumbling over rocks higher thar
your sky-scraping buildings.
Your gigantic oaks, elms, naples, ETC., would
only be underbrush in the Seqnoia Park, wher
the Grizzly Giant" in the Mariposa Grow
| measures 81 feet at its base.
How road that is cut
THROUGH THE CENTER OF TREE
| would be patronized in your Central Park
| Can you show any thing as grand in New York
| Philadelphia, Boston, or other city parks?
There are plants growing on the California
and Arizona deserts that would bring a forum
in your cities. All this is in the country.
l would advise some of city cousins t
take stroll through the country some morn
ing about sunrise. il you can manage to get u
that early, and you viii! be convinced tina
there are song birds outside of/cages. No
| squeakIng parrots. sickly-looking canaries
etc, but meadow larks. hooking BIRDS robins
linnets jays, magpies. and hundreds of other
of all colors imaginable. Let us hope that er
long our city cousins will have greater Low
| for
| :" The thrush that carols Mt the dawn Of day
| From the green seeples Of the piney wood;
/ The Orole in The elm; The noisy jay
! ,Jargoning like n foreigner mt his food
| The bIuebird balancing on some lopmosi spray
Flooding with melody the ueighborhood
Linnet and meadow-lark and all the throng
That dwell in nests and have the gift of song.
You may have the ad vantage in few way
but when you say that your parks, tree
flowers. birds, ETC., are ahead of those to
found in the country, will have to say ths
you are sadly mistaken. i prefer the beautit
of mountain. valley, and stream, where til
hand Of man has not destroyed the beautifl
with it's hideous pile of brick, mortar, etc.
will not attempt 10 give an elaborate d,
scription of all the advantages we "countr
Jays" have, hut surely, Brother Jones, an
Others you will have to drop the park an
other questions Loyalty yours
Charles Palmer.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
, Sensible Recipes for Loyal Home Worker
HOT-wATER GINGERBREAD.