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' 8WJMpMtlyjMlgM!B! THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON, D. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1889. LOYAL WOMAN'S WORK tie IttM, Gwrasation Club, Psz zles, ftlc Bettys Chat. Xayseee S. Tbotnpsoti : If yo have written any-thii- ag believe wwild benefit the C. C, send it utes?. The Editor eaa only judge of tWe merits of HMieiee examined. If very lone, better net forwa.nl. as waay Rood things are rejected for lack of fepace; or, poiriiMbed, it ta only in pert. Far one member of lfae C. a to occupy all the spaee felike one person in a roomful doing all the tattcfeg. Be brief, ad give otbere a obanee. Mr. William ItLjorlne, South Glens, N. Y., and 3wuy others, complain that postals are not ed w exchange for thase sent on request Our friend most not be dilatory in litis. Remember, h promise ia a promise, and should be deemed sacred, xmhw to belijjntly broken, even in the matter of a postal autograph. Dear friends, never write with red ink, blue Ink, and other fancy stuffs, and on feney paper. The IMitor, whose eyes are in nee from IS to 30 out of the 3f boars, wnte black ink on white paper, as a xuedteun for the requests and eoatributions pouriug in bj- - the hundred. B6V A. Smith, Big Plain, O., k among the O. C. members deeply bereaved in the sudden loss by heart disease of a beloved mother on the 30th of September. She will accept a share of H. H. and C C sympathies. HOT-T- OEKAMKKTS. There is nothing prettier for holding flowers or planting vine in than the horns of animals. Wallace Moure, tt'eeton, O.. gives the following reehie for ornamental horns: Take sheep' or cows' horns, boil them Uirec-quarie- of an hour, scrape and sand-pape- r. Paint, if you choose, in any fancy way. SHELX-WOR- K WBISTLKTS. Bafpv Bocsbhou). I send you directions for kuittiug very pretty wrist Jets. Ciet two shades of single xepbyr, or more if desirable, as it takes from one to one and a half ounces for a pair. Cast on Hh the worsted double m doubie stitches). 27 on two needles. IS on the third. Nine stitches form oie shell; eight shells the usual biae for a lady's wrwt ; nine tor a gentleman, unless a very large wrist. 1st row Da not knit around plain, but with a single thread seam 2, knit 1, widen by throwing: overt-trea- d, knit t, narrow ; continue thus around the wristiet. 2d row Seam 2, knit 2, (that includes the loop made by wideninjej widen, knit 3, narrow. u mow Goon 2, knit S, widen, knit 2, narrow, 4th row Seam 2, knit 4, widen, knit 1, narrow. 5th and last row Seam 2, knit 5, widen, narrow. This forms cue row of sheila; then set in another shade of worried, if you like, and begin as at first. It is pretty knit with two rows of shells of each shade, or with but one, according to the taste. Bind off on the last row of shell, the last time around, lit sure not to knit plain, but team, knit, widen and uarrovr as usual, binding each stitch over the last. When you knit the first time around be sure to take the stitches double, making 72 around the cuff. Delia Ripley, Fremont, If. H. CSOCHET EDGE. EaJt a C. AK H. H.: Make a chain of 12 tites,tura. 1st row Idc in 6th at of eh, oh 1, 1 dc in same St, ok t. Id cia same st, eh 1. lde in seme si, (this awakes a shell); then in 10th st of eh, make a shell, ch2.1dciu last st of chain, turn. 3d row Co 4, 1 d cin top of d c,in previous row. Ch 2, id c in top of last dc in shell, eh 2, shell in shell. 1 d e in top of eh, turn. 3d row Ch S, shell in shell, eh 2, 1 d c in last uc of ahelS.ch 2. Idc in top of d e, in 2d row, ch 2, 1 d c in top of last d c in 2d row, turn. 4th row Ch a, Idc, ch 2, lde, ch 2, Id c, oh 2, shell in sbeli, 1 dc at top, turn. Sn row Ca 3, shell in shell, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 2, 1 U t, cli 2. 1 d c, cli 2, 1 u c, turn. 6th row ;u 4, 1 d c, ch 2. 1 d c, ch2, 1 d e, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 2, shell fn shell, Idc at top, turn. Tia row Ch S. shell lu shell, ch 2. 2 s c in each hole, made by the ch 2 and Idc, except the 6th one. it.to a hicli U,6 s c, turn. 6U. row Ch 4, fasten with s c between the 2 s c's of previous row, ch 4. fasten in same way, and con- tinue autu there are 13 holes or loops. Ui row Ch 4, fasten with s c in center of loops la previous row, eh 4, so continue to end of loops, turn. 10th row Cfc 2, fasten s c, ch 5, fasten with slipst fn first rt of ci 5 (:his makes a ptout), ch 2, fasten "witn se iu n-- act loop.ch 5, lesion with slip &tin first st of oh 5, ij coaUoue until you have IS picots, shell iu khr!i, locin top ; this finishes one point. Bepejit fro.-i-j ih:rd row, and join to the first p"ht by fastening a uh slip st jo tise first eh 2 in the 10th tow, to last y.oH in fi:t puiui, if the Editor or C C. oestrc it, I will send diroc-tm- oe foe crociictiug rusboB to ThxTkiboxe. Kelia Ilampton. Mt. Victory. Q. OMveratJM dab. Ea4ifike3b.l. Write briefly. 2. "Write only on one dc of the paper. 3. Write to the ioiiit. 4. write on one fcubject. S. Write your best. 6. Scud answers to all puzzles for use of Editor. Each week the ruura of those u riling Ute best letters Etyie. composition, speliutg; peiunanship and gen- eral merit comsdered wili be named at the head oi ifcjs coiuuiu on the Honor Hull. First honor will include all of these requirements. Second ltoiiortl! iiiclude a deficient' iU4ome one point. 2io otfcs will be named. HOXOB JtOIX BBST LBTTBES. First Honor Second Honor Bessie Homsber, Fort "Wavne. 2nd. ata.BCHKS AXD SOLVERS. Elbi McSumar, 3; Emit L. Beckley, 7; Lucy A. SoovtUe. -- ; JoUn K. Hoitou. Wnkes-Barr- c. Pa., 2; Cbarlas T. blraiht, Pawtucket, K. 1., 9; Mamie C. Burke UoseUuafc. K. J i; Arthur O. Siss6n,7; Amy Coitrtuey, Htreator, 111.. I ; James E. Alger. Swamn-coU.Maa- s.. 8; K. M. Tmkham, Springfield, Xaem.,9; Hrry D. Goodlellow, Ctintou, Del., 1; A. G. Weeks, Newport, Me., 1; Aume K. Alchorn, Fall Kivcr, ilass,, 2. OPJt KOLL CALI. BEEWISOS. John E. Hoihin, Wilkes-Barr- c, Pa.; Arthur Xu Jeakej, Hotel Kepublic. Beiievue. Kau..son89lh Imt; LUiie M Maiws, Chester I1UI, O., soldier's daacbter; Pulaski Mason, Lima, O.; Dewie Lovell 5- J- .iwl,J Nor' I,,d-- " MaWe Ernest, Iwenosha, Wis., daughter 27th Wk; EsUier L. Smith, Hccu.i, iiiutu; Lw0e A. Marcoe, 16, Stet-soHvit- te. Wi., daugnter Ft lieutenant, 5th, y!? JH ". rant. O., daughter 82d Ohio; G. F. Bower. line Valley, Mo- - Bessie Homsher! Wayne. luc. daughter 5th Ind.; Dewellyn St. Silver, Box 110. Uubbeil, Kcb., wouders why those joinug the C. C. do not all sign The pledge; Mirta M. Manning. &?XS?VA l ; AlM 1y oWier'a daughter, alt. Ural). O.; M. Car Everingiiuui, Lawler Iowa, oid:cr daughter ; Ada E. Houev, 12. Ames Kan.; ahu K. OiiM Commeree. Mo"., son Isaac Gtbba, Co. B, IU. L. A., (died Christmas, lb68.) wonld lc;.r fiom any wbo knew him: W. IT Green, Okobji, Dak.. 40th III. veteran and pio-af- t, ' hear from a C.boys and girls about th- - St.tt; James K. Morton, North Ito bin -- Bon.0 Louis E. Aycrs. White lttnt, W.Va.; G A. Bobertaon, Whae P.nc, W. Va Fred . Carientor SiN V- - W4- - tott, K 4 Titompsott. Menden. Conn.; Kate Noll, BeUjnyMo.: Georgia H. Lo, Fredouia, Ean! a a ckaix. link by link the length is growing Of ihe loving C. C. chain, Worde of suuny kindness sowing, Garneriug aheares of golden gmin. Some of our bright links are broken, Lovtd ones joined a nobler tuning, Leaving many a tender token, Tnaaeuced as some wli-love- d song. ?. mn& sometime. When unlinked the nappy chain TJusre will live some thoughts undying Fmt those that have not lived in vain. iimil L Btekley. Ouumws, Iowa. OOOD-B- T W IAP TKAK. FiCDS or ram C. C: How happy will our young men be wnen the 1st of January. 1S86 rolls HMdwben we urn bid cood-b- y to Leap-Yea- r. the year of uo cyu menu whatever. Will Uie girls bemore then. Mamie OoukliuT No, boys, forbid It ! uu all know we have been holding back during the dull year of IHba, but nevertheless we aro ready ;o commence wnu the lint of the new year. Let u keep at the front in the race of prog- ress and C C. anna. E. b. feaisbury, Cuatar, O. AT KVJEJCTIJttK. JW Viol & Smith, Fint JJoom, Ssoredsar SckoU. Chicago, IU. Fteree storms bare vexed the earth all day. But now tie lightnings cease to play And aullets thunders die away, The cioudtt to eastward lie; The glorious westent gates unfold. And CTMunou afups ea of gold. With battLiers from the utasts unrolled, beem floating iu the aky. Sweetly awakes the evening breeae. And plays among ilas laughing leaves. And shakes the rain-drop- s from (he trees. And fling them foot and fiu-- ; O glorious end to darksome day, O lights m.d shades that softly play, O cW v,iue sky after the gmy. Thrice beautiful ye are! JTfccyeo thus the Christian's life, long Ue way and fleree tho strife, Though ail the air with storms be rife. Thw joy h, but deferred ; For toughtbe day be dark as night. And btrds of song all take their stent. At eventide there shall be light So says the Blessed Word?" ' NEW-YEA- K THOUGHTS. LetHJ " bookie on the whole armor" and flght cur brttles of this new year manfully, a,,d tesalHtfons and promisee will be iu better reoalr dan sow when this new year shall hVe run its race and been gathered th the dead years eona K- - A bappy New Year to our dear Editor and &iithe 0.0.-A- Ied Plympton, West Dccaiur Pa A New Year all good wL-.ii.-- f.V.n. w JlM8mMe,BinlJjLj Will G. xol juj lown ; Matnie C. Burke, Eosebank, N. J.; Ed Ran- dolph, Maggie Ernst, Kenosha, Wis.; Gyn Wnrnor, Prairie DeKt, 0.; Inez WoodruDT, Blnck Hawk, Colo.; Ella MoNainar, Deer Creek, Minn.; Nclia Hampton, ill. VIotory, 0.; Cripple Harry, of Kan- sas. SYMPATHY FOE TIIE S0UE0WING. How dusolate are many C. C. homes! But, dear frionds, every lie sundered here on earth is but an- other link in the chain of heaven ; and how sweet it will be at the pearly gate to see tho loved faces smiling n welcome to us. Ella E. Collins, Marcna, Kan. Is it not a cruel stroke of the pen thnt tells us of the loss of a loved one? Joe T. Dyer, golden-haire- d Emma Mullen, Ilsrry McCallcy and others are gone never to return. But how sweet when, like Harry, they go but to make the path brighter for our cotniug. Willie O. Johnson, Schooner Point, Ind. Sincere sympathy to all in bereavement, know- ing by experience how hard it is to part with our loved ones. I have a darling little sister who has gone to Him that said, ' Suffer little children to come imto me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." May God bless you all. Bessie G. Itnce, Fort Wayne, Ind. Our burdens often seem very hard to bear, but God's will be done, and it is always for the best. Maggie McClung, Washburn, Knn. They go to teach us we slionld he over ready. Let us ail follow Harry McCillcy's example, and even iu death our inllueiibc will be blo&scd. J. E. Waffle, Sharon Center, 0. HATTIB'S CHRISTMAS DEEA1I. DkakC. C. Fkiekds: It was Christmas Eve. I was hitting by the fire busily thinking, when 1 be- gan to grow drowsy, and pretty soon I wns in dreamland. As I was wandering along I came to a large hail all lighted up, and 1 could hear music. I thought I would go in and sec what was going on, when who should I run across but Annie L. Williams and her husltaud. After the firbt greet- ing she asked mc if 1 knew there was to bo a double wedding. Of course I did not, so I asked her who they were. "0,"she said, "here they come, now; see if you know them.'' And turn- ing, who should I see but Nclia Hampton and Mag- gie McClung, dressed in white satin, and carrying orange blossoms. By their side, smiling and hap- py, were E. M. Tinkham and John James. Just as the minister pronounced Neiia Mrs. Tmkhuui, and Maggie Mrs. James, the clack struck 10 and I awoke. Hattie L. Goodsell, Morgan Center, Vt. ODE BOOK CIRCLE. Favor Lorena Adamson's Library, and will send books. J. H. Coon, Salem, Mo.; Georgia II. Lyon, Fredonia, Kan.; Ed Kaudolph, Cameron, Neb., will contribute books; Maggie McClung, Wash- burn, Kan.; Nina IJhIIou. especially for tho "Shut-ins- " of the C. C; Mary Young, Athens, 111., "Pan- sy" and Miss Alcotl, favorites; Josie Itogers, Wol-eol- t, Ind., "Pansy," Dickens and Mrs. Holmes, favorites; M. A. Preston, Charlotte, Mich., will add "The New Magdalen," by Wilkie Collins, likes George Eliot's works. Likes Dickens, Longfellow, Whitticr arid J. T. Trowbridge. Thinks history n plcosantcr study when studied in connection with poems and stones bearing upon it. I. M. Craig, Seneca, Mo. Be- lieves that if we all left off sensational novel-readin- g and take to books of useful information, it would be better for hearts and lives. Cannot like Dick- ens; never got beyond "Nicholas Nickloby." Nettie M. Pink, White Plains, N. Y. Wants some- thing better than novel-readin- Flora M. Burlin-so- n, New Centerville.Wis. Likes books of advent- ure. F. A. Fosdick Harry Custleman) and Win. F. Adams (Oliver Optic) ; the former tell rare stories of the land, the latter of tho sea. Edgar E. Samp- son, Joliet, HI. Thinks "Grace Strong" an inter- esting temperance story. Charles MoVay, Fair-bur- y, Neb. Thinks the imaginative quality in Edgar A. Poo's writings makes them most inter- esting. Lizzie Steckinan. Mayberry. Neb. Won-- -- ders why " East Lynn" is not more admired by the C. C. Thinks w ill Carlcton s poems worthy or praise. Mink L Asking, Elida, O. Thinks "SL Elmo" grand, and "She" a mythical muddle. John W. Bair, Solitude, Ind. Thinks "Pansy's" books the best for young girls, and that useful les- sons may be learned from E. P. Roe's books. Jennie L. Atkins, Ito&ellc, N. Y. Thinks Fosdick and Adams the best juvenile book writers and Longfellow the tin est poet, and would have the C. C. boys waken up. that the girls may see how pa- triotic they are. Capt. Edgar E. Sampson, Joliet, HI. Likes "Uncle Tom's Cabin," " Figs aud This- tles" and "The End of the World," with Longfellow as favorite poet, Leona G. Parker, Antiulou, Wis. Thiuks Wendell Phillips's lecture on the "Lost Arts," to be found in book form, and as delivered by Luther C. Bateman, of Fowler Jc Wells's Phre- nological Institute, the finest thing ever read. Col. Will 2L Sheahan, 14C West Main street, AYest-miusic- r, Md. Wants Mamie C. Burke to read Thomas Moore's "Epicurean," which embodies the same idea as "She," in vivid, graceful English. Lois Gaskili. South Wilson. N. Y. Would ask 0. C. admirers of "Buelah" and "St. Elmo" if they have read "Infelice," by the same author. Lulu M. Black, Pawlot, Vt. Thinks it would be a good way to make a collection of quotations for each C. C. member to tend his favorites to The Natio- nal Tkibckx, benefit all. Cad 21. Kepner, Maren- go, Iowa. I agree with Harry Cbbleigh in saying that Dick- ens is rather dry. 1 would like his History of Eng- land much better if he was not so prejudiced against some of the Kings. Would like someone to give their ojaniou of Hawthorne's works. Longfellow is my favorite author, although I like Whittier and Holmes. Kate Noll, Bethany, Mo. There are so many books that we cannot read them all. Therefore, dear C C, lot us only read those that -- arc recommended by the wisest nicn and women. They arc more capable of selecting good reading matter for us than wc ourselves can be. I have read some of the works of Scott, Dick- ens, Hawthorne, Roe, Aloott, Stowe and Do Foe. Of American poets, Whitticr aud Longfellow are my favorite ones; of foreign poets, Schiller, Byron and Burns. Olive A. Martin, Martinsburg, Ind. I am convinced that there is no other society, club, or organization of any kind that can boost of a grander column than can Tnu National Thibune Conversation Club. We find iu its ranks doctors, lawyers, and graduates from colleges of world-wid- e fame. And that part which is composed of the fair sex I believe is ot the purest of character. James E. Morton, North Robinson, O. Education, moral and intellectual, of every per- son must be chiefly by his own labors. How else could it happen that young men who have had precisely the same opportunities should be contin- ually presenting us with such different results, and rushing to such opposite destinies? Difference of talent will not solvo it, because that difference is often in favor of the disappointed candidate. The one gained excellence by labor, the other lost nat- ural gifts by failing to improve them. Select.sludy and ponder, if you would go to the front. Bruce Pumphry, Julian, Ind. TO EXCHANGE WANTED. To Exchange: Hand-inkin- g printing-pres- s and outfit for a Roger scroll-sa- Elijah A. Hoover, Xcnia, 111. Thirty thousand canceled postage-stamp- s for best offer; velvet or plush pieces for tho same. M. E. Hartland, 250 Willimantic, Conn. Reading matter, or its equivalent, for Guyzot's "Physical Geography." Lutie Warner, East Hard-wic- k. Vt. Fairy photograph of self to every 0. C. boy who will end me his last necktie for crazy-wor- k. Anna V. De Lun, Middle Sprite, N. Y. Cabinet photograph of self for best card or cabinet photograph of C. C. member; neck-chai- n for sec- ond beet. B. F. Webb, Elroy, Wis. Reading mat- ter, etc., for crazy-scrap- s, or the same. Lydia Minor. Box 280, Veodereburg, Ind. Books for first aud second largest collections of postmarks by Jan. 15. Will P. Murteeli, Watertown, Wis. One of T. De Witt Talmagc's books fur best postal au- tograph and photograph of u lady by Jan. 15. C. B. Aiagiil, Buffalo, Pa. One hundred and ten thoiiuaud postage-stamp- s for best offers. C. S. Houghton, Wilbraham, Mas. niekel-plate- d revolver for breech-loadin- g rifle; also revolver for best offer. II. V. Miller, Box 326, Norfolk, Neb. Magic-lanter- n for printing-pres- s or type-write- r. Mell Logan, Crawfordsvllle, Iowa. Leaves from Mount McGregor, where Grant died, and other historic places, for leaves from all the Stales. Mrs. William Higgins, South Glen Falls, NY. Letters: With the C. C M. Caro Everingham, Lawler, Iowa; Lizzie Thompson, Box 273, Main-stre- et Station, Menden, Conn. With people of my same. John E. Holtou, 291 Market street, Wilkes-Barr- e. Pa. With two college boys. Velvet Fcrol, Pearl Irwin, blonde and brunette. Virginia City, 111. With young gentlemen, 17 to 20. Annie Freed, Sallie Morria, Manic Freed, Liverpool, Pa. Willi rrtiitii rrKntlnmnn l!nrtin ifn.UM T Dowling, West Lafayette, O.; Emma Ormer, Thed-for- d. Neb. With boys, 15 to 10. Will G. Norman. Logan. Iowa. From 17 to 23. Dcssic Lovell. Edna Eari, Nora, Ind. With veteran's sons and daugh- ters. Gyp Warner, Prairio Depot, O., member of Tent No. 3, D. of V. With young gentlemen. E. E. Becus and P. M. BicImrJain, Marco, Ind. With young ladie. S. M. Richard.)!!, I. C. Richardson aud 11. E. Richardson, Marco, Ind. With sons and daughters of veterans. Lizzie A. Marcoe, Slelson-vill- e, Wis. With Kcw England gentlemen who are teachers. Arininta B. Hiekey, teacher (18), Chaiiute. Kan. With the C. C. Agnes Asiicraft, Marco, ld. With C. C. girls. G. F. Bowers, Pine Valley, Mo. With Colorado girls; postals ex- changed with the C, C Prissio Batton, Newport, O., daughter 25th Ohio. With tho C. C Allcs Day. Bx III, Mount Orab, O.; lonely, without brother or sister; has remembered Mabel Woolsey and hopes all the C. C. will do so. With young ladies. H. E. McCrackeu, Box 117, Bolivar, Mo. With an Aiidersonville prisoner's son father was there. Josie Johnson, Box G27, Washington C. II., O. With young ladies. Louis 15. Avers, White Pine, W. Va.; G. II. Robertson, White Pine, W. Va. Will each C. C. send me u postal card with a quotation written on it? Kate Noll, Bethany. Mo. Postal autographs with the 0. 0. May Dill. junnis usniuu, xneuiuru, ioo.; iioia uiienoweth, Lynn, Ind.; Charles W. Lambert, Strong, Me., also nboloeraps; Pulaski Mason. Lima. O.: Wnlter K. Grey, Wbonsocket, R. I. (especially Harry Cobleigh, E. O. Keenc. Grace L. Lawrence and Will A. Van Doren). With George E. Harmon and Harry Fox. Lillie K. Arnold, Corry, Pa. With California and Florida C. Cs; also Ruth and Bertie Killom. Bessie G. Race, 18 North Cas3 street, Fort Wayne, Ind. With C. C's of ray own name and others. Pressie Cowan, Flagler, Iowa. With tho 0. C's, beginning with Meda Plympton, Edwin Lcrch, Eva T. Pryor, et al. Jessie Johnson, Box 327, Brookfield, Mo. With the 0. C Inez Woodruff, Black Hawk, Colo.; my stamp photograph with each. Will Clarence W. Bowers exchange photo- graphs? Did Lydia E. Day and Ella Phelan re- ceive photographs? Will someonopcnd mc " Some Day I'll Wander Back Again" ? Georgia H. Lyon, Fredonia, Ivan, Prizes Offered : For best collection seashells and Indian relios; also best photograph by Jan. 16, IS89. Hugh Mjossman, TJrbana, lova (not 111.) For best photograph of a C. C. member ; also best postal autograph; both by Jan. 30, 1SS9. E. Mae Smilio, "When Baby was slolr, wo gave her Castorla, When she was a- Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When sha had Children, she gave them Castoria, Benson, HI. For prettiest haud-paintp- d postal au- tograph by a young lady ; for best-writt- en postal autograph by young gentleman. Ed. Randolph, Cameron, Neb. For largest and best collection scrap-boo- k clippings by March, 18S9. Grace Gil-ma- n, Raymond, N. H. For best C. C. photograph ; also for best autograph. Wanted, Nellie Franlz's correct address; also autograph from John James. Bertie Killam, 31 Marion street, Cleveland, O. Prizes Awarded: Anna Goodart, ;01ney, 111., to M.A.Preston for card; to Rollin Toms. Stamford, Conn., nicest shells. Annie R. Alchorn, Fall River, Mass., to M. A. Preston, Charlotte, Mich., for best postal autograph. Wanted: "Mother, Dear, Your Boy is Wounded." N. E. Myers, 510 Main street, Fremont, Neb. Nettie Hagoman to know 1 have not received her postal autograph. Lulu M. Hackman, Daleville, Ind. To know why Edwin 11. Lerch does not send cards. Lydia Minor, Box 290, Vcedcrsburg, Ind. To know the name of the man who wrapped the colors around him and swam to theshorc when tho gunboat sank. B. F. Webb. Elroy. Wis. Photo- graphs of tho C. C, and to tell Annie my calln has three buds. Agnes Ashcrafl. Marco, Ind. To know if I am the only Long Islander in the C. C; also to thank friends for ncut autographs. Mamio Conk-li- n, Farmingdale, L. I. Selections for a C. C. scrap-albu- prose or poetry, with name of sender writ- ten thereon. To exchange "Gipsy's Warning" and answer, nnd "In the Gloaming" for "Faded Coat of Blue," "Douglas" and answer to tho "Dy- ing Nun." Mary E. Holly, 820 Chestnut street, Qtiincy, IU. To know how to form a Daughter of Veterans Association, nnd where to apply for papers. Isaac A. Riishton. Camp 90, S. of V., Nor-catu- r, Kan. To know what was tho weight of Charles G uiteau's brain. Mrs. E. D. Morton. Maine, Minn. To thank the II. II. and C. C. for letters and reading matter, and to say I am Augustus (not Au- gusta), an invalid brother. Augustus L. George, Luke Chute, O. Wil' sumcono please send me "The Blind Spinner." Isabella Crossman, Box 461, Woonsockel, R. I. Letters nnd phologrophs exchanged with the O. C. Would be pleased to receive reading matter; also a letter from some young lady or gentleman of tho C. C. Mirta 21. Manning (17), Grassy Cove, Tenn.; attends Gras3y Cove Academy. Mr. Herrick to know that his kindness is deeply appreciated by the needy ones in our household, nnd all who have assisted us to know that my best wishes nnd prayers are for them. Laura Wilson. Jc&sic Manlove to know I am making a scrap-boo- k of Happy Household let- ters and recipes, and one of Tnu National Tiub-UN- E poetry. Annie Shaw, Verbcck, Kan. To in- troduce Nora L. Jerrolman to the C. C, a soldier'a daughter, deserving a hearty welcome. Eva T. Iryor. Providence, R. I. The address of soldier's daughter who wanted a nickel of each soldier to help educate her, as wc are interested. G. W. Wal- ton, Chief Engineer, and G. G. Wheeler, Assistant Anginecr. Hoffman House. Madison Square, Now York City. The address of a lady at Pine River, Wris., who sent mc a laco order. Nelia D. Hamp- ton, Mt. Victory, 0. The Curious Corner. Answers to questions will not bo published with- in two or three Aveeks after questions appear. So all will have a chance to send replies and receive honorable mention with tho number answered.! Alexander Selkirk, a scotch sailor, born in Fife-shir- e, 1G76, was sailing-maste- r of a privateer, who quarreled with his Captain, and was left on tho island of Juan Fernandez. Four years and a half after ho was rescued by Capt. Woods Rogers, of tho Duke, arriving in England Oct. 1, 1711. "Robin- son Crusoe " is founded on his experiences. Pike's Peak, Colo., has an altitude of 14,215 feet. Mount Blanc, of tho Alpine Range, is 15,810 feet high. The National flag as adopted by Congress in 1777 Avas composed of 13 stripes, red and white, with n field of blue in the upper ilag-staf- f corner, dotted with 13 stars. Stars have been added for tho addi- tional States. The United Stales received tho popular name of " Uncle Sam " from Samuel Wilson, one of its early financiers. The Great Eastern was built in England, and owned by an incorporated company. The standing Army is always conservative, nnd nearly all the ofheera of tho United States Army at the breaking out of tho rebellion wero Democrats. A postal card may be called a Yankee letter short, cheap and handy. 1. How high is the Tower of Pisa, and what is its peculiarity? Mamie C. Burke, Rosebank,N. J. 2. Why was Grant called " Unconditional Su- rrender'sCora Gray, Tcrrc Haute, Ind. 3. What great sculptor said oil painting was an art fit only for women and children? Charles W. Gast, Clinton, Iowa. 4. Will some one pleaso explain why Christmas is not the first day of the Christian year? Ed. Ran- dolph. 5. When and by whom was December 25 agreed upon as thedate of Christ's nativity? 6. Why was the author of "Gray's Inn Christmas Masque" of 1572 sent to prison by Cardinal Wolsey? LillioK. Arnold, Corry, Pa. 7. Who would bo President in case of tho death of Mr. Cleveland? Minerva Downing, Delavau, Kau. 8. Was tho French-India- n war very important, and how did it compare with other early American' wars? Wallace Moore, Weston, O. BIBLE BRIGADE. Aaron died on Mount Hor, and the Israelites mourned for him 30 days. The dead body of Saul was fastened to the wall of Bethsaida. The Apostles Phillip, Andrew and Peter were born there. It is a city iu Galilee, on the west shore of Lako Gcncsareth. Christ fed tho 5,000 near Bethsaida of Gaulonitis, situated north of Lako Genesareth, and east of tho River Jordan. Writing is first mentioned in the Scriptures in Exodus, 17:14, where the Lord instructs Moses to write a memorial for the people of Israel. 1. Whicli prophet has been called the " Evangeli- cal Prophet" ? Which tho " Weeping Prophet" ? Lulu M. Hackman, Daleville, 111. 2. What man would not leave his friend, when asked three times to do so? Lucy A. Scovillc. 3. What two great characters were born nt Beth- lehem, nnd how related? What notable man and woman were buried there? L. S. 4. Who slew 600 men with an ox-goa- and whoso son was he? Prize for first answer to my address. Charles T. Straight, 103 High street, Puwtucket, 5. State three things the Scripture says God can- not do. Frank W. Stannard, Tyringham, Mass. BRAIN-RACKER- S. To Contributors: In sending answers name No. of The National Tribune in which the pu'zzlo is found. Answers of gucssers may bo forwarded within a week after receiving this Teibunb. Do not make numerical enigmas of your own names. Answers must accompany all puzzles forwarded. ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN TRIBUNE DEC. IS. A Transposition Pig, ram, sail plagiarism. Anagram Microscope. A REVERSAL. Grhmlgsld nfxsfvwl yfg sld dvoo. Prize for the first correct answer to my address. Frances E. Hagar, Madaliu, N. Y. TANGLES. Nautical A thomos eas renvo seamk a fskllilu rimuare. M. C. Burko, Ro3ebunk, N. J. Musical Scuim si lite nlyo ratlitnt nca stoohehto aignoatits fo het sulo. Minnio A. Preston, Char- lotte, Mich. Autograph Het steeped cio htnt revo zcrof, Nac lony no het curseafBloec, Eht givlin mctars slie stuj webol Dan wolfs dun cotnau ncaeo ot lowf. " Annio L. Williams. PRIZE CHARADE. An abbreviation is my first, As you will surely find ; The second, if added to itself, Is used as a farewell sign ; The third is a part of the human frame, They number ten, 'tissuid; The whole, should you study out the same, As food is next to bread. Five dollars for first answer, accompanied with photograph of sender, to my address. Edith Rigg. Atheusvilic, Bl. CHAEADE. To Edxvyn It. Lerch.' O, come, all you lovesick puzzlers, Como worship at her shrine; For 1 know of a total girl, Who is lauded as divine; Her name is first, and she is whole. Her eyes so last of love, "Would serve to stir your very soul Like angels from above. Mamie E. Conklin. RHYMING ENIGMA. A little verb used every day, Whose letters spell the same each way; My next, which means to lengthen out, Spell juat tho same if turned about; At close of day you'll lind my third, Reversed you have the self-sum-o word ; My fourth implying, " held supreme " The same each way, though strange Itsoem, An act these Sour initials nutne, Backward or forward pclied the snmo. Kate Stanford, Fhlla. C. C. ENIGMA. In Frank E. Galpin, not in LuellaCone. David E. Hollciibniigh, not iu Eflio Sloan. George S. Ford, not in Minnio Hyer. Minnie A. Preston, not in Eva Pryor. Nellio A. Go&s. not in 11. M. McCuIl. Grace Johnson, not in Byron C. PaulU James Alger, not iu Lydia E. Day. Meda Plympton, not in Jessie Ruy. Joseph Morton, not in Willie O. Ker. Arthur J. Kclley. not iu Jesse Derr. My whole is what I would liko from every mem- ber of the CO. Bessie G. Race, Fort Wayne, Ind. CONSUMPTION CUBED. An old physician, retired from practice, hav- ing had placed in his bauds by an Ea3b Iudia missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent euro of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Affections; also, a positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of enses, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering follows. Actuated by 'this motivo and a desiro to relieve human suffering, I will send free of charge, to all who desiro it, this recipe, in German, French or English, with full directions for preparing aud using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. A. Noyes, 149 Power's Block. Roches- ter, N.Y A Good Almnnac. Tho Philadelphia Record has brought out its almanac for 1889, and, as usual, it is full to with valuable and accurate statistics. vivii OUR RUfuJL TOPICS, Some Practical 'Suggestions for Our Agricultural Headers. , THE DAIRY COW. Wo do not aim !to iustrucEthe experienced dairyman in this article, for it is presumed they already understand their business; but to give tho inexperienced who may wish to em- bark in the dairy ,'business a fow thoughts. In starting tho dairy business, do not think that success lies entirely in blooded stock, for we have seen fanners, who thought success lay iu fiuo blooded stock, who purchased thorn at a largo price, that in two or three years of poor treatment were run down until they wero not worth a well-ke- pt scrub. Wo aro inclined to beliovo tho farmer that does no good with scrubs will not make much of a business with thoroughbreds, without a chauge of stock raako a change in his management. Therefore, if you have not an energetic business tact, you had better not undertake it. In tho selection of cows for the dairy, it must bo remembered that all cows aro not adapted for the samo purpose; also, the market should be considered before tho selection is made. For some years cattlo have been bred for special purposes, aud tho dairyman will make a mistake if ho disregards this fact. It is well understood as a fundamental priuciplo of animal economy that two distinct elements cannot bo fully and successfully developed in tho samo individual. A cow that takes on flesh and fat freely will not, as a genoral thing, make a good milker, and ono making a liberal flow of milk will not at tho same timo be a good animal for beef. If from circumstances that you aro placed in you desiro to reach both these ends, you must make some compromise of both results, and thoreforo the question of combination must bo wisely studiod. As wo have before stated, you should first determino for what purpose the product of tho dairy can bo most profitably used. If you aro convenient to a town or city that has a good markot for milk, a dairy for this purpose will be made most profitable by tho use of Ilolstein cows. But if the markot is good for butter, tho Jersey will bring the most profit, both bocauso of quantity and quality of butter. If beef should bo desired to go with either milk or butter, perhaps it will bo bettor to use Short- horns. If, howover, in tho last caso you aro seeking simply a means of relieving yoursolf of increase of stock, in finding salo for your surplus, it may be worth while to consider that a calf bred for a special purpose will command a better price than ono having nothing special to commend it. After determining tho breed to bo selected, few men aro able to stock a farm with a herd of thoroughbreds at once ; neither en wo say that thoroughbreds give tho best results; we know of grades that aro giving better satisfac- tion as dairy cows than thoroughbreds. A thoroughbred bull crossed upon a good native cow will produce results'equal in every partic- ular to thoroughbreds, except in market value of stock. This fact isf of great importance to farmers, whether thoy wish to carry on a dairy or not. It is timo tho place of inferior cows on oar farms wero occupied by improved cattle. But tho dairyman must remombor'that tho "general-purpos- e cow" will not, as a general thing, be profitablo in tho dairy; theroforo he should seek thoso bred specially for dairy pur- poses. While it is true that certain breeds aro best for certain purposes, yet all cows of the samo breed aro not equally good. There- fore, you must learn tho marks of a good cow and purchase upon individual merit. Thomas D. Baird, in The American Rural Home. TO PREVENT WINTER-KILLIN- G OF WHEAT. Every Spring whon tho crop reports begin to come iu, more or less is heard of Winter-kille- d fields of wheat. Whatever tends to prove this, helps to increase tho crop and tho farmer's profit. Tho American Agriculturist gives tho following upon this subject, which is worthy of trial: The most efiectivo and beneficial mode of preventing tho wheat plant from being injured or destroyed by tho freezing and heaving of the soil, is liberal mulching, top-dressi- with fine mauuro or compost from tho baruyard, or slacked peat from the muck pile, to be evenly spread over tho Fall-sowe- d whcatfield. In Au- tumn, when tho ground is sufficiently frozen to bear tho wagou-wheel- s, spread just thick enough to have tho ground lightly covered, so that when the soil freezes, cracks aud heaves, tho wheat roots will bo covored, protected, and not torn out, but tho mulch or compost will fall into the cracks and cover tho roots, shelter- ing them from tho ell'ects of the weather. We have several times seen fields which were liable to freezing and heaving, with wheat drilled in, portions of which were top-dresse- d in Autumn as above directed, and on which a full crop of plump grain was secured, while on tho portion of the fields not mulched, in every instance the crop of wheat was a total failure, not show- ing straw or grain enough to bo worth har- vesting. In fact, the grain obtained from the top-dresse- d portions of tho fields much more than paid tho cost of tho operation ; beside the incidental benefits of this light mulching as a surfaco inanuro, it was a protection to tho soil from scorching sunrays of Summer, aud shel- tered the young grass whon tho grain was cut oil. In fact, liberal, frequont, careful top-dressi- of Fall-sow- n grains, as welias meadows, is ono of the most profitable and rcasonablo methods for preserving fertility of soils and protecting grains and grasses that farmers can practice, and will bo found always profitable. THE POTATO CROP. It is reported that tho potato crop in Aroos- took County, Lro., is fully 3,000,000 bushels. This is an unusually large crop, and it is be- lieved that tho samo is true of tho general crop of the couutry; that it is somewhat larger than it has boon for a few years at least. This fact oilers the very important suggestion to farmers to dispose of thoir surplus when thoy can got a good price. It is not al- ways safe to hold a crop in anticipation of an increased price, for the turn is as likely to bo down as up. WATERING REGULARLY. Everybody knows how difficult it is to pre- vent the water from freezing during very cold weather. Tin will rust, wooden troughs bo-co- slimy, and earlhenwaro crack from the ice formed on the water. To obviate those difficulties, give water three times a clay. Use vessels that ouly permit tho birds to gat their beaks wet, so as to avoid freezing tho wattles, which results when they get wot, and givo warm water three times a day. Thoy will soon learn to look for it at regular periods, and it will invigorate them. By the timo tho water is somewhat cool all;will have drank, when tho surplus should, be thrown out and tho vessels l("f. empty. I NOTES. Do not waste wood ashes. Wheat does best Ik a '".layoy loam. It is an important itom to keep tha colta growing. I Tho best way to market oats is in the shape of grade draft horiea.' ''-- Of all slock faiscd'bn a farm, poor horses aro tho most unprofitable. Tho puLso of a healthy horse is from 32 to 40 bents per mum to. " Buttermilk jioured over tho backs of scurvy swiue is said to be a euro euro. It is better to givo tho cows plenty of bod-din- g than to abase them becauso thoy lie in tho manure. Givo a small, quantity" of bicarbonate of soda in swill to young pigs which aro afflicted with scours. Never givo a horse a full feed immediately before nor soon after subjecting him to severe exertion. Give pigs which have tho "thumps" ono teaspoonful of vaseline. Eopeat every 21 houra. Don't let your work get ahead of you. Don't permit any delays at this season, they are especially dangerous. It is bolter to niako box-stall- s for your cows than to dehorn them so that you can pack them closer in a shed. a Consumption Surely Cured. To tho Editor : Please inform your readers that I have a positive remedy lor Consumption, llyjts timely use thousands of hopeless cases have ueen permanently cured. I shall be glud to send two bottles of my remedy fhke to any of your renders who have consumption if thty u ill si nd mc their Lxi.reas and P. O. Address. T. A. SLOCUM.JI. C 131 Pearl 3t, N. Y, SUNDAY MEDITATION. Prar.ilcal Duties Taught by a Study or tho Inter- national Sunday-scho- ol Lesson Appointed for Jan. 13. St. Mark, 1:21-3- 1. Ono reading these notes should first carefully study the paragraph from"5 tho Holy Scriptures as indicated above.l This lesson consists mainly of two of Christ's miracles. Tho first miraclo to bo studied is that of tho restoration to sanity of a demoniac. It was Christ's fourth miracle. Tho account is given in St. Mark, 1:21-2- 3. Bead also St. Luke, 4:31-3- 7. The second part of the lesson is tho fifth miracle of our Savior. We shall study these separately. First. Tho miracle of tho man restored to sanity. 1. Time and Place. Tho miraclo was performed probably in Jan- uary of the year 27 A. D. Wo fix tho month approximatively. It was on tho Jewish Sab- bath, Saturday. Tho placo was Capernaum, a city of Galilee, on tho northwest shore of tho Sea of Galileo. Christ and his Disciples had just como from catching a great draft of fishe3 in said sea. Tho cure was performed in tho synagog. 2. The Performance of the Miracle. Tho miraclo was the act of our Savior. Dar- ing his ministry ho performed 3S of these attes- tations of his genuineness as an authoritative Teacher. This miracle is the second of a cura- tive character. Tho first miraclo was tho chango of water into wine. Tho second was the euro of tho nobleman's son. The third was the great draft of fishe3. Then comes the mir- acle which we study this week. It was neces- sary ho should establish his claims as tho Messiah. Miracles would bo accepted by the people as credentials. This is the reason why impostors find it useful to pretend to possess tho power of effecting miracles. They do so in imitation of genuine teachers. 3. The Patient. Wo havo very littlo kuowledgo about the 3ick man. Ilis affliction was demoniacism. We do not know tho duration of his disorder. Ho was possessed with a demon which had taken up abode within the body of the man. All wo know of tho lesson is tho account wo have in the Gospels. Ho was probably a Jow. Wo infer this from hi3 being in tho synagog. Ho must havo been a kind of iutorloper, since no religions assembly would long tolerate tho presence of such a disturber. Or it may be that he raged only at intervals. 4. The Disorder. In St. Luke's account wo read the patient " had a spirit of an unclean devil." (St. Luke, 4: 33.) The word devil is the samo as our word demon. A demon is a fallen angel. (2 Pot., 2:4.) Satan is the principal demon. (St.Matt., 9 : 31.) Ho is tho author of ovil. Each demon has personality, and so is a something cr a be- ing totally distinct from the man in whom ho cbauces to be. Ho has power to produce moral and physical evil to hnman beings. (2 Cor., 12: 7.) Demons affect different persons differ- ently, and also vary at times in their effects on tho samo individual. By " unclean " devil (St. Luke, 4: 33) wo mean wicked devil or demon. The expression is curious. All spiritual beings, the good and the bad, used to be called demons, and so it was proper to say a good demon or an evil demon. Thou perhaps it was a plan of Christ to show that demons aro spirits. Also the oxpressiou teaches that demous work spirit- ual y. Dr. Adam Clarko iutiraates that we have the words " unclean spirit," (St. Mark, 1:23,) to indicate that tho particular-evi- l spirit of our lesson excited impure thoughts, lascivious desires. Tho following facts show tho demons wero distinct from the man. 1. Thoy spoke. They used the vocal powers of tho demoniac. Notico " wo " in Vorso 24 ; " he " in Verse 23, and " I " in Verso 24. 2. Christ spoke to them. (V.25.) 3. Christ would not allow them to speak. 4. Christ rebuked them. (V. 25.) 5. Ho told them to keep still. (V. 25.) 6. They obeved. (V. 27.) 7. Ho commanded thorn. (Vs., 25f27.) 8. They knew Christ. (V 24.) 9. Thoy came out of tho man. (Vs., 25, 26.) 10. They wore afraid of being destroyed. (V. 24.) 11. There wero more than ono in tho man. (Vs., 24, 27.) 12. They not only recognized Christ, but were knowing to tho place of his residence. Wo find tho following effects on the man pro- duced by the ovil spirit: 1. Ho frenzied tho vic- tim. 2. He caused him to scratch, wound, tear his body and clothing. (V. 26.) 3. He threw the man to the ground. (St. Luko, 4:35.) These effects wero evidently not continuous, but came on at intervals liko fits. The man could not have been in the synagog if not for the time more lucid and calm. We notice the spitoful-nes- s of tho demon in tho fact that when com- manded to leave the man, ho at once cast the victim into a terrible paroxysm. Demons are not disposed to leave us, and must bo forced out. (St. Luke. 4:35.) We seo Christ's conquest over evil spirits. He not ouly rebuked them, but expelled them, just as ho drove out tho money-changer- s from the temple. Second!. Tho miracle of Christ curing the mother of St. Petor's wife. This is the second part of the lesson which wo specially study. It is Christ's fifth miraclo and his second of curing a fever. Tho first caso of such cure was that of the noblemau's son. (Ono should read St. Matt., 8:14-1- 7, and St. Luke, 4:33-41- .) 1. Time and Place. This miraclo was performed on tho samo day as was that which wo studied above, to wit, Saturday, Jan. 2, A. D. 27. It took place in tho house of St. Peter, who lived at Capernaum. St. Petor's mother-in-la- w probably lived in the family of St. Peter, and was therefore probably a widow. 2. The Patient. The sick person was the mother of the wife of St. Peter. Sho was probably somewhat in years. Legend says that tho name of hor daughter, St. Peter's wife, was Perpetua or Concordia, aud that she died a martyr at Borne in the prcsouco of her husband. 3. The Cure. Entering tho house and being informed that St. Peter's mother-in-la- w was very sick of a lover, ho cured hor. The process was as follows: 1. Ho looked at her. (St.Matt., 8: 14.) 2. He stood over her. (St. Luke, 4 : 39.) Ho wont to her bedside, and bending over looked into tho face of tho patient. 3. Ho rebuked tho fever. (St. Luke, 4 : 39.) 4. Ho touched her hand. (St. Matt., 8:15.) Ho probably interlocked hands as persons do in shaking hands. 5. Ho lifted her up; raised her from a lying to a sit- ting position. No remedies wore used. The disease was at the command of Christ. No time was required. Tho woman was restored at once to health; made ablo to arise and help her daughter as a hostess. Why did Christ touch her hand? 1. To in- spire confidence in her. 2. To show lookers-o- n he did the euro. 3. To teach tho neod of faith and action being jointly in operation. 4. To take seemingly tho disease on himself, and so to show that he bcara our infirmities. It was a drawing near to humanity. Y'o aro certain it was not becauso such contact was essential to Christ's curativo power; for ho often healed persons when thoy werouta loug distanco from him. Wc read, in Isa., 53:4, 'Ho hath borno our griefs and carried our sorrows." In St. Matt., d:17, we icad, Ho "bore oar sicknesses." There is some souse in which Christ takes on himself our sorrows, pains and sins. St. Maik, 5 : 30, gives us a hint. Christ felt virtue go out from him. Wo cannot teli what effect each caso lind on Christ. When Jie cured a leper ho did not taki the leprosy hu listed it up and cast icsway. Up noeraed to take greatly to heart tho sadness of the sifters ol Lazarus. (St. John, 11: 33, 35, 3d.) There was soi'oetrango sympathy (a sufferiug with) between Christ and person whom ho healed. Jesus seemed to feol in himself that of which each patient was relieved. Thirdly. The succeeding events. On the even- ing of tho day on which tho two miracles above were performed there was a busy scene about tho house of St Peter. What a night that must havo been in Capernaum. The raging demoniac has become calm and sclf-posseseo- d, sano and happy. Tho mother of St. Vt u r's wife, on tho night boforo hot iu tho iUm. of fever, is now busy as a hostess. The night before was full of pain. It was wondered who would watch with her the next night. How all must havo spent tho evening talking of tho strange cures. Imagine tho groups about tho doors. Through tho streets of tho city tho strong aro carrying their sick ones to the house of St. Peter. The fceblo are bending thoir way thither, tottering as best they can. Front- ing and all around tho house aro tho halt, maimed, blind, dumb, sick and demouized ones. Hear the howl3 of thoso maddened ovil spirits. How hideous. Seo the palo, emaciated, skelo-ton-li- ko forms. What anxiety in their coun- tenances. Hear tho groans; seo the tears. Ono turns away from such scenes but Christ did not do so. The nows of tho cures of tho demo- niac and of tho mothar of St. Petor's wife has :.. -j - Ws. A. ar been blazed all over town. But it was Sabbath. So tho Jew3 would not take their sick to Jesus. Pationtly thoy wait tho hour 6 p. m. Six o'clock ! What a busy city. Some are carry- ing tho sick on cots or quilts to Christ. Somo aro worrying along on crutches. Somo blind oues are led hastily along the streets. Mothers aro hurrying on with sick infants. Biassed night in Capernaum. A city freed from sick- ness. A night with no foaming in madness no cry from pain no midnight anxious watch- ing at tho sick-bod- s. Fourthly. Application of ike Lama. All sickness is a picture of sin. Evory onro of physical ailment is a symbol of Christ's remedies for sin-sickne- He is mighty to savo. Crowd about him. Hecurakeyoa wiso as to salvation, though you now rago in sin. He can removo every disease and set you to serving the needy, holping the sick, doing good. OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Replies to Questions on a Yariety or laterestlnj Subjects. ITo Cbrrespojulenj. Write questions on a sep- arate sheet of paper, give full name and address, andmarkit "Correspondents' Column." No atten- tion will be paid to communications that are nut accompanied with full name and address of writer. Our readers are requested to inclose a stamp for reply to their inquiries. Postal cards will be replied to by mail only. Iteplies by mail will ordi- narily be made within a week, aud if in this col- umn within three weeks.l Correction. In our issue of last week. In answer to J. P. II., Austin, Mo., by a typographical error it was made to appear that Pennsylvania furnished to the Union army during: the war of the rebellion 106,107 troops, which number should have been 360,107, and next to Kew York in the number of troops furnished. J. P. C., Elk Horn, Ky.l was detailed for reeruit-ln- g service for 190 dajs, aud let the time run out to collect for commutation of rations. The account was presented to both Houses of Conerese, and was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs some eight or 10 years ago. Can I collect it now. Answer. No; not without further Congressional action. The matter will have to be introduced anew. A. W.' IF., Maudeville, Mo. A short time since a comrade of this place, late a member of Co. E, 15th Kan. Cav., was granted a nension by act of Con- gress for disease of eyes (he is now totally blind). On the margin of the certificate, in red ink, ap- pear the words, " Otherwise Jayhawkers." I con- sider this a stigma upon a poor blind comrade, and that the epitiiet is an insult, Should such things be tolerated? Answer. The popular name of the 15th Kan. Cav. was the "Jayhawkcrs." A num- ber of regiments in the service had pet names, or some unofficial designation. It is not an appro-brio- us epitiiet, nor was it so intended. During the war tho loth Kegiment was known more by the name of "Jayhawkers" than bj' its numerical designation. The 87th Iowa was called "Grav-beards- ," and there were various pet names applied to different regiments, such as " Tigers," " Buck-tails- ," "Eound-heads,- " "Gray Eagles," "True Blues," "Lost Infants," etc., and the members of these regiments are as much endeared to the old fighting name as its official name. No doubt your comrade is just as proud to be called a "Jay-hawk- er "as to be designated as a member of the 15th Kan. Cav. O. D. S., Jackson, Jimh. Can pensioners suffer- ing from hernia aud rupture receive trusses from the Government? Answer. Yes. Application should be made to the Surgeon-Genera- l, U. S. A., this city. J. J?., National MUilary Home, Dayton, O.l. How much bounty did Maichu&etbs give soldiers who enlisted in Boston ? 2. How much bounty did the Massachusetts soldier get in 1364, aud was any of that bounty paid by the State, or was it all Gov- ernment bounty. 3. When will they commence paying veteran-bount- y claims pending: since last July? .elHSMMr. 1. "We are not familiar with the bounties paid by the State of Massachusetts. "We suggest that you write the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass. 2. Tho United States Government paid a bounty to certain soldiers who enlisted in 1S64, as did also the State. 3. There ia no standing appropriation to pay bounty claims. They all depend upon appropriation made by Congresssubsequent to the allowance of the claims. It is impossible to say when any person will receive his money in a claim which ia now pending. P. F. JB., Barnard, Vt. 1. I enlisted in Novem- ber, 1S61, for three years, aud was promised S1G0 bounty in gold and pay in gold. I received neither. Is not the Government in honor bound to make good its promise? i I was mustered into service Feb. 13, 1861, and was discharged at Barrancas, Fla., to st as a veteran. If bounties are equalized, will I be entitled to any additional bounty on my first enlistment? 3. I was commissioned Second Lieutenant on March 1, 1S66, but was not mustered at that date; was discharged March 14, lfe66,at Brownsville, Tex., by reason of tho close of the war, but was not disbanded until Feb. 12, 1866, at Brattleborough, Vt. Can I now be mustered on my commission and draw Lieutenant's pay up to tho date of disbandment? 4. A friend who enlisted in 1861 died at Lincoln Hospital, at Washington, in 1SG3. ne allotted part of his pay to his mother, and she drow State pay of 57 per month. His mother being now dead, can his brothers or sisters recover any thing from the Government for the support and burial of his mother, she having been dependent upon them. 5. Are his heirs entitled tetany more bounty should the Equalization of Bounty Bill be- come a law? Answer. 1. The Government never agreed to pay bounty or pay in gold. It agreed to paymonfy. Greenbacks were money. 2. No; the bounty paid on both enlistments would be taken iuto consideration in equalizing bounties. Under the equalized bounties you would be entitled to &3 Pr month for the time actually served as an enlisted man, deducting all Government bounty received. 3. We do not understand how you could be disbandedat Brattleborough, Vt., one month and two days before you were discharged at Brownsville, Tex. 4. No. 5. Probably not. Mrs. A. E. V., Meriden, Conn. Am I entitled to widow's pension under the act of June 7, 1S8S7 I am the widow of a soldier who died in January, IStM. and I have drawn a pension from the date of his death. I had a minor child, who drew 2 per month from the date of the passage of the act in 1S66. Atxsuer. No. You have receivedall the arrears to which you arc entitled, both for yourself and the child. F. S,, Great Ben d, Pa. I was a First Lieutenant In New York Slate Hifles, and resigned to enlist as private for three years in 137th N. Y. Am I en- titled to the vetoran bounty? Answer. No; serv- ice as an officor does not count for veteran bounty. A. E Neie York Soldierf Home. Has the bill be- fore Congress giving an appropriation to each State Home according to the number of inmates become a law. Answer. No such bill has become a law. IP. J., Bradford, Pa. By whom is Gen. Sheri- dan's book published, and who has the general agenoy for it? Hju-er- . Charles H. Webster & Co., New York city. J. W. B., I'oUersburg, O. Comrade contractedrheu-lnatis- m 20 years before the war, and was partly dis- abled when he enlisted in 1S62. He served most of his time in the hospital. Is he now entitled to a pension? Answer. No, unless when he enlisted ho had recovered, and again contracted the dis- ability in the service. 4. ?., Follmer, O.I enlisted Aug. 18. 1S63. at Winchester, Tenn. At that time the township where I lived was paying SIC0, which I never received. Can I now recover the same? Ansuer. Applica- tions for local bounty are not considered by the Government. Write to the Adjutant-Genera- l, State or Ohio, Columbus, O., in regard to the mat- ter. Most of such claims for local bounty are barred. Jf. P. Jf., Tonus, Jfc Does the Pension Onlco furnish car-tube- s for deafness? Answer. The Gov- ernment does not furnish appliances of any kind for the deiil. Inquirer. J. G. Brown, late Surgeon, 4th Tenn. Cav., is deceased. The postoftice addresa of Eob't JR. Smith, !ate Hospital Steward, 4th Tenn. Cav., is unknown. THE QUESTION SQUAD. Comrades' Queries ami Hepiles Odds and Ends of Information. Comrades answering these inquiries are re- quested to write directly to the persons asking for the information, aud not to Tuk National Txib- - USK.I A. W. Tarr, 316 Washington street, Gloucester, Mass., wants the address of W. F. Huguey, Co. D. 73d Ohio. Mrs. Indiana Gronier, French Lick, Intl., desires the address of any soldier who wim in Col. Nugent's battalion at the battle of Indepen- dence, Mo., in 12; especially anyone who knew Henry Williams. Marion Eldred, Mack's Creek-Mo- ., wUhcs the address of Peter Crowell, of the 3d Ohio. Mrs. Charles F. Nichols, 5W5 Madison street, Brooklyn, N. Y., desires to communicate with any comrade of Co. L, 25th N. Y. Cav. John Spyker, Port Elizabeth, N. J., would like the addresses of Capt. B. Gulhsath and Lieut. Harris, of Co. F, 5th Pa. Cav. Mrs. Jane Boswell. Em- - mesburg, Iowa, wants the address of E. M. Thomp- son, of Co. G, 8th Iowa. John Hasc1, Soldiers Home, Bath, N. Y., wants the addresses of John Whulen. John Corrigau and Tliomas Dtlea, of Co. A. 70th N. Y. J. P. Wilson, Plevna, Kan., would liko tha Address of Thoiuns Lee, of the 33d N. Y. Frank Ingling. Como, Colo., dejirts the ad- dress of Abraham Feaudt; when lust heard from was in Seaviile, III- - W. J. Holway.Strgeant, Co. C, Glh V. K. C, Mansfield, O., would like the ad- dress of any of his comrades. Mrs. A. L. Cirevea, corner Thirteenth street and Jackson avenue. Fre- mont, Neb., wants the address of some of the comrades of her husband, Win. C Greves, who served in Co. A, 8th Midi. Cav. Henry Staueh- - field. Coitello. Pa., desires the addresses of Win. Sargent, Surgeon of the 131st Pa., aud Wi. A goto, of same regiiiuMit. Owen F. Bumpus, Freetown, Mass.. would like the name and address of the See-ou- d Ofhcer of the U. 3. S. San Jacinto at the liiae sho was wrecked. Mrs. Lena Nieolous, 11 Gar- den Slrof t, New Haver., Conn., wauta the address of any comrade of Co. F, 6Sth N. Y., who served with her husband, Franc Nieolous. Wiu. F. He- - Kim, Ilmlington, Ky., would like to correspond with Wtn II. Carnegoy. of Co. 1, 3d Ky. Geo.W. Yiokera, Huntingdon, Tenn.. would like to hear from First Lieut. Wm. B. Feely, of Co. D. kit V. 11. C. J. It. Fairbanks, Locke, Mich., wants the address of Itobert Cowden, 1st U. S. M. F.; iu 1S61, '2, was quartered at Camp Douglas, Chicago, III. Henry F. Hoseclton, 425 Gleudale avenue, Peoria, 111., wauls the addreM of Peter Schuyler, of Co. E, 86th III. Wm. A. Johnson, Cotton M:lls, Evansville, Ind.. would tike to know the whereabouts of James Doyle, of Co. A. 120th Ind.; whon la.t heard from was in Hull-itc- h , N. C.; !, would like to hear from W. S. Johnson, lj.it; pri- vate in the Ordnance Department attheCh... !cs on Arsenal, Charleston. S. C. A. J. Khnbai, For- syth. Mont., wishes the address of auy of the Ser- geants of Co. 1, 1st Mo., who were at the battle of Cedar Creek, Va. James Eiuterley, Muskegon, Mich., would like the address ot any couiradc who belonged to Co. F, 6th N. Y. H. A. &k& WmuB BqbySajterh pa,ySS RHArKWQtAH. Contains Vdegroes of streosiB. mrrent eao &e in- creased, tieerenned re- versed X aSp ardetneaed at-wil- and applied to any part of the bodyorhnibs by whole family. I'orei oenerai, .a erven land Chronic llseae. IS is lurht. si no Die and superior to all others. Guaranteed tor one year. Oar Xinc Ulna-trat- ed X.rl,JIX.ET Kiv-I-mr prices, testhnonlala. application hJK'trjr,t-r- r for the enr of disease wu I be seat FJtXX to any address. DR. CWEM BELT CO.. 191 Stale St, CMcao. ceHBn DR. PARKER'S Common Sense Elastic Stocking, Patented Feb. 9, M84. combines beauty, utility aad comfort; does not irritate, and has superior lasting qualities, brace the cheapest. Send stamp tor tha "ftatio&al Treatment of Varicose Veins, Ulcers," etc. DR. A. H. PARKER, President of Truss Co., fi State street. Chicago. DL Mention The Nattoaal Trtoee. THE CELEBRATED FBENSH OUPSULES OF A test of 30 YE BS has prove-- the anet merit of thw popular xttacly. by the nji 1 morose m Uvoc with lesuiair Physicians everywhere. 1 1 w inppnor to u others for the safe, prompt and ro:up!ete cure of Jong-ston.hni- or recent cares. Sot only is It the best. lHitthecheatt,:a ALL DRUOGTSTS sell tt for 75 Cents per bottle of 61 Capsules. CLLN ca. PARIS, WEAK, NE8VOUS PEOPLE, BR. HeaXIPS XUCTRe.2Ag. SBTTC Btr po-- i! iv iy cores BtlSTRIcMj 8R, K1BXET and exhaibtlo Contains 23 1 1k, (Wrveg of latest Imp "f F rored.ebwipot. nti," 'rrii,(ta raMe and fftiiiirii.i;iTni' pun. .. HAar.n. jriwti-i,- . .,,.-,,,,-- ,.,- ,.,. . w .,. ,Tttr Avow bogus companies withmiiry itU- a- " and worto-le- as imitations. XL1C7R1 IRCSLi FOft KCMUUt. n.OOO cured Seadstaiupforj..a.-ifr-.tof- l ;ainr''.li. t CR.tf.J.HOftHE.lMVEMTQR, 191 WMASftAV .CWCACC Hentloc The National Tribune. OR TBS LiKtt HASIT rositirelr Cart vitk 9r. gaiae'sfei&a Spwifc It can be given In a eao of coffee or tea without the knowledge of the person taking it; la absolute- ly harmless and will effect & permanent and speedy rare, whether the patient is a moderate drinker or an aleoholie wreek. Itaeer Fall. WeOuar-ante- e a complete eure in every instance. 48 Dasra book Free. Address GOI.PKA SPBCiFl CO.. 163 JiaceSt., Clnciaautl, O. N 3 DMS' TRIAL 3pSitWfi THIS NEW Jfe; mmm muss TlM.?ll5sfeli xiaa a. rau amerenE rrom au ..,,..,. . u.. i i zzz. r nujU2,Ji'( i'tulJU IXUKr. iHMfJU itseir to ali P'.Mtiouaofthe body, whiia thebaltiathecap .presses back Bondoes with the finger. wnsiiKht prewurs the Hernia is held securely day andmgnt.anda radical cure certain. It la easy. dcrnb!can'lch-n- p. mall areolars free. EGGLZSTOS TRUSS CU. , Cfcfeag, IB. I do not mean merely to stop them for a tune and, then have them return. 1 mean a radical cure. I havo made FITS. EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a kfe-lon- jr study. I warrant my remedy to cure tha worst cases. .Because otners hare faileu is no reason fornotnowrwKivTDracnre. Send at cues for trca&sa andlTeeBottleof myinfaifiblerpmedy. Give Erpres aadP.O. H. G.KOOT, :I.C. 183 Pearl St.. N.lf. BTJPT UBS rtAiuBi.rf:iuaiijQU u&iriv v M,7i II2orne'aElect'ni.3IniMtl hlF- - BSKiVSiWE rTras3.CCmbuied. UcaranteedtJia oniy one In the yrorMccnerattng AT A P jFjtfWJ' 'rarrwjfL Setentifk PywrfL.t- - nnrahla. wv ' Comfortaiile acd Effective. Avoid frauds. OwrfJ-fVOf- l rami. Smrf Stimn ALSO ELECTJRIO BELTS FOii SI8A3S. fiS. HC'fi.ME, 1aYZT03, 191 WASASH AYE.- - CHJCACe. Mention The National Tribose. (QL0REUASLE1 fiMi&Sl flLL" SArtALWS crTECTUALTHQfitSAL . 0 Y G3ltE -., - r ...- - :. KXSSd.33YAllSlMCCUlAR 25TPSJ BS.rLF.CATiJS. B0X5257 EflS7CM,MAS3. ELECTRIC BELT FREE. xo introduce it we wilt give, free of charge, a few of our (.'erman Elertro tialvaaie SosoeKsor? Hclf s,Pnce $5 ; a iw.tiv sjza! aihns cure f oriervou3 Debility, Varicocele. Kmiaaiona.Impetency, 4c. MnhAAfi RESTORED. aflOsIaaUIJy J?, J?8--- yietim ot Premature Decay, N'eryous Debility, Los Maahood.sc?. hariap tried in Tain erery known remdT bodiscoTered asimple irr-i- s of aeivure. which he wat send iseaiedJ FRStoliiafeUow fTererk Arfdre. J.H.Ri.VES.P O. Box 3gje.:w Tori. TfiWEAKHE! 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Dr. 2). II. X.O TVJ, iVlsated, Ceaa. DR. CATON'SXXXR JUapcauarS-mFbat- . aadsh. juiinav miinu feo ' i.r. .ernj. iwl litf M mo lad Jiiwim Htm, ti atusuUKtlfflfesauap. Piek&f. by uL toazra. ir ; .va. z. MsKt. nni .va. Knight, (afeott) Steel aad rcnayruTai run fQKJrregH- - i eiif monthlv nenoiia-n- i utfe b aaav x MatmV eneciuai ana ue oaty jgtosr auiae. Sent any where on receipt of f I. by ACTaM) 3.iCSKUtT,livr)at,3imdtaas3tnM.UmBao.lat. MARRIED UDiESrsKSs: Ac. mi a Sample Psrta ef Mart Vrtrll y. r. PjrticUrt reriNlrririMtotH to "Von" laftmnUMi hawt-a- at to eiTj laJj. ISIOS SrWUlTI CO., 3;r MaWuTtKa. "Girtert Rene for WomeartB safe ladie; niaiwayifUahle;UtvrUaaa5r- - f t . Cfldd Tanay or PeoayioTaS t ?'- Inri&ma mraltn,T. Svsl prompter ca of il. sad 4cta. ta stamps for postage or e II oJ fii'l p a i at.wmi Tao C-- UJ j. Kim M-i- . Co.. aS Unw.l.ti, Cava. B-- pa 'AHSY PILLS! "''''""'aaaaaaaaalaal i as cere j Snr-- . iMBti 4. f.w tt'vM .V3 SAF3 uses HwWi Cav. Pa. E?ILElY sad SPASMS cured ; nH .yL "I mesa a twnaaneut ca-- e sod no ret irus. Ho pay till cu?d. Da. yKKMSAK i. at. Luute. Mention National TriftUiiav STTnn Cute for Epner or atstast hoars. rretpee;. Kru.M.u. S3ft Hickory 3t,St. Umus.Mo. Mention The Xaums. Trihojae. ALL THE RAGE. Grand km j Sleeve Butte :a ThoagftaMi f CoMurmatss sw Wwn. T- - os. The neat popular thing ta the -- y ' rcy Jewelry jus-jaO- W Is the t.rand Anay aitf :' .: pair of which will be seat to mj adim- -. o-t- -aa Mail " For aetata of six wsoscriryr. yor one SBbacrtptloa and I cmts iMWHInaaL Without sobaenption $. Tltese Sleeve Buttons are no cheap imitation. The uk is pearl Haled esasnei, 9Pi u;oa i'- -t tace, in laised work Of nrivy roiia glil plate, ia tke nim r, a. tale. iu.ttma ad caution baits c ittt.iumig the upper porti fj ayaf SSSRi on lite iUi4 army w: .::ri tetters O. A. R.ea?raeiiln-P'5I- j beueutu. The jetting is :Uti oi eiIJ slate. aud lv jiiv.pix o: .4 ' 8pri'"4 fhe button pan ! c tuii-i- i ai'tirt. thns iuaki: ir -tv tt ad-- iU-- t it !1 UiCCUi.. Ill Stl- - it. :t .d J j 1 Jr j 0"e Vie T...- -' ,.u. !-.- . . r t sa valuable pleeef si 'e"-it-- ib.i he- - ct !. n u Yi- - hitve slu r.,v .:l-';.- . n. f these SHeye Wulliiiij &nu thev have .mvaaabty giTsa satire asrtialssHoB. Add rasa ail ordew THJJ SAXIOKA-- U TfUSUXiC, WBahiaSasa. D. &
