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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
THE UNIvERsAIIsT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1886

are of him, with reason, tool for is he
not strong and brave and quick to act,
knowing just what to do and how to do
it. / never yet heard of a cowardly big
brother; did you?
On excursions, picnice, and all sorts Of
summer expeditions big brother should
act as general and commander-in- chief.
The success OF such pleasure trips de.
ponds good deal on the planning and
on the orderly carrying out Of the plans.
A big brother with head for managing
will make every thing go smoothly from
morning till night.
OF course big brother knows how to
mend ball, how to cover one which is
wearing out and in need of doctoring;
how to make kite and to fly it; how to
tie up cut finger and extract thorn;
how to soothe sleepy child with song
or q story, and to receive visitors cordial
ly in the absence of pater and mater.
Some of these duties fall naturally to
the lot of the elder sister, yet there is no
reason why the brother should not share
them. Two lines of poetry, which some
of you remember, express my idea of the
big brother:
The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring
-Harper's Young People.
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DIMPLE'S DINNER COMPANY

There was sudden knock at the
school room door, loud rat.tat, as of
some one in hurry.
Come in" said Miss Purviance; and
the door was thrown open with a bang
that Jared a whole benchful of little
girls. 1t was Dave Finley, a great,
strong, rough-voiced, kindly tempered
fellow, who hauled wood to the little
town for sale.
"See here, Miss Vance," he said, draw
ing forward little girl in red calico
dress and sun bonnet. "Fve brung you
Molly Shoots gal to git some larnin'.
Moll is a powerful hand at books her
self. Molly is; and, spite of Bill Shoots
gom' and dyin' last spring, and spite of
there bein' four younger than Fan here,
Molfs sot on givin' her children larnin',
too. well, Molly says I, kin furder
you thar; for kin take that little Jenny
Wren of yours to town every day on my
wagon 'longside of me, and glad of her
company. too Land, Mr.. Finley says
Molly, how kind you are!' WELL says
1, we poor folks amt got nuthin' but
kindness to give one mother; and we must
be hard up il we can't give that"
"Come in, Fanny" said Miss Purvi-
ance. "Did you say that her name was
Fanny? Thank you, Mr.. Finley; we will
see about her lessons now"
"All right, mum. I'll be long this way
somewhere short of four clock to pick
her up again"
And the little stranger was given a
seat near the stove to warm her toes,
while Miss Purviance hurried through
the interrupted recitation.
The new scholar had need to warm her
toes; for, though the November frosts
were sharp, her little brown feet were in
nocent of shoes and stockings, and the
calico dress came but stingy way down
the plump legs.
The little face, when the red calico sun
bonnet came of, was seen to be round
and rosy. 1t seemed that poverty (and
the Shoots were Of the pooresD agreed
with Fans health, and spirits, too; for
she was gay little witch, and soon be-
came favorite at Miss Purviauce's
school. Her seat was by Dinple Duer,
and impulsive little Dimple was heels
over head in love with her at once. The
difference between her dainty laced and
frilled rufiles, her silk stockings and kid
slippers, and Fans clean but somewhat
faded calico, her bare feet and sunburnt
hands. seemed not to strike either of the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
THE BROTHER.

There are many things which nobody
at home can do half so we'll as the big
brother. For one thing, he can keep the
peace. If there is dispute between two
of the little ones, or general row in the
nursery, the big brother has only to say
the word, and the belligerents will cease
their strife. Belligerent is long word,
but the boys who are reading Caesar may
tell the others that it is made up of two
Latin words, one of which means war.
and the other waging or carrying on, SO
that when two children are quarreling
and saying cross words, which may pres.
emily cause blows, they are properly
called belligerents. Mother ia happy
woman if she can trust her big boy to be
her right hand man, to settle all that
goes wrong, and to set a good example.
Nobody equals big brother in taking
the children's part when they are at
tackled, whether it is by savage dog, an
occasional bull in the meadow, or the bad
boys from the next street. How safe
they feel when brother Tom advances
boldly to the rescue, and how proud they
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
SPOOLS AND SAND.

Queer things to put together-are they
not? And yet know little boy who
spends most of his time playing with
these two things. All through the sum-
mer, when it does not rain, he is out in
his sand bank, under the dining room
window. There he has little wagon,
old pals, jams, cans, sifters, barrel and
dozen other things All day long he
plays, sitting, straining, making mud
pies, cake and biscuit. He lays out a
village with streets, canals, railroad
tracks, houses and churches. No doubt
every child knows all about playing in
the sand. At least I hope so, for don't
know anything nicer. But don't be-
lieve you all play with spools.
Little Harry, of whom I am writing,
has nearly thousand spools. They are
of two sizes; some very large and tall, the
others more slender and shorter.
Whenever he has to stay in the house,
Harry plays with these spools. He
builds churches, castles, and high towers.
Sometimes he makes farm houses, with
yards for horses, COWS, pigs and chick
ems. Sometimes he lays railroad tracks
so long that he says they go to California.
One day he made q store large enough
for him to go inside of and take things
which he pretended to sell.
Often he strings spools. His mamma
fastens spool firmly at one end OF a
stout string, and ties tape needle ON
the other end. Then Harry slips on one
spool after another till sometimes he has
more than hundred on one string;
then he draws them after him about the
house.
Mamma is always glad to have him
busy in this way; for when little boys are
busy they are not nearly SO likely to get
into mischief, .sssss. -
Now, now do you suppose Harry comes
to have all these spoolsp Why, in the
place where he lives there are a great
many glove shops; so much silk 10 used
in stitching the gloves and mittens that
hundreds of spooIs are emptied every
day. Many of the people who work in
the shops know Harry, and how fond he
is of the spools. So they have brought
them down to him, till now his mamma
says she can't find room in the house for
any more.-Mrs. Rankin, In Our Little
Ones.
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SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS'S BOY
HOOD.

When Joshua was but mere child, his
father was displeased to find him devoted
to drawing; on a sketch which the. boy
had made, his father wrote: "This is
drawn by Joshua in school, out of pure
idleness." The child found the "Jesuit's
Treatise on Perspective" and studied it
with such intelligence that before he was
eight years old he made sketch OF the
school and its cloister which was so accu-
rate that his astonished father exclaimed,
Now this iustifies the author of the
Perspective when he says that, by OBJ
serving the laws laid down in his book, a
man may do wonders; for this is wonder
full"
When about twelve years old, Joshua,
while in church, made sketch upon
his thumb nail of the Rev. Thomas Smart.
From this sketch he painted his first
picture in oils; his canvas was piece of
an old sail, his colors we're common ship
paint, and he did his work in a boat
house on Cremyll beach.
In 1740, when Joshua was seventeen
years old, his father tried to carry out his
plan to apprentice him TO druggist, but
the boy was greatly opposed to this. He
said: 81 would prefer to be an apoth.
ecary rather than an ordinary painter;
but if could be bound to an eminent
master, should choose that" Fortu-
nately Lord Edgecumbe and some other
friends advised the boys father in his
favor, and so Joshua was finally sent to
London and bound to Thomas Hudson,
then the best portrait painter in En-
gland. After two years, Hudson sud-
denly dismissed the youth from his
studio, though his agreement was for
four years; the master said that Joshua
neglected his orders, but others believed
Hudson to be jealous of his pupils sue
cess.-St. Nicholas for September.
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little girls, who became devoted friends
Mother" said Dimple one Friday
morning, stopping in the midst of her
breakfast of waffles and honey, "can't /
have dinner party?"
"Perhaps So" said her mother, smiling
at her little girls serious face. Whom
will you invite?"
Chow many could have, mother?"
"Oh, four or five, suppose" answer
ed Mrs. Duer.
snow, mother" Dimple said with great
earnestness, wouldn't you just as lief l
should have one little girl five times as
five little girls one time?"
There was laugh all around the table
at this conundrum, but Dimple waited
eagerly for an answer. "Dimple," said
papa, "what little girl do you want to
invite to dine with you five times?"
"Why, papa" she said gravely, Fan
ny Smoot brings her dinner to school
every day; and it's hardly ever anything
but piece of corn bread and potato.
She says sometimes her mother can give
her two potatoes, and sometimes little
piece Of fat bacon"
Dimple's voice was trembling little,
and nobody at the table laughed now.
"You shall have your dinner company,
darling" said the mother; and her voice
was not very steady, either.
So Dimple had her way, and went off
to school happy, with little invitation
written on one of mothers gilt-edged
cards: "Miss Dimple Duer requests the
pleasure of your company to dinner on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week."
OF course the invitation was accepted;
and the next Friday, at recess, the two
little girls were in great glee over card
found in Dimple's pocket, directed to
Fan, in gentleman's bold hand: "Mr.
Sidney Duer chat was papa) requests the
pleasure Of your company to dinner on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week."
And every week different member of
the family sent Fan little invitation.
until she had been invited by each one,
and then Dimple's turn came again.
Do you think the four little Shoots
envied Fan? No; and I'll tell you why.
There was round brown woven basket
on Mrs. Duer' wardrobe shelf, which had
once belonged to her little Fanny, now in
heaven. It had been her lunch basket,
and the sight of it made the mothers
heart ache with thinking of the bright
face that used to look back at her from
the gate as the little daughter tripped to
school.
But the first week of Dimple's dinner
company this basket was taken down
and filled from the table for Fan to carry
home to the little ones there. She never
forgot to bring it back the next morning,
and it never failed to travel home with
her again the same day after school.
Mother" said observant little Dim
pie one night, from her cot in the corner,
"What makes you look so teary, some
times, when you are filling the brown
basket for the little Smoots?
The mother came over and kissed the
rosy face on the pillow. "Dimple," she
said. SOFTLY" count them your little
angel sisters dinner COMPANY Elsa
beth P. Allen, in Canadian Baptist.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18

We take pleasure in calling the atten-
ton Of our readers to the advertisement
of the Knickerbocker Brace Co., in this
issue Of our paper. We can recommend
this company to do as they agree, and
orders intrusted to their care will receive
prompt attention.--St Louis Presbyteri.
an, June 9. 1885.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18

To thoroughly cure scrofula, it is NEG
essary to strike directly at the root of the
evil. This is exactly what Hoods Sarsa-
parilla does, by acting upon the blood,
thoroughly cleansing it of all impurities,
and leaving not even a faint of scrofula
in the vital fluid.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
cATARRH, CATARRHAL DEAFNESS AND HAY
FEVER.

Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that
they are due to the presence of living
parasites in the lining membrane of the
nose and eustachian tubes. Microscopic
research, however, has proved this to be
fact, and the result is that simple
remedy has been formulated whereby
catarrh, catarrhal deafness and hay fever
are cnred in from one to three simple ap-
plications made at home. A pamphlet ex-
planning this new treatment is sent free
on receipt Of stamp by A. Fl. Dixon & Son,
BOB King Street West, Toronto, Canada.
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Our Yummp 2enp1e.
THEY DIDN'T THINK.
BY PHOEBE GARY.

Once trap was baited
With a piece of cheese;
1t ticklsd so little mouse
1t almost made him sneege:
An old rat said, There's danger,
Be careful where you goi"
:" Nonsensei" said the other.
II don't think you knowi"
SO he walked in boldly
Nobody in sight;
First he took nibble.
Then he took bite:
Close the trap together
Snapped as quick as wink.
Catching mousey fast there
Cause he didn't think.
Once a little turkey.
Fond of her own way,
wouldn't ask the old ones
Where to go or stay;
She said, +" I'm not baby,
Here / am half-Qrown;
Surely am big enough
To run about alonei"
of she went, but somebody
Hiding saw her pass;
soon like snow her feathers
Covered all the grass.
SO she made supper
For a sly young mink.
Cause she was SO headstrong
That she wouldn't think.
Once there was robin
Lived outside the door
Who wanted to go inside
And hop upon the floor.
- No, no." said the mother.
"Yeu must stay with me;
Little birds are safest
Sitting in a tree"
"a don't care" said robin,
And gave his tail fling.
~ don't think the old folks
Know quite everything"
Down he flew, and kitty seized him
Before he'd time to blink;
Is Oh" he cried, " I'm sorry,
But didn't think"
Vow my little children,
You who read this song,
Don't you see what trouble
Comes of thinking wrongf
And can't you take a warning
From their dreadful fate
Who began their thinking
When 1t was too late?
Don't think there's always safety
Where no danger shows,
Don't suppose you know more
Than anybody knows:
But when you're warned of ruin.
Pause upon the brink,
And don't go under headlong.
Cause you didn't think.
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The purest, strongest, cheapest and
best in the world go cts.) N. X. Browns
Ess. Jamaica Ginger.
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The 9Aurtle
The Weekly Paper.
FOR UNIVERSALIST SCHOOLS

Mrs. z. M. Bruce. Editor.
THE MYRTLE is the only Sunday
School Paper of the Universalist Church.
Every number is illustrated and made at
tractive to the younger members of the
school, and contains variety of interest
ing matter.
In packages of ten OF more TO one ad-
dress, so cents per year. Single copies
70 cents. Published every Saturday
Send orders tor the MYRTLE direct to
the Publishers, addressing the
Universalist Publishing House,
BOSTON. MASS,
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Gene,dL-"I give and bequeath to the Uni
versalist General Convention. Incorporated un-
der the laws ~ the State If New York, the sum
OF l'ol ars, to he used and applied by the
Trustees Of said Convention to the general uses
and prrposes OF the said corporation"
SD.efal-"I give and bequeath 10 the Univers-
Q laws of the State OF New YORK, the sum of
......... dollars. the SANE 10 he added to the
Murray Centenary Fund I" FOR Ito the Gum
N mis- eriai Relief Fund; or ito the Church Ex-
tension Fund.-
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The Hair May Be Preserved

youthful
will strengthen it, and improve its growth
bottles Hair which not
my
Husebus, Lewsburg,
Ihaveus
caused fall
used Hair Vg with
Tying results This preparation checked ton healthy Of
soft
of
feet
Drummond Chalestown Va Surtevan, Attborough, Mass
Ayers Hair Vigor,
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CHURCH WORK

CHUHCH WORK
In the direction Of aid to theological students, In
the al of parishes suffe ing under peculiar difh-
Guilty, in the furtheranee Of new church erection
in the promotion OF missionary influence by the
voice of the ministry or by the printed page, is
attempted by the Board of Trustees under the
authority Of the Convention. Contributions are
desired to enable the Trustees to extend their
work eeeo ding to the need of the Universalst
Church. Special gifts and legaoies are asked for
the permanent Murray Fund, or the Church Err
tension FisRd. Address Rev. G. l.. DEMAREsT,
Secretary. Manchester. n. II.
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For aged and inhrm Ministers and the widows
and Orphans of Deceased Ministers. Contribu-
tors are needed to meet wants of ministers dis
abled by age or infrmities, and for the families
Of deceased ministers. Special gifts and legaeies
are asked for the permanent Ministerial Rei9Q
Fund
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by Druggists per
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New York Produce M.r.et

hEw YORK, June lO-Flour market oulI but
quiet; Fine, 81 1908 90; superhne, fg 50sr3 25 ;
common to Good Extra Western 90 l6foI OO'
Slty Mtll Extras, 81 COCA IS for West Indies ;
MINI. Extra, Is ldsp1 U5.
Wheat-No. Red state on Spot, 81 q No. 2
Red, SIC: No. l White, state, Ba; no Red
Winter, Julym s41Gc No 2 Rcd, Winter, Aug,,
5Lc. ""e'
Aug, 45kc '' /h0 >
oats-So. l White State, spot 37c; No. =,
do, Ale =
Rye dull State, 6Jc.
Barley nominal.
Fork dull New Mess. tlOallO s.
Lhrd-July, t6.2s June, sig5
hpitsses dull; l7c. for 60 test boiling
stock. 'h
Iurpentine steady at J}c.
hosln dull strained to GOOD. fl U2L6DI u7JS
Petroleum duh refined IN cases st.c
nleights quiet; grain To Liverpool SIC
buteer - Market duh; New n estern
trehnery. Aspl7c.
SInsess nrm Western Flat 5G7,sc
sEggs aull State, l216c; western, liz 6Dl2c
Grannla,an iksi ! g steadyi Ranned euiUaf, BJ{c ::
t.of,es ,IuWtet; prime city, Isk6iIsc.
9HaA onee unii fair cargoes al asZ
Nioo qulet Ranges from 3ls 4 tjHe
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BURsLARs ON WALNUT STREET.
Two Houses Entered by vhieves Who secur,
But six Cents For Their Trouble,


On Tuesday night two residences on East
Walnut street were rsnsacked by burglars,
who did considerable work and got very lit
tie for their trouble. At the house of Mrs.
Mary Bitner, No. l2l East Walnut street, the
rear door was pried open. The thieves went
all over the house, but nothing has been
missed except six cents, which were
lying on table down stairs The
silver.ware was strewn around the
house, drawers were opened and ransacheu
and the whole house pretty well disturbed
The small sum of money is all that was sto-
len. Ii is believed that the thieves we're not
after anything but money. There was no one
in the house but Miss Bitnor and lady
friend who Is stopping with her.
The thieves also visited the house oil
NJ B. Weidler, who lives next door.
They entered several oi the rooms
i'm the house in which they opened bureau
drawers, tore the lids from boxes aud scat
tered everything around the floor. Nothing
was stolen. Yesterday morning when Mr..
weidler's family arose they found the front
and back doors locked the same rs they had
been the night before. 1t is believed that
the thieves entered the house 10y the front
door, which was open before the family
retired, aud secreted themselves until late
hour.
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RNCe DeCIaren Nn

Ihe race which was to have taken place at
Hanover tomorrow between Joe Ocker,, Re
Calm and Dan Logan's Kinney, has been de-
clared oil. Mr.. Logan went to Hanover,
yesterday, and he telegraphed the news to
Lancaster this morning. 1t appears that
ocker backed out and would not put up the
remainder OF the money. He Will forfeit the
SlOO now in the hands of Ridenour& Il Schaum.
proprietors of the City hotel, who were the
Stockholders. 1t is said that Ocker was
afraid to match his horse against Kinney as
ne knew that he would be defeated In trials
made within the past couple OF weeks his
horse has not done nearly as well as he ex-
pecteu, and he did not want to risk $50 more
Tue owner and hacker OF Kinney have been
very confident since the bet was made thai
uielr morse would win, and there is a great
oaims owner 10 come to time.
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aRspUEsr UN rsE MAYOR.
Monumental Association Want to stop Loung
ing aud selling at the Monument.

A meeting of the Monumental association
was held at the office of Major \. G.. Rein
phl, yesterday afternoon Vice President
Wm ID. Stauiler, occupied the chair. An
election of officers for the ensuing year re-
suited as follows President. William II.
Stsuiicr vice president, Marriott Brosius
secretary, II. Il. BrCnemau treasurer, Jas.
II. Marshall solicitor, Major \. {, Reiuuhl (;
finance and executive committee, Charles
Denues esq, Captain Edward l.. Edgerly
and Henry Miller.
The treasurer's report was read and showed
that besides the invested fund of :, 600 there
is balance of Sl23.Ol.
William &. Pyter was elected to take care
of the enclosed grounds around the monu-
ment during the next wear.
The executive committee were instructed
10 examine the granite posts aud coping
around the monument base, have the iron
fence painted and put everything in order.
The following resolution was adopted
ReSolued, That the mayor of the city be
requested to prevent lounging around the
monument and also To prevent the iuclosure
and coping from being used 10y hucksters
and itinerant peddlers.
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Clcsing rrtces--! o,eIocs y. N.
live Stock Markets.

CHICAGO, June 9 The DrOusrs' journal reports.
Cattle-Recoipts, 100 head; shipments, 2,5e
market and prices were steady; shipping
steers, $50 10 looO rs, 81 Jnli 6h: stnckers aud
feeders, 81 1Sa4 - cows, bulls and mixed, - "
a. 90 bulk, 81 7h20i ~: through Texans, 81 ~
as IS gri-sars, ~ ind5 10.
HoEs-Recetpts, 2IUo head; shipments, 6.ocl
head market slow and lhtllJC lower
rough and mixed IS 9Ofpi Il packing aud
shipping, ~ 2ntl4 20 light, O. soGt 81; skiPs t@
as 20.
Shcop-Rocetpts, so head shipments, lunl
market stronger; natives, S3OOtii %. Texans, -
as IS Lambs, Sin4
EAST LTnsRrY-Cattle--recetpt gN head
shipments, bl2 head market slow primo, - -
as - fair to good, 81 nos p common, SiGA
Shipments to New York. lu carloads.
Hogs-recctpts, l,G0 head shipments, ll0
market hrm Ph,iaielphiSs, q 3oII 3 York
ers, a. 2Jpt 80. shipments to New York, car
loads
sheep-receipts, 2,2O' head shipments. 100
market slow prime. - jOfGl Is fair to good
8 75g4 25 common, 81 5OJ2 81 lambs, slG6
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Cows Bitten by Huge sIacK snake.

From the Bel Air (Md) Times.
Joseph \. Ball, of Thomas Run, Harford
county, has haa two cows rendered valueless
for milking purposes, it is thought by snake
bite. In both cases a teat became swollen
and inllamed, the cows became very sick,
and the bags continued to swell until they
burst, in spite OF the assiduuu application of
preventives. The boy " no drives up the herd
finally came across a large black snake, about
seven feet in length, coiled up in the path
over which the cows were accustomed to pass
TO and from pasture. The snake was killed
aud there has been no further trouble. 4
farm hand who observed these cows, SAYS he
knew of case OF snake e. bite some years ago
in which the symptoms We're precisely sim i
lar.