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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11
SOURCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

SOURCE OF THE SSISSlPPI.
For years Lake Itasca has been re-
garded, both by geographers and map
makers, as well as by the public gener-
ally. as the source of one of the greatest
rivers In the world-the mighty Missis-
sippi. But geographical knowledge, like
other knowledge, is nothing if it is not
progressive; and in its history we have
seen the firmly rooted beliefs of centuries
torn up and tossed aside by the explora-
tons and reasoning of intrepid travellers,
who, respecting truth and facts more
than theory, have accepted nothing, with
out proof, merely because others have
accepted it. This is the ground occupied
by Captain Willard Glazier in his explo-
ratious in search of the source of the
Mississippi river, says writer in the
Boston Herald. No injustice is done to
the memory of the two early explorers of
the Observation-Disclosures and Nicollet
in the statement that, Notwithstanding
their many valuable additions to the
geographical knowledge OF northern
Minnesota, their explorations did not ex-
tend to the discovery and location of the
source of the Mississippi. Schoolcraft
believed it to be Lake Itasca, and Nicol.
let confirmed him in this error. Glazier,
in July, 1881, started for this lake, and
learned, upon diligent inquiry at the
government agency at Leech Lake, that
the dense forests which surround the
source of the father of waters we're rarely
penetrated by white men, or even by In
dians, at any time except in winter, when
lakes and rivers are frozen up, and the
whole surface of the country is covered
with a mantle of snow. He also learned
through the guides and interpreters who
accompanied him, that the Indians of
these primeval forests did not regard
Itasca as the source Of the river, but,
while rejecting it, differed among them
selves as to what lake really was the
fountain head. Captain Glazier deter
mined to thoroughly examine all this re-
gion and to locate definitely and forever
ite primeval reservoir or true source. In
accordance with this design he pushed on
toward Lake Itasca, intending to make it
a starting point, for further exploration.
Reaching this point he and his compan-
ions camped upon Sehooleraft's island,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11
THE MIND CURE.

The Mind Cure was practiced by DR..
Benjamin Rush over hundred years
ago. In ree6ing his works 1 have found
the following interesting case. He says:
During the time that passed at coun-
try school in Cecil county, Nd, often
went ON holiday with my schoolmate to
see an eagles nest upon the summit Of a
great tree in the neighborhood of the
school, during the time of the incubation
of the bird. The daughter of the farmer
in whose field the tree stood and with
whom became acquainted, married and
settled in this city about forty years ago.
We now and then spoke of the rural
pleasures and incidents of our youth, and
among others the eagles nest in her
fathers field. A few years ago 1 was
called to visit this woman when she was
in the last stages of typhus fever. Upon
entering her room 1 caught her eye, and
said in a cheerful voice, The eagles
nestr She seized my hand without be-
ing able to speak, or discover strong
emotions Of pleasure in her countenanee,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

and after day of rest he directed opera
tions toward the lakes and streams of the
surrounding country. He closely exam
med the shores Of Lake Itasca for tribu-
tary streams, finding but three of any
Importance. OF these, by far the largest
came in at the southern end Of the lake,
at a point where it is nearly filled with
bulrushes and other thick vegetation.
Taking two canoes, Glazier assembled
this stream, which, though shallow, is
rapid, yet so narrow in places that to
jump across it would be an easy task.
Following its winding for between three
and four miles, he entered what appeared
to be lakelet filled with rushes. Push
ing through these, however, the canoe
finally glided out upon the still surface
of beautiful lake, clear az crystal, with
pebbly bottom, and shores covered with
thick growth of pine This lake is
formed irregularly in the shape of
heart, having but one marked promon-
tory. He measured it's length and found
it to be about two miles, and it's width a
mile and half. The lake was supplied
by three rivulets which rise in swamps a
few miles from the lake, and, after a
thorough examination, he became con-
WINGED that this beautiful lake was in
reality the source or primal reservoir of
the mighty river. Without much dis
cussion the members of his party de-
cided unanimously to call it Lake Gla-
zier, in his honor.
This is brief summary of the pro-
ceedings of the Glazier expedition so far
as concerns the discovery, and is truth
fully stated by an eye witness.
Mr.. Russell Hinman states that the ex-
istence of such tributary to Lake Itasca
has been known for more than half a cent
ury. I reply that the lake indicated on
Schoolcraft's map, published in 1884, and
on Nicollets map, published in 1843, is
not the lake discovered by Glazier, or it
would have been at once designated as
the source of the Mississippi. If its ex.
istence was known, why was it not so des-
ignated? The lake is not quite so long
as Itasca, but is considerably wider and
deeper, and the stresm that unites it
with the latter is constantly flowing
rivulet wide enough and deep enough for
the passage of canoes. Surely, if this
sheet of water had been known to pre-
vious explorers they would have pro-
nounced it, as Glazier has done, the pri-
NAL reservoir or source of the Missis sippi
Of the three feeders of the Glazier Lake
one enters it from the west, which has its
source in a lakelet named Alice" This
feeder is shown on the land office map as
entering Lake Itasca, which is an error.
1t enters the Glazier Lake at its northern
extremity, and of this Captain Glazier
fully satisfied himself by padding up the
stream to its source in Lake Alice. Lake
Alice lies farther to the south than Lake
Glazier, and if the stream issuing from it
debouched in Itasca, then this lake would
be the veritable source of the Mississippi.
But it is simply feeder of the Glazier
Lake, and hence it is entitled to little
consideration.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11
DISCUSSING AN EGG.

The Popular Science Meas says that
Mr.. Matthew Williams in one of his lect-
ures says: "Every one who eats his matu-
final egg eats a sermon and a miracle.
Inside of that smooth, symmetrical, beau
titul shell turks a question which has been
the Troy town for all the philosophers and
scientists since Adam. Armed with engines
of war the microscope, the scales, the
offensive weapons of chemistry and rea-
son-they have probed and weighed and
experimental; and still the question is
unsolved, the citadel unsacked. Prof.
Bokorny can tell you that albumen is
composed of so many molecules of car
bon and nitrogen and hydrogen, and can
persuade you of the difference between
active and passive albumen, and can
show by wonderfully delicate expert
ments what the aldehydes have to do in
the separation of gold, from his compli-
Gated solutions; but he can't tell you
why from one egg comes little red him
and from another bantam. You leave
your little silver spoon an hour in your
egg cup, and it is coated with a COM
pound of sulphur. Why is that sulphur
there? Wonderful that evolution should
provide for the bones of the future hen!
There is phosphorus also in that little
microcosm; and the oxygen of the air,
passing through the shell unites with it,
and the acid dissolves the shell, thus
making good, strong bones for the chick
and at the same time thinning the prison
walla
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11
DUCKS THAT SWIM IN UNDER.
GROUND PONDS.

Panther Greek is stream in northeast
ern Colorado. One of the sources of the
creek is a shallow, sedgy pond, from
which the water pours over miniature
precipice some ten feet in height and
five or six in width. The pond is the re-
sort in their season OF great many
wild ducks, who feed on the sedgy plants
growing on its margins and shallow bot
tom. Last year aneighboring rauchman
noticed that on disturbing these water
fowl, in place of flying of to a distance,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11
A HUMBLE INSTRUMENT,
BY FLORENCE. B. HALL0WELL.

The house-if such it could be called
was built of logs, and consisted of two
rooms separated by a wide, covered
porch. 1t was situated in lonely valley
among the mountains of Tennessee, and
there was not another habitation within
three miles. The nearest town was four
teen miles distant, and could be reached
only by narrow, rocky mountain road,
which was frequently impossible by rea-
son of "wash- outs" and the rising, after
every heavy rain, of Buffalo Greek, which
crossed the road dozen times in as many
miles.
porch and looked about her, she wonder
ed what could induce her to spend her
life in such place, and felt profoundly
sorry for the mistress of the cabin,
slender, delicate looking woman, who,
barefoot and with her golden brown hair
gathered in an untidy knot at the back
of her head, sat just within the doorway
of the kitchen, her twin babies on her
lap. Her dress was faded brown cali
CO, and hung like rag about her figure,
and she wore neither collar nor cuffs-
had probably never heard of such acces-
series to the toilet-but in spite of her
forlorn appearance she interested Mrs.
Thockstayer, for there was about her an
air of humility and patient resignation to
the duress of fate which was indescrib-
ably touching and pathetic.
Mrs. Thockstayer, who with her BROTH
er, was travelling over the mountains in
an open carriage for the benefit of her
health, and had stopped at this lonely
cabin for rest and refreshment, felt that
there was depth in this poor woman's
nature worth sounding.
"Have you lived here all your life?"
she asked.
"Ive lived about hyah, ma'am," was
the reply. II was raised just the other
side O. Buffalo Greek, whar it branches
off near Emville."
else-to any city9"
"Only to Gainesboro', maam; l reckon
you passed it this mornin'."
"That little town. Why, there are not
more than fifty houses in it And you've
never been to any other placer"
mo, ma'am; was just hired girl be
fore I married, an never got no chance
to go nowhar."
sand you expect to spend all the rest
of your life here, of course"
eyes, ma'am, l reckon so. It's pref
ty place, amt it?" with shy enthusiasm.
San We raises enough to live on. We
uns couldn't do no better nowhar else,
reckon"
Mrs. Thockstsyer drew long breath,
a vision of her own comfortable home in
Baltimore rising up before her. All her
life she had had every comfort, every
convenience provided for her which
money could buy, and she had married
the man of her choice. And yet of late
years she had been very much dissatisfied
with everything, and thought life not
worth living since i'll health had been
added TO her other burdens. She knew
her i'll health was due almost entirely to
morbid brooding over her domestic trou-
bles; but that did not make it any easier
to bear. She had left home with bitter
rebellion in her heart against the hus-
band whom she fancied no longer loved
her, and even the fresh mountain air and
entire change OF scene failed to make her
forget the cancer that was slowly eating
into her heart and destroying all that
was good and noble there.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

probably from the sudden associations of
her early domestic connections with the
words which I uttered. From that day
she began to recover. She is now living,
and seldom fails to salute me with the
echo Of The eagles nest"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

Lord AiIesbury's estate in Wilt
shire is, says the World Nondon), one of
the most beautiful in England. Saver
make House, sometimes called Totem
ham Park, lies in the midst of Savernake
Forest, surrounded by the grandest
woodland scenery in Great Britain. The
forest is sixteen miles in circumference
and contains upward of 1000 acres. The
trees are magnificent, and story is often
told of how visitor asked one of the for
est keepers when one Of the avenues was
planted. "Plantedl was the answer, in
a tone in which amazement was blended
with indignation: "them trees never was
planted; they are as old as the world"
The ferns are Of extraordinary size and
the breed of deer is one of the best in the
country. The late Marquis freely opened
the forest to the public and during eight
months in the year thousands of visitors
roamed about -, enjoying rs beauties.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

DR.. J. g. Holland, like most other
literary men, had his own peculiar meth
DDS of composition. 1t is related that
when he was at work upon two books at
once he kept each MS. in separate apart
ment, thus securing, in going from one
to another, complete change of sur
rounding and atmosphere.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

sAcross the street," Thus life moves on
A good deal as observers take it;
Our own, too, with its pro and con,
Is such as we may choose to make it.
Some day-not distant far to each
With buoyant or with weary feet,
We all shall pass this side, and reach
That better One across the street.
HieO, Terds.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

Julian Hawthorne viciously de-
nounces "Ouida," declaring that "there is
nothing in her, mentally, morally or ply
sically, which any man or woman can
respect. The dignity of hnman nature
(such as it is) is lowered by the fact OF
her existence, and every overt act of the
unfortunate creature has been a mischie-
vous and unclean one"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

GEN. Robert E. Lee, in talking to
Chaplain Pepper soon after the war, gave
this odd description OF Webster: II never
saw a more striking object than Webster
in the Senate. The effect of his fine fig
ure and princely air when speaking was
like that of livid flash in the midst Of
darkness"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

One man alone in our own day, says
Rev. Stopford A. Brooke, is as great mas
ter of English prose as De Quincy, John
Ruskin. He has created a new literature,
that of art, and all the subjects related to
it; and the work he has done has more
genius, and is more original, than any
other prose work of his time.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

"A witty as we'll as soft answer
will sometimes turn away wrath. Charles
Burleigh, the abolitionist, in the midst Of
an anti-slavery speech was struck by
rotten egg full in the face. Pausing to
wipe away the contents of the missile, he
said, calmly: II have always commended
that pro-slavery arguments were very
unsound." The crowd roared and he was
no longer molested.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11
The Honre 6ire1e.
For THE UNIvERsALIsT.
ACROSS THE STREET.
BY MARY C. BILLINGS.
Prudence Pry.

Prudence Pry:
"Across the street are maidens gay;
hear the sound of song and laughter;
see the children at their play
wonder what that drayman's after.
ACROSS the street, do believe
That Oldest girl has got q beau;
It's So unless my eyes deceive,
The dapper mans the one know.
"New curtains there at Number Ten;
wish knew how much they cost;
They say the man is rich; but then,
know of big pile he's lost"
Miss Greeneyc:
"Across the street see two dogs
Mean brutes receiving fools caresses.
Those young ones look like polywogs
In such ridiculous short dresses.
al don't suppose that woman's lace
Is genuine, with all her flouncing.
She has a coarse and homely face,
Her tittring girls deserve trouncing.
"Iwish those amateurs would cease
Their constantly discordant playing.
And leave piano keys in peace;
Their singing, too, is worse than braying.'
Mrs. CrOdker:
Across the street the doctors goin'-
Fust house--the maid has let him in.
oh, what world there amt no KNOWN
How soon our troubles will begin.
Across the street there might be death;
And yit them giddy young things pranee;
In foolish talkin' spend their breath;
They laugh and fiirt and sing and dance.
"Tbey don't consider this won't last;
Mebby the cholery'll invade our land;
I'm told it's travelin' dretful fast;
Then how will sech vain creeturs stand%
Mother LOpegood:
ACROSS the street, what char ming fowersl
What little darlings, joyful playingl
1t takes me back to happy hours,
When was young and went a-maying.
Across the street are brighteyed girls,
Happy as healthful youth should be,
With bounding steps and tossing curls,
AS fair sight as one could see.
80 hear their songs-they practice well;
Their mothers face is calm and sweet;
She wears rich clothes, but l can tell.
Those folks are nice across the street."
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

One of the busiest women of the
day is Marion Harland. She conducts
household department for syndicate
OF fifteen newspapers; does the editorial
work in Babyhood; is completing COM
panion volume to Judith" to be called
"In Old Virginia" and household man
ual to be entitled "Home Making and
Housekeeping"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

M. Francisque Sarcey, the critic,
has written about his eyes. He was al
ways near sighted; but he was a school
boy before he found it out. One day, for
the fun of the thing, he put on his faith
er's spectacles. "Fifty years have passed
since them" he says; "but the sensation I
experienced is keen and thrilling to this
day." Hitherto he had seen the heavens
above him "only as thick, green CLOTH"
Now, 30 wonder and delightp he saw,
"what SO enchanted me that cannot
speak of it to this day without emotion;
between the leaves, and far beyond them
little glimpses of bright blue sky"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

- Sir John Holker one day wa
leaving the House OF Commons when he
was addressed by two strange ladies, who
asked him to show them the House. He
politely led the way, duly pointing out
the objects of interest. At the end one
of the ladies handed to their conductor
sixpence. which the Queens attorney
general took with low bow and after
ward hung upon his watch chain, de-
claring that it was the only sixpence
which he could safely say he had hon.
estly earned.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

"A short time ago Mr.. Stockton
travelling from Cotuit, Mass, to New York
found himself in one of the sound steam
ers and assigned to particularly unde-
sirable state room. He searched out the
clerk and made known his complaint, ask
ing if there were no better rooms unoc-
cupied. The man said, "Yes." "Can 1
not have one of them?" said Mr.. Stock
ton. "Yes, the best on the steamer" re-
piled the clerk, adding, sit you will tell
me which came out of the door, the lady
or the tiger
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

DR.. Cuyler thus describes a spirited
conversation between the celebrated
Thomas Guthrie and DR.. John Ker, who
recently died in Edinburgh: "Dr. Ker
was very diminutive in stature, with a
bit of a hump on his back, but his intel
lectual stature placed him among tine FORE
most thinkers and preachers in Scotland.
1 never shall forget his genial and fertil-
izing talk at the table of DIR. Thomas
Guthrie in 1872. The contrast between
Lang TAM as the Cowgate rabble
used to call DIR. Guthrie, and the wee,
modest professor, was very striking; but
they were loving pair, and the sparks
few fast when they warmed up to it.
After dinner Guthrie took to his feet, and
kept diving into his waistcoat pocket for
more snuff, while Ker sat coiled up on
the sofa, OVERLOOKING with wit and laugh
ter"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

- 1t is related in the Dry Goods
Chronicle of the late Abbott Lawrences
the rich Boston merchant, that country
trader once bought few yards of cloth
at $40 per yard at his store. On meas
uring the goods at home they ran short
quarter of yard. The trader was
almost afraid to speak of 80 small mat
ter to 30 great merchant. On his next
visit to Mr.. Lawrence's establishment,
however, he plucked up enough courage
to say, Mr.. Lawrence, when was here
a few months ago bought few yards
of broadcloth." Eyes, at $40 yard"
According to my measurement it fell
short quarter" "Fell short quarterp
That will never do. 1t should have over
run quarter" Turning to his book
keeper, he said: "Credit this man with
half yard of our best broadcloth." That
customer was nailed for life.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11

-Elihu Burritt was once working at
the forge when will written in Danish
and brought from the West Indies to be
deciphered was given to him. 1t had wis.,
tied several of the leading colleges in
vain, but, nothing dsunted, Mr.. Bur rift
went to work at it, and in two weeks had
not only deciphered the badly written
manuscript, but had translated it, too,
with perfect correctness. He asked for
this service only the sum that he would
have earned at the forge during the fort
night.
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