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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25
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LESSONS OF FAITH AND LIFE
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A Book of Daily Worship. BY Rev. j
w. Hanson, ID. ID. limo. 388 pages
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

We are informed that Rev. Harry Can
field, recently from Tufts Divinity School,
has accepted call to preach one-half the
time to the friends at Stryker, and that
his labors in the ministry are we'll re-
caived.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
Comic Papers in America.

The first comic paper in America was
brought ont about 1916 by Foster, OF the
New York Tribune. 1t was called Yankee
Doodle and was constructed on the pat
tern of Panch. II was funny, but it lived
only u year or two aud was succeeded by
Jobh Dcaksy, into which John Rrou cham
poured the best wit Of his lie. This
struggled along two or three year,, was
admired, la 'ghed over and quoted by
the few and neglected by the many till it
turned up its toes to the dai 'cs, leaving
Brougham d. perrin DEBT thNa ever. Tho
Laaten cam next; it was edited by
Brougham, Fred. Cozcns, Cmpp AID
Thomas Powell, and was very lively. 1t
fickcred it last ECKER and dous,d its
humorous glim when George Law ceased
to furnish Gil TO The foolish maidens
above mentioned. Then there was dark.
ness till Vanity Fair and PuacIiacll0
came; an obvious advance on any funny
papers that had preceded them, but they,
too, were gathered to their fathers, and
the fathers were considerably out of
pocket by the transaction. The next
venture of any consequence in this line
was Fuck-followed by Jia9O, the Ju'lge,
Chic and others of the sort appealing for
patronage mainly on the strength of their
pictures. -Paper World,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
Poultry Notes.
If you starve your hens YOU will not
fatten your egg basket.

If you starve your hens YOU will moi
fatten your egg basket.
Guinea fowls are excellent sentincls
against hawks, cats or other "var
mints"
Do not hatch Bantams before Scptcm
Der, if you would have them beautiful
and diminutivc.
The Game fowl makes an excellent
mother for young chicks, and are the
best sentineIs against hawks,
Among the new breeds the white Ply,
mouth Rocks and white Wyandottes
seem largely in the asccndancy.
The Plymouth Rock and Wyandottes
are both most admirably adapted to the
farm. Good layers, excellent tablc
fowls, and with all the necessary and i'm
portant qualities for the farm.
Tu keys are great foragers, and will
gather their entire food from the fields
during the summer; at the same time de.
stroying myriads of bugs, grasshoppcrs,
worms, ETC., that prey upon the crops.
If you wish your young chicks to grow
rapidly and thrive at this season of the
year, give them frequently scraps of fresh
meat from the refuse you will find at
every butcher shop; they are exceeding,
ly fond of it.
Above all things else, if you would be
a successful poultry raiser keep things
clean about the hen-houses and runs; it
will pay handsomely to give them pro.
portionately as much attention as you do
other live stock.
Should fowls be troubled with 'scals
lee, :" make mixture of three ounces OF
sweet oil, one ounce of sulphur, and
twenty drops of carbolic acid, and anoint
the legs two or three times a week until
cured; first, however, wash with soar
and water.
1t is very seldom that much can be &C.
complished by helping chickens out of
the shell, but if it must be done. open
the shell at the large end, removing il
and the membrane covering the chick
about one-third of the way down. 1t
requires a steady hand however, to dc
much good in such instances. - Western
Pl0Wman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Making Rutter.

An English expert on buttcr-making
bays; Let any person examine the grain
of high class sample for himself by de-
lihcrately breaking n roll in half, and
then repeat the operation upon an infc.
rior sample. Country salt butter-why
will people continue to favor the con.
sumner with the flavor of salt instead Of
the flavor Of buttcr2--is, in nine cases
out OF ten, either bad in grain or streaky.
Streakiness, which is most obnoxious to
the Judge, is more common where salt is
largely used, because the sat has much
to do with the fault. Makers, too, who
salt on the table instead of with brine
make more streaky butter than others.
Streaky butter is not only disagrecable
to the eye, but it is evidence of inferior
workmanship; it tells that the butter is
not of high flavor; that it will not keep,
and that it contains an abnormal guam
tity of salt, of water, or both. Indeed,
it is the presence of water, for which
salt has common affinity, that caused
the undesirable appearance. After GER
tain point, mere bulk Of salt is of no
value rs a preservativc of butter; hence
the objection of those who prefer to salt
on the table instead of in the churn is
unfounded. Sailing with brine when
the butter is granular gives the maker
perfect command over the strength of thl
salt, and is not only the most sensible
but the most practicable method.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
ReciDeS,

SMOKED BEEF WITH SAUCE. Cut the
beef as thin as possible and pour boil
ing water over it; let it stand for few
minutes and then drain of the water
Put the beef in frying-pan, on the back
of tie range, and let it dry a little; then
add q piece of butter an DIR, dye little
flour over it, and stir until the -four il.
well mixed and smooth; add little
cream and serve hot.
GREEN PEA PANCAKEs.-A cup Of
boiled green peas, rubbed smooth with Ia
tcaspoonful Of butter and season with
salt and pepper; should have been put
aside after dinner yesterday for this pur'
pose. Mix with it now cupful of milk,
two beaten eggs and three tablespoon.
fuls of prepared flour. Beat to a soft
batter and bake as you would griddle
cakes.
LEMON BI>CuIr.-Onc cup butter, two
and one-half cupfuls Of sugar, four eggs,
one aud one-halt pints of flour, one tea.
spoonful OF baking powder, juice of one
lemon. Mix the butter, sugar and beaten
eggs smooth add the flour, siftcd with
the powder, and the extract. Flour the
board, roll out the dough one fourth
inch thick and cut out with Il large round
cutter, lay out on creased tin, wash
over with milk and lay thin slice of cit
ron on each. Bake in quick oven ten
minutes.
WAFFLEs FOR BREAKFAST OR Lunch.
Pass one pint Of warm soft boiled rice
through a sieve and add to it small
teaspoonlul OF salt, one tablespoonful Of
-four sifted with two tcaspoonfuls OF
baking powder. Beat the whites of
three eggs to a stiff froth. Beat the
yolks of three eggs as light as possible
and mix with three giIls of milk; stir
the mixture into the rice and flour and
add an ounce of melted butter Add the
frothcd whites; mix all thoroughly to-
gether and pour into waIllc.i7on, bak-
ing u delicate brown. The wa fe iron
should be heated, well creased and filed
two.thirds full with the mixture.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18

The New York Graphic says that
''nothing is more interesting to those who
live on Staten Island or at one of the lit
tie baysidc villages than 10 watch the in
coming and outgoing steamers and YES
sells on the daily trips up and down the
bay. The first thing that one realizes is
that Great Britain rules the ocean, for
her boodred flag is found a nearly
every ship, from the colossal l. antic
liner to the moribund and leaky Dining
smack from Canada. Most of the Brit
ish flags, however, are Oh iron ships.
The wooden vessels that are TO be seen by
the thousands in the bay fly tn? tiag1 OF
Norway, Germany, Portugal, Spain and
Italy. A good many of them seem too
rotten to cross Lake Michigan, much less
the ocean, Some Norwegian "ships"
come in that are not 100 feet long. But
when you see en- American vessel she is
worth looking at, and is conspicuous
among those of other nations by reason Of
her towering but graceful masts, long,
sharp hull, trim and taut top hamper and
general tidy appearance. Most Of tic
sea- going American ships are engaged in
the California trade. Some English ocean
tramps are SEN that might easily be ms.
taken for first class Atlantic lines. The
majority of the iron freight steamers ap-
pear to be engaged in the transportation
of live cattle, and are easily distingui h"d
by the rough wooden houses that run the
whole length Of the d ok. They lie out
in the bay and the cattle walk aboard
from lighter alongside, when il wouli
seem much less troublesome and cXpcu-
sive for the steamer to go right up to the
dock and take the cattle from the cars,
hereby saving one trdnshpm2nt."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
The area of practical agricultural lands

The area of practical agricultural lands
in this country is immensely extended by
practical irrigation In all the Terri
tories west of 10Jth degree of longitude
this method has added millions to the
value of the producing soils and wonder
fully extended their capacity, In All.
iona, especially, rrgation is aiding the
rapid development of the Territory and
demonstrating its productycness, The
practice is to flood small grain from
two to four times during the season.
Fruit and grass need less water. Tie
Arizona canal is over forty miles long,
and irrigatcs nearly 100000 acres of
land. Other canals are now in progress
on the Lower ella which will irrigate
over 100000 acres. In New Mexico,
along the Rio Grandc, large canal was
recently completed which is expected TO
bring more than 200, 900 acres into cul-
tivation. While these great water sup
plies are Of trst-ratc consequence to the
development of the rainless districts,
they are nevertheless the origins of ri
gantic land monopolies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
WAR ON THE SEA.
Desperate Measures Ncins Taken by the
Rival steamship Lines.

A dispatch from New York says: The
Transatlantic cut rate war has broken out
again with increased fury. Tho latest move
has been taken by the Hamburg Packet Com
pany. Thu agents of this company complain
that the Eng ISL Steamship compan es have
been tran2ressing on their preroga
tive and shipping passengers direct to Scan
dinava, which is the syronghO d OF the Ham.
burg line. I his company has now deter.
mined 70 carry the war into Africa, AMI
vii after to-day, Ian pas engerS i'll Ply
mouth for $l2, also shipping passengers
direct from London to New York for the
same rate Nor is ths all The company
has established q direct sentiment ly line
between this city and Scandinavia, AMI will
land passengers in that country 70 S2l, the
return rate being reduce 10 SIS Two
scamers will be put on this scrvice-the
GoJhia and the Slavonia,
The North German lloyis have already
made great reduction in their rates, but it
is expected that a further cut viii be ordered
shortly TO III ct those Of the Hamburg COM
pmy.
II is believed that conference of the
agents of all the German lines will shortly be
called to consider he new aspect of the war
The agent of the Rcd Star line said 10 re-
porter that that company was as yet unde-
ciled what it would do in the premises, but
ii was more than probable that they would
meet the othcr lines in Al lcns making some
reduction. He CoUl not in the absence of
advice, from the other side, state anything
definite in the matter
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
NO PAY FOR THE CLERKS.

The sickness Of T. NJ. Lawton, the disDurs
ing clerk of tn, war department, has given
rise to an interesting question, causing the
clerks of the department some uneasiress.
Mr.. Lawon is the only officer Of the depart.
mant with one exception who is under bonds.
Saturday is pay day for the 100 clerks of
the department, and tn question is whether
they can receive their money at the hands Of
any 9th T. person. The secretary Of war
carried the warrant to Mr. Lawton's house,
but he was unconsc GUS and nothing was
done. Mr.. Lawton is parayzed in the left
side and if he should recover consciousness,
may be able TO sign tie warrant If not,
un es' some arrangemen is made, the clerks
cannot Inc Dnil
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
ONLY SEVEN WHALES CAUGHT.
New Bedford Sad over tho News from
the Arctic Fleet.

A N" Bedford, Mass, despatch says: The
tlrst news from New Badfords whalers cruis-
ing in the Arctic ocean was received on the
llth. The report shows poor catch for the
So son up to tho time when the bark John
Carver was lost, june 81, and, unless more
favorable reports are eceiyed bv the first of
September The season will be looked upon as
2 failure. Only seven whales had been
takon. 1t is probable that the two whales
taken ty the Carver vera not saved. leaving
only five for the seasons work. Up to the
first part of July last year the fee5 had taken
100 whales.
A despatch 10 J. &; w. r, Wing says
that thu ship Mars has one whale. Snip
owners are not ling to believe the catch is
n, small rs stated; that the steamers must
have whales, but have not been spoken.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18

"OF course everyone wants to know
whether | saw D'Xcy initiate Irving in
London" said Mr.. Irving to New York
Times reporter, with a grim smile. "No,
my dear friends l did not. Isaw him
here. lie is doing it very well, though,
| hear. He is awfully English about it,
you know. have left him behind me.
Well with sigh, it is very gratifying
having man at hand to take your place
while you are away. Every one is prais.
ing DXcy's caricaturc. praised it when
/ met him at dinner. We all ike to be
caricatured, you know. Say what we
will, we all enjoy it immensely"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
NEWS NOTES,
DOMESTIC.

The fires in the Michigan peninsula are re-
ported to b. practically under control, bu
in Wisconsin great damage is still being
done
Five persons wore instantly killed by the
explosion of the boiler of threshing engine
near Jelfersonvile, Wis.
Fire in SAUL Ste Marie. Mich, destroyed
property to the value of S75, 90. The insuy.
anco was but $4,000
At Augusta, Ga, the mills are all closed rs
the Augusta factory hands did not ro.um 10
work. Four thou AM hands our out
John Ronch's steam yacht Yosmito hga
teen purchased by the Canadian govern
ment.
Tho Highland wool'en mil, owned by Mis-
s. A. Hugh q" Newburg, n. Y, has been
destroyed by fire. he loss is $4,000.
Tho Arct hOling fleet has bad the poor
est sort of lucl; this SEASON.
General Manager Campbell OF tho Stein
way and HUI ters Point Railway company
legged to be a dcfaulter and TO have gone
to Canada.
Rev. Moses A. Hopkins consul general Of
The United States o Liberia, i.dead.
Tho dry goods trade has prepared a bill TO
lie presented to the next New York lCgsla-
tue, making it unlawful TO ship freight
uuder false ass!licNtion.
Vigorous rate WAY has broken on between
ocean steamship ines. A rate Of SIP between
New York and London announced
-Four convirts recently made an attempt 10
escape ON the Iowa pcntent any at Ana-
mosa, Neb, Ono WAS shot aud killed by
guards, two wounded and oac rccaptured,
Large numbers cf Chinese are ippng into
tho United States through Mexico
Forest fires in the vicinity of Traverse
City, Mich, are doing great damage,
The will of the late Samue! j. Tlicn will
reprohnted at the surrogate's Office at White
Pans, n. Y, Sept. /,
The temperature in Kansas City on the l?th
was the hottest in tel years; lois in The
shade.
The disagreement between tho Grand
Trunk mpany and lis sWitchmen in Chi
clgo was part ally settle 10y the rc,nState-
m:nt Of the discharged 5witrhmcn
R9y John y, Bergen, yirclresidrat and
hlac,llor Of the St. Louis University, died
at the noviiip'g Of tho Jcsuto Fathers at
Floussaut Of consumption, iii his JiSt year
CunGrl steamer Gllll arrived at Boston
from Liverpool, making ono Of the instest
passages Oh recO.d--icvcn days from Queens
town.
Capt. Trant o. TIE steamship Venetian was
given fire Howard gold watch by officers
an passengers of the steamship Vera in
Boston.
Lee Cole killed himself at Jackson, Mich.
Cole was the man who turned the switch at
th Michigan Central Junction in 1850, let
ting the ward engine on tbs track over which
III p; cific express dashed Il icW moments
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
THREE PER CENT. BOND CALL.
The Treasury Ready 10 Pay SIO,OOO,-
OOO OF lis IMhr Nteilness.

Acting Secretary Fairchild has issued the
l4yih cali for the red .mption Of bonds The
call Is for $i1oQJOJo Of tie 8 per cent. loan
Of lsS?, and notice is given that the princi-
pal and accrued interest of the bonds herein
below designated will be aid at the treasury
Of tie United States in the city of Washing
ton, d, c., on the 18th day of September 1885,
and that the interest OH said bon Is will cease
on that day. namely:
Three per cent. bonds issued under the act
of Congress approved July T., 1852, and mum.
hrred as follows: Fifty dollars. original num-
be- IA to original number 1872, both inclusive,
anI Original number l5,? to original number
1876, 10th inclusive: SlaJ, original number
1918 b original number 20 10 Ii inclusive,
and original 1927 to original $3.50, both inru-
sive $500, original 40 10 original number 7SG,
both inclusive, and original number 1920;
SlQJ). original number lJj7 to original mum.
her jj23, both inclusive, and original number
23,i4S; $4,000, original number II ga to
original number l2,6ll, both inclusive. Total,
$lO,OO),OM
The bonds described above are either bonds
OF the 'ori.inan issue, which have but one
serial number at each end, or Substituted
bonds, which may bc distinguished by the
doubo set o, numbers, which are marked
plainly "original numbers" and substitute
numbers All Of the bonds OF this loan will
be called by the orisiul! numbers only. Many
of The bonds orr gnal!y included in the above
numb rs have been transferred ore changed
into o. her Denomination on "waiver,n the
original numbers being cancelled, ami leav-
ing outstanding the apparent amount above
tptn1
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18

1t is said that the great glacier Of
Alaska is moving at the rate of quarter
of mile per annum toward the sea, The
front presents wall OF ice some 500 feet
in thickness, its breadth varies from
three to ten miles, and it is about one
hundred and fifty miles long. Almost
every quarter of an hour hundreds of
tons of ice in largo blocks fall into the
sea, which they agitatc in the most vio-
lent manner, the waves being such as to
toss about the largest vessels that ap.
proach the glacier as if they were small
boats.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.

\ terrible triple tragedy occurred at Grays-
vile, Tenn, on the line Of tho Cincinnati
Southern railway, % miles from Chat,a-
nooga, q few nights ago. Rev. +. M. Bandy
and John Davis, the latter n prominent
farmer, had n difficulty over Davis attention
TO b ndy's daughter. The young womon's
brother attempted to whip Davis, and the
latter beat him TO dgath, crushing his skull
with Il stone. At this iuncture the minister
drew Il knife and attacked Davis Both mn
fought with knives, and each was MORALLY
wounded. Bandy is doad and Davis is dying
All the parties are well known.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-18
FIVE MORE NEW WAR VESSELS.
MIR. whitney Psfeciing Plans for Their
COmpl elton.

A despatch from Washington, August 18th,
says: Tho S cretary Of the Navy will
probably authorize the publication Of the
Gdvcri oments for five new ilrst.cass ships
Of war; -Four of these ships were appropri-
atcd for at the Inst session of Congress. The
fifth is one Of tho now vessels provided for in
tho bill - increase tho naval establishment,
viii ch became law last week. That bill
included in its provisions one double bottom
protected cruiser Of not less than $500 tons.
Secretary Whitney had already determined
in his own mind to adopt fJr this vessel the
plans prepa ell by Mir White, chief
coa,truc or of England, some time ago, for
the Spanish government, before he was
aprO nlel TO his present POSITION No vessel
hls at yet been constructed from these plans,
but the vessel has been designated for some
tm' as NO ~ b. Taval mon, and is so
known on beth 81 les Of the water. Che is to
n twin screw vessel OF 4iOJ tons and B feet
in length, Sho viii b. heavily med, and is
cxnc'tcl 70 develop speed Of 10 knots an
hour. and to be the fast st cruiser IN tie
world. Secretary WhitNey has determined
rot to wait longer in the experimental stage
of naval construction, AMI to take tho very
latest and hest IDEAS that he could obtain
abrOnL The copy of the Naniwakan, which
is to Nc built a' one OF tie otter four vessels,
viii follow exactly the plans furnished by
Armstrong 81 Go. and is expected to develop
speed Of IS knos TIE pans for the Other
three one being n % ton ship, one 100
tons ship and one IN $40 ton gun boat, We're
pro- AIRED at the navy department. All five
ye'S is are to b. built of tee, and to be armed
with 4 full complement Of sto,l breech-
loading heavy guns and eight machine guns.