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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-13
OPEN LETTERS TO YOUNG GIRLS.
The Ideal Woman.

At the age of twelve years, my young
friends, Isaac Newton amused himself
constructing mechanical devices min
iature wind mill, turned either by the
wind, or by mouse enclosed in it, which
he called the miller; mechanical car
riage to be kept in motion by the per-
son who sat in it. At the early age of
four years Mozart delighted in picking
out thirds on the harpsichord and
from early years these clever boys di-
rected their work strongly in one diree-
ton. And so, my young friends, all
great men have had system in their
labor, and we may well follow in their
footsteps. With how much more cour-
age would you walk to neighboring
village if you knew what of interest you
were to see with how much greater
delight bring your stones to the great
monument of truth, knowing what new
beauty you thereby add to it. And
how may the noble girl or woman best
fulfill her destiny? What shall she
labor for =?
Frances Power Cobbe tells us that
our first and greatest obligation is to
discharge the personal duty belonging
to each of us, the duty to develop the
God within us. On cold, dark wintry
night, the candle set in the window
sends out its ruddy glow over the pale
snow, and bright beams of light through
the gloom. Did you ever think that
as that taper shines through the win
dow pane, so the great light from the
Infinite may shine through your soul
to brighten all about you.
You might become rich, famous,
learned, powerful, my dears, without
gaining genuine soul beauty. These,
all, are linked to the material and tran
STORY wealth savors of greed, knowl
edge of the printing press, fame of po-
litical intrigue, and the savagery of
war, and power of oppression. But
loving word, kind deed, live on and
ON forever.
The great requisite Of soul growth is
keeping it untrammeled by surround
ing conditions. "Mr. H." said Mar
guerita to a florist, from whom she had
purchased thrifty plant, 'the hand
some geranium 1 bought of you, so
beautiful at first, slowly droops and
withers. What shall do with it 2'
"Have you watered it regularly and
given it plenty of sunshine?" "Oh, yes, :"
replies Marguerite, "it has had the
choicest place in the conservatory, and
the best of care" "Well, then, " said the
gardener, zone of two things is the mat
ter; either it has been so pampered
with warm water and the like, that it
has lost its natural vigor, or the crock
you have it in is too small for the roots
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-13

The recent statement of Miss Lehigh,
an English philanthropist, with reference
to the Partisan boarding schools, empha-
sizes the fact that Paris is not safe place
in which to educate young girls. The
facts narrated of a school attended by the
daughters of gentlemen of position, and
vouched for by English clergymen, we're
SO overwhelming as to cause the police
to sweep it out of existence. And yet
Paris is the place where Christian parents
send their daughters, to acquire grace
and polishl 1t is not wise nor safe. We
have the best of schools at home, where
strong moral and religious influences are
exerted and where girls are trained up
into a noble Christian womanhood. To
scorn these institutions and follow the
lead of a soulless and seuseless fashion,
which demands that "our daughters must
finish at Paris" is not good sense nor
good Christianity. The fashion and friv-
olity of Paris are alone dangerous, but
when we find French ideas OF morality
poisoning the minds of American girls,
it " time to call halt. What fashion
says, is no excuse. The sweet innocence
OF girlhood cannot be sacrificed for a
French accent or Partisan manners.-Ad-
Gdnce.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-13
EVIDENCES OF IMMORTALITY.
BY REV. MARY J. DE LONG.
(Neenah, Wis.,

1t seems quite Impossible that any
one who has lived this life well, should
doubt that there is another. To doubt
the other life comes, apparently, from
never having known and fully appreci-
ated the best of this life. The many
good and holy things given us here, in
dicate to us what the dear God could
give us if it pleased him to bestow upon
us the best gifts in his power. To one
who feels within the power to receive
and enjoy the rich gifts of Gods grace,
the hope never quite departs, that some
day God will bestow these gifts; that
he is only holding them in reserve, to
give them in his own time. There are
hours which carry the soul on wings of
hope almost to the heights of the bliss
we crave.
There are momenks of devout aspira-
tion, which lift one over the rough places
of life, as Elijah was lifted in chariots
of fire. There are emoments so full of
happiness, that it becomes an exquisite
pain; the heart aches with its joy.
These high moments are all too deeting;
they pass so swiftly as to seem almost
unreal. Yet they indicate the loftiness
of human feeling, the profound depths
of human passion, when stirred by the
right agencies. Our hope is that God
will, by his infinite grace, as the one
efficient help we need, lift us into the
perpetual enjoyment of what is now
only a momentary bliss. There is an
exaltation of spirit which is the influx
of diviner fullness of life than this
world ever affords. The finest spirits
of our race are those baptized with its
fire. Sanity souls have received it in
all ages, and been caught by it up into
ecstatic visions. The Old martyrs, spurn-
ing the shriveled body in the dreadful
flames, received it al the seal of their
faith, and SO passed, rejoicing, out of
sight.
Such enraptured moments are surely
the coming on of tlat nobler, richer
life which we are ever hoping for.
This divine enthusiasm is the escape of
the little temporal life, that the heav-
enly life may flow in; it is the falling
away of the lower self that the pure,
the gloriied self MAY come. It is the
pledge of that life imdnortal, incorrupti-
BILE, that fadeth not away, that we all
hope for. The best aud greatest spirits
among us have the syeetest, most sta
BILE hope.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-13
AIDS TO CONVERSATION.

While Bishop Coke was composing
his recent essay on Americanisms, he
would have done language great kind
ness had he spoken of the faithful and
illustrious service performed for man.
kind by few phrases and terms. These
have for many years gone about doing
good. They have stood by the sick and
the poor, the weak and the strong, ready
to lend helping hand in the time of
greatest need. When, for example, the
lady who has been shopping for hours
without having found exactly the shade
of ribbon or worsted desired for finish
ing Christmas fabrication, finds her
way at last into an omnibus full of peo-
pie, what delight fills all these migrat-
ing souls if some one makes the genial
remark that 'there is always room for
one more ~ The brilliancy and fresh
ness of the thought have all the charm
of the pumpkin-blossom in early May.
All persons liable to utilize the trans
porting power of this vehicle should
memorize this aphorism and use it often
and cheerfully. The time will soon
come when not to utter this truth will
be confession of ignorance.
At weddings it is often little diff
cult to say just the needed word to the
father of the boy or girl at the altar.
Upon taking the hand of the brides
mother, it will always be wise and po-
lite to observe, MADAM, you have not
lost a daughter, you have gained son."
1t will not matter if this wisdom be
uttered to the groom mother, because,
IN large assemblage,it isonfy the inf-
tial words of sentence that are of
moment; the exact application of the
whole remark can be made after the
reception has passed by and the mind
enjoys time for reflection. Indeed, at
party, after one has reached the third
word of sentence, all articulation may
cease, and only sound continue.
Very classic and useful among the
ladies are the words, "Going out air.
ing" or Taking an airing" This is
much better than such tame language
as "Riding out in the fresh air." or
Taking walk in the fresh air." be-
cause the phrases have no history, no
growth from a germ; whereas, the
phrase, tTaking an airing" has grown
up with the people; having begun with
the chambermaids who first showed
feather beds out on the porch-roof, and
with the old clothes men who first hung
an old overcoat on gate post or put
lap-robe ON a woodpile. Thus, step by
step, has the idea advanced, until the
elegant lady has begun to "take an air.
ing"
In speaking of tornado, the word
''pipe- stems" is as invaluable as "dull
thud )" and in conversing about hail
stones, the mind must depend much
upon "hens'- -eggs.n There can not be
much of wind unless it treats oaks as
though they were "pipe-stems," nor
would black cloud be worthy of re-
mark unless it should discharge regular
hen-egg hail. Great care must be taken
not to get these illustrations mixed, for
a tornado which should break trees as
though eggs, would not be feared or
respected. What we all want is the
classic and pure STYLE. Let us stand by
these noble friends, and bring them to
the front as opportunity may Offer
Prot. David Suing.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-13

An Anti-Atheistica Society has been
organized among the young men of the
French universities, founded on the
broadest basis, SO as to include Catholics
and Protestants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

WE call attention to an article from the
Charleston News and Courier, based upon
Congressman Boutelle's resolution of inquiry.
1t gives the Southern side of the war, and we
are anxious that all our readers shall have the
opportunity of reading it just asst is 1t may
be commented upon hereafter; but just now
we should like all the people in the North to
have the opportunity to hear the Southern
view of the case just as strongly as our
Charleston contemporary can put it. The
News and Courier is one of the leading aud
among the ablest newspapers of the South,
and it is beyond question thoroughly repre-
sentative of the Southern spirit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

MRS. VIRGINIA l.. MINOR writes of the Ed
munds Mormon bill that eff the government
can confscate the property of the Mormon
Church in time of peace, it can confscate that
of the Baptist Church Also" The sentence
states one of the great objections to the bill
concisely. 1t is an infamous measure and
Missouri can congratulate itself that Senator
Vest did not vote for it.-St Louis Repub-
lican.
In the first place, there is no confscation Of
the Mormon Church property in the Edmunds
bill. The Mormon Church is public cor
poration, and carries on business as a corpora
ton entirely outside of and independent of its
alleged religious worship. The Eimunds bill
proposes to wind up the business of this cor
poration, as the government undoubtedly has
a right to do. In the second place, if the
Baptist Church, or the Methodist Church, or
any other church, should organize as cor
poration, and set itself up to do all the minutim
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

AFTER eight years of litigation, the Su-
preme Court of Illinois has set aside the will
of Isaac Foreman, of O'Fallon, and given his
estate, valued at $175,OO0 to his daughter,
Mrs. Price, the wife of ST. Louis express
wagon driver. Foreman left a will, bequeath-
ing all his property to charitable and relig-
ious institutions, entirely leaving out his only
child It is a good thing to remember the
religious and charitable institutions, but the
Bible says: "But if any provide not for his
own, and specially for those of his own house,
he hath denied the faith and is worse than an
infdel." 1t is apparent therefore, that, tried
by the Bible standard, the daughter must
have easily won the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

In our city columns will be found full list
of the places selected by the county central
committee for the meetings of the Republican
primaries, called for tomorrow night, fer the
purpose of selecting new members of the
county committee and delegates to the dis
trict meeting for the choice of member of
the State central committee. Particular at
tention is called to this matter The selec-
ton of committeeman is vital and
fundamental to the hope of success
in the approaching campaign. Every
member of the party should feel an especial
interest in the selection of wise prudent en-
ergetic and experienced committeeman. The
Republican party has most excellent pros
pect of returning to power in the State, but,
to do this must have the best possible organ
ization in all the countless and in no county
is this more important than in Marion county.
The Journal urges upon every Republican in
Indianapolis and in the county the duty of
attending the various primaries. The dawn of
better things in politics will be when all citi-
zens take an interest in the primary work of
parties
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

Miss CLEVELAND, who was among the
visitors in the Senate chamber during the
delivery of the Hendricks eulogies, is said to
have listened to the speeches with weary
expression. If she has any regard for her
distinguished brother it is difficult to under
stand how she could have looked or felt
otherwise than tired. Those points in the
most approval from the majority of the hearers
were far from eulogistic of Mr. Cleveland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

The difficulty with the overly nice critic is
that he fails to see how a man can be sturdy
partisan and at the same time an honest man.
It is the fault of his mental makeup that he
cannot appreciate how any one can have ear
nest overmastering convictions. And yet
history and current observation show that the
country has lasting honors only for those who
have settled, deep convictions and the courage
of them. The milksop and the trimmer
may seem to flourish for time, but it is not
long till the man Of settled principles and un-
swerving fealty comes to his own.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

Mr. EDISON, whose opinion certainly ought
to be worth something on such matters, says
there is no necessity for any complicated sys-
tenn of burying electric wires all that is need
ed being a simple tunnel or horizontal hole in
the ground. The commissioners appointed to
consider the matter of laying the telegraph
wires in New York have several hundred
plans under advisement, and are wisely cog
itating over them. AS none of these gentle
men know anything about electricity the
probabilities are strongly in favor of a selec-
ton of that device which is the most compli-
Gated and which they know the least about.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

t'HE did not sprinkle rose water on the
enemies of his party, or give sweetmeats to
the wolves ready to spring at his throat, !"
said Senator Vest speaking of Mr. Hendricks,
but with his gun aimed at Mr.. Cleveland.
Shades of Carl Schurz and the Evening Post!
Has it SO soon come to this, that the soft
sweet-spoken mugwumps ara denounced as
enemies of the party they hoped to reform
and as ''wolvesw How the Democrats do
love their non-partisan allies, to be sure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

ONE way to make the silver dollar popular
would be to make it a dollar. Philadelphia
Times
An assertion like that is as near nonsense as
the wit of man can make it. The silver dol
lar is dollar; it is taken over the counter of
the Philadelphia Times every day for dollar,
and if the Times is honest in its editorial be-
lief it is dishonest in its business practices.
There is neither argument nor sense in such
statements as the one here given. The mat
ter with the silver dollar is, that certain
specified number of them is coined every
month compulsorily, which fact alone dis
credits them. IF gold dollars were coined un-
der like circumstances they would be discred-
tied by the manner of their issue. The silver
dollar has never been treated fairly by the
government. It is time it had fair, honest
treatment. There is no use in changing the
number of grains of silver in it; that would
be sheer and temporizing absurdity. 1t is not
necessary to put button on the dollar
w AhOASeSO Avs WClSAt VI W Cilp
it to decrease its weight as the fluctuations of
the bullion market may suggest. The dollar
of 4l2 IL grains is the dollar of the United
States from the foundation of the government.
Treat the silver dollar fairly. Stop its COM
pulsory and therefore discrediting coinage.
Turn it out in the world unfettered, and it
will hold its own. Stop the issue of any bank
notes of less denomination than five dollars
stop the issue of warehouse receipts in the
guise of silver certificates; stop making the
minis dumping houses for silver bullion, and
give to the people silver currency for their
ordinary trade and commerce. Let every
man, woman and child in the country become
acquainted with a coin currency, know it by
sight or touch, and learn what real money is.
This will give an opening For about 5000, OOO,
600 more silver currency. Let US use up the
stock Of dollars we have on hand and only
coin more when there is an honest and legiti-
mate demand for them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

The steamship City of Washington, built
by John Roach & Son, is now on her one
hundredth round trip from New York to Ha-
vana and Mexican ports. This vessel has
made the fastest trip on record between these
ports. Drawing the danger of displeasing
those bent on keeping John Roach down, the
journal rejoices that an American firm has
built such fine craft, with scores of others
equally seaworthy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

WHEN Mr. Hatchs bill consolidating the
Bureau of Agriculture, the labor, census
and scientific bureaus, and the Signal Serv-
ice, and several other branches of government
work shall have become a law it will be neces-
sary to invent name for the eonglomeration.
Pooh-bah. who was not Lord High Execu-
toner, but was lord high everything else,
will be the only man qualified to take charge
of the department.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

The robbery of a passenger in cab at Gin
cinnati by means of Supplying gas injected
into the vehicle by the driver is daring
enough and deviish enough to belong to the
past century or to be the work of Italian brig
ands. At tho end of the ride and ride that
the unsuspecting victim had no idea of taking
he is found in distant part of the city,
dumped out into the mud and stripped of his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

WHEN Louisville man goes intobusiness, he
does so with the idea of making all he can out of
ii. Henry Langraft. of that city, recently sold
dog-a yellow dog, probably, of but nominal
value, and that doubtful-ro neighbor named
Grass. In day or two the brute saw Langraft,
and naturally, followed him home. Being of a
thrifty disposition, Langraft conceived the idea
that man who would buy such a brute might
be induced to do it once more. With this idea
he dyed the dog and tackled Grass once more.
Grass would have bought him had not Mrs.
Grass discovered the trick, and driven the dog
seller away. Some women have no idea of the
rules of traffic, or the ethics of commerce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

up their profitable businesss If State con-
siders any trade or business rrejudicial to the
public interests, may it not interfere without
making good the profits it thereby sweeps
away9 IF Louisiana should ever become vir-
tuous enough to wish to suppress the lottery
which now fourishes there, would it have to
make up to The owners of that demoralizing
enterprise the handsome income which they
now realize from it?'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

valuables. Having no suspicion Of danger
he had taken no notice Of the cab or its driver,
and consequently cannot identify either
There is something peculiarly terrifying in
this species of crime, and it win doubtless
work harm to the hack-drivers Of Cincinnati,
who should unite with the authorities in try
ing to apprehend the scoundrel who has
brought them into disrepute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
THE three tailors Of Toolev street have a

The three tailors of Tooley street have
counterpart in the three Iowa mayors who. on
Wednesday, met in Convention" at Des
Moines, to resolve to work for the repeal of
the prohibition law, to DE substituted by a
license or local option measure They have
an undoubted right to meet and to s'resoloot. !"
but, in view of the few in attendance. less
formal announcement would have appeared
less ridicnlons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

TIE verdict in the Haskell case, awarding
the. accused the full penalty under the law
twenty-one years mprisonment-w a right
eous bne. The penalty should be increased to
a life sentence for aggravated cases Of this
kind! It is more infamous than murder, and
its victims, if pure and virtuous, would better
be aSsassinated. Many States prescribe the
death penalty, and Indiana might we'll ap-
nrhach IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29

THE Philadelphia Press criticises the recent
decision of Judge Brewer. 1t regards it as
not only novel but unsound. It says: eff
the owners of the distilleries, breweries and
vineyards must oe paid for all they lose
through prohibition, why may not the owners
Of the saloons also claim damages for breaking