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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

ity, the foreman granted his request and
let him in. Feigning to be worn out
with cold and fatigue, the poor fellow
sank upon the floor, and soon appeared
to be asleep. That, however, was far
from his intention. He closed his eyes
apparently only. He saw workmen cut
bars Of steel into bits, place them in
cruciblee, and thrust the crucibles into a
furnace. The fire was urged to its ex-
rene power until the steel was melted.
Clothed in wet rags to protect them
selve from the heat, the workmen drew
out the glowing crucibles and poured
their contents into mold. Mr.. Hunts
mans factory had nothing more to dis
close. The secret OF making cast steel
had been discovered.-English Mechanic.
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THEY HAD READ THEM.

A very amusing circumstance in con-
nection with the late Mrs. Somerville's
acquaintance with Sir Walter Scott
arose out of the childish inquisitiveness
Of Woronzow Gceig. Mrs. Somer ville's
little boy, says the Argonaut. During the
time Mrs. Somerville was visiting Alb
botsford, the Waverley novels we're ap-
pearing, and were creating great sensa-
ton; yet even Scott's intimate friends
did not know that he was the author; he
enjoyed keeping the affair mystery.
But little Woronzow discovered what he
was about. One day when Mrs. Somer-
vile was talking about novel that had
just been published, Woronzow said :: 81
knew all these stories long ago, for Mr..
Scott writes on the dinner. table; when
he has finished he puts the green cloth
with the papers in a corner of the dining
room, and when he goes out Charlie
Scott and read the stories"
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DOMESTIC AND USEFUL.

The luster of morocco may be restor-
ed by vanishing it with the white of an
egg. Apply with sponge.
To remove dirty stains, etc., from oil
paintings. apply OK gall with soft brush
until the stains disappear, and then
sponge clean with water.
The following is a good mixture for
asthma and bronchitis: Paregoric, 2
drains; chloric @ther, 2 drains; tincture
lobeliae, etherated, u drains; camphor
water, ounces. Two teaspoonfuls three
times day, or when necessary.
For preserving cheese from mold.
cover the cheese with a piece of cotton
or linen cloth saturated with strong vine
gar. 1t will preserve the cheese as fresh
as when first cut, and no flies or insects
will touch it. The taste OF the cheese is
in no way affected by the vinegar.
Broiled Kidneys.-Wash and dry the
kidneys. Dip them in a seasoning made
with three tablespoonfuls salad oil or
melted butter, one tablespoonful vinegar,
a tablespoonful salt, and half saltspoon.
full pepper. Run skewer through them
when they have been we'll dipped in
this mixture-and broil over a clear fire,
but not too hot, till of clear brown.
Hold the inside first over the fire.
Before boiling, ham should be soak
ed for four or five hours in cold water
When it goes on the fire, put into the
saucepan, with ita handful of parsley,
dessertspoontul of celery-salt, small
bunch of herbs, and an onion of about
the size Of a peach. Allow twenty min
utes for each quarter OF pound. After
the ham is taken out, the water in which
it was boiled should be strained and set
aside to make foundation for soup.
To Restore Blue FIdnnel.-A lady, in
a contemporary, writes:- ~ am sure
your readers who have bestowed labor in
embroidering new flannel, and have.
grieved over the wretched washed-out
appearance of the same, will be glad to
knew that the color may be renovated
by rinsing the flannel in vinegar and
water, or in diluted lemon juice. A friend
assures me she finds the process salts
factory, and it can always be repeated
with good effect"
A Simple Cure For Croup.-Mothers
with young children will do well to re-
member that one-third of teaspoonful
Of powdered alum, mixed with double the
quantity of sugar, will give almost in
slant relief in Group. 1t is also good for
a hard cold, as the smallest children take
it without trouble, and it enables them
to eject from the little stomach what can
not be raised in any other way, and relief
follows as a natural consequence.
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AN OCEAN MENAGERIE.

Thomas Buford, naturalist and 'lion
tanner" stood proudly on the deck OF the
British steamer "Ludgate Hill," as she
glided past the Statue of Liberty after
a two weeks voyage from London. Thorn
as was the sole custodian of some twenty
wild and dangerous animals, which were
shipped to this country for Mr.. Barnum,
to replace such missing members of his
menagerie as we're cremated at the re-
cent fire in Bridgeport.
When a New York Herald reporter
elambered up the side of the big float
ing monster down near quarantine, Mr..
Buford was the most picturesque object
on board. There was a far away look
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ARCTIC FLORA.

The polar flowers seldom have any per-
fume, and the few that exhibit this de-
ightful quality, however feeble, are, /
think, from that class that have crept
over the cold border marked by the arc
tic circle; or, in short, none of the fifty
mentloned-Eskim flowers, we might
call them in popular way-have any
appreciable odor. The colors of the SO
boreal blossoms are generally of the cold
tints, as If in harmony with the chilly
surroundings, instead of the warm hues
that would break in upon the desolation
with double effect by sheer contrast
where SO few cheering sights are to be
seen. White and light yellow FREEDOM.
mate, and these colors seem associated
with frosts and cold weather, for it ap-
pears that those flowers we call "everlast-
ings," and which are the longest to defy
the nippings of the coming winter wealth
er, are mostly tinted like the northern
SHOWS and yellow northern lights. 1t is
in the depths of old ocean that we find
some of the largest expressions of plant
life in the polar zone. Here, within a
short distance of shore, are colossal kelps
and other life that grow throughout the
year; Of course, vegetating the most in
the short summer months. Land plants,
as already said, are pigmies compared
with those of the sea, or even the corre-
spending class IN lower ATTITUDES, and
this dwarfed condition, naturalist tells
us, is not due so much to the intense cold
in the arctic winter as to the fact they do
not get enough warmth in summer to
develop them perfectly. - Frederick
Scba0dtkd, IN "W oman"
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ARABIAN OPINION ON WOMAN

ARABIAN OPlNlON ON WON AN.
The Arabians have very low opinion
on woman, and would look with no favor
upon women's rights. The fact is they
are trained to think little of women
from their youth upward. "My father
does the fighting and my mother the
talking" is the saying of the Arab child
rem, founded doubtless on observation.
"Women are the whips of Satan" is the
more mature opinion of the young men;
and the wise remark of the married man
is, obedience to women brings repent
apce." Nor does he mitigate the server
ity of his opinion when he has girls of his
own. A girl and green pasture must
be well guarded" is an old proverb among
the Arabs. And when his wife grumbles
at the difficulty of making match for
her daughters in the drawing room of
the desert, he snaps her up with the re-
mark, "The best son-in-law is the grave"
At any rate, that is proverb, and we
have small doubt that it is used so.-
London Echo.
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For THE UNIvERsALIsT.
.INTEMPERANCE.
BY MRS. c. B. SAWYER.

Intemperancel Prolific cause
Of most infringements of Gods laws;
Filling with crowds our prison cells,
Our almshouse the same story tells,
And countless homes are cold and bare
Because this Tempter has been there.
Can there not be a legal chain
This monster will not quite disdain?
One broad and strong, forged with sue
skill
1t can control this tyrant's will,
Bind it securely? Then shall cease
This great disturber of our peace.
Husbands aud fathers, hear this CALL
Brothers and sons, you're needed all,
To battle for the truth and right,
For Temperance make manly fight;
Work faithfully for bet err laws,
See them obeyed-thus help the cause.
Women! who suffer most of all
On you the heaviest burdens fall;
See dearest ones swept from your side
BY immorality's dark tide,
Are powerless their course to stay,
But watch them surely drift away.
Dear sisters Let us seek to know
How best to cause the overthrow
OF this vile power, this deep disgrace,
Which claims so many of our race,
Almost defacing all that's fair
Gods image, He implanted there.
Chicago, jan, 1888.
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WEAsELs AND FROGS.

That the weasel destroys frogs is prov
ed by the following incident. While
standing near pond on his estate, gem
tleman at Worcester observed weasel
give chase to frog, which it followed to
the water and succeeded in capturing.
Holding it firmly by the head, the wee-
sci emerged from the water and brought
its victim to the bank, but on finding
itself disturbed LET go the frog and dis
appeared. Happening to visit the spot
on the succeeding day the gentleman
found the frog alive in exactly the same
place where it had been left by the wea-
sci, although it had been bitten through
to the skull.-NGtare.
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yhe Hnne Gage.
OUR OWN POETS.
THE UNIvERsALIST.
ETERNAL HOPE"
BY j. II. GooDELL, NJ. D.

Eternal Hopel Oh, blessed thought,
That truth that from Gods altar caught
Draws all mankind in cords of love
To his hlest dwelling place above.
Eternal Hopel Our hearts aspire
To worthy feel thy living fire,
To worthy live our lives below,
And all thy cheering joys to know.
Eternal Hopei Oh, hearts that weep
For those who in sims vileness sleep,
Know, God ne'er made soul in vain,
He must restore his own again.
The crawling worm beneath our feet;
The eagle in his course so feet,
Are each the objects of His care.
Shall not all men his mercy share2
III.
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WHERE FLOWERS CAME FROM

w HEh he FLOW Enc SAME r NUN.
Some of our flowers came from lands
OF perpetual summer, some from coun-
tries all ice and snow, some from islands
in the ocean. Three of our sweetest exot-
les came originally from Peru; the came
liza was carried to England in 1879; and a
few years afterwsrd the heliotrope and
mignonette. Several others came from
the Cape of Good Hope; very large
Gala was found in the bitches there, and
some of the most brilliant geraniums
or pslRrgoniums, which are a spurious
geranium. The verbena grows wild in
Brazil; the marigold is an African flower,
and a great number came from China
and Japan. The little daphne was car
ried to England by Captain Ross, from
almost the farthest land he visited toward
the north pole.-RiUerside Magazine.
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IT IS we'll TO have all jars labeled with
the names Of the things contained in
them, that wrong ones may not be open
ed by mistake.
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CURIOUS THINGS OF LIFE.

A Nashville carpenter arose in his sleep
and went into his shop and began filing
saw. The noise woke him up, and he was
IN Chilly puzzled to find himself engaged at
such work at , o'clock in the morning in
dark shop.
Over four months ago mass OF molten
iron was forced by an explosion into the
month and throat of Jacob Haenbergef, of
Rc,!,iiii.. Pa The result was that the pas
sag to the stomach was completely closed
and the man died of starvation.
The mayor of Hannibal, Mo, whipped out
his rs,I banlana the other day and gave Il
nasal bi~t whereupon an unhitchcd horse.
terrified at the great noise, dashed down the
street. ran against an electric light tower 100
feet high, topping it to the ground, and then
into "A coal wagon, from which it was res.
cued uilharmed
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aei Ielous GLEANINGS.

Iowa has $50 Presbyterian churches and
"a. 7I3 communicates
Out of 100 Sioux Indians there are . 90
of them still in hsathelisrn-
The contributions OF the English Pnesbyte-
r,an church TO the Sastentation fund IN the
wear ending Dec 81, 1887, amounts To $si2,-
525. as compared with s2i2- 955 for the year
1856
The total number of churches and preach
inc stations in England and Wales in connec-
ton with the Welsh Presbyterian church,
commonly called Calvinistic Metholists, Is
l..as4.
In Winniper. Man, an Icelandic Lutheran
churrt, was recently consecrated. The size
of the building is A. by d feet, and cost
$1,000 and the pastor is Rev. jon Bjarliason
Tberc are said to he 2oo0 Icelanders living
in Winnipeg.
According to the tables of Rev Daniel
Dorchester. D. D., OF the evangelical de
nomination for 1875, the total of churches or
congregations in the United States was H.
IA. Of ministers. x, s5i, and COMMITMENTS.
L., III G5l That is Evangelical Protestant
church IN every sis inhabitants
The good tidings come from Syria that
the late attempt of the Turkish authorities
to force new and intolelant restrictions upon
the cause OF Christian education has been
earnestly resisted by the diplomatic repre-
santatives of the different powers, that 1t has
utterly failed and has finally been with
drawn.
The five Methodist churches giving the
highest contribution 20 the million for mis-
sions fund last year are: 81. Lukes New
YorA. sl53i: Spring Garden Street. Phiia-
delphia. sl1..sj: st Paufs, New York,
sll -: Madison Avenue, New York. sl2.sl,
and Washington Square, New York, slo,ol.
Thl- represents the average per member for
each of the seven collections during the
year The entire amount raised was over
81 An010
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ICoyTINUED.l
CLEAR THE WAY"

The city lies in hushed relsose
The wintry ni.ht wind freshly blows
As if to rock the cradle host
In sumhcrs sWeet oblivion lost.
But bark a sound. and 10 a sight
That wales the town in dead of night
Shrek and glare,
A cry of despair,
Al the flames in their ire
For the one word is Fire.
The people rush ont,
And, with hurry and shout,
Press on TO the light
As il brightens the night
And spreads like a banner unflIred up on high
sign and terror against the dark sky
But bark - the CHATTER, than music more sweet,
OF the rolling wheels and the horses feet,
',Out of the way-out of the way,
They come to save-now clear the wayl-
A sea Of faces upward turned.
One fear by every heart inurned;
BY ruddy LIGHT is clearly read
On every brow the anxious dread
\ mother mid the bright light stands,
Her neck tight clasped by baby hands,
And through roar and hiss.
Not q,uie they miss
Her piteo,is frenzied cry;
But mounting quick on high
A hero springs
His helm q star
Of hope, that filings
A hi.lo far
Mid the lurid light;
For q moment lost then dmly seen
As it lyleams on the sight,
The curling wreaths OF smoke between.
Up the ladder One rushed, but Three come
down.
And the shining helm is a hero's crown,
Yet hcetls l. he what people say,
He only bids them clear the way"
Camilla Crosland In Chambers Journal
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Among all the patent devices and drinks
ever set before the public, none have been
SO popular as the Moxie. Indeed, So large
was its sale, there grew to be general
struggle all over the country to nullify its
trademark, that it might have the right to
use it; but it all ended in favor of the dis
coverer DR.. Thompson, of Lowell, Mass
There is now not place in the United States
where it is not on sale 1t takes the place
of medicine and electricityan paralysis, of
stimulants among the drinkers; and of
nervines among the nervous weakly women,
with whom it is very popular. The Doctor
hit it right when he put it on the market SO
cheaply. People don't care for fancy
packages They had rather have their
moneys worth of contents. 1t is seldom you
can get an article SO useful that is harmless.
mar27d2tawlw
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. y. II, Frohljchstein, of Mobile, Ala
writes: take great pleasure in recommend
ing DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump
ton, having used it fer severe attack OF
Bronchitis and Catarrh. 1t gave me instant
relief and entirely cured me and have moi
been afflicted since. also beg to state that
| have tried other remedies with no good re-
suit. Have also used Electric Bitters and
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. both of which
can recommend
DIR. Kings New Discovery Tor Consump
ton, Coughs and Colds, is sold on positive
guarantee. Trial bottles free at J. NJ
Mixers. Drug Store.
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Retter Than Wall S,rsst.

Rheumatism. Gout. and Neuralgia are ter
ribly { ying disease; tor the cure II ufi; h,
men have experi'n-nted with many d.tl-rt Vt
drugs. in the end, aver TO find some tn. = hat
could be relied upon. Nothing heretofore
discovered has had much success as VI. n
ards Rheumatic Bullets. They are a pleas
ant remedy, easily taken, and almost an
absolutely certain cure A dollar invested
in bottle Of them will pay you better than a
thousand in Wall street. If you need them
ask ]. NJ. Mixer and c. B. Murphy & Co.
for q bottle.
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Wonderful Cures.

W. ID. Hoyt & Co, Wholesale and Retail
Druggists of Rome. Ga. says: We have been
selling DIR. Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bitters and Bucklens Arnica Salve for four
years. Have never handled remedies that sell
as well, or give such universal satisfaction.
There have been some wonderful curese fected
by these medicines in this city. Several cases
of pronounced Consumption have been en-
tirely cured by use of few bottles of DIR.
Kings New Discovery, taken in connection
with Electric Bitters. We guarantee them al
ways. Sold by }. NJ. Mixer.
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Physicians, Lawyers and Business Men
are enthusiastic in their Endorsement of
Savation Oil. 1t cures the worst cases of
rheumatism. 25 cents.
She sat on the piano-stool with her hands
tightly clasped, looking tragic and miserable
she could not sing a note. | gently sug-
gested Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup. The next
day she was singing and thrilling like the first
birds in the spring. Sensible girl.
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w,nn were permit, to vote, and werr en-
t .-d t" make our laws, they wnnld among
other things enact.
First.-Thst every man must b. AT h m
at ten 2. NJ, without fail.
Secoud.-That married men shuu i bestos
some aut nttou to TIL IT nvn WV. 81 &
Tlr might have aided also rat they wcuIh
nsct .hA man b. C upeii.d to- k'er IL
aver good shaps, end c"r>tqn ntly his
nird at ease. And for ihi. parpu there lie
nothing 80 tfficscious as Stetle's Little Bile
Pills rs certs pr bnftie. F"r sal, By J. NJ
Mix. and G. Nurp,,v & Co.
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NON< oc that are fretful peevish.
cross, or troubled with
Windy Collie, Teething Pains. or
Stomach Disorders, can be relieved
at once by using Acker's Baby Soother.
1t contains no Opium or Morphine,
hence is safe. Price IS cents. Sold by
J. NJ Mixer. 1874 Water stree; druggist.
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For "worn-out." rundown" debilitated
school teachers, milliners seamstrcsses, house
keepers and over-workcd women generally,
DIR. Piercc's Favorite Prescription is the best
of all restorative tonics. IL Is not !" Cure-all.
but admirably fulfills a singleness of purpose.
being most potent Specific for all those
Chronic Weaknesses and Diseases peculiar to
women. II is a powerful. general as well as
uterine, tonic and nervine, and imparts vtgor
and strength to the whole system. Ii promptly
cures weakness of stomach, indigestion. hloat-
ing, weak back, nervous prostration. debility
and eleeplessncss. in either sex. Fsvorite Pro
ecription is sold by druggists under our posi-
tire guarantee. See Wrapper around bottle
Rricc S1.00. or six bottles Tor $500.
A large treatise ON Diseases of Women. pro
fusely Illustrated with coiored mates ami M
merous wood-cuts. sent for 10 cents IN stamps.
Address. WORRIES DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, 6F 9iu Street, Buffalo, \. Y.
SICK HEADACHE, Bilious Headache
and CONSTIPATION. promptly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pellets sc. q vial.
nv tirr.yxySfs
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IT WASN'T THAT KIND

'Nertilda, is you in lub with me-"
&c way, Sam Johnsing, cose | isn't"
s'Sho 'Tida, don't say dat. for my heart burns
"Hold ON, Mister Johnsing, eff you has the heart
burn, Jest yo go and git box or them
W00DBURY'S DYSPEPSIA KILLERS;
they will cure yo heartburn Immediately at once and
Il you suffer from water brssh, sam, they will
that, too"
'But, 'Tlda, il amt that kind"
"Never yo mind sam; il must be indigestion Their
what makes YOU look so glum. and the
D KS
win cue Dyspepsia and Indigestion quicker and
c1egner than you can rob hen roost Mister John
s1ng. Good day.
Uoolttle q Smith, a and 10 fremont ST., Boston,
vill send box of DR. Marx r. woodbury's Dyspep-
Ella Killers BY mall to any part of the u s., on re-
oeipt Of 30 cents, or a trial box for Is cents.
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As well as the hanlsomest, and others are in
vited to call on any druggist and get free a
trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the the
| Throat and Lungs. a remedy that is selling
entirely upon merits and is guaranteed to re-
lieve and cure all chronic and acute Coughs
Asthma, Bronchitis and consumption. Large
bottle SOC and 81. feb2Sd&w4wlI
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n c\1o~ic Blood Elixir is the only
NNsSSN - Blood Remedy guaran-
teed. 1t is positive cure for Ulcers, Erup-
tons or Syphilitic Poisoning. Itpurifes the
whole system, and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgic pains. We guarantee Il
.. NJ. Mixer. 1874 Water street druggist.
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NON>> Of the good things of this
NNNNS life are sorrowfully let
alone on account of Dyspepsia. Acker's
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Constipation; sold on a
positive guarantee at % and so cents, by
J. M. u'ver 1914 Water s.-ec. druggist,
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Bucklen's Arnica SaIve,

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Germs, and all Skin Eruption, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box. For sale
by ]. N. Mixer. may29fd&wly
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Know thyseh BY reading the 'Science Of
Life" the best medical work ever published,
for young and middle-aged men.
may7dAvly
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G~~o the Children. They are e.
ONSS pecially liable 70 sudden
Colds, Coughs, Group. Whooping Cough.
etc. We guarantee Arker's English
Remedy . positive cure. It saves
hours Of anxious watching. Sold b.
I'M. Mixer, 1874 Water street, druggist.
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SNM'% SeeN s SisRis is 's be
thousands suffering from Asthma, Con-
sumption, Coughs, etc. Did You ever try
Ackers English Remedy 1t is the best
preparation known for all Lung Troubles,
sold on positive guarantee at 10c., 5oc.
J. NJ. Nike. 1874 Wster street. druggist.
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Increased Fifty Per Cent

during the past six months, showing which can be
made BY no other daily in the state, and which We
mink has seldom If ever been paraleled In the his
payable In advance, free Of postage