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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

GEORGE SELWYN'S SAYINGS.
{ The beautiful Lady Coventry was one
day exhibiting to George Se;wyn SPLEEN
did new dress covered with round silver
spangles, and inquired how he liked her
taste "Why," said he, "you will be change
for guinea"
Horace Walpole was on one occasion
observing that the same indecision and
want OF system in politics had existed
during Queen Anne's time as now existed
in George Ills. "But there is no thing
new under the sum-" he added. "No."
said George Selwyn, NOR under the
grandson"
George Selwyn's morbid passion for
public executions and similar horrors be-
came notorious. He paid visit to Lord
Holland while the latter was on his death
bed. When his lordship was told that
Mr. Selwyn had called, he said, "Should
he come again please to show him up.
Ii am alive 1 shall be happy to see him;
If l am dead, he will be happy to see me-"
Some ladies were bantering Selwyn on
bis want of feeling in going to see Lord
Lovat's head cut off. "Why," said he, 81
made amends by going to the undertak-
er's to see it sewn on again."
"How does your horse answer?" in
CURED the Duke of Cumberland of George
Selwyn. 81 really don't know" George
replied; 1 have never asked him a cues
ton"
George Selwyn was very much an
noyed the LIST of May by chimney sweep
ers, who were DANGEROUSLY surrounding
and prosecuting him. In short, they
would not let him go until they had
forced money from him. At length he
made them low bow, and said: Seen
tlemen, have often heard Of the majesty
OF the people; presume your highnesses
are in court mourning"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
is SEWER GAS HARMLESS AFT
Err ALL?

is SEWER GAS HARMLESS AFT
Err ALL?
1t has been matter of knowledge for
some years, certainly since Letheby's re-
port on the subject in 1858, that the air
of sewers ("sewer gas') is not of itself
usually deleterious, 1. e., that no poison
GUS gas is ordinarily contained in sewers
in sufficient amount to injure the health
OF any person who inhales it. Scavengers
and men who work in sewers are generally
healthy and long-lived, plumber seldom
die of zymotic disease, unless pneumonia
can be classed as such, and sewer rats
grow gray in their subterranean quarters.
Sanitary officials can recall many in
stances in their experience where con-
slant exposure to the air escaping from
untrapped sinks and basins have been
followed by no bad conse quences.
In recent paper on "The Air of Sew
ers,' by Professor Thomss Carnelly and
]. s. Ha,dene, M. p, Proceedings of the
Royal Society,"" it was shown that sewer
gas was comparatively free from noxious
gases, and contains proportionally fewer
micro organisms than outer air of the
same locality. The authors experiments
were made in large sewers, large enough
for man to enter, through which air was
constantly circulating by means OF ven-
tilated man-holes and open girds at the
street corners. Under the circumstances
it Is not surprising that they should
have satisfied themselves that most of
the ro-organisms found were not de-
veloped in the sewer itself, but drawn
in from the outer air.
1t has been noticed that illness traced
to defective drainage is more frequent in
houses where there are holes in the pipe,
open joints or unused fixtures, than
where there is simply an absence of
traps under fixtures in constant use
Holes in vertical or branch pipes, and
open joints, will often be found covered
about the edge with slime deposited
from fluids that have spurted slightly
through the holes during their passage.
The outer border of this deposit is often
dry and crumbling, and from that point
to the edge Of the opening will be found
all degrees of moisture. May not such
deposits around holes and lining of dry
and unused pipes be the real breeding
places of the micro organisms believed to
bs productive of so much sickness in
houses; every outward current of air
passing into the room being loaded with
them9 The dangerous quality of sewer
air may be due to gaseous ptomsinee, as
suggested by these gentlemen, though
their experiments to determine this were
unsatisfactory, for reasons stated by
them.-NeaU York Medical Journal
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
ROBERT coLLYERs APHoRIsMs.

ROBERT COLLYER'S APHORISMS.
Work is good medicine.
A mans best friends are his ten fin
gers.
Society says one thing and nature says
another.
Any kind of an honest job is better
than no job at ALL
Have a reserve force that will come out
when you need it,
The honest man who dies poor is rich
if he only holds his own.
Only those who make clean money and
do clean things win success.
A good days work at what you can
best do is the hard pan to which all must
come.
A good farmer is better than a poor
doctor, and a good horseshoer is better
than poor bishop.
When country boys come to the city,
il they can only hold on to the old, sweet
ways they can defy the world.
Sleep eight hours of the tweuty-four.
eat three meals day, and walk on the
sunny side of the way.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
AUNT SALLY AND THE ANAL.
EKITES.

ia going to kill them" said l.
"Who?' inquired Nathan, looking
shocked.
"The Amalekites," said l.
"Who be they?" inquired Nathan. And
then remembered that he hadn't been
to church that morning, owing to tooth
ache.
So Just explained to him what the
minister said. You see he preached us a
sermon about Saul, and those sinners
the Amalekites that the Lord told him to
utterly destroy" and about how Saul
spared Agag and didn't kill him.
And the minister said that he was
afraid that some of US church folks were
just like Saul, because we didn't fight
our Amalekites. Our sins were our Am.
alekites you know, according to the minis
ter, and ne said that he was most afraid
that instead OF our killing all our Amale-
kites, some of US di Int even know where
our Amalekites lived, and he was pretty
sure that good many of us let that big
gest Amalkite, Agsg, live. Well, those
wern't just the minister's words, but then
that's what he meant.
When I'd explained it all out to Ma
than, he sat still a minute, and then he
got up laughing, and says he, "Well,
Sally, you'll have tough job killing old
Agag, 1 reckon"
"Now that made me mad, for 1 didn't
think had any Agag to kill. wasn't
certain but there might be two or
three of the common, not-much account
kind of Amalekites for me to fight with,
but as for such big fellow as Agag, was
mighty certain that hadn't any such.
And SO spoke out sharp and said I,
"Nathan Whitcomb, some folks had bet
ter look to home!
"Thats right where I am lookin'," says
he. "Don't the wife make the homer"
And then he went out.
While l cleared off the dishes; felt
real pestered because 1 had spoken
sharp to Nathan, for he wasn't profess
sor then, and was; and yet most days he
was sight pleasanter spoken than I. But
then it was too aggravating to tell me to
my face that I'd got to tussle with Agag,
when was sure hadn't.
When Monday morning came; first
thing, if didn't find out that hadn't
mite of soap in the house. 1t was dread
full trying; for I'd got my boiler on, and
was going to have the clothes out early.
There wasn't anybody but me TO go for
that soap, so had to change my dress and
run down town to the store, and by the
time 1 got home again, / was hot and
got about that soap, don't know, but
I'd had company Saturday and suppose
that put it out of my head.
Well, Monday was dreadful weathery
day. There was the hottest kind o. a
dry wind, and it blew dust, and I'd always
noticed that that kind of wind blew
cross words out OF my mouth, too.
The sheet hung on the line would
fall and get in the dirt, and the wind
blew so that couldn't make the rake
stand that I'd put under the clothes
line to push it up. And remember
that the stove door di Int shut the way 1
wanted it to, ard 1 gave it bang that
most brought the store down. And one
OF the children next door borrowed my
broom, and looked out in a minute and
saw her sweeping away at the ashes and
black stuH that we're left from a fire
they'd had in their back yard. And that
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
COMMODORE PERRY's FIDELITY

COMMODORE PERRY'S FIDELITY.
Years ago we remember witnessing the
departure from New York harbor of the
American feet to open the Empire of
Japan to Western civilization. What
wonderful progress has been made in
japan since thenl Much interest was
taksr in that expedition at the time by
all who were watching the indications of
Providence. DIR. Griffis' most engaging
"Life of Perry" the commodore of the
feet, contains the following account of a
scene which the Golden Rule denomin-
ates "The First Sabbath in Japaa:"
"The third day dawned again to usher
in fresh anomaly. The Americans would
transact no business on this dayl Why?
1t was the Sabbath, for rest and worship,
honored by the admiral from childhood,
in public as well as private life. With
the aid of glasses, from the bluffs on the
shore, they saw the 'Mississippi's' cap.
stan wreathed with flag, big book
laid thereon, and smaller books handed
around. One, in gown, lowered his head,
all listening did likewise. Then all sang.
the band lending it's instrumental aid to
swell the volume of sound. The strains
hoated shoreward and were heard; the
music was old Hundred The hymn
was:
"'Before Jehovah's awful throne;
Ye nations bow with sacred joy.
The open book on the capstan was the
Bible In the afternoon a visiting parry
of minor dignitsries was denied admit
lance to the decks OF the vessel; nor
was this mere freak of Perry's, but &C.
cordmg to habit and principle.
"This was the American rest-day, and
Almighty God was here worshipped in
sight of His most glorious work. The
commodore was but carrying out habit
formed at his mothers knee, and never
slighted at home or abroad. To read
daily the Bible, receiving it as the word
of God, and to honor him by prayer and
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
HUMAN ASSOCIATIONS.

Put the fine dresses and jeweled Cir
dies into the best group you can; paint
them with all Ven onese's skill. Will they
satisfy you? Not SO. AS long as they
owe their due service and subsection
while their folds are formed by the mo.
ton of men, and their luster adorns the
nobleness Of men-so long the luster and
the folds are lovely. But cast them from
the human limbs, golden circlet and silk
en- tissue are withered; the dead leaves of
autumn are more precious than they.
This is just as true, but in far deeper
sense, of the weaving of the natural robe
of mans soul. Fragrant tissues of flow.
ers; golden circlets of clouds, are only
fair when they meet the fondness of hu
man thoughts, and glorify human visions
of heaven.-John Ruskin.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

"Yes," without smile, and with evil
dent desire to keep back no part of the
truth, even if it wee an afterthought; eff
you want to pick a melon in this coun.
try you have to get on horseback" =
Charles Dudley Warner, in Atlantic
Monthly for January.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-10

GENERAL GOFF AT PALATINE.
An Impromptu Meeting with Great Results
Thr Next iHdltOr Loudly ChCOTed-.

An InIpromptu Meeting with Great Results
The Next SGdItOr Loudly Chcored-A
Grand Ovation.
Special Di,patcit to the IattliJc'ctT.
FAIRMoNT, W. VA, Oct. 0.--An im-
promptu meeting was gotten up here
this evening for General GolI, who was
on his return from Morgantown. twas
announced by posters, circulated about
3 O'Clock, that the General would speak
in Palntine ut 7 o'clock, and the result
was most gratifying. The school house
was secured for the meeting, and it did
not hold half the crowd, although its
capacity will accommodate over three
hundred persons. The crowd outside
was about double what it was inside the!
building. The Palatine Imperial band
headed the procession, and the crowd
was enthusiastic and jubilant. The
General was both surprised and gratitled
at tho grand reception. He spoke for
about an hour to Il delighted audience
and made marked impression. He
left on the evening train TO fill an en-
gagemcnt ut KingwOOd. Cheer alter
cheer for Golf went up from the admir-
ing throng as the train pulled out, and
three hearty cheers were given also for
the Hon. George NJ. Bowers, Republi-
can candidate for Auditor, who was on
the train, aud made his appearance on
the platform.
1t is the opinion freely expressed on
all sides that the demonstration tonight
surpassed the KcnnN meeting OF Friday
last, though the latter had been Ndver-
tised for at least ten days.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-10
ACOLORED ORATOR

in the Fay Of tho DCmocrncy-Colicctor
NcGraw and His Followers. Shnw HIN
Dercrcnco A Prohibition Free Trade
Speech.
SDscidl DipGieh 10 he HtclliJecer
GRAFTON, W. Va, Oct. 0.-Much merl-
ment has existed in town among the
Republicans, Mt the efforts OF the Demo-
Gratis to impress the colored man with
their great love and undivided interest
in his welfare Just at this time. The
latest move OF the bosses i'll this direCc-
zion is the importation OF one ArmsteGd,
II colorGd individual and lawyer, of Chi,
cugo, who addressed the Cleveland ana
Thurman club here last night. ColIec-
tor McGraw met the brother here upon
his arrival and the greatest deIerenCe
has been paid him by Democrats while
here. His speech before the club was
one OF the most gau2y and sacrlleglou!s
character. lie is still in Grafton await
ing orders, us he says, for further assign
ment to Democratic work.
Hon, John A. Brooks, the Prohibition
candidate for the Vice Presidency, de-
Iivered Il speech in the Court House to-
night. His audience OF about 800 was
composed of Democrats, Republicans ana
ladies in equal proportions, with snaIl
sprinkling OF PrOhibitionists. Frank
Burt made short opening speech and
then introduced DR.. Brooks, who spoke
for over an hour and half. The tenor
OF his argument was to prove that both
the Democratic and Republican parties
we're bad, but that the RepubIi,
can party was much the worst OF
The two. lie elaborated on the
tariff question, and declared there was
Snt a farmer on the earth who was benc'
dtted by Protection. His abuse OF Blaine
and trusts was also prominent feature
ofthe address. So much OF his time was
taEen up in the abuse OF the Republi
can party, with some side thrusts ut the
Democratic party, that but little time
was left to discuss the question OF PFohi
bition. The impression exists, Yhethel
true or not, that DR.. Brooks was brougnl
mere by the managers OF the Democrats
csmpaign to catch Republican votes
Int Il SO, his efforts tonight will Prov
~ nO avail,
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rich from the First and Harrell, Mitchell
and Caldwell from the Second was APP
pointed to try and adjust difference OF
opinion existing between the two
branches MS to whether the Committee
on Ordinances or the Board OF Public
Works should procure figures to be
placed in the stone bridge loan ordi-
nance. This committee could not agree
and nothing further was done.
The First ConCurred with the Second
in the business as reported above. In
addition it again postponed action on
the Baltimore & Ohio ordinance III ac-
Cordance with request fromthe Cham
Der of Commerce, and passed two rCso-
lutions offered by Mr.. Buchanan, one in
structing the Gas Trustees to have the
big ornamental lights in front OF the
Public Building put in proper condition
and lighted every night, the other in
structing the Gas Trustees and Commit
tee on Lights to report to Council res
oluton respecting the advisability OF
establishing an electric light plant.
This matter has been before Hgitated
and was lett in condition unsatisfactory
to many. There seems to be need for
some action at this time.
The Second branch abolished the rule
prohibiting smoking.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-10
ArlincInIy.. Nntnrnl Gns.

The report which comes from Wheel
ing, says Yesterdays Pittsburgh Dispatch,
that the Riverside Iron Company has
abandoned the use Of natural gas in its
tube department, and is reConstructing
its plant for use Of manufactured gas,
contains m important indication OF
tendency OF the times. The statement
that nearly all the manufacturing cstab-
lishmcnts Of Wheeling have abandoned
natural gas makes the Significance ofthc
change very great
Pittsburgh ismorG fortunately situated
than Wheeling. in being surrounded on
all sides by natural gas fields, and while
the scarcity OF supply which forms the
chief complaint there has not yet been
felt in this city, there have been indica-
tions of the same tcndCnCy--to adopt the
manufactured fuel gas. The Wheeling
example seems to place it beyond doubt
that there is an acceptable substitute for
natural gas. There is no danger OF Il
return to the old sooty and wasteful
combustion OF coal directly in the works;
but the public and the gas companies
alike should perceive the importance OF
the fact that unless natual gas is both
abundant and cheap, fuel gas can and
will take its place. Ii the natural gas
companies cannot meet the cXigcncies Of
the case by furnishing plenty Of fuel ut
low prices, the public will be able to do
so by adopting manufactured gas to Il
very considerable extent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-10
THB NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Washington Water Works
Scandal Exciting Comment.
MRS. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE.
Thc Pittancc Asked FOR Refused by
the Democratic Housc-Mr. Ed
munds' Pointed Remarks.
The Tariff Bill Discussed.
Special Diyatch to TIC Mtclligsnor.

Special DiSpl'ch 10 NC IaicaIgeaccr.
WAslIEGToN, D. C., Oct. 9.-Colonel
Kerlin, chief inspector OF work on the
new aqueduct to increase Washington's
water supply, is very sharply criticized
on all hands for his supposed part in the
bad work that has been exposed through
the agency OF cnterprising reporters
The work is not according to contract
by a good deal in the respect that large
amount OF open space has been discover
ed above the aqueduct masonry which
should have been filled in solidiy us the
tunnel progressed. The United States
Engineer in charge, Mr.. Lydecker, ol
the Army, is disposed to shield himself
from tue charge OF completely in the
rascally business by representing that he
was mislead by the inspectors, Of whom
Mr. KerIin is chief. This Mr.. kerIin
was inspector OF masonry at Lock u, on
the Great Kanawha, before the begin
ming OF his service here, and he owes ms
present employment mainly to the kind
ness of Senator Kcnna. 1t is now GER
tain that the fraudulent work could not
have been passed without the conlv-
anCe OF the Governments representa-
tivcs, and these people Will soon have
the opportunity to explain to Il Con-
gressional Joint committee how 1t was
brought about.
1t is considered extraordinary that the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-10
A NEW YORK HOLOCAUST.


Lives Lost and Horses Burned in II Livery
Stable Fire.
New YoRK, Oct. "a livery stable
extending from 2Ol to 40 East Thirty
fourth street, was burned about . O'Clock
this morning, and in it were burned to
death Thomas Carr, a newsboy, Is years
old, and twenty-seven horses. John
Roach, n ncwsboy, 81 years old, who was
sleeping in the stable with Carr, was SO
severely burned that it is not expected
he can recover. Roach and Carrworked
for neighboring newsdcafer and slept
in the stable so rs to be up early i'll the
morning to get the papers. The stable
was owned by the well known horse
man, D. D. Withcrs, who sublct it to 4
number OF cab and truck men. The
burned horses belonged to them, and IN
addition they lost about thirty cabs and
trucks stored there.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-10
THE HAREiI TRAGEDY.


What the state Department Officials Say
About the Laura sc!rimrr Case.
WASnlNGToX, Oct. 9.-Tho publica-
ton of the story Of The tragic death OF
Laura schrimer, who is supposed to
have been poisoned while an inmate OF
the harcm OF the Sultan OF Turkey, ere
ated Il decided sensation among the olti.
ciuls OF the State Department.
Assistant Secretary Rivers said 10 a re.
porter to-day that nothing was known
Of the case at the Departmcntand Il care
iul examination OF the files shcdH 10 light
upon it.
Another prominent official Of the de-
partmcnt said: 81 dOubtifLaura Schri.
mcr will ever be heard from or her fate
made known to her friends ii she were
really prisoned in the Sultan's harem.
People who have read the Arabian
Nights imagine that the stories therein
narrated OF sudden and mysterious dis
appearances OF the court iLyOrlies OF
those Eastern potentatcs have no par
allcl in real life, but Europeans who
have lived in those countries know that
too often these timC-honOrcd stories OF
murder shrouded in mystery tiHd their
prototypes IN events OF the nineteenth
century. Remember that the Sultan OF
Turkey is more OF q dCspct than any
other European monarch, and that he is
surrounded by rctinuc Of servants and
slaves who regard it us 4 part Of their
religion to do his bidding without cues.
ton.
"a woman's life is held lightly any.
where in Turkey, md the lives Ui the
inmates Of Turkish harcm belUnr Nb'
solutcly to their lords and masters. 1t
would be looked upon there as positive
impertincncc for 4 native Turk TO lie
mand an explanation as TO The disap.
pearancG OF an inmate 0i the harcm OF
prominent official, and no one would
dare institute an inquiry as to the fate
OF any woman who has ever lived with
in the sacred precincts OF the Sultan's
palace.
"The story says the Sultan is believed
TO have been incensed at the attempt OF
the American Minister in Turkey work
ing in behalf of Laura's friends, TO get
the woman out OF her gildcd captivity
aud therefore poisoned the girl to pre-
vent her escape. Though ! do not know
that any such efforts ia described were
made by the American Minister, the ac'
ton Of the Sultan, il hc believed such to
be the case, would not be surprising. A
rather melancholy feature OF the case is
found in the fact that should the assist
unce of the United States Government
be invoked, We would have 10 be content
with the reply Of the Sultan should he
state that his iavorite's death had been
due TO natural Causcs.N