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TO THE YOUNG FOLKS.
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tions which will always be coming up in the re.
Igious world until it Is everywhere enlightened
end blest with the truth Of the primitive Gospel,
What do Universalists believe, and what will
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!. GOD the Creator.
z. GOD Speaking in the Bible.
). The Bible: What Has it Donef
Z. variety OF Reading in the Bible
s. How GoD Loved the World
.. heaven: What and Where 1t iH.
2. He'll: What and Where 1t Ia.
8. What ia Faith?
9. What is Salvation7
TO- What after Death?
H. Remembrance Of GOD In Youth.
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IGNITION OF our ministers, Sunday school superiu.
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TOURIST AND PLEASURE TRAVEL.
Renewed Assurances of Speed, Comfort,
Safety and Luxury to all going
West via Chicago.

N-~Ne-oS'
Pa ties planning summer trip, should re-
member not to forget that the Great Rock
Island Route is the only line that runs fast
limited vestibule express trains of palace
cars daily each way between Chicago and
Council Bluffs, Omaha-on the direct high
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clude the paramount advantages of this yes
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other popular resorts less remote as we'll as
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The Great Rock Island assures to all hold
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A Timely Book.
The
National
Revenues.

Collection of Papers by American Econ
omists. Edited by Albert Shaw, Phi. D..
With an Introduction and an Appendix of
Statistical Tables. 12mo, 245 pages. 81 CO..
A collection of twenty brief original essays
by very distinguished teachers and writers in
the field of Economics and representing all
schools of belief. They deal directly with the
subject of our National Revenue in all its
phases. and incidentally with that of Tai if
Revision.
These papers are terse and frank, touching
both the practical and theoretical aspects of
their subjects. They are written with great
simplicity, force and conciseness and consti-
tute most timely and valuable contribution
to the controverted problems of which they
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
l. INTRODUCTION. By the Editor.
2. PROTECTIVE TARIFFS AS A QUESTION
OF NATIONAL ECONOMY. By Prof. Will
lam W. Folwell of the University of Min
8. SURPLUS FINANCIERING. By Prof.
Henry G. Adams of the University of Mich
4. THE TARIFF AND TRUsTs-ExPENDI-
TUREs FOR INTERNAL IMPROVE
MENTS; BY Prof Richard T. Ely of the
sHAt H%oP THE iNTERNXy REVENUE BE
RETAINED? By Prof. Richmond M. Smith
of Columbia College.
6 A DEFENSE OF THE PROTECTIVE POL
ICY. By Prof. Robert Ellis Thompson of
the University of PENNSYLVANIA.
I. THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REEVE
NUES. By Prof Edwin r. A. Seigman of
Columbia College.
8. THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PRO-
lection. By Prof. Jesse Macy of Iowa
9. THE CERTAINTIEs OF THE TARIFF
QUESTION. By Prof. John B. Clark OF
10. TAXATION AND APPROPRIATION, By
Prof. Woodrow Wilson of the Bryn Mawr
IL. EQUALITY IN TAXATIoN-COMMER.
CIAL UNION WITH CANADA. By Prof.
Arson d. Morse of Amherst College.
IL. A GENERAL VIEW. By Chancellor Irv-
ing j. Manstt of the University of Nebraska
10. STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES AS A MEANS
OF REDUCING THE SURPLUS. By Prof
Arthur T. Hadley of Yale College.
IA. THE IMMEDI ATE5 rASK-PROTECTION
AND AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. By
President Francis A. Walker of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
Is. THE TARIFF AND THE WESTERN
FARMER, By Prof. James II. Garfield OF
the University of Kansas.
is. INTERNAL TAXATION AND A REEVE
NUE. TARIFF. By Prof Arthur wager OF
II. A PLAN OF TARIFF REDUCTION. BY
Prof. Edward W. Bemis of Vanderbilt Uni
versity.
49, THE TARIFF AND WAGES. By Prot ]
Laurence Laughlin Of Harvard University
10. THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF TARIFF
LEGISLATION. By Hon Carroll d. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor.
20. CONCLUDING CHI HAPPIER. By the Editor
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France.-In Paris it is rumored that
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer.
is desd.-M Puyverdier, of the Paris
Gaulois and M. Ransom, of the Paris
Matin have been expelled from; Berlin,
M. Puyverdier wrote from San Reno a
statement rejecting upon the present
German emperor and empress, which sp-
peared in the GduIois and the London
World. M. Ransom, after talking with
Russian staff officer in Berlin, wrote
letters rejecting upon the German army.
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SEEKERS OF SUMMER SYLVAN SHADES

SEEKERS OF SUMMER SYLVAN SHADES
should send for Summer Tourist Folder of the
Michigan Central, 1.-THE Niagara Falls Route, y
and a copy of I'm Summer Days." descrip
tive of the favorite Northern and Eastern re-
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illustrated. enclosing two stamps for postage
The tourists routes presented to the attention
of the public by the Michigan Central are
unrivaled in variety and interest, and should
be carefully examined before deciding. Ad-
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Agent, Chicago.
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Up to the latest advices Gen. Sheridsn's
condition has continued to improve. The
intense heat begins to tell upon him, how
ever, snd his physicians are considering
the question of bis removal, at an early
day, to Fortress Monroe or Atlantic City
for the benefit of the sea air.
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CONFERENCE MEETING.

The first Conference meeting of the Scioto
Association will be held in the Spsrgar re-
union grove near Rainsboro, Sunday July s.
Services conducted by Rev. W. s. Bacon, will
begin at 10 80 A. NJ. and 200 P. NJ. Basket din
ner. All the old friends from far and near are
invited to this feast.
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LIGHTNING struck the Puritan Con-
gregationsl church at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
while services were being held, and many
OF the audience were Frustrated by the
shock. More than dozen ladies tainted
from fright.
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For advising Richard T. Scott, teller
Of the Manhattan Bank, to steal all he
could and skip TO Canada, John r. Dunn,
New York lawyer has been sentenced to,
nine years and eight months in State
Prison
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A PARTY of sixteen ladies and gentle
men took yacht at Newark, N. j., Sat-
urday evening for sail. It being flood
tide the pilot ran the craft on the ietties.
A panic ensued, during which the boat
was capsized and one man and five
young women we're drowned.
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HENRY RISER, of Export, Iowa, told
OF a wonderful experience at the State
holiness meeting which was in session
recently in Des Moines. He dislocated
his knee on March / last, and suffered
intense pain. Determining to lay the
matter before the Lord he INDUCED in
earnest prayer and the knee at once got
we'll
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-06-30

MRS. CAROLINE MEAD SToRRs, widow Of
the late Emery A. Storrs, who was con-
spicuous figure in the Republican Con
vention of 1880, died suddenly of psraly-
sis in this city.
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The peculiar medical properties of Hoo d's
Sarsaparilla are soon apparent after taking
it. One lady says: :" 1t shows its good effect
quicker than any other medicine ever saw"
Try it.
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The loss entsiled upon the Dubois,
Pa, fire will reach 100000. Hundreds
of families are destitute and are camped
on the fair grounds.
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Advice to mothers. Mrs. Winslow's Sootb-
ing Syrup should always be use for children
teething. 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums, sllsys all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoss. 25c bot
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-06-30

The prohibition candidate for COVER
nor of Illinois opened the campaign at
Lincoln Saturday evening, addressing
an audience of 1900 people.
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The late Daniel A. Jones, Of Chicago
made will in which he bestowed $780,
600 upon the Presbyterian hospital of
Chicago
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A NEW BOOK.
PROPHECY AND PROPHETS;
Or
The Laws of Inspiration and Their
Phenomena.
BY
Rev. JACOB STBAUB, A. M.
Author of "The onsolati ons of Science

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
l. An Age of Science makes Demands for
Science.
2. The General Impression of the Accordance
of Natural Facts as the Bases of Truth
Religious Claims in the Presence of the
Impression.-The Relations of Propbecv
with Religion.
8. Reasons why Prophecy has not Appeared
Prominently as Subject of Science and
Philosophy.-Prophecy a Legitimate Sub
ject for Science.
4. The Arguments for Prophecy. The Pre-
liminary Condition stated.
5. Perceiving the Phenomena of the Future
8. knowledge of Future Events. Prophecy
Communication of the Ends Rather than
the Means of Dscovery.-H How Commu-
nicated
7. Correspondence between Extremes of
Mind.-Mode of the Higher with the
Lower.
s. Intuition and Inspiration. = Their Re-
lation.
9. Some Reasons why Prophetic Incidents
are so rarely met with in Profane History
Principles to be observed in Determin-
ing Prophetic events. = Phases of the
Phenomena.
10. Prophecy in Profane History
IL. The Phenomena in Sacred History.-The
Term PrOpnecy IN the B1Ole not Restricted
to Prediction. = Characteristics of Pro-
phets.
IL. History a Science. - Fossil Literature
Theological Outlook. - Concluding Re-
marks.
WHAT rs SAID OF IT:
Another able and timely work." etc.-Rev.
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REV. r. N. JOHN, State Superintendent of
Churches. will hold meetings as follows:
June go, July 1, Union Church, Perry Co.,
Ind, as friends may arrange.
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The McHenry county, ILL.,, prohibition
lists have nomin ated full county ticket
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The dUeek's 9eus.
TUESDAY, JUNE 26 1888.

The Anti. Saloon Republicans failed to
get a plank into the National platform.
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REV. L. W. BRIGHAM will preach
July l, Earlville.
July s, Earlville.
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Collection of Papers by American Econ
omists. Edited by Albert Shaw, Phi. D..
With an Introduction and an Appendix of
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FIRES AND CASUALTlE les.

AT Buffalo N. Y. flames in c. G.
Curtis malt house caused a loss of $780,
600.
On Friday morning fire at Deerfeld,
Wis, destroyed seven buildings occupied
as stores and shops.
FIRE at Cleveland, Ohio, damaged J..
L. Hudson's clothing store $4,000; in
surance, S1500OO.
Ar Storm Lake, Iowa, Monday night,
fire destroyed w. A. Jones' dry goods
store. Loss, $4,000; insurance $4,000.
L. l.. BEST & Co., dry goods dealers OF
Green Bay, Wis, assigned Monday, with
assets, $4,000; liabilities, $4,000. The
failure was caused by slow collections and
pressing bills.
AN Elgin Gu.) merchant, P. J. Mckee,
assigned Tuesday 20 A. FL. HeaIey with
$4,000 liabilities, including claim of j.
V. Farwell, of Chicago, for $l,400.
NATURAL gas caused the destruction by
fire of residence near Bolivia, n. Y
The mother and two children were Gre
mated, and the father will probably die.
In oonfagration in Reading, Pa,
early Thursday morning, four houses
were consumed and a family named
HoEp-father, daughter and son per
IisAed.
2THE packing house of Dupont's powder
works, near WLlkesbarre, Pa, exploded
with terrific shock Friday forenoon,
demolishing the building and killing four
men.
AN explosion of the dynamite works at
Woodside, Mich, destroyed two packing
houses and killed three men, Joseph
Unond, Adam Usela, and John Oleson, all
siugle.
a DYNAMITE explosion at the works of
Hancock Chemical company, near Han
cock, Mich, Monday afternoon, wholly
wrecked the packing house No. 2, and
blew down No. l, adjoining.
A CONFEDERATION in the village of ST.
Anne, Kankakee county, ILL.,, destroyed
twelve business houses; loss, $4,000. At
Delavan, Tazewen county, ILL.,, fire de-
stroyed a number of stores and shops.
CHARLES TIERsoN, an Iowa farmer, living
near Hamburg, shot and killed two men
who were stealing his hogs Sunday morn
ing, and his neighbors talk of giving him
gold watch for breaking up the gang of
thieves.
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THE LATEST KILOGRAMS.
a.EFRAL N0TRs.

IT is estimated that $4,000 Americans
visited Europe last summer.
Iowa farmers have been selling their
cattle 70 saindiers for worthless checks.
CYEUs VI. FIELD once worked for a. I.
Stewart fer the muniicent salary of $50 a
year.
While boring an artesiau well at st.
Louis a few days ago Grade petroleum
was s5ruck at 4 depth of LOO feet.
TIE IT isconsin Central has just added to
its equipment 2 large number Of refriger-
ator cars Of the Weeks patent, which will
at once Be put IN service on this road.
The British Parliament reassembled
Thursday. The Queens speech is given
in our dispatches. 1t is without any
noteworthy features.
EHE CoLumb bus, Ohio, election conspir-
acy case has very bad look about 1t.
Judge Martin testifes that he was offered
$4,000 to count out certain precincts.
The Nasionlists and the Downing party
opposing factions of the Cherokee Ma
tiog~ have declared a truce and joined
issues 20 fight TIE opening of Oklahoma.
Delegates have been sent to Washington.
: AT Ishpeming, in the northern PENN
suia OF Michigan, the mercury is report
ed to have dropped to 65 degrees below
zero Thursday morning the lowest yet
reported this season.
FURrHEG hostilities are threatened be-
tween the coal mine strikers IN PennsYl-
vania and the non-union men who have
taken their places, supported by the 10
cal State authorities.
Or q total American production of coal
amounting to 900 sons per year,
Pennsy lvanIa produces nearly 63000,0O0,
Illinois coming Mex with 100000, Ohio
following with 100000, Virginia 4,O00,-
600, Indiana 100000, and Maryland p
100000 tons.
Miss ETA SHATTUoK, the young school
teacher V hose exposure to the blizzard
made amputatiOn of both limbs necessary,
died Monday at Seward, Neb. The Oma-
ha Bees fund Tor her benefit has reached
So, $50, and viii be turned over to her
parents
OK. HOPKINS, nephew Of the late mill
ionaire Mark Hopkins, died of SMALL ox
at the pest-house Ia San Francisco Tues
day. His ircome from his portion Of the
Hopkins estate was over 500 a day, but
saloons and gambling places got nearly
all of it,
IT IS expected that the great rubber
"trust" will be completely organized in a
few daya. The firms Interested are ex-
pecting to realize over Is per cent. profit
annually IN the trade Of the combine, es-
timated 1T 500 100000 The working
capital will be $50,O00,OO0.
john r. DE CAMP, Vice President Of
the Metropolitan National Bank of Gin
oinnati, was surrendered by his bonds
men Wednesday, but within few hours
secured other sureties, and was set at
liberty. The cashier of the bank reports
that there will be surplus of $4,000
after all the claims are paid.
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WASHINGTON.

The president has signed the act pro
viding for the printing of the eulogies
delivered in congress on the late Gen.
John A. Logan.
JUDGE ALEXANDER MCCUE, the solicitor
of the United States Treasury at Wash
ington, has been appointed to the charge
of the United States Sub treasury at New
York City.
The report that the President is about
to dispose Of the case of Judge Advocate
General Swain, and appoint civilian
to the place, is semi authoritatively
denied.
THE National House of Representa-
lives on Monday settled the Lowry White
contested election case in favor of the
sitting member (White) by a vote of 1877
to 1O5.
Sen. Sawyer has introduced a bill in
the senate providing that all soldiers who
served at least ninety days in the late war
and were honorably mustered out or dis
charged on surgeons certificates of disa-
bility shall be entitled to receive the
same bounty to which they would have
been entitled had their full term of en-
hstment been served out.
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FOREIGN.

The government of Uruguay has de-
cided to abolish all export duties.
Disastrous avalauches are reported in
the Austrian Alps, one of them burying a
railway station and a mail train.
A DISPATCH from St. Petersburg saws
that proposals from Russia to the Powers
in relation to the Bulgarian question are
imminent.
THE Government police in London are
making arrests in that city of Irish Ma
tionalist members of Parliament, accused
OF violating the law against the home-rule
agitation.
THE discussion of the Croftier question
in parliament is dreaded, the fear being
that the Uniouists will not stand fire.
SEVERAL Russian frontier towns last
week received an extra regiment of in
fantry and six squadrons of cavalry.
The Relohstag has passed the Military
Loan bill without debate. Only three
members Social Democrats) opposed the
measure.
The peaceful tenor of Prince Bis
marck's speech in the German Parliament
on Monday caused buoyancy in the Euro
pean exchanges.
THE returns of the London board OF
trade for January, show an increase OF
imports by e3, 100000 and of exports by
e77O,O00, in comparison with January
1887.
THE investigation of the scandal of the
sale of official decorations in france is il