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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21
ROMANCE OF A BELFRY.


. That every visitor to Spain who makes
his way to the old Roman and Moorish
city OF Oordova should ascend the bel
fry OF Abdur-R ahman's mosque, now
converted to Christian uses, is an article
OF local faith, though comparatively few
persons care to toll up the numberless
steps OF its dark, torturous and crumb-
ling staircases, even for the sake of the
grand spectacle of the city, with the pla-
cid waters Of the Guadalquiver with the
lofty Sierras encircling it in the distance.
1t was somewhere in the architectural
labyrinth of the courts below that DR..
Middleton one day last week accepted
the proffered service of gypsy, under
whose guidance he assembled till the
twain found themselves at last in the lit
tie gallery outside of the belfry. The
spot is as lonely one as could we'll be
imagined. What noises there in the
sleepy old city far down below reach here
Only in confused murmur, and no hu-
man voice could avail from such height
to call for succor. DR.. Middleton's ac-
count is that when he arrived at this
point his sinister companion, pretending
to quarrel, made a sudden attack upon
him, presumptively with a view to rob.
berry and murder, and that in self-de-
fence, during the struggle, he contrived
to get out his revolver, and shot his as
sailant dead. Save the bare fact that the
man was subsequently found in this place
dead and bleeding, from a pistol shot
wound, the story rested upon the mere
statement of the stranger, for, apart from
the two principals, no human eye had
rested upon the deadly struggle. DR.
Middleton, however, lost no time in sur
rendering himself to the authorities, by
whom he was promptly lodged in jail
pending the necessary inquiries. For
tunately for him certain facts have just
been brought to light which can leave no
reasonable ground to question the accur-
acy of his version of the affair. It has
been discovered that some years ago an
other English tourist was induced to as
cend the belfry tower by the guide.
This gentleman's msngled body was
shortly afterward found on the pave
ment below, and the explanation given
by the gypsy was that the stranger had
in his presence suddenly thrown himself
over the gallery. It is significant that it
is stated that there were no circumstan-
ces in this case to explain the suicide
London Daily Nea0s.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21

st. Aspinquid was famous chief Of
the Pawtucket tribe Of Indians, and was
born in New York in May, 1888. Under
the preaching of John Elliot he became
converted in early life, and, laying aside
his tomahswk and all the other imple-
ments of ssvagery, he traversed the for
ests "from the Atlantic to the California
Sea-" pointing out to the red men the
way to the happy hunting ground ana
the home of the Great Spirit. Aspinquid
was an object of venerstion wherever he
went. In 1852 he died at the ripe old
age of "a years. and was buried with
with great pomp on the summit of Mount
Agamenticus, near York Harbor. His
tory records that in honor of the depart
ed spirit no less than Gill wild animals
we're here gathered together, the contri-
button of thousands of warriors from
every part of the country, the collection
including 80 bears, SO moose and 80 buff
faloes, 1900 mink, 900 muskrats, 482
foxes, 50 wildcats, 112 rattlesnakes, and
wolves, cstamounts, rscoons, offers,
beavers, ferrets, and 90 on. st. Aspin
guilds tombstone was to be seen up in
1850.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21
PANCAKES IN VARIETY.

On cold winter mornings pancakes of
all kinds hold an important place at the
breakfast table. The cherished buck
wheat cakes, most prominent of all, from
Thanksgiving Day until early spring are
seldom absent from the morning meal in
the genuine American household. When
properly made, this is the most delicious
of all griddle cakes, but it has been
against it when made from yeast or risen
over night that it was difficult to make
light and sweet, and that disagreeable ef-
fects frequently followed it's eating. 1t
is found that by the use of the good
baking powder to raise the batter these
objections have been entirely overcome,
and that buckwheat cakes are made
most delicious food, light, sweet, tender
and perfectly wholesome that can be
eaten by any one without the slightest di-
gestive inconvenience. Once tested from
the following recipe no other will be
used Two cups OF buckwheat, one cup
OF -four, two tablespoons of baking pow
der, one half teaspoonful of saltall sifted
we'll together. Mix with milk into thin
batter and bake at once on ahot griddle
The purest and richest syrup is made
by dissolving sugar in the proportion of
three pounds of sugar to one pint of
water. Many persons prefer the flavor of
syrup made of Orleans sugar to that
made Of the white.
Rice griddle cakes are very delicious.
The rice is cooked until perfectly soft,
drained dry, mash with spoon until the
grains are well broken up. For each
cupful of rice take two eggs, one pint of
milk, one heaping teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder, one-half teaspoonful of salt,
and -four enough to make thin batter.
For hominy cakes take two cupfuls of
cooked hominy, and crush it with pota-
to masher until it is smooth mass. Add
one level teaspoonful of salt, two teas.
poonfuls of the best baking powder, and
one cupful OF -four. Stir together; then
add by degrees one quart OF milk, and
lastly three well beaten eggs. Bake in
thin cakes.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21
CROWS AND DOCS.

Are animals able to think over and
carry out plan !? The following snec.
dotes will answer the question. When
in India, had small rough terrier who
when given a bone was sent to eat it on
the gravel drive under an open porch in
front of the bungalow. On several oc-
casions two crows had made an attempt to
snatch the dainty morsel, but their plans
were easily defeated by "Topsy's" growls
and swapping teeth. Away few the crows
to the branch of tree near by. After a
few moments of evident discussion, they
proceeded to carry out the plan of attack.
One crow few down to the ground and
gave peck at the end of the dogs tail.
"Topsy" at once turned to resent this at
tack in the rear, while the other crow
few down and bore the bone away in
triumph.
The same dog had favorite resting
place in an easy chair, and was very Of
ten deprived of it by a dog which came
as visitor to the house. "Topsy" did not
approve of this, and her attempts to re-
gain her seat were met with growls and
bites. This justified an action OF eviction,
and the busy little brain decided on q
plan. The next day, as usual, the intrud-
er established himself in the chair. which
was close to the open door. "Topsy"
looked on for a moment, and then few
savagely out OF doors, barking at sup
posed enemy. Out ran the other dog to
see what was up, and back came "Topsy"
to take possession of her coveted seat.
The other dog came back and curled
himself up in fsr-off corner. The above
/ was an eye witness 10, and therefore
can vouch for the truth of what relate.
London Spectator.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21
A NEW JERSEY MAGICIAN,

All American boys are interested in
Thomas Edison, the electrician, whose in
ventions and applications of electricity
to practical mechanics have won for him
the title of "The Magician" Mr.. Edison
lives at Llewellyn Park, near Orange, N.
j., and is very wealthy man, though
still young. He is devoted to his work,
and says the greatest pleasure he ever
got from the possession of money is the
power it gives him to build the largest
and most perfect laboratory in the world.
A reporter of the New York Post Wis.,
tied Mr.. Edison, and gives an account Of
the visit in that journal.
The new laboratory consists of four
buildings, each four stories high, one hun
dred feet long and fifty wide; they are
heated by steam and lighted by electrici-
ty. The Post says:
"In the materials with which the store
rooms are to be stocked the re hsvebeen
thousands and thousands of dollars spent,
and il Edison does not have every need
full article used in his science, it will not
be the fault of his assistants. He has
given directions to go through half a
dozen works on chemistry, physics, and
mechanics, and make list of every srti-
Gle specified. For instance, in turning
over Watts Chemistry one comes across
materials at every page never heard of
outside of the most complete chemical
laboratories; all these Edison must have,
if money can obtain them. He viii have
every kind of iron and steel, every kind
of known wood, every kind of glass. every
metal in all their different shapes, every
stone, every variety Of clay, chalk, every
vegetable substance that may be of use,
from the frs of the Arctic regions to the
giant grasses of the Amazon. Half a
dozen times in Edison's life his work has
been brought to a stand-still by the lack
of some material known to exist but
which could not be obtained without long
delay and great cost. He had to send to
japan to get the bamboo fiber with which
he now makes the carbons for his lamps.
At present he is interrupted in his work
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21
ghe Anne Sage.
WAITING.

"Will you never wake up, little brook?
You are sleeping. so cold and still:
Have you nothing to say,
Till the snow flies away,
And the daisies the springtime FLIP"
''Wait," the little brook lisped, very low,
81 have wonderful things to tell;
Though the winter seems long,
shall break into song
With the bluebirds that flash through the dell
"You look withered and lonely, poor treel
Will you soon wear your crown of green2
Only icicles fall
From your boughs, dark and tall,
Where a thorn, empty nest is SEEM
sWaitl" the tree murmured softly, "still wait
Though the snow all around me lies deep,
When the warmer wind brings
The flutter of wings,
/ shall rock the sweet brides to Sleep"
"Are you stirring below, tiny seed?
For I'm longing to see you peep;
When the storm busters near,
Are you frightened to hear?
Will you soon to the sunlight creep?"
''Wait," the tiny seed whispered, ''I'll come
When the rain-drops above me call:
Then, in gold, pink and blue.
With a swe ct How dye do
shall welcome the little ones ALP
George Cooper.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21

physician Of note in the city, told my
little story, and asked his aid. In almost
every instance it was readily promised,
and I was told that Diet Kitchen was
just what was needed here. / am not
running any risk, for have only two
rooms, and my rent is small"
She threw open the door of the back
room, from whence came an sppetizing
odor of beef-tea. A small colored boy in
big white apron was standing by the
stove stirring the contents of a skillet
with an iron spoon.
"Jim is my messenger and man-of-all-
work." said Milly, as she closed the door.
Emily, you're geniusp exclaimed her
sister. 81 am proud of you r
Eleanor was proud of her, too, though
she would not confess it, when the Diet
Kitchen began to pay handsomely and
became famous for the unfailing excel
lence of the tea, gruels and panadas it
sent out. And the careworn look dis
appeared from Hugh's face as he began
to see his way to happiness of which he
had not dared to think.
There was another result, too, which
had not been anticipated by any one
DR.. Forbes, from admiring Milly's pluck
and energy, grew to love her very dearly;
and when the Diet Kitchen had been
established year, and was on a firm
foundation, he persuaded the proprietress
to place it in charge OF Edith, and to
promise to make beef-tea and Cruel ex
clusively for him.
Eleanor, finding dependence on her
younger sister not at all to her taste,
finally decided to marry "Old Haggs-
man." and went to live in handsome
mansion three times the size of her
brothers humble home. But Edith,
happy in her independence, and the con-
tinued success of the industry her clever
sister had established, never envied her
for even a moment.-Florenc HalloaueH
in Demorests Magazine.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21

upon the apparatus for generating cleo
tricity directly from heat, by the impossi-
bility OF finding nickel in sufficient guam
titles in this country; he has cabled to
England, and will have to suspend opera
tions until the material arrives. At any
moment he may require some almost un-
heard OF material, and he aims by this
wonderful collection, the list OF which
already reaches eight thousand items, to
provide against annoying delays"
This statement shows the care for small
things which enters into business before
it can be made success. The omission
OF small item may cost dollars in money
and time.
You have all heard, no doubt, of the
wonderful monograph invented by Mr..
Edison. OF this he says:
"You know that I finished the first
monograph more than ten years ago. 1t
remained more or less of a toy. The
germ of something wonderful was perfect.
ly distinct, but tried the impossible with
it, and when the electric light business
assumed commercial Importance, threw
everything overheard for that. Never
theless, the photograph has been more or
less constantly in my mind ever since.
When resting from prolonged work upon
the light, my brain would revert almost
automatically to the old idea. Since the
light has been finished I have taken up
the photograph, and after eight months
OF steady work, have made it CONNER
cial invention. My photograph expect
to see in every business office. The first
five hundred will, I hope, be ready for
distribution about the end OF January.
"Their operation is simplicity itself,
and can not fail. The merchant or clerk
who wishes to send letter has only to
set the machine in motion, and to talk
into the receiver in his natural voice and
at the usual rate of speed. When he
has finished, the sheet, or 'phonogram'
as call it, is ready for putting into lit
tie box made on purpose for the mails.
We are making the sheets in three sizes
one for letters of from six hundred to
one thousand words, another size for two
thousand words, another size for four
thousand words. expect that arrange
ments may be made with the post-office
authorities enabling the monograph
boxes to be sent at the same rate as
letter.
"The receiver of the photograph will
put it into his apparatus, and the message
will be given out more clearly, more dis
tinctly than the best telephone message
ever sent. The tones of the voice in the
two monographs which I have finished
are SO perfectly rendered that one can
distinguish between twenty different per-
sons, each one of whom has said few
words. One tremendous advantage is
that the letter may be repeated thou
sand times il necessary. The phonogram
does not wear out by use; moreover, it
may be filed away for hundred years,
and be ready for the instant it is needed.
If man dictates his will to the phono-
graph, there will be no disputing the au-
thenticity of the document with those
who knew the tones of his voice in life.
The cost OF making the phonogram will
be scarcely more than the cost of ordinary
letter paper. The machine will read
out the letter or message at the same
speed at which it was dictated" Chris
tidn Union.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21
FLOWERS IN CHINA.

The Chinese have passion for flowers.
You may see on the hundreds of canals
that cut up the country around Shanghai,
boats whose dingy and miserable appear
ance betokens the poverty, even the beg
gary of their occupants; and yet near the
stern, on the top of the saw-bang, or
cooking canopy-the "galley"-you will
see from two to a dozen pots of flowers.
Little Chinese girls nearly always place
a sprig of some bright flower in their
glossy tresses of raven black, and they
sometimes show a good deal of taste in
the arrangement of their nosegays.
just about the first of February, or
near the Chinese New Year, one may
see men and boys selling branches of a
small bush that bears yellow flower,
somewhat resembling the Spicebush
flowers of Virginia. This flower has, to
a Chinese, associations bright and
pleasant as those that chung around the
far. famed Hawthorn that bloomed in old
England on "Old Christmas Day" You
can buy in the market for few CHEN or
cash a little flower pot with few bulbs
of daffodil in it, and by keeping 1t in the
window OF your room soon have a
few bright looking flowers. The Chinese
do not plant in their parks such elaborate
flower beds as the Americans and
Europeans, but they are very fond of
pot howers.-Vick's Magazine for april
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at the close she had done so well, and
taking the three notes next to it all in the
same breath, as one seldom hears it done,
and therefore it amused me doubly that
she herself should have begun about it.
Afterwsrd the Prince sang "Es ist elm
Schnitter," and Mendelssohn improvised
till it was time for Her Majesty to start
for Claremont.-Miss Yonge's Victorian
Half Century"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-21

WE live and learn. The Germans are
an ingenious people. They have invent
ed horseshoes for bad roads. This is how
they do it. The blacksmith, when fin
shing horses shoe, punches hole in
the two ends. When the shoe is cold he
taps in lscrew thread and screws into
the shoe, when on the horses foot,
sharp pointed stud of an inch in length.
With shoes thus fitted the horse travels
securely over the worst possible roads.
Both riding, driving and draught horses
are shod in the same way. When the
horse comes to the stable the groom I'M
screws the pointed stud and screws in
button, 80 that no damage can happen to
the horse, and the screw holes are pre-
vented from filling. When the horse is
going out the groom takes out the button
and screws in the pointed stud. There is
no fear of the horse coming back with
broken knees or strained sinews, and the
public are spared the sight of horses
down or slipping in all directions.-L0n-
don Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-22
The Mother nj Ho,,,e.

The mother is the heart of the home,
She it is who determines its characteristics
and ditfuses through it that subtle atm o.
phere which every sensitive person can
feel when introduced into the home circle,
and from which can quickly be inferred
the ruling spirit of the home. There can
be no doubt that the most effective traininp
for children is the training of example.
and this truth the mother needs Constantly
to bear in mind. How can the Impatient
4uerulous, fault-fnding mother teach pa,
tlence and kindness and good temper?
how can the vain mother teach humiiitv2
how can the mother greatly absorbed in
keeping up with the pomps and vanities of
ne, eager for place and show, teach her
G ca the true principles of happy
NE! how can the selfish mother teach
generosity OF kindness, or the discontented
mother teach contentment?-Afrs.H Helm
T.. Stdrreu.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-22
A Double Wedding.

A large number of guests, including
many we'll known people from Cleveland'
Chicago, Cincinnati. Buffalo, New York,
Boston and Washington, assembled the
other day at the country home of Mrs.
James A. Garfield. near Mentor. o.. to
witness the double marriage of Harry Gar
field and Miss Belle Mason. of Cleveland,
Ohio. and j. Stanley Brown. of Washing
ton. and Miss Mary Garfield. The mar
riase service. according to the Presby-
terrain form, was read by DR.. VIM. v: w.
Davis, pastor of the Union church at
Worcester, Mass. At the conclusion OF
the ceremony supper was served in the
lower room, the guests being seated at
tables beautifully decorated with flowers
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield will go to northern
New York for their honeymoon, while Mr.
and Mrs Brown, after short trip to the
west. will sail for Europe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-22
A Cheese.Eating Dog.

There is a dog living on tie J
Side. says the Buffalo Coaui~,
has recently developed the stra1
appetite that ever excited a canine
ate. The other day a dozen q
cheeses were bought. and when
came they We're set on a shell III
laundry, the weather being so cold
it was not necessary to put them il
refrigerator. A few hours later;
it came time to place the chess
the table, they were nowhere 4
found. The dog had a don't-ash-nd
questions expression on his face a
was believed he had stolen them.
as they We're wrapped in tin foil: Il
not seem as though the dog could
relished them, and, besides, the
vowed that she had not seen the
near them, and that if he had attenl
to steal them he would have attEa
attention. The disappearance oi|
cheeses remained mystery for
two weeks, when the mistress Of
house was one afternoon attrat's1
the yard by the barking OF the des|
on going to the door she saw fAss|
pull out from under a pile OF Tat|
one Of the missed cheeses. De
carefully unrolled the foil WITH
paws, and devoured the conten's,
undisguised gusto. The remalA|
part of it was that the dog haa
sufficient sagacity to store the cs
and partake Of one Of them eaen
instead Of disposing Of the entire
Der at one sitting, as most des'
probably all children would az
love for cheese is accounted 1of y
fact that his grandparents 'os0D
them were English bulldogs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-22
Sinkin- ,f tine Terry.

News comes from Omaha of the sinking
at that place of the government transport,
Gen. Terry. This boat was on her way to
st. Louis and had on cargo of Uncle
Sans soldiers. On her trip down the river
she was accompanied by anothe' troopshlp.
the Helena, which kept the lead. The
current was not usually strong and the
Helena passed easily between the middle
piers. The Gen. Terry, however, seemed
to disobey her rudder as she vas entering
the archway. and despite the efforts OF the
helmsman she swung heavily to port and
struck the pier squarely amidships. The
shock was felt from stern to stern and IN a
moment all was confusion en- board. The
passenger list contained four com
panies of the Fifth ilfanty-about
$50 officers and men-nany of whom
had their wives and families ac-
complaining them on the voyage.
The Terry was commanded by Capt. VOL
folk and two mates, and Col. George Glib
son, Lieut.. Col. Cochran and Adjt. Oscar
f. Long were the chief military moguls
aboard. All the soldiers, with the excep.
ton of those composing the guard, wer were
billeted at different hotels in the city. The,
will continue their journey to Texas by
roll
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-22
Eads' Ship Railway.

The directors of the Eads Concession
company, which proposes building a ship
railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuante-
pee, connecting the two oceans. met at
Jersey City recently and after an hours
discussion awarded the contract to con-
struct the proposed railroad to the Atlantic
and Pacific Construction company. The
contract stipulates the work of constrnc-
ton shall begin within year and be COM
pieted in five years. Col. James Ander-
son, of Pittsburg. Pa, and William Will
lams, of New York, are negotiating the
bonds of the company in America, Eng
land and France. The scheme of the COM
pany is to carry loaded ships across the
isthmus in cradles SO supported by n.y.
draulic apparatus as to prevent any un-
usual strain on the vessels. The road is
to be built in the line of concessions made
by the Mexican government to the late
| Capt EadS