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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

A DISPATCH from Gloucester, Mass,
says that the record of disasters to the
fishing feet for the year ending this
month is about the largest ever known
there in single season. Twenty-Five
vessels, with an aggregate tonnage of g.
354 tons, and 112 men. were lost, against
10 vessels and So men last year.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

Mothers will find Mrs, Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" the best to use for children while teeth
ing. An old and well tried remedy.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

FRIDAY. October IS, the Cologne Gaz
cite had dispatch from st. Petersburg
announcing the mortal illness of the
Gear of the Russias. All of the former
reticence surrounding the case is aban-
doned and henceforth bulletins will be
issued from day to day informing the
public of the progress of the Cars NAL
ady. Prayers were offered in the Kazan
Cathedral on the 18th for the recovery
of the royal sufferer. No doubt Alex
ander III. is apr oaching the end of his
career. The appointment of the Czaro-
WITT as regent of the empire is hourly
expected.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

Health, comfort and happiness abound in
homes where Garland Stoves and Ranges are
used.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The New York Herald, speaking of the
coming election in that city says: 1t is
an issue between good government and
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

PRESIDENT WEIR, of the Adams Elk
press Co., said in New York yesterday,
that the Virginia train robbers did not
get in all over $4,000, and that the
amount may prove to be even less.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The suit of Mrs. Phoebe Lee Linton,
against the London banking firm of
Cooper & Brown to have deeds and mort
cages on Nebraska land aggregating
several hundred thousand dollars was
yesterday decided in her favor.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

THE Northern Pacific Company, has
petitioned Judge Jenkins. in Milwaukee,
to instruct the Receivers to bring suits
against Henry Willard, Colgate Hoyt and
Charles T. Colby to recover nearly g.
100000 alleged to have been made un-
lawfully through Nor bern Pacific deals.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The Court of Appeals for the District
ofssColumbia last week dismissed the ap-
peal in the case of Pollard versus Brock
inridge. This ends the litigation as far
as the courts of the district are concern
ed, and leaves the plaintiff free to collect
her judgment of $4,000 and costs from
Colonel Breckenridge, when and how she
can.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

II is reported in Abilene, Tex. that
three of the four robbers who success
fully held up the west bound passenger
train near Gordon, at noon Friday we're
captured near Strawn Sunday by Texas
rangers and all three we're wounded as
the result of pitched battle between
themselves and the rangers.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

WITHIN the last few days heavy orders
from japan have been placed in New
York for canvas duck, suitable for army
tents and sails, and for leather and man
ufactured boots, suitable for military
use. The orders have not come from the
Japanese government direct, but from
merchants at Yokohama, who have taken
contracts for army supplies. These
orders are among the first, showing an
increased demand for military and do
nestle goods, such as usually follow a
foreign war.
The reports to the treasury depart.
ment show that the export trade to
China and Japan had not been stimu-
lated prior to Sept. l. Up to that time
the exports of arms, powder. etc, to
China had been less than $1,000, twelve
months preceding. to Japan only 500.
From this it is concluded that arms and
ammunition have not been exported
from this country except under cover as
general merchandise.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

JUDGE JENKINS, at Milwaukee, last
week dismissed the petition of Brayton
Ives and others to have 7. E. Cakes
dismissed as Northern Pacific Receiver,
and confirmed Special Master Cary's re-
port generating Cakes from making any
money out of the road illegally.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

FRANCE has given Madagascar eight
days to make up her mind whether or
not she will submit to an exclusively
French protectorate and permit the es-
tablishment of French garrison at An
tananarivo. Though the dispatches do
not declare the intention of France in
the event of negative reply to this ul-
timatum, the inference is that France will
proceed to the use of gunboats and things
to enforce her desires upon the island
kingdom. Though France has practic
ally been in possession of Madagascar
under the treaty stipulations of 1888
there has been great deal of native hos
tility to the French protectorate and
distinct party antagonisms have been the
consequence, antagonisms that have
been aggravated.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

THE incoming class at the Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute num-
bers about 100 negroes and 80 Indians.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

PROFESSOR NoRTHNAGEL, of Vienna,
believes that the Gear has neither can
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

IT is semi-officially stated that China
has made no proposals for peace, and
therefore the statement that Japan has
rejected them is not true.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

THE Prince of Wales. as a personal
friend of the "Autocrat," sent his con-
dolences to the family of DIR. Holmes.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

PHILADELPHIA policemen who have
bicycles have been detailed to suppress
the nuisance of fast riding by reckless
cyclists
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

JUDGE LACoMBE, in the United States
Circuit Court, in New York, dismissed
the writ of habeas corpus in the case of
John James Howard, Levi P. Morton's
coachman, and decided that he must be
sent back to England, as he had been
brought here in violation Of the Contract
Labor Law.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The struggle for the control of the
Cincinnati Southern railroad, at the an
nual meeting of the company in Cincin-
natl last week, resulted in the election
of the ticket of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
and Dayton interest.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

A WASHINGTON despatch says that the
battleship Maine has probably earned a
premium of $4,000 on account Of sur
plus horse power developed by her ma
chinery on Wednesdays trial trip. A
preliminary calculation of her engine
performance shows 300 horse power was
developed above the 5000 required by
the contract. The vessels average speed
was 1896 knots.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The report of Brigadier General Mer-
rift Just rendered to the war department
deals with the services rendered by the
troops under his command in that por-
ton of the country along the northern
border including Montana, Wyoming,
the Dakotas and Minnesota. Consider
able space is devoted to the so-called
Commonwealers, or Coxeyites, and the
strike along the Northern Pacific Rail
road, precipitated in sympathy with the
troubles at Pullman.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

A SESSION of the Japanese parliament
was held October 18th. The speech
from the throne was delivered by the
Mikako in person, who said that he had
decided to convene an extraordinary
session, and had given directions to his
ministers to submit for the delibeI alton
Of the Diet bill providing for increased
expenditures of the army and navy. He
declared that he was greatly panied that
China should have forgotten her duties
in regard to her maintenance of peace in
the East in conjunction with Japan.
"She having brought about the present
state of affairs, however" proceeded the
Mikado, land hostilities having been
commenced, we will not stop until we
shall have attained our object" In con-
clusion the Mikado expressed the hope
that all his subjects in the empire
would cooperate with the government
in order to promote the restoration of
peace by means OF great triumph for
the Japanese army.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
CHURCH NOTICES.
OHIO UNIyERSALIST MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION.
Mid-Year Meeting.
Mid-Year Meeting,

MANCHESTER. November 21-23 1894.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

CB1EF ENGINEER MELVILLE, in his
annual report to the Secretary of the
Navy shows that American mechanical
ingenuity has given the United States
several ships which are far superior in
fighting and maneuvring power, as we'll
as in speed and endurance, to any afioat.
THE federal grand jury has found true
bills against the men who are alleged to
have looted the Santa Fe railroad of
several millions and have indicted
among others, Joseph W. Reinhart, ex-
president of the Santa Fe company, and
John A. Hanley, ex traffic manager of
the Santa Fe. These men are charged
with violating the express provision of
the Inter. State commerce law prohibit
ing the paying or receiving of rebates
for freight.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
Ger nor Brights disease, but that he is
suffering from kindred affection which
he calls shriveling of the kidneys.

Ger nor Brights disease, but that he is
suffering from kindred affection which
he calls shriveling Of the kidneys.
PARIS, Oct. 18.-At the Bourse Thurs
day all Russian stocks fell on a rumor
that the Gar is suffering from cancer
of the kidneys. The evidently organized
resistance to fall was not responded to.
The Russian Minister of Finance has
taken measures to prevent heavier fall.
LONDON, Oct 19.-The Standard in
leader this morning says:
I'VE shrink from specializing upon the
consequences that may ensue in Asia as
we'll as Europe when life so valuable
as that of the Gar ends. Seldom has
there been in recent times a moment
when the Gar might for good or evil be
80 potent factor in the fortunes of the
East. Without excepting the collapse
of China. the time must soon come when
the problem of the far East must be
taken into account. When that crisis
arrives it will be a misfortune to the
world if Russia's policy should be guided
by any other hand than his"
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 19.-No word of
hope regarding the condition of the Gear
comes from Livadia. On the contrary.
all dispatches combine to indicate that
every hour brings the royal sufferer
nearer to death. Early today intelli-
gence reached here that the condition
of the Gear had changed for the worse
since yester1 lay, and the imperial family
is described as being alarmed at the
present condition of the sick man
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
THE WEEKS NEWS.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER as.

AT Paris, October 10, upwards OF loo
Americans assembled at the tomb OF
General de Lafayette, in the Picpus
Cemetery, at o'clock in the afternoon,
to perform the annual ceremony OF plac-
ing an emblem upon the grave. Captain
Nathan Appleton, of Boston, the dele
gate of the Society of the Sons OF the
Revolution, delivered brief address and
deposited a bronze marker and tablet,
the emblem of the Society of the Sons OF
the Revolution, upon the hero's grave.
Captain Appleton recalled the part taken
in the struggle for the independence of
the United States by General de Lafay-
cite and M. M. CASTOR de Lafayette re-
sponded. Several members of the La
fayette family were present with many
distinguished Frenchmen.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

CALIFORNIA passed law at the last
Legislature which limits the expenditure
for election purposes of any candidate to
5 per cent Of the salary given such offi-
cer-or in case of fees instead of salary,
limiting expenses to $3.50. 1t also pro-
vides that expenditures must be limited
to printing, cost of public meetings,
postage, etc. Heretofore in California
members of the Legislature have fire.
auently paid three and four thousand
dollars assessment when the official sal
airy was but $3.50.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

IT is reported at Tien-Tsin that
great battle has been fought between
the Chinese and Japanese forces, north
of the Yalu River. The engagement is
said to have taken place Monday, Oct.
10. The Chinese authorities claim hot
to have any knowledge of such battle
having been fought.
A dispatch received from Port Arthur
dated Tuesday, October 16. states that
the japanese have abandoned Thornton
Haven and have proceeded TO the Ping
Yang inlet, which they are now said TO
be strongly fortifying.
A dispatch from Shanghi says that
Wei Hal Wei is being hurriedly
strengthened. The troops in the forts
there fear sudden Japanese naval des
cent. Reports have been received of
serious rebellion in Foo Chow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04

of the Weather Bureau at Z a. m. and
7p. m, It is measured by inserting
q rod, which is scaled in inches and
tenths of inches, until it touches the
bottom of the receiver. 1t is allowed
to remain long enough to become
thoroughly wet, when it is taken out
and the number Of inches and tenths
of inches observed. It must be re-
membered, however, that the sectional
area of the collector, with it's eight
inch diameter, is fifty square inches,
while the sectional area of the re-
ceiver in which the rain is measured
is only five inches square. These Sec
tional areas, therefore, are to each
other as ten to one. That is, the
amount measured in the receiver is
ten times the depth of what would
have been collected in fiat basin
with a surface area of fifty square
inches. Hence, ten inches of water in
the gauge are equal to one inch of
actual rainfall; one inch in the gauge
equals one-tenth of an inch OF rain,
and one tenth in the gauge equals one
hundredth of an inch of rain. When,
for instance, eleven and fve-tenths
inches are measured by the rod in the
gauge, it is entered on the records OF
Weather Bureau as LIS inches of
actual rainfall. Thus, the amounts
are recorded and expressed decimally
after the manner of dollars and cents
in the currency of the United States
Courier j Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04
FASHIONS REALM.
THE LATEST CREATIONS FOR
HOUSE AND STREET.
A Street Costume That is Very Smart
and Quite Novel - The New
est Things in Bonnets-
Spring Novelties.

The creators OF fashions are busy With
the new Spring and Summer styles, and
their minds are now exercised trying to
look anead few weeks. But as their ideas
90 forward, their thoughts go back more ore
and more TO the old pictures, and fashion
sheets Of the time Of Louis XVI. This is
noticed In everything, from hat to shoe.
Even the quaint little bags and reticules Of
our great grandmothers are again coming
Into favor. -
Skirts are still worn plain, with either
rouleaux Of velvet or narrow fur at the edge:
as Spring advances, Of course, the fur Will be
dropped. Black will not be az much In
favor in the near future as 1t has been IN
the past. The new shades Of brown Will
be the color and light shades in all colors
will prevail. Crepons and creped goods WILL
continue all through the coming season
among the leading materials. This beaut-
full and fascinating material comes IN the
daintiest tints, and OF heavier make than
formerly. The edge OF some OF the goods
comes with crosswise stripe OF narrow
lace or ribbon, and is usually creped into
the material. This year the dresses will be
much palmer than for years past and heavy
rough materials greatly in vogue for street
wear. Among the popular trimmings are
galocns composed Of leather cut In the
form of small flowers. The leather has
smooth dressed surface like morocco, in
such colors as cream worked with iridescent
heliotrope beads, green with gold, mauve
with gold, and SO on, according to the wear
er's individual taste. The thick white lace
insertions are edged with leather worked in
brown, gold and the new shade called "medi-
terranean blue" and those also having the
fringes of paillettes are much fancied trim
ming. Lace and velvet will continue for
the deni-saison and velvet will be used as
trimming for dress-skirts as well, but must
harmonic with the shade Of the goods,
Offering no noticeable contrast.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04

Among the beautiful fabrics seen for sum-
mer are sheer muslins, and flmy laces suit
able for trimmings, cool looking ginghams,
batistes, and wash crepons.
Never have the factories sent forth more
beautiful materials than in 1894. Even the
cheaper fabrics are durable, beautiful and
warranted not to fade. The dimities are as
artistic and exquisitely finished in design and
color as materials which cost three and four
dollars yard. The array is simply bewil-
dering. Among the novelties offered is the
Illuminated wool duck, used for tailor
gowns. A decided aid to the ladies who
have not perfect faith in their dressmakers,
is the almost ready-made dresses, needing
but a trife of putting together to be ready
for wearing. The skirts of the latter are cut
and gored and the insertions Of Lace or other
woven trimming set in, needing only the
band to make them compete. The material
for the waist is planned out together With
the sleeve and waist trimming.
The ehandsomest street outfit have seen this
spring was plain full skirt of black moire,
with long paddock coat of same material,
white glazed kid gloves stitched with black,
patent leather shoes, muff Of the moire and
black Lace. -surmounted with a bunch. OF
natural violets, black jet and lace small
bonnet, and another bunch Of violets under
the chin. The tout ensemble was the most
fetching it has been my good fortune to see
in many months.
Among the novelties is an overdress or
upper skirt hanging straight to about mid
way Of the underskirt, and gradually sloping
backwards towards the back and bottom OF
the lower skirt. It is sort OF revival OF our
first overskirts of forty years ago.
No evening dress, or street dress for that
matter, is complete without the hair being
well dressed. All faces are not suited to
the Grecian knot, and often when features
and form are in keeping the effect is spoiled
by smoothly plastered head, the sight OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04

Many times women call on their family
physicians, suffering, as they imagine, one
from dyspepsia. another from heart disease
another from liver or kidney disease, another
from nervous exhaustion or prostration. an
other with pain here and there. and in this
way they all present, alike to themselves and
their easy-going and Indifferent, or over
busy doctor, separate and distinct diseases,
for which he preseribes his pills and potions,
assuming them to be such, when, in reality,
they are all only symptoms caused by some
womb disorder. The physician, ignorant OF
the cause of suffering, encourages his prac-
tice until large bills are made. The suffer-
ing patient gets no better, but probably
worse by reason of the delay, wrong treat
ment and subsequent complications. A
proper medicine, like DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription directed TO the cause would
have entirely removed the disease, thereby
dispelling all those distressing symptoms and
instituting comfort instead Of prolonged
misery.
The lady whose portrait heads this article
is Mrs. Ida Coventry, Of Huntsville, Logan
County, Ohio. She had an experience which
We will permit her to relate in her own Ian
guage. It illustrates the foregoing. She
writes ~ had female weakness very bad
in bed most of the time, dragging down
pains through my back and hips no nppe-
tite; no energy. The family physician was
treating me for liver complaint did not
get aly better under that treatment 80 I
thought would try DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and his Golden Medical Dis
covery.' felt better before used one bot
tie of each. I continued their use until
took six bottles OF each. In three months
time felt 80 well did not think it necessary
to take any more. In childbirth it does
what DR.. Pierce recommends 1t to do-les-
sens the pain and perils to both mother and
child and shortens 'labor.' would like to
recommend DR.. Pierce's Extract OF Smart
Weed to those who have never tried it it
surely is the best thing for cholera morbus,
or pain in the stomach I ever used It
works like charm. try never TO be with
out it."
The following is from Mrs. Harriet Hards
of Montpelier, Idaho ~ have enjoyed bet
ter health since I began treatment with DR..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04

shell. When the interior is quite dry,
pour into it some fins sand until n
fourth of the shell is filled. Then seal
the hole with drop of white wax.
You can then place the egg on the
edge of knife or the margin of q
decanter, and it will stay where you
put it. Take care to shake the egg
well before placing it in any Of these
positions, and thus bring the centre
of gravity to the place where you de-
sire it to be. To make O disobedient
egg introduce into IN empty egg
shell some grains Of shot and sealing
wax. Close the hole, and hold the
shell over flame until the Wax inside
has melted. The shot and wax will
then adhere at the bottom of the egg.
When cool place the egg on the table,
and it will stand upright, like the one
shown in our illustration. The egg
will be source of mystery to your
friends, as it will refuse to assume any
other position.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04
How the Rainfall is Measured.

To some it may be in the line of in
formation to know how rainfall is
caught and measured, and what the
amount thus collected and estimated
signifies in practical way. One fire.
quently reads in the newspapers about
so many "inches" of rain having result
ed within a given period from storm
alta certain place in the country. What
is understood by this almost every
day occurrence? It means simply that,
if the surface Of the earth were level
and would not absorb rainfall, but
rather hold it in metallic basin, the
earth would be covered with water to
the depth indicated by these inches
and hundredths of inches. Of course,
any kind of vessel properly exposed
will serve to give general idea of the
average amount that has fallen, but,
in order that the knowledge of the
amount collected may be Of scientific
or practical value, it must be obtained
by uniform method of catching the
rain as it falls.
Ine gauge Iuat ID ho" ainoeo uni
versally adopted by meteorologists IN
all parts of the globe is cylindrical
sheet metal vessel with circular
mouth, called a collector, which is
eight inches in diameter. This col
lector is funnel-shaped, the funnel
opening into receiver two and one
half inches in diameter and twenty
inches deep. The collector rests upon
and the receiver is encased within
q six-inch vessel, which serves the
double purpose of support and over
flow. An idea of what the gauge looks
like may be cleaned from the accom-
panying cut. At the top (a) repre-
sents the eight-inch collector. In the
sectional area shown (b) represents
the receiver and (d) the collar or con.
tact of funnel and receiver. This
collar is sufficiently loose to permit
the water to pass into the overflow, in
case of an exceptionally heavy rain
storm.
During the occasion of storm the
amount of rain water in the gauge is
measured twice each day by Observers