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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-13

like your clean white collar. Agnes
likes the bit oflace and bow of ribbon
on her dress"
II like it," said Toms brother,
joining in the talk. They're all just
that way at Mr.. Carroll's. When Gill
bert took me in to tea with him the
other evening he introduced me all
proper and Mr.. Carroll got up and
bowed to me as if / had been some
body"
II hope, Phil, that you remembered
your manners" said mother in some
anxiety.
"You be sure did, mother. / was
a little clustered, but 1 held up my
head and bowed equal to any of EN-"
81 generally let my head down
when I bow" put in Tom.
"When has that been?" asked
Agnes, with mischievous smile.
SWELL" went on Phil, "they all,
somehow, do just the things you're
always telling us to do, mother. If
anybody passes before anybody they
say excuse me- as if it were comp
any"
i've had a very busy life, DEAR"
said mother, with sigh, "and per-
haps | haven't been firm enough in
such matters"
whats the matter with our behav-
ing ourselves withoutexpecting moth
to be always at us?" said Phil, with
an affectionate stroke of her cheek.
"That would be the way for you,
DEAR" she said. "You all know what
nice manners are. Why shouldn't
you practice them?"
If boys and girls could realize how
great an advantage, as they go
through life, they could win by the
cultivation of a grace of manner, they
would surely do it of themselves-as
they can without money or price.
Many success is largely due to
charm Of manner and the true polite
ness growing out of the honest soil of
real regard for the rights and COM
forts of others.-,Sydney Dayer, IN
Neac York Observer.
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q. s. GRANT ii. FOR WEST POINT.
Incident in the G GENERALS Life Fixing His
Grandson's Destiny.

Toward the latter part of April, 1885.
Gen. Grant, while sick and weak at his
home, No. East Sixty sixth street, lay
watching the portrait of baby face.
The face was that of U. S. Grant III.
The little fellow, although then less than
3 years old, was a great pet of the ex-
President, who was particularly pleased
at his reflective habit even at that ten.
der age. He had previously urged his
son to have the boy trained for military
life, and have him graduate from West
Point as they both had done.
Col. Grant said he would do all he
could to have that wish carried into ef-
feet, but as the boy would not be II, the
age for entering West Point, until 1899
he begged the General not to worry
about the matter any more at that time.
Bring me writing Materials said the
sick man. Then with much care and
evident difficulty he addressed letter
to the President of the United States
who should be in power fourteen years
from that time, briefly asking that his
grandson, U. S. Grant, be appointed to
cadetship in the Military Academy.
Shortly afterward Gen. Tecumseh
Sherman called to see him, and he got
Sherman to indorse the application.
Then it was handed to Col. Grant to
take care of, with some remark by Sher-
man, in his good natured way. that the
writer and indorser might together have
influence enough to secure West Point
cadetship.
Col. Fred Grant said to New York
Commercial Advertiser reporter:
81 hope to have the pleasure of pre-
senting that letter in the White House
within the next five years and further
hope it will have the effect of securing
the appointment, for the lad is full of
military ardor, and, although he does
not say much. being something like his
grandfather in that respect, he is earn
estly looking forward to the time when
he shall be admitted"
The Colonel said the letter was short
and formal. There was nothing in it ex.
cept the request as stated. He has it
carefully put away with other papers
left by the General, and, of course. does
not wish to publish the exact phraseol-
ogy until it has been read by the Presi-
dent who will be elected in 1896.
1t was with some reluctance that Mrs.
Col. Grant parted even temporarily with
the 1895 photograph from which the
Commercial Advertisers picture is made.
While feeling proud of her boy, she did
not care to extol him, preferring to leave
that to others.
U. S. Grant ii. was BON in Chicago
July 4, 1882. AS baby he had great
fondness for boy soldiers. and this fact
did not escape the notice of the old Gen.
eral. He now has an army of 1900 tin
warriors with which he occasionally
amuses himself He went TO school in
Vienna while the Colonel was Minister
to Austria from 1889 to 1898. There he
acquired not only knowledge of high
and low German but also became con-
versant with the numerous dialects, and
can talk to a German in his patois, no
matter from what part OF the fatherland
he may come.
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NoBoDy's KITTY.

Nobody's kitty was out in the snow.
Nobody's kitty had nowhere to go.
Nobody's kitty cried: 'Miew. miew miewl
Somebody pity me. Do, do, do!'
So somebody peep'd from window high,
She saw little kitty and heard her cry.
Somebody patter'd down stair by stair,
With blue, blue eyes and with golden hair.
Somebody gathered the wanderer in,
Nobody's kitty, SO cold and so thin,
Nobody's kitty was somebody's pet.
Ha! hal my tale is not ended yet.
Somebody's doggie barked; Bow wow, view
So I'm to be nobody's doggie now!"
"Fie!" said his mistress: 'fie! that is not true;
I've room in my heart for kitty and YOU"
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A BROADER OUTLOOK.
[coNr1NuEp FROM PAGE srx.l

CONTINUED FROM PAGE SIX.
nished and other needed arrange
ments, Emily fastened home, bad,
the driver be in readiness with car
rage and the yard man to be in at
tendance.
Soon plainly attired, but with com
plexion darkened and cap on, hidden
by veil, as she was not ready to ans.
wer the boys probable questions
ere long again in the attic she told
the boys of the new home found fol-
them, greatly to their delight.
Emily's attendant carried the in
valid, wrapped in blanket, down the
rickety stairs little Jim trotting after.
That ride il the luxurious, smoothly
rolling carriage was new and bliss
full experience to those children, and
when deposited in Mrs. Clark's cosy
room, cared for by motherly woman
they looked so contented that Emily,
in the same happy frame of mind, re-
turned to her home, realizing as never
before that, sit is more blessed to
give than to receive"
The next visit was to the home of
her grief stricken friend. There her
cheerful presence was as tonic to
the poor woman abetted by the COM
forts surrounding her. There began
then renewal of the old time init
macy.
Again the sewing society met at
the Dupont residence. The costly
appareled ladies were surprised to
see their hostess SO plainly attired,
yet they could not but admit that
lady of so noble presence, Gears
ony dress look weel."
Far greater was their surprise at
her cheering words, her personal
sympathy and substantial gifts to
the unfortunates soliciting aid.
After the last applicant had departed
a member said: pardon me, does
not SO much attention cause mendi-
cants to become unduly familiar?"
Not with the majority, and an at
tempt of that kind can, I believe, be
easily quelled," Emily answered. Il
am glad you have given me an op-
portunity to rise and explain. Ladies,
| have been taking lessons. have
been among the unfortunate, and as
one of them, | have dressed poorly
and disguised have sought employ
ment. l have learned how difficult
this is to accomplish for women in
poverty and no longer young. l have
learned that many of these needy
one have denied themselves, have
been more thoughtful and more gen.
erous than | have ever been with my
abundance, and that the way to give
real aid is to give of our real sympa-
thy, to get of each case an intelligent
comprehension and when possible to
help all to help themselves.
G PENHAGEN. N. Y.
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AN APPEAL FOR THE BIRDS.


say. q say. can you hear them,
In forest and field and lane,
The starving nestings crying,
While the parent birds are slain?
Can you see the nests deserted,
And the pretty eggs chilled Ger,
And hear all Nature mourning
For the birds that sing no more?
o say, o say. can you see them.
The songbirds we love to hear,
Dying by hundreds and thousands,
Perishing year by year?
To the gaudy haunts of fashion
We may trace their plumage gay.
But their hearts that throbb'd with music
Have ceas'd to beat for aye.
q songsters. beautiful songsters.
Ye come and sirg no more.
Spring waits In vain for the carol
That welcom'd her coming of yore;
But bewarei There is One who made them,
Our birds with their voices sweet,
And the cries of His dying songsters
Ascend to His mercy-seatl
Our Dumb Animals.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-13
YAZOO DELTA
OF MISSISSIPPI

lying along and owned by the Yazoo q Mssis-
sippi Railroad Company, and which that Com
pany offers at low prices and on long terms.
Special inducements and facilities offered to go
and examine these lands both In Southern I'LL
nois and In the "Yazoo Delta" Miss. For fur
Their description. map and any information, ad-
dress OF call upon <. P. SKENE. Land.Commis-
sioner. No. Park Row. Chicago. Ill.
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The Toilet.

Nothing is so destructive to fair
complexion as the habit OF going to bed
with an unwashed face. Get the dust
off. open thu porse, a nd give the skin
chance to do its work. In the endeavor
to do this don't plaster it with soap.
Butt no matter what you do. don't wear
yaseline. or glycerine. or any kind OF
grease to bed. 1t doesn't do any good,
and it spoils the bed linen.
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HOW PATSY FOUND HIS FOR
TUNE.

GREAT commotion was
in the Killikelly cabin
that morning-the KILL
kellys were going to
America.
Poor little Patsy was
happier than all the rest
put together, and when
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-13
497.-HALF SQUARE.
498.-ENIGMA OF CONSECUTIVE LErTEl

4sS.-ENIGMA OF CONSECUTIVE LETTERS
Composed of IL letters.
My is one form of the most variable auxil-
larry verb. :
My 8 is the familiar name for a near rela
tive.
My 5 is the abbreviation of something the
reader is perhaps seeking.
My is nickname familiar by itself, and
even more SO when precededby an adjective ex-
pressing certain relationship.
N.Y. 8 0 was lone of the boys" number of
years ago.
My 10 II II is proposition.
My II 10 IA is a troublesome animal.
Myl5 l6 Is an exclamation of surprise.
My 10 16 IL is an article of wearing apparel
My whole lisa line from we'll known Scotch
poem. EDITH.
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499.-HIDDEN FLOWERS.
1. Bring me the warming pan. Sylvia.
2. The masters orders came today.
8. Tie that rope on ycur dogs collar.
4. Can you spin. Kate?
5. Sure. an is your head aisy now. Pat?
6. The Thermometer stood at nearly a hun
dred degrees above zero several days in July.
Z. DIdyou - e the >cow slip away.
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MANNERS.


GILBERT CARROLL always takes off
his hat to me-" said Agnes to her
mother, as they sat together on the
front porch. II wonder why he does
it?'
IL suppose, dear, it is because he
is gentleman and thinks you are a
lady"
A ladyl 1t had never come into
the little girls head to think whether
she were a lady or not. But she
knew that since Gilbert Garcia
particularly nice boy, who had lately
moved near them, and came to their
school-had begun bowling politely
to her, she had felt more concern
about her own manners.
How could she fail to walk with
propriety along the street after re-
ceiving that graceful tip of the hat
from well behaved boya The feel
ing had extended to her dress, too.
She did not like to meet him, or in
deed any of the CAROLS, with her
hair tumbled and her hat hanging
down her back.
"He's just SO in everything" went
on Agnes. eff you drop anything he
runs to pick it up for you. And if
he's sitting down and any one else
comes along, he's up in minute"
"Pshaw-that doesn't amount to
anything, does it, motheri" asked her
brother Tom, who sat near studying,
probably thinking the holding up of
Gilbert Carroll's manners reproach
to his own carelessness. "That's all
outside doings. 1t doesn't make a
boy any better because he's always
bowling and scraping and twisting
himself to wait on folks. There he is
now"
Gilbert came along, stopping be-
fore the gate to lift his hat with a
smile and the grace which showed it
his everyday habit. AS he paused
for moments chat, it might have
been observed that Tom Strengthened
himself from his lounging position.
"Come in" he was urged, and as he
sat down on step of the porch, lay
ing his hat beside him, Tom quietly
slipped his off.
The visitor remained but few mo-
ments, but during that time he, with
out interrupting his talk, intercepted
a spool in its roll along the porch
from Agnes's work and held out his
hand to hold tangled skein of silk.
81 like his ways" said Agnes, as
with another little touch of his hat
Gilbert went on.
"Well enough, if boys built that
way" admitted Tom, "but not of any
Importance it, mother9"
"Yes," she said, 81 think it is"
"Whyi-it doesn't get better les
sons; Gilbert isn't crack scholar at
all. And it doesn't do any work.
You can help body just as well
without getting bow in"
SWELL" said mother, 81 think it is
something like this. Anything which
makes us more pleasing to others is
worth while. 1t is something like
the making of your clothes. Your
coat would keep you just as warm,
Tom, if it hung like bag on you,
but you wouldn't like it. And you
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-13

you say that you say good deal, for
hardly anybody except the babies
slept wink that night. But Patsy
had reason to be glad, for as he was
cripple, who had never been able to
go far from home, even in jaunting
car, the prospect of being carried
more than two thousand miles in
big steamer was more than delight
full.
Why, "Meriky" was where they had
Indians, and gave away land to poor
people, and had paper for money!
He knew about this because Jimmie
Blacks sister, who was out at service
in America, wrote long letters to jim
mie, and told him all about these
jolly things.
So they started over the fields to
the railway station one bright morn
ing, lark high up in the sky singing
them CHEEKY farewell song as they
tramped away together.
Patsy carried in one hand little
leather satchel which knocked against
his crutch as he hobbled along.
Little Mike offered to carry it for
him, asking, with wonder in his blue
eyes, "Phat's in it, anyway"
ooh, somethin' foinel Yell be
sure to lose it. Micky, if l let's yez
carry it. Oh can take it all roight."
All their kindly entreaties were in
vain; Patsy would neither tell them
what it held nor allow it out of his
sight one instant.
Even when the pangs of sea-sick-
ness overlook him, the satchel lay be-
meath his pillow.
All the Killikellys declared they
had never seen Patsy so happy. He
hobbled around the deck and talked
with the sailors, who all'had CHEEKY
word for the little lad.
He amused the children, and had
a kindly work for all he met.
1t was because of his kindness and
good-nature that his misfortune over
took him.
His mother was i'll nearly all the
time, and so Patsy undertook the
care of the baby, blue-eyed midget
of boy about two years old.
He was sitting with the baby on his
lap, and, as the child threatened to
cry, had given him the precious
satchel to play with.
AS he turned to answer question
of one of the younger children, baby
took the opportunity to throw the
little black bag over the rail; and
Patsy's frightened eyes just caught
glimpse of it before it disappeared.
He made no outcry at first. He
was too stunned and miserable.
But when he did commence to weep,
he cried as though his heart would
break.
Then he had to tell them all about
it; how he had planned that they
should all be rich in America; how
he had cut up all his precious books
and picture cards so that they should
have plenty of paper money in the
strange land they were going to.
They consoled him, sailors and all,
as best they might, and then left him,
for he refused to be comforted.
By-and-by the story got all around
the ship; and while some smiled a
little at first that child would be so
simple" when they knew that it was
little crippled Patsy who was so dis
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-13
4ss.-TRANsPosITIoNs

496.-TR
We will begin with small word,
A beverage of which you've heard.
Transpose this word and it will give
What We must do each day to live.
Prefix letter. and If inclined
A kind of nourishing food you'll find.
Transpose again and you will see
What may be dull TO you and me.
And once again, If you'll transpose
A friend or chum you will disclose.
EVA H..
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-13
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Forty Years the Standard.
ECHOES FROM PUZZLE-LAND.

All communications relating to this depart
ment should be addressed to Echoes from
Puzzle-land,' and mailed to w. Ii. EASTMAN,
East Sumner. Mel
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

on six car loads OF wheat from points
on the Fort Worth & Denver City rail-
road 70 Albany. Texas, via the Texas
& Pacific railroad. submitted 20 the
commission by the Texas y Pacific and
Texas Central ihilioad companies for
adjudication, tNcre being no dts
agreement between the Fort Worth &
Denver City railroad company and the
Texas Central railroad company as to
the basis Of division on said shipment
Of wheat between the Texas Central
and the Texas & Pacific railroad COM
panics.
After due consideration OF the facts
in tho case the commission Is OF the
opinion that the division OF earnings
on the shipments aforesaid between
the Texas Central and Texas & Pacific
railroad companies should be made on
the basis OF revenue OF the local rates
prc.cribed in the commissions COM
modify tarif No. FOR the distance
they We're transported over the re-
spective limos with minimum charge
OF 1--WE cents per 100 pounds allowed
the Texas Central railroad company
for It's haul and 1t is 50 ordered and ad-
judged
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

eight to be selected from different No..
lions OF The state, TO be appointed bv
the governor, with the advice and con-
sent OF the aenaie-the other member
10 be an eN-oliiclo superintendent of
public Instruction.
By Burmeistor OF McMullen: Amend
ing section VI the act providing for
sure OF such appropriated public lands
situated IN such organized counties a.
contain not more than $40 acres.
by Rhodes fPopD OF Van Zandt.
Amending article 10 OF title, chapter /.
OF Revised Clvil Statutes (providlng for
the appointment by the governor with
the consent OF the senate of a super
intendent for each lunatic asylum ana
a female physician for each asylum
rs assistant physician, to take charge
of female wards)
by Bertram OF Hopkins. Comforting
upon clerks the duty OF preparing
abstracts of land titles. transfers, re-
leases, etc
by Brown of san Saba: To restore
civil and criminal jurisdiction to the
county court OF san Saba
BY Drew Of Kaufman: Defining and
fixing the salaries OF the clerks OF the
supreme court and OF the court of Grim
inal appeals and court Of civil APP
peais and to provide for the manner Of
collecting same and making 1t the
duty of said clerks to turn over to the
comptroller the excess of fees
BY Andrews of Tarrant: Authoriz-
Ing appeals In certain cases from the
action OF commissioners courts sitting
as boards Of equalization and boards
Of nppralsement In cities and towns In
the matter Of the valuation OF property
rendered for taxation. Any person,
firm or corporation dissatisfied with
tie action OF the commissioners court
I'm any county sitting as board OF
equalization or appralsement In rails
ing the value OF property rendered by
him. shall have the right to appeal
to the district court, the district. coun-
~ or city attorney to represent com
mlssioners and the burden of proof to
be on the plaintiff
The following petitions were submit
ted:
by Brown OF San Saba: Petition Of
citizens OF San Saba to restore the
civil and criminal Jurisdiction of the
county court at San Saba.
A petition by citizens of San Jacinto,
asking the remedying Of certain de-
fects in the stock law.
Senate concurrent resolution to APP
point representatives and three SEN
ators as "A committee of codihcation
was adopted by the house.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

WONDERFULLY preserved woman. She is
the wife of ex-Deputv Postmnater
David Wallace. who IA IA son OF Coyerh-
or Wallace. and "a half brother of CEN
ernl Lew Wallace. This evening Mrs.
Wallace who ia hcints cnrnl for nv a
family al Contesvilio teleurnphed rela-
tivcg here that gho was not dangerous
Nv Injured N he mlraculoua mat 40
many escaped unhuit
Tho vreeltinr crew was seut. TO the
scone and tho track soon cleared Ma
Ss,,ee h, know, f,,, Tho ,,rccl, nniv maj
tbc trncir snrcad
Coetesvilie tbe scenc az tho vyrecl,
Ia tv,apt,f-ailrht ,,iias ,ycgt or Iniinn'
n,niis
Gnnducto,. yor, y y,-isc a., c,,roo
Of tTn troi, f,1d Nc a,,n hr,i,s, Ia
t,y, ,J,ces H." ilvcs 4, tbis cit,, ,rba
em" 80 III 80 ~ ,',,'i,''5
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

Henrietta, Tex, Jan. 2s.--Snow COM
meuced falling yesterday about noon
and continued all the afternoon and all
night. II was without doubt the hOavi-
est snowfall in seven years. An east
wind blew during the night and piled
the snow up in drifts in many places
bic benefit 10 the county, Nearly AN
the stock in this locality is being FED,
more or less, consequently there Will
be no damage to the stock here.
Mr. c. l.. Ford, our genial district
clerk, and for many years a popular
denuty clerk, was married yesterday
to Miss Nora spiyey, at the home Of the
brides parents IN Bellevue. The young
couple will make Henrietta their fu-
ture home. at which place they arrived
yesterday afternoon on the 317 train
Friends wish for the happy couple a
long life OF unalloyed pleasure.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD


Denlson, Tex, Jan. 2s .--General Pas
senger Agent Baker Of the Katy has
lasited the following:
"Addltional Home-Seekers' Excur-
s,ong-For trains of February Il,
March and April 2, 1895, round trip
Tickets may be sold TO all points in
,Texas (oxcept FL Paso) and to Lake
charles. La, at a rate OF one lowest
regular first-olass fare, plus 81, for the
ro,ind trip. Agents will limit tickets
for continuous passage in each direc-
tfnn with anal return limit twenty (2O
DAYS from date OF sale. Notwlthstand-
In. tickets will be Issued for contn-
nous passage transit limit each direc-
tton siop-over privileges Will be al
inwed on both the going and return
n,ssaqe. within flual limit Of tickets
~ All noints south Of Chetopa. by spec
iai Instructions to conductors except
tpat on tickets sold 10 points on or via
,he southern Pacific company, the GO
tns trim must be made continuous to
nnstlnatlon, and also return trip until
i,na ~ snutiiern Pacific company is
nassed. when the stop-oyer privileges
W retirn trip win be allowed within
w limit il being understood tina. stop
~ nriyiieres must in no case be con-
az oirued as extending the final limit Of
Tickets
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

Holiday, Tex, Jan. 2S.--Snow began
TO fall here yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock and continued to fall all day
and late into last night, with the result
that the ground Is now covered to the
depth OF 1--WE inches on the level. The
farmers will now have no trouble to
break, all land desirable for spring
crops. which viii cause very large
acrenge in this country to be sowcd IN
oats. The snow is the deepest seen
here for many years.
u. r. Brown Of Plano. n wealthy
farmer. has moved on to his farm,
that he bought near here. In Meade
colony. Mr.. Brown says that this
country is the best looking farming
country he has seen between here aud
Collin county.
Dr. A. A. Jones has sold two and a
half acres of city property to b. r.
Perkins