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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20
LAST WORDS OF KINGS AND
PRINCES.

"An emperor should die standing up
right" exclaimed Vespasian, and ex-
pired in the arms of his attendants who
attempted to raise him, while "These
are the works of mournful war" was
repeated in his last moments by Marcus
Aurelius Antonius.
Fighting on Bosworth Field, Richard
III. called out: II am the king of Eng
land; l will not bulge foot!" and fall
ing, overwhelmed by numbers. cried,
"Treason Treason!" The gentle boy,
Edward vi. exclaimed at the end: II
faint, Lord; have mercy on me! Receive
my soul!' Bowling her head on the
grim block in Fotheringay Castle, Mary,
Queen of Scots. said simply: Unto thy
hands, o Lord. commend my spirit"
Charles I.,when before similar ak, said
to the executioner: when / put out
my hands this way then" and imag-
lining that the man was about to strike,
he exclaimed: wait for the sign"
This was after the historic "Remembe r,"
last night came for Oliver Cromwell. he
repeated several times-"God is good!"
and when those by him tried to persuade
him to drink and sleep, he replied: ut
is not my design to drink or to sleep;
but my design is to make what haste l
can to be gone"
IT seems almost coincidence that tie
last utterance of Charles II. was an
apology to his attendants that he was SO
long dying and hoping that the trouble
he was causing them would soon be
over. William of Orange asked: Can
this last long?" but his last word was
the name of on old friend. The last
hours of Anne were clouded in delirium,
but until speech left her she called out
repeatedly. "Oh, my brotherl My dear
brother! What will become of your"
Fastening to Osnaburg, George 1. was
seized with appoplexy, and repeatedly
called out the name of destination, but
expired before reaching there. To
companion by his bedside George ".
called out: my boy. this is DEATH" and
ten years later his brother, William w.,
taking leave of the archbishop. said:
believe me, am religious man."
That Queen Victoria was always in
the thoughts of her beloved husband is
proved by his last utterance, when he
affectionately call her Good little wife!"
AS Napoleon lay dying on the lonely
rock of st. Helena, he muttered in his
delirium: Head of the army" and just
at the last when dying, also in exile, the
third Napoleon asked his doctor: Were
you at Sedan?"
William the Silent, the founder of the
Dutch Republic. exclaimed when struck
by the assassin's bullet: 20 my God;
have mercy on my soul! have mercy on
this poor people" Nicholas /. of Russia
just before his death. dictated kilograms
to be sent to different cities with the
wording: THE emperor is dyingl" and
Maria Theresa Of Austria was at almost
the last moment asked if she was not
lying uncomfortably and answered: "Yes
but we'll enough to die" and in a very
few moments expired. just before his
end Frederick the Great murmured:
1--WE are over the hill; we shall go better
now;" and Queen Louisa of Prussia 1.-THE
mother OF the first German emperor)
said in her last illness: Il am queen,
but l have not power to move my arms"
and in the minute before her death
exclaimed: "Lord Jesus, make it short!"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20


Double cropping requires double
manuring, but where this can be done
it is pretty sure way to increase the
earnings of the land; but the effort to
obtain good yield from a run down
farm and to improve its condition at the
same time will prove failure.
Those who have their doubts about in
tensive cultivation. extra manuring
etc.. are the men who are never tempted
to practice them. One should never be
ready to condemn thing without some
trial.
A good growth of rye plowed under
makes a most excellent fertilizer for
corn. Among the things to recommend
it is that it is cheap fertilizer; it does
not cost all the succeeding crop is worth
to sufficiently enrich it.
Before spending money for CONNER
cial fertilizers use home made manures
just as far as possible. The former will
doubtless improve your crops, but the
man who neglects to use his home made
manurial products is not the one to use
the bought article to advantage in pre-
pairing his land.
Generally. the single crop idea is
very bad one to tie to. 1t is move in
the right direction, and one which will
lead to an improvement of agricultural
conditions in general that farmers are
everywhere casting about for the best
means by which their operations may
be more widely diversified.
One of the roads toward profitable
agriculture is to have wide difference
between the cost of crop and it's sell
ing salue. Many crop may take from
the soil fertilizing elements worth pretty
nearly as much as the products, as
wheat has been doing at the ruling
prices.
There is indeed such thing as be-
coming land poor. Do not the extended
acres bring you a living income above
your taxes? Sell or lease the greater
bulk Of it, and then make it mine OF
wealth by increasing the depth of the
soil, manuring more heavily. and giving
it twice as good cultivation as has been
your won't.
Sow small corner of the corn field to
rye. oats or barley for pasture for the
pigs. The pigs can be run for a few
weeks this fall without the least dam
age to the corn crop. and to the great
advantage of the pigs.
1t is not to the farmer that hard times
ottenest come, and bankruptcy is rare
visitor. Statistics show that agriculture
is safer than banking, railwaying or
manufacturing, taking all things into
account.
There is more than one thing to favor
the procuring of the best, richest and
most concentrated foods; beside keep
ing the animals in fine condition, we
must remember that there is an improve
ment in the quality of the manures.
Then, save it, save it. Use plenty of
absorbents.
A very poor farmer he must be who is
not sure of living. IL young man is
not fit for anything else he is not fit for
farmer; and this is the excuse for SO
many run down farms and the continu-
al wall that farming does not pay.
Potato blight is a fungous growth.
and there must be germ or spore to
start plant. 1t develops best in hot,
showery weather. The Bordeaux mix
ture, applied as often as the material gets
washed off-say every two weeks-will
almost surely prevent any ravages from
this source.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20
CHEERFUL GIVING.
BY ERMINA c. STRAY.
(From 'songs of Hope" 1872

(From "Songs of Hope" 1879
Cast thy bread upon the waters.
Though the waves are dark and rough,
For the Lord, you know, has told us,
We shall always have enough,
He has told us to be trusting.
And we always shall be fed,
In the land we'll have our dwelling,
And possess the living bread.
Not alone to deeds of giving
Aims to starving men, you know.
But to hungry souls now longing
For the living waters flow.
That is what the Preacher" tells us,
What he meant by casting bread
Ger the human waves, of hungry
Souls and bodies, to be fed.
And it will return unto you.
Not the leavened bread you gave,
Not the counsels and the prayers,
That some starving heart may crave.
But when some one turns to Jesus
After many days. or when
Some poor soul is saved from shining
You have found your bread again.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20

from New York, we were inconsola-
BILE. Meg had always been one of our
leaders in all social enterprises, and
we felt that she would be buriec from
the world in her suburban home. l
intimated as much on my farewell
call to her. She shook her head
merrily, but positively.
eve shall seep' was her laughing
response. "Woodville is, during the
summer, the resort of many delight
full city people, and there are some
good old families who live there all
the year round. Moreover, it is one
of the prettiest places you ever saw"
l was still incredulous.
"But, Meg" l urged, sit is coun-
tryw
"And what of that? I haye John
and the baby" she answered, with
happy light in her brown eyes.
"That is just itp' exclaimed l, inn
patiently. "You are beginning as
you mean to go on. Out there, away
from the city, you will grow to be
merely a model wife and mother.
That is all very we'll in its way, of
course, and very beautiful and proper.
But you will never have any social
life; your house will no longer be the
center for fun and amusement, and
in giving up entertaining, you hide
one of your talents in napkin"
"My dear girl, said my friend, 81 have
not the least intention of 'buryiug'
myself, hiding my talent'-if l have
one-or of giving up social life 1t
would be unfair to my family-(does
not that sound grand9)-if l did so.
John goes to the city and back every
day, and he will thus keep in touch
with the outer world, and do you i'm
agine that I shall become fossilized
in my pretty new home? If people
are naturally narrow, country life will
make them unbearably provincial; if
they choose to grow in mind and
heart, the free outdoor life and the
time for thought and reading will
develop them. And as to social life
come out and see me, and | will try
to have an afternoon tea that will
prove as pleasant as any that l have
ever given in town. The house that
John has had remodelled is one that
was an unusually pretty farm house.
We have had it modernized to suit
fin de steele tastes, while all the sur
roundings remain the same. Now
when will you come and see it all for
yourself2 How would the second
week in June suit you9"
l promised to go, and one fair
afternoon my trunk and | were set
down at an unpretentious railway
station, upon which the name "Wood-
vile" was printed in yellow letters.
John Hope stood upon the platform,
head uncovered and agenial welcome
in his face. He led me to a light
surrey in which Meg was waiting. l
was placed on the back seat with my
hostess, while mine host took the
reins. His horses were a fine pair of
bays, feet of foot and gentle of dis
pc ition.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20

So SARAH GRAND. OF the Heavenly
Twins. well says: Just do thing and
don't talk about it. This is the great
secret OF success in all enterprises. Talk
means discussion; discussion means irri-
tation; irritation means opposition; and
opposition means hindrance always,
whether you are are right or wrong"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20

The last words of her son William, the
victor of 1878, are said to have been: II
have no time now to be tired."-The
OuiUer
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20
MID CLOVER BLOOMS.

BY VIRGINIA VAN DE WATER.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20

HEN Meg Marston mar
ried John Hope her
friends were glad, for he
was a charming fellow.
When, a year after her
marriage, she moved out
of town, into a country
village some thirty miles
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-20
FARM, GARDEN AND DAIRY
Instructive Reading for AgricuIturists.
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR "THE UNIvERsALIsTv
AGRICULTURE.

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The morning call., 1895-02-26
The Eye Sees Not Itself
but by Reflection"
The Eye is the Index of
the Character.
The Eye is the Light of
the Soul.
The Eye is the Index of
Health.
The Eye is the Index in
Sickness.

A bright clear eye indicates an active stom-
ach, liver, kidneys and bowels.
A heavy, duh eye indicates foul stomach
torpid liver, irregular bowels, inactive kidneys
If your liver is disordered in the least il ia
manifested first OF all in the eve. The evs
has dull and heavy look, yellowish or iaup-
diced; the rays of light cause pain, dyspepsia
blind spells, headaches, nausea
Ii you have q foul stomach it is indicated by
the eyes. Indigestion is one of the frequent
causes of the eareworn look expressionIess
eyes. If your stomeeh and liver are active il
will be indicated by a bright, clear eye
Inactive kidneys, irregular bowels, palpita-
ton of heart, headache, dizzy spells, faint
spells, staggering sensation pain in side and
back, dragging sensations in hips, eructations
of foul-smelling gases, insomnia, melancholy.
ringing in the ears pimples on face, body and
limbs, skin disease, are all due to torpid liver
and foul stomach. joys Vegetable Sarsapa-
rilla is a vegetable hepatic stimulant; regulates
the bowels, promotes digestion. The moderate
use of joys Sarsaparilla purifes the blood,
makes active kidneys I'D q bright, clear eye.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
TELLS A TALE OF THE SEA.
Albert bennett Borrows Money on TIN
Strength Of 1t.

Albert bennett Borrows Money on the
Strength Of 1t.
The following advertisement appears in
this mornings issue of the CALL:
WANTED INFORMATION OF WHERE.
w abouts of Albert G. bennett. Box Sc, Call
Office.
Frank B, Gibson, secretary of the Law
and Order League, inserted the advertise
ment.
bennett was at one time in the employ
of R. E. Osborn & Co., but lately has had
no regular employment. He claims to be
a nephew of prominent business man of
this city and lieutenant on the cruiser
Philadelphia. On the strength of these
claims he has gained considerable cheap
honor, and has borrowed money from
nearly every one he met.
Stephen Otis, stock-broker, is benefits
uncle, and loaned him various sums, aggre-
eating $3.50, on account of pretended de-
post in the Peoples Home Savings Bank.
Herbert r. Rue cashed $25 order on Os-
born e. Co., a firm for which bennett was
not working at the time, and which did
not owe him anything. bennett also de-
ceived saloon-keeper on Market street
with an order on the paymaster of the
Philadelphia and ran up bill.
An attorney let bennett have $18 to go
home tn Nevada City, and he stayed here
and spent the money. He pretended to be
member of one of San Francisco's clubs,
and after purchasing a fine pair of specta-
cles at the California Optical Company,
told the clerk to send the bill to his "club'
The bill is still unpaid.
bennett ran the Reveille in the interest
of the Law and Order League, and collected
for advertisements in advance. Two issues
appeared, and the Reveille suspended.
The advertisers were in the lurch. and
meanwhile Mr.. Gibson had loaned Dem
nett $27. J. d. Hammond & Co., want to
collect $92 for printing those two editions.
1t is said several lady roomers at the
Bella Vista were victimized by bennett in
various amounts.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
BILLS CONSID Erred.
The House Deroted the afternoon to til
Senate File.

The House Deroted the afternoon to the
Senate File.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 25.-The principal
work of the afternoon was the consideration
of Senate bills which came up on the special
file. Those passed were:
An amendment to the municipal cor
porations act making the City Attorney an
elective office and giving Trustees power to
appoint the Street superintendent. Nickel
vey gave notice of intention to reconsider.
Making it ENLIGHTENMENT for person to
deal in property in which another person
is interested with him, in such way as
would amount to that offense if the
offender had no interest in it.
Appropriating $500 for the repair of the
grounds at the San Jose Normal School.
Appropriating $4,000 for the repair of the
buildings at the San Jose Normal School
Appropriating $1,000 for office rent of
labor bureau in San Francisco.
Authorizing the appointment of another
Waterman for the State treasury.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The One Thousandth Has Been Presented
to the House.

The One ThonsGmdth Has Been Presented
to the House.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 25.-The one-thou-
sandth bill was introduced this morning
by McKelvey. 1t provided for the encour-
agement of shipbuilding in California by
e1empting vessels built in this State from
section 1855 of the Political Code. regulat-
ing pilotage fees. A revenue clerk" was
advised for the Controllers Office by the
Committee on Revenues and Taxation.
By request Ewing introduced a bill
which was left over from the last session.
1t makes the jurisdiction of the Harbor
Commissioners extend up Channel street.
Islais Creek channel, South Basin, China,
Central, South, India and Drydock
basins, as far as the ebb and flow of tide
water.
Another bill that the Populist Assembly
man introduced by request provided that
all work on State buildings amounting to
$4,000 should be advertised and the work
segregated and let by separate contracts.
McKelvey of Orange introduced bill
which will compel all corporations to pay
interest on deposits demanded as con-
dition of doing business with any person.
This will especially affect gas companies
and water companies, who demand de-
posts on meters, and street railway com
panies, who demand deposits from their
employees.
Another bitter pill for the streetcar COM
bine is bill of Heaiey of San Francisco,
which provides that street railroad com
panies shall return the fares paid to pas
sengers when travel has stopped for a.
period of ten minutes.
Boothby of San Francisco introduced
another bill of NJ. M. Foote'S. This is to
provide against the incarceration of sane
persons or those not so disordered as to
endanger health, person or property A
bill securing all State work to citizens was
introduced by Coughlin of San Francisco.
Dixon OF San Francisco introduced bill
to force street pavement contractors to de-
The morning call., 1895-02-26

the State Board of Horticulture, providing
Tor the transfer of the boards property to
the State University before July 1, 1895,
ana authorizing the county horticultural
efncers to organize State association
under the direction of the agricultural de-
partment of the university.
BY Shine-Regulating the width ofwagon
tires and compelling the width to. be in
creased in proportion to the weight to be
carried
BY Gleaves-Providing for contesting the
election of Governor or Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor by canvassing all ballots at special
session of the Superior Court of Saera-
mento.
BY Gleayes-Providing for a commission
OF three to investigate all State offices and
appropriating $40, 900 for the purpose.
The Governor notified the Senate that he
had signed the National Guard bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the services of the
militia during the strike of last summer.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
THE PORTIA LAW CLUB.
Names of Five Members Dropped From
the Rolls.

~,N@Anos VI rive members OroPPcu 4 rum
the Rolls.
AT meeting of the Portia Law Club last
night Mrs. Harrison offered q resolution
that Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens, Mrs. Emma
Gregory, Mrs. f. C. Gehricke, Mrs. Rosa
II. Vldaver and Madame Ellen Coursen-
Roeckel be dismissed from the club. The
motion. was carried. 1t was also ordered
That demand be made on Mrs. Emily Pitt
stevens for the money in the treasury.
Attorney Clara Foltz, the dean, appointed
Miss Eleanor d. Pratt, Miss Annie Cohn
and Miss E. Wickman members of the
BOARD OF regents. The following new mem
pers OF the club was announced: Mrs. Kate
J: Whats, Miss Frances Rosezela Morris
OF Carson City, Miss E. II. Waters of Stock
Harris and Miss Alice &. Friedlander.
MISS Phoebe Couzens was invited to adj
dress the club,
The morning call., 1895-02-26
WANr d RADICAL REFLECTION.
me Alameda Dele cation Wrdngting OUe1
the FipinG of Salaries.

The Alameda Delegation Wran9ting OUes
the FiDin0 of Salaries.
SACRAMENTO, Feb %. - The Alameda
delegation is having good-sized wrangle
over the county government bill and the
fixing of salaries. The legislators from
Alameda held meeting behind closed
doors tonight and argued.
Fassett wants radical reduction. In
this he has degree of support from Beard
and Dodge is also in favor of reducing sal
aries of some of the officials, notably the
Assessor.
Senator Wilmington declared some days
ago that he would not report the county
government bill in blank, and if the Ala
media delegation could not agree on the
figures for that county he would report
them at the present figure. Fassett with
the assistance of Beard, succeeded in get
ting reduced figures IN the bill in commit
tee. Now the schedule is to raise thep.
The Alameda delegation is pledged to a
reduction, but many of the members are
friends of office-holders and do not want
to hurt them financially, SO all sorts of
compromises are being proposed.
Fassett holds out for the figures given
by the members of the Grand Jury, who as
individuals recommended substantial re-
auctions. The salaries for the better paid
officials may be fixed at $4,000.
There is the offer of compromise to
postpone reduction for two years.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
cAT'ARRH.

=. ". I0y CONGRATULATIONS: have ina
completed the second bottle of Your Vegetables
Sarsaparilla. have had catarrh for years which
affected my eyes. hearing and stomach Frequently
would have dull headache for days at a time Since
taxing your remedy have felt no disagreeabIe
symptom.
suffering from any OF the above symptoms TO be
benefited. Kindly send two more bottles by
return express. (SiGnedj
MIR. FREDERICK DE RICHMOND.
Seattle Wnsh.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
THE LExoW MEASURE KILLED.
Hot Uords Betreen DR.. Ollie aud As
senblyn,Gm Laugenottr.

ocHtOtYstuH LutyeNOftr.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 25.-Timothy GUY
Phelps OF San Mateo and I. NJ. Merrill
were the only men on the Committee of
Ways and Means last night who favored
the Waymire bill to Lexow San Francisco.
There were stirring times in the commit
tee-room and the bill was killed once, but
will be made the special order by the com
mittee for Wednesday night, when vain
attempt will be made to resuscitate it..
Laugenour, the Democratic member from
4olo, has fought the Lexow measure per-
sistently from the first. As he is recog-
nized as being very close to the Governor
this has caused the agitators considerable
perturba ton.
Last night after the Rev. Dr. Ollie had
talked on the matter he called Laugenour
out of the committee-room and assured
him that Governor Budd had said he was
willing to agree to the bill as they intended
to amend it. Laugenors at once went to
Governor Budd and asked him about the
matter. "lt's - le," exclaimed the
executive officer 81 never said anything
of the sort"
Laugenour then went back to the COM
mittee-room. When DIR. Ollie again ap-
preached the Lexow question he charged
him with having stated what was not true
and what he knew was without foundation
No exception was taken to his language.
however.
Assemblyman Waymire of Alameda also
spoke for the bill. 1t was at length de-
cided to go into executive session and the
purifiers" were sent out into the hall. A
spirited discussion then arose in the COM
mlttee-room. On vote it was decided to
report the bill unfavorably by ayes and
noes. Then the gentlemen who had
been waiting outside were again admitted,
as they expressed desire to speak in favor
OF the Powers bill to enlarge the power
OF grand iuries. When they found their
pet measure had been killed they began to
plead for it.
They said they were willing to have the
appropriation clause stricken out if it were
necessary. They wanted to get the bill
back into the House, though Mr.. Lauge-
nour thought 1t would be wiser to consider
the mater, and the bill was made the
special order for Wednesday night, This
practically kills it. as Wednesday will be
the 9th, and the report of the committee
is demanded for March 1.
great NUMBER OF bills were considered
and action taken. The bills of the Franco
Californian, the Voce del Popolo and the
California Demokrat, for printing the con-
stltutional amendments caused much dis
cusslon. The bills are from $3.50 to $5135.
Inc committees ideas as to the value of
the work done varied from $1,000 to $4,000.
a compromise was finally effected on $500.
Iwenty-three other appropriation bills
We're also allowed, the total footing up
s4oo, o9f y. Among these was one allow
ing S250, l6o for the attaches of the consti-
tutional convention. Five thousand dol
iars was recommended for John C. Pelton,
Inc bill relieving Treasurer Stolen of
aono s1s.d from 6 the necessity of paying back
h1m I'm was also recommended.
me dis to establish an ice plant and
coroage factory at Folsom were both killed.