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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12
JAPAN CORRESPONDENTS.
BY REV. 1. WALLACE GATE.

That Rev. Mr.. Rice in his departure
from Japan left mourners outside our
mission circle, the following extract
taken from Buddhist paper gives
testimony. Readers are cautioned,
however, against supposing that he
has developed Buddhistic tendencies
during his stay in Japan. | give the
extract as it was translated for me:
"A Star Lost from the Universalist Firma-
ment in Japan
We have lost one religious man in
Japan, for Mr.. Rice, who preached
and worked for Japan very earnestly,
has now returned to his country. We
wished to make him stay in Japan,
but it cannot be helped, for his body
became weaker and weaker. But we
hope he will come to Japan again as
soon as he becomes strong"
There is an institution in Japan
known as the Young Mems Buddhist
Association. The name is suggestive.
1t is not the first instance in which
Buddhism has copied from Christi
anity in order to strengthen itself.
This Association held large meeting
in Tokyo not long ago. Among the
institutions represented there was the
Unitarian College. Such is the re-
port given by one of the Tokyo
papers.
Another Earthquake.
A slight tremble, a roar like the
rushing of mighty wind, heavy
surging of the house and sounds of
cracking in the walls, another trem-
BILE and then quiet. One leaps from
bed; the other seizes and extinguishes
the lamp; both hasten to the adjoin-
ing room. One gropes for the door
knob in the darkness and opens the
door; the other seizes child; then a
pause; we stand in silence with quick
coming breath. 1t is over. The door
is closed; the child put back in bed; /;
the lamp relighted and crawl under
the cover-lid. Hearts beat fast and
strength wanes like the hopes of
rejected lover. This is a riddle. Can
you guess itg
About month ago Japan was
again visited by destructive earth
quake. This time the stricken dis
trict was on the Northwest coast near
ly west from Sendia. This earth
quake ranks as one of the most des-
tructive in recent years. The total
number of persons killed is 1,202;
wounded 1866; houses totally des-
troyed, 6,676. The damage done.
however is not to be attributed entire
ly to the shock. Much loss is caused
by conhagrations. These calamities
make heavy demands upon the sym
pathies and pocket books of the for
eign residents. Especially is this
true in the present emergency as the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12

IT may be that it is an illusion of hope,
but it really appears to us that the pow
er of the Person of Jesus Christ is in
creasing among the people more rapidly
than ever before in the history of Chris
tianity. There is devotion and an en-
thusiasm for Christ. which is not noisy
and demonstrative, but which is pro-
found, the natural effect of deeply set
tied love for him. and people are moved
by it constantly toward practical Chris
tian life-and this. with many of them
without consciousness Of the influence
that is moving them The Interior.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12

THIS is a faithful and felicitous bit Of
portraiture which we except from an ed
Outlook, The subject under delineation
is "The American Vice." The American
vice is the worship of success, irrespective
Of moral standards; "the fruits of the
American spirit are push, pluck, energy,
vigor, thrift American life is foot
ball game, and though we sometimes
wax indignant over foul play and slug.
ging, on the whole we still keep at the
front the captain who wins. and deafen
with our cheers the eleven who make the
score, nor inquire particularly how they
made it,"
We expressed our confidence in Su-
perintendent Brockway and the general
management of the Elmira Reformatory
when they were in the crisis of the sem
sational investigation brought on by the
New York World. We could not, of
course, know that they we're essentially
sound and right; but character counts
for something in this world, il not in the
other World. We do not yet get figs
from thistles nor grapes from thorns. 1t
gives us peculiarly pure satisfaction to
have the issue of the official inquiry con-
firm our confidence, because SO much is
involved 1t is the vindication of the
most successful criminal reformatory in
the world and of the man who more than
all others created it. Superintendent
Brockway enjoys at this moment the dis
tinction of having borne'in himself and
in his work, the severest test to which
either friend or foe could subject him.
The progress of the legislative inves-
tigation into the methods of the New
York City officials has been watched by
the country long enough for conclusion
to be made up. And the conclusion is,
that the whole nest is foul. The higher
up the Lexow probe reached the more
corruption it tapped. The meaning of
it is. that we have here a system of
iobbery and bribery that has gradually
grown up. from what beginnings no one
can say, until it is part and parcel of
the administration of the metropolis. 1t
seems astounding; and We are inclined
to regard these police captains. their
Tammany bosses, and the firms and con-
tractors and "houses" that supplied the
corruption fund, as all equally mercen-
AIRY and unprincip!ed.
The historical student looks at the
matter somewhat differently. He re-
members that corruption" in munich
pal and State administration was for
merly SO common as to be almost the
rule. In all the great capitals Of the
world-Jerusalem, Rome. Constantine.
pie. st. Petersburg. Paris. Berin. Lon
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12
CONTENTS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. JAN. 1e, 1895

CHICAGO, SATURDAY. JAN. 1a, 1895
Page One.
Editorial Briefs.
Agnosticism.
Japan Correspondence.
Current Press Notes.
Page Two.
Sermon. Hope in God.
The Y. p. G. u. and the Church.
Increase of insanity.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
General Convention Receipts.
Page Four.
Editorial:
Evolution and the Bible.
Wisconsin: Y p. G. U. at Racine.
Literary vignettes-NO. VIII.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page, Farm. Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
News of the Week.
Church Notices and In MemOriam
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12

During the week upwards of one thou
sand slip pledges have been called for,
by pastors and others, for purposes of
distribution.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12

Other pledges have no doubt been sub
scribed to, but are still in the hands Of
those who have undertaken to distribute
the same.
Elsewhere in the present number of
The UNIvERsALIsT a fac c-simile of the
Cent-a Day pledge is shown. Any per-
son disposed to subscribe can fill out the
When the pledge is received folding
box will be sent by mail to the signer of
the pledge. HENRY W. RUGG,
Financial Secretary.
PROVIDENCE. X. L., Dec. 81 1884.
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INCREASING INTEREST SHOWN.

1t is gratifying to me to be able to an
nounce that number of calls for the
"Cent-a Day" pledges and boxes have
been received during the last week. Ev-
identity there is growing interest in the
plan. with more of purpose to make it
succeed The editorial in the last UNI
vERsALIsT will render special service
in calling attention to this method Of Sc
curing desired contributions.
Within the past week Gent. a Day
pledges duly signed have been received
at the Office of the Financial Secretary
as follows:
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CENT a-Day pledges duly signed have
been received at the Office of the Finan
cial Secretary for the week ending Jan.
uary 5, 1895, as follows:
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

BY PRESIDENT I. NJ. ATWOOD, d. d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25

Terraclng the land in billy sections
Of the country to prevent washings
from heavy storms is the best system we
have yet found applicable in this coun-
try. Not only in the South and West,
but in the New England States n good
system OF terracing has been found to
lessen the evils very greatly. All hill
sides are the hardest to convert into
profitable fields, because of the wash
ing caused by rain storms, either on the
surface or below. Even when the crops
are found that will thrive on the hills,
the action OF the running water carries
away so much Of the richest part of the
soil that n must make "a great outlay
every season for fertilizers.
A simple system of terracing Is now
in use by a number Of farmers in this
country, and the effectiveness of the
system, as well as its very cheap and
simple work, should recommend the
plan to all others. Strips OF light wood
or even poles should be nailed together
in the shape of a large A to lay off the
terraces, with a stride at the base Of
about fourteen feet. Stand the frame
upright on a perfectly level floor. and
tack "A string in the apex of the letter.
shaped frame ana tie a pound weight to
i. Let the string and weight get per-
fectly still, aud then raise one end Of
the base exactly one and one-half inch
IS. When the weight gets quiet again
In this position mark on the frame ex-
actly where it swings. This implement
is Invaluable for terracing a field prop
erly, and it Will enable the farmer to do
the work scientifically and rapidly. BY
epplying this terracing machine to the
field a fall of one aud one-half inches in
every fourteen feet will be obtained,
and this is just what science has taught
US to be right.
Beginning at the highest point of the
field lac OIL with this frame "A series of
terraces throughout the whole hillside.
The land should have the slope marked
by the implement until a ditch or some
large hollow is reached which will car
~ the water off freely. Sometimes
they are natural here and there, and il
will not be necessary to do anything
more, but wherever the slope is not suf-
iicient it should be made so according
10 the rule adopted.
A the land is terraced of with the
homemade implement plenty Of stakes
should be ready TO drive in the ground
~ a. to mark the course and depth of
the terraces. Beginning at the line of
stakes then a two-horse pillow should
throw the soil from either side up to-
ward the stakes. This leaves the stakes
on the top of the terrace, and the soil
is thrown up around them, while the
running water from the hillside will
then follow the groves on either side.
II the pillow can not throw the soil up
deep enough other implements must lie
used, but generally the plow will an
swer. Thereafter every spring the
pillow should be run through these same
burrows. throwing the soil up on the
terraces. and in this way they will be-
come permanent fixtures of the field,
heavily matted together with grass
roots. In planting on such a terraced
hill let the rows run crosswise instead
of up and down hill. The water will
then pass off slowly, and cause very lit
tie damage.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
Shakspeare's Married Life.

On what basis does the theory rest
that Shakespeare was not happy in the
later years of his married life? writes
DR.. William j. Rolie in the Ladtes'
Home Journal
As we have seen, bis wife was about
eight years older than himself, and the
nuptials mad been celebrated in some
haste. He had gone TO London a few
years later, leaving his wife and babies
in Stratford. The "Sounets,' which, to
my thinking. are unquestionably auto
biographical, indicate that he had not
been able 10 resist the temptations o.
city life-that he had sinned. and suffer
ed, and repented.
Note that terrible cutlery of remorse
the 10th sonnet. 1t assures US that,
whatever his errors may have been,
| Shakespeare repeuted of them; and hi:
after life shows that he brought forth
fruits meet for repentance. He never
lost his love for his Stratford home. We
have seen that as soou As he began to be
prosperous in London he bought the di-
lapidated New Pace. and as fast as his
means allowed repaired the house, en-
larged and improved the grounds, and
gradually made it the elegant and de.
lightful home which must have been his
ideal from the very first.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
Compressed Wood.

The advance in the price of some OF
the hard woods required in various
special branches Of trade has directed
attention to the possibility of producing
some less expensive material as a sub
%stitute. and in II branch of trade thi,
has been carried out with very success,
full results. For the manufacture OF
loom shuttles lockwood has hitherto
been very largely used, but the price
of this kind OF wood has become al.
most prohibitive, and it has been found
that by compression of cheaper classes
of timber-teak being about the most
suitable for this purpose substitute
meeting all the requirements can be OBJ.
tanned. For carrying out this purpose
a Manchester firm has just completed q
powerful hydraulic press to be used
in COMPRISING timber for loom shut
ties.
This press consists of a strong cast
iron top ard bottom, with four steel
columns and a steel cylinder. with a
large RAM. In the center of this ran
is fitted a similar one, with q rec.
tangular hsad, fitting into a die which
is placed On the top of the large ram.
The timber is put into this die, and Q
pressure Ct fourteen tons per square
inch is applied. The pressure is ther
relieved. and the large ram descends
The top pressure block, which tits the
die. Is then removed, and the small ram,
rising, pushes the timber out at the TOP
of the die. The timber so treated il
made very dense and uniform, and sc
close grained that it is capable of taking
a very high finish. For the manufacture
of shuttles it has been found as good a,
lockwood. and there is no doubt it will
be applied to other branches of industry
where expensive hard woods have to b,
used.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
HOW An Ak IS MADE.
Heated Five Times and Handled by Forty
Workmen.

On entering the main workshop, the
first step in the operation which is seen
is the formation of the ax-head without
he blade. The glowing flat iron bars
are Withdrawn from the furnace and are
.aken to n powerful and somewhat COM
plicated machine. which performs upon
them four distinct operations, shaping
the metal to form the upper and lower
parts OF the ak, then the eye, and final
Iy doubling The piece over so that the
whole eau be welded together. Next
the iron is put in a powerful natural gas
furnace and heated to q white e
Taken Out it goes under a tilt hammer
and is Welded in a second. This done.
one blow from the drop" and the poll
Of the ak IS completed and firmly welded.
Two crews of men are doing this class
Of work, and each crew can make l, 800
axes per day.
When the AK leaves the drop there Is
some supertluous metal still adhering
TO the edges and forming what is
Technically known as a Fin" To get
rid of the tin the AK is again heated in n
furnace and then taken in hand by a
sawyer. who trims the ends and edges.
The operator has a glass in front OF him
to protect his eyes from the sparks
which hy off by hundreds as the hot
metal is pressed against the rapidly re-
v~olying saw. The iron part of the TX
Is now complete. The steel for the
blade, after being heated, is cut by
machinery aud shaped. 1t is then
ready for the welding department. A
groove is cut into the edge OF the iron,
the steel of the blade inserted, and the
whole firmly welded by machine ham,
mers. Next comes the operation OF
tempering. The steel portion of the AK
is heated by being inserted in pots of
molten lead, the blade only being inn
merssd. 1t is then cooled by dipping
in water and goes to the hands of the
inspector. An Ak is subject to rigid
tests before it is pronounced perfect.
The steel must be of the required
temper, the weight of all axes of the
same size must be uniform, all must be
ground alike. and in various other ways
conform to an established standard.
The inspector who tests the quality OF
steel does so by hammering the blade
and striking the edge to ascertain
whether it be too brittle or not. An AK
that breaks during the test is thrown
aside to be made over.
Before the material of the Ak is in The
proper shape it has been heated five
times, including the tempering process,
and the AK, when completed, has
passed through the hands of about forty
wortman each of whom hos 6s,a
something toward perfecting it. Alter
passing inspection the axes go to the
grinding department. and from that to
the p~olishers, who finish them upon
emery wheels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
A Lack Of Electricity.

Jimmy Dawson spent a good-sizet
pile Of money in ov~erhauling aud tixin:
hp his country place.
He had it newly papered aud painte,
and frescoed throughout. He laid dowr
bard wood floors. He set up Il wind
mill and connected it with tank up on
he hill to insure a steady pressure o.
water in the pipes. He put ia new
klnitary plumbing, with hot AID cold
water, in nearly every room. and he in.
lulged in the luxury of n porcelain
bath tub. The tubs in the kitchen were
IT slate, and the range was of the new
tst and most approved pattern.
Then Jimmy thought he had a very
complete place, with all the modern con
I~eniences and ornaments that the heart
II nan or woman could desire.
He was proud of all-from the fresh
y gilded weather van On the cupola tc
The bronze dog on the front lawn.
But his attitude of complacent salts
hction was destined 10 receive a rude
lhock when Mrs. Dawson brought Out
ihe new cook from the city.
On the drive from the station her Hi
bernian highness viewed the situation
Ind surroundings with an air OF gracious
Ind co~ndescending approval, but on he,
ng shown into the perfectly appointed
kitohen her anxious employers noticed
IN ominous scowl settle over her feat.
ares.
Faith" she observed. with q con-
emptuous sniff. "Orm afraid Oil hc
after finding il awkward here widdoui
ie elictr-rric loights!'-Lye.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25


IT'S an old allegorical saying,
Which hope In all ages has spread,
That the soul, like a bloomy-wlnged MIL
Ter,
Unfolds from a crysalis dead.
All, fadn would ! yield 20 this fancy.
This miracle sequence or birth,
For | hold that the souls dearest treasure
VIII be Its remembrance OF earth.
m oh. there's a doubt that assails me,
Whatever my priest may affirm;
The days when 1t crawled as a worm?
What Is life but a eason OF loving,
What Is self but the essence OF years
Distilled from the blossoms OF pleasure.
Infused In a moisture OF tears
What avail TO inherit the ages
With naught OF the struggle before.
To know that my love shall not perish,
Yet I shll behold her no more?
What avail were this frettng and striving
III memory vanish with breath,
When Love Is the priest OF the living,
And Hope the apostle OF death?
What matter a far away morning
II memory end with today?
~Twere as well to face death everlasting
As a past to be blotted away.
You may pirate of an Infinite future,
You may dream of those cons OF bliss,
Blu the home of the soul were "A failure
without recollection OF this.
] am selfish because | arm human,
want not a part but the whole;
And | tell you that only a fyrant
Could blot out the past from the soul!
Albert B.gelow Paine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
Dishonesty in Money Matters,

Napcleon's resolution was soon taken.
He was either really i'll from privation
and disappointment or soon became so.
Armed with n medical certificate. he
applied for and received . ~fur.ougn.
TINS step having been taken, the next,
according to the unchanged and falnil-
lar instincts of the man, was to apply
under the law for mileage 20 pay mis-
expenses on the journey which ne had
taken as far as Paris in pursuance of
the order given him on March % to
proceed to his post in the West. Again,
following the precedents of his life, he
calculated mileage not from Mars.illes,
whence he really started, but from Nice.
thus largely increasing the amount which
he asked for. and in due time received.
-CenIurl
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
Pellisson's Little Adventure.

Pellisson was frightfully ugly. One
day as he was walking down the street
u beautiful lady took him by the hand
and conducted him into a house close
by. Dazzled by the lady's charms and
tlattering himself that this adventure
could not possibly entail any unpleas-
ant consequences. he had not the
strength to offer any resistance. His
fair cnptor introduced him to the mas
ter OF the house, saying:
Line for line. exactly like this. y
whereupon she took her departure.
Pellisson. on recovering from his as
tonishment. demanded an explanation.
The master Of the house, after sundry
apologies. confessed that he was q
painter.
Il have undertaken" he added, 80
supply the lady with the picture Of the
Temptation in the Wilderness W.
have been debating for a couple Of
hours as to the mode Of representing
the Tempter and she ended it BY saying
That she wished me to take you for 1
model."--Rerae AnccdotiQue.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25

OF all the beautiful pictures
That hang On MemOry's wall,
Is one % q dim, old forest.
That seomptn best Of all.
Not for It's knaried oaks Olden,
Dark with the m!stletOe,
Not FOR the v.ol-ts golden
That sprinkle the vale below;
Not for the milk white lilies
Thdt lean from the fragrant hedge,
Coquetting all day with the suubeams,
And stealing their golden edge;
Not for the vines on the upland,
Where the right red berries rest:
Not for the pink. nor the pale sweet cow
1t seemeth to me the best.
! once had a little brother
With eyes that were dark and deep,
In the lap OF that olden forest
He lleth IN peace asleep;
Light as the down of the thistle,
| Free as the winds that blow,
! We rOomed there the beautiful ummer
The summer % long ago;
But his feet on the Mills grew weary,
And one Of the autumn ewes
/ made for my little brother
A bed Of the yellow leaves.
Sweetly his pale arms folded
My neck IN "A meek embrace,
As the light Of immortal beauty.
Silently covered MS face;
And when the arrows Of sunset.
Lodged iU the tree tops bright,
He fell. In his saint Ike beauty,
Asleep by the gates Of light.
Therefore, Of all the PICTURES
That hang on meinory's wall,
The one of the dim old forest
Seemeth the best Of all.
Alice Cary,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25

Beecham's pills are for bill
iousness, sick headache, diz-
ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor.
pid liver, foul breath, sallow
skin, coated tongue, pimples,
loss Of appetite, ETC., when
caused by constipation; and
constipation is the most fire.
quent cause of all of them.
One Of the most important things for
everybody to learn is that constipation
causes more than half the sickness in the
world especially of women; and j tcan ell
be prevented. Go BIZ the book free at your
druggists, or write b F.AllenCo. ,36SCsnal
St., New York. Pills, LOG aud 25e a box.
AnnualsAles more than $4,000 boxes.