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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-02-02

The farmer needs grindstone within
the house, as we'll as the one without.
To carry on farm in these days Of
close competition and low prices. the
wits must needs be sharpened continu-
ally. Ones brain must rub against the
thoughts and experiences OF others. He
must keep pace with the world.
In his tussle with nature the farmer
needs constant new supply Of light
and sagacity. There is no prosperity for
the merchant, mechanic of farmer who
travels in the old rut these days. The
former study men, but the latter must
master nature and make her yield up
her treasures.
A few moments good reading will
often put new life and new heart into
man. Some article just to his hand
makes him forget his ills and misfor-
tunes, and he is renewed for the whole
day. 1t does not take 80 long to rest the
body with good book in hand, for the
mind has recreation also at the same
time.
If the boys kill any of the furry tribe
this winter, let them soak the skins for
II hours in three gallons of water in
which are dissolved half peck of bran
and % ounces of sulphuric acid. Clean
and put in as long another time; when
drying make them pliable by rubbing
and beating.
Another method to cure skins Of small
animals is to apply two parts of saltpeter
and one Of alum, finely pulverized, to the
flesh side. Double this side together
and roll tightly, letting it lie for two
days. A dull knife will then easily re-
move the flesh and fat. Rub to make
pliable when partly dry.
II you have field of heavy black loan
with blue clay subsoil. pillow up next
spring and apply so bushels of lime to
the acre. Have the field CHECKED with
pillow, so that the lime will be put on in
evenness, and have the lime fresh from
the kiln and unslacked. When Stacked
spread evenly with the harrow. This
will unlock fertility which will show for
several years.
There is something in the mere fact
Of paying out hard earned dollars which
makes one pause, and we buy less. there
fore; we also scrutinize prices and quail
ties more closely. Farmers should avoid
store accounts, for debt after failure
of crops comes, is sore thing. Best of
all, raise something all the time which
can be exchanged for goods and grocer
les.
The general estimate from everywhere
is that wheat will pay 80 cents when fed
to the hogs. Hogs are always in demand,
If wheat is not. II the local market can
not consume the supply of pork, the
packery can. II the packery is too far
away, build one nearer home.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-02-02
HORTICULTURE.
economy.

AS protection from the frost and to
provide food for the plants the next sea-
son, fall planted fruit trees and bushes
should receive heavy coating of man
ure before the cold sets in too severely.
Mark your worthless fruit trees before
they are forgotten, and prepare gratis
during the winter for setting on in the
spring. There is hardly farm on which
there are not more or less worthless fruit
trees which could be charged into desir-
able ones by grating.
Than our wild Virgins Bower there
are but few hardy vines prettier or faster
growing. Its feathery white flowers Of
ten completely hide the foliage, and,
later, when its clusters of seed appear,
it is as pretty as when i'll flower.
Maple and chestnut trees sometimes
suffer from attacks of fungus when
grown in the cities. especially the
latter. Spray them with Bordeaux mix
ture as soon as the foliage has expanded,
keeping it up with three or four thor
ough sprayings through the summer.
Arrange in long rows, if possible, when
laying out garden for small fruits, that
the work of cultivating may be done by
horse power to the best advantage.
Nurserymen so arrange their young
trees, following the cultivator with hoes,
to cut out the weeds missed.
The rhododendron, whose large green
foliage and its massive heads of flowers
in the spring please SO much, though
quite hardy in middle ATTITUDES, appre-
cates the protection of good shelter of
forest leaves in the winter season. When
the roots are protected from frost it will
stand the winter.
When something strong growing is
wanted, wisterias are excellent vines.
The native is a more vigorous grower
than the Chinese variety. Though the
latter is little earlier and produces lar
ger racemes of flowers, they are both
beautiful with their light purple clus-
tiers.
Late fruit is obtained by mulching the
Strawberries heavily in the winter and
keeping it on late in the spring, and this
could hardly be obtained in any other
way. Do not make the covering so
heavy that the plants will rot, neither
put it on until after the ground freezes,
Many Of the large Powered Azaleas
seen in The florists windows are not har-
dy but those of the Client variety are
quite Trustworthy out of doors, aud they
can be had in many colors. An ever
green species, known as the Amena,
bears large quantity of small rose col
ored flowers in early spring, is hardy,
and is beautiful 10 display.
In the central ATTITUDES the Grape myr-
tie, one of the most beautiful of late
summer blooming shrubs, is quite har-
DIV. What this and many other partly
tender plants require is protection for
year or two in winter, until they become
large; afterward they need no protec-
| ton.
Food eaten may be wasted. For this
reason it is better to soak the wheat be-
fore feeding, II first ground it is all the
better. and the addition of other things
| to make variety will give it relish for
the pigs. whether they are but growing
or are fattening.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-02-02

The natural flow of milk is in obedi-
ence to the desire on the part of the
mother to feed her young. Milk will not
come freely by WILL any more than will
human tears or saliva. The secretion
Will be largely suspended by fear, solici.
tude or apprehension of harm. Little
milk and poor milk will come from cows
roughly handled by boys, dogs or milk
men.
Uniformity Of feeding is required in
order to keep the cows to a uniform
production. Every time they fall back
little it will require twice the ordinary
feeding and care to bring them to their
former standard. Keep them from
shrinking by the closest possible atten-
ton to their every need.
Individual excellence is often more
than breed. The breeder may call your
attention to the sleek form, mild eyes
large udders and other marks Of the
breed, but with all that you want to be
warranted that you are getting a good
COW. You want good mixer and a
good beef maker.
Now and then man will start dairy
with every appointment perfect, even
if rude in structure, and will make
largely paying profit from the begin
ming. Why have not the thousands who
have had diaries for 40 years, and are as
poor to day as the first, paid more atten-
ton to practical things? Information
has been widely spread; it must be all
in the man.
Many new thought is made public
property at the farmers institute. and
many an idea and inspiration which
have made successful dairyman. 1t is
much if one gets nothing more than
comfort" at such place; but the
dairyman is student these days, and
should loose no opportunity to go to
school.
Get rid of moonshine traditions in this
era of practical things. Do not kill hogs,
plant posts, plant potatoes or wean the
calves in the moon any more, but make
the most of the age Of electric lights.
We are away past the time of "tallow
dips"
One of the great economies is to put
an end to the practice of using valuable
food with which to warm the barnyard.
Every exposure COSTS extra feed. Cold
must be overcome, and extra
amounts of food must be given to supply
animal heat Be cautious about turn
ing the COW out from the warm stable.
Do not count it too much trouble to
warm the water COWS drink in winter,
nor to give them variety of feed, nor
to keep them comfortable, clean and
bodied, for this is economy. Keepyoung
COWS, for the older ones consume more
food in proportion to the milk they give.
All these things count in the problem Of
economy
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-02-02

companying that unmistakable gest-
ure with bowls of sleepy resistance.
Keep him." said, hurriedly, "till
tomorrow morning, and then, if you
wish, send him back to the Huyeks
before we start"
But Baby McGlory was never sent
back.
The next time l saw him, he was
driving the COWS up Blinker's Hill,
and six years of sunshine and happy
outdoor life had toughened the mus
cles in his sturdy, bare legs, Drowned
his round cheeks like polished chest
nuts, and Redeemed his puckered lips,
from which came a clear, boyish
whistle as he trotted along home;
but the blue OF his eyes was I'M
changed as the sky, and his tow.col-
ored hair still chung in little rings
about his head. 1t was tour of in
spection of our scattered charges
that took me there, and l left with
thankful heart at his report. The
worst that could be said as yet was
embodied ia Mrs. Blinker's plaintive
and reluctant admissions: He's a
sight willful now and then, and"-
with reproachful smile of indul-
gence toward his embarrassed figure,
kicking the dust just beyond the
door step-"an' he docs like to run
away for spell sometimes"
Perhaps, after all, we we're to be
permitted to cheat old Mother Nature
of her prey, and, once more, virtuous
training would miraculously triumph
over vicious birth. Could anything
SO winningly sweet as that boyish
face go back to the mire from which
it sprung? The dazzle and CLEAN of
the white teeth, and the jewel-like
eyes and the flashing, dimpled smile
threw spell over my heart and re-
manned with me for days, just as the
haunting impression of his baby wiles,
his fragrant breath and soft, cool
cheeks, the sweet summer dusk and
vocal night meadows of six years be-
fore had chung long about me from
that other journey as happy augury
of his future.
But if Mother Nature is kind, she
is also cruel, and she carries out her
conclusions with resistless logic of
cause and effect. tits illwork fight
ing fate, and the future of the chill
dren of vice is difficult to avert.
The last time l saw Baby McGlory
stands out in my memory with the
vivid photography of pain.
He had cost us many journeys and
many heart-rending disappointments
to this end. He stood in the dock,
convicted felon at sixteen, and fixed
upon the judge, as he received his
five-years' sentence, those same heav-
en-blue eyes that looked baby inno-
cence into mine that July day when
he helped the engine up the grades
as we rode away to find him home
and mother. They could not help
him after all, for he was one of that
terrible, branded army of outcasts
whose crimes are committed before
they are born and whose offenses are
tried at last in higher court than
any we can appoint, before wise
Judge whose decisions are based up
on an infinitely plying knowledge of
the facts, impossible to human INTEL
igence.-Annie r.. p. Soaring, IN the
Argonaut.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-02-02

difference, too warm and weary even
to look out of the windows. But it
was not so with the children. The
matron had seat turned over and
there installed herself with John
Peter, Emily Jane, and Sarah Susan,
whose respective ages of nine, seven,
and six found delights in new shoes
and railway journey that no dust or
heat could alloy and no amount of
perspiration dampen. Their faces
beamed with decorously controlled
delight, now and then varied by dis
Greet nudges or whispered exchanges
of sympathy. They were all going to
good farm homes, where come true
every sort of childish dream that has
to do with colts and calves, romps
over stubble fields, and haymow
hunts for eggs, not to speak of small
pink pigs and possible rabbits. John
Peters freckles seemed to deepen in
vividness with the heat and the in
tense expectancy, the little snub noses
of the girls shifted with eagerness,
and three pairs of bright eyes were
kept painfully wide open to avoid the
misfortune of losing anything that
might be going on by the way.
But the baby was different thing.
He fell to my exclusive care, and he
never allowed my attention to wander
for moment from the consideration
of his case. His own inconsequent
mind vas occupied, as it had heen
during the two years since its waking
into the nightmare of poverty and
neglect that life meant for him, with
every chance diversion that caught
his eye. He helped the engine over
the steepest grades by putting Justify
in unison with it and kicking his
chubby feet out from my lap against
the side of the car. When we made
a stop, he yelled "Whoa!' pulling up
his imaginary horse, and when we
started on again; he "G'ap"ed the
same jaded steed and pounded my
knee at imminent risk of rolling his
round bulk to the floor. Occasional
ly his shining shoes absorbed his ad-
mir4tion, or wayside cows knee deep
in the shadows of brawling noun
tisn stream, when his ripe cherry of
a mouth emitted gruff little cries of
welcome and delight, while his tow
white hair stood out in tiny rings
like an aureola around his face. The
bringing of Baby McGlory was an
experiment. The destinations of the
others were already fixed, but his was
to be left to chance. The city was
sitting, and we concluded to take
him on this expedition and run the
risk of placing" him before we re
turned. If we failed, we could but
bring him back again, but it was diff
fcult to see how.any childless woman
could resist that lapful of baby blan
dishment.
We had steamed and strained our
way over the last mountain stretch
and slipped rapidly along a level
winding valley for something like a
half-hour before we transferred our
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-02-02
BABY McGLORY.
A Little Study of Environments and
Heredity.

HE matron and | on one
of the hottest days of one
of our seething summers
started out on a trip to
place four of the orpan-
age children in homes.
All the long morning
the pantin g en- gin e
dragged us up through
matchless mountain see
merry, while we mopped
our faces in suffering in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
KANSAS PARAGRAPHS.
The students at Campbell University
at Holton call it the Uni

The students at Campbell University
at Holton call it the Uni
The Horton electric light plant has
been offered for sale twice under mort
gage, but no one would even make bid.
A Brown county man will ship car
load of horses to Europe. There is moth
ing like getting even with those fellows
over there.
There is a restaurant at Holton where
they have fresh doughnuts three times a
week. The proprietor must be new to
the business.
It would appear that they have very
bizarre bottles at NortonviIle. A paper
there says u party of the boys clipped
the light fantastic"
Winfield girls are mighty entertaining.
A young man who had one out sleigh
riding the other night didn't know when
he lost the sleigh bells.
The regular winter case of plagiarism
has been detected at the State University.
1t is getting to be as much looked for as
the killing of the peach buds.
A Horton man who doesn't ride on the
cars very often stuck his head out the
window to see if he could see the engine,
and is now advertising for lost hat
A Jewell county editor apologies for
the small amount OF local news by saying
that in looking over the exchanges he
didn't see anything worth clipping.
The young folks of Mayetta are going
to give colored minstrel show tomor-
row. and the girls have Teen saving cat
sup bottle corks for months to burn for
making up.
No one would suppose there was a
bump on the earth's surface in the vi
cinity of Winfield high enough to make
coasting, but they have coasting there
just the same.
The Fl. Scott Monitor says that there
is joint in that city with the following
placard on the wall: "All married men
must present an order from their wives
before they can get drink"
Meriden Tribune: In response to con-
tinued opportunities to kneel at the
mourner's bench, young fellow at Rock
Creek stated that he didn't want to go to
either heaven or the other place. 1t is
to be inferred that he considers Kansas
good enough for him, for a while yet
Horton has regular story book man.
He is a young business man with nice
little bank account, who was only few
short years ago a boot black on the
streets. Today he is respected and en-
joys a good business. Still farther he
makes a payment every month on a nice
home for his parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
pURPosE OF THE BANKS.

Though for many years one of the
leading Democratic organs of the south
there is no paper in the country maxim G
q more patriotic and vigorous fight for
the welfare of the people in connection
with the currency question than the-At-
lanta Constitution. In recent editorial
in reference to . meeting of the New
York chamber of commerce it prints the
following:
The purpose of the banks at this time,
as set forth in the resolutions of the New
York chamber of commerce, is to force
congress to give the secretary of the
treasury authority to issue bonds in any
amount payable principal and interest in
gold of the present weight and fneness.
In other words, the Wall street banks
having boarded their own gold and
turned the demands of their customers
into a raid on the treasury, propose now
to use the very condition which their
greed and avarice have created to give
them a more specific result in the ma
ture of bonds. The bonds they have
been getting, as the result of their con-
nivance with the administration to rob the
people, are payable in coin. What
they now want is an unlimited supply of
bonds payable in gold alone.
Referring to a remark of Mr.. Brayton
Ives at this meeting in which he said
that the bankers should look out for
themselves and the government should
look out for itself, the Constitution says:
1t is a little singular, if Mr.. Brayton
Ives wants the government to look out
for itself, that he and other treasury
raiders should Insist that Mr. Cleveland
shall issue bonds in the interests of the
very banks that conspire together to
make bond issue necessary. The great
mass of the people of this country don't
care snap of their fingers whether the
Wall street usurers and eastern ShyIocks
can get gold out of the treasury or not
The people don't use gold in their bust
ness and wouldn't use it if they could
get it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
CORINNE MATINEE.
She viii Give One TomOrrOw-Other Com
ing Attractions at the Grand.

She VIII Give One TOmOrrOw-Other Com
ing Attractions at the Grand.
For the benefit of the women and
older children Corinne and the Kimball
Opera Comique company will give a
special matinee at the Grand tomorrow
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. Corinne
will have good company of fuumakers,
dancers, pretty girls in tights, specially
people, etc. She carries q company of
hfty-two people, and they will all be
here. The piece, -''Hendrick Hudson"
while having no reference to the Office of
state printer, is we'll known here. There
is good advance sale for the night per-
Torrance already.
Tonight the screen Goods Man"
comes to the Grand with his winning
ways. This piece was written and put on
the road by Paul Dresser, who is with
the company now, and is said to be very
funny. It has to do with the story of q
farmer who went to New York to invest
in counterfeit bills that were. .sas good as
genuine" and his experiences. There
will be some good specialt1es with the
piece.
On Monday night we have the new
Fritz" Emmett in Fritz in Mad
House," very funny piece that has had
a good run in n ew York, and all over the
country for that matter. This is the
original company that played the piece
in New York, and Topeka people need
not be afraid to GO aud see it. The name
"Fritz Emmett" is enough to draw a
crowd and the young mans work is said
to be very much like his fathers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
TO MAKE OUR OWN SUGAR.
No One Can Compete With Us in Cheap
ness of Production.

No One Can Compete with Us in Cheap
ness of Production.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-The European
economists are alarmed at the prospects
that the United States, the greatest su-
gar country in the world and always re-
lied upon to absorb the surplus of Eu-
ropean product, will at no distant date
produce all of its own sugar. Frank Ma
son, United States consul general at
Frankfort, Germany, has submitted to
the state department a special report on
American competition in sugar produc-
ton. which is full of interesting stats
tics on the subject
Among other things he shows that the
crop of beet root sugar last year ex-
ceeded by 100000 tons the production of
the preceding year. The production of
cane sugar has doubled in the past TWEEN :
ty years, while that of beet sugar has
trebled Careful examinations of the
possibilities of beet sugar production in
the United States have been made by
European correspondents, who show that
certain districts, notably California and
some of the more southerly and westerly
states, will enjoy decided natural ad-
vantages over all the beet producing
countries of Europe.
Four elements enter into the competi
ton, climate, cost and fertility of land,
cost vi 1dDOE duQ t00 cA6Cblf0 CCOAOu1y O1
the machinery and methods of cultiva-
ton and sugar manufacture. In all but
one-cost of labor-the United States has
the advantage.
An English correspondent shows that
whereas the production of beets in Ger
many. notwithstanding the cheap
ness of labor. costs on an averag g
of 5000 per acre, in California
in spite of high wages the net cost does
not exceed $17.50 per acre, difference
of $33.07 per acre in favor of the Pacific
coast. Land is also cheaper and the CAL
| ifornia farmer works a rich virgin soil,
while his German rival is restricted to
old worn out land.
These facts have, as Mr.. Mason shows
awakened apprehension among Euro
mean economists and sugar producers
aud have greatly depressed the move
ment in England to plant beets instead
| of wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
AN APPOINTEE RESIGNS.
j. IS. Stevenson Prefers a Position in the
Shops to Being a Policeman.

j. IS. Stevenson Prefers Position in the
Shops to Being a Policeman.
The police commissioners were greatly
surprised last night when a man walked
into the room where they were in session
and announced that he wished to decline
the appointment of policeman rendered
him by the board. He was J. s. Steven
son, the Democrat appointed from the
Second ward Wednesday evening.
He authorized the following explana-
tory statement in declining the position:
II desire to thank the board of police
commissioners, and especially the Demo
cratic member, Charles K. Holiday, and
my Democratic friend. A w. Earnest, for
my unsolicited appointment as police
man, but must beg leave to inform them
that must decline the position. I have
been employed in the Santa Fe shops for
six years, and have no reason nor de-
sire to give up my place there. hope q
good Democrat from the Second ward
may be selected in my place."
r. T. Burgess, Second ward Demo
crat. was appointed in place of Mr.. Stew
enson.
No new appointments were made, but
the following officers were removed: D.
A. Caruthers, E. Foote, II. NJ. Parker, D.
T. Jones, Jesse Arterbridge and j. C.
Gordon.
The board adjourned to Saturday even
ing.