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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-30
senf In for jury Bribinr

Portland, Ore, May 29.-John A. Carr,
a capitalist, was sentenced to-day to five
years Imprisonment for bribing Carr
was convicted OF attempting to bribe a
juror IN the murder case Of Bronco Kelly,
who killed Savers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-30

London. May 29.-The liberal unionist
parliamentary candidates have been warn
ed by their leaders not to leave the coun-
try during the month Of June as an cleo
tion within the month is imminent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-30
A RACE RECORD BROKEN.
Seven FurIongs Alleged to Have Been
Covered in 1 ~ 2-5.

London, May 29-The Sportsman says
that the horse Worcester. years old
which won the Epson plate yesterday
covered the seven furlongs in 1;21 2-5.
This" the Sportsman says, cannot be
beaten in America, where the record for
seven ftrlongs is 1;23l2'.'
The Sportsman asserts that the horse
was timed by a Benson ehronograph.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
THE CHRISTMAS-TREE AND ITS
HISTORY.

This is the title of long but interest
ing article by DR.. Alexander Tile, pro
lessor of German literature at Glasgow
University. Once on Christmas Eve
SO runs Protestant legend. Luther was
travelling alone across the country,
Above him the sky shone bright and
clear with thousands and thousands Of
stars, and the picture impressed him SC
deeply that, when he got home, he made
it his first business to get fir tree from
the nearest wood, set it up in the house,
and cover it over and over with wax
lights.
The tree was to be a picture to his
children of the evening sky. with its in
Vulnerable lights. which the Lord Jesus
left that night to come down to earth.
This legend. however, is not old, and
there is no proof in Luther's writings
that the tree. with it's lights. dates back
to the era of the Reformation.
Passing over all the folklore associ-
ated with the Christmas tree in Ger
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
On Novel Reading.

Miss Frances E. Willard has the fol.
lowing word to say on the pernicious
practice of reading trashy novels:
The young people who read the great
est number of novels know the least, are
the dullest in aspect, and the most vapid
in conversation. The flavor of individ-
uality has been burned out Of them. AL
ways imagining themselves in an artifi-
cial relation to life, always content to
look through their authors glasses, they
became as commonplace as pawns upon
a chess-board. "Sir, we had a good
talkw was Sam Johnson's highest praise
of those he met. But any talk save the
driariest commonplace and the most
tiresome reiteration is impossible with
the regulation reader of novels or player
of games. And this is in my judgment.
because God, by the very law of mind
must punish those who kill time instead
of cultivating it. They cannot help pay
ing natures penalty, and mediocre
failure" or "imbecile" will surely be
stamped upon their foreheads.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
Parent and Child.

Nothing is sweeter than sometimes
finding father who confesses himself
child with his children, mother who is
a young girl with her daughters. There
is no question of authority or infallibil-
ity with these. yet som chow there is al
ways obedience. always harmony; digni-
ties are not sacrificed, while something
.better than blind homage is rendered.
There are no harsh judgments. no moral
reactions. Each recognizes that the
thing to be attained, the quality to be
expressed-as, for example. beneficence.
love. courtesy. charity-is forever great
or than possible human attainment, yet
that each individual grows in knowledge,
perfection and understanding while he
strives; grows without pain, development
being normal, and grows without effort,
the impetus being from within and re-
creative. not from without, coercive and
destructive. True respect each for the
other-and this is the vital point-true
respect each for the other, for even the
opinions and the standards of the other,
is at last attained. Certainly this is
something better than any obedience
born of the exercise of blind authority,
or cultivated by a parents personal
pride in his position.-Hdrper's Bazar.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
HORSES.
management

Horse breeders need not be alarmed
by the incoming of electric carriages
They are not yet success, and are a
very expensive luxury. The running of
them will cost much; nor can they be
successfully used upon roads which are
billy, muddy. frozen or rough.
Betting and gambling we're barred at
the pacing and trotting races in Wash
ington Park, in Chicago. this fall, and it
is certainly encouraging to note that
these affairs were a decided success,
Notwithstanding the croaksrs. Horses
went upon their merits. without any
bets to control their speed. The atten-
dance was large, and not of the usual
rowdy class.
Horses may not reach the boom
prices of former times, but they will
soon certainly bring better prices than
they have in the recent past. The low
prices which have prevailed have sent
many out of the business of raising
them, and, as every one must see, a
scarcity must follow. To meet this
scarcity breeders should be at work.
Train the motions Of the young horse.
With him the walk is the foundation of
all other gaits, and without beginning at
this foundation all future developments
will,be unsatisfactory. A slow walker
in the wagon or the pillow is worse pos
session than an indolent farm hand.
1t is not likely that the time will ever
come when a monarch will offer his
kingdom for bicycle, as did King Rich
ard once to give his for horse. 1t costs
more to keep bicycle than to feed a
horse; the owner of the latter has that
which will most promote good health;
the one is useful about two years, the
other 10; there is no pleasure in caress-
ing bicycle. while an intelligent horse
appreciates every kindness.
The results from numerous sales held
in different parts Of the country show
that purchasers of fine horses are not
paying much for mere pedigree. De-
scendants of noted animals sell for very
low prices. Liberal payers will not give
the prices for horses which are merely
promising, but demand such as have
demonstrated their ability by actual per.
formances.
The old horse which has rendered long
and faithful service should not be sold
to be traded about by jockeys, nor to be
kept half starved and overworked by
some one who cannot afford a good horse
nor decently feed a poor one. IL you
can not afford to keep him longer, have
him killed in the most merciful manner
possible. and give him decent grave.
Everybody is set grumbling by the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
AN OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS.

My first distinct recollection of Christ
mas takes me back to what was known
as st. Johns Island, on White River. in
Indiana. The trees were loaded down
with snow, and the ground was covered
an inch thick with Gods mantle of
purity. A dog wood pole reached from
jamb to jamb of an old fashioned fire.
place that filled one end of our log cabin.
From this pole was suspended. by iron
hooks, the big pot in which each day the
family dinner was cooked. | had never
seen cooking stove then. The Christ
mas buckeye backlog had been rolled
into this huge fireplace that Christmas
morning. and the shell-bark hickory
was burning brightly, seeming to say,
ga Merry Christmas to allw In front
Of this fire, by string attached to
ioist overhead, was suspended. within
roasting distance, the Christmas turkey.
l, then only little bigger than the tur
key, begged the privilege, which was
granted me, of dipping with long
handled spoon the gravy from the drip
ping pan. and pouring it back over the
roast. At noon all gathered in the
kitchen around the Christmas dinner
table. My dear mother was at one end
of the table, and my generous, warm
hearted father at the other. The turkey
was cut up and handed around, then
ooh
sweet potatoes, turnips, and lots of
pumpkin "sass." mince pies, peach pre-
serves, and oceans of sweet cake; while
from overhead, the rings of dried pump
kin. the festoons of dried apples, peaches,
pepper pods, intermingled with sausages,
corn in the husks, and fine popcorn,
seemed to join in the festivities. When
dinner was over the company passed
through the covered entry in which
stood the family loom and the soap and
meal barrels, into the hewed log house
where the neighborhood fiddler. with
crossed legs and head thrown back
marked time with number twelve shoe
while he played popular air known as
"Dan Tucker" and the guests all danced
Virginia reel.
The day was joyous one. Many of
the dear ones have passed on. We don't
forget them; we love them as in the old
days, but others have twined themselves
about our hearts. May God grant that
every child at the coming anniversary
of the birth of the Hope of the World
may enjoy the day as we'll as l did fifty
years ago.-John p. st. John, an Dema-
rests Magazine.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21

celains, and the plates of the First EN-
pire, belonging to the city millionaire.
Indeed, it seems almost as if those who
had the most were the least visibly rid
den by their possessions. The owner of
a small old-fashioned country home
sparsely furnished with the slow labori-
GUS accumulations of half century will
say while her poor old brow is sadly
puckered with the lines of care: mo
l can't get away often for rest, though
| daresay l need it badly. But you see,
l don't like to go and leave the house."
So in reality she does not keep the
house, but the house keeps her. 1t is
not only her home. but her tyrant. She
is ridden by it, and it keeps her under
with bride and bit and whip and spur.
Judith Spencer, IN Observer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21

many, we come to Goethe and Schiller
and the illusions they have made to it.
1t was in 1765. at Leipzig, in the house
Of Korner's grandmother, that Goeti
first made the acquaintance of Christ
mas tree 1t was adorned with sweets,
and under it lay manger with child
Jesus, etc., made of sugar. In l767
Goethe lent hand in decking tree for
Christmas. In his works Schiller has
never described Christmas scene; but
in 1870. after his marriage, he set up a
Christmas tree in his own house.
By 1880 the custom had grown pretty
prevalent in Germany. In some parts
of Saxony an early morning service at
six o'clock is held on Christmas Day.
On the altar table there is Christmas
tree, and every one is expected to take
with him a candle or lantern. The
tree thus takes the place of the manger
in the Christmas celebration of the
Catholic South. Today the tree is uni
versal, even in Jewish families.
In lo4U Princess Helena, OF orleans, IN
troduced the custom at the Tuileries,
and it was not long in making it's way
in France. The ex-Empress Eugene
has rendered similar service. In 1870 the
German army kept Christmas in France,
and now Paris requires some 10000
Christmas trees. The Christmas tree
found it's way into London also through
the royal palace. In 1910 Prince Albert
became Prince Consort, and it was he
who brought the Christmas-tree to the
Court of st. James, whence it gardually,
though slowly. made it's way among the
aristocracy, and now the custom is quite
common in the metropolis; but in Scot
land and Ireland it has scarcely got be,
You'd the German families settled there.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
THE POTENCY OF THINGS.
When Emerson declared that
fittings are In the saddle
And ride mankind"

fittings are In the saddle
And ride mankind"
he spoke most truly of times past as we'll
as of the time then present, and of that
which was still to come. Our collection
of things is begun for us before we have
fairly entered this world; and as soon as
we are old enough to grasp with our
hands we take up and go on with the
work. At first we collect with the glo-
rious impartiality of children. and
everything sort of thing-is a
treasure to be obtained and boarded up
for future days of pleasure. But by
and by as we grow older and our tastes
and characters develop, our possessions
begin to assume certain stamp Of in
dividuality. The book lover collects
books; the fair woman, Jewels and laces,
or at any rate fine clothes; the house
holder, furniture and pictures. rugs and
brio a -brac-of style and value to suit
his individual taste-and purse. And
the worlds market places are filed to
OVERLOOKING with all manner OF things to
tickle each ones fancy, from the cheap.
est and trashiest of limitations, and the
gaudy prints and decorations which find
their way into the poor mans household,
to the genuine, and apparently, num-
berless, works of the old masters, and
fine old tapestries and carved furniture
from medieval palaces, and costly fab.
RIGS and choice bric-a brac-the products
of every age in every country under the
sun.
So it all depends-upon the collectors
individual taste and depth Of purse.
But collection is still collection and
the shell ornaments and impossible
hair flowers and waxwork under glass,
in New England farmers wife's best
room. are all as precious to her as are
the galleries of fine paintings and the
bronze and peach blow and eggshell por-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
AGRICULTURE.

The inability of alfalfa to resist
drouth at the first stages of it's growth
is great drawback to the cultivation
of this valuable grass. 1t needs plenty
of water to give it a start, but, after
that its roots will penetrate the ground
20 or 30 feet in search of water, and
these roots will supply all the needs of
the crops.
The effect of long manure depends
both upon the season and the applica-
ton. Ifplowed under, in dry season.
the crop may be damaged, but if the
same manure is spread upon the top
after the crop has been planted to serve
as mulch. there will be better crop
and better resistance to the drouth.
There is no longer question as to re-
newing seed. Grain will show gradu
ally weaker vitality, and its life must be
renewed. Renewals from the same par
allels are not usually sufficient, but
should come from a location having
different climatic conditions; usually
from the north. The same seed should
not be used on the wheat nor oat field
for more than three successive seasons
If winter dairying and market garden
ing be combined, the two departments
will keep the hands busy all the year,
and the labor be most economically
handled. Upon rich garden spots heavy
second crops of turnips and cabbage can
be grown to help out the winter feeding,
while rye in the vacant places will give
an early bite of pasture.
Near the top of the roots of the sugar
beet little buds appear, which are minia-
ture plants, and will produce perfect
beet as surely as will the seeds. The
only object in planting and cultivatiDg
these is that when beet of any especial
virtue as sugar producer is found, the
same may be perpetuated and improved.
Experiments are making.
The subsoil is the stratum of earth
lying Immediately beneath the surface
soil, and subsoil blowing is stirring the
soil, to loosen it to an additional depth
without bringing it to the surface. Usu
ally this has required second pillow to
follow the first, but our manufacturers
will come to the rescue, now that this
procedure is no longer an experiment,
but essential to good crops in many
parts of the country.
The closer the competition the better
should be the system of farming fol-
lowed Present small profits urge bet
tire management. and only with good
management is it possible to procure
even fair per cent OF profit, either with
the crops or with stock. Because things
are cheap we can not afford to be care
less, and that farm pays best where the
details are looked after most closely.
That man who under the present con-
dition of things can make farming sue
cess could be successful in almost any
line of business. That theory has been
long exploded that almost anybody can
farm. 1t is absolutely necessary that
the thrifty farmer should be a good
business man, for failure in nearly every
case comes from lack of good business
management.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
HORTICULTURE.

II we'll established trees have not
grown well it may be hint that top
dressing would be beneficial to them.
and just now is the time to apply it, il
not done earlier in the fall; and the time
is propitious for cutting off shoots from
stems below the head, the tree having
finished its growth for the year.
In France copperas has been tried
upon following grape vines, and always
with success. Besides it's use as killer
of fungi on foliage. experiments seem to
point to the fact that the Bordeaux mix
ture tends to restore the green color to
the leaves of plants which have lost it,
when applied to the surface of the soil,
or just below it.
Hydrangeas, century plants. Grape
myrtles, ETC., winter we'll in any cool,
frost proof cellar, where they require just
enough water to keep them alive. Can
mas should be kept in warmer place
either a warm cellar or under hot
house bench, the tops cut low and the
roots planted in boxes of earth.
The majority of men do many of the
things they are told to do, without even
thinking of the reason why. There is
not any personal intelligence in all their
work. Let the farmer do little scienti-
fic reading. For instance, we would be
more jealous in our work of destroying
insects il we knew why apples were
scabby and potatoes rough.
Pruning of shrubs should be done
soon after Towering begins. Do rome
of the trimming after midsummer, or
there will be no flowers the following
year. 1t is the wood of this season that
flowers next. and this must not be lost /.
In renewing an old orchard use plenty
Of wood ashes about the new trees. and
keep the ground about them well loos-
ened, and use care that they be not set
too much in the shade; sunshine has
more to do with tree than anything
else, save good soil; but the best way to
reset an old orchard is not to do it. II
set in a new soil they will have better
chance, just as would lot Of young pigs
in pen Of their own.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21

There's song in the air,
There's star in the sky,
There's mothers deep prayer.
And baby's low cry,
And the star rains its fire while the beautiful
sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem cradles
King.
There's tumult of joy
Der the wonderful birth.
For the virgins sweet boy
Is the Lord of the earth.
Ave, the star rains its fire, and the beautiful
sing,
For the Manager of Bethlehem cradles a
King.
In the light of the star
Lies the ages impearld;
And that song from afar
Has swept over the world,
Every hearth is afame. and the beautiful
sing
In the homes of the nations that Jesus is
King.
We rejoice in the light,
And we echo the song
That comes down through the night
From the heavenly throng.
Aye, we shout to the lovely evangel they
bring,
And we greet in His cradle, our Saviour and
King,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
FARM. GARDEN AND DAIRY.
Instructive Reading for AgricuIturists.
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR "THE UNIvERsALIsTv
sFss}sss{ss5Ss1s5sss

Wheel" The liveryman is affected by
the hard times, and curses the bicycle
and electricity; the tobacco dealer says
the riders upon them have less chance
to smoke; the saloon keeper says men
drink less. Even the electric car would
pick crow with the wheel. believing it
cuts down its dividends: but the rail
way did not, neither will the electric car
nor the bicycle stop the increase in the
number of horses for the road, the city
or the farm. The good creature is yet
the pride of all Nations.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21


Unless making a speciality of early
lambs for the market, there is no object
in having them come. before April. By
that time the weather is warmer, the
grass has started, and the conditions of
growth are more favorable in every way;
and, as with all young stock, it is quite
an item to procure a strong, vigorous
growth from the start.
Keep only the ewes; sell off all the
wethers as soon as in marketable con-
dition. With the average farmer, who
is keeping only small number of sheep,
the increase is largely the source of pro-
tit. Market, too, the scrub ewes. Do
not keep too many, but keep WE'LL
Not for long time have sheep been
culled as closely as they now are. From
this benefit will arise in two WAYS
there is a decided improvement in
quality, and the smaller number will en-
nance the chances for a profit. Even
now real good sheep pay. and the pros
poets are bright for better profit an
other season.
There is no other farm stock so profit.
able as sheep for the amount of money
and care involved, excepting. perhaps.
poultry, and none so acceptable for do
mestic consumption. Were it not for
the mul iude of dogs which roam abroad
in all places. sheep would be kept every
where in small flocks, as they we're gen.
GRAFTON ago.
A fowl provides an excellent meal for
family, but only ore, while a lamb
would supply them week. and be de-
cided change from the staple provision
of sidemeat or ham for TIE farmers
table. This view of the sheep question
is not to be despised, and should be of
significant interest to the provident
housewife.
On low, wet land there is little use at
tempting sheep, as disease will almost
surely appear and make the venture I'M
profitable. On large ranges of cheap
lands, whether of the prairies of the
West or the hills of the East and South.
there is no other stock which will so
fully utilize the acres, or make SO good
a return.
The farmer who has neglected his
lambs will want to sell them at the an
proach of winter. Extra food would
have fitted them before that time. and
they would have brought better price.
as the market is not then cverstocked by
those who must sell.
Keep up the infusion of young blood,
for this will steadily enhance the value
OF the flock. Sheep growers will find it
good rule to sell at least ten per cent
OF the Oldest sheep every year, and re-
tain the same proportion of the eve
lambs; and be careful lest there be too.
much in breeding.
1t is not wise to dispose of the flock
just because grain is high in price. At
such times few are feeding. and fat
sheep will bring enough extra price to
a good profit over the increased cost of
grain; but there must be careful culling
and generous feeding, with all due econ
omy.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
SHORT SERMONS.

Verse sweetens toll, however rude the
sound.-Giford.
Civility costs nothing and buys every
thing.-Lady N. w. Montagu.
The great rule of moral conduct is
next to God to respect time. - avdter
The steps of faith fall on the seeming
void, but find the rock beneath.-Whit
tier.
Success is full of promise till men get
it, and then it is as last years nest
from which the bird has fiown.-H. W
Beeeher.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21

Christmas sacrament becomes Feast
of Commemoration. 1t is the true
All-Souls' Day.
ALIAS. for him who never sees
The stars shine through his cypress trees.
Who hath not learned in hours of faith
The truth to flesh and sense unknown,
That Life is ever Lord of Death
And Love can never lose its own
Christmas Interior.