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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-30

go round the outer edge of the room
was bought 1t had little olive in
the figure and was decidedly pretty
and quite inexpensive. This was cut
in half, lengthwise, and the cut edge
pushed up close under the Dashboard,
and 10! border half yard deep Of
mating around the room. For the
remainder of the floor there was a
rug of finely cut white rags woven in
'chinchllla weave" The warp was
Of olive and blue, and the effect was
square of white woven with blue,
and the next woven with olive, CIV
ing checker board pattern. 1t was
woven II yards wide, SO as to have
but one seem, and could be ripped
apart and washed when soiled
The curtains we're Swiss, with gold
colored dots. A pet engraving and
good artotype furnished the walls
with pictures. A rocking-cha and
packing-box with hinged cover,
being first we'll padded. were covered
with crinkled seersucker at five cents
yard. The blue stripe in it was of
a delicate shade. Two large square
pillows were covered with the same,
and when it was finished the packing
box certainly made an inviting couch
on which any number of cousins,
uncles and aunts" might seek repose.
An old-fashioned, spindle legged.
straight backed chair was treated to
new dress of white and gold; and
little stand was made of three broom
sticks, painted in cream, securely fas-
tened together, with plebeian cheese
box cover for the top, covered with
cream Saline feather stitched in gold
silk. Thus the guest chamber was
complete-in white and gold.
On the day appointed for the az
rival of the guest, the little bride
placed a gold-colored bowl filled
with great ox-eyed daisies upon the
stand, brought to bear a shadowy
light by the adjustment of draperies
and blinds, and waited results.
The result was a great surprise to
John, for he only knew that some
thing mysterious had been going on
behind closed doors" during his alb
sence in the city; and Aunt Martha
was so pleased with everything, and
so heartily approves of Johns choice,
that she contemplates leaving them
a generous legacy. So much for
practical common sense.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-30

Flowers! Of course. They are no
more a luxury than sugar or cream,
olives or jelly, or a hundred other
delicacies you have grown to con-
slider necessities. Certainly you could
do without them; but how much a
few blushing roses, bit of fragrant
mignonette, or some pink and white
carnations, brighten up the dark
room on the bleakest of bleak days!
Do without the rather unnecessary
new gown, that you may be able to
provide them. There is no place
where flowers WELD a stronger infu-
ence than in the home; SO, if you can
not decorate lavishly do not refuse
to decorate modestly. To keep flow
ers fresh, cut off little of the stem
each day and drop bit of charcoal
into the water.-Etizabeth Vorian
Starr, IN Zion's Herald.
The herald., 1895-08-11
DETERMINED TO CONVINCE HIM

whats that copper for? Colorins
pickles2" inquired Mrs. Jones of Widow
Brown. ~
No; them is all that's mortal of poor
William" explained the widow, as she
wiped away tear.
Goodness, me: you don't mean to
say you've had him canned like corn
beet" exclaimed Mrs. Jones.
my. no; sent his body to the ere am-
cry and had him insnuatsd and them 10
his mortal remains-just a handful OF
dust. Mrs. JONES'" and the poor widow
ri don't believe that. 1 think it's
downright wicked declared Mrs.
Jones, with show of asperity calculated
to induce an explanation.
&C 1t does kind O. seem so, don't 1t. Mrs.
Jones?" moaned Widow Brown. tear.
fully, "but it was mortifyin' the flesh
to purify the speret. William wasn't .
downright wicked man. though his sin.
fulness would crop out once in swhile.
more especially when l tried to convers
him. He'd allus laugh right to my face
an say: Mary Jane. you can't make me
believe that fire an birthstone business
hereafter. been gettin. my share Of
it right a;osg.'
MIS-. Jones rolled her eyes toward the
ceiling in horror and the widow
moaned.
'Then when got reused an mors
eloquenter, he'd say: Mary Jane, you
can't never convince me that there's
hotter place than right here.
Mrs. Jones grOaned
"But alIus declared I'd convince him
if it was my last act an if his speret 10
in them ashes I'd Just like to ask him
if it was hot enough for him."-San
Francisco Post.
The herald., 1895-08-11
HAUNTS OF THE BOY SHAKESPEARE

DR.. William ]. Rolfe, the well-known
authority on Shakespeare. has delivered
two lectures which were attended not
only by the regular summer students.
but by others who were glad OF an op-
por unity to listen to him. His Lecture
on Wednesday afternoon was on Shake.
speare's Country, Warwickshire. the
heart of England as Drayton, the
friend OF the dramatist, was the first to
call it. The country within ten miles ur
so of the town of Warwick. said Dr..
heart. On one side of this circle are
Stratford and Shottery and Wilmecote.
the home of Shakespeare's mother. and Oh
the other side are Kenilworth and
Coventry. In Warwick itself is the ven
cradle castle OF its earls, that fairest
ancient and chivalous splendor which
yet remains unlnjured by time" 1t
WAS old in Sbakespeare's time, and lie
was doubtless familiar with it and also
with the neighboring ruined castle of
Kenilworth. He shows an acquaintance
with the history and the legendary lore
of these famous buildings, having used
them largely in his plays of the persons
and incid nts connected with them.
As boy of Ii he may have gone with
his father to sec the great pageant at
Kenilworth in 1875. when queen Eliza-
great earl of Leicester. Coventry, no
mean city now, was far more important
then. 1t was called The Prince's
Chamber, and was unrlvaled for the
splendor of its monastic institutions.
1t also played a prominent part in the
history of the English drama.
DR.. Rolfe dwelt upon the religious
plays performed by the Gray Friars, and
kept up by the city guilds after the disso.
luton of that establishment. There were
forty-three of these plays. illustrating
Bible history; and the account books OF
the guilds, which are still extant, con.
tain many curious charges. like sheep
for God. :" apparel for the devil.S and
the painting Of "heli's mouth" which
was famous piece of stage scenery.
Charlecote hall was described, and Sir
Thomas Lucy. its owner. whom the
dramatist appears to have caricatured as
Justice Shallow, received considera BILE at
tention. He was a better man than Shall
low and the epitaph in which he eulogizss
the virtues of his wife is singularly ten
der ana beautiful. Stratford was then as
beautiful as now, but place we should
not have enjoyed visiting. John Shake
speare, the poets father. was fined for
having dung heap in front of his house.
and the general sanitary condition Of the
town was abominably bad. 1t was no
worse. however, than that OF other Eng
lish towns and cities of that day. STRAIT
ford is associated with almost every inn
portant event in Shakespeare's life-his
birth, his education, his marriage, his
later years as well as his earlier ones. his
death and burial. Almost every building
connected with his history is still stand
ing. The town IS pre-eminently his mon
ument-the inmost shrine of the district
associated with his life and hallowed by
his memory Mass, Letter.
The herald., 1895-08-11
WHY APACHES PAINT

"Why do Indians paint their faces?"
l have asked that question of hundreds
OF red men. and have received but one an
swer. Of all the tribes that have visited
but one has legend accounting for the
hideous decorations that are to be seen on
the faces of Indians Under. all ceremonial
circums tances.
II was sitting at camp fire in vii
lage of Jacarilla Apaches one night lis
tening to the stories and legends that
were being told. when | propounded the
old question again, hardly expecting
even the usual expression of ignorance
that hides SO many of the thoughts of the
Indians. To my surprise, however. re-
ceived the answer that J. least expected.
An old fellow who had sat all the even
ing listening to the stories without chang
ing his attitude grunted and straight
ened up as he heard the question. Pro-
ceeding with all due solemnity, he void
the following legend:
Z" Long ago. when men were weak and
animals were big and Astrong. chief of
the red men who lived in these mount
aims went out to get deer, Cor his people
were hungry. After walking all day he
saw deer and shot at it, but the arrow
was turned aside and wounded a mount
ain lion. which was also after the deer.
When the lion felt the sting of the arrow
he jumped up and bounded after the
man.w no ran for his life. He was al
most exhausted. When he felt his
strength give way he tell to the ground.
The herald., 1895-08-11

satisfaction. At tho dinner table he was
SO palpably loaded with information that
the rest OF the family were on the qui
vive. At first, in an off.hand way, as If
it were IN every day occurrence, he an
nounced:
II saw the Duchess break branch off
q tree with her. trunk and shoe the flies
from her back with it,"
Tho family grinned and thought that
for . beginner the man was doing very
well-all but a gsntls-faced lady at the
head OF the table, who said in shocked
tone:
why, fatherv'
The man looked the picture of injured
innocence as he picked up the volume of
natural history from beside his plate and
read: Elephants show great ingenuity
In protecting themselves from insects.
break off the limbs Of trees which Chey
dexterously swung to and from across
their backs with their truhks.'
Now, said the man maenanimously.
II will confess that didn't believe it
myself, and did not dare announce it rs
fact until fortified by that statement.
You see it was hot and was so done
up by the heat that l sank down on the
grass in front :of the Duchess, who was
radiating more heat, like base burner.
1t was about 100 on her shady side, and
the old lady was feeling the necessity of
cooling off. She went the length of her
chain toward the buffalo pen, where she
occasionally gets bath and gazed visit
fully. She then brought up few barrels
OF water from her internal reservoir and
The herald., 1895-08-11
FIGHTING FOR A BATH

the steamer had gone six mills she ran
on submerged rock and tore her rudder
off 1t was necessary to beach her and
two days were consumed in making re-
pairs. With fresh supply of cordwood
the voyage was resumed through bar
rem country and cranky current. At
Brownville ferry stop mad to be made,
as the wire which holds the ferrvboa
had not been lowered in order to let the
steamer pass over it. The Norma re-
mained at that point one night, and Cap
tain Gray obtained some valuable .nfor-
nation concerning the Great Box canyon,
through which the boat was soon to pass,
from the few stockmen who in ha bited
the lonely region.
At daybreak the start was made. A run
of three miles brought the vessel to the
mouth of Wild Horse creek, and as she
rounded a bend Wild Horse rapids came
in sight. The river at this point narrows
to about two-hftus of it's form er width,
the fall is very rapi /, and to make mat.
ters much worse the stream has three
abrupt curves. its contour forming let
ter u. The Norma shot into the rapids,
and the surging. twisting. foaming water
washed over her deck. She missed .he
rocks with which the stream abounGs,
and was soon in clear water.
The next rough place was Lookout
rapids. The river was narrow, but its
course was toerably straight and the
libblc CIdlI Su ~ tuIOusA WltAOut bTOuDle.
Immediately below was Horseshoe bend.
Here the river doubles itself within 1900
feet, and the peninsula thus formed
stands 300 feet above the level of the
water. Rounding the bend the voyagers
passed Eagle island, where the govern-
msnt survey ends, and he who would
navigate Snake river further must de-
pend entirely on his knowledge of swift
waters.
A few miles into the, unknown region
and Back point was passed, where the
river takes drop of six feet in 100. A
mile or two further and the frail boat
entered the famous Box.
The scenery here is unsurpassed ON the
continent. As the stream enters the
mouth of the canyon the banks begin to
narrow until the water is com pressed re-
tween walls of solid rock not over 100
feet apart. which rise perpendicularly
out Of the water to height Of perhaps
500 feet. and then sloping backward and
upward until their snow-capped sum-
nits seenm almost to pierce the sky.
Towering above the river the crags take
the most ianatistical shapes. AT cne point
there appeared to be q castle ruin. though
several hundred feet above, was terrace
The herald., 1895-08-11
HOW TO BECOME A RUNNER

Running is one of the best exercises for
the whole body. 1t rounds out a hollow
chest. drives the oxygen into the furthest
air cells of the lungs, wonderfully in.
creases their capacity and develops the
leg, thigh. stomach and waist muscles.
But it must be learned just as skating,
swimming and bicycling have to be
learned, and there are two things which
must be kept in mind by the learner.
The first is-whether in sprinting. dis
tance or cIoss-country running-to run
they say on the track. ''Get up on your
toes!" By striking on the ball of the
foot, which is sort of natural spring.
board, the runner takes longer stride.
and the spring that he gets enables him
to lift his foot more rapidly and repeat
the stride more quickly than the runner
who goes hat-footed.
AS length and rapidity of stride are
what give speed in running, it follows
that flat-footed runner can never be q
fast one. Another reason against pound.
ing away tlat-footed is that the delicate
Jared and may in time be injured.
The second point for runner to OBJ.
serve is his method of breathing. Breathe
through both the nose and the mouth.
Nearly every boy when he first begins to
run has the insane idea that all breath.
ing must be done through the nose.
There never was greater mistake.
When a boy runs his heart beats tasreH
than it does ordinarily, and pumps out
just so much more blood.
All this must BIZ aerated or purified by
air from the lungs. The oppression that
one feels when beginning to run is due to
the lungs demanding more air for the
extra quantity of blood which the heart
Is sending out. Nature has looked outlfor
this and provided way by which air
can be furnished the lungs very rapidly.
1t is very simple way, and consists Of
merely opening the mouth.
Breathe. then, through the nose in
the ordinary life as much as possible. but
lently open the mouth and take in air in
deep, rapid bresths. not gulping it in
through the mouth alone but letting the
mouth and the nose have each ito
shaie.-St. Nicholas.
The herald., 1895-08-11
AN EXCITING
TRIP BY STEAMER ON UPPER
SNAKE RIVER

A steamboat trip which for excitement.
peril and display of skill has seldom II
ever been equaled in the history of river
been concluded on the upper Snake river.
The Norma, a small sternwheel boat. has
made the run from Huntington, Ore.. to
Lewiston, Idaho over the worst stretch
of water inland to be found in the west.
The Norma was built seven years ago
by Jacob Kamm of this city, at Hunting
ton, and was intended for the trade be-
tween that point and the Seven Devils
mining country. The mining boom soon
played out. and the boat was tied up at
Huntington. after making only two trips.
During the last few months it has become
evident that there would be not enough
boats on the lower Snake to handle this
years crops, and Mr.. Kamm determined
to bring the steamer down to what IS
going to be q profitable field. The Norma
was absolutely useless at Huntington.
and he argued that he would not be out
down trip. 1t was not particularly an
owners risk. but it was a HAZARDOUS one
for the officers and crew to undertake.
But men were found willing to maze
the journey, and preparations we're begun.
The steamers hull was bulkheaded fore
ana all anu a'n"arSshlPs, anu ner cdpil
and upper decks works thoroughly
braced.
Early on the morning of May 10Th the
Norma cast off her lines from the Hunt
ington LANDING. and, in com mand OF Cap,
tain, W. ?. Gray, with Captain A. W.
Gray as pilot and Charles jennings as
engineer, started on trip the like OF
which will in all probability never be
undertaken again. For the first few
miles the river was smooth, but small
rapids soon began to appear, and before
The herald., 1895-08-11

ment stand, so he went off to lonesome
spot to think.
He had chosen spot, usually crowded.
by the duck pond. The day was so hot
that the park was almost deserted, and
all the animals and birds seemed to be
keep cool. They showed al indifference
to fool that was unusual. brown peli-
can walked over the body OF fish to
plunge into the water. When she came
out dripping she stood still and with q
quick shake separated the feathers all
over her body, SO that each ono stood
alone. En occasional ripple of wind
stirred the feathers ana gradually bl,w
them dry, when the bird repeated the
process.
The ducks we're sailing out in the blis-
tering sun until their iridescent necks
and back plumage shimmered in the
heat. They evidently felt uncomfort-
the leader heading for a pool of thin
mud, which they used much as person
would employ cold cream to cure sun
burn. They splashed the mud all over
their backs with their web-iike feet,
spreading it on smoothly with their bills.
Thee they marched in body up the
bank and sat down until the mud had
dried.
The cold cream had evidently performed
its office by the time it was dried in a
thin cake. for with quick craning of
necks, spreading of wings and lifting of
feathers is was shaken off in cloud OF
dust. The feathers looked newly bur
nished and clean. But the dust particles
on the skin may have irritated the birds.
for. setting sail on their lake. they made
for the far end. where a discharge pipe
let's out tne'stream of water. One after
another they sat near the cascade. near
enough to get the spray. and INDUCED
IN shower bath. After that they went
about their usual occupations. Later
The herald., 1895-08-11
THE POLAR BEAR TAKES A SHOWER BATH
IL the l. dsy AZ they xese Observed TO 50 a,

in the day. they ,wete observed 80 30
through the same process.
In the cages there was evidently a
well-established order of precedence. Ths
hawk was king whore he lived, and the
king had not bathed' vet, therefore the
Others had to wait. They hoped around
the pool and made sundry remarks for
his encouragement, for the hawk is a
coward in captivity. and has all sorts of
nerves the matter with him. His SEN
tinels had to report that there was alb
soiutely no one in sight. the single spec.
tator being hidden in the shrubbery.
The bird condescended to come down
from his perch. Just as he was about to
step in the basin there came an awful
sound, the cry Of the owl. The hawk
spread its wings and collapsed in heap
in a fit of Mysteries.
Cav. cav. caw!" shouted the crow
mockingly. and in evidert enjoyment of
hawk recovered and began to throw the
water over her head with her, bill until
her back was drenched, after which she
repaired to her perch and pressed her
feathers.
The owl. who had caused o futter in
the breast of the timid hawk by its sud
den mischievous cry, was sitting on a
perch in the darkest corner of the owl
cage. That single remark WAS probably
the only one he made that day. but he
had his own way of keeping cool. His
feathers were dry, hut every single one
stood straight out and now and then
passing breeze would stir them.
Pretty hot day to turn his Coat-collar
around his ears remarked the single
spectator to the keeper.
The herald., 1895-08-11
!! STORIES FOR OUR LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN !:

motion of the head. the owl snapped its
beak at the dog, that with a whimpering
cry, started to run. BY the time 1t v as
out of sight the little owl had slowly
closed and unclosed one eve and sat mo
tionless on its perch. the breeze stirring
Its ruftied feathers. The unusual display
OF temper on the part of the owl was prob
ably caused by tile heat.
Alter such stolidity it was somewhat of
q novelty to watch the others play leap
frog in their pool. When they had fin.
ished particularly lively game they
clam bered up on the rocks, where they
sat painting and blinking their eyes.
They were undou btedly hot though the
water still an from their sides. The man
who was watching them was tanning
himself with q straw hat. Their next ac-
tion was so comical and human that it
looked uncanny. AS if struck by an in
spiratlon, they began to fan themselves
with their flippers. With queer little
squeak ana f1lrt of their tails they slip
ped into the water again and engaged in
another frolic.
II it was imitation the monkeys could
hardly have done better, but it wasn't
imitation; 1t was merely a coincidence.
as the spectator afterward discovered
that sea lions. offers. walrus, and seals
will sit on rocks IN the sun and fan them
selves with their fiippers.
1t occurred to the observer to find out
how the beaver MANAGED this fact with
its Intellectual front toot its hippers
being ON the hind legs. and therefore un-
aviiable Tor fan. On his way over he
noted the deer standing IN the deepest
part of their basin, in some cases only the
antlered head above the water. Even
these they dipped again and again. They
were chewing their cuds contentedly and
gazing off to the "blue and beautiful
with their soft, full. brown orbs.
The buffalo were wallowing in such
mud as they could make in their basin,
rolling over and plastering their side
The herald., 1895-08-11

the other monkeys came TO examine the
new object, and one seized it aud tore it
to ribbons.
The first one, bereft OF his playtbing,
suddenly reached through the bars and
snatched a lace bow and spray of flowers
Mn That sersed for hat on lady's head
The lady screamed and then wept, but
the flowers were already dissectcd.
While all this chattering and scam per-
ing were going ~" the green parrots and
scarlet macaws we e sitting in discour-
aged row.
"Hello, what's up now?' screamed the
one that talks. A moment later when
the man strolled over where they were
all sitting still with heads hanging.
Hello Polly; poor Polly" said the
man. But Polly was too unhappy to open
q conversation. She treated the man and
his remark with silent contempt. She
even permitted him to put his finger
through the bars to stroke her wing. But
she turned an evil eye on him that should
have been a warning.
Polly, is this hot enough for your"
With a vicious jerk of her head she
buried he beak IN the mans finger.
That was the last straw. Polly is usually
very amiable, but any jury in the land
would have said that the assault was
made under great provocation.
The wounded man wrapped his finger
in handkerchief and soothed his feelings
by going to the bear pit. The polar bear
was standing stockstill under the cascade
that fell from the iron pipe, soaking MIN.
self. AS the man appeared the smallest o.
the brown bears lifted his round head out
OF the basin and promptly opened bis
mouth for peanuts.
None being forthcoming, he rolled back
until pushed out by big bear whose fur
was too dry for comfort. The little bear
made several Intellectual attemps to get
into the basin again, but was promptly
pushed out every time. 1t stood with its
nose through the bars watching the polar
bear in his shower bath. Then it strolled
off to its own particular cascade and stood
looking up, evidently trying to summon
up sufficient courage for the plunge.
A last it poked its head unuer the
it stagge rec back. whimpering with
fright, When it had recovered it stood
watching tho polar bear with fascinated
interest. The big white creature stood
still until thoroughly soaked; then with
shake of his head and wlggle of his
little tail he calmly brought to shore a
loaf of bread that had been soaking in the
basin while he was taking his shower
bath