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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13
Tricks of the Tongue.

Heterophemy, the curious disease
which consists in using one word when
meaning to use an entirely different one,
gives rise to many amusing combina-
tions. Allied to this is another form of
misspeech, to which most of us are oc-
casionally subject = the exchange of
syllables. A certain young lady, who
to her intense modification, often re-
verses her vowels thus, says she is en-
tirely unconscious of it, even after speak
ing. One summer evening she was
sauntering with friend toward the
village postoffice of the little town where
they were staying. On the way they
encountered an acquaintance with a
handful of letters. ".Ah, good evening"
she said, in her peculiarly gracious,
suave manner; "are you strailing out for
your mole?" The mystified young wo-
man made some inarticulate reply and
passed on. AS soon as the friend could
recover her gravity, she gasped, Il sup
pose you intended to ask Miss Mary if
she was strolling out for her mail?" The
same young lady was relating a sad story
of curious misfortunes which over
whelmed dear friend. Think" she
concluded pathetically "of losing hus-
band children, property, and home at
one swell foop!' And howl of laughter
rent the roof.-Atlontic Monthly.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13
A FABLE FROM THE TALMUD,

A fox came near very fine garden
where he beheld lofty trees laden with
fruit that charmed the eye. Such
beautiful sight. added to his natural
greediness, excited in him the desire of
possession. He fain would taste the for.
hidden fruit; but high wall stood be-
tween him and the object of his wishes.
He went about in search of an entrance,
and at last found an opening in the wall
but it was too small to admit his body.
Unable to penetrate. he had recourse to
his usual cunning. He tasted three
days, and became sufficiently reduced in
bulk to crawl through the aperture.
Having effected an entrance, he care
lessly roved about 10 this region, making
free with it's exquisite produce, and
feasting on its more rare and delicate
fruits. He remained for some time and
glutted his appetite, when thought
occurred to him that it was possible he
might be observed, and in that case he
should pay dearly for his feast. He
therefore retired to the place where he
had entered and attempted to get out,
but to his great CONSERVATION he found
his endeavors vain. He had by indul.
gence grown SO fat and plump that the
same space would no more admit him.
Il am in fine predicament," said he
to himself. Suppose the master Of the
garden should come and call me to &C
count. what would become of me? l see
my only chance is to fast and half starve
myself" He did so with great reluc-
lance; after suffering hunger for three
days. he with difficulty made his escape.
AS soon as he was out OF danger. he took
a farewell view of the scene of his late
pleasure, and said: "Oh, garden! thou
art indeed charming, and delightful are
thy fruits delicious and exquisite; but
Of what benefit art thou to me? What
have l now for all my labor and cunning?
Am l not as lean as was before?" 1t
is even so with man, remarked the Tai
mudist. Naked he comes in o the world,
naked must he go out of it; and of all
his tolls and labors he can carry nothing
with him save the fruits Of his right
eousness.-JetVish Messenger.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13
JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY.

At the appointed day and hour all the
guests gather at your house and wait in
the waiting room till all have come.
You, having already made the necessary
preparations in the tea room for receiv-
ing your guests, will welcome them in
the most polite and accomplished man.
ner. All the guests salute you, and then
enter the tea room through the narrow
entrance. Before entering, they wash
their hands and mouths. AS they en-
ter, before arranging their seats on the
mat. they must observe with critical
admiration the wall-pictures, flower
arrangements, base, furnace, and all the
utensils that reveal the superb taste and
artistic mind of the host aud hostess
When the guests have seated them
selves you appear, to make another sal
utation and to examine the charcoal in
the furnace to see whether it is we'll ar
ranged. Finding it all right, you will
again retire from the room and go TO the
kitchen, first bowling low and telling
them that the dinner will soon be
served. A few minutes later you will
bring small low table, called the Dai,
for each guest. Upon these several
dishes are placed, always accompanied
with two chopsticks made of cypress
wood. Asking them to commence to
eat, you will again go out. Upon your
retirement the invited guests salute each
other, take the chopsticks, and begin to
eat. At this moment you again appear
to the party, saluting and requesting
them to eat and drink freely and to make
themselves perfectly at home. Again
you will disappear. Leaving them alone
for some time, you will once more re
turn and give yourself up to the enter.
tainment of your guests.-Lippincot
Magazine.
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HORSES.

In this country it seems almost the
sacred duty of most horse men to oppose
the breeding of anything but sporting
horses as something beneath our dignity
as nation, while in European countries
the industrial horse is the chief produc-
ton. The present avalanche has left us
with millions of useless small animals,
with not enough drafters to do the bust
ness of the cities.
Too much feed is often wasted on idle
horses The hard worker needs much
more nutritious food to keep up wear
and tear of body and muscle. No for
mula can take the place of the judgment
man should exercise, for he should
watch the digestion, the appetite and
the general condition from day to day.
The masters eye is worth more than all
other guides.
Australia is overrun with small horses
like this country, and they are looking
toward legislation which will require
registration for and a tax upon all
stations. This would discourage the
breeding from the poorer class of mares.
for they would not care to pay for high
grade sire. The license would rid the
country of defective and unsound stall
lions. Farmers of the right stamp would
welcome such law in this country, no
doubt.
A pretty good" horse has seldom
been as cheap as now. He must either
run, trot, jump or pull in the top notch,
or he will bring but song; but there is
no need to worry. The horse is rot
going to become extinct, by any means.
AS the times improve more people are
going to ride and drive than ever. and
commerce demand more than we can
supply.
City teamsters will not buy ranch
bred horses from wild mares, for they
never make good work horses; whatever
the sire may be. they partake OF the
wild, crazy nature of the dam, even
though they sometimes acquire forms of
rare beauty.
Good draft and coach horses must be
reared upon farms where handling and
feeding develop the better class of
horses. and where good mares. either
high grades or pure draft mares, are
available to breed to pure draft stations
The Western ranches afford no COMPETE
ton 10 draft and coach horse breeding.
AS vaccine is produced from heifers,
so is antitoxiue obtained through the
medium Of the horse. He is iroculated
and his blood used to kill the bacteria
germ. This makes no little demand for
horses. and helps to relieve the glut;
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THE OLD MAN AT COMMENCE
MENT.

Hitch up the ox-team. Johnnie, an drive 'em to
the gate,
For me an yer mothers goin' to see Mol grad
uate,
An Jenny's a-baking biscuits. an Sally's a-shc-
in ham;
An, I'm so proud O. Molly that don't know
where am!
Yer mother raised the chickens that bought her
books, and sweet
To me was the daily labor in the summers
burnin heat
When l thought of her bright eyes peamin'' an
says to myself: I'm state
There amt no gal in the country so fifteen to
GRADUATED"
So plowed in the summer sunshine, an worked
in the winters cold;
An I've bought her the finest dresses that ever
the store-man sold;
An,I,ll see her there with her bright, sweet eyes,
like stars in the twilight late;
An maybe therell be some tears in mine when
see her graduate!
l never was much on larnin'-for my means
was mighty small;
Butt reckon when Molly comes back home she'll
know enough for us all;
An there amt a gal in Georgy, though you hunt
for 'em soon an late,
Thatl look as sweet as Molly when she comes
Selected.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13
GEORGE WASHINGTON AND LORD
HOWE.

On the 18th of April, 1776, Washing
ton was in New York, which now prom
Used to be the center of operations.
Here he remained four or five months,
making one visit meanwhile to Philadel-
phia, at the request of Congress-. which
wished to confer with him. He was
busy increasing and strengthening the
army and erecting Notifications.
That spring and summer saw rapid
change in mems minds regarding the
war with England. Washington no
longer thought it possible to obtain
what the colonies demanded and still
remain subject to England. He was
ready for independence. and, when Con-
gress issued it's declaration, Washington
had it read before the army with great
satisfaction.
Not long after the Declaration of In
dependence an English feet arrived in
New York bay. bringing large body of
troops, under the command of Lord
Howe, who, with his brother, Admiral
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13
HORTICELTURE.

The earliest strawberry runners, taken
up carefully and set in new bed, will
give fair crop of fruit the next season,
but they must be given attention and
encouraged to grow after they have been
planted.
The yellow lowered Anthems Tine
toria is a good, hardy plant for the gar.
den. Its bright flowers are on long
stalks, and these are scattering blossoms
all the summer long. but there is lux
uriant crop in july.
To give good plants for winter bloom
ing, psnsy seed should be sown now
Sow in pot or shallow box, and place
in cool. shady place until the seedlings
are we'll up. Pot them. and still keep
where it is cool. They should be nice
plants by fall.
The non bushy Arbutilons for winter
blooming should have their tops pinched
off in July. The smaller plants are bet
ter, because they can be shifted into pots
of varying size in turn, which will en-
II raspberries are permitted to get
almost fullgrown before they are topped.
they branch only from the top, and be-
come topheavy with fruit: this defeats
one of the objects of the process. which
is to make them of self supporting ma.
ture.
Apple trees shoul be so pruned that
all parts may be reached by a spray;
well pruned trees allow free access of
light and air among the branches, and
this prevents fungi from obtaining SO
strong hold.
Fumigation with tobacco will kill the
injurious insects which infest house
plants. This is not pleasant. perhaps.
to the inmates; immersipg in strong to
bacco infusion will serve the same end
or spraying, if the plants are large. Even
the green fly and the red spider can bs
thus got rid of.
Coarser soil in the bottom OF flower
pots provides good drainage. The kird
of soil is not so essential to their growth
as is generally supposed. Any ordinary
garden soil is good, and it can be im-
proved by the addition of little well
Iotted manure.
Do not crowd the orchard trees. AL
ways cultivate them for the best results.
Corn is good crop to grow in young
orchard; or, pigs will surely prevent
the forming of blue grass sod. Do as
much OF the pruning as possible while
the trees are young. Make a study Of
tree growing, and then make it a success
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13

are simple, but sufficient for his necessi
ties. This is a child under seven years
Of age. At seven be changes his whole
bearing. His relation to the world
changes. He realizes that older people
know infinitely more than he; that the
world is storehouse of wonders; that
he needs to know them all, and can only
learn from those who have had expert
ence. He is hungry for facts. There is
no order or system to his questions.
They grade upward from the what to
the how. to the why. intellectual and
moral growth and development, educs-
ton, and character depend largely upon
the attention given to his questions.
The we'll disciplined" family succeeds
in suppressing the questions of the child
at the table when there is company
when the parents are reading or talking;
but the child balances it all right by
rushing to the kitchen and the stable,
where he can ask questions Indefinitely,
receiving answers wise or otherwise, and
praise for questioning. The jockey, the
saloonist. the off-color men and women
welcome the questions OF the little peo-
pie, and thus ingratiate themselves into
their mental and emotional life. 1t is
left for good people, pastors, parents,
Sunday school superintendent, and
teachers to suppress in their presence
the questions that will find vent some
where at some time. Happy the parent
or philanthropist who has the wisdom
and the patience to companion with little
people occasionally, while they pour out
their questions uninterruptedly and
aimlessly into appreciative ears. The
school forces should recognize this in
quisitive condition, this fact hungry
frame of mind, and feed it The facts
must not be too carefully assorted, too
finely prepared. They need them in the
rough,-in the wild. natural state
browsing for themselves. To assign any
selected facts to memorize as table, or
as a winnowed group of vital facts, is
rarely attractive or valuable. They will
learn a hundred facts by their own
searching with more relish than ten facts
skilfully abulated.--Journd of Educd-
fiOY
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13
Beautiful Kites.

Great ingenuity is displayed by the
Chinese in the manufacture of kites.
Kites of the angular shape common
among ourselves are never seen, the de-
signers representing at their own sweet
will flowers, birds, fish and in fact. any
thing that may be found on the earth or
in the waters under the earth. Many of
them are extremely beautiful, and do in
finite credit TO the artistic tastes of the
people. Human figures, representing
historical,or mythical events. are very
commonly used, while emblems, such as
the double fish, and characters of felici-
tous import, such, for example, as shou
longevity and chi good fortune) are
favorite subjects.
On some of them musical strings are
so arranged that they emit sounds of
melody as they fly aloft. The first ones
so constructed are said to have been in
strumental in saving the army when in
dire distress. The general commanding
this unfortunate force, being hemmed in
by the enemy, resorted to the stratagem
of flying in the dead of night number
of kites with musical strings SO arranged
as to emit sounds resembling the words
Beware of Han" Like the Syrians, at
the noise of the chariot wheels. the con.
tending host took fight at the sound and
was destroyed-horse, foot. and dra-
goons.-Good Words.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13
The New German Canal.

Great interest has been felt in the in
cidents marking the formal opening Of
the commercial artery between the Bal
tic and North Sea. Everybody knows
that the Kaiser signalized the occasion
by inviting representation in Kiel of
all the navies of the civilized world. A
hundred and sixteen battle ships, cruis.
ers armored and unarmored, and other
war vessels, we're gathered TO pass ami
cably through the notable canal. Our
own navy was represented by four shipe,
which invited notice by their size and
the skillfulness of their construction.
And it is pleasant to know that our frig-
ates and cruisers were the recipients of
honorable attention from the inhabi-
tants of the fatherland. The fact that
SO many Germans have found a new
home in our country caused our land to
be regarded with special love.
The Kaiser calls the canal from his
honored grandfather, and the emperor
made the occasion memorable by empha
sizing the fact that the canal was con-
structed in the interest of peace. To be
sure. Napoleon the Little laid stress on
the sentiment that "the empire is peace"
while he was plotting to repeat the con-
quests of his uncle; so that monarchs'
professions must be received with par
tial incredulity. Still, it is a common
verdict of the press that the Kaiser's
speeches and department we're in good
taste. We can at least hope that the
new canal will be first tried in the inter-
est of peaceful commerce. Great Brit
ain will doubtless have to suffer still
more rivalry from German artisans and
merchants. A broader field of commerce
is however opening in the east, and Ger
many is perhaps simply preparing to
avail herself of larger trade with China
and Japan.-Pasotucket, r. I. Gazette.
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CATTLE,

That breeder is fishing for suckers
who assures you that he has kind of
stock which enjoys immunity from dis
eases, or which makes fine show of
thrift with minimum amount of food,
Disease in cattle is thing we know
very little about. and. as for feed, we are
looking for the animal which can stow
away the most of it.
1t is we'll to always mix a little
chopped hay, straw or cornfodder with
ground feed. This gives the finer food
proper bulk, and keeps it from packing
in the animals stomach. 1t also adds
variety to the ration.
There is excellent food for stock in
wheat, cut green, while tie grain is soft,
and at recent prices pays better for
mich cows and other cattle, horses and
sheep than to thresh the grain.
The quantity of cornfodder is almost
unlimited, but it is criminal to waste
any of it, as has been the woful fashion.
Cut up, shredded and baled, it keeps
green and sweet. and is rich, nutritious
food; it, in this shape, promises to be an
important item of food in the future.
Bermuda grass is the best for grazing
which can be found in the South. 1t is
not as good as clover for milk and but
ter, but for fattening purposes it has no
superior.
1t is estimated that the ration which
makes one pound Of steer meat beef will
also make one pound of .butter or two
of cheese. This is thought worthy of
consideration by those farmers who are
anxious to get better profit out of their
live stock.
The more general use of high grade
and pure bred stock is solving the prob.
lem of successful beef production these
times, when there is no profit at all in
the old scrub. Let no farmer get it into
his head that this fine stock breeding is
above ordinary farm management, for it
is not so.
1t is the business of breeders of dairy
cattle to breed and feed, and otherwise
care for the physical comforts of the
animals subjected to their oversight in
such way as to maintain sound con.
stitution of the body. To fail here is to
fail all around. 1t stands breeders in
hand to be on the alert for any weak
nesses of this nature.
1t is at the instigation Of the French
and German breeders and farmers that
their governments have temporarily pro-
hibited the acceptance of American cat
tie. Next, as the price of meat gets too
high, we shall hear the towns and cities
clamor for our cheaper meat, and our live
cattle will again be exported. Meantime
the export of American preserved meats
is rapidly increasing.
1t is not strange that prices advance,
for the great surplus of cattle is now
marketed, and the short supply is appa-
rent in every State and Territory Far
mers should look now to the breeding of
better class of stock, for these always
demand double the price of the common.
The consumer of this age will put up
with nothing but the best.
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THE INQUISITIvE CHILD.

Under seven years of age the child he
little special regard for knowledge. He
has slight appreciation of how little he
knows or how much his seniors know.
He is more concerned with being "big"
and with ability to do. Things have
little abiding interest. When he has
touched a thing and learned it by the
touch. he is through with it; his aim is
not to conform himself to the world. but
the world to himself. His conquests
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-07-13
AGRICULTURE.

The value of the clover field is largely
lost when pastured too late in the fall or
too early in the spring. 1t is good
rule never to turn on clover after frost,
nor until it begins to show heads form
ing. Thus treated. it will make much
heavier growth of roots and taps.
A Wisconsin man sold S45 worth of
butter lat 20 cents a pound) from an
acre of cornfodder after the corn was
husked out. The former can not afford
to pasture his cornfeld. 1t should be
economically fed and the manure saved
and returned to the land. 1t is positive
ly worth almost as much as the grain
crop.
Not one farmer in five hundred keeps
a satisfactory system of books. He does
not know just how he stands this year as
compared with last. There should be
strict account of income and expenses,
and an inventory every year, and kept
as conscientiously as does the merchant
his.
If one desires clean, long lived, pro-
life meadow, all stock should be kept
off, and then moved twice a year, if
necessary. A good timothy meadow may
be easily ruined by tramping when wet,
and by tramping and grazing after har-
vest.
A good sugar bush should net so cents
tree annually. This should draw our
attention to unused naples, and it
should also lead to a. consideration of
the question whether it will not pay to
plant out maple groves for the purpose
of sugar production, in the proper lati-
tudes-for our descendants, if not for
ourselves.
Surface cultivation of corn is reported
by one of our foremost corn growers to
give 10 bushels an acre over and above
the amount produced by the old fashion
ed deep cultivation. No one questions
now but that it is always mistake to
break or interfere with the corn roots at
any period in their growth.
The dry weather has pretty we'll side
tracked the good roads question, but
such weather will not last always.
Heavy loads of grain from country to
town over bottomlees roads will again be
the order of the day. Like children,
unable to keep more than one subject in
hand at once, it will then be proper time
for us to take up the thread of the good
road movement again.
The country boy is surrounded by
healthful influences. He is not natur-
ally better nor more morally inclined,
but he is freer from degrading vices.
This must account Tor the evidences of
superior excellence in the country bred
boy, and account for many achievements
in the world from this class.
The time has come when the farmer
must mix brains with his soil or fall in
the rear. The element of uncertainty
is great factor, and he must strive to
outwit it. Farmers have followed many
vagaries, and in many regions have had
foolish contempt for education and
scientific theories, but the working out
of these theories and discoveries is our
salvation today.