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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-12

the proceedings with great interest, and
the curiosity of one monkey became par
ticularly excited. After the workman
had finished and gone away, he drew
near to investigate this strange orna
ment to his house. He felt the lock al
over with his paws; poked his finger
through the keyhole, and twisted it
about, shaking the door while he did So.
Then he looked long and earnestly
through the keyhole, first with one eye
and then with the other. Then he ex-
amined the whole with another finger.
During his examination of the lock a
little monkey drew near and stood
watching his actions attentively. The
inquisitive fellow happened to turn
around and found himself observed. He
flew at the little monkey with cry of
rage, and gave him sharp box on the
ear. The poor little monkey, in great
alarm, fled to the farthest corner of the
cage and crouched down there. whimper-
ing. Having SO defended his outraged
dignity, the first monkey resumed his
study of the lock-
He climbed up the bars of the cage,
and took views of it from above. Then
he stopped down and took an observation
from below. Then he peered through
the keyhole, first with one eye, then
with the other, as before. Then he ex
plored it again with his finger. Pres
emily, finding himself again watched by
the little monkey, he sprang at him
again, and gave him another beating.
Overmuch curiosity is always pun
ished in this world, and, by-and-b by
this monkey found it out. He caught
his finger in the keyhole and, in spite of
all his efforts, could not release it. He
twisted and struggled, chartered and
screamed.
His outcries finally brought keeper
to his rescue, and the finger was extri-
Gated, with loud laughter from the
spectators. Seemingly much Inundated,
the monkey retired to corner of the
cage, where he sat nursing his wounded
finger, and sulking as Enthusiastically as a
cross boy sulks. And in the opposite
corner sat a much smaller monkey, and
I am sure, if ever monkeys smile in
wardly. that little monkey was doing
that very thing. Horpers Young Peo-
nile
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-12
THE BORE'S NEMESIS.

During our long and somewhat
checkered career" remarked the able
editor of the Hawville Clarion, 1--WE have
encountered bores of many descriptions;
but, SO far as our experience goes, the
biggest bore ever born in captivity was
old man Lincoggle, who used to infest
our sanctum from early morn till dewy
eve, with intervals for refreshments, of
course.
"He levied upon our perquisites
Of wedding cake, circus tickets, and
early pawpaws, as if vested with riparian
rights. When not slumbering which
he did much of the time, to the accom-
paniment of shores like the death rattle
Of an expiring bovollipus-he was either
arguing with us or swapping up our
freshest exchanges and shocking them
with dizziness born of long practice
Not content with reading them, he must
needs slash out of each such articles as
seemed to him worthy of preservation in
the collection he was making of data
upon every conceivable subject under
the sun; and when he CHANGED to find an
item of unusual interest he would
pounce upon it with sonorous We'll, l.
declare! which was sure to sidetrack
and often wreck our train of thought.
"He continued to inhabit our sanctum
till he could give US valuable pointers
on all phases of the newspaper business,
and would doubtless be here yet had it
not been for the occurrence of one of
those episodes which no man can prog
nosticate.
Zone day. upon returning to the office
after brief absence, we discovered Mr..
Lincoggle endeavoring to ensconce his
entire person in the knee-hole OF our
desk, in which attempt he was being
ably assisted by large elm club in the
hands of middle-aged lady of magnifi-
cent proportions. At our entrance the
lady paused to explain that she was the
relict of the late Mr.. Jurnigan, formerly
of Texas, who, having died within
week after his arrival in our midst had
been accorded an obituary notice in the
Clarion, in which typographical error
was responsible for the statement that
he had gone to his last roasting place.
1--WE sympathized with the widow,
but suggested that she had punished
the editor sufficiently for his dastardly
insinuation. When she was gone the
bore crawled out of his refuge and
glared at us in unutterable wrath and
scorn, and left the Office never to return.
"The mills of the gods indeed grind
slow, but they get there all the same"
Puck.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-12
ON THE DEATH OF A FRIENDS
CHILD.
BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

Death never came so nigh to me before,
Nor showed me his mild face; oft had 1 unused
OF calm and peace and safe forgetfulness.
OF folded hands, closed eyes, and heart at rest,
And slumber sound beneath fowery turf.
OF faults forgotten and an inner place
Kept sacred for us in the heart offriends:
But these were idle fancies. satisfied
with the mere husk of this great mystery.
And dwelling on the outward show OF things.
Heaven is not mounted to on wings of dreams,
Nor doth the unthankful happiness ofyouth
Aim thitherward, but floats from bloom to
bloom
With earth's warm patch of sunshine well con-
tent.
IT'S sorrow builds the shining ladder up,
Whose golden rounds are our calamities.
Wherever our firm feet planting, nearer God
The spirit climbs, and hath its eyes unsealed.
How changed, dear friend, are thy part and thy
chld's!
He bends above thy cradle now, or holds
His warning finger out to be thy guide
Thou art the nursing now. he watches thee
Slow learning, one by one, the sacret things
Which are to him used sights of every day;
He smiles to see thy wondering glances con
The grass and pebbles of the spirit world,
To thee miraculous; and he will teach
Thy knees their due Observances of prayer,
Children are Gods apostles, day by day
Sent forth to preach of love. and hope and
peace;
Nor hath thy babe his mission left undone,
To me. at least. his going hence hath given
Serener thoughts and nearer to the skies,
And opened new fountain in my heart
For thee, my friend and all.
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was not until he had washed his
hands and face on the back kitchen
porch and entered the room where
his wife was taking up the breakfast,
that he said:
"Pears like it might rain"
"That is what you always say if
there is a cloud in the sky" Mrs.
Busby said tartly. "I'll thank you
to lift that boiler on, just the same"
"Goen to WASN'T It's most certain
to rain"
"Let it rain. haven't any patience
with such weather." and Mrs. Busby
rushed down cellar after pitcher of
cream.
Her husband never hurried. He
put the boiler carefully on the stove,
built up GOO fire, and, in obedi-
ence to gesture from his wife, took
his place at the table.
Mr.. Busby always thought before
he spoke. This time, after brief but
earnest blessing, he devoted himself
to ham, eggs and potatoes for five
minutes before saying in his usual
drawing voice:
"That was a powerful sermon of
the elder Yesterday, Mirandy. l al
ways thought that text about Ephra-
i'm been jined to his idols might APP
ply to some of us. Most everybody
has idols of some sort or other"
Mrs. Busby stirred her golden
brown coffee refectively. perhaps
SO. l hope the people who needs it
took Mr.. Ranton's fine application.
As for me once had an idol, but God
took it."
There was pause. The thoughts
of both husband and wife travelled to
the parlor where hung the picture of
a child, wee maiden with laughing
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-12
SWINE.

The fifty million of bushels of wheat
fed to hogs the past season proved
profitable experiment, in that it pro-
duced better meat than all corn fat
hogs. 1t is better for the hog, in variety
of feed and quality of growth. and for
the production of lean meat.
A liberal feeding of oil meal to swine
is as profitable and necessary as when
fed to other stock. Especially when fed
upon dry corn do they become feverish
and constipated, and need just such re-
lief as the meal will give. Many con-
tend that to this is due the stoppage Of
the great ravages Of hog cholera.
Any good, thrifty shoat will feed him
self in the woods from June to Novem-
Der, if it be an average woods, and by
the middle Of December can be fed up
to 200 pounds, which is quite heavy
enough for the production of good ba-
con. Neither does he need to be
razor back" to thus thrive upon such
fare.
In no breed of hogs has there been as
marked an improvement as in the Po-
land China. This is probably accounted
for by the fact that so many are engaged
in breeding this variety of porker. The
competition in the show ring has
brought about such degree of excel
lence that the Poland China is really a
thing of beauty and a financial Joy.
There is a constantly growing diver
gence between the old slipshod methods
eft growing hogs, which may have been
profitable in their time, and the remun-
erative methods Of the present day I'M
der hot competition and upon the high
est priced lands, in the best agricultural
States OF the Union.
Until pigs are six or eight months old
there should be no other thought in con-
nection with the raising of them than
how to make them grow. Any surplus
fat at this time is in the way. They
must first have developed bone and mus
Gle, size and a good constitution, and this
development should be regular and
even; no enthusiasm by spurs.
Scours in young pigs is the most cost
ly of all ailments to the farmers pocket,
and is apt to go through a litter. 1t
stunts growth permanently, and one
thus affected will never make the pig it
otherwise would. This can be avoided
only by carefully feeding the dam, feed
ing her regularly and the right thing.
While we have the best hogs in the
world, we market too many large, heavy
ones, which give less profit than when
younger; and the small, plump hams of
10 to 10 pounds are most in demand,
and encourage the use Of pork, while no
one wants to buy 80 pound ham, even
if it be cent or two cheaper.
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POULTR n.

The time for marketing ducks depends
upon the breed. A Pekn will be as
mature at nine weeks as will Rouen as
II. They should be partly feathered
out before taken to market, but the Sec
ond crop not be allowed to start, as they
will be full of pin feathers, and some
what off in condition.
1t is said that when flock gets into
the habit of egg eating supply of china
eggs will break it up, if they have not
been used to them. Placed in the nests
and upon the floor, the hens will become
Disguised with their attempts; will soon
give it up, and not afterward try it up
on good eggs.
Sell off every cock upon which you
set no special value; you have no fur
ther use for them, and it certainly does
not pay to keep them. Allowing them
to run with the pullets has nothing to
do with early laying and more than
enough male company is nuisance at
any time in the poultry yard.
Especially while the weather is warm
the food should not be too stimulating;
a ration suited for the development of
bone and muscle is better. Above all,
do not try to stimulate egg producing
by feeding condiments, for unnatural
stimulants are as bad for the fiocks as
for the owner.
Market gardeners and dairymen are
particularly we'll situated to permit of
their handling poultry with profit. The
former have spare time in winter, and
their painstaking habits will count for
much; the latter go among the best GUS
toners in the towns every day. and can
soon establish stated business.
A pond or stream is not necessary for
geese. as they will do quite as we'll upon
good, dry pasture, provided they are
furnished plenty of clean drinking
water; but the fact yet remains that il
there is water, with its accompanying
vegetation. they will procure a large
part OF their sustenance from it.
The majority of failures in trying to
keep large number of chickens on the
farm is caused by allowing them to run
together in large hocks during the day,
and to crowd in large numbers together
on the roosts. Crowding, bad ventila-
tion and uncleanliness are the causes Of
loss, almost wholly.
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again, sir" 1.-THE doctor is laughing at
you" When at length the Latin was
over, the cry arose: Give the autocrat
a seat" The Del. bench was crowded.
"Room!" Seat mo place for Wen
dell Homes to sit" Illustrious trio!
Robert Browning. job Bright, and
Wendell Holmes. But the latter was
evidently the favorite of the gallery that
day.
Three current fallacies have their re-
futation in the career just ended. The
"dashing off, idea in literature-that
the best comes of speed and fury. The
Autocrat, Holmes masterpiece, opens.
"As I was saying when l was interrupt
ed" That interruption" lasted quar-
ter of century. AS long befor as that
two numbers of that charming medley
under the same title appeared in now
extinct magazine. In that long interval
the autocrat was brooding over the aph
orisms, verse, philosophy, and fun that
grace his peerless monologue.
But Holmes taught us, too, that the
poet need not be sentimental idler, al
ways a-mooning. 1t is true he ceased
the active practice of medicine as his
call to letters became more imperious,
but he never relinquished his medical
lectureship. which occupied him five
hours week for thirty five years. And
his affluence never abated his industry
Again, he has shattered the notion
that man of mark must needs be born
poor and struggle up to distinction
through an unfriendly environment. He
started with competence. He had as
complete an education as the universe
ties of the Old World and the New could
give him. He belonged to what he
wittily called "the Brahman class Of
New England society" His career
should be inspirational to young men of
today who occupy similar favored po-
sition. Well up the ladder at the start,
society has right to expect that they
will 60 higher than those who must
u6euS U6Blu dI LILO UOLtOu,
Much has been said of late in praise of
growing old gracefully" Holmes did
even better than that. He showed us
how not to grow old at all. On the TWEEN
ty-ninth Of last August, at his quaint
country place at Beverly, he said wittily
and cheerily, II am eighty five years
young today" His "adieu" is his heart
unveiled.
"And now. with grateful smile and accent
cheerful,
And warmer heart than look or word can tell
In simplest phrase-these traitorous eyes are
fearful
Thanks, brothers, sisters, children, FAREWELL
AS to his religion, no one asserts that
he was strictly orthodox according to
technical theology; but one can at least
say he believed in God, the Sabbath,
Bible, and worship. Up to his eightieth
year he was never out of his pew at
Kings Chapel. He makes his heroine
voice his creed when she says: II never
saw church door so narrow l couldn't
| go in through it, nor one so wide that all
the Creators goodness and glory could
enter it." He humbly acknowledges in
his Iron Gate divine guidance in his
best work:
eff word of mine another's gloom has bright
ened,
Through my dumb life the heaven-sent mes
senger came
If hand of mine another's task has lightened,
If felt the guidance 1t may not claim.'
-ChristidnAdUocdte.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-12
MANAGING WIVES.

"It's strange l can't get my wife to
mend my Clothes" remarked Mr.. Bride
in tone of disgust. II asked her to
sew butten on this vest this morning
and she hasn't touched it,"
"You asked herr" said Mr.. Norris, with
shrug of his shoulders.
Yes; what else should do?"
you haven't been married very long,
and perhaps you'll take pointer from
me- answered Mr. Norris, with father
ly air. Never ask woman to mend
anything. That's fatal"
"Why, what do you mean?"
do as l do. When l want a shirt
mended, for instance, take it in my
hand and hunt up my wife. Where's
the rag bag Mrs. Norris?" l demand in
a stern veice.
what do you want the rag bag for?"
she says suspiciously.
al want to throw this shirt away. It's
all worn out / reply.
"'Let me see,' she demands.
But 1 put the garment behind my
back.
"'No. my DEAR answer. There's no
use of your attempting to do anything
with it. 1t needs.
"'Let me see it, she reiterates.
"'But its all worn out, tell YOU
"'Now, John, you give me that
shirt! she says, in her most peremptory
tone.
II hand over the shirt.
"'Why, John Norris she cries. with
womanly triumph, this is perfectly
good shirt. All it needs is And
then she mends it."-EGchange.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-12
A Convenient Device for Raising
Bread.

A woman with more sense and prac-
tical knowledge of household affairs than
is vouchsafed to the average house
keeper has hit upon device for raising
bread that will be received with joy by
all of her bread making sisters. A long,
narrow box is placed on end and pro-
vided with door and small tube for
ventilation. In the bottom of this is
put an ordinary kerosene lamp, which is
lighted and turned up to the ordinary
limit as required for light. On the top
of this box the bread pan is placed and
covered with thick cloth, which is tied
in around the box with strong string.
The ventilating pipe is put through a
little hole at the back of the box. and
extends up about eighteen inches above
it's starting point. This carries off any
fumes of kerosene, or any of the effects
of smoking which sometimes starts up
in the best regulated lamps.
The bread is set at night, put on this
box, the lamp is lighted, and by morning
the dough is light and ready for mixing.
This is much better than keeping up the
range fire in order to have the bread
warm. In midsummer some house
keepers put the bread in the sun, out
this only gives top heat, and is the re-
verse of proper conditions. To raise
bread scientifically the heat should be
applied at the bottom of the dish, then
up through the entire mass the fermen.
tation works, and the process is accom-
plished in much less time and more sat
isfactorily than in any other way
Ledger.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-12
FARM, GARDEN AND DAIRY.
Instructive Reading for AgricuIturists.
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR "THE UNIvERsALIsT.,
AGRICULTURE.

The farmer who "holds for a rise"
does not always get it. He loses
double interest, for the farmer who has
money in hand can save twice the legal
interest by buying all his needed winter
supplies in bulk and paying cash for
them. After stock is ready for market
there is a probability that the added
cost of feeding will offset any increase
in value.
New Zealand fax is cut chiefly from
the swamps, marshes and river banks.
1t has been imported to this country in
large quantities, but it is claimed that
it can be successfully raised in Califor-
mia. If so, improved machinery will soon
make an article much superior than
that now obtained from it.
The simplest and cheapest method of
making sure of good fence post is to
fell the tree while in full leaf in the
summer, and let it season with leaves
and branches on until the fall. and then
cut up and use. Made in this way, posts
will greatly outlast those made from
winter felled trees.
Our forefathers were contented and
happy, because it required less to make
them so. There was less debt, worry
anxiety and jealousy, because the
temptation to spend and to have was
less; and yet, although many of the far
mer's fancied needs of today are no more
than wants, he lives upon higher So
cial and educational plane, and would
be unwilling to go back to "the good
old times"
Farm lands are rated at less value
than formerly, because, in pecuniary
point Of view, the profession Of the
farmer seems to grow less and less pro-
f1table. This is due in part to the fact
that the land has become less fertile
The majority can not grasp the question
of fertilization intelligently yet, but
they will; at least the story of sod and
clover.
A weak solution of copperas, sprinkled
upon cabbage plants, will rid them of
the worm, but solution of pine tar is
preferable. Make it in quantity III a
tight barrel. AS to the proportions, it
does not matter much, for the water will
take up just SO much of the tar, and no
more.
Good roads and good fences are proofs
indubitable of prosperity, and nothing
so increases or maintains the value of
real estate. 1t is almost to be wondered
at that the farmer will ever want to be
compelled to take this step--a step
which will often increase the value of
his swampy acres hundred fold.
The actual value of stable manure as
whole is greater than the value of its
constituents. The same, in a CONNER
cial form, would not have the beneficial
mechanical action that the manure has
in loosening the tough clay SOLE, and in
compacting lighter sandy ones. Either
green manuring or stable deposits should
supplement the use of commercial fertil
izers always.
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HORSES.

When the horses stomach ceases TO
digest, one of two things usually takes
place-either the food remains unchanp-
ed, or it ferments. In the one case the
morse is probably foundered: in the
other he has collie. 1t is hard to under
stand how undigested food diseases the
feet, but it does. Collie may be eecaped
if water is withheld.
Heavy draft horses are much more
often subject to collie than light. fact.
working horses; in fact, the latter are
little liable. This is accounted for in the
fact that the work horse is long in the
harness, and comes home eager for his
iced, and this is generally given him in
great abundance, and it is eaten too fast
The preventive is self suggested
1t is said that there are more blind
horses in America than in any other
country, and these are found chiefly
where they are stabbed and highly fed
for the purpose of fattenipg. Blindness
seems to bear sympathetic relation, we
thus see, with indigestion. Another
serious source is from the bad, unwbole-
some stables in the cities.
AS an athlete undergoes training for
his work, so with equal care the farm
work horses should be groomed and ex-
ercised through the winter, and thew
may be in the finest working condition
when the working season arrives. Then
they can do everything of which a horse
is capable without strain or injury.
FROM all over the country the reports
are that but few colts are raised this
year, and that few mares are bred. even
with the present great shortage in the
best class of horses; and many who have
bred. have bred to cheap stations. be-
cause they work cheap, to raise more
cheap hoses.
Though common horses will no longer
pay, farmers can not seem to get their
courage up to make the effort to breed
high class horses. The range of prices
between the ordinary horse and the best
is growing wider. The medium and
smaller horses are growing cheaper sim
ply because no one wants them.
Inree times as many horses as were
used IN the street cars are now used in
the increased wagon traffic in every CITY.
as the natural growth of commercial in
terests. More wagons, better wagons
all require better teams now than ever
before.
The small farmer should produce the
best horses, as he is better prepared to
carefully mature the two or three colts
constantly under his care, and by hand
ling them constantly they are educated
to work; but most do not appreciate
their advantage; they raise the scrub,
and let the larger dealers raise those in
which are the most money!
Know more about the horses foot and
its care, and keep it out of the hands of
the bungling blacksmith. Study how
to tend and shape the hoof Of the colt.
A fine bodied animal may have bum
Cling gait or a lack of endurance from
bad feet, and it is too often all the
owners fault.
Let the brood mare be as near a model
as possible in some respect; then, if the
same rule is observed in selecting the
sire, not forgetting their ancestry, you
may expecting colt which will pay for
his raising, but not otherwise. An old
hack will not do for brood mare, be
the sire what he will.