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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-10
THE UNIvERsALIsT: SATURDAY, OCTOBER TO- 1896

~ v, 1928, Profusion. The people
had a share In his plenty. Because the land
was. during his reign. at peace, the people
throughout the entire nation had security and
plenty In their homes and fields.--He had sa-
gacify in providing abundance of war-chariots;
because Of their novelty yet tried effectiveness
the very presence OF war-chariots on bait e
field would spread alarm among his enemies.
solomon so equally laid the burden of pro
vision for the kings numerousshousehold and
of barley and hay for his chariot-horses on the
whole country,--making the previous royal
fashion of predatory incursions On the people
nnecessary.-that the nation for long period
endured its extraordinary tax-levies without
murmuring.
(201v. 1881. Famed for Wisdom. He
aspired to possess universal knowledge. He
became the superior of the most renowned
among the Egyptian scho OILS. He was so famed
that his name still survives; while those VINO
were in his day his rivals in reputation for wis
dom have sunk into oblivion. He is known In
all hteratures as The Wise Man.
80 v, 3s-34. A Patron of Science. He
was renowned as speaker of contentious say
Jugs, which remained in the memory OF the
hearers. He had genius for versification. He
was for his day an accomplished scientist.
What earthly good was with ED from Solo
mon? q With health and beauty; with an unllm-
/ ed inheritance of wealth and boundless power;
with finished education in art. literature and
science,-what could mortal desire more? Yet
we have not learned all the facts; we have
stu to learn whether we should congratulate or
pity the world-petted king.
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SOLOMON'S WEALTH AND WIS
DOM.
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TEACHING POINTS.

lNfRoDUcTIoN.-The teacher should read
carefully the whole section which pictures the
visible splendor of solomon. The lesson-pa ,-
sage is an available center for such a study.
Solomon is pictured as having incalculable
wealth; and all that wealth can produce in ar
chitecture. art, luxury; as having unlimited au-
thority and power over his own people and
among the ma ions. with all the qualification t.
his pride which human Difference and servitude
can bring; al having all that the best schools
and teachers of his day could bestow, whereby
he had intelligence for rational appreciation Of
the pest there is in the present world. Whatever
the world can do for one t did for Solomon
The royal palaces and parks were such as a re-
fiji ed sensuOus taste would coyet.-He made OF
Jerusalem capital that ever after appealed 10
the pride ana sensuOus owe of the Hebrews
He created a commerce, that made the distant
nations tributary to his superab undance.
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INTRODUCTION.

All that the world could do for pet
fed fayorite, it did for the so-called wise
king. Solomon was stepped in luxury
He sunk himself into the deluslons oil
mere worldliness. While we may well
marvel that any earthly career. espec-
tally one set in Israel i'll semi barbarous
days, should attain to such command
over the things which the natural heart
covete. we should not fail to note that
the moral OF this conspicuous example
is this: Luxury is not substitute for
riobteouspess.-We shall in due
time be compelled to behold that In
Solomon's love of luxury he lost MS
soul. In the midst of his vieible splen-
dor his inner life was paralyzed; he was
dead while he lived.
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SCHOLARS STUDY.

TIME.-About B. G. 1000.
PLACE.-Palestine
GOLDEN Them thdt
honor me I aoiH honor, and they that
despise me shall be lightly esteemed"
1 SAM. 2:30.
UNIVERS ALIST G Il E.
CHISM.-XLII. How does God treat
repentant sinners? He gives them aoet-
come: he treats them as though they
had not sinned.-LUKE 1:42.
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Abyssinia in 875. Thence it was brought
to Arabia. A Greek first introduced
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
saving The Get,y.burg BattleneId

Many an old soldier will be glad to know
that the commissioners in charge of the
battlefield of Gettysburg win in their fight
against the encroachments of the electric
railroad company which started TO build its
line through the most interesting parts of
that historic ground. Among the decisions
handed down by the United States supreme
court Monday was one declaring to be con-
stitutional the act enabling Congress to
take possession of portions of territory in
cluded in the battlefield and appropriating
funds for its purchase. This land was
claimed by the Gettysburg electric railway
company, and its line located upon it..
The cons.itutionality of the act was success
fully challenged in the Federal court in
Philadelphia, and condemnation proceed
ings were stayed pending the disposal of
the case in the supreme court. One of the
judges filed dissenting opinion, sustain
ing the act, in which he took the broad
ground that the power to preserve the bat
tlefield from encroachments is to be found
in the constitutional authority given to
Congress to support armies and provide
for their instruction in military science.
The Gettysburg field is in fact great OBJ
ject lesson in modern warfare, and as such
should be preserved. The supreme court
have taken this view of the case, and II
will now be remanded to the lower court
for further proceedings under the act.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
Sinking of the Gulf Coast.

Judge Taylor, one of the commissioners,
in speaking of the now accepted fact that
the coast of Louisiana is sinking at a COM
paratively rapid rate, says: There can
be no question as to the sinking of the
land. All the observations confirm it. II
only remains to be seen whether it is mere
ly local settling and solidifying of the
newly deposited soil at the mouth of the
Mississippi, or a general subsistence extend
ing up to and above the city of New Or
leans.
1t is probable that resurvey of the Mis-
sissippi will be made at once, to determine
exactly to what extent the sinking is going
on, and how far up the river it extends
The city of New Orleans is about sixteen
feet above the level of the gulf, and should
the gradual sinking of the land continue al
its rate as now established it would take
about 200 years to completely wipe off the
map. that land which now supports the
city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

There were 1870 inches of snow on the
ground along the main line of the Northern
Pacific railroad in the Cascade mountains,
Wash, the first week of this year.
The Japanese government has just
placed orders for 1900 watches, not TO
cost more than 50, so each. They are TO be
distributed among the officers and men
who distinguished themselves in the late
war, and are to take the place of the medals
usually awarded at the close of national
hostilities.
This 'important-if-true" item of news
comes from the town of Westport, Conn.,,
situated between Bridgeport and New
York city, that a new system of street car
propulsion is soon to be tried there, which,
if successful, will revolutionize the electric
world. 1t will mean the abandonment OF
the present trolley system entirely. II
does away with overhead work altogether,
and will be a greater commercial success
because the road can be built at a much
lower cost.
Franchises hereafter granted to electric
street railway companies in Tacoma, Wash,
will contain clause TO the effect that the
company shall keep in repair all water
pipes damaged by electrolysis. Recently
in repairing one of the principal streets
along which runs an electric car line, /
was found that more than one-half of thu
surface and connecting pipes, running
from the water main to buildings, had beer
so eaten away by the electric current
grounded through the rails, as to be use
less.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

A San Francisco paper prints the story
Of the escape from Siberia and arrival in
that city of Professor Schwenche, who, be-
fore being condemned to an indefinite
term of punishment, held position in
the University of Moscow. Professor
Schwenche came to this country in 1893
and visited the Worlds Fair, going thence
to New York. While there he came in
contact with the prominent members of
the Russian colony, among them the ed
itor of the New York Liberty, the Anar-
chist journal of that city. Upon his return
to Moscow he was arrested and accused of
having been in the confidence of the editor
of the Liberty, of New York Professor
Schwencke, not knowing the editor of the
editor was a Nihilist, admitted this, and
he was exiled to YokOotsk. The governor
of the prison, finding his prisoner uni
versity professor, excused him from hard
labor and set him to work teaching his
children. Some time after, civil engin-
eer, who had known Schwencke in Moscow,
came to the place and assisted him to es-
cape, after which he made his way to Y ok
ohama and San Francisco.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
CURRENT NEWS AFFAIRS.
Important CAPTURE Of Thlsrs..

The Boston police made big capture
Wednesday night, rounding up five noto-
rious safe-breakers and all-round thieves.
Two of the men were captured while pre-
pairing for a job, and the others were found
in their rooms. The men showed fight,
but were overpowered. These men proved
to be Henry Kelley, George w. Towns
hend, George Wilson, alias Jack Arthur,
Henry b. Lowery and Fred p. Gray.
Arthur is an old-time cracksman and has
served time in Sing Sing Massachusetts
state prison and other penal institutions.
Lowery is a well-known all-round thief and
Gray is a member of the famous Johnny
Dobbs gang of safe blowers, who was ar
rested in Lawrence years ago and was sent
to state prison for 10 years. Complete kits
of burglars and safe breakers tools were
found, together with railroad time tables
and maps of several New England cities,
where the gang is supposed to have work.
ed or contemplated working
On Kellys person was found letter
from James Dunlap, one of the famous
Northampton bank robbers, saying that he
had spent nearly all the money he had and
was willing to take hold of any kind of
job that Kelly could lay out for Lin. Dun
lap was sentenced to prison for 20 years,
but was pardoned out by Gov. Russell
when he had two years to serve.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
Resolutions on Armenia.

The Armenian resolutions passed the
Senate last Friday. On Monday the House
took them up, discussed them, and passed
them by a vote of 143 to %. The resolu-
tions declare that the treaty of Berlin, en-
tered into in 1878 by the Ottoman en-
pire, Great Britain, Germany, France,
Austria, Italy and Russia, guaranteeing
reforms in Armenia and the protection of
Christians in the Turkish empire against
fanaticism and lawless violence, ought at
once to be put into effect. The res
olutions also declare that Congress will
support the President in the most vigorous
action he may take for the protection and
security of American citizens in Turkey.
The President is instructed to furnish a
copy of the resolutions to each of the
powers in question. The practical effect
of their passage by Congress will be no.
thing, but they put on record the opinion
of this country of the Armenian situa-
tion and of the non-action of the great
powers which are responsible for its con-
tinuation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions reported resolutions on Wednesday
which declare that, if the war in Cuba is
to be continued, it ought to be conducted
according to the rules of warfare aeknowl-
edged to be obligatory among all civilized
nations, including the treatment of prison
ers, flags of truce, the provision of hOspi-
tails for the sick and wounded of both
armies, etc.
The Montreal Star has a London des-
patch which says: "Lord Salisbury and
Mr.. Chamberlain have been considering
the result of the inquiries into records here,
made on behalf of British Columbia, which
show that the United States has no right
under the Anglo-Russian treaty of 1920 to
5000, 900 acres of land opposite Prince OF
Wales island on the Pacific coast, which is
of high strategetic commercial value, and
which the United States has usurped since
buying Alaska.
William MacMonnies of Brooklyn, father
of the noted sculptor, died Sunday morn
ing, aged n years, from a disease con
tracted seven years ago from horses then
in his charge, and to relieve which he had
an arm and leg amputated two year'
ago. He was a native of Scotland, anC
came to this country when 80 years old
! He took an active interest in hunting
! yachting and athletics, and of late year
had great pride in the growing fame anC
| achievements of his son.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
Vermont Fires, 1895.
l.. s. Hayes Completes His Record for
the Year---Figures which u is TO be
Hoped 1900 VIII Not Equal.

l.. =. Hayes Completes His Record for
the Year---Figures which u IL TO be
Hoped 1900 WIZ Not Equal.
L. S. Hayes of Bellows Falls has made
up his record of fires in Vermont for the
last three months of 1895, completing the
record for the year. 1t is the first time
that such a record has been kept, showing
the date and place of each fire, the loss,
insurance, class Of property burned, and
the cause if known. Mr.. Hayes was led
to undertake the work by the great in
crease in the fire losses in Vermont, which
has attracted the attention of insurance
men, and his record not only possesses
present interest, but will be of value for
future reference.
The number of fires for the last three
months of the year is put down at 105-
October, 43, November, p, December, 35.
The largest loss in this time was in the fire
at West Pawlet, Oct. 81, $40, ,000 The
next largest losses were in the same month: :
Hicks's block and Knowlton's store, Whit
ingham, 11th, $4,000; II. 4. Wilson's
store, Barnet, 18th, $4,000; the Stearns
Co.'S shop, Lyndonville, 18th, $11, 800.
The total losses for the month were S119,-
090; November, S21, III; December $685.
612.
Besides the Whitingham fires above men
toned these other Windham county fires
are given: Oct. 3, Fall Mountain Paper
company, Bellows Falls, $500; Oct. 15,
Oscar Dean Athens, S2j; Oct. %, Thos.
Judge, Brattleboro, $50; Oct. 25, G. Tor
rey, jamaica 5000; Oct. 2S, S. E. Raw
son, Jamaica, $l75; Nov. II, II. NJ. Hall,
Newfane, $3.50; Nov. u, A. Williams,
Whitngham, $780, Nov. %, c. S. Chase,
Jacksonville, $500; w. w. Whitney, Hall
fax, S546; Nov. 30, II. S. Bellows, Marl-
boro, S2G3; Dec. 10, NJ. NJ. Martin, Towns
hend, So c. Clisbee, Guilford, So; Dec.
IA, DIR. c. S. Clark Brattleboro, So.
The total number of fires for the year is
placed at 34j. A summary from the fig
ures on these fires shows: Property loss,
81 PCS, 2j4; insurance paid, SS05, T29; four
confagrations caused an aggregated prop
erty loss of S672,516; "a mercantile fires,
S13G, 1876; 129 farm buildings, S131, 1922; Is
saw mills, S102, ,jjS; % other mills and
shops, 500, 800; l0l village and city dwell
ings, S44, COG; two slate mills, SIS, ,465 /;
four creameries and cheese factories, $13,-
600; four granite sheds, $4,000; two sum-
mer hotels, $500; six other hotels, $7310.
Among the principal causes are: Defect
i've chimneys and stove pipes, As; stoves
and ranges, IS; boilers and stacks, IS;
lamps exploded, "a; lamps broken, IS;
lightning, IS; incendiary, so.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
A Mountain ON Fire.

One of the most remarkable fires ever
known has been burning through from one
side of a mountain to the other, distance
of a mile, in Montana for four months.
The fire is, or originally was, in the Boze-
man tunnel on the Northern Pacific rail-
road. The tunnel was heavily timbered
fer support. On Sept. 13 last fire started
at about the middle of the tunnel. The
great quantity of woodwork furnished
abundant material for the flames to feed
on, and every effort to quench or check the
fire was unavailing. In few days smoke
began pouring in great volume from each
end of the tunnel. In week the tunnel
was furnace from end to end. Immense
quantities of water were poured into the
tunnel, but to no purpose. Then the ends
of the tunnel were sealed up and kept so
for several weeks. When unsealed the fire
was as hot as ever. The whole mountain
seemed atire internally. Meantime the
railroad people had built switchback track
over the mountain to accommodate the
traffic. A week or two ago the ends of the
tunnel were sealed up again, and they will
be kept so for an indefinite period.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
Sir Frederick Leighton, Painter

Sir Frederick Leighton, the celebrated
painter and president of the Royal Acad-
emy of London, died Saturday, aged 65.
His father was prominent physician in
Yorkshire. The son gave evidence at an
early age of artistic talents, and at IL be-
Rome. When the boy was Is the father
took him to see Hiram Powers, the Yer
mont sculptor, then in Rome. Mr.. Pow
ers said the lad was plainly destined for an
artistic career, and from this time mis- whole
attention was given to painting. He pro-
duced at Rome in 1855 the work which in
troduced him to the Royal Academy. He
went to Paris soon after his success at the
Academy, and from AIRY Scheffer and
Bobert Fleury he gained much in artistic
stimulus. He has painted many subjects,
mythology, Biblical lore, Italian history
and poetry, Spanish and Moorish themes
have all been attacked by him, and he has
done some remarkable portraits.
The Academy elected him an associate
in 1864 and made him a full academican
five years later. In 1878 the death of Sir
Francis Grant made vacant the presidency
of the Royal Academy, and Leighton was
elected to fill that office. The knighthood
came few years after, the baronetcy in
1856, the peerage at the beginning of the
present year. Since his election as presi-
dent of the Academy, Sir Frederick Leigh,
ton has stood at the head of English art in
the official sense, the type and the guardian
of those qualities for which the Academy
| stands.