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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
UMBRELLA CARRIERS.
Ants, Sea Urchins and Anemones Thas
Affect Sun Shades

Affect Sun Shades.
Zone of the most interesting sights
have witnessed" remarked natural
ist to a group of listeners, twas an
army of ants marching through South
American jungle. l had been out all
dav hunting butterflies with native
guide, and, almost overcome by the in
tense heat, had stretched myself out
beneath a great mass Of vines when
hung from large tree, when noticed
a column of ants moving along at my
feet.
ssThere was nothing remarkable III
this, as it was an ant country, Wnere
they literally overran everything; but
these ants, as though recognizing the
tropical heat, each bore highly-col-
cred umbrella in such a position thai
it was more or less a shield and pro-
lection. The umbrella was a bit of
q leaf that had been carefully bitten out
in a semi-oval shape, and was an UNI
hrella in fancy only, hundreds being
carried to line subterranean nes+,
deep in the heart of the jungle.
some of these nests" continued the
naturalist. 81 found by following up
the train, ard saw the saubas. as these
ants are called, pouring into it, each
holding the umbrella, which was about
as large as a ten-cent piece, vertically
resembling soldiers raising banners.
"There were three kinds OF ants
Those who carried the leaves were la"
borers, but not workers, as they mere
" deposited the bit of leaf in the nest,
where it was taken in hazel by another
kind of ant, the skilled carpenters OF
the tribe, who placed the leaves on the
wall. as a thatching, and covered them
with globules of earth. Some of the
nests built in this way are two feet
high, and three or four feet in diameter
-marvels of constructive ability"
Among the marine animals are many
that construct over and above them
selves coverings which might not inapt-
" be termed umbrellas. This is par
ticularly noticeable in the sea anem-
ones. At times they are free and
unencumbered with foreign objects;
at others they are completely covered
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
KlND-HEARTED BEAR.
Lifts a Child in It's Paws and Puts her
in a Place of Safety.

Lifts a Child in It's Paws and Puts heE
in a Place of Safety.
Miss Isabel f. Hapgood translates TOT
st. Nicholas a true story from the Rus
sian of Vera p. Zhelikhovsky. It's an
incident that occurred in 1847, in the
Trans-Caucasian German colony OF inc
Elizabeththal, about 30 miles IRON
Tifiis. picnic party discovered
large bear (called "Mikhail lvan'ltch
and General Toptygin" in Russian) on
a narrow ledge OF rock high up in
gorge. This is what followed:
ALI at once a simultaneous cry OF
pity. terror, horror, broke from all.
From behind the crag little girl made
her appearance. The tiny colonist was
seven or eight years old; not more.
She was strolling along with her arms
crossed carelessly on her pink apron.
A large hat of coarse straw, such as all
colonists, whether young or old, wear
in hot weather, had fallen quite over on
the nape of her neck; and surrounded
nv this aureole, all flooded with sun
light, the poor little thing stepped out
on the path which skirted the cliff TO
the brink of the abyss.
The poor child was going to her death
in plain sight of many men and women
and to what dreadful death! And
not one of them could help her! No
one could either save her or warn her OF
her danger.
All were condemned to gaze, inactive,
at the dreadful event which was on the
point of happening before their eyes.
The women raised cry and fell TIC
weeping. The majority of them sobbed
themselves into Mysteries beforehand.
The men, even those who had been in
battle more than once, who had beheld
death and blood, said afterward that
they became cold and dizzy, and many
turned away their eyes in anguish. But
those who endured the ordeal, on the
other hand, beheld marvel.
Because of the turn in the path the
child could not see the terrible fellow
traveller who was coming to meet her
She only caught sight of that dark
brown shaggy mass at the moment
when it almost came in contact with
her. The huge beast completely
blocked her road. His left paws stood
IN the very edge of the path, while with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
CLEVER ILLINOIS BOY.
How He Kept the Birds Away from Hi
Tomato Patch.


How He Kept the Birds Away from His
Tomato Patch.
One of our boys who lives on big
vegetable farm just south of Chicago
is born to be great inventor. There
isn't doubt of it.
This fall his father had a large CROP
of tomatoes, covering several acres OF
ground. A few weeks ago they began
to get ripe in large quantities, and il
kept several men busy picking then
and packing them into boxes and bas-
kets ready for shipment to Chicago.
But, unfortunately, there were GER
tain small birds in the neighborhood
that were as well pleased with the to-
matoes as was the farmer. And when
ever the mems backs were turned down
would come those birds in a perfect
swarm and begin to peck into the ripe
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
Two Lakes Dlscoverea !.

Herren Sarasin have recently ex.
plored the southeastern arm of the
island of Celebes in the Moluccas, and
have discovered there two large lakes,
Matanna and Towuti, at height of 400
and $50 meters respectively above sea
level. In the former sounding of 4SO
meters was made without finding bot
tom. emains of prehistoric village.
built on piles but now submerged. were
discovered, the bronze and pottery
found being very like that obtained in
similar villages in Europe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
human nature.

A new and handsome apartment
house on the upper west side renamed
unoccupied for several months because al IS
of the high rental demanded for mats
At length, says the New York Press
the shrewd agent hung out this sign
elegant flats of eight and nine rooms
with beautifully decorated buffers pan
trv." In less than two weeks every
fat .vas taken! 1t isn't given TO every
occupant of a fat to have butler
pantry.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
solonon,s Heard.

According to The rabbis Solomon h l1
a beard three feet long. Among the
ancient Jews the beard was considered
anonymous with wisdom. the longer
he beard the greater the profundity
r intellect.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27

Total Policies in force at end of the year 8l4o24

More than ninety nine (99 per cent of all its business
acquired since the next largest company began bnso %
that time until it's total transactions for the fit pol
icy holders been nearly double those of other
nearly large the aggregate results OF the tan the
largest companies combined. In 1895 it did the
Business by S22 $780, 75; its gain of Insurance in Force
that of any other cOmpany its Assets S1996S than
those of other company its Annual Income 9i 8 larger
than that of any other company and its gain OF Sur W
than the next largest company.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
China, Glassware
AND
Housefurnishing Goods.

l can now offer a houseful of the latest i'm.
pOrtations of China, consisting of Dinner, Tes
and Toilet Sets, in all the various grades Of
English and French China.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
- GLASSWARE :.

was never so pretty as the factories are nov
producing, and the prices are astonishingly
low. have just unpacked car load of
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02
RELIGION THE UNIVERSAL ORDER
BY REV. E. L. RExFoRD, DID.

RELIGION is not foreign interest
thrust upon humanity, but life that
springs up from the elemental nature
of man. The great and permanent
institutions of the world rest forever
upon the permanent instincts of man
kind, and SO long as man is man, pos
sessing the nature now possessed,
these institutions will exist. The Home
represents the domestic interest, and
so long as human beings exist, the
home will exist. If the entire race
were to be destroyed today save one
infant pair, and all traces of the
home were to be obliterated, yet, if the
world were to be re-peopled from
that infant pair the future years
would witness the home re-created.
Its types and patterns and laws are
stamped into the organic structure of
the human being. Out of the ashes
of the old home, new homes would
rise.
The same is true of Religion. Every
trace of religion might perish with
the homes of the earth in the gener-
al destruction, but the re-peopled
world would build its religious
shrines if the religious instinct were
left in the nature of the new race.
All homes would not be alike in that
new order; they are not alike now,
but the central idea would be the
same. The religious shrines would
not be alike,-they are not so now, but
the central idea would be the same.
The mosque would rise in one place,
the synagogue in another, the church
in yet another, while temples, CHATS,
pagodas, altars, would fill the earth,
but the idea of worship would be in
them all. And it is certainly halt
ing religious genius that cannot
walk from door to door, pass within
and before all shrines and feel the
devout sense.
and hearts of those devotees of the
Holy Fragments who have been un-
able to see or would not see the per-
vading thought traversing all religi-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02

5. Christ said, He that believeth
on me, the works that l do shall he
do also; and greater works than these
shall be do" John xiv. 12). l am
not sure that l rightly interpret the
language, but beyond the command
to preach the Gospel to every creature,
I acknowledge the regenerating in
fuence of Christ's spirit in healing
all the maladies and infrmities of the
soul, in all ages and in all lands, and
amid the solemn mysteries of the
world to come.
6. God is the Saviour of all, in his
final purpose, and this is the Gospel
commanded to be preached to all
nations for the obedience of faith.
And he is especially the Saviour of
such as believe. q. Timothy iv. 10,)
"Whoso believeth not, is in the dark
ness of condemnation"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02

And so it is in the activities OF men
and churches. They may differ in
externals; they may develop varying
degrees of strength, but for one and
all there is one vitality, one source of
strength, and that secret is the spirit
of one purpose to do and obtain and
to be the best. That spirit finds its
best term, its highest term in "God"
the infinite Spirit of Good Will
which embraces and includes us all.
COLUMBUS, O.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02

The Board OF Publication of the Re-
formed Church in America prints and
sends out "for free distribution to stu
dents for the ministry" little book of
which Samuel y. Schieffelin is the au-
thor and the inculcation of "Bible truth
the purpose. The author is not only a
literalist but machinist. He belongs
to the school of Scripture expounders
quire into the meaning of texts, but pile
them up in the most miscellaneous and
confusing fashion under the impression
that their force is in proportion not to
their pertinency but to their number.
To any intelligent student of the Bible
the proceeding is ludicrously childish.
1t was long since obsolete; and were it
not that such volumes are still issued
by tract societies and boards of denom-
national publication, one could not be-
lieve that sane and educated men are yet
engaged in the business.
The surprise in this instance
amounts to amazement when we find the
PREDATORY Note" signed by DIR. John
Hall. 1t is difficult to restrain the harsh
judgment which involuntarily arises in
the mind at the spectacle. DR.. Hall is
not an ignoramus, as Samuel B. Schief-
felin certainly is. He has reputation
as a thinker and man of educati IN and
an eminent preacher. What does he mean
to put it in peril by underwriting a
travesty on biblical knowledge and re.
ligious truth, such as this? He processes
a purpose to have the truth that I'VE are
a fallen race" brought home to men.
We can assure him that his participation
in sending out book like this will Illus
. trate his thesis.
4 In dissertation on the tall hat the
Evening Post advances an ingenious
reason for its prevalence and persistence.
Artists and Sartor- -Resartists have long
been in the habit of denouncing the tall
hat as the most ugly and uncomfortable
head-gea man ever wore. Yet the silk
hat not only survives. it holds sway over
nearly the whole of Christendom The
Post admits all that has been said
against it but contends that, along with
the dress suit, il will continue to be the
style. And the reason lie, "the tall hat is
ingeniously adapted to make one man as
good as another"
1t is rather cold comfort to de-
pressed business in the United States to
hear that all classes except farmers are
prospering in England. 1t is even exas-
perating to country which has been
some years now confronted with de-
felt, to know that the British treasury
was never so full. The climax of our
humiliation comes when. in the face Of
the threatened disappearance of our gold
reserve and frequent spasmodic efforts
to sustain the waning national credit,
we read the tale which the Chancellor
of the Exchequer tells. how England
has gold in plenty-bullion in the bank
of England, coin in all the realm. and
credit unimpaired. This in spite of the
fact that the United States is "the rich
eet nation in the world" There is one
thing, however. in which England is on
the verge Of poverty: she has no bosses.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02

Count Tolstoi's defense of his doc
trine of non-resistanre is acute and in
trepid. The truth in regard to vexed
questions in casuistry has never been
more forcibly put. After citing the
usual exceptional examples, the Count
remarks:
"Such inventions and the deductions
from them only prove that there are
men who know that it is not well to
steal, to lie, or to kill, but who are still
so unwilling that people should cease to
do these things that they use all their
mental powers to invent excuses for
such conduct. There is no moral law,
with reference to which one may not
devise case in which it is difficult to
decide which is more moral, to disobey
the law or to obey it. But all such in
ventions fail to prove that the laws,
thou shalt not lie, steal, or kill are in
valid"
AT the recent meeting Of the Amer.
can Oriental Society, Prof. Lyon, of
Harvard, read paper on "The Argu-
ment from Silence" in deciding ques-
tione of the existence and date of docu-
ments. That this argument is legitimate
and has weight Prof. Lyon comedies;
but his purpose in the paper referred to
was, to point out the dangers in the use
Of the argument from silence. 1t should
be used with caution because silence is
not necessarily due to ignorance, and
even ignorance of fact does not prove
the non existence of the fact. Prof.
Lyon further showed how the argument
often proves too much and results in
manifest absurdity. Instances were
given where recent discoveries have con-
frmed the accuracy of biblical state
ments formerly supposed to be erroneous
on account of the silence of subsequent
writer's on the facts alleged.
Both the Outlook and the Christian
Register couple with their condemna-
tion of DR.. Morgan for appropriating
the literary property of another, the
clergyman who detected the theft for
informing the public of it. In this they
follow a portion of the secular press
which also measured out censure to the
"brother minister" for not having gone
privately to the offender instead Of
writing to the papers. 1t is assumed
that the spirit which prompted the pub
lie exposure was necessarily bad. But
is this so? The informer in such a case
may be moved by an unworthy impulse.
II he is. that stamps his act with con-
demnaIion; for the character Of the mo-
tive determines the character Of the
deed.
But in the absence OF knowledge as
tothe motive it is as legitimate an infer
ence that it was good as that it may
have been bad. The stolen sermon had
been published by the preacher as his
own, with some circumstances of aggra-
vation. That made it concern of the
public. That also made it concern of
the profession. Here was brother
minister" strutting in stolen plumage.
He had probably done 80 before; he
would do it again. Other ministers were
known to be practicing similar impos-
ture protected by supposed concealment.
Exposure. publicity, is the only radical
cure for such disease. The man who
turned on the light did presumably,
unwelcome but real public service. He
deserves not the censure but the thanks
of all who love truth and the Christian
Dulnit
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02
CONTENTS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. MAY 2, 1896

Page One.
Editorial Briefs.
Religion the Universal Order.
''The Next Verse"
An English Clergyman's Declaration.
The Summons to a New Crusade.
Page Two.
The Christian Astronomer.
The Resurrection Of Christ.
Poem: The Two Angels.
Noted Men and Women.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
Jewish Ideas of Jesus.
Today and Yesterday.
The Case of Mr.. VrOOman.
The Step-FatherhO0d Of God.
Press Notes.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page, Farm. Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Church Notices and In MemOriam.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD, DID.
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, 1896-11-14
7s lines of rain were measured in Christian
sled on Tuesday morning. and Il yesterday
CRRISTIANsTED.

Nov. 8th-sloop Mary Augusta for 81.
Thomas-Thomas Dolphus Henry.
Nov. 9th-per schnr. "Atlantic' for st.
Thomas-Elselina Pollldor, G. B@rentzen,
Antoinette johannes, Rosa Ladeby, Maria
Williams, Lawyer Rrun. Fanny Cruise.
Nov. 1Oth-per schnr. ''AtIantic' for st.
Thomas - William Barry, G. B@rentzen,
Lawyer Brnn.
Nov. 12th--per schnr. Atlantic for St.
Thomas-Charlon King, School Inspector
Quin, Emily Faro.
Nov. 13th-per schnr. Eagle from St,
Thomas-Mathilde Henry, Abraham Henry
Herbert dc Nully, Rachael Niles, Miss H.
Nielsen, Theodor Q. Mahony.
FREDER1KsrED, 10th Nov.
81 lines of rain we're measured at the fort
here this morning.
The S. s. "Fontabelle" arrived here TINS
morning. from Sc. Kits took u mail aud
some passengers and proceeded to New YORK
via St. Thomas.
From St. Kits this day per SIS. "Fontabelle"
Albert Edwards.
For St. Thomas this day per SIS. "FontabeIIe'
Mr.. F. Coulter and niece, Mr.. ). n.
Lightbourn.
Frederikstcd, 18th Nov.
This 5. s. "Moorish Prince" l42 tons,
Capt. Gorrie arrived here from Glasgow on
Wednesday morning with machinery for
Estate La Grange and other cargo for this
Island.
The SIS. 'Madiana' arrived here on the 18th
inst. from St. Kits. took a mail and passen-
gers and proceeded to New York via st.
Thomas.
Nov. l2th-per S. 3. "Madiana' for New
VorB, VIC g Vhomas- MaSsra w M Carson
and E.. Ford, Ernest S. Thomas. For St.
Thomas-Mrs. S. Durant, Mr.. j. Brouwer,
RosalIne Wallace.
Nov. l2th-per schnr. "Dagmar' for St.
Thomas-Louis Felix and 5 children.
, 1896-11-14
TELFGR NJ
ST. CROIX ST

Plymouth. Novbr. llth-Ths R. NJ. s.
"Orinoco" from the West Indies eTrived here
at 2 A, NJ.
New York. Novbr. 1lth.-London news
states that the Lord Mayors Show was ex-
ceptionally gorgeous. and included a number
of regular troops, volunteers, artillery, and
cavalry, with samples of the civil and military
costumes of 1896; there were also categorical
ears, which represented the history of London.
At the banquet in the evening, Mr.. Bayard.
the United states Ambassador, responding
80 the first toast. referred to the result Of the
United States Presidential election as a decla-
ration of nationd honor affecting the entire
world, because Of HE unity Of modern civil,
~lization.
Lord Salisbury following: said that Mr..
Rayard's remarks were SO far above the ordi-
nary partisan level as to warrant, without
impertinence, his offering congratulations
upon the United States splendid pronounce
meut on behalf Of the principles upon which
all human society was based; and that 1t
WAS a pathetic turn to note the very i'm
portant controversy between England and the
United States, aud he only did SO to express
his belief that it was ended. (Cheers.)
Continuing, he said it was surprising, by
what very obvious arrangement it was solved,
the question had been whether arbitration
should be restricted or unrestricted; England
claimed that the settled districts should be
excluded from the question at issue. 1t
was difficult. however, to define the settled
districts, and the solution came from the
United States in Offering a suggestion that
we should treat the Colonial Empire inst as
we treat Individuals: that is that the same
lapse of time which protects individuals
in civic life from having their titles ques-
tioned should also protect an English
colony similarly, and where the lapse of time
was not claimable, though the title should be
examined, yet all equity demands in consider
ing such titlt' should be granted; at same
time he was not unduIy sangRine enough to
say that the contror ersy had ended.
Referring to Turkish affairs, he said that
England was united against isolated action
towards Turkey, which could be thus punish
ed or worried; but that the oppressed should
be otherwise succoured, and that could only
be by an European concert. which possessed
means of action not in England's power, viz.
a powerful army. England, he continued could
act aloue only by CONSUMPTION, as the omnipo-
, 1896-11-14
PrOkIama.

A LIE og Enhver, der maatte
.A have noget at fordre i Boet
efter abode Captain i den vestin-
diske Harstyrke CHRISTIAN
FREDERIK PALUDAN, og efter-
levende Enke Fru Helen Wright
Paludan, fodt Nelthropp, indkaldes
herved med 6 Maaneders Varsel til
for undertegnede Skifteret at n
melde og bevisliggjore deres Krav.
st. Thoma Skifteret, den ode November
1896.
, 1896-11-14
kjendtgjoxels

3AET bekjendtgj0res herved. at
49, Udkast til Repartition i Boet
efter afg. Politibetjent HANS JU-
Illus DANIEL BRANDT vii blive
fremlagt i en- Skiftesamling, som af-
holdeS her paa Kontoret ONSDAG-
EN den Eden December d.. a., Efter-
midday ri 2, h~vorefter Boet for
ventes sluttet.
Christiansteds Skiftoret, St. Croix, den 19de
November 1896.
FRISCH,
, 1896-11-14
Translation.
Publication,

TIT is hereby made known that
Planter A. j. BLACKWOOD
has resumed his duties as Brandcap-
tain for the Western Centre District
Of st. Croix.
Government sscrptory's Office, St. Croix,
the Ilth November 1895.
LIMPRICHT.
, 1896-11-14
OFEICIAE NOTICE.
acknowledgements

UNET brkjendtgj0res herved, at
D Planter Kaptajn A. J..
BLACKWOOD after har overtaget
sine FuakIioner som Brandkaptajn
for st Croix vestlige Centerdistrikt.
GouvernementS Secretariatet, St, Croix,
den lite November 1896.
LTMPRICHT.