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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-14
REvIVING THE OURFEw BELL.
BY RICHARD BRATHwAIT.

The past year or two has witnessed
a rather remarkable attempt in sew
eral towns in the West of the old
English practice introduced by Will
liam the Conquerer, namely the ring
ing of the curfew bell. The reasons
that led the stern old Norman King
to institute the curfew (French, cou-
erir de fen, cover the fire) are not far
to seek. He wanted to know where
his subjects were after nightfall, and
that is precisely the reason for its
modern revival. Parents ought to
know where their children are after
nightfall, but as they are frequently
careless in this regard to the detri-
ment of the morals of the community,
several towns and villages in the
United States, some in Australia, and
some, we believe, in Canada, have re-
verted to the old Anglo-Norman Gus
tom of the curfew bell, but making
it apply to children and youths usu
ally, under eighteen. The applica-
ton of it in the time of William the
Conqueror is thus told in Speeds
History of Great Britain: "Disarm-
ing the English he William l. com
manded every householder to put
out both fire and candle at eight of
the clock at night, at which hour, in
every city, town, and village he
caused bell to be rung of the French
then called CoetUerfea) that is cover
fire) partly yet in practice, and in
name very near, commonly called
curfue." Henry, in his History of
Great Britain, however, denies that
the custom was instituted by William
the Conquerer, or at least that it was
originated by him. He shows that
the curfew prevailed ON the continent
of Europe before the Norman con-
querer, as precaution against fires
in days when most buildings were
of wood, and Peshall's History of
Oxford" says that Alfred the Great
ordered the inhabitants of that city
to cover their fires at the ringing of
the bell at eight every night, and
Great Tom at Oxford still rings the
immemorial curfew, but at nine, at
which time all students are supposed
to be within their rooms.
Gray's lines:
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.
The lowing herds wind slowly oer the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his weary way
And leaves the world to darkness and to me,
Show that in his day the curfew
was still rung, and at Hoddeston in
Hertfordshire, according to Homes
Everyday Book, the curfew bell was
still rung half a century ago and for
aught we know, may still be rung.
In Iowa a bill has been introduced
into the Legislature of that State
providing for the ringing of the cur
few bell in the towns and villages of
the Hawkeye State at nine o'clock at
night and providing also fine of S25
shall be paid by parents who fail to
keep their children off the streets
after that hour unless for gool and
sufficient reasons.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-14

POOLS of intemperance and vice?
What are the value of our modern
achievements if they do not tighten
human burdens, if they do not liber-
ate the captives, if they do not help
truth along in the world9 Except
the Lord keep the city, the watchman
waketh in vain"
1t is almost self evident truth
that physical courage rests upon
moral courage. Brute power is no
longer looked upon as courage, for
we today could defend ourselves
against all the undrilled hordes that
followed Xerxes, Cambyses, or Alex
ander over Asia. We were able to
suppress rebellion thirty years ago
because men were composed of moral
courage to the core. If we should be
called upon to enter another strug
gle of like dimensions, who do you
suppose would be our defenders?
They would not come from the class
of habitual drunkards who support
the saloons of this country, nor
would they come from the vagrants
and the unproductive elements who
tramp the land and idle upon the
street. The army would be built of
the bone, blood and tissue of the best
classes of our land. They would
come from Christian homes, and
Sunday schools and colleges; from
printing Offices and fields; from the
factory and the store; and from those
who support families by the hard
stroke of the pick and ak. You must
build up moral courage if you
would have physical courage; you
must rear Christians if you would
rear men. You must have Christians
if you would have statesmen. You
must seek Christians to the core if
you would have officers to enforce
the law. The more drunkards we
make, the more men who grow up
without intellectual training, the
more we have of those who refuse to
maintain themselves by toll, the
weaker, the more cowardly will we
grow. Our vagrant element num-
bers up into the hundreds of thous-
ands; our idle element greater; our
pauper element is enormous, our
criminal class astonishing These
sap the courage and obscure the
ideals of the nation.
Another thought is that good citi-
zenship is unselfsh citizenship.
There is every reason to believe that
our ablest men would rather devote
their attention to private pursuits
than to plunge forward and grasp
national and other offices of trust
from the hand of the incompetent.
1t is great sin for character and tai
ent to be thus hidden. The highest
ideal of the Christ idea is usefulness.
The great, the strong, the educated
should not devote their lives to ease
and luxury, but to the cause of man.
kind. The greatest is fittest to serve
and the time will surely come when
mans ambition will not be to seek
private fortunes, but public good.
The good citizen is contributor to
the life of the race. No man has
natural right to succeed to his privil
eyes and blessings and not contribute
to the sum of public good.
MACoMB, ILL.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-14
Original In THE UNIvERsALIsT,
CHRISTIAN CONTENT.
MAcoMB, Ill

This world is truly lovely
Its scenes are bright and fair;
Tho mingled oft with sorrows,
And much of anxious care.
For there's such joy in doing,
In overcoming wrongi
While still the right pursuing,
Well sing cheerful song,
Wen sing. wen sing:
Wen sing CHEEKY song.
II.
1t does no good to murmur
Against things which do not please
Our narrow, selfish longings
To live life of ease.
So VIII receive 1t gladly
Whatever be the part
Appointed by our Father
Who gives with loving heart.
And sing, and si0g,
And sing CHEEKY song.
He knows best what is needed
To fill His mighty plan
In forming all creation
Including with 1t man;
And knowing we are helpers
In his mysteri )us ways
Wen cheerfully keep doing
Throughout our mortal days
And sing, and sing
And sing CHEEKY song
I. j. y
March, 1896.
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ing, on the north, is porch 10 feet in
width and which widens at each end in
to octagonal projections 16 feet in width.
The main entrance hall, II feet in
width, extends back through the depth
of the building and contains the large
stairway to the upper floor, also giving
access to the large double parlors. each
about 16x18 in size. Railways lead to
the right and left to the various students
rooms on this floor. The entire second
floor is divided into rooms for students;
these are variously arranged; some
singly; others in suites, while many
comprise sitting room connecting di-
rectly with two individual bed rooms;
an arrangement Of especial attractive
ness and utility.
In addition to the double parlors on
the main floor, there will be 33 individ-
ual sleeping rooms on the first and
second floors. while seven additional sit
ting rooms are provided for in connec-
tion with these sleeping rooms. The
third floor will admit of being divided
into IA additional rooms, il SO desired.
Each floor will be provided with the
necessary bath and toilet rooms. conven-
iently arranged. Each students room
will be of good size and provided with
large clothes closet. Ample light is
assured to every room. Steam heating
will be used throughout, in every room,
while both gas and electric lights are
provided for.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-14
CONTENTS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. MAR. IA, 1896


Page One.
Editorial Briefs.
Reviying the Curfew Bell.
Christian Citizenship.
Poem: Christian Content.
Cent-a-Day: Helps and Hindrances, ETC.
Page Two.
Review of Methodist Sermon.
The ThroOp Bequest.
The Pacific Coast Missionary.
Noted Men and Women.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
General Convention Receipts.
Page Four.
The Latest Wonder of Science.
The "Sheol" of the Hebrews.
Twenty fifth Anniversary at Oak Park
Universalist Personal.
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.
News Of the Week.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-14
The New Building at Lombard.

HNHE LADIES HALL. now
in course of construction
at Lombard University. and
Of which an illustration is
given. shows a building de-
signed in the ,Romanesque
style and treated with refer
ence to the character OF its
intended uses; namely, that
Of a Boarding Hall, or Dor
mitory. The building will be
two stories in height while a
steep roof with large dormer
windows admits of the attic
or third floor being used.
The exterior will be of fine
red pressed brick with dress
ed Bedford stone trimmings.
The roof will be of slate. and
the whole completed in
first class manner. Thegen-
eral dimensions of the build.
ing are: 80 feet and 6 inches
across the front by a depth
Of SO feet. Extending across
the entire front of the build
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-14
OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD, DID.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02

house. The waterworks. where the
ocean house used to be, are damaged.
A wheel blown from them crashed
through the house OF Chief Of Police
Nail but struck no one. The Nall home
is quite badly hurt. Kehoe's cottage
has lost its roof. The Naylor house es-
capped with slight damage. Solomon's
cottage has had dts roof and piazzas
blown away and the cottages in Butler
vile are more or less injured Major
Ryan's cottage has lost its roof. Ex-
cept the loss of fencing the lighthouse is
all right. At Marteilo tower the flag
pole is injured. Windows are blown in
and the furniture was flooded with wa
ter. The Rambler club mouse IS un-
harmed. The Lacy building is badly
hurt The bias cottage is wrecked The
railroad treStle near the lighthouse is
badly undermined The bridge OF the
St Augustine creek is out of gear and
trans cannot pass over t. Near Estill's
station the track is badly wrecked. All
the fishermen's wharves and all their
boats are gone. Grogan's is all right.
The wind blew 108 miles an hour. No
one was hurt on Tybee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02

house and make all the meas we want
to-"
The only response to his greeting
was an icy stare.
whats the matterf Have you lost
your interest in the camera?-
."No. On the contrary. my interest
has been enormously increased. I have
read of unexpected discoveries in story
books, but L never expected 10 find
out myself how true n Is that psrfid-
ious plottsr is almost sure 70 BE dis
covered in his iniquities- To think Of
you Haunting that camera in my face
and mo trusting you all the tine!'
when You say 'perfdious plotter
10 you allpde To me?"
Il certainly do. You yourself placco
in my hands the proof Of your treach-
cry. You probably chuckled a. you
thought Of how you were leaving the
evidence OF your guilt with me for safe.
keeping. But / have found you out
There 10 only one thing that / want
TO know now" she said. In louder
tone, as she tragically held a photo
graph before his face. "and that IS,
who is the woman"
Where did you get thst?" he asked
In surprise.
IL was anxious TO see what was in
the camera" she replied. $50 i took
it over TO nv brother. who is an ex.
pert in such things. and got him 10
make the pictures for me. He sent
them over 10 me an hour ago. and this
was among the lot. Now. sir. have
answered your question frankly and
promptly. Can you answer mine? Wa
---is-this-woman?'
Don't you know who that is?"
81 certainly do not"
"why. that is yourself"
'Don't libel me. You have injured
me deeply; do not, obi do not mocl
me as we'll"
-bfsria, wish you would not be
have so much as II you were perform
ing ut a matinee. tell you that Is youi
picture. You can recognize It by the
way the bow G. your neck Is tied. and
by the pattern of the goods your waist
is made of. II you can't recognize the
features"
She looked at II steadily. and he held
out his haids 10 her for q rrcopcilis;ion.
The gaze she turned on him wss even
chillier thsn before.
do you mean To say" abe asked. In
finty accents. that you intended that
picture of iantern-jawed monster ss
q portrait Of the woman you promised
tn cherish and protect7"
why. IL want my fault be sAid,
soothingly. but the door slammed.
That evening the sailors who were
hanging about a W bari saw q man hurry
20 the waters edge. take several peck.
ages from his pocketA put them all In
side a cvbicai. leatb<r-cuveTcd box. and
drop the entire cutfi. into the water.
II was the last of hr. Trsrps camera
Chicago Tfmes-Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
SAVANNAH KNOWS THE WORST
Bad Enough, But the Suspense of tn
Catastrophe Is Ended.

Atlanta, GA, Oct. IA special from
Savannah to the Journal says:
The worst of the tornado news from
this city has been told. The number
of deaths reported up to this time Is. as
stated yesterday, twelve, and there will
probably be no other bodies found.
The city has recovered entirely from
the blow and business is now going on
without interruption. News from Ty-
bee island is not encouraging. Tybee
railroad is badly damaged and trains
cannot reach the Island
Mr.. Joseph Thompson's cottage at T'y-
bee was about the only one of the
dwellings that was wholly demolished.
The wind cut a wide swath along the
railroad track, destroying almost every
thing near 1t. Trees and grass We're
blown UP by the wind and scattered all
over the tracks. 1t is said that 1T is al
most wholly buried under the debris
and 1t viii take some time to clear 1t.
The work Of clearing away the debris
Of the Tybee road has already begun
and q new depot will be built at once.
Tee track and bridg evil all be put In
repair night away and It Is expected
that trains viii be running in q few
days, The damage to property on the
island a. almost $4,000.
The rice crop in Savannah section will
be shortened one-third by the storm.
The loss in Savannah and section Will
be 8, 0o0. 600
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
NOT ALL He HAD TO 60.

After He Had Aimee the Gamer. sel
Pressed the Button the Trouble Began.
All you have 70 do" said Mr.. Trap
ss he showed his wife the camera hs
bad purchased. rs 20 prsss Ais it.s
knob ADd there you hive . psctur~-"
I'm sure that doeso't ssern hard"
"It isn't hard. It's an easy as any
thing you ever heard Of T1erei" be
exclaimed, Is he held t6s caxn<ys up
A front Of her face, Il have . picture &c
you.-
DO you mean 20 say tina. ny Ike
ncss Is In that bo12-
Yes, indeed" be answered, proudly.
How z.1ce, Let's take it rizit OFT
and look - L."
no. Too zu,sn't do that" A.d be
entered Into an elaborate bot uAp-
preciatei erpisnasson q ths e3scss al
sunlight On TIE sensitive fla- She
vas very eager Z, see The portrait AID
hs promised TO dr.sIop fhs oo1serA
Of the camera that night aaa print
the picture the Bers day. She Gas
rot very highly pieas>t With the az
rsngenest. b9t socer.<d !. because
there was 10 alternative When Be got
home he had yith him the chemicals
for dessiopirZ . negative.
Here t1sy arr lie said. ekeerily.
ss be waved The package oTe- la bad
I've got the whale bustoess "a tAis
bundle. You have The Kitchen ..hss
cleared OF ssd II e.. The lsz:ern rrsSy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
BE KINDLY.


epsah the Apprseisssvs word On the Lsv
ing. 10 That IL ne nos Lsss
II only men would give 20 the byzns
some Of That which they bsssow 20 Law
ishly upon them whsn tisey are dead
what Q dinsrent world this wood b.
Even q Little of that whish n ss.Iptsre<
on the cold marble would. IL bsss.tsi
from the vsrm lip. have rlads IN any
a one happy for lie or.s ~ ths suypr.
stitioBs OF the Seneca Indians II that
they een send their love By q bird &c
their dead ones Wkes . rnsadcn diss
they i1nprt~on . youp7 bird until IL
first begins 10 sing Thea they Load IL
With kisses and ca-yzss~. snd set Il "a
liberty over Tia grass Of The rns&esp
who lad died. believing thas 70 viii sSi
fold n. wings nor Close its eyes until u
las Gown 10 the spsns LAID and 6<liT.
Fred Is precious burden II s6eetSon -
the loved and lost: and n rs INST sneors-
I3ou for 20 or % bircs 20 bs lo<aof or,r
the Same grave. Many ara Missy q
husband AID wife. nsoy . hr0<h<z AID
sister. ~o-zld rive all they have n osiy
they could End 90 their dead cnes an
expreyion % love wkieh might hsys
been so easily MADE n Hfe- AsA ko-s
many so-.s and dsughserS wo1jd no-
send nsers>~cz uss>yiss many ;hiDgs
which sho.jd D~se5 have ben SID. ss1
saying macy thiBrs vszseh were. sissi
left unraid Let the snngt4n6s 81 sofs
looks Of spss words ~ nov. Now
know that they esn rs.~k. saS ~s sAs1
have Ola great advaxt>g~-<As soDg-
birds win ~ ZACH 70 N sgzln,-CbsrxA-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
GRAIN CROP MUST WAIT
Celegrsphers' strike the Canadian Pa
cific Ties mp Immense Business

Buffalo. n. Y, OCT IA special from
Montreal says: No trains are moving
regularly on tine Canadian Pacific this
morning, eNcspt between Toronto and
this dIty. There Is talk of compro-
lse being effected between the strikers
and the railroads Rumors of sympathy
strikes OF OTHER branches of -he train
hneGl's oTga ndzatons are rife. The situa-
ticn rs serious. The road is using every
tnduoement to hire opera tors 10 take the
pIaoss OF the strikers, but experiences
great difficulty in securing competent
nren- At this season of the year the
movement of grain from Manitoba Is
oonss1a.abie, and the Canadian Pacific
has an unusual volume of freight bust
ness.
Peoria, IL Oct Grand Chief Powell
of f1le Order Of Railway Telegraphers
left here CAST night and is expected 10
arrive in Montreal tomorrow morning
to attend to the trouble on the Canadian
Pacific, First Assistant Grand Chief
Dolphin is expected to arrive IN Winni-
peg Tomorrow TO look after the affairs
In that territory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
LITTLE HOPE FOR TIE UMATILLA
Grow of tho Bark james Borland Reach
Port Townsend.

Port Townsend, Wash, Oct. l.
There IS little change IN the condition
OF the steamship Umatilia, excepting
that her stern has sunk entirely down
and at high tide Is wholly under water
She stin rests easily on the beach
Divers made four attempts to locate the
hole in the ships bottom but without
success. as the sea was rough from the
gale. 1T is thought that the puncture IS
near the keel and as the Umattlla Is
almost fat on her bottom it will be
hard for divers to find the exact spot.
The ships cargo. which was upwards
OF 500 tons, $50 Of which was for Seat
tie, was sold here at auction at the COM
pany's dock.
On the steam fishing schooner Afog-
max, which arrived here today from the
north, were the captain and crew of
the bark James Borland, which was
wrecked in a fog on the rocky shore of
Tugtdak Island on September 10. The
ship and cargo were a total loss. The
cargo consisted of $1,000 cases Of sal
mon. being the property Of the Alaska
company. The captain and crew es-
capped starvation by rowing in open
boats through the fog for a distance OF
loo miles. The ship James Borland was
OF go tons burden and was built at
New York in 1853.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
WOOL Markets.

81 Louis. Oct I.-wool-In demand ard
strong: medium. SIC: Eight fine. 72s1Sc:
heavy fine, 5s-dT1-c; tub washed. iSlz-Szc-
New York Oct l-Wod-Duu
Lo1sson. Oct There was a good at
.eat2Dce a. the she~D-SkFn saj<- today.
Competition was active and prsc~s a. a
ru)- were higher. Fun wool crossbrssts
were - higher; sborf-shoru I'D higher.
ls-nts I'd higher fun wool Nerfzos Ia
lower ara shor--Skorz Nsr1-os urcharr-
81 tn e--8mber OF bales offered Wa :
So Following are the sales q desa<i.
New South Wsiez, - bales. clothing ana
conb.rE. So eus-nskand - bales,
cfofhE1g and co-ut<1z. G1zf1sd Ftc-orsa.
50 bales ching and cornbir. ExEsnd
South Ausrrz}tz- 81 hzles. ciOtaiaz zri
csnroi.E. lz4J&i Taszznsa - ksles
CLOTHING aud co1zosus If9SSt New
ZezfxCt- q bales. ootGnx and coTr1sax
T-.0S-s1 Jamaica bsles- csSthfng ard
conbsnc. SI1.6 Psccz Ar.r-az = bales:
cioi5trg Szi conbEx 1.Sh.1 fssersos
Ayres- II bzles: clothing ant consisg.
1E.Gzk-d
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
RAILRoADERS MAY PITCH IN
Arrival OF American Operators Deepen.
the Feeling on the Canadian Pacific.

Arrival Of American Operators Deepens
the Feeling on the Canadian Pacific
Toronto, Ont, Oct. 1.-The question
now discussed regarding the telegIa PHI
ers strike is, VIII the railway organiza>
tons Join the photographers IN their fight
against tlle Canadian Pacific railway?
Both the company and the strikers are
awaiting the decision of the engineers,
conductors and trainmen as TO what
policy they viii adopt When the train
came in from North Bay, over five hours
late, thu conductor told a reporter that
the operators were ali out all the way
from North Bay TO Port Arthur and
that during an the time he was waiting
in North Bay, about twen1y-nine hours.
orly one freight train had been sent
west and two east. The trades and Ia Dor
unions in the city are in sympathy with
the strikers and THE fact that American
operators are coming into the country
to M the vacant POSITIONS intenSifies the
feeling. Ii Is proposed 10 urge ON. the
kscal members of parliament the neces-
sty of making without delay such regu,
tations as viii prohibit the Importation
o. American labor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
CLoUDBURST IN ARIZONA
Wall of Water Twelve Miles Long Pours
Into the ella,

Into the SllAs
Tusoon. Arsz., Oct. IA special to
the Star from Benson says that part OF
the town was washed away and SIX per-
sons drowned in a flood from a cloud
burst In the MILESTONE mountains,
twelve miles southwest OF town. The
dead whose bodies have been recovered
ares
WILLIAM ZFEK, barber, his wife
and two Children.
OSCAR ASHBURN, a cavtleman.
-Four more persons are missing.
Il is expected that great loss OF life
and destruction OF property viii be re-
ported from al along the San Pedro
river untI It enrpttes into the ella.
The details OF the disaster at Benson
and an accurate description OF the ex-
tent Of the ckoudburst, have not been
received but the precipitation must
have occurred all along the length Of
the MILESTONE mountains, as the flood
from the western end OF the same range
tore out three miles Of Southern Pacific
track twelve miles west of Benson
A wall OF water at feast twelve miles
long has poured into the San Pedro
river, hence there Is apprehension felt
for the safety OF persons I'm the valley.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-02
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. Oct 1-Wh@at-Two cents
higher. but rather dull; selling held firm,
offerings somewhat Increases. No. hard
uomiualiy, sc: No, J. s-iz1sz3c; No. red
1oT9sc: No. 3 SIC; No. spring, nominally,
&c: No 5. soc.
Corn-Actky,e. 1t &c advance; No. mix
ed 3D. Gal1%c: No. white. 9Ezc-
OatsHigher; slow; No mixed. nom
irally-, ~ No. = white. 1ominal5y, Isc;
old. Mo-
RySSo. . nominal7y. sc.
HSv-Stes6y. uncbsH ge3-
BJAter-C'rSsrnery. 1zc higher. al l11sE
l5isc: DAIRY. sfIec.
Egg-One-half cent higher. a. 1zsc.
ST LOUIS
St Louis. Oct espts-FTour. s.
90: wheat. 500. cora ECU. oats : Cd
Shfpmer7ts-Flonr. 200: wheat T0cO;
corn. 1l6.cp: oats. 1.etc
WhRt-Confinua;ioa OF bull news re-
suited In a further advance In the specu-
latiye market flIt toward the close there
WAS xcnH weakness az : ceciioe- Aonxh