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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-07
THE UNIvERsAL1sT: SATURDAY, MARCH T. 1896

discontinued, and has not been since re-
vived. The 2 cent piece was dropped in
1873, and the Scent piece in 1890. The
growing Importance of the penny, or,
more properly, the cent, has an import.
tant bearing on the economy of the peo-
pie. 1t gives to the nickle, the dime
and all pieces of money higher value
in the eye of the possesser than they had
ever before, and teaches care in all ex-
penditure. No one now needs to be
ashamed to wait at the store for the
change to be brought back amounting
to only cent. The penny has come to
possess an important purchasing power.
greater than it has ever had before.
And it is in the way of being advanced
to second place above the lowest in the
divisions of the monetary circulation.
Springfield, (Mass,) Republican.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-07
Bismarck And the Hand Organ.

Prince Bismarck, one of the greatest
of men, grinding a hand-organ. This
sounds a little absurd, and yet he did
grind an organ, and in the royal palace
at Berlin.
1t seems one day considerable noise
issued from an apartment used by the
young princess. Bismarck, who was
passing by. put his head within the
door and found the young princess dane
ing and shouting to the tunes of bar
rel-organ played by the Crown Prince.
The moment they saw him they invited
him to have some fun too. Bismarck de-
clined. but agreed to play the organ if
the Crown Prince would dance with the
rest. The Crown Prince readily gave up
the organ and joined the dancers.
Right merrily went the fun, and right
lively Bismarck ground away. when in
to the midst Of the shouting, laughing
dancing group stalked the Kaiser. A
smile crept over his face when he saw
that great statesman. Bismarck, man
of iron. grinding away on barrel-organ,
and after greeting his sons, he turned to
him in mock displeasure, and remarked:
"You are beginning in good time to
make the heir apparent dance to your
music. 1t seems that this is about the
fourth generation that has done so."-
Harper's Round Table.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-07
HORSES.

Gluten meal is generally better adapt
ed to horses at work than to mich COWS.
1t is better for the former than is whole
corn, and contains all the protein, or
strength giving portions, after the manu-
facturer has extracted its starch or fat
tening properties, Better feed it with
straw than with hay.
The general purpose plug. which has
been used 80 extensively in our city
street cars, was SO suddenly deposed
that it is drug on the market; but he
was never raised with profit. so that it is
upon the whole a good radiance. 1t is
perfectly safe to turn our attention to
the breeding Of the better classes.
The wornout horses which are slaught-
cred for meat in this country are not
sold here to be palmed off upon our own
markets. but are cured, canned and
made up into sausage for European
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-07
IA STUDY IN HUSBANDS"

At apolitical dinner given in the South
a little while ago, the regulation toast to
women had a novel wording: "The
Ladies'! God bless them! Formerly our
superiors-now our equals" The caus-
tic irony of the sentiment is subtle. yet
we catch the undertone OF great truth.
The best and most sensible women in
this and in other countries ask for moth.
ing higher than to be rated as the peers
OF the best and most sensible men. A
man may be kind to his dog, his horse.
his groom, and to his poorer neighbor.
II deficient in natural affection. he may
even be a kind father. He can no more,
in the ideal. that is. the true. marriage,
be kind to his wife than the left lobe OF
the heart can patronize the right.
Neither can he. although liberal minded
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HOGS.

Feeding for lean" is based upon sound
economy. 1t is cheaper to produce meat
which contains a large proportion Of
lean with the fat than to fatten a hog
to such condition as to fit it only for the
making Of lard; greater weight of car
cass is produced, and at no more ex-
pense. than in producing an excess of
fat.
A mixed meal ration, composed of sew
eral kinds of grain properly blended, is
far superior to one composed of but one
or two varieties, even though these may
have the important ingredients of the
more comprehensive ration; and with
such ration the hogs will be ready for
market in a much lees time.
Upon small place where one or more
cows are kept there is some milk to
spare and an abundance Of refuse vege-
tables and roots, and these can be fed
most proitably to small porkers. Let
the breed be of small size, quick growth
and early maturity, and ready to slaugh-
at five or six months old.
In cold climates it does not pay to at
tempt to fatten pigs out of doors nor
in cold pens. The gain hogs make in
winter depends much upon the degree
OF protection from cold which they re-
cieve. If they must pick their corn out
OF the snow, or drink frozen swill, they
will make slow gains. Animal heat
must be maintained in some way, by
food or shelter.
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to fault, be generous to one who is part
and equal owner in all that he possesses.
Should he find fault with her, it is as he
would censure his own words and &C.
tions. A fair index OF healthful spiritual
and mental growth is the divine self dis
satisfaction OF the earnest soul. The
Ideal Husband is not content to rise
without taking all Of himself with him.
Ii love leads him to make the best of his
wife, sense of what is due to himself
and consequently to her, urges him to
help her to live up to this high stand
ard.
1 have known many women who edu-
Gated their husbands. in the true sense
OF the educere, drawing out latent good
and developing the finer qualities of
mind and soul. / have known few men
who had patience and faith enough to do
more than accept their wives as they are
settling down into fatalistic resignation
when judicial weighing finds them want
ing. These things are so patent that
the adage, "a mans wife makes or mars
him." has no companion saw touching
the training the wife gets from the hus-
band. Our Ideal Husband is quick to
see and tactful in following up opportun-
tiles to comfort and to uplift her whose
more delicate physical organization
must often place her at seeming dis
advantage Lapses into irritability or de
preston, errors of judgment and taste,
are not, in his sight, evidence that his
marriage was failure, or eveh a mis-
take. Like the brave. level headed fell
low he is, he reasons that the woman
for whom he would have laid down his
life in 1885, must be worth living for,
and living with, in 1895. At the worst
when the worst cannot be ignored
since the bond uniting them is sacred
obligation and for lifetime. he can set
his wits to work to see the lights of the
picture and close his eyes to the shad.
ows, or manfully endure the inevitable
as he would bear any other incurable
ill.
This is conjugal fidelity of the finest
type. 1t should be needless in Chris
tian land to specify, as an essential quail
fication for the role of the decent hus.
band, faithfulness to the letter of con-
stancy to his wife. To the believer in
the absoluteness CT the hottest of volun.
tary earthly relations, infidelity is prac-
tically impossible.
who is to judge as to whom God hath
joined together?" is the excuse for tickle
ness that few are honest enough to char
acterize Justly. The man who is true to
his higher nature sweeps these sophis-
tries aside and sets steadfastly before
him the fact that the woman he has
sworn to love, honor, and cherish, is the
one to whom belongs, while they both
live, the first place in his affections. The
Ideal Husband, thus roughly outlined.
is not an impossible he.-Morion Har-
land. IN the January North american.
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THE DAY OF THE PENNY.

The one-cent copper coin of the United
States is enjoying an increased popular
demend. 1t is significant fact that the
coinage Of this piece has of very recent
years taken up more of the time of the
Philadelphia mint than ever before.
Three presses are now at work there on
copper coinage, turning out $50. 900 cents
day. This rate has before been equaled
or exceeded, but it is worthy of remark
now in view of the previous great out
put Of the copper coins within the past
dozen years. Since the foundation of
the mint in 1893 1,O66.677, 50s one-cent
pieces have been struck. and it is esti.
mated that some 7sO,00O,0OO pieces are
now outstanding. But the great bulk
of this coinage has taken place lately.
From 1893 to the beginning of the Civil
War the coinage Of the cent piece did
not average much above $4,000 worth a
year, or $500, 900 pieces. just prior to
and during the war the coinage became
unusually large, but fell off during the
time Of inflated prices, to marked ex.
tent. But in 1880 the penny coinage
rose suddenly to an unusually high fig
ure, and has kept there ever since.
Within the past fifteen years almost one
half of the entire penny coinage of the
whole country has been executed. OF
the amount outstanding of 7S0,000,00O
pieces, no less than 504, 100000 pieces
have been struck in the fifteen years.
And the public demand for the coin ap-
pears to be undated and rather on the
increase. The explanation of this is
doubtless to be found in the more gen.
eral practice of cash payments in the
retail trade, and the great fall in prices
which has come about in the past twenty
years. Not long ago the smallest coin
known in the general circulation west of
the Mississippi river was the nickle s.
cent piece. Only within a few days the
larger st. Louis papers were charging 5
cents copy for their issues, when 8
cents, 2 cents and even l cent we're the
prevailing rates farther east. Now pa
pers costing only the fraction Of nickle
are the rule rather than the exception
in the West. The growth of the country
and the competition in business would
of themselves finally bring the cent into
active use there; but the downward
course of prices are operated all over the
country to make it a much more active
coin than ever before.
Odd prices are now frequent even
where purchases are for round amounts
or considerable sums. Penny bargain
counters in some Of the big department
stores have lately been introduced. A
cent car fare is not unknown, and no
doubt is to become better known. In
fact, 30 closely is the trade of the coun-
try calculating it's prices that demand
may not be far off for the re-introduction
Of the half cent piece. Fractional parts
of cent are now very common in even
retail quotations. England finds use for
such a coin in the bronze farthing,
France in the sou, which is, however,
more nearly the value of a cent than a
half cent. Our own laws have author
lied the coinage Of half-cent piece, and
from 1898 to 1911 large number Of
these pieces were struck. At two other
periods before the war there was some
coinage Of this coin; but in 1857 it was
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-07
ON THE CAMPAGNA.

Stop on the Appian Way.
In the Roman Campagna;
Stop at my tomb.
The tomb of Cecilia Metella.
Today as you see it,
Alaric saw it ages ago,
When he with his pale-visaged Goths
Sat at the gates of Rome,
Reading his Runic shield.
Odin, thy curse remainsl
Beneath the battlements
MY bones were stirred with Roman pride
Though centuries before my Romans died,
Now my bones are dust; the Goths are dust;
The river bed is dry where sleeps the king.
My tomb remains.
When Rome commanded the earth
Great were the Metelli;
was Metella's wife;
loved him, and died.
Then with slow patience built he this memo
rial;
Each century marks his love.
Pass on by the Appian Way
The tomb of Cecilia Metella
Wild shepherds alone seek its shelter.
Wild buffaloes tramp at its base.
Deep is its desolation,
Deep as the shadow of Rome!
ELIZABETH SToDDARD, in Saturday Even.
Ing Gazette.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-07
HORTICULTURE.

Grapes can be grown almost every
where, and every farm. garden and vii
lage lot should have it's vines. Perfec.
ton requires high. we'll drained, strong
soil, we'll fed Let the trellises run
north and south, and be open to the sun.
Currants and gooseberries can be grown
between the rows if land is scarce.
II located where cheap labor can be
obtained. the cherry tree is profitable.
One crop may bring from twenty to
thirty dollars. Young trees do not bear
heavily. but they begin early. The soil
must be heavy and dry, for too much
wet will cause unfruitfulness, and sandy
soil can not supply sufficient amount
of potash.
In our fruit years" the product is 30
enormous that the tree is often over
taxed to sustain it, and time is required
in which to recuperate. The failure to
bloom the next spring should be easily
understood. Let us act the part of wis
dom, and thin the fruit one-halt; the re.
naming half will be worth more than
the whole, with better chance for next
year.
The orchard becomes useless not so
much from old age as from neglect.
Trees may be healthy and productive at
25 or 80 years of age. They will bear
every year if there be constant heavy
manuring. AS they grow older they
need heavy manuring and mulching to
keep up the requisite vitality.
II the owner feels that he must use
the young orchard for some productive
crop it should be a hoed crop, which
needs clean cultivation. Corn answers
well. the part shade being Of some ad-
vantage. Pear trees will not stand fore
ing, and should have no manure, as blight
sets in when they grow too rapidly.
II newly planted trees do not start
growing at the proper time, the applica
ton of hot water is valuable remedy.
Warm the soil thus artificially, and the
sap will start flowing. Pour bucket OF
hot water into holes a few inches away
from the tree, and cover quickly. Look
for results in day or two. Keep on
watering until it rains.
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FARM, GARDEN AND DAIRY.
Instructive Reading for Agrcuturists.
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR "THE UNIvERsALIsT,

markets by foreign interruptions ghouIs,
and do much to injure our legitimate
trade in beef and other meats.
Ii your horses are continually scratch
ing their necks, it is not unlikely that
they are lousy. Examine them care
fully, and, if you find lice, make an ONT
ment OF oil of tar, sulphur and lard, one.
two and four parts, respectively, and rub
into the hair along the neck and other
parts which lice infest, once or twice a
week.
Many good horses are injured by in.
tempered men in kicking them in the
bowels-the tenderest part of the horse
Never kick horse or allow the helm to
do 30. 1t is dangerous practice; never
punish horse for being frightened. or
shying; kindness and caressinp will bet.
ter calm his fears.
Our stud book associations are not
awake enough to guarding against the
breeding of unsound and blemisbed
stations. We are glad to see that some
OF the State associations are pressing
the matter of inspection upon their Leg.
islatures. Much evil might be guarded
against. Only secondary in Importance
to the question of diet is that of groom
ing. Health is procured by keeping
the skin pores opened, and this can only
be attained with the free use of the
brush and comb. Such attention makes
the animal feel in good spirits, and good
appetite and good nutrition follow.
Worms in horses should always have
prompt treatment. For colts, the add.
ton OF little pulverized copperas to
the regular ration of salt will be suffi.
cient-say two tablespoonful to each
pint OF salt. For older horses give a
tablespoonful of powdered gentian once
a day for three weeks.
1t is mistake to stand horse con-
stantly upon sloping stable floor. One
with tender ankles or feet will suffer
from it, while one with strained stifle
or hook or bruised knee may be perma.
nently injured. Have the floor level.
and cover it with absorbent bedding to
make it clean and dry.
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Selected Story.
MISTRESS PARSONS STORY,
A Lesson for Feeble Church

T TOLD Hezekiah-that's my man.
i People mostly calls him Deacon
Parsons. but he never gets any dea-
coming from me, We were married
fHezekiah and Amariah'- that's
goin' on forty years ago-and he's
Hezekiah to me, and nothin' more.
Well, as I was saying, says I,
"Hezekiah, we amt right. l ara sure
of it." And he said, "Of course not
We are poor sinners, Amy; all poor
sinners" And I said, "Hezekiah,
this poor sinner talk has gone on
long enough. suppose we are poor
sinners, but l don't see any use of
being mean sinners; and there's one
thing I think is real mean"
It was just after breakfast, and as
he felt poorly he hedn't gone to the
shop yet; and I had this little talk
with him to sort O chirk him up. He
knew what I was coming to, for we
had had the subject up before. It
was our little church. He always
said, 1.-THE poor people, and what
should we ever do?" And I always
said, 1--WE never shall do nothing I'M
less we try" And SO when brought
the matter up in this way he just be-
gan bitin' his toothpick, and said,
whats up nowi Who's mean?
Amariah, we oughtn't to speak evil
one of another" Hezekiah always
says "poor Sinners and doesn't
seem to mind it; but when l occasion
ally say "mean sinners" he somehow
gets Uneasy. But l was started and
meant to free my mind.
So l said, says I, II was goin' to
confess our sins. Danl confessed
for all his people, and I was confes-
sim for all our little church"
Truth is" says l, ''ours is allus
called one of the feeble churches
and ! am tired about it, I've raised
seven children, and at fourteen
months old every boy and girl of
'em could run alone. And our church
is fourteen years DID," says 1, "and it
can't take step yet without some
body to hold on by. The Board
helps us, and General Jones, good
man, he helps-helps us too much, l
think and so we live along, but we
do not seem to grow strong. Our
people draw their rations every year
as the Indians do up at the agency;
and it doesn't seem sometimes as if
they ever thought of doing anything
else.
"They take it so easy" l said.
That's what worries me. l do not
suppose we could pay all expenses,
but we might act as if we wanted to,
and as if we meant to do all we
can"
81 read" says l, "last week about
the debt of the Board; and this week,
as | understand" says /, "our 'appli-
cation, is going,in for another year.
and no particular effort to do any
better; and it frets me. l can't sleep
nights and / can't take comfort Sun
days. I've got to feeling as if we
were a kind of perpetual paupers.
And that was what | meant when |
said, 1T is real meanP | suppose l
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-26
FOREIGN.

Italy il urged in the Russian press
TO accept Menelik's proposals of peace.
Span's minister of war energetically
defends the tactics OF Captain General
Weyler in Cuba.
dispatch from Rome says that the
ear has sent his congratulations to
the Negus Menelik of Abyssinia.
A dispatch from Nice says that the
trotter Prince Heischell is likely 30
prove a formidable opponent al the
forthcoming races
The Mohammedan congress is soon
10 be held in Cairo foi the purpose Of
uniting Moslems all over The world TO
restore the solidarity of Islam"
A dispatch from Rome says that the
new Italian cabinet is hampered by its
alliance With the radicals. and may not
continue long III power
1t is believed that the Venezuelan
governments has received advice from
Washington that the Yuruan incident
must be separated from the boundary
dispute
II is stated that Nere is much am
Ntety in spanish circles in cuba At tie
apparent freedom NTH which the i'm
surEeuts defy government strong lines
iii fhc island
i dispatch from Nadrid says that
tHa spanish PRESS Is. ogni2es the rene
gaiust iinIui9n III tile United
stltes senate M danger OF hostili-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-26

have attended the funeral of relatives
they have worn Grape wells almost to
the ground.
Between the years 1885 and 1896
England's increase in naval strength
was 81 per cent, that of France AZ per
cent, Russia's II per cent, and Ger
many doubled the number of its war
ships
At Stettin, in Prussia, near which
there is a peat moor, apples and pears
have been preserved successfully by
being packed in null the dust from
the dry litter of the peat. 1t is very
light, has no smell and can be used
many times over.
OF all the sovereigns of the world,
the shah of Persia is said to possess
the largest treasure in jewels and gold
ornaments, it being valued at $50 ,000,-
600 The chief object OF value is the
old crown of Persian rulers, in the
form of pot Of flowers, which is sur
mounted by an uncut ruby the size of
a hens egg.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-26

that they captured in competition here
and abroad George p. Phillips, Of
the New York Athletic club. and Joe
Donoghue contributed their trophies
captured on the Ice. In connection
with this particular portion OF The loan
exhibition the diamond belt that John
L. sullivan won from Ryan r.oyed a
feature. All the colleges had share
in the loan department Of the show
Yale. Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, the
University of Pennsylvania, Union, Co
lumbia and many others Military
night was marked BY an exhibition OF
all the best trophies Of the Seventh,
Twenty Sixty-ninth, Seventy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-26
ANNUAL EXHIBITION AT MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN.
SPLENDID LOAN DISPLAY
Well known Sportsmen Contribute
Many Interesting Trophies Com
missioner Roosevelt and George
Gould Loan Collections-MissC ros-
by's Unique Live Fish Exhibit.

New York, March 21.-The exhibit
tons held in Madison Square Garden OF
the Sportsmen's association during this
week Is one of the most interesting
and instructive shows given in the
east. The association was organized
year ago with the object of increasing
interest in sports of all kinds. One OF
the most important changes this year
is the establishment of the loan and
trophy department, for which elaborate
preparations were made. Many we'll
known hunters of this city were rep
resnted by specimens of game Of all
kinds, large and small, while cups,
medals and other prizes won by them
were shown. Other interesting features
were tribe of Indians shown with
their camp equipage. They erected te-
PEGS, built their camp-fires, hobbled
their ponies and generally gave faith
full representation of their life. Dur
ing the hours of the exhibition they
made the beat and other work which
is common among them, and appeared
themselves at times in peace dress, and
at other times in war dress, and gave
many characteristic dances
One of the principal features of the
loan exhibition was furnished by Police
Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. Mr..
Roosevelt is just as fond of hunting
big game as he is of catching law
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-26

cheese traffic, even more stringent than
the oleomargari1e law.
Cuba had the entire attention OF the
senate, speeches being made by Stewart
pop. New, Gray (dem.. Ga.) and CAT
ferry (dem., La, the debate being en-
livened by many spirited incidents.
Mr.. Gray's plea for Cuba brought on
a running cross-fire of comment and
inquiry from Mr. Hale rep. Mel. The
Delaware senator caused much amuse-
ment by referring to Mr.. Hale as the
senator from Spain" fresh and
vigorous contribution came from Mr..
Chiffon dem, Tex, who has seldom
addressed the senate. He urged there
was abundant work at home to occupy
the attention OF congress instead Of
enlisting in humanitarian crusades
abroad, with their possibilities of war.
Messrs. Chiffon and Stewart in their
arguments insisted the resolution
should be in a joint form.