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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-29

A Parting and q Meeting. By W. d. How
ellis. New York: Harper & Brothers. Price.
$1.O0.
If Mr.. w. D. Howells ever conceived
and executed nicer piece of work than
this Little Novel; of the Harper series,
we all have not had the happiness of
meeting with it, although quite familiar
with Mr.. Howells's books. 1t is to our
mind one of the most delicately finished
and we'll executed bits of writing to be
found among the novels of this author,
always remarkable for the delicate
touch and exqisite finish of his literary
mosaic.
The story is a brief narrative of the
parting and the meeting" of a couple
young at the parting" and old at the
meeting" 1t is thus outlined: Roger
Burton and Chloe Mason were engaged
to be married. and were as light-hearted
and happy as young folks usually are
under the circumstances. The opening
of the story finds them driving through
the woods together, and at Chloe's sug.
gestion they stop at Shaker settlement.
Burton never having seen one. They
are shown about the place. and Burton
becomes profoundly impressed with the
methods of the sect. He has long talk
with an elder and decides to join the
order. On the way home he tells Chloe
of his determination. This brings about
the parting. Sixty years later Chloe re.
turns to the settlement with one of her
grandchildren to see Burton. He is very
old man, and their meeting is dramatic.
She is young in mind still, but he is 80
feeble that he only recognizes her at in
tervals during their conversation. Both
conclude sadly that if they had not
parted they would doubtless have been
as happy living their lives together.
This is the outline of the little story
whose chief charm is the delicate and
tender way in which the author unfolds
the detail of this love episode and the
peculiar way in which the lovers were
parted to meet again when the shadows
of age were upon them. In the final
conversation the what might have
been" is connected with the actual facts
Of life in the history of the couple in an
amusing manner, with an undertone Of
sadness running through all. (For sale
by A. q. McClurg Il Coz
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A Suggestion to Story Writers.

"Love-making comes natural to men
in the early twenties; it is then that
they are most susceptible. and that their
habits are still in such formative state
that they may reasonably be considered
to be manageable. But what young
man of % or % can the conscientious
novelist permit his heroine to marry? II
he ventures to let his young people
plight their troth in the springtime of
life he must hold them to their fealty
for seven or eight years at least, and
probably much longer, while his young
man is getting a sufficient start in his
profession to afford his prospective
spouse the reasonable comforts to which
she has been used" Mr.. Martins kind
ly tip to the story writer is based on the
theory that it costs about $1,000 for
small family to live year in New York
sin decorous semicomtort. Mr.. E. s.
Martin in Cosmopolitan.
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RECENT BOOKS.

The Book of The Twelve Prophets, Com
monty called the Minor. By George Adam
Smith, DID,, LII. d New York: A. G. Arm
strong & Son.
This is the latest issue of the EXPOSE
tors Bible and the first of two volumes
to be devoted to the prophets Of the He
brew Scriptures, whose writings form
the last twelve books of the Old Tesla
ment. The Book of the Tacelve is the
title of these prophets in the Hebrew
canon. DR.. Smith restores it in his vol
ume as preferable to the ambiguous and
niggardly name of minor" which these
books have borne for centuries. 1t was
the Latins who designated them as THE
Minor Prophets on account of their
brevity as compared with the more ex-
tended and ampler volumes which en-
bodied the Major Prophets Isaiah, Jer.
emiah with Lamentations) and Ezekiel.
The present volume is devoted to
Amos, Hosea and Micah. and contains
an introduction aud a sketch of prophecy
in early Israel. DR.. George Adam Smith
is the distinguished Scotch theologian
who has recently visited this country.
He is professor of Hebrew and Old
Testament Exegesis in the Free Church
College Of Glasgow. His former volumes
on Isaiah in this series rank among the
best productions of the modern critical
school. He has not in "The Book of the
Twelve" the same grand field for critical
investigation and Illuminating comment
that Isaiah presents, but the extent and
order of the journey to which he invites
his readers is, nevertheless, peculiarly in
teresting. "If it is not to the very sum-
mits OF Israel's outlook that we climb"
remarks DIR. Smith, I'VE are yet to trav-
erse the range OF prophecy from begin
ming to end" He surveys the period
when prophecy became literature, "as-
Stunning the form and rising to the inten-
sity of an imperishable influence on the
world"
While DR.. Smith is an exponent of the
"higher criticism" and is ranked as an
advanced scholar. his work is construc-
tive and thoroughly Christian, dealing
with critical and historical questions in
free and yet reverent spirit, while an
nouncing his conclusions modestly, ION
the understanding that, however final
they may at present seem to him, the
end is not yet" He welcomes the Elk
positor's Bible whose chief design" he
remarks, "is to show the eternal validity
Of the Books of the Bible as the Word of
God and their meaning for ourselves to-
day." The higher criticism that can
speak in this modest and reverent man
ner is sure Of cordial reception at the
hands Of all believers in the Holy Scrip
lures.
DR.. George Adam Smith is thor
oughly equipped student Of the history
and text OF the Hebrew Scriptures
and those who follow his guidance in
this new volume of the Expositor's Bible
will come into close touch with the an
Gent biblical writings as they emerge
into literature, and will find many cogent
lessons for our modern life derived from
the study of the religious and social life
of ancient Israel. price $3.50. Chicago;
A. @. McClurg & Coz
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-29

The Destroyer of Popular Government.
An editorial article in "The Century"
for August, entitled 1.-THE Portrait of a
Public Enemy" declared that popular
government has no more deadly foe to-
day than the party boss" and says that
no boss would dare to come before the
people of the State openly with propo-
sition to elect him to the position he
holds without an election. The writer
quotes LowelPs saying: 1--WE should
not tolerate packed jury which is to
decide on the fate of single man: yet
we are content to leave the life OF the
nation at the mercy of packed conven-
tion,' and adds, of bosses in general and
New York boss in particular:
Nothing but the written Constitution
of our States is able to obstruct their
subverting progress. But for such a
barrier in New York during the past
year, the entire public service of the
State would have been looted, in defiance
OF existing laws. to make additional
spoils for boss. The Legislature, owned
by him, was willing to override the laws,
but it could not override the Constitu-
ton. Yet the people had adopted that
Constitution only few months before
by very large majority, thus expressing
directly their wish in the matter. The
boss paid not the slightest heed to that
wish. but defed it in every way, seeking
to break down the Constitution, and
ordering this Legislature not to pass
laws designed to carry into effect it's pro-
visions.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-29

The New World for September op-
ems with a fine paper on Browning's
Theism. by Professor Josiah Royce of
Harvard. and continues with these eight
varied papers of timely or permanent in
terest: 1.-THE Christocentric Theology"
by Rev. G. F. Dole; 1.-THE Problem of the
Divided Church." by Dean Hodges. of
the Cambridge Episcopal Theological
School; 1.-THE Education Bill in Eng
land" by Edward Porritt; THE Raising
of the Dead in the Synoptic Gospels"
by DIR. E. A. Abbott, the eminent Eng
lish theologian; "Renan Thirty Years
After" by Rev. E. H. Hall; Present
Aspects OF the Relation of Science and
Religion" by s. H. Mellone of the Uni
versity of Edinburgh; "a Glimpse of the
Eastern Church" by Professor E. A..
Grosvenor of Amherst College; and
"Jainism," by DR.. James T. Bixby. The
fifty pages of book reviews include no.
tees of the Life of DIR. Holmes" and
Lecky's Democracy and Liberty" (S3 90
year. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-29

The Return of the Jews to Palestine.
This movement is backed by the in
huence of the Rothschilds and other
great Jewish families and societies. and,
as we see its STRINGS in every country,
we can believe that it only requires a
great popular leader to make it one of
the important movements in history.
That it is not purely religious, but racial
is proven by the cooperation of Rabino-
WITT, the Christian Jew, who became SO
we'll known here during the Worlds
Fair Congress. - Editorial Article in
Munseys.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-29

-Messrs. Houghton. Miffiin & Co., of
Boston. have just issued list of the
books they have in press for fall publ
cation. The list contains 100 volumes
including a new Riverside edition of Mrs.
Stoves works in sixteen volumes. and a
new standard library edition OF Bret
Harte in fourteen. A variety of the holt
day and illustrated books, including
Fiske's American Revolution" and
Thoreau's "Cape Cod" the latter OF
which is promised as new departure in
the line OF holiday illustration.
Among the more important books
promised in the department of biography
are the unpublished letters of Victor
Hugo. Miss Phelps's Chapters from a
Life" and Mrs. Fields Authors and
Friends" The names of Lowell, Aldrich,
Mrs. Thaxter and Miss Reese in poetry;
Henry James. Miss Jewett. Mrs. Wiggin.
Joel Chandler Harris and Bret Harte in
fiction; DIR. Abbott, Woodrow Wilson,
John Burroughs in essays, and Mr.. Camp
and Mr.. Deland on football. This is a
grand list and worthy of any publishing
house in the wide. wide world"
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THE quality here exalted by Paul
v J. w. HANSON, d. D.,
CHICAGO.

TENT Cor xis-" The simplicity that is in Christ"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-29
THE AUGUST MAGAZINES.
SOME CHOICE EXTRACTS.
Mount Tacoma-Mount Rainier?

Mount Tacoma-Mount Rainier?
Residents Of the northwest coast are
exercised about the name of the great
mountain known in geography as Mount
Ra nier. but which they insist shall be
called Tacoma. Vancouver was the first
geographer who saw it, and under geog.
raphical rules had the right to give it a
name. Henamed it after friend in the
Old World named Rainier. The Indians
had long ago known it as Tacoma, and
the effort is to set aside the geographic
cal name in favor of it's ancient Indian
one.
Mount Tacoma is possibly one OF the
most remarkable of mountains. The
glaciers which flow from it are among
the most wonderful in the world. 1t
furnishes the water for large number
Of Western rivers.
Those who are we'll versed in Indian
history conclude that the Indian inhab-
itants of this part of America came from
Alaska, and that from this point the
immigration was southwardly until they
eventually settled ancient Mexico and
Peru. That the Indians of Alaska came
from Asia is pretty clearly settled now.
The line Of their iourneyings seem to
have been all along the Pacific coast.
Tradition among the Alaska Indians,
describing the country from which their
forefathers came, seems to fit KANT
schatka 30 clearly that there is little
room now for doubt of the Asiatic origin
OF the Indian race.-Meehans' Monthly.
Mr.. Gladstone's Secret of Longevity.
Mr.. Gladstone started we'll. He was
born OF healthy stock, in comfortable
circumstances, with constitution of
iron. He had enormous driving power
and physical energy, the evidence of
which may still be seen palpable to all
men in the massive formation of the
back OF his head. From his parents he
had every advantage of heredity and
environment from his youth up. These
things cannot be bespoken by anyone,
and it is we'll. therefore, and it will be
more profitable, to devote attention to
the methods by which Mr.. Gladstone
has been able to preserve and conserve
the advantages with which he was early
endowed.
The first thing that forces itself upon
our attention is the fact that Mr.. Glad.
stone from his youth up has contrived
in some way or another to appropriate
for himself all the advantages which
come from sturdy and assured faith in
the government of the universe. Look
ing at it altogether apart from the ques-
ton of the truth or falsehood of religious
belief, there is no doubt that, from a
purely hygienic point of view, man who
feels that there is outside of him and
above him moral order, controlled by
some being infinitely wiser than himself,
has advantages, from the point of view
of life insurance society. greatly super.
ior to those possessed by man who has
no such consolation.-W. T. Stead, in
McCI1ITe'S
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truths and precepts, so simple his
perfect life.
Thus is the unity of nature always
preserved. That trait essential to
beauty or utility is always present in
all excellence. In nature, art, science,
simplicity is the ornament of excel
lence, just as the simplicity of Christ
is one of the traits that elevates him
above all other religious teachers.
And now as that life, that charac-
ter, those teachings, rise before our
minds, what an instructive common
tary they are on the words of the
text. While they are ages in advance
of the highest ancient or modern
wisdom, they are practically attain
able by all. The child, learning to
look toward him, and to lisp the syl-
tables of his celestial rhetoric, finds
his young feet walking in diviner
pastures, and along serener streams
than earth can afford to childhood
without the guidance of the Good
Shepherd. Youth, thus led, is girded
for the struggles of life as otherwise
it cannot be. Maturity gets no
strength like his elsewhere, and those
who are cropping their way among
the chill shadows that repose on the
western declivity of life, fluid in him
that light which causes the evening
star of existence to melt away into
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-02-20
Roentgen or x Ray Pilot ogrsphy.

The discovery of X ray photography
by Roentgen will serve not only to i'm
rnortalize the physicist who so fully de-
veloped it before giving it to the public,
but It will render the year 1896 distin-
guished as the "Roentgen photography"
year, as ISo4-o5 are distinguished as the
aargon and helium'' years, 1t seemed
as if the limits of human discovery were
being reached, but the wonder of the
new photography only emphasizes
the possibility of other victories to be
won in the world Of science. II was by
aid of a huorescent medium that the
course of the rays was traced and the
proof of their penetration of solid opaque
organic screens was reached,
Roentgen's first experiment consisted
in placing near Croolzes tube d which was
enveloped i'll black paper or pasteboard,
a screen whose surface was charged with
a huorescent substance, On exciting
the Crookes tube, the surface of the ex-
perimental screen became luminous.
book of thousand pages was placed be-
tween the tube and the screen, but the
luminosity persisted. Wood and alumni
mum were also tried with like result, and
it was found that if the hand were inter
posed the image or shadow of its osseous
skeleton was obtained on the fuorescing
and luminous surface. To try the effect
of he newly discovered rays upon pho
tographic plate was but natural. 1t was
tried, photograph through an Opaque
screen resulted and the discovery was
complete. This account disposes of the
story of the discovery having been made
accidentally.
There is now opened linitless field
e. 81 1ata
prepared with fiuorescent or other COM
pounds in the emulsion, may be used,
and the extension of the scope will inter-
est the professional world from surgeon
and physician to metallurgist and engi-
neer. Every day brings accounts of new
experiments, it being proposed even to
take PHOTOGRAPH Of a man upon plate
large enough to receive the shadow. 1t
is said that negative plate six feet high
is being prepared with that object.
The non-refractability of the rays make
it impossible to produce reduced image;
every object photographed as it is done
by radiant energy directly must be done
by its shadow, and the shadow must be
practically of the same size as the object
or little larger. Again, as no light is
used in taking the photograph, there is
no way at present of determining the
proper exposure, the photometry Of
Roentgen rays being as yet unaccom-
plished,
Etymologically there is a chance for
new name-a photograph taken without
light being an chronological absurdity.
From the point of view Of pure science,
it is impossible to predict what the result
will be. We have radiant force or en-
ergy which penetrates matter with vary
ing degree of facility, yet which appa-
rently cannot be refracted. We have
something which may greatly modify
our views of the action of the luuiini-
ferrous ether, and which may help us
eventually to a tangible theory of the
great cosmic mystery-gravitatiom
Ncienifc American
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-02-20

EYTH-At her home in Centreville, Feb.
s, 1896, Annie, daughter of Frank Eyth,
aged AZ years.
HARVEY-At Tarentum, Feb. u, 1896,
Nav. only daughter OF George and Sarah
Harvey, aged % years.
BUCHELE-At her home on Franklin 81:
AFeb. 16. 1896, Mrs. Joseph puchele, aged
"a years.
BURNS-At his home on the South Side,
Feb. l2, 1896 infant son OF Robert Burns.
FULTON-At her home in Tarentum,
Feb. I6. 1896, Miss Margaret A. Fulton.
RALSHOUSE-At her home in Perrys-
Vile. Feb. IA, 1896, Mrs. Maggie Rails
house. wife of Geo. Ralshouse, aged
about 60 years.
KIRCHARTZ-At the home OF her dsugh-
ter, Mrs Rev. Vogelsang OF Cleveland,
O. Feb. I6. 1896, Mrs. Catharine kir-
chartz, aged about SO years. she was
sister of Geo. Reiber Sr. decd and Mrs.
HI. Klingler of this place Her re-
mains were brought here and the tuner
al took place rom the residence of FL. J
Klingler yesterday.
JAMISON-At his home in Venango twp
Feb. IA, 1896, Porter Jamison, aged
about &c.
He is a son of Franklin Jamison of Ven
ango twp, and was married about
| year ago.
HOLMAN-At his home in Allegheny
Feb. IS, 1896, DIR. j. A. Holman, aged
80 years.
The doctor formerly practiced medicine
with his brother DR.. A. Holman at Union
vile.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-02-20
HARMONY HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Mildly Zsigler Of Brushton, Pa, ia
home on a short visit to her parents here.
The NJ. Il. Church will still continue to
hold their revivals this week.
Sam Grant was in Bu Jer, Saturday. at
tending to business matters.
Mrs. S. Schuler and family visited friends
in the city for few days.
j. ketzol and family have moved to
Greenvile.
Mrs. Daubenspeck and little daughter
have returned from visit with her son at
Butler.
Mrs. Mary Geohring and daughter Sadie
have returned from visit tO her daughter
Mrs WIskeman of Allegheny, who has
been very i'll.
Mrs. II M. Wise and Mrs. 9. Lockwood
were the guests OF Mrs. Will Campbell of
b BatleT, a few days last week.
Mrs Ira Stauffsr has been very i'll OF
late, we hope for her speedy recovery.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-02-20
MILLERSTOWN MUSINGS.

{, Miss Gertrude Dernison anticipates at
tending the ccmmeb cement of Klsktmlh'
ates College, salisbury, Pa ON Monday OF
next week.
Mrs f. H. Murphy, who has hem visit
ing her parents al Pittsfeld, Pa. reinrnec
to Chico-a Tuesday afternoon.
The young men Of oar town have be-
come aLitA enthuiastic over theatrical
plays Another special train will be run
from Chicora to Butler for the benefit OF
The Chicorites to take in the Ola Home
stead play. Friday evening, FEBRUARY 2l-
Mrs. j. W. Smith has beer visiting
relatives in Pittsburg this last week
The following is the result Of Tuesday /
election; OveIseer of the Poor, g. Schar-
bach was on both tickets and received los
votes, those having the necessary number
of votes for election are: H. G las Hill,
D.; Constable. e. NJ. jenkins, R.; Auditor,
Z. e. Craig, R.; Council, L. A. Gibson,
II. A Leopold, W. W. Campbell and John
Reiger, Republicans and W NJ. Weasel, c
FL. Johnston and ". E. Redd. Democrats
School Directors, T. G. McClanahan, r.
and John G. Myers. D.; Judge of Election,
J q. Wiles, R.; Inspector, ]. J. Titley, R.
and Z. n. Deter, d.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-02-20
FAIRVIEW FACTS.

Nero ury stood between Is and IA de-
grees below zero here Monday morning al
o'clock.
Mrs. Belle Mayze came home last week
after spending two months with her rela-
tives in Clario Go.
May Gibson and her brother j. ]. Glib
son are both on the sick list, they are
children of Harrison Gibson, deco. Jas
J. was confined to his bed good part o.
the time, last week.
s. H. Templeton the P. N. here. is con.
fined to his bed with sn attack Of the cold
and lung trouble. we hope he may appear
in the Post Office recovered to health and
strength soon.
Critic Hawk WAS up from Butler last
week, visiting her friends here.
Miss Ettie Reep aud Howard Rankin
the full intentions of getting married. We
suppose after they became united as one,
they are visiting among tho brides rela-
tions as they haven't returned yet.
Butler Bros had the misfortune of loos-
ing their tools when they were about
Flushing up their we'll Uu the Eli Reep
farm, it is said they were in the fourth
sand.
w. G. Hawn Is away on business and
left his store in the hands of his brother,
Louis and the regular clerk.
Jacob ]. Mettler is on the sick list. he
has the comfort of his neighbors visiting
him daily during his illness, and they all
hope he may recover soon. DENT.