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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-24

Within the next two months Pro
lessor Charles Eliot Norton will deliver
an eulogy on the late Ex-Governor Will
lam E. Russell at memorial meeting to
be held in Saunders Theater. Harvard
University.
The most important painting exc
cuted by Valasquez, the celebrated
Spanish painter. toward the end of his
career. and by some considered his mas
terpiece, was the large group at Madrid
known as 1.-THE Maids of Honor" Into
this painting Valasquez introduced a
portrait Of himself working at an easel.
King Philip was mighty interested in
the progress Of this picture. and visited
the painter daily during its production.
At length, in the course of one of these
visits, lValasquez laid down palette and
brushes and declared the painting fin
ished. mot quite" said the king. "One
detail is lacking" and taking upa brush
he began to work on the portrait of the
painter. With few touches he sketch
ed on his breast the cross of the order of
Knighthood of Santiago. one of the
highest honors it was in his power
to bestow,-LOndOn Globe.
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HORSES.

Invest the hundred dollars for the
boy in colt rather than in wheel.
In two years the colt will have eaten
about half as much as the wheel has
and the boy likes him better every day,
because he is growing in value. and the
idea of profitable investment is inn
planted.
The old notion that the draft horse
was too large and clumsy for the farm is
proved mistake. Overthe sea the pure
bred horses of this kind have long been
used, usually mares. and little fortunes
are made out of their colts. We are glad
to see many of our farmers handling
fine grade teams, which are a pride and
profit.
In the highest civilization horses are
essential, whether for work or for pleas
ure. City street hauling and farm work
must yet be done in the same old way
with horses. More machinery means
more horses and wagons. In spite of
the bicycles. more carriages and buggies
are made than ever.
Two horses would certainly require
less food than three, would want less
grooming, and would be less expense in
every way. Then it is folly to pillow
with three ordinary plugs when two of
suitable size could easily do the same
work. There is no advantage in using
three light horses at farm work.
The street car horses formerly used
are replaced with thrice as many ami
mails of better quality. The export
trade has grown like magic. and thous-
ands of our best horses are being ship
ped to England, Germany and France;
and now that our farmers are demand
ing better horses for their own use
there is surely good outlook ahead for
the horse trade.
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BIDE A WEE, AND DINNA FRET.

Is the road very dreary,
Patience yet,
Rest will be sweet, If thou art aweary.
And after night cometh the morning CHEEKY!
Then bide wee, and dinna fret,
The clouds have silver lining,
Don't forget;
And, though he's hidden, still the sun is shin
ing,
Courage instead of tears or vain rep lining.
Then bide wee, and dinna fret.
When tolls and cares unending
Are beset
Bethink thee how the storms from heaven des-
cending
Snap the stiff oak but spare the willow bend
ing.
Then bide a wee, and dinna fret.
Grief sharper stings doth borrow
From regret;
But Yesterday is gone. and shall Its sorrow
Unfit us for the present and tomorrow?
Nay, bide wee, and dinna fret
Harrisburg Telegram.
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HOkTICULTURE.

European varieties of gooseberries
mildew so readily that it is not likely
they will ever be universally grown
here. 1t is strange that while we are
experimenting with them. and trying to
get larger varieties. the Germans are ex
perimenting with ours, finding them
hardy and vigorous, though bearing
smaller fruit than their own.
1t is thought that the ounce often
catches the rust" from cedars, and for
this reason they should never be planted
near them. 1t shows itself in bright
orange patches on the fruit and leaves
as it does on apple trees, and is flung.
GUS growth.
The balsams are lovely flowers for
August and September blooming. They
are OF many beautiful colors, in both
single and double sorts. When once
grown they seed themselves, and, when
thus self sown, they flower in Septem-
Der.
The peach will not thrive in low
ground. preterring always an elevated
situation; plums prefer deep. stiff soil
to light one. Therefore, plum stalks
are often used for peaches where the
latter are to be grown on soil not suited
to them.
The blood leaved is one of the pretti.
est of the Japanes naples, and is the
hardest of them all. Many of these
naples are hardy, even so far North as
Wisconsin, and they are SO beautiful
that they should become more univer
sal favorite with those shading their
walks and lawn.
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DO NOT WAIT.

If you have kind word-say 1t,
Throbbing hearts soon sink to rest;
If you owe kindness pay it.
Life's sun hurries to the west.
Can you do kind deed-do 1t.
From despair some soul to save;
Bless each day that you pass through It,
Marching onward to the grave.
If some grand thing for tomorrow
You are dreaming-do 1t now;
From the future do not borrow.
Frost soon gathers on the brow.
Speak your word, perform your duty,
Night is coming deep with rest;
Stars will CLEAN with fadeless beauty
Grasses whisper DER your breast.
Days for deeds are few. my brother,
Then, to-day, fulfill YOU W;
If you mean to help another
Do not dream lido it now.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-24

pig pork" is like the;nimble penny,
the producer gets quicker and oftener.
The winter season may thus be avoided,
when it is 80 difficult to feed with profit,
for the spring litters may be sold before
cold weather sets in, and with fall filters
the fattening process need not begin
until spring opens.
By rushing the growing pig we lessen
the risk of loss from accident and dis
ease in proportion as the time of keeping
the herd is reduced.
Moreover, pigs thus cared for are
much less likely to contract diseases
than are those which are unthrifty
through neglect or insufficient food.
II growing pigs have good range, let
them go away from their troughs
little hungry. Again, if fed variety,
they will eat more heartily, and of
course, the most profitable pigs are
those which make. the best gain in the
shortest time. No.class of stock is it so
necessary to push, and none will pay a
better profit if of good breed and we'll
cared for.
Increase the quantity of ground feed
for the pigs by mixing with it potatoes,
apples or vegetables. and these will be
especially relished if cooked Wheat
middlings with. .skimmed milk make
them grow wonderfully. During the
grain season millers want their bins
emptied, and will sell bran and middlings
cheaper than at any other time.
Many farmers persist in feeding up
their hogs to.mountains of fat. although
retailers want leaner meat and smaller
pieces forscustomers. Market the pork
sooner and raise another lot of pigs;
early maturity makes desirable hams
and savory bacon.
That swinesshould be allowed to Stake
their thirst from pools of stagnant water
is so opposed to common sense that it is
wonder that it did not long ago be-
come an abhorrent custom. Though
not fully.''appreciated.. half the cases of
hog cholera would. be avoided we're our
herds supplied with pure water from
the pump or the brook.
All living, agrowing things do best
under BEST conditions. In addition to
other thoughtful things done for the
swine and their comfort, give them
sheds which are high and capable of
giving them plenty of fresh air. Does
this seem to bean item too trivial?
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Most farmers now believe in thorough
preparation of the ground for cultiva-
ton, il good crops are to be obtained.
II the majority would now and then sub
soil their fields. not only for corn, but
for other crops, it would produce happy
results. Prosperity would be assured
with better crops at less proportionate
expense.
Two parts of wheat, one of corn, one
of oats and one of middlings or shorts
are good feed mixture. To fatten ma
ture hogs for market. mix the wheat
and corn in equal proportions. with a
little oil meal. 1t is better to have the
wheat and corn ground than to feed it
whole, dry or soaked.
Every man who milks COW or runs a
pillow should advance through the sug-
gestions of others likewise employed.
1t is folly for him to work it out or think
it out for himself, entailing unnecessary
loss of time and labor. 1t is easier and
shorter to learn from experiences of our
fellows.
There is no surer means of destroying
smut spores than to use solution Of
bluestone. The hot water treatment is
all right, but it costs too much labor,
and the water is apt to be too cold or
too warm, and proper apparatus can not
always be afforded. The bluestone will
not fail.
The reproductive spores of smut are
sown with the seed and grow up with
the stalk, to attack the forming grain.
However perfectly clean the seed may
appear to be. and free from disease,
loss is hazarded whenever the sower
fails to use means of prevention before
he scatters it.
There can be no radiance of weeds
without co operation. Keep the lanes
clean. Run the mower over them fire.
quently and get them seeded to grasses.
They can thus be made profitable, in
stead of being an eyesore and a nuisance
Let whole neighborhoods work together
to these ends.
Potatoes are an ordinary crop which
is easily raised by the farmer, and TO
him the business belongs rather than to
the specialist. 1t gives him opportun-
ity to clean up good piece of ground
each year, and is advantageous in the
rotation of crops. Every farmer should
raise more than he can use on his table:
if he can not sell them at a good price
they are worth their cost to feed out to
| stock.
The more value there is in a product
the less per cent in cost of transporta.
ton it bears. To transport dollars
worth of wheat thousand miles costs
about 20 cents; as much in potatoes, 40
cents; butter, five cents; eggs, about
the same or little more. The only sal.
walton for the American farmer is to
condense the farm products into more
refined forms and of higher values.
1t has been estimated that in any Of
our States. on an average. the ordinary
crops of wheat, corn. hay, etc., take
from the soil annually about 100 million
dollars worth of fertilizing constituents
while less than two per cent of this
amount is returned to the same soil in
the way of fertilizers. To comment up
on the ultimate effect is not necessary.
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Selected Story.
MRS. TALCOTT'S PUNCH
BOWL.
BY ANNA DEMING GRAY.

TT was a pretty place, and George
Talcott was proud of it. A row
of oak trees led up to the house
on either side of the driveway, and
there were beds of Glove pinks and
mienonette beside the brick walk. A
great lilac bush by the steps bent
almost to the ground with its fra
grant punches of purple flowers, and
a cinnamon rose on the other side
was Just ready to burst into bloom.
A velvet butterfly buzzed back and
forth between the beds, trying to de-
eide which to choose first. There were
morning glory vines over the porch,
and all the air was full of summer
sounds. Birds and myriads of in
scots, and the happy voices OF chill
dren, joining in sweet, unconscl-
GUS hymn of praise.
Old Mrs. Talcott sat out on the
west porch in her big cushioned
chair, rocking as usual. Mrs. Talcott
was always rocking on week days.
Sunday mornings her daughter-in
law dressed her in her best black
silk, and George carried her over to
the other cushioned chair which had
no rockers, and there she sat stiff and
uncomfortable through the long
hours of the Sabbath.
II was brung up from childhood"
said Mrs. Talcott, piously, ito show
decent and Christian observance OF
the Sabbath, and being the Lord has
cut me off by rheumatism in my
lower members, from attendin' On
service, I'll still observe the day in
all that's possible"
During the hours for morning wor-
ship she also wore black silk bon
net, and long black cotton gloves,
and with her Bible on her knee, and
her hymn-book on chair beside
her, held meeting.
Mrs. George Talcott was very
punctilious about her duty to her
mother-in law, and conscientiously
humored all her whims, which is
saving much. Mrs. Georges sense OF
duty did what her love could not
have done. There was no sentiment
about Louisa Talcott. but there was
much good sense, and old Mrs. Tai
colt often remarked:
"Louisy has been the maxim OF
George; with wife like LOUSY no
man could help 1ayin' by George
was some inclined to be clost always,
but now there isn't pin goes to
waste in this house"
As she discoursed to callers in this
strain, while she rocked on the shady
porch, Louisa found herself wonder
ing if there were not spice of sar-
casm in the eulogy, but the placid
child-like face beneath the white
cap banished the thought. She was
talking now, as she knit a stocking
for the baby, for her hands were
never idle; Louisa could hear it, as
she went about her work in the
kitchen.
"Yes, Mis- Briggs, I thank the Lord
I'm a woman. If mans left so he
has to set, day in and day out, all he
can do is to white. This is my
seventh pair of stockin's for the baby,
and the other children have five pair
apiece. Bein' made a woman is. a
great blessin'. So you want my mite
for foreign missionsi Well, I'm glad
to give it, though wish it was more.
Parson Davis never forgets to let me
give the little can. You better see
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-24
SWINE.

After the "blood" is procured, SO much
depends upon feed and care. Feeding
for bone, size or muscle-in fact, for
both substance and quality-is quite a
science. Most raisers of stock do not
get the most possible good out of their
business, A slack way of doing out
feed spoils the profit.
A quickly developed pig makes good
weight. and for less money than does
the old way OF feeding; it produces bet
ter quality, and, therefore, has a better
selling price. Push the grade Pig there
is such thing as his eating his head
off.
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Y. w. C. A. NOTES.
Ihe Recent Socia1-SpecfaI Luncheon
for Sunday-SchooI Delegates.

Ihe Recent Social-Special Luncheon
for Sunday-School Delegates.
A very pleasant social affair was
given at the Young Women's Christian
Association rooms Tuesday evening. The
programme consisted of vocal and in
strumental music, recitations and a
game, Miss Todd re-
celvlng the first prize The committee
are planning to give more elaborate
entertainment in the near future
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
moons special luncheons will be served to
accommodate the women of the Sunday
school Convention. To make these q.
success help will be needed from the
association members to receive and wait
on the guests. This need not Interfere
with attendance at the convention. as
1t Will be only during the noon hours
Tomorrow afternoon at ) O'Clock the
meeting will be lead by Mrs. w. C.
Sherman, who will speak on the subject
of ambassadors" 1t is hoped there
will be large attendance.
The Committee on Religious Work
have arranged for a special Easter
service. There will be extra music and
a good leader.
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Joy
Joys
Joys
Joys
Joys

of the wine trade and incidentally
heard the praise of California, and the
great California remedy, joys Vege-
table Sarsaparilla. Mr.. Glicksman
deals in California wines and takes an
interest in California products. He has
lust recovered from a bilious fever.
The attack lasted more than week.
During his sickness he used nothing
but Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla and
now he is sounding the praise of this
great remedy. He told me that joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla was recon-
mended to him by lady who had suf-
fered from constipation and kidney
trouble.
Certainly it is pleasant tc hear good
word for ones native State and to come
in contact with so many people who
praise the products of California. 1t
would be no difficult matter to collect
here one thousand testimonials for
JOYS Vegetable Sarsaparilla. No one
tries to substitute joys Vegetable Sar-
saparilla- I have tried every druggist
and each one was only too glad to wrap
UP bottle for me. How different 1T is
In some parts of San Francisco. You
need an ak and the price to get joys s
Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
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INSTALLMENT ASSESSMENTS.
Important Swamp Land Decision, on
Appeal.
The Supreme Court on the Amend
ment to the Swamp Land Act, and
on the Statute of Limitations.

The following important decision,
syllabi OF which have appeared in these
columns, is the full text of the decision
of Department Two of the Supreme
Court on two subjects of especial in
terest to swamp land owners, and is Of
interest also because of the treatment
given the statute of limitations:
Swamp Land District No. 301, plant
iff and respondent, VS.. j. H. Glide, de-
fendant and appellant. (Filed March "a,
1860 Appeals from the Judgment and
from the order denying a new trial.
The Commissioners of the plaintiff
swamp land district in 1889 made their
assessment under the Reclamation Act.
The list was filed with the County
Treasurer April 5, 1889. The defend
ant refused to pay certain installments
upon his assessment and this action
was brought charging upon the in
stallments in separate counts and seek
ing to collect the same
Section 3466 of the Political Code, as
amended in 1880, was the law in force
at the time of the assessment and at the
time when the charges therein became
a lien upon the land. That section pro-
vided:
F'irst-That the County Treasurer,
at the end of thirty days after an as
sessment list was filed with him, shall
return the same to the Board of Trus-
tees
Second-That the Board of Trustees
must thereupon commence action for the
collection of such delinquent assess
ments and for the enforcement of the
lien.
This law was found to be inconveni-
ent, as it required the whole assess
ment to be paid at once, when the
money could only be used from time to
time.
To remedy this difficulty, the Legis-
1ature by Act passed March 81, 1891,
amended Section 3466, Political Code,
retaining the provision that the County
Treasurer must return the list to the
Board of Trustees, and providing:
First-That all unpaid assessments
must be collected and paid in separate
installments of such amounts, and at
such times, respectively, as the board
from time to time, in it's discretion,
may, by order entered in it's minutes,
direct.
Second-That a cause of action for the
COlGCIlOIl Ol dlly SQCu olldil
accrue at the expiration of twenty days
from the date of the order directing
its payment.
Third-That If any such installment
shall remain unpaid at the expiration
of twenty days, then the whole of the
assessment against the land owned by
the person failing to pay such install
ment shall become due and payable at
once and may, in the discretion of the
board, be collected Immediately in one
action.
It has been decided in People VS..
Hurlburt, II Cal. 72, that the cause of
action contemplated by Section 1896
of the Political Code, as amended in
1880, was one embraced within the
provisions of subdivision i of Section
S3S of the Code of Civil Procedure. Ap-
pellant here contends that the last
amendment to Section 3466 of the Po-
litical Code operates to fix another and
different limitation upon the cause of
action, and that it is consequently in
applicable to this assessment and void,
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THREE HoBos.

They Assaulted Two Switchmen Who
Refused Them Money.
On Thursday afternoon three of tbe
hobos that hang around the old fruit
sheds on Front street, between K and
l.. demanded money from Switchmen
Taylor and Danielson, with which to
buy whisky.
1t was refused and the hobos assault
&c them and beat them badly. Finally
Danielson got hold of a coupling pin.
and made 1T interesting for them for
while and finally knocked one of them
out and the others skipped.
John Mccarthy, one of them. was ar
rested and pleaded guilty of disturbing
the peace yesterday in the Police Court.
HE will break rock and accustom him
self to do without whisky for the next
ten days in Jail
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JOY
Joys

Fifth street, this city, and he may be-
seen at any time; and when he is seen
he will tell you that he has used joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla, and is glad
therefor.
Mr. Rubenstein is now rugged, and
cheerily said when spoken to: Il have
the best reason in the world to recon-
mend Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla. I
used the California Sarsaparilla in pre-
ference to others, and now I'm so glad
/ did use joys. One does not always
know what is best to take, so / now
speak in order that people may know
that the California Sarsaparilla is the
best Sarsaparilla. Yes; joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla is a fine blood remedy"
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A DOUBLE SENTENCE.
John Murphy VIII Have to Serve
Eight Months in Jail.

John d. Murphy was charged in the
Police Court yesterday with obtaining
money under false pretenses, by selling
ring to Minnie Levever for 81 80 that
a friend of hers had sent to her by him.
The ring belonged to her and had been
loaned by her to her friend, but she did
rot recognize it as her own at the time.
Murphy was sentenced to four months
in the County Jail
Murphy was also convicted of petty
larceny, in stealing an overcoat and a
pair of pantaloons from the store of J.
F. Bloomberg. He received a sentence
of four months in Jail, to commence at
the end of the first sentence
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AN APPEAL FOR AID.
Thousands in the ThrOes
of Tobacco Torture.
Only Prompt, Decisive Action Can save
Them-Some Already Saved Prove
That There IL Way.
Are these the days

Are these the days
of freedom?
Is everybody out or
bondage?.
Would that we
could answer, Yes!
Everybody's free"
But, in. fact, at the
end of this enlight-
ened century, there
are hundreds of
thousands, yes, mill
ions of men in the
clutches of a tyrant
worse than any in
history, unable to
fight their way to
liberty, impotent to
break their fetterS.
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Mandy-Say, 'Rastus, de Waydown
furniture store is advurtfsin' mahogany
ladies' rockers for 81 81. Yo' got to
git me one.
'Rastus-Git you one muffin. You
amt no mahogany lady; you's ebony.
indianapolis Journal.
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bottle became my old self again. Mind
you, was not on the brink of the grave !;
1 merely wanted a blood medicine, and
1 used joys. Yes; 1 found the remedy
pleasing to take and effective"
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Office Of the Central Pacific Railroad Company,
Hnhart Rnllding. M. 532 Market Street.

san FRANCISCO, Gal, Marcn 20, 1850.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company for the election of directors
for the ensuing year and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may be
brought before the meeting will be held
at the office of the company, in the city of
San Francisco, on TUESDAY, the 14th
day of April, 1896.
w. NJ. THOMPSON, Secretary.
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