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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-18
A LESSON FOR US.

Where are you going?" asked the
stagnant Pool of the little Brook.
Down to the river to empty my cup"
was the cheerful answer.
You went there only Yesterday" said
the Pool.
Il know it, laughed the Brook; but
that was yesterdays work. l must do
today's just the same"
"Over and over--every day alike;" aud
the Pool tried TO affect sneer, but its
waters were too heavy.
Over ond over, over and over" CUR
gled the little Brook. flowing happily
along.
You're very foolish" called the Pool.
Everybody is prophesying drought,
and pretty soon you won't have any wa
ter to carry. if you keep on this way"
But the little Brook continued to work,
for all its discouraging words. Some
times it had only water enough to cover
the bottom of its little cup; then again
it would be filled to the brim; yet always
content with the quantity given it by
the fountain from which it was supplied
and as willing to do its work in the one
way as the other.
Every day its silvery feet came trip
ping down the mountain; it kissed the
pebbles it met in its course; gave of it's
measure to the thirsty little flowers
growing on its banks, and cooled the dry
and parched earth by its gentle touch;
blessing all that it met on its journey as
it hurried to empty the supply into the
trimming river, which. in it's turn, hur-
red to swell the waters of the broad
blue ocean.
When Old Sol rode high, the friendly
trees drew near its brink, throwing their
protecting arms across its sparkling sur
face on either side, until their hands met
in united defence from the scorching
heats and the drying winds. His early
rays peeped through the branches and
said:
Good morning, little Brook l would
not harm you. At MONDAY, when am
transformed into ball of heat / shall
be over yonder; but I'll meet you again
tonight. down by the river, and give you
an armful of gold to throw upon your
sparkling surface. I've Gods time to
keep all over the world, and never can
Sleep"
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had his eyes cut Chinese fashion. A
fourth showed two rows of very pointed
teeth. Percy tied frill around another,
making it look like an old lady in a
night cap; and so on through the whole
row.
In the event lg when others came out
to light their lanterns, Percy was ready
to put match to his candles also. 1t is
safe to say that of the great crowd that
passed by there were but few who did
not stop to admire and laugh over his
Jack O. lantern illumination.
Mamma" said Percy when the lights
we're all out, the streets quiet, and he
was beiog tucked in bed. mamma, I've
just made up my mind not to cry till |
see how things are going to be. When
things look the baddest. why, sometimes
they get the coolest. and one needn't
have cri ID at all.'-Louise Thrush
Brooks, IN Our Little Ones.
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A JACK o. LANTERN ILLUMINA-
TION.

They we're decorating the city for the
great Harvest Festival. Percy watched
the many colored lanterns going up
upon the neighbors houses and trees.
They were to be lighted for the illumin-
alton in the evening.
Cant we have just one little one,
mamma?" he pleaded.
mo, dear; mamma cannot spare the
money for one." she replied, sadly.
Percy buried his face to hide the
tears. and thought there could be no
pleasure in the parade for him.
"It's too bad the little chap can't have
something" said his big brother. 81
am going to see what l can do" Pres
emily he came back with a number of
yellow pumpkins which he had begged
of some one. Percy dried his eyes and
watched him pull out his knife and be-
gin cutting at the pumpkio, makiag
holes for eyes, mouth aud nose in the
side. Then they were carefully followed
out, and after dark bit of candle could
be put in each one and lighted, then
placed in a row on the porch.
They were not all like pumpkin faces.
One had the corners of his mouth drawn
down as though he we're about to cry.
Another was a smiling old fellow that
looked like big round sun. A third
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-18
The Walrus on Land.

AS might be expected. a walrus is
about as helpless on land as canal
boat. 1t is with no little difficulty, and
much hitching aud floundering, that he
drags his huge bulk upon sandy shore
even with the boosting that he gets
from behind by the breakers as they
roll in and dash against him. His hind
flippers are of little use on land; and on
sand or pebbles. where his front fippers
do not hold well, the labor of founder
ing forward is so great that he never
stirs beyond the edge of the water. and
usually lies with his body half awaeh
with the salt spray dashing over him
like torrents OF rain. On solid rocks or
ice he gets along much better, and often
herd will spread several rods back
from the waters edge. The females and
younger walruses have far less develop
ment of neck to cucumber them, and
therefore enjoy more freedom of motion
tx an the old males, who actually seem
great burden unto themselves. These
creatures are strictly social in their
habits, and always go in herds, whether
travelling, feeding, fighting or resting
ashore In the days before the slaught-
er of all living creatures became ruling
passion in the breast of man, the Pacific
species inhabited the whole Of Bering
sea and strait in herds which often con-
tanned thousands, and even tens of
thousands, of individuals--St Nicholas
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After that the little birds dipped their
plumes in it's water, and drank in beau
tiful songs from lis silyery bebbles, which
they warbled forth in the branches Of
the trees.
But while in it's giving aud receiving
the Brook was making itself purer and
sweeter, the Pool, by it's grasping and
retaining, was making itself more often
sive.
The sun could not favor it, for it made
no effort ITSELF The little birds could
not visit it, for it had nothing to give in
exchange for their songs; and they had
been taught to use each moment Alright.
The gentle breeze, speaking to all in
it's fight, stopped to rest on its bosom,
and was poisoned by it's touch, conveying
the malaria with it, to spread pestilence
in its course Then each in their turn
were obliged to forsake it.
The engineer who drove the iron horse
that each day passed along by its side.
refused to guide his trusty steed through
that region, and while these united
forces we're trying to drive the sluggard
from out their midst, the strong Hand
passed, in the drying wind, and the
scorching sun, sweeping the idler from
off the land, while the Brook was
Content with the work TO be done,
Ever the same from sun to sun,
Shall you and l be taught to work,
BY the brook and the bird, thai scorn to
shirk?'
--E'Uery Other Sunday
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Uniyersalist PUBIC House,
Western Branch, Chicago.
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Every UniversaliSt in the Land
Should own a copy of this Columbian Congress
OF the Uniyersalist Church." The papers are
mastery in thought and execution. and by their
strength of statement and literary merit, make
notable addition to the literature of the
Church.
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$1.0O Price One Dollar 800
Papers and Contributors.

Uniyersalism System.-Rev. Stephen Crane
ID.
2. Punishment Disciplinary Rev. Elmer Fl.
Capen. ID. d.
8. Divine Omnipotenee and Free Agency-Rey
@. EHwOod Nash, d. ID.
4. Universal Holiness and Happiness.-Rey. j.
Coleman Adams, ID. ID.
8. Harmony Of the Divine Attributes.-Rev. Ed
gar Leavitt.
6. The Intrinsic Worth of Man-Rev. Everett
l.. Rexford, d. d.
z. Universalsm the Doctrine of the Bible.-Rey.
Alonzo A. Miner, d. D., Ii. d.
8. Intellect, Aspirations and Sentiments of Man
Rev j. Smith Dodge. ID. d.
8. Universalsm the Doctrine of Nature.-Rev.
Edwin @. Sweetser, d. d.
10. Universal Restoration in the First Five Cen
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10. Uniyersalist Idea of Saliva Charles
III. Eaton, DID,
IA. The Higher Critcism,-Rsy Massena Good.
rich.
10. Attitude of the Universalist Church towards
Science.-Rev. Isaac M. Atwood, DID.
l6' Denominatonal Organization and Polity.-
Hon. Hosea w. Parker.
II. Love. the Basis of Education.-Prof Nehe
miah White, Phi. d.
IS. Foreign Missionary Work. Rev. George L,
Perrin, DID,
10. Woman's Centenary Association.-Mr Cor
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20. Woman's State Missionary Organizations
Mrs. M. r. M. Wallace
81. Young Peoples Christian Union.-James d,
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%. Crime, Capital Punishment Intemperance,
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Successes.-Rev. A. N. Alcott
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YOUNG PEOPLE WE NEED,

Young people who aim high.
Young people who are teachable.
Young people who are unselfsh.
Young people who don't know it all
Young people who are utterly frank.
Young people who will take the
pledge.
Young people who live in the sun
shine.
Young pleople who make home a
heaven.
Young people are never behind time.
Young people whose religious zeal
glowe.
Young people whose conservation is
complete.
Young people who are better doors
than dreamers.
Young people who dare to do right
anywhere and always.
Young people who have becoming rev.
erence for sacred things.
Young people whose presence brings
gladness wherever they go.
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waves was the only sound that
reached us. The ship had continued
to drift from us under the influence
of the wind upon her hull and rigging,
and although we could still make out
the flare that was burned over her
quarter, it had grown so faint with
distance that it now showed only as
blot of of fire far away to leeward.
Then we 'darned the water, as it is
called, pulling this way and that,
while all the time l sent powerful
cries into the teeth of the gale. At
last we gave up the search, and
turned the boats head around for the
ship. Not word was spoken, each
one of us silently busy with his own
gloomy thoughts, picturipg lost
companion sinking down and down
through the unfathomable depths of
the sea, to find at last resting place
upon the white sand and coral of the
oceans bed. Only the thump, thump
of oars against rowlock; only the in
cessant seething of the curling crests;
only the Kissing of the rain as it
smote the water about us, and oars
rose and fell mechanically as the
boat went staggering down to where
the glowworm light showed the ship
to be.
Suddenly faint, long away cry
trembled out of the darkness.
""Vast rowingp shouted the mate,
as he jumped excitedly to his feet.
Then he put his hands to his mouth
and sent an ear splitting shout rolling
across the sea. A moment later the
answer came to our strained, eager
ears-another cry. but fuller than the
first one, as though there was heart
in it.
"'Give way, my lads bend your
backs, my boysp Numbered the mate,
sweeping the boat around with such
fierce pull at the yoke lines that
she laid down until the top of a
comber spilled over the gunwale.
Then, under the frenzied exertions of
the men, we went smoking through
the water at right angles to the
course we had been making.
"I see himl' | shouted. Cease
rowing! Stern alll' And the next
moment, laughing and crying, we
dragged our shipmate over the rail.
We pulled him into the boat, but
that was ALL He was as naked as on
the day he came into the world. AT
ter coming to the surface from his
plunge he realized that the weight of
his clothes would soon drag him
down; SO, amid the blackness, and in
that jumping, tumbling sea, that
broke and boiled about his head, he
kicked off his boots, and one by one
got rid of his garments, catching
long breath and allowing himself to
sink while he pulled and tore his
clinging clothes away from him. He
told us that all hope of rescue by
his shipmates had been given up,
and that he was trying to keep him
self afoat until daylight, in hopes
that some vessel would pass within
hail of him, when he heard the sound
of oars, and gave out the cry hat the
mate had first heard" . Horper's
Round Table.
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NOSES OUT OF JOINT.

You needn't cry and look 50 sad
love you, pussy dear, the same
truly do-as / loved you
Before this cunning kitty came
But things are G. anged little now,
You know, and cause he Is so small
I've cot to tend the most to him;
Your nose is out of joint, that's ALL
DON'T YOU remember that cold day
Tney left me hours and hours IN DedY
And when nurse came for me at last,
"Your nose is out of joint, she said
GA baby's come to live with u.s.
Well, then, that's what's the matter no"
Won might have known how it would be,
Oh, dear, my head Please don't meow
Or must send you from the REQ n;
Nice little girls don't make a noise
When their mammas give almost all
The kisses to small, red-faced boys.
tell you, puss, you are too Dig
To sit with kit upon my Knee
And it's no worse for you to have
Your nose put out of joint than me.
MARGARET EYTINGE
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ON GUARD.

yo6 have little prisoner,
He's Dimble, sharp and clever.
He's sure to get away from you,
Unless you watch bin ever.
And when he once gets out he makes
More trouble in an hour
Than you can stop in many a oay'
Working with all your power.
He SETS your playmates by the ears
And says what isn'Sso.
And uses many ugly words
Not good for you to know.
Quick, fasten tight the ivory gate',
And chain him while he's youngl
For this ame dangerous prisoner
Is iust-your little tongue!
PRISCILLA LEONARD
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who swan for two hours in a heavy
sea when he had not as much as a
wooden toothpick to buoy him up,
and if you want the yarn here it is;
"We were on our way from Cape
Town to Boston land when wereached
the parallel of Bermuda we lost a
man overheard in the following way:
(Just as evening fell, the wind that
had been light all day freshened with
a long-drawn-out n gaming sound
through the rigging, and the captain
sang out to settle away royals and top
gallant sails, and to haul down the
flying Rib. AS it was raining heavily
we all kept our oil-skins on when we
went aloft. Upon reaching the cross
trees l laid out on the top-gallant
yard, while seaman named Porter
kept on past me, going up to furl the
royal. | had passed the gaskets
around the sail and was about to lay
down from aloft, when something
large and dark flashed by me, fetched
up against the mast rigging, then
bounded clear of the vessel, and fell
into the sea. Porter had missed his
footing, and was now plunging down
into the oceans depths as the ship
40.o ro,o;J1r OnuarJ
"'Man overboard!' | yelled; and,
Selling backstay, l slid down on
deck, repeating my warning in the
descent.
"There is no cry that will nerve a
seaman to greater exertion than the
one that tells him shipmate is in
dire peril, and although each one
worked fiercely and with the natural
strength of two n en-, the vessel had
swept fully mile ahead before we
could lay the main yard aback and so
heave the ship to. Nimble hands
cast one of the lee boats adrift from
her gripes, and the mate, followed by
: five seamen, tumbled into her, and
were lowered to the water alongside.
az will burn a fare called the
captain, so that you nay keep the
ship in sightl'
-Four of the sailors pulled at the
long oars with powerful, sweeping
strokes, while the second mate guided
the little vessel back into the black
ness of the night, and stood in the
bows peering ahead and sending a
ringing shout of encouragement
across the waters every minute or two.
But not one of us expected to see
poor Porter again; for although he
was known as strong swimmer, how
long, we reasoned, could he keep
afoat in that breaking sea, weighted
down with his clothes-a suit of oil
skins and heavy sea boots9 However,
we worked as zealousl y as though the
sight of shipmate's struggling,
drowning, beseeching face were be-
fore us, The ship had been running
free when Porter fell from the yard,
so to fetch the place where he had
first sunk we had only to pull dead
against wind and sea. The men la
bored with the oars until their breath
was drawn in choking gasps, and the
heavy oak blades were almost swept
krorL cramped and weakened arms.
"'Cease rowing, and listenp called
the mate.
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Arranged by GRACE r. WHITE.

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APPENDIX.

l. Addresses at the Parliament of Religions.
2. Committees of the Congress.
8. Partial List of Advisory Council
4. Notes on" Unversalsm in the First Five Cen
turtles.
8. Ministers at the Congress.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-01-27
A HORRIBLE FALL.
Little Jeanette Weathers Falls
Fourteen Feet.

Yesterday, shortly after ?
O'Clock, while bending over the
upstairs banister to greet her
mother. who was returning from
church, little eight-year-old Jean
nette Weathers fell 10 the floor
below, striking on her head and
crushing in the skull.
The skull was cracked across
the back'part of the head in a
crescent shape, with several small!
er fractures branching off.
DIR. Newsom, the family physi-
clan, was summoned and called in
DIS. Smith and Hold about 3
o'clock.
DIR. Newsom decided to trepan
the skull, which he proceeded to
do.
This difficult surgical operation
was performed and large clot of
coagu!ated blood removed from
under the lesion, covering the
brain.
The little one became conscious
as soon as this was done, but is
not able to speak as yet.
Although this is one of the
most serious of modern surgical
operations, the child is resting
very easy this morning, and Drs.
Newsom, Hood and Smith all feel
very much pleased over her bright
condition.
The chances are very much
against the patient, but we hoI c
with her agonized parents and
family that she will recover.
Ii DIR. Newsom saves her, it is a
great honor to bin professionally
and to modern surgery.
Little Jeanette is a very sweet,
bright child, the youngest Of Mr..
and Mrs. b. a. Weathera, and is
greatly loved by her many friends
who wait anXiously for news Of
her condition.
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A NEGRO MURDERED.

Last night about 7:3O pistol
shot was heard down below the
Old S S. O. & G. depot. The
matter was investigated and a nc
gro man was found lying near the
track with a 3S-caliber pistol ball
through his brain. The man was
proven to be Charles McLain, alas
Charles Gordon, and was a re
sneCtable negro as far as is known.
The body was removed to a shed
close by and watched till morning.
Although the bullet passed
through the brain, entering the
upper part Of the ear, the man
breathed til, 8 this morning, but
otherwise showed 30 signs Of life.
A negro by the name of Mack,
who Is 4 turpentirc hand, was
seen walking near the railroad
with deceased a few minutes be
fore he WAS sho-. "A coroner's in.
quest was held over the bodv this
morning, and a verdict of death
at the hands of parties unknown
was rendered. The body was bur
led this afternoon Several ar
rests Of negroes, who seemed to
know more than they cared to d.
vulge, have been made.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-01-27
PLANTS BANQUET.

Monday evening. Feb. 5, is the
date finally settled On for the royal
banquet that the board of trade
has rendered Mr., Plans.
The list lf invited guests is not
large.
The board Of trade and few
distinguished visitors and Mr..
Pants party are all.
AS q matter ot course tbs ban
quet IS 70 b given a. The Ocala,
and the board Of trade intend to
make it an event Z 60 down as
one Of the first ia the anra}s of
local events.
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REVIVED AGAIN.

We are gratifed to know that
the Ocala Literary and Debating
Society is again to be revived, and
the first debate is to be given in
Witness hall on Friday evening,
Jan. 81, exercises to begin prompt
ly at s.
The people of Ocala need no ex-
hortation to give these young
folks a good attendance.
Following is the program, and
all are cordially invited:
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A BIG FIRE.
A Family Burned Out IN tie
Fourth Ward.

One of the most destructive
fires that have occurred in Ocala
for some years was witnessed Sun
day morning.
At o'clock an alarm was turn
ed in by telephone from the
fourth ward.
The boys at the station tumbled
out Of bed at the first stroke of
the bell. and were on their way to
the fire in few seconds.
Imagine the horror of Joe
White, the driver of No 2, to dis
cover that the fire was in his
house.
The house was large, square,
two-story building, owned by DR..
Alfred and occupied by Capt. c.
III White and situated north OF
the Alfred House about one block.
The boys laid two lines of hose
and soon had two streams playing
Oh the building
The fire was fought under great
disadvantages.
The house was roofed with tin,
giving the flames no chance of
coming out of the roof, and giving
the water no opportunity of reach,
ing the fire through the roof.
The fire, having no chance to
ascend, turned down end poured
volumes Of smoke and flames
through the windows to repulse
the brave fremen, who worked SO
bravely to save the house and cor
tents, and to further hinder the
fireman, the house was surrounded
with verandahs, both above and
below.
Some of the furniture was
saved, most of which was on the
first floor and belonged 10 DIR. All
red. as the house was partly fur
nished when rented.
Most Of the family'S furniture
was destroyed, and almost I'll of
their clothing.
The flames made such rapid
headway, and the smoke was so
dense in the house, that it was al
most impossible to stay inside for
a second.
The crowd present was not
large, being at such a late hour.
Only about ten fremen assisted
in the work and they were worked
until utterly exhausted.
Chief Carlisle was there and su-
perintended the work, and could
be found in the burning building,
where the work was the hardest
and smoke and flames were the
ficrceSt.
The boys fought the flames un-
I'll 5 o'clock before the last spark
was eXtinguishe0.
The loss is very heavy on the
White family, as very little of
their personal effects were saved,
ard the family of children is very
large.
There was no insurance on
either the house or contents.
The origin ct the fire remains a
mystery.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-01-27

See the show windows at the
Bazaar Store.
IL. G.. Dunn OF Citra is in town,
registered at The Ocala.
Chickens ard ducks at Constans
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BURIED YESTERDAY.

The little tbres-vear old boy Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J, Klein, who was
burned to death on Friday even
ing, was buried yesterday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-01-27

Look at our windows and get
our prices at the Bazar Store.
c. Il. Robb and wife Of Savar-
nah are late arrivals at The OCala.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-01-27

Debate = KesOIVed, that the
presidents late message concern
ing the Venezuelan. boundary dis
putc is unwisc. Affirmative, Ray
mond b. Bullock; negative, J. /.
Finney. Critic, Jake Strauss.
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Frnit by carload weekly al Con,
StanS.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-01-27

Fine Fresh OYSTERS every day at
l.. ). Backs, 25c per quart. Stall
IL, city MARKER
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Look at the prices IN our wiz
dOWs. The Bazar Store.