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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-04
Was He an Engineer?

A mule, one of team, was harnessed
in front of big ice-wagon. Patiently
the team had pulled their cooling load
through the hot streets. They we're
going through street where an exca-
walton was being made for water pipes.
The driver did not watch, drove too near
the edge of the excavation, and before
he could stop the team the earth began
caving in and down went one of the
mules. Fortunately he landed on his
feet. Whether ne was astonished at his
sudden descent, or whether the shock
paralyzed him, is not known; but the
mule stood perfectly still down in the
pit. The earth suddenly caved in
around his feet, so he was buried to
his knees. The workmen assembled
and we're greatly puzzled as to how
they could get the mule out. The mule
looked solemnly about at the con-
sulting workmen as if he would inquire
how long it would be before he could
get out. He then with his nose began
pushing the earth into the hole in front
of him from about his fore lege. The
workmen saw at once the idea in the
mules mind. and they took their shovels
and began shoveling the earth back into
the hole from around the mules legs.
AS soon as the mule could get one foot
free he raised it and began tramping the
earth around him. This made the earth
hard for one foot to rest on. The work
men dug out the other, and the mule in
the same way tramped the earth in front
OF him. At the end of an hour the work.
men had succeeded in building an in
clined plane up which the mule walked
to the surface. However stupid mules
are ordinarily this mule certainly was
not sophisticated
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-04
Liquor Arithmetic.

boy at the head of the class, what
we are paying for liquor a. nat on?"
"S900000,00 annually"
Step to the blackboard, my boy.
First take rule and measure this silver
dollar How thick is it?"
NEARLY an eighth of an inch"
well. sir how many of them can you
put in an inch"
Between eight and nine."
"Give the benefit OF the doubt: call it
nine. How many inches would it re-
quire to pile these 100000 900 inY"
"1O0,0O0,O00 inches"
"How many feet would that be?"
1888 1888 feet"
Glow many rods is that?"
"505.050 rods"
"How many miles is that?"
"1,578 miles,"
"Mllee of what?"
"l.578 miles of silver dollars, laid down,
packed closely together, our national
liquor bill would make. This is only
one years grog bill"
Reader, if you need facts about this
Temperance question, nail that to a poet
add read it occasionally. 1t would take
ten men with scoop shovels to throw
away money as fast as we are wasting it
for grog.-christiGn Observer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-04
The Butterfy's Tongue.

Did you ever notice a butterfly 9
tongue? Perhaps you never knew sh
had one. You can see it with the naked
eye, but you would need a powerful
micros ,ope to examine it carefully.
God has provided all his creatures with
bodies suited to their special needs.
Because the butterfy's food is honey
and dewdrops. which she sips from the
heart Of the flowers, God has given her
a tongue just suited to this purpose. 1t
is made of two grooved threads, which
are wound up like tiny watch springs,
on either side of her head, when not in
use.
When the butterfly wishes to sip a
little honey, she thrusts these two
grooved threads down into the depth of
the sweet blossom and puts them close
together. This makes little tube,
through which she can draw the sweet
ness, Just as you can suck water through
straw. But the butterfly is very par
ticular what kind of plant she visits
AL the butterflies of one kind visit
flowers of the same family and no other.
The lovely swallowtail butterfly visits
the wild carrot and plants belonging to
that family, but no other. The butter
flies never make mistake. and wise
men learn by watching them to classify
the plants and to Know which belong to
the same family-Child Garden.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-04

to do them slip away9 "But this is
such little thing" she thought, re-
gretfully.
cts too hard for you if it is"
whispered conscience.
Helen smiled. That's So" she
admitted, as she jumped to her feet.
"Good-by, grandma" And she
stopped and softly kissed the placid
face beside her.
"Good-by, little one" answered
grandma, looking after her with the
tender, wistful look that grand
mothers faces often wear.
80 mamma" said Helen, coming
into the play room few minutes
later, "can we have an old sheet to
make tent WITH"
Certainly" said her mother. 'You
can run and get one from the linen
closet"
"What are you going to do7"
asked Harry, hiding his tear-stained
face behind the curtains.
"Oh, l thought we would play
menagerie. Don't you wantto comet
asked Helen eagerly. ''We can have
lots of fun"
Such sights as the struggling sun
peeped in upon, now and then, that
lowering afternoonl "The magnifi-
cent street parade" was headed by "a
band of unrivaled excellence" in
which Harry's drum took a promi
nent part. The "Numidian lion"
followed, peeping sleepily through
the 'bars" of its cage, and bearing
wonderful resemblance to Dandy,
the cat. The Bengal tiger with her
sleeping young" reposed peacefully
in the shoe-box, and plainly proved
how much our domesti, cat resem bled
her sisters of the Eastern jungles.
An African parrot swung contented-
ly on its perch, while canary, "re-
Gently from it's native isle," burst in
upon the martial music with stirring
strains of is own.
And when the day was over, when
the lion had been rewarded by bit
of steak, and the tiger lay purring
her babies to sleep for the night, when
the parrot had stopped talking of its
native land, and the canary was moth
ing but little, headless ball of soft
feathers-when the rainy day was
over, Harry said suddenly: 30 say,
Helen, l think you're first-rate! I'd
rather have you than any of those
folks you've been reading about"
And when the good nights were
said, mammals my little helper"
sounded very sweet in Helen's ears;
while grandma's words fingered like
a benediction from the lips of one of
old: HE that is faithful in that
which is least, is faithful also in
much" = Mrs. j. B. Lamnis, IN
lions Herald.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-04
THE REASON WHY.

know a little maiden who is always In ahurry,
She races through her breakfast % be In time
for school;
She scribbles at her desk In hasty sort OF
furry.
And comes home in breathless whirl that fills
the vestibule.
She hurries through her studying, she hurries
through her sewing
Like an engine at high-pressure. as If leisure
were crime;
She's always in scramble no matter where
she's going.
And yet-would you believe it?-she never is 10
timei
1t seems a contradiction, until you know the
reason,
But I'm sure you'll think it simple, as do, when
l state,
That she never has been known to begin
thing in season,
And she's always in hurry, because she starts
too late.
-PRIsCILL LEONARD.
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-04
HOW HELEN PRACTICED.

Y ugly, drilling rain was
falling on S a tn r d a y
morning. The great
mountains of snow that
had been piling higher
and higher all winter
were slowly settling,
while little rivers poured
over the sidewalks and
down the street.
Dismal faces all over
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-04
Santa Fe Route
Sunday School
Harmonies,
A SERIAL MUSIC BOOK FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

This work was prepared by a com.
mission of Sunday School workers,
with the design OF embodying two fea.
lures: The production of the best
available music,a and publication in Sc
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separately.
Manila covers, $40 per hundred.
Sample copies, 10 cents. Price of the
three combined: Manila covers, $40
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-23
Where Frost is Unknown.

One of our correspondents in another
part of the state, not "to the manor
born" makes assertions which we can
not allow to pass unchallenged. He says:
"There is no place in the United States
not subject to FROST" Not having Sc
coded yet, Key West still remains part
OF FLORIDA, and has never had frost,
which can be proved by records In the
United States Weather Office Bureau.
AS to oranges, good ones are grown
where there has never been frost. "The
best oranges" may be produced "where
there is an occasional frost" AS our COR
respondent claims, but we are of the
opinion that it is not essentially neces-
sary. Whether or not frost is beneficial,
orange growers would rather that it's
visits be very far apart, or even not at
all. Cuba, Jamaica, and the Bahamas
yield good oranges without the aid of
frost, which visits only che mountain
regions Of the two first named places.
We briefly note these few misstate-
menus of our correspondent to prevent
the misleading of travellers and others
in terested.
South Florida, of course, is not en-
tirely free from frost, but frost and snow
are unknown in Key West. The fabu-
lous reports circulated that ice formed
here in 1895 is entirely without founda-
tion, as such an occurrence as the
natural formation of ice on this island
was never known; and that of the ap-
pearance of snow in the same year,
turned out on investigation to be case
of optical illusion supplemented by an
extraordinary stretch of the magma
tion in someone" from the wharf see
ing 'something" ahead of the approach
| ing steamer Mascotte that 'lookiEg like
snow" This recalls the story familiar
to all of the man who "threw up three
black crows" The astounded neigh
bors sitting the matter found, first, that
he threw not three but two, then one,
and ultimately discovered that it was
simply something as black as crow-a
similarity of illusion with the one who
"saw the snow"
The only ice ever formed in Key West
is that manufactured at the ice factory.
key West Advertiser.
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success; in the sand hill region, to state to
my readers in ell good conscience, that
success is certain in this line either in
the open air or under sheds, and espec-
tally on our elevated lands, will say,
Of ten feet above the lake level, ana up
wards of course. Nor, need any one
man ask more than from three to five
acres of land TO make him paying
home on, and that in less than five years
after settlement. Also the two varieties
(peaches and pineapples) he can produce
both in paying quantities on the same
land, [ mean com bined; and I believe he
can put peaches on the markets two
months earlier than south Georgia.
But I must stop for the present.
S. w. CARSON.
Frostproof. Folk Co., Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-23

Poison for Grasshoppers. Danger in Using.
In your number for August 5th you
give remedy for grasshoppers that re-
quires some comment. I have used a
very similar remedy and successfully as
far as grasshoppers are concerned, but
found that at the same time T killed
every bird about the place. The crows
and all the sparrow tribe are especially
liable to eat the palatable mixture as
we'll as those insects it is designed for
and two or three days will cause great
destruction. The result is that more
harm is done than good. Chickens and
domestic animals are of course also en-
dangered. This class of remedies is not
to be recommended excepting in extreme
cases. CHAs, L. MANN.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-23
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-23
The Neglected Altar.

Believing h At much of the increasing neglect
OF family worship is due to the difficulty encoun-
tered in hastily selecting passages of Scripture of
q suitable devotional character, Sylvanus Stall,
ID. D., a careful Bible student and author OF
OF 365 selections from the Bible for daily devo.
tiOns. and the Funk & Wagnalls Company, of
New York. will publish the same in q few days In
a neat dollar volume. The selections are also
for use in the chapel services of colleges. the
opening devotions in the public schools, and for
the daily of Christian Endeavorers and
members OF other societies of young people.
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therein, for every new beginner, or old
beginners either, who are yet able to
work at it or to pay for it, done Tin the
right way) so looms up before me that |
have repeated again and again in the
past months that no fears need be en-
tertained by anyone who intends or
wishes to enter upon the cultivation of
these crops, that he would make fail.
ure if reasonably entered upon, and
wisely pursued. Outside of what may
be gathered from what has been pub
lshed in your columns | have but few
suggestions to add or notes to record.
And as to the notes in the peach line,
can say to the reader that [ saw enough
in 1865, and still back Of that, even to
1858, to convince me, aside from other
evidences published from the expert
ences of others, that the business is safe
on almost any kind of we'll drained soil
in the counties Of Polk, Hillsborough,
fernando and Sumpter; and, of course,
reasons for success IN the adjoining
counties must hold good as we'll. And,
one thing or two. think may be said
by way of encouragement here. | ate
peaches away back IN one of the above
compared well In size, looks and flavor
with the peaches of north Mississippi
and north west Alaba ma; and as TO free
dom from worms in the fruit, much
superior to any of it [ had ever seen.
Indeed, was surprised In 1853 when
eating my first peaches in fernando
county, On the premises of Mr.. Matthew
Jones (deceased) to find no worms at Ill
in them;as also the same in Hillsborough
county on the head waters of Turkey
creek in the memorable year Of 1865.
Such freedom from the worm is certainly
both desirable and advantageous.
AS to soil, however, Notwithstanding,
as already stated, that any we'll drained
soil of ordinary fertility will produce
peaches anywhere 10 south Florida, yet,
the weight Of evidence gathered from
everywhere it has been tested,is IN favor
of a clay subsoll, while the red variety
is considered the superior. And l am
happy to say that Polk county, in this
particular, is favored, and especially in
the lake and sand hill region extending
from about Auburndale and Haines
City southwark nearly to lake Livings-
ton spreading over locality averaging
about three miles wide and over thirty
miles in length, where depth to it is
variable, but so near in many places
that the topsoit is Of reddish cast; and
it is even cropping out in places in the
Crooked lake LOCALITY, and is hard enough
to make brick, which has been tested.
But even at Avon Park where scarcely
any trace of clay is found to depth of
fifty feet and the SOIL largely mixed
with coarse sand they have made fine
peaches some of which were so early
that they ripened in the spring. One
of them measured round seven and one
fourth inches.
Now, when / see the red clay subsoil
so highly and so largely recommended
by peach growers all over middle and
south Georgia and all localities in Flor.
ida, where it is found, and peaches have
been tested on it, l take courage at the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-23
Real Estate Directory.

TOHN l.. NUCKOLS, dealer in Improved and
- Unimproved Real Estate. DeLand. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-23

r HAVE some of the finest Orange Groves and
Wild Land, Large or Small properties-Some
in the Indian River section. Send for circular.
G. P. WILLIAMS, Ovedo, Fla.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-10
BRIDGEPORT.

The funeral of the late Abraham
Mcfarland took place yesterday after
noon from his late home on Pike street.
Rev. S. Strahl, Of the West Bridgeport
NJ. E. Church. conducted the services.
The remains were inferred at Linwood
cemetery.
B. NJ. Caldwell is able to be out. after
a short illness.
Miss Mamie Sells is entertaining Miss
Ethel Daugherty, of Philadelphia.
John Gilber is on the sick list.
Last evening Mrs. w. T. Graham en-
tertained a number of her friends in a
very pleasant manner at five O'Clock
tea. at her home at Brookside.
Yesterday morning a B., B. & NJ. F
street car col,ided with a coal wagon
near the corner of Bank and Pike
streets. The damage done to both cal
and wagon was slight
There are nineteen members in the
graduating class at the high school
this year. The largest class in severa,
years.
R. H. Wiley, of Flushing, has pur,
chased the branch furniture store Of w
b. Hall at that place.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-10
A SEVERE ACCIDENT.
Young Man Badly Hurt at the State Uni
versity Yesterday.

Young Man Badly Hurt at the State Uni
versity Yesterday.
Special to the Register.
Morgantown, w. Va, January O.
This afternoon Judge Oakley Johnson.
Dean of the Law School, before he be-
gan his lecture, found the air in the
room impure. and to make the ventila-
ton better, attempted to open a transom
over one of the doors. To do this. he
used a long pole provided for the pur-
pose, standing on a desk to reach the
transom fastening. By a mischance,
Judge Johnson slipped from his inse-
cure footing and fell, alighting upon
Harry Keller. a student from New
Martinsville, and rendering him uncon-
scious
As Judge Johnson fell, the pole he
was using was pushed through the
transom and a shower of broken glass
fell. One large piece struck Keifer a
glancing blow on the nose. cutting that
member almost entirely from his face.
Several smaller pieces struck Will
Caldwell, of Wheeling, in the face,
making severe but not serious gashes.
Young Keifer was carried 10 his room
and all possible medical aid was rem
dered. While his wound IS very severe
it is not believed that he will be per-
manently marked.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-10
ANNUAL CLEARANCE sALg-gwlNe BROS.

time the following firms were operating E
The Central Glass Co., Hobbs, Brock
unier & Co., and North Wheeling Class
Co.. in Wheeling; the Aetna Glass Man
ufacturing Co.. Belmont Glass WORKS.
Bellaire Goblet Works, Lantern GLOBE
Works, RodefeIN Bros, all flint glass
manufacturers, and the Belmont Crys-
tai. Union and Enterprise window glass;
works. all of Bellaire; the La Belle
Glass Co.. Bridgeport; the Elson Glass
Co., the Dithridge Flint Glass CO. ana
the Buckeye Glass Co., Martins Ferry;
the Brilliant Glass Works, nj Brilliant,
operated by the Central Glass Co., or
Wheeling; A. J. Beatty & Sons and Gil
Bros. & Co., Steubenville, and the Rlv-
erside Glass Works, the Venture Glass
Co.. and the Dalzell Bros. & Gilmore, at
We,lsburg. w. Va. OF the firms named
above who ten years ago operated 30
furnaces, giving direct employment TO
fully 1000 skilled workmen, less than
half a dozen remain and only about
eight Of the old time furnaces are in
operation. The North Wheeling, Rode
fer Bros. the Buckeye, Gill Bros. and
the Riverside are the only ones OF the
old guard who remain, and While there
have been some new firms established
in East Liverpool, Wellsburg, LaZear-
vile and Bellaire, it is safe TO say that
the Ohio Valley has less than one-third
of the. glass business she had ten years
ago. The pottery industry. in strong
contrast with the glass industry, has
remained and is rather larger and GER
tinly more important than it was Il
decade ago. The purchase of the Cen
trail glass works means the early re-
sumption of work in that splendid plant,
and we will shall not be surprised if
the movement to purchase the works
of the old Hobbs Company will end in
starting that works also at an early
date. Reminiscent thought recall the
days when the first light pressed ware
Of the Central wrested praise from the
European glass manufacturers, who ad-
mired its exhibit at the Paris EXPOSE
tion in 1878. when the colored shades
and fine blown color combinations made
at Brilliant were the delight of all Wis
itors; when the pressed amberna and
cased ruby Of Hobbs, Brockunier &, Co.,
were justly claSsed among the best
achievements of the glassmakers' art,
and the Elson's Hobb-nail pattern and
colored opalescent was paid the compli-
ment Of universal imitation and set the
standard of excellence, and for these
reasons, those who lure back to the old
homes they loved so well, the wander
ing artisans who left them only with
longing regret, and a lingering hope Of
return, will not only make the old towns
boom again, but bring joy to many a
heart weary of the prairies, who will
greet the old river the old hills. fac
tories and faces with exulting glad
ness"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-10

During the session Of the late Legs
lature the Register criticised the mock
economy Of that body in cutting down
the appropriation to pay criminal char
gas to a point where the State would
soon be compelled to suspend payment
Of Us obligations in this important par
ticular That point has already been
reached. In other words the appropri-
alton is entirely exhausted and jurors,
witnesses and others entitled 10 pay for
services rendered the State in felony
cases in the Circuit and Criminal courts
and before justices throughout the State
viii have to wait for their pay until
another appropriation is made by the
next Legislature which meets N 1897,
or else, turn over their claims to the
money shavers who hang about every
court room ready TO take advantage
Of witnesses and others under expense
in attending court by loaning money at
q discount of p or 90 per cent.
There are already enough unpaid
claims outstanding throughout the State
to consume the $4,000 which VII be
available next October for criminal
charges, so that every charge Of this
character made against the State from
this time on, must either be'held until
provision is made to meet the same by
the next Legislature in the spring of
1897, or be turned over to the shylOcks
Of the court houses at an enormous dis
count It really looks as if the last Leg
;slature had been in league with the
money slarpers, who are best known
throughout the State collectively as the
court house rings.