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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-16
Tenements in Boston

Boston in her old converted dwellings,
now let to the laboring classes, reaches
refinement of Inconvenience that
have never observed elsewhere. Three
tenants, we will say, occupy one house
not, as might be supposed, a family to
each floor. for that arrangement the
landlord considers losing one. top
floors bringing little rental So he hires
to one household the back kitchen, the
front frst-hoor room, and the rear gar
ret chamber; to another family, the
front kitchen and back first and second
floor; to third he gives the front sec
ond floor, side room, and first floor hall.
Every family lives in patches and spots,
no two rooms adjoining so as to save
labor and steps or economic heat, each
housewife trotting from basement to
attic, and, worse than all, her girls
sleeping in the next garrett to other
tenants boys, all far removed from the
mothers eye. More than $4,000 persons
in Boston reside in houses containing
three families, often in fair circumstan-
ces; while in 5000 dwellings from eleven
to fifteen persons live, and some big
structures include forty-seven tene.
ments.-May Forum.
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Ambidexterity.

The claim that left-handedness and
ambidexterity prevail among savages
and primitive mankind is not verified by
scientific inquiry. Actual observation
OF savage races shows that they are
right-handed. Important evidence as
to primitive man as we'll as to existing
savages is derived from the manner of
drawing profles, as the unskilled
draughtsman always draws his protiles
looking toward the me1ian line; those
drawn by the right hand face toward
the left, and vice versa. Some expert
ments made recently by some of the
Philadelphia public school principals
showed that in the upper grades, where
some instruction in drawing had been
given, there were seventeen per cent of
the profles drawn facing the right,
while in the lower grades. where un-
skilled draughtmanship prevails, only
two and one-half per cent faced to the
right, proportion corresponding to the
ordinary number of left-handers. 1t is
claimed that primitive man was ambi-
dextrous because such relics of his art as
are extant face either way; but the
great majority are apparently right
handlers.
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HOGS.

A short, compact body in a SOW indi-
Gates tendency to fatten, and not to
bring large filters and furnish them
with milk. II she should produce fewer
than eight pigs at the fret litter, it may
be considered that she is Improbable to
keep as breeder, and she would better
be fattened. Select those with long
bodies, we'll rounded ribs aud 10 or II
teats. we'll spread apart.
A hog will feed upon almost anything
if he has the opportunity and is spurred
on by hunger, but the best growth and
the best meat are procured by laying out
his rations Systematically. He may not
be cultivated fellow. but he will bear
little more cultivation than he usually
receives. We might even cultivate a
better acquaintance with him, with
profit to ourselves.
We should keep our hog pens clean of
not only the visible dirt, should destroy
vermin or seeds of disease which may
have lodged there. A hog will wallow
10 filth, but his health is better If he
has clean quarters. A free use of white
wash and carbolic acid will go far to.
ward increasing the profit.
One can not use too much care in
putting up the supply of pork for home
use. Do not think of using the old bar
rel without giving it thorough cleans
ing; sometimes thorough washing with
soap suds, or strong solution of soda,
will answer the purpose, but if it has
been long in use, and il the brine has
ever become tainted. fill it with dry
earth, and let it stand for week or two.
This will absorb both the grease and the
odOr
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Goat Milk in Naples.

Augusta Learned is travelling in Italy
and writing Of her experiences for the
Christian Register. In recent letter
she mentions the abundance OF goats in
Naples. They may be seen in large
numbers on the principal streets accom-
panied by their keepers. They climb
the stairs to the top floor where anyone
wishing milk can have it drawn fresh
before their eyes. with no fear of its be-
ing watered. Careful mothers do not
need to use stale milk, or sterilized milk
for their babies. but can have fresh, live
milk from goats at almost any time Of
day. The milk can is alive and peram.
bulates the city from morning till night.
A great improvement on our methods.
We might to advantage introduce more
goats into our country for their milk.
Unlike the COW they do now acquire
consumption, hence their milk is more
healthful than that Of the COW.
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8 FARM. GARDEN AND DAIRY
s Instructive Reading for AgricuIturists.
e PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR 1.-THE UNIyERsA11sr,
MISREPRESENTATION

but there is still room for considerable
Improvement. Ten head of young cattle
we'll fed and comfortably kept. will bring
a better return than will 20 left to shift
Tor themselves; but there must be can.
ton against tbs other extreme, lest we
interfere with digestion and appetite.
1t is now generally agreed that we
must grind our feed to get the fullest
benefit therefrom. 1t may not be in
every case, however, that the added
profit will pay for the grinding. Though
there be not much actual value in the
corn cob, its coarseness compels the ami.
NAL to rechew its food, ensuring better
digestion than when the grain is fad
only.
The more testimony we get the less
Objectionable the practice of dehorninp
seems. We certainly get to be little
stronger advocates of it every time we
read an account of farmer being killed
oy vicious bull. 1t is foolhardv to
ever put ones self in the power of such
az animal, whatever our confidence in
them may be.
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tious, shabby-neat little figure left
the afternoon train and walked with
limping steps up the street of the
small village, followed by wide star
ing, wondering eyes.
"Hey?"
"That amt Susan Pettitr'
"Well, if she want dead I'd say
twas"
"But she is dead"
81 don't care-its her, anyways"
Miss Susan went quietly up to the
door of the little house, still dreary
with its closed windows, took the key
from her pocket, and opened it.
at was all a mistake" she said,
her face beaming in appreciation of
the cordiality with which the amazed
neighbors crowded about her.
II wasn't hurt a mite, but they got
names mixed up. And didn't try
to set things right, because, you see,
there wasn't anybody it would make
any difference to, except the folks be-
longin' to the poor soul that was
dead. And they don't know yet who
it was in that-ah mel'
Miss Susan shuddered at the
dreadful memory.
20 Susan, it does-it did make a
difference" cried Abigail Meeker,
wiping her eyes. "Where have you
been all this time ?-as it seems pretty
sure you amt been in heaven"
Give been with lady that got
hurt l took care of her that night"
Miss Susan closed her eyes with an
other nervous shudder, "and the next
day when she came to, nothing would
do but I must go with her. She's
gettin' we'll, now; so 1 come home p
Selected.
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POULTRY.

That market bones produce wonder.
fui results when fed to poultry is indis.
putaoie; the lean meat and gristle fur
nlsh elements which form the white of
the egg and 10 per cent of the yolk.
The marrow and other fats on the bone
supply the remainder of the yolk.
The buttermilk which would grow
pig will grow enough poultry to buy all
the pork an ordinary family needs. The
farmer who has plenty of the article will
find that it pays better to give it to his
fowls than to any other stock on the
farm. Give it to the poultry every time.
rather than to the pig.
From January until September our
ducks will furnish US eggs; next. we can
pick them and FL our pillows and bed
ticks; during the winter the market can
be supplied with good fat roasts The
feathers will repay US for our work, and
the eggs and meat will all be profit.
Keeping the fowls yarded on town
lot is no serious impeachment in the way
OF making money from poultry. Do not
make the mistake of keeping too many
or too many kinds, for the fewer number
with good care will yield a greater per
cent of profit. Be sure to have the
warmth in winter and the shade in
summer.
IL Is said that in calm weather the
fowls all roost on their poles with their
heads alternating each way, that they
may better see one another; but when a
nigh wind is coming they roost with
their heads all one way, that they may
better hold their positions; but how
under the sun do they know when it ia
going to blow before morningP
There should be more care taken that
the fowls have pure drinking water; this
they can not have from old, filthy.
wooden troughs; tin, iron or earthen
ware is much better. See that it is kept
in the shade in warm weather, and let
the supply be ever present and abund-
ant. Never compel them to drink water
standing in the barnyard.
The poultry breeder is too often looked
upon as crank, although he has bred
poultry as skilltully and intelligently as
as any raiser Of cattle or horses. The
science of breeding is just as applicable
to poultry as to other farm stock, but
the majority have no thought of breed
ing especially for eggs or the table.
Find out the breed which makes the
best market poultry, for every poultry
man who raises laying fowls must kill
off his cockerels, which constitute about
half Of what he raises; and to get the
best profits, even the laying hens should
be forced upon the market after they
have laid one year. 90
While laying hen has an affection
for nest full Of eggs. the sight of which
raises instincts of maternity, there is
danger that full clutch OF eggs be left
too long, even il they be of the artificial
variety-all the hens may be anxious to
sit at the same time; but the idea is one
which can often be acted upon with
profit.
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THE OLD BARN.
BY MADISON cAwEIN.

Low, swallow swept and gray,
Between the orchard and the spring,
All its wide windows overlooking hay,
And crannied doors a-swing,
The old barn stands to-day.
Deep in its hay the Leghorn hides
A round, white nest; and, humming soft
On roof and rafter, of its log-rude sides,
Black in the sun-shot loft,
The building hornet glides.
Along its corn-crib cautiously,
As thieving fingers skulKs the rat;
Or, in warped stalls of fragrant timothy
Gnaws at some loosened sat.
Orp4ssss shadowy.
A dream Of drouth made audible
Before Its door, hot. smooth, and shrill
All day the locust sings. WHAT other spell
Shall hold Il, lazier still
Than the long days, now tell P
Dusk and The cricket and the strain
Of tree-toad and of frog; and stars
That burn above the rich Vests ribbed stain;
And dropping pasture bars,
And cow bells up the lane.
Night and the mo IN and katydid,
And leaf-list of the wind-touched boughs;
And may shadows that the fire flies third;
And sweet breath of the cows;
And the lone owl here hid.
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Traced by His Footprints.

A burglar who was sentenced on Oc-
tober II to fourteen years imprison-
ment was detected through the artistic
skill of the man whom he had robbed. A
few weeks ago he went to New Rochelle,
n. Y, and broke into the house of an
artist who lives there. He succeeded in
carrying off quantity of silver and
other valuables. The only clew there
was to the thief was his footprint clearly
marked in the dust on the floor of the
piazza. He had taken off his shoes so
as to make no noise and, as he wore no
stockings, the marks on the soles of his
feet were as clearly marked on the dust
as seal impresses itself on the wax.
The artist made careful drawing of the
footprint, and when the police arrested
suspected man few days later, the
sole of his foot was compared with the
artists drawing. 1t was found to cor.
respond exactly. The lines on the foot
we're somewhat remarkable, so that the
evidence against him seemed conclusive.
The thief appeared to arrive at the
same conclusion, for he decided to make
no defense at the trial. but to make a
frank confession. He was accordingly
sentenced to serve fourteen year term
in the prison at Sing Sing. 1t was sin
gular that the very means the burglar
adopted to escape being detected should
have furnished the most conclusive
evidence against him. Probably he was
no; aware OF the fact declared by physi-
ologists that in all the almost infinite
varieties Of feet and hands, there are
few, if any, precisely alike. Many PEG.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-16
A LYRIC OF LOVE.

All, dearest, when I'm sick at heart
And al my world goes i'll,
One swift thought charms the mood away
Dear heart, you love me still
You know not what sweet faith 1t brings
When days are sad and drear,
To think that God hath given me you
To love and live for, dear.
For what if skies be gray an co d
And clouds shut out the blue,
And toll seems wrought in vain, sweet one,
And loyal hearts be few?
The sunlight warns, the air is soft
AS spring. when you are near,
There's such a joy in living; for
know you love me, dear.
And, love of mine your pure eyes shine
Shall light me on the way;
Your shy, sweet kisses. dear, shall breathe
A blessing DER my day.
Ger paths that lead through fiow'r and thorn
As changing seasons fleet,
One tender thought shall guide my life
lis that you love me, sweat!
Boston Transcript
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A PARADISE OF PRUNES.

A ride through one of the vast prune
orchards when the trees are in full bloom
is an experience never to be forgotten.
Some Of these orchards, consisting of
500 acres, contain $4,000 trees, their ages
varying from five to ten years, and
planted in regular rows about twenty
feet apart
Nor pebble, nor clod, nor blade of grass
can be found among the friable soil of
the mile-long aisles which intervene,
tessellated by the Pickering shadows of
the swaying snowy petals which project
on either side from flower laden branch
es. Bird and bee and butterfly are each
alive to the situation, and puncture the
perfumed air Of cloudless May morn
ing with song, buzz, and voiceless wing.
Among this embarrassment of beauty
walks the alert, intelligent orchardist
watching with the trained eyes OF an
artist the development of the tiny bud of
the embryo prune upon the tree, until
picked at the prime of its perfection with
the delft hand of an expert. In order to
produce the desired uniformityof size and
shape, each fruit bearing bough is sub.
jected to such thinning and pruning that
there lie scattered around the base of
tree often more rejected prunes than are
left hanging upon it's branches.
AS the Eastern plum pest, the curcu-
lilo. is unknown in California. as scarcely
drop of rain falls upon the trees from
May until November, and as there is no
scorching sun to shrivel the delicate
skin of the prune nor rough wind to mar
its contour, bough of full ripened clus-
ters represents one of perfect prunes.
In an area from six to twelve miles
square planted to fruit trees, 900 acres
are in prunes alone.
They cover the billowy surface of the
majestic foot hills, as we'll as the plain,
with a beautiful irregularity impossible
to describe. At plucking. time thou.
sands Of busy hands are at work, chiefly
those of boys and girls, preparing the
luscious fruit for curing under the rays
Of the midsummer sun.
The average yield when the crop is full
is about eight tons per acre. The average
cost of caring for the orchards. harvest
ing and curing such crop, is $50 per
acre, leaving net income per acre of
S210.-Harper's Weekly.
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HORSES.

The brood mare and her vearlv ooI+
are items OF profit in the live stock de.
partment which should not be over.
looked. A colt grows rapidly into money
and good one is always salable; see
tnat you produce good one while you
are about it. Every farmer should be-
to some extent horse raiser.
The proper time to sell a horse is
when you have had the largest obtain.
able profit upon the time and money az.
pended. in growing him, or when YOU can
place his value where it will do Won
more good. Individual conditions must
determine the age at which it is best to
sell. Ii the man and environment are
adapted to the work, it is always best to
raise full maturity.
Good horses advance ones profits in
TWO ways-more work is done by the
same number Of teams, and, second. thew
produce colts of better selling value. II
is easy to see why mares should be used
as largely as possible for farm work.
Breed them to stations of the best draft
or road type, and we will have colts
worth 90 per cent more than the ordinary
farm product
There is something lacking in that
mans common sense who has fine cattle
ana the best of hogs and sheep, aud yet
does the work of the farm with a pair of
wornout and broken down horses. The
pest economy of labor is reached by hav-
ing iaoorers in the best physical condi-.
ton, both men and horses. There is no
money in scrub help of any kind.
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Selected Story.
OPPORTUNITY.
BY SIDNEY DAYRE.

TISS Abigail Meeker walked up
lNI the graveled path to the
porch with the western exposure, on
which was seated her friend Mrs.
Brewster.
Glow d'do?" she called as she
drew near. 81 don't wonder you like
to be outdoors. thought there was
a real chill in the house, which is no
more'n's to be looked for late in Sep
TENDER. But when you get out in
this meller sunshine-my~
She painted as she seated herself,
giving pleased glance about her.
"Well, I've said it time and again,
and I say it yet, that if there's one
place that seems to get more O the
real fall tints than another, it's them
naples o'your'n. Look a them reds
and puppies! Solomon in all his
glory, sure enough"
"Abigail," said her friend-and the
tone brought Miss AbigaiPs eyes at
once to her face to meet look which
caused a sudden a cloud to fall on
her own.
"What's the matter, Jane?"
HAS there been anything heard
from Susan Pettit7"
''Not as | know Of. | didn't know
anybody expected to hear from her"
"No, that's it."
Mrs. Brewster set her lips, and
shook her head.
"What is troublin' you Jane7"
do you know when she was ex-
pected homei"
"Why, no. l don't know as any
body knew. Did they?"
81 s'pose not. That's it."
"What on earth's the matter. Jane?
You fairly make me creep, lookin' so
woebegone. What is it. Anything
wrong about Susan Pettitl didn't
know you knew her we'll enough to
take it hard if there was"
"Yes, there tits again-I didn't"
said Mrs. Brewster, in deeply
panied voice. abigail, wasn't her
initials S. il"
Like enough they was. Let me
see = yes Il remember wonderin'
what the j. stood for when she put
down her name for quarter on the
subscription paperto send Jerry Day
to the hospital. Susan Petit never
gave much, but what she did give
she always give willin' But what"
Have you seen thisi"
Mrs. Brewster held up copy of
the weekly edition of newspaper in
the nearest large city.
MOP
San awful railroad accident. One
car jumped right into another, and
crushed peoples lives out. A dozen
killed, and plenty more wounded.
Now listen. Killed, S. j. Petit"
The two neighbors gazed into each
Others eyes.
Couldn't it be mistaken"
at amt common name. Twas
a train-see-" Mrs. Brewster leaned
over with the paper, and pointed to
some lines in the short chapter Of
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CATTLE.

There is often a difference of more
than so per cent in the selling price OF
improved stock over scrubs, yet the
breeder of the latter will excuse himself
by saying that the scrubs are hardy and
less expensive 20 feed and care for.
There is not much to be said to such a
man. He gets his own reward-in small
returns.
The science Of feeding is much better
understood than it was generation ago,
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pie who are not burglars think that they
are safe in committing sin if they are
quiet and secret about it,but they forget
as this man did, the warning of the an
Gent patriarch; Thou settest print on
the heels of my feet" Job 13:20.-
Christian Herald.
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A|RHE EAlNlEYT H0IYZE

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
SUSSEX REGULARS ANGRY

VIII Nominate Fun County Ticket Be-
cause Addicks viii Not Compromises.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Laurel, Sept. 20. The refusal of Ad-
dicks to compromise on the electoral
ticket has aroused considerable hostile
feeling towards him in Sussex county.
The following has been signed by more
than 400 Republicans Of Little Creek
and Broad Creek hundreds, one-third
of whom have been Addicksites: Is
I'VE, the undersigned, being firmly
convinced that J. Edward Addieks Is
willing to sacrifice the electoral vote Of
this State in order to elect Legislative
delegations in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties favorable to his candidacy for the
United States Senate. hereby pledge
ourselves to vote for the electoral ticket
named at Georgetown July 10th by the
Regular Republican State Convention
and also demand that a full Regular
Republican county ticket be named,
and we further pledge ourselves to use
evsry honorable means to defeat the
aspirations of this man, who is willing
to sacrifice the Republican party to
gain his n~selfish ends. " tfSA
The Regular Republicans will hold a
convention at Georgetown next Thurs
day, when full county ticket will be
nominated. EsHf
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

by sign showing that it is the head
quarters Of the State Central Com
mittee of the Union Republican party.
State Chairman Wiley has received
letter from Speaker Thomas B. Reed
in which he states that he hopes to
speak here sometime during the cam
paign. but cannot promise with any
definiteness.
Seventh ward Democrats on Friday
elected Herman First, G.. O. Mont
gomery and Edward McElwee delegates
to the Wilmington Hundred Associa-
tion.
W. H. Berry Of Chester county, a
Democratic Congressional candidate,
has sent a challenge to John S. Rossell
of this city for debate on the money
question, but Mr.. Rossell declined. He
said he did not have time to go into a
public debate. Mr.. Rossel proposes
to devote his time and energy to unite
the Democracy on Tunnel for Governor,
and the county candidates in accord;
ance with the terms of the resolution
adopted by the sound-money conven-
tion last week. THE resolution sub
stantially pledge the support of the
sound-money men to put forth their
best endeavors to secure the election of
the Democratic candidate for Governor
and the nominees for local offices. All
Of Mr.. Rossell's leisure time is taken
up at the soundlmoney headquarters.