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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
General Harrison Explains How 1t Was
Made by the People.

Ex-President Harrison's paper in The
Ladies' Home Journal Of "This Country
OF Ours" series treats comprehensively
OF the Constitution and its application
and operation, defining the instrument,
its scope and limitation clearly. 1.-THE
word constitution he writes. "as used
among us implies a written instrument.
but in England it is used to describe
governmental system or organization
made up of charters-as the Magma
Charta-the general acts of parliament
and body of long established legal
usages or customs. These are not COM
piled in any single instrument as with
US, but are to be sought in many places.
"The common American usage in
making State Constitution is to elect
by popular vote delegates to conven-
ton, whose duty it is to prepare a plan
of government When the delegates
have agreed and have properly certified
the instrument, it is submitted to a
direct vote of the people, and each voter
casts ballot For the Constitution or
Against the Constitution If major
ity vote for the Constitution, it then be-
comes the paramount law of the State.
The Legislature does not make the Con.
stitution; the Constitution makes the
Legislature. The American idea is that
Constitutions proceed from the people
in the exercise OF their natural right of
self government and can only be amend.
ed or superseded by the people, What.
ever one Legislature or Congress enacts
the next one may repeal. but neither
can repeal or infringe a constitutional
provision.
1.-THE delegates to the convention that
framed the Constitution of the United
States were not, however, chosen by
popular vote in the States, but by the
Legislatures. Nor was the question of
the adoption of the Constitution SUBJ
mitted in the States to direct popular
vote. There have been fifteen
amendments to the Constitution adopt
ed. Ten Of these we're proposed to the
Legislatures of the States by the First
Congress and ratified. The other five
amendments have in like manner been
submitted by Congress to the State
Legislatures for ratification, conventions
in the States not having been used in
any case. 1t will be noticed also that
the vote upon the adoption of the Con.
stitution and upon amendments thereto
is by States, each State without regard
to its population. having one vote. But
while these provisions make the popular
control less direct than is usual in the
States and necessarily recognize the
States in the process of making and
amending the Constitution, the idea
that Constitutions proceed from the
people is not lost"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22
Two Volumes of Poetry.

A"O VI
Two volumes of poetry come to us
from McClurg & Co., Chicago, in out
ward form exquisitely put up in green
cloth, with gilt tops, and handsomely
printed. They bear the names Of we'll
known western writer's. far apart in re-
ligious connections, but at one in their
love of literature. One Of these volumes
is Songs Chiefly from the German"
series of translations by j. L. Spalding
the Roman Catholic Bishop of Peoria,
Ill. The second is "Songs of Night and
Day." by F. w. Gunsaulus, of this city.
We can imagine with what serene de-
light the busy Roman ecclesiastic paused
amid his varied tolls to render into En-
glish these songs of the home loving
German writers. DIR. Spaulding is an
excellent German scholar and has rem
dered these songs in very musical En-
glish. The volume of DIR. Gunsaulus is
composed of the occasional verse which
he has written in the last few years.
We attempt no criticism of the poems
of this versatile Chicago divine who has
won distinction in various directions.
His personal friends-and they are many
will be pleased with the beautiful
volume in which he has gathered his
verses, no matter what the critics may
say of DIR. Gunsaulus as a candidate for
the distinctions of poet.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

The Unity of the Book of Genesis. By
William Henry Green, DID,, Ii D. New
New York Charles Scribner's Sons. Svc,
5ss pages. Price $3.50.
Although this is more elaborate
work than DR.. Green's criticism of the
Higher Criticism as applied to the books
of Moses, it is in sense sequel to that
volume. In the the former volume
the reasonings of the higher criticism of
the Pentateuch were examined and from
the authors standpoint duly refuted.
The present treatise enters into a de
tailed examination of the book of Genesis
and occupies itself exclusively with the
document hypothesis 1t claims to prove
that the book of Genesis is not compi-
lation from different documents, but is
the continuous production of single
writer-namely, Moses. 1t is a critical
study from beginning to end. chapter by
chapter. and section by section. 1t re-
views the entire field of the documenta-
ry hypothesis. with wealth of learning
and critical acumen which is remarka-
BILE and must elicit admiration no matter
what view we take of the conclusions
advanced. 1t is text book for the study
of criticism as we'll as an examination of
Genesis, and is certainly one of the
abest theological works which have APP
peared in this generation. With these
two books of the Princeton scholar be-
fore the world renewed attention will
doubtless be given to the claims and
pretensions of the divisive school of the
Higher Criticism, and possibly extreme
conclusions now in favor may be modi-
fed in the interest of truth.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22
WOMEN AS BREADWINNERS,

The woman who earns her bread now
must nearly always leave the family
roof-tree and take her place in the army
of toilers, which daily gives evidence of
it's personality in it's march to and from
the places devoted to labor and business.
In the old days women in town and
country did the weaving, knitting and
spinning Of the world in their homes,
and there they bleached, dyed and made
up into clothing and draperies the ma
terials their hands had manufactured.
All laundry work was done by women,
and women were the accepted bakers
aud brewers. They preserved meat,
vegetables and fruit, and on the farm
they made butter and cheese and cared
for the poultry and young livestock.
Now all these old-time occupations of
the home have been transferred to huge
factories and enterprises owned and
managed by men. Girls and women
cannot and do not sit idly down in their
fathers homes and starve 1t was meant
in the ordering or things that women as
we'll as men should work. Girls and
women now go out to their work by the
day as men do and have been used to do
for long period Of years. although we
do not have to go far back to find the
shoemaker, the smith and the saddler
at work at or near his own fireside. So
the great modern question about the
woman br eadwinner is not SO very mod
ern after all.
Women as we'll as men must always
earn their share of bread. This is no
misfortune. however, but a blessing to
the world. People who do not work and
work earnestly and systematically at
something-be they men or women
miss the main part of the schooling of
life. There is enough to discuss and
moralize about in the methods employed
in modern life-in life at all times-of
course, but the vagaries of the passing
moment should not be COMPOUNDED with
deep and significant currents in the
stream of existence. This is forgotten
when people allow themselves to gravely
PROFOUND the question, "Can women
breadwinners preserve their womanli-
ness?"
There is no new woman. The woman
OF today is the woman of the ages adj
justing herself to the conditions of the
time. If she fails to earn her bread,
preserving at the same time her woman
ly character in all its dignity and grace
she will fail in what her grandmothers
accomplished. One might as we'll ask
the question whether one can be bread
winner and true man as inquire if a
woman can be at once brea6winner
and true woman, or, as it is the fash
ion to put it, "a womanly woman"
The truth is that work is the one I'M
alleged blessing we know of in this
world. Let no one, man nor woman, be
afraid of it. Each one should at least
see too it that he or she is no burden on
some other human being, and work. re-
ioicing in toll to that end. until higher
ends appear. To help ones self, so are
we made and bound together, makes
one able to help others, and to give is
the chief blessing of the breadwinner.
No one can give who has not earned.
WHO works prays," not only for him
self but for all.-Add c. Slceet, in
Times Herald.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

the county, it is more than probable
that the saloons would be abolished.
The State would be the next larger
body to follow the good example.
The leading men of the State are al
ready praising Hartman for its good
example. They would praise the State
still more if she would follow it, The
time has come for our churches to act
with union and vigor in the great
temperance cause. They are acting
in union in our city. They should
move in their sister churches all over
the State.
Catching the example of Hartman,
the entire church of the State should
move against the saloon as one great
body of Christian soldiery, enlisted
for the war, and trained for victory.
When Hartman has won the State to
her high position, her mission in the
world will be better understood and
appreciated.
Then, we must remember that we
are in the South which has had ire
mendous obstacles in the way of its
development in the higher things of
life.
But the South, too, the whole South,
is facing better future. All over the
South there are multitudes of men
and women who believe in Hartman,
who honor its principles and its cour-
age in standing for it. They will be
glad to copy its example as soon as
they can.
On the whole, we may esteem our
selves fortunate in living in city 80
lifted up on the mount of great
principle that the eyes of all nations
are turned to it as an example worthy
of universal following.
Another thing should not be for
gotten. 1t is is,-prohibition alone
will not make city. Good as it is,
vastly important as it is to promote
other good things, it is not all that is
needed. Business must go with it.
Enterprise, energy, economy, thrift,
fair dealing, cooperation and loyalty
to Hartman interests, must accom-
pany it. Prohibition is but the John
the Baptist to the great kingdom of
successful city life. 1t must have
honorable ambition, noble rectitude
in it's affairs, integrity and good will
among its people, just and helpful
government, well conducted schools
to fit its youth for usefulness, and
churches made strong by popular
support, to teach the Golden Rule
and that "Faith without works is
dead" The great essentials of city
success that should go with prohibi-
ton, are, righteous business and eff
Gent schools and churches. These
make men who build up and glorify
cities. Give Hartman these and its
future is assured.
We must remember, too, that Har-
riman is but an infant yet; it is not
time to expect great things of it.
Treat it we'll and it will grow well.
But of this we are assured all round,
that it is good place to live in:
''The best place l have ever lived in"
is the common verdict That is a
good deal. That is what you seldom
hear of any of the old cities. 1t
means great deal that people come
from everywhere and almost univer-
sally say st is the best place | have
ever lived in" 1t is the business of
its citizens to keep it so. May the
Lord help them to do it. Amen.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

Memoirs of an A rtist-an Autobiography By
Charles Francois Gounod. Rand Nc
Nally * Co.. Chicago and New York. Cloth,
SLIPS.
The year 1895 has been prolific in me-
moirs and photographs of more than
usual mportance-the Memoirs of Bar
ras" creating, perhaps. the greatest gen.
eral interest. and certainly arousing the
warmest discussion. The supremacy Of
this book is threatened, however, by the
appearance of the memoirs of an Ar
tist' by Charles Gounod, which is the
autobiography of the great master
brought down to the time of the first
production of his opera Faust supple
mented and rounded off by some charm
ing and characteristic letters from the
master to his friends.
One has been accustomed to think of
Gounod solely as musician, but on read
ing his memoirs one learns that this is
far too narrow a Characterization. In the
first place, the work indicates that as
literary genius Gounod ranks at least
beside that other great musical writer,
Berlioz, for nothing more charming than
these memoirs has come under review
for many day; his incisive and lumin-
GUS comments on the literary work of
many of his predecessors and contem-
poraries. showing him to have been in
possession no less of the critical than
the constructive faculty.
One of the chief charms of the auto
biography lies, however, in the glimpses
Gounod gives one now and again of his
own sweet and noble soul. Gounod was
acutely sensitive and impressionable-
traits which make this world heaven
or hell, according as to whether their
possessor controls them or they control
him. Gounod, being to an exceptional
degree master of himself. his life was, as
whole, sunny and joyous, although, as
must be with all mortals, he had his
seasons of gloom. His deep devotion to
his mother, his love for his brother, and
his warm hearted, generous attachment
to those who possessed the privilege of
his friendship glow warmly, and we're
influences that, more strongly even than
his art. controlled and sweetened his dis
position.
These memoirs will prove an inspira-
ton to the artist, whether musician or
painter, and be a delight to all lovers of
pure and vital literature; in short, the
work is classic, throbbing with warm,
human feeling, elevated by an exalted
art, and iridescent with fresh, wise and
sparkling aphorisms.
The color and tone of the original has
been admirably maintained by the trans.
lator, Miss Annette E. Croker, and the
book is clothed in an exceedingly orig
inal and appropriate binding, which in
geniously displays Gounod's initials-C.
F. Gin the treble and base clefte, be.
sides few bars from the Faust" aria,
LA parlate d amor"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

Metaphors, Smiles and other Character
istic ayings OF Helry Ward Beecher
New York; Andrew }, Graham & Co.
This volume is the first of series of
small books which the publishers pur
pose to issue. embracing passages from
Beecher's sermons and other public ut
terances arranged according to subjects.
The present compilation is made by Mr..
7. j. Ellinwood. for many years the re-
porter of Mr.. Beechers sermons. and
contains an introduction by DR.. Homer
B. Sprague, in which the genius of the
preacher is again passed under review.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

1t was happy thought to select these
bright sayings and choice reflections from
the discourses Of this wonderful preacher,
and to arrange them under appropriate
headings in this convenient volume.
They will prove helpful to many who
have not access to the extended series of
the famous Plymouth sermons. OFT
pages. Price S1.0O.
The advocate., 1896-09-16
Government Publications.

The Indiana Farmer is advocating
that agricultural reports OF the govern
ment shall be so distributed as to be
made accessible to farmers generally.
In reply to it's suggestion Assistant Secre-
tary Dabney favors the idea and gives
some information Of public interest.
The edition of the Agricultural Report
annually is now 100000 copies, published
and circulated at q cost Of 100000. OF
these 100000 copies are distributed
through the Senators and Representa-
tives, l,222 and 1000 each, respectively.
There are 100000 farmers in the
country, so that only one-ninth could
be supplied il all were legitimately used.
He suggests that they might be sent, as
we'll as other public documents, to the
postmasters, but admits that it might
be a question whether they would be
willing to undertake such a work unless
it were made obligatory. Would it not
be altogether preferable that they should
be sent to the trustees Of each public
school district, and form the nucleus OF
q valuable library that might be
accumulated in time. 1t could then be
made a part OF the teachers duty to
take care Of and keep track Of them If
they should be permitted circulation
outside the school-room. They are
valuable publications aud are becoming
more so every year, as the experimental
stations in all parts Of the country
furnish the most reliable data as basis
for public discussion. .-ITTigGtiOn Age.
The advocate., 1896-09-16
Select Seed Corn Carefully.

Many farmers who regard them
selves as quite careful In the selection
of seed content themselves with max
ing the selection at husking time or
from the crib, being guided by the sp.
pesrsnCe Of the ear. This Is not suf.
ficisnt, however, to secure the best
results. Prof. II. j. Waters, dean Of
the Missouri Agricultural College, mar
rates direct experiment on this poiEt.
The field was gone through and fine ears
were selected from the large, thrifty
stalks having an abundant leaf growth.
Another lot Of ears, equal in size, was
gathered from stalks smaller and less
thrifty. After the seed had been gath
cred the one lot could not be distin-
guished from the other, 80 far as the
appearance of the ears went. The
only difference was In the kind Of
stalk that produced the ears. A field
was planted with these two lots Of
seed. All through the season that
portion which had been grown from
seed taken from thrifty stalks could
be distinguished from the planting
made from the seed taken from the
less thrifty stalks. At harvest time
the difference In favor Of the seed from
the large, thrifty stalks with plenty of
leaf growth was seven bushels per
acre, and Professor Waters thinks If
this process of selection was carried
on for series Of years variety of
corn could be considerably improved
on the one hand, or almost entirely
run out on the other. 1t follows,
therefore, that the selection Of seed
ears from the crib, being guided by
size and general appearance of the esI
simply, is not sufficient, and that it ii
quite as important to know the kind
of stalk that produced the seed ear az
it is to know that the ear itself has the
size, form, etc., which suit the pur'
pose of the farmer.-KaRSGS Board Of
agriculture Quarterly, March, 1895.
The advocate., 1896-09-16
Uneuualed Service

Denver to Chicago, via Kansas ity, Is
given via the Union Pacific and ago &
Alton Railways.
Through Pullman Sleepers, Pul m Din
Ing Cars and Free Reclining C Cars
leave Denver daily. The Union ,.cifc 10
the great through car line Of the West.
Ask your nearest ticket agent for tickets
via this line. e. L. LoMAx,
Gen. Pass. and Tkt Agt.,
Omaha Neb
The advocate., 1896-09-16

57,627, ,421 bushels; one year before 1t
was Il, ,4S4, ,250.
In portions of the State fall plow-
ing is being retarded because Of insult
ficient moisture, while in others it is
being pushed, and seeding to wheat
and rye will be done early.
The advocate., 1896-09-16

and danger that comes when child is born.
The "PrescriptiOn" is strengthening and
inVigorsting and lessons pain and danger.
1t insures the perfect well-being and the
perfect health OF both mother and child.
Every woman should know these things
before she really needs TO know them.
There are many things in DIR. Pierce's
''Common Sense Medical Adviser that
every woman ought to know. Thi ele-
brated book has reached q sale Of 900
copies at 81 so each. The expense { pro-
ductlon having thus been covered, 1000
copies are now being given away. opy
viii be sent to any address on re ot Of
twenty-one (2) one.cent stamps t. over
cost of mailing ONLY. Address, rld's
Dispensary Medical Association, 8 ffalo,
N Y
The advocate., 1896-09-16

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Government Ownership OF Railroads
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The advocate., 1896-09-16
ESTIMATE OF CORN CROP.
What the BOARD Of Agriculture Thinks Will
be the Yield.


corn as returned by its correspondents
for August 81, and also their present
judgment, before husking has begun,
as to the probable yield. The figures
given apply to eighty. eight counties,
and do not include seventeen of those
In the southwest where the total area
planted is but 28, ,299 acres, where the
condition August 1 was less than 90,
and where the entire product for each
of the three years past has averaged
less than. 100000 bushels. In the
eighty eight counties the total of the
yield of marketable corn as now esti
mated by the correspondents Is 224,-
845, 900 bushels, being 23,387, 900 bush
els, or 11.6 per cent. more than the
total crop of 1895.
The average number of bushels per
acre on the area planted in the eighty
eight counties is 2815. A triAe less
than IS per cent. of the yield stated is
in forty eight counties, with 100000
bushels or more in each, their total
product being 1870, ,l06, ,958 bushels. The
average yield per acre in these counties
ranges from 10 bushels in Osborne to
48 in Doniphan, and their total prod.
uct, leading with Jewell, which has
1888, 480 bushels, is, in Marshall
$685. ,23l, Nemshs 1919, 797, Washing
ton 8,27O, ,749, Brown 6,7l6,782, Sedg-
wick 1874, asa, Republic $685.
Reno 5,678, ,448, Clay 5,52O,8l3, Smith
5,5O5, ,766, Pottswatomie 1884 4,44O,
Cloud 5,114,736, Jackson ,856,672,
Butler 4,775,55O, Sumner 1856, 1874,
Greenwood 4,l5l,9lO, Mitchell $685.
642, Cowley 3,949,184, Doniphan
3,675,696, Jefferson 3,636,832, Phillips
S.614,7 ,712, Mcpherson 3,5OO,52O, Riley
1886, ,O97, Atchison 3,2l6,68l, Usage
3,l76,53O, Douglas 1901, ,452, Miami
3,O84,625, Lyon 8,O82,O25, Wilson
2,989,455, Marion 2,9l8,474, Dick.
inson 2,846,34O, Wabsunsee 1884,
$50, Franklin 2,787,O9O, Shawnee
2,628,638, Lesvenworth 1851, ,793, Cof-
fey 2,5l1, 1872, Allen 2,5O3,994, Osborne
2,422, 1929, Neosho 2,S74,29O, Harvey
2,345, ,436, johnson 2,3Ol, ,915, Elk 9,154,,
$40, Kingmsn 2,146,94O, Ottawa 2,138,.
1876, Linn 2,O88,O4O, Harper 2,O75,892,
Morris 2,O59,624, and Cherokee 2,O29,-
222.
The nineteen counties having an sV-
ersge yield of 35 or more bushels per
acre are: Atchison 80, Brown 46,
Chsutsuqus 35, Clay 4S, Cloud 36, Don
iphan AZ, Douglas 80, Greenwood 80,
Jackson S6, Jewell 40, johnson S5,
LesVenWorth 81, Marshall Al, Nemshs
43, PottsWstomie 40, Riley 80, Wash =
ington 43, Wilson 80, and Wysndotte
Al. 1t should be understood that these
figures as to yields represent but pre-
liminsry estimates, and that only the
figures obtained when most of the
husking has been done will be applied
finally to the acreage returned by as
SCISSORS. A decrease In condition dur
ing August is noticeable In nearly all
the counties, due to extremely drying
winds and lack of rain, making the
average of the State 70, loss Of Is
points from the very excellent showing
made one month ago, when forty coun-
tiau ranorfad I0O or abovo an aOafnet