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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24
A TESTIMONIAL TO FRANCE.

For some nine or ten years there has
been in this country an association of
women which had for its purpose the
presentation of a statue Of Washington
to the people of France. Last winter
the association was incorporated and
has begun a systematic effort to raise
the funds necessary to carry the pro-
iect to conclusion, the plan being to
have the work completed and dedicated
during the Paris exposition in 1900. The
statue will cost S35, 900 and of this sum
$4,000 has already been donated. The
ladies have employed Daniel French, a
noted American sculptor, to design the
work, and will appeal to the people and
to the various patriotic societies for
small contributions to make up the
amount still required to finish the gift.
The general plan is the erection of an
equestrian figure of life size.
1t is little singular that much as
France did to assist the American colo
MES in winning their independence the
people of the United States have never
recognized it by any testimonial that
should be a constant reminder to the
French Of our appreciation OF the aid
they rendered the cause of the coloniee.
France presented our people with fine
statue of Lafayette. which stands in
Union square in the city of New
York, and all will remember the mag
nifcent colossal representation of Lib
erty Enlightening the World" that
stands in the harbor of that city. These
were the gifts of the Frence people and
they we're paid for by the small contrib
utions of the populace. To this time we
have done nothing to show our appre-
citation of these gifts except to thank the
French officially for them.
The statue of Washington is designed
to express to the French people our ap-
probation of both the services rendered
to the colonies during the revolutionary
war and the valuation we place upon
the later recognition of the friendship
of the French republic for America. No
thing would better serve those purposes
than a monument to the memory of
Washington. given by the people of the
United States to be placed in the city Of
Parie-RecOrd
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24

concerned, the whole piece is of one
thought. the expression of one idea. He
now rightly concludes that when the
handspring was fashioned and tempered
its relation to all the other parts must
have been considered; that the cogs on
this wheel are cut and regulated-adapt-
ed-to the ratchets on that, ETC.; and
his final conclusion will be that such a
piece of mechanism could not have been
produced by chance; for the adaptation
of the parts is such as to show it to be
according to design, and obedient to the
will of one intelligence. = Harper's
Round Table.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24
HORTICULTURE.

There can hardly be considered any
best time to prune. In some conditions
one time is best. and in others another.
The growth and condition of the trees,
the object to be procured, with other
things, must always be considered.
Thumb and finger during the summer
and sharp knife during the winter are
all that should. in ordinary circumstan.
ces, be needed to do necessary pruning.
The best rule is never to remove a
branch without good reason.
Store the onions where they can be
kept out of the sun and spread tolerably
thin, then there will be no trouble in
keeping them until cold weather. If
piled, they will soon heat and rot. II
you have no such place, better sell them
than to try storing.
Strawberries cannot we'll be given too
much culture. Even the wild straw
berry is productive in proportion as it
chances to grow in spot free from
weeds and grass. When thus hindered
it makes only a slender, spindling
growth, and bears few and sorry ber-
riee.
A dish of Strawberries, fresh from
your own garden, is the greatest luxury
you can have on your table. If you do
not care TO grow them for market, at
least raise enough for your own use. If
you have none now, set out bed this
fall and get your reward next summer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24
AIDS TO HOUSE-WORK.

The present age is certainly kind
one to women of all classes. l wonder
if the woman who does her own house
work appreciates how much she has for
which to be grateful in the numerous
inventions by which common tasks are
made easy for her. There is refined
as we'll as vulgar way of doing manual
labor, and the lady will perform daintily
that which the peasant will do coarsely.
In washing dishes-that bugbear to
many women-a mop and long handled
soap-shaker are now indispensable to
her who would not plunge her hands in
the scalding suds. A patent dish
drainer is not sin qua non. for the
mistress does not indulge in the lazy
and untidy habit of letting the dishes
"drain." Bridget disdains scalding-hot
water. and would violate every principle
of her class if she wiped each piece of
china, glass, or silver as she drew it
from the pan.
The carpet-sweeper is an invention
now so old that we seldom pause to
think of the back-bending and hand
blistering it spares us.
1t is perhaps among the cooking uten-
sils that we observe most strikingly how
house work has been simplifed sine
the days of our grandmothers. The
iron and copper and tin pots and pans
and stewing kettles have been suppressed
ed by porcelain or agate lined ware that
does not rust and is as easy to wash as
china. Double boilers prevent the
scorching of our custards and sauces;
steamers of several compartments will
cook an entire dinner at once; covered
roasting pans do away with the neces.
sity of frequent hastings and turnings,
and make it impossible for the meat to
become dried and leathery.
OF the making of egg-beaters there is
no end. and among the many there are
several that are genuine labor-savere.
Egg -poachers that keep the eggs in
pretty round shapes are found in many
kitchens. There are also small machines
for grinding the meat for Hamburg
steaks and hashes, presses for extract
ing the juice from fruits, and the prep
aration of fruit cake and mince pie has
lost its terrrrs now that there are sever.
al patent raisin seeders. Moreover,
raisins are to be bought cleaned and
seeded, while cleaned currants, ready
for use, may also be purchased.
Washing machines some good Others
worthless-are to be found at all hard.
ware-shops, while ice-cream freezers
that will do their work in fifteen min.
utes are in almost every household in
our country towns. might mention at
least half a hundred other aids to house
work. When one remembers that in
this day table-linen and bed-linen and
garments of every description are to be
bought already made, one ceases to
wonder that the housekeeper has time
to read most of the new books and to
keep pace with her husband and sons in
the politics of the day. = Harper's
Pos0a.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24
AGRICULTURE,

The rice plant furnishes more human
beings with food than any other plant
known, feeding about one-third of the
globe. The failure of a single crop is
worse than failure of either the potato
crop or of wheat.
Ii the losses to manure could be rep
resented in figures the result would be
startling. One-haf the farmers and
gardeners practice the old time custom
af heaping manure in barnyarde, allow
ing its strength to leach away in coffee
colored streams after every rainfall.
Those who do not yet see the necess-
ity of saving manure and returning it to
the fields for other crops will hardly see
the need OF taking especial trouble to
make larger quantity of manure with
the stock. or by growing crop especi-
ally to be turned under as fertilizer.
In the long run there are as many
"ups" in prices as there are downs"
and man should keep in line all the
time, SO that he can take advantage of
them when they come.
Millet hay should be cut before the
seed forms, otherwise the feeding value
concentrates in the grain, and the straw
becomes hard, woody and unpalatable.
If there is any land upon the farm
which is not earning anything, it it is a
direct menace to the prosperity of the
rest of the farm. The taxes and the in
terest on its cost go on just the same as
il it was doing its share. and. of course,
this detracts from the net profit of the
whole.
A ton of silage will occupy 80 cubic
feet, ton of hay 500 or 600. so that if
one can afford to store crops at all there
is no reasonable objections TO slos on
this score.
1t costs very little more to handle an
acre of green fodder than one of dry,
and nothing is lost when it is made in
to silage. In handling corn thus one
operation finishes up both the grain and
the stock. and there is neither husking
nor cribbing.
The primary object Of cultivation is
the conservation of moisture in the soils;
weed killing is a mere incident. though
very important one.
Corn-stalks, weeds, refuse straw. dead
leaves and tree trimmings can all be
burned and quickly disposed of, but it
is not the best way to get rid of these
things, for the land thus treated wi |
eventually lack life. Put all matter of
this sort under ground.
One advantage in fall blowing is that
it gets much green matter into the soil,
where it decomposes during the winter.
The mechanical effect from decayed
vegetable matter is quite as great as the
direct fertilizing value, and this is
wholly lost when refuse is burned.
In our anxiety to obtain the very high
est price for our crops we often let the
opportunity slip by, holding too long. 1t
is not bad rule to sell when the crop is
ready. A crop sold is beyond all pcssi-
Dllty Oh surluhdg6 UT lOs5 Irom Hre OF
vermin.
1t is easy work sowing turnip seed
broadcast over an imperfectly prepared
piece of ground, and the vegetables may
grow as easily as the weeds, but farm
er should have pride in always getting
the largest possible crop out of anything
he sows. Turnip land should be in fine
filth,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24
THE HABIT OF SIGNING.

One of the most depressing of human
beings, as a companion, is the person
that is always signing. The last sound
heard at night, and the first to greet US
in the morning, with no end of repeti-
ton during the day, is the long drawn,
sob-like respiration. A genuine outburst
of grief that would spend itself and be
over, would be far less wearing for the
one compelled to listen to it, just as a
good stiff blast is more easily borne than
the weary wind that hour after hour
means and soughs, or pouring rain
than a continuous drizzle. Even though
there may be adequate cause for signing
it is vastly better. as a rule, to smile
better for us and for all with whom we
come in contact-for the signing is
species of self-indulgenee that soon be-
comes automatic, and long after the
cause has ceased to exist the sigher
keeps on signing from sheer force of
habit.
The man that diffuses gladness is a
much truer philanthropist than he who
scatters gold and silver for his fellow
men to wrangle over.
"She always brings sunshine with
her." was the comment of dear old
lady in speaking of young girl who
was in the habit of running in to see her.
And there is nothing else one can bring
10 hn hot hoI 70 H.
weight of years. "a merry heart doeth
good like a medicine" and a sunny
presence will carry better cheer into
sick. room than the choicest of fruit and
Jelly. Signs are no less contagious than
smiles, and unless a determined effort is
made by some one more cheerfully dis
posed, one habitual sigher will in time
demoralize an entire family.
Old people often sigh from physical
weakness, and with such we can be pa
tient. But perhaps il they had begun
in time, they might have headed off the
habit and saved the imposing of this tax
on the sympathies of their friends. 1t
is habit to which old age has pecu.
liar tendency, and it behooves those of
US who have reached life's meridian TO
guard against it with the utmost care.
1t comes upon us so stealthily, and there
are seemingly so many things to make
US sigh. We sigh over the tasks that
were once pastime, and so add to our
WEAKNESS; we look into our mirrors and
sigh for our lost youth, forgetting that
every sigh helps to silver the hair and
deepen the wrinkles-forgetting, too,
that we shall presently renew our youth.
We sit signing over the mistakes and
failures Of the past, instead Of pressing
on with fresh courage. remembering
that even these shall work together for
good" we sigh for the friends that have
passed beyond our ken, unmindful in
our selfishness that they have reached
the land where there is no more signing
and that we shall shortly overtake them,
II laugh that may not weep" said
Byron; and for most of us there are
days when the tears lie so near the sur
face that it would be infinitely easier to
weep than to laugh. But let us laugh
if we can; there is 80 much Of sorrow
and signing in the world, and so many
OF our fellow travellers are 80 sorely in |
need of cheering. Besides, a radiant, |
heartfelt smile will make the plaineet |
Of faces beautiful.-Harper's BGzar.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24
SWINE.

1t is not safe plan to rely upon
young sows for mothers each succeeding
season. A good breeding SOW is a pretty
sure source of profit. II you have such
one hold on to her and grow two litters
of pigs every year.
1t is desirable thing to feed we'll, of
course, but some men make mistake
by over feeding. Young pigs especially
can be stunted in this way. A steady
corn diet will accomplish it in short
order.
In feeding corn to the hogs some ad-
vantage is undoubtedly gained by
grinding the cob with the grain, not so
much in the way of feeding value. but
in promoting digestibility.
The complete ration for the hogs
must contain certain amount of sugar.
Our common field corn is somewhat
lacking in this, and sugar corn comes
more nearly supplying all needs. If
this is made the basis of the ration there
will be but little trouble in keeping the
animals in good shape.
To make any profit from the hogs
through the winter they must be win
tered cheaply, yet not so cheaply that
steady growth is not maintained. Good
ensilage is one of the best things to help
carry them through in good shape; it
should be corn ensilage, properly pre-
pared and gathered, sweet and well
cared.
Tamworth swine, in England enjoy
reputation about on par with that Of
the Poland China here. They are be-
ing introduced into this country some
what, and it is claimed that in some i'm
portant points they are superior to any
other breed. The carcass contains
large proportion Of lean meat, and this
is just what the market and the packer
now want.
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Selected Story.
MIR. WILSON'S SUPPLY.
BY MES. MAY BEILEvILLE ow


IF could only go out and do some
i thing to help earn money! said
Mrs. Wilson, wistfully.
Mr.. Wilson laughed fondly, as one
shows amusement at the vagaries of
a child, and patted his wife's cheek
playfully.
"The idea of a little woman who
has been sheltered all her life, as
you have, going into the world as a
money-getter You make first-class
wife and mother, but that doesn't de-
mand knowledge of the principles
of business. No, we will get along
with what the man of the house is
able to earn, even if we cannot buy
the corner lot; so do not let your
mind stray from the province in
which you dwell so successfully to
work that you would not be able to
perform. My wife does not need
business head"
As her husband left the house, Mrs.
Wilson walked to the window and
looked after him. with her mouth
drawn into firm scarlet line.
$50 | do not need a knowledge of
business principles, Asbury Wilson,"
said she, apostrophizing his retreat
ing form. "You must have forgotten
that have had to make use of them
for number of years; that twice
year l look up the tax receipts and
pay the takes, often out of my own
spending money; that I look after all
our insurance.; that always kept up
the interest on the mortgage until we
paid it; that l keep all the accounts
of the family, and that every claim is
submitted to me for payment, to say
nothing of the business knowledge
necessary to make one dollar do the
work of two-a problem that man
seldom tries to solve. It's all right,
of course, and l must put up with
being considered a business cipher;
but if there is anything in the doc
trine of reincarnation, hope you will
be reborn as woman, to see if brains
are not as necessary for a wife and
mother as for a husband and fatherw
After this spirited speech Mrs.
Wilson went about her work, which,
that morning, was the construction
of stylish spring jacket for twelve
year-old Edna, out of Mr.. Wilson's
light overcoat of two seasons back,
meaning a saving of from eight to
twelve dollars toward the June tax
assessment.
Mr.. Wilson occupied the position
of travelling salesman for a grocery
house, and had been able to provide
his family with comfortable home
and a good living. 1t was no bust
ness crisis that brought forth Mrs.
Wilson's wish to earn money, but the
chance to purchase a certain piece of
property at a most advantageous
price. She could see the ACCESSIBILITY
of such transaction, and of her de-
sire to see the investment made was
born her wish. Mr.. Wilson was
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24

Woods, the naturalist, says that when
young spiders first begin to spin 400 of
their threads are not equal in size to one
of the full grown insect.
Among the curiosities of tropical
plants are the pearls found occasionally
in the cocoanut palm of the Philippine
Islands-pearls which, like those of the
ocean, are composed of carbonate of
lime. The bamboo, too, yields another
precious product in the shape of true
opals, which are found in its joints.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24
AT THE GATE.
BY JAMES wHITcoMB RILEY.

In the warm, health giving weather
My poor pale wife and l
Drive up and down the little town
And the pleasant roads thereby;
Out in the wholesome country
We wind, from the main highway,
In through the woods green solitude
Fair as the Lords own day.
We have lived so long together,
And loved and mourned as one,
That each with each, with look for
speech,
Or touch, may talk as none
But loves elect may comprehend
Why, the touch of her hand on mine
Speak volume wise, and the smile OF her
eyes,
To me, is a song divine.
There are many places that lure US
1.-THE old wood bridge just west
OF town we know-and the creek below,
And the banks the boys love best;
And "Beech Grove" too, on the hilltop;
And 1.-THE Haunted House, beyond,
With it's roof half off, and its old pump
trough
Adrift in the roadside pond.
We find our way to 1.-THE Marshes
At least where they used to be;
And "The Old Camp Grounds and 1.-The
Indian Mounds
And the trunk of ''The Council-Tree;"
We have crunched and splashed through
"Fiint-Bed Ford;''
And at "Old Big Bee-Gum Spring.
We have stayed the cup, half lifted up,
Hearing the redbird sing.
Then there is wesley Chapel"
With it's little graveyard, lone
At the crossroads there, though the sun
sets fair
On wild-rose, mound ard stone
A wee bed under the willows
MY wife's hand on my own
And our horse stops, too, and we
hear the coo
OF dove in undertone.
The dusk, the dew and the silence!
s'Old Charley" turns his head.
Homeward then by the pike again,
Though never word is said;
One more stop and a lingering one
After the fields and farms
At the old toll gate, with the woman
await
With little girl in her arms.
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UNlVERSALIST REGISTER 'o7.
Price Reduced.

In order to dispose rapidly of the balance
Of the edition of the Register for 1897, the
price has been reduced to Ten CENTS.
Every one should have a copy. 1t will be
convenient for the remainder of the year.
Order copy when corresponding with
this office.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-24

To artifcally bleach the hair will de-
stroy its growth; but if the hair inclines
to grayness, assist nature to arrest it
with Halls Hair Remover.
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one sees the advantage in having some
thing good to sell. This will apply
not only to horses, but to all kinds of
stock,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-18

spseIal Dispatch to the in;ellisoneer.
WASHINGTON. Dec, 1.-THE news
Of the nomination os Hon, n. Il. Scott
by the President to-day for commits
soner of internal revenue, IS received
with great pleasure by the West VIr-
glnia colony in Washington. The an
nouncement is on schedule time, the pre-
dIcton having been made in the early
spring that Mr.. Scott would be named
in December II was quite early after
the Inauguration OF President Mckinley
that the Intelllgencer was enabled to
APPROXIMATE the date. Messages from
this city congratulating the new COM
missioner have been quite numerous.
Another appointment of importance to
West Virginia will probably be made
very soon, MIR. George NJ. Bowers of
MGrtlnsburg, being slated for the fish
CommIssionershlp Following this, or
about the same time. will be the ap-
poln;mcnt OF Capt. Rathbone to be In
spcctor OF vessels.
Among the eWestVlrginians the cap
llol Is Speaker Hanen. OF the house of
delegates. Mr. Hanen has been discuss
ing state affairs with the congressional
delegation. He left to-nigh. for his
hOnnh
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-18
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIoNs,
Hon. ". II. scott Named for commlssIoner
or Internal Reyenu

NUM- Ns hs Ntott
OF Internal Rsvonn
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1.-THE
President to-day sent the following
nominations to the senate;
state--willlam w. Thomas, jr, OF
Maine, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenlpotentlary Of the United
States 20 Sweden and Norway; Ham
iton King, OF Michigan, to be minister
resident and consul general of the Uni.
ted States to Siam; James c. McNally,
OF Pennsylvania, to be secretary of le-
CATION and consul general of the United
States at Bogota, Colombia; Edgar o.
Achorn, OF Massachusetts, 10 be secre-
tary OF the legation OF the United
States at St. Petersburg, Russia.
Treasury-Nathan B, Scott, OF West
Virginia, TO be commissioner OF inter
nal revenue; John Peterson, collector
OF customs for the district OF Minneso-
IA: Edward c. Duncan, OF North Caro-
lima, to be collector of internal revenue
for the fourth district OF North CaroN-
ma,
To be Consuls of the United stAtes-
George II. Moulton, Of Colorado, at De-
merara, British Guiana; Robert p.
Dooley, OF New York, at ST. Eelena;
Louis II Ayme, OF Illinois, at Guade-
loupe, West Indies; W. Stanley Hollis,
OF Massachusetts, ut L0uyrenco Mar
uuez, Africa: Levi s. Wilcox, Of llll-
nols, at Hankow, China; Chester Dom
aldson, OF New York. at Managua. Nc
aragua; Robert p. Skinner. OF Ohio, at
Marseilles. France; Frank w Mahin,
OF Iowa, at Reichenberg, Bohemia; Mar
shall Halstead, OF Now York. at BIZ
mlngham, England; Harlan w. Brush,
OF New York, at Clifton, Ontario;
Charles Merrlman. OF Wisconsin. at
Brookviie. Ont; Daniel r. mckinley. Of
Wisconsin, at Athens Greece; Lemuel
W Livingston, OF Florida, at Cape
Haiten, Haiti: John C. Billheimer. OF
Indiana, at Zanzibar, Zanzibar: John
X, Pollard. OF Ohio, to be consul gem
eral OF the unltcd states at Monterey,
Mexico; Lewis Dexter, Of Rhode Is
land. to be consul OF the United States
at Leeds, England.