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A BUTTERFLY'S UNIQUE
FANCY.

IT was at the close of an unusually
i sultry midsummer day that we
were seated on our shady lawn enjoy
ing the delicious breezes that were
just beginning to stir the leaves and
branches which had been so discour-
agingly listless all day. George had
just returned from camp at Lake
Winnipesaukee, and for comfort had
donned his 'Idlewild" cap of white
canvas.
We were all reading, and so quiet
as to be absolutely motionless, when
mamma, in an excited whisper, said
''Keep perfectly quiet, George; a
lovely butterfly has lit upon your
cap" We almost held our breaths
as we saw this gorgeous colored
specimen fitting on the white cap in
as perfect delight and freedom as
though enjoying a bit of rest among
it's native feast of flowers or foliage.
We thought it simply happening,
but were interested in the charm of
the novelty, while George, not feel
ing sure whether the honor was due
him or his cap, kept the latter mo-
tionless, as we discussed the beauty
of this shy guest. A microscope
would have revealed to us the beau
tiful colored wings covered with tiny
scales, but we had no disposition to
make it prisoner for this purpose.
We noted that its protective coloring
which is always shown when the
butterfly is in the act of resting with
closed wings, raised perpendicularly
over the back-was dull yellow. 1t
is only the upper surfaces of the
wings that are in almost all cases so
bright and handsome. We wondered
as we watched this beauteous little
little thing if it had mistaken the
white cap for mammoth flower.
Finally George objected to longer
holding in check his curiosity he
wanted a glimpse of this tiny strang-
er he was entertaining, but with a
very stiff neck lest he should alright
it. With great care he took hold of
the visor of the cap to remove it
from his head, but this gentlest of
movements, startled the sensitive
sprite and it few rapidly away, when,
after few graceful sweeps and cir
cles in the air, fitting in and out
among the branches of maple, it flew
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about the cap for brief space and
then settled down again with seeming
delight. We knew from its varied
movements that the white cap pos
sessed some unusual feature Of attrac-
ton; what it was we were curious to
know. After a bit of rest on its new
found treasure it went through an
other series of tits which set us all
exclaiming over the exquisite changes
in its beauty of coloring, and then
again it darted from our sight sosud
denly and effectually that we feared
it was lost to us, and had sought fair
er fields. After few minutes of al
most breathless waiting and eager
ness on ourpart, few graceful wbirls
around the white cap and our little
friend had taken up his old position
among us, and our wonder increased.
We then changed the cap success
lively from one position to another on
the top of the chair, and from thence
to the branches of the trees, wishing
to make sure that it was really the
cap that was sought. These changes
invariably brought the same result;
the butterfly circled and fitted about
it was like human searching
the cap was found.
Once, when | was hanging the cap
on the branch of a low limbed maple,
it came flying about my head, and
sounded in my ears as the futterings
of large bird; it then lighted on my
head, but only second, simply as
vantage ground-till it located the
cap before me.
1t was now dusk, and the tiny thing
showed a disposition to fold its wings
for the night, and was most unwill-
ing to be disturbed, even by the Wig
oro0s swinging of its new-found
bed; and if dislodged it came back
with that determined little air which
seemed to say very plainly, II intend
to stay here" So we left the cap in
the branches, and the butterfly, with
closed wings, was rocked in it's self
sought white cradle.
Did it fancy it some gigantic white
lily on which it swayed to and fro, or
were the fresh breezes of the lake
still lingering there, the scent of
which the acute sensibilities Of the
butterfly responded tos 1t may have
been the simple purity of the white
ness which attracted it. However,
we are all full of queries as to why
this tiny creature of the air was so
persistently attracted toward the
white cap. And we are, moreover,
convinced that some butterflies not
only have instincts, but also as de-
cided tastes or fancies as have we of
the human family.-Outlook.
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Henry saw through the open door
how politely he waited on the woman
who bought basket Of kindling
wood, how quickly he brought her
the change, then in big book on the
counter he made note of the sale.
Once more in the kitchen, he was
about to sit beside Henry, when a
strong smell of coffee reminded him
that he had another iron in the fire.
Hello" said he, "there's mothers
coffee boiling, She is waiting for it,
am sure" And as deftly as a girl
he poured it from the pot into cup,
put little sugar into it and turning,
said, Twill you come with me? NY
mother has been in bed for a week;
she will be glad to see new face"
Henry followed up narrow stair
way to neat little room over the
shop, where a pale woman lay in bed.
Mother" said her boy, there is
your coffee! and see, here is school
friend of nine come to see you"
"How do you do, young gentle
mani How good of you to pay me a
visit"
do you want anything else, moth
err" said Coretti, holding the cup for
her "Have you taken the cough
mixture? The wood came. It's all
piled up and father will be glad. At
four o'cock | am going to put the
meat into the oven, and I'm to take
pint of milk from the milkm
That's my lesson, amt it2"
"Yes, sonny" said his mother, smil-
ing, "you are good housekeeper and
l shall not have to worry.
"This is my fathers picture,' said
Coretti to Henry, and proudly
showed photograph of tall man
in soldiers uniform. "You know he
got medal for bravery in the war"
"The boys at school told me, said
Henry. who was kept busy thinking
about all he saw and heard. He
could not help remembering that
with all his time for study and play,
he had been grumbling because he
had no bicycle He felt ashamed.
81 have to go now" he said; Il hope
you will soon be we'll again, madam,
and l think l would like to come to
see Coretti again"
"Thank you," said the mother.
Come again"
"See you tomorrow" said Henry,
as the boys went downstairs, land
when you can, come over our way"
Thanks. Twill, old fellow" replied
Coretti, gayly. So they parted.
Henry almost ran down the street,
he was so glad to have an erran6 to
do for his mother. II am lazy dog"
he reflected, "and dissatisfied. Well
| never knew Coretti was such fine
fellow" Henry's mother never heard
him grumble about not having BIZ
cycle again, and when he got one the
next spring, Coretti was one of the
first boys that had ride on it.-EG.
change.
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Mightier Foe Than Armies
OVERCOME BY A BRAVE UNION GENERAL AND HIS FAITH
Full ALLY, DIR. WILLIAMS.
From the Sentinel, Cherokee, Kan.

herculean frame, and in view of his ad,
vanced age, his anxious friends believed
that he was not long for this world The
following is his own account of his ill.
ness:
In the latter part of 1890, l was taken
down with a severe attack of typhoid
fever, which confined me to my bed for
two months. Two months is a long time
to be in bed, but | was not to get up vet.
for intiammatory rheumatism seized me.
and II was worse than typhoid, for it
was more painful. To add to my trouble
and make 1t more interesting, the inflam-
matory rheumatism was followed by a
stroke of paralysis, and l lost almost
totally the use of my legs and arms, for /
could not walk step and could not feed
myself 1t would seem that had reached
the depths of misery, but such was not
the case, for my kidneys gave out, and
this seemed to be the last straw on the
load that was to crush me.
My friends all thought ! would never
recover, and though the doctors came to
see me aud prescribed, it was easy to see
that they were but trying to make nv
pathway to the grave a little more easy.
without the remotest hope of recovery
and | looked forward to death with hap
piness.
While in this frame of mind, l was
advised by friend to try DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, and began the use of them,
taking one after each meal, and this
continued for one week, and began to
fancy l perceived improvement in my
condition. l then increased the dose to
two after each meal, and at the end of
the second week there was no doubt but
what Pink Pills were making me better.
so / kept on using them according to di-
rections, and in three months was a well
man ="
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
dealers. or will be sent DOstDaid ON rp
ceipt of price, 80 cents box, or six boxes
for g. 80 (they are never sold in bulk or
by the 1907, by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, NY.
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came is the United States ofTAmeri-
ca" This comes hard, but etiquette re-
quires the teacher to say it.
"How many little stems have you
sprouted?"
This means, How old are your"
Il have vainly spent thirty years."
"Is the honorable and great man of
the household living?"
He is asking after the teachers
father.
THE old man is WE'LL"
How many precious little ones have
your"
II have two little dogs" These are
the teachers own children.
"How many children have you in your
illustrious institution
Il have hundred little brothers."
Then the Chinaman comes robustness.
Venerable MASTER" he says. II have
brought my little dog here and worship
fully entrust him to your charge"
The little fellow, who has been stand
ing in the corner Of, the room, comes
forward at this, kneels before the teach
or, puts his hands on the floor ar
knocks HE head against it. The teacher
raises him up and sends him off 10
school, while arrangements are being
made for his sleeping room, and 80
forth. At last the Chinese gentleman
rises to take his leave.
II have tormented you exceedingly
to day." he says.
"Oh no, have dishonored you"
AS he goes toward the door he keeps
saying.
81 am gone; l am gone" And Ell.
quette requires.the teacher,to repeat, as
long as he is in hearing,l"Go slowly, go
slowly" Youths Companion.
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Greek and Roman doors always
opened outward, and when a man was
passing out of house he knocked on
the door. so as not to open it in the face
OF passerby.
In the ninth century they began to
shoe horses, but, strange to say. only in
time of frost. King William |. intro.
duced horseshoeing into England. and
six horseshoes are on the coat of arms of
the man to whom William gave vast es-
tates for the caring of his horses in this
way.
The custom of throwing old slip
pers after bride dates far away back
in the dim past. Long years ago, when
knights we're bold and barons held their
sway" conquered leader took off his
shoes and gave them into the keeping of
his victorious enemy as sign of defeat
When the parents threw old slippers
after their daughter. it was sign that
paternal authority was at an end, and
the daughter was no longer subject" to
them
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-23
THE SNOW birds.

When winter winds are blowing,
And clouds are full of snow
There comes a flock of little birds
A-flying to and fro
About the withered garden,
Around the naked field,
In any way-side shrub or tree
That may berry yield,
You'll see them fitting, fitting,
And hear their merry song;
The scattered crumbs of summers feast
Feed winter birdlings long.
But when the snow drifts cover
The garden and the field,-
When all the shrubs are cased in ice,
And every brook is sealed,
Then come the little snow-birds,
AS beggars, to your door;
They pick up every tiny crumb,
With eager chirps for more.
Like wandering musicians,
They meath the windows sing,
All winter long they stroll about,
And leave us in the spring.
Off to the land of icebergs,
To islands cold and drear,
They fly before the summer comes
To frolic with us here.
Give them hearty welcome!
1t surely were not good
That they who sing in winter-time
Should ever lack for food.
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OUR HENRY'S LESSON.

sszsss;==.s-=-1 F [ HAD A BICYCLE [
k@al would know what to do!
va EEMl There's no fun going to
& MsI school all the morning
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-23

At the breaking out of the war of the
rebellion in 1861, General Wiles, whose
portrait adorns our page, was captain and
owner of the then Unknown river steam
boat, 8 Charlie Potwin, plying between
GAINESVILLE and Parkersburg, but he i'm
mediately disposed of his boat and be-
came enrolled as lieutenant in the 18th
Ohio Infantry. At the battle of Fort
Donelson, on February 16, 1862, Lieuten-
ant Wiies was promoted from lieutenant
to lieutenant colonel, for brave and mer-
itoIious conduct on the feld,'' and at the
age of thirty-six General Wiles was
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For $500.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
SAINT M A TTHEW.
| A. Nj. 1000.

A. Nj. 4ooo Mary vas espoused to Joseph, before
-l they came together, she was found with
CHAP l. child of the Holy Ghost.
Lu.s, % 10 Then Joseph her husband, being
Ps 49, u just man, and not willing to make her
ca. aa'l2 publick example, was minded to put her
Aet9,so away privily.
Ron; Ia 20 But while he thought on these things,
Rnth 4 ~ behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
Chr as unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph,
Mum. ~ thou son of David, fear not to take unto
Josh 6 % thee Ma ry thy wife: for that which is
h SEQ u; 10 conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost
asam 70 3. 81 And she shall bring forth son, and
cS+ a 10 thou shalt call his name sJESUS; for he
9MaO, u qshall save his people from their sins.
Some rad u Now all this was done, that 1t mighb
y zig: osga be fulfilled which was spoken of the
Jatia sigaG Lord by the prophet, saying
y,ssoHis' % Behold "a virgin shall be with child,
eKiasiI and shall bring forth son, and 4they
jsT q, g shall call his name Em-man u-el, which
Ter s., u being interpreted is, God with us.
800 "a Then Joseph being raised from
Has II sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
n Gen; ab hidden him, and took unto him his wife:
i ia a. rs And knew her not till she had
John s IL brought forth her firstborn son and he
FIN STTn! ? 8 il called his name JESUS.
! saS a e CHAPTER 2.
g. 6efb Tx Fink ~ Herod ss;,e,b ne D0S xxi
Lu. IS Gren: Is CaSist brought OF Of Egypt
S Tsoa NOV when aJe'sus was born in Beth
s sss IN le-hem of Jn-de'a in the days of
Cen %, 10 Her cd the king behold, there came wise
%sr SO 10 men from the east to Je-ru' salem,
Acts Acts s. 81 Saying, oWhere is he that is born
Heb qs King of the Jews9 for we have seen his
RsS1 star in the east, and come to wor
Isa al ship him
Or Ii. name 3 When Herod the king had heard these
ssggRS things, he was troubled and all Je-ru sa-
tas lem with him
Tim. 3, l6 ana WneD ne mad gathered all the
echief priests and Jscribes of the people
together 0 he demanded of them where
CHAP . Christ should be born.
Dan. ., "a 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem
Ln "a lOf Ju-dea for thus il is written by the
kL4$9 prophet
ia- All 6 And hthou Beth le-hem in the land of
Num- % II J1da, art not the least among the princes
s Isa 90 lot Jnda: for out of thee shall come q
? cb, 81. isl Governor, that fshall rule M people
NAL ~ Is ra-el
Me 81 Then Her'od, when he had priviIy
Rsv . 81 ealled the wise men, enqured of them
Or, feed. % "Iot tiluo inc star appeared
Ls. 20, II . And ne sent them to Beth le-hem and
.7lS
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and seeing all the other
fellows ride in the afternoon"
"Come, Henry" said his mother,
"that sounds like very dissatisfied
and ungrateful boy. Go out, take a
walk to the square, and coming
home, leave this order at the grocer's
for me"
Henry took the note from his mo-
theirs hand, grumbling something
about always "having to do errands."
Yet he took his cap with anything
but a miserable air, and went whist
ling down the yard.
There was a crowd at the corner
round a man who was very busy
praising a new toy that he was try
ing to sell. Henry looked on for a
little while, then turned into the
square, where he passed the foun-
tains sparkling in the autumn sun
shine He watched some children
playing with little dog, that barked
and scampered over the grass; and
finally he turned away from the
square into a narrow street that led
to the wharves.
He was looking at cart, well-laden
with wood, standing before a shop,
when he heard some one call: "Hello,
Henry" He turned and saw his
school fellow, Coretti, dressed as us.
ual in chocolate colored jacket and
an old fur cap. His cheeks were red
and the perspiration was running
from his forehead, while with big
bundle of wood on his shoulders, ne
ran toward the shop. As soon as he
appeared again, the man on the cart
had another armful ready for him,
which he again carried within and in
a great hurry piled in a corner.
what are you about, old fellow?"
said Henry.
Cant you see?" answered Coretti,
extending bis arm for another load.
Henry laughed. But his friend
was quite serious, and while he
worked, he began to repeat; This is
called the tease Of the verb; the form
varies with the mode and the tense"
Then running with the wood and
throwing it ON heap, he returned
murmuring: The verb agrees with
its nominative 10 number and per.
son." Turning towards the cart for
another armful, Henry could hear
him say: The mood depends on the
manner or way in which the action is
expressed"
"What do you want9" said Coretti,
on his return. "One must make good
use of the time. My Father was
called out on business. Mother is
sick; l have to hurry l was study
ing our lesson for tomorrow, but
don't seem to be able to pound it into
my head" Then turning to the man
on the cart, he called: "My father
said he would be here at seven
o'clock to pay you" The wagon
drove off.
"Come into the shop a minute,
won't you?" The boys entered. 1t
was long, low room, half filed with
logs of wood and bundles of chips,
and one side there were odds and
ends of steel and iron.
"This is a busy day. l haven't
much time to do our lessons. | be-
gan to write, when some one came 10
buy, and l had hardly started again
before the cart drove up. Early this
morning l had to go twice to the
wharf and nearly froze my feet and
hands.
"Where do you write, Corettii"
said Henry.
"Not here" and he opened the
door to a little back room, which
seemed to be both kitchen and sit
ting-room. In one corner stood
table on which lay a slate and school
hooks. Coretti was about to open
his grammar when some one called
from the shop: "Is no one hereP
"Yes," said the bow, running ont.
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colonel of his regiment, and while with
Sherman, was gazetted brigadier-g general.
The General lives the greater part of
his time in Halstead, Kansas, though he
is much in Windsor, New York, in both
of which places he has business interests
that require his presence.
Some few years age General Wiles was
attacked by illness, which came very near
proving fatal Typhoid fever, followed
by infammatoTy rheumatism and then
paralysis, made temporary wreck of the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-23
CHAPTER l.

l The denedlo1y of Jesus ChrtSt. IS Mdry's
miraculous conception; Jesus is born: 81, %
his names.
rYNHE book of the generation of Jesus
4 Christ, the son OF David, the eson
Of A bra-ham.
2Abra-ham begat isaac; and isaac be-
gat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and
his brethren;
5 And Judas Begat Pha res and cara of
and Esrom begat Aram;
4 And A'ram begat Amin a-dab and
Amin a-dab begat Mas son and Ma
as son begat Salmon;
5 And Sal mon begat Bo OF of Ra' chab;
and Bo oz begat O'bed of Ruth and
Qbed begat Jesse; 2
9 And Jesse begat David the king
and David h the king begat Solomon of
her that had been the Wte of U-ri'as;
z And Solomon begat Ro-bo' am and
R6-bo am begat ABBA; and ABBA begat
Asa,
8 And Asa begat J6s'a-phat; and JOS
q-phat begat Jo'ram, and J0'ram begat
O-zI'as; e
8 And 0-zlas .begat J0'a-tham; and
Jo'a,tham begat A chaz, and A'chaz be-
gat Ez-e-ki as;
10 And jEz-e-ki'as begat Ma-nas'ses
and Manassas begat Anon; and Anon
begat Jo-si'as
II And iJo-si'as begat Jech-o-nf'as and
his brethren, about the time they were
carried kaway to Babylon.
10 And after they were brought TO
Babylon, Jech-o-ni'as begat Sa-la' thf-el
and Sa-la 'thi-el begat lZo-rob' label;
10 And Zo-r0b'a bel begat Abb nd and
A-bi'ud begat Eli akin and E-li'a-kim
oegat Azor;
IA And A'zor begat Sa'd6c and Sa'd6c
begat A chin and A'chim begat Eli I'D ;
IS And E-li'ud begat Flea Ear; and
L-le-azar begat Nathan; and Mat than
begat Jacob;
l6 And ia cob begat Joseph the hus-
hand Of Mary, of whom was born Jesus,
"a who is called Christ.
II So all the generations from A'bra-
nam I'd David are fourteen genera
tons and from David until the carry
ing away into Babylon are fourteen
generations; and from the carrying
away into Bab'y-lc- unto Christ are four
teen generations.
- q Now the birth of J6 'sus Christ
Eas on this wise When &c his mother
,@n-yW.rn.- naIZ
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sugar Service Reform.

Mr. Aldrich is having what might be
ule To everyone in the Senate, himself
possibly excepted, ii is absolutely untrans-
latable into nteligible English tits not
doubted that the experts Of the Sugar
Trust understand it; but as nobody else
does or can, it does not appeal to the aver
age Senatorial mind as good thing, in
the sense that it should be pushed along
On the contrary, many Senators, among
those who are not particularly inimical to
trusts, are bothered by denunciations of
the AIdrich schedule coming from their
States, and have reached the conclusion
that the schedule in its present form would,
if passed, get them in trouble. Accordingly
it is announced that the able and accom-
plished chairman Of the Senate Finance
Committee will bow to pressure, call a eau
Gus and submit a new scheme.
Washington correspondence of the New
York World insinuates that Senator Al
0rlCn mas been seen seyeral times recently
at the Shoreham, where Seer Searlcs,
OF the Sugar Trust, temporarily sojourns
We do not know whether that is true or
not There is occasion for confidence,
however, that by hook or by crook new
schedule can be prepared that viii read
smoothly and have the acknowledgements
OF honest Intentions. If this can be done
without sacrificing the inside interests Of
the trust all viii be wen.
The Senate is moving slowly but surely
to the point where sugar must take its
place as the leading feature of the bargain
counter Something must be done against
that important day.