davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20
The Zebra.

A little boy, writing a composition on
the zebra, was requested to describe the
animal and to mention what it was USE
ful for. After deep reflection, he wrote:
1.-The zebra is like the horse. only striped.
1t i chiefly used to illustrate the lettt r
Philadelphia Methodist.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20

The simple word thanks" has come
to hold significance as deep as in
finite; to contain more in i'm plication
than a hundred sermons could in ex-
position; and as a word of the heart
used between man and God, or man
and man, is one of the richest al
sweetest IN the vocabulary Charles
Henry Wells.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20

E4.Aenn4l clOeluS GnS Lllo Vi
Washington" he had
been reading. 81 would rather be a
great general than anything else in
the world"
"You can be a general over more
dangerous foes than you have been
reading about" said StanleY's moth
er.
He dropped the book on the table
and looked hard at his mother. He
could not think what she meant.
"Tell me how" he said.
do you think you are brave
enough7" asked his mother.
"Oh, yes, 1 am sure of that if l
only knew how to dot"
"George Washington was in train
ing a good many years. Would you
be patient enough to go into training
for years of hard work, in order to be-
come a great general?"
81 would, | am sure | would. Can
l begin right off," Stanley jumped
up in his earnestness. as if he was
ready to leave home at that moment.
"What school will go to7 OF course
you don't know, though. | will ask
father when he comes home"
George Washington did not leave
school to get his training. He studied
hard and learned all he could"
Stanley stopped and flushed,
looked disappointed, then frightened
up and said,-
ooh! but it was different in those
days. They did not have military
schools as we do now. OF course
will go to training-school. It's the
quickest way. George Washington
would have gone if there had been
any"
HE had chance to go into train
ing" said Mrs. Hudson. "Do you re-
member why he did not go7"
Stanley did not have to think long
"His mother did not want him to &c
then"
II do not want my boy to go now,
said Mrs. Hudson.
But she was afraid, terribly
afraid"
II am afraid, terribly afraid"
IL don't see what there is to be
afraid OF" said Stanley. 81 am not
afraid"
That is just the way George Wash.
ington felt" said Stanley's mother
"He did not see; he was not afraid
Now l have told you, and l will leave
you to decide whether you will re-
main at school here, or go away"
Mrs. Hudson went out softly and
left Stanley to fight his first battle
1t did not enter his mind that he had
already begun training for soldier
He did not know he was deciding
whether to enlist as a private in the
army. He only felt how trying il
was to have a timid mother.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20
CHAPTER 1.

/ The dsnedloov of Jesus Christ. IS Mdry's
miraculous conception; Jesus Is oofn: u, 70
his names
TINE book of the generation of jesus
of abraham.
2Abra-ham begat isaac; and isaac be-
gat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and
his brethren;
s And Judas begat Pha' res and cara of
Tha mar and dPha'res begat Els rom !;
and Es'rom begat Aram;
4 And Aram begat Amin a-dab and
Amin 'a-dab begat Na-as son and Ma
as son begat Salmon;
5 And Sal m0u begat 30 OF of Ra' chab;
and Bo OF begat O'bed of Ruth and
O'bed begat Jesse,
6, And Jesse begat David the king
and David the king begat Solomon of
her that had been the acJe of U-ri' as;
Z And Solomon begat Ro-bo am and
Ro-bo am begat Abba; and Abb d begat
Asa,
s And Asa begat Jos'a-phst; and JOS
aphat beGat Joram; and Joram begat
O-Zi'as;
8 And 0-zIas begat Jo'a-tham; and
J0a-tham begat A'chaz and Achaz be-
gat Ez-e-ki'as;
10 And jEz-e-kias begat Ma-nas'sds
and Manassas begat Anon; and Anon
begat JOSH as
II And IJo-si'as begat Jech-o-ni'as and
his brethren, about the time they were
carried kaway to Babylon.
IL And after they were brought to
Babylon, Jech-o-ni' as begat Sa-la' thi-el
and Sa-la 'thi-el begat lZ0-rob' abel;
10 And Zo-rob' bel begat Abb nd and
A-bi'ud begat Eli akin /; and E-li'a-kim
begat Az9r;
IA And A'z6r begat Sa'd0c and Sa'doc
begat A chin and Achim begat Eli I'D /;
IS And E-lI'ud begat Flea Ear; and
Ele-azar begat Nathan; and Nathan
begat Jacob;
l6 And ia cob begat Joseph the hus-
band of Mary, of whom was born Je' sus,
Hwho is called Christ.
IL So all the generations from Abra-
ham I'd David are fourteen genera
tons; and from Da 'vid until the carry
ing away into Bah y-lon are fourteen
generations; and from the carrying
away into Bah y-lon unto Christ are four
teen generations.
IS Il Now the birth of Jesus Christ
was on this wise; When as his mother
SPECIMEN PACE
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20
''The Balance Sheet of Bib
lical Criticism."i
/. M. ATWOOD, ID.
3s pages. Paper cOUers.
Price 10 cents single, ST. 90 per doz-
en-, postage paid.
Universalist Publishing House
Western Branch. Chicago.
Some of our
Latest Books

S&&&~0& Twins
Oar Word and Work tor Mis-.
siOas.
A series of papers treating of princf
Piles and ideas relative to Christian Mis-.
sions, prepared with special reference to
the Universalist Church. Edited by
HENRY W. RUGG, DID. limo, 268 pager
with nineteen half tone illustrations.
81.00.
Back to the Old Testament
for the Message of the NesO
BY ANsoN BART1E CURTIS, 3D., Ped,
Professor OF Hebrew in Tufts College
Divinity School. limo. 325 pages. Net
61.00
The Purpose of God.
By JOSEPH SMITH DODGE, AM, DID
limo, 265 pages. Net rs cents.
The Leisure of God
and other Studies in the Spiritual Evolu.
tion.
By JOHN COLEMAN ADAMS, DID,. IL.
mo-. Cloth, 232 pages. Price S1.0O.
The Columbian Congress of
the UniCers0Zist Church.
Papers and Addresses at the Congress
held as section Of the Worlds Congress
Auxiliary Of the Columbian Exposition
$685. limo, 374 pages, s1.00.
Wayside Dc Fireside Handles.
Sketches, "reminiscences and Conree.
sions. By ALMoN GUNNIsoN, DID. With
illustrations by Remington and Gibson
12mO 241 Dapaa ri 81
Round the Globe Sss Old am
NesU Paths.
By s. II. M'CoLLEsTER, DID,. limo
illustrated 354 pages. Net S1.o0.
Babylon d NineUeh IHr0ugH
American Eyes.
By s. FL. M'CoLLEsTER, DID. limo,
illustrated. 1874 pages, Net rs cents,
Universalist PublishingHous
Western Branch, Chicago.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20
STANLEY HUDSON'S BATTLES.

BY MABEL CLIFFORD.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20
The New INTERNATIONAL
Se|f-Pronouncing BIBLE
THE UNIVERSALIST
For $500.
THE N
SAINT MATTHEW. This new and handsome
THE UNIVERSALIST

This new and handsome
edition of the Bible is mo-
rocco bound, with divinity
circuit, round corners, gold
on red edges, silk head band,
silk marker, and it contains
a most complete and exhaus.
tive Bible Readers Aids.
This New Bible Readers
Aids contains numerous
maps and illustrations.
S00oe00S
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
SAINT NJ A THEW.
A. NJ. 1000.

NJ 1000 MARY was espoused to Joseph, before
-ithey came together, she was found with
HAP. child of the Holy Ghost.
n.s23 10 Then 10 Seph her husband, being
1872, II Just man, and not willing to make her
q % y, d publick example, was minded to put her
ct9, 80 away privily
ON; ',s 20 But while he thought on these things,
s csl. AZ. unto him in dream, saying, Joseph,
UNI. ia thou son of vid fear not to take unto
Ssh 6, 90 thee Mary thy wife: for p that which is
eb II. 81 2conceved in her is of the Holy Ghost.
san 10 49, 81 And she shall bring forth son, and
Sbr 10 thou shalt call his name aJE'SUS: for he
XII ao 81 IA shall save his people from their sins.
oms read, % Now all this was done, that it might
sa:a 6sgas, be fulfilled which was spoken of the
lin in S s Lord by the prophet, saying,
,elOnia; % Behold ra virgin shall be with child,
~ 90 . - and shall bring forth son, and 4they
r. a. 20 shall call his name En- man u-el, which
=. So u being interpreted is, God with US.
s..s'S "a Then Joseph being raised from
ss. II sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
;es g. is hidden him, and took unto him his wife:
"a 3 % And knew her not till she had
ohm s. ia brought forth her firstborn SOD and be
9 T1n; = "a called his name JESUS.
aL44 CHAPTER 2.
sp a. VS. ,nsn snqMre ggNsr r G4rist - Joseph
u Las dre IS casi9 brought oS Of ESgps
gotten Nov when ale sus was born in Beth
aso s; IN le-hem of Jn7d@a in the days of
EN- a. 10 Her cd the king, behold, there came wise
er. SO, Is men from the east to Je-ru' salem,
ss al n Saying, cWhere is he that is born
eb. les King of the Jews2 for we have seen his
John - star in the east, and are come to wor-
"a III sup nlni -
h, Ais name w men her Oh tne king mao nedru t1eSe
aRbs thiu0S he was troubled and all ,Je-ru Sa-
."sa lem with him.
Tim. 3, Is And when he had gathered all the
chief priests and Jscribes of the people
together, che demanded of them where
HAP . Christ should be born.
an.aM 5 And they said unto him, In Bethle-he
.. "a of Jl-d@a: for thus it is written by the
N 4, I, 30 prophet,
u. IN " Anu = thVu Doth ie-heil, ." tiio idnu VI
a. II ia da art not the least among the princes
a. 60 3 of J1'da: for out of thee shall come a
On, a.. "a Governor, that tshall rule my people
si a. Is ra-el
lie So Then Her Cd, When he had priVily
Dhn 7, az called the wise men ennuired of them
~ : ~ diligently what time the star appeared
q. 40 il And he sent them to Beth le-hem, and
.713
1 IANI I'LL
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20

Bis e: g; t.: {: !: !: 4: e !:
Washington" he had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22
Convicts Should Work. But How?

No well informed person advocates
idleness. enforced or permitted. for
the convicts shut up within the walls
of our prisons and jails. but how they
may be employed to advantage is get
ting to be very formidable question.
Within short time several suicides
of prisoners have occurred in New
York prisons. where idleness had been
enforced. The convcts brooded over
their condition and finally took their
own lives. This served to agitate the
question considerably, for the occur
rences emphasized not only the injus-
tice but the positive inhumanity of
confirming prisoners without opportu-
nifty to get the exercise absolutely nee
essary to a healthful condition of
mind and body, and the need of sup
plying some sort of employment to
take the place of that recently for
hidden by law. Labor organizations
object to the employment of convicts
in competition with those in freedom.
who have to sustain themselves and
families from the proceeds of their la
Dor. There is reason in the objection
but 1t by no means does away with the
imperative need that the prisoner be
given something to do if nothing bet
ter than working in a treadmill. In
the South where labor is degraded and
the entire communities along with it
and by reason of it. the EMPLOYMENT
of convict labor in mines and at indus
tries where it comes into competition
with free labor is not generally OBJ
jected to as in the North. At a time
when New York state has abandoned
the working of co icts Mississippi
and South Carolina are employing
them in raising cotton to such an ex-
tent and with such success as to en-
courage other southern states to fol-
low the plan. The state of Mississippi
two years ago bought several thousand
acres of land and planted ii to cotton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22

The bubonic plague is said to have
arrived in Hamburg on a vessel that
recently arrived from Bombay with
her mate dead and seven of her crew
i'll with the awful disease. This, if
true, brings the terror of the epidemic
near home. The surgeon general of
the marine hospital service evidently
thinks no risks should be taken for he
has ordered the strict quarantine reg
ulations of 1894 imposed. G There really
is little danger, not nearly as much as
from the yellow fever and small pox
now said to be raging in parts of Gu
ba. But precautions all around are
in order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22
4e5gsg4

No. /. Vol. !, of the Bowdcin Quill
has appeared, and merits the cordial
welcome it has received on all hands.
Ii is Il neat little magazine, shaped
like the Chap-book with rough covers
and uncut leaves. and has 81 pages.
The unique cover design, a student in
cap and gown bearing under one arm
a roll'of parchment and over his Shout
der an immense quill, is the work of a
member of the board of editors, w. w.
Lawrence '9S. of Portland. The edito-
rial board is headed by Percival p.
Baxter. '9S. of Portland, chairman, and
$. E. Young, '9S, of Brunswick. finan-
cial manager. The former is the son
of Mayor Baxter of Portland. and the
latter of the late Treasurer Young of
Bowdoin. The Quill will be issued
monthly during the college year and
will lie entirely literary in character
leaving the Orient as it has been for
26 years the editorial mouthpieCe and
news medium of the college. Alumni
professors and undergraduates con-
tribute to its first issue. and all three of
these classes are expected to join in
making it publication worthy of the
literary fame CT. the college that has
produced n Longfellow. a Hawthorne
and a Kellogg. THE Escritoir," Bow
doin's first literary publication of 20
years age, is told about enter
tainingly by Prof. II. l.. Chap
man. j. c. Minot, sc. of Augusta.
has short poem. and three
undergraduates, Il. l.. Marble. '9S, +.
r. Marsh, 80. and J. p Weber 1900,
have clever stories and sketches that
are an honor to the writer's and the
college. Success to the dainty Quill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22

A Washington correspondent noted
that when Hon. John f. Hill, the Off
cial messenger of the Maine electors,
delivered the vote to Vice President
that it was for Mckinley. whereat Mr.
Stevenson smilingly said there were
others. This reminds one that Mr.
Stevenson has as much cause to feel
pleasant as anyone who has attained
prominence in any of the several par
ties with which Mr.. Stevenson's SYM
pathies are supposed to be affiliated
Whatever the political future may
have in store for him, it is reasonably
certain it will not be thrust upon him
abruptly. Meanwhile, in his retire
ment after March 4th, he will not, it is
presumed, notice any radical change
from the publicity he enjoyed before
retirement and there are no personal
enmities made during the last cam
paign to trouble him. Moreover he will
not fail to note that Grover Cleveland
is out of office with less chance of re-
turning to it than has Mr.. Steven
son. himself. On the whole we incline
to the opinion that his smile on the
above mentioned occasion was not
forced or perfunctorily produced to
serve as the garnish of an irksome
duty. The country smiles with him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22
COMMITTEE NOTICES.
LEGAL AFFAIRS.

LEuAL AFFAIRS.
Committee on legal affairs will meet in
us room at the State House in Augusta,
On TUESDAY. Wednesday, Thursday and
FRIDAY of each week, at o'clock p NJ,
until further notice.
By order of committee on legal affairs.
HENRY BoYNToN, Secy.
JUDICIARY.
Committee on judiciary will meet in its
room at the State House in Augusta on
Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and FRI
gay OF each week. at o'clock p. NJ, un-
BY order Of the judiciary committee.
w. j. KNOWLTON, Sec'y.
AGRICULTURE.
Committee on Agriculture will meet in
IN sfe a a,g1a room each Wednesday
Per order of committee
GEO. E. MITCHELL, Sec'y
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
Committee on Financial Affairs will
meet in the Office of the State treasurer
on Tuesdays and Thursdays at o'clock
r. M. Z. Il. MCINTYRE, Secy.
MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN
SURANCE.
Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
insurance will meet in the insurance
O'Clock Z. NJ. until further notice.
Per order of the committee.
WILL l. BURRILL, Secretary.
TOWNS.
Committee on towns will hold it's regu-
lar meetings in the land agents Office on
Wednesdays at p. NJ.
II. II. CHAMBERLAIN, Chairman.
M. A. AUSTIN, Secretary.
WAYS AND BRIDGES.
Committee on Ways and Bridges will
meet in the Attorney Generals Office dur
ing the session of the Legislature Tues
day afternoons at o'clock
Per order.
HI. S. WHITING, Secretary.
SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES.
The Sea and Shore Fishery committee
will meet each Tuesday at 2.3O p. NJ, in
the agricultural room.
E. A. WYMAN Chairman,
F. S. STEVENS Secretary.
EDUCATION.
Committee on education will meet in
the superintendent of public schools
room. each Wednesday at 2 O clock p. NJ
until further notice.
Per order of committee on education.
+. S. WALLS Chairman
&. n. BLANCHARD. Secretary.
INLAND FISHERIES AMI GAME.
The committee on inland fisheries and
game will meet jim the Agricultural room,
State House. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
at o'clock p. NJ.
c. e. CusHMAN, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22

and in this way actually netted a con-
ployed.
Other Southern states have been
watching the progress of the undertak-
ing in Mississippi and South Carolina
with the avowed intention of adopting
il il it should prove successful 1t has
proved successful and it is extremely
probable that the cotton growing states
will turn their convicts to that sort of
work and even the parishes and coun-
ties may do the same. But will the
cotton growers make no complaint;
True the employment of such a num-
Der of convicts as are available may
not affect the price of the commodity
but there is a probability of it, The
work is humane and healthful but does
rot furnish employment the year
round. Work upon the highways
would be open to similar objection
in the northern states but treadmill
would afford exercise enough for the
winter months. if nothing better could
be devised. AS for the state making
profit or even paying expenses from
work upon the highways it would be
doubtful but the results would be a
system of roads such as otherwise
would not be obtained for many years
to come and which would be of ines
Unable benefit.
English prison laws are in many
respects models. They have been per-
fected after long study and investiga-
ton. They are uniform where ours are
not and the matter of competition with
outside labor has been carefully con
sidered. Nevertheless most of the
prisoners have healthful employment
under a merit system so that the bet
ter and greater the amount of work
accomplished the more remission from
the length of term or the more in the
way of comforts is earned. There is
also a system of Sratuities by which
the prisoner may earn sufficient to paw
his fare home and keep him in food
and clothing for a short time after re-
lease. For women there are homes OF
refuge to which they are taken sew
eral months before release and the in
fluences they there receive are said to
prove very beneficial.
While it cannot be doubted that .
better impression is made upon the
public if the convicts are kept from
public view within prison walls, never
theless it seems impracticabie to al
ways do this. In England they have
been employed in building break
waters. quarrying the granite for such
purposes and for the construction of
prisons and forts and in building roads.
all to advantage. Three of the prob
lens pressing fog solution are, how are
we to have better roads? How are
we to employ our convicts without
injustice to the honest workingman?
And how shall we keep the tramps out
OF mischief with benefit to all con-
cerned? There are many who believe
the solution will be found in those
,hree questions by putting the con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22

A unique method of displaying eff
frontery and attaining little brief
notoriety has been discovered and put
into practice, much to the annoyance
of all who expect to become President.
Wednesday a burly man hustled up
the walk to the modest Mckinley man
sion in Canton and announced with
the most impressive gravity and over
awing Importance that he came all
the way from a town in New York
state to notify the President elect that
child borne to his friend election
night had been christened William
Mckinley. The suspicion got abroad,
however, that the caller had something
else up his sleeve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22
1t was the Indians habit of torturins

1t was the Indians habit of torturing
prisoners that led to the somewhat
widely accepted belief that the only
good Indian was a dead one. But
slowly broiiing a negro at the stake in
a Louisiana parish Tuesday night, was
not the work of Indians, accordingly
there will be no expedition sent against
the parties implicated, their lands will
not be confiscated and the laws OF
Louisiana will protect them from
earthly trouble on account of their
fiendiSh act
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22
Tho Proposed Change. in Our City Charter.

We present our readers, this morning,
with the final report of the committee
of the Augusta board of trade charged
with the consideration of certain
changes in our city charter, These
changes were urged as in the interests
of economy, and in the line of progress.
We think all will admit that the COM
mttee that has had this matter under
consideration is fairly representative
of all the interests of Augusta. 1t is
composed of men from both political
parties, and has been animated in its
labors by the sole desire to serve what
it believed to be the welfare of our city
AT two public hearings. which the citi-
zens of Augusta We're invited to attena
and to present their views, the com
what changes were most desired by our
voters and taxpayers. and these it has
endeavored to embody in it's report.
It's deliberations throughout have been
characterized by spirit of conserva-
tism. The changes it has recon-
mended are few in number, and not
specially sweeping in their character.
The desire for more modern methods
of municipal administration is by no
Ioeans peculiar to this city. 1t is
simply in line with movement in this
direction which appears To have eX-
tended pretty generally through the
cities of Maine. 1t has grown out Of
the feeling that the old methods of
conducting city affairs are not entirely
suited to modern conditions.
The taxpayers desire that their
money shall be expended in accordance
with the same sound principles that
govern the affairs of any successful
private business concern. They desire
the adoption of methods of admins
tration that shall give them the
best returns for the smallest out
lay. There is also a desire for the same
method and continuity, the same ele-
ment of responsibility, in the conduct
of municipal affairs, that insures sue
cess in the conduct of private affairs.
How this may best be secured is a
subject upon which opinions will differ,
and it is probable. that the charter
changes asked of the present Legisla
ture by several Maine cities with the
differ materially in the methods by
which it is sought to obtain them.
1t will be noted that the bill which
the committee of the Augusta board of
trade will Submit to the Legislature is
contingent, so far as the proposed
changes are concerned, upon the APP
prevail of the voters of the city.
IT SIMPLY ASKS THAT THE CITI-
ZENS OF AUGUSTA BE GIVEN
PERMISSION TO SAY AT THE
POLLS WHETHER THEY DO, OR
DO NOT DESIRE SUCH CHANGES.
Certainly there would seem to be no
reasonable objection to this.
If the voters of the city should not
wish for the proposed changes they
would have ample opportunity to say
so, and only with their approval at the
polls could such changes become opera
tive in our city charter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22

One following the lively discussion
of the matter a few months ago would
not have supposed that the railroad
commission of Massachusetts would
report that no legislation is necessary
with regard to the carriage of bicycles.
Yet this is what the commission has
done and there seems to be DISPOSE
ton to accept the conclusion.