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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-04-10


of the debt and for the missionary and
church extension purposes of the Con-
vention. Shall we have them? OF course
we will. Watch Secretary kugg's &C.
acknowledgements from henceforth.
500
Mr.. MooDY's insis.
Mr.. Moody on the tence on the teach
olo Dlple' ings of the NOR al law
given by Moses, and his splendid enforce
ment of the ten commandments as en-
bodying the sanctions of all decent civ
ilization, was one of the prominent fea-
lures Of his recent meetings. There was
q period when the Hebrew race lived out
of this deeper realm; when faith was su-
perior to form and communion tran
scended ceremony. and when the soul
was the fountain of exalted motives.
The record of that era is embraced in the
teachings of the Old Book which Mr..
Moody glorifes. Moses made laws that
repose in rugged but undimmed glory
on those old pages which even today tell
on the welfare of Kingdoms and repub-
lies. David composed psalms for the
ages to sing. Hope still borrows wings
from the glowing words of Isaiah, and
thus all along has each great Hebrew
teacher left vast impress on the race.
The worlds obligation to the Hebrew
race for the conservation of the religious
sentiment and the direct and unques-
toned emphasis on the practical and
moral teachings of religion. cannot be
over estimated. One of the incidental
advantages of such discourses as those
which Mr.. Moody gives on the Bible and
the Ten Commandments is in directing
attention to this fact in the religious his
tory of mankind. Only when men out
grow their sense of obligation to the
past, will they outgrow what is called
the "Old Bible" but which is, in fact,
new and ever fresh revelation of God to
the enlightened and spiritual mind.
We learn from the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-11-20
HObnails for Breakfast.

Insanity reveals itself IN so many curl
Gus ways that 1t Is not always easy to
detect 1t. When Edmund Burke was
preparing the indictment against War
rem Hastings he was told that Il person
who had long resided in India. but vino
was now an inmate of l'cdlam would
probably give him some useful infOrna-
tiOn. He went to Icdlam accordingly,
and the maniac gave Him, in Il long,
rational, and wcll-cOnductcd convcrs;L-
tiOn the results OF a long and varied
experience of Indian affairs. On lcav-
ing the cell Burke told the keeper in
attendance that the poor man was as
much in his senses as he. The keeper
answered.
"Sir, please step back to the gentle
mans cell and ask him what he mad
for breakfast"
Burke could not refuse.
"Prny, sir?' said he, "tcll me what
you had for breakfast"
The man at once put on the wild stare
of maniac, and shouted:
"ILobnals. sir! 1t is shameful to
think how they treat us. They give ills
nothing but hobnails!" and proceeded to
narrate the story of his supposed griev-
ance in so violent a manner that Burke
made his escape at the first pause.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-11-20

Continued Oh page 2.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
Frances Artistic Money,

Tourists in France this year will have
some very picturesque coins pass
through their hands, for. after sew
eral years agitation in the press and
elsewhere. the French government is
about to change the design on it's coin.
age. and no one will be able to complain
of its selections. The design for the
diverse of the 1C0-sou silver piece rep
resents n woman sowing grain, her fig.
ure outlined against the rising sun.
The reverse shows the torch Of progress
and a wreath Of laurel and bears the
motto of the republic: "Liberte, Egal-
lite. Fraternite." The composition is
much admired in France, and re-
garded as worthy OF the artist,
who has just been elected pres.
ident of the Academy of Fine Arts.
The designs for the copper coins are
subject II some slight notifications, but
their main features will be adopted.
The diverse show. q woman's head in
profile. representing Liberty, while the
reverse shows LA Dame France" This
design has an artistic quality far su.
perior to those Of the copper coins at
present current in France, or, indeed. in
most other countries.-London Daily
Mail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
SLOW, BUT GETS TO LONDON.
Our Messenger boy Becomin. Popu-
lRr-VKed for Long Distances.


Slow as the messenger boy is said TO
be. he has reached London, where the
English consider him "a jolly good
thing, We know" and Use him in many
wondrous ways, lie hadn't quite
reached the other side six years ago,
but now there are 700 of him. II he
were 10 die his loss would be felt griev-
ously.
The Boy Messengers company was
organized in 1890 on the American
plan, and at one ran against the post
Office officers, who said ii was trcSpass-
ing on government preserves. inasmuch
as it WIS carrying letters without due
authority. The officials had to back
down, however. Since then the com
pany has prospered and has in its en-.
plcy, all told. about 500 persons.
The company takes better care of its
boys than those here do. Not only are
their clothes provided free, but they
have club rooms. with library. gym
nasium and a dining hall, where meals
are provided at cost,
The boys have an excellent reputa-
ton as a class and are trusted. Checks
ranging from & 800 to 1000 have been
safely given to them to cash, although
the company is not liable beyond SEQ.
Often they are sent on extended trips
to Scotland with sportsmen aud some
times to Holland. One has been to the
south of France.
The call" box is still something of a
novelty to the Englishman, Not long
since when a box had been put in the
proud owner was showing it to his
guests and explaining its value. AS
soon MS the wires are connected with
the central office" he said, land they
will be in a day or two. all I'll have to
90 will be TO turn this little crank 30,
and | can have messengers, cabnlen,
fircmen and police right at the house IN
no time iiehad scarcely done speak
ing when his assertion was verified en-
phaticallv. for the box had been wired
tiat afternoon, and the man had no end
of trouble explaining to the mob in red
and blue and gray and green that was
]clamoring at his door how it all had
occurred.
The oldest "locus" of n call box SO
far doubtless is a coffin. One customer
OF the company has arranged that box
he put in his coffin, so that should he
arouse after burial and find himself
still alive he will be able to so inform
his friends.-N. Y. Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
~llFE-SAVER AT THREE,
The Story of the Young Hero ns Told
by His Father.

Little Bonnie Moran. of Detroit, Mich.
is a hero at three years of age. Like
many another young hero Who has
risked life or limb to rescue the help
less, Bonnie takes the houors heared
upon him in a modest way. and does
not admit that when be carried his lit
tie sister from his fathers burning
house he did any more than any other
boy would do.
The father of the young hero, W..
A. Moran, tells the story Of the rescue
as follows in the New York Journal:
ut was late in the afternoon and
the children's mother stepped out to
70 to the store, leaving them alone in
Tie kitchen playing. She had not been
gone long when little Bonnie opene!
the door leading to the back yard. He
said afterward that be had tired OF
playing on the floor and was going
out in the yard to play. A sudden
draUght of wind from the. open door
caught the curtains directly over the
gasoline stove, and in an instant they
were famed into flames. Bonnie gave
n backward glance to see whether his
little sister was coming, and he saw
what had happened, The window drap.
ings had iguited and the whole wall
soon spraug into a blaze.
".ls soon as he saw the flames all
over the wall he made for the side door,
which was at that time locked. He
found the key and was soon out in the
yard. in the clear air. safe from the
flames. 1t was then that he began to
think. He remembered that his little
sister was alone IN the house, and he
knew that unless he brought her out
she would never come out alive. He
did not stop to think OF what might
happen to himself if he again entered
the house, but he turned back into the
blazing building and started TO grope
his way through the binding smoke to
the center of the room.
"lle found her sitting on the floor,
softly crying to herself, while the
smoke surged about her and the cruel
names cIcpt CIosel. Without any HEST
tation he picked her up in his little
arms, and, half carrying, half drag.
ring, he managed to reach the open
door and placed her on the sidewalk
unframed.
Then the little hero started toward q
neighbours house, crying at the top Of
his voice: Fire! Fire. Papa's house
burning up!' 1t was not long then
until the fire company was on hand
and the flames We're soon extinguished.
Had it not been for my little boys pres
ence of mind and knowledge of just
what to do first, my house would now
he in ashes and my little girl dead.
This is PENNIES second experience
with fire. A little over a year ago my
entire family came near perishing in
a burning building, and only escaped
by my wife carrying them over a burn
ing floor and down a stairway Of flame.
Although their lives were saved they
we're badly burned"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
Druin Was GOOd-NAturcd.

The truth seems to be that when bears
are fat and their appetites satisfied,
they are good natured; and at other
times they are like other wild beasts.
A man who has been spending a few
months in the woods of Michigan went
cutfromt the hotel for a moonlight stroll,
and hardly 200 yards away he met a
bear. He was unarmed, and was afraid
to run. so he stood still. The bear ap.
preached within ten feet, then paused
and looked at the man. This position
was maintained for fully a minute;
then the bear made another step nearer,
halted again, took another look at the
motionless man, and then turned tail
and Numbered away. It may have been
fear or good nature--no n can tell.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

her place on a chair to the right. The
trainer is seated at a well covered table
at the center, ready to eat his supper,
He has nothing to drink, and, as there
is no to wait on him. he is obliged
To 60 for it himself. After he has gone
Cerberus slips his collar off, climbs up
on the table and eats the entire meal.
As he is swallowing the last mouthful a
thought to him of the punish
ment that must follow and he looks to
his friend to help him out of his diff
Guilty. Pippina is then taken by the
collar and set on the table, where she
remains looking sad, while Cerberus re-
sumes his collar. The trainer returns.
is suspicious of the unhappy victim sit
ting among the empty dishes. and is
about to punish her, when she climbs up
on her masters shoulder and whispers
in his ear that Cerberus is the real thief.
Pippina's innocence is established, and
tn amusing little play is over.-Chica.
60 Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

BY means of a "nickel-in-the slot ma
chine" attached to a gas meter, a
French inventor has rendered it pos,
s.ble for Parisians to take q penny's
worth of light when they want it, and
escape paying for gas that they do not
want, or do not get. a sou, equal in
value to two American cents, is dropped
into the slots, and Immediately the gas
begins to flow. When two cents worth
of gas has flowed, the flow sutomati-
cally ceases, and If the consumer wants
more light he must put more money
into the machine. The inventor thinks
this device will suit people who want to
know how much they must pay for
their light.--Youth's Companion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

himself forward to do SO. The Span
ish name by which It is known is
Suiuarro, which, put into English,
can that which scratches" and as
the spires which thickly cover the out
er edges Of the ridges are from one to
four inches long, and as sharp as
needles, it will be seen that the name
gives a good idea of the plant.
We did not like to cut it down, for
fear the fall might iniure the tiedg-
lings; but after some debate no bet
ter method presented itself, SO the two
mt set to work. AS the first blows
made the green shaft trtmbIc, the head
appeared once trying. with an eX-
preston OF concern, to see what was
going on below; but this the thick sides
of the nest prevented. Then it looked
at me aud said: "Jark!" This was
the first remark Moses ever made to
us. and there was no time for more
then, for the axes had eaten through
the pulpy mass, which now began TO
bend to its fall.
AS the nest tilted we could see the
thick body belonging to the head,
with two big claws clutching wildly,
while the weak featherless wings
tapped madly in an instructive effort to
support their owner.
The cactus came down with n crash,
and running up, we looked for our
bird. but only a little gray down was
visible. with n leg helpiessly ex-
tended from under a big branch which,
broken by the shock, had fallen across
and almost hid him. We feared he was
killed; but when by means Of an AK
head hooked around the prickly stuff,
it was pulled aside, he gathered himself
together quite unhurt, and then, sur
yeying the strange beings who surround
ed him. made up his mind to them with
that philosophy we later learned to be
one of his traits, and opening his mouth
to it's fullest extent. limited that he was
hungry and wanted something to eat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
RAISING A BIG BELL.
1t Weighs Nfncty-Light Tons and II
Over Twelve Feet High.

For some time past there has been a
sort of dead-heat between the two big,
gcst bells in the world, the one at the
cathedral in Moscow and the other at
the unfinished pagoda of Mengoon,
India, north Of Mandalay, across the
river. If the former was the bigger of
the two it was cracked, and therefore
useless MS a bell, while the latter,
though whole, has dragged its supports
down till it rested on the ground and
would not emit any sound. Now. how.
ever, it has been reswUng and can claim
attention as the biggest bell IN working
order in the world,
In 1896 the Burmese community de
cided to have the bell raised and EN-.
ploved the Irrawaddy f~lotilIa company,
liInited, to do the work. The rim Of the
bell was first supported by huge bauIks
Of timber wedgcd in al! round and a
tripod erected over it to fasten the
shackle to and keep it upright. The old
supports having been knocked away
two large iron columns 25 feet high cast
by the Irrawaddy company were
erected with concrete foundations. \
large steel cross-girtler, with a dis.
trihu5ing girder on the top of it, was
then passed through the Shacklc, and
the bell vas raised by SCrewiacks all
round and wedges of timber until the
cross-girder could be placed on the
pillars and rivetcd in position. The
screwiacks were then e9sed and the bell
left swinging, with its lower rim about
two feet ten inches from the ground.
The weight is about IS tons. the circum-
ference at the base being 5ih feet and
at the top &c feet. It averages over 4
foot in thickness. The bell itself Is over
IL feet high and the shackle, which was
intended for logs of timber, about IL
feet. The pin in the shackle has q di.
ameter of lG inches. The bell was cast
about the beginning Of the century by
King B~odawpaya as an accompaniment
to the huge brick pagoda which he
never finished. 1t is snid to have been
cast on n island and RATED across. No
proper means yet exist for striking the
bell, but when hit with a heavy piece of
wood it gives out 4 deep vibrating
boom.-London Sketch.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
CAPTURING AN G
How n Young bird Was Caught for n
Pet in Ariyoun,

Pet In Arizona.
In St. Nicholas Wolcott LIE Clear
Beard writes of "Mcses: A Tame
Eagle" Il Of his pets while he was
engaged in engineering in southern
Arizona. Mr.. Beard gives the follow
ing account of its capture:
l saw on the rounded top OF one of the
giant cactus with which these deserts
are thickly studded an eagle the like of
which, though familiar with the fowls
of that region, | had never before seen;
And may here add that we never did
with any certainty discover the species
to which she belonged. l rode near to
get a better view, but she desired no
closer acquaintance; for, after unfold
ing her wings cnce or twice in n hest
tating sort of mi rs | approached,
she finally spread them and few heav-
lily away, a couple Of pistol shots from
the wagon having only the effect of in
creasing her speed. The cactus on
which she had been resting was a very
fair sample Of the largest variety in
the world of that interesting plant.
vi Vie ~liitkHcSS u u tIdI ) DouN, II
rose straight from the ground, u beau
tiful f1uted column of vivid apple-green,
to a height of rs feet, where a cluster of
branches nearly as thick as the parent
stem grew out from 1t and turned up
ward, while the main trunk, without a
bend. rose several feet higher.
Between two of these branches and
the trunk there was built a nest of good
sized sticks, about twice as large as "a
bushel basket; and on this my eyes
happened TO be resting when the noise
of the shots brought above its edge a
little head covered with grayish-yellow
fuzz, out of which peercd two big
round eyes with an air of anxious in
quiry.
In that desert country, far from rail-
ways and towns, we led rather dull
lives: so the several pets we possessed
in the big permanent camp miles away
served IN no small measure to amuse
us; and to these we wished to add
our young friend of the cactus. But
how to get him down was a / problem.
Somebody suggested that u volnn-
teer climb the cactus, but no one thrust
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
A WALTZ
Danced by a Young Lady Kitten and
Her Canine Adniirer.

Dogs are usually regarded as the biz
terest enemies of cats, but a famous
German animal trainer has recently in
troduced some clever tricks in which
both cats and dogs play a part.
In one of the acts Miss Mimisse. the
cat, goes to q ball and takes her place in
Il chair, as becomes a modest young
lady kitten. In comes Mr.. Toilette, the
dog, and with many bows and smiles
invites her to dance a polka. Miss Mi
MISE bows bashfully. and takes Mr..
Follette's arm, and they dance off to.
gether the stage on their hind
legs. OF course everyone cheers.
Another big scene is a triumph in ami.
NAL training. A big English dog named
Cerberus is chained on the left side Of
the stage. while Pippina, the cat. takes
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

Sometimes one animal will borrow
the services of another temporarily, as
in the case OF a serpent who is ferried
across o river by a duck, or, as is FREE
Guently seen, several animals assist
one another in crossing streams of wa
ter, in lifting large stones, in NOV
ing the trunks OF trees, in constructing
dams, in hunting or IA mutual defense.
Aphids, who have the power OF scent
ing an abdominal fluid of which ants
are ~passionately fond, are kept by the
ants in stables like mich ows and
carefully watched,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

She~lohu, yor are u perfect hear
about the house.
lle-Maria, that assertion won'tstaud
the test of science a single moment. \
bear sleeps all winter. He doesn't have
10 get out Of lied before daylight every
morning to stir up the Are and call the
hiicd girl. Try some other metaphor,
Maria.- ChieaEn rrihunc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

snow, sir" said tie professor o!
medicine, you may tell me to what
class OF maladies Insomnia belongs"
"Why-cr," replied the medical stu
dent. lit, a contagious disease.
81 never heard 1t 50 described Where
did you learn of this"
From experience. Whenever my
nriehhor's dog cant sleep, I'm just Is
wukeful as he is rjt-BltS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
"FRiTZ."

Has anybody seen my Fritz"
You may not think him pretty,
But he's the dog that l low best
In country or in city.
His hairs a sort OF grizzly gray.
And not so very curly:
But he can run like everything,
And bark both late and early.
Sometimes he minds me very well;
And sometimes when | call
He only sits and wags his tail
And does not stir at all.
Blu the reason why he acts that way
Is very plain to see;
Fritz doesn't know that he's my dog
He thinks that he owns me.
So, though he has q heap Of sense.
'Twould be just Ike him, now.
To think that I'm the one that's lost,
And with a great bow-wow
To go off hunting for his boy
Through alley. lane and street,
While | am asking for my dog
OF everyone | meet.
-Rebecca Palfrey Utter, in St. Nicholas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

ITS wonderful" said the man who is
always earnest. 10 see how they can de-
,elop the iutcllects of the lower ami
mails. There is nc telling how much we
Icay be able TO benefit them by system
attic education"
what suggested that idea?
"A chimpauzee that | saw, lie was
cncc in a perfectly wild condition. Now
they have by patient training taught
him to chew tobacco. smoke a pipe, play
cards and drink whisky!
Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
an NEW5.
N THE T~RANSNAAL JUNGLE.
He BRITISH LION MEETS AN AFRICAN LION.


Edith hope he didn't make a speech
when he proposed to you,
Maud-Why, no; he was so nervous he
could hardly speak.
Edith-Poor boy. Hes a better lover
than when | first knew HMM. y,
Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

~ was born the day after Mckinley
was born said Mr.. Manhattan Beach
to Pete Amsterdam.
you were? Do you know what you
remind me OFF," responded Pete.
NO. I do not" t.l.f 8fttfI 5f|
"Well, you remind me of the next
number to the mi that wins the big
prize in the lottery" Tammany
Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

"Rcmcmber, my friend" said the pas
tor 10 his lazy ncighbor, ITS The
carly bird that catches the wOrm.'
Yes, | know" replied the lazy man;
that's why | dig my bait at night
Cincinnati TribNne.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

Tired Timothy-Tm going TO de trop
les, Lawrence. Food grows dcre on
trees-coconnuts and such.
Lazy Lawrence-Don't yer have 10
climb de trees?
Tired 1imothy-Naw. De monkeys
tiows de nuts down at yer.
Lazy Lawrence-Wpll, don. you have
10 crack de nuts?
Tired Timothy-Nsw; 90 on, Dcy
cracks when dey hits ycr.-N. I.Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

Mr.. Crimsonbeak-That dog nextdoor
IL mad, | understand.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-Perhaps he cane
home 10 his dinner and 1t wasn't ready
for him on timc.-Yonkers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

"Madge has more courage than any
girl know"
Glow does she show it?"
she sticks the stamp on the envelope
before she writes the Chi.
cugo Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

He--Do you believe in palmistry-
that you can tell anything by the hand?
She--Certainly; now. for example,
Il l had a certain kind of ring ON a GER
tain finger of my left hand, people
would know that I was engaged.-N. Y.
Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

"How long did it take you 10 learn the
bi~cyclc?"
me? 1t wasn't three days before |
could lie as fast as tny OF them.r--ln-
diarapolis journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

~ see that they have fishing reels
with bail bcaringz, now"
"Oh, of course. That only means
further triumphs for the tow-headcd
urcfin with the oX-gad pole and bent
pin for a hook."-Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

Mothcr-Johuuy. how oftcH have |
told you that you must not holt your
foCd2
Johnny-Gucss 'tisn't no worse to
bolt my food than it is for yon TO turn
the key ON 1t when us in the cupboo'd.
boston Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
The Same Ola Chestnut

The fishing seasons now at hand,
The tinny tribe abounds.
The same old lie we heard last year
WIN one more go the rounds.
baltimore World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

Mrs. Globetrot-What has become Of
DR.. Cureall, the great scientist, author
Of How 10 Live Forever?'
Mrs. Stayhome-Oh, he died some
time ago,-S. Y. Weekly.