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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
STOCK.

A few days will make quite differ.
ence in the quality of corn fodder. Cat
tie will eat nearly the whole of it if cut
before it loses it's bright color and its
succulent leaf.
Tomatoes are liked by most farm ami.
mails. If you have surplus of them.
give them to your cows and horses or
poultry. and you will see them quickly
disappear.
Breed, feed, fatten and market the
hogs young. and turn off two crops a
year rather than one every two years,
as was the old custom. A good clover
field helps in this wonderfully. and in
it the hogs will keep vigorous and
healthy.
In sending unframed horses to mar
ket breeders seem to overlook the fact
that it is not merely the form nor color
nor condition which determines the
price which animals will command.
The chief thing buyer wants to know
is what horse can do.
The colt will form habits of some
kind at an early period. Do not allow
bad habits to become fixed. 1t is easier
to develop good qualities if the training
is begun early. Both the muscles and
the lungs can be increased in power and
capacity as the animal is growing.
If farmer has not the time to train a
colt himself. competent man can be
found to do it. who can in a few weeks
have a colt so trained that buyer can
see at once what qualities it possesses.
Any outlay will be more than covered
in the price.
Frosted grass is not good thing for
colts, nor is there much worth 10 it for
any stock. If the cattle remain on pas
ture after hard frosts come. see that
they have something beside the grass to
eat.
Fix it in mind that it pays to have the
stock comfortable, to say nothing of the
humanity of it. They will make gain
more rapidly and give better profit on
the food consumed.
Keep a sufficient number Of hogs
with the cattle TO clean up a great deal
of feed which will otherwise go abso
lutely to waste. Whether there shall be
any profits arising out OF feeding trans
actions depends very largely upon the
practice of an intelligent economy in the
feed yard.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
MY WINDOW IVY.

Over my window the ivy climbs,
Its roots are in homely jars,
But all day long it looks at the sun,
And at night looks out at the stars.
The dust of the room may dim it's green,
But l call to the breezy air:
Come in, come in, good friend of mine,
And make my garden fair.
So the ivy thrives from morn to morn,
Its leaves all turned to the light;
And it gladdens my soul with it's tender
green,
And teaches me day and n ght.
What though my lot is in lonely place
And my spirit behind the bars!
All the long day may look at the sun,
And at night look out at the stars.
What though the dust of earth would
dim
There's a glorious outer air
That will sweep through my soul if l let ii
in,
And make it fresh and fair.
Dear God Let me grow from day to day
Clinging and sunny and bright!
Though planted in shade, thy window is
near,
And my leaves may turu to the light.
Mary Mapes Dodge.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
A Good Story of Sheridan.

Sheridan once had occasion to call at
hairdresser's to order wig. On being
measured, the barber, who was liberal
soul, invited the orator to take some re.
freshment in an inner room. Here he
RECALLED him with bottle of port and
showed so much hospitality that Sheri-
dams heart was touched.
When they rose from the table and
we're about separating, the latter. look
ing the barber full in the face, said "On
rejecting, l don't intend that you shall
make my wig"
Astonished and with blank visaee
the other exclaimed; GOOD heavens,
Mr.. Sheridan! How can l have dis
pleased your"
why, look you." said Sheridan, "you
are an honest fellow, and. l repeat it,
you shan't make my wig, for l never in
tended to pay for it. I'll go to another
less worthy son of the craft.-Lirerpool
Mercury.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02

Figure the actual cost of milk re-
CURED to make pound of butter, and
the value of a pound of butter in the
market; if you do not get the profit
which is apparent from these figures it
is because there is some leak in your
method and management.
More good COWS are spoiled every year
by careless milking than any other way.
A very little milk left in the udder at
each milking will cause the best COW to
decrease.
Milking should not only be done
thoroughly, but quickly; and there
should be no noise, whatever, unless a
quiet singing. 1t is said that singing
mixer is paid an extra price in Switzer
land.
Holstein cows are large producers,
and if you want quantity you can make
mistake in them; many of them yield
from six to even ten gallons day.
They are persistent mixers, too, and
are not far behind the best as butter
cows.
The average cost of grain and pasture
for cow is estimated at S35 year. IL
she Yields $50 pounds of butter, worth
20 cents, and calf worth So. she is kept
at loss. Sell her, and get one which
will do better.
The cows should be fed regularly and
MIXED regularly, and any deviation from
their accustomed time for either will be
very prompt to show its result in the
milk bucket.
The sleek looking plump COW which
puts on fat readily is not the best milk
or. Dairy cows are not built that way.
Except such as is needed for her own
support it is her nature to turn the food
which is given her into milk making
channels. This part of her, and is
bred there.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
Mr.. CrOCkett's L ads
Love.
"MY OTHER SWEETHEART"

THE following is a chapter from Mr..
SIR. Crockett s recent story Lads Love- "
To understand it, the reader will need to
know that the young Scotch Doctor, Aleck
McQuhirr, of Drumquhat, was in love with
Nance Chrystie, and parted from her in
lovers quarrel The quarrel was caused
by Alexis discovery of chain of rings
and trinkets which Nance wore in her
bosom. Aleck rushed to the conclusion
that they we've the gift Of other lovers and
he demanded to see them. Nance resented
Alexis jealousy and INDUCED in some de-
lightful sarcasm, which further incensed
Aleck. When the chain and its append
ages were finally produced, he flung them
from him in passion over the orchard wall
into the grass of the meadow. Nance re-
turned her lover the ring of Mother of
Dee pearls and the silken tie which he had
given her as a pledge of his love, and
Aleck threw them after the others He
returns home and when his passion cools,
he had the following interview with his
mother whom he calls ellis Other Sweet
heart n-EDIToR.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
BEYOND.
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

It seemeth such little way to me.
Across to that strange, country, the Be-
yond,
And vet not strange, for it has grown to
be
The home of those of whom l am so
fond
They make it seem familiar and most
dear,
AS iourneyine friends bring distant coun-
tries near.
So close it lies that when my sight is
clear
1 think 4 see the bright and cleaning
strand
I know, l feel, that those who've gone
from here
Come near to me as if to touch my
hand;
often think but for our yelled eyes,
We should find heaven right around us
lies.
can not make it seem a day to dread,
When from this earth home shall jour
ney out
To that still dearer country of the dead
And Join the lost ones so long dreamed
about.
1 love this world, yet shall love to go
And meet the friends, who wait for me,
know
And so for me there is no sting to death,
And so the grave has lost its victory;
1t is but crossing with bated breath,
And white, set face, little strip OF
sea,
To find the loved ones waiting on the
shore,
More beautiful, more precious than be-
fore.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
POULTR

A little intelligent enthusiasm goes a
long way toward getting profit from
flock of hens.
Ii your hens are not profitable il is
doubtless your own fault. Among other
remedies, sell off all which are over two
years old.
The sole object in having hens on the
farm is to make ends meet. II they
have their freedom without any attempt
at manag ement they are likely to eat
their heads off in little while.
Some of the abandoned farms" of
New England are ideal places for the
poultry industry. Perhaps if the owners
had not slighted this branch the farms
would not have been abandoned
Poultry raising is being gradually re-
duced to business principles, and it will
be an actual and important feature of
agriculture 10 years hence.
On the duck farms crosses have not
proved success; nothing equals the
Royal Pekins. In appearance, yard Of
fowls uniformly coloreu and or pure
breed has the advantage over a mixed
lot, whatever kind they may be.
Begin now to weed out the old stock
from the poultry. and the undesirable
young. A few good hens. we'll cared
for. will raise more chicks next summer
than if large flock is crowded together
in the coops; and what sense is there in
keeping an improbable chicken, any
how?
For the poultryman who wishes to
make speciality of eggs or of dressed
fowls for the market, breeds especially
adapted for these purposes are better
than crosses. The rule holds just as
true as with cows for the dairy or horses
for the race track.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
The Last TOllgate in England.

In former times the turnpikes or roads
of England were supplied with gates
where toll was taken. few pennies
from each passer, and applied to defray
public expenses. But these tollgates
have disappeared one by one and now
the last one is to be thrown open. This
is on the island of ApgleseY and was not
abolished in 1890 when by special act of
parliament all others were abolished.
Thirty years ago there were in England
and Wales over thirty thousand miles
of road for which toll was collected.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02

An assured and comfortable living is
all any man needs for the greatest pos.
sible enjoyment and the highest pos
sible usefulness if he can get with it
some little leisure, and has sense enough
to use this to the best advantage. To
be distressed that we are not rich is
folly.
Farm ers deplore the loss through the
continuous growth of grain crops, but
there is kindred cause which they
seldom pause to consider, and this is the
loss which results from the raising of a
crop of weeds along with other crops.
Weeds live upon the same elements
which are required to grow crop Of
grain or gross; We deplore them in a
general way, but seldom consider that
they are soil robbers of the very worst
type.
Although the keeping of weeds under
subsection is a chief problem, the solu-
ton is simple enough if every man will
turn his hand against them, aad work
according to intelligent methods in his
crop rotation.
1t is proper for every farmer who
prizes the conveniences of life to build
himself an ice house. Do it this fall. 1t
is simple matter, and it is easy to fill it.
Let us have more conveniences as we
live.
Corn cut just as the ear begins to
glaze seems to contain in stalk and grain
the greatest amount of nourishment.
This early cutting would be but to waste
it save when it is for immediate use or
for the silo.
Be especially careful in buying clover
seed. We need not be wholly helpless
in this matter of seed buying, for we
can buy of responsible men only, and
then can have recourse to microscope
and make. careful examinations our.
selves.
Let there be no Stacking in 9 Tort until
every acre upon every farm is put upon
paying basis. There is usually a way
to do it if we will but hunt it out.
A large element in procuring large
yield of corn is in having every grain
grow which is planted. To obtain seed
corn of unusual vitality, select it early
when it begins to dry in the husk.
One object of thorough cultivation is
to break us the capillary attraction in
the upper crust. and SO prevent the
moisture being brought to the surface
and evaporated.
The man in debt and he of small
means ought of all others to keep his
property insured, so that in case of fire
he will not at once be an object of
charity for food and clothing, perhaps.
The idea is more and more prevailing
that the better practice is to SOW tim
othy and clover in the spring, early,
without the aid OF any nurse crop.
1t does not require very large yield
of clover seed to make it pay to cut it.
II the crop be a short one, it will be
especially we'll to look into the matter of
saving the seed.
There are some things we may do to
crafty our taste or give us pleasure
which have very useful side to them,
and can not be counted extravaganza. 1t
will be an advance when every farm has
its own fish pond we'll stocked, and its
own ice house regularly filled.
There are few bad failures in farming
where accounts are accurately kept.
They show where closest economy is
imperative. and they set us thinking
when certain crops or certain kinds of
stock make worse showing than others.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02

My mother met me at the door
How she heard me come, know not.
"Well," she said.
at is all right" l whispered.
My mother put her hand on my
head. She must have stood on tip
toe to do it, for she was little wo-
man. She did not kiss me this time.
THE God of Jacob bless Nance and
you!" was all she said.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02

Do not think that the "off year" in
fruit bearing is thing definitely estab-
lished by nature. When a tree is allowed
to bear too heavy crop it is left in too
feeble condition to form many fruit
buds the next season.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02

The orchard may we'll serve its pur.
pose of fruit bearing and as feeding
ground for poultry. The fowls will de-
stroy many of the insects which harm
both tree and fruit, and will be no mean
factor in enriching the land.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02

TTOW l reached Drumquhat dc
IL not know l only remember
that found myself, somehow, in the
stable supporting the horses, side by
side with Glib M'Whulter, our serv-
ing man. He looked up in astonish-
ment at my early return.
whats wrang, laddie, that ye haze
through wi your courtin already?"
My heart was too full, my wounds
too recent, for me to answer. Invent
sullenly on with my work.
"Aweel," said Glib philosophically,
"since ye are here, cen gle the horse
graith bit polish, and I'll gang over
and take a turn at the bizzies my
self!'
A sort of dazed numbness took
hold of me. 1t was as though my
head had been cut through at the
neck with an exceedingly sharp knife,
and | would not find it out until l
sneezsd.
Yet this very lack of ordinary feel
ing enabled me in some fashion to
get through the evening. went in
to the kitchen and got book to read.
Then l sat down with my back to the
light-more to escape the eyes of my
mother (which seemed to fill the
house, and reach some way across the
Yard than to get the light upon the
page. Indeed | never found out
what it was that was reading. For
all the while my heart throbbed out,
Nance Nance" And mocking little
fiends ran up and down the lines of
print skipping from one to the other
and crying, "You are fool, Aleck
M'Quhirr! You are great fool Aleck
M'Quhirr"
And in my deepest heart deeps, /
knew that l was-the greatest and
most foolish of fools.
Then came the almost unendura-
BILE interlude of the Bulk" when the
reverend voice of my father, as he
read the Gospels, and sent sonorous-
ly up the evening sacrifice of family
petition, seemed to me a thousand
miles away-like voice speaking
unintelligible words far out on the
confines of space. Immediately after
we had risen from our knees, l es-
capped to the little gable room over
the peat shed in which l slept.
My mother came up to bid me good
night, and watched me like cat at
mouse hole while | answered "Yes"
and mo" at random to her questions
and gossip. She spoke of the new
tune the precentor had sung to the
hundred and third psalm on Sabbath
morning at the Kirk on the Hill. She
was more than doubtful whether
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-24
MoRGANTowN, WEST VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY,
". Y. U. WINS.
Bethany Gets a Goose Egg, We
Get Thirty Points.

Tonehdowns Made so Fast That No Ac-
count Could BE Taken OF fhem-Two
Made in Five Minutes-Eyery Goal
Kieked-Small Crowd-The Years
Scores.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-24
Thoughts and Pen Pictures.
By Assayer.


Fear is the most powerful weapon
used by tyrants upon the helpless and
Innocent.
A true statesman respects the char
acter of an honest opponent of another
party, but political mouse will gnaw
in the dark at spotless reputation.
Honest endeavor wisely directed
is seen upon the statute books in ev-
cry law that is based upon equity.
Statemanship is a jeweled crown
worn in utter Inconsistencies Of po-
litical highwaymen.
A legislator is either the peoples
best friend or worst enemy.
A corrupt Congressman is a human
leper, dangerous to all who approach
him.
Unselfish endeavor begets just laws,
mad ambition is the grave of states
manship.
The presence of mistrust where
confidence is due touches with its
| frosty hands the sweetest flowers in
human character.
If some of our legislators would rid
their minds of eifete doctrines and
shuttle off some of their scholastic
rhetoric they would then have room
to put on some simple language which
is the only thing whereby a profound
idea is comprehended,
If reports are correct Mark Hanna is
beset with misguided emotions. The
Ohio Legislature may leave this ga
merican Nero" on the quicksands OF
political chaos.
Whenever you find legislator un.
selfish in his patriotism you have
found jewel of craftsmanship sci
in wisdom.
Some of the Republican party pill
lars, in reviewing the election, take
rather a gloomy look into the years
1S9S-l900, but with the fortitu dc O
IA life sentenced convict they say
"While there's life there's hope.
If this saying is true, the following
is also true: "While there is Hanna
ism there is doom.'
The Republican press is busily en-
gagged in straining out gnats of human
misfortune in foreign lands--callinl
it prosperity at home, while they swal
low the camels of bigoted pedantry
among which is the blind belief thai
the Dingley Bill has created an agri
cultural God who Furnishes the pee
pie of the South by giving them 5 cen
cotton, while it pleases the farmer o
the North by giving him 70 cen
wheat--this is the Paganism OF TIN
Republican Party.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-24
Expert Opinion.

john Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
was recently interviewed by report
or on a subject of which he is we'll
qualified to speak. He was asked II
it pays to advertise when times are
hard. s'When the times are hard and
people are not buying" replied Mr..
Wanamaker, sis the very time that
advertising should be the heaviest.
You want to get the people in to see
advertise to do that. When the times
are good, they come of their own
accord. But believe in advertising
all the time. / have tried all kinds
of advertising and have spent great
deal of money in posters and bills,
but gave that up long ago and think
newspaper advertising is by far the
best" Mr. Wanamaker was asked II
he could see any immediate results
from such advertising, and replied
that he could, instancing the mora
ings when his store in New York or
Philadelphia has advertised a job lot
of bicycles or other things. There
is invariably long line of people
waiting outside for the doors to open.
advertising is one Of the elements
of business success" the great mer-
chant declared, "but it is getting
what the people want, keeping your
eyes on the parts of the world where
new things are made, and giving the
people the best and the newest
things along the lines Of their real or
| fancied needs"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-24
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Supreme Court Relieves Lloyd
Hansford of a fine.
He objected to the Payment Of Fine
Imposed by Judge EIoke and Was Sus-
tanned The Case From Which the
Eastman Murder Arose.

The supreme court of appeals has
relieved Lloyd Hansford, a former
State senator, from Tucker county, of
the payment Of a fine of $25 for con-
tempt, imposed by Judge }. r. Hoke,
formerly circuit judge, now con.
sui for tire United States in Canada
Some Tucker county man had been
convicted in Judge Hoke's court of a
felony, and Hansford, who was his
counsel, drew up petition for "a new
trial, which was signed by some so or
so persons. Judge Hoke did not ap-
prove OF the petition and fined every
person who signed it for contempt
Most Of the fines were about So, but
Hansfords contempt was considered
to be greater than that of the Others
and he was fined $25. Hansford APP
pealed the case and the supreme
court yesterday sustained him.
1t was out of this case that the ia
nous Eastman murder case arose.
Hansford, Eastman and lot Of other
persons, who had signed the petition
for a new trial, secured special train
and went to Parsons to present it to
the court. Thompson, the man
whom Eastman killed, was rot one
of the party, but returned with them
on the special train. While on the
train, he and Eastman talked over
the fines for contempt and got into
the quarrel which resulted in Thomp-
sons DEATH
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-24
Don't Be A Kicker.

If your neighbor is prosperous lei
him prosper. Don't growl, grunt or
grumble. Say a good word for him
and let it go at that. Don't be a
kicker Your turn will come. Nc
one is whole show. If you see the
town is moving along nicely feel
good about 1t. Help things along.
Shove a little. Push. Try to get
some of the benefit your self. Don't
waste your time feeling sore because
some fellow has a little more sand
and sense than you have. Do a
little hustling yourself. Don't be
kicker. Ii you can say good word
say it like prince. If you are full
of bile and disposed to say something
mean, KEEP your mouth shut. Don't
be a kicker. No man ever made q
dollar kicking. No man ever got rich
or happy minding everbody's bust
ness but Ibis own. Norman ever help
ed himself up permanently by kicking
his neighbor down. Give Others d
kindly word. Give it literally. II
wont cost you cent and you may
want one yourself some day. You
may have thousands today and nexl
year be without the price Of shave
So don't be a kicker. You can't az
ford to do it, 1t won't pay. Their,
nothing in it. If you want to throw
something at somebody, throw cologn,
or roses. Don't throw brickbats Oh
mud. Don't be kicker. Ifyou mus
kick, go out behind barn and kicl
yourself, for If you feel that way you
are the man that needs kicking. Bni
whatever you do don't be kicker.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-24

Wednesday afternoon about / o'clock
George Debolt was the victim OF a
strange accident at the Mackey Mil
on Deckers Creek. AS result of il
he will likely lose his right eye and
is suffering terribly.
He was engaged in cleaning out the
boiler, using caustic potash to re-
move the scales. Tie fire had been
put out in the engine in the morning.
After the boiler had been thoroughly
clea aed some water and oil was pour
ed in 1t, and Debolt llt match to ex-
anime sume part of the machinery. A
heavy explosion at once occurred. He
was thrown down with great force.
The greatest shock was felt on the
left side, although the right side OF
his face was the worst burnt. His
hair was nearly burned off and his
face and neck burnt in a horrible
manner.
DIR. Charles McLane was summon
ed TO attend him He at once dressed
his injuries and the wounded man
was taken home. This morning Mr.
Debolt was suffering terribly. His
head is swollen TO twice its normal
size, and the burns are very painful.
The man is in serious condition, al
though the doctor does not think
that the accident will result fatally.
A curious coincidence Is found in
the fact that eighteen years ago In
the same mill, he lost his right arm
by the same machinery. Now he
loses his right eye by most curious
and unexpected accident.