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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-31
IN THE DROWsY COUNTRY.

City people are focking to the coun-
try, those VINO can, to spend the entire
summer. but there is great majority
which visits there on Sundays as often
as possible and finds tranquility in a
country town that is different from even
the week day monotony of quiet.
Whether it is the sound OF the church
bells that peal out when the dew is but
| just dried from the grass on the shady
side of the houses and the garden paths
just beginning to glare in the sun that
lends to the day it's atmosphere of subtle
restfulness, or whether it is the mere
knowledge Of its being Sunday, and the
associations of that day, no one can tell.
But the pulsation of the deep and mel
low note from the church that rears it.
self gray and rugged from the green
midst of the NAPLES echoes in the hearts
of the listeners with the memories Of
the long ago when, as children, in such a
village they went with mother into the
color dotted garden back of the house
to pick rose to wear to the long-neg
lected Sunday school.
Whether the listener be a man or
woman the rattle of the passing wagons
and buggies filled to the dashboard with
bright-gowned women and girls and with
men in Sunday black, the ripple of
the breeze in the foliage above the ham,
mock, are sounds warmed through a
medium that lends sensation of gentle
ness to them. They may themselves
drive along dusty roads in stunning
trap or in an antiquated buggy that
complains of a loose and strident tire,
but the noise seems subdued and the
winding track OF hot. white road seems
to choose it's way through the sumac
and hazel brush with more artful taste
than when it is but the highway for the
milk wagons and trucks laden with lum-
Der and feed.
The rivers seem to CLEAN through the
trees with less fierce and uncompromis-
ing brightness; the golf links seem place
| of less feverish rivalry, and the waters
purl over the yellow fashboards of the
dam with different gurgle than they
do on any day but Sunday.
But most persons in the lethargy of an
unusual quiet browse in big wicker
chair at window, with Sunday paper
or book showing the original vague in
tention. or they stretch delightfully."- in a
hammock until the sun gets around to
the point where it shines upon them
and produces headache or retreat.
They languidly notice the overtures of
| the big Maltese cat that rubs against
the low-lying hammock and of the great
| Newfoundland dog that produces a
momentary tumult. The old bay horse
is stamping and nibbling in the shade
of the big apple tree, his glossy coat
shining in the scattering spots of sun.
and hens are blinking contentedly.
The trains are not less frequent, but
their roar seems, in the lazy spirit OF
the moment, to be more regular and less
of jarring rattle. Whether they live
there, or are summering there, or but
spending one brief day in the town
where the panorama is of tree-tops-not
house-tops and streets bare of green
and resonant with street cars. with rat
ting vehicles and city's cries-they
all feel the undefinable and exquisite
difference from the humdrum Of the
weekdays.-Chicdqo Nea0s.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-31
Prepared Expressly for THE UNIvERsALIsT.
AGKICULTURE.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-31
WITH THE BUTTERFLIES.

The study Of the ways of butterflies.
we venture to say, will prove delight
full pastime to the boy or girl who knows
only how to capture the pretty crea-
lures in net. to imprison and then to
kill them. On some golden June after
noon, which is altogether too beautiful
to be wasted within doors, we advise
you to give yourselves up entirely to
the butterflies. Follow and watch
without startling Them and even in SO
short time you will learn enough to
| make you wonder that anyone can pre-
sumo to call them aimless in their cheer
full. busy little lives.
The first butterflies that make their
appearance in the spring are the
various dusky wings, brown and
black. which blend perfectly with the
hues of the moist bare twigs and
branches. Then come the tiny blue
butterflies. heralds of the first violets;
to be followed later by the gay swallow
tails, which are every color of the rain
bow; the pure white butterflies of mid
June: the active little tawny and black
shippers; the coppers and the brilliant
angle-wings, that romp in the sunshine
on the hottest days. Butterflies have a
dainty way of alighting for rest. A
moth will come to sudden stop and
settle Immediately, but butterfly usu-
ally keeps its wings more or less open
while it sways too and fro on some
flower. If it be feeding, however, it
will close it's wings tightly. back to
back; as il asleep, the wings will be
packed away into the smallest possible
compass. The Hesperini family sleep
with the fore wings down between the
hind wings, so that only the hind wings
may be seen. Different butterflies man.
age their antenne differently. Some
keep them widespread, others tuck
them between the wings. and others
again bring them together beside the
front edge OF the wings. This latter
action means that the butterfly is sound
asleep and perfectly comfortable. The
first morning thought of a butterfly is
to search for honey. 1t probes every
flower its meets and it often works hard
for its breakfast. The tiger swallow
tails have passion for lilac blossoms;
they are capable of gorging themselves
to helpfulness through their greed for
the sweets. II you will notice the road.
side pools left by summer shower, you
may see tiocks of yellow butterflies
eagerly drinking, and pretty sight it
is!
The species of butterfly known as the
Vanessi are all wonderfully friendly
and playful. DIR. Abbott tells of the red
admiral alighting on his knee on day as
he was writing and. although it occa-
sionally flew off to the bushes near by,
it returned from time to time and was
his companion for a great part of the
day.
Would you not rather win the conf.
dence of 30 graceful and exquisite an
insect and thereby study its pretty ways
than wantonly to imprison it? Follow
the butterflies into the woods and fields,
and you will see how they protect them
selves by mimicry, how they make
sounds by the motions of their wings.
how many of them have all the variety
of flight of the birds, and how most of
them are clever botanists, making the
best sort of teachers for your summer
holdidays.-AninlqL Friends.
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and keeps it from packing in the ami
mails stomach. 1t also adds variety to
the ration.
The green pastures will probably be
dried up by August. The man who has
ready supply Of sweet corn to take the
place OF the grass will perhaps be called
lucky; rather say that he was wise, and
possessed with proper forethought.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
Grants Big Heart. b.

Gen Grenville lodge, who was with
Grant all through the war, and who
10th before and after that period was
civil engineer for the Unien Pacific rail-
road, told little story the other evening
illustrating the 81 O1tanCous Kindness are
ti oughtfulness Of Grant W hen young man
Many years before the war he was sent
to Oregon as lieutenant, and while at Van
couver started out enc evening in company
with Rufus ingalls, to ride to Wllianite
for the purpose of calling upon some young
ladies visiting there.
When they had covered about falf the
distance they came upon Toor emigrant
whose hcavily-lUaded wagon had become
io1e!t ssI iuckinthe mud. The young men
of course, stopped. After hooking ever the
situation, Lieut.. Grant said to Mr.. In
gals:
what can we do to help this Icor fellow
out?''
His companion did not seem to think
that anything could be done. But after
a moments consideration, Grant silently
dism ounted, offered his horse to the
stranger in distress, and gave him a few
concise directions as to how to extIicate
himself Then telling the grateful emf
grant where to deliver the horse over to
him at WiIIiamite, he continued his journey
still a distance of seven or eight miles-on
foot.
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She Lost Her Grrfer.

The other day young woman. walking
in the northwest, saw an old colored wo-
man grab at her skirts. and then suddenly
turn and come toward her. apparently
looking for something. AS she approached
the young woman she stopped. and, with
a pleasant, though rather troubled look,
inquired:
Honey, deah, did yo1 see little pieceob
white string on de road as yo' come aiong?''
s.I don't know. auntie yes, 1 believe /
did, replied the other.
'well. bress yo', honey, chile, dat's me
gyrter."
And the old wOman's face frightened up
as she hobbled along back, hoping to find It.
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MSI ADVANCE VALUE ON LINE OF CITY EXTENSION

! from the government never reaches him IN
the shape OF money.
His account is simply credited with
| the am cunt, and against this charges are
| made for hisclothiug, books, board, laundry
| and all Incidental expenses, and the great
problem is how TO keep cut Cf Gebt. To
| buy anything with n Oney Of his own is an
impossibiIty,- because a cadet is Tenni-
less, and one # tie regulations pTescribes
that 10 cadet shall apply for or receive
mo1eyoT any other suppliesfrom hisparents,
or from any person whOTnsoeveT, without
permission Of the superintendent But the
quest. .Ous then arise, where does he get
his cigars and his tobacco, how Goes lie 90
his entertaining, etc? One OF the rules
prescribes that cadet is Ohihited from
using ObaccO many form also thatno cadet
SHAH have provisions in his Quarters, or
cook cr prepare foCd in the hanacEs or in
camp, or give an entertainment there or
else where, ard 10 cadet SIAN he allowed
to keep a waiter, "A horse OF Cog.
While the law prescriles what articles OF
I clothing cadet may have, there seems to
be no regulation as to the quantity, and
although only eight pairs of white trousers
are ISSUED to a new man. the number fire.
il is nothing unusual for an upper class
man to possess forty or fifty pairs Of
white duck trousers Then il becomes
the duty Of the officers to hold him down
as to laundry.
The third and fourth years in the
academy are equally severe; but the men
who have outlived the hardships of the
preceding terms are likely to survive
sent to the War Department, with The
recommendation of the academic board for
commission in the Army. During the
whole course the cadet is compelled 10
attend religious services every Sunday at
the chapel, and the movement to eStab-
lish Catholic chapel in the reservation
has caused much comment. In view OF
the opposition the scheme may he aban-
doned In connection with this il las
been urged that the Secretary of War had
no authority to give permission to erect the
chapel, and that Congress alone had au-
thority to grant permission for putting up
permanent building on the reservation.
One Of the institutions of West Point is
the Officers Club, which is known To the
cadet only by name. 1t stands short
distance beyond the limits" and TO enter
it, even il the cadet had an invitation To
do so, would mean immediate discharge.
But after the cadet has been graduated
and returns to West Point al an officer
the doors are Hospitality opened for him.
and the men who were his instructors for
years and who were separated from him
by iron rules frateInize with the y0ung
officer, who never more than then appre-
preCiates the value OF the place which he
has earned by application to his work at
West Point.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
Annnintment of Cadets.

The cadets come from all parts OF the
country; they represent all grades and
classes OF the community, and there is
probably no educational institution on the
continent in which a mans social, politi-
cal or financial standing would count for
less than at West Point. and where his
advancement and final graduation would
depend so thoroughly and exclusively upon
his own personal work.
Cadets are appointed by members of Con-
gress and by the President; and in recent
wears il has been the custom TO give the
places OF principal and alternate to the as
pirants by competitive examinations Young
men in all parts Of the country who have
succeeded in obtaining the coveted cadet
ship will appear before examining boards
next month for examination as to their
physical and mental fitness to be members
of the new class at the academy. A can
(lidate must be over seventeen years old
and under twenty-five. If he is under five
feet in height he is ineligible. He must be
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The Daily Routine.

To be a cadet and a late riser is an inl-
possibility. The hours for daily duty are
laid down as folio ws: Reveille at $50 a. M,
and a. III. on Sunday; police call five
minutes after reyeille; surgeons call, fif-
teen minutes after reveille: breakfast call,
thirty minutes after reveille.
After breakfast the cadets have a few
minutes in which to brush up and at s
O'Clock they are called to quarter for study
and recitation. They have dinner at l
O'Clock From till 4 O'Clock more study
and recitation, and then comes evening
parade, after which the battalion marches
to supper. After supper they have thirty
minutes, and are then called to al a-ters
for study until 0 o'clock, when TAPS" is
sounded, and the signal for lights out
finds the cadets tired and ready for sleep.
On wednesday and Saturday afternoons
the cadets have no duties to perform, and
unless they have been guilty Of some slight
infraction of the rules, they may take a
rest But peep into the courtyard OF The
barracks on these afternoons will convince
the visitor that all cadets arc not angels.
While their companions are at ease, these
who have transgressed must pace up and
down a certain part OF the yard accoutTed
and armed the same as a regular infantry
man on sentry duty a nd if the gray walls
were transparent, they would disclose to
view also some who must suffer for their
misconduct by being confined to their
rooms The striotest discipline, the Sc
we're course and the high standing required
are the causes for depicting the ranks of
the cadet corps, and it is estimated that
about go per cent Of those who are fully
accented as cadets drop out before the
four years term is completed.
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who are about to shake the dust of their
condition from their boots and enter the
| more dignified sphere OF SecOnd-c1ass men.
With the graduation hop tie pleb's time
| OF probation ceases. The upper class man
goes so far a S 10 secure partners for him,
and between the smiles OF pretty girls,
the release fl ON thraldom, the conscious
ness of having wen the respect of the older
men and the anticipation If his good time
in camp with the new men, the yeaTliBp' s
cup of happiness is nearly full. Another
year, ne thinks. and tLen a lOng vacation
and chance to so home.
More Work and Harder.
But the hop lasts only a few hours, the
camp season soon ends and then begins the
work again-harder than the year before
and more of il. Not only drill Tegula-
tions, discipline, and all matters pertaining
to the science OF war must be studied and
mastered, but higher mathematics, French
and Spanish literature must he grappled
with. and they keep every moment of the
cadets time employed. 1t is absolutely
impossible for man TO keep up with His
class unless he works hard. and the class
as a whole would fall behind il the work
were not continuous
Every little break in the routine is said
by those who are in charge to lie detri-
ment to the class, and it is for that reason
that some of the authorities opposed the
scheme for sending the cadets 10 Washing
ton on the occasion of the Inauguration
of Mr.. Mckinley as President. But despite
the work the cadets are uniformly healthy,
and there is little use for the perfe2tly ar
Nul oh,
is part of the institution.
To he convinced of the prime condition
of the cadets one must see them at a
meal in the large mess hall, known as the
Grant Hall The senior cadet captain is
superintendent Of the hail. and sits at a
table facing the door, surrounded by his
staff
The cadets march TO the hall and are
divided when they reach there into squads
corresponding to the tables in the mess hall.
Each squad is accompanied by an officer,
who is responsible for the behavior of the
men at the table. It is matter of course
that the man who carves, who does all the
work and who is served last is pleb The
hall is decorated with the portraits Of
graduates who have won fame since they
left the institution, and the pleb, look
ing upon these pictures, may condole him
self with the thought that the pictures rep
resent men who, in their day, had to do
what he was doing. Among the portraits
are those OF Grant, Sherman, Sheridan,
Meade, Slocum, II alleck, Mcclellan, Sedg
wick, Reynolds. Ord and Ricketts,. A corps
of men is kept busy waiting upon the ca
diets, whose appettes give proof of their
fine physical condition.
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The Graduates Outfit.

Those who remain and are graduated re-
ceive cash capital of $192 to start with
Out of the S54O a year which is placed to
the credit of every cadet 81 is taken every
month and kept for him, and at the end of
his term at West Point he receives it in a
lump sum. The purpose OF the arrangement
Is TO place the young officer out OF need and
to enable him to buy his officers outfit.
The $540 a year which a cadet receives
The evening times., 1897-03-03
Fallen by the Wayside.

When camp season comes again many of
the plebs Of the last camp season have dis
appeared; some departed before the camp
closed others could not stand the strain CT
work during the winter months, some
failed to pass the January examinations,
and, with the others who fell by the way
side, they went back to their homes, small
Ter, possibly, than they were when they
received their appointment, and, although
In many instances itmay have taken argu-
ment to convince the people of the fact,
i'll health is usually given as the cause for
a change in the plans which had general
ship for their object only few months
before.
For those who have remained in the
institution a new era is about to begin.
At the June exercisesthe plebs are allowed
to make their debut Their bearing has
become manly and soldierly by that time,
they have acquired so much of the soldier
in the year past that they do not resemble
the boys of that time, and parents and
friends who come to- the Academy hardly
know them They feel pride in the
fact that they have lived through their
GEAR of plebdom, and no one greets them
more heartily as they enter the domain
Of the upper class men than the yeariings
The evening times., 1897-03-03

u, of the State of -, aged -
years, - months, do hereby engage, with
the consent of my parents or guardian,
that from the date OF my admission Is
cadet OF the United States Military Acad-
emy will serve in the army of the United
States for eight years, unless sooner dis
charged by competent authority.
The cadet also subscdbes TO an oath 10
support the Constitutionofthe United States
and that he will bear true allegiance to
the National Government.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
Where Good Nature Pays.

Taking his hazingin a good-natured man.
ner is the most effective means, and being
"B. j. or prone to resent and combat the
methods OF the upper class man, is the
least advantageous. No upper-class man
would tell pleb to bring him a pail Of
water, but il Mr.. Newman should see a
yearling looking Fix edly at an empty bucket
In his presence, he would probably ask:
'May get you bucket OF water, sir?"
and the little five-foot-three tyrant, who
had the same experience only a year be-
fore, would sayin condescending manner,
"Yes."
The pleb is rigidly excluded from all the
social functions, the little entertainments
and jolifications, such as took place at
the academy last week, when there was
a german in the afternoon and theatrical
performance in the evening. He has no
part in the joys and sorrows OF the older
men; be can make no visits, although he
The evening times., 1897-03-03

AsDNE1 10 LOAN.
On household furniture. pianos. organs,
horses, carriages, &C All business strict
ly confidential Lowest rates, no pubic
ty. courteous treatment. The security
VIII not be removed from your possession.
We make loans Of any amount, from 81 0 70
81 900. Payments ON principal received
at any time, which VIII lessen cost OF car
rying the loan. You can have the money
the day you apply for it.
CAPITAL LOAN Gu ARAN ZEE co.
1a2-1yr 6O2 f Street ". w.
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perfectly formed and must be Of good
moral" character.
He must be able to read and write tie
English language correctly and TO perform
with facility and accuracy the various OF
erations OF the ground rules OF arithmetic,
of reduction, Of simple and compound pro
portion and vulgar and decimal fractions,
and have a knowledge of English gram
mar, of descriptive geography, particularly
OF the United states, and OF the country's
history. The regulations provide: mo mar
ried person shall he admitted as a candi-
date, and if any candidate shall be mar
ried before graduation such marriage shall
be considered as equivalent to a resigna-
ton, and he shall leave the institution ac-
cordingly." After a boy has passed the
prescribed examination and has been found
qualified mentally, physically and morally
to Become cadet he must report on or
before June 3 following the examination
to the superintendent of the academy and
sign an agreement for service in the fol-
lowing form;
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PnsrnEFICE NOIICE-


Should be read daily, by all interested,
as changes may occur at any time.
Foreign Mails for the week ending March
s, 1897, close promptly at tnis Office as
follows.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
WE WANT 900 BORROWERS

Who desire from $50 to $4,000 each
on stocks, bonds,- trusts, loan association
certificates, warehouse receipts and hfe
Or tOntine policies In oid-lIuc cOmpan1ess
10 delay no cbatteI mortgages taken
YERKES 4 BAKER,
40 IN as MstzeTntJ Bldg. ! tu r st NV.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
&ONEY TO LOAN.

Large sums at aud I-2 per cent on
ID. e. real estate; $3.50, $500, $3.50, etc.
at o per CcBt All transactions conduct ed with
economical consideration for borrowers
WA "A. SAUNDERS q Co,
mrs I4Oz + 81 NV
Daily camera., 1897-07-28

Miss Mary Bush last evening gave a
very pleasing arbor party to the Sunday
school classes of Miss Belle Baker and
Mr.. Paul Raymond at the residence of
Mr.. Eugene Wilder on Spruce St. The
arbor at the rear of the house was charm
ingly illuminated with lanterns of differ.
ent varieties. The evening being clear
and cool everything seemed favorable
for pleasant affair and such it proved
to be. The evening was spent in play
ing games, singing, ETC., and was thor
oughly enjoyed. After refreshments bad
been served the party broke up.
Daily camera., 1897-07-28

That age presents no barrier to the
piercing darts of Cupid was today illus
trated by the marriage of our respected
townsman George Hansbrough to Mary
E. Lowrey, chief cook of Cooks restaur-
ant. The wedding was quietly perform
ed by Mr.. Charles Campbell in rooms
over Cooks restaurant, in the presence
of very few friends. The groom is r.
years old and the bride IS. The
Camera wishes that many years of wed.
ded bliss may be added to their lot.
Daily camera., 1897-07-28

Judge Secor handed down an import
ant decision yesterday afternoon in the
mechanics lien foreclosure case of Bolus
Mitchell VS.. Mary Smallwood, ct al, rep
resented by James M. North for the
plaintiff and A. A. Greenman for the de-
fendant. The decision was on demur.
rer to the amended complaint. and in
sustaining the demurrer the judge held
that miner had no lien against mine
for services rendered lessee on that
mine. The decision is an important one
to miners.
Daily camera., 1897-07-28

The fair grounds have been leased for
Saturday, August 7, for series of horse
and bicycle races. Among the special
ties will be race between the horse
Albatross and some Denver crack
bicycle riders. The horse is expected to
arrive tonight and arrangements have
been made for his reception. 1t is gen.
orally believed that the concern will
6zzle as the Denver parties contracting
for the grounds have already failed In
the matter of advertising which was to
have been done yesterday, and in some
other particulars.