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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
Selected Story.
AN UNCONSCIOUS IDEALIST.
BY JAMES BUCKHAM.

A THOUGH the roses had long
II since faded from Mrs. Pitkin's
cheeks, there was a flush of almost
girlish color in them as she hustled
about her house work that brilliant
June afternoon. The oriole singing in
the elm that brushed the farmhouse
roof seemed to voice her own hearts
Joy; for was not this the day, the glad,
long-expected day, when her daugh-
ter Georgia was to graduate from the
high school in the villagef How
sweet and beautiful the dear girl
would look in her snowy muslin, with
a little bunch of red roses at her
waist Many hot, breathless even
ing had Mrs. Pitkin toiled over that
graduation dress, while the big black
June-bugs came laundering in at the
open window, and sprawled upon the
snowy fabric like imps in spotless
paradise. How carefully, how low
ingly, she had stitched and hemmed
and gathered the delicate stuff, pict-
uring her dainty Georgia as the girl
should glide forward upon the stage
of the exhibition hall to read that
wonderful essay, almost as diaphan.
GUS as her dress, upon THE Imper-
ishable in Literature" And now the
dress was finished, and graduation
day had come, and the eyes of the
proud and loving mother were soon
to be feasted upon the sight of her
darling in the moment of her triumph
and her exaltation. What wonder
tn at the faded cheeks glowed, and a
soft light, not borrowed from the
June brightness, shone in the expect
ant eyesl
The exercises at the school house
were to begin at three o'clock, and
already it was almost two. Dinner
had been served to the summer
boarders at half-past twelve, and they
were now contentedly gossiping and
reading on the piazza, while Mrs.
Pitkin and Flora, the hired girl,
washed the dishes, set the tea table,
and put the house to rights for the
afternoon. Georgia had just departed
in barge, with bevy Of her white
robed schoolmates, to put some finish
ing touches to the decorations at the
school house, and then Autter about,
in feverish excitement, until the hour
fer opening the exercises should
arrive.
Suddenly there came timid rap
at the kitchen door and Mrs. Pitkin,
rolling down her sleeves, went to see
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
POULTR Y.

The Plymouth Rock or the Wyandot
combines more desirable and fewer un-
desirable qualities than any other breed
for the farmer. Both are hardy and
good layers, have desirable marks as
table fowls. and reach weight of from
six to eight pounds.
Each fowl should have about square
yard Of room in the coop, to keep
healthy. 1t is good plan to build up
the foundation foot or 30 and fill in to
that depth with gravel, and the same
should be piled around the outside.
This ensures dryness, which is more
essential than we sometimes think,
For town lot poultry house u feet
square. with run or yard having 500
square feet, will accommodate to a nicely
about 20 fowls. Twenty hens should
lay 200 dozens Of eggs year, and those
should bring about $40. at low market
price. Three pounds of grain hen or
its equivalent, day should feed them.
The feed would thus cost about S13
year, leaving profit of S27, which would
be S1.35 hen.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
What Should Children Learn.

Every teacher ought to be philoso-
pher. Every child already is one until
conventionaIity spoils him. More than
that, he is also scientist. poet and ar
fist in embryo, and would mature in all
these characters if we did not stunt
him with our bungling. When teachers
are as wise as they may be children will
be helped to learn everything as soon as
they begin to learn anything.
/ do not say that grammar and geom-
etry and geography and geology and his
tory and economics and psychology and
ethics as such should be taught in the
nursery. ! do say that in the cradle the
child begins to be in contact with that
nature and society of which all these
are phases and products and reports.
Sociology demands for the child, from
the cradle to his second childhood. op-
portunities for such frank contact with
life that its various aspects will confide
to him their mystery in its real rela-
tions with the real elements of life.
Sociology demands of the tutors and
governors who lead the child through
the formal part of education, that
they shall so discreetly pilot Wilhelm
Meister through his apprentice years
that he may learn his world at the
smallest expense, and with least cause
for regret. both to others and to him
self. Whether this citizen of the world
shall ever learn to construe life in
terms of the conventional sciences is an
entirely secondary matter. The main
thing is that, from the beginning, he
shall learn to know himself and his
world truly-so far as he knows at all
in all essential relations. This involves
the learning Of such sciences as he does
acquire, in the character of excerpts
from the whole book of knowledge, not
as selt-sufficient Neutrality-suspicious.
Sor Albion w. Small. in the american
Journal of Sociology.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
THE LONG DAYS.
BY W. d. HOwELLs.

Yes! They are here again, the long, long
days,
After the days of winter, pinched and
and white,
Soon, with thousand MINISTRIES, comes
the light,
Late the sweet robin haunted dusk de-
lays.
But the long days that bring us back the
flowers,
The sunshine and the quiet dripping
rain,
And all the things we know of spring
again,
The long days bring us not the long lost
hours.
The hours that now seem to have been
each one
A summer in itself, whole life's
bound,
Filled full of deathless joy-where in
his round
Have these forever faded from the sum-
The fret, the fever, the unrest undurcs,
But the time flies. Oh, try, my little
lad,
Coming so hot and playworn, to be glad
And patient of the long hours that are
yours!
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
Activity of the Child.

1t is quite evident to any one who has
spent a little time in watching very
young children that those belonging to
educated and industrious parents ex-
hibit spontaneously passion for move.
ment, for activity. And this is identical
with energy. So soon as affection
springs to life in the innocent little
heart, this natural energy becomes
united with the impulse to be useful;
and if we were only on the alert to
recognize this moral sentiment as soon
as it is born we should rarely have to
utter the reproach so frequent with US
now, that children seem to like to give
trouble. They may, and they will after
awhile. il the early good feeling is ne
elected, and they are rebuffed and
turned to puerile pursuits or to "busy
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

idleness," instead of being helped to do
something, however small the thing
may be, of real work.
This is terrible condition, and one
for which guardians are always respon-
sible. have never known persistent
ly idle and selfish young person who
had not been trained into idleness and
seishness by having some officious
elder take away his proper work. The
little child then comes to us ready and
willing to help US in our life work. Shall
we not accept this loving aid, and take
him as our sweet, kind and active help
er in our daily labor. Woman's Home
Companion.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
DAIR II.

If the ration of COW is at any time
insufficient for all needs, she first appro-
PIRATES that which is necessary for her
own support, even if it requires the
whole; therefore. if profit is expected
there must be full and constant feeding i.
While there are other solids beside
butter fat in milk, they are not butter.
1t is poor dairy policy to try to make
something out of nothing, and that is
what many patent dairy aids aim at.
The flow OF milk once checked by q
shortage of feed or by the pastures dry
ing up in late summer can not be again
revived without an expenditure which
is vastly in excess of what would have
been required to retain it.
II heifer is allowed to go dry two or
three months before calving she will go
dry again about the same time next year,
and this becomes the regular thing, and
her services are lost for good portion
of the year. Start right.
While Jerseys do not yield as much
milk as some other breeds, one who is
selling milk will suffer no loss if he has
a few OF them in his herd, if for no other
reason than to give color to the product.
1t may be that the milking machine
is success in its mechanical construc-
ton, but there is yet no evidence of its
practical value which strongly recon-
mends it to dairyman.
Cheese flies detest the common yellow
Persian powder. Dust with this plenti.
fully through the cheese room before
you shut it up for the day.
Do not be frightened IL your COWS are
large eaters, for it is pretty sure indi-
cation that they will have something of
value to give you in return. All that
you can induce the COW to eat and digest
above that needed for support will go
directly to profit.
Roots at least lend variety to the
winter feeding of cows, and have some
claim to utility on that score; but no
doubt ensilsge can be handled and fed
with greater economy.
With ensilage as the base and wheat
stuffs as the main part of the grain food,
with the addition of good clover hay
the subject of winter feeding of milk
cows becomes very simple.
1t pays the dairyman to produce when
prices are best. and that, of course, is
during the winter. This is the time to
make provision, both in selecting your
cows and in arranging for their feeding.
With separator the butter fat is all
procured, the cream churns better, and
it also gives greater percentage of but.
ter; the product is better and brings
highest prices in the market. The
skinned milk is in prime shape for the
calves. too. II the cream is to be sold
it is fresher. The use of ice is dispensed
with, and is great saving.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
SOME TAME TROUT.

In Rockland county, New York State,
small shoe factory was built on the
edge Of trout pond. One day one of
the children of the owner of this factory
caught a trout in the brook near the
pond. The trout was 30 small that it
was thrown into the pond after having
been shown. Shortly after two more
trout were caught and put in the pond.
The trout we're forgotten for some time.
At last they grew large enough to at
tract attention. The children caught
glimpses of the trout now and then,
and were anxious to show them to visi-
tors. They began throwing worms into
the water where the fish had disap.
peared under the rock, and after time
the fish would rise to sight when the
children threw the worms and caught
them. After time one of the children
thought to try the experiment of hold
ing the worm in his fingers in the water.
The largest trout rose, and watched the
worm for some time, made a sudden
dash, caught it, and disappeared. A
little later it took the worms from the
children and did not disappear. At last
two of the trout would rise to the sur
face the moment visitor appeared at
the edge of the pond. For some weeks
now one of the fish has allowed himself
to be tickled or rubbed on the belly.
1t was decided to weigh the largest
fish. He came to the surface to be
rubbed, when net was slipped under
him, and he was thrust into bag and
weighed. Now he will not come near
enough to be touched. The trout have
been given names. but they do not res
pond to them when called. In Pike
county, Pennsylvania, where there are
many trout brooks and lakes, gentle
man caught three trout and put them
in spring we'll. This we'll was close to
the road 1t had been cut partly out of
solid rock, and was lined to the bottom
with the softest of green moss. Trout
will not live where there are any impu.
tiles. For miles people came to drink
from this we'll because the water was 30
delicious. The gentleman who owned
the trout would break a few cracker
crumbs on the surface, and the trout
would rise to get them. He tried the
experiment of sitting near the edge of
the well and whistling. At last trout
rose, the whistler threw a crumb, and
trout ate it, and waited for more. Soon
the gentleman found he could bring the
trout to the surface by whistling.
When they came, they we're always
rewarded. 1t was a great source Of
amusement to group of little childrenIto
watch the trout until two boys from
New York appeared who attempted to
catch the trout. Then a sign was put
up over the we'll. warning all tresspass.
ers against touching the covers of the
we'll.
The people we're so disappointed. and
the children missed for several weeks
their little play-fellows, the trout and
their big play-fellow, the owner of the
trout. The we'll was closed to all
strangers until the two boys returned
to the city.-Erchange.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
NEVER MAKES A MISTAKE.

1t is a great thing to have a servant
who never makes a mistake. The value
of such servant is simply beyond price,
and such a servant is the Royal Baking
Powder 1t never fails to do its work
properly when put to raise bread, rolls,
cake, biscuit, or other food. Other bak-
ing powders, like some servants, some
times makes miss of it, Royal never.
A perfect baking powder must have
three virtues. 1t must be pure and whole
some; it must have high leavening power,
so as to make the food light and faky,
and it must be able to retain all it's leav-
ening gas until required for use, so that
its action in raising food will be always
uniform. All these qualities housekeep
ers say they find in Royal
The keeping quality of baking powder
is of special Importance in this country.
Most powders, if not used when first
made, are found to be ineffective. If kept
even a few weeks in our climate they
lose their leavening power, become
lumpy or caked, and valueless.
The superior keeping quality of the
Royal arises from the extraordinary care
in its manufacture, and the scientific
principles employed in its combination
The articles used in its composition are
most highly refined, thoroughly dried by
heat before being compounded, and so
prepared and coated as to prevent their
uniting prematurely, or otherwise than
under the influence of heat and water
necessarily used in cooking or baking.
The Royal is now used extensively in
the low ATTITUDES of Africa, Australia,
ETC., where it has been found % be the
only baking powder that will withstand
the climate without deterioration. Hints
to Housekeepers.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
THE SECRET.
BY HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE.

"Thou shalt keep them in the secret OF
thy presence from the STRIFE OF tongues
When winds are raging DER the upper
ocean,
And pillows wild contend with angry
roar,
IT'S said, far down beneath the wild COM
motion,
That peaceful stiffness reigneth ever
more.
Far, far beneath, the noise of tempests
dieth,
And silver waves glide ever peacefully,
And no rude storm, how fierce soccer he
fieth,
Disturbs the Sabbath of that deeper sea.
So to the soul that knows thy love Q
Purest!
There is temple, sacred evermore!
And all the babble of life's angry voices
Dies in hushed stiffness at its peaceful
door.
Far, far away, the noise of passion dieth,
And loving thoughts rise ever peace
fully,
And no rude storm, how fierce soccer II
flietb,
Disturbs that deeper rest, o Lord, in
thee
o Rest, of rests! o Peace serene, eter-
nal!
Thou ever livest, and thou changest
never;
Ard in the secret of thy presence dwell
eth
Fullness of joy, forever and forever.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
TIGER LILIES.
BY T. B. ALDRICH.

like not lady-slippers,
Nor yet the sweet-pea blossoms,
Nor yet the faky roses,
Red, or white as snow;
/ like the chaliced lilies,
The heavy eastern lilies,
The gorgeous tiger-lilies,
That in our garden grow.
For they are tall and slender;
Their mouths are dashed with carmine,
And when the wind sweeps by them,
On their emerald stalks
They bend so proud and graceful
They are Circassian women,
The favorites of the sultan,
Adown our garden walksl
And when the rain is falling,
l sit beside the window
And watch them glow and glisten,
How they burn and glow!
o, for the burning lilies,
The tender eastern lilies,
The gorgeous tiger-lilies,
That in our garden growl
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

Clover is often winter killed on un-
drained land; the plants thrive until
winter, when the wet soil freezes and
throws them out. Drain the wet clover
field if you want good crop.
In the outset it is cheap work to store
the farm tools out of doors, but it is the
most costly thing in which farmer can
indulge in the final reckoning. No mat
ter how rough the shed, have some such
protection for the things which cost SO
much money.
1t is difficult to get alfalfa rooted
without plenty of moisture, but it stands
drouth we'll, its roots penetrating deep
to where the water is. or course it does
best whore there is copious irrigation,
but it will not thrive at all in wet, cold
land.
There is much we could learn from
other nations, even if we do feed the
world" 1t might even be we'll to send
some of our leading agriculturists to
other countries to report upon whatever
might be profitably added to our own
existing methods.
No seed requires better prepared
soil than that Of the turnip. Failure is
usually due either to loose seed bed or
to the fact Of sowing before a rain.
Let the ground always be firm and
damp.
A pinch of common salt upon cabbage
heads, after the worms begin to work,
will often destroy them. Another good
remedy is the free use of coal ashes in
the same way two or three times week.
1t is equally effective when applied to
other plants, also.
Follow diversified farming, keep as
much stock as the farm will carry, feed
it we'll, save and apply the manure. and
then you will not be much interested in
learning the comparative merits Of com
mercial fertilizers.
Sow turnips after heavy rain even
if you have to wait until the middle of
August. When the seed is sown before
light rain it swells and dies; if before
heavy rain, crust forms which pre-
vents the plants from coming through
or dries out and stunts the tiny plants.
A manure pile under the ewes of the
barn has not much value by spring. A
small lento, sufficient to protect it, can
be cheaply built. and will more than re-
pay it's cost in a single season.
The soils fertility is the farmers true
capital; the use, or interest, legitimately
belongs to him; that only is profit The
principal is held in trust by him for pos
terity.
A small farm we'll titled, is pretty sure
to bring the owner profit. With large
farm and much hired labor you have to
figure with the expense account and the
tax man before you will know how you
have come out, and too often these take
all the profit.
Cows peas are Southern crop, but if
sown about June in the North they
will make good crop for fall pasture,
coming in just right between grass and
hay, and will bridge over the trouble
some gap.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

"A specialist in nervous diseases says
that women should sleep at least nine
hours at night and one hour in the day.
time. In these busy days it is the ex.
ceptional woman who can follow, or who
does follow, the latter part Of this pre-.
scription.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

1t is matter of certainty that there
will be no regularity in the type of the
herd. The prepotency of every individ-
ual Of the herd will have been weakened,
and the produce Of such animals is sure
to revert to the type of the original par
ents.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

little. We know where we are safe.
a little while all the birds will come
live in Massachusetts again, and ever
body who loves music will like to ma
a summer home with you"
The signers are:
Brown thrasher. Kingbird.
Robert o. Lincoln Swallow.
Hermit thrush. Cedarbird.
Vesper sparrow. Cowbird.
Robin redbreast. Marten
Song sparrow. Veery.
Scarlet tanager. Vireo
Summer redbird. Oriole.
Blue heron. Blackbird.
Hummingbird Fffebird
Yellowbird Wren
Whip-poor will. Linnet.
Water wagtail. Peewee.
Woodpecker Phoebe.
Pigeon woodpecker. Yokebird.
Indigo bird Lark.
Yellow throat. Sandpiper.
Wilson's thrush. Chewink.
Chickadee.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
AG RICULTURE.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-14
CANTORS SCHENE FOE DOLLAR GAS.

HIS BILL CREATES A MUNICIPAL GAS coMMIs-
SION FOR THIS CITY.
Albany. Jan. Ex-senator Cantor tonight intro
duced his gas bill which regulates the price OF IL
Eliminating gas in the city OF New-York as sucn
CITY was constituted January !. 1895 and creates
a board to be known as the Municipal Gas Oom-
mission The bill provides that no corporation OF
nerson in the city OF New-York shall charge for H.
Eliminating gas more than 81 thousand CUBIC lee
and such gas shall have an Illuminating power OF
not less than twenty-four sperm candles OF SIX 10
the pound and burning at the OF l25 grains Of
snermaceti an hour tested al a distance OF not less
than one mile from the place of manufacture by a
burner consuming FIVE cubic feet OF gas an hour'
and shall also comply with the standard OF purity
now or hereafter established by law. This act VIII
NOT appv to any district or ward which Is sepa-
rated from the main part OF the city by stream
or other natural boundary.
The officials in the city having power TO contract
for lighting the streets constituted a board to
be known as the Municipal Gas Commission wnich
hoard shall have all the powers of the said oncials
and IN addition shall have authority. ana IL snan
he their duty 10 investigate and supervise the
methods appliances and plant or an! corpoidtioil
ar nersor engaged in supplying or distribution OF
llurins ting cas in the city. 10 regulate the ustr-
button thereof. and to inspect. examine ascertain
and prove the accuracy OF gas meters
The board shall have authority to make az orui-
nances necessary for the carrying out OF TINS act'
and shall have power in any iH.es,na,rOn i,ri ~,
tuted by il issue subpoenas. 10 summon VII,
nesses 10 compel the production OF any DOCKS ana
papers and administer oatns TO the witnesses SO
subpPnaed. ,,.tz ~ ,roy,
sions ~ this act or the ordinances enacted ny the
board shall he deemed guilty OF mlsdemeanor anu
punished by fine OF not less than 90" OF npi IN,
ment for period not exceeding thirty days or Dy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-14
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP BILLS.
EDWARD N. CIRCUITS IDEAS INCORPORATED IN
THREE MEASURES

EDWARD N CIRCUITS IDEAS INCORPORATED IN
THREE MEASURES.
Albany Jan ls.-Senator McNulty tonight intro
duced three bills carrying out the ideas OF Edward
NJ Grout Of Brooklyn expressed at hearing
before the Greater New-York Commission regarding
municipal ownership and the disposal OF public
franchises.
The first bill provides that any city OF the first
class NAV establish. construct or acquire by con-
domination proceedings under the provisions OF the
Condemnation law. street railroads within its
boundaries whether operat ted or below, or above
the surface OF the street. and may ISSUE bonds
therefor. and may conduct such railroads by means
of its Department of City Works. under the super
vision of it's Common Council
The second bill provides that hereafter no fran
chise or right TO the streets OF any city OF the
first class shall be granted TO person or corpo-
ration for longer period than twenty-five years
nor shall any franchise be granted for less than
the best possible TERMS obtainable therefor.
The third bill says that any city CT the nrst class
may establish construct. or acquire by condemna-
ton proceedings under the provisions OF the Con-
domination law. plant for lighting by gas or cleo
tricty it's and public buildings and for sup
plying such light to its inhabitants. and may issue
bonds therefor. and may conduct such lighting
works by means of its Department OF city Works,
under supervision of its Common Council