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THE ATLANTA UNI VERSA LIST. ‘GOD REQUIRES NO MAN TO BELIEVE HAT IS UNREASONABLE.” VOLUME 1. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1881. NUMBER 45. Bates of Advertising. 1 rquare twelve months, ■2 rqaares twele months, 34 column twelve months *15 00 20 00 85 00 % “ “ 65 00 1 “ “ 100 00 l'he above r»tes will, of course, be modified in a .'just proportion as the time is less thao twelve months. Locals in cents a line foi Ursr. i> s -vtion, ; snd 5 ceDts a line for tach subsequent insertion. Subscription, $2,00 Per Anum- Our Church Directory. ORPHAN SCHOOL HALL. CORNER WALTON and ronsvrn s* • ■•■'in. l" 1 i -'••••? b *pg . n "d. night. Sunday School every Sunday at 9}$ a. ra - Prayer and conference meeting every Wednesday night. Pastor—. . S. 8. Supei intknuent—S. C. Merely. Organist—J. R. Haskins. Parish Moderator—J. E. Harding. Parish Clerk—F. M, Van Pelt. Treasurer—U. Linch. Beacons—D. H. Day, S. C. Morely and E. M. Greeaon. [Entered in the Poet-office at Atlanta, Go. ,is second-class mail matter.] THE LN1VEKSALSIST CONFESSION OF FAITH. Adopted at Winchester, N. H.,1803. Art. I—We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Test aments contain a revelation of the character of God, and of the duty, interest and final distination of man kind. Art. II.—We believe that there is one God, whose nature is love, re 1 veiled in one Lerd Jesus Christ, by one Holy Spirit of Grace, who will finally restore the whole family of mankind to holiness and happiness. Art. III.—We believe that holiness and true happiness are inseparably connected, and that believers ought practice good works; for these things are good and profitable unto men. Belgian Hospitality. Tire Belgians are the only hospital do ipoople still remaining in Europe, and think nothing of asking a perfect 'stranger to join tho family circle in a five minutes’ acquaintance. If, there fore, a traveler stops in any place where a wedding or christening is going on, it generally depends on himself whether lie will be one of the guests or not. Not long ago I had gone to bed at a Belgian inn, when I hoard a resolute knocking at my chamber door, and some giggling as of some laughing girls outside. It was about 11:30 o’clock p. m., and I got up, much wondering what could be the matter. The landlord had sent his daugh ter and some of her young friends to ask if I would join in a midnight pil grimage they were about to make to tho shrine of a neighboring saint, in fulfill ment of a promise tl icy had made to the deceased relative. I got up and joined their party, and it was certainly tho jolliest pilgrimage I ever saw or heard of. We walked along some country roads by starlight, singing songs which were not of a particularly sainty charac ter, and when we had, accomplished the object of our mission in a quaint old chapel where the saint was worshipped, we wandered out to a picturesque village and ate hot rolls and fresh butter, with some excellent coffee. As we returned by rail in the early summer morning the whole family seemed to have adopted me into their connc ition, and treated me entirely as on„ of themselves. The Duchy of Luxembourg is, if possible, still more patriarchal in the manners of its people, and a man I know was invited by some people he had never soon before to pass a month at their chateau. What is perhaps still stronger is that he went, was really well received, and that the impromptu acquaintance thus formed turned out to be mutually satisfactory. Belgium is now by far the cheapest place in Europe, except some of the re mote parts of Italy; and in Belgium or in the Duchy of Luxembourg tho faro is everywhere excellent, whereas in Italy one may have to live on macaroni and tomatoes.—London Truth. IN SELF-DEFENSE. A Galveston German was very much annoyed by a neighbor’s dog that jumped over into his garden and scratched up things generally. The aggrieved party swore he would shoot the dog. Next day the dog came into the garden as usual. The German rushed for his gun. The dog saw what was coming and jumped back over the fence, but not in time to avoid a load of shot. The owner of the dog brought suit, and the German became scared and consulted a friend as to what he should say when brought up in court. “You must say,” said the friend “ that you shot the dog in self-defense." ‘‘I must say I shoot him in his self defense. Den de tog’s self-defense ish on de same end vere his tail vash—don’t it ?”— Galveston News. This Match Monopoly. Tho mast complete monopoly now ex isting in the United States, according to common report, Is the manufacture of friction matches. Borne time during last winter, it appears a New England corporation of large means bought every factory then in operation; and it is not known that there »in the country a sin gle establishment now engaged in this business except those controlled by that concern. The law taxing the manufac ture of matches was ingeniously con* structcd to convey the impression that a purpose existed to make the burden as light as possible upon match-makers of limited queans, ami thus prevent them from being cro” ’ ! 'lit of the bus iness: a it 11 *Vp oe’fj . 'apphUativai, how ever, the law was operated most effectu ally to the advantage of the wealthier men in the trade, It permits the pur chase of tax stamps on a credit of sixty days, tho buyer giving bonds to. secure the amount. The ostensible pUrpttse of this privilege was to give the poorer manufacturers an opportunity to realize the tax by sales before the time at which payment to the Government had to be made. But tho owners of extensive con cerns found important advantage in the arrangement. Tho Government credit gave them liberty to use their capital in extending their business and pushing their product on the market—a process which is essential in the prosecution of any successful enterprise in these days. Another and more objectionable feature of the law has operated directly and strongly against manufacturers whose means were small. Persons purchasing not more than $500 Worth of stamps at a time tire entitled to a discount of 5 per cent., while upon larger quantities a dis count of 10 per cent, is allowed. This discrimination, for which there appears to be no other reason than a desire to lesson the labor of internal revenue offi cers employed in selling stamps, would of itself suffice to give the large con cerns control of the market. With these advantages, it is understood, the large manufacturers have had another of some importance in tho ownership of pat ents employed in making and boxing matches. And so it has come about that a single association of capitalists now controls tho mutch market, ftnd establishes the price which the public must pay for the privilege of lighting lamps and kindling fires. The thought of such a monopoly is annoying to the people, even if the tax it contents itself v iu> for the present is not [wrucnTuriv' U'xTimnsqifle. X'opuiui' repugnance to it is exhibited in an urgent demand for the total repeal of the match tax, the general belief appearing to be that, if this obstruction was removed, persons of moderate means might be en couraged to re-engage in the manufac ture, and thus secure tho benefits of competition in restraining the rapacity of the monoplists.—Chicago Times. The Beautiful Gates. Speaking of the gates of Jerusalem, a traveling correspondent of tire Balti more American says: Tradition men tions several that are not now to be found —such ns the Old Gate, Ephraim’s Gate, tho Valley Gate, the Prison Gate, the Fish Gate, and others. At present there are hut four that can be opened, although four others are distinctly seen walled up. The gates now open are those of Jaffa, of Damascus, of St. Stephen, and of David—one in each of the four walls. The Jaffa gate is north west of Mount Zion, and is tho usual entrance for pilgrims from Christian lands. It is composed of tall towers or buttresses, evidently of great strength, and easily defended against ancient modes of warfare. The gates proper consist of two large folding doors, in one of which is a wicket called “the Needle’s Eye,” which is just large enough to ad mit a camel without any load on its back, whence come, I suppose, the scriptural adage about the difficulty of a camel going through the eye of a needle. I asked what significance the natives attached to this, and was gravely' told that, inasmuch as a camel can not possibly pass through it while carry ing any portion of a load, similarly a rich man can not pass through the wicket of the heavenly Jerusalem until he has entirely .reloaded himself of his riches and his other earthly burdens. The three other gates arc of similar construction, with strong turrets. But they are all wonderfully striking to the eye, in their quaint and now use less ponderoueuess, albeit couveyiug a pro found impression of tho ancient strength of the city, and of tho difficulty of its capture by Moslem or Crusader. Now adays, one or two of our big guns would effect a breach in a few minutes. FROZEN IN SIS TRACKS. This story comes from Litchfield, Ot.: j “ A man by the name of Bright went out one morning last winter to pump water for his stock. As he had not re turned at noon, his wife started out to seek him. There he stood at the well pumping, literally, for his life; for through a hole in the trough the water had flowed around his boots, and, freez ing solid, fastened him seourely in his tracks. To keep from freezing to death the farmer had continued to pump vio lently all the morning, although the well was soon exhausted. His wife set him free by heaping salt around his boots.” Wb can easily manage if we will only take each day the burden appointed for it. But the load will be too heavy for us if wo add to its weight the burden o to-morrow before we are called to bear it. An Eastern contemporary says: “Noi long ago we traveled in the West for i Is It Extravagance I [Ohio Former,] “Not a day iiTcompariy with an agent of an ex tensive manufacturer o{ parlor organs. He was returning suddenly and unex pectedly, having already taken more orders for instruments than his firm could make for a year to come. His customers were Western farmers. Every family required aii organ, ahd the prin cipal reason was because the next neighs bor had ove. All were sold Oil a year’s credit. Tile young ladies who learn to usd these instruments doubtless no lpngef milk the cows or manage the dalfyj ppTtV ..' it T.-U^l-rW.'.r-rii'eh'-fevriWf^tWfecV^ knit the family hose, or rarely make their own dresses. One luxurious habit, especially if it causes Work td be thought incopvenient ne degrading, leads further find becomes disastrous in the end. The young men, too, require a fast horse and a costly wagon and a more ex- E cnsive attire; and then the help of a ired man in the field is as needful as that of the help in the kitchen. And under the pressure Of all these Self-in flicted taxes* farming does not pay, and it is to be feared that it never will until these taxes are repealed.” The evident intention of the writer of the above extract, is to protest against undue extravagance; SgSiHst afi expen diture for luxuries beyond the ability to pay, and in this we agree with him. But we do not like the implied thought that farmers, in order to make their business pay, must be deprived of all the luxuries of life, must confine themselves to the mere necessitiesof existence. The world is progressing, and even Western farmers are getting Out of the pioneer stage, whore the imperious demand for the necessities of life banishes every thought except of constant toil and the closest economy. They can afford many things their fathers could not, and are learning that life is not drudgery only, nor toil our whole destiny, that our homes shel ter not only bone and muscle, but mind and heart also, and that these demand food and raiment as well as the body, We believe in pianos ahdofgans in the farmers’ homes wherever they can lie af forded, ahd where there are sons and daughters growing up, we would strain a point in the ability question to obtain one of these instruments. The farmer has as good a right to these things as the man of any other calling, of equal ability to oifcFpbase, FERNANDO WOOD'S JOKE ON HENRI CLAI\ Henry Clay took a fancy to Fernando Wood, and never lost an opportunity ol paying him personal attention. One day, vhile Olay was walking with him, they passed a shop where men Were manufacturing cigars. Clay expressed surprise at the dexterity of the workmen, and said that it must require years of experience to do the work with such ap parent ease. “Oh, no,” Mr. Wood re plied, ‘ ‘ they merely cut off a piece of the tobacco, roll some of the dry part in their hands, then wrap it up, and the whole thing is done. Any person can make a cigar.” “If you think so,” said Clay, “per- haj s you had better try.” The young Congressman sat down, took a knife and a leaf of tobacco, and with a dexterous cut prepared his wrap per. He then broke the filling to the proper size, rolled it all up together, twisted the small, symmetrical pigtail at the end, cut off the top, and handed the well-made cigar to the Kentucky Sen ator. Clay was amazed. Wood had become a skillful cigarmaker during the cholera season, while in the tobacco trade. The shopkeeper stared with wonder at this new Congressional accomplishment. Th» joke ran the rounds of Congress, and was frequently told at Clay’s expense. Winning a Wife at Cards. When Hazleton was first settled and laid out as the town of tho middle coal field, a number of young men used to congregate in some of the shanties at Crystal Eidge and play cards for such stakes as railroads, mines, mills, horses and pretty women. On one occasion the boarders were playing forty-five for the servant-girl, a blooming maid whose name was Biddy McGee. Biddy was, of course, unconscious of the fact that her fate hung on a pack of cards, and was at tho time wishing dishes in the house, when a loud guffaw causod her to run in the shanty. Phat’s the matter wid yeesnow?’ said she, and in a jiffy. Charley McGin nis jumped to his feet and exclaimed : “Biddy, Begorra, I won you this min- nit, and bate Tom Branuigan. ” “ Did ye ?” “ Troth, I did, and phat do you think iy it ?” “ Sure, I think you got a prize, Char ley. ” “Are you in earnest, Biddy?” “ Of course, I am.” “ Well, would you marry me ?’ “In troth I would, Charley.” The next day there was a wedding, and Charley and his wife, who are still living, will never target the game of forty-five played by the boarders in the shanty at Crystal Eidge twenty-six years ago. Wanted to know- are efvsily put out. -Wnether fiery men. T<7R EXCHANGE FIEND. “ Haw you my paper to-day? ” says a smiling man, stepping gently into the sanctum. “ Whvt is your paper?” asks the ed itor. W “Why, the Cincinnati Enquirer, you know.” Of creirsa I knew well enough; he has been here regularly for the last month. » He is that terror—that scourge - know as the Exchange Fiend. Ho got the riper at first willingly, then po litely, jyen coolly, then abruptly, then grudgin !y, but rebuffs chill him not, a journalistic old-man-of- the-seaL ho can’t be shaken off The laws of Michigan unfortunately make it a crime to kill him, although if I were to be tried by a jury of twelve news edi tors I vfonld risk it. “You've bean getting the Enquirer or a month now ? ” “ Well, off and on, I guess I have.” “ Why don't you take it regularly? I can get,them to put you on their daily list.” “ Can you, honest? ” “Why, of course; we newspaper men have a sort of Free Masonry among us. Besidesjl know McLean first rate. Splen did man. He’ll do it in a minute for me ! ” “Well, now I am under deep obi .” * ‘ Don’t mention it. Let’s see, what’s your name ? ” “A. Sucker—got that down?” ‘ 1 Sucker—yes. ” “Nc, 3,74- Elizabeth street east.” “Street e t—yes.” “Detroit, Mich.” “ All right For a year—dally ? ” “ If von please. I tell you that kind of Fret Masonry is a bang-np thing, but ; I sum you would do the same for j him?’ “Fir Mac? bet your boots. That i will b. #12.” “W at!” “Delve dollars. Journalistic Ma- j nonic ; litiation fee. That’s cheaper than you ■ . Id join the Free and Accepted.*, j { \ ' -Tl?/ then if you don’t happen to have the money, call up to-morrow, or just drop McLean a note, with another note for j $12, and mention me, and he’ll send his paper right along, and just say we’ll be hiippy to do the same by any of his frien s.” Hi never called again, but another just like him did and always will. An English Betting Man. [London Truth.] A story has often been told of the late Mr. Davies which, unluckily, would not apply to any book-maker of the present day. At the close of a Derby race while settling an item of £500 on_ the losing side of his book a bet remained unclaimed. On making inquiry he found that this particular creditor had died. “What am I to do with the money then ?” he asked of the person who gave him the news. “Keep it, to be sure.” “Has he no relatives?” “Yes, he has left a widow and chil dren.” “You must be a blockhead to suggest such a thing,” he answered, and he did not rest until he had paid the widow the money. J t would be well for the turf if we heard nowadays of such sentiments and such actions. There was no pettifogging about Davies. He at once offered a fair price when approached by a backer, and neither haggled himself nor permitted it in others; no one ever before laid such bets, and most certainly no one ever will again. He laid D’Orsay Clark £100,000 to £1,000 against Vand’ermulin for the Derby, the horse starting at six to one. He was always ready to meet bis liabili ties"]!. Die earliest moment, and at the same time expected and insisted upon prompt and full payment from his debtors. He never permitted the dis graceful compromises which now take place almost weekly, and, better still, lie su tiered no man to bet in the ring who owed him money. It would be well if this excellent rule were revived and en forced in these days of plunging, lying and thieving. Thbrb is nothing so beautiful in a house as a variety of potted plants, fill ing all the windows, mantels, brackets and available space. An up-town gen tleman, on retiring last night, could find no place to deposit his shoes but direct ly under the much-beloved and well- tended plant stand in the bay window. Now the careful woman that his wife was never omits to water that plant- stand by the rising of the sun. Result, shoes half full of water and—imagina tion will have to supply the rest.—New Haven Register. A stern father, reproving his spend thrift son, a Harvard student, for his extravagance, said to him, “Your brother Fred went through on less money than you’ve spent in two years. If you can’t get along on that, how did lie do it ?” “ Oh 1 ’’ returned the young hopeful, carelessly, “ he was probably luckier at poker than I am,” Might Take the Croup. Severn-! months ago Mrs. La Rubble died, and since that time La Rubble has been paying attentions to old Miss Whee zer, a rich old maid of Cleveland. “ I do wish that you would bring your little girl to see tae the next time yon come," requested Miss Wheezer, the other night, when La Rubble was taking his leave. “I will be rejoiced, but she is such a little romp that I am afraid you will be tired of the visit.” “Oh, no,” answered Miss Wheezer, with a sttdden Unbending oi frame char acteristic of a heave, “I can never grow tired of a visit which involves your own presence. ’’ “Thank you. Good night;” and after ling", ring one moment more to squeeze j. prudish hand, La Rubble left, and. r the young novelists say, strode down trie street. Next evening La Rubble and his little girl called. Miss Wheezer pressed tho child to her—well, sav bosom—and cov ered the little upturned face with kisses. Releasing herself, the child ran to her father, and, leaving him, went on a mis cellaneous excursion around the room. “How did you like Endymion, Miss Wheezer?” “ Oh, splendid ! and do you know the work should endear itself to all women, in that it places our sex so high in politi cal influence;” “ We had eggs and chicken for break fast when my ma died,” exclaimed the little girl. “ Beaconsfield well know the influence of woman,” said La Rubble, sending a reproachful glance at his daughter. “ I have been a close student—” “My pa took my ma’s clothes to a place where there is three great big gold halls, bigger than I could lift, anil— ’ “But do you think,’’ remarked Miss Wheezer, “ that in vivid portrayal Endy mion is quite equal to Vivian Gray ? ” “There is the sume outcropping of almost insatiate ambition, but— ” “One day,” began tho child, “one day—” “ As I was saying, the same ambitious outcropping—” “ One day my—” “Ambition that ever swells in—” “ One day my pa come home—” “Hush, Lena,” said La Rubble with poorly counterfeited tenderness. ‘ * Hush, you are not well. I don’t know what’s the matter with that child. ” “Croup, probably,” suggested Miss Wheezer. • .“That ambition,” continued T.a Hub ble, “ which boils in me cauiuWii ire- man nature—” “ One day my pa came home so sick and my ma shoved him over on tho bed and pulled off' his boots and my pa struck at my ma and hit his hand on the bed post and said the awfulest— ’ “ Come, dear, you are not well to night. I ohonldnot have brought you.” “ It was no doubt injudicious to bring her out into the night air,” observed Miss Wheezer. La Rubble walked so fast goiug home that the child could not keep up with him. Next morning he received a note which read very much as follows : “ Dear Sir—You needn’t call any more. I am not in very good health, and my friends think that if I expose myself I might; take the croup.’’ — Cleveland I.eader. Transfusion of Sheep’s Blood. [St. Paul Pioneer-Press.] At St. Luke’s hospital, Friday even ing, an operation was performed in the presence of several surgeons and inter ested witnesses upon We. Boeckler, a young man who has been sick for a week with severe hemorrhages, which gives every promise of saving his ljfe and ef fecting his complete restoration to health. The patient had been suffering daily hemorrhages which reduced him from a strong and vigorous man taxless than a week to so emaciated a condition that unless something was done promptly his death would have resulted in a few hours at the farthest. He was so weak that the usual remedies utterly failed to stop the bleeding caused by quinsy. Dr. Dedolph who was in attendance, after the failure of all other attempts to save the patient, decided to attempt, the transfusion of blood into Boeckler .^sys tem taken from a sheep. Friday even ing Drs. Dedolph, Stone, Stamm and McDonald met at St. Luke’s hospital anil performed the experiment. The sick man looked like wax, and he war so weak as to be hardly conscious. A live sheep was brought in, and when all was ready a tube was inserted into the caro tid artery in the animal’s neck and then into a prominent vein in the sick man’s right arm. The blood spurted through the inclosure, and was permitted to con tinue till Boeckler commenced to breath short and fast. Then the tube was re moved. All of the while the patient’s condition was carefully watched, and it is estimated that about six ounces of the blood of the sheep passed into his arm. He soon after commenced to re vive, and last evening, at a late hour, was feeling much better. The physi cians see no reason why he should not completely recover. The operation is unusual, but is not regarded as a re markably delicate one. It is the first of the kind performed in the State, and probably the first west of Chicago, as far as any record can be found. A writer in the Cincinnati Enquirer, after a critical inspection of New York women, says that the higher you go in the sooial scale the further you get from beauty, anil that the Bowery shop girls are, in that respect, far superior to the “ swell ” young ladies. PUSHES IN FRENCH LITERATURE. The world is a masked ball.—if cry. Love renders women discreet.— Bart he. Prosperity makes few friends.— Van- venargues. Prejudice is thereason of fools — Vol- taire. Tears are the strength ot woman.— Saint Evremond. Death is a panacea for all evils. —Afon- taigne. To laugh is characteristic of man.— Rabelais. Devotion is the last love of woman. Saint Evremond. Man, I tell you, is a vicious animal. — Moliere. itOU) jIj tiic.- ~(£ * • V, • Rivarol. Gp.atitude is the memory 11 the heart. —Massicn. God created women only to tame them. — Voltaire. Common sense is not a common thing. — Valaincourt. Antiquity is the aristocracy of liistory. —Dumas, pere. Superstition—a foolish fear of the Deity.—La Brugiere. Tim breaking of a heart leaves no scars.—George Sand. There are few things that we know well.— Vauvenargues. The cleverest of ail devils is opportun ity.— Vielaud. Every philosopher is cousin to an atheist.—.4. de Musset. Man laughs and weeps at the same things.—Montaigne. A delicate thought is a flower of the mind.—Ratlin. Let us respect white hair—especially our own.—Pctit-Senn. Heaven made virtue; man the appear ance.— Voltaire. The ruses of women multiply with their years.—Lamennais. Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body.—De Saint Real. Fortuxe does not change men; it un masks them.—Mine. Necker. Jealousy is the homage that inferior ity pays to merit.—Mine, de Pttisiux. He who knows his incapacity know s something.—Marguerite de Vuloii. We are never as happy nor as unhappy as we fancy.—La Rochefoucauld. Wrinkles disfigure a woman less than ill nature.—Dupuy. Men are women's playthings;women' are the devil’s. — Victor Hugo. He who tries toprove too much, proves nothing.—Latcna. Great vices like great virtues are ex ceptions in mankind.—Napoleon I. Grief counts the seconds; happiness forgets the hours.—De Finod. Better a man with paradoxes than a man with prejudices.—J. J. Rousseau. We like to give in the sunlight and to receive in the dark.—J. Petit-Scnn. Men speak of what they know; women of what pleases them.—J. J. Rousseau. God created the coquette as soon as he had made the fool.— Victor .Hugo. Woman is the sweetest present that God has given to man.—Guuord. prosperity unmasKs the rices; adver sity reveals the virtues.—Diderot. An indiscreet man is like an unsealed letter—every one can read it.—Cham- fort. Experience is the name men give to their follies or their sorrows.—A. de Massct. A republic is not founded on virtue but on the ambition of its citizens.— Voltaire. When one has a good day in the year, one is not wholly unfortunate.—Margue rite de Valois. There are people so sensitive that they afflict us with our own sorrows.— C. Jordan. There are no oaths that make so many perjurers as the vows of love.—Roche- brune. He who has neither friend nor enemy is without talents, powers, or energy.— Lavater. Strong thoughts are iron nails driven in the mind that nothing can draw out. Diderot. To discuss an opinion with a fool is like carrying a lantern before a blind man.—De Gaston. There are people who are almost in love, almost famous, and almost happy. —Mme. de Kmdcncr. NVe shall all be perfectly virtuous when there is no longer any flesh on our bones.—Marguerite de Valois. Diplomatic Dwellings in Washington. A correspondent of the Baltimore Suit says: “Connecticut avenue seems to ho the favorite location for residences for the diplomatic corps. A few years ago the British Government erected a mag nificent building, containing about sev enty apartments, for the use of its am bassador, on this avenue, at the inter section of N street. It is tho only Gov ernment which owns its own legation building in Washington, hut other Gov ernments are contemplating following the example of Great Britain, and either purchasing or erecting buildings for their embassies. A number of other Governments have, however, rented buildings on Connecticut avenue for the use of their representatives. The Chi nese Legation occupy the splendid man sion of ex-Goveruor Shepherd, on the corner of Connecticut avenue and K street. The Russian Min ister occupies a residence just on the north. The French Legation are on one corner, and in the same block are the Austrian, Turkish, and Italian Lega tions.”