Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1894 — ADVENTISTS IN SWITZERLAND. [ARTICLE]

ADVENTISTS IN SWITZERLAND.

They Won’t Obey the Sunday Laws and Consequently Are in Trouble. In the famous city which the Swiss call Basel and the French Bale a religious society calling themselves “Seventh-Day Adventists’’ has set up a stately printing establishment known as the “Imprimerie Polyglotte,” which employs many hands. It is an orderly and well-conducted establishment, but its managers have nevertheless got into serious trouble with the Swiss authorities, because, whereas the local and federal laws require the observance of Sunday as a day of absolute cessation from work, the SeventhDay Adventists observp the seventh day as the Sabbath, and accordingly keep their printing office in operation Sundays. At first thej- were subjected to nominal fines for each offense; but as the breaches of the law continued the fines advanced till they reached 160 francs, or S3O. Still, however, the managing director refused to pay, pleading that “God commanded men to keep the seventh day, and has never changed his command/’ The organ of the society publishes an account of the sale of the director's household goods by the officers of the court, and states that before he reached hie home again after the sale he was summoned to appear before the Jourt once more to answer for Sunday labor. “Brother Holser,” the director in question, writes: ‘ The result of ou • trial last Thursday was that they fined me . 0 ■ francs and sentenced me to three weeks in prison besides. In case I do not pay the fine it will take forty days in prison to satisfy that.” This will make a total of sixty-one days’ imprisonment for laboring on the first day of the week, after having “rested the Sabbath day, according to the commandment. "

Keeping Eggs Fresh for a Year. A remarkable change -has taken place of recent times in the egg industry through the Introduction of coldstorage appliances, and it is now possible to sell eggs almost as cheap in December and January as in May. aside from the influence of s- eculations. Eggs put in cold storage will keep fresh for from eight to ten or twelve months, and a Baltimore physician has given his opinion th at a c. Id storage egg is better than a fr sh egg, as any germs of disease that may collect on the shell of an egg by the frequent handling it receives before it reaches the consumer are killed by the intense cold of the storage-rooms. Enormous quantities have been bought in the past summer and spring and put in cold storage, so that the pri e in the winter holiday seasons will be small as compared with those of past years, when they have been as high as 60 cents ado. en during the Christmas season. The old method of keeping eggs was to pack them in lime, but this served to deaden or flatten the flavor of the egg.—Baltimore Sun. Equality of Sex. It is natural for a woman to resent the Imputation that the feminine mind is not so strong as the masculine, and this spirit of independence was early manife ted in a schoolgirl living in a Massachusetts town. She had, too often, perhaps, been made to acknowledge the superiority of her brothers. One day her mother remarked upon the apparently utter lack of intelligence fn a hen. “You can't teach a hen anything,” she said. “They have ruined more of the garden than a drove of catt’e would. You can teach a cat, dog, or pig something, but a hen—never!” “Hm!” exclaimed the child, indignantly. “I think they know just as much as roosters!”

Married in a Carriage. A New York girl while attending a funeral recently found herself in the same carriage with a discarded lover whom she had not seen for several years. They talked over old times and were soon on the best n terms again. On the return from the funeral they found their carriage occupied by a minister, and, deciding to make the most of the opportunity, they were married on the spot. Queen Vic’s Domain. The Queen .is the most powerful widow on the globe. She rules 11,4.5,057 square m les of the earth’s territory and 378,725,867 of its populatlon: How Do Yon Know, Then? All known chemical elements are contained In sea water, though they are not always detected by chemical anal7si». __

The Indianapolis News (repabs liean) refers in «hs following complimentary and truthful terms to the President’s message: The President’s messags is in large part a summary of the reports of the heads of the various departments, and much of it has already been discussed in these columns in eur comments upon those reports. It is, however s both interesting and instructive to have this comprehensive and, in spite of its len jFh, concise view of the vast business operations of the Government during the last year. In this light alo e the message is an extremely valuable document. But Mr. Cleveland has done much more than simply to reflect the o[ inions or to rehearse the achievements of his subordinates. Even when he adopts the financial polity of Mr. Carlisle, as he does with much enthusiasm, one can not but feel that Le himself had a goed deal to do with formulating it. In other words, upon this docui. ent, as upon all of the President’s pub* lie utterances, there is the unmistakable stamp of his own personality. * * * Of course Mr. Cleveland recommends the passage of th - free coal and free iron ore bills. We think he is clearly right in so doing. * * * * As a whole the message is a wise and statesmanlike document, and one which- should do much to lighten the labors of Congress.

For every variety and phase of the many diseases which attack the air passages of the head, throat and lungs, Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral will be found a specific. “his preparation .allays inflammation, controls the disposition to eough, and prevents consumption. Havemeyer, of the sugar trust, does not at all approve of the President’s attitude towaid sugar. Havemeyer says he needs more protection; he has not been treated fairly; other fellows have their noses farther into the public crib. The President wants him to pull his out entirely. T’aint fair, so it ain’t. Haveme.er gets very sarcastic at the unkind treatment he receives—he of all others. Oh, it is too bad, much too bad!—lndianapoiis News, rep. If you are anxious to find the most reliable blood purifier, read in Ayer’s Almanac the testimoni ils of those who have been cured of such terrible diseases as catarrh, rheumatism, and scrofula, by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla {JJhen govern yourself accordingly. Dear old Granny Hoar says the message is “without vigor or courage, and indicates in every sentence the President's consciousness of public disapproval.” Now, there is a candid, unbiased opinion for you!—lndianapolis News, Jess so. Our brother Marshall could not express a more “candid, unbiased opinion,” to do his level best.