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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-01-27
Mice in Orchards.

A writer of experience gives proven
tive for mice in orchards, which he affirms
the ground is frozen, cut out all grass
near the trunks Of your trees with sharp
hoe, then shovel up to them clean soil,
killing up somewhat and 20 extend q foot
or more around the trees, and pack with
shovel or trample solid with feet Mice
will then find no harbor next the trees,
nor will they iniure them in any way.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-01-27
Warts on Horses.

A southern correspondent of The Guilt
vator finds that pure article Of hogs
lard we'll rubbed in is most excellent REM
edy for warts on horses, and will invari-
ably effect cure at the first application.
In n varied experience with horses, cattle
and mules, he has never known wart to
withstand second application. They
generally commence sloughing off after
the first application, and to all appear
ances without the slightest pain.
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Cost of the Great Eastern.

The cost of building and launching the,
Great Eastern was S3,650,0OO. That broke,
the original company before she was.
launched A new company having been or,
ganized, tho sum of 100000 was spent in
fitting and finishing her. When this COM
pany failed another with capital of $780,
600 took hold of her, cleaned 800 tons of mus
sells off her bottom, and at the close of 1880
had sunk $3.50, 900 in her, making total out
lay for construction and maintenance of over
$4,000 600
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The ChrOtOgranh.

The photograph is a pencil manufactured
in Germany for writing on the skin. It is
made in various colors, and affords legible
writing. which can be easily removed without
the use of water. 1t is designed for the use
of physicians, to make memoranda upon their
patienta
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-01-27
Vines for Indoor Growth.

Vines known under the general name Of
ivy are exceedingly attractive for house
decoration. The German ivy is q rapid
grower, but will not bear the cold as we'll
as the English ivy. The coliseum ivy is
beautiful when growing in q hanging pot
at the window. 1t is easily raised from
seed or cuttings
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-01-27

am Subject to Sudden Colds, followed
by hard coughs, for which / use WIsTAR's
BALsAM OF WILL CHERRY, and find it the
best remedy. We always have it i'm the
house, and would as soon be without flour
as the Balsam. A. DUNKLEE: Postmaster,
West BTattleboro'. VT
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-01-27

Ayers Pills are constantly advancing in
the estimation of those who use them
They improve thesappetite, promote diges-
every function. They are pleasant to take,
gentle in their operation, and powerful in
subduing disease.
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al Don't Want Relief. But Cure.

is The exclamation of thousands suffering
from cata.rh. To all such We say: Ca
tarrh can lbe cured by DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, 1t has been done in thousands of
cases; whA not i'm yours? Your danger is
in delay. Enclose a stamp to Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association. Buffalo, Y. Y,
for pamphltt on this disease.
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poBBlNS' ELECTRIC
Many New Ideas

in the home cure of diseases. accidents. and
how to treat them, and many hints of value
to the sick will be found i'm DR.. Kaufmann's
great Medical Work: elegant illustrations.
Send three cent stamps to A. p. Ordway
4 Co.. Boston, Mass: snd receive copy
free.
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FIG. MOVABLE ROOF FOR HAY SHED.
Fig l represents the roof supported by
pins in the corner posts and elevated few
feet. 1t also shows the lever, A, and q
movable upright, B. Fig. 2 gives view
of one corner of the roof, together with
lever and upright, the pin, G, in the up
right being in contact with the under side
of the frame.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-01-27
READ THIS TWICE.

THERE is great saving of time, Of labor Of soap,
of fuel, and Of the fabric, where Dobbins Electric
Soap is used according to directions.
ONE TRIAL will demonstrate its great merit 1t will
pay you to make that trial.
IKE all best things, it is extensively initiated and
" counterftted.
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DR., BULLS BABY SYRUP

Facilitates Teething, regulates the
Bowels, relieves Gripping and Wind
Colic, and Is q most certain remedy
for Dysentery, Dierrhoea, and Sum-
mer Complaint. At all Druggists.
Price as Cents q Bottle.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
THRESHiNG CORN-vALUABLE VINES
FOR INDOOR CULTURE.

The Honey Crop In Various Sections.
How to Ship Honey-A Movable Roof
for q Hay Shed Described and Illus
trated.
A practical farmer describes in The
Country Gentleman movable roof for
protecting hay, straw and the like, which
is readily heightened or lowered to any
desired position and which has given sat
isfaction in his section Of the country.
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Beware of limitations.

INSIST upon DOBBLNS' Electric. Don't take Mag
Netic Electro Magic, Philadelphia Electric or any
other fraud simply because it is cheap They will ruin
clothes and are dear at any price. Ask for
00BBlNS' ELECTRIC
and take other. Nearly every grocer from Maine to
Mexico keep It in stock If yours hasn't it, he will
der from his nearest wholesale grocer
READ carefully the inside wrapper around each bar
and be careful to oloau directions on each outside
wrapper. You cannot afford to wait longer before try
ing for yourself this old reliable and truly wonderful
Dobbins' Electric Soap.
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Many times call their family physcan Hos
this they all alike themselves and their % m
ignorant of the cause OF sHeIne
patient gets better probably by reason OF the
like Dr. Prescription directed TO the cause
nstung comfort instead proohg
Mrs. E. r. MORGAN, of No. y Lexington ST.
II puVcnIlNc East Boston, Five years ago
- OuiAnO was dreadful sufferer from uterine troubles
l Eaucn ! Having exhausted the skill OF three Phy-
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uone began taking Perces Favorite PRESCRIPTION anu
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and have earnestly advised them 10 90 lKeWs
have letters Of STATING fssS tfss s
80 required for the Adviser and had applied the
fully and pny laid down therein andRere
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they imagine dyspepsia another from heart disease
prostraon another with pain here there ana IN
DOCTOR and distinct diseases
SUCH When reality they only symptoms caused by some
encourages practice bills made. The suffering
rong consequent complications medicine
have the disease, thereby dpeng all those
misery.
A Marvellous Cure.- Mrs. G. F. SPRAau1,
EllnIe of CrlwtaL Mich, writes IT troubled with
han and i Telling aaan Of ss
the and sDsn sr1 w snm n
but received benefit At last ny husband
prejIdced against them and the doctors sad
he would get t. me- some Of your them
the aaye 81 my AK bottles the for
ten dollars took three bottles Discovery and four Of
'Fayore Prescription sound four
years gave balance Of the medicine to sister who
time have had to take medicine now for almost
four years."
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The Suez Canal.
A N1iniatu ". R-,....:,.r.

ex, WORLDS DISPENSARK MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, N
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TREATING THE WRONG DISEASE.

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A. T. CLARKE's Drug Store.
, 1888-07-03
BASEBALL IDIOMS.
Illustrated Definitions of Com
mon Technical Terms.
INFORMATION FOR THE NOVICE.

la Meant by Wild Pitch. Nailed on
Second, Stole Second. Sneak, Base on
Balls. Tanning the Wind and Holding
a Fly-An Made Clear.
1t has been said that columns OF argument
and illustration are frequently expressed in
one small picture, and II that Is really the
case we now propose to concentrate the es-
sence Of seven columns in one in a brief but
lengthy paradox dissertation on the idioms
of the baseball trade. We will begin with the
battery The battery Of a baseball team, by
the way, Is not one of those innocent look
ing but Internal little machines which i'm
part such violent shocks to the unwary man
who incidentally or accidentally touches the
business end with his finger. Still large
crowds OF people have been known to suffer
in unison a terrible shock from the effects of
the bad work OF the delivery end" of a
baseball battery.
1t is to the delivery end" Of the battery
that belongs the credit or discredit of. the
first idiom that we will illustrate, and 1t will
be readily recognized by all who are posted,
without comment, as a wild pitch" A
wild pitch" Is one OF the most dangerous in.
, 1888-07-03
A Chinese Religious Sect.

Playing such an Important part as they
do in their country, and In the life Of such
a superstition ridden mortal as John
Chinaman, the duck itself has not escaped
superstition There are in China quite a
numerous sect who religiously abstain
from eating duck. and regard their duck
devouring %neighbors as wanting in rever.
ence They are the followers and wor.
shipers of a god named Hon Yuen. Shuee,
whose mother was cured of seine dread
malady by a mysterious duck, which
brought her herbs in Its bill every day
until she recovered health. Out of graft.
tude for this the woman brought up her
son under strict injunctions never to eat
duck. He became the patron of ducks,
and one day when pursued by robbers a
big flock of ducks appeared between him
and his pursuers and hid him from view.
At his death he was c~anonized, and be-
fore his shrine his followers nowadays
dedicate their children to his principles,
and train them up to regard ducks as sa-
cred birds.-Thomas Stevens Letter.
, 1888-07-03
TWO GOOD MARksMeN.
The Recent Match Between Iuine Il.
Bennctt-TheiT Records.

The Recent Match between i'uine a.
Bennctt-TheiT Records.
The revolver shooting mattel Tor GI,rF .
side which recently took place bet ween fred
Bennett, OF Boston, and Chevalier Ira Paine.
Of Providence, and which came to an ABRUPT
ending by the refusal Of the latter to con.
tinue, has attracted considerable attention.
The stakes were awarded to Mr.. Bennett by
Referee Bull, as Mr.. Paine refused to con-
tinue the match on account OF what he con-
aidered an improper use of sights by Mr..
Bennett, but will not be paid over untiI the
secretary Of the National Rifle association
shall decide the question
The conditions of the match were that the
men should shoot 600 shots, 100shots a dsy, so
yards distance, standard American 200 yards
rifle target, with Smith 81 Wesson A caliber
revolver, Russian model, three pound trigger
pull, not over OF inch barrel, factory made
ammunition in unbroken boxes, for $1,000
q side. The match was the most important
revolver shooting match ever shot in this
country and for the largest stake.
Mr.. Frederick E. Bennett Is a resident of
Boston His career as a crack pistol shot
has been a brief but q brilliant one, and he
, 1888-07-03

A ball given by the Baron and Baroness
Alphonse de Rothschild in their p~alatial
dwelling on the Rue st. Florentin might
justly have been called a dream Of fair
women. The ball room was q perfect
picture, hung with visux bleau silk
danask, lighted by electric Light, reflect
ing on the art gems of Greuze, Vatican
and other great masters that adorn the
walls, corbeilles and orchids and roses
placed In every available corner, and
spreading their fragrance on the already
perfumed air. A collection of pretty
bibelots were distributed In the cotilion,
a novel figure being that of a large goldeh
boa constructor coiled around the trunk
of a tree. In the hollow at the top hun
dreds of chenille snakes of all colors were
found and presented by the gentlemen to
the ladies'. thus reversing the biblical ira
ditiou- Dainty silk aprons, embroidered
with silver and gold. golden Spanish
combs, artistic book covers. satin Jockey
caps whips and q thousand and one
things found their way into the cunning
reed baskets. gayly decorated with rib
bons, that each lady guest carried away
with pride and triumph after the dance
Galignani's Messenger
, 1888-07-03
ON THE TURF.

Stuart, winner Of the Paris Grand Prin, Is
OF the same family as Rayon dor, for whom
Hon. w. L. Scott paid $4,000 some years
ago.
The added money to the Suburban handi.
cap next year will be $4,000, and so it ought
TO be
Grand circuit entries close as follows:
Cleveland, July %; Buffalo, Rochester, Utica
and Albany, July 80; Hartford and Spring.
field, Aug. Is, and New York, Aug. "a.
The Chicago stable won S14, 43o at the St
Louis race meeting and captured fourteen
races, including the Oaks, Charles Greer,
Directors and Granite Mountain stakes and
the cup.
Richard Ten Brock, the famous turfman,
has purchased a farm near Palo Alto, sixty
miles from San Francisco, and is fitting 1t
up as a residence.
The value of the trotting stock OF this
country is estimated at fifty times that of
the running stock.
w. J. Gordon has offered In vain to trot
Cingstone at Cleveland, July 4, against Jay.
Eye-See, Prince Wilkes or Oliver X. The
last TO decline was Mr.. Schwartz. He says
that Budd Doble will take Oliver K. to st
Paul
Prince Wilkes first engagement this sea.
son will be at Detroit on July rs, in the free
for all, against Harry Wilkes, Oliver X. and
Mambrino Sparkle. After Detroit Prince
Wilkes will trot through the big circuit in
the free for all class with Crit Davis behind
him.
The new Morristown driving park, one OF
the very best in the state OF New Jersey,
will be thrown open TO the public July 4.
This park is owned by the Sire brothers, and
Harry Wilkes and Rosalind Wilkes have
trained On it
Following are some OF tho largest Kirrers
Of the season on the running turf: French
Park q, by King Ban, Ga, 700; The Bard 3,
BY Longfellow. slS,665; Sir Dixon 81, by
Billet Sl1,T65; LibeRS "a, by Leonatus,
s11 .Soo; Macbeth III el, by Macduff, Sll, $50;
Emperor OF Norfolk g., by Norfolk. $lO,24o;
Gallifet 81, by Falsetto, 5000; Eiuntress O.,
by sprlngbok, $500; The Lloness en-, by
Billet, s7.S35; Egmont o., by Enquirer.
s7,oo4; Aurelia o., by Algerinc, s7,2e0;
Terra Gotta ~, by harry OrFalIon, 81 ,915:
Belvidere ~, by Billet, $3.50; Oregon e.,
by onondaga, &,62a
, 1888-07-03

$1,000
Her & { and most renowned get, by Old
Hambletonian, is El%ectioneer, the pride of
Ex-Governor Stanford's Palo Alto stock
farm, and himself the sire OF over twenty
sons and daughters that nave made records
better than $50. Governor Stanford
bought Electioneer and about a dozen other
promising young ones OF Mr.. Backman in
1875, paying $4,000 for the lot, this purchase
forming the nucleus of his great California
stock farm.
Thu sire of the famous mare Green Noun
tain Maid was Harry Clay, he by Neave's
Cassius NJ. Clay. Her dam was Shanghai
Mary, a western mare of unknown pedigree.
She was foaled In 1869, and was bred by the
late Samuel Conkling, of New York. She
showed wonderful trotting powers as a hlly,
but was wild, iutractable and vicious to that
degree that no one could handle her. She
passed from the hands of Mr.. Conkling sue
cessively into those of Elijah Dusenberry, D.
b. Irwin and other skillful horsemen there
abouts, but each in turn gave up the effort to
train her for the turf.
Finally she was purchased by Mr.. Back
maj as an addition to his famous Stony Ford
collection OF brood mares. Seven OF her
foals were sold from Stony Ford for a total
Of S46,3O0. 1t is said that she never had a
colt that, when put in proper training, could
not beat 2:30. Among the speedy ones of her
get by Messenger Duroc are Prospero, eco;
Elaine, eco; Dame Trot, 2.22; Antonio,
22sA; Mansfield, 2:26, and a number of
others
The Mails great son, Electioneer, is the
sire of over twenty trotters that have made
records better than $50. Sir of his young
ones were added to the $50 list last season,
and three more have already achieved the
record this season Some of the more ia
nous of his get are linda Rose, Wildlower,
Palo Alto, Bonita, etc. One of his 2-year-
olds, Chimes, bred at Palo Alto. sold last sea-
sen for $4,000.
, 1888-07-03

AA fAishW "A hold in n
quartet with the San Francisco minstrels.
he suddenly developed into a crack shot with
all kinds Of weapons, and adopted it as his
profession He established his title of cham
pion all around marksman with the Winches-
ter rifle, the 1e bore Greener shotgun, the
Stevens pistol and A caliber Smith & Wesson
revolver. Paine made a five year tour
through Europe and achieved triumphs of a
most iattering character. He defeated Henri
Cartier, the noted Partisan duelist, and set all
Paris agog by cutting the letter F" on the
wall In the office of The Figaro at a good dis
lance. He shot before the imperial family In
Berlin In 1888, exhibited his skill before the
car at Petersburg, astonished King Al
phonso in Madrid and appeared before nearly
all the crowned heads Of Europe. In 1885
Payne shot a match with Josef Schulhof, the
finest pistol shot in Austria The conditions
were fifty shots at fifty PAGES, fifty shots at
$50 PAGES and 100 shots at 400 PAGES, 8S-cali-
Der, single shot pistols. Paine beat him at
every distance, and made a total score OF
1893 to Schulhof's 541.
, 1888-07-03
PERSIAN Carpet weavers. sccret.

A native of Finland named Runen was
sent about two years g to the east, at
the expense of the government. with the
object of e~ndeavoring to discover the art
of Persian carpet weaving, the secret Of
which Is strictly guarded by those en-
gagged In the trade. He made the journey
disguised as a simple workman, but 1t was
only after long and fruitless efforts to 3D.
tain admission into a Turkish carpet man.
ufactory that he succeeded at a small
place near Smyrna In acquainting himself
with the process and making a design of
a loom. A Persian carpet mandatory
has now been established In Finland, and
important results are anticipated from
the new branch of industry thus intro
duced.-London Globe.
, 1888-07-03
GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID,

The Famous Mare That Recently I,Icti =
Stony Ford.
We give with this a picture OF the famous
mare Green Mountain Maid, the dam and
grandam of more speedy trotters than any
other mare that ever lived This famous
horse died recently at Stony Ford, N. Y.
Green Mountain Maid was a dark brown
mare, fifteen hands high, and was foaled in
1s62 She was bred by s. Conklin, Middle
town, n. Y, and was got by Harry Clay out
of the chestnut mare Shanghai Mary, who
showed a mile in 2:2S. Her breeding, how
ever, was unknown. Green Mountain Maid
passed into the hand of Elijah D~usenberry
when a25year-old, and while owned by him
became famous as n lot trotter.
, 1888-07-03
Value of Sympathetic Personality.

There are some sympathetic doctors in
Philadelphia who are practically sup
ported by a few wealthy women, who. II
there is anything the matter with them.
have been NJ better or worse for years.
They console themselves with the fancy
that none but these doctors could have
kept them alive at all. and that to them
they owe the continuance of their exist
ence. With many doctors. especially If
they are young and unmarried. their sym,
pathetic personality is their principal
stock In trade. -Philadelphia Times.
, 1888-07-03

NulTed on becOnu" bIIn-
ply means that a base runner has been
tempted to rashness by an overweening anx-
iety to score a needed run, and the alert
catcher OF the "outs" has fired the ball across
the diamon like q stroke of light, the base
man has caught it and ''socked it on tor the
runner, and the umpire, after weighing the
forceful and picturesque arguments of the
captains, spiced with a few cursory remark
from the spectators, has, with a trembling
voice and f~altering tongue, declared that it
was an "out at second"
"Stole second" does not mean that the run
ner has picked up the bag and eloped without
, 1888-07-03

EFFECTS OF A WILD that while 1t is eluding
fifth the frantic efforts OF the
man with the iron mask to capture 1t, one or
two runs may come in, and those one or two
run may settle the game. A wild pitch"
it is easy to understand. Is one which sends
the ball SO far out of the line intended that
the catcher is unable to interfere with Its
progress, and only the catcher's fence stops
its wild career.
baseball term. 1t wildly suggests the pre-
dicament OF the athletic gentleman depicted
, 1888-07-03

expression, turns a
plying gaze on the
pitcher, and as the latter
lets her go the former
makes a long, sweeping
swipe and the concus-
sion Of air can DO felt
on the bleaching boards.
The purchase power"
Of the regulation fan is
more than made up In
the narrow bat by the
expression thrown
into the swipe This Is
RanAatal tuvI,a tAn kon
, 1888-07-03

How to become an orator is too broad q
question for a newspaper article. The
best reference | can make Is to Cicero's
Book of Orations. know of no way to
acquire the gift of oratory except of a
person having natural attachments, q good
voice and a good manner who will study
carefully the subject upon which he
speaks and consult the best writer's on
rhetoric or rules for advice.-New York
Mail and Express Interview.
, 1888-07-03

ceremony or considera-
ton for the feelings of
his fellow laborera 1t
Is no reflection on his
honesty whatever, but
stamps him as one who
Is up to snuff" and al
ways 6 and ready
to take advantage OF an
opportunity. He ''leads
Off" from first az far as
he dare and watches the
pitcher closely. When
, 1888-07-03

u~ndoubtedly stands
today the greatest
m~arksman with a
revolver in this
c~ountry,and proba-
bly, in the world
at the range of the
assachuse Rife
club, Walnut Hills,
Mass, Nov. 4, 1887,
he made s57 points
out of a possible
1000 with a Smith
& W esson a
caliber revolver,
E0 wanda IiotanNa
, 1888-07-03

The ORIGINAL ABIETINE ONT
MENT is My put up in large two ounce
tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for old
sores, burns. wounds. chapped hands and
all skin ernptions. VIII positively cure all
kinds OF piles Ask for the ORIGINAL
ABlETINE OINTMENT. Sold by DR..
w. n. Hunt at pr cent per box-by mail
80 cents.
, 1888-07-03

remarkable career,
and was honored by
the king of Portu.
gal as a Chevalier
of the Royal Order
Of Jesus Christ
some years 6 in
recognition of his
phenomenal skill.
He was born In
H~ebronville, Mass,
and in his early
days WIS a tenor
singer with Dave
, 1888-07-03

cidents of a game Of base
ball 1t Is not only like
ly to seriously interfere
with the pleasure and In.
terest of the batter In the
further progress of the
game-provtded it hap
pens to strike him amid
ships, as in the accom-
panying instantaneous
ph~otograph-but it also
occasionally