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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-05
No. 172.-Word Rebus.

No. 172.-Word Rebus.
Not long ago saw man
Who looked to me peculiar;
His left hand held cobbler's tool
With which we are all familiar.
And cutting tool was in his right
Well known to many nations;
But oil at once the scene was changed
To useful publications.
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Don't Despair.

Don't Despair.
If you are weak and weary from some So
called chronic disease, don't give up. Sui
phur Bltters has given hope to many inva-
lids. where hitherto there was nothing but
despair. 1t will build up and renew your
whole system. Editor Weekly American
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No. 1S3.-A Figurative Epitaph.
0 4 2 8
0 4 2 o
0 2 so 4 1 as
O 9 az

The above verse, said to have been trans
scribed from the grave of soldier during
the late war, expresses in the alternate lines,
in poetical antithesis. the hardships endured
by the campaigner during life, contrasted
with the peacefulness of his state in death.
The accent indicates Hibernian origin.
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No. 175.-Octagon Puzzle.

I have piece of ground which is neither
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shakespeare on Baseball.


The Elks of this city, says the New Or
leans Picagune, engaging in a game of ball.
played in characters familiar to the stage,
has led lover of Shakespeare to inquire
what the immortal bard knew of baseball.
and the following illusions were found:
The affair cries haste, and speed must answer
II. -Othello, /, 3.
Eight yards of uneven ground is three-score
and ten miles afoot with me. Henry ", 2 3
Our safest way is to avoid the aim.
Macbeth, Q 8.
Among nine bad If one be good,
There's yet one good in ten. Ais Well l. 8,
Base men that use them to 50 base effect.
Two Gent. Verona, ., Z.
The base is right It's the base knave that
jars. Tam. of ShIew, 8, 1.
These knocks are too hot; and for mine own
part, have not case of lives. Henry V, 3, ?.
Be not out with me;
Yet if you be out sir;
can mend you.
Julius Caesar, !, l.
You are slow; for shame, away!
Can we oulrun the heavens?
Henry VI, 5. ..
Will make him fly an ordinary pitch
Julius Caesar, l, /.
Seduced the pitch and height OF all his thoughts
To bass declension. Richard ILL.,, s. Z.
Base men by his endowments are made great,
Richard H., 2 5.
As fearfully as does CALLED rock
o'erhang and iutty his COMPOUNDED base.
Henry v, g. 1.
Had she affections and warm youthful blood,
She would be as swift in motion as ball.
Romeo and Juliet, 2, 8.
There's a daisy. Hamlet 4, 5.
Pardon me, sir; it was black, ill-favored fly.
Titus Adron., 2, 3,
To what base uses We may return Horatio
Hamlet, l, 8.
I will run as far as God has any gound.
-Mer. of Ven, ., 3.
Thus do the hopes we have in him touch ground
And dash themselves to pieces.
Henry w., 4, q
Like to a bowl upon a subtle ground,
have tumbled past the throw.
-Coriolanus, ., .
Till you had measured how long
A fool you were upon the ground.
-Cymbeline, /, .
You come not home because you have no
stomach. Comedy of Errors l. ,
If our betters play at that game,
We must not dare
To initiate them. -Timon of Athens /, .
The greater throw
May turn by fortune from the weaker hand.
-Mer. of Ven, 2, /.
You can fool no more money out of me at this
throw. Twelfth Night, 5, l.
Just death, kind umpire OF mems miseries
Henry v, 4, 5.
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carries with it the most delightful sensa.
ton, and again it is only productive of the
horrible. When patient is "going off,
j or returning to consciousness, he often in
/, dulges in absurd remarks.
! There's my blue bonnet" said lady
opening her eyes after some time spent in
dentists chair, 80 / can't be dead: that
wouldn't have been waiting for me in
| heaven"
Another, a sober matron. was so de-
lighted on returning to consciousness. Mt
seeing the kindly face of her physician
bending over her, after she had been float
ing OH INTO space, that she exclaimed ex-
citedly, 20, doctor, | love your
es, yes, | know it," he replied, sooth-
lngly, and she has since declared that she
was so angry with him for under estimat-
ing the Importance of her statements that
she kept on wildly insisting, "But YOU
don't understand; | adore YOU p
One young girl, compelled to go through
a painful surgical operation, began laugh
ing immoderately as soon as the ether
affected her. After her recovery. she was
asked to recall the cause of her mirth,
and in doing so she laughed as heartily
again.
/ can't tell you how funny it was" she
declared. " / seemed to be crocheting, and
there was big mosquito going in and out
with the loops. Oh, if you could only
have seen how funny he lookedp'
From which it may be inferred that
ether, in common with hashish and opium.
has the power of investing the simplest
objects and imaginings with some absurd
characteristics.
A gentleman who had inhaled ether for
the purpose of having his teeth extracted,
says there was some delay in the course of
the operation, and when the last teeth were
pulled he had begun to regain conscious
ness
" felt no pain" he says, in describing
his sensations, but l felt the jar when
each tooth left my head. But all the
time | was dreaming that 1 was whizzing
through the country on lightning express
train.
I" AT intervals some one threw a huge
log across the track, in front Of the en-
CINE, and we went over it with bump and
jolt. Not until afterward did | realize
that the jar was that of a departing tooth"
-C0urierJ Journal
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The Great MowuI.

The following coed story comes from a
quarter where we are assured its correct
ness can be vouched for" Many years ago.
at the time of great ceremony Windsor
Castle was honored with the presence of
three sovereigns. After breakfast the three
potentates walked and talked on the cele-
brated slopes, and were, of course, in
"mufti." They were delighted with the
grounds, and presently entered into con-
versation with a gardener, who evidently
took them for a party of gentlemen's
gentlemen out for stroll. After some
little talk he could not resist the query :
" Now who may you gents be?" "Well,
said the spokesman, this gentleman hap
pens to be the King of Prussia; that one
standing by your side is the Emperor of
Austria, and, as to myself, l am the En-
peror of Russia" This was carrying the
joke too far, thought the gardener ave
seen lot of queer furrin gents here lately,
but this beats me;;' so he burst out in a
rather rude gufiaw. "Well, my friend"
said Emperor Nicholas, ''you seem amused ;
perhaps you will tell us who you are"
"Oh certainly" so taking up the skirt of
his coat with the action of great eagle
spreading out his wings, and spinning
round on his heels, he said, "If you are all
what you say You are, why, | am the Great
Mogulw The three majesties roared with
laughter, and returning to the castle told
| the story at the luncheon table, to the i'm
mense amusement OF the Queen and Prince
Albert.-London Society.
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A Noted Masonic Lodge

The Baltimore Sun, in speaking of the
approaching Masonic centennial celebra-
ton to be held in that city, says: The
public, as well as the Masonic fraternity,
seem to fully appreciate the magnitude of
the centennial celebration of the Mary
land Grand Lodge on May 10th, 18th and
18th, and there is a general desire to make
1t great success.
Responses from out-of-town lodges ac-
cepting invitations are numerous. Most
OF these lodges are composed of representa-
tive business men. A correspondent of
the Sun at Fredericksburg, Va, writes as
follows: "The Masonic centennial cele-
bration in Baltimore is looked forward to
with considerable interest and pleasure by
members of the mystic tie in this place.
The invitation extended to Fredericksburg
Lodge, No. 4, to participate in the cele-
bratlon has been acknowledged and form
ally accepted"
The records of Fredericksburg Lodge
show that George Washington was init
ated on the 4th of November, 1852, Passed
Fellow Craft March 3, 1853, and was
raised to the sublime degree of Master
Mason August 4, 1853. He was initiated
before he was twenty-one years of age.
This may have occurred from the fact that
Daniel Campbell, Master of the Lodge, re-
corded Grand Master and exercising the
prerogatives Of Grand Master, as the Lodge
afterwards performed the functions of a
Grand Lodge in chartering lodges, granted
a special dispensation. But Past Grand
Master, b. B. French, of the District OF
Columbia, in an address in 1851, said that
no one stopped to inquire Washington's
age when his petition was presented. He
was appointed Surveyor of Culpepper
county, Va, at the age Of seventeen years
At the age of nineteen he was appointed
Acknowledgement, with the rank of Major.
in the Virginia militia and at the age OF
twenty he became executor of the large es-
tate of his deceased brother, Lawrence
Washington. AS these things showed he
was of mature age, no inquiry was made
1t is almost certain that Washington re-
manned member of No. 1 to the day OF
his death
Among the many other dis
tinguished men whose names APP
pear on the rolls of this lodge are
George Weldon, Waahington's Adiutant-
General; General Hugh Mercer, who fell
at the battle of Princeton; Jacob Won
Braam, Washington's instructor in sword
fencing Fielding Lewis, Washington's
brother-in-law. The Bible that was used
in this lodge at the time Washington was
made a Mason is still in the possession OF
the lodge. The Bible is over two hundred
years old, and is IN an excellent state OF
preservation. There are many other ex-
ceedingly interesting "reminiscences con-
nected with the lodge, and its presence on
the 18th of May will no doubt be notable
feature of the centennial celebration.
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The typewriter is creating a revolution
in methods of correspondence, and filling
the country with active, competent young
ladies who are establishing distinct
profession, and bringing into our business
offices, lawyers officers, editorial sanctums,
etc, an element of decency, purity and
method which is working perceptible
change. The field is widening daily; not
from crowding out of their places young
men who have been in the habit of claim
ing presumption for clerical work of all
descriptions, but in creating absolutely
new positions The revolution, if it may
be called so, has come from the discovery
to business men OF an ability of which they
were unaware until the great convenience
and excellent work of the typewriter forced
them to it.
The art of dictation is almost new art,
but it is spreading rapidly, and business
men are beginning to understand that
much of their lives has been wasted III
the mere drudgery of letter-writing, and
that through employing competent aman-
uensis they are now enabled to get off their
correspondents with the least possible fric-
ton and the smallest amount of time.
Whereas, five years ago the typewriter was
simply mechanical curiosity, to-day its
monotonous click can be heard in almost
every well-regulated business establish
ment in the country. A great revolution
is taking place, and the typewriter is at
the bottom of it.-Penman's Art Journal
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CARE OF THE TEETH.
Some Timely Hints Which Stay be OF
served WIFI, tSe-so,aI p-o6+

Some Timely Hints Which Stay be OBJ
served With Personal Profit.
What should Il man use to clean his
teeth ?" was the question asked of a we'll
known dentist recently. The dentist re-
piled at once, -" Nothing but water. There
are more good teeth ruined by so-called
dentlirlces than by all other causes in the
world put together. The object of the
makers OF these dentifrices is, of course, to
produce preparation that will, with very
little rubbing of the brush, make the teeth
look perfectly clean and white. To ac-
compiish this they put pumice-stone, and
sometimes strong alkalls, in their prepara-
tions. Pumice-stone. will unquestionablv
take all tartar off the tooth and it will also.
Just as unque5tionably, take all the enamel
with it. An alkali will make yellow
tooth look white in few seconds but be-
fore week has passed it will have eaten
away nearly all the enamel and utterly
destroyed the tooth. In walking along
the street you often see fakir.' bv way
of advertising his patent dentifrice, cali a
small boy from the crowd near by. and
opening the boys mouth, rub the dentri-
trlce on his dirty teeth, and in minute
almost, take offall the tartar and make the
teeth look perfectly pure and white. Now
man like that fakir ought to be arrested.
Tor he has forever destroyed that bows
teeth. His preparation, composed Of a
powerful alkall, is eating away the enamel
OF that boys teeth, and in few months
the poor youngster will not have sound
tooth in his head. The dentifrices COM
posed chiefly of pumice-stone are not as
bad as those containing an alkali, because
they will not destroy the teeth as quickly :;
but If used habitually they will certainly
destroy them in the end.
should advise a man BY all means to
use no dentrifrice of any description, unless
1t be prepared chalk. If this is used not
oftener than once a week it will not iniure
the teeth, and may help to clease them.
but 1t should on no account be used every
day. Orris root does the teeth no harm.
and gives 4 pleasant odor to the breath :
and II all dentrihceS were composed simply
OF orris root and prepared chalk, they
would be harmless enough, if no. bene-
| fetal. My own plan is to use moderately
hard brush and plenty of cold water, and
nothing else, and my teeth are in excel
lent condition. If people would only pick
their teeth carefully after each meal, max
ing sure that not the slightest particle of
| food remained near the gums or between
the teeth, and would also, before retiring
at night, run piece of soft thread through
| their teeth, they would not have any ne
cessity for dentrifrice OF course sweets
and candies are bad for the teeth: so is
smoking or taking either very cold or
hot drinks; but, bad as all these undoubt-
eddy are, | really think that the worst
enemy the teeth has is the so-called den
| trifice. Take the advice of a dentist, and
never use anything for your teeth but a
brush and good cold water" -Boston Ga.
| zette
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Care of the Eyes.

At the Sanitary Convention lately held
at Ann Arbor, Michigan, DR.. C. J. Lundy
read paper on Hygiene in Relation to
the Eyes" which should have wide circula-
ton, especially among teachers and school
officers. A fruitful source of eve troubles
is shown to be excessive strain upon the
muscles and nerves of the eyes due to
faulty educational methods, the ill-planned
and insufficient lighting of school-rooms.
poor ink and fine print in school books
and other causes, which education might
correct
In conclusion, the doctor LAYS down the
following rules for the better care of the
eyes.
l. Avoid reading and study by poor
light.
2. Light should come from the side, and
not from the back or from the front
3. Do not read or study while suffering
from great bodily fatigue, or during recov-
cry from illness.
4. Do not read while lying down.
3. Dol not use the eyes too long at time
for near work, but give them occasional
periods of rest.
6. Reading and studying should he done
Systematically.
I. During study avoid the stopping
position, or whatever tends to produce CON
gestion of the head and face.
8. Select well printed books.
8. Correct errors of refraction with pro-
per glasses.
10. Avoid bad hygenic conditions and
the use of alcohol and tobacco.
IL. Take sufficient exercise in the open
air
y. Let the physical keep pace with the
mental culture, for asthenopia is most
usually observed in those who are lacking
in physical development
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Beauty Developed by Pressure.

But this resistance is meant to bring out
all that Is best In us, to stimulate our most
strenuous exertions, to cultivate our pa
tience to educate our faith and hope. to
mould us after the Divine pattern. 1t is
the weight of the architrave upon the
pillar that gives it stability and endur-
ance; and it is the fightings without and
the fears within that give strength to the
character and perseverance to the life.
What beauty and grace does the spiritual
life take from the pressure of the light
affections that are but for moment and
that work out for us far more exceeding
and eternal weight of glory The capital
of the Corinthian pillar, the loveliest of
all the styles of architecture, derived its
origin from a basket of offerings placed
upon child's grave, and covered with a
tile to protect it from the birds. The
basket stood upon the root of an acanthus,
a species of thistle, and the plant grew
and spread its leaves around ii in the most
graceful manner, thus suggesting to pass
ing artist the form of the Corinthian capt
tai And so the pressure of earths troubles
causes the spiritual life to develop around
them its fairest forms and thus it is
crowned with its appropriate capital.
The thorny sorrow that springs from
the grave of some dead love or hope
forms the richest adornment of the Chris
tian life. Not only is the outward form of
the Christian life moulded into shapes of
moral beauty-into whatsoever things are
pure, and honest, and lovely, and of good
report-but its inner substance is also
made more lovely by the pressure of ex-
ternal shocks and internal sufierings. |! is
not the tree that grows in the rich soil and
in sheltered situation that produces the
richly grained wood which is selected to
adorn our richest furniture; but the tree
that is exposed in its bleak, shelterless sit
uation to every storm of heaven. The
wild forces that beat upon it, and which it
successfully overcomes, develop in it the
beautiful veins and markings which are so
highly priced by man. And so it is not
when growing up in luxurious ease and
comfort that we produce the gifts and
graces which enrich and ennoble the
Christian life The natures that have the
richest variety and the greatest interest
are those which have grown under the
pressure of suffering, and by vital faith
have overcome the world.-QaiUer for
,Tdnuqru
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
THE oRIo

THE oRIoLg.
Lady-locket lost her pocket.
Lost it in the orchard grass
And little fellow clad in yellow
Found 1t as he CHANGED 10 pass.
And he said, Or sang it, ''Ho III hang it,
These were his very sing-soug woids-
where bloom comes quickest, and bloom is
thickest,
I'll hang it up for my baby birdsr'
1t looked so funny-a bag of money.
grass-cloth pouch so quaint and odd
with woven SHINING siiken lining
Made from broken milk weed pod.
Leaves were growing and buds were blowing,
And he did his wisest and best
10 Try to hide it, but someone sDied il,
boy, who cried, "A hang-bird's nest
"Oh, sister-locket, it is your pocket
Swinging here in the apple tree
II the tree Were smaller and were taller
Ia get 1t for you again, may bel'
The wind grew merry over this, very
And laughed as he SEED the nest hung bough
IF You don't mind falling and headlong sprawl
ing,
And bumps and bruises, Try 1t nov %
Our Little Men and UOn,e1l
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SUNDAY EASY CHAIR.

Gods pans are deep and wide. The years are
hours,
And centuries but years in Gods own time;
While we, with downcast eyes and puny powers
100 weak to understand his plans sublime,
erope blindly on along our narrow ways,
ANA measures wisdom by our years and days.
So from the sage, who seeks with wishes wild
All. knowledge, ale the simplest things con
cealed.
While to the trustful pleadings OF a child
Are mighty truths and hidden things re-
vealed;
And dark events no wisest seeker sees,
Gods angels whisper to the least of these
One life is but single passing breath;
One lifetime but short ana slender span;
20 some die young, while some wait long for
death,
And all is equalized in Gods great plan.
What matters it if Gods invited leave
At early morn or in the hush of eve?
Thus men walk onward, and the whitened head
Bows low beneath the burden of the years.
dread.
And al gels guard it from It's griefs and fears;
Death brings no vain regret, repentance wild,
Or fierce rebellion to the trustful child.
In this is highest wisdom he who brings
His Offering of ehildlike simple trust
Is wiser far than he whose wisdom clings
To every doubt; and, delving in the dust
Stirs such cloud OF ills as veil the SUM-
Creating darkness ere his day is done
Childtrust is truth. The sun is often shining
For those who see the sunbeams in a tear,
And there is little gloom or vain repining
For those whose faith pure crystalline and
clear
Sees Lights reflected from bright angel wings
The pictured grace concealed IN duller things
That sweet child wisdom which contentment
brings.
so age learns lessons from EXTREMIST youth:
That truth is trust, and trust itself is truth.
j. Edgar Jones, IN Nelg York ObSerrer
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Preserving THE FoREsTs.-The sug-
gestion has been made, and has been re-
ceived with favor in many quarters, that
! the best way to prevent the disappearance
| of the forests Of this country is to exempt
from taxation all land planted in forests
| The experiment might be worth trying. at
any rate. 1t is evident, making due allow
ance for the exaggeration TO which alarm
lists are prone, that unless the consump-
ton is checked or the production eventu-
ally encouraged, the soil of the United
States will be practically denuded of tim
Der in the course of not many years
There is no way to check the consumption
since the habit of independence is SO strong
in the American people that they will
hardly submit to restraint in the matter OF
whisky, let alone that of timber. But we
do not doubt that thousands of farmers
would hasten to plant trees on as many
acres as they could spare for the purpose
if the certainty were held out to them that
land so employed would be henceforth free
of taxation. And the benefit accruing tc
the public would in the end much more
than compensate for the immediate loss to
the treasury Mechanical Ncus