The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
does not give tho Chinese high opinion Of

strange contrast to US to fnd that here such
offenses have 10 go before the courts before
they are punished. For In our country bad
boys who throw stones, break windows,
swear and do the many bad things that
they do here ARE severely punished by their
own fathers, and the boys do not need to
be brought into the courts. When Ameri-
cans go to our country they are treated
kindly, and when In need are assisted by
our countrymen and assaults upon them
are promptly detected and punished As
they walk about our streets they are not
laughed at, called names, insulted, nor do
they have mud thrown upon them, or
stones thrown at them nor are they in
danger of being robbed or murdered.
LAS our countrymen return home and are
asked how they are protected In the United
States, what shall they answer?'
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A visitor may on some days see curious
ball game In progress at the Charles street
jail One of the players is a man impris-
oned for preaching Christianity in public
gathering place. The others are two Japan
ese held as witnesses in some other case
Speak to William Franklin Davis as
"Rev." or "Mr." and he will object. He
is no mans ''mister," that is master, he
says, and wants to be called brother
or friend. Half year of con-
fnement has not lessened the
fervor of his zeal in missionary
work, and he takes every opportunity Of
preaching Righteousness to the other pris-
oners. Such opportunities are few though.
He learned how to talk to the rude and un-
hammered men during years of ministerial
labor among the lumbermen of Minnesota.
In view of the unanimous adverse report Of
the aldermanic committee on the proposed
repeal of the ordinance requiring
permits from the mayor for the
privilege Of preaching upon public
grounds, some of Mr.. Davis's friends hope
that he will consent to let them pay his
fine and secure his release, but it is not
likely that he will SO stultify himself He
will probably serve out the remaining four
months of his term, and then go and re-
peat his offense. AS the ordinance under
which he is convicted is absolutely need
less it is possible that in the end he may
securei its repeal.
Mr. Davis's ''martyrdom" is made as
pleasant as possible by the sheriff. He is
constantly employed in writing, doing no
mental work, and has an extra cell in
which to receive visitors.
mention is timely of genuine specimen in
this city, which few of the younger Bos
tonians have ever heard of. 1t is fossil
skeleton of the ''zeuglodon'' or sea serpent,
which was dug up jp Alabama in 1S43,
and which, sixty-five feet in length, coils
around three sides of the room in which it
lies. One may not believe in the existence
of such serpents to- day, but here are the re-
mains Of one that existed once, without any
sort of doubt; and, what is very peculiar, the
structure of his bones proves that he must
have proceeded through the water in a
series of up-and-down movements or a
humpings-up of his back, very much like
those that the excellent people described
who thought they saw the sea serpent off
Nahant couple Of years ago, and not by
lateral movements like a snake. This sea
serpent is not, by the way, like snake,
but cetacean "a variety of the whale
family. As shown here, he is all head and
vertebre-and he must have been sort
of animated and exaggerated backbone.
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The place in which this specimen is kept |
is the Warren museum on Chestnut street, |
an institution once famous locally. but now |
almost forgotten and unvisited. 1t con-
tains besides the serpent a number of other
gigantic fossils. Among them is the enor
nous mastodon, dug up in Newburgh-on-
the-Hudson in 1916. This was exhibited
about the country by Snowman of the
day, till it was bought and the bones prop
erly put in shape by DR.. j. G. Warren,
who established the museum.
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This is the most complete specimen of the
mastodon in existence and looks two or
three times as big as the skeleton of the
oDce-noted elephant Pizarro, which reposes
near by. The museum holds a large col
lection of skulls, ranging in development
from the BRAIN box of the cave-dweller
to that of the scientist Spurzheim
who foisted the ''science" of phrenology
upon mad world, and thereby set the ex-
ample for the fiends who pretend to read
character by the shape of noses fingers or
ears, or. by another remove into idiocy, to
measure woman's fckleness by the color
of her eyes. Doubtless Spurzheim didn't
foresee how his theories would blossom, but
his skull deserves place in museum just
the same
l have discovered woman who sews
coats for first-class tailoring house here
who makes $25 week. For such a case
there are scores who are half-starved. The
IduIC Is HOC dlLOSeCuer Uno employers. Ihoy
complain of scarcity of competent sew
ing women. So rare are women who know
how to use a needle thaisome of the best
tailors in town get large part of their
work done by the bungling serfs of cheap
shop, not for economy, but because the
work must be done this way or not at ALL
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Investigation in Boston shows that feet
are growing smaller. Unfortunately heads
are also lessening in size, according to
hatters.
The West End Railway company has
contributed &c. 900 free tickets to the fresh
air fund. These tickets will be good for a
trip to Franklin park or to the marine
park, South Boston after the Fourth of
July.
Good taste has won a partial victory.
The woman without hustle is no longer
Don't say anything about base ball to
Boston man this month.
1t is now the accepted thing to drink
beer, smoke and listen to orchestral music
in Music hall o. nights. A heap of re-