The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-09-28
CLIPPINGS or ALL SORTS.

The Ice water fund b q prominent
southern charity.
An English amateur has purchased in
Milan Stradivarius, dated 1910. for
a, 1000.
The gathering Of buffalo bones has
again become o business at Manitoba.
Chicago recently ordered $50 carloads.
The English volapuk dictionary which
is to be issued this year will be the first
Of it's kind either In this countrycor in
England.
People in Alaska at this time Of the
year can see to read without artificial
light from Q o'clock In the morning until
II at night.
A Boston professor who has married a
distinguished senior classic presented his
bride for a wedding gift with the works
Of Plato, Sophocles and Dante.
The Oregon Alpine club will anchor a
copper box to the very apex of Mount
Hood. 1t is to be depository Of record
to all making the ascent.
There is coachman at Saratoga who
is attracting great deal of attention by
his wonderful resemblance to the pictures
of the first Duke Of Wellington.
Rarely has such q harvest been known
in Russia as that of the present year.
The granaries are already filed to over
flowing, and farmers are puzzled to know
what to do with the surplus.
At an English dinner party the table
was covered with white satin cloth, on
which were placed large sacks of white
satin tied with silver cords, from which
a wealth of white flowers seemed to be
tumbling.
A cynic at summer hotel finds amuse-
ment in the number Of broken dishes.
He says he expects to hear at least one
terrific crash Of crockery every day in
the dining room, and during a visit of
three weeks he has not been disap-
pointed.
Pennsylvania has some girls worth
having. In the haying season gentle
man during short drive counted nine
young women driving two-horse mowers,
and seventeen managing horse rakes.
The colossal statue of John Marshall,
who is reputed the first discoverer Of gold
in California, represents him as back
woodsman, holding nugget in his right
hand, while his left hand points down.
ward. The statue will stand on Marshall
hill in Eldorado county, where Marshall
first found gold.
A Philadelphia boy, who was anxious
to follow in the footsteps Of Buffalo Bill,
assoed lady in the streets the other day
and was held in $500 bail for his future
good behavior. The little fellow prac-
iced on the hydrant for several days be-
fore he tried his hand as public per-
former.
At Portsdown Hill, England, an ex-
;remely curious graveyard relic was re-
Gently found. It was human skeleton
n a good state of preservation, which
was buried in the chalky soil of the local
ty in the second century. The skeleton
vas six feet in length, and in its left hand
we're found twenty-five Roman coins.
A remarkable funeral took place at
DR.. Wheaton, an old and
citizen, believer in the |
logma of good cheer" died, after hav-
ng directed that ne outward signs of |
asnrning he assumed at his funeral |
Accordingly the friends of the family,
When they met at the appointed hour,
we're astonished to find the widow and
daughters of the deceased attired in the
unrest white and wearing bouquets of
lowers. The corpse lay on sofa COW
red by many colored robe, and was
lot removed to the coffin until the last
A few days ago fly flew into the ear
f John Lord, who lives near Athens,
"a. He got the insect out almost inn
nediately and thought no more about it
ntil he was awakened in the night by
iolent itching in the ear. The itching
ecame pain, and that increased until
he man was almost crazy. He sought a
octor, who, with considerable difficulty,
rought out eleven well developed and
cry active maggots, which had Matched
rom the eggs laid by that fly during its
rief stay in Mr.. Lords ear.