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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19


Trees two or three inches in diameter
may be moved with comparative ease and
little degree of loss. but when these have
gained diameter of half foot or more
the labor and difficulty are greatly in
creased
Country Gentleman, in reply to recent
query 'How to move swamp naples of
considerable size to lawn, without
checking the growth" etc., replies by
giving the following illustrated direc-
tons:
There are two modes of moving large
trees. Fig l shows the way in which it
is done, by lifting the tree from the
ground in an erect position, drawing 1t on
wheels to it's place of destination, and
dropping into the bole previously made
for it,
The tree is first loosened by digging,
then lifted with the lever, the trunk
being wound with carpet or sacking or
with straw. to prevent bruising by the
chain which raises it to the hinder wheels
of common farm wagon, run up to the
tree from behind. Chains attached to the
axle then enable the horse Tor horses)
hitched to the whiffletree to draw it.
This mode applies well to the removal of
evergreens as well as to deciduous trees,
the branches of which need not be dis.
turbed on account of the erect position.
In either case, the tops should. however,
be made lighter by cutting in the branches
so as to present an even. natural top.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
The Big Apple Crop.

Favorable reports come from most OF
the leading states concerning the apple
crop, which has matured in fine condition
in nearly all sections of the country
where. apples are grown in commercial
quantities.
The Canada crop Is reported as large,
although some sections have suffered from
drought The apple crop in England and
Scotland is light this year, and the fruit
is of poor quality On this continent only
half of an average crop is reported, and
this is largely made up of early apples.
The crop of greetings, it is reported. is
not as large as last. year The crop of
Baldwins, however. is enormous These
arc the best apples for general purposes
and for exporting. They are always in
demand Other varieties of red apples
are also plentiful. and as red apples bring
the best prices in England a great many
of them are exported Owing to the
later ripening. only about half the usual
quantity of fruit is now being shipped to
England. The shipments usually COM
mence in the early part of August and
continue until April. The largest guam
titles are sent over in midwinter, when
the shipments run from 10000 to 10000
barrels a week The quantity exported
last year was Cos, 421 barrels, and the pre-
ceding year it was 607, 1924 barrels. In
1881 there was an enormous crop in this
country, and correspondingly small one
in Europe. and the exports were $685.
8C6 barrels
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
Al About Girls.

There are girls and girls One is the CIR,
who appears best at home, who helps her
lmoth sg.snd takes unfinished tasks from. the
tired hands that falter at their work She is
a cheerful and congenial companion, and all
her friends and relatives learn to regard her
as little saint and comforter. The other
girl is the one who let's others work for her.
Il just hate homework" she says, land let
ma do most of it," "You make your own
bed, of course ?" says her friend. swell, no:
ma makes the beds generally. l haven't the
strength" Don't you dust the parlor 2
"Oh, mol ma says break the ornaments
when dust, so she prefers to do it herself.
"Who washes the dishes9" "Ma does or sis
ter Jenny. 1t makes my hands red, and red
hands look so horrid when you are playing
the piano." "And you don't do anythingF
"Oh, yes do l do the shopping That s
such a help to ma, you can't think! Then !
receive all the company, because ma is SO
ltired she wants to go to bed right after sup
per, and it would be real cruel to keep her up.
Ma says am lots of help to her." There is
not much trouble in choosing between these
two samples, if the girls will only stop to
think.-Golden Days.
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Vinegar Making.

| Vinegar making is now in order in all
sections of the country where there is q
surplus of apples. Much vinegar is made
from the juice Of early apples, wastes OF
mills and repressings. Farmers who make
vinegar in small quantities for home use,
rs rule cling to the old fashioned way
of putting the cider into barrels or casks,
filing them two thirds full and letting
them stand till the contents turn to vim
egar, which usually takes about two
years.
The vinegar business carried on in a
large way. however, necessitates some
kind of a generator which hastens the
process.
The vinegar generator shown in the
cut is an arrangement used by Charles A.
Green, of Rochester, N y, and was re-
Gently described and illustrated in Rural
New Yorker.
The design of this arrangement is to
draw cider from one barrel to another,
exposing it to the air and heat. The cider
slowly drips from the upper barrel down
the troughs to the other barrels. When
the first barrel is emptied. another is
rolled up to take it's place.
Another plan sometimes used when it
is desired to make cider vinegar quickly,
consists in making shelves with grooves,
say an inch deep, through which the
cider flows backward and forward and
then down to the next shelf and SO on
until in this way the cider is exposed to
the atmosphere and warmth for an hour
or more before passing into barrel or
tank. Another plan is to fill barrel with
oak shavings, run sharp vinegar through
them, then run the cider through the
shavings slowly. But it has been found
that all methods of fastening the making
of vinegar are inclined to affect the
quality; that vinegar hastily made is sharp
and stingy, but that it lacks body and
richness Of fruit tone, and yet the process
can be somewhat fastened without re-
sulting in any injury, as for instance with
the generator illustrated.
To make vinegar in small way the
most practical mode, as has been init
mated, is to put the cider in barrels three
fourths full, leave out the bung and keep
the cider in warm place, the warmer the
better up to 80 or IS degs The authority
quoted from advises, when one has old
vinegar barrels or casks containing
mother" and some good vinegar. these
need not he removed. Simply put in the
cider daily or weekly and draw it off as
fast as made, and place in fresh barrels.
This is the manner in which the best
vinegar is made, and with the least
trouble. By this plan the vinegar is
being made continually with vigor Re-
member that vinegar is always growing
stronger or weaker, and that if an old bar.
rel of vinegar has no new material supplied
it may perish from idleness, its strength
and virtue becoming worthless
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
A Rare Curinsify.

81 saw a curiosity the other day of a kind
that is rare, think, said an old gentleman
in the course of conversation. sit lay pressed
between two leaves of her prayer book, and
as she rendered the sacred volume to me, that
might join in the devotions of her church,
it f1uttered slowly and noisiessly to the floor
stopped and picked it up, and there, written
by natures own hand across the face of a
preserved leaf, were the names Paul and
Laura. Curious to know how such thing
could happen, and trusting in my gray hair
to excuse the curiosity, asked how it had
been done, when she blushingly said: We
cut the letters from paper and pasted them
firmly upon the leaf, thus excluding the light
and producing a tracing of the names He
is in the navy, a lieutenant, and we are
shortly to be married l am superstitious,
and would be very loath to lose this leaf out
of my life. '"-San Francisco Call.
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Guarding Bank Note Plates.

These plates are surrounded with i'm
penetrable safeguards. The large room,
nearly the full length of the building. ia
occupied by only the engravers at the
windows, Mr.. O'Neil, the chief engraver.
and the custodian. On one side of the
room is railing and wire screen, such as
are seen in banks, behind which are the
desks of Mr.. O'Neil and his bookSeeper.
On the other side of the room, at tho door
OF the vault, is similar inclosure, where
sits the custodian Of the plates, dies, rolls,
and other property. When the chief en-
graver comes in the morning he makes q
reluisition upon the custodian rslch OF
these precious bits Of steel as he wants.
Each piece has its name or designation,
whether it is bit of lathe work, q
vignette, or IN entire plate, and when
they are surrendered to the chief en-
graver upon requisition an entry is made
upon the books of the custodian. The
bookkeeper or custodian for Mr.. O'Neil
makes an entry on his books also, to
show what he has received. Then, IS the
engravers want the different pieces of
work, similar account is kept with
them, and no man can leave the room
until the books show that every piece of
engraving that he had in his possession
has been returned and he has note
from the chief engraver to show that
such is the case. The watchmen would
not let them out of the building without
this. When bell sounds at noon the en-
gravers go to lunch, but not outside the
building.
When the work is over for the day the
accounts between the chief engraver and
his subordinates are balanced, to show
that each has returned all the work placed
in his custody. The rolls and dies and
plates are returned by the chief engraver
to the custodian from whom he got them,
and if no piece is missing his requisition
is returned to him, and the property
locked in the vault for the night. Should
it ever happen that anything was missing,
even if it were but the smallest fragment
of engraving, no one would be permitted
to leave until it was found. A complete
record is thus kept of every piece, SO that
you can tell just where it was at any
time, how long it was in any ones GUS
tody, and what he had it for.
1--WE know" said Mr.. O'Neil to re-
porter to whom Chief Graves had ex-
tended the freedom Of the building, 1--WE
know that whatever may be said about
counterfeits being printed from govern
ment plates, that there never was one so
printed. There never was plate stolen.
There is no plate that has ever been made
that is not in the vault there, and every
one can be accounted for for every min
ute of time. You cannot name little
out of the way national bank but that we
have the plate for its notes in that vault,
and can tell you all about it, from the
names of the men who worked on it to
who has ever touched it at any
time. Washington Star.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
IN THE VINEYARD.
Picking Grapes for Packing-Dest Grapes
for Market.

Picking Grapes for Packing-Best Grapes
In harvesting grapes that are to be
packed away for market or long keeping,
DO exceedingly careful not to rub of the
bloom In handling the frnit, Place In
large shallow trays and place In a cool
airy spot for several days to cure be-
fore packing During this curing process
the skin becomes toughened and the
stems to the cluster shrink somewhat,
and the berries will not fall off. as they
would II packed ut once. The varieties
vary greatly as to the time required for
this The best keeping grapes, such as
Catawba, Iona, Diana, ETC., should be al.
lowed to hang upon the vine until quite
ripe; this will DO known by the
stem to the cluster losing It's stiff.
ness and the bunch hanging directly
down
The most salable variety of grapes, &C.
cording to Orchard and Garden, are Della
ware and Concord, but few Ives Seeding
and Hortford Prolific, coming very
early In the season, often bring good
prices. White varieties, such as Martha
or Rebecca, gave somewhat uncertain
demand Strictly fancy lots often sell
very well, but unless very choice they
are generally neglected. The best pack.
ages are light wooden boxes containing
two or three pounds each; the three
pound boxes are generally used for the
black varieties, but the higher priced
kinds, Delaware, Martha. ETC.. are usually
packed in two pound boxes The boxes
should be packed in slat cases, holding
eighteen three pound boxes, or twenty
four two pound boxes. After picking,
the grapes should lie at least twenty four
hours in cool, dry place before packing,
as when packed fresh from the vines
they shrink in the boxes. Remove the
bottom of the box, and pack against the
cover first. Fill full. but not so that the
contents will be bruised. Put one kind
only in box photographic labels can
be obtained for tho top of the boxes,
which give the package handsome ap.
pearance; the name Of the variety should
be printed neatly upon the label
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
peculiaritles OF Hungarian Music.

va s'e"S"i'"'
remember once asking distinguished
Polish lady, herself notable musician
and pupil Of the great Chopin. whether
she ever played Hungarian music. mo-"
she answered, ~ cannot play it; there is
something in that music which l have
not got--sometl:ing which is wanting in
me-" What Yves wanting came to I'M
dcrstand later, when l became familiar
with Hungarian music as rendered by
the TZigane players. 1t was the training
Of gypsy's whole life which was want
ing hcre-a training which alone teaches
the secret of deciphering those wild strains
which seem borrowed from the voice of
the tcn!1cst or stolen from whispering
reeds. In order to have played the Hun
garian music Alright she would have re-
qu.red to have slept ON mountain tops
during score of years, to have been
awakened by fallen dews, to have shared
the food of eagles and squirrels, and have
been on equally familiar terms with stays
and conditions which unfortu-
nately lie quite out of the reach of deli
cate Polish ladies' Blackwood's Maya
zine.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
Light for instantaneous Photographs.

At recent meeting of the Berlin Ply
steal society Professor c. w. Vogel COM
municated the most recent discovery in
connection with instantaneous photogra-
ply, by which it is now possible to obtain
instantaneous photographs not only at
night, but also in the darkest places.
Messrs. Goedicke and Miethe have pre-
pared mixture of pulverized magne-
SUM, chloride of potash and sulphide of
anthony, which when ignited produces
an explosive, lightning like illumination
of such intensity that by means Of it an
instantaneous photograph can be taken.
The speaker then gave demonstration
of the discovery by taking photographs
of several persons present. He used the
artificial light, of which each flash lasted
one-fortieth of second, and in few
minutes produced picture during the
meeting. The powders. as prepared by
the discoveries, cost only few pfennigs
each, and will hence readily come into
general USE Scientific American.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
The First BayOnet.

That very formidable weapon, the bayo-
net, is said to have derived it's name from
the fact that it was first made at Bayonne,
and its origin illustrates the proverb: "Ne-
cessity is the mother of invention" A
Basque regiment was hard pressed by the
enemy on mountain ridge near Bayonne.
One of the soldiers suggested that, as their
ammunition was exhausted, they should fix
their long knives into the barrels of their
muskets. The suggestion was acted upon.
The first bayonet charge was made, and the
victory of the Basques led to the manufact-
ure of the weapon at Bayonne and it's adop-
ton into the armies of Europe
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A Throne Chair of b. c. 1000.

That most ancient and interesting histori-
cal relic, the throne chair of Queen Hatasu
(XVIII Egyptian dynasty, B.. c. 16OO,) de-
scribed in the jubilee number of The Times,
on the 22d of June, has been presented to the
British museum by the owner, Mr. Jesse Ha-
worth, of Bowden, Cheshire This throne
chair is the only extant specimen of ancient
royal Egyptian furniture, and is the most
venerable piece of dated cabinetnakers'
work in the world The national collection
is much enriched by this addition to its treas
ure>, and the nation has reason to be grateful
to the munificent donor
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
Here and There.

Killing frosts have done damage to the
corn fields in many sections of the coun-
try.
The English apple crop is at least q
partial failure; on the other hand, the
continental crop promises well.
The Hudson valley grape crop is an
enormous one.
A large crop of white beans is now
being harvested in Spain and Italy. The
United States. it is expected, will furnish
q market for the surplus.
The present average rate of monthly
wages for farm labor in the United States,
according to the department of agricul-
ture. is $1S.24 without board and $12.S5
with board
The American Institute fair. New York
city. CO. @~ns Oct. and Gloss Dec 8.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL ADJ
VICE ON MATTERS OF INTEREST.

Tho Season for Transplanting Trees In
Various Sections Of the Country-Direc-
lions for Moving Largo Trees without
Checking Their Growth.
The time of year for transplanting trees
varies In different sections and under diff
fering circumstances The season for do.
ing this work Is less important than do.
ing It in the best manner. and II much
earth goes with the roots. any time when
the trees are dormant or not In state Of
rapid growth will answer, providing, Of
course, the soil is in condition and circum.
stances generally are favorable. The most
trees arc probably transplanted In the
spring, though there are numerous advo.
Gates for fall planting.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19

The constitution of the United States was
the result of three months work by conven-
ton OF thirty-nine delegates from the states,
OF which Washington was president. Among
the delegates were Roger Sherman, of Conf
necticat; Alexander Hamilton, of New
York; Benjamin Franklin, of Pennsylvania !;
James Madison, of Virginia, and Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney, of South Carolina.
Concessions were made by all hands, de-
mands were relaxed or insisted upon, and
the present constitution is the result.
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Velocity of Light and Electricity.

The French physicist Fizeau calculated the
velocity of light at 1861 miles a second;
Cornu, another Frenchman, calculated it at
1S5, 40, and Nicholson obtained lS6, $50 as the
result of his calculation. Wheatstone, the
English electrician, found that free electricity
Travelled 2SS, 900 miles second; Kirchoff con-
Guided, from theoretical considerations, that
an electrical current sent through wire in
which it meets no resistance has the velocity
OF 1925 1924 miles second. The velocity of an
electric current sent through iron wire is o.
100 miles second; through copper wire, ILL.,
7S0 miles
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
ScOtt-Siddons.

Mrs. Mary Frances Scott-Siddons is the
great-granddaughter of the celebrated Mrs.
Siddons, her father having been son of the
MIR. Siddons who settled in India very early
in this century. When very young she mar
ried Paymaster Thomas Chanter, royal
navy, and shortly after became an actress,
when for professional purposes they both
legally took the name of Scott-Siddons, his
mothers and her own maiden surnames. l
had these details from the lady herself d.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19

An old vinegar barrel containing plenty
of mother" the vinegar having just
been drawn of, is worth twice as much as
a anew barrel containing no mother.
The color of vinegar adds to it's salable
value This desirable color is sometimes
gained by the addition of the pressed out
juice of black raspberries, cooked either
fresh or dried. AS high authority as Mr..
Green says this is the coloring matter for
vinegar and that spoonful of it will
color barrel of water. When using it
try little of it until you get just the de-
sired tint-not too dark
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Onions q Good Nervine

Those who are in the habit of indulging in
raw onions, says a medical man, may be
consoled for the social disadvantages which
ensue by the fact that onions are about the
best nervine known. No medicine is really
so efiicacious in case of nervous prostration
as they tore UP a worn out system in a very
short time.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
A Chiltl's Time Table.

Sixty Seconds in a minute;
Here's your task, so now begin it.
Sixty Minutes in an Hour;
Do your work with all your power.
Twelve good Hours in every Day;
Time for work and time for play.
Twenty-four for Day and Night;
Some for darkness, some for light.
Every Week of Days has Seven;
All are good, since all from Heaven.
Yet the First, the Day of Rest,
Ever must we count the best.
Lunar Months of Weeks have Four;
Calendar, few days more.
Twelve new Months in every Year;
Each in turn is coming near.
Winter, Summer, Autumn. Spring,
All their pleasant changes ring
Century "a Hundred Years:
Leave with Heaven its hopes and fears.
e. B Richards.
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The Executive Before WASHINGTON

The presidents of the Second continental
congress, which expired on March 4, 1889, af-
ter an existence of nearly fourteen years,
were regarded as the personal representatives
OF the sovereignty of the union. Arthur st.
Clair of Pennsylvania, was president of con-
gress when the constitutional convention adj
journed on Sept. II, 1881. He was sue
ceeded on Jan %, 1888, by Cyrus Griffin,
OF Virginia. lie was president of congress
until Washington was inaugurated
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-10-19
The Size of q Spiders Thread.

have often compared the size of the thread
unn by full grown Spiiers with the hair Of
NJ bead. says well known naturalist. For
thlb purpose placed the thickest part of the
hnir before the microscope, and from the
1T accurate Judgment could form, more
In a hundred of such threads placed side
~ side could not equal the diameter of one
cnch hair If, then, we suppose such hair
10 be of roand form. it follows that ten
ehousand of the threads spun by the full
grown s7;de:.. when taken together, will not
+, cer..ci distance 20 the sizc o. {. single
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salye In the world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulsers, salt rheunl, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and
Ill skin ernpti0ns, and positively, cures piles
or no pay required. II is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisIacti0 or money refunded.
Price % cents per box.
4. v. CLARKE'S Drug store
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E. r. VAN coRDeR & CO,
Real Estate 4 Financial AGENTS

81, 6g 4 70 Court Block, st. Paul. Mimi
Property Of nonresidents listed and given special atsea-
tion Taxes paid and all business carefully offended to-
Per Cent First Mortgages on CITY Properly for
sole. Correspondence so.icited y
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A CORNER Market

From the middle of the Sixteenth to the
middle of the Eighteenth century, Amster-
dam enjoyed the distinction of being the
chief commercial city in Europe.
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straw, and the HOW TO LIFT BOTTLE
nearer the angular WITH STRAW
part Of the latter comes to that which passes
out of the neck of the former, the expert
meut will be SO much the more easy of &C.
aoeuplishment.