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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

Charming New Decorative Objects Pro,
duced by skillful Art Workers.
There are some delightful little screens that
are most ornamental Two fold and -four
fold they are, and fanciful enough for the
most elegantly furnished boudoirs Some
are paneled with brocades of almost indc.
scribable tints, which are still further embel.
lished with embroidery. The frames are very
light and graceful, with ratings OF the top
and deeper rail at the bottom
A quaint screen panel Is embroidered with
a small pattern worked on 1t here and there,
suggestive Of the Japanese mode.
A good specimen Of what can be done by a
clever transferer Is a chair covering which Is
used on fancy carved chair. The work has
been transferred on to white drill, which
shows up the beautiful tints Of the wool splen-
didly.
Modern copies of old embroidery are very
fashionable, and for occasional chairs white
drill seats, worked with bronze, green and
brown foliage, thrown up with terra Gotta
and soft blue flowers are welcome additions
to morning rooms and libraries.
A handsome hall chair is one covered in
terra Gotta plush, embroidered with paler
shades Of terra Gotta, bordered with fringe to
match.
New foot stools are heart shaped or square,
on straight wooden legs. The tops are Gov.
cred with embroidered serge, and ribbons are
tied into bows about the legs An electric
blue serge is worked with soft shades Of pink
and blue flowers, and pink and electric blue
ribbons finish off the dainty little affair.
Many tea cloths are embellished with drawn
linen borders A more fanciful tea cloth is
of white linen with drawn work and corner
sprays Of chrysanthemums done in terra
Gotta silk. A white serge table cover is en-
broidered with a set pattern in various col
ors and edged with lace.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Setting Posts for Stability.

Many farmers are sorely puzzled as to
the best means Of setting posts SO as to
insure stability. Following is what The
Prairie Farmer had to say on the SUBJ
ject recently:
One fact must be constantly remem-
bered: the condition of the soil has much
to do with the permanent stability of
the posts. There is no doubt in spongy
soils likely to move that sharpened posts
well driven down stand the best. Why?
It will not prevent heaving, but the
heaving will not be SO marked, and a
few strokes with the maui after the frost
has left the ground in the spring will
force the posts evenly back into position.
We know Of no really effectual means
of preventing the lifting Of posts, except
by setting so deep that frost cannot get
below them. AS rule little difficulty
Is experienced at a depth Of three feet.
Spongy soils here are most usually next
c1ays; then loans, and last of all, gravelly
and sandy soils. The smaller the hole,
after allowing space for tamping, the
better. The tamping must be thorough
at the bottom and at the top. Holes
bored two feet, and the posts driven the
rest of the way, stand we'll. These are
generally driven by man with heavy
maui, using wagon to stand in.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Perfumed Bureau Mats.

A fine towel, or even white paper is the
usual cover for the bottom of bureau drawers,
but how much daintier is set of perfumed
mats for that purpose, or at least one mat
for the top drawer in which ones most cher
ished possessions are usually kept The pref
test Of these, according to The Home Maker,
are made of satin lined with muslin, with an
interlining of sheet wadding, upon which is
sprinkled some violet powder. Outside and
lining are run together and edged with
chenille the color of the satin. Cross stitches
in embroidery silk are taken at intervals to
tack the mat in squares like small quilt.
For the top of a bureau or dressing table, a
charming cover is made in similar way Of
very rich satin or velvet, edged with broad
ruching of watered ribbon, box plated in the
center. Tack the mat in small squares, COW
ering each stitch with pearl bead.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08

The days of the chignon are over; the
horse tail is now the privilege only of small
girls; bangs are left to barmaids and the SER
wants in liberal minded households. The
coming style is to rake the hair forward to
the top of the head. But there, instead of
being projected forward, it is caught and
massed just in that part of the central
parting where gentlemen generally begin to
find their hair growing thin The raison
detre of this style of hairdressing is not far
to seek. Woman, ambitious woman, is al
ways trying to add a cubit to her stature.
She did it once by high heeled boots; anon
she crowned herself with the prodigious hat
and now she is adopting the pile of hair. We
foresee but short life for this new-or,
rather, this revived-fashion. 1t does not
suit long faced people. To add cubit to
ones face is not SO satisfactory as to add the
same measure to ones stature. Yet this is
what the catogan will effect. Chubby, short
ladies may find the new mode effective; but
the thin ones will vote against it, even at the
risk of reducing themselves to their normal
five feet two.
In the annexed cut is represented French
couture that is equally appropriate for we'd
ding or ball. The front hair falls as a
crepe fringe over the forehead. In the center
may appear either jeweled ornaments or
flowers The back of this couture is loose
catogan.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Corn Fodder for Sheep.

Stephen Powers, whose opinions on
farm matters are worthy of consideration
thinks there is no way of disposing OF
sc6ls fss1asaser which affords more satisA
faction than to give it to sheep. His
custom is to put one bundle in Slated
rack twelve or fourteen feet long, divi-
ding it into halves and laying the tip end
of each half toward the outer end Of the
rack. This enables every sheep to get a
fair portion of the foliage, not being re-
stricted to either butts or tips. If more
than this amount is put into rack at
once the sheep cannot penetrate it and
pick clean the center Of the mass. The
stalks are thrown out every day, and the
straw oats being scattered over them fill
up the interstices and make, under the
constant trampling Of the sheep, solid
bed which retains the liquid manure. In
the spring this is covered over thick with
straw and left until fall to rot 1t is then
perfectly brittle and easy to handle.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Points Worthy of Attention.

Corn charred on the cob is good form
Of giving charcoal to poultry and swine.
Much difficulty in churning in winter
is due to keeping the cream at too cold a
temperature.
Ensilage has been almost universally
successful wherever fair trials have been
made, especially in localities where the
winters are long.
Care well for the feet and legs of
horses when putting them into the stable.
and SO prevent scratches and lameness.
Top ventilators in poultry houses are
being vigorously criticised by P. Ii. ia
cobs and other poultrymen.
A Mississippi farmer finds from ex-
perience that no stock pays as well for
the time and money invested as flock
of sheep proportionate to the amount of
pasturage.
Light barley boiled is claimed to be
excellent feed for horses, putting "a fine
coat on them, though not SO good for
horses at hard work.
Succulent roots, such as turnips, pars-
nips, beets, etc., require for keeping not
only cool temperature but moisture
enough in the atmosphere to prevent
shriveling.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Fashions for Men.


Studs are now universally worn with even
ing dress Some gentlemen wear two very
small studs while others wear three. Either
number is correct. Five pearls of small size
and fine diamonds of small size divide favor
among men of middle age, while younger
men incline more to small but flawless rubies.
Many conservative men continue to wear the
white enamel studs, and others give the pref
erence to small studs of pure gold
The luxurious habits Of men about town
are this season illustrated in the new fad for
hand painted suspenders with gold or silver
buckles. The suspender buckles are made in
a variety of patterns, and are purchased, as
a rule, by tho young ladies who paint or EN-
broider the silk braces with which they are
to be worn. 1t need hardly be told that the
lady's monogram occasionally appears in the
intricacies of the worked design.
Another evidence of disposition to luxu-
ries on the part of New York dudes is the
item of hose supporters, or garters, to put it
more plainly. The circlet Of bright colored
silk elastic is fastened sometimes with gold
clasp richly chased or inlaid with gems;
again, there are fat silver buckles on the
face of which is etched monogram.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Darwin's FavOrite Books,

From reading Of Darwin's biography az
Englishman has compiled the following list
of authors and books which Darwin mon
tions as having given him the most pleasure
and stimulus:
Tompson's Seasons" Byron, Scott, Shake
speare, 1.-THE Wonders of the World" Whites
"Selbcrne," Reynolds "Dscourses," Hum.
boldts Personal Narrative" Herschel's SIN
PRODUCTION to the Study of Natural Philoso.
ply" Wordsworth, Coleridge, Millions "Pcr-
adise Lost" Gray, Shelley, Scott's novels,
Miss Austen, Ms. Gaskell, George Eliot's Isl
las Mariner" and Tennyson's "Enoch Arden y
It was Whites ''Selborne" that first set him
to watch the habits of birds, and Humboldt
and Herschel who first ''stirred up in me a
burning zeal to add even tho most humble
contribution to the noble structure of natural
science"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08


At Fig. 2 is represented corn marker
for which the journal above quoted
claims good things and describes as fol-
lows: Take exc inch stuff for the run
ners; make the cross pieces of 3x4 inch
stuff, setting the runners feet inches
apart. A is 2x8 inches, 2 feet long, with
a mortice in the center. B is 1x4 inches,
II feet long. There is a rope running
from the sweep B to the whiff1etree,
fastening with hook in the rope. D is
roller, 2x2 inches, into which the sweep
B is morticed. E is 2x4 inch block
fastened on top of the cross pieces to
receive the roller. Use any convenient
tongue, and fasten with hooks in the
cross pieces. When using, stand on the
rear cross piece, keeping the center run
ner in the mark made by the guide A.
When you get to the end unlock the
rope, turn the sweep over, hook the rope
to the other whiffletree, and start back.
This is easy to work and keep straight.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Egg Broth and Egg Tea.

Egg broth and egg tea for invalids: Fol
egg broth beat an egg until it is. frothy
stir into it pint Of boiling hot meat broth
free from fat, season it with saltspoonful OF
salt, and eat it hot, with thin slices of dry
toast; it may be given to assist the patient in
gaining strength.
For egg tea, beat the yolk Of an egg in a
cup of tea, and let the sick person drink it
warm; the yoke is more readily yested than
the white, and has better flavor; and the
tea is powerful respiratory excitant, while
it promotes perspiration, and aids the assimi-
lation of more nourishing foods.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?
NEW YORK, PARIS AND LONDON
FASHIONS.

gan Already Adopted Abroad and Liz ely
to Find Favor for One Season at Least
Among American Women.
"Catogan," word Of mysterious dgnifica-
ton, Is looming on the fashionable horizon.
Strictly speaking the French word 'catogan"
means club, and the serious importance OF
this fact may be estimated when we report
the latest intelligence that the hair Is
worn high over the brow in Paris and ar
ranged at the back In a "catogan."
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Cranberries Kept Fresh.

To keep cranberries fresh an experienced
housewife says to put them ipto cold water.
No matter If they freeze; there is no way that
they keep SO nice and fresh. One needs to be
careful not to break the skins SO that the
juice will run out; but they will be just as
fresh and round in May as in November.
There is no other method that keeps them I'M
cooked as nice as this, and cranberries are al
ways better when fresh than when preserved,
and take less sugar, too either for pies or
sauce
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
The Changing Fortune of the Years.

The Mark Lane Express says: 1.-THE
fortunes of the continental vintages have
a direct bearing on the position of Eng
fish agriculture which is generally over
looked. When the phylloxera was
spreading in southern France, the dis
couragement of French farmers was
such that they changed from viticulture
to wheat growing over very extensive
area. And there is also good deal Of
wine land. which, as an alternative.
would be favorable to barley.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Shelter for Stock,

The farmer who has big straw stacl
has no excuse for allowing his stock tc
suffer by exposure to cold or storms
says American Cultivator. The animals
themselves will burrow holes in the
stack and find shelter if permitted to dc
so. But this is not best, as they may
undermine the stack and be buried under
it. With very little timber and plenty
OF straw, however, rough but warm
shelter may be provided at little cost
except for labor.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Vanilla Cake.

A tempting French recipeis the following
for vanilla cake: Five ounces white almonds
are pounded with three eggs, then mixed with
five ounces sugar the yolks of eight eggs and
little vanilla, and the whole stirred to a
foam. To this mass is added the beaten whites
of four eggs, two ounces and half flour and
lastly cup of milk The mold is lined with
puff paste, the above mass poured into it and
baked very slowly.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08


There is nothing gained by using posts
with knotty, enlarged bottoms. 1t does
not prevent heaving, and, if necessary
to take them out, the7 must be dug out.
This style of post is shown in the cut at
B, common earth being used in tamping.
At G and at d, the proper forms of posts
are shown. If there is water in the
bottom of the hole. drive the post from
above the top line of water. You can
never lamp a post solidly in water. At
D is shown a post tamped with broken
stone or gravel. We do not think it pays
unless the material may be easily OBJ
tanned. But the material for tamping
with should be the most solid of that
coming out of the hole. The lighter, If
used anywhere, may be near the top.
At the top of the cut is shown a proper
tamping rod, the lower end flattened for
ease in tamping.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Fresh Laid Eggs.

''New laid eggs have pearly, semi-trans-
parent shell, little rough to the touch, and
are heavy in proportion to their size As
they grow stale they decrease in weight t"
Such is the description which Miss Corson
gives to assist one in marketing
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
A Paint for Wire Work.

Boil some good linseed oil with as much
litharge as will make it of the consistency to
be laid on with the brush, then add lamp
black at the rate of one part for every ten
parts by weight of the litharge. Boil the
whole for three hours over a gentle fire. The
first coat should be thinner than the succeed
ing ones
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
An Item About Manure.

The shorter the manure the better il
can be distributed over the land, and the
more valuable it is for providing plant
food All long manure entails useless
labor in its handling. To throw coarse
substances on the manure heap and ex
pect them to decompose by spring is not
only a loss of labor but waste of time.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
A Test of Gas Leakage.

To detect gas leakage DR.. Bunte, of Can
ada, suggests the use of paper dipped in pal
ladium chloride solution, affirming that such
paper changes its color in presence of gas
coming from leaks imperceptible by the odor
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Largest Railway Station in the World.

The largest railway station in the world is
the one inaugurated at FranSfort-on-the-
Main, on the 18th of August, 1888. 1t covers a
superficies of 1916 square feet. Hitherto
the largest stations have been the Saint Pam
cras, at London tl66 625 square feet, and the
Silesia station at Berlin n9O, 900 square feet.
That of Frankfort is double the size of the
first named
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
HOIniny Pudding.

Two-thirds of cupful of hominy, one and
one-half pints of milk boiled together one
hour. Add two eggs, one teaspoonful of va
nilla, one cupful of sugar and one tablespoon
full Of butter Bake and serve with sauce
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
Ice Cream Cake.

One-half cup of butter, one cup of sugar,
one-lalf cup of milk, three eggs, one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, one-half tea
spoonful of soda, two cups of -four
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08

Some of the newest jerseys have watered
silk revers and cuffs, or width of soft silk
coming from beneath the arm ON the right
side, tapering into point, and fastened at
the waist on the left side.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
MEDALLION DESIGN.

This bit of baby life will appeal to those
ladies who are interested in china painting,
for a more charming design for a medallion
or plaque could hardly be selected. It is
something to please all tastes.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08

Ball gowns at the present moment are
more in demand in fashionable society than
any other. The Empire short wasted bodices
and straight skirts are making their way
among women who really dress well, and an
admirable example is gray crepe de Chine,
drawn into the figure with sash Of gold
and tlver embroidery, caught up On the skirt
with clasps; the entire drapery falling in one
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08

FIG. IA CONVENIENT SAW HORSE.
At Fig. is shown a saw horse which
Ohio Farmer thinks is unusually con-
venient, because, when not in use, one
can take out the two cross pieces and
set the whole affair aside out of the way.
The cut shows how it is made. One of
the cross pieces is left out, and enlarged,
below, to show its construction, and the
shape of the mortice in the large cross
piece.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
A Desicn for China Paintine.

Pretty designs are pleasure to look at,
apart from their value for decorative work,
and the one here given may justly claim the
dual merit
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08

This weapon is Of nm. caliber and fires a
steel ,ncased ball. The closing Of the gun
differs from that Of guns provided with a
bolt The object of the inventor has been to
suppress the lateral motion of the movable
breech, and to effect the opening and closing
of the gun by single horizontal motion,
such an arrangement permitting of exhaust
ing the magazine of cartridges without re-
moving the weapon from the shoulder
The opening and closing, explaines ILLUS
tretjon are effected as follows: In order to
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
NO. &MANNLIcHER GUN


tains the cartridge lever, G., and the hook of
the feeder, H. The repetition is completed
by a feed box, l, of very light steel plate,
containing five cartridges To fill the
magazine, the soldier opens the gun, as
shown in Fig 3, and takes the feed
box and introduces it into the mag
azine through the recess in the socket until
the part j has crossed the hook, H. During
this operation the last cartridge, which rests
upon the upper part of the lever, G, forces
this piece to descend Gig. g. During the
firing, the cartridges rise in succession under
the action of the lever, G, and at the moment
Of the introduction of the last cartridge into
the chamber, the lever, experiencing no fur
ther resistance, resumes its place Gig. -, and
the feeding box, which is no longer held. is
thrown automatically out of the gun by the
pressure of the hook, H.
To consider but the repeating mechanism,
the Mannlcher gun may, as regards its sim
plicty, the strength of its parts, and its opera
ton, be considered as the most perfect one
that has been made up to the present, says
the authority quoted.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08

Don't put frosty bit in the horses
mouth.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS ON
THE AFFAIRS OF COUNTRY LIFE.

Two Useful Farm Devices Illustrated and
Described 50 That Thrifty Farmers Can
Make Them ON Stormy Days During the
Winter Season.
Winter Is the season in which the
provident farmer makes the various de-
vices that contribute 30 much to his con-
venience during the rest Of the. year.
The cuts here given illustrate two farm
conveniences that can be made in any
farmers workshop.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-02-08
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
THINGS THAT ARE SAID AND DONE
IN THE PROGRESSIVE WORLD.

All About the Mannlicher Gun Lately
Adopted by Austria. which Is Claimed
to BE the Most Perfect One Made Up
to the Present.
Austria, like France, has adopted for the
arming Of her infantry gun Of small caliber,
aud has chosen the model shown in the ac-
companying cut.
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