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

she had given lavishly Of her means h
Butler. with Wow to aiding the establish
nasnt OF the ''ss0teric college" Finding her
self dupsd, disgraced and ruined, she has had
recourse to the law for redress. Two other
girls who had similar experiences have also
taken measures to have the wretches pun
ished.
One young woman. finding herself epceinte,
went to South End doctor and tol1 shock
ing story of Imprisonment and seduction In
the Dorchester castle. Thus the story leaked
out.
Theosophical circles here are agog with ex-
element over the threatened exposure OF
Butler. Not that they love the heretical
champion Of their creed, but they fear that In
bis fall he will drag with him into the miro
the only simon pure faith and smirch the
skirts of the creed whose unsullied prophet Is
the blameless, though blatant Blavatsky.
Ohmart is missing; Butler defiant.
80
The melodrama "Zitka," which a cheap
company Is now giving in Boston and New
England towns, is in its idea, not In its
action, one OF the most revolving known to
the stage.
The heroine not merely forgives but con-
dones her own rape.
The heroine, although she is represented as
a woman of high character and delicate in
stincts, is depicted as falling in love with the
black hearted wretch who forcibly ruined
her for sport.
Is there any depth beneath this9
Ike Weir of the P. r. has mastif weigh
ing 106 pounds that he has taught to spar.
Weir is queer character, and says he Will
''make a mixed match with any man In
America to dance reel, jig or clog, sing an
Irish cormeallye, run half a mile to mile,
do high kick play the accordion or harmon
lea, play the piano bliIdf 'lded, with cover
over the keys and a pair OF boxing gloves on,
shoot rifle or revolver ten PAGES at either
needle or cent, ride a steeplechase full dis
lance, swim for distance or dive for height.
ride bicycle for distance, and finally llck
or make more of them quit
out In year than any man in America"
ST.
The most startling thing In cloaks now
adays is shaped like Mother Hubbard. A
man who sees head with Rosina Vokes hair
and eyes floating up the street, dead against
the icy wind, on the top of a red and bullying
balloon-like Mother Hubbard, is inclined to
bhink the girl lunatic, who has escaped in
her summer wrapper till closer examination
gives probable evidence Of thicker clothing
No abbreviated stage costume has more
dangerous suggestiveness than the alluring
Mother Hubbard gown, but they have
hitherto been confined to comparative harm
Iessness in domestic privacy. 1t is going to
be hard lines for unprotected men if they
must now encounter such terrible articles on
the streets.
These mercantile agency fellows are sly
logs have learned something not generally
known in regard to the true inwardness of
The method of working the law and collection
department of one such agency. Those
who have ever been unfortunate enough to
receive blank from one of these concerns
have doubtless believed that the notice came
directly from some lawyer who was armed
and equipped with all the powers of the law,
whereas the fact is that the first two or three
notices that are sent out to debtors, though
to come directly from the hands
If the agency or its attorney -at-law, do in
reality come from the creditor alone.
The system is working like this: Sub
,cribers are furnished with two sets Of blanks
after having paid the regular fee for men,
oership for the current year. Then when it
becomes necessary to use the services, or
rather whatever prestige and bulldozing
power may come from the printed blanks of
he Association" the creditor sends to the
lebtor blank No. /, which notifies the said
delinquent substantially as follows: "Mr.
NJ NJ Jones-You are requested to call i'm
upon Mr. J. Adams Miller (the
,reditor), grocer, 1873 fremont row, or at this
agency, and settle a claim against you for
49, 25"
This of course is signed with the name of
he mercantile agency and is upon formid-
,ble looking printed blank which has upon
t considerable reading matter with such
information as would be likely to
AIRY dismay and strike terror into the souls
# even the most hardened recipient of one of
hese missives. It has the name of
veil known firm of lawyers, together with
he notice that printed monthly reports of
ebtors are sent to subscribers, aud that the
gency has associate attorneys in every city
own There is also this cheerful N. B.
acing the reader: ''This agency is estab-
shed for the purpose of protecting the
reditor in giving credits, and also to assist
n collecting overdue accounts by law or
therwise."
If the bill remains unsettled at the end Of
oil days, then the creditor sends the debtor
lank No. which is substantially the same
s No. /, though little stronger. If the bill
till remains unsettled, at the end Of ten days
lore the disconsolate merchant notifies the
gencv, sending to it at the same time the
ills which he desires collected together with
he addresses and such information as may be |
and proper.
The agency now takes the full charge and |
ends out another and good deal stronger |
,vitation to the party to step up to their |
flee and settle the account promptly or |
mere will be trouble. If the score still re-
lains unpaid the delinquent's full name, &C.
upation and postoffice address is printed in |
1e monthly report which is mailed to all |
and if the whereabout of the |
arty is known suit is at once brought for
election. The agency's attorneys superin-
md the collection of all bills left at the
gency.
A small commission is charged on the
mount collected, but where folks liquidate
'ithout the Intervention Of the agency no
narge beyond the original subscription is
lade for all the printed matter, etc.
A. w. Beard is first-class socialist. in
lvor of the city's ownership of all gas
ater, electric light and street car services.