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Geo Baldwln,s Estate

&IAIE OF VI, District Of Bradford, 81.
In Probate Court held at Thetford in and for said
district on the 18th day Of Feb, A. D., 1850.
Jesse A. Baldwin, Admr. OF the estate of George
Baldwin lat late Of Bradford in said district deceased
ms administration account for examination and
allowance, and makes application for decree of dstr
button and partition q the estate of said deceased
whereupon It ordered by said court that said account
and sad application be referred to session thereof to
Mar A. D. 1889, for hearing and decision thereon. And
1t is further ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested by publication of the same three
weeks suecesS,vely in the United Opinion newspaper
published at Bradford previous said time appointed
for hearing that they may appear at said time and place
and show cause any they may have why said account
should not be allowed nd such decree made.
By the Court,-Attest,
u SIM. GLEASON. Iudee
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COmmissIOners, Not1ce-

ITNHE undersigned having been appointed by the Hon
l. Probate for the district OF Bradford Commits
sioners to receive examine and adjust all claims and de-
mands Of all persons against the estate of Darius
Brown late Of Sraord in said district deceased and
all claims exhibited in offset thereto hereby give notice
Hazeltons Hotel in STAFFORD the roth day Of March
and 3Ist day July next from o'clock p m until o'clock
m. Of said days, and that six months from the 10th
day Of January, A. D. 1889, is the time limited by
said for sale creditors to present their claims
to US for examination and allowance.
Dated at Strafford this 4th day of Feb A. D., 1885,
NATHAN B. COBB J o
IS S. FRARY. Soiihis'
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odd jobs of work, but is getting living more
or less comfortable out of some other regular
occupation, can afford to and does underbid
the individual whose daily bread is only to be
had from securing such work at fair rates of
remuneration.
Barber shops, restaurants, saloons and
stores of all kinds which keep open late at
night offer splendid opportunities for earning
extra money, particularly during the holiday
season. They draw their extra help from the
down town and wholesale places which close
early, and it is common thing to find the
young man or woman who served you early
in the day at Jordan, Marsh & Co. g or at r.
a. Whites, attending to your wants in some
retail store at 10 or II o'clock on Saturday
night All the wholesale shoe stores close at
$50 or 6 o'clock, and you will often find the
skilled labor from those places helping you to
select pair of the latest style of gloves or
kid button boots in fremont street shop at
Up. m. And this is not due to the fact that
their regular incomes are unduly small, but
because it is the American nature all through
and through to turn an extra honest penny
whenever it is possible to do 60 Again, by
thus working overtime young women are en-
abled to beat the law which forbids employ
ers to hire them to work more than ten
hours in any one day, for by serving all day
IN one employment and all the evening In
some other place. they can very nearly double
their hours of work and their meagre in
comes during the busy seasons, and on Satur-
days nearly all the year round.
80
A large number of enterprising fellows who
can see further ahead for dollar than their
neighbors and having = few dollars laid by
are willing to take the risk of turning them
over to double or treble, do SO by taking long
leases of desirable business blocks with the
privilege Of sub-letting Many make hand
some incomes in this way. There is one man
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Geo Il (saffieId,s Estate,

STATE OF VERMONT, Bradford District IS.
~ In Probate Court held Bradford in said district
on the Iath day Of Feb. A. D., 1889.
Jennie Garfield Admx. Of the estate Of Geo CAT
field late Of Bradford in said district deceased presents
her administration account for examination and allow
and partition Of the estate IF sa;d deceassd Whs
upon it IS ordered by said that said account and
SAID application be referred session thereof to be
held at Bradford in said district the r2h day Of Mar
D. 1889, for hearing and decision thereon; And it
further ordered that notice hereof be given all per
sons interested by publication Of the three weeks
successfully in the United Opinion newspaper pub
lished at Bradford previous said time appointed for
hearing that they may appear said time and place and
show cause II any they have, why said account should
not be allowed and such decree made.
By the Court.-Attest,
I6 S. M. GLEASON Judae
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Guardian Notice.

STATE OF VERMONT, District Of Bradford IS.
~ In probate court held at Thetford in and for said
district on the goth day Of JAM, A D, 1880
and Sarah M Weed, makes application to said court
for license to sell the following described real estate Of
his said wards to wit:'al their interest in the home
stead set OFT from Valentine Weeds estate situated in
purpose putting the proceeds osuch sale at interest or
investing the same in stocks or real estate, would be
beneficial to said wards. Whereupon it is ordered
by said court that said application be referred to ses
sion thereof to be held Bradford in said district
on the I2th day Of March, A. d., 1885, for hear
ing and decision thereon and it is further ordered
that an persons interested be notified hereof
by publication Of notice Of said application and
order thereon three weeks sucessively in the United
Opinion newspaper published at Bradford and which
circuates in the neghborood Of those interested before
and place, and if they see cause object thereto.
BY the court-attest
IS S. NJ GLEASON, Judge.
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For Sale!

A mail farm of Is acres. situated one
mile south of Bradford Village On Connect
icut River road and Few rods from PIER
mont railroad station. Good soil for rails
ing strawberries and other small fruit;
story and half house containing eight
rooms, beside plenty of pantry and closet
room. Good running water. For terms
inquire OF W. II. GILMORE. Fairlee, Yer.
mont, or j. M. WARDEN. Bradford. VI.
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Facts Are Stubborn Things.

And it is an undisputed fact that we are
hearing and reading every day of sudden
deaths from Apoplexy and Heart Disease.
Your friend or acquaintance has been strick-
en- dead or left in paralyzed condition
when supposed to be in the height of
strength and vigor. Anti-Aponlectine will
prevent Apoplevv and cures Paralysis.
Procure bottle from your druggist or send
to DIR. f. s. Hutchinson & Co., of Enos-
burgh Falls, Vt, for circulars.
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PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF INSOL.
VENCY-BRADFORD DISTRICT ,ssb.7-s.
Probate Courts and Courts Of Insolvency within and
Tor said district will Be holden the ensuing year follows
bradiord-At H. Watson's Office In Bradford on the
nth, 1887.
Ccrinth-At the Hotel in East Corinth on the third
Wednesdays Of June, August and October.
west Fairiee-At the Probate Office in West Fairles
on the last Saturday Of every month. ",
r...e..c 5. N. GLEASON, Judge.
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Be Your Own Doctor.

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life, on disease, its causes, and home cure.
Address A. P. Ordway 4 Co., Boston, Mass.
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Another one is shown in the fourth illus
tration, called recovery from parry" This
attitude on the part of both fencers is noticed
very often in making thrust and parrying
the same and also in recovering from a par
nv, as shown in the second illustration. 1t is
quite important in either attacking or de-
Tending for one to keep his weapon in delib-
crate contact with that of his adversary,
and in the case of the recovery from parry
the one defending himself in the third cut
has swept his foil around and showed that of
his opponent to the other side, thereby Civ
ing him (the defender) a much more advan-
tageous position for being aggressive him
SELF It can be seen that with the weapon
of the defender in a position shown in No. 2
he would be helpless for making an attack,
but having recovered from same, as shown
in the fourth, he is in position to thrust i'm
mediately, when an opportunity is offered.
The different movements and executions in
the use of the foils are too numerous to men
ton; in fact all are not named, and only in
diligence in the exercise can show one previ-
ousy unacquainted how interminabl' they
are. The triangular blade movements are
the same as those of the foil, only the use of
this weapon isconfined TO very expert fencers.
It is sitter blade than the FOIL for the
angles and the three separate edges make it
SO, and thrust given with it in actual duel
if it hits the mark, will sp.fly penetrate, for
there is no bend to it. 1t is essentially a
dueling blade, but even used in practice, with
buttons on the point, one defending himself
from it will see the difference from the ordi-
nary foil.
Both foils and triangular blades have but
tons at the tips for practice, and in contests
for experiences, where the most number of
stabs count, the buttons are either chalked or
blackened to suit the case, SO as to show
against the contestants clothes. Masks are
worn to prevent injury to the face and gaunt-
lets for the hands. Also, as in the case of the
saber exercise, where a cutting or slashing
movement predominates, the sleeve Of the
arm used is padded. The exercise with sabers
is more violent and needs more strength than
the foils The blows are much more sweep
ing, and as the weapons are heavy compared
with the lighter ones spoken of, muscular
strength is of considerable Importance to a
successful wielder of them. The use of the
sabers does not train the eye SO much as the
foils do, and altogether they ore not so popu-
lar as the others.
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arm and great allowance of play in it In
fact it is said that one who is expert IN the
French rules could easily riddle an adverse
nv with holes who used the Italian method
of defense in this line The movements In
each ar,sso different that It can readily be
seen that If the French style is thoroughly
mastered and hacked CD by strong arm,
how much better it is even IN theory than
the way the Italians learn. The weapon OF
the latter being strapped 70 the wrist and
forearm, all the movements, IN acting the
aggressive, must necessarily be straight
tlr,lsr. and in taking the part Of TIE dotea-
sive the guard movements have 20 resemble
circles, and whichever way the forearm
points the sword must conform to IT.
One Of the strong points in the French
method, where the wrist is free, is the great
play which it allows the weapon Of course
this play would not be of much avail unless
the fencer were expert and had a strong
wrist, fer ID very often happens that one adj
versary is disarmed by some quick and strong
movement Of the other-his sW0zd is actually
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A well known editor. who never talks shop
unless he has something worth telling, recent
ly told story at his expense to a party OF
friends, which was overheard by reporter
Not long ago." he said, Il received a
poem from an unknown contributor, who
lived in a little western town The letter &C
companyi the manuscript was written in
that confidential strain which always proves
the writer TO be an unframed contributor TO
the press. After praising my paper and in
forming me that he had been reader of 1t
for more years than it had been in existence,
be had taken the liberty OF sending me lit
tie poem for publication. The honor of APP
pearing in print was all the remuneration he
desired: indeed, he was frank enough 70 state
that he did not consider the verses inclosed
had any market value. When l examined
the poem l found it was one l had written
myself many years before, and for which l
had received handsome sum. New York
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The dagger exercise is more of an auxiliary
exercise to the list and is INDUCED in by very
few. A different set of muscles are used and
a contest resembles more of hand to hand
conflict than either the foils or sabers.
Fencing is included in the list of amateur
sports in America, having taken its place
there about two years ago. Contests for the
decision of toe amateur championships at
foils and sabers or broad swords have been
given for two years, and have attracted quite
a number of entries, although v,ry few OUT
side of New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
The game is spreading, however, and although
it probably never viii take much of a hold
on the mass it bids fair to become as well
understood in this country among many as
the mere popular sports are now.
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Identified with stirring scenes there The
novelist laid the scene of this next novel IN
this region and called II 'eThs Spy" When
II was written and apparel the author was
living In New YORK IL a. once attracted
attention, and Cooper found hirnseR liter
rv lion
The next ten years CT Cooper 1ifs were the
years Of his greatest literary ssaccess- Dur
ing this time the famous Leather Stocking
Tales appeared. and At once became very
popular Tnsy have since usually been read
By bovs from Twelve 20 sirts-n years Il age
Eis books wee a. rn8ca so1xnt Ia K.aziAls8
as in America His first SEA no-A. Tue
Pilot" was suggested By Sco.t's Pirate,
which appeared about t1a- tine Coor~-,
VINO hsi been sailor, pronounced Il q lands
mans work and undertook 20 psoducs q
bowel tasi would b=er evidence Of having b>>sa
written by SEAMAN he WAS successful IA
Toe Pilo:,7 Is wei as IN his cEEs- seA
steries
To the present generation tas fat ihE;
Cooper, frosn b@.Eg axa9Sx tas EsoSt p'oFs1l>
@: nogesisSs tsSc2asse tie Ezaz- unpopular q
men, Is almost entirely Eakno~n- Thsrs
seeErs 10 have oesn wan: Of s6siress- toyssa-
e. with great caa. esatiFe-sss, n Is asA<s up
rEsSa -'cassrs5 a. .zz-S.w sfss- q
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was IN many fsSipects a deinGEat; IN others
q pronounced aristocrat. He had a grand
idea of the future of the young republic, and
became its champion abroad; but by his out
spoken structures at home ON the crudeuess Of
his countrymen he failed to gain credit for
his encomiuEs elsewhere. He was attacked
in the newspapers with such virulence that it
drove him to Cooperssown, where he had not
lived for sixteen years There he intended TO
seek euiescence. But in s.few years he was
thrown into wrang,e with his fellow towns
men, A part of the Cooper estate had been
permitted 10 be used by the public for 50
many years that those using it came TO re-
gard it as open property. Cooper erdeavored
to correct this impression. The result was a
mass meeting and inaammatory resolutions,
but the resolutions were not law, which was
on Cooper's side, and the townspeople were
eventually obliged to abandon the claim.
This affair made wide breach between
Cooper and those about him, and his old
enemies of the press redoubled their Atacls
Cooper wrote a story called "Home Is
Found" founded on this experience with his
i,eighbors. 1t was not success in literature
and was an unfortunate evidence To be left
behind him of the authors state of mind,
though fortunately for his fame few now
ever read it. Two of its characters were
ascribed 10 Cooper himself, and when he
denied that they represented him he was not
believed. He was never forgiven by his con-
temporaries for writing the book, and the
newspaper attacks were so violent that the
pugnacious author began libel suits against
a number of editors. Ihurlow Weed, james
Watson Webb and Horace Greeley were
among the number. The editors laughed ct
the suits, but Cooper won them, and the
damages soon became quite a respectable
amount. One by one they gave in and ceased
these attacks. Thurlow Weed was the most
pertinacious, but after repeated verdicts and
costs even he weakened, and In 1912 pub
hshed a retraction Of all he had ever pub
lished derogatory 70 Cooper's character
Cooper died in 1851, and Otsego Hall WAS
burned few years later. After that the
estate was broken up and passed out of the
hands of the family. The novelist was buried
in the Episcopal churchyard, near Otsego
hall, where ne died. There a monument has
been erected, which is surmountsd by a
statue OF old Misunderstanding, 50 dear TO
the imagination of the American youth. Six
months after Cooper's death a meeting was
held in New York in honor of his memory.
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the national contest He also holds the four
and ten miles Amateur A 4. championship,
and is the holder Of tie London a. &. ten
mile championship cup. and also holds the
Ranelagh barriers Chiffon challenge cup.
Thomas has a record If JIm. %os for ten
miLs, which is within 10 seconds q the
worlds record, held by ". g. George. RE
has run four miles in 3sn. Or, which IL
faster than the American record, which
stands 20yn. Is SIS Thomas, although
member Of the Manhattan Athletic club and
eligible in every way 70 compete under It's
colors, elected 70 represent his London club
in the championships on this side.
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Guehanna river. On this tract. in 17SS, he
laid out the site of Cooperstown, on the shore
of Otsego lake.
This spot, so beautiful today, must have
possessed singular fascination when the
surrounding hills and mountains looked not
even on a village In sunlight, in moonlight
and in storm they kept the same irnpaSsive
silence. Now the summer tourist may ram
BILE through the valleys or skim over the
lake unmindful of danger Then at any mo-
ment the frontiersman might be startled by
a painted savage face staring ut him from
behind the bushes. But around him were
beautiful undulations, sloping gradually; blue
outlines of mountains against the sky; the
bosom of the lake; and all was wild and
silent and uncultivated.
In 1870 the family removed from New Jer
sey to this wilderness, and for six years lived
in log house, but when Cooper was years
of age his father built manor house which
he called Otsego Hail, for many years the
most imposing in Central New York. Yet
when it was built it stood on the frontiers
Pioneers had only begun to push out through
the Mohawk valley then the only available
route to the further west. In Cooper's boy
hood he was used to looking upon Indians
Wnen tney came In ror barter. Iner prox-
unity doubtless caused occasional anxiety,
and the child'S mind must have been excited
by stories of their depredations or warfare
among their different tribes, or even reports
of intended hostilities against the white set
tiers. His mind naturally was charged with
their traditions, and he became familiar with
the Indian from personal contact. The chiefs
of the Six Nations, who were still powerful,
were more fortunate in having their portraits
go down to posterity than they suspected.
The urchn they saw playing about, or staring
at them when they came to Otsego Hall, was
to make their pictures live long after their
names were to be buried in oblivion
But Cooper left this natural state early.
At Is he went to Yale college. He had been
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Of defense was first used. Suffice to say, how
ever, that barbarians in all countries arc
known to have used swords of different kinds
in battle. The real technique" of fencing
was not well understood until the days OF
chivalry, which became prominent about the
Tenth or Eleventh century and remained SO
for several more. Fencers increased In dex-
terity on a ratio which the so called "chlv-
airy" did with the community; but with the
advent of gunpowder it has given way to evo-
luton, and today is practiced, as rule, for
far different purpose than what instlgated
its old time development.
In France and Italy it is still looked on as
a way of settling questions Of honor, and, as
is well known, word is received occasionally
from those countries how some well known
persons have fought duel with rapiers.
There are schools in those countries for learn
ing the art, for as an exercise it is most ex-
cellent. A person to fence well must be
quick and active on the legs, and as a
strengthener to the wrist handling the foils
is unexceled Nothing could show better
the use which practicing the game is put to
than the fact that most scholars in the sew
eral countries where the game is practiced
are laugh to fence with either hand, there
by, as any one can see, bringing the game
not to degree of expertness for self defense,
but to a point of good general exercise.
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raltar. and then on his return was commits
stoned, and ordered TO report at New York
While in the navy he married Miss De
Lancey, and, in Difference to her wishes IN
1911 resigned his commission and lived at his
wife's home in Westminster county, \. Y.
When Cooper was about 80 years old be
was one day reading an English novel 70 his
wife, and casually remarked that he believed
be could write better novel himself. His
wife encouraged him to try, and ne wrote his
first story. IL was called ''Precaution," and
was published anonymously in 1870. The
book was picture of English hfe, with
which the author was unfamiliar, but II was
well enough received to encourage him to
write another.
Cooper's friends urged him to try famil-
lar theme Westchester county had been
debatable ground during the Revolution. and
the De Lanceys-a Tory fauly-had been
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many years prac-
ticed law against
Col. Aldac g F.
Walker, whom he
succeeds, and who
was appointed by
President Cleve
land at the instiga-
ton Of Senator Ed
munds. Since then
Judge V azey's
abilities have been
developed by a ser
vice of ten years on
the supreme court
bench. He IS q fine
-U~- N man nf
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Avon. They emf
grated to America
more than a hum
bred years before
Cooper was born,
and made extern
sive purchases Of
land in New Jer-
sey and Pennsylva-
MIA. Just before
Cooper's advent his
father came into,
possession of sew
eral thousand acres
of land in New
York state lying
alon & the head
watarS Of thu Sl,S-
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IN position IN the
cities, is a. simple
a. II is effective.
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right side Of tie
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the accompanying
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plate. v ben mail
IL TO be introduced
the handle 81 Is
pressed down AID
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past TIE fangs Ok
Tie curved seq
nen. D. swings
cut. lsavin ( an
opening bet wsen Us
end and tEs rot
taro1Sa which let
tiers CT Dewyaye9s
can De introduced
The NAL then rests
on tiss plate. but
when :he handle -