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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
Due to His Creditors.

A good story is told of one of our
former citizens, who is not very partic-
ular about paying his bills. One of his
creditors presented bill of long stand
ing, but met with the usual inability of
meeting the same, pleading poverty,
etc. How is thisg said the creditor,
''you don't look as if you were as poor
as all that, for your face looks like the
full moon and your whole personal ap-
pearance looks more like sirloins and
roasts than poverty" "Oh," said the
poor debtor, gently stroking his princi-
pal extremity, this owe to my last
boarding house keeper" The creditor
smiled and left. Waterbury American.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
About styles OF Furniture.

Do half the furniture buyers know the
difference between Louis XIV. and XVI
chairs when they see them? Or, on examin.
ing cabinet, can they tell why it is called
Rocco? Study this bit Of information
for five minutes and then 20 on your way
rejoicing. The only difference between
the two Louises is that Louis XIV. furni-
ture has Tyre shaped legs. while Louis
XVI. has straight legs, a little turned out.
In other furniture. cabinets, tables and
such articles, Louis XVI is a combination
of his predecessor asd Rocco. This lat
ter. be it known to the animated, Is q
decoration consisting of she'll and scroll
work. Empire furniture Is that on which
the pattern is inlaid in brass, and Mar
quetrie has adornments inlaid in different
colored woods.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
HOME REMEDIES.

It's said that strong solution Of epson
salts In water will cure burns II applied
Immediately.
Beef suet boiled In fresh milk is very
good for q cough. Take small quantities
at time, but often.
To remove warts, wet them thoroughly
with oil of cinnamon three times a day
until they disappear.
Alcohol is good remedy for burns IL
applied Immediately. Keep the burn
moist With it for two hours.
To cure cold sores keep them dry from
saliva and touch them once very carefully
with carbolic acid then apply alum occa-
sionally.
Turpentine will take the soreness out Of
corns and bunfons, and will sometimes
cure soft corns. Be careful, however,
about using too much of 1t. for 1t will
weaken the joints.-Housekeeper
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
Amber In the Time Of Homer.

The earliest notice of amber we find
occurs in the Odyssey of Homer, where
the gold necklace hung with bits Of
amber" is mentioned in the list of
jewels offered by the Ph9nician traders
to the queen of Syria In one of the
Greek fables accounting for the origin
of amber it related that the sisters of
Phaeton, called the Helidae, on seeing
their brother hurled by the lightning Of
Jove into the Eridanus, were trans
formed by the plying gods into poplar
trees, and the tears they shed were
dropped as amber on the shores of the
river. -Philadelphia Times.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
Frozen Pudding.

II you would surprise your dinner
guests with the novelty of frozen pud.
ding served in block Of Ice, this is how
you go about 1t. Have the ice sawed the
desired shape, fill the mold in which the
pudding is to be packed with boiling
water, and place in on the ice IL Il it
melts out hollow sufficiently deep to
support it. Cover q platter with fine
FERNS and put the ice in among the green
sprays. At the last moment immense the
mold in cold water to loosen the pudding,
slip it into the prepared receptacle. and
you will have dish as full OF magic and
mystery as was the famous pie of four
and twenty blackbirds." IN. Y. Sun.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
A Useful Kitchen Table.

An exceedingly useful table for the
kitchen is about two feet high. It is COW
cred with zinc and is Familiarity known In
house-furnishing stores as buffers
table," It should stand near the range,
and makes a convenient resting place for
cakes and other dishes which are to be
served directly from the fire to the table.
Otherwise dishes must be set on the stove
and become heated at the bottom and
marred with stove polish. This little
table Is also good thing to rest the pots
and pans on when they are gathered up
for washing or to stand them on before
the fire to dry after they are washed.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
GETTING HELP.


Terrible Mistake Made by . Fond sn6
Loving Mother In Training Child.
Margaret Paget was young girl Of
no especial mental force, nor, ON the
other hand, OF any decided stupidity,
who was blessed, II one may 30 regard
It In this case, with a mother of excep'
tional ability. The mother had written
many brilliant literary papers.
Margaret's father was dead. When
the child went to school her mother be-
ran to perform her tasks for her. As
the time went by, therefore, the girl be-
came more and more dependent upon
her mother. Through the failure to
develop her own powers she seemed to
be able to do nothing on her own &C.
count.
All this of course left Margaret very
lily grounded In all her studies, and re-
flected upon her standing in her ex-
aminations, 80 that she made slow
progress. At last the mother ashamed
to see her lag behind, took her out of
school and made weak pretense of in
structing her at home.
Margaret was pretty and amiable,
and when she had become eighteen
years old her hand was asked in mar
rage by a worthy young man.
The mother gave conditional con-
sent, and, as the young man lived at
some distance, correspondence was
begun, of course under the eye of the
mother.
It was then that the mother realized
how defective her daughters educa-
ton had been. She was unable to
write a creditable letter. Her mes
sages, as she showed them to her moth
er, were i'll thought, i'll expressed, even
Ill spelled.
''This will never do" said the moth
er. She began to write her daughters
responses to the letters of the young
man to whom she was betrothed. Her
own wit and felicity of expression char
acterized them, and the young man
was charmed. Once embarked upon
such course of deceit, the mother
dared not make a confession. The
young man himself was an excellent
writer, and his letters spurred the
mother to her most brilliant efforts as
a correspondent
After this charming correspondence
the young people were married. Neither
the mother nor the daughter dared con-
fess the fraud. Neither had meant
much" at the beginning, but both had
gone very deep into course of decep-
ton.
The young husband was soon aston
ished to find that his wife was an igno-
rant person, incapable of writing even
q sensible letter. He questioned her
sharply and she confessed her fault.
mamma always does things for me-"
she said helplessly.
The husband found his wife also in
capable of caring for household. She
sent for her mother to come
and live with her, though the husband,
having had SO forcible lesson as to
her deceitfulness, could only regard her
with suspicion and dislike.
The marriage was an unhappy one.
The whole lives of two young people
had been utterly spoiled by this tend
ency on the part of a mother to spare
her child unpleasant tasks and deprive
her of the nourishing inspiring wear
and tear of self help.-Youth's Com
panion.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11

Old ink-stains can be removed from
olished mahogany or cherry with nitre
md water To teaspoonful Of water add
few drops Of nitre; dip a feather in this
fixture and rub the ink spot with it. As
bon as the stain disappears wash the
pot with clear water. Neglect to do this
iii cause white mark to come in place
/ the stain.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
Specimen Cases.
In Its Worst Form.

S. H. Clifford, New Cassel. Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism.
his stomach was disordered, his liver was
affected in an alarming degree, appetite
fell away and he was terribly reduced in
flesh and strength. Three bottles of Elec-
trio Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd arrisburg, ILL, had .
running sore on his leg of eight years
standing. Used three bottles Of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Ami
ca Salve, and his leg is sound and we'll
John Speaker, Catawba, O., had five large
fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was
incurable. One bottle Electric Bitters and
one box Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him
entirely. Sold by A. T. CLAIRE.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
HOImtny CrOQuettos.

Boil the hominy until thoroughly done.
Then turn it out on plate to cool. To a
pint and a half of hominy add large
pinch of salt, one spoonful Of milk, three
eggs we'll beaten, -four enough to roll the
croQuettes into shape and one teaspoonful
OF baking powder. Cook in a deep frying
pan full OF boiling fat. When they are a
nice light-brown remove from the fat and
let them drain q few minutes before serv-
inn
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
GRANDFATHER's CHAIR.

In the revival OF old styles in furniture
comfort Is not always sacrificed to appear
ance. The rather clumsy looking piece OF
furniture shown in the illustration will
bring solid comfort to the old folks while
1t will be difficult to keep the younger
ones out OF 1t.
1t is good plan for every one Of tho
family to have his or her special chair
and corner which no one else may usurp,
and which may be treated after the indi-
vidual taste. 1t will be amustnR to SEQ
how characteristic the littie spots will be-
coma. t.sl-a -l--
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
Breakfa st Mum ms.

One coffeecup of sweet milk, two spoon.
lie Of sugar, one egg, two small teaspoon.
lie cream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda,
liter the size of walnut, and -four to
PIKE it as stiff as cake. Bake quickly In
u roll-pan.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
A simple Recipe.

Your hardwood floors are always so
exquisitely polished. How do you manage
to keep them SOP
81 put chamois-skin trousers on the
children, and let them play on the floor"
-Harper's Bazaar.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11

In laying In coal. II possible store 1t In
an airy place, as 1t will burn out much
less quickly than II kept in close quarters.
When kept from the air the coal gives out
its gas and renders 1t less powerful when
burned.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11

q you would take the best care Of your
hbreIla. do not shut 1t up after using II
rainy weather. Keep it open to its full
lent until quite dry, then stand 1t away
It's handle. II you wish IL to wear we'll,
mot crush 1t up. or put It into . tight
ting cover.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
worth Knowing Vow.

The upper part Of a room heated by
furnace is always hotter than the floor.
The difference is not a uniform amount
but varies with the temperature outside,
the colder weather making a greater dif-
ference between the floor and ceiling tenn
perature. You may have 5, 10, or even 20
degrees difference between the floor and
ooilipD
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
An Economical Delay.

Mrs. Brown-It's foolish for your
father to sleep during the sermon.
Little Johnnie-No, it isn't, ma. It's
only foolish for him to wake up while
the basket is going around. New York
Epoch.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11

THE MARABouT FEATHER FAN.

Here is novelty. The original fan 81
feathers had the latter lengthwise, the
point Of the quill being at the hand, with
this new fan only the tips of feathers are
used and these are fastened crosswise on
the sticks
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-11
FACTS FOR THE HOME.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE PRAC.
TICAL HOUSEKEePER.

chs First Stop Toward Making Home
Happy IL 10 Make IL Comfortable
Hints Toward That Object-Well
Tried ReceIpes.
The old-country custom of always hav.
Ing marmala 10 for breakfast is so excel
lent that 1t should obtain in this country.
In many families In England the jam pot
10 regular feature Of the morning meal.
To vary the supply Of this article, apple
marmalade may be easily prepared as
follows: One-half a pound OF butter, one
pound OF sugar, three pounds OF apples.
Season with lemon and stew quietly until
they form sort of marmalade
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-03
FLoRIDA's LEGISLATURE.
The House Refuses to Indorse Ocale
For the Capital

The House Refuses to Indorse Ocala
For the Capital.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, June 2.-The House
has refused to pass the constitutional
amendment removing the capital to Ocala
The vote stood: Yeas 80, nays 30. A three
fifths vote ia required to pass amendments
to the constitution.
The Senate has indefinitely postponed the
worlds fair appropriation.
The House has passed the bill to prohibit
the selling or giving of cigarettes. smok~
cites and cigarette paper to persons
under IS.
The Senate has indefinitely postponed the
bill to enact revised statutes.
There are no new developments affecting
the senatorial complication.
State Treasurer Pons Is still very low.
There is no hope for his recovery.
The Senate has passed the following bills:
Requiring railroad companies to construct
passenger oepots.
To incorporate the Florida Steamship
Company.
Making the railroad commission law ap-
plicable to express companies.
Regulating pool selling. The bill now
goes to the governor.
TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
The board of medical examiners for the
Second district met at Tallahassee last
week. The following physicians were given
certificates to practice: l.. D. Carson, B. O.
Lewis, o. G. Hill, B. L. Leonard, ], C,
Bishop and j. E. Hanna.
P. T. Baumgarten of Orlando has been
admitted to practice in the supreme court
Of Florida.
DIR. r. G. Gamble, wife and daug liter, are
off for Connecticut this week.
Nicy Sirrians, a colored woman aged 100,
died a few days ago near Tallahassee. 1t is
thought she was a native of Washington
county, Georgia, where, in 1881, at the age
of 40, John CasOn set her free. She was
quite active and erect until a few years
since. when she was injured by fall. 1t is
said she cut full set of teeth after she was
so years old, and that she never took dose
Of medicine. Herbs, salt and warm water
were her remedies.
The annual commencement Of the semi
nary week of the Suwannee will begin on
June 4. Ex-Gov. William D. Bloxham will
deliver the address to the graduating class
Monday night ,June IL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-03
STORY OF AN Elk, BRAKEMAN.
Driven From His Position by Horror
Incidental to His Calling.

Driven From His Position by horrors
Incidental to His Calling.
From the New York Herald
81 was a brakeman on the Harlem road
before 1 entered the ministry" said a we'll
known Brooklyn preacher to me, "but it
was only for little while. 1t proved to be
horrible calling. 1t was only few days
after had been installed in my position
when l received the first shock to my
nerves. We were just on the point of cross
ing small bridge that spanned a shallow
stream of water when heard the whistle
blown for down brakes
II put on the brake as hard as could and
then looked ahead of the train. | was lust
In time to see a man running for his life
across the bridge on a narrow board foot
way. The train was slowly losing its
momentum, but it was too late to save the
man from death, for just as he had about
reached place Of safety the engine hit him
and he was knocked over into the water.
when the train had been stopped we
went down and recovered the poor fellows
corpse. His skull had been Gle lnly split in
two and the water had washed out his
brains. The body was placed in the bag
gage car, on whichtI worked, and was
forced to gaze upon the CHASTITY spectacle
until we reached the next station, where
the dead man was turned over to the au-
thorlties.
'As it that were not enough to produce a
lasting horrible expression upon my mind
received another and perhaps more fright
full shock two weeks later. 1t was on the
same bridge. l again heard the dreaded
signal for down brakes This time l put
all the strength l could command in my
effort and keyed the brake up to the last
notch / was able to force it TO. The next
instant the chain broke, and the train.
which was gradually being halted, bounded
forward with a new impetus and another
man was killed.
1T seems that he had tried to save him
self by clasping his hands over one of the
ties and hanging below the train until it had
passed. He had succeeded in locking his
hands around the timber, but did not have
time to duck his head before the oowcatcher
| struck his neck. cut off his head close to the
| shoulders and tossed it into the water.
When we went back to recover the body we
found, to our surprise, the beadless corpse of
the man with its hands still linked in the
grip of death around the railroad tie.
THAT settled it with me, and resigned
my place forthwith. l have not touched a
brake since that day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-03
CoLoNEL's ISLAND SOLD.
Alfred Decker of New Jersey Buys II
for S25,8e3 Al.

Alfred Decker of New Jersey BUYS II
for $25,9e3 Al.
BRUNSWICK, GA, June 2.-Colonel's Is
land was sold to-day to Alfred Decker of
New Jersey for $25, 1893 A. The sale was
made under the foreclosure of a mortgage
given to Francis D. Scarlet, trustee. The
sale was of the entire island, with the ex-
ception of forty eight acres on
the eastern side, which included
the entire water front OF the island. With
regard 70 the forty-eiEht acres Francis D.
Scarlet, trustee, in 1888 decided this part Of
the island to the original purchaser, Robert
Brice, upon condition that railroad run
ming from a point on that piece of ground
and connecting with some through line of
railroad in Georgia be built and put in
operation inside of year.
A LAWYERS CONTENTION.
Mr.. Scarlett's lawyer, Ira E. Smith. con-
tended that the claim to the property had
been forfeited by a Noncompliance with the
conditions and compromised, and on an
agreed value paid for the 48 acres upon
which the terminal property of the South
Brunswick railroad now stands. The mort
gage given on the balance or the
island was to run for ten years,
upon conditions that the payment of the
interest or any installment thereof should
not be allowed to lapse for more than sixty
days This was, however, done and the
mortgage became due. Prior to this, how
ever, the Brunswick Harbor and Land
Improvement Company came into posses
sion of the mortgage, sold claims to the
island, and sold it to MIR. Decker, who is
now one OF the largest stockholders of the
South Brunswick Terminal Railroad Com
pany. This sale removes the last obstacle
TO the immediate operation of this railroad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-03
RATES ON LUMBER.
All Differences Settled at Meeting of
Railroad Men.

4
Railroad Men.
MACON. GA, June "A meeting of
prominent officials Of the East Tenn -ssee,
Virginia and Georgia, Georgia Central.
Georgia Southern and Florida, and Savan-
nah, Americus and Montgomery railroads.
was held this morning in the parlors Of the
Brown house. This meeting was of special
interest 10 the lumber men Of Georgia,
as its object was TO settle the
differences which have arisen
between the roads and lumber men
in regard to the rates for the ship
ment of lumber. Heretofore the
rules have been very strict as to the man
ner in which cars were to be loaded and the
precautions to be taken by shippers to avoid
loss In transit. The rules required Ger
tain number Of stanchions on the side Of
loaded cars, certain number
of strips across the tops OF
cars loaded wiah lumber and
certain number Of nails of prescribed size.
Io-days meeting settled all the troubles,
and the verdict arrived at by the railroad
men is received with qualification by the
lumber shippers. A number of representa-
tive lumber shippers and mill men were in
the city to-day, and they are understood to
be perfectly satisfied with the arrangement
agreed to.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-03
CLAWED DY A LI0NESS.
A MAN AND CHILD HAVE a MAR
ROW ESCAPE AT ATLANTA.

The Pair Close to the Beasts Cage
Looking at With a sudden
Spring She Grabs the Childs Arm
and Pulls it Into Her Mouth-Specta-
tore to the Rescue
ATLANTA, GA, June 2-This afternoon
enc Of the Honesses at the Grant Park
geological garden seized a child by the arm
and made a desperate effort TO drag the in
FAINT through the bars Of the cage and de-
your him in sight of his mother. The little
fellow, Inman Bell, son of T. a. Bell. was
in the arms of the park superintendent,
John L. Mosteller, who was showing him
the animals. The superintendent walked
inside the rope and quite near the cage,
having no idea the brute was dangerous.
He held the boy just as close as was neces-
sary to give him a good view Of the
honess.
SEIZED BY THE BEAST.
All at once, with a quick and cat-like
motion, she dashed against the bars and
caught the arm Of the child in her terrible
claws, drew it through before any one could
interfere and snapped her teeth upon the
wrist. The child's hand was in her mouth,
and, with her other claw braced against the
side Of the cage, she began pulling. Mosteller.
realizing the terrible situation, pulled
ia an opposite direction, thrusting
his own disengaged hand within reach of
the ioness, which, thus distracted, began
clawing at him also The greedIness of the
beast seems to have been the child's saliva
ton. Instead of biting off the hand, as she
might have done, she insisted upon having
the boy and, when Mosteller came within
range of her claws. the man in the bargain.
BY-sTANDERS TO THE RESCUE.
This gave the by-standers time to inter-
fere, and, swarming over the slight
barrier behind which spectators are
required to stand, they beat the
animal back with canes and UNI
brellas, raising such hubbub that she was
disconnected and let go her hold before any
great harm had been done. The mother Of
the little fellow was only few feet distant
at the time of the accident. By the time
she realized the situation and could make
her way to the side of the cage he had
been released from the clutches of the
honess. She seized him in her arms and,
greatly excited, hurried away to the doctor.
The physician treasured her.
NATURE OF THE CHILD's INJURIES.
The child had been scratched with the
heavy claws on various portions OF his body
and face, but the teeth of the beast had not
cut very deeply, and the boys injuries were
pronounced not dangerous. Mosteller's arm
was lacerated by the clawfng he received.
but, on the whole, the injuries resulting
from the occurrence are regarded as very
trihing, especially when the terrible danger
OF the situation during the few moments is
taken into consideration,