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make them pay Tor the entire OUTFIT
Still another proposition is in this shape:
One, two, three, five or ten acres at $500 per
acre, in prunes or peaches cared for till
three years old, payable $40 cash and IS per
acre per month, with interest at per cent
on deferred payments. The land sold is all
under fence and trees, with 100 trees to the
acre. Each tree is assumed by experts to
grow in value 81 per year, which makes the
land on which you are paying $6l per year
grow at the rate of 500 per year, in addition
to the general growth in land values, A
bond for double the amount of the purchase
money is given on the first payment which
covers the contract to cultivate the land
and care for the trees: and the principal
bank in the place will agree to cause an ex.
animation of the title and see that the deed
covers the land and the contract for its i'm.
provements and is put on record in the
County Clerks office, and the bank will re-
ceipt for future payments.
These are offered not only as an invest
ment to people of means, but arrangements
are being constantly made with parties
without a dollar, who will be sold land, the
price to be paid in work for the company
on adjoining fruit farms at fair prices.
Practical orchardists are employed in the
selection and planting of the trees by most
of the companies, and in many cases the
owners agree to take all the risks and guar
antee good results would suppose that
in every instance the fulfillment might not
run even with the prospectus, but do not
know of any such.
The Product Large and Luscious.
The fruit in many instances that per-
sonally inspected were in size marvellous.
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OPEN AIR BATHING.

Practical Rules for Escaping -hills or
Other Injurious Effects.
The following instructions, accredited to
the Royal Humane society, Of England, are
OF especial interest at this season, when sea
and river bathing are INDUCED In by such
great numbers Of people;
Avoid bathing within two hours after q
meal. - N9.f4
Avoid bathing when exhausted by fatigue
or from any other cause. .a.8
Avoid bathing when the body Is cooling
after perspiration.
Avoid bathing altogether in the open air
II, after having been short time in the
water, there Is a sense of chilliness, with
numbness of the hands and feet, but battle
when the body Is warm, providing no time
is lost in getting into the water. S3
Avoid chilling the body by sitting or
standing undressed ON the banks or in boats
after having been in the water. S'-"
Avoid remaining TOO long In the water,
but leave the water Immediately there is
the slightest feeling Of chilliness. The
vigorous and strong may battle early in
the morning on an empty stomach. The
young and those who are weak had better
battle in two or three hours after a meal.
the best time for such from two to three
hours after breakfast Those who are sub
ject to attacks of giddiness or faintness, and
those who suffer from palpitation or other
sense of discomfort at the heart, should not
battle without consulting their medical ad
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Lack of Dancing Men in London.

Apparently the dancing young man
has effaced himself. Either our gilded
youth have grown more languorous, or
they have come to the conclusion that
terpsichorean exercise can be much
more gracefully and attractively per
formed by young ladies alone To
whatever cause it is attributable, the
unwillingness of the smart young
man" to attend dances is unmistakable
This is dull enough season, viewed
from any point, and it is, therefore,
doubly hard on hostesses who have
tried to infuse little gayety into it by
organizing balls to find that they have
piped unto the gommeux in vain. At
one or two of the few recent smart
dances the girls have been absolutely
destitute of partners, and have stood,
mortified and dull, hoping against hope
that some of the exquisites would spare
an hour or two when they had grown
weary Of the clubs -Lady's Pictorial.
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A COUNTRY COSTUME.

COUNTRY COSTUME. ting, are much
worn in Paris with outdoor summer toilets.
A Leghorn hat with crown covered with
wide muslin, piquet of ostrich tips and
pink ribbon bow completes the costume.
Among attractive fabrics much seen In
midsummer toilets are the white lawns
dotted with flower or fruit sprays in their
natural coloring There is renewed liking
shown also for sheer airy linen batistes in
tan or ecru. This. however, must be made
up over silk.
At evening receptions in country and
watering places lowered silk muslin and
lace represent popular and handsome
STYLE These are simply made with straight
skirt and lace aounce lace basque and
draped corsage.
Plaids of pink and green, blue and brown
or other combinations, formed by the cross
ing of waved stripes, are seen in some OF
the latest foulards. Stripes in soft colors,
such as china blue and pink, are also liked
in white lawn, to be trimmed with white
lace.
Very large sleeves which droop from the
top, but fit closely below the elbow and are
banked with many rows of baby ribbon,
are feature of some French costumes.
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Gypsy Lore.

The wandering exiles whose origin
has been traced to the valley of the In
dies, make it a rule to conform to the
dominant creeds OF their adaptive
lands. They are good Mussulnen in
Turkey. Roman Catholics in Austria,
and Protestant Christians in northern
Germany and the United States. But
in addition to those doglnas of expe-
diency, they profess tenets Of an elder
creed which has been defined as a sort
of sun worship, and involves rites
which are still observed at certain times
Of the year, or even publicly upon ex-
traordinary occasions. few weeks
ago hundreds of gypsies assembled at
Mascoutah Ills., to attend the funeral
rites of prince" Celiouka Laia, the
young son of am influential chieftain
The body of the little nomad was
buried with strange lamentations, after
having been completely stripped and
exposed for six hours to the hallowing
rays of the sun. = Exchange.
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Co,ors Of the Season.

White and yellow are two very popular
colors White Oxford ties of canvas, with
white enameled bands and tan colored
soles, are in vogue for seaside wear, and
with them are worn fine white Isle or bal
briggan stockings.
White felt sailor hats with white or yell
low ribbon bands represent favorite wear.
The same fancy for white and yellow is
seen in beach dresses that are an effective
combination of serge in these two colors.
Z A color of the season particularly becom-
ing to blends is grayish tint of blue,
sometimes called Napoleon blue Yellow
is the color note of millinery, and yellow
with russell red one of the new combina-
tions Red brown-a sort of tan shades
much worm and heliotrope in combina,
ton with green or tan is attempted by
women with clear compilations. new
and peculiar shade of reddish pink has
crept into use lately and is often used in
conjunction with jet and ecru and even
with gold and brown The color would
once have been called pale magenta For
years it has been despised by all save
Italian women.
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TINE undersigned, having been appointed by the
4 Hon Probate Court for the district of Bradford.
commissioners to receive examine and adjust all claims
and demands Of all against the estate Of George
E. Banks late Of Corinth, said district deceased
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto hereby give
notice that will meet for the purposes aforesaid
the late residence Of the said George E. Banks,
on the 18th day Of August 1891 and 18th day OF
Jan. 1892, from 10 o'clock a. m. until o'clock D. m.
Of said days, and that six months from the nth day
day Of July, A. d. 1891, is the time limited by said
court for Sad creditors to present their claims to us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Cerinth, this a9th day of July, A. D., 1897
Al L. X. RICHARDSON, \ So''is'
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Mary M Burr,s win.

STATE OF VERMONT, District q Bradford, S.
~ In Probate Court held at Thetford in and for said
An instrument purporting to be the last will and
testament Of Mary M. Burr late Of Thetford in said
district deceased being presented by H. F. Willough-
by the executor named theran for Probate: it is or
dered by said that all persons concerned therein
be notified to appear session thereof be held at
Ihetford in said district, the a4th day Of Aug A.
D.. 1891, at o'clock M, and show cause Il any
they may have against the probate of said will; for
which purpose it is further ordered that this order be
published three weeks successfully in the United Opin-
ion newspaper printed Bradford in this state
vious to said time Of hearing
By the Court, Attest,
Al SIN. GLEASON, Judge.
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Vocal Culture for Idiots.

idiots without the power of speech could
sing. DR. Wildermuth, of Stettin, com
paredylS0 diotic children with 50 normal
children in regard to vocal range, sense of
harmony and memory for melody; and 81
per cent. of the idiots and 60 per cent. Of
the normal children were classed IS music
al in the highest degree, II per cent. of the
idiots and Q per cent. of the normal chill.
dren were without musical ability, This
remarkable relative development of the
musical sense in idiots is the more striking
according to The Pedagogical Seminary,
because there is no evidence of any other
artistic taste. The practical outcome Of
Wildermuth's observations is to empha-
size the necessity of vocal culture in the
training of idiots.
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How He was Cured.

1t is told in Harper's Young People Of
the lannon's naturalist, Button, that he was
very fond Of lying in bed late in the morn
ing. Wishing to cure himself of this bad
habit, he promised his servant Joseph, a
crown for each morning he could get his
master up at 6 o'clock. For several days
Joseph tried to induce him to get out of
bed early, but without success. He was
only abused and driven out of the room by
his master Yet every day when Button
arose he lamented that he had not gotten
up sooner.
"You do not manage it right" he said
angrily to Joseph. "You ought to remem--
Der only the crown ! promised you and
pay no attention to what say when am
sleepy"
So Joseph determined to try again The
next morning he dragged his master out of
bed by main force. He was unmindful Of
scolding, threats or even blows Later in
the day he was rewarded for his persistency
by the promised crown, and his master
bestowed the same every day that his
faithful servant made him get up early in
spite of himself
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Geo l. Buffers Will.

CTATE OF VT, District of Bradford, S.
y In Probate Court held Thetord, within and foi
said district the I4th day Of Aug. A. D.. 1891.
An instrument purporting to be the last will and es
lament of George L. Butler late of Bradford, being
presented by L. F. Hale Esq, for Probate, it i or
deed by said that all concerned therein be
notified to appear session Of said to be held
at Bradford in said district on the 9Th day of Sept
A. d. 1891 at a. m. and show cause If any they may
have against the probate Of said will for which purpose
it is further ordered that copy of the record Of this
der be published three weeks successfully in the United
Opinon,a newspaper printed at Bradford previous to
said time Of hearing
By the Court, Attest,
43 S. NJ. GLEASON, Judge.
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DtpsOmania.

A good many cures for dipsomania have
been proposed before now, but until quite
recently the results have been anything
but encouraging. 1t is stated, however,
that French savant, NJ. Luton, has solved
the problem Nitrate of strychnine ad.
ministeIed hypodermically in minute doses
does the trick" After ten days of this
treatment chronic alcoholists acquire such
9l0athing for stimulants that even a sniff
ok their once favorite beverage causes
nausea and headache. Drs. Portugalow
md Jergoski have used strychnine on
more than 500 patients, with invariably
good results. One sufferer who had been
n-the hahit.nf taking one-half to ono IiteS
Of schnapps a day was cured in single
sitting
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Ezl i)l|g 81
THE GUEST ROOM.

n How to Make 1t a chamber of Peace''
to the Occasional Visitor.
A Within few years much of the ancient
ormality of going a-visiting has vanished.
old the best room in the house was
Orned with the choicest furniture and
furnished with the rarest trinkets and
then shut up in gorgeous and solemn state,
! to be opened but half dozen times year,
when some unfortunate guest was plunged
y into its funereal pomp to absorb the damp
ness of its unsunned splendor Now the
" occasional visitor Is given a more natural
81 position in the domestic arrangements. OF
Void he was a sacred parsonage before whom
the host did homage; now he is placed on
the same plane as the rest of the house
hold, and existence is thereby simplified
for all. From writer in Good House
keeping, who defines in the foregoing the
Y position of the guest Of today, are CLEANED
also the following suggestions for making
the guest room "a chamber OF peace:"
~ The uses to which your guest chamber is
- be put are obviously three; in it your
nest is to sleep, to dress, and to spend a
varying quantity of his waking and leisure
time. For these three uses you have to
ptoyide- First, then for the sleeping. A
8hproughly aired spare bed'' is a rarity;
"a reach OF most housewives Air and
su hiDe are generally available, but the
~ ban who knows how to apply these
ca Godties 70 her guest chamber is hard
to- nd. Let the bedding and covers be
fr@ dry and clean. spread a sufficient
pu| per of blankets and provide an extra
! con for abpormally cold blooded people.
Is u do not know your guests prefer
\ m4 ~ is well to provide two sets of pill
1 ~ one large and one small And If you
\ of that class of deluded women who
nelr beds into show cases for frills
bellows at least be implored to re-
ese excrescences before your guest
pr the night
Re days of numerous inventions 1t
y lble to know all the Improvements
bold arrangements, so If there be
peculiar in the methods of heat
Ping or ventiating your rooms, be
Kplain them One thing more, you
the stranger within your gates,
~ ne retires, the hour for breakfast,
ID nere is to be no rising bell it is well
he desires to be called in the morn
tmepiece of some kind should al
the room
e, the leisure time that guest
MS room is brief; yet there are
en sleep eludes the tired brain,
when the hostess is busy and
when WEAKNESS makes solitude
For such times provide few
magazines, not heavy and OBJ
Ks, but those that please and
indolent mind. Ifpossible, have
he room. and stock it with pens,
hk. wax, stamps, postal cards,
envelopes to match, and the
ntials that make letter writing
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A Poisonous Fish.

The anglers and lovers of fish about
Park Rapids, Mimi, are much dis
gusted and seriously alarmed over the
appearance of numbers of peculiar
fish in the lakes and ponds of that vi
cinity, and which fish is said to be high
ly poisonous. The best naturalists, as
well as the oldest and most experienced
fishermen of the neighborhood, have
declared that they are at loss to
name the strange fish, which are so
voracious that they swallow all bait as
soon as placed in the water, and pre-
vent Others from biting, while wholly
UNBEATABLE themselves. 1t is also be-
lieved that-they are discriminating the
other varieties, as immense quantities
of the latter are found dead every day
along tho shores of the lakes and
ponds.
The unknown member of the finny
tribe is not unlike small trout, very
plump and very tender, with few bones,
and those large. It is, however, nearly
blaak IN color, except about the under
parts, where it is of metallic gray mixed
withgold, and few red blotches near
the fins and about the head. It pre-
sents handsome appearance in the
water, about the surface of which it
delights to linger, making it very easy
game Eaten it has pleasant flavor,
but will produce violent pains in the
stomach, which if not allayed precede
death only few hours. How these fish
came into the lakes no one knows, but
they first appeared about two weeks ago
after heavy fall Of rain, when many
firmly believed they accompanied it.
Philadelphia Times.
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Fashions in JeweIry.

Among the latest and most favored
things in iewelry and silver Elsie Bee notes
the following in The jewelers. Circular:
A decided novelty are silver slipper tips.
They are intended to ornament, but appear
to have purpose as serious as copper toes
for children. They are covered with re-
pousse forms and are adjustable. The
same tips can be worn on numbers from
two to five
Watches with covers Of light enamel or
namented with graceful designs of Cupids
and festoons of flowers retain their popu-
larity
Serpents with jeweled eyes are twisted
90 as to serve as sleeve buttons Fish with
long tails are also among the newer sleeve
buttons.
Pearls of smaller size are much used In
iewelry to be worn with summer gowns
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II you HAVE
MALARIA OR Piles,
SICK HEADACHE, DUMB AGuEs COS ;:
TIVE BOWELS, SOUR HTOMACn anu
simiiate and you have mo- appetite,
TUFTS

Any Article that has out
lived % years Of competition
and imitation, and sells more
and more each year, must
have merit. Dobbins' Elec-
trio Soap, first made in 1869,
is Just that article. Those
who use it each week, (and
their name is legion, save
clothes and strength, and let
soap do the work. All that
we can say as to its merits.
pales into nothingness, before
the story it will tell, itself, Of
its own perfect purity and
quality, if you will give it one
trial. Ask your grocer for it.
He has it, or will get it. Try
it next Monday.
There are many. imitation
NJ q Electric Soaps in which electic-
- =, 49, ity play, no part. pobbin IS
and Electro-Magics are fraudulent imita-
lions. Ask for Dobbins, Electric, see that
our name is on every wrapper, and If any
other is sent you by your grocer, when you
order ours, send 1t back to him.
l. l.. CRAGIN u Cos.
Philadelphia, Pa.
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George w Lesbos Estate,

CTATE OF VT, Bradford district IS.
y In Probate Court held at Thetford in said district
on the 4th day Of Aug, A d 1891.
Geo. w. Leslie Of Montpelier Admr Of the estate Of
Geo. W. Leslie late Of Newbury in said district deceas
ed presents his administrator for examination
and allowance and makes application for decree Of dis
trbution and partition Of the estate Of said deceased
Whereupon it ordered by said court that said
and said application be referred session thereof
be held Bradford in said district the 9Th day Of
Sept A. D., 1891, for hearing and decision thereon;
And it is further ordered that notice hereof be given
all persons interested by publication Of the three
weeks successfully in the United Opinion newspaper
published Bradford previous said time appointed
for hearing that they may appear at said time and place
and show any they may have why said account
should not be allowed and such decree made.
By the court, attest,
AZ S. M. GLEASON, Judge.
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John s Butterworth,s viii.

CTATE OF VERMONT District Of Bradford, IS.
- In Probate Court held at Thetford within and for
said district on the 3Ist day of July A, D., 1891.
An instrument purporting to be the last will and tes
said district, deceased, being presented by S. S.
Peach the executor named therein fer probate it is
dered by sid that all persons concerned therein
be notified to appear at session thereof to be held at
Bradford, in said district the 9th day of Sept A. D.,
1891 and SHOW any they have against the probate
Of said will for which purpose is further ordered that
this order be published three weeks successfully in the
to said time Of hearing.
By the Court, Attest,
Al S. NJ GLEASON Judge
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legal.
PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF IN.

PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF INSOL-
VENCY-BRADFORD DISTRICT 1868.
Probate Courts and Courts Of Insolvency within and
for said district will be holden the ensuing year follows
Bradford-At J. H. Watson's office in Bradford on the
second Tuesdays Of every month, commencing January
nth, 1887.
Corinth-At the Hotel in East Corinth on the third
Wednesdays Of June, August and October
West Farlee-At the Probate Office in West Fairlee
on the last Saturday of every month.
S. M. GLEASON, Judge
Thetford Centre. VT, Dec I. 1885.
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Millinery Notes.

The bonnet in the sketch is quite fas-
cinating one, and would suit almost any
lady between thirty and forty 1t is Of
Tuscan straw, trimmed with pink bios
SONS, an OSPREY and black velvet loops
The strings are of velvet tied in prim
bow at the side
A becoming hat is composed of black lace
and jet, and has trimming of ribbon
loops and ostrich tips,
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A RUSH LIGHT AND STICK. rush light because
he was too niggardly to use anything bet
ter.
Dickens, in Great Expectations" has
something about rush light. Pip, who
had arrived late lin tie night at a new
lodging place, says
AS had asked for a night light, the cham-
berlain had brought mo in, before he left me,
the good old constitutional rush light Of those
virtuous days-an object like the ghost of
walking cane, which instantly broke its back
If 1t were touched, which nothing could ever
be lighted at, and which was placed in solitary
confinement at the bottom of a high tin tower,
perforated with round holes that made star
ingly wide awake pattern on the wall.
1t was really but tiny light. yet it was
all that the poor Of the olden time could
afford. The earliest lights used in Ireland
were from rushes drawn through grease
and placed in some kind OF receptacle
where they could burn without danger of
being put out by accident; and even now,
in some remote parts of that country. rush
candles are used in the cabins of the
peasants.
The species employed for this purpose Is
juncus conglomeratus, perhaps not found
in this country, though it must be much
like our bulrush, but in England it grows
abundantly From these rushes the outer
green covering was peeled lengthwise, with
the exception Of a narrow strip from top to
bottom which served as support to the
pith and kept the light from burning out
as soon as it would otherwise have done.
Then these piths were spread in rows on
the grass where they remained till they
were bleached, after which they were dried
in the sun. Among the poorest people
there was not much grease used, and their
candles were not much larger than oat
straws But for those in better circum-
stances there was 9 candle dipping that re-
suited in substantial candle that would
burn from half an hour to forty minutes
IN an average y, .~----S-'--