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high from end to end, save place for
window. Reports statistics, congressional
reports, treaties, documents lie about in
confusion, around his desk piled high with
papers relaCing to the business at hand,
under and upon the worn out old sofa,
upon stools and chairs everywhere. A
Turkish fez, warm grasp and willing
ness to be of service, these are the most
conspicuous things about the secretary's
first appearance
ut is only within late years that the
United States has had home in Paris that
was not positively disgrace to our coun-
try" said Mr.. Vignaud. Under Mr.
Washburn it was in the second story of an
obscure block. Mr.. Morton located it in
his private hotel and forthwith fixed the
office in elegant fashion. In fact in honor
of Mr. Morton and his magnificent way of
doing things, the city named the square
where he lived, Place des Etats-U nis.'
Mr.. McLane came, and he removed the Off
ces to their present quarters. These have
been put into splendid shape by the pres
ent administration and now rank with any
of the diplomatic offices in the capital"
Beyond this room are the apartments of
Minister Reid and his staff, including Mr..
Augustus Jay, the second secretary;
Lieutenant A Ward, the naval attache,
and Lieutenant II. d. Borup, the military
attache. These offices fill the ground floor
of big block on Rue de Galilee, and with
the exception of the great European pow
ers, which have built special buildings for
their embassies there is not finer diplo-
matte headquarters in Paris than those of
the United States
Monsieur Henry Vignaud, the secretary
of the legation, is one of the best known
men in Partisan diplomatic circles, and
surely one of the most interesting He is
tireless worker-never sleeps because he
regards it waste of time, and rarely eats
because his system feels better when he
fasts
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The Hair and the Complexion.

The first rule for keeping the hair glossy
and thick is to let the scalp be perfectly
clean. Hair should never be tied up too
tightly, and hot irons should be carefully
avoided. The more loose and unconfned
the hair is allowed to be at night the bet
ter. The hair coming out can be obviated
by mixture of bay rum, cantharides, cas-
tor oil and carbonate of ammonia rubbed
into the roots twice week.
1t is best for the general health, and con-
sequently for the complexion, to avoid
worry, to sleep well and be careful of diet
Cold water is the best of all tonics, and it
is the fashion of the present day for those
who make the complexion a study to adj
wise the use of cold in preference to hot
water Overeating coarsens the skin. One
complexion specialist" advises for rough
and pimpled skins an ointment composed
of 2 ounces of wax, 2 ounces of cocoa but
ter, ounces of almond oil and 20 drops of
carbolic acid applied at night.
The cold water may be softened by add
ing teaspoonful of either oatmeal, pure
alcohol or powdered borax. Having rinsed
the face with this, wash it with lather
composed of transparent unscented soap;
this must be rubbed on only with the
hands and vigorously, as the friction is
good for the skin. Then rub the face hard
with soft towel, and subsequently with
chamois leather little plain, unscented
powder
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Rosa Bonheur.

In an interesting sketch of the mode of
life of the famous French painter Rosa
BOnheur, recent writer says: THAT Rosa
Bonheur dresses in male attire has often
been commented upon by her biographers
The idea commonly obtains that it is her
usual costume. But if you should meet
her in the streets of Paris you would see a
large, elderly lady, rather plainly dressed,
in black, her gray hair tucked under a
close bonnet; and unless you were attract
ed by the peculiar strength of her face and
by her piercing, attentive eyes, you would
not notice that she differed from any lady
in the passing crowd, except that she wears
the red ribbon of the Legion d Honneur
But Rosa Bonheur at work in her home
does wear male costume.
Years ago, when she was a young woman
and student, she adopted it because it
gave her more freedom in her studies at
the menageries and cattle yards. Dressed
as boy she attracted less comment and
attention from the hangers on of the sta
bles than if she had gone among them in
petticoats Rosa Bonheur appreciates the
good qualities of the blouse, and at work
now she still keeps to this easy garment,
having added to it the ordinary mans
trousers, which make her feet appear very
small, and also a wide brimmed felt or
straw hat. In this dress she appears of
much lower stature than in woman's ap-
parel, and looks like a remarkably well
preserved middle aged man"
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Since his appointment by General Grant
In 1874, he has never had days vacation,
and what's more he never wanted one He
was born in New Orleans in $780, and pre-
vious to his employment in the Confeder-
ate army was an editor. The French Ian
guage was that of his parents, and he is as
fluent in it as he is in English.
international law and Americana are his
hobbies; particularly is he fond of the lat
ter He has an extensive collection of maps
and books relating to the discovery of the
western world. These he proposes to use
in publishing a critical history of the work
of Columbus and the finding of America
He says il Will be Q wonderful work. but
that his friends think it will
never see press He describes himself as
being peculiar in many ways-often cross,
amiable, but always service
able. He is sixty-two years old and scion
of one of the oldest Louisiana families.
III. r. LowRIE.
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Truth.

That truth is safe and mighty as well as
beautiful is illustrated by the following
incident of a boy twelve years old who,
with only truth as a weapon, conquered a
smart and shrewd lawyer who was fight
ing for a bad cause
Walter was the important witness in a
lawsuit One of the lawyers, after cross
questioning him severely, said:
"Your father has been talking to you
and telling you how to testify, hasn't hei"
"Yes," said the boy.
"Now." said the lawyer, Just tell us
how your father told you to testify"
well" said the boy modestly, father
told me that the lawyers would try to tan
gle me in my testimony, but If / would
just be careful and tell the truth could
tell the same thing every time"
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EPIDEMIC INFLUENZA.
Facts Bearing on the Theory of Propa-
cation by Personal Contact.

Facts Bearing on the Theory of Propa-
CATION by Personal Contact.
In opposition to the theory that infiu,
enza is disease not dependent upon per
tonal contact of individuals for its pro
rression that it is not evolved by the in
trinsical operations of specific poison and
propagated through and by means of the
ordinary channels of human intercourse,
it is mentioned in the Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association that during the
epidemic preceding the present one OBJ
servers found that the course of influenza
was independent of, and quite opposed to,
the prevailing winds. 1t travelled slowly
in Siberia and Russia, but rapidly as soon
as it reached the network of railways in
central and western Europe.
Its course was changed by the mountain
ranges of Scandinavia, and it invaded
Norway, not from Sweden, but from Hol-
land and England. Again, it was DETECTED
by the Carpathians, turning it's course in
the channels of travel down the valley of
the Danube, and ultimately following, in
direction and time, the ocean routes to
Africa, India, Australia and this country.
In India it has shown the same peculiar
tiles in following the railway lines as has
been observed with us.
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Who Introduced Christm as

Who introduced Christmas Trees.
A Christmas tree, with it's branches
loaded with toys and knicknacks, makes,
when it's tiny candles of various colors have
all been lighted, pretty object We have
grown so accustomed to see it now that it
is hard to think that there ever was time
when Christmas Qualifications were not
adorned with nicely decked tree. AS
matter of fact, the use of the tree is of
very recent origin in England and Amer
lea. 1t is said that the late prince consort,
who was the father of the Prince of Wales,
introduced the custom of Christmas trees
in England in 1910. There were grand fes-
tivities in Windsor castle, one of the homes
of Queen Victoria, and he provided hand
some tree covered with beautiful presents
that were afterward distributed among
the queens guests, old and young alike.
Prince Albert borrowed the idea from his
native country of Germany, where the
tree has been feature of Christmas gath
erings for a long period.
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He Wanted a standstill Place.
Especial Correspondence


SUMMIT, N. j., Jan. 12.-He was sitting
in the waiting room at Hoboken, and when
| took seat beside him he asked:
"Know anything about these parts?"
When told him | did he went on:
81 want to settle down in some quiet lit
tie place where / can keep a cow and some
chickens and spend my time smoking a
pipe under a tree. Do you know of such a
placer"
mentioned several such places, and as
did so he whipped township map of New
Jersey out of his pocket and commenced
hunting for them.
$50 you think - would be a good
place."
assumed that thought it would
You're sure the place is stone dead?" he
inquired
Positive" replied.
Cant never go ahead or prosper or any
thing of that kind?"
Don't think So" replied. IT'S been
standing still about fifty years"
"Taxes low"
about ten cents on a hundred dollars, +"
replied.
mo lighted streets?"
NO"
fire department or nothin o. that kind?'
"No"
"Well, that kinder strikes me all right
l want to go and settle down in some dead
place where there's nothin goin on, and
where everything is standing stock still
and amt never a-goin to start up-where |
can have a nice, easy time, and no excite
ment to wear me out"
'Then - is just the spot" l assured
him.
81 guess I'll try it. he said thoughtful
ly. 81 want to be in place where | can
live slow and cheap; where you only have
to close the windows to keep bats, mos
quitoes and woodcock out, and where you
can leave your pocketbook on the front
porch without any fear of some one taking
fancy to it. Pm after pigheaded peace
and content; Fve had excitement enough"
l asked him what line he had been in,
and he replied:
1--WE long been street car conductor,
and have solved the problem of knocking
down in spite of the most elaborate fare
indicators. Having amassed a snug for
tune, | wish to retire and rest upon my
laurels" Then he stepped to the window
and shouted, Give me a ticket to -,
n. j." Il. X. MUNKITTRICK.
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ENGLISH SURNAMES.

Their Orthographica1 Mysteries-Few of
Them Are Pronounced as Spelled.
1t is an oft repeated accusation against
the English tongue that spelling cannot be
called matter of "rule," for even in COM
monplace words cough" has half dozen
sounds separate and distinct; but when it
comes to surnames, as pronounced in Eng
land, confusion becomes worse confounded
Where would one find an average intellect
who would pronounce Abergavenny Aber
genny, and why should the "classic race"
of the world belle it's letters and be called
"Darby?"
1t will require sweeping reform before
Brougham will have become, as it should
be, Broom" and it is a question why the
scions of noble houses should be so careful
as to the pronunciation or their names, but
where is the Cholmondely or Marjoribanks
who is satisfied with anything longer than
the clipped "Marshbanks" and 'Chum-
ley?" How the Colquhouns and Wemyss'
arrived at "Cahoon" and "Weems" will be
riddle to photographers for ages to come.
Of course, a large number of British
houses claim Norman descent, and natu-
rally demand pure or half pure French
pronunciation. So the "Beauclerks" and
"Willoughby De Eresbys" become in po-
lite circles "Willoughby De Erebys" and
"Beauclarcs;" but to account for "Walde-
grave" being "Walgrave," "St John"
"Sinjin," or ''St. Leger" "Silleger" is a
harder matter.
A large number of well known names
change their o's into us, such as "Conyng-
ham," "Monson" and "Ponsonby," while
"Blount" becomes BLUNT" and "Du-
chesne" becomes "Ducane." Most sur
names beginning with Beau" alter their
pronunciation considerably for instance:
"De Beauvoir" changes to "De Beever"
and the famous ''Beauchamps" are all
"Beechams." Indeed, to take the peerage
through those names which spell them
selves are the exception, and the intellect
is stunned to find that Charters, "Glam-
u.s." "Bethune," "Geoghegan" and Ruth
ven" are respectively Charters, ""Glams,"
"Beeton," "Gagan" and "Riven." And
reason totters on her throne when society
demands that est Clark" is Sinclair
and Cover Gore" However, the aver
age Englishman has now got so used to
the peculiarities of aristocratic patronym-
les that their misspelling or mispronuncia-
ton are like second nature, and he would
be ready to knock down the first man who
contended that his favorte diarist was
Samuel Pepys instead of Samuel Peeps.
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Demand for a New Decoration.

The government of the Netherlands has
come forward with bill providing for the
founding of a new order to be known as
the "Order of Oranje-Nassau." The bill,
the government declares, is introduced for
the purpose 81 filling "a long felt want. {"
The decorations are so few in the Neither
lands and so closely allied to the crown
that there are none available for miscel-
laneous purposes. Thus much valuable
information and many objects Of scientific
and historical interest have been sent to
other countries which would havo re-
manned at home had the donors felt any
reasonable hope of being rewarded by an
"order." The new free for all decoration
is expected to remedy this, and the bill will
probably be passed.
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MINISTER REDS HOTEL.

Avenue Hoche, an aristocratic street, and
one of score of such which empty into the
square where stands Napoleon's trium-
plant arch, the wonder of the hordes of visi-
tors to the French capital. 1t is the most
pretentious quarter upon the avenue, in
the midst of the English and American
colonies. Mr.. McLane, under President
Cleveland, made no such display; neither
did the now Vice President Morton, nor
General Noyes, nor William r. Washburn.
The hotel is hidden from the street by a
row of lime trees-the characteristic Orna-
ment of all Paris boulevards. Unlike
American houses there is no entrance from
the street, the door leading into a court,
whose entrance is guarded by a liveried
sentinel. 1t towers up three stories of
white stone each window heavily draped
with rare lace curtains There is. no ex-
ternal adornment to the building-a char
acteristic of French architecture
Beginning with grand hall next to the
court, there follow in succession three
drawing rooms, fit examples for royal
palace, with majestic stairway of marble
and carved woods. Here frequently as
sembles the flower of Partisan society, dip
lomats, senators and the titled aristoc-
racy.
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Guardian Notice.
F. SHERwIN.
WIN. G.. Foss. ! CommS.

STATE OF VERMONT, District of Bradford, SIS
said district the I2th day of JAM, A d. 1902.
Sarah M: Laid, guardian Of Ernest H. Ladd
makes application to said court for license to sell the
following described real estate of her said ward to wit
al h,i interest al real estas in Corinth, Representing
tnat the thereof, of
cceds of such sale ting the same =
stocks real estate would be beneficial to said ward
Whereupon is ordered by said that said app1
ton be referred session thereofto be held Bradrd
in said district the 9th day of Feb A. d. 1902 for
hearing and decision thereon, end il further ordered
that all interested be notified hereof by pubica-
ton of notice Of said application and order thereon three
weeks successfully in the United Opinion, newspaper
published at Bradford and which circuates the neigh
bohood of those interested before said time of hearing
that they may appear at said time and place, and Il
they cause object thereto.
By the court-Attest
~ s. M. GLEASON, Judge.
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SOCIAL NICETIES.

Trifling Amenities of Fashionable Life
Which Are Their Own Excuse for Being.
Many small amenities which the unac-
customed regard as among the fads offash-
ionabe life altogether whimsical and alb
surd, will really be found established upon
reason, if once looked into with any scru-
tiny, says Harper's Bazaar, which illustrates
this theory as follows:
Where the loud speaking woman is
stamped as vulgar, for example it is not
only because the association connects her
loud voice with the fish women of Billings
gate, but because the loud voice is unsuited
to dwelling rooms, hurts the ears of the
hearers, allows every one to know all the
speakers business and often that of other
people, and betrays, if not a coarse nature,
at least an unframed and uncultivated
manner, while, bad as it is within doors, it
acts a greatly worse part without, where it
attracts attention and invites insults; but
without and within it is unwomanly, and
it being generally admitted that the part
of refinement, good breeding and good
feeling is to excite as little remark as pos
sible upon the street, the loud tone is then
at once recognized as vulgarity.
As much contempt is showered upon the
system of visiting cards as upon anything
else in the line of social niceties, but when
it is remembered that the card represents
the individual, as the bank bill represents
the gold coin, it will be seen that the card
is sent out on an embassy and plays use
full part in social diplomacy. Bit of paste,
board as it is, it pays compliments, ac-
knowledges attentions, serves in place of
its owner, invites, declines, apologies and
does the work of factotum so well that,
like beauty, it has its own excuse for being.
And if we looked into the matter still
more at length, without doubt we would
find that in almost every instance the
thing criticised is n valuable usage.
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A Little Boys Troubles.

l thought when I'd learned my letters,
That all my troubles were done,
But find myself much mistaken,
They only have just begun.
Learning to read was awful,
But nothing like learning to write;
I'd be sorry to have you tell it,
But my copybook is a sight.
The ink gets over my fingers,
The pen cuts all sorts of shines,
And won't do at all as bid it;
The letters won't stay on the lines,
But go up and down and all over,
AS though they were dancing a jig.
They are there in all shapes and sizes,
Medium, little and big.
There'd be some comfort in learning
If one can get through; instead
OF that there are books awaiting,
Quite enough to craze my head
There's the multiplication table
r. And grammar, and-oh, dear vne!
There's no good place for stopping
When one has begun. see.
My teacher says little by little
To the mountain top we climb.
1t isn't all done in a minute,
But only a step at a time;
She says that all the scholars,
All the wise and learned men,
Had each to begin as do;
If that's so-where's my pen?
Examiner.
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College Co1ors.

All colleges have distinctive "colors" as
well as ''crIes," and they are much more
useful In football matches and rowing
races the college colors afford an easy and
pleasant method of distinguishing the con
testants when the cries would only con
fuse. Below is given list of the colorI
worn by all the principal colleges in the
United States, as compiled by Colder
Days:
New York university, violet.
Yale, blue
Dartmouth, dark green.
Rutgers, scarlet.
Harvard, crimson.
Brown, brown and white.
Williams, royal purple.
Bowdoin, white
Wesleyan, cardinal and black.
Hamilton, rose pink.
Kenyon, mauve.
Michigan, blue and maize.
California, blue and gold.
University of Virginia, cardinal and
gray
Swarthmore, garnet.
Madison, orange and maroon.
University of Vermont, old gold and
green.
G. G. N. Y, lavender.
Wooster, old gold.
University of the South, red and blue.
Vassar, pink and gray.
Bates, garnet.
Union, garnet.
Colby, silver gray.
Columbia, blue and white
Trinity, white and green.
Princeton, orange and black.
Amherst, white and purple.
Lafayette, white and maroon.
Cornell carnelian and white.
Boston university, scarlet and white.
Syracuse, blue and pink.
Rochester, blue and gray.
Tufts, blue and brown.
University of Pennsylvania, blue and red.
Dickinson, red and white.
University of South Carolina, red and
blue.
Rensselaer, Polytechnic, cherry.
Ohio university, blue
Allegheny, cadet blue and old gold
Adelbert Bismarck brown and purple.
University of North Carolina, white and
blue
Hobart, orange and purple.
Bucknell, orange and blue.
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them go alone, as their father was not well
AMI she must remain at home to nurse
him So the little twins trotted off hand
in hand, and entered the family pew in
which they were accustomed to sit
The choir was just beginning to sing a
hymn, and Rosy had found the place in the
book-when scratch, scratch, scratchl
What could that be? Then a squeak and
patter of little feet and, looking around
they saw a saucy brown mouse, who feel
ing rather hungry, after the proverbial GUS
tom of church mice, had ventured out in
search of food. Tiny had bit of bread in
her pocket which she had put away at
breakfast time for the birds, sopullingit out
she pushed it along the seat, and they were
both delighteda at seeing the mouse max
ing hearty meal. Did not their father
and mother laugh when, reaching home,
the twins told their mornings experience
with the unbidden guest at church,
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Behind the Snn.

There sat two hares beneath a tree,
When day was nearly done,
And wondered what there was to see
Behind that great red sun,
When, with tread that none could hear,
A merry sprite went past,
And through his horn, into their ear,
He blew, oh, such blast,
That up they sprang and off they flew,
As only hares can race;
The playful sprite, he followed too,
And meier was such a chase!
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Commissioners Notice.

THE undersigned having been appointed by the
L Hon Probate Court for the District of Bradford
Commissioners receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands OF all persons against the estate Of George
R. Sly late of Newbury in said district deceased and ali
claims exhibited in Offset thereto hereby give notice that
will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the office Of
VIM G. Fess the goth day of Feb. next, from clock
until o'clock p of said day and that six months from
the z8th day of Aug. A D., 1897 the time limited by
said Court for said creditors present their claims to
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Newbury this nth day of January A,
D., 1899.
F. SHERwIN.
WIN. G.. Foss. CommS.