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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25
ODDS AND ENDS.

The residences situated in London are
worth 9700, 900, 900.
1t is stated that not one Arab woman
in all Algeria is able to read.
AT 20 years of age the will reigns; at
80, the wit, and at 40 the Judgment. -
Grattan
The raising of silkworms became
prominent in Italy during the twelfth
and thirteenth centuries.
The first hatmakers who piled their
trade in England were Spaniards, who
came to that country in 1910.
The latest census of Europe shows the
population to consist of ITO, 813, 561
males and ia, 914, 119 females.
The earliest method of spinning was
by punching few fbers and rolling
them into thread with the hands.
General Grants book has earned
$500, 600, and it is not unlikely that
Mrs. Grant will get a million out Of it.
The barber surgeons guild in Eng
land was formed in 1903. The two pro-
fessions were practiced together until
1745.
A piece of wood from the coffin of
George Washington is claimed to be i'll
the possession of Mr. Jacob Parcels Of
Marcus Hook, Pa.
1t takes Frenchman to be thorough
ly apropos. White horses in Paris inva
riably draw the hearses of children and
young unmarried persons.
Leather working was practiced in
Egypt at least 1000 years ago. There
are manuscripts Of that age written on
an excellent article of leather.
The potter's wheel was known to the
Greeks of the fourth century before
Christ. The vases were first turned, then
glazed and burned, then painted and
burned again to fix the colors.
The silk manufactures Of Europe be-
gan i'll the isle of Cos off the Greek
coast, about A. D. 274. The oriental
silks were imported, unraveled and the
thread woven into loose senitranspar-
ent tissue.
Any three western states could hold
the entire population Of the United
States comfortably, and it has long been
the boast of Texas that she could ac-
commodate the population Of the whole
world, with room enough to keep them
from rubbing elbows.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25
A MODEST PARSON.
He could Not Be Induced to Live In a Fine
and Roomy House.

ana Roomy House.
ARGENT item in reference to the Rev,
John Brown, who has been pastor of a
Presbyterian church in Fall River,
Mass, for 20 years, and who will re-
sign June l, sell his library, buy a tent
and preach the gospel when and how
he pleases, renders timely statement
of the reasons leading to this resigna-
ton.
Inc congregation of the Rev. John
Brown are deeply grieved at his depar.
ture The trouble arose through their
devotion to him and their desire to pro-
mote his comfort.
The parsonage had long been an eye
sore to the stylish and we'll TO do people
of the church. 1t was tiny house, and
the pastors possessions had so far out
grown it that his bookshelves lined even
the halls and stairways. Still the pastor
would not move nor permit his people
to enlarge his house Finally wealthy
member of the church, who had built a
large and beautiful home and then
wearled Of it, presented his home to the
parish, and now the parishioners insist
ed that their loved pastor should live
there, The result was that he resigned.
He gave his explanation Oh the day he
presented his resignation.
From my youth up l have had an
aversion to large houses. l like to be
within touching distance of my family.
L like sense Of fullness, of safety, in
q hOI1cn MnthinCr Criyy ,o1o
ure as that my books must wander for
resting place through all the rooms,
and that the plants must crowd each
other from the conservatory and bloom
in every window. "
Then he related a part of his life be-
fore unmentioned
While he was still in his teens his
father died. Reversos overlook the fam
lily, sal finally the children decided to
divi,5 the family property and RESPONSE
bilities, Two things came to him, his
mother and his mothers bedstead. The
care of his mother, even though she was
old and feeble seemed no tax on his
youthful strength, but the bedstead had
been the trial of his early years. 1t
had been purchased in the days of great
est prosperity. 1t was extra width and
length, and the headboard possessed an
adjustable ornamental extension which
demanded a very high ceiling. Often i'll
his early struggles, when his income
was very limited, he had longed to live
in some small comfortable cottage. But
his mother refused. She had only one
argument.
"Thinl Of the bedstead, my son. You
know l could never put the top piece on
the headboard in that tiny house
The mothers whims must be humor-
ed. So all thought of comfort was aban-
doned and some rambling, spacious house
was chosen, suited to the bedstead, of
course, but the family must shiver in
it's cold halls and half furnished rooms.
One time the family effects were de-
stroyed by fire, with them the bedstead.
Since then he had always lived i'll a cot
tage
$500 he concluded, "since it is your
wish that once more l must yield to
your preferences and live in that large
house which in your mistaken kindness
you have provided, 1 must cheerfully
resign my parish. Chicago Record
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25
The Unrepresented,

At recent meeting Of the Woman's
Suffrage league Mrs. Lille Devereux
Blake, the interchangeable speaker, made
the important address Of the evening
and delivered as it was, in simple con-
versational manner, touched by much
humor, it was really quite effective. In
plain fashion Mrs. Blake catalogued the
practical grievances of the nOnvoting
woman. They had to make their livings
like men i'll many cases, and offices they
could fill equally well were closed to
them. When they We're permitted to do
the same work as men, they received
less pay, although frequently admit
ted to be the superior employees. Won
en- teachers, however capable, received
less than men. In the Washington de-
partments they had no salaried equality
with the men, although constantly
found more efficient. Here in New York
a shopgirl got So week where man
got $40, and she herself had seen this
same half paid girl teaching the man
his business. Why was all this? Because
women couldn't vote.
The legislature would further be
shown the millions in property owned
by women, and it would this year, if
ever, be borne in upon them that taxa
tion without representation was cruel
and unjust. Many persons, Mrs. Blake
said, urged that woman's place was at
home She fully agreed with them it
was, but in so far as voting was con-
cerned one might as well say that man
could not vote because he had business
in his office as that woman could not do
so because she had duties in the nurs-
cry. Voting should not clash with do
mesticity any more than with business
progress. Mrs. Blake dwelt favorably
on the large advent of fashionable wom-
en- to the cause. New FORK Letter.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25
OUTLAWRY EAST AND WEST.
Vigorous Reply of Missouri Editor to an
Alleged Superior.


Alleged Superior.
1t is always the joy of certain class
of people to seem scholarly, superior and
philosophical. Persons of this sort talk
about geographical influences on civil
cation and spin theories about character
and climate. They do not understand
these theories, but they think they will
startle common people much as the witch
tales of the garrulous grandsire scares
the children.
People who talk about the prevalence
of outlawry in the west are of this ilk.
Given little less intelligence, and they
would operate ''divining rod" to locate
gold; little less, and they would hunt
up ''charms" in the dark of the moon to
drive away the ''roomatiz;" little less,
and they would be voodoo doctors, dis
pensing snake oil and broth made of black
cats eyes. There are very few removes
from the voodoo priest to the piggish
simpleton who gibbers about the outlaw
ry of the west.
Theirs is no more outlawry in the west
than there is in the east. 1t wasn't so
very long ago that Oliver Curtis Perry,
New York highwayman, robbed train
and stole an engine on which to make
his escape. Just last week a gang of
tramps, less than 100 miles from New
York, stole train of Pullman cars and
held it "a hours, and the officers dared
not approach to modest them.
The Homestead affair happened at the
east; the Borden murder and the Christy
Warden murder both occurred in por-
ton of the east that is particularly effete;
Mrs Halliday Of Newburg, who killed
mess of summer boarders for breakfast
and butchered her husband for tea, is an
eastern product. The man who raked
100000 out of treasury vault was an
eastern man, and Carlyle Harris was of
the east eastern. He rolled his ''r's,"
broadened his "a's" and wore a pointed
beard.
The list might be continued indefinite
ly and the whole west searched for a
parallel to any of the horrors of the east.
The "outlawry" in the country beyond
the Missouri river sounds wise, ponder
GUS and scholarly when used on the other
side of the Alleghanies, but it will not
bear a close inspection. Outlawry has
no ''pent up Utica" Ithaca, Elmira, Al
bany, Kings county or Springfield,
Mass, to contract its powers. 1t is as
broad in extent as man is depraved.-
Kansas City Star.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25

The very best way to know
whether Dobbins' Electric Soap
is as good as it is said to be, is
to try 1t yourself 1t can't de-
ceive you. Only be careful not
to get an imitation. There are
a great many Electrics and Mag
netics, all intended to deceive
the public into supposing that
they are Dobbins' or just as good.
We have made this since 1869.
1t is the original Electric and is
guaranteed to be worth four
times as much as any other soap
ever made. For washing any
thing, from the finest lace to
the heaviest blanket, it is with
out a peer. Only follow direct
ions.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25
rhose Sensational Newspapers.

Mr.. Reader-The papers mention a
number of instances in which labor
unions have loaned money to employers
in order to keep the works running dur
ing the dull times.
Mrs. Reader-Yes, noticed that, but
l don't believe it.
why not?"
81 told Bridget about it and asked
her to lend me some money to pay her
wages, and she got as mad as hornet !"
New York Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03

February fill-dike," Is so called,
because, irrespective OF rainfall, the
springs "brenk" in that month. II is
curious provision of nature that the
water supply should remain psut up
in the hills until wanted In Dorset
shire the country folk say the springs
burst after high winds. Last year
there was little wind before they
broke, but IN due time they irrigated
the meadows, as they do yearly. gem
orally about the middle OF February.
thus justifying the old title.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03

The Empress EuCenie has settled
down into the oolitude which best en-.
ables her To endure her memora BILE
and cumulative sorrows Her tall,
sad figure goes in and out among us
with only the recognition of silent
sympathy. The empress likes 10 have
communication with as few people as
possible. For instance, when she
shops tshe does her own shopring) sht
likes to be waited on bv the same
salesman always / was witness OF
an incident of this sort the other day.
The. empress walked into we'll
known London shop and asked foi
Mr.. -, naming one of the head men.
She was told he was out, whcreupou
she remarked that she would call
again, and went away. was told
hat she certainly would come again,
that Mr.. -- always waitel o. her,
and that she would not be served by
Snyone else.
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WANTED TO CONTINUE.
A Grave-Digger Not Anxious to Go Out Of
business by Dying.

Grave-Dlgger Not Anxious To Go Out ot
business by Dying.
A man whose occupation is that Of
grave-digger and woman whose
trade is cleaning soiled linen sat side
by side in an electric car. They were
on very intimate terms His name
was John and hers was Bridget. Said
bridget:
"iIow be you now-a-da'ss, John? It's
long time since I seen you last"
mot over aud above, Bridget. Ne
and the old woman ave got the grip
bad"
why for lands sake don't you 20
to bed and sweat IL out? You neverll
be any better as long as you be out in
this grippy air."
Bridget" dolefully. my business
won't let me loaf. All! you've no idco
what n trying trade mine is"
"Sure, sure, to be sure IL is; but
John"
"Whst, Bridget?"
Suppose you should die. Then you
couldn't dig any more graves, and
then what 'ud the corporation do?"
81 never thought of 1t that way. "
should die the committee would bo
put to no end of bother finding another
man, The tricks Of the trade be
something awful. Why, there sin't
one man in ten who can dig grave
proper. bridget, I guess I'll take
your advice. We haven't got any
jobs on hand Just now aud amt likely
TO have for several days. In the
meantime | gne,s I'll go N bed and
sweat out the grip. Then wlScn
some body dies | wiil feel in better
humor to dig his last rcstin place"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
March Sett .. ~.

] never think Of hard tires with
out thinking of the funny. although
wholly illogical argument made By an
optimistic old darky," said p t"svoler
yesterday.
"'AbOut desc hyar hahd times,
boss he said, 'doy's good deal or
foo!ishEess goin' On nos. always
gifts leetle ooiish about nv feelings
In do springtirc. but Whenever gifts
ihrough wd March feels easier
"How's that | asked.
"Well. boss. Two allus noticed dat
when gifts trough de Month OF
Harch, | Ibis do rest oh do year
"But how doe. that affect business
aud hard timesP asked.
"'Weil, boss, de Same rule is good
aere. Two allus Served dat wen we
gifts Trough trisnus all right, de
country don't so TO de debbil.'"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
METHODS OF FARMING.
Row the Chsract.flstics of Nationality
Crop Out In Tiiisge.

Row the Charact.fistics of Nationality
Crop Out In Tiiisge.
For half hundred miles about New
York the country is rsgion Of small
farms. Nearly all are carefully titled,
but the manner in which each is con-
ducted comes close TO indicating the
nationality Of the owner The native
American likes a lawn Ia front OF his
house and leaves uncultivated strips
near the fence of his fields Also his
preference in the way Of crops is for
gralu.
The Englishman and the German
devote much space to berries and veg
etables, and both delight In displays
OF flowers before their houses The
Frenchman Is sure TO be. grape
grower. He, too, revels In flowers,
but he fosters those that, cut or as
potted plants, will find n city market
The Irishman Is a raiser Of potatoes,
cabbagcs and corn. His home dis.
plays little outside adornment, but
almost always there In about
an air Of solid comfort, and one mag
be sure to SEQ q pig-pen not far from
the cottage.
Abroad Gland is land" and those
who have been tenants of holdings that
cost them an annual rental of eco per
acre retain their habit OF close culti.
vation when farming in the United
States.
Here, again, the difference bctwecn
the American and the foreigner crops
out. The former Is prodigal Of soil
and lets the difficult spots alone; the
latter utilizes every inch Of dirt clear
to the roadway sad uses fertilizers
with skill and advantage to himself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03

The r. Nson why anything Of a nd
color excites and infuristes an!mals oi
the OK family is because rel is the
complimentary color Of green, and the
eyes of cattle being long fixed on the
green herbage while feeding. when
they espy anyth'uy red IL imprc>ses
their sight with greatly increased
intensity. No doubt thc same effect
is produced upon all grazing animals
BY being suddenly confronted with the
color red, but oxen and bulls, being
more pugnacious, show greater -A.
citcment, and witt even attack that
which surprises them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03

Cooking dishes are male III
England, in which ia ..u. boiling FRO
cess the meat does not comc in con.
tart with the water or steam. T.
edible is contained in a jacket, which
In turn is immersed ~ the outside lkrt.
tie conta ming tho boiling water 1t
is claimed that b. this the nutritious
qualities of mat are prescrv Il moth
lug nas'ing OF in vapor. There is
moisture enough in ths meat t. pre-.
vent it from burning and all the
flavor is retained while, acaia. the
fibre retains tenderness not found
IN any other method
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
The Haker Abroad.

The French baker is not Only re-
1uired to conform to laws regarding
weight, bat he is also told at what
price he must sell his bread. He is
further required to deposit a certain
sum of money in the hands Of the
municipal authorities us a surety Of
good behavior In the large fortified
cities he has TO keep a specified quan.
tity of fear on hand TO provide for
warlilte emergencies. In Germany
laws of similar import are in exist
ence, ard are enforced with such
severity that no baker ever dreams Of
defying them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
rYNpAL,.s EyPsa.eNogs.
ndany Yeas Ago Hs Was In se-ios
PERU From 10 Deadly Drug.

dany Yeas Ago Hs Was IN ss-ions
PERU From to Deadly DRUG.
About twenty years ago. Professor
Tyndall in q lecture before class
called attention to the lack OF neceS-
ssry technical knowledge manifested
BY many practicing pharmacists
al went into chemists shop In
certain town." said the professor.
"and asked for muriatic acid. hoping
could have IL in glass-stoppereh
bottle. The chemist found ono. hav
Ing poured ono OF his own preparar
tions out OF 1t. and was about to
pour in acid. but 1t was not tho acid
| wanted; so I repeated muriatic
acid for the benefit OF his professional
sense adding spirits of salts on the
chance Of his being more familiar
with the popular name OF the acid
The druggist, however. insisted tnat
lle had the right acid; and, when |
pointed out that he was giving mo
oitrio acid instead. no got out q
'Pharmacoppia' and turned over the
pages, pronouncing the Latin names
and synonyms with giont iluency In
the endeavor to provo himself right.
! was really ashamed to contradict
the doctor, " no was so serene in his
,clf-conndent Q. hut finally convinced
him OF his error and occurred tho acid
| wanted. On another occasion l.
took physicians prescription. call
lug for preparati n containing
morphine. to a druggists to be filled.
i happened to read tho prescription
myself before handing IL to the clerk,
and noticed that the directions for
taking read: 'Quarta quaque hora
sumendum' (to be taken every fourth
hourl When the bottle came home
the label read, TO be taken every
quarter bf an hour which would
have given me exactly sixteen times
the prescribed quantity, and need
not tell you, young gentlemen. that
If | had not read that prescription
should not be here talking to you
nowh 1t is u 81 -ular and sad coin
cidenco that the professor lost his
life through just such ignorant
handling of drugs IS no had severely
condemne
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
rar.Ian aarpels.

People in Europe who buy Persian
carpets little think of tho enormous
labor that has been expended on the
weaving. 1t is done exclusively by
Aand; and every stitch in the carpet
Is made separately, being afterwards
clipped with the scissors and beaten
down. Somo idea Of the work may
be formed Shen it is known that in o
good carpet there are about 10, 900
stitches to every square foot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
The Kings Cook.

The king of Sweden popped in the
other day at the sailors home at
Stockholm just as dinner was being
served up and asked the permission
of the sailors to be their guest, which,
Of course, they consented to. Sud.
dcnly his majesty exclaimed to his
chamberlain, "Why, look hero, here's
excellent cabbage soup. never get
such soup as this at my table" After
this the king went into the kitchen
and interviewed the cook. This diplo-
matte proceeding ended by the cook
being taken iato the kings service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
NncA anptnlt,.

Fine yoico- arc seldom found in a
sountry VIII ti-h or moat diet pre-
walls those lial ans who eat the
most fish those OF Naples and Gepos)
have few fine singers among them
Tho sweet voices arc found IN the
Irish women OF the country, and no,
OF the towns. Norway is not a cou.l,
try OF singers, because they cat TOO
much fish but sweden is country
OF grain and song. Tho csrnivorous
birds croak; grain-eating birds sing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
A Wonderful Cherry rrcs.

What is believed to be tho largest
and most fruitful cherry tree in the
world stands on land owned by Mr..
John Capura of orovillc, Cal. II 10 OF
the ox-heart variety, and 10 Q wonder
in several ways. 1t is eightsea years
old and is six feet In circumference ~
The ground, and over sixty feet higk.-
During the season OF 1887 (which you
can put down as one exceptionally
favorable to the cherry It bore s.soe
pounds Of fruit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
New stud.e. Mt Yale,

Arithmetic, which has en- on the
Yale list of requirements since the
university was first founded, has been
dropped. As compensation large
amount Of study in English litern ture
must now be done before a studen,
can enter Yale. Much more algebra
and geometry must also be s,ui ed in
the preparatory schools, and examina-
tions in these subjects can be taken in
two years il wished Several new
courses arc announced in the scientific
department WORK in electricity.
me.allurgy, history and biology Is to
he done in tho future along entirely
original lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03

Now" said the intrepid explorer
after he hal shown the guilclsss ma
tive the inside Workings OF the brass
watch and had noted his naive won
der Mt the mysteries OF mechanism, al
will let you have one of these f,r Tvs O
tusks Then You can be the envy oi
the whole tribe" The native gentle
man yawned ~ traded u second
hand war-c'ub for a bushel of those
things when | was at the worlds fair
last summer," said he, "and there WIS
not a one of then that an for more
than a week. Got any chcwin about
your clotheSP"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
Da, ces In Kentucky.

The Kentucky people believe in
having good time. At an old.fash-
ioned dancing party the other night,
to which several women came with
heir babies, some young men changed
.he clothes of the infants while their
.'srents were dancing, aui mixed them
up generally. On the following day
shere was great commotion-boy
babies had unaccountably changed TO
girls, and, as the families lived miles
apart, it took several days to restore
the inuocents to their respective
mothers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-03
y yELr 1T COMING.
rhs Engineer had n Fore~arnins Of Hi,
Terrible Fate.


There IL no shadow Of doubt but
that Engineer Edward \. Swope. who
met with a terrible death in the cab
of his dunmv engine at Philadelphia a
lately. felt that he had forewarning
of some dire calamity. 1t came to him
thirty-six hours before IL occurred.
lie intended to heed the warning by
shooN of the feeling as a foolish su-
rerstition.
Swopc said to his wife on the morn
ing Of the previous day: ITO. morrow
will be INV last dav on the du,nmies. "
ASKED what he meant the engineer
turned 1t off by saying pleasantly: ut
will, be Saturday, and | mean the last
day Of the week"
saturday morning he told his wife
that he had had a terrible dream on
Thursday night, and feared that it
BODIED no good TO him. and that he
would not go TO work that day. lie
went out and bought tn key for
their dinner. and when he brought il
home he said: 81 don t see why |
should be such Ounce as to worry
about that dream, and / will go and
take my car out" which he did Two
hours later his dead body was carried
home.
The tongue of farmers wagon,
driven with terrific force by runa - ay
horses, penetrated the cab and disem
boweled the unfortunate engineer.
and he was killed almost instantly.