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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
FIRST TRANSATLANTIC STEAMER.
She Was all American Vessel Using Both
Sails and steam.

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She Was all American Vessel Using Both
Sails and steam.
The fist steamer to cross the Atlantic
was an American vessel called the Sa-
vannah She was steamship, and used
both sails and steam, and was built by
Crocker 81 lickett at Corlear S Hook in
New York city. The present belief is
that she was built by party of capital
lists who intended to sell her to some
foreign monarch. She was commanded
by Captain Moses Rogers and was a
ship rugged vessel of nearly 400atons.
She had a horizontal engine, which was
placed between her decks, and her boil
ers were i'll the lower hold
1t is generally admitted that the Sa-
vannah sailed from New York in 1919,
going to Savannah, her namesake, in
seven days. four of which she used
steam. There she was chartered by the
city corporation to go 70 Charleston to
take President Monroe, who was then
travelling through the states on pleas
ure excursion. He failed to accept the
invitation, and the boat returned to Sa-
vannah. After remaining at this port
for some days and taking out parties
Of curiosity as well as pleasure seekers
the Savannah sailed for Liverpool,
reaching it after voyage of IS days,
seven of which were made under steam
The arrival of the strange looking YES
sci, with huge clouds of smoke ascend
ing from her decks and obscuring her rig
ging, caused quite a commotion when
she entered ST. Georges channel off
the city of Cork and the commander of
the British man-of-war lying in the
harbor thought she was vessel in dis
ness and sent two cutters to board her
Everything found all right however,
the Savannah was allowed to proceed
on her way, and thousands of people
greeted her as she steamed up the Mer-
sey to Liverpool with the American
flag flying at her head The Savannah
then made trip to Copenhagen, Cron-
stadt and ST. Petersburg and then re-
turned 10 this country where she was
relieved of her steam apparatus and
for many years ran as packet between
New York and Savannah. finally going
ashore and breaking up on Long Island.
The Savannah was, of course, side
wheeler, and as it was impossible to
carry sufficient supply of fuel in her
to keep up steam on long voyage her
wheels were removed during good sail
ing weather and canvas substituted
The king of Sweden wanted to buy the
boat when it was abroad, but the deal
went through. Now, those are the facts
about the first steamship that ever cross
ed the Atlantic ocean. Washington
Star
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
LYcoming,s Early Judiciary.

"Fair- Play Men" was the title given
to a part of Lycoming county, Pa,
now densely populated and dotted with
prosperous towns and cities The pro
prietary government with a view to
protecting the Indians from intrusion,
had forbidden the survey and settle
ment of the region, but some hard treat
ed and hard handed Scotch Irish pio-
neers found their way into the forbid
den territory, and being outside the I'M
mediate jurisdiction of any properly
constituted tribunal they chose three OF
their number to settle disputes and call
ed them fair play men, The decisions
of this tribunal, especially as to bound
aries, were enforced by the whole COM
munity and came in time even to be re
spected by the courts. When a chief
justice of Pennsylvania asked one OF the
first pioneers what were the features OF
the fair play code. the pioneer Isl re-
ported to have answered that since his
honor's court had found its way into
the region fair play had fled and law
had taken its place. Philadelphia
Press
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
An Old Shoe an Unsafe Safe.

An old shoe containing six diamond
rings and brooch set with diamonds,
valued in all at $400, was given away,
with its mate, to poorly dressed young
man few days ago, and now the Ger
mantown police are looking for the
man, the shoe and it's contents. Mrs.
Walter Leonard of Germantown was
called to the door by tramp, who ask
ed for pair of old shoes or some dis
carded mems clothing. She told the
man to return later, when her husband
would be home. The visitor called at
the time set, and Mr.. Leonard went to
one of the upper rooms and took from
one of the closets two pairs of trousers
and two pairs of shoes and gave them
to the visitor.
About a half~hour later it dawned
upon Mrs, Leonard that she had placed
a portion of her jewelry in an old shoe
belonging to her husband, and she went
up stairs to ascertain if he had given
the shoe away. She looked in the closet
and found the shoe had disappeared.
Her husband started in pursuit of the
man, but was unable to find him. The
jewelry had long been in the possession
of the family The Leonards are said to
have had some experience with burglars
and had adopted this plan of checkmat-
ing them. philadelphia Ledger.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
Where Milk Freezes In the Milking.

William H. Hart of 1917 Walnut
street, who has travelled in nearly every
country of the world, says that he no.
where experienced such extreme cold as
in the interior of Labrador. To illus
trate the fearful frigidity to minds ac-
customed to Philadelphia's mild tenn
perature Mr.. Hart says that before milk
ing the reindeer the milkmaid places
, piece of string in the pail. allowing
One'end to hang over the side. By the
time the milking is finished, Mr. Hart
AYERS, the tactical fluid is frozen solid,
and the maid takes hold of the string
and lifting the frozen milk from the
pail throws it over her shoulder and
marches to her hut. Economy of pals
and easy transportation result from this
provision of nature Philadelphia REQ
ord
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PATENTS.
NOTICE TO INVENTORS.

There was never time in the history of
our country when the demand for inven-
| tiOnS and improvements in the arts and sci
ences generally was so great as now. The
cOnveniences of mankind in the factory
and workshop, the household, on the farm,
and in official life, require continual ace es-
! sionS 10 the appurtenances and lmplemen is
| of each in order to save labor, time aud eX
pense. The pc itical change in the admin
! isratlOn of government does not affect the
progress of the American inventor who be-
ing on the alert, and ready to perceive the
existing deficiencies, does not permit the af-
fairs of government to deter HIM from
quick lyconceiving the remedy to overcome
existing discrepancies. Too great care can
not be exercised in choosing competent
and Skillful attorney to prepare and prose-
cute an application for patent Valuable
interests haVe been lost and destroyed in
innum, Table instances by the employment
of incompetent counsel, and especially is
this advice applicable TO those who adopt
the ssNO patent, no pay system. Invent
Ors who entrust their business to this class
of attorneys dOSO at imminent risk, as the
breadth and strength of the patent is never
considered in view of quick endeavOr to
yet an allowance and obtain the fee then
due THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
John Wedderburn. General Manager, 6l8 f
street, n. W, Washington, d. c., repre-
senting a large number of important daily
and weekly papers, as well as general peri
odicals of the country, was instituted to
protect its patrons from the unsafe meth
DDS heretofore employed in this line of BUSH
ness. The said Company is prepared to
take charge of all patent business entrust-
ed to it for reasonable fees, and prepares
and prosecutes applications generally, in
GLIDING mechanical inventions, design pat
ents, trade marks, labels, copyrights, inter-
ferences, infringements. validity reports,
and gives especial attention to rejected
cases. 1t is also prepared to enter into
with any firm in securing for
eign patents.
Write for instructions and advice.
JOHN WEDDERBURN,
6lS Street,
z. o. Box 3S5. Washington. ID. G.
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HOW TO STUDY PROPERLY.
Books Should BE Well Chosen and Read
Carefully, Not Devoured.

BOOKS ShOuIq lie wei CHOSEN ana Read
Carefully, Not Devoured.
Study is like dinner The viands
must be well chosen and eaten slowly,
not devoured, then well turned over in
the mental stomach for awhile until
with ease and comfort they are perfect
~ digested and furnish nutriment to
the brain. Most students study without
thought, which is like eating without
digesting. Others read merely as fad
and soon forget all they may have
learned.
The most satisfactory method of study
is the digestive 1t is the thorough one
tho one that gives strength to the
brain. Take the subject you are study
ing. Read a few lines or a few pages,
as the case may be, then put the book
down and think on what you have read.
Turn it about in your mind from every
standpoint. Do not accept it immediate
ly. Argue for and against it i'll your
mind In other words, masticate It,
You need not be at your leisure to do
this. Do it in your walks, in your idle
moments, at any time When you have
satisfied yourself on the subject, go ON
with a little more'in the same way. In
a short time you will find yourself
more thorough student than if you
had read all at sitting. The best edu-
Gated man in the end is the man who
learns slowly, but surely. New York
a duartiSar
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
TiIG PEAR fdiDcE.
The Damage Done by This Pest and the
Best Way to Hold 1t In Check.

Best Way to Hold 1t In Check.
The pear nudge is one of the insects
which have been introduced into the
/ United States within recent years and
are causing good deal of injury in the
eastern states.
The adult insect or fly is described as
much resembling diminutive mosqui-
to. 1t makes its appearance very early
in the season before the pear blossoms
open. The female deposits her eggs in
the latter by piercing the petals or the
calyx. The nudge larvae live on the
substance of tire pear tissue, destroying
the seed and checking the growth of the
fruit, which decays and drops in early
summer. Our illustration shows sound
young pear and one deforned by the pear
nudge larvae.
The great difficulty encountered in
fighting this insect lies in the fact that
there is no period at which it is within
reach of ordinary insecticides. The eggs
are laid in the bud before it opens, and
the young larvae get into the heart of
the fruit before it is fully formed. The
adult fly does not feed and is hence be-
yond our reach 1t is only after the in
jury is done that the insect goes under
ground and within reach of destructive
agencies
AS a preventive measure it is recon-
mended that the trees be examined as
soon as the pears are well set and that
every infested or suspected pear be
picked off and completely destroyed,
while if an orchard is generally infested
the following practice is recommended.
Cultivate as usual, or if the orchard
is in grass or clover pillow under after
June 10 as soon as may be. Top dress
with kainit 1, 900 pounds to the acre to
benefit trees as well as to kill the in
sects. AS soon as proper, say early in
August, sow crimson clover. This will
use up the potash not required by the
fruit trees and will store nitrogen as
we'll as occupy the ground. Early the
following spring turn this sod under as
deeply as may be proper. 1t should be
done before the pear buds are developed
in order to head off and destroy any
midges then in the pupa state near the
surface of the soil This practice is at
the same time the best for the benefit of
the orchard st. Louis POST Dispatch
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31

terrible pains in her back, and it was
sometimes several hours before she could
dress.
This woman's trouble was in her womb,
effecting her whole constitution.
She was crushed with that indescribable
feeling Of bearing down, and suffered ago
mics that would appal a man.
She found new life in Lydia E. Pink
HAMS Vegetable Compound
She SAYS: 81 am like one raised from
the dead. / was sick so long thought |
never could get wei.
The suffOcating, gasping attacks and
awful bearing down feeling left me. my
appetite returned, and my friends won
dered at my improved looks. / believe
Mrs. Pinkham's remedies are a sure cure
for the misery Of our sex"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31

that those bright ones ever toiled? Yes,
yesl These packed the Chinese teaboxes,
and through missionary instruction es-
capped into glory These sweltered on
southern plantations, and one night
after the cotton picking went up as
white as if they had never been black.
Those died of overtoil in the Lowell
carpet factories, and these in Manches-
ter mills. Those helped build the pyra-
mids, and these broke away from work
on the day Christ was bounded out of
Jerusalem. No more towers to build;
heaven in done. No more garments to
weave; the robes are finished. No more
harvests to raise; the gamers are full.
| Oh, sons and daughters of toll, arise
We and depart for that is your rest
Scovill McCallum, boy of my Sun
day school while dying said to his
mother, don t cry, but sing, sing
"There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for the weary"
Then, putting his wasted hand over his
heart, said, There is rest for me. !"
A Glorious Consolation.
Oh, We whose locks are wet with the
dews of the night of grief; ye whose
hearts are heavy because those we'll
known footsteps sound no more at the
doorway, yonder is your rest! There is
David triumphant, but once he bemoaned
Absalom. There is Abraham enthroned,
but once he wept for Sarah. There is
Paul exultant, but he once sat with his
feet in the stocks. There is Payson ra-
diant with immortal health, but on
earth he was always sick. No toll, no
tears, no partings, no strife, no agoniz-
ing cough tonight No storm to rufle
the crystal sea- No alarm to strike
from the cathedral towers. No dirge
throbbing from seraphic harps. No
tremor in the everlasting song, but rest
perfect rest-unenGing rest.
Into that rest how many of our loved
ones have gone! The little children
have been gathered up into the bosom Of
Christ. One of them went out of the
arms of widowed mother, following
its father, who died few weeks before.
In it's last moment it seemed to see the
departed father, for it said, looking up
ward with frightened countenance,
Papa, take me upP'
Others put down the work of midlife,
feeling they could hardly be spared
from the office or store or shop for
day, but are to be spared from it for
ever Your mother went. Having lived
life of Christian consistency here, ever
busy with kindness for her children, her
heart full of that meek and quiet spirit
that is i'll the sight of God of great
price, suddenly her countenance was
transfgured, and the gate was opened,
and she took her place amid that great
cloud of witnesses that hover about the
throne.
Glorious consolation! They are not
dead. You cannot make me believe they
are dead. They have only moved on
With more love than that with which
they greet us on earth, they watch us
from their high place, and their voices
cheer as in our struggle for the sky. Hail,
spirits blessed, now that ye have passed
the flood and won the crownl With
weary feet we press up the shining way,
until in everlasting reunion we shall
meet again. Oh won't it be grand when,
our conflicts done and our partings over,
we shall clasp hands and cry out, "This
is heaven"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
!How spiders Work.

Mr.. II. a. Dixon has been studying
the locomotion of insects and spiders by
means of instantaneous photographs
He finds that the limbs move together
In diagonals. In insects the first and
third legs on one side move with the
eecond ON the other, the antenne NOV
ing with the first leg ON the same side.
In the case of spiders, which have eight
legs. the first and third on one side
move with the second and fourth on the
ether. Nature
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31

Playwright-Is her acting natural?
Manage (enthusiasticallyl-Naturall
Why. when she appeared as the dying
mother last night an insurance agent
who has her life insured for $50, 900
and who was in the audience actually
tainted PEARSON Weekly.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31

She was utterly
Frustrated, and
seemed beyond a
hope of cure.
Her spine, heart,
liver, and brain were
all seriouslyaffected.
The weight of her
body upon her feet
would cause dizzi-
ness, faintness, and
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best saIve in he world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulsers, sat rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction OF money refunded
A. r. CI.ARKE's Drug Store
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
TERRIBLE WEIGHT.
THAT BEARING DOWN FEELING.

ESPECIAL To OUR LADY KEADERs.l
The recovery of Lucretia Osborne Put
nam of Forristdale, Mass, was really Won
derful. She had been sick for years.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
WAN T ED
A Remedy for Disease and
Debility. especially for
those diseases which
physicians have pro-
nOunCed incurable.

We give below few of the many letters
which we have received, and which we pub
lish with the consent of the writer's who
are convinced that such a remedy as we have
described has been found in the Compound
Oxygen Treatment of Drs. Starkey & Palen.
''My daughter was cured of asthma by one
treatment OF Compound Oxygen, after suf-
fering Is years" E. B. Willis, Tyler. Tex.
81 used your Compound Oxygen a year
and half ago. neglected to tell you of the
great benefit 1 received from its use. | have
not peen troubled with catarrh since"
E: w. Revels, Syracuse, n. Y.
'1 on may use my name in recommending
Compound Oxygen, if 1t will be of any ad,
vantage to you or those who are afflicted
with lung trouble. think it is the greatest
lung medicine. II, H. Taylor, Marshall, Tex
Send for book of 200 pages for further in
formation testimonials, etc. Book sent free
Home treatment sent by express to be used
at home Office treatment administered
here.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-31
Drs. STARKEY & PALEN.

No 1920 Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
120Sutter St, San Francisco, Cal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-12
TIE POPULIsTs
PROJECTORS or ~
ROAD rsrpsl,l,,,,ls' 'l
Expect to Make sulI.. !,
Bolivar iO'o a ~
Booked Tor n.I, ,,sO's|
Surveyor, at wp,

Topeka, Kan. Mari, !,
company which has M y l 'a' ''',sl
5 l'[ a I. HUNDRED mile, 1 \ I, 4
Port Bolivar, On G,,s mud tas !,
the, The city Of Galveston. ', ysa. BY
w W commence work w., wa b Z
., o'a5a the way tor ~ =, ~ !
, ~. project bis Va, 4
NE, me- entire Journey tom S'I y, /
NJ, Ma'l',osa in a two Wheels u Y
ey q team Of trained r, .,.1 'l'i
Jones has organized io 1,'',
corps G., to make the survey wa !, :, SO
,hese are already In n. 4 N, AZ Z
direction 81. Of c \. Beaale. p pI.n {
the chief engineer. 1ons, ,,s'sl
80 SI"le The hundred min. ~
been raised by the com r-'l,. ~ /
f JtcIose secretary :, y,
VINO Is also Governor Iers M
secretary, says the co oS..asl
equipment of sixty miles ,', !, "
Galveston to Beaumont. a III. y y
southern Pacific. have aIr.. ,...ii |,
sured. He says the ,o, 49, !
treasury TO do the rrasi an T.
win be furnished by T r,.,,,, y y !
Rolling mills take bonds :, I 4.
tho steel, and the rolling = ~, !, ! !
furnished by an equlpmeo, ".
pom the completion Of mn ~, y
of road Close says, the bp,i,,.,
Galveston are to nav \ S 80 |
aud the owners 81 ,, uoas q
Point Bolivar are 10 des s' y. q
ha'i interest therein. on "
company is expected u ~ " W
nN the sale Of town IN, ''''s
money 1t is expected ia M NE, W
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-12

PALESTINE, March 1.-THE Palestine
oil mia hos been working night ami day
all ram and wlntsr but has about url..
an the seed they have 90 hand ana ,sIl,
in a few days close down for tae s,,...,,
The building of tais concern mas proved
ptaIllAuie lnV13tiutn, Tor homo "a, .4.
Many thousands OF salons M VI t-'i 500
OF cotton seed have been shipped ana eey-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-12
1->,sIoy FRAUD

Kcntwooi, La, NaIo I, , :, ,
tense excitement 'tli' MIR a,3lg,s' 5
the arrest of J q s,,,s. nri
jackson, MISS. ag s,9m Wsslli;.
me accused y . cs1ss saHis..
a hard worSing .,,,,,,,.sssfgl taia
mere and q mos sD.-----.--
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-31
sirand Canon of Colorado River.

On the Santa Fe route, in northern
Arizona, 1852 miles from Kansas City, ia
the town of Flagstaff. A tri-weekly stage
line runs from Flagstaff to the Grand
Canon of the Colorado river. More than
mile in depth, this is the sublimest OF
gorges-a Titan of chasms. Twenty
Yosemites might be hidden unseen below
and Niagara would look scarcely larger
than brook.
Don't fail to visit this first wonder OF
the world. You can "read up" about it by
asking G. T. Nicholson, G. P. & T. A., A.
T. l. s. F. R. R. Co., Topeka, Kas., to mail
you free copy of an illustrated book
describing this terra incognita. The book
is no common affair; but is entertainingly
written, beautifully illustrated and gem
of the printers art.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-31
New Fast Time.

TWELVE HOURS SAVED BETWEEN COLORADO
AND NEW YORK CITY.
The Missouri Pacific railway on April
20, 1894, placed in effect a new schedule
for its "Fast Mail" train between Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, and Kansas
City and st. Louis; leaving Denver at 800
p. M, Colorado Springs at 5:25 p. M,
and Pueblo at 700 p. M, and arriving at
Kansas City at 5:45 p. M, st. Louis at
6:55 a. M, and Chicago at 500 a. M, with
a direct connection over all trunk lines
for New York City, Boston, Philadelphia
and Washington, D. G., and all inter.
mediate points.
This will enabl passengers from Colo
RADIO interior points to make direct
connection with the Missouri Pacific "Fast
Mail" at Pueblo, by taking D. & R. G..
train No. 4, thereby saving twelve hours
time on the eastbound trip, and enabling
them to avoid disagreeable lay-over
with the advantage of only one change o.
cars between Colorado and New Yorl
City, or other eastern points, which il
made in Union Depot.
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars, ani
Free Reclining Chair Cars of the lates
design. All trains heated with steam, Inc
danger of fire), and lighted with thu
famous Pjntsch gas light.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-31
WALSH STATES A PLAIN CASE.

Senator Patrick Walsh, who was called
from his editorial desk in the Atlanta
Constitution office few weeks ago to
succeed Sen ator Colquitt, has spoken in
terms SO eloquent yet so brief on the
question of silver as to make him admir-
ing friends all over the west. Speaking
for the south he said:
"Whie it is desirable to secure remone'
tization of silver by an international
agreement, still if the opportunity is Of
fered, the south will not hesitate to vote
for free coinage, with or without an in
ternational agreement, believing the i'm
mense resources and productive energies
of this country will enable our govern
ment to sustain it on parity with gold
and compel recognition for it from thu
enlightened governments of Europe"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-31


For ST. LOUIS?
Because it is the shortest line; the best
equipped line; runs free chair cars, Buffet
Pullmans and gives you ample time in
Kansas City for supper.
For TOLEDO OR DETROITr
Because it is the shortest line; avoids
transfer across the city in case you are
going further east, and makes close con-
nections with all trunk lines.
For NEW YORK or BOSTON,
Because it has solid through service
from both Chicago and st. Louis, via
NIAGARA FALLS; gives forty minutes
stop at the falls at seasonable time in the
morning.
FOR ALL OTHER EASTERN POINTS
Because its service ia uniformly good
and you can make no mistake in asking
for tickets VIA THE WABASH.
q. M. HAMpsoN, Com'l Agent,
1924 18th St., Denver, Colo.