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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

The new summer time table on the
Passumpsic division commences next
Monday, and is as follows: Trains
north, night mail 1.55 a. M, accommo-
dation go a. M, day mail 2,55 p. m
Quebec express 6.44 p. IN. South,
night mail So a. M, day mail 1919 a.
M, accommodation 25 p. m, accom-
mediation 7.18 p. m. The New York
express will stop both ways for pas.
sengers to or from points south of
Springfield, and arrives here going
south 1888 a. m, north 5.17 p. m.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

DR.. and Mrs. O. H. Stevens will
spend next week in Rutland. during
their stav they will doubtless take in
the races that will be such an attraction
on the west side the "glorious fourth"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Hon. Geo. G Gilmore and wife of
Manchester, N. H , are visiting at D..
B. Higgins. Mrs. Gilmore is sister
of Mrs Higgins, and with another sis
ter from Cabot, are holding sort of a
family reunion here this week.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Nothing is so comfortable. summer
or winter, as rattan furniture, and if
we'll made will last lifetime. You
cannot wear il out. A special cata-
alogue of rattan furniture, with prices,
has lust been issued by Paine'ss Furni-
ture Co, 46 Canal street, Boston.
Send three 2-cent stamps for it,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Don't forget the Y. P S. G. E. Social
tonight The program of entertain
ment has been necessarily given up,
but the strawberries and cake will be
plentiful.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

House carpenters and joiners are
quite scarce article in this commune
ty just now. They are all as busy as
can be and making dates way ahead for
work that is much needed. Times in
Bradford are not so dull as they might
be.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Mr.. Lowell Cummings returned to
his home in New Jersey yesterday
He was accompanied by Miss Ruth
Craig, who will be his guest the re .
mainder of the summer.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

We wish to express our gratitude to
kind neighbors and friends who as
sisted us, also to all who in any way
offered their assistance during the sick
ness, death and burial of our husband
and father.
Mrs. d. II. BLOOD & CHILDREN.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Charles C. Farnham OF Batfalo is in
town for short visit to his friends
here. He took in commencement at
Burlington on his way, where he grad
uated eight years ago.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

We were the recipients this week of
two boxes of Strawberries that seemed
to us to be the largest and finest we
had ever seen produced in Bradford
Mrs. H. B. Martin and Mr.. George
Dimick have our thanks for the same
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

There will be celebration at Morey
Lake the Fourth. Mr.. Bishop will
open the Glen Falls House during the
afternoon and evening for dancing.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Miss Abbie Avery has returned from
her vacation and can be found at her
old place at the post office.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29
Mrs. w. Craig and children are stop
ping at Frank Avery's for the summer.

A Job lot of ladies' and misses'lShoes
for sale at low figure at Corwin's.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

The ninetieth commencement of the
! University of Vermont and State Ag-
ricultural College occurred Wednesday
of this week at Burlington. A class of
forty.four graduated, among whom
was Calvin H. French of Malone, n.
Y, who has been engaged to teach the
high school in our village. He stood
high in his class and was one of the
ten who were selected to speak at com.
mencement out of forty-four gradu-
ates. Matters seem to be iourishing
at the University. They are moving
the old museum and art building to
make place for new Science Depart
ment building which is given by DR..
Williams of Philadelphia and is to be
erected forthwith. John H. Converse,
Esq, of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, Philadelphia, gives new dor.
mitory to be built at once. The two
buildings will cost $3.50, 900. Brad.
ford is represented there by Miss Fan
ME Eastman new of the senior class
and Herbert Bill Hanson of the junior
class.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Gov Farnham delivered the ora
ton before the Lambda Iota Society
Tuesday evening, at Burlington.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29
. Bradford - Village and Town ~

Mrs. A. w. Moore of Boston is stop
ping at Mr.. Warren Moore's.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Charles T. Walter, was indicted by
the grand jury for four forgeries
amounting to $1,000, he entered court
at St. Johnsbury Tuesday and pleaded
guilty to all the four indictments. The
court sentenced Walter on the first in
dictment, the forgery OF $4,000, to five
years in state prison, and ordered the
other three indictments continued and
not be brought forward.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

County politics will reach the climax
at Chelsea next Tuesday. We hear
that reports are being circulated on the
west Side" that candidate Horace w.
Bailey is not good, straight republi-
can, All such talk is idle and frivolous.
We know him to be true and zeal
Gus republican and believe that such
rumors attacking his political probily
will prove boomerang to those in
dulging in such questionable meth
DDS.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Mr.. Bishop reports some business al.
ready at the lake hotel, and more in
prospect.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

A job lot of ladies' and misses Shoes
for sale as low figure at Corwin's.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29
Special Announcements.

a-obitusy notices and Resolutions 8 cents line
Reading notices under Special Announcement 10 cents
llne each insertion, among locals 20 cts. Card Of
Thanks SO cents.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

DR.. Jones is having another slight
tussle with rheumatism.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29


At the Annual given for the benefit
of Village Hall Association Wednes-
day evening, July 4th, at 7.30 O'Clock
in Village Hall, the following attrac-
tive program will be rendered:
Address, Mr.. DAVID BLAKELY
Piano Solo, Hungarian Dance, Brahms
MISS JULIE BLAKELY, MISS MARION SIM
Song, Silently Blending, Figaro, Mozart
MISS FLORENCE EMMA GARFIELD.
Violin Solo, Bolero. Daucla
MISS ZELLA PAULINE BLAKELY.
Recitation. The Ruggleses Dinner Party,
Kate Douglas Wiggin
MISS EDITH BRUCE JONES.
Piano Solo, Allegro appassiOnato,
Saint Saens
MISS MARION SIM.
Violin Solo, Simple Aren, Thome
MISS ZELLA PAULINE BLAKELY.
Tableaux.
Address, Mr.. Z. K. DUNBAR
Ice cream and cake for sale. Ad-
mission 10 cents, children under II
years, free.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

All purely business notices pubhed in reading COL
unns and all advertisements OF churches Sabbath school,
fairs. excursions &C.. where money expected to be
reaized-w be charged at regular rates. Editorial
notices of such affairs will be published free.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29
MONTPELIER and Wells River Railroad.

Leave Montpelier, 8o5, 1910 a. no, 4.3o m.
Leave Wells River, AS, TO- go a. m. $40, 7.I5 p m
w. A. STowELL, Supt. F. w. MORSE, G. P. A.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

MIR. and Mrs. E. B. Patch of New
York are guests of Mrs. M. Fl. Crook.
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BRADFORD, VT, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1894
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-01-18

to all trades unions and filling the
places which American boys would
have were they permitted to learn the
trades.
AS nation we are shutting our own
sons out of the field of American labor
thus filling our prisons and reform
atories and almhOuses with them and
are letting into that field for full pos
session, hordes Of foreigners who make
it a menace to the safety of American
institutions and constant peril to the
peace and welfare of American society.
Is this an enlightened policy for a
nation to follow? Can we bring up
our own sons to lives OF ldleneSS and
crime, and not reap the consequences
in widespread national humiliation and
disaster? Can we hope to make better
citizens out of the socialists and anarch-
lists and other degraded and disOrderly
elements of foreign countries than we
can make out of our own sons? Ii we
could perform this miracle. should we
still not be guilty of gross, heartless and
shameless neglect of our own offspring
In every way in which the matter is view
ed, the folly of it is apparent, but all
other aspects of it sink into inslgnlfl-
canoe when compared with the injustice
which it infiictS upon our sons. No
right thinking American who loves his
fellow man, and has the welfare and
honor of his country at heart, can
contemplate this without shame and
anxiety.-The Century.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-01-18
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.

Americas Sons made Criminals through
the Medium of our Immigration Laws.
American boys, partly because of the
passing away of the apprentice system
and partly because of the hostility Of
the foreign controlled labor unions. are
virtually excluded from the mechan-
icaI trades. This exclusion is al in
Justice to the boys. and the conse-
uuences are serious to the moral well
fare of the whole country. We are
bringing up our boys, or a very large
portion of them, in enforced idleness,
turning over the fields Of honorable and
useful toll, which belong by natural
right to them, to foreigners, nearly all
of whom are ignorant, many Of whom
are vicious and depraved, and few of
whom have any sympathy with Ameri-
can institutions and ways OF Life. What
are the consequences
Through the courtesy of Mr. Robert
p. Porter the superintendent Of the
Census. we have been allowed to exam
inc the advance prOOfsheetS of the
statistics relating to pauperism and
crime. which have been collected and
prepared by the Rev. Frederick H.
Wines, and which, will be published
some time during the present year as
one of the volumes of the fOrth-cOm-
ing Eleventh Census. These figures
tell their own story with such startling
pIainness that comment upon them
seems scarcely necessary. What they
show is that American boys are be-
coming criminals and filling our prisons
because of lack of occupation. They
are denied the privilege of learning a
trade, are brought up in idleness and
turned into the world with no means
of earning an honest livelihood. 1t is
an old story that idleness leads to vice
and crime. In all our large cities there
are thousands Of boys coming to man
hood every year who are denied the
opportunity to fit themselves for up
right, industrious and useful lives be-
cause the doorway to every trade is shut
and barred against them. 1t is in the
large cities that the apprentice rules are
most nearly prohibitive, yet it is these
cities which offer the best field for
mechanical labor, for the best work is
done there. If a boy cannot learn his
trade there he cannot learn it thoroughly
anywhere on the apprentice plan. 1t is
to the cities that the swarm of foreign
iaborers come, finding ready admission
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-01-18
Is Poverty a Crime?

Until recently | thought the above
question disposed of in a musty corner
of mind assumed to be in state of
moral degeneracy, by the irrevocable
fiat of that society which demands I'M
swerving allegiance of those who stand
as vOtaries at its shrine, else, Gorgon-
like. destroys those who now cater to
its DEGREES. But my serenity has been
disturbed by the "dictator" filing the
oubernatOrial chair of bleeding Kan
sas:" he. standing at the head of the
new political order in that state, has
declared that poverty, the genuine, the
pure, is not crime. The assumption,
alone, is false, irrespective Of the denial.
Poverty always has been, is, and will be
a crime The history Of the world
proves it. doubt dispute, or reason as
you may, the fact cannot be consist
emily denied. 1t were useless to cite
instances and quote history to establish
the point taken; history only learns us
that human nature in any one era is
but an epitome of the age. For us, the
present is all sufficient to prove the
position taken, to be firm.
If a Diogenes chooses poverty as his
happiness and he has right to be
happy in his own way, harming none by
so dOing-is it not placing a premium
on wealth by declaring Diogenes a
vagrant, and, because of his poverty
putting him in Jail for violating the
laws Of the state? Hence, Diogenes has
no right to be poor, for poverty is a
legal crime, punished by fine or i'm
prisonment, or both. Poverty is also a
social crime OstraciZed, is written on
the brow of the poor; society demands
that you have wealth if you will have
justice; ''get money is its admonition,
honestly or otherwise, it matters not, so
that you are not caught, for as some
one has said society fOrglveS every sin
in the decalOgue except that Of being
found out If your sin shall find you
out, society's Shylocks, to hide their
own sin, will demand the pound of
flesh; and, unless you have the golden
salve to heal the wound, the ShylOcks
win; lacking it, you curse your fate,
and your kind Who imposed condition
upon you and then destroyed you for
accepting it. Surely poverty is a social
crime. Poverty is also moral crime;
each individual of society owes to it
certain duties and obligations, these
take precedence over those of the in
dividual, only by rendering the former
may he secure the latter. Hence, it d
Diogenes or Columbus prefer poverty
hecOmmits moral crime, since poverty
renders us incapable Of fulfilling oul
duties toward our fellOw-man. Poverty
| then is three-fold crime. legal, social
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r $1.OO per Year. in advance
IeHMS: Six Months 50 Gents.
They Will Get Clear.

In a recent investigation that was
inaugurated by the postoffice authori-
ties, to determine the culpability of per-
sons who used the mails as medium
through which to contract for "green
goods" it was discovered that many
prominent men from ali over the Unit
ed States, a congressman and candl-
date for governor Of one Of our states
among them, were in direct cOmmuni-
cation with the makers of counterfeit
money. The postoffice authorities have
decreed that these men are culpable,
and it is stated that they will be prose
cuted. Perhaps they will be, but when
one calls to mind the many cases Of
law breaking in which ''promlnent''
men were concerned, and the ease with
which they escaped just penalty, 1t is
more than probable that not one OF
these will suffer for their crime. Their
social position, their wealth and influ-
ence will no doubt, so nicely balance
the scales of Justice. that penalty will
not be inflicted On the other hand,
were these culprits units of that mass
of humanity who are fighting daily. aye
hourly, against that king of crime max
ers, poverty, punishment swift and
sure, would be visited upon them. When
these outWardly respectable leaders of
high society, who perhaps were loudest
in clamOring for protection against
the inroads and attacks of humber law
breakers, are found to be the principals
in crooked transactions. how can it be
expected that the lower strata of hu
manity will mend its ways and become
morally perfect? What incentive is it
to the poor man, who occupies a felon's
cell for transgressing the law, to be-
come purer and nobler, when the
wealthy and influential can transgreSS
with impunity and escape unscathed?
| Our prisons and reformatorleS contain
| hundreds of maIefactorS who have be-
come such through the circumstances
with which poverty surrounded them;
but these wealthy law breakers have no
such excuse to offer in eXtenuatiOn of
their crime.
When that portion of society, which
loudly clamors for protection against
the common malefactOr, inaugurateS a
system of protection against the Grim
inals who move in its own circles, in
stead of permitting them to escape a
just punishment, then, and not till then,
will it become less difficult to mitigate
the attacks of the poorer, less intiuen-
tial and less finished rogues.
PARIAH.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-01-18
Not All Criminals.

Our present population numbers 1856,
of whom so per cent at least, should
not be classed as criminals. base this
opinion upon personal experience and
the careful study of the causes which
have placed this vast number of bright
young men behind prison bars. Close
intimacy and study has taught me to-
believe that fully one half Of my com
panions in misfortune are here through
no premeditated criminal transactions
Or intended criminal associations. Llq-
uOr. the greatest curse known to hui
manity is the principle cause of their
downfall; and a man who commits
crime while under the influence OF
liquor cannot and should not be justly
classed as criminal. He is more
hopeful and fitting subject for that
grand and noble army Of Christian
evangeliStS who are ever seeking to
save fallen and unfortunate humanity.
\ man who may have committed a
crime while under the influence of
liquor, would, in nine cases out OF ten,
abhor the thought of crime, in his sober
senses. thus proving and substantiating
the fact that his true nature is far from
being criminal one. Such a man may
be repeatedly convicted of trivial
crimes, and yet be far from criminal.
Imprisonment cannot affect him, except
for the worse; it cannot restore to him
the will-pOwer and power of self-contrOl
which he is lacking; other means must
| be used and other influences applied. A
man in prison does not view his position
as the public is said to view it. from a
philosophical standpoint he looks upon
his Imprisonment as public revenge,
and considering the methods too often
used to accomplish his conviction, the
latter view is very natural and suggest
i've one. 1t were impossible to reform
such man, such a criminal, (?) for the
simple reason that he needs no refor-
nation, in criminal sense. 1t is the
laws governing the liquor traffic which
needs reformation; when this is done
the reformation Of the drinking crlml-
nal is accomplished, and fifty per cent.
at least, of our present prison pOpula-
ton. will be emancipated from an ac-
cursed slavery and restored to sober,
industrious and honest manhood. The
laws of our land open up these hell
holes of destruction, and erects these
incubators of misery and vice: 1t and 1t
alone weaves these webs of infamy to
catch the weak and unwary, and when
they have fallen helplessly into their
accursed meshes, the great arm of the
same merciless law reaches out and
grasps the poor struggling victim by
the throat and with grin of mockery
thrusts him into the confines of a pitt
less prison, to reform (?) him.
ARKANSAW SLIM.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-01-18
The Weight of the Earth.

One of the problems that men of
science occasionally undertake to solve
over again for the sake of getting nearer
to the exact truth is that of the density
and mass of the earth.
The density of a body is the quantity
of matter that a given volume of it
contains, while it's mass is the total
quantity of matter that the whole body
contains. In a popular sense the mass
of body is measured by its weight.
Recently new method of measuring
the mass and density of the earth has
been put into practice in France. This
consists in changing the level OF small
lake which can be raised or lowered by
artificial means and noting the effect
upon the height of column of mercury.
The results of these experiments have
given for the earth's mean density 5:41
times the density of water. The latest
previous estimate, made by Messrs
Corun and Baille, gave $3.50.
1t has been customary to speak OF
the earth as weighing 100000 ,OOO0 0OO-
OOO,OOO.OOO of tons. Its weight, accord
ing to the recent determination, is,
5, ,757 900 600 10000 100000, or five sex
tillions, seven hundred and fifty seven
hundred quintillions Of tons. A very
weighty and substantial globe, accord
ing to our ideas, Notwithstanding the
fact that the sun could swallow it in
one of the "spots" with hardly wink.
Youths Companion.
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Vol. VII.-NO. "a.
THERE MUST BE MET H N G
WRONG.

When earth produces, free and fair
The golden. waving corn.
When fragrant fruits perfume the air.
And fleecy fiOckS are ShOrn:
Whilst thousands move with aching head
And sing the ceaSeleSS song:
I'VE Starve-we die-Oh give us bread. y
There must he something wrong.
When wealth is wrought as seasons roll.
From off the fruitful SOIL
When luxury. from pole to pole.
ReapS fruit of human toll;
When. from thousand. one alone
In plenty rolls along:
The others only gnaW the bone
There must be something wrong.
And production never ends.
The earth is yielding ever;
A copiOus harvest oft begins.
But distribution never:
When tOiling millions toll to fill
The wealthy Golfers strong:
When hands are crushed that work and I'LL,
There must be something wrong.
When poor mems tables waste away
With barrenuess and drought.
There must be something In the way
That S worth the finding out.
With surfeit one great table bends,
While numbers move along.
With scarce a crust their board extends
There MUST be something wrong.
The Voice
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-01-18

and moral BY what right does this
man in Kansas declare otherwise, and
by his proclamation practically nullify
the laws relating thereto? Not by the
right of custom, for custom elsewhere
is against such dangerous innovations
and declares poverty to be crime; yet
he maintains custom to be wrong and
the laws illegal. The illegality lies
rather in the nugatory process being
adopted in Kansas at his suggestion.
1t has always been sound law for the
municipality and the state to defy the
constitution; they have always held the
right to deprive a person Of liberty
without due process of law, the right of
denying to the poor man that equality
before the courts, which the constitution
guarantees to each and every person,
regardless of sex, color, or condition.
He respects not the right of the police
to bully and beat poverty,s criminal:
he overlOoks the right of the bull pen
Judge to earn his vampire living; such
illegality is infamous, even in cOncep-
ton and savors of social SeceSsiOn; It's
treason to society's irrevocable customs
and belongs to some other than the
present age; some dim shadowy epoch
of distant time. when the query-'is
poverty crime, shall disturb not the
mind of all executive, or that Of a
convict. LEONARDUS.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-01-18

Americas Sons made Criminals through
the Medium Of our immigration Laws.