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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-27
Roman Standards.

In the Roman army there was a very
highly developed system of military en-
signs, which, just as among modern ma
tions, We're regarded not merely as a
rallying point for given body of men,
but as an emblem Of the state, and were
therefore surrounded with veneration
which degenerated into idolatry. From
a tactical point of view, the Roman
standards were of more Importance than
the flag at the present day, for the
movements of the troops were entirely
regulated by them.
According as they were raised and
carried forward, planted in the ground
or turned toward the rear, in obedience
to the sounds of the horns of the "cor-
nicines, the army broke up its camp
and marched or retreated and halted.
In the camp the standards were planted
before the generals tent, where their
presence sanctified the spot as though it
were temple and rendered it safe de-
pository for the booty collected by the
legion. 1t was to the standards the SOL
diers swore allegiance, and the first
step Of pretender who sought to be-
come emperor was to seize the stand
ards, as he thereby secured the fidelity
Of the legion. All the Year Round
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-27
Queer Studios,

One day, says Henry Bacon in his
book on contemporary French art, when
I was coming up the Champs Elysees, a
cab with the green blind down attract
ed my attention. 1t showed that some
one was paying 2 francs an hour for the
privilege of remaining stationary as
long as he might choose to do SO. Pres
emily up went the curtain, and there ap-
peared the head of Jean Beraud, the
artist.
At his invitation put my head into
the miniature studio to see his last pic
ture. His canvas was perched upon the
seat in front, his color box beside him,
and with the curtain down ON one side
to keep out the reflection and to hide
himself from the prying eyes of passers-
by he could paint at ease through the
opposite window a view of the avenue
as background to a group of figures.
Who originated this idea it is hard to
say, but for years, since pictures of mod
ern Paris have been SO popular, it has
been employed by many artists.
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PATENTS.
NOTICE TO INVENTORS.
Bradford. VT.

There was never time in the history of
our country when the demand for inven-
tons 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 acces-
sions to the appurtenances and implements
of each in order to save labor, time aud eX-
pense. The political change in the admin
istration 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
quickly copceiving the remedy to overcome
existing discrepancies. Too great care can
not be exercised in choosing competent
and slillful attorney to prepare and prose-
cute an application for patent. Valuable
interests have been lost and destroyed in
innumerable instances by the employment
of incompetent counsel, and especially is
this advice applicable to those who adopt
the "No patent, no pay" system. Invent
Ors who entrust their business to this class
of attorneys do so at imminent risk, as the
breadth and strength of the patent is never
considered in view of quick endeavOr to
get an allowance and obtain the fee then
due. THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
John Wedderburn, General Manager, 6IS +
street. n. w, Washington, ID. c., repre-
senting a large number OF important daily
and weekly papers, as well as general peri
odcals 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 il 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. II is also prepared TO enter into
competition with any firm in securing for
eign patents.
Write for instructions and advice.
JOHN WEDDERBURN,
6ls Z Street,
p. o. Bex 3s5. Washington, ID. G.
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ODDS AND ENDS.

Horse racing is one of the oldest pas
times.
Ia an Oregon town there is an octo-
genarian who is an enthusiastic rider of
the bicycle.
Emperor William has a new carriage
which is lighted inside and outside by
electricity. The horses also bear small
lamps on their harness.
The most expensive private yacht in
the world is called the Polar Star and
IS owned by the ozar of Russia. 1t cost
SIS, 900, 900 to build and equip.
A Georgia couple have been remar-
ried after being divorced 20 years at
the home of daughter who never saw
her father till the day of the ceremony
The expressions "Halleluiah" and
"Amen" are said to have been intro
duced into Christian worship by ST. Je-
rome some time about the year A. D.
800.
A dealer i'll aquarium supplies in
Harlem, New York city, has a fish board
ing house, where members of the finny
tribe are properly cared for until their
owners return from their summer vaca-
tions.
A magistrate in Missouri fined man
SO for noisy shouting and disorderly
conduct in the street on the testimony
of policeman. Ten minutes later it
was discovered that the prisoner was
deaf and dumb, and the fine was remit
ted.
One of the greatest feats ever per-
formed on the bicycle was that of Oscar
Osen, who recently rode from San Fran
cisco to San Diego, distance of $40
miles, in little less than four days.
Three-quarters Of the road was heavy
sand.
St. Winefrede's we'll, in north Wales,
is accredited with marvellous powers.
A dumb woman recently recovered her
power of speech after drinking a cup
of water. This so astonished girl COM
panion that she dropped dead of heart
disease.
The highest cathedral tower in the
world-that of Ulm Minster-can at
last be seen in its full beauty. Although
finished and reopened some years ago,
the tower has been hidden by scaffold-
ing until now, the last portion having
Just been removed.
The cotton fields of Egypt are artif-
cially watered about eight times during
cultivation, generally by taking the
Nile water between the ridges on which
the plants are growing. The general rip
ening of the pods begins in September,
and the cotton is ready for the first pick
ing in October.
All the private correspondence of the
empress of Russia, or rather all those
letters which she writes with her own
hand, are on a delicate pink colored
paper, just family perfumed with the
altar of roses. The envelopes are long
and narrow and entirely free from any
heraldic emblazonment whatever.
Gabe Loucks walked along the banks
of the Little Crow river in Florida and
very fR91ishly looked through the big
end of pair of fieldglasses. He saw
what appeared to be small lizard about
half mile away. Mr. Loucks contin-
ued to walk, and when his leg was bit
ten off at the knee he discovered the
difference between lizard and an ALI
gator and half mile and a half yard
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suPERsTlTIOus TRAVELLERS.
Veteran Passenger Conductor Talks Of
the Whims of Tourists.

A Veteran Passenger Conductor Talks OF
the Whms of Tourists.
No one but the experienced passenger
conductor knows just how whims'
and cranky the travelling public really
is A traveller may have some peculiar
fad or notion when he is on the road,
| but he never dreams that there are
thousands of others just like him, or
perhaps worse. In years of experience
she conductor rubs elbows with all sorts
If people, and in spite Of himself be-
comes mind and face reader, who takes
back seat for no one except the pro-
fessional.
Eyes, travellers are superstitious and
cranky" said veteran knight of the
punch in response to a query by re-
porter. 81 think the average passenger
conductor deals with more oddities dali
ly than the curio collector of freak
show. AS to superstition, think there
is more of it crops out on trains than
anywhere else. One day, just as the
train was ready to pull Qpt for Chicago,
well dressed man came out of the
coach on the platform, and i'll an agi-
tated manner asked me what day it was.
II told him it was Friday, and with
out another word he re-entered the
coach and in moment returned with
his luggage and by way of explanation
stated that he never began journey
ON Friday and would wait until the
next morning. That is only sample
The mooted unlucky 3 is perhaps the
cause of more worry and inconvenience
to tourists than any other sign which
they deem of ill omen. l have known
passengers to begin at the head of the
train to see if they could find No. 10
anywhere.
eff the engine happened to be 10,
they would resignedly wait for the next
train, and if they succeeded in finding
No 10 on any of the coaches they would
hold up their hands in holy horror. l
have seen passengers refuse to ride in a
coach which held ID passengers, and if
you will ask any ticket man he will
tell you that of all sections in sleeper
10 is the most difficult to dispose of.
"Then aside from the superstition
which prevails among the travelling pub
lie there are countless passengers who
are cranky, and if they lose chance
to kick are in bad humor for week
afterward. They kick for a seat in the
center of the coach; kick because the
train goes too slow Or too fast; kick be-
cause they are in draft or because it is
too hot. And the worst of it all is that
when they kick 1 am the individual
who is called up to hear them, as if l
were responsible for the whole business.
FAbout the only time when some fell
lows don't kick is when they are on
their honeymoons Everything goes on
as smoothly as if it had been ordered so,
but let the same men ride on the same
train five years later and the chances
are they Il kick themselves into exhaus-
ton. "-Pittsburg Post.
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IN THE DAYS OF TOM SAVERS.
Eabouchere's Description of Scenes at
Prize Fight Thirty Years Ago.

Eabouchere's Description of Scenes at a
Prize Fight Thirty Years Ago.
Among my many sins have attended
prize fight, and for the outpour of
rank blasphemy and reckless black
guardism it ran an execution at New
gate or Horsemonger Lane Jail very
close. The police were dead against
prize fights which were excuses for a
gigantic form of extortion. Two ruff1ans
of the lowest class contracted to batter
one another about in order to extract the
guineas from the swells, the toffs and
the supporters of the "noble art of self
defense :" A programme had to be Sc
cretly arranged, special train had to
be secured for the army of men, the
swells about town and the scum of the
metropolis, who lived upon the excite
ment or the pelf of prize fights. There
was certain official countenance to
these illegal mills" The editor of
Bells Life in London constituted him
self the arbiter on these occasions. This
was the organ Of the prizefghter. The
editor received the stakes deposited
acted as referee and afterward described
the fights in a jargon delightfully."- humor
GUS. Tapping the claret, zone in the
bread basket, " ga rouser on the conk, 4"
were all phrases invented by the editors
Of Bells Life
The night before it was necessary to
go to a sporting pub to get 'the office"
and to receive for valuable considera-
ton the special railway ticket. The
vigil of the fight was usually spent in
the wild west" for in those days there
was no closing hour. Restaurants and
public houses could keep open as long
as they liked Races were run in the
Haymarket at o'clock in the morning,
and about A or the "swells," all in
evening dress, would assemble at the
railway station, each one in charge Of a
specially appointed protector.
The scene at the railway station was
indescribable The officials made them
selves scarce, and the station was hand
ed over to mob law. On the platform
the pocket of every unprotected man or
youth was emptied, and when the train
started amid chorus of obscenity and
blasphemy no one knew the destination.
1t might be a deserted chalk pit, or an
old quarry, or lonely wood, or a river
marsh. Suddenly the train would stop,
and away went the excursionists tramp
ing>nver field and meadow. The princi- !
pals were mufded up. The attendants
carried the ropes and stakes, and when
the ring was pitched every one who had
a sovereign left was feeced to buy the
colors of the favorite-a silk handker-
chief that could not have cost fourpence.
l forbear to describe the hideous bias
phemy that soiled the morning air or
the mad excavations during the mill.
When champions eye was bunged up
with blow, his second lanced it and |
then sucked it into fighting condition.
have seen many brave young fellow
faint at the hideous sight of a prize fight |
soldiers, most of them, who would |
have gone to battle without finching.
London Truth.
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HELP CAME AT LAST.
Even when a Learned Man said Hope
was Gone.
"There is no hope for you"

"There is no hope for you"
These words are all short, you see. Each
has but one syllable, but they fall upon the
mo hope" If you have never heard the
DIS addressed to yourself, you are not
| likely to understand how Mrs. Emeline
Morgan of Weverton, n. y, felt when her
physician uttered them. In three years of
sickness she had taken great variety Of
medicines. that had one thing in common
an utter inability to cure. She was prey
to the worst form of dyspepsia, and would
never be well, the doctors said.
A friend told her of Paskola, the famous
arthcialy digested, tieshforming food
Mrs. Morgan got two bottles. She wrote
under date of May Z, 1894: MY stomach
will bear food now. When | commenced
taking PaskoIa, | could eat only one table
spoonful of meal made in Cruel. Now can
eat almost anything | wont, and | thank
God have found cure at last"
50 her condition was long way from be-
ing hopeless.
This is the testimony of Charles E. Isaacs
of Alb Main street, Worcester, Mass: "FOr
the last twenty-siX years. have been UNI
able to use one particle Of any meat or fish
and scarcely any vegetables, being unable
to retain the same. have tried many doc.
tors and countless patent medicines. All
were of no avail till took PaSkOla
II have used three large bottles and two
half size, and it has worked wonders. |
now eat anything that is put upon the ta-
bic. Heretofore it has been torture. SIN
four weeks have gained five pounds. |
feel like new man. l am recommending
it to my friends, and still take Paskola my
self"
All reputable druggists sell Paskola A
pamphlet describing it will be sent free on
application to
The Pre-Dgested Food Co., 30 Read st.
New York.
Alonzo T. Clarke, Bradford. VT
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TRINITY SUNDAY,

oh, for one hour of Athanase the saint
To stand against world in error prone,
10 guard the CORY of the great white
Throne,
To answer the agnostic's shallow plant.
To hearten doubling souls who shrink and
faint,
AS fearing to believe on One unknownl
Is 1t not writ that not by bread alone
Shall man have life2 His Unborn fatal faint
Requires each word proceeding from Gods
lips.
How shall Gods awful voice reach earthly
ears?
now rho 7uuffrs ssall sense &c -ee;Tred
afresh?
The Spirits light dispels the days eclipse,
The Fathers speech once more the lost child
hears
Translated to him by the Word made flesh.
Rev. Walter Mitchell in Churchman.
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At the Circus.

The elephant reached around with his
trunk and ratified the bars Of the cage
of the royal Bengal tiger.
"What do you want?" growled the
tiger.
81 beg your pardon. merely wanted
10 ask you a question.
ASK it then, and don't stand there
all day"
"Can you tell me the difference be-
tween a royal Bengal tiger and jack
ass?''
NO." growled the tiger. Whats
the difference?''
"Well," chuckled the elephant as he
blew washtubful of dust into the I'll
gers eyes. ''if couldn't tell the differ
enoe between myself and jackass, I'd
tie my stripes into string and hang my
Eelf with it. Indeed / would" and the
Elephant went back to seesawing on his
front legs and distributing occasional
trunlduls of dust and grass along his
spinal column. Detroit Free Press.
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She'd Had Enough of Them.

Don't you say a word to me about
them life insurance companies, F" said
old Mrs. Redhot the other day. "They
aren't any good for poor, common folks.
Only rich folks and big bugs can do
anything with 'em. Why, when my
husband lay here with fever two years
ago, sent for the agent of an assurance
company to come and insure him for
e, 600 right away, and, do you know,
that there agent never came near me,
and my poor husband up and died.
Don't talk TO me about life insurance.
It's all udl"-Pomona Progress
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-27

The most wonderful cliff jewellers Of
the United States are those Of the Man
COS In a southern Colorado canyon.
Some Of these caves are 500 or 600 feet
nom The bottom Of the perpendicular
sides OF the canyon wall, ana how their
occupants gained ingress Is mysts1o.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-27

A wedding in the Flowery Kingdom
h managed by 10 and Heh, who super
Intend the operations Of $40 sepasete
dsdtes that look after The deeaiis 81 ~
marriage Ceremonial
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31
An Important Survey.

County Surveyor Cotton, OF Pima
county, will leave in few weeks for
northeastern Gili county. where he has
a government contract to survey and
stake severa! townships OF land lying
along the border Of the s an Carlos reser.
walton. The survey will be very i'm,
portant. one, rs it will definitely establish
the western lines OF the San Carlos res
ervation, hitherto only known as inter
secting prominent points ia the vicinity.
Mr. Cotton is one OF the most competent
careful and honest surveyors who ever
drove stake for the government in this
territory.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31


II now looks as though the admins
tratIon was sold body and soul to the
gold bugs. Credi. has long been given
Cleveland for fairness, but now the las,
sympathetic spark must depart from the
heart Of the most ardent western demo.
crat. No thought Of tariff reform will
eff,ce the memory Of ruined homes and
blasted hopes caused by the destroying
influences OF Cleveland and his admins.
tration on the destruction OF our one great
industry. No man that ever Sat in the
presidential chair went ont OF office au
heartily dispised as will Grover Cleve.
land, unless some unforeseen accident
happens in the next two years.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

The Heath trial at Fresno has at last
had its sensation. A Mrs. Palmer, an
invalid, was brought into court Tuesday
and accused Reel B Terry, son of the
late Judge Terry, OF completely 10 the
murder Of McWhirter. The scene ia
court was dramatic in the extreme. The
sick woman propped up on couch Civ.
ing testimony that may place several
men on the eallows trap; the eager spec.
tatofs and the pale and excited pris-
oners all conduced to make q scene sell
dom seen and never to he forgotten.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

Yavapai couDty's tax list has beer
published in solid nonpariel and in con
sequence it Is said there will be much
trouble in collecting delinquent taxes
The law says the tax list shall be pub
lished IN BREWER type. The attempt o
the counties to save a few dollars by
leaving the newspapers in the cold does
not pay in the end Laws are made to
be followed and II they are not the conse.
quences will have to De borne by some
body.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31
Posfponement.

Notice is hereby given that the sales OF prop.
erty for the delinquent taxes In Mohave
County. Arizona Territory. has been this day
postponed until tomorrow the 27th at ten O'Clock
a. IN. and afteI tomorrow the said sales will be
postponed from day to day Sundays excepted)
until Monday the Sth day of April A. d. 1894, al
10 O'Clock a. m when all property or 90 much
of 1t as may be necessary shall be sold at the
Courthouse door in Kingmau. Arizoua, for the
delinquent taxes, percentage. costs aud adver.
tising for the year A. d. 1898.
JoHs X. MACKENZIE,
Treasurer & Ex-officio Tax collector.
Klngman, Arizona Territory.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

IL is about time that one manpower
in the United States ceased. just think
OF the power welded by the president
Congress passed bill by big majority
and the president is displeased and ve-
tos il. He sets his will against the judg-
meut Of Congress and a vast mai Drity OF
the people Of the United States Just to
please few m oney sharks. This veto
power must be cut off and the people
allowed to rule.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

The MoHAvE COUNTY MINER two years
ago questioned the democracy of Grover
Cleveland and was denounced by the
democratic papers Of the country. Now
we would ak our democratic contem.
poraries to inform us in what particular
does Cleveland agree with the leaders
OF the party. Mugwump republicans
have been given the preference for Office
and everything democratic is being sat
down on in the style Emperor William
OF Germany assumed when he first
ascended the throne. Grover is great.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

The Phenix Herald seems to he labor.
ing under the impression that the Wilson
tariff has already caused the drop in
wheat. Dear old soul, il was nothing
but gold bugs and bonds th.' raused the
dumps. Wih free coinage Of silver we
have no DOUBT bat what wheat would
pass the dollar mark inside of two
months.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

A San Francisco bank cashier was as.
ssssinated the other day by Fredsricks,
the man who secreted arms for the con
victs at Folsom prison some time ago
Frcdericks demanded 5000 Of the cashier
and being refused deliberately shot him
through the head. He was captured and
is now in Jail in San Francisco.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

Frye's army is sideiracked in western
Texas, the Southern Pacific 70 ,d having
refused to carry them any farther. Gov.
Hoggs threatens to make II warm ior the
company should it no, move the men on
through the state.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

The development of An artesian well IN
the San Pedro valley is fixed fact, and
sufficient time has now elapsed to settle
the probability OF the permanency Of the
flow. Other wells will be sunk at once,
with view to securing sufficient water
for agricultural purposes Star.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

The question now agitating the public
mind is, what bargain did Carlisle m AXE
with Wall street bankers to induce them
to purchase his bond issue. The i'm
preston is fast gaining ground that he
agreed that there would be no further
silver legislation during this admins.
tration.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

The Pollard. Breckenridge case is drag
ging along wearily in the court at Wash
ingtoD. People are becoming disgusted
with the filthy phases Of the proceedings
and are sbsenting themselves from the
court.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

Grover has at last sent his veto Of the
seIgniorage bill to Congress 1t is moth
ing more or less than a mass OF platitudes
strung together He winds up by asking
that congress give more latitude to the
secretary OF the treasury 10 the matter
of bond issues.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

John Armstrong, formerly private
secretary to Gov. Hughes, is now editor
OF the Tucson Star. Mr.. Armstrong is
one of the brightest writer's in the terri.
tory and is making the Star one Of the
best journals in the southwest.
Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31

This week we publish the speech of
Congressman Bryan, delivered in Den
yer few weeks ago. Bryan is an able
and convincing speaker and our readers
will find something choice in the perusal
of this speech.