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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Seen In CeylOn.

The dress of the women is almost iden.
teal with that of the men, though some.
times varied by a low white muslin bodice
and string of coral, replaced in the
higher classes by sparkling circlets OF
rubies or sapphires on dusky necks and
arms. Moormen descended from ancient
Arab traders, who migrated hither from
Red sea ports, and distinguishable by
their voluminous red or white robes and
tall hats glittering with tinsel, smoke
their narghilehs in dim arcades filled
with gorgeous silks and delicate EN-.
broideries.
Malays with fiat Monaghan features
and dull blue garb drive brisk trade in
the artistically woven cloth and cotton
of their native peninsula. Stolid Bonn.
bay merchants and keen faced Jews with
long, black ringlets preside over stores
of shining gems, for this favored island,
together with the pearl fisheries of the
western coast, possesses the further treas
ure of inexhaustible sapphire mines and
the minor wealth of tourmalines, moon
stones and garnets.
The rubies and emeralds of Burmah
and Siam, which appear plentiful as the
native jewels, are received in exchange
for the splendid sapphires and the rare
specimens of alexandria and jacinth OBJ
tanned from the quarries of Ratnapura,
famous for unique crystallizations which
rank amid the phenomena of nature
Cornhill Magazine.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Held a Mock "FoIk Moot"

The Women's Federated Clubs of Chi
cago lately held a mock folk moot, y
the earliest form of popular council,
such as was held in old times to deliber.
ate upon projects, discuss grievances,
prepare petitions, etc. Twenty-Five clubs
were represented. 1.-THE Relation OF
Women to Modern Industrial Condi-
lions" was discussed under five heads
Domestic Life, " Social Life, " lie
gal Status, Political Status" and
Economic Phases. - The moot was be-
gun by Miss Marion Talbot of the Uni
versity of Chicago and ended by Mrs
Alzina P. Stevens, o state factory in
spector. Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson
presided Many bright speeches were
made, including an especially good one
by Mrs. Catharine Waugh McCulloch,
humorously pointing the defects of Illi-
nois laws in regard to women. The
Chicago Herald says, "The speaking
was uniformly noteworthy for good Eng
lish, good taste and brevity."
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
ODDS AND ENDS.

Orange blossoms sometimes grow on
widows weeds.
Smiles are smiles only when the heart
pulls the string.
Our shirt, collar and cuff factories or
dinarily pay out $4,300,000 in wages an
nually.
China is said to contain numberless
small societies of unmarried women who
have pledged themselves never to marry.
A portrait of Charlotte Corday as she
was being led to trial, sketched by
young artist, has recently been discov-
cred.
Asiatic cholera was first supposed to
have originated from the consumption
of unsound rice and was called "the
rice disease"
The worlds oyster fisheries produce
annually 4,439, 100000 oysters, one-half
being consumed within three days after
they are taken.
California puts the rest of the country
under obligations by supplying us with
SO, 900, 900 pounds of raisins every year,
most of which are eaten in the United
States
|. A baker estimates that every American
will consume two pies week, and if
the statement is correct the American
stomach is weekly tortured with $780,
1000 pies.
The parasol is very ancient article.
The Assyrians, the Egyptians and the
Persians all carried them as shades
against the sun, for fashionable adorn-
ment and in religious ceremonies.
In 1886 the people of this country pro-
duced II 100000 tons of grain, 4,750,000
of meat, 10000 of sugar, $4,000 of rice,
100000 of potatoes 100000 of butter
and 10000 of cheese, and consumed the
greater part on their own hearthstones.
The theater goers and train passengers
of this country make nuisance of them
selves with 100000 bushels of peanuts,
which produce 100000 bushels of shells
to be swept out, the operation resulting
in 13,000,0 900 oaths and curses every year.
In cleaning the Goddess of Liberty en-
the Texas state capitol, local paper says,
it was discovered that a swarm of bees
had made their home in the hollow head
of the goddess and had filled it half full
of honey Here is another proof of the
old adage that liberty is sweet.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Metallic Salts and Oxides.

Experiments made to ascertain the &C.
ton of metallic salts and oxides, as de-
scribed before the Manchester Philo-
sophical society, exhibit some phenom-
email facts. Saturated solutions were
made in water and painted ON small
pieces of the rubber, or. in the case of
insoluble substances, pastes were made
with water and painted on, the whole
being allowed to dry, the heating being
done at temperature of go degrees C.
for 10 days. The following compounds
of copper entirely destroyed the rub
Der: Sulphate, chloride, nitrate, fer
rocyanide, oxide, sulphide; also arsenic,
iodide, silver nitrate, strontium chic
ride, vanadium chloride, manganese OK
ide and bismuth chloride.
The following had an injurious effect
viz, ferrous nitrate, sodium nitrate,
uranium nitrate, ammonium vanadate.
Those that had very little action were
lead chromate, ferrous sulphate, zinc
acetate, zinc chloride, tin perchloride,
while the behavior of about 60 salts hav-
ing no action whatever was also exam
ined. Exceedingly small quantities of
copper salts are injurious to rubber, and
it was found that wherever the cloth
used in making waterproofed fabric con-
tanned traces of copper the rubber be-
came generally hardened and destroyed.
AS to the use of the various blacks, it APP
pears that manganese oxides should not
be present, but logwood chrome blacks
may be used with IMMUNITY. New York
Sun.
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The very best way to know

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' orjust 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 peer. Only follow direct
ions.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Funerals In the Middle Ages.

In the middle ages it was customary
at the funeral of any great person to
have his horse led and armor borne be-
fore his corpse, the horse being after
ward claimed as a mortuary due to the
church at which the burial took place.
The armor was either reserved for the
next of kin of the deceased or else was
hung up in the church. No doubt much
of the armor suspended over tombs is
mere "undertakers' trappings." although
often considered genuine and of antiu-
uity.
Over the tombs of bishops the episco-
pal inter and pastoral staff were some
times suspended, as in the case of those
in Winchester cathedral hanging over
the tomb of Bishop Morley. who died in
1896. and of those in Bromsgrove church,
Worcestershire, suspended over themon-
ument of DR.. Hall, bishop of Bristol. who
died in 171O.-Westminster Gazette.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Cyclists and Pedestrians.

We are informed that general meet
ing of all the French cycling clubs is to
be held shortly for the purpose of draw
ing up code of rules for foot passen-
gers, which is afterward to be submitted
for approval to the public authorities.
We have been permitted to examine the
first draft of this remarkable scheme,
which is worded as follows:
Article livery pedestrian is to be
supplied with bell and signal horn,
which he shall sound on crossing a street
whenever he espies cycle on the hori-
ION.
Article 2-At night the foot passen-
ger shall carry on his breast a lantern
containing lighted taper.
Article 3-Any foot passenger who
by his awkwardness and want of atten-
ton shall occasion the fall of a cyclist
by stupidity allowing himself to be run
over shall be liable to fine of so francs
to 100 francs. After repetition of the
offense, he shall be transported to a
mountainous region.
Article France shall be entirely
leveled, in order to save cyclists the an
noyance of hill climbing.
Article 5-The horse races at Long
champs to be abolished, and the site
transformed into a summer cycling
aourse.
Article Gall carriage traffic to be
prohibited in the Bots de Boulogne aft
er a. IN. and up to IL p. m.
Article 7-The tax on cycles to be
abolished, and in its place tax on Pc
destrians to be substituted. Figaro.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Boston Produce Quotations,

LAMB AND MUTToN-Muttons and lambs are
well sold up and prices are steady. The quo
tations are at: Spring lambs, 1602Oc, as to
quality; choice to fancy fall lambs 1001016c
good to choice, 7D9c; common to good, 5l906c;
poor to ordinary, 405c; yearlings, 70Sc; NUT
tons, 7@S16c; choice heavy Brightons, 71a@
619c; choice eastern veals, 5000; common to
good, 607c; Brightons and fancy, 9010c.
BEEF-There is full supply of fresh beef,
with only quiet demand. The quotations are:
Choice to fancy steers, 714@719c; prime $40
nc; good 61aG7c; light, 6d6Ibc; extra heavy
kinds, lO0l01ec; good, 91916c; light, S69c;
heavy fores 41s15c; light, t@S419c; backs, 516c;
rattles, 3l9041ac; chucks, 31a0416c; rounds, 10
TIC; rumps, 90l215c; rumps and loins, 1066i4c;
short ribs SOllc; loins, 10@l5c.
OATs-Oats are about 1c higher in Chicago
yesterday, and the market here was also firm
and higher. The shipping prices were $40
Acc for Chicago No. clipped, and 4504512c for
No. clipped. The spot market is easy: No.
clipped, 4519046c; No, 2 clipped 45c; No 2
white, 4213c; No. white. 4316G14ic mixed
4216c.
BUTTER Butter is quiet, but steady, The
quotations are: Best fresh creameries, in small
lots, 2o02lc; western creamery extra, l71601Sc;
first and held. 16016c; imitation creamery, 13c;
factory, 120l3c northern creamery extra, $50
1870; northern dairy, l51l7c eastern cream
cry extra, 11Ql8c. These prices are for round
lots.
COhN-COTH was uTlnef yesterday IN Uni
cago, and this market stiffened up in conse-
quence: No. yellow to arrive is quoted at 4s
Q,4S4c, with No. yellow at 481604S94c. The
spot market was quiet. Quotations are nomi-
nally unchanged: No 2 yellow, 4S11c; steamer
yellow, 4S14c; steamer mixed, 4716c.
FLoUR-There is an improved demand for
-four. with the market firm. Quotations are
at: Fine and supers S2G2 65; extras and sec
onds, 81 $685. Minnesota bakers, clear and
straight, 81 5093 so; winter, clear and straight,
So 9O03 IS; winter pat, So 25D3 20; spring pat.
SO 1904 40.
MEAL-Cornmeal is steady and oatmea Is
firm. The quotations are: Kiln-dried corn
meal for export, 81 1902 10 per bbl bag meal,
eO192c: yellow graduated, 81 50112 20; ground
and rolled oatmeal, 81 sos 05 per bbl cut oat-
meal, S. 2515 As per Dbl; rye, 5595Sc per bushel.
PoTAToEs-Old potatoes are in full supply.
but continue to advance. The quotations are
Houlton and Aroostook hebrons, 95c; Dakota
reds, s5c; chenangoes, 831S5c; Nova Scotia
white stars, 9Oc; Scotch magnums, 81 2502 81;
new potatoes, 50 1904 so per bbl,
CHEEsE-Cheese is quiet, with prices on new
easy. The quotations are: Northern full
cream and twins, 9l6Gl2c; fair to good. SG9c;
western choice, 1001lc; fair to good, sd9c;
western new, 90el0I6c Liverpool is quoted
lower at oils Sd for new.
EGGs-Eggs are quiet, bnt firmer. This
quotations are: Eastern fancy fresh, 14lSd
l5l3c; Western fresh, l3G14c; Michigan, 126l3g
western, llISnl2c: southern. ilm1ll5c.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
LINGUISTS IN CONGRESS.
Speeches Can Be Made In Almost All Ian
guages In the House.

Speeches Can Be Made In Almost All Ian
guages In the House.
"a man can get up in the house and
make speech in almost every modern
language, not counting the dead, with
every assurance of having an intelligent
audience" said Representative Bar
tholdt to reporter. II have made no
effort to gain an accurate knowledge on
the subject, but speaking at random
there are at least 20 members who either
speak or understand German. Williams
Of Mississippi studied at Heidelberg;
Richards of Ohio, l think, at Tonin-
gen; Flynn of Oklahoma speaks Ger
man readily, and McCleary of Mime
sofa, who used to be professor, made
a study of it. | am told that one of the
Massachusetts members speaks it fluent
ly. Fitch of New York, who left the
house but short time ago, studied at
the universities of Jena and Berlin and
is gifted German scholar. Shaw of
Wisconsin also studied in Germany and
understands and speaks the language of
the Teuton. Straus Of New York comes
by it naturally. Haugen of Minnesota
speaks English, Norwegian and Ger
man, besides one or two other languages.
"Brickner and Barwig of Wisconsin,
Goldzier Of Chicago, Kiefer of Mime
sofa and myself all came by it through
inheritance. Hainer of Nebraska is
Hungarian, but, like most educated
Hungarians, speaks German, and Hen
dirk of New York picked it up in his
early reportorial days in Brooklyn and
the metropolis.
"Ex.Speaker Reed is a French linguist
and is an exception in being able to
speak French with a correct Partisan
accent and with fluency that must as
tonish the natives. General Tracey,
who served in the Papal zouaves in
Rome, is fluent Italian conversation
list and takes delight in holding a confab
at times with Italian purveyors of street
music on the higher range of the Italian
opera.
Zone or two members in the house
can read Celtic, but l don't know who
they are. Twas one evening with par
ty Of friends. Five of them were Irish,
and the sixth was green German, who
spoke English rather under disadvan
tage, yet sufficiently well to make de-
sirable table companion. It was quite
literary group, and the conversation
turned upon pathological subjects. Not
one of the Irish could speak particle
of Celtic, but that green German could
speak it like contemporary of Brian
Boru and astonished the Celts by Civ
ing several long recitations from the
early Irish troubadours. Washington
Post
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
PATENTS.
NOTICE TO INVENTORS.

There was never a time in the history of
our country when the demand for inven-
lions and improvements in the arts and sci
ences generally was so great as now. The
convenlences of mankind in the factory
and workshop, the household, on the farm,
ana IN ofnclal life, require continual access
slOns 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-
falrs or government to deter HIM from
quickly copceiving 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
innum1rable instances by the employment
OF incompetent counsel. and especially is
this advice applicable to those who adopt
the mo 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, 6lS f
street, n. w, Washington, ID. c., repre-
senting large number of important daily
and weekly papers, as well as general peri
OdlcalS 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
Guiding 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,
6IS r Street,
p. 0. Box SS5. Washington, ID. c.
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in CONGRESS.
A Condemned Report of tho Proceedings
In Both Branches.


WASHINGTON. May 30.-There were in
teresting debates in the senate on the
Hawaiian matter sugar investigation
and tariff and speeches on the bank tax
repeal in the house
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Lumb Der was
placed on the free list by the senate. No
business of Importance transacted in the
house
WASHINGTON, June 2-Senators Hoar
and PETER had lively tilt over the sugar
schedule. The fur seal bill succeeded in
passing the house.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The senators
have agreed to vote on the sugar seized :
ule. The house further considered the
repeal of the state bank tax.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The Democratic
sugar schedule was passed by the senate
by majority Of seven. Debate on the
bank tax repeal was continued in the
h011Sa
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Narrow Escape of Firemen.

PORTLAND, Me-, June 6.-The Standard
Oil company's refining factory at Lagonia
caught fire yesterday. The retort house
and several other buildings were burned
The icehouse of William Jordan also
caught. Three firemen had narrow es-
capes from going down with falling
roof, and were seriously burned. Loss,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Big Fire In woonsocket.

WooNsoCKET, R. l., June GA fire last
night completely burned out the largest
retail dry goods store in the city, owned
by A. j. Stonge, and partially burned
and completely Quilted the handsome
Unity brick block. The loss will reach
$50 900, Stonge losing $4,000; loss on
buildino $1,000
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Doings at Brighton and Watertown For
the Week Ending June g.
Amount of stock on the market:


Totals. ......,.. 1868 S,543 II 1856
Prices for western beef cattle pr 100 lbs live
weight: Choice, $4.5O94.75; second quality,
$l04.50; third quality, S3@3;5O; poorest grades
of coarse oxen, cows, bulls, stays, Texans,
Oolorados, etc, 2d3c pr ID.
Prices for northern and eastern beef cattle
pr lb, dressed weight: Choice, 51634c; first
quality, 5Si5|ac; second fI;ag quality, 4a@4AGi
low, 3D4c pr Id; calf skins, 75c each; lamb
skins, SOC each; sheared skins, 25 each; branded
hides, &c pr Id.
Northern and eastern beef cattle-The sup
ply was fairly large and trade was active
Some very good cattle were among the ar
rivals, and sold readily at values Ac pr lb
higher than last week. The market may be
quoted on Ne.y England stock from 41405c pr
ID.
Mich cows and springers-The supply was
fair with trade quiet. Spectators and jobbers
were the only buyers seen upon the ground.
No sales were noted up to the close of the
market.
Veal calves-There was good supply. The
quantity was trife better and values were
4c per ID firmer.
Swine-There is no change to be noted in
this branch of stock, which is quoted at tic
Or lb
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-08
Cash and Checks Stolen.

MANCHESTER, N. H., June GA bold
burglary was perpetrated here yesterday,
the safe of the Manchester steam laun-
dry being opened and $50 cash and several
checks carried away.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-05-18
Another Fire.

Last Friday night about 8 O. clock the
barn of Mr. James Frederick, of Dan
bury, was discovered on fire. 1t was past
saving, and Mr.. Frederick lost three
horses, four cows, three, calves, two pairs
of harness. and his carpenter tools. A
part of the barn was used for storage
purposes, and trunk containing Mrs.
Frederick's clothing was also lost. The
barn was of stone as to the walls, with a
pole and straw roof. 1t was large
structure, and part OF it was used tor
storing hay, the stock being in the other
end.
Nothing definite is known as to the
cause of the fire. Mr.. Frederick is an
honest, hard working man, on good terms
with his neighbors, and, so far as known,
had no enemies. There are two theories
advanced-one that the fire was the dast-
ardly work of an incendiary; the other,
that tramps or travellers stopped at the
place looking for a place to sleep or to
steal something, that match was lighted
to look at things, that it was carelessly
thrown down and set the hay af1re; and
that, seeing what they had done, the
tresspassers took to flight.
There is universal sympathy in this
ueighborhood for Mr.. Frederick and
family, as they have worked hard to get
comfortable home and gathering some
property around them; and now to have
a good part of it wiped out in single
night is indeed discouraging. We are in.
formed friends and neighbors have con-
tribnted $75 toward satisfying the loss
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-05-18
The Gopher Problem,

AS the gophers seem to be more plenti-
full than ever this spring, and there are as
many politicians as usual, the following
suggestion, taken from the Record OF
several years ago, IS reprinted AS the
plump little squirrels are certainly supe-
rior to dog, politician who will volun.
teer TO take the first bite, can be found at
this Office:
Every body recognizes the fact that
the gopher problem is hard one for the
farmers of North Dakota to solve. Most
Of the counties in the state have tried 10
get ahead of the pest in one way or an.
other, but with only limited success The
gophers go on increasing, and each sue.
ceedlng year crops are damaged to a
great extent What the outcome will be
it is hard TO forecast, as the willy little
gopher seems to more than hold its own
in its warfare with the robbed and exas-
perated granger. But there is one Ger.
tain way to bring the former to confusion
and destruction--eat him. 1t is settled
fact that he is good to eat though the
farmers consider him bad, to eat their
crops: We know Of three or four settlers
in this county Who primarily through
lack of meat, secondarily in the interest
of science-have devoured gophers. With
one accord these settlers assert they never
tasted better flesh; that it is tender and
sweet, and superior to the squirrel of the
woods What we want to get at is this:
If the gopher could be made regular
article of diet. its numbers would de-
crease rapidly. Not only would country
people slaughter thousands, but sports
men from the city would also ioip in the
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-05-18
The RECORD ts entered at the. WiHiamspo,
PostoGce as second class matter.
A TERM OF COURT.

A term of district court will be held a
Williamsport, beginning on Monday
June q, 1894. Any one wanting to take
out second papers, should he present
with two witnesses who have known hin
for five years in this country. He mus
also have acopy of his "first papers. >
The fee for final naturalization and one
certified copy of the record is two dol
lars. Any reader of the Record who has
neighbor who cannot read English, and
who wants his second papers, will confe,
favor by informing him of the date of
holding court.