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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-15
SEA BASS IN SAN DIEGO BAY.
Huge Monsters Weighing From One Hun
bred to Six Hundred Pounds.

dreU To Six hundred POUNDS.
Chris Schmidt a longshoreman,
caught three black sea bass recently,
weighing 221, 337 and 376 pounds re-
spectively. After hooking his game he
tied the end of the line to a powder key
and let the big fish run around in the
bay until exhausted, when he pulled it
in and killed it.
This land locked bay of San Diego
and the kelp bed at the harbor mouth
is favorite home for the black sea
bass, or Jewish, as it is commonly
called. Catching these fish is excellent
sport They weigh from 100 to 600
pounds and in appearance are much
like the small mouthed black bass of
eastern lakes. A long hand line the size
of window sash cord, large hook of
quarter inch iron, baited with white
fish, an AK and rowboat are all the
tackle needed for this sport.
The baited hook is dropped to the
bottom in so feet or more of water. A
vigorous bite and the fish almost hooks
itself. Then the fun begins. The long
line plays out with the rapidly of a
whale line when the harpoon strikes
home. The Jewish tires more quickly
than the whale The man in the bow
of the rowboat begins to take up the
slack line. This rouses the fish. Away
he darts again and stops. The slack is
pulled in again. The efforts of the fish
become less vigorous. The line is made
fast in the bow. The helmsman is
warned to look out The fish begins to
run away. The line tightens. This time
it does not play out. The fish, feeling
the weight of the boat, strives hard to
get away from it.
Faster and faster goes the boat as
the captive fish lows it seward until
the bow is pulled down almost beneath
the waves, and it is sometimes necessary
to put out the oars and attempt to re-
tard the dangerous progress. By degrees
the fish gets tired coping with such
heavy odds and finally allows itself to
be drawn alongside the boat. A blow
on the head with an ak ends the fight.
San Diego (Cal) Dispatch.
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Mary ]. Leavitt's Will.

CTATE OF VT, Bradford District IS,
- In Probate Court held at Bradford, within and
fo said district the Izh day of June, A. d. 1894
An instrument purperting to be the last will and
lament of Mary J. Leavtt late Of Newbury, in said
district deceased being presented by j. J. Smith Esq,
the executor named therein for Probate it is ordered
by said court that all persons concerned therein be no
fed 10 appear at a session thereof to be held at
Bradford in said district, the 10th day Of July,
A. D., 1904, and show If any they may have
against the probate Of said will for which purpose it is
further ordered that copy of the record of this order be
publishes three weeks successfully in the United Opn
ion newspaper printed Bradford in this state pre-
vous to said time of hearing.
By the Court Attest,
a m. GLEASON, Judge
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Commissioners, Notice.

TNHE undersigned having been appointed BY the
Il Hon Probate Court for the District Of Bradford
commissioners to receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands of all persons against the estate of William
H, Weber late Of Thetord, in said district deceased
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto hereby give
notice that will meet for the purposes aforesaid
the office of s. NJ Gleason in Thetford, on the 1st
day of Sept and day Of Dec next from 10 O'Clock
until o'clock p. Of said days and that six months
from the I'D day Of June, A. D. 1884, is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Thetford, this and day OF June, A. D.,
1894.
c. w. SAYRE, lco.,,,,
"a H. F. SLOAN. Ooi''ii''
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Commissioners NotIce
c. W. SAYRK, lcou,
H. F. SLOAN. Noii'

THE undersigned having been appointed by the
Il Hon. Probate Court for the district of Bradford
Commissioners receive, and adjust all claims
and demands OF all persons against the Of Ira R.
Meendy late of Faree, in said district deceased and
all claims exhibited in offset thereto hereby give notice
that we will for the purposes aforesaid the resi-
dence Of the late Ira Melendy the goth of June and
14th day OF Nov, next from o'clock m, until 3
O'Clock p. M OF said day, and that six months from the
18th day of May, A 1894 is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors present their claims for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Farlee this roth day Of May, A d 1894.
H. Nj. MILLER, I 60
"a VIM H. LONG. I Oo"'is'
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Randolph Normal School,

The closing exercises will be held June
18th to 22nd 1894.
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, sermon be-
fore the graduating classes by Rev. b. B.
Sherman.
Tuesday to Thursday. examinations.
Thursday p. M, at 1.90 o'clock, class day
exercises; at $50 O'Clock, Alumni meeting;
at O'Clock, the b exhibition.
Friday a. M, at 10 30 O'Clock, address by
Hon. David j. Foster, followed by gradua-
ton exercises; at l O'Clock p. M, Alumni
dinner; at O'Clock, meeting of Trustees.
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Legal.

PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF INSOL-
VENCY-BRADFORD DISTRICT 1868.
Probate Courts and Courts of Insolvency within and
Bradford-At J. H. Wasen's office in Bradford on the
second Tuesdays of every moah, commencing January
nth, 1887.
Corinth-At the Hotel in East Corinth ont the third
Wednesdays of June, August and October
West Fairlee-At the Probate office in West Farlee
on the last Saturday of every MONTH
S. M. GLEASON, udge.
Thetford Centre, VT, Dec. l. 1886.
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MISS ROWELL'S.

MILLINERY No matter how we'll you are dressed if your
hat is old style unbecoming, it po the effect of your
Just get hat that is right in and will
heighen the effect of the suit That is the of you
will find store. They have style Everything You
purchase of keep in touch with the market and
ourselves of the latest patterns. In Shoe Depart
ment you will find particularly fine and attractive line of
Ladies' and Chldren's Shoes. Chirens Cloaks, Dresses
and Caps, Furnishing Goods, Hosiery, Gloves, Corses
Wrappers and Underwear.
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S p e CIFIC S i.
BuckIen,s Arnica SaIve.

The best salve in 'he world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulsers, sat rheum, fever sores.
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, cOrns and
all skin eruptiOns, and positively, curesplles
OF no pay required. 1t Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
A. T. CLARKE's Drug Store
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13
HOW TO SLEEP.
One man who Goes to He'd BY Hia
Pocket Compass.
Pittahur9 Digpatch.

One man who Gees 70 He'd BY Hia
Pocket Compass.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
81 always sleep with my head TO the
north," said q well-known electrician
yesterday. "Why? For the simple
reason that was the way in which ma.
ture intended US to sleep. If a hu'
man body could be suspended in the
air hung like . magnetic needle, you
would find that it would act like one
The head Of the body will eventually
point to the north. 1t might take
time, but it will get there. Now, tax.
ing this into consideration, I believe
that every person should sleep with
his head to the north to get the bene'
fits of the magnetic currents that
come from that source. Yes, it ID
rather inconvenient sometimes. In
many hotels where I have stopped !
have had to place the bed diagonally
across the room. When / travel / al.
ways carry a compass to 60 to bed by.
To me it is just as important as q
watch"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13

II l could have my dearest wish fulfilled.
And take my choice of all esrth's treasures
too,
And ask from heaven whatso'er willed,
I'd ask for you.
No man I'd envy, neither low nor high,
Nor king In castle old or castle new;
I'd hold Golconda's mines less rich than I,
II had you.
Toll and privstion. poverty and care,
Undsunted I'd defy, nor future WOO;
Having my wife. no jewels else I'd wear,
II she were you.
Little I'd care how lovely she might be,
How grsced with every charm, how fond
how true;
Fen though perfection, she'd be naught to me
Were she not you.
There is more charm for my true, loving heart
In everything you think, or say. or do,
Than all the joys of heaven could cen impart
Because it's you.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13
WHOLE NUMBER 1889.
SUSAN MILLER, FARMER.
A Kansas Woman Who Tllis the
Soil and Minds Her Business.

1
Soil and Minds Her Business.
Susan Miller is the name OF one OF
the most prosperous farmers in Barton
county, says Topeka, Kan, CORE
spondent of the Washington Post.
Susan is, of course, a woman, but she
understands the art OF tilling the soil
to perfection, and nature has endowed
her with sufficient physical strength
to enable her to perform the tasks
usually allotted to the sterner sex in
agricultural communities.
She prides herself upon being the
equal Of any man behind the plow or
in the harvest field, and OF being his
superior in all that pertains to house
hold duties.
She has managed the farm which
she now owns for eight years, and dur
ing all of that time has had no assist
ance except in the busy season. Susan
is not troubled with either mortgages
or politics, and consequently has fat
bank account, and her pastures are
we'll supplied with horses, cattle, sheep
and hogs. She markets her own
products, and being shrewd at driving
a bargain always gets the best prices
for what she has to sell. Little is
known of her history before locating in
Barton county. She came from West
Virginia, bringing with her sufficient
money to pay for eighty acres of land.
While pleasant in manner and cor.
dial in hospitality, she rarely goes to
Great Bend, the county seat town, ex-
cept urgent business calls her there.
Her seat in the little country church
near her home is never vacant on the
Sabbath, and she contributes literally
to the support of the parson. Aside
from this she never mingles with the
people of her neighborhood. She is
especially fond of dogs, and always has
enough of the lest breed to stock q
kennel. Her cattle are as good as
can be found in the county, and she
will not tolerate q scrub on her prem
ises.
Miss Miller is decidedly mannish.
She is nearly six feet tall. Her Ca
pacity for work is the marvel of the
neighborhood, and what she accom-.
plishes seems almost incredible. She
is always willing to talk on any sub
ject except herself; but when any Of
her visitors show any curiosity about
her early history her mouth is tightly
closed. Her name. she says. il plain
Susan Miller, and whether she il
maid, wife or widow, she insists, con-
Germs NO one except herself. Those
who know her have long since ceased
to pursue such inquiries.
While she will not crafty the Gu
riosity of others concerning herself,
she is not inquisitive concerning 9TH
ers. She has no time to read, and a
book or newspaper seldom finds its
way into her house. Her farm and
her church monopolize her time, and
no other subject seems to have any
interest for her. Notwithstanding her
eccentricities, she is we'll liked by her
neighbors, who have sincere respect
for hor
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in the long run encourages the de-
mand for interest-paying properties.
The veto of the Bland bill will
robably settle the silver question for
good as far as this Administration j.
concerned. This is not only the most
important but the most encouraging
feature of the whole situation. 1t will
not only restore confidence in the
ability of the government to maintain
its obligation on a gold basis but it
will again restore American credit on
a high plane the world over. A veto
of the Bland bill will do much to
counteract the effects of tariff changes,
which have already done their woret.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13

THE Blue Canyon Coal Company
has cut the wages OF the employees at
its mines. The miners scale was 70.
duced from So to $40 per day Of
eight hours work, and the laborera
we're reduced from - to $1.75 per day.
However, as . consideration for all the
old employees who should remain, the
company offers to pay $3.50 to the
miners and $l.85 to the laborers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13
BITS OF INFORMATION.

Portugal has 1900 varieties of
flowers.
Newspaper advertisements date
from 1862.
A knot is 6.OSO.27 feet; y land mile
is $3.50 feet.
The total war strength Of Europe 10
over 10000, 600 men.
Ants have a regular system of sports,
including races.
A Russian does not become of age
until he is 26.
Canada has 100000 acres of un.
explored territory.
More accidents occur to the right
leg than to any other limb.
Savannah is the forest city of the
South from its innumerable shade
trees.
India has 12,0OO,O 900 who can read
and write out OF population of 246,.
100000.
In he, half century's reign Queen
Victoria has worn her crown but
twenty times.
The Dakota river is over l 900 miles
long, and is the longest unnavipable
river in the world.
A speck of gold weighing the
millionth part of grain may be easily
seen by the naked eye.
Philadelphia has twenty-three miles
of deep-water front on the Delaware
and five miles on the Schuylkill.
The latest census of Europe shows
the population to consist of 17O,SlS,-
SCI males and l74,9l4,119 females.
Whenever lightning strikes the
Sahara Desert it vitrifes small Dor
ton of the sand, making a sort of
glass.
The average weight of 10000 people
weighed in Bostsu was: Men, l4l1
pounds; women, 1244 psa,ds.
The Congo has twice the extent of
the navigable waters OF the Mississippi
and its tributaries, and three times it's
population.
The longest street.car line in the
world connects a number of towns
with Buenos Ayres. 1t is 200 miles
long, and horses pull the cars.
Greenland's interior is estimated to
be covered by shield-shape cap of
snow and ice not less than 5000 feet
or one mile in thickness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13

THERE was an astonishing sacrifice
in the disposal Of the Worlds Fair
buildings at Chicago. The magnificent
New York building, which cost $l75,.
600, sold for $3.50; the Ohio building
which cost $40, 900, did not bring any
thing, and that State had to pay $500
to have the building removed; the
large Illinois State building, which
cost $2SO,OOO, brought only $l,65O;
the Minnesota building, which cost
$4,000, sold for $3.50; the Swedish
building, which cost $4,000, brought
only 500; the old Virginia building,
which was an exact reproduction OF
Mount Vernon. the home Of Washing.
ton, cost $25, 900 and sentiment made
it sell for $500; the Pennsylvania
building, costing $4,000, being all
brick and iron and good salvage,
brought $3.50; the Puck and Judge
buildings were given away, and the
great building erected by California at
a cost of $4,000 was sold for only
$500.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13
WANTe0 A representative for our
WAN Gu Family Treasury, the great.

wAMTen A representative for our
est book ever offered to the public.
A Christmas Present for both old and
young.
Our coupon system. which we use in
selling this great work, enables each pur'
chaser to get the took FREE so every
one purchases.
For his first weeks work one agents
profit is SI68.00. Another Sl36. lady
has Just cleared $l2O for her first week s
work.
Write for particulars. and if you can be-
gin at once send 81 90 for outfit. We give
you exclusive territory. and pay large
commissions on the sales OF sub-agents.
Write at once for the agency for your
county.
Address all communications to
RAND. AIcNALLY d co.,
Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13

The last weekly report of Henry
Clews 4 Co., the New York financiers
is encouraging. Among other favor.
able conditions the report states a.
follows:
coincidence is certainly reviving.
Business is slowly but surely emerging
from the distress brought ON by the
silver crisis. Stocks Of merchandise
have become so exhausted, with few
exceptions, by prolonged curtailment
Of production, that universal resump
ton at the mills will be imperative
soon. The manufacturing situation
is exceptionally favorable because
wages and materials are lower than
usual, and consumptive abilities oil
the country have not been impaired
in any such degree as its productive
abilities. The business situation may
be dismissed by the simple statement
that it is exceptionally sound and i'm
proves daily.
Easy money is assured for months
to come. Rates are extraordinarily
low, and there are no immediate pros
poets OF better rates. Even the ap.
preaching April settlements. usually a
period OF disturbance, are attracting
no attention. This question of easy
money is an important factor, because
VT not only facilitates speculation bu.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13

the Grand Orient. at is through
women that Catholicism has made it
way into our social system" she de
clared, "and if it maintains its plac,
there it is entirely through woman
You would therefore o my brethren
do we'll to initiate as many women a
possible into the craft if you wish t
combat Catholicism on an equa
ground"
1t has become noteworthy fac
that when in 1868 the great ladies o
France abandoned Masonry in defer
ence to the injunction of the churct
OF Rome, the women Of Spain, who are
quito as religious, and perhaps even
still more submissive to the church
went on maintaining lodges and
practicing the craft.
In no country, save Spain and
Portugal, does feminine lodges exist
nowadays. and the only woman that
has ever been initiated as a Mason in
Great Britain was Lord Doneraile's
daughter.
Meetings of the lodge over which
Lord Doneraile presided were held at
his residence, Doneraile Castle, and in
the course OF one of the meetings,
which was held in hall cOmmunicat-
ing with smaller room in which his
young daughter happened to be occu-
pied by chance the young lady un-
Willingly overheard all that was going
on.
Too much alarmed to know how 10
act, she at first thought the meeting
would shortly disperse and that her
accidental presence would never be
discovered, and then again it occurred
to her that she had better escape if it
were possible to get away unperceived.
She accordingly stole out and keeping
close to the tapestry of the vast hall
in the dim light, successfully passed
the gentlemen seated at the table in
the middle of it, who were too much
absorbed to notice her. She reached
the door and opened it, when to her
dismay, she found herself confronted
by the sentinel, or "tyler," whose
Office it is to guard the approaches
whenever lodge is held. This func-
tionary, as in duty bound, brought his
prisoner back to the middle OF the
hall and presented the terrified girl to
the assembly.
Unanimous regret was frankly ex-
pressed for the fate that the young
woman had incurred, but all agreed
that there was only one issue.
"Oh! no, gentlemen" said Lord
Doneraile, 1 am not going to lose my
only daughter; you must find some
other way out of it,"
"There can be but one other way
out of it," replied the spokesman,
Z" but she is not . man; il she were
she might be sworn in Freemason."
"Then," said Lord Doneraile, "she
must be sworn in without being
man." The conclusion was accepted,
the young lady was sworn in then and
there, and proved as loyal as Irish
women invariably are to any oath
which they may take.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13

WARDEN J. H. Coblentz reports that
there were manufactured at the Wash
ington State penitentisry jute mills
during the month of March, 1894,
2O2, 200 arain-bags, which is 10000
moro than the highest mark yet
reached under his management. and
5000 more than were ever made by
the former management during like
period.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13

THE Oriental, while descending the
Cowlitz river few days ago with .
load of cottonwood for slaves, etc, ran
foul of a snag near Stockport and
sank. A crew OF men are now at
work raising her.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13

0HoCAcu1AV8o ou0 AAho Whh0 So0s
Chicago Records Washington cor.
rsspondence: I heard a good story on
Col. Breckenridge from a Kentucky
Congressman last night. 1t seems
that the defendant in his late breach
of promise case has q family of grown.
up children, three boys and two girls.
One of the latter is a partner in his
fathers law practice and has been &C
tive in taking depositions for the de.
Tense. He has sowed q good many
wild oats, but not 80 many Is his
brother, who is described as about the
widest youth in the blue grass re.
gion. Not long before the present
scandal broke out young Breckenridge
got into desperate row down in Ken.
lucky. ia which several men were cut
and himself badly used up. Col
Breckenridge, when he was in Wash
ington, heard the news and tele.
graphed at once to Col. Shelby, his
partner: "Have Bob kept in jail
until / return" The instructions
were carried out. As soon as Col
Breckenridge could leave Washington
he went to Lexington, made Bob pack
up his things and took him to Phila-
delphia, where he put him on board
sailing vessel that was bound for San
Francisco around the Horn, with in.
structions to the captain to discipline
him if necessary. He hoped the voy-
age would do the young man good
But the very day the ship sailed the
Pollard scandal was published in the
newspapers. Of course Bob heard oi
it and read all the disgusting details.
Whereupon he went to the telegraph
Office and wired Col. Shelby at Lexing-
ton: "Have father kept in Jail till
return"