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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Sixteenth Century Monks.

In all seasons alike the monks rosc
from their beds at midnight and went
into a cold church-think how terribly
cola il must have been in the depth ID
winter and there went through a serv-
ice, or rather two services, mathis and
lauds, which were mostly sung and
lasted about n hours. They then crept
back to bed again. At = a. m. they again
assembled in their church for prime,
and at its close there was short mectr
ing in the chapter house fU tho ordinary
business Of the house. and specially its
discipline After that one Of the monks,
in priests orders, would, in his turn.
celebrate our lady's maaa, while others
would be reading or talking in the clois-
ter. At 9 a. m. came tieroe. which was
followed by high mass and sext Dinner
time was, in the fourteenth century,
probably / 1 or II 80 O'Clock, and dur
ing the meal some lesson would be read
aloud.
After dinner came nonea, and while
most of the monks wero engaged in that
service the conversia, or lay brethren,
and the monks who had in their turn
served the others at dinner sat down to
their meal Then came short time set
apart, if desired. for sleep which was
followed by active employment OF diff
ferent kinds, by study or recreation.
vespers were sung at 8 p. M Supper
was at and was followed by reading
from some book of edification. At 80
came compline, and then at s the breth-
rem went to the dormitory to sleep until
they were aroused for mathis It was In
the intervals of these stated studies that
the officers of Benedictine house trans
acted their manifold business and the
other brethren studied in the "carrells"
or wrote and illuminated in the Scripto-
rum. Review.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
ELECTRICITY AND THE MAILS.
Talk of q More Extensive Use of Wires Ii
the Postal Service,

Talk of q More Extensive Use of Wires In
| the Postal Service.
1t has recently been pointed out that
already the telephone is used, by actual
count, ten times as much as the tele-
graph, the annual figures being put now
at about rs, 900, 900 kilograms and $780,
900, 900 telephone talks. The long dis
lance telephone system is paralleling the
older telegraph lines all over the coun-
try, and in the cities the average Of use
of the telegraph, owing to rapid transit,
messenger service, special delivery let
ters, and. above all, the telephone, has
dropped much below one message per
head per year.
A suggestion lately put forward by
Mr.. P. B. Delany, an inventor and
electrician Of high standing, is the sub
ject just now of warm discussion in
electrical circles. Having in mind the
statistics quoted above, Mr.. Delany an
nounces his firm conviction that 1t is
time to get out Of the telegraph its full
working value, and that it ought now
to be used for the carriage Of the mails,
not in the physical sense. but literally,
all the same. He believes that 40, 600 or
30, 900 letters of about 80 words each
between Chicago and New York could
every day be proftably sent over cou-
pie of copper wires at rate OF IL cents
or 10 cents apiece. Thousands OF such
letters now pay 10 cents in the mail to
insure the saving of half an hour after
a journey of % hours. whereas, by Mr..
Delany's plan, correspondence between
two such metropolitan centers could
easily be interchanged in an hour. and
the documents be delivered In clean
typewriter print
The plan is based necessarily on "ma-
chine tolegraphy," which has been on
trial before, and not gone very far. but
the growth Of the great CITIES and the
undoubtsd desire for swiftsr, cheaper
intsrcommunication Of private and pub
lie news give more plausibility TO MIR.
Delany's Arguments than they have bad
hitherto. His idea 10 70 give the public
. low priced telegraphio nsAil ON the
same lines that Row Land Hill hrst start
cd his universal postal service, and his
contention ia that the function Of rail
ways is to handle passengers and freight,
but not anything 70 intangible ~ COR
respondence and newA-New York
Post
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08

Prices for market beef-A few choice, 1907
extra, t5.5015.75; first quality, tS95.25; second
quality, sRg450; third quality, tS93.50.
Prices for store cattle-Working oxen, p
pair s8OolO farrow COWS, sl0922; fancy
COWS. s5O97O; miloh cows and calves s3NS4S;
yearlings, sS9l6; 2year-olds, fla922; Syear
western fat swine-Live, s14C9421c; northern
dressed hogs, 414c 2 10.
Prices for sheep and lambs-In lots, Sl.60l129
25o each; extra, t275D3.5O, or lzsgg31zc p ID (;
lambs 3Q4lzc: veal calves, 219C9554c n ID.
Prices OF hides, tallow and sklns-Brigh ton
hides, 6ld61Sc p ID tallow, 394c 2 ID; country
hides 5G515c p ID country tallow 11s(g2c p 10 /;
calf skins. 6OcGSl.l5 each; lamb skins, 35(955c;
dairy skins, 4UGJOc.
Cattle-The business this week in beef cattle
could not be called very lucrative to the seller.
Cattle for beef not active. Western cattle
showed weakness OF re q ID, and country
lots could not find sale at any better rates
Mich cows-A good supply Of all grades at
range of s2Olg4S Fancy, $5OG6o.
Fat hogs-A decline is again effected on
northern at 41zc dead weight. On western at
614(G33zc live weight.
Sbeet-Dealer.s seemed to he dazed when
told that western sheep and lambs could be
landed here at Lf6lsc lower rates, and more
so when bids were made on the hocks at the
var Is but there was no way out OF II but 70
suhmit. The situation looks bad for those who
have sheep In the country depending upon our
markets for disposal, but prices may take 3
start upward when the surplus supply Is
flooded out.
Veal caives-Supply diminishing, and prices
, should improve but rather than an advance
the market is weak in tone and &c lower IN
price.
Live poultry-Four tons at 7Cdsc for mixed
lots. Choice chickens at legi4c g. H.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
MISSING WORD SWINDLES.


Prohibited by Law.
Though missing word contests"
were declared Illegal six months or
year ago ih England, and were supposed
to have bden definitely stopped, they are
still being carried on. Unfortunately 1t
is only thd fraudulent ones that are now
in existen{e. The "missing word con
test was SO popular for many months
after 1t was introduced that it is not
surprising that 1t has been kept up even
against the law. 1t never attained any
great popularity in this country. A sen
tence was printed with one word left
blank, and the first person who supplied
the missing word by mail got the chief
prize, other awards being made up to
considerable sum. Each competitor sent
in something like shilling us entrance
fee, and the total amount received in this
way, generally an enormous sum, was
distributed among the winners.
That was the way the competition
went when it was managed fairly But
the most Of the missing word games, if
not all of them, that are now running
are mataged on no such principle. The
periodicals now conducting them are
generally printed somewhere on the con-
tinent and are scattered broadcast on
British soil. In many cases they are not
periodicals at all, but merely circulars
sealed up as letters giving the terms OF
the competition and the sentence to be
completed.
An instance Of how one Of these swim
dies works is that Of q workingman who
sent shillings abroad 10 contest A
few days later he received In reply 4
letter marked Private" ostensibly
from an employee OF the foreign con-
Germ, which offered In revenge" TO
supply the missing word secretly fcu 20
shillings, or about Is. The deluded mo
chanio sent on the money and rsosived
he word. Shortly afterward hs got
letter from the company, saying that
Sc had won, and that there were several
hundred dollars standing 30 hiz credit
The only trouble was. 30 tho letter ran.
has another composition had lodged q
complaint aad claimed ca, Ii he was
willing to buy the man csit. sending 81
by postal, ms prizs money would b
forwarded to him in full
The workingman started to pawn
clothing in order to raise tho money.
when friend suggested to him TO have
the company send the prfxa money
minus the 60. He wrote to that effect.
In answer came letter stating that be
need not send the money, as II had all
= D. L u
their books against him for "nosorial
and other costs of currency, amount
ing to shillings. Would he send that
over Immediately for expenses, Confid-
ingly he did SO and never heard from
the company afterward. New York
World
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
The "Big McKinneys.s

Marion county, Ia, of which Knox
vile is the county seat, the home OF the
"Long Three Robinson Brothers, the
giants who starred several seasons with
Barnum as the three tallest brothers in
the world, is also the native county OF
the "Big McKinneys, four mammoth
specimens of humanity who claim to be
the only four brothers in Iowa whose
combined weight is more than 1000
pounds. Only two of the brothers, Doc
and Jim, now reside in Marion county.
The former of these weighs 253 pounds
and the latter $40. Frank, the second
largest, weight 267, is somewhere out
west, and John, the giant of the four,
weight 286, is a Chicago policeman.
Not one of the four is what would be
termed "fleshy" man. Each is trim
specimen Of perfect manhood, standing
from feet to feet inches in height.
John makes the boast that he ''can stand
fat footed and turn back somersault
any day." and Jim can mash man s
hand in his giant grasp, or can take
dime and twist it all out of shape be
tween his thumb and fingers. st. Lou,
Reuublic
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
CARRIAGE oE The FUTURE.
Interesting Speculation as to Its Probable
Character.

The electrical carriage, or horse le
Gotham and may eventually supersede
the bicycle in popular favor. The horse
less vehicle and the bicycle will probably
sooner or later be manufactured as a
sort of composite carriage, to carry any
where from one to a dozen persons
When horses are dispensed with, it will
no longer be necessary to have the We
hicles b gh enough to enable the rider to
overlook the animal, and this will pro-
duce change as radical as that from
the old high wheeled bike to the safety.
The carriage Of the future will probably
be so low that one may step into it from
the street with perfect ease, and the
danger Of being thrown out from a run
away or collision will be reduced to a
minimum. The carriage will Of course
have low wheels and elastic tires.
For light vehicles the pneumatic tire
may be used, while for rougher and
heavier work some strong cushion tire
will be more serviceable. Then the dash
board, originally designed to protect the
driver from the mud thrown up by the
horses feet, as we'll as from the kicks
of the animals, will no longer be need
ed, because there will be no horses to
splash on kick. The aim, as in the bicy-
Gle, will no doubt be hghtness, COM
bined with strength. 1t is quite likely
that the most popular and useful form
Of horseless carriage will be light We
hicle for two persons, which can be easily
stored In an ordinary dwelling, and this
will take the place OF on supplement the
bicycle in families Of moderate means.
All this is very interesting, and tho
model horsslsss carriage will no doubt
como In time. bot before 1t can come in
10 general use in this country there must
b vest improvement In the common
roads Tia ordinary country road is bad
enough for hicyclars, bat the rider Of
Do tvo wheelsd vehicle can pick his
way and rAvsrs ktnoo<A rut OF track
Il . fsw inches In width. while the
three On fosr wheeled vehiele must have
. wids, mooAh oauseway. Tho multi
plication and cheapening Of means Of
travel arc vast benefit 70 the health Of
the people. Tho bicycle has already &C
complisbed mach fr the public health,
but It's benefit il mainly confined to the
active on robust The horseless carriage
viii give the aged and feeble, as we'll as
tho strong. the means Of outng. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
A satisfactory SMiaa SiKht-

Belated tourists in Switzerland are
offered 'sight" which is as unique as
1t is satisfactory. The frowning rocks
around the Devils bridge. between Cos
chenen and Andermatt. are hidden un-
der heavy scaffoldings, put mp in order
to efface the glazing advertisements
which for some time past have disfgured
the grand and grewsome mountain for
tress. 1t will delight the heart of every
climber ON the Gotthart highways and
byways to know that next year he will
be spared the sight Of one ungainly ad-
vertisement crying ont in gigantic let
tiers. close to the Devils bridge, tie
names of the best chocolate manufac
turers in Switzerland, and of another
stating the fact that at certain Berlin
hotel 700 beds are at the disposal of the
traveller in Switzerland. One wonders
whether, together with the advertise
ments, the figure with the cloven hoofs
will disappear, which some native or for
eign artist has painted in red color
against one of the rocks overhanging
the road, of the parsonage after whom
the famous bridge is named. -Westmin
ster Gazette.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
A Famous French Detective.

NJ. G. Goron, the famous French de-
tective, is about to retire from the po-
lice. He is perhaps the most wonderful
and accomplished man in his profession.
1t was NJ Goron who was, intrusted
with all the arrangements for insuring
the safety Of the Czarowitz Nicholas
during his visit to Paris some three
tears ago The Russian prince, accom-
panied by the detective, made a tour Of
he lowest quarters of Paris in disguise,
and visited some dens of the worst re-
puts.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Sumatra Tobacco.

E. Spencer Bates, United States cou-
sui at Singapore, is making an effort to
introduce the cultivation Of Sumatra to-
bacco into the United States, in view OF
the high price it commands and its su-
periority for wrappers. He says that
this tobacco is suitable for growing in
lower California and on the southern
coast Of the United States Finding It
impossible to obtain seed through ON
cial channels, owing to the reluctance
of the Dutch planters, he has procured
a supply from private sources and will
forward it 20 the agricultural depart
ment. -Washing, on Pest
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
English American News.

This is the way a writer in the Lon
don Telegraph refers 20 recent American
laws against pool selling and betting at
race tracks: The antibeuins us25p
passed last act mn az the ili.jun-e i
,he Puritaus who woula f1in in1pi"
the blue laws Of Connect cut iato ''.e
city of New York. the most cumopoi-
tan capital III the world.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Don't Tobacco sult or Smoke Your Life Away

Is the truthful, startling title OF book about
No-TO- Bac. the harmless. guaranteed tobac.
co habit cure that braces up nicouniZed
nerves. eliminates the nicotine poison, makes
weak men gain strength. vig0r and man
hood. You run no physical or financial risk
as No-TO- Bac is sold by AlOnzo L. Clarke
under a guarantee to cure or money refund
ed. Book free. Address Sterling Remedy
Co.. New York OF Chicago.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
The PROD noe Quotations

PoRK-rork provisions sro stoady and un-
changed ~ tho lowor prices last noted: Barrel
pork. SIS; light backs. 50: lean ends. ,ll;
sages, I've hams, %; mediums. $40; smsl1,
paus. f07xo; pure loaf lard, in pals, s,45sao;
Shoulder, iNo; esrnsd fre.A shoulders, DO;
bacon t SiSs:; ;. usage mo.s. 10; Selosnna @:
CITY ar..tsd a:s: sIi H: I s;;u, ar .Hs
still tho shippers declare that better prices
must 30 obtained They also suggest that
they arc gong to redues shipments: Choice
extra heavy kinds. ll1l(ol2o; good binds. 100
lie; light binds. f1stfo: heayy fores, $3.50;
backs, E<071,c; .r.ttles. AS4Iio; ohucks. $40
SIC; short ribs. t1lsc: rounds, $3.50; Pumps
iceis]bo; rumps ana loins. lVcld1lo; loins. ID
OArs-Oats are quiet and rather easy: No. l
clipped, 10 arrive. are quoted 1T TGo23o; No. .
white, 3S51c; n. ) mixed. s&a25Sc; clipped
mixed, 2515c The spot market IL quiet and
rather easy: No. clipped track T0Sc; No. 2
clipped, G(12s1Sc; No. white, 2S(o2e5Sc; No. 3
white, zs1sc; NO mixed, lac; clipped mixed,
251lc.
Wheat closed about the same as the opening at
Chicago, Flour is quiet. with trade rather
wheat, clear and straight, 50 1903 ~; winter
pat, 50 1908 %; spring pat, 50 1905 w. Add 25o
TO tho above prices for tho iobbins rates.
CoRS-Corn holds arm for spot and nearby,
with new corn TO arrive quoted at sIt4C9371i
c caro oG No. s. show. Now No J ysliow sold for
would bring so IL 1t were at hand. New
steamer yellow is quoted 1t t2IstS%so.
HAY-f1ay Is quiet. Straw Is steady and
5% Bran i a S1s Fay .s s 81 or.
si4 5Osia IS; winter, SIS 25,si5 81.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08

Witch Hazel Oil as CURATIVE and
HEALING APPLICATION. Ii has been
used 40 years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
1t Cures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDs, Externas
or Internal, Blind or distinguishing and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate-cure certain.
1t Cures BURNS, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. Relief instant.
1t Cures Torn, Cut and Lacerated
Wounds and Bruises
1t Cures BoILs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Old
Sores, Itching Eruptions, Security or Scald
Head. 1t is Infallible.
1t Cures INFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS
and Sore Nipples. 1t is invaluable.
1t Cures SALT RHEUM letters, Scurfy
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters.
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corns and Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects.
Three Sizes, 25c., soc. and $Ioo.
Sold by Druggists sent postpaid on receptofprics
Yah
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Whitea Mountain Employment Bureau.

Girls wanted for house WORK. Cont pay
A ls0 table, chamber and laundry girls and
cooks for summer and year round hotels.
Proprietors of hotels, boarding houses and
farms will find it to their advantage to hire
fheir help through us. Reliable male and
emae hely furnished without charge.
33tf ). Oscar Parker 81 Son, Props
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Live Stock Markets.
Sheen and

Amount of live stock on the markets ct
Brighton and Watertown:
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Deprived of Its Buoyant
Feature.

Cheese Quiet and Firm-Potatoes and
Apples In Liberal suppIy-Good De-
mand For Poultry-Live Stock Markets.
BosToN, Nov. 6.-Tameness is the lead
ing feature Of the butter market this week
so far. Holders are as firm as ever in their
views, and not urging sales, being conf
dent that business will come around all
right in few days. The export demand
has dropped off, and this deprives the
market of great deal If the buoyancy
which was so prevalent week or two ago.
No orders from English buyers have been
received for several days, and this lull
may continue until the effect of recent
liberal shipments ON foreign markets can
be ascertained.
The western markets show increased
strength, and New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore maintain steady tone.
The situation generally retains full de-
gree of strength, and while some Of our
dealers think the sharp edge is off, we see
no reason for any decline.
Fine fresh New York, Vermont and
New Hampshire creamery are held at 20
to 90 cents, and few sales are made at
that rate. Northern receipts are begin
ming to show frosty defects, and wider
range of prices will be the result
A few special sales Of western creamery
sell at 221z to 90 cents, but for the general
run of western 81 to 20 cents is still full
selling rate.
An Increased demand for fresh ladies
and imitation creamery is expected whom
the cold weather sots in, and those to
some extent will take the place of fresh
made creamery, especially II the quality Of
the latter is allowed to dstorlorAte. Choice
imitation may now be quoted At IA 10 10
cents, but very few good enough TO com
mand over 10 cents.
june creamery has been qaiet for several
days past, and the rush for that grade
seems to DO over, though 10 may soon start
up again. For best stock 10 10 nos safe TO
quote ovor 10 to 20 cents, though Some 10
still hold ~ 81 cents. Second grades range
from 16 to Is cents. Ladies' and inita-
tions, 12 to IA eents.
Quiet and Arm is the condition Of the
cheese market. Buyers come up slowly to
the prices based on cost in the country, but
late arrivals of September and October
makes are hold at IN cents for twins and
IL Oonts IOC largo bluHAeb "A low bAloB OIL
earlior receipts At 10 to II cents.
The stock hers Is small, and holders are
confident that full asking rates will bs
paid later on tho fall mako.
Other Produce.
Strictly fresh western eggs sold at 81 to
% cents, and selected lots at % cents;
ordinary western, 10 to 20 cents; fresh
eastern, 20 to 30 CENTS refrigerator stock,
16 to II cents, and some fne spring lots
from cold storage here 20 higher. Stock
last week was reduced 6037 cases.
Beans have ruled quiot and steady at
preyious prices. Potatoes continue in
Very largo supply and best eastern he
brons hard to sell ut over So cents bushel.
Apples in liberal receipt, and most sales
at $1.T5 to t2.25 = barrel.
Poultry in more demand, but prices
continue low. Choice Vermont turkeys
and chickens Is to II cents, but plenty of
western at &c to - cents pound.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08

Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with Humphreys
Witch Hazel Oil as CURATIVE and
Arizona silver belt., 1895-04-13
NO BREACH OF PROMISE.
How Glover Lawyer Beat Prot;y Girl
 with on Ugly Alan.

How a Glover Llwyer Beat Q Prot;y Girl
 with on Ugly Alan.
 Sorgt. Wilkins once defended a breach of promise case fer singularly ugly little man, which case he told the de fendant, after reading bis brief, must be bounced" through And the sor- gcaut did bounce it through
 'Gcntlcmcn of the jury" he said, at the close of a most eloquent speech, you've heard the evidence for the plaintiff; and gentlemen of Che i&ry, you have admired Che uo5t bewitcAinT lady, the plaintiff herself GSu4 -aca, do you believe that this cns5anting. this fascinating, this captivating, t3ls accomplished lady would, for one no mcat, favor Che advances or listen, wi D auyshiuB save Scora end indignation. to the alloraus nrateatlt}1us of tAa wrotehCd and rcpulslyc hu.auncUtug, the deforncd and degraded defend. ant2"
 His client looked up from the wall oi the court ard piteouslg murmured
 Sergt Willsiasl Oh serEt yaataB!r
 Silence. air!' replied the sargoGut, in a wratlful uaaartoue. Gentle men, be continued, bringing his dst heavily down on the desk before him, do you think that thi5 lovely lady, thia fair and smiling creature, would eyar have permitted ou offer of marriage "a be made to her by tais miserable atom of humanity, this uutod creature, who woala have to stasa CD 8 sheet of aota paper Co look over !wopcuae2'
 Instant verdict fer defendant
Arizona silver belt., 1895-04-13
Poor Inaeeht

The prospect of relief from drastic cathartics for persons troubled with consumption is poor indeed. True they act upon the bowels, but this they do with violence, and their operation tends to weaken the intestines and is preiudiclsl to the stomach Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is an efTectual laxative, but it neither gripes not enfeebles. Furthermore, it promotes digestion and regular action oi the liver and the kidneys. It isa an efficient barrier against and remedy for malarial com plaints aud rheumatism, and is of great benefit to the weak, neryons and aged. As n medicinal shmulant it cannot be surpassed Physicans cordially re- commend it, and it's professional in- dorsement is fully horne out by popu- lar experience. Appetite and sleep ore both improved by this agreeable inyigorant and alternative.