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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02

The Bombay Times states that post
card which, posted in Madras on the
4th of January, 1887, was delivered in
Bombay few days ago. The history is
in post marks.
Addressed to firm in Mount road,
Madras, the celebrating stamp is dated
"Vepery, Jan. 49," The next stamp
bears the words, "First delivery, Mt
Road, Jan, ST.
The card then acquired the legend,
"Not in Mt. Road, ;" and back it went to
the chief Office, whose stamp it bears.
A number of initials on the card and a
multiplicity of postmarks indicate that
it had several times been sent out after
this to find an owner and a rough hole
in the center suggests that the postmas-
ter, careful though despairing man,
was eventually compelled to file the
document for reference.
On the gath of April last there was
evidently a "spring cleaning" in the
Madras postoffice, for the card was then
withdrawn from the file, and the bold
words "Try Bombay" added to the
many legends on the side which is in
tended only for the address.
1t reached Bombay on the 26th of
April, and after its long Information the
message reached well known firm of
Bombay photographers.
The eight-year-old message runs as
follows: 81 would be much obliged if
you would take my daughters photo ON
Thursday morning 1 leave Madras on
Friday morning.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02
Why Dentistry Pays at the seashore.

The number of dentists signs on the
houses and Office buildings in all the
Jersey seashore resorts is such as to ex-
cite wonder. AS one tourist recently ex-
pressed it, Zone would think the people
of New York went there TO have their
teeth attended to-" Between Seabright
and Ocean Grove there are as many
dentists as should expect to find occupa-
ton in city of considerable size,
1.-THE fact is, said one of the den
fists, "that not only the New Workers,
but the Philadelphians and plenty of
folks from other cities as well, do come
here to have their teeth fixed They do
not know it when they arrange to go to
the seaside, but they find it cut when
they get here, and their teeth begin to
throb with pain. The reason is that the
change of air, the tonic effect of the
change and the active, invigorating
outdoor life which the summer idlers
lead strengthens and stimulates them.
Their hearts work quicker and with
more strength, and if there is a weak
spot anywhere about them the pressure
of the excited circulation calls it into
notice So it is that teeth which gave
no trouble in the cities throb with pain
at the seashore New York Sun.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02
The Cars Present to an American.

A matter of almost international in
terest that is known to but a very few
intimate friends of DR.. J. M. Crawford,
late consul general to st. Petersburg, is
the fact that when he was about to leave
Russia and had severed his connection
as representative of the United States
a number of officials representing the
car of all the Russians called upon him,
and on behalf Of the emperor presented
Dr.. Crawford with what is probably the
handsomest set Of solid silver service in
this city today as a token of the esteem
in which the emperor held the consul
general 1t will be remembered that in
1892 the United States sent to Russia
two shiploads of flour, because the crops
there had failed and the peasants We're
starving. The ships State of Missouri
and State of Indiana were dispatched
there with cargoes of -four as gift from
the American people and landed at the
war port Of Libau, which is now being
built, and where there were 900 work
men who were on the verge of starva-
ton. DR.. Crawford went to Libau as
the representative of his government to
receive the flour and formally present it
to the Russiaa authorities for distribu-
ton. For the great interest that he took
in it the emperor desired to give an in
dication of the fact that he appreciated
it.-Cincinnati Tribune.
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The Yacht America Today.

1t is pretty difficult to perceive in the
old, widowed craft tossing mournfully
on the water in front of the Chelsea
clubhouse any semblance to General
Buffers fast sailing schooner yacht
America, yet the old America it is, with
its sea wings gone and its racing heels
doubled and twisted by years of neglect
and inactivity. The old sea PAGER has
the same boom and masts and the same
dignified poise of the nose that made
her a wonder in her triumphant days in
the early seventies. An old sea salt de-
clared the other day that little scrap
ing and overhauling would put her in
condition to sail the briny deep with the
same nobility and speed of yore. -Bos-
ton Traveller.
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Chicago Speech July 10, 1858.

MY friend has said that I am poor
hand to quote Scripture. will try it
again, however. 1t is said in one of the
admonitions of our Lord, AS your Father
in heaven is perfect, be ye also perfect.
The Saviour, l suppose, did not expect
any human creature could be perfect as
the Father in heaven, but he said, AS
your Father in heaven is perfect, be ye also
perfect. He set that up as a standard, and
he who did most in reaching that standard
attained the highest degree of moral perfec-
tion. So say in relation to the principle
that all men are created equal LEI. it be as
nearly reached as we can. If we cannot
give freedom to every creature, let us do
nothing that will impose slavery upon any
other creature"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02
The tricycle. Showing Itself.

Some women who cannot master the
bicycle, or who are rather averse to its
conspicuousness-though thing that is
as common as the bicycle no longer de-
serves the adjective in its pure sense
are finding compromise in the tricycle..
This machine is in some evidence again,
and as its construction has taken on all
the modern improvements except the
loss of one wheel it is a happy way out
Of the dilemma of the woman who
wants to propel herself over the ground,
but who cannot or viii MT mount BIZ
cycle
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02

Changing Diseases.

In'that delightful book, "Rider
Grange" the husband of Pomona
gives as his reasons for not remov-
ing from malarial neighborhood,
that it don't do for a man at his
time of life to go about changing
his diseases and adding, that there
are diseases incident to almost
every locality. and he likes a dis
ease he is used to.
Now, in case of malarial dis
eases, aside from the unwilling
ness of patients to "change dis
cases." it is generally not conven-
lent to change their residence. If
this were done in every case, some
of our most thriving communities
would be depopulated..
Nothing is left to do therefore
but to fortify oneself against mala-
rial influences. For this purpose
Drs, Starkey & Palen's Compound
Oxygen has proved itself in the
past % years the most efficient
thing in the world.
Any person desiring to change
diseases for health should write us
a plain statement of the case, when
if possible, the way will be point
ed out. The consultation is with
out charge. Address Drs. Stark
ey Dc Palen, 1929 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, or San Francisco,
New York, and Toronto, Ont.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02
Isabella AlIIsOn's Will.

STATE OF VERMONT, District Of Bradford IS.
- In Probate Court held at Thetford in and for said
District on the 18th day OF July, A. D. 1906
An instrument purportng to be the last will and tes-
lament OF Isabella Allison late of Newbury, in said
district deceased being presented to court by David
r. Allison one OF the executors named therein for pro-
bate 1t Is ordered by said court that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at ses.
sion thereof to be held at Bradford, in said
district, on the I3th day of August, A. D. 1906, and
show any they may have against the probate Of
said will for whichpurpose it is further ordered that
copy OF the record Of this order be published three weeks
SUCCESSFULLY in the United Opinion, newspaper printed
at Bradford previous to said time Of hearing
By the Court, Attest,
80 S. M. GLEASON Judge
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02
Commissioners Notice

VIE undersigned having been appointed by the Hon
4 Probate Court for the District Of Bradford Com
missioners to receive examine and adjust all claims
and demands OF all persons against the estate of Asa
Dickey late of Bradford in said district deceased
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto hereby give
the law Office Of Geo A. Dlckey in Bradford on the I'D
day OF Sept and 9th day of Jan. fro O'Clock
p. m; until O'Clock p m. Of said days. and that six
the time limited by said Court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to us for examination and allowance
Dated at Bradford this 13th day OF July, d, 1905.
FRANK E. HILAND o.,
SO w. B. D. AVERY. I Nemms.
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DRIVING BACK THE OCEAN.
The Gigantic Work of Reclaiming Sub
merged Land In Holland.


merged Land In Holland.
The people of Holland have under
taken gigantic work by means of
which they expect to recover the larger
part Of the territory now covered by the
Zuyder Zee, the inland sea of the coun-
try, and turn it again into a fertile
farming region. 1t is now just five cen
turies since the inundation of that part
CT the Netherlands now covered by the
Zuyder Zee was completed, the encroach-
ments of the sea having been going on
for 225 years, previous to which time
the territory was covered with forests.
By the most stupendous exertions
about $50 square miles of country have
already been recovered by an elaborate
dixie system, which has gradually re-
claimed section after section that was
lost, but the new scheme transcends the
previous work in extent and Importance,
The towns of the region, which had be-
come of considerable Importance as sea-
ports through the bringing of the wa
ters Of the ocean to their doors, have lost
considerable of that Importance through
the difficulties Of navigation and the
transfer of the trade to the North Hol-
land canal and the Y ship canal, which
connects the metropolis with the ocean.
On this account the remnants of COM
MERGE are not worth as much to the
towns as the country would be after it
is reclaimed, and therefore there is gen
eral acquiesence in the plan to drive the
ocean out.
On account of the great cost it will
be distributed over period of 33 years,
SO as to make it less oppressive and to
make the benefits gradually bear their
share of the expense. A colossal sea wall
is first to be built from North Holland
to Friesland, shutting out the tides of
the ocean. This wall will be ZIG feet
wide at the base, and the top will be II
feet above the sea level, while along the
inner side and at some distance below
the top will be a track wide enough for
a wagon road and railway.
After the sea is barred out the inclosed
space to be reclaimed will inclose with
in separate entertainments four areas con-
tanning in the aggregate $50 square
miles. One of these areas will be first
drained by pumping the water over the
the water finding it's way
to the sea through the main channel,
and as the shallower portions became ex-
posed they will be successfully brought
under cultivation. 1t is calculated that |
within ten years $4,000 acres can be
made annually available and in the end
the inland sea will be reduced to chan
mel about 10 miles wide called the |
communicating with the
sea by locks at Wieringen, with Amster-
dam by a branch three miles wide
and by another with the mouth of the
Yssel. The plan has received the sane
ton of the government, and the engi-
neers pronounce it feasible milwaukee
Journal.
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Commissioners Notice,

THE undersigned having been appointed by the Hon
4 Probate Court for the District OF Bradford COM
mssioners to receive examine and adjust all claims
and demands OF all persons against the estate Of Edgar
Lincoln late Of Straord in said district, deceased
and all claims exhibited in Offset thereto hereby give
at the Barrett House. So. Stafford, on the a4th day
OF Aug. and 25th day Of Jan. from o'clock D. m
until o'clock p m Of said days. and that six months
from the a5th day Of July A. 1885, is the time lin
claims to us for examination and allowance
Dated at STAFFORD this goth day Of July, A. D, 1896
S. B. BUELL.. | Cor,,,.
Al L. D. PARKER Somms'
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02
Taxes.

Notice to the Village of Bradford, Vt.
A Village tax of fifty cents and highway
tax OF thirty cents on the dollar of the
grand list of the Village, of 1875, is in my
hands for collection. A discount of 4 per
cent will be allowed on all taxes paid within
ninety days from this date (said time eX-
pires september 18th, 1885. After Sept
18th, 1875 taxes will be paid to the collector.
BARRON HAY. illage Treasurer.
Village of Bradford, Vt. June 10. 1895. "a
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02
A Wonderful New Lighthouse Burner.

The Irish Royal society has recently
been experimenting with a new burner
designed especially for use ON light
house lamps, which has twice the
Illuminating power of any burner now
in use. 1t is calculated that this burner,
in connection with a specially devised
system Of lenses, can be made 70 trans
init light equal to about 5000, 600
candle power, which far exceeds any
lamp now in use.
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Legal.
PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF INSoL.
VENCY-BRADFORDD DISTRICT Iaor.6

vENcY-BRADFoRD DISTRICT 1855.
Probate Courts and Courts Of Insolvency within and
tor said district will be holden the ensuing year as follows
Bradord-At J. H. Watson's office in Bradford on tn.
second tuesdays OF every month, commencing April
Isl, 1895, except the months Of December, January
February and March
West Fairee-At the Eagle Hotel in West Fairles
IN the last Saturday of May July September and No
vember.
Also at the Probate Office in Theord on the first
Wednesday of every month.
S. M. GLEASON, udge.
rhetford Centre, VT, April I, 1895.
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Taxes.

Notice TO the Taxpayers of the Town of
Bradford.
A town tax of fifty cents and highway
tax of thirty cents ON the dollar of the
Grand List of 1895, is in my hands for col
lection. A discount of per cent will be
allowed on all taxes paid within 90 days
from this date, (said time expires October
90th, 1895. After October 30th, 1895, taxes
will be paid to the collector.
BARRON HAY, Town Treasurer.
Bradford, VT. Aug. l, 1895. Al
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02
SKETCHES OF LINCOLN.
Congressional Aspirations and
Their Fulhllment.
UNIQUE AND AMUSING INCIDENTS.

Brief Partnership With stephen Il. Logan
Precedes the More Lasting One With
william II. Herndon-PoIitical Defeat
Elected to Congress.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-02

From 1.-THE Life of Lincoln by William
Herndon and Jesse W. Weik. Copyright, 1888
by Jesse W. Weik. Copyright, 1892, by D. Al
pleton g. Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-14

in session. This means u busy season
for the exposition OF course these leg
isatures will be supplied with printed
matter. and where desire is expressed tc
hear from the management, committees
are sent to appear before legislative com
mittees. This week President Collier
General Counsel Spalding and a commit
tee of prominent business men will &C
to Raleigh to address the legislature II
is expected that a state exhibit will bt
the result. A bill for an appropriation
is now before the Illinois legislature
The matter has been presented to the
legislatures of number of states by eX'
ecutive message.
The Washington correspondents, who
may be termed the eyes of the press in
congress, are usually the ablest members
of the staffs of their respective papers,
having won their way to the front after
long years of service. 1t is customary
with these gentlemen to take pleasure
trip after the adjournment of congress
They are never without invitations, and
this wear they have one of especial in
terest. BY resolution of the executive
committee they were invited to visit
Atlanta while the exposition buildings
are in caurse of construction, and this
invitation was accompanied by another
from the Southern railway, to be the
guests of that system from Washington
to Atlanta and return. Mr.. S. II. Hard
wick, the assistant general passenger
agent, who has the matter in charge
says that q special train of vestibuled
sleepers, with all the appointments OF
luxury, will be provided. 1t goes without
saying that the correspondents will have
a rOya1 welcome at Atlanta
Mrs. Louie NJ. Gordon, representa-,
tive at large of the Woman's depart.
ment, will visit Washington on the 15tl
of February to attend meeting Of the
Woman's union, an organization colnpos.
ed of delegates from all the women's clubs
and societies in the United States. Her
object in going is to extend invitations to
all these organizations TO visit Atlanta
next fall. Mrs. Gordon has n very wide
acquaintance, and has contributed to the
press for some years In this way she
knows many If the leading newspaper
people and most Of The prominent wo.
men of the country. She has assurances
in advance from the members Of rum
Der of associations that hey VIII accept
the invitation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-14

today, transacting regular business
Those present are: Victor f. Lawson
Chicago Record and News; S. S. Carval
no, New York World; Clayton McMichael
| Philadelphia North American; Frederick
| Driscoll, st. Paul Pioneer Press; +. B.
Noyes, Washington Star; Charles w.
Knapp, st. Louis Republic; Ii. Perdue,
Cleveland Leader; j. Barr, Pittsburg
Post; James Il. Scripps, Detroit Tribune.
Tomorrow the annual meeting of the
Associated Press will be held in Recital
hall, Auditorium. In the evening a ban
quet will be given at the Grand Pacific
hotel. Though many have been delayed
by storms throughout the country a large
attendance of the members is expected,
and it is believed there will be present
the. greatest gathering that ever came to
gether in the United States. The banquet
IS given by the eastern members from
New York, Baltimore and Washington.
Many prominent members are already in
the city, among them the following:
Adolph S. Ochs, Chattanooga Times;
John l.. Rapier, New Orleans Picayune:
Page M. Baker, New Orleans Times
Democrat; Hugo Hume, w. j. Murphy
Minneapolis Tribune; Colonel Frank
Grice. San Antonio Express; w. Il. Has
kell, Minneapolis Times; Charles Emery
Smith, Philadelphia Press; c. =. fancy.
The Pennsylvania train, which left
New York at II o'clock this morning, had
on board the following gentlemen
Arthur jenkins, Syracuse Herald; Col
James Flverson, Jr, Philadelphia In
quirer; g. Emory McMichael, Philadel-
phia North American; w. d. Chandler,
Concord Monitor; A. Z. Langtry, Spring
field NIass.) Union; j. s. Seymour, New
York Evening Post; j. S. Baldwin, Wor-
Eagle; Bradford Merritt, New York
Press; w. G. Mcbride, Cincinnati En-
guirer; Frank A Rhinehard, Baltimore
Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-14

COTTON EXPOSITION.
VIII Texas Take Any Part in Atlanta.
international Exposition?

VIII Texas Take Any Part in Atlanta's
international Exposition?
Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 1O.-President Col
Her has received through the state de-
partment communication from Clifton
X. breckenridge, United States minister
at st. Petersburg, who says the invita-
ton to the Russian government to take
part IN the Cotton States and Interna-
tlonal Exposition was received with great
favor by the minister of foreign affairs.
Mr. Breckenridge urged its acceptance,
ana presented also the arguments suggest
eed by the state department looking to the
increase OF commerce between the two
countries.
Russia takes special interest in the
southern states because of cotton cul-
ture, IN which the ear is personally inter
ested. Four years ago an accomplished
commissioner, representing the house
hold of the ear, visited Atlanta and re-
manned in Georgia for many months, in
yestigating cotton culture. He made an
exhaustive study of the subject in all its
aspects, and while here acquired Il knowl-
edge of English so that he thoroughly
understood the Southern people and their
industrial and social conditions. He
spent weeks on the plantations and re-
manned with the crop from the time it
was planted until the cotton was picked,
ginned, baled and shipped. The Russian
emperor has immense cotton plantations
on the crown lands in Turkestan, and it
is in this way that he came to take special
interest, in cotton culture in America.
From the great pains and expense taken
to investigate the subject here, it is be
lieved that the car hoped for the devel-
opment of this inductry in Southern
Asia to such an extent that Russia could
compete with the United States and India
in supplying the demand for cotton
goods, both in Russia and in Eastern
countries. Cotton factories of an i'm
proved type have been recently estab-
lished in the western part of the Russian
empire, and great pains are taken to es-
tablish the industry on q broad basis.
As the movement of cotton mills from
New England to the South has again at
tracted worldwide attention to the adj
vantages of this section over all others
| in the production and manufacture of
cotton, the Exposition of the Southern
States naturally interests Russia in an
especial way. 1t is expected that the in
vitation to take part in the exposition
will be accepted.
This is the season of legislatures. As
this paragraph is written the legislatures
of 80 of the so states and territories are
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-14

on good authority that it was the pres
ident's first intention to make the pres
ent loan S100,000,000 and this amount
for a time was insisted upon by the
London bankers, but after much DELHI
Grafton the president concluded that the
amount announced today would prob
ably answer every purpose and recently
he stated to Messrs. Belmont and Nor
gan that as 100000 ounces of gold
would place our reserve above the $780,
100000 point, he would not consent to
purchase greater amount. His de-
cision was reluctantly concurred in.
There is said to be no provision in the
contract obligating the government to
dispose of any future issues to Messrs.
Morgan and Belmont or to anyone
whomsoever, nor was there any specific
or implied understanding to that effect.
1t IS understood that the gold called for
by the terms of today's agreement will
be shipped from London at the earliest
date practicable. The agreement on the
part of Messrs. Belmont and Morgan to
use their endeavors to prevent the gold
being withdrawn from the United States
was to meaa that no part of the gold
was to be taken from America, and it
is therefore stated that the reserve will
be augmented by the full amount of
gold now on hand and that contracted.