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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
A NEW POTATO BUG.
He Can Eat Ten Potato Plants While tho
Old Variety Ia Feeding on One.

He Can Eat Ten Potato Plants While tho
Old Variety Ia Feeding on One.
Mr.. ]. f. Guilmartin has discovered
a new variety Of potato bug on his
place, ON the White Bluff she'll road,
about mile and half beyond the toll
gate. If the nature Of this insect is not
Investigated and some means Of de-
stroying it discovered, it is liable to be-
come matter of impossibility to raise
potatoes in the county.
The ravages of the old fashioned po-
tato bug, the round fellow with the
black and yellow stripes, is as nothing
compared with the destruction this new
visitor can and is doing. The new bug
averages over half an inch in length
and has a body in three parts-a head
and a neck, both of which are small
and large body. 1t is striped brown
and black, and has wings, though the
bug appears to prefer using his long
legs in running, when disturbed, to fly
ing
A hundred or more of these bugs will
gather ON one plant, and they make
short work of it. They strip the plant
of its leaves, leave their refuse right on
the stem. and it might also be said they
breed while they are eating. They are
clannish and live together in swarms
but at the rate they eat it would not
take them long to go through a big po-
tato patch.
Unlike the old bug, it will not touch
oo;eo,. NJ G,,i I'm in bac tria6 Daria
green and other methods of getting rid
of the rug, but as soon as the poison is
sprinkled on the plant the insect scoots
off and makes tracks for another plant.
Mr.. Guilmartin soon found that the
poison remedy was Ineffective, and, as
he is at loss as to how to get rid of
/ the bug, he has practically turned over
to them the field of potatoes. He dis
covered them only a day or two ago,
but since then their number has dou-
bled, and they have destroyed nearly
an acre Of potatoes.
The old bug is inactive and is easily
got at, but this one can run swiftly,
disturbed This is the only place in
which the insect has yet been seen. Mr..
Guilmartin has never seen or heard OF
anything like it before, and he is very
DESTROYS of having an investigation OF
the insect made. in the hope that some
means of effectually destroying it can
be discovered. Should the bug once get
foothold on the truck farms in the
county, potato planting would certainly
suffer seriously. 1t has been suggested
that the Truck Growers association
take the matter in hand and see if the
chronological department at Washing
ton will not give his bugship a little
study, with view to eradicating him.
It is very evident that it will not be
long before something will have to be
done, for the insects are multiplying
rapidly, and their equals in the quick
work of destroying a plant have never
been seen anywhere in this section, at
least. -Savannah ga News.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
John A. Teaney's Estate.

CTATE OF VERMONT, Bradford District IS
- In Probate Court held Thetford in said district
on the goth day Of june A D. 1896
Mary J. TIE ney Admx. Of the estate OF John A. Ten
ney late OF Connth said district deceased presents
her administration for examination and allowances
and makes application for decree Of distribution and
partition Of the estate OF said deceased Whereupou
it ordered by said Court that said account and said APP
plcaton be referred to session thereof be held at
Bradford in said district the nth day OF August, A.
D. 1896 for hearing and decision thereon; And it is fur
ther order ed that hereof be given all persons
teresied by publication Of the three weeks
svey in the United Opinion a newspaper published mt
Bradford previous said time Of hearing that they may
appear said time and pl and show il any they
may have why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made.
By the Court, Attest,
~ M GLEASON Judge
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
TIE SPORTING WORLD.

Nearly all pugilists have weakness
in the matter of dress. 1t is question
able if the wide world furnishes any
thing more truly humorous than the
spectacle of Mr.. R. Fitzsimmons arrayed
in tall hat, frock coat, patent feathers
and an air of extreme complacency, lop-
ing along like an amiable, sunburned
kangaroo. Fitzsimmons' tastes in dress
have recently become somewhat modi-
fed, and he eschews the Powered waist
coats that were his chief glory on his
arrival in America. John L. Sullivan
cherishes quiet affection for wide,
flowing, pink striped collars and other
colors equally noisy. Corbett dresses
with good sense, but has weakness for
sweaters, and gayly colored ones at that
He abominates silk hats. Frank Slavin
is another man who affects the silk hat
and the long tailed coat. When he land
ed here recently, he wore those appar-
emily indispensable adjuncts Of a pugi-
lists leisure moments, but the Berry
Walls who met him were panied to OBJ
serve that he also sported dark blue
calico shirt front with bone buttons as
big as pennies. Peter Maher avoids the
avenues of fashion, and his imagination
rarely runs away with him in the mat
ter of dress. He prefers mixed ale
shades to any 9th New York Sun.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
A Plea For a General Pacemaker.

Time limits have caused more trouble
at race meets than anything else, and
spectators have frequently gone home
thoroughly disguised with cycle racing,
and all ON account Of the wrangling
with the men who would not kill their
chances of victory by leading the pro-
cession up to the head of the straight.
How much better it is for the meet pro-
moters to engage general pacemaker,
and those who are wise will follow this
plan during the coming season. Especial
ly are pacemakers more necessary in cash
prize racing, for in this class it is, or
will be, case of bread and butter with
many men who will be out this year.
In the amateur events small prize will
do the business, and the extra expense
all around is more than compensated for
by the absence Of that friction hstween
racing men and the officials which al
ways ensues when an afternoon of time
limits is in progress. Exchange.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
Fxpert Girl Swimmers.

The New Zealand girl is nothing II
not athletic For instance, in the Rich
mond Amateur Swimming club of Can
terbury, one of the largest and wealth.
lest clubs in the colony and inaugurated
in 1898, on. of membership of 800
there are 90 women members. of whom
some 40 are expert swimmers.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
Commissioners Notice.

TTNHE undersigned having been appointed by the Hon
i Probate Court for the District Of Bradford
missioners receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands OF all persons against the Of Daniel
and all claims exhibited offset thereto hereby give
notice that will for the purposes Aforesaid,
at the Office OF J K. Blaisdell OF Union Village
o'clock N until o'clock m of said days, and that
six month, from the goth day of june A. D 1896. is
the time limited by SAID court for said creditors pre-
Dated at Theford, VT, this goth day OF June, A, D,
1896 Il
AZ ]. K. BLAIsDsLL. I ~
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
CommIssioners' Notice.

THE undersigned, having been appointed by the
i Hon Probate Court for the district Of Bradford
commissioners receive examine and adjust all claims
and demands Of all persons against the Of Daniel
N Flanders late Of Bradford said district, deceased,
and all claims exhibited in Offset thereto hereby give
tice that will for the purposes Aforesaid -
the dwelling house Of A. NJ. Banks, in Bradford,
the goth day July and goth day Of Dec next from
O'Clock until O'Clock p. OF said days and that six
months from the ,otn day Of June, A. D., 1896,
is the time limited by said court for SAID creditors to
present their claims for examination and allowances
Dated at Brsdford, this 9th day Of July, d, 1896.
L. X. REsFREw. I 60
IS NJ. W. CHANBKRIIs N"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
Legal

PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF INSOL-
VENCY-BRADFORD DISTRICT 1866.
Probate Courts and Courts Of Insolvency within ana
Bradford-At J. H Watsons office in Bradford on the
second Tuesdays Of every month.
Yves, Farlee-At the Eagle Hotel in West Fairies
the last Saturday Of May, July, September and No
vember.
Also at the Probate Office in Thetford on the first
Wednesday OF every month.
Also at East Corinth on the third Thursday Of May,
Jsly and September.
SIN. GLEASON, Judge. =
Thetford Centre, VT. April I. 1896
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-10
CHARGED with Murder.

wareham. Mass, July THE case OF
Enrico Callerani, arrested for the MUIR
der, on July 4. OF Allessandro Tasserani,
came up here yesterday before Judge
Alden. The complaint charged him with
wilful and premeditated murder. He
was not allowed to enter a plea, as he
had no counsel. 1t will be remembered
that the killing with which Callerani is
charged took place at an Italian picnic
and was one of the results of quarrel
which occurred between the dead man
and a brother of the alleged murderer
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
INDUCED THEM To LEAVE
Number of Tramps are Released From the
City Prison.

The Moro castle Of the city of Wichi-
IA has had several boarders for several
days who were by no means willing to
remain. Time and again they were ar
rested but TO no purpose. They had a
good place TO sleep and something to
eat and no work to do, and what more
could they ask? Chief Burt became tired
Of this sort OF thing and few days ago
captured a lot of them in the south part
Of town having a real enjoyable time
around a fire drinking alcohol.
1t was decided to try an experiment
with these fellows and see whether or
not they could not be. induced TO leave
town. They were deprived of pie for
awhile and put upon a diet Of bread and
water. Some Of them had fearfuliy bad
compilations any how and ii was thought
that this would have tendency to clear
up their skin little.
Yesterday morning all endeavor in this
line was abandoned. the muddiness of
their faces defying any internal change
that could be made. They did not take
kindly 10 the diet by any means and they
were given warning that if the gentle
hint was not sufficient 10 induce them 10
leave town the dose would be doubled
that is the supply of water. They prom
ised to leave the city and when last seen
Were apparently keeping their promise.
as they were making for the corporation
line In good shape.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
QUARREL OVER A RACE
Unfairness Claimed by the Losing Side
Yesterday Afternoon


Quite an interesting affair occurred
yesterday afternoon over a horse race
which occurred at the fair grounds. A
match had been arranged between two
flyers who were only to run 500 yards.
Some money had been bet upon the re-
suit of the race and considerable inter-
est in it taken. A man by the name OF
Boyse was starter and when the horses
came under the wire the horse belonging
to one Frey was said to have been far
ahead. Some said there was at least
three feet of daylight between them. The
other horse belonged to Wylie. Some one
gave the word, il seems, and both horses
went on down the track. The Wylie
horse steadily gained upon the one be-
longing to Frey, and passing him went
over the line ahead.
When the horses returned to the grand
stand, a good lively objection was made
by those who had supported the Frey
horse, who claimed that no word had
been given, while the hackers Of the
horse belonging to Wylie claimed the
opposite. The jockey who rode the for
mer declared that he did not let his
mount out because he had heard no
word and expected none because he was
so far ahead. Then the trouble began.
The starter said that he had given no
word, but others claimed that they had
heard one given quite plainly. The word,
if given at all, seems to have been given
by an outside party. The shareholders
refused to pay over the money he held
to Wylie under the peculiar circumstan-
ces, and there the matter still rested
last night.
The affair created considerable Of
furore for a time and the air was of the
tint Of blinky milk, although no guns
came out nor any blows were struck,
1t looked al any moment as though some
thing of this kind would occur.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
POPS HAVE A PLAN
PROPOSITION TO CONCENTRATE
WESTERN COUNTIES.

Bill to be Introduced In the Incoming Leg.
stature to DisorxanIze Thirty Eight
Counties and Subsequently to Erect the
Entire Territory Into Four Counties
This is to be Attempted With the Idea
of Giving Western Kansas to the Long
Horn Cows Again-What some Wichita
Men Have to Say About II.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
MORE ABOUT TEXAS HOGS
It Takes Only From Fifty tn seventy Days
to Eatten Them.

There Is still great demand for Tex
as stock hogs In Sedgwick county and
surrounding counties tributary to the
Wichita market. W. NJ. Paugh & Co. OF
the stock yards, have had a man in
Texas since July buying some choice
stock nogs and shipping here and sold
- be fattened. 1t is amazing, they say,
how quickly these hogs take on the fat
and become good market hogs. The
shortest time reported at the yards that
a car load has been fed on; and returned
to the market has been thirty-six days.
and from that up 10 eighty days The
bulk of these Texas hogs have been fed
out ready for market in fifty to seventy
days, and sell readily at the same price
native hogs sell at, and very few can
tell them apart. W. VI. Pugh & Co.
have sold between 5000 and 5000 head
since July and all have made good mon
ey 10 parties who fed them out.
These hogs of godo quality are getting
scarcer and the price is advancing on
them as TO what il was earlier.
Miss Minnie Langdon Of Fort Scott Is
visiting friends in the city.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
POULTRY SHOW CONTINUES
Scoring of Birds Is Finished. But Premium
List 10 Not.

List o NOT
The poultry show was the center of
considerable interest yesterday. More
visitors were present and the room was
quite full at times, with featherless as
well as feathered bipeds. W. F. Hitch
cock of Denver, who is acting as judge.
finished his work yesterday. and Secre-
tary Dutton had several assistants help
ing him to complete the premium list. II
was considerable of an undertaking. and
was finished too late to be obtained for
this mornings paper. Mr.. j. W. f.
Hughes of Topeka brought down fifteen
birds and succeeded in winning prizes
on twelve of them. and has was very
proud of the distinction. as he consider
ed the competition TO have been very
close Up 70 o'clock last night the
buff cochins. langshangs and plymouth
rocks were the only breeds upon which
prizes had been awarded, and these
could not be obtained.
The largest chicken was e-pound
partridge cochin belonging 70 w Park
er. Mr. Vesper, the well-known poultry
and St Bernard breeder of Topeka. is
also down with a number OF folws. The
visitors speak We'll OF the manner in
which they have been treated during
their visit in the city. and consider this
poultry show as the best they have at
tended anywhere in the state. Ar.
Hughes has just returned from the St
Louis poultry show. and aside from
few points classes the general run OF the
fowls exhibited here as equal in every
respect with those IN ST. Louis One
point. however, is almost beyond belief:
he reports one lady as having ten tur-
keys upon exhibition which weigh 400
pounds This is an enormous weight
and is almost without equal anywhere
There are by far more plymouth rocks
upon exhibition than any other class o.
fowls. and this shows conclusiveiy what
breed is the favorite one in the west II
was impossible TO obtain any part Of the
list OF premiums awarded. because of the
lateness of the hour that the lis; was
cn-7rfeted
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
GOT THE BEST OF 1T
Rev Hugo Mueller of Newton fs Not Guilty
of EmbezzIemeut.

a dispatch from Newton gives the out
come OF the church row 50 frequently
mentioned in this paper, as follows:
The embezzlement suit against the
Rev. Hugo Mueller brought by the state
of Kansas, is ended. Tie jury return
ed after having oeeu out for almost nine
guilty.
The trouble arose over Muerer's orig
inal ideas of doing bdsiaass. He got pus-
session of c. F. OFFS mortgage en- the
German Evangelical 81. Emanuel churcn
OF this city. with the understanding that
he would collect il. lie, himself, had a
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12

second mortgage upol the church and he
had Offs mortgage released without col
lecting the same, and vas beglnning pro-
ceedings to foreelose lis own TnorIg3ge.
Ghis, according to Tr. Muellsrs ideas.
was the shortest way 10 dispose Of the
business. II would save time and e.
pense to turn in Off mortgage and then
foreclose his own. afterwards settling
with Off, The trouble seems TO be that
Brother Off hadn't sufficient faith in
Brother Hugo. and much preferred le-
gal mortgage, rather than risk Muelier's
original methods"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
TO FIGHT TAXATION
LAWYER FRED BENTLEY STARTS
WEST WITH BLOOD IN HIS EYE

He VIII EDjoin the County Treasurer of
Pratt County From Holding up the
Wichita and Western-He Says the Taxes
for tho Year are Over Third of the
Assessed Valuation, and He Calls That
Robbery and Other Choice Names -
Saratoga has Moved Away and Left the
Railway to Hold the Sack.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12

White Seedless Raislns. n...- Is
- bs Granuiated Sugar 90
% fos Extra c Sugar for..... 100
% lbs Dark c Sugar for ....-....... Leo
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12

Oscar T. Allen went down 20 Conway
Springs yesterday, where ne VIII spend
several days with his parents
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-23
FOR LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Tho TfanscontInentaI Passenger As.ocia.
tlon Adopts New Agreement and
Closes Its live DAYS Session.

Chicago. Feb. c2.-r.lnes in the Transcon-
tnental Passenger Association hrouVh, a
hVe days session TO a close here this after
noon IL was the first meeting they have
had since their Organization was accom-
pushed, and they all agreed that IL was
the most satisfactory they had ever had
Under former arrangements the freight and
passenger associations were combined. In
Consequence attention was concentrated
on freight affairs, 60 the great neglect Of
passenger interests Under the present ar.
r1HEgWsrts passenger matters get the ur-
divided attention ~ those having them in
charge. The attention OF the meeting was
lrEg!' devoted 90 routine work relating to
putting iH" new agreement into practical
Operation. one of the most important matt
NfN 4isp'sel OF was the alopfl0n 0f "a form
.i agreement Tor tho local associations TO
le e~'Fhli-hel at AN the important points
throughout the territory Of the ussocia-
The agreement adopted is almost Identical
Nl.u ihHt now iu force Iu Western passon-
ger Association territory only such charges
as N'r. necessary 20 meet the local rp-
p.Ir"WrrtS Wprs introduced Much time
was devoted t1 ~" glrcultous r0uto eyIi
\ -DmWfte. was appointed 90 prepare 4
Juan ~ ansl.sIiug ~ whenever practicable
aa "hef" THIS e. Impossible Of 50 limiting
'H" i.t'f- % continuous Passage as 10 r.
e4=' the ,Nil 20 @ minimum.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-23
HAD No USE FOR MONEY.
How a Texas Farmer Preserved the Integ-
Tity OF His Chicken Coop.
From the Houston Post.


a farmer who lives about four miles from
Houston ngtlesd a stranger IN his front
yard one afternoon last week. acting IN a
ducking trousers stuffed in his boots and
had a nose the color OF an Elgin pressed
stake about two feet long, which he would
stick into the ground. and after sighting
over il at various Objects, would pull Il up
and go through the same performance at
another place The favmar went out OF the
house and inquired what he wanted.
Wait just minute" said the stranger,
squintng his eye over the stick al the
chicken house. Now. that's it to T. You
see. m one OF de advance corps of engin-
eers what's a runnin' De line OF De new
railroad from Columbus. o.. 10 Houston.
IS over De hin wd de transit and DC bag
s1ge; Dere.s ever a ,t million dollars n ?, 10
locate place FOR big passenger depot, 70
cost Sg7.0o De foundation will commence
right by your chic ken house say, you
charge EN- high for dis land. l gives you a
pointer. See? Dey'n stand 5000 Cause
why? Cause dsy's got d, money AMI dey's
/ has an uncle what ain't d0in' nothin' but
buying UP all de stock IN de road that he
fnE @ on M bis Trht III hand. sses Say. Ii'Iit I've GOT
10 go on TO Houston 70 record a deed for a
right Of way and / never thought 10 get
man wid light pants, You might let me
have &c a. cents and ~ Hhsn zen ae o9ss come m,
and anyone Of emil hand you dollar
You might ask 'em 5000 II YOU"
get the ak and cut up exactly half a cora
Of that wood. stove length, and III give
you a quarter and your supper" said the
farmer Does the proposition strike you
favoIably"
portunity Of havin dat depot built right
here and selling out"
Yes. / need the ground for my chicken
SYou refuse to take $4,000 fer de ground,
theng'
Il DO. Are you going TO chop that wood
or shall ] whistle for TiseY"
"Glmme dat AK, mister, and show me DAT
Mood and tell de missus to bake an extra
pan or biscuits for supper. When dat Cos
fumbus < Houston Grand Trunk railway
sorry you didn't take up dat offer. And tell
her TO oil Up de molasses pitcher. too, and
not to mind about putin the dish Of cook
in butter on dc table. Seer"