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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
FACTS ABOUT CHAMPAGNE.
Sweet and Dry Wine and That WEinl
Cumes In Magnulns.

Comes In MaEnulns.
1t is commonly sa q in this country
that the best Ftcntll chGmpagnes are
sent to Russia and tie United States.
1t is said ii England however, that the
best Frencl Ialnpagnes are sent to Rus
STA and Great Britain and that the best
cannot stand the voyage to America.
| Wherever the truth rests, it is pretty
well known that the champagnes con-
sumed in France itself are not what
Americans esteem the best. The French
like sweet champagne, and what is there
called dry wine would be esteemed
here a sweet wine. The driest cham
pagnes are made almost exclusively for
export.
There are some odd superstitions
touching champagne that have no real
foundation. 1t is occasionally affirmed
that great deal of so called champagne
is made of gooseberries.
MY dear boy" said famous cham
payne grower to young EAglishman
visiting him, "that story about cham
payne made from gooseberries is absurd.
for the reason that it is much cheaper
to make it from grapes than from goose
berries. Perhaps if it were not we
might-well, I'll not say what we
might do. "
There is popular belief that mag
mum of champagne is a big bottle of the
very finest wine produced, and magnums
are always named in the accounts that
come from luxurious banquets. As mat
ter Of fact a magnum is likely to contain
comparatively inferior wine of its
brand and for an excellent reason.
Sparkling champagne is distinguished
from still wine by the fact of being ma
tured in the bottle. But, unhappily, it
is difficult to make bottle larger than
quart that will be strong enough at
all points to resist the force of the gases
generated in the process of maturing.
Even the champagne bottled in quarts Is
lost in considerable quantities by the
breaking of the bottles during the proc
ess of fermentation. So the magnum Of
champagne is filled from small bottles
after the process of fermentation is com
plete, and from that fact the wine thus
bottled is less likely to be the best of its
brand than that bottled in quarts.
When large London wine dealer
was giving great dinner, a feature of
the table decoration was an enormous
bottle of champagne wreathed with
flowers. 1t had been especially prepared
in France and was said to be the largest
bottle of champagne ever imported into
Great Britain. The bottle was greatly
admired by the guests, number Of
champagne buyers, but disaster follow
ed, for the bottle was too weak for the
wine, and in the midst Of the meal,
doubtless owing to rise in tempera-
ture, broke, and the table was suddenly
flooded with frothing champagne.
1t is noteworthy, however, on the
other hand, that champagne in quarts
is likely to be better in quality than
champagne in pints, because the Wine
,atures better in the larger bottle. or
Prise the difference is not noticeable
~ the ordinary consumer, not blessed,
or cursed, with delicately sensitive
palate. New York Sun.
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THE RISE IN CAMPHOR.
The Price of the Drug Has Nearly Doubled
In Twelve Months.

The peculiar and uncertain position OF
camphor in inc market has caused more
comment and speculative gossip con-
corning this article, its sources OF sup
ply, methods of production, etc., than
it has received for years past. The ma
nipulations of a syndicate, SAID to have
Headquarters in London, and the air OF
mystery which has surrounded its oper-
ations have made camphor a commodity
toward which much interest has been
directed for months past. Refined cam
phor, prime quality, sold at "a cents
per pound year ago, since which time
it has brought Ga cents. 1t is now quot
ed at SO cents, this decline from the
higher figure being attributed to the
bearing of the market by the syndicate,
or because of outside competition with
the syndicate. The future course OF the
market is problematical. The syndicate
commenced buying last June and has
not yet cornered the market. Dealers be-
lieve that if the syndicate can continue
to purchase all that is offered during
another six months it will be In abso-
Int control Whether it can do this or
not is uncertain, because the personnel
of the operators and their financial
strength are not known and can only be
guessed at.
In view of the interest and the posi-
bilities of the situation, timely reference
can be made to Japan and Formosa,
where most of the crude camphor Of
commerce is grown. In olden times
camphor was produced in Sumatra, Bor-
neo and other parts of the East Indies
and China, but of late years they have
been no factor in production. Camphor
trees are of the evergreen variety, sym
metrical in proportion, blossoming with
white flowers and bearing red berries.
They attain great age, some living 30o
years, and are of ponderous size, the
largest measuring 8 feet in diameter.
The camphor of Formosa is inferior to
that of Japan, which, coupled with the
fact that the former island is inhabited
largely by savages, and the production
of crude camphor being attended with
so much danger, leaves Japan practical
ly to supply the world. The annual ex-
port of crude camphor from Japan aver
ages about 100000 pounds, of which
one-fourth comes to this country and
the remainder is distributed over Europe.
This merchantable product must be re-
fined before it can pass into consuming
channels, and until two years ago it was
exclusively treated at American and
European refneries The attel4pts re-
Gently made to finish the product in ia
pan have met with moderate success, re-
sulting in Japan brands" being placed
on the market by about dozen small
refine~ies established on native soil
Paint, Oil and Drug Review.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
Two Dynamite Adventures.

The Milwaukee Sentinel reports con-
versation with gentleman OF that city
who was formerly employed in the Cal
umet and Hecla copper mine. While
thus engaged, he witnessed numerous
tragedies and some exceedingly narrow
escapes. Miners, of all men, need to be
men of steady nerves and ready wits.
Two Of the best Of this Milwaukee mans
stories have to do with dynamite.
A blast was to be made, and a man
was sent down the shaft to place the
dynamite and light the fuses. He had
Ilst finished this work-there were IA
sticks of dynamite-when to his horror
he saw the car start upward. A wrong
signal had been given, and up shot the
car.
1t was all question of few Sec
ear back. He set to work pulling out
the fuses Perhaps there would be time
for that. And happily there was, but as
he drew the last one he fell in a dead
faint.
Once l saw fellow workman save
his life by making good catch. 1t was
fortunate for him that he had played
baseball in his time.
He was standing at the bottom of
shaft waiting for bucketful of dyna-
mite sticks that were being let down to
him. The bucket was part way down
when he saw it strike against some OBJ
Struction and turn partly over. Out fell
one of the sticks. He watched it falling
in zigzag course-a messenger of in
slant death When it struck the hard
bottom, there would be tremendous
explosion and an end of the miner.
But it did not strike the hard bottom.
Like player on the ballfield, the work
man put up his hands and caught the
stick as deftly as if such trick were
only an everyday affair.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
The Produce Quotations.

BEEF-There is quiet trade in beef, owing
partly to the terrible weather. Quotations ary
steers. &c; light, GO DC! extra heavy kinds,
lOc: good kinds, ga :; ght binds, 5000; heavy
fores, Sc; good, nc; light fores, 4Cg41aci
short ribs, 9(0llc; rounds, f97c; rumpS, l0G
2c; rumps and loins, lo9l315c; loins, lO9l5'.
PoULTRY-The poultry market is also firm,
but the weather was too severe for any but an
indoor trade: Western turkeys, l2(1l312c
fancy, lac; northern and eastern chickens, II
@l5c; fowls, sole; western chickens, lU9l3c
fowls, 9@lO13c; live fowls, lVgllc; chickens
l0@l2c; ducks, 1N9l2c; geese, y(9lOc. The
above prices are for drawn.
APPLEs-Nothing could be done in apples
yesterday by reason of the cold, and the situa
ton is nominally steady. at: No. Baldwins
81 5Un3; choice, 81 25(g3 30; No greetings
81 25(12 rs; Ben Davis, $2O2 rs; Rome beauties
SaD3; kings, So 75(n4; pound sweets. 81 1908 DO
Tolman sweets, So 1903 90; SHOWS, s4(@i 50
belihours, $2(02 70.
MEAI-Cornmeal is quiet and unchanged.
Oatmeal is dull and nominally unchanged
Kiln-dried cornmeal for export. 81 750l 80 baa
meal, 72(g14c; yellow graduated, 81 40G2 So
ground and rolled oatmeal, s5(93 ~ p Dbl; cut
soSs 81; graham ss6 mesl h 10 0'SS ~; rye flour
HAY-No changes are noted in hay and
straw: Hay, $l3 500l9 81; very choice cars 81!
62O; rye straw, sl7gl8; oat straw, $ll@l3
81 gl475; ground wheat, SIS %; red dog, $l6g
i6 25 cottonseed meal, $22g22 70 to arrive.
LAMBS AND MUTroNs-Lambs are firmly
held and the same is true of muttons Quota
tions are: Spring lambs, 9C91Jc; fancy Bright
ons and eastern lambs, ~ gl0l2c yearlings
l16(0615c; muttons, 41alg312c: veals, 5g615c, as
TO quality. ~
rive, with No. 3 yellow quoted at &c, and with
country yellow at 361ag57c. The spot market
is barely sustained at: Track steamer yellow
8}3<(Q37c; steamer mixed, 36c,
PoTAToES-The weather was entirely toe
severe for the potato trade. Quotations are
nominally at: Hebrons, 80 G4Oc q bu; rose, 800
B5c; white SO g3oc. Sweet potatoes are quoted
Jersey double heads, So 1904.
CHEESE Cheese i steady, with quiet trade
Northern, lO12Gllc; western, 915(gl0' &c; twins
ll45(Dl-c; sage,;2 gl212c. Add 12glc for the Job
bing prices. Liverpool is cabled at Ass fol
white.
EGGs-Eggs are firmer on the cold weather
Western. "a G25c; Michigan, 2414251ac; lined
I60l7c; icehouse, l7tgl6c; eastern fresh, 26 921o
fancy and nearby, 3.(0l0c.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
How n Nettle Stings.

Every one has probably made ac-
quaintance with the irritating, if not
highly poisonous. character of the net
tie stings, though they may never have
troubled to examine the beautiful little
apparatus by which the poison is intro
duced to their blood.
1t is probable that if they were to
make microscopical examination of
nettle hair just after they have been
stung, they would be scarcely in the
right frame of mind to discover any
beauty in its mechanism but it exists
for all that.
The leaf and stem of nettle, it will
be found, are literally clothed with
erect hollow hairs. If one of these hairs
be viewed under a microscope, it will
be seen that it's free end, after tapering
to a very fine degree of slimness, finish
es at a little knob, while in the other
direction, after gradually becoming
more robust, it suddenly expands into
large bulb corresponding to the poison
gland of the adder.
The point of the hair is very brittle,
and contact with the skin causes the end
to snap off, leaving hollow needle
point, which readily pierces the cuticle,
and, pressing upon the bulb at the 9TH
er end, the poison is forced through the
central channel and infiames the blood
The tender handed who stroke the net
tie are stung for their pains, because
their gentleness has only served to break
the brittle points and render them fit
for piercing; but the rough handed
break the hairs at the thickest parts,
where they are too stout to prick. Pear
sons Weekly
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
Money In Dreams.

Here is "strange, true tale," with
the scene in Georgia near the flourish
ing town of Covington. A few years ago
a negro woman living near Covington
lost a son by death. A week or so ago
the woman had dream, in which the
son appeared to her and told her that if
she would go to a certain corner of the
house and dig she would find fiat
rock, underneath which she would find
a lot of silver money. The woman
nwoke and was so much wrought up
over the vision that she aroused some of
the family and went at once TO the des-
lgnated spot and began to dig. Soon
the fiat rock was reached and removed
with trembling hands and high expecta-
ton. A small box was revealed. This
was taken out and opened, and to the
wonder and establishment of all present
it contained 80 silver dollars. -Atlanta
Constitution.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
Election News Via Brazil.

William J. Ewing of Baltimore, who
is now in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, writes
that the Brazilian papers were all mixed
hp about the recent elections IN the
United States. and said he was anxious
TO know if German had been showed
nnder." BE says the Rio Journal cleo
trified its American readers by stating
In glaring headlines on its front page
that the Republicans had elected MIR.
Tammanyhal" mayor of New York
Baltimore Sun.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10

I called upon an old lady the other
day. Everything about the house was
scrupulously clean, but betokened pow
erty of the bitter, grinding kind. My
hostess was beginning to be a little
childish through excess of years and
trouble, and excusing herself retired
for a few minutes, returning clad in an
old black silk dress made in the style
of 80 years ago. 1t had been wonder
full dress when first made, and must
have cost What in those days was large
sum of money, and there was something
about my hostess as she sat in the tinery
of her girlhood, in the bare, unfurnish-
ed room, with no carpet on the floor
and nothing around but few straight
back wooden chairs, that was more pitt
full than anything she could ha, said.
There is something touching to me at
best about the shadows which rest over
the end of life's pathway, but when the
faltering steps lead through desolate
ways, while youthful vanity occupies the
mind, it is almost tragedy to live
Washington Star.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
Differing Oninions of Carp.

There is a difference of opinion as to
the success of carp fisheries. The In
diana commissioner of fisheries, for in
stance, thinks the German carp, intro
duced several years ago by the United
States fish commission, as great a nui-
sance as the English sparrow. The con-
rlusion of the Ohio fish and game warden
likewise is that the carp is more harm
than good. Secretary George W. Lang
ford Of the Illinois state fish commits
sion, on the other hand. comes to the
defense Of the carp and thinks that it is
particularly adapted for food for those
who cannot afford higher priced fish. -
Chicago ReoU.c.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Values Still on an I'm
stable Basis.

No Change Noted In Cheese-EgSs Start
Upward - Poultry Demands Better
Prices-vegetables Moving Slowly.
BOSTON, Jan. S-The butter trade has
not yet gained any force, and values are
still on a more or less unstable basis,
though f1rmer than last week Buyers
have not fully recovered from the shock
of the break of two weeks ago, and are
moving along cautiously. Unless the
cold snap cuts off supplies Of fresh make
there is not likely to be another boom for
month at least
At present the butter situation Is fairly
satisfactory A little more demand Is
wanted to keep fresh receipts cleaned up,
but this will come when confidence is re-
stored and dealers get into good working
order for the new year.
There Is no doubt that the shutting out
Of oleomargarine has led to an increased
consumption OF genuine butter, and this
will probably become apparent this year
In all tho states where the laws against
substitutes are enforced.
The opening prices this year are just
about the same as last year in this mar
ket. Trade was little more active and
receipts cleaned up better, but this was
because all through December in 1894
there was a light trade, whereas last
month was active for the first two weeks
at least, and dealers stocked up literally.
Cheese.
The condition of the cheese market has
not been changed for several days. Hold
srs are firm ON choice fall makes and are
not forcing sales. Buyers are paying 1914
TO 14L cents for lots as wanted, and both
sides seem to be willing to wait for further
developments.
The total stock of cheese in sight in
America and England is about 100000
boxes, which varies very little from last
year 1t is asserted that England will
have to draw her supplies for the remain
der of the season from Canada and the
United States, as Australia and New Yea
land will not be able to furnish the usual
quota.
Other Produce.
Eggs have taken start upward under
She influence of the cold weather, and
sales of fresh western were at "a to 25
cents. Fancy marks running 90 per cent
fresh were he'd at 26 cents. Refrigerator
stock sold readily at IT to Is cents, and
closed firm.
The bean market continues quiet, with
no material change in prices. Buyers and
sellers seem to be Indifferent, and very
few large lots are selling.
Potatoes, vegetables and apples have
been without movements for two days
past, owing to the cold weather, and
prices are without change. Receipts OF
apples for the year were 420 $50 barrels,
against $780, 43 barrels in 1894. Exports,
270,9 barrels in 1895, against 459, 154 bar
rels in 1894.
The poultry is gradually improving, and
choice fresh turkeys and chickens com.
mand little better prices, but there is no
improvement in the bulk of the stock.
Large quantities are in cold storage wait
ing for customers.
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Live Stock Markets.
Live oJOck
Amount of live stock on the markets at

Prices for market beef-A few choice. s6G
2: extra, So. BUGS 20; first quality, s5eD5.25;
second quality, $4g450; third quality, sSg3.5O
Prices for store cattle-Working oxen, q
pair, So O1l40; farrow cows, SlUO22; fancy
cows S50a68; mich cows and calves, $20G4S;
yeariing. s8gl6; 2-year-olds, sl2022; 3-year-
olds, $2UCG32.
Western fat swine-Iive, 31z9H4c; northern
dressed hogs 434c q ID.
Prices for She ID and lambs-In lots, Sl.5OC629
$50 each; extra, $275G4, or l15(G4c q ID {;
lambs, 3g5c; veal calves, 215,G534c.
Prices of hides, tallow and skins-Brighton
hides, 415,G515c p ID; tallow, 3glc q ID; cOun-
try hides, ga g41zs p ID; country tallOw, ~ Q
&c p II pelts, 3y(155c each; calf skins, 6OgSl
each; dairy skins, 3JQD4Oc each.
Cattle-Supply Of cattle runs heavy from
the west, of which exporters have the lions
share The market for cattle was considered
&c better than last week, which called in
more northern stock. Good butcherlng cat
Gle we're in demand, with no improvement In
Mich cows--A good supply, with no i'm
provement in demand Values at S2OgoO for
Fat hogs-Market rules &c higher. with
western at 51SSi14c 2 ib, l. W. Country lots
at sc 2 10, d. W.
Sheep-The market west has improved on
good quality lambs and sh sep, which has a
tendency to strengthen prices here. GOOD
country were sold little better. Common
hocks were sold at no higher bids
Veal oalves-hair prices were paid Sales
mostly at 51S9534c = ID.
Live poultry-A few hundred pounds At 20
loo . n. Selected ~ lisl-c ? ID
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
Flogging Girls.

The authorized fogging of little girls
or big girls is a piece of barbarism
which, now that the subject has been
definitely raised, will receive, we trust,
no countenance from the home secretary,
Mr.. Riley says that girls in the ele-
mentary schools are caned, bit OF IN
formation which we commend to the
immediate notice of Sir John Gorst.
The public of London has outgrown the
days of Mother Brownrigg, and Mother
Brownrigg, as the Newgate calendar"
informs us, was not sustained by judge,
jury, public opinion or Jack Ketch in
her theories and her practice as to the
castigation of girls. There were philos-
ophers, to be sure, who approved OF the
whipping of girls. Locke did, for one,
and so did DR.. johnson. Locke approved
of mother who whipped her little
daughter nine times in order to compel
the child to confess some error, and
johnson commended mother who
whipped her child in the interest of fu-
ture truthfulness because the girl had
said she came in through one door,
when, in fact, she had come i'll through
another. But those were days when
children were supposed to be born only
that they might be birched as far as
possible out of their share of original
sin. Women were publicly logged at
the carts tail in the days of Locke and
Johnson-and, of course, in the interest
of discipline and order and morals. We
cannot go back to those days, and any
serious and public attempt to get back
to them would be an absurdity as we'll
as an outrage. London News.
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An Irish Horse Show.

saw horse show at little place
called Moate-which, however, once
gave nights shelter to Cromwell-at
which was greatly impressed, not only
by the lepping-Anglice jumping-but
by the quality of the animals, the horse
manship of the riders and the extraordi-
nary interest and enthusiasm displayed
by the company, which consisted for the
most part of gossoons, sitting in their
hundreds ON a stone wall that grit the
Enclosure, and giving forth Celtic yell
as the horses shirked, cleared or missed
their jump. There was one handsome
and likely looking mare that, no doubt
from want of due preparation for this
particular kind of trial, was among
those who elected the first course. Her
name was Dairymaid, and l overheard
the observation behind me: "Dairy-
maid, is it? All, we'll! She'd better go
home and make bootter. She's no good
here"
In England young colts at grass are
nearly always out in smooth pastures.
In Ireland they are among rocks and
stones and broken and sloping ground,
and thus acquire better use of their
legs betimes. Possibly the lime in the
subsoil is good for their bones, and as
suredly the soft, moist climate is all in
their favor Irish horses have better
tempers, and, therefore, have better
manners than English horses, in conse-
quence, no doubt, of the gentler and
more patient treatment they receive.
But, as one who knows them well re-
minds me, when they are bad temper
ed, they are the "-Blackwood s
Magazine.
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The Capture of Jerusalem.

Temples and other sacred buildings
were generally spared by the Greeks and
Romans in their hostile operations. At
the storm and capture of Jerusalem Ii
tus made strenuous efforts to prevent the
destruction of the temple. and the fire
which consumed it was started against
his orders and prevailed in spite of the
efforts Of both Romans and Jews to
auench it.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-10
RnckIen,s Arnica salve

The best salve in he world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulsers, sa { rheum, fever sores,
letter, ehapped hands, chilblains, Germs and
all skin eruptions, and positively, eurespil
or no pay required. II Is guaranteed to 1--WE
perfect satisfaction OF money refunded
l.. A. WADLEIGH's Drug Stors
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Notice..

The annual meeting of the National
Bank OF Newbury will! be held at its bank
ing rooms i'm Wells River, VT, on Tuesday,
January IL, 1896, at IL a. m, for the cleo
ton Of Officers and transacting any other
proper business.
NELSON BAILEY, Cashier.
Wells River. Dec. 10, 1895. 8