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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03
in matrimony fifty wears whose names

in matrimony fifty years whose name
were not published one year ago.
George Chamberlin, who has o.
will have an M. ID. attached to hi
name, is at home few weeks prepa
ratory to spending the winter in New
York.
We have heard good reports of thu
st. Andrews Benevolent society, anC
the officers report very material in
crease in its membership during the
past six months.
Principal Sharp of the Wells Rive
high school spent Friday and Saturday
in town, the guest of Principal Shaw
New Years. night at the Seminary
Hall was a most enjoyable occasion
the Seminary lyceum and supper being
the attraction. The question of the
effects of cooperation and competition
were discussed, and | am glad to say
that every disputant did nobly, and in
fact every part of the program was
well executed. 1 doubt if there is a
school in Vermont composed of pupils
no older than ours who can execute a
lyceun from first to last and do it in
better shape than was done on'this oc.
casiou. | again take this opportunity
say that our people never refuse to
lend hand in contributions for good
cause, either food, raiment or cash.
This time it was food and plenty of it.
hence an excellent supper was served
at little expense and over 500 realized
which will be used for the purchase
of high school appliances. An hour
after supper was devoted to social in.
tercourse and promenade and every
body went home happy and satisfied
William A. Meserve left here on
Thursday morning for his western
home, Stanton, Nebraska, where he
enters upon the practice of law in CO.
partnership with his former instructor,
Mr.. Young Mr.. Meserve'ss many
friends in this vicinity wish him God
speed and much success in his new
duties and responsibilities. .a
Several couples from here attended
the concert and dedication at Bradford
Wednesday evening and report grand
time. sd daesq
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Bailey, End,
gave reception on Thursday evening
to their son and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. H. Bailey. ..,...s. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Sawyer spent
Christmas with their daughter at Hard
wick.
Mrs. VIM. Goodwin made q visit of
q few days returning to Chicopee Falls
Mass.
Mr.. F. E. Kimball has been under
the weather for few days but 10 now
much improved.
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Chelsea.
The churches had no Christmas trees
several families did.

The churches had no Christmas trees
several families did.
Misses Lou Bacon, Belle Judd. and
Jessie Pierce who are attending school
at Mortified, Mass, have been snend
ing their vacation at home.
II. j. Corwin was home for Christ.
mas.
George Shaw, former resident in
town, made Christmas present 10 the
library of 800 to be used for the mr..
chase of books. He visited On, Isea
last summer and went over the town
building. He lives in Duluth and has
acquired considerable money lumber.
ing.
We stated sometime ago that G. p.
Taplin was dead but are glad to con-.
tradict the statement. 1t was his wifa's
mother who was living with them who
died.
Miss Essie Young is at hospital in
st. Paul, Mimi receiving treatment
by electricity and massage for her
lame knee. Her friends here will he
glad to know of her opportunity to re.
ceive this treatment Mr.. Young Is
canvassing for "The Travels of Frsnci,
Z. Clark and wife,"
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Post Mills.

Miss Louise Worthen will spend the
last few days of her vacation in Han
over.
Arthur Lane of Maiden, Mass, has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii.
Lane.
Chas. Prentice has returned from a
visit 10 his sister in South Ashburn
ham, Mass.
Mrs G. A. Guild has closed her house
and will spend the winter in Hanover.
Geo. ComstocB and sister, Mrs. Bean,
are in Lynn, Mass.
The peabody elm" is no more. The
last of its shattered trunk succumbed
TO the gale of the 31st.
We wish to extend the hand of sym.
patty and fellowship to the Newbury
correspondent, Dec. 9th, for his strong
denunciation of the prevented right
eousness in his midst. When the true,
sincere, honest christians will nobly
take their stand and rebuke rather than
endorse Hypocrisy" then a spirit of
"harmony and fellowship" may lead to
the work of ''sanctifcation" in our
church.
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StraffOrd.

l
Clara Martin has come home from
Lebanon, N. H., and will not return
again for the present.
EdaChase has gone toChelsea to work
for Mrs. Cora Lyon.
r. A. Hatch made an assignment
Dec. 9th. Liabilities $4,000, il is
not yet ascertained what his assets are
but all hope enough to meet his liza.
bilities.
Christmas passed off very pleasantly,
and good time generally for all con-
cerned. A green Christmas a white
Faster.
Roads are just horrible in many
places.
Deferred Items
F. D. Moody and wife have returned
from Derry, N. H., and their son is
much better.
W. A. Scribner was in town last
week on business and stopped with his
father over night.
Report says that John Titus has sold
his back farm to N. Brown of Thetford.
FL. F. j. Scribner lives quietly, the
monarch of all his possessions, he being
the sole occupant of the residence.
Geo. Whipple is going TO drive the
milk team on the route driven by Will
Hoyt the past year.
The creamery paid its patrons 241.2
cents for November butter.
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Wells River.

Miss Elsie Allison is visiting friends
in Norwich, Conn.
Miss Gretta Moore is home from Bos-
ton during the holidays. ~
Miss Cora Brock ia home from Mid
dlebury college during the usual holt
day vacation.
DR.. George Parker of Concord, NJ
HI spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. e G.. Parker.
| The Ladies Aid Society will give a
sociable at their psrlors this Friday
evening, at which time they will hold
their annual meeting and election of
officers.
w. II. Buck returned home from
Boston last week Thursday where he
has been spending several days for his
health.
e. G. Graves is at work at Oxford.
vile painting tt e new church, which
j. r. Lowe has just completed.
The severe wind of last Friday morn
ing did considerable damage damage to
the Baldwin mind mill, breaking a
large casting which holds the wheel in
place and tearing nearly all of the
floats out of the wheels.
Robert Teny has opened barber
shop in the Meader shop
Miss Emma Carbee, daughter of
Henry Carbee, died of consumption,
Tuesday, after long illness
The annual meeting of the Wells
River Creamery was held Wednesday
and the following officers were elected
Ii. 7. Baldwin, pres. !; A. A. Miller,
vice pres l.; III. T Baldwin, A. A. Mil
Ter, Benz. Dow, S. e. Clark, j. A.
Noy directors; M. A. Meader. sec
Nelson Bailey, treas.
Samuel Smith whose house was
burned in West Bath last Friday is
moving into the Horace DEMO house.
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NeWbury Centre.

The life boats were called into use
again on Tuesday morning, that man
who has been praying for snow for
the past three weeks wants to come to
a halt before we get another flood.
Mrs. VIM. Goodwin of Meredith, N.
H., and Mrs. Frank Jones of East The,-
ford visited their aged father the past
week who has been in poor health for
number of weeks.
Just received a few copies of Wal
toms Vermont registers at the post
Office at the Centre.
-Four inches of water fell from 8 D.
m. Monday to 5 a. m. Tuesday, had
this fallen in snow it might have made
work for our snow rollers.
The week of prayer will be observed
at the Centre school house beginning
on Sunday night, Jan. 4th, conducted
by Revs. Coolidge and Ford. All are
invited to attend.
Mrs. John Woods is visiting in
Whitefield, N. H. =
A. Hood is clearing the land for the
new house to be built. q,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
vile, Ill, says: $40 Dr.. Kings New
Discovery l owe my life. Was taken with
La Grippe and tried all the physicians for
miles about bnt of no avail and was given
up and told l could not live. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in my store | sent
for bottle and began its use and from the
first dose began to get better, and after
using three bottles was up and about again.
1t is worth its weight in gold. We won't
keep store or honse without it," Get free
trial bottle at
L. A. WADLEIGH,S drug store.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03
Adjoining Towns.

NeWbury.
Is marriage failure? Look over
the record, there were granted from
the town clerks office in
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03
A Forward Child.

This city is becoming noted for its proco.
cious youngsters, but little twO-year-oId
on Main Street has captured the bun, n
seems he had been suffering from a bad
cough and his mamma had been giving him
her usual medicine in such cases but an.
parently to no avail. After the youngster
had taken three or four bottles a doctor
was called. Examination revealed perfect
lungs and throat. Upon asking thu moth.
er what she had been giving the child, she
replied Greene's Syrup of Tar, and the
laugh was on heI. The little one had nroh.
ably been cured after the few first doses
but he loved it so he continued to cough to
get it. eH W
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03
West FairIee Center.

Mrs. E. j. May and Mrs. George
Cook have been quite ill the past week
About 225 people enjoyed the Christ.
mas entertainment and oyster supper
at the church on Christmas night.
The many friends of Miss Yarrow,
the lady evangelist who labored among
us during the fall, will be pleased to
learn of her safe arrival at Los Angeles,
Cal.
Mrs. Mary E. Child is spending a
few weeks at Lyme, N. HI.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03
South NeWbury

Miss Belle Brook entertsided = few
friends New Years eve, very pleas
ant time 10 reported by all.
Mrs. W. A. Densmore spent New
Years Day with her friend Mrs. d. e
Hildreth.
School has been closed since Monday
o account Of the sickness of the teach
err. Miss Mary E Smith.
Freeman Doe and family spent
Christmas with his son G. c. Doe.
Christmas was observed at the schoo,
house by tree and exercises by the
children, the annual good time was en-
joyed by all present.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03

Adde'S all orders to-THE OPINION, BRADFORD, VT.
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Coughing irritates the delicate organ:
and aggravates the disease. Instead ot
waiting, try One Minute Cough Cure II
helps at once, making eSpectOratiOn EASY
~ one likes il. A. T. Clarke, Bradford. \.
NJ. Stetson, Newbury.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03
COrinth.

John A. L. Norris and Ida M. Hew-
ms were united in marriage at Man.
chester, N. H., January first, 1896, by
the Rev. B. W. Lockhart, pastor of
the Franklin street church. Mr.. Nor
ris is native of Corinth.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03

No excuse for sleepless nights when you
can procure One Minute Cough Cure This
will relieve all annOyances, cure the most
severe cough and give you rest and health.
Can you afford to do without it? A. T.
Clarke, Bradford, N. M. Stetson, Newbury.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-03
A Fact Worth Knowing.

Consumption, LaGrippe, Pneumonia, and
all Throat and Lung diseases are cured bV
Shiloh's Cure. Sold by A. L. Clarke.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
"LABBY" ON JOHN BULL.
The Editor Of Truth Not Pleased With
Bis Own COuntrymen.
THE YUKON A VERY LARGE RIVER
General Howard on the objects of
the Army-Actors Oftentimes SUI
perstitious - Uscfut Household
Hints and Humorous sqaibs.

cannot say that l think we have C!
late given proof of either dignity or OF
common sense. A few months ago we
we're for forcing the Dsrdanelles, bonn
harding Const antinople and setting Eu-
rope at defiance. Here our object was
laudable one. II was to prevent the Ar
menian from being massacreed. We,
however, had previously insisted upon
the Christian races in Turkey remaining
under Moslem rule, and no one would be-
lieve that our aims were not selfish.
Then came the Venezuelan difficulty.
We vowed that we would fight to the
death for what is called the Schomburgk
line-a line that divides bog between
us and Venezuela. When the United
States took exception and suggested ar
bitration we said we would rather 20 TO
war with the United States than agree to
so morstrous proposal, and we fell to
abusing President Cleveland as though
he were a criminal lunatic at large.
gather that on this matter we have con-
sidersbly abated in our stern resolve, and
that we are prepared to assent to some
sort Of arbitration, or TO negotiate with
Venezuela without any Schombu.gk line
non possumus. On the top of Venezuela
came the Jameson raid. The German
emperor congratulated President Kruger
on having successfully resisted the raid.
We at once turned our attention from
President Cleveland to him. We invent
ed motives for his telegram and romanced
about his intentions. In this, too, we
have cooled down. Our latest invention
has been that he wrote to the queen an
abject apology for the telegram. The
letter never was as matter Of fact writ
ten; but this is mere detail. After his
mythical apology we have kindly said
that we trust he has learned that he can
not insult us with impunity.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
NO. 7

play who was never seen it was easy to
introduce Leonard in the play, and thus
it was given fourteen characters.
A story is told of an actor who came to
New York few seasons ago to play.
The first thing he saw was lot Of print
ing on green paper, announcing his en-
pearance, and the color enraged him. He
declared that green would hoodoo his
engagement, and several presses were
worked to their fullest extent for two
days getting up new announcements on
yellow paper. Yellow is looked upon as
very lucky color, and at the present time
is on every dead wall in New York.
There is not manager in New York,
1t is alleged, who will engage a young
woman who is cross-eyed. One actor
who lately played an engagement could
not understand why his business was so
bad. One night while his valet was busy
about the room he noticed that he had a
a slight cast in one of his eyes. He dis
charged him on the spot, and speaking
about the matter afterward, said that his
business picked up Immediately after.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
FACTS ABOUT THE YUKON RIVER
A Great Stveam That ts Havigabie
For 1900 10 1900 Miles.

The Yukon river rises in the Rocky
mountain range of British Columbia !;
entering Alaska at about GA degrees
north latitude, and pursuing its course
nearly from the east to west across the
entire territory, it finally empties, as
stated into Boring strait through Norton
sound. The river is navigable for 1900 to
1900 miles, while its entire length is COM
puted at over 1000 miles, with an aver
age width OF five miles for half the dis
lance from its mouth. There are several
places on the lower Yukon where one
bank is invisible from the ether. 1t is
rs miles across its five mouths and the
intersecting deltas. At some, places, six
or seven hundred miles inland, the river
expands to 20 miles in breadth, thus
forming, in the interior, a series of con-
nected lakes which explorers pronounce
to be deep and navigable in all parts.
This great waterway can only be said to
have been partially explored, but those
perseverlng pioneers who have made the
attempt to unravel its mysterieDces, ell
unite in bearing witness that its banks
are rich in fur bearing animals, and that
it's waters are stocked with an abundance
of fish, including the all pervading ral-
mon. These valuable fishes follow the
same instinct which they exhibit in other
parts of the world in their annual pill
grimage of reproduction; that is, after
entering rivers mouth, to advance as
far as possible towards its source. Be-
sides fish and fur-bearing animals, the
region through which the Yukon flows
contains abundant deposits of gold, sill
yer, copper, nickel and bituminous coal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
The Grea. french Lonm.

While the large sum of separate bids of
the recent $l00,000,000 loan continues a
topic OF discussion it may be interesting
to recall the banner record" in this sort
of thing. The loan OF 5000, 0OO, 900
francs, or 100000, 600, put out by France
in 1872 to complete the payment of it's
war indemnity was subscribed for, by
the official figures, fourteen times over,
and sold at once at a premium of AZ per
cent. 1t was loan OF per cent. and
was placed at 841s, with provision for
payment in 20 separate installments, at
intervals, one month apart. For this
allotment of 100000 o00 there were 924,-
276 separate bids, with tender OF cash
which aggregated $s,755, 900 900.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
Treasure Houses in New York.

IF the New York dry goods district
should be destroyed tonight" said a
business man to representative of the
San. every great insurance company in
the world would fail.' Doubtless there
is some exaggeration in such an opinion,
but there are $500, 900, 900 worth OF in
surable goods in the comparatively small
downtown area kno wn as the dry goods
district, to say nothing of buildings, fur
niture and fixtures. London and per-
haps Paris are the only other cities in the
world that equaN New York as treasure
houses of manufactured goods, says the
Scientific american.
A single wholesale and retail house in
the fashionable shopping district OF
Broadway contains $ll 100000 worth OF
goods. Another house in Twenty-third
street contains 100000 worth. There
must be scores OF business houses con-
tanning from 100000 to $1,000, 900
worth of goods. The goods stored in
three or four business districts would
more than pay the national debt. The
goods In the great clothing district run
up into the hundreds OF millions. The
little jewelry district downtown is one Of
the richest urban areas in the world.
Silverware, gold and jewelry valued at
hundreds of millions are stored in the
district centered about Union Square.
The samples Of single hat house brought
at auction in recent year $4,000. Some
of the most precious articles in proper
tion to bulk are stored in the drug and
chemical and perfumery houses in the
region south of Fulton street and east Of
William. The book publishing district
now stringing itself along from Astor
Place to Twenty-fifth street, is stocked
with many million dollars worth oil
books. Single buildings with their con.
tents and the land they occupy are worth
more than the assessed value of many q
rural county in New York.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05

Scales are now made Of such nice adj
justment that they will weigh anything,
to the smallest hair plucked from the
eyebrow. They are triumphs of mechan-
ism, and ARE enclosed in glass cases as
the slightest breath Of air would impair
their records. The glass cases have a
sliding door, and as soon as the weight is
placed in the balances the door. slides
down. Two pieces of paper or equal
weight can be placed on the scales, and
an autograph written in pencil on either
piece will cause the other side to ascend,
and the needle which indicates the divis-
ion OF weight, even to the Zen -n1illionth
part of pound and less will move from
its perpendicular. A signature contain
ing nine letters has been weighed and
proved to be two millgrams, or the IF.
teen thousands five hundredths part of a
Troy ounce.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
NOTES FOR THE CURIOUS
Was Moses One Of The Giants Of
Early Biblical Days?
Big SPECIMEN OF THE GORILLA FAHlLY
Finely Adjusted Scarborough of
the Crescent with the Tloha me-
dans-The wealth OF New York
Hustness DIstricts-Otber Notes.

Did you ever figure ON the probable
size and immense strength Of Moses,
basing your calculations on the dimen-
sions of the Tables of Stone" as given
by the Talmudic writers? In the Talmud
(fol. 80, col. - it is said that the tables
OF stone upon W hich the commandments
were written were six ellis long, six ellis
broad and three ellis thick In the Bible,
Exodus xxxii, Is, we are told that "Moses
went down from the mount, and the two
tables of the testimony were in his hand"
Hand" mind you, not hands, though it
must be admitted that it would have TAX
en- a strong pair of hands 10 perform the
task of carry ing them, even on the level
Now we will put the Talnudic and Bibli-
cal accounts together and apply the
mathematical rule. The Hewbrew cell"
or "cubit" was, at its least estimate, a
measure of Is inches, which would have
made each Of the Tables n stone block 8
feet long, 8 feet wide and Al feet thick
II common stone weighed as much to the
square foot then as it does now the Tables
would tip the beam at about Is tons
Was Moses one of the "giants of those
days" or has some one made mistake
in calculations or in the statement OF sup
posed facts.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
Tales OF Mean rIen.

One OF the mean men Of Maine lives in
Brewer. He hired a housekeeper and
fetched her home from some distance in
his buggy. She found the place impos.
sible. got another and asked for her wages.
The NJ. M. promptly put in a counter
claim for the use of his horse. and buggy
in bringing her home, and announced:
$50 you owe me just 81 M pose I'll
never git ii in this worl', nuther."
The record OF the man who fed his wife
on soup so as not to wear out her false
teeth is approximated in interest by that
of the other one who said to bis eonsump-
tive better half:
"Now, see here, you know you can't
get well, anyhow. And, darn it all,
beefsteak costs money"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05

Major General Oliver O. Howard, in
the March Forum. The object of an
army in the United States is not neces-
sarily, in the main, to conduct cam
paigns and fight battles, nor to take
human life. AS the city police must
watch over the city and guard it against
all sorts OF danger, being ready, with its
weapons of offence or defence, to strike
when other devices fail, so our army
watches against certain dangers to the
Republic, giving nerve and strength to
the neutrality-suspicious. to restrain wild
Indians, to capture mistaken hordes of
tramps, or 10 quiet mob-violence aimed
against the common veal. or, with naval
help, to hold back public enemy; out
ready, of course, like the effective city
police, to strike at command, when the
commander-in-chief,w with the sovereign
nation behind him, has come to the last
resort of human expedients for guarding
the nations life or its honor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
.one a, a Timc, Gentlemen.

This good story is told by an English
Snowman who possessed beautiful par
rot, which excited the admiration Of the
crowd by its capital imitation of the
showman's voice and tones. when invit-
ing the public to step into the booth.
One day the creature escaped. Soon
number Of men and boys were on it's
track. but before they had gone far they
heard loud noise caused by the screech-
ing Of birds in the wood.
On arriving at the spot whence the
sounds proceeded, they found poor Poll
perched on the withered branch of a
tree, bereft OF most of her feathers and
surrounded by a flock of screeching
crows, that were mercilessly pecking at
her with their beaks.
In perfect imitation of the showman,s
voice, however, the poor bird kept say
ing:
Zone at time, gentlemen! Don't
crush so, please? Take your time There's
plenty of roomp'