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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05
EMELINE LOvEJOY's ESTATE.

~ Ia ~ Oh vermont,
- Bradford District SIS.
In Probate Court held at Thetford in said
District, ION the 18th day of Feb A. D 1897.
Hons. :. F. Frary and N. b. Cobb EXrs. of
the estate OF Emellne Lovejoy late of STRAIT
ford in said district, deceased, present their
administration account for examination and
allowance and makel application Tor de-
cree of distribution and partition OF the es-
estate of said deceased WhereupOn it is Or
dered by said Court that said account and
said application be referred to session
thereof to be held at the Probate Office
in said ThettOrd on the 18th day of March,
\. d., 1897, for hearing and decision
thereon: And ii is further ordered that no.
tce hereof be given to all persons interested
by publication of the same three weeks sue
cesslVely in the United Opinion news paper
published at Bradford previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place and show cause, if
any they may have, why said account should
not be allOWedand such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest,
Is 5. NJ. GLEASON, Judge,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05

Boston March S.-The announcement
is made tonight by John Henry Rolker
of his election to the presidency of the
Massachusetts Benefit Life association
in statement to policy holders. He
says that having decided to accept the
presidency he has received the consent
of the following gentlemen to form a
part of the new directors: Carroll d.
Wright commissioner of labor, director
and first vice president; Charles S. Ham
lin, assistant secretary of the treasury,
director and counsel for the board of
directors; Louis Windmuller, a New
York merchant as director, and Henry
Nj. Billings and George E. Curtis, both
practical ineunnce men,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05
Ills Card.

Voltaire and Piron were enemies. To
their embarrassment they met one day
at the country house of friend. Piron
got up early, went to Voltaire's door
and wrote upon it the word Rogue. :"
At breakfast Voltaire smilingly said to
him, Il thank you for showing your in
terest in my welfare by leaving your
card at nv door this morning. -
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05
II LEGAL. Il

PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF INsOB-
VENCY-BKADFoRD DISTRICT 1896.
Probate Courts and Courts of Insolvency
within and for said district will be holden the
ensuing year as follows:
Bradford-AtJ. II, Watson's office in Brad
ford on the second Tuesday OF every month
West Fairlee-At the Eagle Hotel in West
tairIee on the last Saturday Of May, July,
september and November.
Also at the Probate Office in ThetfOrd on
the first Wednesday of every month.
Also at East Corinth on the third Thursday
of May, July and September.
5. Nj. GLEASON, Judge
Thetford Centre. Vt, April |, 1896.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05

that woman is really a woman. That she
is strong and perfect in a sexual way, as
we'll as in every other. That she is capable
of performing perfectly the duties of ma
ternity Some are born with what is called
constitutional weakness" Those who do
not enjoy perfect health, need only take
the proper precautions and the proper REM
edy to become perfectly we'll and strong.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will cure
any arrangement of the distinctly femi-
nine organism. Sold by druggists.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05

Why is one woman
attractive and an
other not? The
most admirable and
attractive thing
about an attractive
woman is her wo-
manliness. Every
b o dy a d m ire S a
womanly 20 m a II.
She must h We
health, of course,
because without it
she would lose the
brig Illness of her
eyes, the fullness of
her cheeks and her
vivac ity. r e al
health must mean
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05
Officers -. hn ghts of CoIumbu.

New Haven, March Sat the annual
convention of the National council
Knights of Columbus, the following
officers were elected: Supreme knight.
James E. Hayes, Cambridge, Mass. 4:
deputy, John j. Gone, Jersey CITY.
national secretary, Daniel Colwell, New
Haven; national treasurer, p. D. Ryan.
Hartford; national physician, DR.. M. T.
McManus New York; national organ
izer, Thomas II Cummings, Boston.
VermOnter l. ave For Washington.
Burlington, VT, March 3.-The Yer
mont delegation to the inaugural cere-
monies at Washington departed on q
special train last night. This train
consisted of two sleeping coaches for
the militiamen and one for the officers,
two baggage cars and one filled wi n
evergreens which will be used for de-
Grating purposes on the Vermont re-
viewing stand.
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Reverence for sham, reverence for the
old merely because it is old, reverence
for stupidity however learned, reverence
for incapacity however finely inaugu-
rated, l have none. But we want more
reverence for God, more reverence for
the sacraments, more reverence for the
Bible, more reverence for the pure,
more reverence for the good. Reverence
a characteristic of all great natures.
You hear it in the roll of the master
oratorios. You see it in the Raphaels
and Titians and Ghirlandaios You
study it in the architecture of the Aho-
labs and Christopher Wrens. Do not be
hippant about God. Do not joke about
death. Do not make fun of the Bible.
Do not deride the Eternal. The bright
est and mightiest seraph cannot look
unabashed upon him. Involuntarily the
wings come up. with twain he covered
his face. "
Who is this God before whom the ar
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-15

next night. l explored the dark river
banks, hung around low drinking dives
and the resorts of THE YES and other
criminals. and made il an invariable
rule to do.at all hazards the thing that
l thought l might be afraid to do. or
course l had all sorts Of experiences and
adventures. One night | saw man at
tackled by highwaymen just across the
street. | ran to his assistance, fright
ened away the robbers and picked him
up in the gutter in state of uncon-
seriousness. Another night, after two
O'Clock. | saG a mans throat cut, down
by the riyar-2ad a ghastly sight 1t
was; but although somewhat shaken,
| did not become faint nor sick. Every
time | went through a street l believed
to be dangerous or had any startling
experience, I felt an accession OF SELF
respect.
In less than three months had sat
isfied myself that while did feel fear,
was not so much daunted by an under
taking but l could do it if | wllled 10 90
il. and then ] began TO feel better
soon after this time l went on my
first expedition to Siberia, and there IN
almost daily struggles with difficulties,
dangers. aud sufferings of all sorts, |
finally lost the fear of being afraid
which had poisoned the happiness OF
nv boyhood. Atlantic for May.
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"a gentleman wishes TO see you, sir,
said the polite office boy 10 the editor OF
the Ouohosh Genius of Liberty.
Does he look like poet or book
agent, or a conductor
NO, sir.
Show him in"
On entering the caller said:
Il believe have the honor Of address
ing the editor OF the Quohosh Genius OF
Liberty"
You have, sir"
Your name is Cathcart, l under
stand-Berjamin Franklin Cathcart.
1T is. VIII you be seated?'
THANK you, will. Mr.. Cathcart,
my name is Brewster-Little Coke
Brewster l am an attorney-at-law.
'Y-e-e-s," sale the editor, nervously,
for lawyers are the only class of men
editors are afraid of.
"YCu published in your paper the
other day a statement that a certain
Mrs. Beddungton he'd eloped with GER
tain Mr.. Redfeld. You probably recall
the paragraph
"Well?"
"There was no such elOpement, Mr..
Cathcart. In publishing the statement
however, you have injured the reputa-
ton and character Of Mrs Beddlnglon,
and she has retained me for the purpose
Of seeing that reparatiOn is made her.
She places the damages at the nominal
sum of $4,000, with a complete denial OF
the statement to be published in the
Genius Of Liberty. with an ample aDol-
ogy. TO he published at the same time.
VIII you agree to these terms, sir. and
nay over the $4,000, or shall / begin
an action Of law"
"Ten thousand" gasped the editor, in
the same tone he might have used if he
had been asked to float a government
loan of ten times as many millions.
"rhat was the sum | named"
"You say that Mrs. Beddington has
not elCs ed. Mr.-er-er-Brewster?'
Certainly not
Then the Genius Of Liberty made a
misstatement in saying that she did"
"Not a misstatement, sir. merely, but
it did her 4 most cruel injustice, for
which exemplary damages must be
had"
"Weu. Mr.. Brewster. 7 can't agree to
pay $4,000 damages, for subscriptions
have come in but slowly and there is
no job printing TO speak Of, but I will
make it all right in another way. sir. "
1T will scarcely be worth while to
suggest any other settlement, but I will
listen to your offer, nevertheless.
well. it's this. The Genius of Lib
erty says she eloped. You say she
didn't. Now, to make the matter cor
rect as it stands in the paper, I will
agree to elope with her. What do you
say to that?"
This did not appear to be satisfactory
and the lawyer left the office to enter
suit.
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ELOPED IN AN OK CART.

The Plot Fooled by the Cracker Par
ent on Plough Horse.
A lively scene was witnessed on Cap
ital avenue early yesterday morning
near the corner of Ormond street. The
rather sensational episode made up a
story doubly interesting just now when
Cupid appears TO be cutting up so many
queer pranks and love is so defiant Of
locks and bars.
Slowly vending its way down the
country road leading into the city was
a wagon drawn by pair Of lazy oxen.
In the wagon were a young man and a
cOmely young woman. His costume of
hickory shirt, jeans trousers, brofans,
blue cotton socks and Over-Worn SLOUGH
hat betOkened one who knew how to
sow and reap And the bright calico
dress and sunbonnet of the girl beside
him showed her to be a country damsel,
a village beauty. perhaps, attired IN her
smart Sunday meeting clothes.
II developed that a few miles behind
the slow moving OK wagon was a soil
tary horseman, urging his lank, plough
marked st6ed as fast as his ambling trOt
could carry him over the muddy road.
The rider was Il typical North Caro-
lima cracker. and enc whose dress and
personal appearance clearly indicated
him to be a follower Of the pillow and a
tiller of the soil.
Just as the OK wagon reached the in
tersection Of Capitol avenue and Or
mond street it was oyertaken by the
h0rseman. and then a very interesting
and decidedly sensational scene took
place
Cit down Outen that wagon both Of
yu'uns." cried out the horseman saw
agely as he refined up his blowing
horse sQuarely in front Of the OK team.
"Now. dad" began the girl, but she
was cut short by a repetition OF the per-
emptOry order TO light
so yu'uns wanted to run away and
git hitched by a parson, did ye?' con-
tinued the man on the horse, when his
commands had been obeyed. And We
took the best team of oxen on the farm.
Sam Carson. l thought ye was a better
kind of man than that, to come and
steal a neighbours darter and take his
oxen and wagon to boot.
We'll. dad" replied the girl when she
at last got a chance to speak, you
know how ma lowed as she would new
er let me and Sam get married.
A grocery wagon and a buggy, IN
which were Mr.. Poole and another man
coming into the city frCm the old Wa
ter works, had stopped near the OK wa
gon. and the appearance of strangers
had the effect OF ending the interesting
conversation.
inquiries from the men in the buggy
developed the fact that the couple who
had come into the city in the OK wa
gon were Sam Carson and Emma Walk
er. and they had ridden nearly sixty
miles. from Butts county, for the pur-
pose of getting married. Judson
Walker, the girls father, is farmer
in Butts county. and he had followed the
couple to stop the wedding, and he had
succeeded.
Walker and young Carson had a few
words privately, the result of which was
that Carson and the young girl got back
into the wagon and the oxen were
headed away from the city.
A few minutes later the OK wagon
was slowing moving up the hill toward
the south and the horseman was follow
ing closely in its wake.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
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Taksport Cal. May 14.-Emillie
Charlotte LaHgtry. better known as the
Jersey Lily. has secured a divorce from
her English husband The decree that
Owes her mucb sought freedom matri-
monial letters was signed by Judge H.
n GRIMM Yesterday. II was all done
verv ouie1Iv a default being entered
against the foreign defendant VINO had
failed 10 file a defense in the time al
lowed nv the California code. Wnlle
an the legal formalities were compiled
with. no one except those actually IN
terested in the matter were present
Henry C.. lIcPike. who appeared for the
of deposit.0ns taken in England ana
America. intended TO convince the court
that Edward Langtry had deserted MS
fair wife.
That of the plaintiff was 10 the eu5cI
that she married Mr.. Langtry on the
Isle of Jersey in 1876, and tnaJ tne
marriage certificate gave evidence that
the lady was % years of age and Lang
rrv was "a. The defendant gave as ms
Mace of birth Scotland. while MIS-
TaDgtrv said she was born in Jersey
the witnesses of the ceremony beng MT.
and Mrs. LIE Breton. the lady parents.
Mr. lie Breton. who was minister oil
the Church of England, Officiated. Dur
inc their marriage a daughter was born
and named Jeanne. At the time Of the
taking of the deposition in 1896 the cniio
was Is years Of age and has always re-
sided with her mother.
band had deserted her a number OF
years ago. From this time TO date, the
lady testified. he has not furnished her
nor her child with any means Oh SUD
mort but to emphasize his desartloA'
has declared on a number Of occasions
that he would not return TO his VIE.
Thus thrown on her resources, she had
taken TO the stage for a livelihood, ana
had been pursuing that occupation IJr
a number of years.
In 1885 she came 10 California. and
taking a fancy 20 the climate, procured
p house i'm San Francisco for year
In order that she might have time 10
select a location for permanent nome
She finally secured q large tract OF land
near AIiddletown. in the southeastern
part OF Id At ANNAlF tiAiN N''.iN W. -
residence there. She spent a portion OF
the money she made on the stage Tor
improvements From this legal and
financial showing the lady returns TO
her matrimonial experiences, saying IN
one sentence: Il have always treated
Mr.. Langtry with affection. never Civ
ing him cause 70 disregard his duty
toward me as my husband In con-
rlusion she asked that the custody Of
he daughter, Jeanne, be awarded TO
her.
Sir George Lewis. Mr.. James w.
gmyth Pigot. Capt. A. W. Williamson,
Emily Davis lie Breton and Clement
lie Breton, the mother and father, testi-
Hed on the point Of desertion by Mr..
Iangtry and her being a resident Of Cal
ifornia. Immediately on the conclusion
of the hearing Of the motion of Attor-
new McPike. all the papers in the case
were sealed. For several hours the Judge
studied over the points of the hearing
and then signed the decree, finding that
Edward Langtry had been duly served
with the summons. had failed to answer,
and was I'm default
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HOW KEENAN, LEARNED COUR-
AGE.

when I was seventeen or eighteen
years Of age" said Mr.. KEENAN,. Il went
as a telegraph operator TO Cincinnati. I
had become so morbid and miserable
by that time that | said to myself one
day, I'm going TO put an end to this
state of affairs here and now. If I'm
afraid Of anything I'll conquer my fear
of it or die. If I'm a coward I might
as we'll be dead. because l can never feel
any Self-respect or have any happiness
in life: and I'd rather get killed trying
20 do something that I'm afraid 70 do
than live in this way. | was at that
time working at night and had to go
home from the Office between midnight
and o'clock a. m. II was during the
civil war. and Cincinnati was a more
lawlesS citizen than il has ever been
since. Street robbers and murders were
Of daily occurrence. and all of the night
men in our office carried weapons as a
matter of course. l bought a revolver
and commenced 8 course of experiments
upon myself. When finished my night
work at the office, instead of going di-
rectly home through well-lighted and
pOlice-patrolled streets. | directed my
steps TO the Sums and explored the
worse haunts of vice and crime in the
city. If there was a dark, narrow. cut
thTOS, alley down by the river that
felt afraid TO go through at that hour
of the hight, l olenched my teeth, cock
ed my revolver and went through it
sometimes twice in succession.
IF I read IN the morning papers that
a man had been ROBBED or murdered on
q certain street, / went TO that street the
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HIS EXPLANATION.
Why Men are Led to Drink Divorce,
Etc. in Chicago.

Why Men are Led to Drink Divorce,
Etc. in Chicago.
CHICAGO Evening Post.
Henry" she said. and Their were what
a novelist would call tears in her voice
as she spoke. Il don't believe you love
me any more"
He took the cigar from his mouth and
looked at her in surprise over the top Of
his newspaper.
maria" he said don't be foolish"
"There," she exclaimed. There's ev-
idence of the truth of what l said. Don't
be foolish" Did you ever speak to me
that way before We were married.
NO. my dear; 1 did not he adj
mitted
Then" she said reproachfully. my
slightest wish was law; then you never
sat around like a dummy smoking a
cigar and reading a paper when | was
IN the room; then you seemed anxious
10 please me and were ever on the watch
10 DO some little favor for me-
ct is true" he admitted.
you were never lazy then she went
on. you were full Of life and spirits;
you were energetic.
quite true he said.
"If you love me now as much as you
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spent and we don't look for him in any
time less than six months"
perhaps somebody else could attend
10 what | want, although don't sup
nose there is any use in my asking for
Justice. 1t must have been pure NAL
ice. :.
you refer to that item about your di-
vorce?"
YES"
wei. it seems to me that you are
exceedingly unfair to the reporter. Why
he did his best to be complimentary. No
less than three times he alluded to you
as he fair plaintiff p"
yes. That was very nice in him.
But read on.
Il don't find anything that is not in
the same vein. He says: The LADY S
toilet had evidently been an object OF
much care. 1t was triumph of the
millinar's art and a monument or her
elegant taste in such matters.
That's the SENTENCED" she exclaimed
rising to her feet. Her Indignation
dried her tears, and shaking her cllnch-
ed fingers at the newspaper, she said:
"What did he mean by trying to humll-
late me in the eyes of all those specta-
tors? How dared he insinuate that the
common old things | wore to that court
room are the best clothes l haVeE
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did then" she persisted, you would
strive as valiantly as ever.
My dear" he said in that calm dis
passionate tone that makes the average
wife want to get a poker or a BROOM
did you ever see a boy trying TO get an
apple or a cherry that was just a little
out Of reach?"
Certainly" she answered. But"
"He keeps jumping and jumping until
ne gets it doesn't he? doesn't he?'
of course"
But does ne continue jumping after
he has got it?'
Certainly not. There's no need Of
it,"
Well" he said as he turned to his
paper again, you're my cherry, and |
don't see any reason why should keep
on jumping any more than the boy.
She didn't say anything, but she
thought and thought, and the more she
thought the more undecided she be-
came as to whether she ought to be an
CRY or not.
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------o-----
SHE WIS MISREPRESENTED.


Even when her speech was obscured
by sobs there was something about her
voice that showed she could sign high
C and assert her right 70 the centre Of
the stage. says the Washington Star
1t was pathetic TO see a strong woman
SO utterly detected.
4 want to see the horrid reporter who
wrote the contemplate piece about nv
miserable suit for divorce" she said at
ter her paroXysm Of weeping had abat-
ed.
Hes out" was the PROMPT and posi-
tive answer Of the editor, who is a hui
name man.
Cant see him later?'
me. He took a weeks salary and
went on a vacation. He said he wasn't
coming back until his money was all
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CEALED PROPOSALS.
once of the superintendent Of the
West Virginia Hospital for the insane

Ofica of the Superintendent Of the
VcsI Virginia Hospital for the Insane
at Yves on. ". va. .o., ,so-
WESTON. w Va, May lOth' ~.
Sealed proposals will be received at ms
Office until - o'clock noon. on the thirty,
first day of May, 1891, for furnishing an
the materials and labor required for srfiGS{{-
ing in place complete. the laundry build 9,
itg. etc, class 4, plumbing, etc, class -:
machinery. etc. class D, for the 1WN, West
Virginia Hospital for the Insane, at Yves Yes.
ton: W. Va. in accordance with the plans:
specifications ETC.. copies Of which may ~,
BARTLETT. HAYWARD & Co. Baltimore; No.
Proposals must be enclosed in envelopes
sealed and marked Proposals for Laun-
dry Work, Class 4. y or c. according u
the classes bid upon. and addressed 10
W. p. CRUMBACKER, Supt"
Hospital for Insane,
my11eOdsa weston W. d.
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charge the professional advice of q skilled,
experienced specialist by consulting, either
personally or by letter. Or. K. Y. Pierce
chief consulting physician of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Of Buffalo,
Ny. For thirty years he has been recog-
uized as one Of the most eminent livinc
specialists in diseases OF women. His
"Favorite Prescription - Is known all over
the world rs tde most perfect cure ever de
vised for all feminine disorders, and weak
nesses, and the most perfect strengthened
for prospective. or nursing mothers. II IS
the only medicine for women which IS pre-
pared by a regularly graduated, skilled
physician.
The most interesting and valuable book
for women ever written Is Or. Pierce s
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PROPOSALS.
.EALED PROPOSALS.
Office of the Superintendent OF the
West Virginia Hospital for the insane

Office of the Superintendent Of the
West Virginia Hospital for the insane
WrsT;0N' ". Va. May 10th. 1891.
Sealed pr pP6p Gi will be received at this
office until Y o'clock noon, on the thlrt W
first day Of May, 1891. for furnishing an
the materials and labor required LOT u 80
its its heating apparatus. for the West Vir-
ginia Hospital for the Insane at Weston,
". Va, in accordance with the plans spec &c
iGcations. etc. copies of which may be
seen az this Office and at the ONCE OF Bart
let. HAYWARD 6, Co, Baltimore. Nd,
ProDotals must be enclosed In envelopes,
sealed and marked Proposals for Hot
House and Heating Apparatus au-
dressed 10 ...--,--, g..
w. p. CRUMBACKER. Supt,
Hospital for Insane.
my11eodsa weston, W. Nd'
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Special Sale Of Building Lots il
the Suburbs.

Leatherwood lots cheap.
Woodsdale lots cheap.
Echo Point lot cheap.
Edgington Lane lot cheap.
Pleasant Valley lot ha1.
Fine lot opposite Nhc.Iu. Park c-.s,
Lots adjoining Whee,r- Park AZ ST.
50Xl3O; S25 cash, the balauc. .a .m.
Any of the above lots Will l W.-.
double in two years time. SIS. -v. y5
three years 10 pay for them
ROLF 49, ZANE
30 Fourteen sre.