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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-15
THE BIRDS OF THE BILLOW

Sir Edwin Arnold in an account OF
his voyage to America In the London
Daily Telegraph says Every day We
see playing around the ship and skim
ming up and down the wave holows
companies OF lovely little terms and
sea-swallows, the latter no larger than
thrushes. These fearless people OF
the waste have not by any means fol-
lowed us from the land living, as gulls
often will, on the waste thrown from
the vessel.
They are vague and casual mariners
Of the ocean. who. spying the great
steamship from afar. have sailed close
up, to see II we are rock or an island,
and will then skip away again on their
own free and boundless business. Yon-
der tiny bird, with purple and green
plumage, his little breast and neck
laced with silver, Ia distant 1000 miles
at this moment from a drop OF fresh
water, and yet cares no more for that
fact than did the Irish squire who
lived twelve miles from lemon
II his wings ever grow weary, II Ia
hut to settle on the bosom OF great
blllow and suffer 1t for time to rock
md roll him amid the kissing spindrlft,
he milky. flying foam and the broken
sea-lace which forms and CLEANS and
disappears again upon the dark slopes
When he pleases, stroke Of the small
red foot and beat Of the wonderful
wing launch him Off from the jagged
edge Of his billow, and he flits past
ns at 100 knots an hour, laughing
st an and canvas to soorn. and steer
Ing for some nameless erag In Labrador
Or Fundy, or bound, II may be, for
some island or marsh OF the faraway
Irish coast.
Maryelously expressive Of power as
- our untIring engine, which all day
ard night throbs and pants and pulses
In noisy rhythm under the deck. what
a clumsy. imperfect affair II is com
pared with the dainty plnmes and del
icate muscles which will carry that
pretty, fearless sea swallow back to
his roost,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-15

In a state OF nature small birds III
about and sing only during daylight,
and they always retire 10 rest al sun
down, You must look cut for this IT
Sou keep your birds in cages, They
do no; understand that they had better
keep silent after the lamps alN lighted
They iustiuctively keep on singing, as
il /; were still daylight The imme-
diate effect OF this Is that the birds
become over~fattGued; they are apt TO
moul;, grow thin, suffer frou exhaus-
uon, and quickly perish, The cage
should he removed to a darkened room
A. nightfall; or, II this is not Nan-
venient cover UP the cage with n dark
cloth before lighting the lamps In
covering the cage care should be taken
can have plenty Of air In removing
birds from one loam To another II is
Important To see that there is no
change in temperature, II removed 10
a different temperature there is Il
strong chance that they viii begin to
moult, which generally leads to some
thing serious Remember that Nature
supplies a n1at to suit heat or cold in
which her creatures are placed, and
that sudden and frequent changes in
temperature are severe tax upon a
birds vitality,
The object In the construction of u
birds cage should he to furnish plenty
of light and air and the cage should
always be kept perfectly clean. II Is
we'll to have night covering of dark
cloth, which should cover the top of
the cage and extend halfway down
the sides, as many birds are likely TO
take cold. lIarper's Round Table
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-15
FALSE TO THE pRlNClpi. Es.

The man with the long beard threw
hIs paper down with disgust.
THAT settles It," he said, Bryan
don't get no vote from me. He aint
to be trusted He talks lot. but
when II comes to the proofs of his
devotion to silver they amt to be
found"
Whats the matter now" asked the
man with the side whiskers.
"It's his wife agin," returned the
nan with the long beard. Il s'pose
he'd claim he aina responsible, but n
man has got to take the blame for
what his wife does or else throw her
over"
He'd have lot OF fun throwing
her over" said the man with side
whiskers. "Why, she's pretty near tho
whole thing In this campaign. But
what's she been doing?"
This here paper says her only jew
ory consists Of three rings and gold
comb.
"Well?'
We'll, what's she doing with gold
comb when we're devotin all our
energies to pushin' up the price OF
silver?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-15
DUCHESS HAS A MATE.
Babe. a Circus Attraction, Joins the
Lincoln Park Elephant

Head Animal Keeper Sweeney of Lin
coin park has secured mate for old
Duchess. the elephant The new giant
came TO tho park from the west side
Saturday night, and waa introduced to
Duchess about $50 o'clock, Mr.,
Sweeney anticipated trouble with the
beast, who he thought would think II
an intrusion to put another large ami
nal in the district where she has for
SO long been monarch of all she survey
ed. But the new conner. whose name Is
Babe, entered the park without protest
and was formally introduced to Ouch
ess, who Is still In summer quarters,
The old lady was standing rs close
to the rail as the chain which was at
taChad to her ankle would allow She
had heard the massive steps Of her new
companion and was waiting to receive
her with open arms, AS Babe came up
the walkway to the elephant house she
beloved long and loud as a greeting
to her new friend
As the two met they exchanged conf
pliments by locking their trunks to-
gether, and Duchess moved to one side
to leave room for Babe, and the two
came to an amicable understanding Inn
mediately. Mr., Sweeney says that Re
knew Babe long time ago and The
the moment she saw hiE, she began to
fondle him with her trunk.
They are both females said Mr.
Sweeney Yesterday, and as tame AZ cats,
The way they met each other surprised
me, and ! I'm more than delighted to
have another elephant to keep com
mny with Duchess. Babe is an Asiatic
elephant, and has come from the win
ter quarters OF the Relchold circus t.
spend the winter with Duchess. We
have got some new birds, too among
them the finest macaw, species OF
parrot, that ever saw
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-15

do II II was ut work II tho republic
ans should agree on any financial meas
uro 1t would be ono to perpetuate tho
national banking system IL the dem
oorats should help the majority to
make the sor, OF laws that they al.
ways denounced. the country would
doubt their sincerity or their honesty
and probably both. II the republicans
failed they might AZ we'll make no
nominations, He was no confident that
they would fail that he wanted to give
them every opportunity 20 demonstrate
what they could do,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-15
CARTER HARRISON ESCAPES.

Chicago, April 8 .--Maycr-elect Carter
II. Harrison hunted W bicycle pump
and kit Of tools the first thing after
he had been elected chief executive OF
Chicago, packed sweater and bicycle
suit In a gripsack. and went away on
a vacation. Then the Office hunters
began to call, and the kilograms and
letters OF congratulation began to ar
rive. The mayor-elect did not an
nounce where he was going. and he
went alone. He took a night train out
OF the city to avoid being recognized.
and after he had got miles away from
the city hall he Is supposed to have
left the train and taken to his bicycle.
u IL pretty generally understood, how
ever. that Mr.. Harrison has gone
either 70 West Baden or to Hot Springs,
Ark, where he will rest for about
week. Then he will return to Chicago
and get ready to become mayor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-15
GAMBLED FOR THE OFFICE.

Ripon, Wis. April 10. George Lew
II and Thomas q. Sullivan, who each
received 431 votes for chief of police.
cast lots for the once. Mr.. Sullivan,
dem. was the lucky one.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10

by Lundvall making strong Ell
fort to prevent his client from being
taken back to Nebraska, but the out
look Is not favorable. ns all papers
in the case seem to be regular, hav'
ing been passed upon by the govern
or" and attorney general Of both
Minnesota and Nebraska.
The rrquist,on paoers arrived last
night. and this morning Lnndvall
was taken before Justice Shaw I'M
der the warrant ON which he was ar
rested and held until the extradtttOn
papers arrived. He was discharged
under this warrant and was I'M
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10
Ferris COmideanS.

Only small audience witnessed
the performance Of "The Chorus
Girl" at the Gross opera house
Wednesday evening, and the per.
formance given certainly merited a
fnll house at the price Of admission
The verdict was general that it was
one OF the most pleasing entertain.
ments our citizens have had an
opportunity to attend for Il long
time. Miss Grace Hayward, az
"BOC," scored II decided hit. and III
fact all members OF tho cast played
their parts perfectly, and were
greeted with generous applause. An
entire change ot specialties was put
on last evening and the audience
was kept in Il constant upronr while
that feature Of the evenings enter
tainment was in progress. Last
nights performance alone should as-
sure this company u full house every
evening until their engagement
closes.
A dozen presents were given away
to ladies last night, and Mr.. Ferris
announced that this evening two
albums would he given away to the
ladies holding the lucky numbers.
To give you an. opportunity OF
testing the great merit OF EIy's
Cream Balm. the most reliable cure
for chtarrh and cold In the head. u
generous 10 cent trial size can he had
IF your druggist. Or we mail it for IL
cents Full size SO cents.
ELY BROS. SO Warren St., N. Y. CITY.
1t is the medicine above all Others
for catarrh. and is worth its weight
in gold. l Gun use EIy's Cream Balm
with safety and 1t does all that IL
claimed for it.-B. W. Sperry. Hart
ford, Conn.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10
City Band Concert.

The Little Falls City band, Walte
Folsom director. will give the firs'
OF u series Of concerts at Gross opert
house on Thursday evening OF next
week, Dec. IL. They will bs' assistef
by the leading vocalists Of the city
and u most pleasing evening will ii
assured all who may attend. TIT
program is AZ follows:
March-Falls City ........... Walter Folsom
First time played IN PUBLIC:
Overture-NiGht Wanderer"..V. Nloskow
Cornet Solo11Annie haurie:;;:."''.C. Riggs
eo"SA sG miss Ad HsT Tanner: ''e
Neat Song and Dance-Ny Sweet ard
Pretty May..... ......... .Stlhl
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Hall.
Nazurka DOlOrcs...............".... oelket
PART III.
March-Fort Paphan"........ ..........;;". Hall
Country ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Voclker.
--- Sketch.
Laird, Meyers, Nero.
Violin SOlO-Old Folks ut H0ine..:St
Cornet Fantasia......"........W Walter Folsom.
eo"s' Como WA w A. Butler:
March-Ma AnEelina";.... ......Lec Johnson.
With Chorus.
Admission will he q cts, and seats
can he reserved ut l.. d. Browns ON
Tuesday next.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10

ediately rearrested under the req
uisiCiOn. -
Attorney Rhodes sued out writ
VI habeas corpus aud Lundvall was
taken before Court Commissioner
Shaw. Attorney Rhodes hopes IL
be able to prove that the affidavit
under which the rruuisitiOE pa ,'ers
were issued In Insufficient and asked
for a postpOnement until tomorrow
to give him time to 20 to st: Paul
and examine them.
Court Com missioner Shaw has
under cOnsiiera ton a motion ma.'e
by County Attorney Lyon to dis
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10
Trade Conditions

Business In all linee was quite dull
the past week. and especially 50
during the past few days. The coun-
try trade has been light, and hut
little wheat and other farm produce
has been coming in.
small az for any week since the new
crop came on the market. The price
has advanced rapidly during the last
few days. and tOday's quotations
arc S cents higher that at this time
last week.
Snow Is needed very much. and
the merchants all look forward to u
revival OF business IN soon az suffi-
cent snow comes for sleighing, for
then the wood aud tie business will
begin on IN eX Extensive scale In many
sect iuns OF the country.
The following IL the corrected
price list:
Wheat--No. / hard. $40; No l. Northern SEC
No. 2, NC: No. g. Sac.
Flour, patent process. per Dbl. $40. q 81 70
bakers per Dbl &3.4O "a $50
Ground feed, 90 per ton.
Bran-S9
6hOrts-&lO -.
Rnrley-35c.
Oats 25c
Corn-25 @p3O por bushel
Dairy buttcr-l5c q 2Oc.
EggE-!bc. a. lSc.
Fat cattle-2H a. SC.
COWa-2C.
Veal dres sed-5 ~ 6.
Hogs live 81 80 to So 90 nor cwt.
Fresh pOrk-$3.5c "a 400 per cwt.
Mutton dressed s to OC.
Cut meats. s to l2lfc.
Chickens. &c.
Lard. Sc.
Potatoes-2O % 25c per bushel
Beans Shopper bushel
Applea-S3OO a. 81. 10 per bbl
PeAs-75C per bushe
Lcm0ns-25c. a. roc per dozen.
OrangeS-35 a 5Oc. per d0z.
formulated sugar. IS tbs. for u.
Kerosene. l5c per gallon.
Hay-S50O
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10
New POStmasterS.

The following pOstmasters for
Morrison county were appointed on
Thursday:
Randall-S. C.. Cochran.
LincOln-L j. Pickit.
LedUuX-Aleck WOchuik.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10
From Thursdays Daily.
FIGHTING EXTRADlTlON.
1undvall's Attorney Trying To
Prevent Him Being Taxi
on to Nebraska.

Governor Clough sent necessary
reQuisiOn papers to Sheriff Rider for
the extraditlon of charles Lund vail,
wanted in Nebraska to answer a
charge Of grand larceny for having
disposed Ut mOrtgaged property.
Attorney j. H. Rhodes, employed
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10

charge the writ Of habeas corpus,
and will probably do 30 In time to
allow Officer Tadlock to depart with
his prisoner for Nebraska on the
early morning train.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10

st. Cloud Journal Press: The
amount Of business done this year
by the st. Cloud general agency Of
the Mccormick company will be Il
record breaker. There are SOON items
on the books Of which $2O0,VU will
be paid into the Office.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-10

40 Cu." ,UN~ tlUAC1OU fOeovots
fake Casc;!reLS Cnmuv Catl,nrtlc (oc or "a
y C. c :, tn,' 10 cure. druggists "etHn" !no"3'
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-05
Advance of the Motor Vehicle.

Motor vehicles (automotives is the
name recommended for them) have be-
gun to be matter for serious reflection
in England. Major Flood Page, who
lectured about them the other day be-
fore the London chamber of commerce,
speculated as to the results of their intro
duction and named as among the indus
tries that would be affected were petro-
leum, secondary battery manufacturers,
mechanical engineers and allied trades;
coach, Car, wagon and carriage builders
and allied trades; agriculture in many
branches, railway companies and, last
by by no means least, the war depart
ment of every country in the world.
He expects them as they grow common
to interfere more or less with trades
connected with omnibuses, cabs and
horses, but to provide work for more
men than they displace, just as railways
did when they drove out coaches.
He believes that in the country dis
tricts of England they will do what
canals have done in Holland and make
communication so easy that the rush OF
perishable produce to market will be
greatly quickened and increased. They
will change the whole face of war, he
thinks, and be used to move guns and
do all transport work.
In Paris automotives are in use; in
London they are in sight; in New York
they are still only in prospect. An au-
tomotive fire truck, to be run by COM
pressed air gas engine, has been devised
by a Brooklyn man and has come so
near real existence as to have its picture
in the newspapers. 1t is "A terrific look
ing creation and as an engine of destruc-
ton seems fl to make cable car ON
curve seem Ike child s toy.-Harper
Weekly
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-05
Slang Words and Phrases.

Professor Eugene II. Babbitt of Co.
lumbia university, as secretary of the
American Dialect society, recently sent
to all the leading American colleges a
circular asking for assistance in collect
ing information about college slang.
The circular contains a list of words
about which the members of each col
lege are requested to give the following
information: /. Whether the word is in
use among them. 2. In what sense the
word is used, with examples 8. What
part of speech it is. These are the words
in question:
Ball-up, bone, cinch, coed, cram,
crib, fiend, flung, fresh, fruit, grind,
grub, horse, jolly, lunch, hooks, play
horse with, pluck, play pony, prep,
prune, quiz, ride, roast, sheepskin, snap,
stunt and trot.
In addition to answering the above
questions concerning the words contain
ed in the list the college officials are
asked to interest the students in collect
ing lists of slang words and phrases pc
culiar to their own institutions, that
these additional collections may be COM
pared by the Dialect society with slang
expressions il use elsewhere.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-05
LENA NJ. WATERMAN
VS..
JAMES Il. MATERMAN.
Orange County Court,
June Term,
a n 49,

Whereas the said Lena NJ. Waterman has filed
her libel for divorce against the said lanes
Waterman said court returnable to the Tune
term thereof setting forth therein in substance
thatEshe was married TO him at Bradford on the
10th day of March, A. ID. 1902 and that since said
marriage she cohabited with him in the due oh
servance of her marriage covenants and vows nm
til the 10th day of September A. ID. ISo3 when the
said James T.. Waterman wifully deserted her
and has ever since that time deserted her: and
further setting forth therein that since said LAST
named date her said husband has been of sufficient
pecunary and physical ability to provide suitable
maintenance for her but without cause has grossly
wantony and cruely neglected and refused so to
do; and further setting forth therein that said
James Z. Waterman treated her with intolerable
severity and praying therein for the causes afore
said for divorce; and it being made to appear
that said James +. Waterman is without the State
of Vermont that personal service cannot be
made upon him it is ordered that notice be given
HIM to appear at said June of court to be held
at Chelsea on the first Tuesday of June next to
make answer to said libel and show cause if any
he has why said divorce should not be granted bT
publishing the substance of said libel and this
order three weeks successfully in the UNITED
OPINION a newspaper published at Bradford the
last publication TO be at least six weeks before
said term of court
Given under my hand at Chelsea in said county
this 18th dav of January, A d 1897.
CURTIS 5. EMERY, Clerk.
Smith & Sloan, Attorneys. "a
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-05
:. TATE ofY MERRILL's ESTATE.

- BraufOr vermont,
proho ID District, IS.
IN looaCe Court held at Bradford in said
ulsCrict, on the 18th day of Jan. A d, 1897.
l.; f: Hale executor of the estate Of
sally Merrill late of Bradford, in said
district deceased, presents his administra-
ton account for examination and allowance
and makes application for decree of distri-
button and partition of the estate of said
deceased. Whereupon it is ordered by said
Court that said account and said application
be referred to session thereof to be held at
Bradford in said district, on the 9th day OF
Feb, a. D., 1897, for hearing and decision
thereon: And it is further ordered that no.
tice hereof be given to all persons interested
cessively in the United Opinion, newspa-
per 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 ac-
count should not be allowed and such de-
cree made.
By the Court,--Attest,
IA S M GLEASON, Judge.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-05
NATHAN j. SLY'S ESTATE.
TATE of Vermont,

- Bradford District, SIS.
In Probate Court held at Thetford in said
District, on the 18th day of Jan A. D., 1897.
Henry o. Weed, Admir-. of the estate Of
Nathan ]. SLY. late of Topsham in said
district, deceased, presents his administra-
ton account for examination and allowance
and makes application for decree of distri-
button and partition OF the estate of said
deceased Whereupon it is ordered by said
Court that said account and said application
be referred to a session thereof, to be held at
Bradford in said district on the 9th day OF
March A. D., 1897, for hearing and decision
thereon: And IL is further ordered that no
tice hereof be given tn all persons interested
cessively in the United Opinion newspaper
published at Bradford previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place and show cause, NJ
any they may have, why said account should
not be allowedand such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest,
ii S. M. GLEALON, Judge.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-05
w. w. CHALMERS ESTATE.
STATE of Vermont,

AL II OF vermont,
- District of Bradford. IS
In Probate Court held at Thetford in and
for said district on the 25th day of January
A. D., 1897.
James r. McLam administrators of the es-
tate of William W. Chalmers late of Tops
ham in said district, deceased, makes appli-
cation to said court for license to sell all of
the real estate of said deceased situated in
Vermont, representing that the sale thereof
is necessary for the purpose of paying debts
and the settlement of administrators ac-
count, consent thereto being given in writ
Ing by all the heirs in this state Whereupon
1t is ordered by said court that application
be referred to a session thereof to be held a t.
theProbate Office in said Thetford on the
18th day OF Feb A. D., 1897, for hearing and
decision thereon; and it is further ordered
that all persons interested be notified hereof
by publication of notice of said application
and order thereon three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
in the United Opinion a newspaper pub
lished at Bradford in this state, and which
circulates in the neighborhood of those in
terested before said time of hearing, that,
they may appear at said time and place, and
II they see cause object thereto.
By the Court, Attest.
10 -. M. GLEASON Judpe
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w. w. CHALMERS, ESTATE.

THE undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Bradford COMMISSION ERS, to re-
ceive, examine, and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons against the estate of
W: W. Chalmers late of Topsham, in
said district deceased, and all claims exhibit
ed in offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we Will meet for the purposes aforesaid at
j. X. McLam's Office in Topsham on the 18th
day OF Feb. and 18th day of July next from 10
O'Clock m until O'Clock p. m. each of said
DAYS, and that six months from the 18th day
OF Jan. A. ID. 1897 is the time limited by said
court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Topsham this 10th day of Ian
A. D., 1897.
10 j. Is. NOLAN. Nomms.