The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-05

ford island, the almshouse and hospitaf
on Long island the house of correction
at South Boston, the parental school IN
RoXbury, the Marcella Street home and
other institutions The sum total of the
demand of all these public charges is .
something almost startling, being, in the
aggIt ate Beef, 900 pounds NUT
ton, 100, 900 pounds; fish, 230, 600 pounds
These articles are only part of the food
furnished at the different places, for it
must be remembered that much bread,
coffee, tea, fruit and many other things
form part of the bill of fare at each insti-
tuition.
The premium list for the Boston horse
show which was last season an ultra
fashionable event and devoted more at
tention to style than to anything else
fair play included-should have been out
the first of this week. but was delayed
by the offer of more special premiums
at the last moment. 1t is known, how
ever, that the amount to, be given in
premiums will be at least $4,000 this
year. instead of $4,000, as last year, and
that an attempt has been made to divide
the money more equally among the diff
ferent classes. The plea of inexperence
the division of the spoils was almost
ludicious. The amount given last year
for trotters for instance, was $1445, and
there were So entries in the trOtting
classes, while $l22O was the liberal award
to the hackney class, and there were only
II entries.
One of the largest divisions last year
was that Of saddle horses, there being
80 entries but only $720 was allotted to
this class an average of less than 81 per
entry, while the average for half bred
hackneys was $3.50, and for hackneys
$ST. Another class which had a large
number of entries last year, and which
attracted as much attention as any class
in the show, was that for hunters and
jumpers. There were sc entries under
this head, and the total amount in prem
iums was $l26O, an average per entry of
about $14.50. With these facts for guides
the committee certainly ought to i'm
prove over 1886. Then, if they will judge
the entries fairly, conduct the affair
to please sensible men and women and
be courteous to all who attend, no mat
ter if they cannot afford to buy a fash
ionable box, the horse show will be a
success. We will hope for the best.
Lovers of the dog may we'll rejoice
over the character of the present bench
show in this city. Dog shows, as they
are called, have been an annual feature
for some years, but they have come to
us late in the season, when the CANNES
had been campaiged an entire winter
and were worn out. You can look at a
tired dog and praise his good points.
but you lose the animated, bright ap~
pearance of the handsome fellow who is
fresh and playful. There are big dogs
and little dogs long dogs and short dogs;
in fact, almost any species known in
such condition as to be pleasing to all.
Oh! but it is noisy, for they have not yet
got hoarse and wheezy.
New England is to be Favored with
short tour in March of the Brooke Chi
cago Marine band. The band was formed
especially for the Worlds fair by the
state of Illinois, and among the dist-n-
guished people who appear on its list of
subscribers for concerts in Chicago are
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Governor Tanner,
Mayor Swift Postmaster Hesing, Lieu
tenant Commander 3. M. Shaffner, George
M Pullman, P. D. Armour, Joseph Me-
Peck. Brooke's is the only military band
i'll existence organized for and strictly
limited t opurely concert work and the
beneficial results of this restriction are
plainly evident in the character of the
work of the band.
Walter Damrosch, in a telegram to
Manager Tompklns of the Boston thea
ter announces the arrangement of operas
with casts for the second week as
follows: Monday, Feb S, "Meistersinger,
with Emil Fischer, Ernst Kraus and Jo-
hama Gadski; Tuesday, Feb. 9, "Fidelio,"
with Lilli Lehman and Paul Kalisch;
Wednesday, Feb. 10, "Das Rheingold,"
with Emil Fischer, Marie Brands and
Ria Eibenschuetz; Thursday, Feb. IL,
Die Walkure with Susan Strong Ernst
Kraus and William Mertens; Saturday,
Feb. IS. Die Gotterdammerung" with
Lilli Lehman, Paul Kalisch and Emil
Fischer.
Author Charles E. Blaney is an Amer.
lean, so he wrote the American play
about an American, and produced it with
an American company, with scenery,
electrical and mechanical effects that
are all American inventions. Now, to
prove this theory is correct, thousands
OF Americans are SWdTI1llHS TO see lHe
result of young American Blaney's en-
ergy, brains and money. Although but
q years old, this young man is
the pOssessor of more than 5O,000 the
proceeds of three years work as a farce
comedy author and manager.
Next week at the Bowdoin Square the
ter will be the time and place of the pre-
sentation oe William Gillette's comedy
success. TOO Much Johnson" by a
splendid company under the manage
ment of Charles Frohman.
Director JaXin of the Castle Square
opera company is preparing a great
double bill to follow the production OF
'Lohengrin.' 1t will consist of Lucia di
LammermOor" and the "Cavelleria Rus
ticana."
Frederic Bryton and Grace Fikins, Ell
nier Grandin and Eva Mountford, havS
all gone into vaudeville, and will be seen
in a few weeks at Keiths presenting
new and original sketches.
The costuming department of Jack
and the Beanstalk" in Itself requires the
services of eight women, who are con-
SANITY touching up the costumes or else