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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
THE NEWsBoYs DREAM.
1t Was His Idea of What Would BE All
solutely Ideal Conditions.

1t Was His Idea of What Would BE ABB
solutely Ideal Conditions.
The American newsboy can almost
be said to have created genus for him
self. If he has any, he has certainly
created it, for of all the inhabi tants of
this planet there is none who is so abso-
lutely independent, so thoroughly con-
fdent of his own exertions. He has a
self Importance, derived from his ability
to support or partially support himself,
which places him high above the rank
of the ordinary gamin, and he generally
possesses what is far more important in
any community-ready money. He is
the capitalist of our junior civilization,
the Count Esterhazy of newsboys' alley.
He can play craps for money when other
boys are constrained to pursue this de-
lectable amusement with only the mild
er if more intellectual pleasure of study
ing the fluctuations of fortune, or, at
most, hazarding cigarette pictures.
He may swear little more than is
necessary, brit in general is net half
bad. His trsin of thought is usually
healthy and vigorous and has robust
ness born of the outer air in which he
spends so much of his time Physically
he is agile and almost tireless. While
apparently reckless in most things, he
is, on the whole, careful of his health
he is scarcely ever known to smoke a
whole cigarette at time His intellect
is as keen as a razor. He keeps it con-
tinually honed on the strop of expert
ence Everything carries for him les
son. From the sale of the largest Sun
day paper to that of the most unpreten-
tious weekly there is nothing he does
not profit by.
He is born statist, self educated
strategist, He has tho nice art of going
far enough and yet never overstepping
himself. On the eve of such an occasion
he will vociferate, "All about the cleo
tion," but don't ever expect of whom
until you buy the paper. Pleasure and
other things occupy fair proportion of
his time, but with him the distribution
Of news is always uppermost 1t even
permeates his sleeping hours. One Of
them was heard to remark between sales
to another day or so ago, "Say, Jim,
had de finest dream I ever had las
night
"Was it about angels?" inquired Jim
Nav" was the contemptuous re-
Spouse. ~ dreampt dat der was aw-
full smashup, six fires, four double nur-
ders an tree suicides, all in one day. -
Chicago Times Herald
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
THE CAR ROLLED ON.
And He Was Still EiolSel Ahead of the
Woman In Black.

And He Was Still Niolxel Ahead of the
Woman In Black.
A Fed faced woman in a black gown
and black bonnet came aboard Eu-
old avenue car last Monday and seated
herself next to young man whose face
was concealed behind Plain Dealer.
When the conductor came around,
she handed him ticket X
'Nob good ON this line. ma'ams be
said and handed it back.
The woman in black gave sniff.
''That's too bad" she said. 1T
s'posed it was just as good on this line
as any other. The conductor told me it
was. And I'm sure haven't got any
more change. I'm goin out to my daugh-
ter's housa She's sent for me. She's
very sick and so anxious to see me. I
don't know what I'll do" And she
shifted again.
"Well," said the conductor coolly
Tim sorry, of course, but no pay no
ride" And he reached for the bell
The woman in black looked at the
young man with the newspaper. He
met her gaze,
MADAM, he said, "I'll buy your
ticket for q nickel"
The woman hesitated, and the con-
ductor smiled and furtively winked at
a fat man in the rear seat. The ex-
change was made, and the conductor
passed along
81 hoped" said the young man,
that your unfortunate daughter was
better by this time"
The woman in black darted a venom
GUS look at him.
"Oh, yes, he said, 1--WE have met
before, and you are still nickel ahead
of me-"
Then he went back to his Plain
Dealer, and the car rolled on.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
A Curious and Rare Book.

The most curious as well as one of
the rarest books known to collectors is
the edition CT the Vulgate issued by
Pope Sixtus V, some time between
1885 and 1890. The book, as Disraeli
describes it, fairly swarmed with err
rata. So numerous were they that a
number of printed paper slips contain
ing the proper words were pasted over
the blunders and this device proving
Intellectual on account of the immense
number of mistakes, as many of the
copies as could be found were called in
and destroyed. Only few remain, and
the book with its paper patches COM
mands an extremely high price.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
THOUGHT SHE'D MAKE SURE.
Did Not Understand Theosophy and Sus-
pected They Were Muscles.

Did Not Understand Theosophy and Sus-
pected They Were Muscles.
The girl who has recently become in
terested in theosophy was enjoying her
self immensely, endeavoring in the
most disinte1ested way, of course, to
convert chance acquaintance to her
new views, and the long and hard
sounding words rolled off her nimble
tongue in the manner peculiar to an en-
thusiastic student.
"The luminiferous ether" she was
saying interestedly as the pale young
woman across the car closed the book
which she had been thoughtfully study
ing and fell to listening to the scraps
of conversation which surrounded her,
sis really nothing more or less than a
big psychical mirror, Every thing we
have ever done from the beginning of
the Manvantara, every thing we shall
do until we once more reach the repose
of the Devachanio plane, is reflected in
the Akasaic radiance, and"-
At this point the pale young woman
across the car leaned over and touched
the speakers arm.
Pardon my interruption and the
seeming impertinence, she murmured
sweetly, as the impromptu lecturer,
brought to an unwilling stop in the full
tide of her eloquence, glared at her
wrathfully, "but would you mind say
ing those words you just used over
again?"
"What words?" inquired the theoso-
phist, slightly Modified by the implied
compliment to her superior knowledge.
Manvantara, do you mean, or was it
Devachan? Oh, I suppose you mean
Akasaicl Well, that's Hindu or East
Indian, or Brahmin word, Pm not quite
sure which, and it means-oh, light,
or radiance. or something like that any
way Are you interested In theosophy?"
she FASTENED to add, anxious to cover
her lack of definite knowledge as to the
meaning of the word under discussion,
"for if you are"-
''I'm not, thank you, interrupted the
thoughtful young woman more sweetly
and apologetically, "but I couldn't
help hearing those words, and they
made me anxious. I'm just beginning
TO study anatomy, you know, and !
thought you were talking about some
new muscles, and as I'm going to have
a private examination tomorrow I
thought I'd just ask you and make
Eure."
Bot the new convert to theosophy
was not listening, end the acquaintance
who bad been delivered from disserta-
tion upon the Akasa-ip ether laughed
immoderately before proceeding to
change the sabject Of conversation.
Chicago Times Herald.
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INSOLVENCY NOTICE,

cTATE of Vermont, District of Brad
- ford, SIS. Court of Insolvency
At session of said court held at Thetford,
in said district on the ODD day of Aug. 1891
Whereas Charles W. Hartwell of New
bury, in said district, has on the date afOre-
said. filed in this court a petition in insol-
vency. agreeably to the insolvency act of
said state, representing that he is owing
debts to an amount exceeding three hundred
dollars which he is unable to pay in full,
and at the same time has filed in said court
a schedule of his estate, real and personal,
and schedule of his creditors
Whereupon it is ordered by said court that
the payment of any debts and the delivery
of any properly belonging to said Charles
w Hartwell to him or for his use, and the
transferring OF any property by him be and
hereby is forbidden, and that. meeting of
the creditors will be held at j H Watsons
office in Bradford in said district on the 18th
day of Sept. A D 1897, at 20 O'Clock m for
the purpose of proving their claims and
choosing one or more assignees. And it is
ordered at notice be given of the filing of
said petition and order hereOn to each of the
creditors named in the. schedule and by
publication in the United Opinion. a news
paper published at Bradford in said district.
Dated at ThetfOrd, in said district, this
BIRD day Of Aug. A D 1897
45 SAMUEL NJ, GLEASON Judpe
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THE SQUIRRELS IN THE OAK.
How They Kept House and Got Their
Provisions.

How They Kept House and Got Their
Provisions.
My favorite boarders in the oak were
the gray squirrels. The boys knew their
hole from the woodpeckers' at a glance,
for it was in the living trunk of the
tree, and the red brown margin always
showed where their powerful teeth had
been cutting away the bark that threat
ened to grow in and close them up. L
have oftened wondered how the wood
peckers knew that it would imprison
them, and that they must put up with
the dead limb.
AS for the grays, they were not afraid
to live in the heart of the oak, and what
stores of nuts, harvested in the hickories
on the hill, they did manage to tote"
up there. There must have been peck
at least when I ruthlessly chopped into
the hollow with a sharp Ratchet and
captured fine brood Of young ones that
were soon tanned into graceful and af-
fectiOnate pets.
The old father and mother we did not
want, even if we could have caught
them, because they are fierce and I'M
tamable In captivity
The abduction of their pretty chill
dren did not seem to weigh much on
their minds They gave no sign Of the
poignant grief, not to be comforted.
that have seen, for instance, in blue
birds whose nest had been dspoiled,
but refitted their den as snugly as be-
fore and raised another family.
When my squirrels went harvesting.
one of them first held his head in the
mouth of the hole for half minute to
see if the coast was clear. Presently out
he whisked and stopped again to make
sure, while his mate followed. Then
Mr. Squirrel gave a rasping, long drawn
bark of defiance, which must have filed
his lady's heart with admiration for
his boldness and with apprehension lest
some unwary creature should come
within reach of her lord anger.
Then-if you didn't betray yourself
and send both soampering in widest
fright back to the hole-after playing
hide and seek for few moments they
ran in single file out to the topmost
twigs of a great bough. gained branch
of the neighboring bare walnut and,
crossing to its farther side, made des-
perate flying leap into the top of a
young hickory. Running half way down
this, they used a succession of dogwoods
and oak saplings until they had reached
the grove of tall, straight hickories ON
the hill, an eighth of mile from their
h.o1O to- l11 l. L.. 4
ly now if you would care to see fast
time made over this queer course and
some record breaking leaps that fairly
take away ones breath,
Magazine.
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Finally DiRested.

1t is said that an American went into
London booksellers and asked for
Hare's walks In London" In the
United States it is printed in one vol
ume in England in two.
"Oh," said the Yankee as he looked
at them, you part your Hare in the
middle, do your"
81, sir?" said the clerk, with bewil-
dered look. "Oh, no, STRIP
II saw he didn't see the JOKE" said
the Yankee, $50 1 didn't explain, but
bought the books and went away. A
week later l entered the same shop. As
soon as the clerk saw me he approached
me, exclaiming: Good, capitall Part
your hair in the middle? That's capital,
sir-capital P-Anecdotes.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
A SONG.

Bring me the juice of the honey fruit
The large, translucent amber hued
Rare grapes of southern isles, to suit
The luxury that fills my mood.
And bring me only such as grew
Where fairest maidens tend the bowers
And only fed by rain and dew
Which first had bathed bank OF flowers.
They must have hung on spicy trees
In airs of far enchanted wales,
And all night heard the ecstasies
OF noble throated nightingales.
So that the virtues which belong
To flowers may therein tasted be,
And that which hath been thrilled with
song
May give thrill Of song to me.
For would wake that string for thee
Which hath too long in silence hung,
And sweeter than all else should be
The song which in thy praise is sung.
Thomas Buchanan Read.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
THE FAMOUS GIN LAW.
How II Was Received and Evaaed by the
English Public.

How II Was Received and Evaaed by the
English Public.
This famous "gin law" passed in
1875, is interesting as the earliest Sc
we're blow at liquor dealtng among civ
ilized nations. It levied tax of 20s. a
gallon on spirits, and a license of ESQ
for any one selling or dealing in them.
And, being in advance Of public opin-
Ion, it failed, much as other more
stringent prohibition laws have failed
in our own day. For the cry was at
once raised that it taxed the poor mans
gin and let the rich mans wine go
free. Every wit, every caricaturist, had
his fling at it. Ballads were hawked
around telling of the approaching
death of Mother Gin. The liquor shops
were hung with black and celebrated
uproariously Nine. Geneva's lying in
state, her funeral, her wake and so on
The night before the law went into
effect, SO the contemporary journals
say, there was a universal revel all
over the country. Every one drank his
fill and carried home as much gin be-
sides as he could pay for.
To evade the law apothecaries sold
it in Walls and small packages, some
times colored and disguised, generally
under false labels, such as "Colic
Water, Make Shift, Ladies' De-
light " There were printed directions
on some of these packages-e. g., "Take
two or three spoonfuls three or four
times day, or as often as the fit takes
you. " Informers were very prominent
and exceedingly offensive, inventing
snares to catch lawbreakers for the sake
OF the heavy rewards, and spying and
sneaking around in a way particularly
distasteful to the English mind. In con-
sequence they suffered in their turn
The mere cry, Liquor spyl" was
enough to raise mob in the London
streets, and the informer was lucky if
he escaped with a sound thrashing and
ducking i'll the Thames or the nearest
horse pond. Indeed such an outcry was
made about the matter that the minis
try became very unpopular, and the
law was not enforced after two or three
years, and was largely modified in 1743,
after seven years trial. Popular Sci
ence Monthly
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
ARMY LIFE.
It's Social informally Constitutes One of
Its Great Charms.

S. NJ. GLEASON, Judge.

Army life is informal to degree, .
said Mrs Custer, during a recent inter
view The custom of using cards when
calling is only of very recent date
among officers wives When | lived
garrison, we should never have dream, /
of such thing 1t is only at few OF
the larger posts, near the cities, where
there is anything like the formality CT
civic life The people III garrison are
like one great family Nothing that
deeply concerns any member is matter
of indifference to the others, and the
spirit of good fellowship Is universal
In time of sickness the friendly helpful
ness of the women for each other is
shown strongly Many a time | have
known a rlmber of women to detail
themselves, IN regular military fashion,
to duty in the house of sickness at GER
tain hours, relieving one another
through the day and night with abso-
Lutte precision, so that the sick person
should never be left without an attend
ant
with all this close intimacy there
is surprisingly nCtle Irlctlon OF III IeeI-
ing. There are, of course, at every post
a few people who are disagreeable or
hard to get along with, but they cause
no more trouble in general than they
do in their own households They be-
long, we feel, to our army family, aid
their shortcomings must be overlooked
Just as we should overlook the faults of
a husband or brother or sister No dis
tinctions between rich and poor are
ever observed There is occasionally a
question about calling upon new ar
rivals, but it is solely on account of
reputation and honor. If there has been
anything discreditable TO the good
name of an officer or his wife, the cir
cumstances must be investigated before
other families of the post will call
Philadelphia Times
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Fascinating John Bright.

Sir Wemyss Reid gives some interest
ing "reminiscences of John Bright in
Cassells Magazine. The great Liberal
leader often sat in an old fashioned
armchair in the Reform club. He de-
lighted in talk and was fond of repeat
ing poetry. On one occasion he began
to talk to Sir Wemyss about his favorite
hymns, and as he warmed to his subject
he repeated some of them. 1t was a
strange subject, perhaps, for a club
smoking room, but it was still stranger
to observe that as he spoke with that
wonderful voice of his the other men in
the room first looked up and began to
listen, and then, as though drawn by
an irresistible spell, drew nearer to
him, until before long he had them all
sitting round him in a circle enjoying
that music of the human speech" of
which above all living men he was
master. John Bright reciting hymns in
club smoking rooml There" ex-
claims Sir Wemyss, lis picture for an
artist if he only knows how to treat it p"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery was
made for her, The former is for the ills
eral system. Together they supply scien-
tifc and successful course of treatment.
The Favorite Prescription A." restores
healthy, regular action to the organs dis
tinctly feminine. 1t forces out all impuri-
ties, Strengthens the tissues, allays inham-
nation. The Golden Medical Discov-
cry" makes appetite, helps digestion,
promotes assimilation, fills out the hollows
and brings back the gladstone glow of girl
hood. With these remedies there is no
need of dctesto' I" limitations"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
Autograph Fiends.

The author of ''Chats With Celebri-
ties" Mr.. Guild, says of the demand
upon Longfellow for his autograph:
l remember one very pleasant party
at the poets dinner table, at which Mr.
Monti, Professor E. N. Horsford and
myself were present, when Mr. Long
fellow related a number of amusing
anecdotes respecting applications that
were made to him for autographs. He
was very kind to autograph seekers and
used to keep in a little box upon his
writing table a number of slips upon
which were written, Yours very truly,
Henry W. LOngfellow. One of these
would be sent to the applicant by a
member of his family to whom he passed
over their requests.
But the autograph seekers were not
always satisfied with a mere signature,
and he often sent a verse from one of
his poems signed with his name. The
most remarkable request, however, came
from lady in Boston, who, the poet
said, sent him by express a package of
100 blank visiting cards, with a letter
requesting that he would inscribe his
name on each Of them the next day, as
she was to have a grand reception at
which number of literary people
would be present, and she wished to
present each one of her guests with the
poets autograph.
This was too much for even Longfel-
lows good nature and would seem to be
hardly credible had not heard it from
the poets own lips
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
c. w. SAYRE
q A EIEIEI
GEO. W. CHAMBERLIN's ESTATE
y TATE of Vermont,

e. TATE of Vermont,
- District Of Bradford. IS
In Probate Court held at ThetfOrd in and
for said district On the 25th day of Aug,
a. D., 1897.
Hon John Bailey Admr. of the estate of
George W. Chamberlin, late of Newbury
in said district, deceased, makes appli-
cation to said court for license to sell all OF
the real estate of said deceased situated in
this state. representing that the sale thereof
is for the purpose of the payment of debts
and the settlement of said estate WhereupOn
it is ordered by said court that application
be referred to a session thereof 10 be held at
the Probate Office in said Thetford on the
18th day of Sept 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
if they see cause object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest.
As s. NJ. GLEASON, Judge.
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His Little Mistake.

John" she said, and she looked at
him rather harply as she said it, 81
have an idea that you didn't behave
yourself very well while you were
away"
How absurdP' he protested. What
in the world has given you that ideaY"
"Well," she returned in quizzioal
kind of a way, 1 noticed in the tele-
gram you sent me you had paid the
regular tariff charges on the words 'ex-
cuse writing "-Chicago Post
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
GEORGE A. LADD,S ESTATE

T H undersigned, having been appointed
4 by the Hon. Probate Court for the Dis
ceive, examine, and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons against the estate of
George A iLadd late of Thetford, in said
offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the post
Office Thetford Center, on the 18th day of
September and 18th day OF February next
from l O'Clock p. III. until O'Clock p. IN.
each of said DAYS, and that six months from
the 18th day of Aug, a. d. 1897 is the time
limited by said court for said creditors to
and allowance.
Dated at Thetford this 2sth day of August
A. D., 1897
20 G.W. s sAYRE Comms.
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Chalk.

All chalk is composed of fossils, If
you take the tiniest bit and place it I'M
der a powerful microscope, you will see
an infinite number of extremely dimin-
utive shells, and no spectacle ON large
scale is more beautiful than the varied
forms If these tiny homes of animal
life, which are disclosed by powerful
glasses
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
A Helm.

Scientific Mamma-Do not dance all
the evening, dear Remember that the
dances of an average ball cover a total
distance of nine miles.
Practical Daughter-Oh, but girl is
carried most of the way, mammal
Larks
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

The elephant is the chief beast of bur-
den in Siam and Afghanistan. An 'ele-
plant load" is estimated at two tons.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
Sometimes it seems
Z, sac =.

sometimes 1t seems
to weary woman that
she must certainly
give up. The sim
; plest and easiest
= work becomes an
almost insurmount-
able task. Nervous
ness, sleeplessness
and pain harass her
and life seems hardly
worth the living.
DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription was
made for her nr
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

Counting all classes of reserves, Ger
many can in "a hours raise an army Of
1000. 600 disciplined men
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

The oldest building in Chicago is the
Green Tree tavern, in Milwaukee ave-
nue., and it is only SO years old.