The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-10

the only thing about it to maintain its
Identity being the big clock that hurried
so many along in other days. This
good woman who was concerned in build
ing church at Wollaston had always
admired. When riding through the
square one day she saw sign VIII oh read
wis building material for sale in lots
to suit. Her eye rested on the clock, and
She thought that "lot" would suit her. so
she alghted from the car, made bar
gain with the contractor and got the re-
fusal OF the timepiece That evening she
| consultedlwith her friends, raised the
necessary funds and the next day the
venerable old timepiece was hers. VIII
its gilded hands hurry people to church
as, they did to the trains?
The rumored selection of a Bostonian,
5. N. ID. North, as superintendent OF the
next census is a compliment to an aUIe
gentleman, and one sure TO result SalIs-
tactorily to the government. Inc honor
comes 1t is said, unsolicited, and is be-
slowed, as such positions Should Ue,
strictly with view to merit. Mr.. Norm
is secretary OF the Wool Growers Assoc
ciaton, but has had much to do with
census work in the past. Next to Carroll
D. Wright he is said to be the most capa-
BILE and experienced man in the country
in work of that character.
Somebody once said The best way to
demonstrate you can do thing is 10 do
! it, and this saying mas been applied for
the first time in this city by firm that
! does interior decorating. Others have
fitted up handsome stores and equipped
special departments to catch the eye, but
| this new firm starts at once with a
house, a fine old mansion, and from the
entrance to the upper moor have it put IN
shape to please the most artistic eye and
to demonstrate what the concern is cap4-
BILE of doing. This house-store is open n
business hours TO the pubic and the III i
a novel one, serves veil to show the
advance tradesmen are making in AL
lines. Old things and old ideas are pass
ing away. You must have new ideas,
new methods, if you wish TO succeed
with the present competition.
The action of the New England Tele-
phone company in dispensing with the
| services Ot men as night operators at
the central station in Boston, and sub
shutting women in their place, points
to a curious fact in telephone work 1t
is found that men are singularly de-
fcient in the courtesy which is SO es-
sential in communication between the
subscriber and the central operator. This
fault is made more conspicuous by the
almost inVariable roughness of voice of
the male operator. This he takes no
trouble to modify. The Womans t5le-
phone voice acquires a softness and
cleatness which is grateful to the nerves
of the busy subscriber but there is fur
ther fundamental reason why women
operators are liked, while men are dis
liked; the women mean to be polite, the
men do not. The Hello" girl has come
to stay, but the male operator is doomed
at least in this city.
On Tuesday about 70 900 children, fresh
and happy, many of them well Drowned
by exposure to the summers sun, en-
tered our school buildings to begin the
work of the school year. This great
army of little folks seems to be ever in
creasing and the city fathers are never
able to meet the demands for school
rooms. The capacity of our school build |
nually new ones go up. This year the |
authorities are at work on seven new !
structures, but by the time they are
completed as many more will be de-
manded. AS every year better buildings
are being constructed, at greatly in
creased expense, the cost to the taXpay-
ers is something enormous. But we must
have education. 1t is one of our safe
guards.
The premier in this city of the most
brilliant venture of the firm of Klaw &
Erlanger into the field of extravaganza
occurred at the Boston Museum Mon
day, beginning with the afternoon per-
Torrance. The title of the new offering
is suggestive of enjoyment 1t is called
zone Round of Pleasure" and is the big
gest sort of a spectacular entertainment.
1t is a judiciously and artistically ar
ranged hodge podge of comic nonsense,
light and catchy music, slender thread
of story, presenting an exceptionally well
chosen cast, and a delicious collection of
a rarely pretty company of chorus girls.
The piece is on for long run, and is sure
to be one of the strongest cards of the
early season.
Mucn is que from man VINO uSeQ 10
play tag with Benjamin Harrison and
leap frog with the author of Ben Hur,"
and much has been received. When Jo-
seph Arthur was Is he wrote Colorado"
this with THE Great En-
The Still Alarm" Blue
Jeans" THE Corncracker," then The
Cherry Pickers," for which he gained To-
cal color in an operate trip that com
pretended all of the East Indian cities,
and during which he saw the British and
Afghans in deadly combat.
Amelia Summerville, the one time obese
Merry Mountain Maid" but who is now
known in the dramatic profession as the
most successful bantiste, is suing for a
divorce from her husband, Frederick H.
Runnells. The couple have not lived to-
gether for some time and the alleged
ground for separation is non-support.
Chiquita, the Cuban atom, and Tess,
HE chimpanzee, that were the features ,
Of last seasons Zoo, have been success
fully exhibiting all through New Eng
land during the past summer. During the :
present week they will be at Nara
gansett park, Providence, r. l., and will
return to Boston in November. :
Handsome Paula Edwards will play the :
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