The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03


men are in the hands of the law
The will of the late Henry L. Pierce
whose. contents have recently been made
public, makes many worthy cause and
institution the rcher. The pubic spirit
and wise discrimination which always
distinguished him as a citizen were
shown in a clearer and brighter light
!. than ever in the directions wnTdhl he left
for the disposition of his great property
; There is no beneficiary in the list that is
not doing work to justify the remem-
brance. The generosity of these be-
quests is only equalled by the catholi-
city of the spirit which prompted them.
No respect has been paid to creed or
method; but wherever he saw a society
or an institution attempting a genuine
altruistic work, it seemed to command
his practical sympathy. The leading
beneftciaries are we'll selected, Harvard
college, the Massachusetts General hos
pilal, Institute of Technology, Museum of
Fine Arts and homeopathic hospital,
which not only receive specified sums,
but are to share in the residue, and all
these represent broad service for the
education and elevation of the commu-
nifty.
Profit sharing is decidedly popular
among employees generally and has been
adopted in several of our great concerns,
but there are one lot of men in this city
who are thinking it over since they had
Bri Interview with their employer. A
/ committee waited on this business man
and stated that they had been delegated
by his employees to ask him to introduce
/ the prcfit-shaUing system in his estab-
Iishment. He heard them through care
fully, and then he said II can't do that
Z boys, for there aren't any this year; but
iIHr share the Losses with you" Silently
they filed out, and there is no record
+ that they voted to take the chances of
loss to secure a chance at the probable
profits. There are two sides to.nearly
all questions. ~
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Boston has several museums of differ
ent kinds that may be classed fairy as
good, bad and Indifferent, but she has
one-a tree museum-that has no equal
in the world. The Arnold ArbOretum is
not only beautiful place but it is dis
tinctively the finest institution of its kind
on the globe. It was founded by a splen-
did endowment from the man whose
name it bears, and now is in receipt of
memorial gift of $40, 900 from Miss Abbie
A. Bradley in memory of her father,
William L. Bradley, to commemorate
his deep interest in trees. 1t is pre-
scented to the president and fellows OF
Harvard college-the Arboretum being
a department of the universiJy-and the
income is to be expended by the director
of the Arboretum in increasing by suita-
BILE investigat lions the knowledge of trees.
The Arnold Arboretum is noble eX-
ample of what can be accomplished by
wise administration. 1t is a token of
the way in which such things are done
in this part of the country-a contrast
to the outcome of a similar i'll considered
movements in New York, where the
first fruit of an attempt of wealthy and
prominent citizens to establish a great
botanical garden has been the irrepara-
BILE mutilation of a large and beautiful
public park. Such gifts as Miss Brad
ley's are happy ones, for it enables in
vestigation, and investigation brings re-
suits. With plenty of funds explorations
in other lands may be made and great
possible good result. The economic value
OF such work may be perceived when it
is considered that the importation of a
single navel orange tree from Brazil
by the national government and its plac-
ing in the greenhouse of the agricultural
department at Washington a compare
lively few years ago, has resulted al
ready in increasing the annual wealth
of this country by many millions of dol
lars.
Every true sportsman Will be interest
ed in the announcement of the first ex-
hibition of the New England Sports |
mans association, to occur in Mechanics |
building, March IA to g. inclusive. The |
exposition, from every point of view, will
be at once unique and fascinating. New
England can make great exhibit of this
kind, and everyone hopes the opportu
nifty will be fully grasped
The last and only opportunity Bostoni-
ans will have of seeing Denman 1homp-
the present dramatic season, some time
in March, when he will impersonate JOSH
Whitcomb in THE Old Homestead" IL
lIIC OOSLOu lHCdNEls NIL LOIIlpSOll Ids
definitely decided to retire from the stage
to private life.
John j. McNally's latest success.
"Courted Into Court" comes to Boston
with the record of a whole seasons run
in New York city. 1t will prove a capital
opening attraction for the coming sea-
son at the Hollis street theater and the
which has been engaged for tie
coming season is even stronger than the
Manager Frank V. Dunn of the Palace
theater and John l.. Sullivan have Just
entered into partnership as joint theatri-
cal managers. John l.. Sullivan becomes
a half owner in the Palace theater ana
Frank " Dunn remains with Mr.. Sulli-
van as his hacker and manager upon an 4
equal basis.
Charles H. Hoyt will give his personal
supervision to the forthcoming produc.
ton of "A Black Sheep" at the Park the
lter for the fortnight's engagement, be- !
ginning Monday evening, Sept. 6.
Roland Reed likes to get the verdict o. {
l Boston audience upon his new plays
lie has made more original productions H. ,
Boston than any comedy star upon the ,
American stage.
Flo Irwin is just the actress to play the