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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-16
SOMETHING TO KNOW

1t may by worth something to know
that the very best medicines for restoring
the tired out nervous system to a healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine
is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to
the nerve centres in the stomach, gently
stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and
aids these organs in throwing off impuri-
ties in the blood Electric Bitters i'm
proves the appetite, aids digestion and is
pronounced by those who have tried it as
the very best blood purifier and nerve
tonic. Try it. Sold for soc or S1.OO per
bottle, at L. A. Wadleigh's Drug Store.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-16
NEWRIIRX CENTER

c. c. Doty of Bradford called at the
Centre on Monday.
G. C. McDougal returned home from
Marshfield on Monday.
AlmOn Mason and Joseph Hastings
are cutting the hay on the Welcome
Green farm in Topsham.
S. w, Tewksbury called upon the
people at the Centre on Monday so
Letting funds to help defray the loss
by Frank Putnam of an OK found cast
in the pasture. Mr.. Putnam has al
ways been the first man in his neigh
borhoOd when any have met with a
loss to come forward and help make it
up. We ought to have more men like
Frank,
Seth p. Taisey was in Corinth on
Tuesday.
F. E. Chandler and wife have re-
turned home from West Barnet to cut
the hay on his farm.
A. J. Tuxbury has come out with a
new milk wagon for his four horses.
Please return a long screw driver
borrowed at the post office at the Cen
tire and obhge. We are pleased to
lend and always pleased when return
ed.
Everyone anticipates a flood this
week
The following is list of pupils at
tending Newbury Centre school, who
have not received an absent mark dur
ing the spring term: Walter J. Ar
thur. Abbie S. Hastings, Ernest E.
Hastings. Beth T.. Renfrew, AIargie
NJ. Renfrew, Ray n. Smith, Edith A.
Waldron. Absent one-half day, May
f. Taisey, Owen w. Hastings.
JESSE L. GUTHRIE, Teacher.
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THETFORD.

John Porter and wife are at their
summer residence.
Rev. Wilson Farnsworth and family
are spending few weeks at the Hill.
Lila and Annie Cummings have fin.
ished their schools for the summer and
are at home.
Mrs. Nettie Sargentis spending a few
weeks at the Center with Mrs, Fifield.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Bond were made
happy by the birth of son July 9Th.
Emma Bond has been at her fathers
for short visit. She returned to Wo-
burn, Mass, this week accompanied
by her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs Hutchins had daugh-
ter born July Sd.
Clarence Burr spent last week in this
place,
Sadie Kinney made her sister at
Windsor a short visit recently.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-16
SOUTH RYFGATF.

Miss Elizabeth Hall, who has been
teaching school in Springfield, Mass,
number OF years, came home the
last OF the week to spend her vacation
with her folks here in South Ryegate
Miss Mary Chase gave lecture on
| NOmans' Suffrage at the Reformed
Presbyterian church last week Tues
day evening.
Mrs. James Mckenzie and daughter.
who have been stopping at VIM Ter
rvs, have returned to their home in
Barre.
Wallace Terry has been suffering
quite badly for the past week with a
felOn on his hand.
The Reformed PRESBYTERIAN Chris
tan Endeavor Society gave an ice
cream party last Thursday evening at
the home of Mrs. G.. b. Smith. 1t was
a good night and the attendance was
quite large.
Dr.. John Thomas of Wells River
has been testing a good many cows in
Ryegate the past week for tuberculosis
lie applied the test to George G.. Mel
sons large herd and found them all
free from disease.
NJ. II. Gibson has been away the
most of the time the past week on
Granite business.
AT the small village of Ryegate Cor
nor there has been a good deal of ex-
element for the past week over the
divorce proceedings of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. W. Beattie, Mrs. Beattie going
to the home of her father and taking
with her their little daughter about
three years old.
John Nash and wife of Quincy, Mass,
who have been guests of j. d. Nc
Allister for the past week, returned |
% their home on Wednesday.
Rev. Mr.. Williams of Peacham
preached at the Reformed Presby-
erian church last Sabbath.
NJ. F. Sargent has been repairing the
louse that was recently vacated by
Nm. H. Berry. As soon as it is com
,leted it will be occupied by II. Man
Iigo who has rented it.
r. NJ. Harvey of Topsham was in
own on Monday looking after some
lw business.
On account of the extremely hot
weather. the past week the Granite
beds shut down their work for part
f the time.
Mrs. James Dickey who has been
.uite poorly for the past two weeks,
5 on the gain.
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vi q q {

That is just the truth about Hoods Sar-
saparilla. We know it possesses merit
because it cures, not once or twice or a
hundred times, but in thousands and
thousands of cases. We know it cures,
absolutely, permanently, when all Others
fail to do any good whatever. We repeat
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-16
WEST NFWBJJRY.

School in District No. I closed Fri
day June 18th. The pupils having no
absent marks were Grace F. Abercrom-
bic, Hervie W. Carleton, Joseph A.
Durant, Helen Harding and Ruth NJ.
Spear. Fred Spear was absent one day
and Newman R. Abercrombie one half
day. Lillian II. Martin, Teacher.
Those who failed to visit the Starch
Factory falls" near Union church, at
ter the late rain missed a magnificent
display of water works. The cliff IS
about fifty feet high, and the water is
beaten into the whitest of foam from
top to bottom. The dark walls of the
glen, the green trees and bushes, the
water rushing and surging down over
the rocks furnish picture not soon
forgotten.
O. B. Rogers, eighty-fve years. old
last March, hoed eighteen rows Of po-
tatoes of two hundred hills each, Hast
Saturday. West Newbury beats 1.-THE
world for smart old men. Come to
West Newbury if you want to live
long.
Rev. j. j. Hall of South Ryegate is
expected to preach in this church next
Sunday at eleven a. IN.
Mr.. John Abercrombie of Lawrence,
Mass, has been visiting his brother,
Rev. r. H. AbercrOmbie.
Mrs. Palmer was called to Methuen,
Mass, by the sickness and death of her
sister, Mrs. Sargent.
John Rutledge of Stanley, Nova
Scotia, and Mrs. Nathan Rutledge of
Woodsville, were at Frederic Sawyer's
Monday.
Miss Gray of Oxford is working at
D. Carleton's.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-16

There is a time for everything, and the
time 10 attend to a cold is when it starts.
Don't wait till you have consumption but
prevent it by using One Minute Cough
Cure, the great remedy for cough colds,
Group, bronchitis and all throat and lung
troubles. A. T. Clarke, G.. L. Andrews,
Newbury.
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NEWBURY.
RIlTH BAILEY.

Our community was shocked on Sunday
morning to learn that Ruth Bailey was
dead. Miss Bailey's home was with her
sister, Mary (NIrs. Wallace, and she was
about in her usual health until Friday,
when she was Frustrated by. the excessive
heat which caused heart failure. Physl-
clans and kind friends were powerless to
bring relief and she died at midnight Sat
urday.
Abner Bayley was the son of Jacob, Bay
lev, Jr., who was the son of Gen. Jacob
Bayley. Jacob Bayley, Jr., was twice
married, his first wife was Ruth Bedell of
Haverhill, who was the mother of Abner;
After her decease he married Mary Laid
of HaverhEll, said to be the first white fe-
male born in that town. By this union
he had Timothy b., Ezekiel L., Jacob n,
Ruth L., Moody, William W., Mary B.,
Abigail L., Aaron K, Deborah c., and
Joseph Hutchins Abner, the oldest son
of Jacob Jr, was three times married ;
first to Polly Baker. second to Lucinda
Merrill, and third to Betsey Hibbard who
l L., oh a o, fol
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Only two Of this large family are now
living, Milo and Mary.
Ruth Bailey was good and true woman
she had kindly word to say of and for
everybody. Loved and respected by all who
knew her, She comes from long line
of vigorous ancestry, noted for their many
excellent qualities. The funeral services
were held at Mrs. Wallace's residence
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. }. l.. Merrill
officiating, the deceased being member
of the CONGREGATIONAL church.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-16

DR.. Carpenter and wife of Lowell,
Mass, are boarding at Hale's Tavern.
Geo. Leonard has moved his family
from Haverhill in to Mrs. Durant's
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-16
GEORGE W. CHAPMAN's ESTATE.

R-HE undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Bradford CORNERSTONE Frs TO re-
ceive, examine, and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons against the estate of
Geo. w. Chapman late of Bradford, in said
district deceased and all claims exhibited i'm
offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the rooms
of MariaLChapman, Bank Block, Bradford on
the 18th day of Aug. and 9th day of Dec
next from l O'Clock p m until 4 O'Clock D. m
each of said DAYS, and that six months from
the 25th day of June, \. d. 1887 is the time
limited by said court for said creditors to
present their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Bradford this 18th day of July,
a. D., 1897.
JOSEPH TEBBETTs. Co.
80 W. II. GILMORE Oohhs'
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
YOUNGER BROTHERS.
After Twenry-One Years Imprison
ment Liberty is Now Promised
Them.

SALTWATER, MINI, July AFTER
twenty-one years of Imprisonment the
Younger brothers, Cole and "Jim, +"
will be given theirliberty. 1t is under
stood that the State Board of Pardons
will, at its next monthly meeting, act
favorably upon anapplication for their
pardon and grant the clemency they
have won by theirmOdel behavior dur
ing their long confinement.
The Younger brothers were implicat-
ed in the famous "Northfield raid" in
1876, IN which their gang swooped
down on that quiet little Minnesota
town and looted the bank, shooting
and killing its cashier. J. L. Hayward.
a posse of citizens Immediately start
ed in pursuit and ran the gang to
earth, capturing the three Younger
brothers and killing two other out
laws. One of the Youngers, bob, :"
died in prison of consumption ten
years ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Illinois child Labor Law

AURORA, ILL. July Tho child
labor law l. evidently to be given n
thorough test in Aurora. To-day war
rants we're sworn out by Inspector
Rieger and were served on Charles
Erickson. manager of the Automatic
Machine Company, charging him with
the employment of James Erickson
and Eli Lacure. both under l6 years
of age, without parental permits. IN
Justice Van Osdell's court this morn
ing Phillip Schielzler pleaded guilty
as the easiest method of settling the
matter and paid light Gne J. Il.
Holder. however, pleaded in own de-
Tense that the law did not list printing
offices with other factories, claiming
they are exempt from inspection. In
spector RiegeF asked for acontinuance
of the case until Tuesday, that he
consult an attorney. The ease against
Alexander Kline. Of the Chicago Cor
set Factory, was continued also
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Are they Doing Right,

The gentlemen composing the Board
of Directors of our Public Schools
should consider first, applicants for
| position as teachers in our public
school the home talent-children and
descendants of parents who were born
here and who bore the burden of tax
alton in establishing system of
public schools in this city when a
bitter fight was waged by clerical
organization against the public
schools in our city-and they should
remember that the Germans deserve a
good deal of credit in obtaining this
achievement, for the first Board of
Directors of our public schools was
composed mostly of our German
citizens.
A young lady of German decent.
born in our free country and in our
very town has applied for position
as teacher in our public schools and.
although she has tirst-class teacher's ;
certificate, has taught Il successful
school in one of our rural districts
schools from where she carried the
best of testimonials, our wise board
of school directors think that a
teacher in the Cape Girardeau Public
School must be decorated with an "A:
graduate certiticate-Om Omitting, at the
same time to enforce this rule on
applicants at their first meeting.
What are we paying taxes for in
supporting public school when our
own children shall be debarred as
candidates for teacher to teach in a
school paid for and sustained by their
parents, who have paid taxes to pay
for the ground the public school
building was built on, and who have
continuously supported the existence
of said public school by their con-
tinuOuS residence and also in cOnse-
quence paying taxes for above sup
port. y. few idiots try to get matters
worsted for the indulgent and patient
Taxpayer. Let Us have home talent
for Our public schools.
TAXPAYER
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
MANY Horses DYING .

NATION. Ill. July S.-The eX-
tremely hot weather OF the past ten
days is beginning to have fatal efs
feet upon farm horses. TWO and three
being. seen dead from overheating in a
drive of a dozen miles. and in sin
Gle neighborhood as many as a dozen
horses being reported dead from over
heating. The mercury for two weeks
past has covered the scale from 10 to
JOS degrees. and the temperature drops
but little during the night. SO far no
fatalities have occurred, but there
have been numerous partial pros
trations from excessive heat
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi-
cant. but acts as a tonic and altera-
tive. 1t acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels, adding strength and Civ
ingtone to the organs, thereby aiding
Nature in the performance of the
functions. Electric Bitters is an eX-
cellent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old people find il just exactly what
they need. Price fifty cents per bottle
at Haman's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
TOOK STRYCHNINE
And Suffered S eve
Hours.
Charles Ebert, Aged About seventy
five Years, Ended His Life With a
Dose of Strychnine.

At eight o'clock Saturday night
Charles Ebert, aged about seventy-tive
years, took poison at his home in this
city. mir. Ebert lived in a house on
Good Hope street. The house is own
ed and occupied by Martin Heiserer.
He occupied a room on the first floor.
He lived alone. did his own cooking
and housekeeping and had little to
say to any one. The last time he paid
his rent to Mrs. Heiserer he told her
that that would be the last rent he
would ever pay. The Old man had
then evidently made up his mind to
end his life. He took the fatal dose
Of poison at about eight o'clock and
soon after he was heard by the people
up stairs grOaning. They went down
to his room and found the old man
lying on the floor unconscious. DR..
had worked with the patient half an
hour the old man rallied and then he
told the doctor that he had taken a
dose of strychnine for the purpose of
ending his life. He said he was tired
of life and wanted the poison to kill
him. He suffered till three o'clock
Sunday morning when the fatal dose
finished its work and his life went out.
Sunday morning an inquest was
held and u verdict was rendered in ac-
cordance with the above facts. Late
Sunday evening the remains were
taken to Sikeston for interment.
The deceased leaves two sons. one
residing two miles from this city and
the other resides in Sikeston.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Our Monetary Disease.

To safely and permanently maintain
the gold standard requires the remod-
cling of our finances. The disease is the
character of the money in the treasury
and in the pockets of the people. 1t is
in banking system which congestscur-
rency in commercial centers, while ere
atipg n dearth in country districts,
which issues a currency which cannot
expand when it ought to and can when
there is no necessity. II is in compel
ling the maintenance of S100,000,000
gold reserve to float a vast volume of
paper money by the government. which
cannot regulate its issues to meet the
needs of commerce.
The disease cannot be cured by any
makeshift.--Senator Donelson Caffery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
The RaZor-Back Hog

The raZOr-back is breed of hogs
raised in the South before the war,
and still to be found in some localities.
He is built on the Swiss cottage style
of architecture. His ears lay back
with devil-may-care air. His tail
has no curl, but hangs limp as dish
rag. The highest point of his CORFU
gated back is 10 inches above the root
of the tail. He ignores the slow,
stately walk of the Berkshire, and
goes in lively 2:l0 tr0t. He always
travels as if he were trying to catch
train which had just whistled for
the station and he had quarter of
mile to go.
The thoroughbred raZor-back
prowls around the woods, living on
acorns, nuts and roots, and, if neces-
sary, can climb tree like monkey.
Occasionally he crowds under gate
and assists in harvesting his owners
corn crop, and if he has any time 10
spare from his owners crop he will
turn in and assist his neighbor, often
working at night rather than see the
crop spoil for want of attention. He
never knew the luxury of a sty. He
wouldn't get fat if he could. and is
only fit to kill on the day of eternity.
Crossing the razor-back with the
blue-blOod stock makes no improve
ment. The only successful way is to
cross him with locomotive going
thirty miles an hour. He then be-
comes an imported thoroughbred, and
the railroad company pays for him at
50c. pound. The ham of a razor,
back is almost as juicy as the ham of
an iron tire-dog, but not quite as
good eating as sassafras bark. \
man who is authority on razor-backs
says Il razor-back is the only bird of
prey that is amphibious in its habits
and can lift gate OFF its hinges with
ont rutfiing Il feather.-CottonwO
Falls Kan. Leader.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
EDITORS ARRESTED.
Loomts ResenIs the Report That He Is
Post-Ofiice AucIioneer.

CHILICoTHE, Mo, July S.-Lee Bar
ton and J. L. Newland, editors and
publishers. and w. L. Watson, car
toonist. for the Mail and Star, Chilli
cothe's Democratic paper. were arrest
ed this morning by Sheriff Ed Barton
of Linn County. on warrants charging
them with criminal libel.
They we're indicted for publishing
the report that 3. T. Carter. the newly
appointed Postmaster ~ Browning,
had paid {. y. Loomis, the defeated
Republican candidate for Congress,
800 for his appointment, together
with Il cartoon representing Loomis
a. an auctioneer. selling the Office TO
Carter
The cases viii not come up for trial
until December, but the newspaper
men had heard that they had been in
dicted. and demanded immediate ar
rest. They furnished bond
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Now Is The Time

To have your sewing machines repair
ed and adjusted by reliable and ex'
perienced workman. Mr.. J. Fl. Fish
pool, of Jackson, Mo-, will be in the
city for few weeks. Machines re-
paired at your residence. Work war
ranteed. Shuttles, parts and supplies
furnished. Leave orders at PhilipI
Stoll's tailor shop, Main Street
References, Judge Koehler, VIM.
Paar, Chris F. Betten, Z. W. Flentge,
DR.. Rolston, Ben Gockel, Peter Lehner,
Fritz Miller. july6-d2t-w1t.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Calamity Howler Hicks.

Rev. Irl Hicks should not advertise
his almanac unchecked at the cost OF
flesh and blood.
His July picture has the old familiar
background ofstOrm clouds and light
nings. He points to it with pride, not
to say exultation.
There may be wind in July. Rev.
Irl Hicks can raise lot of wind every
month in the year. Wind is normal
product of the heated season of the
year. But We have the sacred assur-
anoe that whence it comes and whether
it goes no man mot even the Rev. Irl
Hicks knoweth.
1t is time to tell Mr.. Hicks that he is
terrifying women and children, ruin
ing nervous systems not yet recovered
from last gears shock, and doing
much to bring fear, dread and misery
into thousands of homes. st Louis
POst-Dispateh.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
ONE OF GRANTS VICTORIES.
Wra Won I'm a Time of Penoe-Vetoed
an Imitation Bill.

W ~ " On III Oh FchCc-t etocu
an Imitation Bill.
One of Gen. Grants greatest victories
vas not won in war. but in times of
profound peace. On April IS. 1874. he
vetoed an imitation bill which had passed
both houses of congress by decided ma
jorities. and back of which were many
eminent republican politicians who
imagined that they saw sure defeat
ahead for their party unless they made
concessions to those clamoring for
more money" The pressure for the
bill was not all political. Many timid
business men urged the president to
sign the bill in order to ''stopagitation." :"
In this trying situation President Grant
showed patriotism wholly above parti-
sanship, and clear conception of sound
financial principles. unobscured by
short-sighted notions of immediate
business expediency.
He vetoed the bill because in theory
! it would produce imitation. ''The the
, ory," he declared, "in my belief is de-
parture from the true principles of
finance, national interest. national obli-
cations to creditors, congressional
promise. party pledges on the part Of
beth political parties and of personal
views and promises made by me in
every annual message sent to congress
and in each inaugural address,;
So far from being a settlement"
the bill invited agitation. SHOULD it
fail to create the abundance of circula-
ton expected Of it. the friends of the
measure, particularly those out of con-
gress, would clamor for such imitation
as would give the expected relief" And
he defined his general principle in these
pregnant words: 81 am not believer in
any artificial method of making pa
per money equal to coin when the coin
is not owned or held ready to redeem
the promise to pay. for paper money is
nothing more than promise to pay, and
is valuable exactly in proportion to the
amount of coin that it can be converted
into"
The monetary battles of this country
are not yet all fought. Grants words
and acts should inspire those engaged
IN the present struggle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
s.Iverites should Drop Jefferson.

1t is vain to invoke the authority of
Jefferson for the coinage of 50-cent dol
lars or any other debasement of the
currency. Our "neo-democratic" friends,
if they wish to vindicate their claim to
the title of 'old line democrats" who
have Jefferson for their father, will
have to abandon their IDEA of free coin
age at the III; ion of sixteen to one, or
any other arbitrary rate, but if they
will have :. double standard, make it
thirty-two 10 one, in order to be honest
in the payn ont of debts and to conform
to the actu Il ratio in the value of the
two metals in the markets of the world,
it being, as Mr.. Jefferson says, "a mer-
eantile problem altogether" ."-Balti-
more Sun