The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-01-22

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searching east winds and manage to
avoid them as much as possible. IL IL
true that consumption Is often the re-
suit of the climate, but that is true any
where in New England In the summer
Boston is delightful, and so we are COM
pensated, in a measure, for the terrors
of winter. AS whole, the visitor was
not fair critic. The just measure would
not be entirely filled with fault finding.
for If we have much to di p else, we
have a great deal to praise
There are a great many people whS
Enay be said to live by their wits-Boston
has her share of them-and a favorite
way of making dollar among this class
Is TO start some advertising scheme.
With all the schemes we have, no one
OF them ever conceived the idea that he
and his fellows should have news
paper devoted to their line until bright,
hustling Manchester IN. H.) publisher
announced that he would furnish the
organ and weekly set forth some new
and brilliant scheme for making money.
As l write, | have the initial number of
Advertising Schemes" before me, andif
the advertising promoter should spring
upon an unsuspecting public all the
projects found in this one number he
would be kept busy for a month. The
new paper is certainly the multum in
parvo of modern journalism
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If asphyXiation is a pleasant death a
great many people here are crossing the
river just now in the most approved
manner, for there is an epidemic Of
deaths from escaping gas that never
had parallel in this city. Seven fatali-
ties reported in one day from that cause
and 40 in the last II months prior to that
time have set people to wondering Ii
there is not something radically wrong
somewhere and particularly is talk d.
rected to the character of gas furnished
In our city. Experts say that in getting
cheaper gas we have got something more
dangerous and that there VIII soon come
time when we must decide which is
the most desirable, cheapness or human
life. Dollar gas means water gas and
water gas means death in many cases
where a better article would be less
harmful.
The days of policy playing are over In
Boston. The time was when the game
fourished and it's hackers got rich from
the credulity of the victims, but that was
some years ago. Gradually the law AMI
its officers began to interfere with the
business until it was driven under cover
and soon grew unremunerative. The
n:agnates behind the game have got
tired of paying fines inflicted upon local
and the game Will now, it Is
cease to exist. 1t is a good
thing for the city, for of all the gam
bling devices known policy was the most
harmful. No man should be allowed to
play games of chance on a capital of 10
cents. Such game is demoralzing. a
. .
At the fremont theater at the expira-
ton of the coming week Francis Wilson
will give place to Georgia Cayvan, who,
after a long absence, returns to Boston
at the head of company of her own,
She will be seen on Monday, Jan. rs, ina
Jew and greatly improved version Of
Robert Buchanan's delightful pastoral
1rama, Squire Kate" which was first
lone in this city about four years age
oy the New York Lyceun theater COM
oany, of which Miss Cayvan was then
he leading lady, ...a
Musical Director Paul SCHNEIDER Of
Jack and the Beanstalk" company, al
he Museum, uses a baton with a small
ncadescent lamp at the end of it. Dur
ng the dark changes he thus succeeds
n keeping his orchestra and chorus to-
yether, while the dancing of the electric
light produces a most striking effect.
Frederic Bryton and Grace Filkins are
o play over the Keith circuit in a little
)lay written by Augustus Thomas. It
viii be staged and rehearsed by the aul
hor himself and will be given new Sc,
f scenery. They come to the Boston
lcuse the second week in February.
Jennie Yeamans, the actress has dis
covered a new advertising scheme. OF
curse, she d int mean it to be such, but
ghen a former colored maid of hers
wrote from the south, saying she could
ot care for her little pickaninny, Miss
,camans adopted ii.
Brian Boru" will pass the century
mark of its career next Monday even
ng at the Boston theater. An especially
interesting feature of the occasion will
e the presence of the Ninth regiment,
Which has announced its intention OF at
ending in a body.
A dramatic performance out of the
run may be looked for in Thorn
s H. Davis and William T. Keogh's
la borate production of Frank Harvey's
reatest play, Fallen Among Thieves
'hich is TO be seen here at an early date
t the Columbia theater.
"A Milk White Flag" when seen next
lonth at the Park theater, will prove
lost agreeable surprise. Since last seen
ere it has been materially changed, and
MS year has been made the most am
ltious of all Hoyt's plays.
Sol Smith Russell has had series OF
cry large audiences at the Grand Opera
louise, Chicago, with Martha Morton's
1medy, "A Bachelors Romance" Mr..
ussell will be at the fremont theater-
April
The preparations for the production of
Lohengrin" at the Castle Square the
.er are well in hand. and all indications
Dint to a successful production of this
ost popular music drama.
The pubic dearly loves any subject
lat gives them opportunity of starting
conversation, and "Trilby" will be the
traction at the Columbia theater, COM
ancing Jan. %.
The stock company at the Grand Opera
Gus next week will present the sensa-
lpal melodrama. The Romany Rye
e of the most powerful melodramas
er written.
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