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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-01-28
WEST NEWBURY.

There will be preaching at the
Union church next Sunday, Jan. 3Oth,
at p IN. and the sacrament of the
Lords supper will be administered by
the presiding elder.
church at 100 p. M, Sunday, Feb. 9th,
at which time the sacrament of bap,
tism will be administered and several
received on probation, by Rev. Mr..
White.
The meetings by Revs. Abercrombie
and White were well attended and
have been interesting and helpful.
Business meeting of the Y. P. S. G.
E. Immediately after the prayer and
praise meeting at the parsonage this
friday evening.
The donation for the benefit of Rev.
Mr.. White which was to have been held
at A. G. Fuller's is postponed on ac-
count of sickness.
A goodly number assembled at Rev.
r. II. Abercrombie's Tuesday evening
to show their appreciation of his ser
vices by donation. We do not know
the exact amount contributed, but
from the number present, who partook
of refreshments provided by the
ladies, it should have been a generous
sum.
BY a council called by the First Con-
gregational church at Newbury village
Feb. 13, 1867, twenty-one members
withdrawing from that church to form
the new one in this place, under the
first pastorate of Rev. David Council.
We are now nearing our thirty first
birthday. The annual report for the
year ending Dec. 31st, 1897, will be of
interest to many readers of the OPINION
at home and abroad.
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A LETTER TO WOMEN.

A few words from Mrs. Smith, OF
Philadelphia, will certainly corroborate
the ella m that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, is womsn's ever
reliable friend.
81 cannot praise Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound too highly.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-01-28

able; but as soon as l would put my
feet on the floor. the pains would
come back.
"Every one thought it was impossi-
BILE for me to get well. Twas paying 81
per day for DOCTORS visits and rs cents
a day for medicine. made up my mind
to try Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. 1t has effected complete cure
for me, and I have all the faith in the
world in it. What blessing to wo-
man it is!"-MRs. JENNIE L. SMITH, No.
s24 Kaufman ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-01-28

Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers are famous little pills
for constipation, billiousness, indiges ton
and all stomach and liver troubles. a. t.
Clarke, Bradford; G. /. Andrews, New
bury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

silk is obtained from the shellfish
known az the pima Cmytilid@). which
is found I'm the Mediterranean. This
shellhsh has the power of spinning a
viscid silk which i'm Sicily Is made into
a regular ami very handsome fabric.
The silk is spun by the shellfish in the
first instance FOR the purpose of attach
ing itself to the rocks. IL Is able to
guide the delicate filaments To the prop
err place and there glue them fast. and IL
they are cut away Il can reproduce
them.
The material when gathered. which In
done at low tide. Is washed in soap and
water. dried, Strengthened and carded.
one pound of the coarse filament Yield
ing about three ounces of fine thread.
which when spun Is OF a lovely burnish-
ed golden brown color.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

peculiarly shaped and beautifully
marked. 1t is mottled black and white.
with a snout as black as coal In APP
pearance IL resembles a miniature sar-
atoga trunk. with fins and tail at
tached. The face comes 10 sharp
point. and the cheeks are continually
putting. giving the fish the appearance
OF chewing. The trunkfsh is busy
little fellow and is continually on the
go. lie is inquisitive and seems TO take
great interest in the people who visit
the aquarium.
AS he comes from q warm climate,
the water I'm the tank Is kept at "a high
er degree OF temperature than that I'm
the TANKS where the fish from the north
are kept The trunkhsh seems "a
know when IL is feeding time, and
when the hour arrives ne keeps near
the top OF the tank watching for the
food that is thrown 60 him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
An American Slave.

1t is generally supposed that slavery
no longer exists in the United States of
America, but by those who make a
close study of such matters this will
be promptly recognized as very great
mistake. In San Francisco alone there
are said To be 600 Chinese women who
are, so far as they know TO the con-
trary, the property OF their masters.
In Brooklyn quite recently a rather at
tractive young woman, who is herewith
pictured. was sold to a Chinese laun-
dryman for 5000. The remarkable phase
of the Chinese slavery which prevails
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

dwellings there are but few Of these
old windmills. with their great fan
like arms stretched out hSgh above the
roof.
Kent has the distinction of having
some of the most interesting relics of
old England. and among them is the
mill at Keston. IL is a well known
landmark and stands on the edge of a
well kept common. The mill saw it's
best days many years ago. and from its
present appearance those days were
in the past centuries. There is no date
or mark on the structure TO indicate
when 1t was constructed, but even TO
the oldest inhabitant of the place it has
always looked the same, and they tell
stories Of if that were told them by
their grandparents.
Keston is a favorite haunt for BIZ
cyclists. and many of them go there
with friends To visit and inspect the
old mill, which is now deserted and rap
idly falling to pieces.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

companion OF his life. his charming
wife. She understands her husband
Thoroughly and knows how TO guide and
check his impulsive spirit. she is the
bright center round which their happy
circle of friends have spent many a
pleasant evening In the Holland Park
studio. with its'quaint and artistic sur
roundings Mes. May is not only pretty,
but has that pleasant expression which
comes only from a gentle heart and re-
fined mind.
Mr. May speaks amusingly OF his boy
ish days when he ran away from home
and lived on toast and tea. When he
did earn a little money, he gave his
friends such a feast that there was
nothing left for the coming week, which
had TO be passed on crust. Once when
a lady came 10 sit for her portrait she
found him in his studio. with box as
the sole furniture. He was seated on
that eating a red herring. This was
more or less his mode OF life until his
marriage. when his clever wife took
matters into her hands and has sue
cessfully guided her reckless genius TO
fame and prosperity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
BetrothaIs In spain.

a curious custom obtains I'm some por-
tions OF Spain I'm regard To- betrothals.
A young man who looks with favor up
on "a handsome senorita and wishes 10
gain her hand calls on the parents for
three successive days at the same hour
~ the day. At the last call he leaves
his walking stick and ~ he is to win
the desired bride the cane is handed 10
him when he calls again. but II ne is
not regarded with favor the cane Is
thrown into the street. and In this way
the young man is made 10 understand
that further calls will be useless
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

New York aquarium. While they are
repulsive TO look at. they are very in
teresting. for they are the only animals
ever discovered whose breathing organs
are exposed. In appearance they are
like fiat headed lizards, and they have
long, thin bodies. In color they are
blush gray. They have four short legs
and a very long, thick tail. The largest
OF the puppies is about is Inches long.
There are several of them in the aqua
rum. They are sluggish and are usu-
ally huddled together in one corner Of
the tank.
Just back OF their heads are lot Of
fluffy red things that look like the
feather boas used by women. These are
their lungs, and they are continually
waving from side to side,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
[copyright, 1881

"The sun never sets upon the nag OF
England and the same statement ap-
plies 90 the pictures OF Phil May. They
are seen everywhere, and the smiles
they have evoked are broad enough 10
extend around the world.
Phil May now occupies Du Maurlers
chair i'm Punch Office, and IL is said
that. an exhibition OF his pictures is
now being held i'm New York. 1t seems
odd to think OF Phil May as being con-
nected with Punch. for Phil is scream
jngly funny and Punch is-well, ev-
cry one knows what Punch is!
Despite heNfact that Phil May never
took an art lesson In his life, he is a
perfect craftsman and is a master OF
black and white.
Nature alone has been his master
No doubt this fact together with a
fertile brain, is the source of his origi-
ualty. From the age OF IA Phil May
has earned his living by art alone.
Honet work, combined with his rare
Artistic temperament, for he is heart
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

An interesting royal wedding will
take place at Stuttgart in a few days.
when the hereditary Prince Zu Weld
will wed his cousin. little Princess Pau
line Of WurttembeTg. Were the Salic
law not i'm the way. Princess Pauline
would eventually be queen of Wurttem-
berg, FOR she is the only child of King
William. the reigning sovereign. Through
her mother. who was a sister of the
dowager queen of the Netherlands and
the Duchess of Albpy Queen Wilhel-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
Louis VAIN,
Painter Of Cats.

Nearly all the domesticated animals
have been brought before the public and
been placed on exhibition at different
times until these exhibitions have come
To be a part of the social life in the
great cities where they take place each
year The dog show and the horse
show are the most prominent of these.
1t was not, however, until recently that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
Hamilton Elnis.

The Hamilton elms at Harlem. which
for FIVE generations have been an adorn-
ment TO that part OF New York, are 10
be cut down and fiat building put up
I'm their place by a recent purchaser OF
the property on which they stard.
Hamilton brought the slips of these
elms from Mount Vernon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

securely fastened by means OF cords.
which prevent him from falling out. He
spends the greater part of his early life
thus harnessed
When not being carried about the
country or while his parents are at
work, the chair df IL can be called such)
is fastened to the trunk of tree. which
gives back rest to the affair. When in
the chair. the infant has the free use
of his legs. but his arms are securely
fastened under the cloth around which
the cords pass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

makes him a much sought after COM
panion, His kind heart and generous
disposition make him good friend. for
there is nothing he will not give away.
even 10 his last penny. for ON money he
sets no Nalue whatsoever.
Phil May owes much to the sweet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
PbiMay,DuMa Maurier's Successor

and soul an artist. has leveled all diff
ficulties and placed him among the
celebrities OF the day. lre
To know Phil May personally Is
great pleasure and one which all his
friends appreciate thoroughly. His
charming and sympathetic character
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
PHIL MAY, HIS WIFE AND THE PEOPLE OF HIS PENCIL.
The Peculiar
Little TruDkfisb.

Many interesting specimens of the
finny tribe are to be found in the aqua
rum in New York city. Scarcely a
week passes that some new and won
derful fish is not added to the already
large collection. Many Of the tanks are
now hlled with fish taken from the wa
ters of Bermuda Among the strangest
OF these Is the trunkfsh. This fish is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

Every one who has been I'm a Euro
pean city at carnival time has seen the
confetti which are thrown about in
minnie warfare i'm the streets. The maxi
ing aud selling Of these tiny paper pei
let's constitute an industry Of some lit
tie importance. II r. estimated that the
Parisians alone spend si2o.O0O upon
them every year. The total weight or
confetti sold IN Paris In year has been
estimated az 50o. 600 Kilograms. OF more
than 600 tons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
A Well Known
Old WipdmilI.

England is full OF odd hooks and cor
ners where the tourist finds much en-
joyment These places are filed with
interesting relics OF the long ago. Some
are in the shape of old churches, dwell
ings. taverns and windmills that have
the appearance OF having been erected
by the thrifty Dutchmen. While there
are number OF old churches, inns and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

not seem To realize the abjectness Of
their condition and would very much
prefer TO remain here as they are than
return TO their native land and it's daily
grind for food. with the result OF each
days efforts constantly in doubt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
Some Interesting Relics
Of tbe Hero Of Trafalgar.


and
the
In the in the
Of
a
by
Lady
his service $685.
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A SpIeDdid Royal Wedding.

lands. \ one time he was thought to
be a suitor for Wilhelmina's hand.
Both the prince and princess are very
wealthy. although neither is remarka-
BILE for beauty or startling intellect.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
Cradles For
IDdiaD Babes.

OF all the contrivances used for chair
and cradles for babies the queerest are
to be found among the native tribes of
North and South America and Africa.
There are no such rocking cradles or
dainty cribs to be found among them
as one sees in the shop windows. The
Indians of North America use board
to which the infant is strapped and
slung on the bough of tree or over its
mothers shoulder. In South America
and in some parts of Africa reeds are
used. They are woven together and then
brought almost together at the ends.
forming the letter "U.' The infant is
wrapped in cloth and placed i'm sitting
position in this contrivance. He is then
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

The present annual export Of dia-
monds from the South African diamond
fields averages 500 pounds i'm weight,
to value of over SIS 900. 600.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23
The Orewsone
Mud Puppy.

Some OF the most grewsome looking
things that have ever been placed on
exhibition are several mud puppies
which have found their way into the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-23

the cat has come into any prominence.
although IL is one OF the oldest OF house
hold pets. and its history is traced back
20 the Egyptians. About IL years ago
tabby was brought into the art world.
and then IL was through the work OF
Mr.. Louis Vain, who has by his excel
lent drawings won fame and also
brought the cal into prominence. Mr..
Vain ia not only n painter OF cats. but
he is also an expert on these animals
and for several years was president Of
an English Cat club. a position which
g. now held by the Duchess OF Bedford.
Mr.. Vain Is an English artist OF note.
His home is at Westgate-on-S He is
connected with the staff Of several OF
the larger English illustrated papers
and magazines. i'm which many Of his
sketches or cats have been published.
At hig hoine he has many feline pets Of
ysIs species
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09

sf,n of Z monument 10 his memory. ! ne
monument vas hunt ard placed upon ine
hill overlooking tie point where the hIst
nugget was discovered The figure OF the
statue points down 70 the very rock
vrere 70 p3cke4 IL Up. The monument
was unveiled May 5. 1855"
L IS well 10 Know. however, that this I'M
ucwtant day vas long supposed 20 be On
January i or -. ard that Gen. Suffer- ce-
S-rved a share n TIE credit or the O =
coverv. though he never claimed L. TIE
xawruIu a, Ccioma VAS BIS enterprise ara
Marsha! the manager. The settler o, Mex
ffefvet!a cleared the way for the chance
! : ~oxere- but the Uucovsring OF the mir
ersg wealth vas Suffers financial run
He saw only the wealth - the golden grsia-
His only care was for ehs agricultural con-
.roI ~ me estates which had been his
cherished dream on making hls way 10 tie
xraa- bnunSieSs WesT--a dream which be-
came a reality. vast and glorious. and fnea
fssfAs away futo dreamy memory
In an Eastern village IS the grave OF
S1.r4~ Or. rha mountain side where re
Searched for the TINKER les the discoverer.
MARSHAL. There IS nothing IN tie story
rr ore ,hst can detract froua the honest
Fe-~e ~ the other and 0. the two il may
-. - u in common
They served as means ~ whsca The
rlrleExi wealth CT soldSS. .s.Iax sS~~.--4s
tss properly Of na.kiaA
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Anniversary of the Discovery of Gold by
Marshall i'm California TO BE gele=
Drafted With POmD and

times, ard Re would always request me
TO produce the gold that he might see the
first nugget he had picked up and through
which such fabulous wealth had been
created Although he was man of rude.
crude habits. and uncuItivated IN mind.
he was sensitive and kind-hearted. and
always felt that the government and
state Of California had not done what
they should have done TO the. discoveries
and promoters Of The great mining indus
.rv which they undoubtedly were.
He died alone in the cabin a. Kelsey s
Dfggings. Colorado county. in 1857. with
not enough wealth TO defray the ex-
1anses 81 a simple funeral The state OF
S-a3ffornia. oy an act Of the Legislature
in 1857. appropriated $500 for the sEec-
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digging q tail race, he turned into Il the
entire force Cf the water for the pof Ne'~e
OF widening ard deepening the cnaahel.
In doing this a quantity ot mud. Sand ahl
.-~svea waS carried along Win the stream
and deposited tn heap as the foot % me
tan rae TIE next morning. after ere
gates we're closed. Marshall walkes along
his newly formed waterway and saw nd-
,nsroe,S slis,enkng particles among th@
sars ard gravel One larger than SIS fei-
lows he picked UP. ard after a cuhsoty
examination. was induced - gather oth-
erS along the banks, This IS AaFshali
own story.
T'hen II vas that Suffer wrote In his
diary. M the town he had named New
felsetia.
FRIDAY. January Ssh. 1898.
Mr. Marshall arrived from the moun-
ta,ns or very important business
the importance" az IRE business -
.,ss,es.ea by the sta.istics that tell ~
g.. zc. 81. IS taken from the ground IN
California Stree Mr.. Marshall arrived
fror, .he mountains" He brought 3 nag
eas 80 SatteT's to~t thar Was tested ana
found 10 BE pure gold.
7, * rot new story n Casf0rnia1s.
bat il Is an ever popular one. aaG ne
,,ao,,ls will display their understanding Il
q in ss,,, forthcoming celehratson
Gen. john B53weG, who was clerk az
Suffers fort ~ the time Or TIE discovery,
SAYS Ia 81 unpublished letter % Alfho1se
Sutter. Of San Francisco. the settler
sra nsisou:
.In regard 70 the relations q Ssittsr
ara Marshall IN building the sawnsFl AZ
Coge-sa. 81 WAS erughaticaEy Suffers er-
;errr1s~ Tor II had been for years s2ts
nxed purpose to bald 81 saw-nil some
where as Soor a. feasible site coa}d Re
foaTsd in order 30 supply his tncreaS-Ds,
wants fo1 Lumber,
Previous 20 the building % re MIL p,
Cainnaa all iuu7e@~ had 10 b. sawed a.
hard psac hundred fee fer two user VS.
= aay's work ~ FIRST suffers supply Nss
;rom the Evsiw gods reAEe>s tiae has aid
9rOm BcesSA, ca the Coast where &c
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ic: but. aside from genius for tools
ne was singular. He bulls q good saw
saifi, but bis selection Of site was
strange. beca use for humber purposes.
taere were places nearer the fort where
better timber grew and where roads could
be made cheaper. There was no lack OF
wafer power anywhere on streams wind
lug Through the pine bel; Of the noun
tsins
Marshall intended 10 haul hts share Of
the lumber down the banks Of the creek
To the river. there fasten II into RATS and
ffoas them down to Sacramento and on
TO the bay OF San Francisco. He called
the distance from the fort 10 the mill
thirty miles. but BY the present road e
Is nifty. and by MS original crooked route
u must have been hundred.
No other man would probably have
chosen such an inaccessible spot. II
gold had not been discovered. sutter
would have selected more favorable TO-
cation He had confidence In Marshall
however. and gave orders for the erection
OF the mill without going to gee the place.
The lumber enterprise would have result
ed naturally in a disastrous failure.
II was on the south fork Of the Ameri-
can river. afterwards called SJster's
creek. that Marshall began the construc-
ton OF rhe mill. Jus. above q bar or rap
los. where a dam could be built. After
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JUBIL1EE OF CALIFORNIA

TIE Following communication % reces.
da;e from ere % shs surviving companions
or Marshall 10 the historian John 5. His-
tel is % interest:
-. George, Utah.
Dear Mr. HstteIl: Yours Of ne "a inst.
70 aand. IN wAsch / learn tina: the Society
rfo1ecf a. celebrating or the 24th os jan
uAry next the se7ni-csntennial OF tie Dis
coFery 81 gold at Colorna
Aoa wish Ele 20 give yoI lis. % the
SIYFtEo-. with their precise names. pest
oHics addresses and any information I
a4Ne N regard 10 their health aad
streng.
James $ Brown-I met him al our
great jubilee IN Salt Lake City last July
He was IN his usual healta quite lively
and laxative as ever His address Is IL
North First WesI street. SAT- Lake City.
'Azariah Smith . few years ago was
living IN Manu. Sanpsts county Utah
have not heard Of his death or OF his leav-
ing that place. At las. accounts his health
was pretty good though ne was somew RAJ
afflicted at times with fits
William j. Johnson-tiis address a, last
accounts was Ramah. Valencia county "
NJ His health was good then.
Ny comrades who were with Marshall
at the time he found the gold at Co.orna
are ali dead so far as know except N.Y.
sslf and the names ! have just mentioned
My health IS pretty good for person OF
my age-now in my SD year-appetite
good. and people say hold my age spiend-
Idly: and my walk is brisk. though | have
IN ns4 cane To steady myself. as | am
SO iight-headed and liable 10 fall. | am
pleased to near of the move about 10 he
made 20 celebrate the 2i;h Of January
lSss, and hope you viii have nice time.
and 1t would please me 70 witness and be
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CEREMONY

SET. neu 70 saw lumber IN 1872 In 1894
he had men saw lumber from cottonwood
CT Feather river.
In is4s be sent men TO saw lumber IN
tire Sierra Nevada mountains south OF
C0suInnes river. and about forty miles
from New Eeivesia. stu his principal
source OF lumber was from the redwoods.
ard he vas constantly sending his launch
10 tire bay for lumber and other supplies
Almost every year he sent out parties
TO explore for luEber--to find the most
feasible site for sawu,i.l. Twice he sent
me-oncs TO the Coast range in issi, and
20 the mountains north OF Feather river
In 1876 Two or more parties were sent
liz Isa7 The last sent was Marshall
The two men intended 10 keep this glo-
rsolas good fortune a secret, but there was
a boarding house for employees az Suffers
mill Marshall had foolishly given 10
Mrs. weirnar. the cook, piece OF the
gold, and she had placed it in kettle OF
boiling Iye TO sec what effect would be
produced on the shining stone, and a few
days later there were over twelve hum
dred people la the vicinity busily at work
with all kinds oil implements. digging and
washing.