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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-08
Vermont Sets a Good Example.

A question that is continually grow
ing more interesting to the American
people as our war with Spain advances
is that concerning the acquisition of
new territory. The end of the war
will in all probability find us with a
number of islands on our hands. Shall
we keep them or not is a question that
is being much discussed. Vermont
sets the example and says in emphatic
language keep them A plank in the
platform adopted at the late republi-
can state convention reads as follows ::
eve are opposed to the resurrender to
Spanish misrule of any territory which
the valor of our army and navy has res
cued or may hereafter rescue from the
hands of the enemy, and we have an abid-
ing confidence that Republican Presi-
dent and Congress will so shape the fu-
ture of such territory as best to promote
the welfare of its inhabitants and the
true glory of our country"
The above paragraph has attracted
much attention and some of the large
CITY papers have commented very IA
vorably upon it. 1t represents the
prevailing sentiment throughout New
England and without doubt a senti-
ment daily growing stronger through
out the whole country. The resurren-
der of any possession to Spanish mis-
rule is out of the question. The cause
of Justice and humanity, for which
this country took up arms, forbids it.
Spanish possessions that become ours
can never be Spanish possessions again.
The inhabitants of these islands, who
have been dOwntrodden for years by the
worse misgovernment of which there
is knowledge and who have sacrificed
much in the pursuit of liberty, would
never consent to it. To give them
away would be to bestow upon some
other nation great commercial advan-
tages and this the United States is not
foolish enough to do. Besides inter
national complications and perhaps
war might arise from such an action.
To sell them would lead to the same
difficulties. A government by the ma
tives would be troublesome to us and
of no profit. The only thing left then
is to place these possessions under the
United States government, than which
there is none better. The inhabitants
would then have a taste of liberty of
which they now know nothing and un-
der the influence of American civiliza-
ton. brains and industry there would
be great change for the better in
their condition. To the United States
the benefits would also be great, as
there is hardly limit to the CONNER.
cial possibilities which these new pos
sessions will give this country. Yer
mont, as usual, has set a good example
which is going to be followed.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-08
The Tulv Outlook.

The issue of the Outlook which appears
in Fourth of July week is an illustrated,
patriotic number A particularly inter
eSting article is Brigadier-General Fred
d. Grants "With Grant at Vicksburg."
This tells in an extremely readable way
the present General Grants experiences
when. as a boy, he was with his father,
fine more famous General Grant, before
Vicksburg. Other illustrated features of
this issue having reference to the patriot
ic shirt of the time are: christian Work
in Our Camps" written by special cor
RESPONDENT of The Outlook at Tampa,
Miss Anna \. Benjamin, and illustrated
with photographs of soldier life taken by
the anthor: "A Painter of Soldiers" by
Miss Jeanette L. Glider of the Critic
and sNVar Songs of the Revolution" Sc
lection of songs and ballads of that time,
now almost forgotten, which have been
chosen and are commented upon by Mr.:
Hamilton w. Mabie. A facsimile of
aGmerica - written for The Outlook by
the autbOr. the Rev. Samuel Francis
smith. not long before his death, accom-
nanies fine words OF America and God
Save the Queen" printed side by side un-
der fine music common to both, while the
story of the two songs is told. Under
3be White Rose-Tree' is an idyl of the
Civil Civ war in story form. (S3 year. The
Outlook Company, 2S7 Fourth Avenue
New York;
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-08
Express Companies Have to Paw.

The war revenue bill that went into
effect July 1 required that stamps
should be affixed to shipping receipts
and bills of lading accompanying all
express packages and also to all tele.
graph messages. The express compa-
MES and the Western Union Telegraph
company started to make the send
ers of express packages and telegraph
messages pay the tax and made the
senders affix the stamps at their own
EXPENSE. But these companies are not
Going to be able to so easily avoid pay
ing their share of the tax. The Mer
chants Association of Boston sent an
inquiry to the treasury department and
the reply was that these companies
must afix the stamps at their expense.
The people are not grumbling about
fine war taxes and it looks some small
for the richest corporations in the
country to attempt to avoid paying
their share by making the people pay
II That their game is nipped in the
bud is a most pleasant bit Of news.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-08
SAVE Is to SO Per Cent

By selecting goods We will Carpets bought now free
charge until you wish them laid These goods manufactured
Alexander Smith Son Carpet Co.. and we'll and favoray
known the Fairbanks Scales.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-08
Outing of Vermont Press ASsocia-
ton.

G. S. Forbes of St. Adams, H. E.
Parker of Bradford and r. j. Humph-
rev of POultne!, executive committee
of the Vermont Press association, have
made arrangements for the annual
outing to take place Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, July IA, Is and 16. 1t is
one of the most pleasant excursions
that have been arranged for the asso-
citation. There will be a reunion on
the evening of July IA in Rutland,
where members and their families will
be the guests of the Rutland Herald
association at the Berwick House. The
party will leave Rutland Friday morn
ing for the trip through Lake George
and Lake Champlain, arriving that af-
ternoon at the famous Westport Inn
at Westport, N. Y, where they will
stop until Saturday morning. The re-
turn to Burlington will be made Satur-
day morning via the lake and members
of the party can return home that
night. Any desiring can make a long
er stop at the Westport Inn. The trip
IS a most enjoyable one and a large
number of members of rhe association
with their families will take advantage
of it for a few days outing.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-08

Of all the salaried or Presidential
postoffices in Vermont, there are only
twelve this year that show an increase
over last year in the salary of the post
master, and one of them is Hyde Park,
which is raised from $1,000 to Sl7OO. 1t
is only eight years since Hyde Park
became presidential office. Be
fore that time the postmaster received
less than $1,000. The growth in the
Hyde Park office runs practically par
aliel with the growth of ex-Gov. Pages
calf skin business $1,000 salary means
a business of $1,000 to 5000, and a
$500 salary means a business of $4,000
to $4,000, an increase of nearly 800 per
cent. We think no other town in the
State approaches Hyde Park in It's IA
ito of growth in this department.
News and Citizen.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-08
Republican County Ticket.

FOR SENATORS:
JOHN b. PICKETT of Bradford,
GEORGE w. LYNDE of WiIliamstown
FOR ASSISTANT JUDGES:
HENRY w. Fits of Braintree,
JAMES II. Nolan of Topsham.
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE:
SAMUEL NJ. GLEASON of Thetford,
WILLIAM II. NICHOLS of Braintree.
FOR SHERIFF:
FRANK 1. WHITNEY of Chelsea. #;g
FOR STATES ATTORNEY:
HALE X. DARLING of Chelsea.
FOR HIGH BAILIFF:
SOLON *. BERRY of Thetford.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER:
ALONZO MOVES of Chelsea.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-08
Republican State Ticket.

LDW AND z. 5NII II OF SL. AIbanS
For Lieutenant Governor:
HENRYC. BATES of St. .Johnsb'ry
For Treasurer:
John l.. Bacon of Hartford,
For Secretary of State:
Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier.
For Auditor of Accounts:
Orion M. Barber of Arlington.
For Member of Congress, End District:
William w. Grout of Barton.
The National tribune., 1898-04-28
HMa H1 :: Mn1
e;:S,2 |I 5s;sf.g ~7InAlzONS

| reaches and deep-blue bays rolled on
through scenes whose serene and gracious
beauty could not be surpassed.
There is something, however in every
situation to mar that satisfaction which
It's advantages excite. Here. on the lower
Iapajos, insects innumerable, inhabiting
the air, the sand, the woods, the water,
crawled over and Smeared things; hoped,
1iew, buzzed and Stung; bit, bored into
you-dId everything, in fact, to make them
selves disgusting, intrusive and lntoler-
able.
lhere was certain humming bird IN
theSe parts we respected greatly-a big,
forktalled, blue green fellow, who had
abandoned the frivolous habits of his race
and devoted himself to destroying bugs.
He perched much, which is an unusual
act, looking out for opportunities, and
when they arrived, instead OF sucking
money, this merltoriouS creature made
havoc among the winged nuiSanceS that
beSet us.
When the wind blew hard, myTiads OF
beetles rode upon the blast. They crawled
over food, got into pipe bowls, tangled them
selves in ones hair, and made their way
inside a mans shoes and shirt. Flesh eat
ing prosecutors of this class, likewise,
lived under every stone or piece of bark
Ii you examined a bush, or walked along
solemn forest aiSles studying those works
which nature had wrought on every side,
crowds Of dragOn-hieS, some seven inches
long, whirled past your eyes as If shot out
of crossbows. Ants, f1eas, gnats, mos
quitOeS, and sand-ffieS, ticks and leecheS
sucked our blood
All along those beautiful shores well dis
The National tribune., 1898-04-28
BY DE-. j. II. PORTER

glance at the map printed in the last
issue will show the Upper Madeira flowing
from the Bolivian Andes in many streams,
which unite to form n great waterway
through these vast uncivilized regions we
had already traversed. Westward rose the
Andes. To the north and east extended
little known or altogether unexplored tracts
comprised within the provinces of SolimoeS,
Para, and Matte Crosse.
Before going into the highlands of Brazil
it remained to finish our acquaintance with
the AmaZonian system by a descent of the
main stream itself, and retracing our way
we finally arrived at Santarem. BY this
time most neceSsaries belonging to civil
lied life were expended, and all its luxu-
rieS. \ more destitute and tatterdemalion
pair than ourselves would have been diff
cult TO find. We were in want OF every
thing, and a new outfit was necessary for
another journey.
Here also took place the final parting
with our ships company, who were most
complete and lrreclaimable blackguardS by
birth, training and disposition. Immedi
ately upon being paid off, the Captain and
his companions took to rum and cards;
they disappeared, and were seen no more.
Santarem is the metropolis of AmaZonia;
it contains nearly 1900 inha bitants, and
has majority of whites among its citi
ZenS One is at once struck by this I'M
usual state of things in walking about the
streets; because at other settlements
throughout the river country, nine-tenths
OF their populations are what is called In
The National tribune., 1898-04-28
PARTIAL PROSPECTUS.
Some Features of The National Tribune 1908

We have this week already sent to the
front special correspondent Mai Henry Romeyn
extended notice of whom will be found another
he will he heard from weeks His q
and his talents as writer warrant great expectations.
We shall also have weekly letter Asst Surg
NJ Godfrey, OF the U. s. Light Artillery Awake mbued
with the spirit of this enterpsng stopped nothing
in the OF trouble and attractions
Our object is to enlist the largest
under the flag of any publisher in America r
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is current of the great
questions which occupy mems thoughts week
interests OF the Nation paramount
poant matters the Spanish Hawaiian ation
British complications, and Alaskan gold discoveries
cyclopedic manner they arise
With all these features TIE NATIONAL
illustrated well any monthly magazine are
publishing
The Story Of Paul Jones BY Augustus Buell. author of
1.-The CaLnoneer" This as his
the regards of the readers of THE TRIBUNE is esta
Iished
A File OF Infantrymen. By John McElroy
The American Conflict By Horace Greeley The most
trencant review OF the events Of the period
pee history.
Fighting Them Over stories of thrilling incidents
contributed BY soldiers themselves
The Forbes War Pictures The spirited
sketches army life produced of the war
Uncle SNOWFALL Pnoi.ai Rekollekshuns of Army Cook
series OF nimtb sketches depicting the ludcrous
life.
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

Gen. Mcdowell reports our losses in
this engagement at 4S1 killed and 1,O11
wounded, but says nothing of how many
wounded or others were taken prisoners.
Among our killed were Col. James
Cameron, brother of the Secretary of
War-of the 10Th N. Y. (Highlanders)
Col. Slocum, and Maj. Ballou, of the I'd
r. l., and Lieut.-Col. Haggerty, of the
Goth N. Y. Among our wounded were
Gen. David Hunter and Gen. S. p.
Heintzelman, commanding divisions;
COL Oliver B. Wilcox, of Michigan;
Col Gilman Mars.on, of the 1st n. H.;
Col. A. Nj. Wood, of the 14th n. Y;
Col. H. w. Slocum, of the 9th N. Y;
and Col. N. L. Farnham, of the 18th
N. Y. (Fire Zouaves). Col. Wilcox
was also taken prisoner, as we'll as Col.
Michael Corcoran, of the 18th N. Y.
(Irish), and Maj. James d. Potter, of
the 3Sth N. Y.-both slightly wounded.
Gen. Beauregard reports the rebel
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

Napoleon and His Marshals. By Headey splenddly
Illustrated.
81 Kegg Veteran One of the popular stories
written.
Three Months in the Confederacy. BY Col (now Lieut.
Cen Fremanile, of the British Army.
Hunting Trip the Amazons. By Dr. J. H. Porter
The following among other things will appear future
an early date:
I Loyal Home Worker Abroad By Elsie Pomeroy Me-
EirOy This of letters Europe this gifted young
writer, with whose work readers familiar.
Inside of Rebellion. by Dr. J. F. A in
sament of this graphic narrative going back the beginning
tue
The Truth of History This will he the actual history of the
drawn official told interesting
in opposition to the rebel side OF the story
Battle Days Of the Roundheads. the
Tooth Pa BY j. X. Holibaugh
Public Buildings of Washington. BY sher
wood.
The Brady WarVews From photographs taken during the
The Santa Fe Trail in the Old Days and Journey
the Manitoba Country i'll 1849 Both by Pope.
"reminiscences OF Gettysburg. by JAS Fulton NJ d.
War Events in East Tennessee, BY w. f. Doyle.
Sabers Again to the Front. BY Birney Mclean
The Shelby Raid. BY Wiley Britton.,e
The Pennsylvania Reserves BY R. L. Mcbride.
The Firing Fort Sumter. BY young Ohio mechanic
Scouting Adventures. Thrilling epoles OF army life
Maj. Henry Romeyn
And many other attractions, arrangements
Tor which are In progress.
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

when DR.. Aver announced his sarsapa-
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The National tribune., 1898-04-28

Fifth Division, constituting the reserve,
now become the rear-guard, of our army,
remained in position until after mid
night; when, under peremptory orders
from Gen. Mcdowell, it commenced its
deliberate retreat to the environs of
Washington.
The impression that the rebels, had
they pursued, might have captured or
dispersed our flying forces, is unsus-
tanned by facts. For between the panic
stricken fugitives and the victors were
not merely the reserve Fifth Division,
which remained in position, and had
not fired shot, but the First (Tyler's)
Division forming our left, which had
suffered little loss. but had .ignally re-
pulsed the demonstration made upon it
at the close Of the fight; while the
better portion of our beaten right and
center, including the Regular infantry
and cavalry, still stood its ground and
sternly faced the foe. Maj. Barry, our
Chief of Artillery in the battle, in his
official report, after noticing the loss
of 10 of his guns at the close, through
the flight of their supporting infantry,
says:
"The army having retired upon
Centerville, l was ordered by Gen.
Mcdowell in person, to post the artillery
in position TO cover the retreat.
The batteries of Hunt, Ayres, It'd
ball. Edwards, Green, and the New
York 9Th regiment, (the latter served
by volunteers from Wilcox's Brigade,)
20 pieces in all, were at once placed in
position; and thus remained until II
O'Clock p. M, when orders having been
received to retire upon the Potomac, the
batteries were put in march, and, COW
cred by Richardson's Brigade, retired in
good order and without haste, and,
early next morning, reoccupied their
former camps on the Potomac"
Col. j. B. Richardson, commanding
the Fourth Brigade of Tyler's Division,
remained unmolested in position one
mile in advance of Centerville, on the
Ford road, until 2 a. m. of
then retreated, per order,
through Centerville to Fairfax and
Arlington, entirely unassailed.
The National tribune., 1898-04-28
DOCTORS DON'T DENY 1T.
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The National tribune., 1898-04-28

loss at 900 killed and ] ,533 wounded;
in all, 1852; saying nothing of any loss
in prisoners, of whom 200 or 300 were
taken by our soldiers in the early part
of the battle, and duly forwarded to
Washington. He says he had sent 1850
wounded and other prisoners to Rich
mond, and estimates Give weeks after
the fght) that the number may be in
creased to 1900.
That is certainly very lean EXHIBIT
of prisoners as the fruit of so decisive
victory but the feetness of our SOL
diers is to be taken into the account
He guesses that our losses will amount
to $500 in killed, wounded, and prison
ers, and adds:
1.-THE ordnance and supplies captured in
clude some % field pieces of the best charac-
ter of arms with over 100 rounds of ammu-
milton for each gun, 81 caissOns, FORCES, 4
battery-waeons, "a artillery horses, COM
pletely equipped, SOC, 900 rounds of small
arms ammunition, 800 sets of accouter-
ments, over 500 muskets, some 9 regimental
and garrison flags, with large number of
pistols, knapsacks, swords, canteens, blan-
kets, a large store of axes and intrenching
tools, wagons, ambulances, horses, camp and
garrison equipage, hospital stores, and some
subsistence"
Our reports admit loss of II guns;
other accounts make it %. Beaure-
gard, writing on the 18th of August,
should have been able to state the exact
number. His statement of the number
of muskets taken at "over 500," in
Guiding all those dropped by our dead
and wounded, proves that the stories
told by excited correspondents and other
fugitives, of our men throwing away
everything that could impede their
flight, were gross exaggerations-
At a. m. of Monday, the %, the
last of our stragglers and wounded left
Centerville, which a rebel cavalry
force was about to enter. But there
was no pursuit, and no loss on our part
after the battle, but of what our men
threw away. Beauregard explains his
failure to pursue, after our discontinue,
as follows:
An army which had fought like ours on
that day, against uncommon odds, under a
july sun, most of the time without water
and without food, except hastily snatched
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

EDITORIAL EoTE.-Dr. Porter will tell of a
strange journey by boat through miles of
forest land and arrival in neighborhood of
wild natives and wilder beasts. Some good
hunting anecdotes are forthcoming In this
serial.
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

EDITORIAL NoTE.-The causes of reverses
to the Union arms at Bull Run are set forth
in graphic and historically valuable way in
the next installment. Other great events Of
the civil war will be detailed in future issues.
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

NoS,FER OR MORE EFFIcAcIoUs REMEDY can
be had for Coughs, or any trouble of the throat,
than "Br0Wns Bronchial Tfoches."
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

Wideawake dealers consult the wishes
of customers. and do not offer a. something
just as good" when you ask for an adver-
tsed article.
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

Every tissue of the body is made stronger BIZ
the use of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The National tribune., 1898-04-28

meal at dawn. was not in condition for the
toll of an eager. effective pursuit of an enemy
Immediately after the battle.
ION the following day, an unusually
heavy and underwriting fall of rain inter-
vened to obstruct our advance, with reason
able prospect of fruitful results Added to
this, the want of a cavalry force of suffi Gent
numbers made an efficient pursuit a military
impossibility."
Ito be contfnued)