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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
win Make Smokeless Powder

Washington, Sept 1O.-The navy de-
partment expects to begin the manu-
facture of ~smokeless powder at it's
powder mills a few miles back from the
Potomac river, near Indian head, within
the next two or three months. Work on
e mills has been pushed energetically
and at present about 1900 mon are en-
ployed. Adm raj O'Neil, chief of the
bureau of ordinance, accompanied by
Lieut.. Seymour of the bureau, inspected
the work during the last week aud was
much pleased 1T the progress made.
Already about a dozen buildings are
completed, the electric light plant.
said to be n of the finest in the world
IS installed and the stand pipe, 100 feet
high, is up. There are IL or - other
buildings well along toward completion.
Altogether the group of buildings will
number "A or %, with a capacity of 1000
pounds of smokeless powder daily. This
daily output seems large at first thought,
but one of the big 13-inch guns of the
Indiana uses 1000 pounds of powder at
a single shot. The various buildings of
the powder plant cover a wide area
about four miles from the rive. The
general purpose has been to keep the
buildings as far apart as the require
ments OF manufacture would permit, in
order to avoid the dangers of explosions.
FOR that reason there is no large central
building but many small ones, each
having a distinct branch of the powder
making. They are arranged, also, with
= view to the prevailing winds, so that
the risk of having the fumes oil acids
borne by the wind is reduced to a
minimum.
One building is used exclusively for
he picking process, another for the
mixing, another for the acids. In this
way each stage of manufacture is de-
tached from all the others, not only re-
ducing the chances Of accident but also
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

giving some security against widespread
damage in case of explosion in any one
stage of the process. Another precau-
tionary measure has been taken in the
building of tight paper walls at the
several buildings. In order to connect
the many buildings and permit the
powder process to be carried on ex-
peditously a complete trolley car service
is to be in operation. This will keep the
material in it's various stages moving
forward from building to building until
completed. The electric plant serves the
three-fold purpose of running the
machinery, running the trolley car. ser
vice from mill to mill and supplying
light for the plant.
The opening of the mills will mark a
distinct departure by the government.
Heretofore all the supplies of powder
have been drawn from private sources.
Those first appropriation made by con
gress for a powder factory was about
100000, but in the last naval a%ppropri-
alton bill 81, O00,0 900 was given for the
purchase or manufacture of powder.
This permits a part of the last appro-
priation to be used for the mills in
course Of construction. Commander
Cowden is in charge of the work of con-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

The thrifty Aguinaldo is reported to
be after the coin again. There may be
nothing in this report that he offered to
sell out for half a million, but it is not
inconsistent with the previous record of
this modern George Washington, as our
friends, the Boston "%antis," call him
Minneapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

Wind Jammer Bryan made a great
speech in Chicago recently and, not
withstanding the fact that other speak
ers were to follow, fully eighty per cent
of the audience left the hall at the close
of his discourse. They evidently got
that tired feeling. Bryan is all they
could stand in one afternoon.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
Here is q plank from the Iowa demo

Here is a plank from the Iowa demo
cratic state platform of last year. Why
was it left out this year, or is this one of
the planks hat once written is for all
time? "We point to the fact that the
claims of the republican party in the
last campaign have proven false and not
one OF the pledges made by that party
has been fulfilled. The citizen was
urged to vote Tor Mckinley and pros
perlty; confidence was to be restored;
the mills Were-to open up; unemployed
man would find work; the farmer. would
find a profitable market for his products.
All these and more were promised to
take place as soon as 1t should be known
that Mckinley was elected. Months
have passed since that event, and in
stead of the fulGllment of these promises,
prosperity has not made its appearance:
the mills and shops are closing down: the
army OF the unemployed is growing
larger, and the farmers of Iowa since
MS election are marketing their pro-
ducts at a less price than ever before"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
OFFICIAL PAPER OF TETON COUNTY.
c. E. Prescott. pubiisher.

Were it left to nae to decide whether
we should hove a government without
newspapers or newspapers without a
government, 1 should not hesitate to
prefer the latter.-THOMAS JEFFER-
SON.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
TOPSHAM.

The remains of Mrs. I. n. Eastman
of Woodsville, whose death was noted
in these columns last week, were
brought here for rnterment. In her
short life she endeared herself to every
one who knew her. She will be missed
not only in her own home but in so
many homes she leaves fragrance be-
hind of a life so devoted to others hap
piness it is monument far more de-
sirable than wealth or fame could buy.
Many a life has been cheered by her
presence. Her life has been a con-
slant benedictiSn.
Arthur Wiley was in Bradford Mon
day and j. M. Rogers Tuesday.
A daughter was born to Mrs. D. P.
Moulton the 18th.
Henry Bowen and Cyrus Dickey are
at work for Warren Bowen, building
an addition to the house occupied by
E. G. Symes.
Judge J. R. Nolan was'in st. Johns
bury last week on business.
The following schools commence
next Monday: The village with Mr..
Shields as teacher; Kasson bridge,
Mrs. Jennie Taplin; Four Cefners,
Miss Hattie Wiley.
Henry Bowen remains very i'll.
L do not wish to dispute the New
bury correspondent in regard to the
snow storm of May. l have no doubt
they had one on that day in New bury,
but the old people IN Topsham claim
there was one in June here. .
c. P. and L. A. Hood have purchased
of E. A. Hood the place where his
father lives.
Miss Minnie Paine, who has been
very sick with brain fever, died Mon
day night.
Rufus Pearsons was in Bradford
Tuesday.
O. D. Wiley is improving the looks
of his buildings with a coat of paint.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
WAITS RIVER.

B. S. Miller is at home from Mont
pelier.
Fred Miller is at work at West Tops
ham, driving there each day. .a
Bicycles were on the streets for the
first time ON Monday.
The sugar season is over with very
little made.
Rev. E. S. Cudworth has returned
from conference and is to remain here
another year and will also preach at
TOpsham. Mrs. Cudworth occupied
the pulpit during his absence.
J. A. Dodge is at Ryegate.
1t is with great sadness that we re-
cord the death of Miss Minnie Payne,
only daughter of Mr.. and Mr.. Harry
Payne. Prayer at the house and fu-
neral at the church, Rev. James Boyd
and Rev. E. S. Cudworth conducting
the services; burial at the cemetery in
this place. Her stricken parents and
brother have the sympathy of all. zee
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
The Detroit C. Convention.

The 18th International Christian
Endeavor convention will be held in
Detroit Mich, July $40. Vermont
expects to send a large delegation.
The official route will be via Boston &
Maine, Central Vermont and Grand
Trunk railways, via Montreal, Toron-
to, Hamilton and Windsor TO Detroit,
returning via Grand Trunk railway
via Port Huron and Kingston to Ga
mauaque where the delegation will
beard one of the palatial st. Lawrence
boats for an all days sail down the
river through the Thousand Islands
and Rapids to Montreal, where stop
will be made of one or two days, re-
turning home via same route as going.
A side trip, Montreal to Quebec, has
been arranged for all who wish at a
very reasonable expense. This will be
a splendid trip and one long to be re-
membered after taking it. The rail-
road rate for the round trip will be
Sl5 with small additional charges for
the side trips and st. Lawrence river
trip. Vermont will be entertained by
the Emmanuel Presbyterian church,
whose pastor, Rev. w. H. Clark, is a
native New Englander. The Hotel
Kenrick has been secured for all who
wish to stop at hotel.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
BLOOD AND TOMATOES.
A Supposed Tragedy That Proved to
BE a Perfectly Harmless
Affair,

Unusual excitement disturbed the
quiet of a Philadelphia residence one
recent Sunday evening, resulting in the
hurried visits of policeman and two
doctors to the house. Just as the man
of the house and his wife reached the
front step on the way home from
church the door was hurriedly thrown
open and out rushed the cook, who
called for 'help!" When she saw her
mistress she declared between sobs that
the kitchen range had exploded and
that her cousin had been killed. The
mistress ran into the kitchen after
sending her husband for the doctors
and found the place covered with ashes
and young man apparently half-dead
lying in a chair in front of the range.
His head and face were apparently COW
cred with blood, but it was soon discov-
cred that he was still alive, as he said
he was only stunned. The housewife
Immediately set to work to wash the
mans head and face to prepare him
for the doctors, but she was moved
to merriment when she found that the
supposed blood was only tomato juice.
In truth the cousin was not injured
at all. The explanation was that the
cook had placed a can of tomatoes un-
der the CRATE to melt the sealing on
the lid and that the explosion, which
scattered the ashes and tomatoes, fol-
lowed the expansion of the frozen liquid
in the can. When the policeman and
doctors arrived they were told the
story and joined in the laugh, which
was on the cook and her cousin.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
LUCREZIA BORGIA.
The Prevailing Conception of the
Historic Prisoners Character
Is False.

"All her contemporaries agree in
describing her as singularly attractive
with sweet joyousness and charm
quite peculiar to herself" says THE
History of the Popes," by DR.. Henry
Pastor. "'She is of middle height and
graceful in FORM writes Uicolo Ca
gnolo of Parma; her face is rather long,
the nose we'll cut, hair golden, eyes of
no special color, her mouth rather
large, the teeth brilliantly white, her
neck is slender and fair, the bust adj
mirably proportional. She is always
gay and smiling Other narrators spe-
cially praise her long golden hair.
Unfortunately, we have no trust
worthy portrait of this remarkable
woman; at the same time we can gather
from some medals which were struck
at Ferrara during her stay there, a fair
notion of her features. The best of
these medals, designed apparently by
Filipino Lippi, shows how false the
prevailing conception of this woman's
character, woven out of partisanship
and calumny, has been. The little head
with its delicate features. is rather
charming than beautiful, the express
oion is maidenly, almost childish, the
abundant hair flows down over the
shoulders, the large eyes have far-off
look. The character of the face is soft,
irresolute and gentle; there is no trace
of strong passions and rather it denotes
a weak and passive nature, incapable of
self-determination."
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
EAST ORANGE.

Scion Moore is shingling his house.
Aldee Prescott lost valuable horse
Monday night. Frank Lamb of Brad
ford was called to treat it Monday.
Sugaring is over and but very little
made by the few that made the at
tempt to make any.
Snow is fast disappearing and farm
ers are commencing work on their land.
Charlie Colby is improving under
the skillful treatment of DR.. Watson
of West Topsham, being dressed for
the first time in four weeks, Wednes-
day of this week.
L. C. Coffin, who is working in Barre,
was with his family over Sunday at
Mrs. E. G. Colby's.
Mrs. Belle johnson, who came from
Barre to care for her mother, Mrs.
Lucretia Prescott, who died so recent
ly, has returned, and her sister Fannie
has come to keep house for her broth
er Waldo, who lives on the home farm.
Mr.. Pera is very ill with erysipelas,
his wife also has been very ill several
weeks. DR.. Watson is treating them.
Gilman Hutchinson, who has been
confined to the house nearly all win
Ter, is able to be out again.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
WEST TOPSHAM.

E, G. Poole was painting in Barre
last week.
l.. F. Sanborn is putting large adj
dition on to his barn.
Herbert Sanborn has moved his
goods into John Sanborn's house.
Asa Williams has got moved into his
new house on the Thurston farm.
Jimmy McLane has begun work at
the creamery. r.
G. w. Bagley has been doing some
painting at t. ID. Fellows. frt
Geo. H. Pillsbury of Groton2 was in
town last week. ss
At the annual creamery meeting all
the old officers were reelected. 1cgJ
G. W. Bagley has been at work for
few days at Chas. Mills.
Chas. Poole has had his barn newly
painted. ~
Mrs. H. o. Palmer returned to her
work at West Lebanon last Monday.
Nearly everyone is having a little
painting and papering done. 1t is
spring cleaning time you know
The new feed store at Dr. Watson's
carriage ouse is disposing of lots of
feed and grain.
Gardens are being planted,
Herb. Sanborn is away visiting for
few days.
Den. Densmore of Old Orchard, Me-,
has been in town recently.
A. ]. Thurston of East Barre has
been visiting his son, G. W. Thurston,
for few days.
Horace White was in Bradford last
Wednesday.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28

Miss Mary Ellen Jones has been un-
able to teach this week, being sick with
tOnsilitis. Miss Marcia Winshlp sup
piled for her as teacher of the first
intermediate department. e.
Next Monday is the anniversary of
the battle in Manila bay, a day on
which Vermonter made himself ia
nous by leading his naval fleet to a
victory as brilliant as any recorded in
history. In some places the day will
be observed by a display of the Amer
lean flag, unfurling them to the breeze
in the way that was common during
the war. Why not do this here in
Bradford?
W. E. Johnson of Woodstock. au-
ditor in the case of Eliza A. Fisher VS..
Alden Stevens estate, was in town
Thursday to hear the case. All the
evidence that was given in the case
was that in relation to defendants dec
laration in offset to book account. The
main issue in the case will be tried at
Chelsea in June. Lyman D. Stevens
of Concord, N. H., one of the execu-
tors of the will of the late Alden Ste-
vens, was present with his counsel, w.
B. G. Stickney of Bethel and Scott
Sloan of Woodsville, N. H. r. M.
Harvey, ] B. Pickett and d. S. Co
nanU appeared as counsel for plaintiff.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
WEST FAIRLEE.

Mrs. ]. H. Cook is visiting friends in
Wilder.
Albert Bliss and Maud were called
to Chelsea on Wednesday by the death
of Mrs. Allen.
The funeral services of Mrs. Wilbur
Moore were held on Wednesday, the
interment was at Post Mills.
George Church is moving to the
Kimball house on Mill street.
Don't forget the lecture this (Frlday)
evening.
Our OLD new pastor, Rev. A. II. Ba-
ker. has returned to us, and services
will be at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
At the special town meeting last
Tuesday it was voted to rebuild the
Town and Village Hall, without dis
senting vote.
W. G. Gilman is having the Eagle
hotel reshingled.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
Deafness Cannot be Cured {,

By local application as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inf1amed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are caus-
ed by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
fammed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of deafness (caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. send for circulars; free.
f. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, q.
Sold by druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls family Pills are the best.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
A PARTISAN EGG FORGER.
Many of His False Productions Are
Purchased for Scientific
Collections.

A curious account is given by Paris
correspondent OF the discovery of an
egg forger, whose false productions are
purchased for scientific collections and
by amateurs, says the Lincoln Daily
News. The man was very clever. "A
visitor saw him make a penguin egg
that could not be distinguished from
the real one that served him for model.
He made the shell of plaster of paris
burnt and glazed. The egg was intend
ed for a man who furnished eggs for a
foreign scientific collection. These imi-
tations are not difficult, for among the
real eggs Of most species there are so
many varieties that even the most
practiced expert could not distinguish
all of them. The eggs of the common
fy-catcher are very cheap. By chem
ical treatment they acquire blush
green shining color, and are then sold
at very high price as the eggs of the
silk-tail: From common duck eggs are
fabricated the eggs of falcon, for
which so or 60 francs are paid. The
duck eggs for this purpose are given a
silver-green color. Pigeon and wood
pigeon eggs are also transformed into
rarer products of middle-sized birds.
Nightingales' eggs are difficult to pro-
cure and are therefore very dear They
are initiated by coloring larks' eggs
brown. The egg forger was for long
time an assistant in natural-history
museum in the provinces.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28

People who have once taken DeWitt's
Little Early Risers will never have any
thing else. They are the famous little
pills" for torpid liver and all irregulari-
ties of the system. Cunningham's Phar-
macy, Bradford G. l.. Andrews, Newbury
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
Ever Notice 1t?

The stars on the United States coin
age are six-pointed, while the United
States flag carries five-pointed stars.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
A Young Executive.

Earl Beauchamp is one of the young
est men who have in recent years been
appointed to a colonial governorship.
He is not quite 81 years of age.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28

DeWitt's Witch Hazel SaIve
Cures Piles, Scslds. Burns.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-11-03
A Blow at Cupid.

"It was pretty hard to have the
honeymoon clouded before we had
been married two hours" complained
a newly married man, as reported by
the Detroit Free Press. "Fact is,
though, the excitement of the wedding
day took away the little sense l had
remaining.
I'VE were married at noon, and after
lodging the customary rice and old
shoes, left for the station. We had
barely time to catch our train, and 1
rushed up to the ticket window at once.
Then, oyce more. we had to run the
gauntlet of friends, who think it smart
to throw rice down ones collar and
nave it sift down into ones shoes.
'We got aboard at last and when the
train started heaved sigh of relief
When the conductor came around for
the tickets l handed mine over. After
looking at it for a moment, he asked
me If the lady was travelling with me.
"That was the last straw, and
snapped out for him to mind his own
business.
"'That is what 1 am trying to do
he answered. coolly. One more fare,
please
'"Then 1t flashed upon me that in the
hurry and excitement of the moment
had forgotten that had wife-and I
wilted right then and there. l paid the
other fare and tried to laugh it off, but
LIE look that my wife gave me will
linger with me as long as live. 1t
took me two hours to argue her out Of
the impression that 1 didn't love her
any more, and she isn't fully satisfied
yet"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-11-03
Lesson from Gen. jackson.

A hitherto unpublished story of
StOnewall Jackson is told by former
doy. Thomas G. Jones. Gov. Jones
was student at the Virginia Military
institute when Jackson was president
tnere at the outbreak of the war be-
tween the States. Jackson was a rath-
ef stern disciplinarian. Jones had been
a' the institute for two or three years
dnu mad come to be a sergeant of the
CADETS He had one day to drill an
AWKWARD squad and he lost his temper
III MS work, whereupon he made the
ooys "double-quick" around a tree. He
Iau them going it hard" when sud-
uehiy he heard from behind him the
snort sharp command "Double-qulck
'nere" "Double-quick," repeated the
wrathful future Governor of Alabama.
NO! you, sir! Haiti"
Jones looked behind him and there
stood "Old Jack, las Jackson was call
ed by the boys.
selfw
Jones looked at his superior officer in
amazement.
'Double-qulckw was the stern COM
aahd, and instantly Sergt. Jones was
uottlng around the tree at a great rate,
uot' thoroughly indignant and furious
y angry. His awkward squad looked
on.
within an hour Jones had sent in his
,eSignation. In answer he received an
,I'itation to sup at Jackson's house.
ne declined. Then came an order for
TIln u, TO report to Jackson instantly.
NAT order was obeyed. After some
"lk Jones said: "But you, sir, humil-
ated me before my men!"
lou lost your temper" said jack
son, calmly, "and, besides, you forget
'na' you are not an officer at allr' That
enued the trouble and now nobody
more reverences the memory Of "Old
,acK than Gov. Jones.-Blrmingham
Age-Herald.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-11-03
A Surprise for Hubby.

She was young wife just married
from boarding school-one of the lovey
dovey order-and although highly edu-
Gated didn't know beans from any
other vegetable. Hence this dialogue
with the cook:
Now, Biddy, DEAR what are we to
have for dinnerT
"There's two chickens to dress,
num-"
"I'll dress them the first thing.
Where are their clothesW
Dear me, mum, they're in their
feathers yet"
'Oh, then, serve them that way. The
ancient Romans always cooked pea
cocks with their feathers on. 1t will
be a surprise for Hubby"
"It will that, mum. Sure, If you
want to help, you could be parin' the
turnips."
"Oh, how sweet! I'll pair them two
and two in no time. Why, had no
Idea cooking was so picturesque"
81 think, mum, that washing the
celery do be more in your line"
"All right, Biddy, I'll take it up to
the bath room, and I've some lovely
Paris soap that will take off every
speck."
''Thank you, mum, would you mind
telling me the name of the asylum
where you were eddicated? l think III
have to take some lessons there my
self If we be going to work together. u
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-11-03
New Zealand Mutton.

The story Of New Zealand sheep
designed for the London market may
be very briefly told. 1t is taken from
the run Of the slaughter house, killed.
dressed and transferred to the cooling
room. The skin and superfuous fat
are retained; after ten hours cooling
the carcass goes into the refrigerating
room for thirty-slx hours. Thence II
goes to the storing room and when il
has been enveloped in its cotton
"shirt" and labeled is ready for Its
Journey over sea. The steamers which
bring the meat to us through the trop
les have, of course, to be fitted with re.
trigerating appliances, and our sheep
takes its place among thousands OF
others, some of the boats being fitted
to carry as many as 10000 carcasses
1t one time.-Good Words.