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4 SOPORIFIC PLANT.
Cows and Horses Are Peculiarly At
fected by One That Grows
in Texas.

Mr.. Gillespie, of Edinburgh, has
called attention 10 the curious soporific
action of certain plants found in Rus
STA and in America, says the Boston
Transcript. These plants are known
to botanists under the name of stipa.
On the Mediterranean coast, where the
stipa grows in profusion, it is called
virgins flax, and because of its beauti-
full blossoms is used extensively for
bouquets. In Texas and New Mexico
a species of this plant, called stipa
viridula, possesses soporific qualities.
Cowboys and herders of the west, where
the plant grows luXuriantly, often find
to their establishment that their cows
and horses are suddenly overcome with
sleepiness, accompanied with great
weakness. They are rendered incapa-
BILE of travelling and cannot exert them
selves without great effort. Horses and
COWS are affected alike. The head falls
low, the body trembles, the breath
comes with difficulty and the heart
beats unanimously. Accompanying this
there is profuse sweating exhaustion
The poor animal seems violently sick.
However, in a few days his state be-
comes normal again.
Strangely enough, sheep are not af-
fected by this plant. AS an experiment,
Mr.. Gillespie inoculated frogs and rab-
bits with an extract from the stipa
viridula. After the injection the ami
mails were apparently seized with hal
10 inf
and paralysis of a strong narcotic.
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A Clergyman's Experience.

M. D. Jump, D. D., Saratoga Springs,
writes 1T affords me great pleasure
to testify to the value of Henry & John
sons Arnica and Oil Liniment, which
/ used with the most satisfactory re-
suits. Not long since, as a result of a
cold and excessive use of the organs of
the throat, suffered greatly from in
fammation and induration of the ton.
sils. After several remedies 1 be-
thought me of your liniment, and by a
single application over night the trouble
was entirely removed and [ was able to
go on with my work"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11
Cement Works Rurned.

GLENS FALLS, n. Y, Aug Fire
entailing a loss of about $25O,OO0 totally
destroyed the works of the Glens Falls
Portland Cement company yesterday aft
ernoon. The buildings, which were Of
wood, burned like finder, and it was only
sue hour from the time the first alarm
was given until the entire plant was in
ruins The entire fire departments of
Glens Falls, Sandy Hill and Fort Ed
ward turned out, but they could not
check the flames. The works were start
ID about five years ago. An addition had
just been completed, and the concern was
regarded as in a prosperous condition.
The insurance was $194,25O.
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Steel ExuOrts Decline.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 4.-The falling of
of exports of iron and steel for June,
1899, forms a remarkable chapter in our
commercial history, says The American
Manufacturer and Iron World. The sole
reason assigned is that the domestic de-
mand was too great and material could
not be spared for foreign shipment Many
good orders have been turned down by
manufacturers for export but a large
percentage Of orders for future delivery
will be taken care of. The exports of steel
fell off from 1851 tons, at value of
$S72, 664, in June. 1898 to 1896 tons,
value $42OOO0, in June 1899. Billets, in
COTS and blooms fell off from 4,149 tons,
value S7S,56O. to 1,73G tons, value $44,-
$685. for the same period.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11
ONE OF OUR HEROES.
An Instance of the Splendid Courage
and Loyalty of Uncle Sans
Soldiers.

The brightest page in the history of
any war is, perhaps, that which records
the thoughtfulness OF the officers and
the faithfulness of their men--qual-
tiles which, when COMBINED, make a
regiment an almost irresistible force.
In The Story Of the Rough Riders,
| Edward Marshall tells how, when Capt.
McClintocll was wounded, one of his
troopers came and lay down beside
him.
You'd better get out Of this" said
McClintock. ITS too hot
Don't worry, captain" the man re-
piled. "Pm between you and the fir
ing line"
McCHntock, touchedas he was by this
exhibition of the mans devotion, still
wanted him to get away. He urged
HIM to leave. The man refused. Finally
McClintock said:
''Im your captain, and | order you
to go. You are doing no good to any
one but me. This is no place for a
well man. l order you"
Then the man had to tell.
81 amt no well man." he slowly adj
mitted. I'm shot"
"Where?" asked McClintock.
"Oh, it's only a scratch"
They lay there in silence for long
time. The firing began to come from
the left. The soldier worked his pain
full way around until he was again be-
tween McClintock and the line of fire.
McClintock was too weak from loss of
blood even to speak. Then a hospital
man came and lifted McClintock to
carry him back.
''Take him, too" McClintock man
aged to articulate.
mo USE" said the hospital man.
"He's dead"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11

A Swiss cream, with cherries or rasp-
berries, is served in glasses, and made
like this: Take one pint of trick sweet
cream, mix in one-half pound of sugar,
the rind and juice of one lemon, three
wineglasses of white wine-California
hook, for example. Stir all this to-
gether thoroughly, and then put it on
ice for a few hours. Whip the mixture
as you would whip cream with an egg
beater or a cream churn, removing the
foam, and fill the glasses until you
have used all Place small maca-
room and a few cherries or other fruit
on top of each glass of the cream
Boston Budget.
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TRAIL OF THE GUM CHEWERs.
1t Represents SSO0.OOO Year as This
k'EuIt-FindfRg Janitor
Figures It,

The ianitor raised himself to a half
standing posture and waved his brEsh
with an air Of command.
Look OUT he said; don't step on
them things. They'll stick"
The young woman jumped backward
in dismay. She lifted her berutfied
skirts daintily and tiptoed around on
her pointed French shoes in her effort
to avoid the things of which she had
nowhere did she see evidences of the
danger points referred to.
What do you mean ?" she asked. ~
don't see anything. 1t can't be these"
and she pointed with the tip of her
parasol to the unsightly black splotches
That freckled the marble floor.
| The janitor nodded.
"But what are they?" she asked.
"Them?" said the janitor, with an
other wave of his brush. ''Them's
gum"
"Gum?D repeated the young woman.
There was another nod.
But you don't mean to say" began
the young woman.
The janitor interrupted her with a
naughty gesture.
YES" he said, 81 do. And l mean to
say in addition that if there is any one
thing more than another that is the
plague of a janitor's life, it is gum.
Our floor is carpeted with it. If US
scrubbers could have our way there
would be a big sign put up in every
room and hail in every building in this
town: No gum chawed here Did you"
and the janitor looked up anxiously-
'did you ever stop to figure out how
much money you walk on in the shape
of gum every time you take a turn
down any of these business streets or
through half dozen big Office build
ings?"
The young woman regarded the jan
itor with increased respect. NO." she
said, weakly, 81 never did"
"Well," said he, II have. I have
head for figures; inherited it from my
mother. I studied the thing out only
few nights ago. Here's the result.
Now, let's begin on this building. This
AClC lODUJ dDOuIS lGL Sec
about 200 square feet. There is an aver
age of one freckle of gum to each
square foot. See? That makes 200
freckles, and 200 freckles means two
dollars. Now, we've got ten halls,
which makes total of 500 thrown away
in just the halls of this building every
day. That equals $3.50 a week, or $6,240
a year, and that isn't counting in the
wads of gum find sticking around I'M
der the edges of desks, tables, and
chairs, which would easily bring the
amount up to $1,000. Just think of
scrubbing up $1,000 every year! Why,
that's as much as earn in ten years."
The janitor paused and wiped his
forehead with a corner of the floor
cloth. The young woman sighed in
sympathy.
'Then," he went on, presently, ''by
the time you reckon in $50 more office
buildings, and the post office and city
hall, and other public buildings, you
have a grand total of at least 100000
a year, that is stepped on and stuck to
and cussed at and scraped off and
wasted. No wonder the gum people get
rich. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Home Endorsement.

We, the undersigned, druggists OF
Burlington, VT, have sold during our
entire business experience, the we'll
known remeday, BaXter's Mandrake
Bitters, and invariably found it to give
entire satisfaction to our customers.
We regard this medicine as among the
most reliable household remedies that
we sell, r. b. Stearns & Co., W. H.
Zottman & Co., Geo. A. Churchill, F.
l. Taft & Co., j. &. Bellrose, W. J.
Henderson, F. Henry Parker 81 Co., j.
W. O'Sullivan, NJ E. Collins, Gosselin
Bros, w. p. Hall, Geo. Loveland &
Co. Sold liquid in bottle; tablets in
boxes. Price 25c. for either.
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An Army of Paper.

Lord Charles Beresford in citing il
lustrations of the causes which have
contributed to the decadence of China
tells of Chinese general who is sup
posed to have 10000 soldiers under his
command, but who keeps only 500 in
service. On inspection day thousands
of coolies are hired at IL cents each,
so that full lists may be returned to
Picking and a years pay obtained for
the larger number.
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PhotographinE ConvIcts.

After convict has served out his
time in the state prison of Maine and
has donned the suit of clothes given to
him by the state he is requir@d to sit
sor his photograph, and it is kept for
future use. should his subsequent ca
reer call for it. Heretofore only the pic
iure taken upon commitment has been
kent and this has often been found of
iittie avail IN later years.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11
EifTeI Tower Hit Ten Times,

PARIS, Aug. 7.-During a severe thun-
derstorm Saturday evening the lightning
conductor on the Eiffel tower was struck
ten times. A thunderbolt set on fire the
Joannot factory, the Ceinture (belt) rail
way was flooded, many buildings were
slightly injured and scores of fine trees
were destroyed. The thermometer regis
tered 104 degrees
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-During
1898 the United States made a record in
read production, according to the geolog-
ical survey report just issued, the total
mine product being Do, 900 short tons OF
10000 tons more than in the previous
year The total production of marketable
lead in the United states was 310,621
short to1s.
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TAX NOTICE.

Notice to the Taxpayers of the Town of
Bradford.
A town tax of 40 cents and highway
tax of 40 cents on the dollar of the Grand
List of the town of 1899 is in my hands for
collection. A discount of per cent will
be allowed oil all taxes paid within 80
days from this date, said time expires
Oct. 80, 1890 After Oct. 30, 1899, taxes
will be paid to the collector.
BARRON Hay, Town Treasurer.
Bradford, VT, Aug. l, 1899 AZ
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11

poisonous matter your whole body will
soon be full of impurity and disease, and
it is small wonder you dream of disaster.
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
purifes and enriches the blood. 1t
c1eanses the whole digestive system and
is an antidote for poison in the blood.
It is blood-maker and fesh-bUilder and
is good for the nerves. 1t brings restful
sleep and a clear head. 1t contains no
alcohol, whisky, sugar, syrup, or dan
gerous opiates.
81 used Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and Pleasant Pellets and have had no trouble
Thompson, of Townsend Broadwater Co, Mon
tana words fail to tell how thankful am
for the relief as had suffered so much and it
seemed that the doctors could do me no good. 1
got down in weight to 12s pounds, and was not
able to work Now I weigh nearly 100 and can
do days work on the farm"
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Rnssian Town burned.

western part of the town of Grodno cap
,ital of the government of the same name
southwest of Wilma, has been destroyed
by fire. A temporary military hospital
ard numerous public and private build
ings have been swept away.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11
Tammany Architects Fail.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Horgan & Stat
terry, the architects into whose city con-
tracts Counsel Moss of the Mazet COM
mittee has probed for the past three
days. filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court yesterday.
Their liabilities are $191 1920 and no
n
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11

PAWTUCKET. r. l., Arg. 3.-Queen
Alix. who once held the worlds record
for trottprs, 2:03%. has given birth to a
handsome hay FLY. BIZ Sable Wilkes, at
Hon. F. c. Sayles' stool farm, in this
city
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11
Wednesday,, Aug. 2.

Admiral Dewey and the cruiser Olym.
pia left Triest for Naples
The Boston Cunarder Cephalonia ran
down sailing ship near the Irish coast
in a fog.
The Haqui Indian outbreak in Sonora,
Mexico, was reported to have assumed
serious dimensions.
Mrs. e. b. Croker of Sacramento. has
conveyed her house and grounds, worth
100000, to a local lodge of Elks.
Senator Beverage of Indiana. whose
whereabouts were mystery, was report
ed in quarantine at Nagasaki, Japan.
Judge Albert H. Sewall of Delaware
county, n. Y, was named by Governor
Roosevelt for supreme court justice of
the Sixth district
The fast mail on the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad was wrecked near
Boone, Ia. -Four trainmen were killed
and several injured.
The body OF Eugene Takahpuer. the
Indian who shot and killed Miss AIorell
in South Amherst, Mass, was found in
the barn which he had set on fire.
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Thursday, AES. 3.

Destructive storms were reported il
Japan and China.
Oscar Z. Rice and John Kennedy, muir
derers, were executed at Auburn prison
Emperor Williams yacht Meteor beat
the Britannia and others again at Cowes
General Rufus Il. Dawes. father OF
Comptroller Dawes, died at 1Idristta, o.
Wind and hail were said to have dam
aged the western Mississippi valley wheat
crop.
Joseph Alfred Smith, a veteran actor,
died al the Forrest home, near Philadel-
phia.
Forty-three carloads of bridge steel for
India left Harrisburg, week ahead of
time.
Grand Trunk machinists at Port HUI
ron struck, threatening to involve many
others.
The Democratic state convention of
Maryland nominated for governor John
Walter Smith.
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country over as the Ung National Family Newspaper
alliance
Weekly Tribune
of
WORKS untrngy
weekly Whc4 should be found in widewak progressive family
all Subsc ionst0T HI .Rradfor vt
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and TerseIx Told,

A fall of rain in western India improv
ed conditions there.
1t was denied at Berlin that Japan haG
taken Wake island
Three deaths from yellow fever were
reported from Santiago.
The Mexican army began active hostiG
ties against the warning Yaqui Indians.
Admiral Dewey arranged to sail from
Naples to Leghorn on Saturday or Mon.
day next.
Harry Hough, bank cashier of Do.
yer, n. H, was arrested, charged with
embezzlement.
The British and Canadian garrisons at
Victoria, B. c., were reported about t.
be greatly increased.
The British steamer Winthorpe, which
struck a rock off the Spanish coast, was
reported a total wreck.
The yacht Shamrock was sighted Fri
day night, in tow of the steam yacht
Erin, off the Irish coast.
All the troops were ordered to be NOV
ed from Cleveland, the street railway
strike having quoted down.
Monday, Aug. Z.
Seventeen persons were killed and 70
injured by a railway collision i'll the sub
urbs of Paris.
Leonard Gould of Chicago dropped
dead On a hotel piazza at Block island
Rhode Island.
Herr VonderIasa, the German diplo-
matist and celebrated chess player, is
dead in Berlin.
Mrs Benjamin Grosscup, mother of
Judge P. S. Grosscup, died at Ashland,
O., aged rs years.
The American Canoe association is
holding its twentieth annual encampment
on Hog island in the st. Lawrence
Davis Dalton, a well known swimming
instructor, who had been stopping at Far
Rockaway, was drowned at Hog island,
near Rockaway.
A meeting of prominent Hebrews has
been held in Berlin to discuss the plan
proposed by American Hebrews to buy
the island of Cyprus, in the Mediterrane-
an, for Jewish colonization.
Saturday, Aug. 8.
A Pennsylvania man, IN an insane fit,
killed his three children and himself.
Six steamers took big cargoes of grain
from Delaware river ports for Europe.
]. w. Dryborough, an English polo
player, died from an accident at Rugby.
Charles A. F. Autenrieth, a Philadel-
phia retired banker, committed suicide by
shooting himself.
Minister Aspiroz of Mexico discredited
the report of a South American alliance
against the United States.
Only four houses were left standing in
Carrabelle, Fla, after Tuesdays storm.
Thirteen vessels are ashore.
Reports from the Yaqui Indian out
break in Sonora, Mexico, made it evident
that the situation was serious.
Fifteen Griffin faction men, well arm
ed, rode to the trial of a Clay county |
(Ky.) friend charged with murder.
Robert Lowe of Brooklyn, whose legs |
were amputated by a Ballston Terminal |
railway train, died at Saratoga hospital.
First Lieutenant Wesley E. Bryde,
Ninth regiment, n. G., N. Y, was dis
missed from the national guard by court
martial in Albany.
Friday. Aun. d
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Cnninr and RiIIinr.

The cooling is done before marriage
che billing afterward.-Ch&cago Daily
News
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. -
you may find
that you are act
ually pushing
yourself over
the precipice of
B, disease into the
+ abyss of death.
n Don't forget
that your heart
! and lungs and
brain and
D. nerves are sup
piled with blood
and nutri1nent
lgh your stomach,
and bowels. If
do not do their
k properly if
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Friday, Aug. 4.

Belgium's new cabinet has been prac.
tically completed.
No new cases of yellow fever were re.
ported at Hampton, Va
A third body was found in the Erie
train wreck near LackawaXen, Pa.
Twenty-Five hundred coal miners in the
Pennsylvania anthracite district struck.
The Canadian senate passed bill to
pay a share of the cost of the Pacific ca
BILE.
Cuban general accused Cuban Off
GERS of taking money unjustly from sol
diers.
A. A. Hansen of Minneapolis broke the
1000 mile record, his time being 90 hours
and A minutes.
The British ambassador at Washington
has taken the title of Lord Pauncefote.
He will retire next spring.
The work of clearing away the wreck
age and repairing the damage of the tor
nado in Elizabeth, n. j., was begun.
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pretty near true if you
don't take prompt meas
ures to prevent it. If
Won t1erlect the warming
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When you dream
that somebody is
pushing you over a
precipioe it's time

you looked after your stomach and liver
Yopmay not believe in dreams but that
particular sort of dream is likely to come
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Send subseriptionst8 THE OPINION. bradford, VT
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-21
MINOR ITEMS oFlNTEREsT.

General Gomez is reported seriously
i'll at Cienfuegos. 49,. 80, .5.-..
Good coal is said to have been found
. few miles from Dawson. .aa%
Robert A. Waller, city comptroller Of
Chicago, is dead of pneumonia.
3 Havana customs receipts for fou,
weeks amounted to $743,5s8.19. t.
Four small children Of woodsman
named Carlson were burned to death at
Duboise, Pa. .... -*
Advices from Dawson announce the
death of Rev. Father William H. Judge,
q we'll known Catholic missionary.
A dispute has arisen in regard to the
boundary line between Wisconsin and
Michigan along the Menominee river.
A feet of four vessels will leave San
Francisco for Manila within two weeks
with $500 tons Of freight Of all descrip.
tions. ~ 81 -'.::
Senator Frye has introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil appro.
priation bill for the encouragement of q
Pacific cable. -
The San Francisco Chronicle says that
Rudolph Spreckles has disposed of his
one-half interest in the Paauhu sugar
plantation in Hawaii to Edward Pal.
mitz & Co.
The Hamburg-American line has ar.
ranged to send the powerful tug War.
rior in search of the missing steame,
Bulgaria of that line, reported in dis.
tress about 800 miles from the Azores,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-21
70 Chairman Of the Committee
and His Attitude Carries
Much Weight
OTHERS NOT 50 DECIDED E
willing to Accept the Cock
rell Bill With a Few Slight
Amendments.
Democratic Senators Generally
Assume an Appearance OF
Indifference.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-There was .
pronounced movement in the senate
during the day looking to q compromise
on the army reorganization bill. The
movement originated with several Re-
publican senators, who advanced the
opinion that compromise was prefer
able to an extra session Of congress. The
Cockrell bill was accepted by them
as the first advance on the part Of
the Democrats toward an understand
ing, and many felt that they would
go further in that direction in case
the Republicans should indicate Q
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-21

CHAIRMAN HAwLEY OF THE SENATE MILL
TARY COMMITTEE.
willingness to meet them half way. The
movement grew wholly out of the de-
sire to avoid special session. When
the matter was brought to the attention
Of Senator Hawley, chairman Of the
committee on military affairs. he {.
Gave IL No Couutsnanos Whatever,
declaring that he was not willing to
yield anything. He was critical of the
Cockrell bill, finding especial fault with
it's provisions for enlisting natives of the
new possessions in the American army.
Heannounced his purpose to stand by his
notice to call up the bill reported by the
Republican members and insist upon
consideration on that basis and that
only. Other Republican members Of
the committee did not appear 80 decided.
The Democratic senators generally as
sumo an appearance Of Indifference,
but the indications are that they will
make some concessions. 1t may be
stated, therefore. that while no compro-
mise has been reached good progress
has been made towards reaching one.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-21
HoUsE / 3 ELECTRICITY.
Expssitioa u Dssnsssic AppliAncss - Ds
N He'd x 13russela t,2 n III 4

ExpNlti0a q DSnsstic Appliances - -
HSlA - 1srusssla. Y
w AsnlNoToN, Feb. is. Consul Rooss-
velt st BrusselS has informed tho secre-
tary Of state that the Belgian Society of
Electricians will open an exposition of
Ill sorts Of electrical devices applica-
Bile to domestic use In Brussels, a May
next. He says it is the purpose of the
society to make complete exhibition
Of the various uses to which electricity
may be applied in the household. Be-
sides appliances for Illuminating pur-
poses, there will also be exhibited small
motors for operating dumb waiters,
cleaning and polishing shoes, heating
Kitchens, cooking stoves, bath tubs and
bath rooms, electric 3tsapots, ed irons,
domestic telephones, and in fact al ap-
plisnces operated by electricity with q
view to the total suppression Of tho use
of coal for domestic purposes. ss4