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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
HOGS CATCHING FISH,
Warrington Farmers Must Keep
Their Swine Away from Rivers Be-
cause of Their Liking for salmon.

In the state of Washington, as all
school boys and girls doubtless know,
are the greatest salmon fisheries in
America. Every spring the swift
mountain streams are fairly alive
with these beautiful reddish yellow
fish (three and four feet in length
and weighing often rs and 80 pounds),
as they go up the river to deposit their
eggs in the headrwaters of the noun
tain streams. Then in the early fall
they come down again. It is during
these two seasons that what is known
as the salmon run is at it's full height,
and this is the time to which the Wash
ington boys look forward to all the
rest of the year.
But the queerest fishers are neither
Indians nor boys, says an exchange
of that state. They are hogs. So
fond are the hogs of this delicacy,
which costs the people of London one
dollar a pound, that the farmers who
have pastures along the rivers have
great trouble fencing the farms so
that the hogs cannot get into the
streams. Mr.. Hog, wades in. or. swims
in, according to the depth of the
stream, and then watches for the
salmon. The salmon swims along I'M
suspectingly. Mr.. Hog is ready for
him. Quick as a fash he fastens his
greedy jaws about the great fish and
carries him ashore, there to devour
him with the greatest relish. Then
back he slips into the water to watch
for the next traveller along that way.
He will keep this up until his hum
ger is satisfied. This indulgence ruins
the hog for pork, however, as it gives
it "fishy" taste, and no one viii buy
it. That is the reason the farmers
keep their hogs as far from the
streams as possible.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
FRANCE CELTIC OR LATIN7
Argument of an EneIfshman That An
a,{a pears to Admit of No Dis
putatiOn.

An EnGlshman, writing to the ed.
ltor Of London Spectator, says:
In connection with the recent visit
OF the Italian feet to Toulon there
have been many references in the Eu-
ropean press to renewal of the en-
tente cordiale between two Latin ma
tions. 1t may be of some interest to
inquire in what sense the term Latin
can be correctly applied to the French,
whom, almost in the same breath,
many people are apt to describe as
Celtic people. One thing surely is
certain, that in blood the French can.
not be at the same time both Latin
and Celtic Yet the inconsistency
does not seem to strike people.
Il think that, although outside
Provence the French have little or nc
Latin. e., Italian-blood. in their
veins, the explanation of their being
described as Latin race is to be
found in the fact that their language
and civilization are both Latin. 1t
seems no longer permissible to hold
chat the French are mainly Celtic in
blood, the view being now generally
accepted that the bulk of the popula-
on in France is of a pre-Celtic, and
no ably of lberian or Ligurian, stock.
nd this view seems to hold good also
Z ireland and Wales"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
NO MORE CANNED CRAB.
oAly Man Who Knew How to Can ths
Meat IL Dead-May Not Have
Told the Secret.

James McMenamin, the only success
full Gamer of crab meat in the world,
has just died in the hospital at Balti-
more, and it is feared that his secret
has died with him, reports New York
exchange. He is believed to have made
$1,0O0,000 out of crab canning by run
ming large cannery at Hampton, Va,
for six months in the year, but he kept
the process hidden even from his work
people, and unless his will divulges it
or he confded the secret to his sons
before his death, the canning plant will
have to be shut down and nobody may
ever know why it's proprietor succeed
ed where others failed.
Mr.. McMenamin went to Virginia
from Massachusetts, in 1878. While
working as a clerk for Mayor White
head, of Norfolk, it came out that he
knew how crab meat could be canned
without losing it's flavor and Mayor
Whitehead helped him to establish
small cannery at Hampton. In time the
small cannery was replaced with big
ger one, but never has the big one been
able to meet all the demands upon it
for canned crab meat.
During the six months of the year
when the cannery was open the pro-
prietor was the busiest man in it. A
large force of colored women picked
the meat from the crabs. 1t was sent
to locked room in which Mr.. McMen-
amin personally attended to its prepa-
ration. Then it was sealed in the cans.
Last year the demand for canned
crab meat was unprecedented and the
man with the secret, when he died,
was wondering how he could increase
the output for this year.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
GROUND STONE AS FOOD.
Leads to the Consumption of
FriabIe Rock.

On account of the absence of seeds
and succulsnt roots of grasses, says
the chief medical officer of Rajputana
in a recent report, the bark of trees
and even ground-up rocks are used,
principally to give bulk to the scanty
meal, and thereby stay the pangs of
hunger for longer time. At present
small proportions of ground Khejrs
bark are in use nearly everywhere,
and in the proportion of about one
part to twenty of flour it does not
impair the digestion of the laboring
classes, although it does so if taken
in excess, says St. James Gazette.
Indeed, small quantities of this bark,
well ground, are said to aid digestion,
and to make up to some extent for
the want of fresh vegetables. A soft
stone, plia Chata, found on the
Bikanen-Marwar border of Jaipur, is
largely used in that part of the coun-
try to give bulk to the meal. This
stone is friable, and easily ground into
fine powder. 1t contains an oleagi-
nous substance, which has some nutri-
tious qualities, and the people have
found that when finely ground and
used in the proportion of about one
fourth to three-fourths of flour it
does not impair digestion for a con-
siderable time; but when it is used
in excess it soon gives rise to malnu-
triton, emaciation, bowel disease,
swollen feet and other signs of starva-
ton. Other banks and earthly sub
stances are more injurious, but the
flesh of the cattle that died, which was
used extensively, had no i'll effects.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
The GUM CHEWING COW.
Owner Thought the Habit Had wOrH
All Her Upper Teeth
OFF,

A farmer in Knox county, Me-, has
/ been saying mean things about Rock
land shipmaster, and Opinion reports
, a few. Quoth the farmer: eff l had
a hired man that made such piece of
work as he did about that COW of his,
I'd send him off!
"Why, he bought a COW of man
down my way; good critter-nothin'
the matter with her. But it seems the
captains wife, one day, thought the
milk tasted funny, and suggested that
| p'r'aps she'd been eatin' spruce
boughs; said the milk tasted like
spruce. And what does he do but go
out in the pasture to watch the cow,
to see what she did eat.
"The COW was lynn down, chewin'
her cud, and he went along and run
his finger in her mouth to see what she
was eatin'. Then he was mad. He put
a rope on the COW, and started off with
her.
"'Where are you goin' with the
cow" says neighbor
"'Goin' to take her back to the fell
Ter that sold her to me. He's cheated
me, and | won't stand it!'
"The man wanted to know what was
the matter, and he went on to tell
about it. She wasn't eatin' boughs,'
he says, she was chewing gum; that's
what's the matter with the milk and
makes it taste like spruce. And he
says, that amt all. She's so addicted
to the habit that she's worn all her
teeth out. She amt got an upper
tooth in her head. Back she goes,
quick!'
"Of course, the man told him that it
was all nonsense; that cows never had
no upper teeth. But he didn't believe
word of it, and went on and had
tarnal row with the man that sold him
the COW. Guess he was never satisfied
about it."
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31

LONDON, May 27.--Thirty-two bod
les, some Of them terribly mutilated,
have been recovered at the Universal
colliery, in Senghenydd, in the Rhondda
valley, where an explosion occurred
last Friday morning. The grewsome
work proceeds very slowly, and many
painful scenes are witnessed at the pit
mouth. King Edward has sent mes
sage of deep sympathy with the families
of the victims and of admiration of the
gallantry of the rescuers.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
CANADIAN BISHOPS WALK.
The Good Man Travelled 1900 Miles
ON Snowshoes to Reach
Civilization.

Bishop Newman, of the diocese OF
Moosonee, 1000 miles north of Winni'
peg and directly west of Hudson bay
arrived in Toronto few days ago after
a trip on snow shoes of 1900 miles,
which occupied upward of four months,
reports the New York Sun.
Leaving his see house, log struc-
ture 15x20 feet, shortly before Christ
mas, the bishop and his party of In
dams started for Toronto, pulling
their sleds after them. They travelled
at the rate of 20 or rs miles a day,
often with the thermometer register
ing from 20 to 40 degrees below zero,
and sleeping at night in great skin
bags, made with the hair turned inside.
Sometimes they woke in the morning
to find themselves buried under many
feet of light snow.
The bishop and his little party ar
rived here in splendid health. He had
received no news from home since the
close of navigation last fall and only
a few days ago on reaching the out
skirts of this province did he learn of
the death of Queen Victoria.
Bishop Newman came to this city
to make an appeal on behalf of his do
cese and its work. Situated in an al
most barren country, peopled by few
thousand half-breeds, Esquimaux and
Indians, who subsist on hunting and
fishing, his people are badly in need of
assistance. In some years when the
product of the gun and the net give out,
the Indians have been reduced to eat
ing dog flesh.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Severe windstorm In the West.

SALT LAKE CITY, May 27.-The
windstorm which swept over Nevada,
Utah, southern Idaho, Wyoming and
Colorado and which blew constantly for
three days did damage that will run into
the hundreds of thousands of dollars. 1t
resulted in an almost, complete prostra-
ton of telegraph and telephone service
in the states affected, and for nearly "a
hours during the height of the storm the
intermountain region was practically cut
off from the rest of the world. At Og-
den the storm was felt worse. 1t tore
roofs from a number of buildings, includ-
ing the Baptist church. The damage in
Ogden probably will reach 100000.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Fought For His Life.

"My father and sister both died of con-
SUMPTION" writes ]. I. Weatherwax, of
Wyandotte, Mich, land l was saved
from the same frightful fate only. BY DR..
Kings New Discovery. An attack of
Pneumonia left an obstinate cough and
very severe lung trouble, which an excel
lent doctor could not help, but few
months use of this wonderful medicine
made me as well as ever and l gained
much in weight" Infallible for Coughs.
Colds, and AL Throat and Lung trouble,
Guaranteed bottles soc and S1.O0 at J. NJ.
Taylor's drug store. Trial bottles free.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Largest Operating Grain Elevator.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The New
York Central railroad yesterday con
tracted for the erection of the largest
operating grain elevator in the world. II
is to be built in Weehawken at the termi
nal of the West Shore road and will re-
place the one-capacity, 100000 bush
els-which has stood there II years. The
new elevator will have a capacity OF
100000 bushels and will cost when
finished almost $1,500,000. There are
storage elevators in the west with 3,000,-
600 bushels capacity, but this new one at
Weehawken will be without a rival
among operating elevators.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
FATALTROLLEYRACE
Five Killed and Forty Injured
Near Albany.
TERRIFIC CRASH At A SHARP CURVE
Two Heavily Loaded Cars ON the
Albany-Hudson Line Come To-
gether at a Forty Mile Gait.
Both Motormen Dead.

ALBANY, May 27.-Electric cars rae
ing for a switch while running in oppo-
site directions at q rate Of 40 miles an
hour cost five lives yesterday afternoon
by terrific collision, while over 40 prom
inent people, some fatally and others seri-
ously injured, fill the accident wards Of
the various hospitals, with the possibility
of other deaths. The lobby Of the local
postoffice filled with dead and wounded,
hysterical women and children looking
for relatives and friends, surgeons ad-
ministering temporary relief and ambu-
lances racing through the city taking the
wounded to hospitals were the early in
timations of the most terrible electric line
accident ever heard of in this locality.
The scene of the accident was point
about two miles out of Greenbush, on
the line of the Albany and Hudson rail-
way, a just completed road of the third
pattern. The point where the cars met
on the single track was at sharp curve,
and so fast were both running and so
sudden was the collision that the motor
men never had time to put on the brakes
before south bound car No. % had gone
almost clean through north bound car
No. IL, with human flesh for a buffer,
duu huuS Uu Tie tuBC VI u NUN
with its load of shrieking, MANNED hui
mainly. One motorman was pinioned up
against the smashed front of the south
bound car, with both legs severed and
killed instantly, while the other lived but
a few minutes.
Fully 100 men, women and children
formed a huge, struggling, shrieking pyr-
amid, mixed with blood, detached por-
tons of human bodies and the wreckage
of the cars. Some of the more slightly
injured of the men, extricating them
selves from the quivering mass began to
pull people out of the rear ends of the
two cars, and almost every one extricated
in this way was badly injured. The
scenes were heartrending.
With both motormen killed it was hard
to get at the real cause of the accident,
but it is pretty we'll determined that it
was caused by an attempt of the south
bound car to reach a second switch in
stead Of waiting for the north bound car
at the first siding.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Anarchist Plot. Revealed.

ROME, May ga newspaper pub
lished in Verona reports the attempted
suicide of youthful blacksmith named
Pietrucci, who has confessed that he be-
logged to a society of anarchists and was
chosen by lot to kill the emperor of Ger
many. He preferred suicide to making
the attempt. In his confession he also
disclosed the names of certain of his com
rades who had been selected to kill Queen
Helena of Italy, President Loubet of
France and the czar of Russia.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Fatal gage Collapse.

ROCKLAND, Me-, May 2S.-By the
breaking of a coal stage at Spruce Head
five men fell % feet to the deck of the
schooner Ned p. Walker. James d
Caven was killed, Fred Cook and Willis
Adams probably fatally hurt and Willis
Bradbury and Orlando Allen very badly
hurt. Four of the men were dischargine
coal from the schooner, and Willis AID
ans, superintendent, happened on the
staging by chance.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Floods Destroying Crops.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., May PA spe-
ciaI from Raleigh, N. c., to The Observer
says: "Governor Aycock says all the
lowland crops on the state penitentiary
farm, known as Caledonia, are destroyed
by the raging Roanoke river, including
200 acres of wheat. He says the food
damage in the state amounts to millions
of dollars. Saturday nights rainfall was
very heavy, from ~ to 21a inches, and
more rain is falling. All streams in this
section are rising"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
New Judge Advocate General.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Genera
George Bs Davis has formally assumed
charge of the duties of judge advocate
general of the army and will hold that
office for the ensuing four years. General
]. w. Clous. who succeeded General
Thomas f. Barr as judge advocate gen.
eral. has been retired General Davis
was the Judge advocate in the celebrated
court martial cases of Lydecker, Armes
and Eagan and recorder of the beef court
of inquiry.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Time Extended one Month.

NEW YORK, May 25.-It is practi.
cally determined that the cup races will
only be postponed for one month, al
though the New York Yacht club, through
it's challenge committee, has expressed a
willingness to give Sir Thomas Upton
any time that may be necessary to put
his damaged racer in condition again. Sir
Thomas Upton finds that he can repair
his yacht in less time than originally esti-
mated and so cabled yesterday.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Apotber oil Strike.

DALLAS, May PA great strike Of
oil has been made at Sour Lake, 20
miles northwest of Beaumont A well
was struck at o'clock Saturday even
ing in the rear of the Sour Lake no.
tel and at once became a gusher, flow
ing at the rate of $4,000 barrels day.
This new strike, so far from the Beau
mont field, has caused renewed excite
ment all over Texas, and a rush to the
new district is already on.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a twenty-five
cent bottle of Wills English Pills. if. af-
ter using three-fourths of contents of
bottle. they do not relieve Constipation
and Headache. We also warrant that
four bottles will cure the most obstinate
case of Constipation. Satisfaction OF no
pay when Wills English Pills are used.
Cunningham's Pharmacy,
]. NJ. TAYLOR.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Another GIFT to Dartmouth.

HANOVER, n. H., May 25.-Presi-
dent Tucker announced to the trustees of
Dartmouth college that Mr.. Edward
Tuck would give 100000 for the cree
ton of building for the use of the Amos
Tuck School of Administration and FL
nance. This gift is entirely distinct from
Mr.. Tuck's former gift of $350,000 for
purposes of instruction and is his contri-
button as an alumnus of Dartmouth to-
ward the Webster centennial fund.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Glorious Spring.

If with the coming of the warm, glo-
rlous days of spring, you feel lack of
vigor, do not relish your food, mouth
tastes bad" eyes dull, and you feel
tired all over do not be alarmed.
Take Baxter's' Mandrake Bitters be-
fore meals. for a week or two. 1t will
wonderfully.assist nature in throwing
off the accumulated poisons of winter,
and you will soon be restored to your
normallhealth and strength. Get Bax.
ter's MandrakelBitters at any druggists
at % cts. bottle or box.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Davnon'x Yield $40, 900, 900.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 27.-Pas-
sengers who arrived on the steamer Tees
estimate the seasons clean up at Dawson
at $30000,000 Gold Run creek, it is
said, will be the top liner of the Yukon
gold producing streams, while Quartz
creek is giving indications of unusually
rich pay dirt.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31

An amicable arrangement is report
ed in Holland by which Wilhelmina
is queen and Duke Henry an obedient
subject two hours every day. The
rest of the time the queen is a loyal
and obedient wife.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Killing OF the Beers.

PRETORIA, May 2S.-Advices re-
ceived from Lord Kitchener announce
that since May 20 the British columns
report SO Beers killed, SO wounded, 267
taken prisoners and SO surrendered.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Harvard Wins Gun.

NEW YORK, May 27.-Harvard car.
ried away the Mott Haven cup at the
twenty annual meet of the IntercoI-
Iegiate Athletic association, with a total
of Al points. Yale was second, with
80 G, and Princeton third, with 16 1-6.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31

MADRID, May 25.-An earthquake
has occurred at Motril, province of Grana-
da. Several houses were destroyed, and
the inhabitants are panic stricken.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31

Sick women are invited to consult DIR.
Pierce by letter free, and so avoid the
indicate questioniugs, offensive ex-
aminations and obnoxious local treat
ments deemed necessary by some physi-
clans. All correspondence private. ADJ
dress DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Pierces Fsvorite Prescription for female weak
ness" writes Mrs. SusAnnah Perinenter, of
Pauls store, Shelby Co., Texas l was troubled
with bearing down pains in my back and hips
for six years and wrote to DR.. Pierce for advice.
1 tried his Favorite Prescription and six
bottles cured me. feel like a new person and
I thaak DR.. Pierce for my health. Life is
burden to any one without health have told
a great many Of nay friends about the great
medicine took"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of Al one-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Address Dr..
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Fomous woman's Birthday.

BOSTON, May 2S.-Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe quietly celebrated her eighty-third
birthday yesterday. Innumerable gifts
and eongratulatory kilograms were re-
ceiyed,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31

LONDON, May 2S.-In the Irish
championship games at Dublin z. O'Con-
nor of Waterford covered "a feet inches
in the long jump, beating all previous
records
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Thsen Agnin strIcken.

CHRISTIANIA, May %. - Henrik
Ibsen. the Norwegian dramatist, has suf-
fered a second stroke of apOplexy, and
his condition is now almost hopeless.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
Sewing as business is an exacting AM

Sewing as business is an exacting and
exhaqsting occupation. Long hours, fine
work, poor light, unhealthy atmosphere
these are only some of the things
which fret the nerves and hurt the gem
eral health. Often there is diseased
condition of the womanly organism
which causes backache or headache and
the working of the sewing machine
under such conditions is akin to torture.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31
AustraIasin's Population.

MELBOURNE, May 2S.-The new
census returns give the population of
Australasia at 4,550,651. This is an in
crease of 740,7 56 since the last enumera-
ton
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-05-31

L thousands OIL
women who work
have written CRATE
full letters to DR..
r. v. Pierce, whose
II Favorite Prescrip.
ton " has cured
their womanly ills
and established
t h cir genera
health. oFavorite
Prescription " es-
tablishes regular.
ity, dries un-
healthy and Often
sive drains heals
inflammation and
liberation, and
cures female weak
mes S. 1t makes
weak women
strong and 81 C k
women we'll
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-30
Building 10 Brisk

Yesterday was a banner day for build =
ing permits. Ten were issued altogether.
which is said to be the largest number
for one day in the history of the de-
partment. Most of the permits were for
small dwellings, of which quite a num-
Der are now being built. There is a
demand for cottages in Honolulu and
ii is being supplied by new buildings
ON an average about sixty permits are
issued monthly, and of this number
fully one-fourth have been for small
cottages and residences, recently. OF
the permits applied for yesterday only
one was for anything besides a frame
structure, that of III. l.. Kerr who is
going to erect a two-story brick store
building on Nuuanu street between
King AMI Queen streets.