The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20
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the HEX of his neck Tor coma
hI1ttbl; he may ride freight
20 bree cents a mile; he ma
@It tbe lamp with splinte
~ sae matches; he may sto
his Witch at night to save wear
usF period for a semlcolon Z
saFe ink, and pasture his gr3Ad
notler's grave to save hay
j a MN of this kind is a seholal
/ landa gentleman compared to
man who will take newspaper
and when asked to pay Tor II
put it back in tbe post-oflce,
marked Refused y
(Montpelig Argus.)
A denial which appears au-
thoritati-e has been made in ref
erenc, to the Atwell claim that
he was promised so per cent
commission on funds raised by
him for Norwich University.
Robert HI. Ford, of st. Adams,
president of the general alumni
association of Norwich Univer-
sity, declares that he has the
highest authority for an abso-
lutte denial that the trustees of
the University ever promised Aes
W. Atwell so per cent of a fund
raised for the University as a
memorial to Admiral George
Dewey, which Atwell now claims.
Waterbury Record)
Gov. c. j. Bell has announced
his candidacy for the nomination
of Congressman and aspires for
Hon. Kittridge Haskins' position.
1t is a very laudable ambition
and we admire anyone for try
ing to reach the head of his pro
fessiOn and unless we are mis-
taken Mr.. Bells profession at
the present time is of a political
nature. Gov. Bell will retire
from his present position with
clean and honorable record and
whether or not, his past service
warrants of further recognition
it is up to the voters to say.
Hon. Frank Plumley may be a
candidate and should he enter
the contest the situation would
be complicated one. Congress-
man Haskins will seek a re-elec-
ton and he has a large following
of influential republicans, who
are putting up good arguments
why Congressman Haskins should
be returned to Washington.
(Lyndonville Journal.)
Life is far from being a dream
in a country where they have
only three weeks and four days
of summer each year" The above
was taken from a California
paper, in an item concerning Yer
mont, which also stated that "the
hard winters are depopulating
the state" This is about as
much as good many California
people know about Vermont. We
would like to inform the editor
of this California paper that a
brand new spring dandelion was
picked up near the railroad {
shops here on April 5, which is
doing pretty well for this sec {
ton of the country; that census
statistics show the state to be
rapidly progressing from com
mercial standpoint; that barren
farms are a thing of the past;
that Vermonters are nightly at
tached to the state and not leav-
ing so fast that you'd notice it;
that there are good Vermonters
in California so hOmesick they
are anxious to get back.
burlington News.)
A most remarkable woman is
Mrs. Julia G. r. DOrr, of whose
reputation as a poetess all Yer
monters are so justly proud.
Mrs. DOrr celebrated her S1st
birthday last month, Feb. Is,
but her intellectual facilities are
in their very prime. In the cur
rent issue of the Atlantic she
has a sonnet, which may be
matched not merely against any
verse she ever wrote, but against
anything that any writer of
English is able to procure at this
day. Mrs. DORIS sonnet is en-
titled "To a Late Conner" and
is as follows:
Why didst thou come into my
life so late?
If it were morning I could
welcome thee
With glad all-hails, and bid
each one to be
The willing servitOr of thine es-
tate,
Lading thy brave ships with
Times richest freight. I
If it were MONDAY / might
hope to see
On some far height thy ban s
ners floating free,
And hear the acclaiming voices I
call thee great!
But it is nightfall and the stars $
are out;
Far in the west the crescent I
moon hangs low, {
And near at hand the lurking [
shadows wait:
Darkness and silence gather s
roundabout, I
Lethe's black stream is near {
it's overflow
All, friend, dear friend. why