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The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

A clothier's ad in the London (Ont.)
Advertiser: Our boys knickers have
double seats" Good for the kids, but
hard on fathers arm.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

That Huntington horse that eats
wool is probably suffering from a cold
stomach.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

A Washington man who tried fast
ing for his health dkln't live long
enough to see whether it helped him
or not
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

An auu-fat manufacturer is in trou
Bile. He tried to make light of his
customers.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Maybe Gen. Kuroki will go home
and tell his countrymen that we are
too agreeable people to lick.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-20

Charity is one of the few things
that should never be advertised.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT
The second in the series of edu-
cational conferences of the schools
of Vermont with the University
will be held in Burlington, March
rs, in connection with the first
meeting of the Vermont Section
of the New Enoland Classical AS
ISOLATION and the spring meeting
of the Vermont SchOOlmastCrs'
Club. The subject chosen for dis
cussiOn at the conference is the
Study Of the Classics. Problems
which arise in the teaching of
Latin and Greek will be presented
and discussed by prominent school
masters of Vermont and by mem
Ders of the faculty of the Univer-
sity. During the conference ad-
dresses will be delivered by Pro
fessor j. r. Wheeler of Columbia
University, Professor X. F. Smith
of John Hopkins University, Pro
lessor w. S. Burrage of Middle
bury College, and Professor G. U.
Clark of Yale University.
The committee which is cooper
ating with the faculty of the Uni
versity in arranging the confer
ence consists of State Superin-
tendent of Education NJ. S Stone
of Montpelier, Principal w. A.
Beebe of MOrrisville, Superin-
tendent f. j. BrOwnscOmbe of
Montpelier, Principal j. E. Col
burn of Manchester, PRINCIPAL E.
d. Collins of the Johnson Normal
Principal G. p. Rowland
Of st. Johnsbury, Principal Isaac
Thomas of Burlington, and Prin-
cipaf A. E. Tuttle of Bellows
Falls.
PatrOnize the Oninion Rinderv
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

produce merchant, a native of
Concord and a former resident of
st. JOhnsbury, died without issue,
Tufts college comes into bequest
of about 100000. The facts of
this strange windfall have just
become public. Mr.. Frye died
April 25 last and the remains
were brought to st. JOhnsbury for
interment. The fulfillment of the
bequest was made possible by the
death of the last surviving son,
George E. Frye, whose remains
were brought to st. Johnsbury
for burial January 8. The will
provided that the estate should go
to the family of the testator, but
in case he died without issue the
money was to go to Tufts. 1t was
greatly feared by college officials
that they would be unable to open
the new college library, the
building of which was contributed
to them by Andrew Carnegie. Be
sides, they were handicapped on
meeting running expenses on &C
count of lack of funds. The re,
ceipts of the money from the
Frye estate, as it comes without
any prOviso, will be used where
the need is greatest, and will
help to relieve the strained cOndi-
ton in which the college has been
placed. Prof. Thomas H. Arm
strong is the only instructor who
even knew the benefactOr, and his
acquaintance was slight. Two
sons survived the death of John
G. Frye-Charles and George.
Both of them died without issue
after the will of their father had
been probated, in 1906.
The elOquence of Harry st.
George Tucker which caused the
Vermont legislature to apprOpri-
at the sum of $4,000 for Yer
mont exhibit at the Jamestown,
has been heard in New Hamp-
shire legislative halls; also a good
joke which is told by the Con
cord, n. H., Monitor as follows
"Hon. Harry st. George Tucker,
whose eloquence delighted our
last week, had an
amusing incident in his trip to
Vermont when the Green noun
tain law makers were in session.
AS we have occasion to know, DR..
Tucker is a fluent orator, and he !
worked the VermOnters up to a
high pitch of enthusiasm by his
Conspicuous in the
audience was a legislator, past |
middle age with one arm. Upon
a wall of the hall in which he
spoke was a large picture repre-
5enting Sheridan's ride in the
shenandoah valley, President
Tucker spoke feelingly of the
Civil War. He was born within
4 few miles of Winchester, he
told his hearers, and was familiar
with the scene represented in the
picture. He dared say
hat the Vermonter with one ann
vas also familiar with them, and
hat the missing arm was now
'esting in the hallowed soil of the
Did Dominion. A great Outburst
If applause greeted this eloquent
eference to the armless sleeve.
President Tucker was certain he
lad made a decided hit. When
lie had concluded this speech a
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08
Something is doing in our own

Something is doing in our own
state to enforce the pure food
laws. DIR. Sprague of the state
laboratory visited Bennington
last week. He may have made
some dealers nervous by his
thorough investigation, but he
made more people comfortable by
it. Six milkmen were visited
and their establishments were in
spected. He called on the drug
gists. He looked over the stores,
asked to see the records of the
pOisOns sold, and looked over
their apparatus for the compound
ing of medicines. He also pur-
chased samples of medicines,
which he found upon their shelves.
He insisted upon paying for all
the samples he took. He left Ben
nington for Burlington but he is
not through with that city, as he
did not have time to complete
what he had begun. 1t will be in
teresting to hear what the analy-
sis shows regarding these samples.
1t is a very important work and
all the towns and cities will be
the better protected by an exhaus-
tive examination of their food and
drug supplies. 1t looks as if the
work was in efficient hands.
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member of the legislature ap-
preached him and said: 1--WE are
going to make an appropriation
for your exposition, all right, but
thought l would tell you before
you made another speech about
that One-armed man, that his arm
was bitten off by stallion, and
that he was not in the war at all. )"
There was a preliminary hear
ing in Rutland, Jan. 31st on a
chancery proceeding which will
without question draw more in
terest than any case which has
been through the local courts in
many years 1t is in substance
an attempt by the minority stock
holders of the Rutland Herald to
force Percival w. Clement, who
controls 81 per cent of the CAPT
tai stock of the newspaper, to open
the account books for inspection,
there also being a petition for the
appointment of temporary re
celver. The allegation is made
that Mr.. Clement has continually
5ubyerted the property of the
Herald for his own political ends
and that under his management
the business has gradually de-
creased, a dividend having been de
clared yearly prior to his pur-
chase of the controlling interest.
The suit is brought by Senator
Redtield Proctor and Edward r.
Morse of Rutland, treasurer of the
Vermont Marble company. The
defendants are Mr.. Clement, f. T.
Parsons, treasurer of the Herald
and Globe association, II. r. Bar
ney, clerk, and the Herald and
Globe association. A preliminary
hearing was held in the case be-
fore Judge w. w. Miles here to-
day but nothing definite was ar
rived at. The defendants are
given until February 9th to file
to the book matter and a
hearing on the petition for a re-
ceiver will be held in Rutland,
February u. Acknowledgement
c. G. Fits of BrattlebOro, F. S.
Platt of POultney and Butler &
MolOney of Rutland are counsel
for the orators and O. M. Bar
Der of Bennington and p. NJ.
Meldon of Rutland for the defend
ants.
j. c. Enright, of Windsor, was
found dead in his room at the
Chelsea Square hotel, Twenty !
first st. and Tenth ave-, New York |
Friday, Feb. LIST, with gas escap-
ing from several open jets. Cor
Dner Hamburger expressed the
opinion that Mr., Enright had
suicide; F. o. Sin
clair, of Burlington, a brother-in-
aw of the deceased, received |
word Friday night from New
that death was not the re-
suit of suicide but was due to a
lefect in the gas pipe; while The
Central News agency sends out
tory that he was found in his
'oOm robbed and beaten. Mr..
Gnright went to New York the
Wednesday before on a business
rip and was expected home to-
lay. No word had been received
rom him since his departure. Mr..
1nright, who was about 80 years
Id, was one of the most promi-
ont ,.nridnntc of Windsor q mnm.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

Der of the board of selectmen, and
a school director. He was an in
surance agent and a notary pub
lie, a member of the Vermont bar,
and also conducted a granite bust
ness. He is survived by his wife;
also one daughter, who is a teach
er in the Windsor public schools.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

President Roosevelt shows that
he is neither the friend nor the
enemy of railroads by his action
regarding the OklahOma's Con
stitution. He is fighting for a
square deal. He says: II have
never posed as a friend of the
railroads, but | want to convey a
message to the trainers of your
constitution. Tell them that if
they do not take out the clause
which prevents the railroads with
in the borders of the state from
protecting themselves | will do
my best to procure the rejection
of the instrument"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

1t cannot be wondered that di-
vOrce is so prevalent when we read
of women, who are respectable
and prosperous, who will travel
hundreds of miles to marry men
whom they have never seen and
whom they have begun to cores
pond with through matrimonial
encies. Yet they will do it and
the man, too. is willing to take
the risk. In society, marriages
are undertaken for position and
for convenience with as little
knowledge of their fitness, and
the matrimonial agency, with
titled groOms for sale, figures as
much as this other matrimonial
agency which deals with some
thing which passes for sentiment.
Vermont has just been treated to
a glimpse of the working of the
matrimonial agency in the case
Of "Prof." w. G. Pierce of Leb-
anon and Mrs. May Cooper of
Port Huron, Mich. She was de-
layed, although he was on time
to meet the train at Bellows Falls.
He couldn't stand the disappoint-
ment for twenty-fOur hours with
out resource to the cup that
cheers. The delay was her saliva
ton, since she seems to have had
some sense, and when she met the
man in a drunken stupOr, she re
fused to marry him. Suppose she
had arrived on time, she would
have married him, and she would
have found out too late unless she
should resort to the divorce court
to free her.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

The matrimonial troubles of
the Duke and Duchess of Marl-
boro still occupy space in the
public mind. The latest is that
the Duke will not see the Duchess
for some time and then later they
will live together under one roof,
but they VIII really live as strang-
ers. Love in a cottage may not
be so much of an impossible
dream as love in a palace. At
least two could not live as
in a cottage, for lack
Of room.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

A new Zion is to be founded.
Zion City is to be deserted by
Voliva and his following and the
Pacific coast is to be the new
domicile of this body of religion
lists. Factions and the difficult
ties of making religious leader
supreme in both spiritual and
TEMPORAL affairs, when temporal
affairs are much befogged by debt,
and other powers beside the lead
ers have legal rights and are ex-
ercising them, is said to be the
reason for the change. DOwie
and his creditors will be left to
fight it out on the sight of the old
Zion as far as the VOliva Zionists
are concerned. 1t looks as if the
creditors had the worst end of the
bargain.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

Ambassador Byrce does not ar
rive from England for about a
month, but he is sowing seeds
which ought to result in augment
ing the friendly feeling which al
ready exists. His sermon is
peace and friendship, and Secre-
tary Roots visit to Canada fur
nishes the text.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

The Boston and Maine have
placed their contracts for adver-
Using their time tables. This is
a great accommodation to the
travelling public, as it is much
easier to look up the schedule of
trains in the paper than to go to
the station for them. AS far as
newspapers are concerned the
new arrangement does not make
any difference, since the railroad
is simply paying the same price
for the advertising, in cash, in
stead of transportation, and the
editors are paying their railroad
fares in cash instead of advertis-
ing. 1t is as broad as it is long.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

Gov. Swettenham, by his note
of apology, seems to be in a state
of mind of being sorry because
the way he did it, rather than
sorry that he did it. His resigna-
ton probably will be accepted
now that it has been received.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

The Food Expert, DR.. Wiley,
who has been making many valu-
able experiments, under govern
ment supervision, publishes some
timely information about the or
binary commodities in common
use. According to DR.. Wiley,
Milk begins to deteriorate right
away and so does cream. Eggs
also begin to deteriorate immeui-
ately. Fruit is improved and
sometimes continues to improve
for three months. Meat improves
up to about six or eight weeks"
Gelatine he denOunces as the
product of factories that are the
dirtiest in the world and this
hits ice cream made of it. Oys-
tiers in buckets he warns against
seriously. 1t is 70 p. C. more
likely to be preserved" or near
the ptomaine line. This comes
practically from the government
anu Is WllHOul DlCS. w Z may
take these deductions as fact
pure and simple when DR.. Wiley
says it. With this advice before
us, we have only ourselves to
blame if we fail to act upon it
both in our eating and buying.
The President objects to the re
port that he is prosecuting the
trust and corporate interest, and
that he is about to issue a pro
nouncement that he will desist |
from hampering the trusts. He
denies that he is about to tell the |
financiers that he is let up ON cor
ruptiOn, and if the legislation of
the past few months, which have
brought into being the pure food |
measure, the packing house regu-
latiOns, etc. have caused hard
ships, the interests affected have |
themselves to blame, since it was
not persecution of these interests
but protection of the people at
large which has brought about the
change. The object of the presi-
dents campaign is to protect the
people and not to destroy legiti-
mate industry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-11
Jacques
VAUDEVILLE.

Japan, that beautiful land of cher ry blossoms and the lotus lilies, has attraction for everybody and that is why "The Geisha's Dream" which
 Q. Hama San X Co is presenting as the big feature of the bill at the Jac- ques this week, is proving to be such a drawing card. It shows the land of flowers in all it's splendor and the beautiful poses and dances of the Geishas are something quite unusual in vaudeville. Mir and Mrs Jimmy
 Barry in their new Village Cut-up" are furnishing any number of laughs. Mir Barry has some songs and a brand new new line of talk which ,s highly amusing. As for a lively dancing and singing skit I.adell and Crouch have 1t. Gus Williams, Har- bert. Scott and Whalley and Ma carts monkeys are other features. The big sale of seats for next weeks bill is a warming that it will be neces- sary to get seats early for all the performances. The bill offered Is one of the strongest ever arranged for the local house. Karno's company of speeches. comedians in the latest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-11
~Ma!NG EYENTS~

Jan 16.-Eagles hall. Seventh an nual promenade given by the Good will Social club.
 Jan 17-First Baptist church, mock trial, "The Great Hummer Breach of Promise Case" given by the Golden Rod society.
 Jan 1S-Leavenworth hall. SIX teenth reception given by St Thomas Cadets.
 Jan 30-Eagles' hall, sixth annual promenade given by the Big Seven social cub.
 Feb 4-5-Poli's theater, entertain- ment by Talma club minstreis.
 Feb 9-Turn hall, grand ball giv- en by the Russian people. for the benefit of St Voldenier society.
 Feb 10-Concert by the James Meagher branch of the Gaelic league at Jacques opera house.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-11
TelephOr1e 40.
Special Values for aN
 Day Saturday.
OUR ANNUAL SALE OF SILKS.

OOn hNNChA CAAE VT OAAIA0. BLACK SILKS.
 3e-inch wide Black Taffeta, high luster, extra
 good value at $1, silk sale price, a yard 70c 36-inch full yard wide extra fine Black Taffeta Silk. every yard warranted, value at $1.50
 yard, silk sale price. yard .... ........ $1.1O 19-inch Black Taffeta Silk, extra strong and lus-
 trous silk. every yard warranted, value at 75c
 yard silk sale price, yard 55c Fine quality of French Black Taffeta, 26 inches
 wide, high luster. fully warranted, value at
 $1.50 yard, silk sale price, yard $1.OO 26-inch Black Peau de Cygne, soft finish high
 luster every yard warranted, value $125
 yard silk sale price, yard ........ 79c Black Louisne Silk. 20 inches wide strong, war
 ranted not to slip, value $1, silk sale price.
 yard .............. 70c Black Crepe de Chine 40 inches wide, fine quail
 ity, y,@vaue $2 silk sale price, a yard $1.20 23-inch All Silk Crepe de Chine, in all the new
 shades for evening wear, also black value $1
 per yard, silk sale price, yard 70c 27-inch Black Waterproof India Silk, Lyons dye,
 value $1, silk sale price, yard 75c 21-inch Fine French Peau de Cygne, fully war
 ranted value $125, silk sale price. per yard $1 OO SPECIAL
 New Check Louisne Silks, in blue and white and
 black and white checks, small and large size,
 value $1, silk sale price, yard ...... 70c Cheney's Spot Proof Foulards, in navy grounds,
 with coin dots also polka dots, ,~value 89c, silk
 sale price, yard ... ...... ..... 75c New Check Taffeta silk for jumper suits, in all
 the new colorings, value 75c, silk sale price,
 ydTu AUG 26-ineh Rough Pongee Silk in full line of new
 spring shades of brown tan navy, reseda. light
 blue, pink, rose and white, value $1, silk sale Special offering in 19-nch All Silk Colored Taf-
 feta Silks, full line of new shades to match
 spring dress goods, value 69c, silk sale price, 21-inch Peau de Cygne, extra quality, in all staple
 shades in changeabe effects, value $1 silk
 sale price, a yard 50c 22-inch Pongee All Silk in all the evening shades
 for slips and Things, lustrous and strong, value
 6Oc a yard, silk sale price, yard .... ..... 30c 20-inch All Silk Peau de Cygne, extra fine silk, in
 light shades, value 69c. silk sale price, yard 48c Fancy Dress Taffeta, in checks and stripe effects,
 all new shades and colorings, value $1, silk sale price, yard 60c White 'Habutai Wash Silks, 23 inches wide, value
 39c. silk sale price, a yard. . 25c 27-inch White Habutai Wash Silk value 5Oc silk
 sale price, a yard ....... ..... ...... .. 39c 27-inch White Wash Silk, extra heavy quality,
 value 59c yard. silk sale price. yard .... .. 40c We also place on sale our new line of RAJAHS in plain and the New Rajah Nouveaute the latest fabric for spring wear. New Fancy Dress Silks in stripes and cheeks, also plain, in all the new shades
 Other sales that continue this week are the Up- holsery Goods Sale. the Muslin Underwear Sale the Kitchenware and China Sale.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-11
THEATRICAL BOOKINGS.

Jan 11-George M. Cohan in George Washington, Jr."
 Jan 12-"The Curse of Drink" Jan 14-Dora Thorn.
 Jan Happy Hooligan." Jan 1.-The Four Huntings in "The Fool House."
 Jan 1S-"Coming Thro' the Rye" Jan 19--"A Message from Mars" Jan 21-"Thorns and Orange Blos- soms."
 Jan 22-23-"The Four Corners of the Earth"
 Jan 24-"Chinatown Charlie" Jan 26-"If I Were King"
 Jan 30-'The Mummy and the Running Bird"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-11
CARD PLAYERS sUPERsTrrIoys.
One Mans Unlucky Month-Onlook.
 CT Who Brought III Luck.

NAs ~huSAy 1NOutH-DOIOOks CT Who Brought III Luck. Card playing gives an observer an insight into one of the many curious phases of human nature-the almost universal belief in luck even among educated men of more than average intelligence.
 One player knew well-I must admit he also believed in astroIogy- who absolutely refused to play cards during one special month in each year. because he had reason to be- lieve that that month was unlucky to him. Yet he was one of the most level headed card players | have known and in ordinary matters a man of great common sense.
 was at one time intimately ac- quainted with club where the stakes played for were comparatiyely high and the play was consequently very good and where the players were with hardly an exception hard headed men who were keen about winning and who were at the same time singularly social. kindly and liberal minded body of men. Among the members was a very pleasant. quiet old gentleman whose only oc- cupation was to spend his days at his club, and especially fin it's card room.
 Al the period when I first knew him he had ceased playing cards him. self. but was extremely fond of watching other people play. He was the most inoffensive of spectators. never made comments or criticisms. and simply amused himself in watch ing the fall of the cards. Gradually. however. experience showed. or was imagined to show. that any player whose cards he overlooked held bad hands with. as 1t was asserted. an ex- traordinarily regularity.
 He invariably asked permission be- fore sitting down beside a player. and the moment the player held bad cards he offered. without being asked. to leave the table. an offer which. | am ashamed to say. was invariably accepted To put the fact plainly. he was taboOed from watching card playing because he vas supposed to bring i'll lnck by the mere fact of his vicinity.-Pall Mall Gazaette.