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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
A WOMAN'S Wall.

81 am a victim Of consumption, 81
my physicians say, induced by drinl
and drugs. l am abandoned of my
friends and living on the charity of 9
great city. l am alone. l am in the
depths of despair.
"Late! So latel But we can enter
stillT
"'Too late-too late! Ye cannot en-.
ter now!
How the despairing wall rings in
my ears! My young life is spent. AL
my hopes are withered. l cannot turn
back. 1t is too late-too later
The cry Of agony is not taken from
n novel, 1t is a chapter from real life.
the wall of a once famous actress.
There is in 1t fearful warning.
And you do not need to read this
poor little sermonet to find it. How
ever
1t may not be out of the way to en-
phasize this warning to the woman or
girl who is just beginning to take an
occasional drink because she thinks
she needs it or because she is tired
Or blue or discouraged or who takes a
drink Just for fun" or because her
"set" does this thing.
l wish this editorial might lead you
to read again the wall Of the poor wo-
man and burn into your soul the con-
seriousness Of the irremedial evil of the
use Of drug potions and drink stimu-
lants-
Because students Of social conditions
say the drink custom and the drug
habit among women are aIarmlngIy on
the increase.
Ii is not strange that a woman
should contract an appetite for stimu-
lants. The habit is not more abnor-
NAL than the male habit. Especially
are those women tempted who keep
late hours and indulge in social dissi-
>ations. But they are not more tempt
ed than the poor woman drudge whose
vitality is spent in ceaseless toll or be-
cause Of poverty or Of ignorance or Of
abuse.
Nevertheless
The curse Is the same whether upon |
man OF woman. "for at the last it bit
eth like a serpent and stingeth like an
adder"
1t is also true that the effect Of liq-
nor or drugs habitually used is worse
In its effects upon woman. Her finer
are the more easily raw
lged. the fine edge OF her keener sense
II delicacy the more easily blunted.
II she is rich. she may hide her
yrowing coarseness In a sheltered
nome or disease may take her to a
premature end II she is poor, humili-
Ition may drive her to suicide or pow
.rty may lead her to something worse.
There is an awful warning in that
Iespairing cry. Too late-too later
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
JUNCO, A NEW SOURCE OF HARD
WOOD


The junco is the missing link of the tire,
family. Restricted to a single valley
that of the Rio Grande, in Mexico anC
Texas, this tree, with its small crooked
trunk bristling with thorns, is little know
to the outside world. 1t is popularity sup
posed to bear no leaves, flowers, or fruit
but it really bears all three.
The minute leaves are scale-like, the
flowers very small, and the fruit is tiny
berry. 1t is the only known representa-
| tive of its family in all the world. 1t il
not known that the junco ever grew any.
where outside of the valley of the Rio
Grande, or that it ever had relatives close
enough to claim kinship. Some trees
now nearly extinct, had wide range in
past ages-the Big Trees of California,
for example, which grew all the way to
the Arctic Ocean. But the junco so far
as is known, has always lived in one place
and has always been the same dwarfed,
crooked tree that it now is.
Except as fuel, it has not been put to
any use Thousands of cords might be
cut in the. valley of the Rio Grande, in
Mexico and Texas. OF late, however, the
growing scarcity of hardwood has called
attention to the despised junco tree as a
popular woods, and the result is a surprise
to those who thought the wood had no
commercial value. Clarence A. Miller,
Consul at Matamoras, Mexico, has called
the attention of this government to the
good qualities claimed for it.
The wood sinks in water. In color it
ranges from brown to black. 1t receives
a high and beautiful polish7-fitting it to
take the place of such expensive woods as
ebony and rosewood for small cabinet
work. The trunks are so short and crook
ed that only small pieces of timber can
be obtained from them. Few trunks
exceed seven feet in length and eight
inches in diameter. The wood is said
to be admirably suited for the keys of
musical instruments, jewel boxes and other
bureau cabinets, chess men, checkers,
paper knives, knobs and other small
turnerv, inlaid work, and indeed for al
most all purposes for which costly foreign
woods, in small pieces, are now used.
MANY of the trees, whose woods are
familiar in the lumber markets, belong to
large families. There are $50 members
they are called species-of the pine fam
ilv, and they are scattered all over the
northern hemisphere. The beech and the
oak family has even more members, and
they, too, are widely scattered. The
laurel has over 900, the palm 1000,
while the apple, counting the many
varieties, is said to have more than
3 900. But the rInco is fighting its life |
battle alone on the dry slopes of Texas
and Mexico, without a relative in the
world.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
AN ELEPHANT THAT WALKS A
TIGHT ROPE.


Did you ever see an elephant walk a
tight rope?
Unless YOU have been down to Conev
Island this summer you must surely adj
NIT that YOU have not, for never before
! Frank c. Bostock, "The Animal King,
discovered Blondin, has such a pachyder-
min been heard Of Indeed it seems hard
to believe that beast so huge as the ele-
plant, could do so dainty a trick as tight
| rope walking is supposed to be.
Blondin is a remarkable example of the
extent of perfection to which an elephant
can be trained. His accomplishments are
not confined to tight rope walking. He
PLAYS music. waltzes, reads Tor gives a
good imitation of it,, stands on his hands
pardon his forepaws- juggles with his
trunk, counts numbers up to almost any
amount. distinguishes colors and il is even
said that he something which
seems equally removed from the elephan-
tine disposition as tight rope walking.
OF course the tight rope walk is
piece de resistance. His trainer
claims that it took three years TO teach
him this trick. Still another accomplish
mentor shall we call it bad habit is
smoking. When given a big pipe filed
with tobacco Blondin lights a match and
calmly smokes the weed to the bitter end.
Blondin is delghting thousands Of pco-
pie every day at Frank Bostock's great
animal arena in Dreamland, Conev Island,
and next Fall New Englanders will have
an opportunity of seeing him for he is
coming TO Boston as a feature Of Frank c.
Bostock's Animal Show which is to be
one of the free attractions Of the great
New England Food Fair and House Fur
nishing Exposition to be held at Mechanics
Building during the month of October
Blondin will not be the only big feature
in the BostOck show nor will the Bostock
show be the only big feature Of the New
England Exposition. Mr.. Bostock who
is known all over the world as The
Animal King" will bring to Mechanics
Building the greatest animal show ever
assembled on the American continent.
Il viii include the features of his Dream
land exhibition and the entire show from
Earl's Court, London, England.
The New England Exposition at Ne
,hanics Building viii without question be
he greatest Food Fair ever seen in this
part Of the country. Ii is under the same
Management and auspice (The Massa-
'husetts Retail Grocers and Provision
Dealers Association as last wears great
uccess and il is TO be held in the great
Mechanics Building. the place where
Food Fairs have been held from the very
beginning.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
Poisonous Plants,

t. g. Bridges, writing on the subject
of unsupported poisons in the Grand
Magazine, draws attention to the fact
that a large number of plants which
are usually looked upon as harmless
possess poisonous properties. Those
who are employed in picking daffodils
and narcissus frequently suffer severe
ly from a troublesome skin affection
known as "daffodil poisoning" The
most trying feature of this ailment is
the small gatherings which form under
the finger nails. 1t is said that minute
crystals of lime exist In large numbers
in the juice of the stems of the pretty
blooms and that these are responsible
for the poisoning. Regular daffodil
pickers are accustomed to rub their
hands with oil and work tallow in I'M
derneath their finger nails before be-
ginning their work. The bulbs of the
white Roman hyacinth have similar
unpleasant properties.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
r 49, RE REAT-

The best of all teachers is experience
C. NJ. Harden. Of silver CITY. North Caro-
lima, SAYS. find Electric Bitters does
all that's claimed for il. For Stomach,
Liver and Kidney troubles il can't be beat.
I have tried it and find il a mostexcellent
medicine" Mr.. Harden is right; its the
best Of al medicines also for weakness,
lame back. and al run down conditions.
Best too for chills and malaria. Sold
under guarantee az J. NJ. Taylor's. Brad
ford. and B. ". Abbott's, Fairlee, drug
stores SOC.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10

H. Arlington Bruce, in the July num-
Der of The North American Review, dis
cusses and describes "What Quebec has
Meant to the United States" In his
judgment, the Canadian city is well en-
titled to rank with jamestown and
Plymouth as a primal fountain of Ameri-
can liberty He says:
cts influence was felt, first of all and
most of all, through what historians have
termed the 'hinterland movement Sharp
ly contrasting purposes animated the
men from England and the men from
France who, in the far-off years of early
colonization, voyaged across the stormy
Atlantic to take possession of the New
World. The English came to America
chiefly to win homes for themselves in a
country where they would be free from
the social, political and religious dis
abilities under which they have labored
inspired hardly at all by the home
building spirit. Desire to amass wealth,
love of adventure and missionary zeal
were their great motives. Consequently,
while the English were content to estab-
fish themselves in compact settlements
along the coast, the ardent French
ranged far inland, making friends of the
Indians, trafficking with them, Chris
TANNING them. Champlain himself had
little more than built his habitation at
Quebec before he was up and off on the
explorations that have contributed so
greatly to his fame. Trader adventupr
and priest followed him, pressing steadily
and rapidly towards the land of the
setting sun.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10

Delay in commencing treatment for =
slight irregularty that could have beeu
cured quickly by Foley's Kidney Rem
edy NAV result in a serious kidney dis
ease. Foley's Kidney Remedy builds uu
the worn out tissues and strengthens tbssa
organs. Commence taking IL today.
J. NJ TAYLOR, Bradford. B. ". Abbott.
Fairlee.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10

SOUSA'S BAND OF 65 PIECES.
THE FAMOUS SoUsA WILL INCREASE HIS
WORLD RENOWNED BAND TO IS PIECES
FOR THE BosToN FooD FAIR IN THE
PARK SQUARE COLISEUM.
Sousa's Band is rare treat in itself,
whether it consists of 40 or 50 pieces, but
as the leading musical feature of the
original and only Boston Food Fair, to
be held by the Boston Retail Grocers'
Association this year in the Park Square
Coliseum from September % to October
81, the people of New England will have
an opportunity of hearing this world
famed band under more advantageous
conditions than ever before. For this
special occasion Sousa will have his band
of the same strength it was as the leading
musical feature of the last worlds EXPOSE
tion 65 pieces, exactly the same organi-
cation he takes with him for his farewell
tour of the world, visiting every civilized
country on the globe, following the Bos-
ton Food Fair engagement.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
REV. 1. W. WILLIAMS TEsTIFIEs.

Rev. I. w. Williams, Huntington, w.
Va, testifes as follows: "This is to GER
tify that / used Foley's Kidney Remedy
for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble
and am free to say that Foley's Kidney
Remedy will do all that you claim for it. +"
J. NJ. Taylor, Bradford. b. w. Abbott,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10

The function Of the kidneys is to strain
out the impurities Of the blood which is
constantly passing through them. Folev's
Kidney Remedy makes The kidneys
healthy. They win strain out an waste
matter from the blood. Take Folev's
Kidney Remedy and il will make YOU
well
J. NJ Taylor, Bradford B. ". Abbott.
/ airiee.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10

WHAT IS SUCCESS. FAILUREl
The American people are seriously
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10

PatrOnize the Opinion Bindery.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
Heart to Heart
Talks.
DR.. JEKYLL AND MR.. HYDE
By EDWIN A. NYE.

Copyright, 1908, by Edwin A. Nye.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
lilly AT NORTHFIELD MASS

| A full program has been announced
| for this month at Northfeld the religious
J center founded by d. L. Moody. Two
Conferences and two Summer schools
, will be in session during the month. each
of which will attract a large number of
people, so that before the summer is
over 10000 people will have been here.
The Student Conference, which is Just
closing it's twenty-fourth session, has been
the best ever held, both in point of num-
bers and excellence of the speakers. One
hundred and sixty colleges and prepara-
tory schools have sent delegates and the
total attendance has reached nearly
1000.
Next week girls will take the place of
the college men, when the Young Women's
Conference will convene. Delegates are
expected from Wellesley, Pennington,
Dobbs Ferry, Dana Hall and many of
the churches in the larger cities The
afternoons will be devoted to recreation,
and tennis tournament, baseball matches
basket ball and field day have been
| planned. A special course in Sunday
School methods, with a class of children
to illustrate upon, and day devoted to
Mission Study are features.
An addition to the Mortified pro-
gram is a Woman's Home Missionary
Conference of five days, at which home
mission problems will be discussed.
Prof. E. A. Steiner, of Grinnell College,
who is now in Europe studying the home
conditions of the immigrants, will speak
on the results of his trip. Following
this an International Summer School for
Women's Foreign Missionary Societies
will deal with foreign missions in a SINH
lar wav Rev. J. Stuart Holden, of Lon
don, will be one of the speakers.
practical Summer School for the dis
cussion of the best methods for Sunday
School work will be held from July Is to
%. Glasses will be given in Pad Sketch
ing, Story Telling, Manual Work and
similar practical subjects. The evenings
will be occupied with drives, corn roasts
and other recreations.
The twenty-siXth session of the General
Conference for Christian Workers will
begin on July 81, lasting for seventeen
days. As last year Mr. Charles NJ. Alex
ander will lead the singing A special
sub-conference for the discussion of lay |
mems religious activities will be held |
during the first week. Among the speak
ers announced are DIR. Hugh Black, DIR.
Len G. Broughton, DIR. r. A. Torrey,
Dr. A. T. Pierson, Rev. c. A. r. Janvier,
Rev. j. ID. Adams and Rev. c. c. Creegan,
of this country, and DR.. w. L. Watkinson
and Rev. j. Stuart Holden, of London,
and Rev. J. A. Hutton and Rev. w. B.
Macleod, of Scotland. Dr. g. Campbell
Morgan, of London, will speak during
the Post Conference
Mortified is an admirable place to
spend the summer and hundreds of people
have already arrived for this season. The
rustic cottages on the pine-covered hill
side, the Hotel Mortified and the tents of
Camp Mortified are well filled. Athletic
contests, baseball games, tennis tourna-
ment and trips to nearby points of in
terest keep the visitors busy when they
are not attending the meetings.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10

NV GEAR SlfS.-
] have yours of the 18th instant rela-
tive to the Mexican Exhibit and advising
me that finally YOU have information that
President Diaz will permit the Bande de
Policia TO be sent to your Exposition, and
| thank YOU for your kindly expressions.
Whatever service was able TO render
YOU in reaching this conclusion was given
in a worthy cause, both from the stand
point of the Exposition and of the MeNi-
can Government. The Bande de Policia,
which YOU are to have, is the very finest
in Mexico and believe it has no superior
ANYWHERE. Yourself and your people
may feel very certain that the Band will
do credit to the Government it will repre-
sent, as well as to the Exposition Manage
ment which has secured il. and it will
leave a pleasant memory in the minds Of
all WHO hear it.
Very truly yours.
ID. T.. THOMPSON.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10


We recognize that changing condi-
tions and the development Of society
have made the jurisdictional lines be
tween our various courts out Of har-
monv with the times. Our higher courts
are burdened with trivial causes with
the resulting hardship TO the parties
and great expense. TO the Commonwealth.
We urge such changes as the Legislature
has the power to make, to simplify and
expedite legal procedure and 20 make
the administration Of justice more speedy.
And. a. the time approaches when the
Constitution may be changed, we ask the
people Of the State to thoughtfully con
slider whether il would not be well to 50
amend the organic law that the Legisla-
ture may be given q wider scope in the
enactment Of these reforms.
WORKING MEN.
The government Of this state under
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-29

Oakland.-As the result of the train
wreck on the Southern Pacific a mile
west of Pinole, three men were killed
outright, one died few hours later,
and three were injured.
The dead: Engineer R. X. Ward,
Oakland, died today; j. M. Cummings,
express messenger, Portland, Ore. !;
Fireman L. w. Coad, Oakland uniden-
tilted tramp, decapitated in wreck. The
injured: j. f. Hanranan, extra fire
man, will die; j. w. Birmingham and
w. w. Rodehaver, express messengers
injuries not serious.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-29
The Roupell Mystery

Now, monsieur lie docteur, you can
exert your strength and your gallantry
on Emily. You'll have to carry her
across She's the worst hand at jump
ing a ditch in the whole Of France"
Il think you'd better trust me, Miss
Emily" said Mason, laughing.
''As you will, then" she said. simply;
and the next moment his arms were
around her.
There are opportunities in our lives
which come to US but once. Fortune raps
upon our door, and failing to gain ad-
mission, fees, never to return. DIR. Paul
Mason held in his arms the woman he
loved best on earth. Her head reclined
on his shoulder. Her heart beat against
his own. Her eyes looked dangerously
into his. 1t was an objectionable liberty
for staid scientific gentleman to take.
Harriets back was turned toward them.
Il love you" he murmured.
Then he stopped and kissed her on the
lips She flushed scarlet.
"Dr. Mason-Paul p she exclaimed.
He sprang across with her into the
field. Harriet was out of sight. She had
disappeared among the trees.
Forgive me-" he cried, and he took
her hand before she could withhold it.
you tempted me beyond my strength
Say that you love me just little bit"
"Why, nonsense AS if young ladies
made confessions of that sort! "
She was blushing furiously. 1t became
imperatively necessary to pause little
to allow her to recover herself. They
were entirely alone. For brief minute
they remained thus, looking into eacf
others faces.
Then they sauntered on, hand in han'
across the plowed field, to where Harriet
with her mouth full of bread and chess
was impatiently awaiting them.
whats the matter with you twoT
she asked. II thought you'd lost you
way"
The train which bore DR.. Paul Masoi
back to Paris that night must have beel
conscious of the reluctance of one OF 1t
passengers, at least, to leave the neigh
borhood of Villeneuve, for never had
short trip seemed so long and tedious
a certain pleasant faced, thoughtful, mic
dle-aged gentleman, who sat and thrun
med impatiently upon the window lookin
out upon the night
"She has promised me-" was the bul
den of his thoughts. "She has promise
] me that on the day on which Van Lit
goes free, she will be my wife"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-29
CHAPTER XVI.

More than a week had elapsed since
the departure of NJ. Cassagne, during
which time his assistant in Paris, Charles
D'Auburon, had received no word of him.
One morning, however, he got laconic
message over the wire: Rue de Prov
ence, 9 p. m. Tuesday" by which he
rightly surnised that his chief would
meet him at his lodgings at the hour
named. Almost on the stroke of the
clock, D'Auburon heard the detective
climbing the stairs leading to his apart
ments.
"He is pretty tired" cogitated the
Young Frenchman. HE comes slowly
He was right. Alfred Cassagne had no
sooner entered the room than he flung
himself heavily into a chair. His face
wore an expression of anxiety. His dress
was disorlered. He seemed dreadfully
fatigued and dspirited. D'Auburon
FASTENED to relieve him of his hat and
light overcoat, and to take the hot wig
from his head.
"You look worn out, old fellow" he
exclaimed. Pull off your boots and
coat, and make yourself comfortable"
Thus invited, Alfred Cassagne Invested
himself of these articles of apparel, re-
marking as he pulled off his boots:
II haven't had these off for the last
forty-eight hours-and they were too
tight for me anyhow
Anything gone wrongT
ITO be brief, all our work of the past
two weeks has to be done over again"
"What?" exclaimed D'Auburon. do
you mean to say we are on the wrong
trackP
81 will tell you right now" replied
NJ. Cassagne. at is peculiar story. l
soon settled the question as to where
Graham was"
"You have found him, then? and it is
not he who committed the crimef All,
that is bad. Our theory at once falla to
the ground"
mot so fast. Don't anticipate me.
However, may tell you that Henry Ora
ham had no more to do with the murder
of Madame Roupell than you or l had
at is very extraordinary"
"Not extraordinary ut all. But let me
begin at the beginning. l left Paris hav-
ing In my possession certain facts upon
which l knew | could thoroughly rely
One of them was that Graham had gone
to Belliers, taking his little son with
him: another that he had been in CORE
spondence with woman there whose first
name was Helene and whom firmly be
lieyed to be the mother of the child"
Eyes, recollect all that; go on, pray
what nextT
ARRIVED at Belliers, instituted every
possible inquiry as to whether such per
sons as Graham and his son were known
or had ever been known there. This
search occupied the greater portion of my
time. l was about to despair when
stumbled across an old priest who told MI
that he had known the man 1 was IL
search Of.
"'Are you friend of hisY asked tn
priest. 4 am 1 replied. Then yol
will be shocked when you hear what hap
pened to him. Come with me, and 1 will
tell you his story 1 followed the priest
expecting to hear that he was the inmat
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az 100000 for Its Fuel.

.rovimately s5,OOO,OOO is the esti-
App 80 tbe cost Of the coal consumed
na's Atlantic battleship feet when
@ III have finished its cruise around
tbe world.
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