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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
WHY

A school board in Maine has en-
forced the rule that a female teacher
must quit the schools when she get
married.
Sapient school board!
The rule is an unjust and unreason
able discrimination against women.
About the only pertinent excuse that
is made for such a rule is this: When
a woman teacher marries she then
has husband to support her, and she
ought to give. up her position to the
unmarried teacher, who has to make
her living.
In other words. we should make the
schools life asylum for spinstersi
The only test that should be applied
to any teacher, male or female. mar
ried or unmarried, is the test of eff
cheney. Does she do her work sue
cessfully? is the only question that
should be asked.
Is a married woman less efficient be
cause of her marriage?
In every other occupation a woman
is permitted to marry and continue in
her place so long as she renders effi-
cient service. Why should the mar
riage barrier be raised against the
teacher?
A young woman spends money and
years of study in preparation for her
work, all of which goes for naught If
she happens to fall in love, like any
other woman, and marry.
Why not make the man quit teaching
when he marries?
Why deprive the state of the valu-
able services of man or woman by
such an absurd objection?
Marriage does not unfit a teacher.
1t improves her. The real teacher, the
born instructress. she who does her
school work with love and enthusiasm,
usually desires to continue in her place
for awlfile. at least, after marriage.
The silly rule excludes her.
The writer knows an ideal teacher
who is married and is mother. And
no one better knows the way to the
heart of child than does this gra-
cious. capable woman. There would
be a public riot I'm her community
should any school board presume to
discharge her.
Is it not humiliating that such a
teacher should sometimes be compelled
to keep her marriage a secret in order
to hold her position? Instances are
known.
The discrimination is purely one Of
sex and born Of narrow prejudice.
One is amazed that such a ruling
should be made by any intelligent
board Of education in this the TWEEN
tieth century.
why doom female teachers TO celib-
acy?
Why deprive the state Of fits best
teachers?
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
Why We Yawn and Stretch.

During sleep the respiration is shall
low. and the expansion Of the lungs
IS insufficient for active movement II
IS necessary. therefore. TO fully expand
the lungs on waking before or as soon
as active movements commence. This
is effected by yawn, which is deep
inspiration assisted by the wide open
ing OF the mouth. The depth Of the
inspiration is often assisted by raising
the arms above the head and by throw
ing forward the chest and thus yawn-
ing and stretching are only parts of
one respiratory effort
Stretching also aids the return Of
the blood 20 the muscles. During sleep
the circulation Is feebler. and the skin
seems TO be supplied with blood at
the expense Of the muscles, and on
waking the limbs are stretched to In
sure their being in working order and
20 restore to them their normal wax
ing blood supply Toward night It is
not uncommon for a similar reduction
in the depth Of the respiration and
slowing Of the circulation 70 take
place. and this is corrected by a sim
ilar yawning and stretching as on
waking.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
A WARNING FROM JOLIET.
Young man.

Young man.
Let Peter Van Vlissingen. "the for
ger king" Of Chicago. have your ear
n minute.
You might cut out these words of
Van vlisslngen and paste them where
you VIII see them often:
BE honest In small things. All
criminals begin by practicing dishon-
esty in small things.
do not permit your conscience TO
become calloused. Once this takes
place. your fall win be sure and GER
tain.
"Be economical and never risk other
peoples money in a venture. no matter
how certain of success you are.
"Once you commit a wrong. make
restitution Immediately. Delay means
ruin"
This is the story Of Van Vlissingen:
He was a leading real estate dealer,
known I'm business circles as Honest
Pete" He was trusted 10 the limit
One day it was discovered that this
man. looked up 10 as straight and
successful. was a forger.
He made and uttered forged paper TO
the enormous amount OF S1.2O0.OOO.
The warning he gives 10 young men
Is wrung from his bitter personal ex-
perience. He began his forgeries in a
small way Once started, he had 70
cover one forgery by another And
how do you suppose this man felt liv-
ing daily IN the dread fear Of discov-
eryt
Here Is a look into his soul:
''No one can know the relief felt
when first the uniform Of a convict
was put upon me-a relief after twenty
years Of crooked work and deceit
Van vlissingen's words are the
words Of a man who sees nothing
ahead Of him but the four walls Of a
cell, and they are worthy your atten-
ton.
The essence Of his warning Is TO Be
WARE OF THE BEGINNINGS OF
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18

One link in wrongdoing may not
undo you, but one link added to an
other will forge chain that some day
will bind you hand and foot.
One step down may not ruin you.
but one step leads to another below
1t. and soon you are on the toboggan
slide. The descent to Avernus" be-
comes easy.
Dishonesty betrays itself. 1t cannot
keep a secret.
1t must be so, young man
Because this world and all that is
In 1t, including men. were made to run
along certain lines of rightness. De-
parture is abnormal. If you get off
the track and keep going. nothing can
pick you up but the wrecking crew.
Wrongdoing is its own sheriff and
court and jury.
Dishonesty and discovery grow on
the same stem.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
A HEFTY BARE.

A lot of fuss was made over the
birth Of a princess to the royal house
of Holland.
News dispatches tell how the heralds,
accompanied by trumpeters clad in the
ancient Dutch dress, made the rounds
OF the ancient city, hating in the prin-
cipal squares, and then, after a flourish
of the trumpets, made this proclama-
ton:
Fellow Citizens-With great joy we
announce the news that her majesty
by the grace of God has been delivered
of a princess. Long live the queen!
Long live the Princess of Granger
So anxious were the people over the
| announced advent of an heir to the
throne of the Netherlands it is said
few Hollanders slept that night.
Whereat some people in this country
smiled
Why so much anxiety over one child?
But
When one realizes that the birth of
no child to the queen, who married
Prince Henry in 1901, would have
passed the throne at her death to a
German prince that is different.
The Germans understood the signi-
ficance Of the birth of this baby. And
when the representatives of the Ger
man emperor conveyed to Queen Will
helmina the assurances of Germany's
well wishes over the birth of the child
it was purely formal and without any
heart in the words.
Because
Germany is just as anxious for the
control of the mouth of the river Rhine
as were we Americans in an early day
for the control of the mouth of the
Mississippi.
The Germans note with envy how
the prosperous Dutch cities of Amster-
dam and Rotterdam fatten commercial
ly on the enormous traffic originating
on the Rhine river.
And they keenly realize that if Queen
Wilhelmina should die childless her
nearest kin on the fathers side would |
be German prince. And he would be
king Of the Netherlands.
And
On their side the Dutch fear absorb
ton by Germany. They are afraid of
the heavy taxes and the military serv-
ice.
A literal prophecy faced by the Dutch
on the night of April 80, 1909, and its
fulfllment was that "a little child
shall lead them"
This royal baby was doubtless Just
as red and just as ugly as any other
newborn kid and cried as Justify.
that mite of humanity does
not yet weigh more than ten pounds,
but
Politically and commercially it weighs
a ton
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
TO A YOUNG GIRL.
What sort of girl are you?

What sort of girl are you?
DO you say that is not a pertinent
9uenah? But suppose l am old
enous to be your father and that
wan ITO make you think just little
2be.
= i am not a mind reader, but l can
: tell you offhand what kind of girl
you are, because
You are fashioned by your ideals.
And what is an ideal?
An ideal is a mental picture of what
you desire to be, of what you admire
and want TO copy. The picture or vi
sion floats in your Imagination.
Now. It is law Of our life that we
are changed. transformed into the like
ness Of that which we love or admire
So, you see, 1t matters tremendously
what your ideal may be.
Who is your ideal?
1 say 'who" because a girls ideal IA
apt to be that Of person. She sees
some woman she admires. She wants
to be like that person. And because
of that desire she unconsciously imi-
tates the person and is changed more
or less into the likeness Of that person
Who is your ideal, my girl?
Is she some gracious woman of re-
fined manners and correct speech?
Does the lovely woman you admire so
much bear herself with the quiet dig
nifty Of true womanliness. and does the
charm Of her personality proceed from
her true traits Of character?
If so. happy you.
Either you are trying to copy some
such ideal woman or you are content
to follow some lower vision.
Maybe your ideal is that Of a well
dressed woman who is little more
than a shapely dummy ON which to
hang expensive gowns or fine MILL
nery-a laced woman Of high heels, big
hat and little brains.
hope not.
] hope your ideal woman Is one who
dresses with simplicity and good taste
and who, more than all else. is a wom-
an Of pure mind. good heart and gentle
manners.
II your dream woman is less than
that you should change your ideal.
, Make the vision Of your true lady
one whose quiet ways. gentle tact and
personal kindness proceed from a
high regard for others. some noble
woman whose generous, self denying
disposition causes you TO admire her
by day and dream Of her by night
And So
Admiring. desiring TO be like your
ideal, you win be changed into the
likeness Of that true woman.
Was wrong IN saying ! know the
sort Of girl you are?
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18

only when you must. you Will soon
become a back number. Let this
world alone for ever so short time
and it will let you alone for good and
all.
Or
If you are inhospitable to new ideas
your attention to the things of current
interest will soon grow calloused. The
mind grows by what it feeds on.
Cease from your earnest endeavors,
"retire from business" make no plans,
indulge no hopes of future accomplish
ments. What can you expect? You
will age rapidly, beth in body and In
spirit.
But If you keep a youthful soul by
means of new memories, faces, ideas,
hopes. you will not only keep old age
in the background. but you will have
sympathy for the young and toler-
ance.
You will not say. as so many elderly
persons are apt to say:
"Well, people did things differently
when l was young. Manners and Gus
toms were better in the good old
days"
Rather you will ask yourself II you
really did do better In your day and
whether, after all, the world is not
growing better.
Above all, If you would keep young
In spirit be careful your temper does
not grow intractable. Do not become
irascible as you grow older. The man
Hesitation of temper in an elderly per-
son is not only very unbecoming, but 1t
is dangerous to him who INDUCES it.
You should have learned to control
your feelings. You should have learned
how to cultivate the virtues of pa
thence and tact and sympathy and
charity.
And, if so, you will realize the truth |
of the Scripture that, while ''the outer
man decays, the inner man is renewed |
day by day"
Grow old gracefully and graciously.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
HOW TO KEEP YOUNG.

The way to keep young is to keep
young iu spirit.
That IS 10 say.
II you want to renew your spirit you
should cultivate the things that make
for youth-new faces. new ideas. new
memories. new hopes. new enthusi-
asms
II. for instance, you cultivate only
the old memories. brooding over them
IN the chimney corner. excluding the
memories Of yesterday and last week.
your mind viii form the trick Of fol-
lowing the old channels. 49, you win
come 10 live on the old memories ex-
clusively. That means decay Of mind
and dissolution.
Or
n you withdraw yourself from the
new faces. shrink from sociability
and. Ike a rat In bis hole. issue forth
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18

| to the mark, and when he had got his
/ balance the president said:
"Brudder Green, you and me hap
pened to be at de butchers at de same
time de odder evenin'. | wanted ba-
con, and you wanted liver. De butcher
asked us what we thought of de Taft
administrator as fur as it had gone,
and l didn't answer him. / left it to
you. You was ekal to de emergency.
You replied dat OWN to de cireumlo-
cushun of de prevailin' deciduous conf
sternashun of unqualified jurisdiction
you was not prepared to answer his
question offhand Did you notice de
effect your words had on him?"
mo, sah."
''You should hev noticed, Brudder
Green. He went red and white and
den stood and stared at you wild terror
in his eyes. He am inclined to apo
plexy, and he come widin a a hairs
breadth of hevin' a stroke den and dar.
Don't work dat on him any MOI He
am a man wild a wife and five chillen,
and it would be a mournful thing to
cut him down in his prime. If you
want to git dem big words off just
find tramp and take him up an alley
and whisper 'em in his ear. When he
draps dead you run fur It. You may
now return to your nap, and l will
hold a brief conversashun wild Brud-
der Samuel Shin"
Brudder Sims Turn.
haI
knees and advanced to the chalk mark
on the floor. The president looked
down on him paternally and said:
'Brudder Shin, didn't expect to see
you heah tonight. Am you shore dat it
was safe fur you to cum outF'
81 hain't bin sick. sah." was the re-
ply.
mo? Hain't you had spells of rum
bins in de head?"
''No, sah.'
"Hain't had dizzy spells and roarin's
in your ears?"
"No, sab"
"Hev you had a doctor examine you
mentally to see if your head was bein'
unscrewed from your shoulders|
vi W sc uOl. NuIulll ais lie.
"'Deed, but you take a great burden
off my mind, Brudder Shin. You am a
charter member of dis club, and when
/ heard dat you had all broke down I
was 'feelin powerful sorry about it.
So you am feelin' as well as eberp
Eyes. sah."A
"Lemme congratulate you. You was
in street kyar few evenin's since,
and l was ridin' on de hind platform.
De white man sittin' next to you axed
you If you thought spring had come.
You Strengthened up, put on de dignity
of a gunner and answered dat from
hevin' keerfully prognosticated de
equilibrium of de prerogative you was
inclined to assimilate de understanding
dat spring was clus at hand. Do you
recall de incident?"
Eyes, sah.''
"Was 1t your intenshun to make an
on dat white MANI"
81 reckon it was"
''Den let me tell you dat you sue
ceeded. He cum out on de platform
and advised me TO open an idiot asy-
lum in connection wild dis Limekiln
club, and l hev already consulted an
architect about a new wing, OATS all. |
and we will now break de meetin' in |
two an go home widout any big words |
over 1t, jest common words, and jest |
90 home I'm de same old way as allus."
NJ. QUAD.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
MOTHERS DAY.
Mother is queen of the May.

MOTHERS DAY.
Mother is queen of the May.
In many places especially in the
west Mothers day, which is coming
to be a national event, was observed
for the first time.
In some of the cities churches were
given over to the celebration of the
day. Reverential tributes in the way
of sermons, addresses and exercises
were given to the mothers of America.
The emblematic flower of the day
is the white carnation.
Which is significant
Because the carnation was first cul-
tivated as a flower 1000 years ago, the
very period when the emancipation of
woman was begun.
1t is fitting that one day should be
given in honor of American mother
hood. What a gracious history! From
the little mother of Columbus, who in
spired the voyages of the first Amer
lean, down through the days of the
pilgrim mothers and the mothers of
the Revolution to the days of our own
mothers, courage and purity and faith
fulness have characterized the moth
ers of Columbia.
However
Referen q is not here made to those
American women who detract from
the dignity of womanhood by prefer
ring to rear lap dogs rather than chill
dren, but to those real women, help
meets of American men and noble
mothers of American youth.
All hail to motherhood
The Saviour of the world in the
crucial hour of his agony on the cross
turned from his suferings and the mo-
mentous issues of his great life mis-
sion to say to John, "Son, behold thy
mother" On that fateful day on Cal
vary was motherhood forever blessed
And Christian civilization does not
forget
Because civilization is beginning to !
see and know that pure and strong |
mothers are fundamental to all the |
hopes for the advancement of the race
And yet
How ungraciOus and stupid are we
today in our maltreatment and neglect
Of mothers. Oftentimes more atten-
ton is given to the care of brute moth
ers for breeding purposes than to
human mothers during their child bear
ing period.
Is it not so?
We must change from such stupid
ity into appreciation of motherhood.
not only for the sake of the mother,
but for the child and the race.
The time is coming when the wom-
an willing to become a mother, whether
rich or poor, shall be honored above
other women and cared for above all
others.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
NARY n sTFvENS' Will

CTATE OF VERMONT.
- District Of Bradford. -.
IN Probate court held AZ Bradford IN and for
aid District on The Sih isv of June A. d 1909
An instrument purportinr 70 Be the last VII
and Testament ~ MARY r stevens late Of
R-7sfo-i hi ssid district deceased. being pre-
seuted 20 the Court BY Harry b. Stevens her
husband for Probate II j. ordered BY
sid Curt. that AT persons concerned therein be
-1fissH 70 sTre.r II session a aid Court % Be
keld al Hotel Low. IN said Bradford on the
i3th dav % guiv. A. u. 1909 and show cause II
anv thsv may have. aEainst the PROBATE q said
vi. f.r ,hieh rT1rrsue Il i further ordered that
a r-rrv a. the recurd a this order - ruhhshed
fhree u-eks sslccessirelv IN the United Opinion.
a Newspaper rrmfel A. hredioros preftouf 70
ssif time arrninfe.s for bearing
By TIE Court Attest
gs " Crxasox. Judrs
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ESTATE OF MARY NILES CHIIDs.

The undersigned. having been appointed bv
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Brad
ford Commissioners % receive. examined and
adjust all claims apd demands % .a1 persons
against the estate Of Mary Niles Chfds late
Of West Fsirlee Vt. in said District deceased
and all claims exhibited IN Offset thereto hereby
give notice that viii meet for the'purposes
aforesaid a. the residence % the Mrs. : { South
worth the 26th day Of June and 9th day Of
Dec next from II o'clock a. m. until 4 clock
p, m. each q said days- and that six months
from the 81 day q June. A. u. 1909. i
the time limited BY said Court for sid credi-
tors % present their claims 90 us Tor examination
and allowance.
AID. 1919.
Sc q W HnIhrnok Aohhl-eloNAhe
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Makes pure soap
LEGAL

PRoBATECouKrs-BRsDFo DISTRICT leO6-'7
PROBATE Courts within andffor said district
will be held the ensuing year as follows:
Bradford-At Hotel Low in Bradford on the
second Tuesday Of every month. except Deem
Der, January February. and March.
North Thetford-At Jaquith's Hotel on the
second Tuesday % December. January. February
and March
Al.o At the Probate Office IN Thetford on the
hrst Wednesday Of every month.
S. NJ. GLEASON. Judge.
Thetford Center. VT. Dec. IS 1905.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
Fever and ChilIs.

"He speaks of the warmth of his af-
fection," said the sentimental young
woman.
docs hep responded Miss Cayenne.
eyes. And then he says cast chill
over his existence"
"Are you sure it is love he is de-
scribing and not malaria ?''-Washing-
ton Star.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
A aoDEREN ROMANCE.

"An the world loves a Overland
bis story
Here is one Of the prettiest tales In
the annals Of romance, and IT Is a
real love story too.
II is the romance Of Arthur For
tesque. nephew Of the Duke Of Port
land. and Olga Vorinhon. DOukhobor
maid Of Canada.
Ten years ago Fortesque was a hand
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
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"Fm going in for poetry" lisped the
sweet young thing.
"Real, heartfelt poetry" Numbered
he man of letters, sis only written In
I garrett"
yes; I've heard that. So I've fitted
Up a beautiful Turkish den in ours
Washington Herald.
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Pa at last the hallway wins
In the dark.
And instanter both his shins
He doth bark.
For the hatrack now, you see.
Isn't where 1t used TO be.
Pa his way doth slowly make,
Has TO grope:
Steps upon some mushy cake
Drat the soapi-
Then we hear a heavy fall,
Followed by plaintive call
Ma a cleaning day has had
Bless her heart
But she failed TO furnish dad
With a chart.
Fetch a light from overhead.
Let us pilotIdad 10 bed.
Kansas City Journal
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"DeviIish.1

''Hellow cried Cheeriman. "How are
you, old man?'
Don't old man. me-" snapped
Groucher, who was becoming touchy
about his age. 81 don't look like an
old man, do II"
well, no. Just at this minute you
look more like the old boy.'"-Catho-
lie Standard and Times.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
Another Bunko.

Silas - Poor old Hiram Hardapple!
He saw an ad. in a farm paper that
stated for S. they would send him the
prettiest pointer ever seen in this state.
Cyrus-Gosh And was the dog as
represented?
Silas-Dog! Why, the blamed bun.
koers sent him a stuffed porcupine.-
Detroit Free Press.