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sulphur cliffs of Sicily and across the
Mediterranean to Alexandria will fur
| Their interest the notable American
| party. In four days they will be
ashore in the land of the Ptolemies,
the Egyptian land of mystery, the land
that was old when ancient Rome was
new. But the one time city of Alex
ander the Great, Pompey's pillar and
the Pharos light must swiftly pass, as
also the interesting Nile delta, dingy,
dirty, degenerate Port Said and the
Suez canal, for southwark and east
ward the course of Mr. Roosevelts
empire takes its way-down the Red
sea, south through the strait of Bah
el-Mandeb. Arabia In view on the left,
Abyssinia on the right-eastward again
through the gulf of Alden. Those dark.
hazy heights on the south shore are
the Ingali mountains of British Somali.
Now comes another shift Of the
CORRESPONDENCE around the hidden
rock ribs of Ras Alula and the treach-
erous Cape Guardafui, on Somaliland,
where full many a gallant ship and her
gallant men have disappeared. On
rounding the cape the waters of the
typhoon swept Indian ocean spread
on every side. 1t is now a south and
south by west run of 1900 miles
to one of the preliminary objective
points of the expedition, Mombasa, the
romance clustered capital of the pro-
tectorate of British East Africa, a to-
tai of about seventeen days from Ma
pies. 1t is In Kilindini harbor that the
party disembarks, the port nearest
Mombasa, the medieval seaport forti-
fed in 1896 by the Portuguese.
Mombasa, on the coral island, con-
nected with the mainland by bridge,
is the terminus of the celebrated
Uganda railway, built by the British
government at a cost of $24, 100000 to
tap and develop the vast and richly
productive East African protectorate.
Loading their immense bulk of sup
plies and equipment on a specially ar
ranged train and obtaining a part of |
their retinue of native helpers required |
In the wilderness, members of the |
Roosevelt party will now tingle with
excitement, for the magic door of the
big game treasure house is swinging
open.
Port Florence, 5S4 miles to the west
by north, on Lake Victoria Nyanza,
becomes the second preliminary objec-
i've point. for It is there that the rail-
way ends, and a steamer takes the
)arty across the majestic queen of the
African lakes to the very heart of the
zig game hunting region. TO Uganda,
IN the plateau of which country the
principal hunting is to be done. But
here is much to do before reaching
'ort Florence, for en- route along the
ailway is the Nairobi district, where
fr. Roosevelt gets his first shot at ele-
hants, lions, hippos and rhinos on the
5000 acres of william Mcmillan,
ephew of the late United States Sen
tor Mcmillan of Michigan.
However, Mr.. Roosevelt will see the
angle monsters in their haunt before
e reaches Nairobi. for the Uganda {
lilway route traverses primordial ,
lstnesses where many of the speci-
lens Of game his license allows him
} shoot can be seen from the car.
The railway journey to Port Flor .
nee is in itself well worth an African =
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PRES. TAFT THE MAN.

Mr.. Taft accepted private hos
pitality with the same gracious
simplicity with which it was prof
fered, and laughingly deplored the
necessity of his constantly being
attended by Mr.. Wheeler and
other members of the Secret Ser
vice. While this close safeguard
ing must have irritated him, he
made no visible effort to disre-
gard this law of the country he
would soon swear to serve in
obedience as we'll as in other re-
spects. Yet how heartfelt was
the sigh that followed the re-
marks of a favored little boy who
had been permitted to tell him
how 81 saw you in the moving
pictures, sir, and knew it was you
because the Secret Service man
was with you" The sigh accom-
panied the words, yes, there
could be no doubt, then, but that
it was l whom you saw"
He turned away no one who
asked for an interview, but he
kept all secrets pertaining to Ma
tional matters. He became the
idol of the newspaper men of the
city, as well as of those who ac-
companied him on his trip, and
yet a consciousness of the dignity
of his office, which he made every
one feel, prevented the most per-
sistent seeker after news from at
tempting a liberty in the name of
journalism.
His last public appearance was
at a banquet Cthe original date of
which he generously consented to
change because of so many wish
ing to hear Calve sing given at
the Hampton Terrace hotel by the |
Chamber of Commerce. Here he |
greeted Mr.. Rockefeller with an |
Il am glad to see you, John d." |
and free and easy in the graceful
extreme was the cordial manner
of his address to others he knew
in actually or by reputation.
Yet nothing could exceed the inn
pressive dignity of his manner
when he heard and answered the
speeches made by Georgia's and
South Cardinals representative
men around the flower laden
board that night, speeches both
grave and gay, but every one OF
which was fired to eloquence by
4 noble purpose.
This purpose? What could it be
out on one side the South's rec
ignition, and on the other the
South's staunchest loyalty9-"With
he President in the South" in
The Ladies' World for April.
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ally seemed commonplace, and on his
return if he escapes alive from the
deadly dangers confronting him, he
will no doubt be well able to describe
realistically the similarity or difference
between cunning for trust octopi in
Washington and forest behemoths
along the equator.
Never was a hunting and exploring
party better equipped for its particu-
lar purposes than Mr.. Roosevelt's, not
only as to accouterment but as re-
CARDS the personnel of the expedition.
While Mr. Roosevelt himself will be
chiefly concerned in shooting and sight
seeing, his son Kermit, now nineteen
years old, as official photographer has
peculiarly important duties, undergo
Ing more personal risk from injury by
wild animals than probably any other
member Of the party. The official pho
tographer must always be in the very
forefront of action afield to secure the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-02

1t means a bit of ground to grow
vegetables at l shilling per week, 3
shillings for food. IS. Cd for clothing,
leaving a few pennies for the old
mans tobacco and maybe snuff for the
old wife
And it means self respect!
Well. if you pension your soldier,
who destroys. why not pension your
Industrial soldier. who builds up?
Is he who. living a sober. indus
trious life. building houses and roads
and digging bitches. less worthy Of
remembrance and care when he is old
and broken than the soldier. who
wounds and wastes. kills and de
stroys?
England is far in advance of us in
this particular.
We have not so many worthy and
aged poor, but those we have we re-
ward with-the poorhouse!
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CTATE OF VERMONT.

Bradford District IS
District on the 22d day of March, A. D.
NJ. q. kezar. Administrator Of the estate of
Ruth A. Knight late Of w Fsirlee' IN soiJ Az i
trict deceased presents his administration account
for examination and allowance, and makes appii-
cation for decree OF distribution and partition
is ordered by said Court, that said account and
said application be referred to session thereof,
on the 18th day of April, A. D. 1909, for hearing
and decision thereon; And, it is further ordered,
that notice hereof be given to all persons inter
ested, by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the United Opinion, a newspsneT
published at Bradford, previous to said time
appointed for hearing. that they may appear
at said time and place and show couse, il any
they may have, why said account should NOT he
allowed, and such decree made
By the Court. Attest,
25 s. N GLEASON I,,Io
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ESTATE OF JOHN K, WILLIS

THE undersigned having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Bradford com missioners to receive
examine and adjust all claims and demands
of all persons against the estate of John
X. Wilds late of Topsham in SAID district
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the
late residence of John X Wilds in Topsham on the
ten o'clock a. m until four o'clock
p m each of said days, and that six
months from thet9th day OF Mar, A. d. 1909
is the time limi ed by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to us for ex-
animation and allowance.
Dated at Topsham this 23d day of March
A. d, 1909.
25 q. p. X BH GeHFoh comrs.
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most accurate and the most effective
prints possible and handicapped by
the bulk of his camera, he cannot pos
sibly carry a gun in any position to be
OF speedy use in the many emergencies
that may arise DR. Edgar Alexander
Mearns. Y. S. A., as chief naturalist,
assisted by Edmund Heller the TWEEN
ty-six-year-old Riverside Cali explor-
err hopes To discover hitherto unknown
specimens Of both animal and vegeta-
BILE life. Professor J. A. Loring, as
field naturalist, completes the scien-
tific department. On entering the lin
itless wilds of the dark continent the
party will be recruited up to from 200
TO $50 men.
The cost of the equipment of the
members Of the party leaving the Unit
ed States amounts to about $1,000 a
man. Part Of the necessary parapher-
MALTA consists of tents. guns, ammuni-
ton, camp utensils, rations, khaki and
leather hunting suits, waterproof bags
for clothing, hunting boots and Shoes
medical supplies, surgical apparatus,
pith helmets, sleeping bags and blan-
kets, filters, hunting and skinning
knives, folding bathtubs. folding brass
lanterns, bullseye lamps, candles, hot
water bottles alcohol lamps, etc.
Serviceable tents are a chief neces-
sity. The African adventurer should
have tents made of the finest green
waterproof silk. free from defect to
exclude poisonous insects, and the
Roosevelt party is so equipped. AL
though each tent can be raised TO a
height Of eight feet and holds four
persons, It weighs less than one
pound. including the weight Of the
pole, a thin telescope pole made Of the
best bicycle tubing.
The tents are green TO escape at
tracing unduly the attention Of roam
ny jungle monsters. who are frequent
az irritated by the glaring qualities Of
white materials. Rhinoceroses. for in
stance. have been known to charge at
white tents and crush sleeping inmates
ruthlessly underfoot I'm the dead Of
night. plunging headlong through en-
tire squads ~ native attendants.
I'm the matter Of guns Mr. Roosevelt
Is no novice. lie Is no mean authority
on the different styles and calibers OF
hunting as well Is purely military and
target irons and their varying uses. on
the peculiar differences iu ammuui-
tion. IN velocity. windace. range and
trajectory. as VOL as on the intricate
scierca q Iallfsti-s. lie has chosen
four types n guns for his personal use
durir- the trip. ir ns suited 70 meet
tn VARYING conditions o. a hishly di-
versiaed chase. lie has the vicious
English Express rife. 90 caliber. carry
Ing lead slug over q hsIf inch tli.k
and two inches long Used ct shor
range. this rife's bullet strikes blow
OF 3c'D pounds On an Object Nr Ele-
nhlrt VII usually drop dead Whan a
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George f.. Newton I O..
Arthur t. Smith. SoAAiHHioNt
EsTELLA 1. PAYNE's ESTATE

CTATE OF VERMONT, In probate
- DISTRICT or BRADFoRD, 81 Court held at
Thetfori, in and for said District on the 9th day
of March A D., 1909.
J. r. NcLam, Administrative Of the es-
tate Of Estea /. Payne late Of Topsham in
said district deceased makes application 10 said
Court for license 10 sell all Of the real estate of
said tdeceased situated in this State, represent.
ing that the sale thereof is necessary for the
purpose of paying debts.
Whereupon. it is ordered by said Court. that
said application be referred 10 a session thereof
TO be held at the Probate Office in said Thetford
on the 18th day Of April A. D., 1909 for hearing
and decision thereon. and IL is further ordered,
that all persons interested he notified hereof, by
publication IF notice Of said application and
order thereon three weeks successfully in the
United Opinion a newspaper published at Brad
ford in this State, and which crcuates in the
neighborhood Of those interested before said
time Of hearing. that they NAV appear at said
time and place. and If they see cause. object
thereto.
BY the Court.
ATTEST:
26 S. NJ GLEASON. Judge
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CTLTE OF VERMONT.

CTLTE OF VERMONT. In Prsbsts
- DsrnIcT OF BRADFORD. =, Court. held o.,
Thetford. in and for said District. on the 5lst
dsv Of April. A. ID. 1909
Geo. W Baldwin one Of the Errs. % the e.
tate Of Hannah Baldwin late Of Bradford in said
strict, deceased. present. HI. administration
count for examination and allowance. and mskes
application for decree Of distribution and parti-
ton % the estate % said deceased.
Whereupon. IL is ordered by said Court. that
said applies ton be referred TO session thereof.
10 be held at Hotel low in said Bradford.
on the l tn day Of Nay. A. D., 1909, for hearing
and decision thereon; and IL is further ordered
that all person- interested be notified hereof. by
publication Of notice Of said application and order
thereon. three week. successfully in the United
Opinion. newspaper published N bradford
previous - said time appointed for hearing. that
they may appear At said time and place. show
cause. II any they may have. Why said account
'houd not be allowed. and such decree made.
By the Court.
ATTEST
26 S.a GLEASON. JUDGE
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SHOTGUN SHE'LL FOR ELEPHANTS AND
trip. Rising from the unwholesome
coast, the train reaches an altitude of
6ver 1000 feet, crossing valleys and
winding around mountain heights, af-
fording rarest views of great peaks
and sweeps Of country. At Londiani
the road is 7,400 feet above sea level.
An inspiring view of Mount Kilman-
jaro, about 1900 feet high. is re-
vealed. its lofty top crowned with ever
lasting SHOWS despite its closeness to
the equator, distant only three degrees
northward.
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LEGAL.

PHoBATECoURTs-BELDT DISTRICT 1861
n rrobate Courts within andyfor said district
will be held the ensuing year as follows:
Bradford-At Hotel Low in Rr.dforJ IN Oh.
second tuesday OF every month, except Decem-
Der January February. and March.
NoIt9 IheHord-At Jaquith's Hotel on the
second Tuesday o! December, January FebrusTv
and March iS y AeOiua
Also at the Probate Office in Tb.tford op m,
first Wednesday Of every month. WV
s. N. GLEASON. Judge.
Thetford Center. W.. Dec. rs. 1906.
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ESTATE OF oRvILLE CUNNINGHAM.

The undersigned, having bee Y
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Brad
ford Commissioners, to receive, examine. and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
againstlthe estate of Orville Cunningham late of
Topsham in said District deceased. and all claims
exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give notice
the home Of Mary c Cunningham in W Topsham
path day of April and oath day Of July next from
O'Clock until O'Clock pm each of said DAYS and
that six months from the 18th day of Mar. A. d
1908, is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to presentther claims TO us for ex-
animation and allowance
Dated at Topsham this 26th day of March
A. ID. 1909.
90 Ge9Ege E Newton tcou,.1ss,onru-
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ESTATE OF SAMUEL O. BROWN

The undersigned, having been appointed bv
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Brad
ford Commissioners, to receive, examine, and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate OF Samuel O. Brown iats
of STAFFORD, Vermont, in said District, deceased
and all claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet for the purposes
Brown the 18th day of April and 18th dav 81
Aug next from l.9'cock p. m, until clock
P, M each of said days, and that six months
from the LIST day of March, A. d, 1909 is
the time limited by said Court for said credi,
tors to present their claims to us for examination
and allowance. VIZ"
Dated at STAFFORD thi. 2nd day of March
AID. 1909. ''''
"a James X Howe ( COMMISSIONERS.
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CTATE or vERNoNr.

~ = T = Ut ' TNNWNI T.
- District 81 Bradford.
IN Probate court. held AZ 1hetford in and fsf
said District the 81 q day % Mar. A ID 1909
An Instrument purportinG ~ be the last VII
srd Testament of Eira T. Sayre late %
1hefford m aid district deceased. being pre-
ssntsd o. the Court By G. ". SAVE. the Ere
utor named therein for Probate. IL 10 ordered By
said Court. that ali persons concerned therein he
nothsd 10 appear al . session Of said Court 70 hs
held al Probate Office in saii lhctford on de
30th day Of pri. 4. u. 1899. ard shor cnusc
anF thy uasy have against she Probate ~ ssid
vill: ~ kick purpose u 70 furthsr ordsrcd, that
sopl u The rssofi " this ordsr be published
tkrss sesis succsssivsly 10 tha Unitsd Opinion-
. Newspaper printed a. Bradford. previous -
sid tias appointed for hsarisG.
- he Court Attest.
20 sh clsasoE. Jsdrs.
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State NEWS

The Honorable John G. McCul-
Tough, governor of the state of
Vermont, Mrs. Mccullough and
Miss Esther Mccullough, Miss
Mary G. Church, the Reverend and
Mrs. Thornton T. Turner, who ar
rived a few days ago, are promi-
nent visitors in Havana.
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II e o D o r e

/ e o D o r K
R DOSE VELT
has never been
accused of do
ing things on a
small scale, and
W b e n he an
nounced his in
tention of trav-
cling over 5000
miles to risk his
life in African
jungle shooting
no one was sur
prised. Such a
resolve, coming
from him, actu-
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-06-19
TO UTAH EDUCATORS.

The Salt Lake Route, Utah's most
popular road, announces many rates
and dates for east and westbound ex'
cursions. These excursions include
attractive water and rail trips. ocean
voyages and side trips to the Alaska
Yukon Exposition and other notable
places.
For the N. Il. A. convention at Den
yer. July 9Th to 9th, all stations In
Utah will sell round trip tickets, also
on many other dates low round trips
to Denver, Cheyenne, Pueblo and Col
orado Springs.
The round trip to Los Angeles on
days especially suited for teachers go
ing on their vacation is $4,000. Tick
cts also sold returning via San Fran.
cisco and Portland, Ore. and good
for ocean trip to Portland. Every
teacher In Utah should call on the
nearest Salt Lake Route agent for full
particulars or write to Kenneth G..
Kerr. ID. p. A., Salt Lake City, who
will cheerfully give full information.
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erous owner OF the good liquor, with a
Show of Indifference ] was far from
feeling. He was a late arrival, II
seemed, and lived in shanty far up
on the mountain-side with two COM
panions. The three were making a
rather poor attempt to work claim
they had preempted.
Getting away from my loquacious
miner-friend. | climbed the steep trail
TO the cabin and set about an investi-
cation of II with great caution. The
men were at home, and from the
sounds issuing from its closed doors
guessed they were having rare old
time that evening. approached to the
very door and listened with my ear to
the planks to sounds of revelry within.
The men were gambling and drinking,
and could hear the clink Of coins
and the rattle of bottles and the ribald
tests with which they made their bets
and gloated over their winnings and
cursed their luck when they lost.
heard sufficient to make me sure that
my much-sought bandits were In the
cabin, although there was no direct
mention OF the express robbery.
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camp here. Each bottle bore the
label OF the sleeping car company, and
some of them were the diminutive
the trip from Denver. There was not
scrap of paper anywhere else to
be found
"Elated with my success, | made a
survey OF the country and discovered
half-obscure trail leading farther
into the mountains. took up this
trail and followed 1t as best | could
until nightfall. Often | lost 1t, and
sometimes | spent an hour or more
casting about to pick II up again. as /
have seen hounds baffled on the trail
OF fox. About three o'clock that
afternoon ! found something that made
my eyes sparkle. Shattered into a
thousand pieces was the remains OF
one OF the small whisky bottles on a
large fiat rock beside the trail where
II had doubtless been cast in a playful
mood induced by its contents. Among
the fragments found the label Of the
car company
"do hht Wy otdoOhG anu thio
was In my favor, for no rains came
to obliterate the trail. For five days
| followed the bandits across the hills
and through the valleys, verifying my
route from time to time by fragments
of broken whisky bottles along the
way, and at the places where they had
camped for night. The buffet-car
must have been well stocked, for
found many bottles in this journey.
The trail eventually came to a
well beaten road. which, from my map.
learned was the stage and mail route
from Montrose. the nearest railroad
point to Ouray. then a rather insig-
nificant mining settlement l lost no
time In getting to ouray. for 1t was
impossible 10 trail my men along this
road and ] was sure they had headed
for the mining camp.
Two days were spent at Ouray
without finding trace OF the three
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1T would have been the rankest
folly to have attempted their arrest
without assistance--although / did
tackle such a job once in my salad
days. as this scar will testify" and he
pointed to an ugly wound at the back
of his neck, partially covered by his
flowing gray locks. But that Is an
other story decided to call on the
United States deputy marshal, a man
of tigerish bravery, for assistance.
There was no chink or crack in the
door through which ! could gain a
peek at the interior of the cabin, so
dropped down on my hands and
knees and crawled around to the back
of the cabin where | thought there
might be window. There was a win
dow, but 1t was closed with a heavy
shutter, and | could not find any point
to peep through; but | did find some
thing on the way around. My hand
touched something round and smooth,
and clutched 1t involuntarily. II was
one of the little whisky TASKS. After
| had left the cabin | struck a match
and examined it. The label Of the
car company was still on it.
THE deputy marshal was found at
one of the dance halls and he soon
summoned a reliable posse. We sur
rounded the cabin, from which still Is.
sued the sounds of revelry. The men
were stationed at every point about
1t. Then the marshal and raped on
the door. In response to our summons
one of the miners staggered across
the floor and threw the door wide
open. We tripped him up and rushed
over him into the cabin. The men
were too drunk to make any resist'
ance. and we captured them without