The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-12-24


The reports on the Steerage anC
White Slave Traffic, which come
from the immigration Committee
are pretty sober reading, and dem
onstrate the need there was for ;
thorough investigation. After read
ing the reports, there can be ne
doubt but that the Committee with
its agents has done an immense
amount of work The bills which
Senator Dillingham;, the chairman
of the Committee; will introduce
into Congress, are framed on this
expert knowledge and are aimed to
correct and suppress these terrible
conditions.
The fatal burning Of children
because Santa Claus whiskers
caught fire from the Christmas tree
decorations as well as the property
loss are likely to be a feature Of
Christmas celebrations. While
Bradford has not suffered from
such a calamity, at least one of the
churches in town has decided to
forego the lighted candle effect and
substitute instead the shiny r
ments which make the tree dazzling
without making it dangerous.
Vermont loses one of her ablest
women in the death of Mrs. f.
Stewart Stranahan of st. Adams.
Her influence has been felt in church
and society circles and in that arena
where a woman of brilliant talents
influences the civic life of state.
Both she and her sister, Mrs. J.
Gregory Smith, were worthy daugh-
tiers of their father, Lawrence
Brainard, senator from Vermont
and a noted abolitionisy.
Only thirty out of ffty-nine
diaries in this state, examined, came
up to the Massachusetts standard
so a report says. The good name
of the state is involved that such
report is possible. Vermont must
keep up her standard not for the
outside customer alone but in the
interest of the home consumer.
The Vermont brand has stood for
superior quality, and we cannot
afford to lower the standard.
The Enosburg Standard says "a
100000 summer hotel is to be
erected in Dixville Notch, in New
Hampshire, and work is to begin at
once. New Hampshire is building
a system of trunk line highways
costing 81 100000 Any connec-
ton? " Possibly.
William Watson is said to be con-
sidering making America his perma-
nent home. Has England become
too hot for him? If he lives over
here the woman with the fippant
tongue better look out for he is a
poet with a sting in his lines.
he poor we nave always with
us, bat the appeal which Burling-
tons mayor has made that the citi-
zens get together to relieve the
distress of the destitute of that city,
ought, and probably will, be needed
at this Holiday season.
Stovaine the anaesthetic which
deprives the hody of sensation with
out depriving it Of consciousness, is
pronounced a great discovery. But
we hope that we will not furnish a
subject even for this friend of suf
fering humanity.
Former Prince Albert. now seated
on the Belgian throne, is a family
man, more fond OF study than of
the attractions of the gay life. 1t
will be quite a change from the re-
gime of Leopold, withi his Court
scandals.
The Swanton Courier and Spring
field Reporter appeared in gorgeous
Christmas covers last week, and the
Christmas advet tisers seem to have
appreciated the enterprise mani
Tested by both papers.
This is the season of magazine
clubbing offers. There is no excuse
for people not being well informed
when four or five magazines may be
had for a year for from six TO ten
dollars.
II is said that the Sugar Trust is
trying to put IN counter plea that
the scales were faulty in construc-
ton. They're not Fairbanks Scales,
then.
The Concord Monitor says alt
will not be a merry Christmas for
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