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Joseph Graeser of Chicago. secretary
of a loan and building association
stole from time to time $4,000 from
the association funds.
He took small sums at first; but, hav-
ing once crossed the line of honesty,
other thefts followed naturally or as a
necessary act.
Sobbing in his cell at the police sta
ton, Graeser grew calm after a time
and issued this note of warning to
young men:
ado not think you can take a small
amount from the till and pay it back.
You can't once started. your needs
become greater all the time until you
have no alternative but continued
theft fight or suicide.
"Do not live beyond your means.
Once in debt you will never, never get
out. Do not gamble. You are drawn
tighter and tighter into the tolls.
do not spend money to pretend
what you are not. You get tripped up
in the end to the shame of yourself
and friends.
"Since took the first S25 out Of the
till literally lived in hell. l took the
first money to play the ponies l took
more to win back what / lost. l have
long known what the end would be,
and my waking hours have been filed
with agony and my nights with horri-
BILE dreams.
MY arrest came as an actual re-
lief"
But shame and pity for his family of
wife and two little children succeeded
the dread Of discovery.
my wife is standing by me. She
ought not to. ! should have made her
happy, but did not. 1t nearly kills me
to have her so faithful after what
have done"
And so this man has alternated be-
tween purgatory and hades.
His weakness was i'm being a good
fellow" a friend said: Come; let's go
to the track. I've got a tip" In the
desire to be a sport and a good fell
low lac took the first money.
His is the old. old story-so old as to
be stereotyped.
1t is the stuff Of human tragedy
weaved into the warp Of human sin
ming. And out Of II was long ago
coined this essence Of human expert
ence, the divine dlctum:
THE soul that sinneth it shall die"
In the years Of his apprehension,
shame and remorse the soul Of Joseph
Graeser died thousand deaths. 1t
was spiritual suffering. not mere phys
zeal pain. The prison was a relief.
The mans soul suffered.
Mans punishment Of a sinner is one
thing: God Almighty's is quite another.
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count YOUR BLESSINGS"

Said woman of my acquaintance:
LAST year my husband was I'll, and
now my daughter is threatened with
tuberculosis. Living expenses are
high. and my husbands salary is only
$1,000 year. Why should we be put
into this world TO suffer so? Life is
really not worth living sometimes"
This woman lived in her own home
and had never lacked for life's neces-
saries.
said to her, in substance, but evi.
IDENTIFY without effect:
The problem Of suffering, like that
of sin, is an old one, but to fancy that
one is luckless beyond others is III
founded. / believe, II you viii look
about you, you will find many of your
fellow beings worse of than you are.
The suggestion doubtless went in
one ear and out the other"
Privation2 Suffering?
Why. this woman did not live I'm n
ramshackle tenement up rickety stairs.
Her husband never came home from
the saloon around the corner with an
NAAHAf HNNhtAbNVh anu
liquor to drive her heavy handed into
the streets.
The complaining woman did not live
in a two room and closet apartment.
where you buy coal by the scuttleful.
bread by the half loaf and ice by the
pound.
She never haunted the butcher shops
late on Saturday night. when the very
poor do their pitiful marketing. to buy
for almost nothing what will not keep
until Monday-tO purchase a cheap
soup bone or a neck Of mutton for a
penny or two.
No; this woman did not know.
She did not know that to find a quar-
ter Of a dollar for the slot Of the gas
meter may become a financial prob
lem and rent day a real tragedy.
She never beard her children cry OF
cold In winter nor moan Of thirst In
summer. She never had TO partly
stsrve a living child to pay the funeral
expenses Of a dead one
Perhaps my complainant would not
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fiat upon the earth and extended he
hand downward.
How can / get at you" she asked
at last, when her utmost effort refused
| to reach her.
you can't do it," Edith answered
almost in despair. I'm getting far
Their in all the time"
! Bert rose to her feet and searched
everywhere with single sweep of the
eye. Not thing was in sight which
could be Of service.
you've just got to hold on until |
get help" she declared. starting off al
express train speed. 9Th be back in
less than no time"
It did not take long to reach that
oatteld. where she knew the men were
at work hauling the sheaves home to
the barn. Neither did it require much
time for Mr.. Mcpherson to understand
the situation. Soon the horses we're
unhitched from the wagon and driven
ut gallop through the fields to where
that treacherous bog was getting in its
wonk, but long before they came in
SAeAt 1bAAu ASlN iudl uci arms uluSl
loose their hold. More than that. she
could feel those roots slipping away
more and more from their grip upon
that sandy soil. Just before they
reached her, tired out with the long
waiting, she gave a strong pull upon
them In one last endeavor to release
herself, and then her little support was
gone, for the sapling was in her hands
and the pebbles were rafting down
into the brook. She could feel herself
sinking swiftly now, and it was a pale.
despairing face which Mcpherson saw
as he peered down over the bank.
Throwing one end Of the reins to
her and telling her 10 fasten 1t Sc ]
surely around her waist, he made the 1
other fast TO the harness. With one /
strong, steady pail the horses moved
away at his command. and soon she
was.lyfng white and utterly exhausted
npon the grass.
1T was all our fault" he said later.
we should have cautioned you against
the place. but we, had no idea you
would get so far into the woods
TITS all In a lifetime" she replied.
Il can use II some day. and perhaps
you viii have the pleasure OF return
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INDIAN ELOOUENCE.

A striking spectacle was witnessed
near Lander. WyO. a few days ago.
An aged Indian chief preached a pro
hibition sermon over the grave Of bis
son During the service scores OF
blanketed braves stood by Ia silence.
Wolf Bear, sHbchief Of the Arapa-
hoe tribe. delivered the discourse at
the grave of Leo Wolf Bear.
The young brave got drunk, lay
down on the railroad track to sleep
and was killed.
In the course Of his pathetic address
the venerable chief declared:
The white mans whisky killed my
snly son"
Continuing. be said:
-You see. young men Of the Arapa-
hoes. what the white mans whisky
will do. don't blame the white man
for drinking his own whisky. but
hope the young men and women OF
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Tom Jones or Johnny Brown?

Tom Jones or johnny BrOWnE
you'll say Johnny Brown" Bert re-
torted. It's nobody on earth but Mr..
Mcpherson"
The pail of berries found sudden
resting place upon the grass. Edith
Holden was beside it.
Mr. Mcpherson" she gasped. "Bert
Solberg. are you crazy? Has this air
got on your nervesY
You'd think so If he met you as
he did me just now" Bert responded,
81 was coming down the lane singing
that ridiculous darby song you taught
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~TkTF OF VERMONT.

CTATE OF VERMONT. In Probate
- DrsTRIcT or BRADFORD. - Court. held at
Thetford. in and for said District, on the 10th
dav q July, A. ID. 1909
Frank r Fitts. administrator Of the e.
tate 81 Hannah b. Fits late Of Nershire in said
district deceased. presents his administration ac-
count for examination and allowance. and makes
applica ton for decree Of distribution and parti-
ton Of the estate Of said deceased.
Uhereupon. IL is ordered by sid Court. that
aid application Be referred % = session thereof.
10 be held At Hotel Low IN said Bradford.
on the l4th day Of Sept A. D.. 1909, for hearing
and decision thereon: and Il Il further ordered
publication Of notice Of said application and order
thereon. three weeks successively IN the United
Opinion, . Newspaper published al Bradford
previous to naid time appointed for hearinR. that
they may APPEAR ~ said time and placs. show
cause. II any they may have. WHY said account
Fhould not BE allowed. and such decree made-
By the Court.
ATTksr.
~ s.M. GLEASON. judge
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NELSON B TEwKsBURY's ESTATE

NTATE OF VERMONT, In probAfe
- DrsTRrcr or BRADFORD, ss Court held at
Bradford in and for said District on the 18th day
of July. A. D., 1909.
A r. Tewksbury administrator Of the es-
tate of Nelson B. Tewksbury late Of Newbury in
sai d istrict deceased makes application TO said
Court for license to sell all Of the real estate OF
aid deceased situated in this State. te wit all
real estate aud all ntdrest in al real estate rep
ressnt ing that the.sae thereof is necessary for
tbo ,rr1,Sse 81 paving debts and settling estate
whereupon, Il, is ordered by said Court. that
said application be referred 70 session thereof
- he held At the Probate Office in said Thetford
on me IN dav Of Aag. A. D., 1909 for hearing
and decision thereon, and 10 is further ordered
tbat ali persons interested he notified hereof. by
publication Of notice Of said application and
order thereon three weeks successfully IN the
limited Opinion, a newspaper published at Brad
ford IN this State. and which circulates in the
Of those interested before said
time Of hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place. and they see cause, object
thereto.
By the Court,
% s. NJ GLEASON. Judge.
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citation
1.-THE was seated at her typewrit-
er, hard at work, when her
G friend entered, bringing with
her the breath of the wheat
fields and the fragrance of the maize.
Edith Holden" she cried, shut ev-
cry story you have inside that desk
and come with me! I've found the
garden of EdenY
whats the pricep was the response
without even a pause in the Jingle of
the keys.
stop that noise and listen| came
the command. DO you know that 1
was delegated to hunt up our summer
boarding placer
"Sure-not to exceed seven per-" said
Edith.
We'll, I've got it at four, and it's 60
ing to be paradise"
Paradise at 81 a week" she shifted.
"Come; wake up. We can't live here
for that And you mean to tell me
you've found summer board in the
country at that figure"
II mean just that. When l went
away yesterday took steam to Cedar
vile. and from there l went on and
on and on until thought the end of
the continent was reached. There l
discovered the biggest house, stone,
with a wide hall running through the
center and great rooms on either side
like those one reads about and never
sees. There was an old lady-she
must have been one of the original
pilgrim mothers-and / engaged board
with her for a whole month. We are
to care for our rooms and help her
wash dishes. And there's blackberry
field which will remind you of the old
school vacation days. We want to
buy sunbonnets. and-oh, Edith, it'll
be Just like being at home again.
We'll start tomorrow" was Edith's
decision. Just wait until / get this
story off to Mr.. Mcpherson. He'll read
it while we're gone. and when we
get back there'll be a pretty little
letter telling why he's returned it. Oh.
his letters are models of literary re-
greet"
II don't see why your stories al
ways fail with him." said the other.
Hes never accepted one yet has he?"
Never. I'll keep sending till he does
that is. If ! don't collapse from lack
of postage before that happy day ar
rives. BY the way. Bert, how many
In the family up in paradise?
Just the pilgrim mother. the pilgrim
father and a yellow cat. Wen be
monarchs of all we survey"
AT 81 per-" sighed Edith. 81 won
der what's the trouble with the place"
The next night they. ate supper in
the garden of Eden. Edith hadn't
shifted since her arrival. She was
simply wondering why the whole
world had not discovered the place
and asking herself the reason. The
pilgrim mother was TO all appearances
the original model for the cardinal
virtues. and the father deserved to
rank by her side. So three days
passed. The trouble for which Edith
was searching did not materialize.
Flies were missing, and mosquitoes
were not in evidence. The two girls
reveled in delight. They ate like hunt
ers, slept like the dead and lived every
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believe that thousands live this life
because-"one half the world does moi
know how the other half lives"
That's the point-we complain out OF
our ignorance.
We are all of us as illogical as this
querulous woman.
We compare our lots in life with the
lots of the more fortunate, which is
error.
Go along the streets. Open your
eyes. For one who is better off you
can see a dozen who are worse off
than you.
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IANFT WYLIE COLE,s Will
STATE OF VERMONT.

STATE OF VERMONT,
District Of Bradford. So
In Probate Court. held At Thetford, in and for
said District on the 18th day Of July, A. ID.
1909
An INSTRUMENT purporting 70 be the last VIII
and Testament Of Janet Wylie Cole late Of New
bury in said district deceased. being presented TO
Court by Edwin Henderson one Of the executors
named therein. for Probate: Il Is ordered by
said Court that all persons concerned therein be
notified TO appear az session Of said Court 70 be
be held at Probate Office in said 1hetford. Vt.
and show cause, II any they may have.
against the Probate Of said viii; for which pur-
pose IL Is further ordered. that copy Of the
record Of this order be published three weeks
printed at Bradford previous TO said time APP
pointed for hearing.
SIN. GLEASON
~ judge
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LEGAL.

PRoBATECoURTs-BRADF DISTRICT l9O6-t1
Probate Courts within and for 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
ber January. February, and March.
North Thetford-At Jaquith's Hotel on the
second Tuesday o. December. January, February
and March
Also at the Probate Office in Thetford on the
first Wednesday Of every month.
S.M. GLEASON, Judge.
Thetfori Center VI. Dec. - 1906
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Not That Kind.

"Once in a Bible lesson" said a
Sunday school teacher, 81 repeated the
text, Arise and take the young child
and his mother and fee into Egypt.
And then l showed the children a large
picture that illustrated the text in
bright colors.
The children studied this picture
eagerly. Then they all frowned; all
looked rather disappointed. Finally a
little girl said:
Teacher. where is the fear"
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F7-I-EN h. TURNER'S Will

District Of Bradford, IS
In Probate Court held at Thetford, in and for
said District on the 9th day Of July, A. D..
1909 ,,,,,
AN INSTRUMENT purporting TO be the last VIII
and Testament Of Ellen +. Turner late Of
Thetford in said district. deceased, being pre-
sented to the Court by Mills ID Barber
the executor named therein for prob etc.
sons concerned therein be notified 10 APP
near AT session Of said Court TO be held
AZ Probate Office in Thetford Center on the 2Oth
dav Of Aug d 1909 and show cause, i any
Tor which purpose il is further ordered. that
copv Of the record Of this order be published
three weeks successfully in the United Opinion
a newspaper printed at Bradford, previous to
said time appointed for hearing
S. NJ. GLEASON.
Judge
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TurkIsh Troops Ambushed

Mossul. July 21.-Half a battalion
of Turkish troops have been ambushed
by Hamavein tribesmen in the vii
layet of Mossul. Forty of the Turks
were killed, including the command
er, whose family was carried of into
slavery. The tribesmen retired to-
ward the Persian frontier.
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Where TO Sinn.

Il will sing something restful TO you,
dear" said a lady to her morose hus-
band. "Shall / sing Far. Far AwayY"
Il wish you would" was the bitter
reply. 1T would save the trouble Of
nnnlngizinC TO the neighhnrsn
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lives bn ALt tNcL-
ing Of the 4th, and his room will be
ready"
The girls listened. Who was the
hired man who always arrived on the
evening of the 4th? How long did he
stay and when did he go that his room
must be prepared? But the pilgrim
mother answered the unspoken ques-
lions.
Father always has a man to help
him during harvest" she said. zone
man has done the work many years
now. He comes on the evening of the
9th and stays a month during black
berry time"
Even in that was no secret-nothing
upon which one could build a story.
and Edith. her brain always ready for
story material, had as yet struck moth
ing in the quiet Quaker family which
savored Of romance or mystery.
The next morning bright and early
she started out alone for the black
berry pasture. The sun was hot, the
air humid. and In her attempt to COM
bine berry picking and comfort she re-
sembled a gypsy fortune teller. so Bert
said Bert didn't look much better.
and even the cows in the pasture re-
msed companionship to young ladies'
n attire like theirs. But when Bert
arrived in the berry field she was
Sreathless. and that condition was not
he result of the airs humidity.
Edith Holden" she cried almost as
Ioon as she caught sight Of that per-
ION. ''who do you think is hereT'
The hired man was to be-" was the
.alm reply. Il didn't see him at break
kst Did your
AT breakfast. no; but met him in
the lane just now. and who do you
think he isg"
The Prince Of TumfOOdle, from your
excitement said Edith. as IL be. or
b the hired man some plain, everyday
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birch sa plin s
W b o e roo t
found sic n d e
hold in the moisr
earth.
"E d / t h." she
cried, what is
the matter?"
go b a c k %
came the answer.
go back quick
and elm b the
bank above me.
This is quick
S a n d, and I'm
sinking"
B ert lost no
time in getting
around and above
where Edith was
sinking steadily
deeper and deep
- I'M
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hour Of the twen-
ty f our. 7 h e
fourth day at
dinner the father
spoke:
Mother, he
said, THE hired
man win be here
tonight. T h e q
must We his
room ready"
1T is the 4th
of the month, |"
she answ cred.
HE always ar
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SIN SUFFERING.

Don't be good fellow" The other
fellow gets the fun. and you pay the I'D
dler.-Warning of a Good Fellow.
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In the Garden
Of Eden
By ABBIE F. RANSOM

copyright 1909. by American Press Asso-
citation
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We DO JOB PRINT1NG.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-29
BONDS.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

On the closing run-up in The market
prices on the Consolidated Exchange ex-
hibIted much IrreGularity, compared with
quotations on the Stock Exchange, some
stocks ruling under and others above the
other board 5 figures, this depending upon
the degree of nervousness of the short in
terest in the respective issues Reading
closed at 1875. against a last price on the
other exchange of 161; Copper at A12
against S414; lnterbOrough common at 1875
against 1872; Union Pacific at 2001s. against
2OOA and United States Steel common at
S919, against S93s. A large short interest in
the aggregate had been put out in the
earlier dealings, the popular view on the
floor having been that another sharp set
back I'm the market was due. Covering at
the lowest levels reached prevented many
issues from touching the extreme prices of
the other exchange. Union Pacific failed
to sell under 1885, against l9S3s. A feature
OF the day was the heavy expansion of the
trading in Amalgamated Copper, which
failed to sell under SIS, against sl% on the
other board Transactions in all issues to-
tailed 11S1 1856 shares. distributed among fifty
different stocks. Detailed operations follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-10-29
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London, Oct. 9S-The weekly return :
the Bank of England shows the toliSSss,.,
Changes: Total reserve decreased fSaSsNa
circulation decreased ElS4. go; buil-Oh -
creased f5S6. 600: other securities lncis.-sss.
81, l,42t.OO0; other deposits increased isS-,--ss-.
public deposits increased; f1SogS evsSS-,,-
ment securities unchanged The 49, .
uOn of the banks reserves 70 Haosl-'i
now $3.50 per cent. contrasted with -
per cent last week, and compares VIE =
advance from 5l&a per cent 70 -
cent in this weeS last year The Ia.s
discount is unchanged at per -.
The checks cleared by the London oS~s s.es-
for the week aggregated i2S+,4iNWe, Sisst
pared with fiS7. $1,000 in this weeN ,se-
year and 62I6. 6.l37.0O0 in this week n -
Paris. oct 2S.-The weekly return ,,a.,;ss g. -
Bank OF France shows the IoliSl ~ ~
changes; Gold on hand decreased ss.5,a
francs; silver ON hand increased -Sss.sa
francs; notes in circulation lncLssssSf
II. 6o0.OOO francs: general deposits hc-s~sssi
1868 O0O francs. bills discOunted ihc-S. n
los. t-Sut0 francs. treasury a0NahS~7
creased IS. .9G0. go francs.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-29
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside securities was
much hrmer with trading active and more
evenly distributed While the lower priced
mining stocks were still the favorites, q
strong tone developed In the higher priced
issues on what appeared to be a better
all around buying movement. The indus
trials were higher, but quiet British Column
bia Copper moved up about q. Miami u ana
Nevada Consolidated a. United Copper
preferred or one transaction showed a loss
OF points. Ray Consolidated and Ray
Central were strong and active. Union
Mines and Ely Central continued strong
and active The silver issues were ir-
regular. La Rose and NipissIng were a
shade higher. but Kerr Lake failed to
move. Cobalt Central was offered rather
way was up q. Sears Roebuck ruled
strong. American Tobacco improved 3
points New Haven rights ran off a point:
In bonds trading was light with small
fractional changes
New-York tribune., 1909-10-29
Eankers pOsted rates Nere as follOWs:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Boston lOc
discount and par. Chicago, &c discount; San
Francisco, sight &c, telegraph TIC premium:
New Orleans, commercial 81 discount bank
y premium; uni Charleston, buying par, sell
ing l-iOc premium; ST. Louis. l5c discount
bid, DC discount asked; Cincinnati. par;
Minneapolis, par; Savannah buying 3-l6c
discount, selling par.
p BANK CLEARINGS-Ne York ex-
changes $5g sos, ,7S6, balances So, ,9i7 Oh: Chi
ego, exchanges si5.SGS.SS balances s., ,S97,-
zS6: Boston. exchanges S29 933, ,34S balances
$3.50 4si; Philadelphia, exchanges So, III, co.
balances s2,2ls.se9.
SILVER MARkET.-cCm bar sill
YER 5Gssc. Mexican silver dollars 43c Bar
silver in London closed at % 5-l6d an ad-
vance Of I'D
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid st6; Lis
bon. 1850
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.-Mexic ex-
change on New York is quoted AT 2.ol1k
GOVERNMENT REVENUE. - Receipts
from customs yesterday were s., AZ. .953; in
ternal revenue. SS37, ,327, and miscellaneous
s50, ,226 total of s2,32O,5l7, against total ex-
Esenditures on ordinary account of 81, $40, 40S
For the month 10 date ordinary receipts
have been sac. 42S, and ordinary eXpendi-
n res 80 s2a 53T the excess Of expenditures
fo-dafe ordinary receipts have been $30I0l3.-
SIC ~ INST s1s2.%73 ,3S5 in the same time in
lens and nr'inrry expenditures Sz3i, 46g, ,lf6.
against 500 1888 ~ 790e, the excess Of ev-
uerlditlIres thie year amounting 10 90
rcmna:ed with an excess last wear Of S39
srd rsubtic ,icit. the excess of ali "NDendi-
80 - .-.-er re -aints since JUv amounts to
80 a2e 0s2. ag@fTst an excess in 40" ',.'rrc-
sro@di''.- period year ago OF S1fF31i-
ST-R-TREASI- PY - The cuo-Trea S'i''v
was creditor 70 the Clearing House Sii@.33l