National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-01-05

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disObeyed the teachers orders, and
she whipped him; was impudetJ
afterward, and She whipped him
again-excessively, tile. prosecution
claimed. The court ruled that tho
teacher had the right to whip the
boy ; but That if the punishment
was excessive, and maliciously in
flicted, the verdict should be against
her. The jury found her guilty, and
she was sentenced to pay one cent
fine.
ASECDoTE OF THU GREAT DUKE.
In the :" Life of Lord Comber-
mere" is this characteristic anecdote
offhe Duke Of Wellington:
"One day tie commander in-chief
and Sir Brent Spencer were riding
out together, when Sir Brent took
the oppEtunity of questioning
Lord Wellington as to his plan Of
operation, The conversation ran
nearly as follows:
Sir Brent Spencer: awe are
about my lord, to engage in very
hazardous campaign, and no one
can tell what may befall any of us.
| am sure that ] trust most sincerely
that nothing will happen to your
lo1ylship. 1T would be great mis-
fortune to the army if it were to lose
you but stiff yo,l might be killed,
and think it necessary that should
ask you what are your plans, in or
der that | may carry them out, in
ease | should unfortunately succeed
20 the command of the army" D.,
Lord Wellington :! Plans! All!
plans. haven't got any plans, ex
cept that I mean to beat the French.
If can't do it in one way, | will in
another"
Mr. Beecher has withdrawn from
the Independent the right of flrth
er publishing his sermons, owing to
that paper disseminating their pub
lication after the issuing of his
Cleveland letter, and criticising his
course pretty sharply. The. indie
pendent, however, proposes to ask no
favors of Mr.. Beecher, but to have
its own reporter and publish them
The World has stopped printing Mr.
Beecher's sermons.
ALWAYS Buy FAT afEAT.--The
American Farmer says there is nearN
~ twenty per cent less water in
the carcass of a fat animal than in
II lean one. Did you ever notice, as
| have. how much more the lean OF
q poor beef will dry up in hanging.
than the lean Of Il fat animal: and
according to Prof. Toelker, a1ean
hog contains eighteen per cent. more
water than a tat one.
It is stated that the eight hour
system, as enforced by the city an
thorities and toundries in Indiana
polls, has created dissatisfaction, as
the employees are paid by the hour,
and they cannot earn enough 10
support their families.
A complete skeleton of a North
American Mastedon has been un-
earthed at Cohoes, \. y. Careful
measurement shows that they be.
long to an animal that must have
stood at least fifteen feet high and
some twenty odd feet in length.
PRACTICAL HENTs.-A coating OF
three parts lard and one part rOsin
applied to farm tools of iron or steel
will eitectually prevent rust,
Common nails heated red not and
dropped INTO cold water will clinch
and answer the same purpose Of
wrought nails.
"A sharp corner of 4 common In
dian arrow head or flint will cut
glass quite eilectually.
A good wagon iacl; may be made
of two pieces Of boards, two or more
feet long. Place the board in fron.
Of the wheel. one end on the ground
and the other just under one of the
spolieS, close up TO the felly then
take hold of spoke on the oppo
site side OF the wheel and lift a5
the same time place the second
board under the aXletree. In this
way Il loaded wagon may be lifted
with ease.
Rusty nails may he drawn from
wuod without difficulty, by first Civ
, inc them II blow hard enough to
start them Il little.
A gun viii not need cleaning for
| years if the muz2le is tightly cork.
, ed. and piece uf rubber kept up
| ON the tuhc under the hammer,
while standing idle.
HoML Ia Es.-Scveral of oul
Vermont & 'ntlemen are in the lee
!. ture field TIA : winter. Among then
1 we notice Pro-. 4. ID. llager of Proc
# torsvillc. State Geologist, who has +;
IA lecture ON the " Extinct of ancient
: animal races.' Prof. Brainard Kel
!. logg, of Middlebury, Rev. VIM. Ii
n Lord, and Hon. Chas. w. Willard
c of Montpelier, Moses +. Cheney, O
e Barnard, President Angel, ,Secretar,
e Adams, Prot. Buckham, and Hon
o David Reade of this city, beside.
q that ,,tnncort nnnt I 81 II fra,,1n, a..