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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

saw him mount fhe ladder. | heard
them calling to him to come back
bidding him to beware. and speak
ing OF him as though he was dead
man already. But he never needed
them, and | saw him hidden by the
black smoke which poured from the
window. | covered my face and
prayed that the angel, who walked
III the fiery furnace, might so with
him.
Perhaps they did. Something
stronger than any earthly power
must have been there, for in a few
momcnts-they seemed weeks tome
we saw him coming down the lad
der with something in his arms. The
burnt body of my child perhaps, |
thought: but as he came closer,
saw that it was my own laus ing,
living darling, with her blue eyes
/ open and her arms about his neck.
The roof fell in a moment after
wards, but my treasure was safe.
What shall say or do to thank
you - said as | graspcd his hand
Il am a ruined man, and can o. IS
give you my blessing. But let me
know Your name at least
''iIavc You forgotten me !"hc said,
as he bent over me. Look again"
did and | saw Il pair of gray
eyes, face | knew, and something
glitteying on his breast. And the
scene at the corner Of the dirty little
street on a wet december night
came back to me. and | saw my po.
liccman again.
"Is it you ?" ! asked" and You
have saved my child from an awful
death !''
"What did YOU save me and mine
from!" he said with tears in his
eyes. "Starvation, ruin, utter deg
radiation. | should be a felon, and
my dear ones paupers tonight, bat
for you. ! have not paid the debt :
| never can but when | heard ii
was your child that laid at the top
of that burning building. | prayed
that ! might save it, and know
that God heard me-
had lost all, for | was not insur-
ed, but he was prosperous and stood
/ by me like Il brother-nurScd me
I through my illness, and loaned me
money for a new start in life. So,
in a little while things grew bright,
and here | am as comfortable as
most people.
"And the policeman" | asked.
Ills hair is as white as my OWL
now." said the old man. And my
daughter the little one he saved that
night, is married TO his SON."
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22
A Swindle.

1t Is said that the drawing Of the
"Crosby Opera House Association"
at Chicago was a ..swindler-that
Mr. Crosby himself gets three OF the
highest prizes-that it is suspected
that some = dummy has drawn the
building for him-that the property
decided does not embrace the Opcra
House block as was supposed, but
only an almost inaccessible audi
ence room in it's centre-that, in
short Notwithstanding the very res.
pectable names which were connect
ed with the enterprise, and all the
pretended guards against fraud, it
turns out to have been magnifi.
cent sham.
Well. who cares Call the thing
by whatever name you please, this
was lottery, in violation of fixed
and well recognized principles of
law and morality. 1t appealed to
the old passion of men the desire to
gain something tor which they had
not rendered an equivalent. And 1T
offered inducements which it was
inathcinatically impossible to give
honestly. y broken down whisky
merchant having swanped his for
tune III an expensive pile of marble
and stucco, proposed to get it back
by dividing his losses with a guilt
ble multitude,--and he has succeed
ed. Tens of thousands have lost
their money. We are glad of it.
They will be effective commentaries
upon the folly Of gambling specu.
lations. Whereas every case in
which prize of any considerable
value has been drawn, will operate
as a temptation to others to operate
in like direction, and produce an ir-
resistiblo mania for lotteries. The
more base and disreputable this
thing can be made to appear, tho
better for public morals.
OF course, we know nothing and
care less about the alledged corrup-
ton and malpractice which accom-
panied the drawing. Mr. Crosby
was shrewd enough, after getting
his money back, to retain thirty .fivo
thousand unsold" tickets, which
were put in the box with the rest.
1t would be strange if, with this
very manifest advantage, he had
not succeeded in taking some of the
best prizes. Perhaps there was no
positive dishonesty i'll the transac-
ton. But our point is, that it was
illcga! in its character dagenerat-
ing in its tendency, and calculated
to stimulate & passion that has pro
duced more crime and wretchednesS.
than any other vice, with the single
exception Of drunkenness. Its very
magniiicence, and the vaunted res
pectability of the parties who lent it
thei. names and influence, were it's
wolst features Already we observe
the published prospectuses of a dOz-
en- schemes, patterned after it, and
| probably more substantial. These
will have a SUCCESS So slong as people
can be induced to believe that the
promises Of the projectors will be
fulfilled. For this reason. we shall
rejoice H.. as is now asserted, the
Crosby Opera House enterprise shall
prove an unmitigated swindle.-
Albany Eaeniag Jouraa.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

TILE CUSToM-During Il severe
storm Il raft of choice lumber was
broken ur by wind and sea- and
driven up Il harbor, where u portion
was stranded on the shores belong.
ing to citizen who was new TO the
location, and perhaps unacquaintcd
with the laws and customs relating
to cstraysofthc kind. Straightway
he applied his beasts Of burden to
the prize, and having hauled 1t INTO
his field bctool. himself to his noon.
day pctrcShmcnt. Meantime the
proprietor of the lumber appeared
with his men, aud in u short time
had the material i'll the form OF a
raft, which they were propciIing
through the water when the owner
of the land appeared upon tnc Dahk;, :,
Surprised at the turn afia,rs han
taken, he paced the strand for ~
While. and then raised his voice.
"Mr. p said he, "what is
the custom here regarding .lnmber
that comes to u mans shore "
SWELL" said p, applying
himself vigorously to his setting
pole, "thc custom appears to be to
steal it," o
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

O Roland Wright there is mourning tonight
II the house down under tie hill
\ ch.id l. born and the babe i, dead,
And the soul of it, maiden mother is fled,
Al white, and cold and stark. and ,till
Lie mother and child. down mderthe hill
Gray hairs Of a maniac toss to and fro,
SwaNcd 10y the htful breath Of woe.
And curse goes kissing ont into the night
BAom is il Seeliag, Roland Wrightl
lRary Forrest.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

AN UNFORTUNATE PRllL-HOLD-
Err "A man who lives i'll one of the
rural counties of Ohio, says the Gin
cinnati Times, drew the prize OF
$40. 900 acres of land in Pike county.
Kentucky" in Il recent gift enter
prise scheme III that vicinity. He
called upon the managers of the en-
tcrprisc and told them he didn't
waut the land, and they might keep
it 10y giving him 100000. They de
clined the offer, generous as it was,
and then he dropped tosl5, 700, and
finally to $4,000, declaring that he
chopped never to see his wife and
children if he would take a cent less.
The gift men didn't want the land
1t was worth double the price he of
fered to take for it, of course, but
they had other uses for the money
and couldn't invest it. He took the
decd for the land-he would gladly
have taken the will for the deed
that is, if they had willcd to give
him the money--and went to Pike
county to view his possessions. He
found twenty thousand acres of bar
rem rock and mountain, that would
hardly afford subsistence for rattle
snake. lie couldn't find a level
spot of ground that afforded sut1i.
cicnt space for the most economical
garden patch, but I've could instead
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

Mollie Trussell, who killed her
paramour, George Trussell, at Chi.
cago last summer, and was sentenc-
ed to one years imprisonment. has
been pardoned by Cox. Oglesby, al
ter an imprisonment Of one month.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22
The GrOcer's Story.

the green blinds were forever closed.
and there was so little passing that
/ spears of grass grew here and there
between ilagstones and the curb
stones of the iron rallied areas were
trlnged with soft, green moss. \
very quiet place at most times, but
late one autumn afternoon, Il strange
cry sounded through it. which awak-
ened all its echoes, and called curl
Gus faces to the windows anL doors
''Stop thief, Stop thief"
The strong voice of policeman
uttered the cry first, and the shrlll
treble OF two boys at play near by
took it up and repeated it, and by
and-by there was dull, deep chorus
I like the cry Of pack of hounds, a
sound YOU might have known at any
distance, however ignorant you
were of the language, to be the cry
of men who hunted something.
Policemen with their clubs. errand
boys with their bundles. bakers with
4 baskets on their arms, young gentle
men inst released from the academy
close at hand, and ragged urchns,
whose school house was the"guttcr--
all joined together in hot pursuit.
and followed the miserable object
Wit bare and bcgrimmcd feet. and
| h; IS head. that fitted along be
to them with 4 speed only fear
/ could lend one so WON and wretch
cd-a speed which kept the crowd
a long way off, and While the bu1liest
of his purSucrS painted for breath.
They were out of sight in a mo-
ment. but in a littlc while the cry
1 was heard that the thief had baftlcd
them. and some among the crowd
rushed back to see if their prey had
doubled on his track and others,
Sulky and indignant with the result
/ Of their useless chase, came hack
muttcring angrily or swearing with
many violent oaths that they would
. have him Vet. One policeman. Il
well known fellow with a crimson
face. made quite hero of himself
/ by asserting that he knew him, and
would trap him before sundown.
/ There was a good deal OF sympathy
for the gentleman who had lost his
pochGt l,ahontrcl,lel' out hohe 'n'5
| could hear for the poor degraded
wretch that had purioined it, until
a placid voice at my elbow uttered
'ae iio"il'@ "ol"S' 'll'''l e''''H l"
SoiiIoqGS -.
W eil' l may uc "Io"s, "''
SolnGho" nope 'heS won c"tei'
MN.
tuThea III surprise ana co'',ioi', , !,
ed o.il eiocSl' On WIose s''i'S !, 10, n",'
sought sheiIer from thc tioN "
4 Whlch at sItil d n'1iiien. 'ot'i'' ''ot y,
ue eN'ec''" ~ '''i''N N''s h'''" VI
'"t H''c'A VI Il ol''''ii. ..,.-, ;t,
Eui Slocci " i, "S q l'ct'iA nI'n .;,i nl'm u
d 9'i''itilE ""'' -, az ~ - - .smrn "
il"S ., Ni'it' "'ti.'I, ,',''., N 'mN n1
VI Il i'o''.'" "'''"'is - IL IIoI"mI |
@ Mo"',,S "a ~ '''L Lomt ,.o,' iina ;aa1.at "
"p.V,' p.V. ',,,' !" -" ,''', nnt C an al ro,n,
"'' ,IHl ~ T"' W." ,oa,';m|a
creature will get OFF"
"Then YOU don't believe that he
picked the gentleman'S pocket"
I'm afraid that it's only too Ger.
tain that he did ma'am," said the
man shaking his head. "lle looked
straight at me as he passed, and hC
looked hungry, desperate eyes that
looked theft, and murder too, tol
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22
-"See rudcly swell


And nothing else. He wendcd his
way back again--''all the way from
Pike'--and offered TO let the gilt
managers have the land for $500
hoped to- die if he'd fall another cent.
They declined the offer, singular as
it may appear, but finally agreed to
take it Off his hands and pay him
5000. This he Indignantly refused,
and 10 he still remainS one of the
great Gland monopolists' of the day,
the owner of an exceedingly pic
turesque and undulating farm OF
twenty thousand acres.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

The Queens speech, which was
despatched from London, and con-
sisted of eleven hundred aud sixty
words, cost the American press
$1,000 in gold, or $3073 in currency,
With gold ut L31-
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

The Executive Mansion at Wash.
ington mas been completely renewed
ut II cost of forty thousand dollars,
with new carpets aud curtains FROM
England.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

tfNHAMBER SETS "A VARIETY OF PLAIN
~ aud Ornamental Bedroom Suiis, Mattras..
ees, Spring Beds, Cottage BodSteads, Cribs aud
ewing Cradles, at
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

PROPRIETOR SPRING HOTEL,
LWBuRI, NEEN t.
y B.-A Good Livery attached
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22

Dotys Vegetable Panacea 10 thc beat Lin
ornentsnd Pain Killer used
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22
IL. IS. s'aEiEsNs -.
y rt. sTEsENS,

PROPRIETOR TROTTER HOUSE,
BRADFORD, vEEMoN
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-22
II. STRICKLAND.

TRON FOUNDER AND MAtHININI,
And Manufacturer OF Agricultural Implements
BRADFOBD, VERMONT.
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GREFENBERG
Family Medicines

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they may be relied upon in all cases.
The intelligence OF the community Is not
insulted by the ofsr of single medicine
which claims 10 cure all Diseases, but the
different medicines, all unequalled in the
cure OF the diseases for which they are
recommended, among which may be selected
one appropriate TO any OF the diseases incl
dent 10 this country and ciime-
The Graeienberg Vegetable Pills are bet
ter than any other kind OF Pills in the world.
Price 25 cents. --i-
Graefenberg Uterine Catholicon is an in.
iaiible remedy for all Female Diseases
Price 81 so.
The Uterine CathOlicon will also euro Ora.
rel. diseases of the Kidneys, and urinary
ilfiigultes in males.
The Graefenberg sarsapariIia is By far the
a9st powerful and eiiicacious compound in
use frIce 81 co.
The Graefen- erg Dysentery Syrup is a
| certain and quick remsdy tor all diseases ol
| he bowels. Price 81 cents.
The Graeienberg Pile Remedy never fail;
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east. Price 81 90.
The Graefenberg Children's Panacea Is an
invaluable compound in all diseases incident
70 children,
The Grsefenberg Fever and Ague Remedy
- sovereign specific for this particular
disease Price SO cents.
The Graefenberg Green Mountain Oint
ment exeels all otGer salves Ii its curative
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The Graefenberg Health Bitters are the
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The Graefsnberg Eye Lotion is unparsllel
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Price 25 cents.
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The Use OF HumOr i'm the Pul.
pit.

The Adpance,the new Congregation
alist organ in Chicago. defends the
use OF humor IN the pulpit. It s4ys :
Those who are offended at humor
in Henry Ward Beecher, should lis
ten to Spurgeon, both in and out of
the pulpit. We shall never forget
the evening when we stood in dense
crowd in the Free Church Assembly
Hall in Edinburg, aud heard him adj
dress the Scotch ministers and eld-
ers on an effective way of preaching
the gospel, for more than an hour.
He insisted on brief and varied exer-
cises in meeting for prayer and con
ference, adding: 81 never like to
have one Of my deacons pray for
half en- hour. and d'eonclude with ask
ing the Lord to forgive our short
comingsr" That pun doubtless cured
many of his hearers of the habit in
question, although, as we look into
the faces of the audience, we saw not
few of the grave Scotch elders twis-
ting their features in their efforts to
avoid so sinful thing as smile in
a religious meeting. We may as
well learn to be natural in religion,
and laugh at natural things, as
well as to weep over those that are
mournful. The wise man said -
"There is time to weep and time
to laugh" and who shall not say that
both do not find time during a ser.
mon i? Isaiah once preached on the
folly of idolatry and drew picture
of the ridiculous conduct of the man
who selected log of wood, and made
god of one part and cooked bis din.
ner with the remainder We suspect
1t was one of thS most effective of
his discourses, even if it excited a
smile when delivered. The question
of right is not to be decided by the
gravity of humor or what is said, but
by the motive of the speaker and the
adaptation to a good end of what he
saws
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Washington, ID. c., Oct. IL.

Washington, d. c., Oct. IL.
A flying rumor speaks OF
more changes in the Cabinet.
The President seems determined
to have things his own way il
possible.
An important meeting was
held this morning, and public
matters warmly discussed
News had been received, Off
cially, that HOUPT & BYAL,
of your place Findlay, were as
tonishing the natives with a
handsome stock of Cloths, Cas-
simeres and Vestings. just re-
ceived from the Eastern Cities,
at wonderful low prices.
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Z" One Glass More.

Stay, mortal, stay! nor needless thus
Thy sure destruction seal
Within that cup. there turks curse.
Which all who drink shall feel.
Disease and death, forever nigh,
Stand ready at the door,
And eager wait to hear the cry
Off," Give me one glass more"
Go, view the prisoners gloomy cells
Their sin and misery sean;
Gaze, gaze upon these earthly hells,
In drink their woes began.
OF yonder children, bathed in tears,
Ask, Why is mother poorl"
They'll whisper in your startled ears.
"'T was fathers one glass more.'"
Stay, mortal stay repent. return,
Reflect upon thy fate:
The poisonous draught forever spurn,
Spurn, spurn il, ero too late.
Oh. fly the horrid gr ogshop then,
Nor linger at the door,
Lest thou perchance shOuld'st sip again
The treacherOus one glass MORE"
Trust not to thy ieceiiful heart,
The SayiOr's grace implors
Through him for every sin dapart
And touch that glass no more.
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NOV This is that onr Gov

currency. This is all that our Gov
ernment does through the National
Banking Act, and all that it proposes
to do.
The National Banks are totally
non- political in thar organization
and tendencies. My observation has
been that men of all political parties
ere found among bank officers, di-
rectors and stockholders, in about
the same proportion as they are
found in any branch of industry or
enterprise. This one fact renders it
simply impossible for any political
or party movement to be organized
in, through or by the National Banks.
VI. Wig shouh the National Bank
ing Sgsfem Be- Pe-pes,.stes 49,
My answer to this question may be
inferred from all that goes before
but further reasons will suggest
themselves to all who are witnesses
Of the beneficial results of a sound
and well regulated system of bank
ing. No country can be prosperous,
and keep up with the march of civ
ilization, which has not such a sys-
TEN.
In conclusion, / would earnestly
urge on all parties and persons the
adoption of the idea that the perpet.
uation of the National Banking sys,
TEN should not be regarded as par.
ty question, but subject in which
all alike are deeply interested. II
any better system of finance can be
originated, Democrats and Republi-
cans are alike interested in its substi
tuition; but it is my firm conviction
that, latter few contemplated amend
ments shell have been made to the
present banking law, the National
system will be as nearly perfect as il
is possible to render any system oi
banking.
If the reasons have given above
shall in any way conduce to the with
drawal of the subject from the arens
of party strife, ,'help to strengthen the
confidence of the friends of the sys-
TEN, and to gain over to it the good
will of the masses who are so deeply
interested in its perpetuation, l shall
feel gratifiea at this opportunity ol
expressing my views.
Very truly, yours,
JAY Cooke.
To Messrs. A. III. Moss and l.. 5
Hubbard.
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The Milwaukee News tells of g
"drummer" in Lacrosse who was try
ing to sell goods. The merchant
with whom he was laboring not ap-
proving of his prices. suggested that
he could do better in another city,
which he named. The travelling man
becoming offended, replied:
81 wont say you lie, but ! think you
do" In one second the astonished
drummer found himself outside the
store with the excited merchant yell
ing at him 81 won't say say have
givin you a black eye but / think ]
have"
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For she was saved at the DEVILS Gate.''

A terrible accident occurred at the
Hoosic Tunnel. Mass, on Saturday,
by which thirteen men were either
killed outright or suffocated to death.
The gasoline works, at the mouth
of the shaft, exploded, and burning
fell down the shaft burning the whole
gang working at the bottom. The
bodis will not be extricated for some
days. --a asl-
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CONCLUDED FROM EIRsT PAGE.

they will have if they do not rally 10
the support of the National system.
Already, 1 understand, an enabling
act has been applied for, or has been
obtained, from the Legislature of
New York, to enable the banks Of
that powerful commonwealth to re-
turn to their former condition as
State institutions. The fact is, the
stringency of the National Banking
law, the reduced liberty of circula-
ton, the compulsory reserves OF
funds, the State and National taxa
tion-all combine to render the pres
ent system much more favorable to
the people and less attractive to the
banker than that formerly in vogue
The number of National Ra"ts
now In existence and in good stand
ing, Is 1889, having an aggregate
capital of s424,411,56I. The mum
her OF National Banks used as de
positories of public money is 3S3.
having an aggregate capital of $780,
100000. These depository banks
had on deposit at Washington, July
1st, 1867, as security for Government
deposits with the banks, United
States Bonds OF various issues
amounting to s39,I5S,45O, 10 secure
a total amount of Government depos
Its at that date of S29,764,0S9,09.-
The average amount of non interest
bearing legal tender notes held by
the banks during the past fiscal quar-
ter, was S104 ,431, 300. The Nation
al Banks have on deposit at the Ma
tional Treasury, to secure their cir
cuiation, six per cent. bonds amount
ing to S25l, AL, $50, and five per cent.
bonds amounting to SS9, ,26S, 100, be.
ing total of S340, 0,700,950 with
which TO secure an aggregate circu-
lation of $500, 100000. The Nation
al Banks that have failed since tine
Inauguration of the system are nine,
having an aggregate capital of ST.
100000. Twenty-three other banks
have voluntarily gone into liquida-
tion--their aggregate capital being
SO, 100000.
Regarding the failure of National
Banks, word Is sufficient. Some
National Banks have failed and 9TH
ers will do so in the future, for the
simple reason that in any business
and with any system it is impossible
to guard, at all times, against, the Gu
pidity and dishonesty of agents. II
a dishonest bank officer chooses to
abscond with the funds of his bank,
it is difficult to see what remedy
there conld be under any system. But
underth Nationalsystem the security
against accidents of every kind is as
early perfect as practicable, and is
vast Improvement over the old
plan. For under the present system
the bill holders are completely and
always secured against every posi-
BILE accident, while depositors have
far greater security than under any
former system. Nine tenths of the
people are directly interested only in
the security of the circulating notes
of the Bands, for these are in every
mans pocket, and they cannot be af-
fected in value by anything the Banks
NAV do-the Government being
pledged to their redemption. 1t is
also Instructive to note the very small
number of failures since the change
from the old system to the new--only
nine ont of nearly seventeen hun
dred having failed in four years.