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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

LONG DRESSES.-Wh here do the
make believe women we have turned
loose in our street come 'front.' Not
out of Boston parlOrs, | trust. Why
there isn't q beast or bird that
would drag its tail through the dirt
in the way these creatures do their
dresses. Because a queen or dueh,
ess wears long robes on great Oc-
casions, a maid Ofall work or factO-
ry girl thinks she ust make herself
a nuisance by TIT ing through the
streets, picking p and carrying
about with her-t /! that's what 4
call getting vul rity into your
bones and MARI V. Show, over
dirt, is the attribute of vulgar peo-
pie. If a man can walk behind one
of these women, as she rakes mp as
she goes, and not feel squeamlsh, he
has IA tough stomach. | would not
let one of them into MY room with.
out serving them as David did Saul
at the cave in the wilderness-cut
off his skirts! Don't tell me that q
true lady ever sacrifices the duty OF
keeping all about her sweet anc
clean, to the wish of making a vul
gar show. | don't believe it of s
lady. There are some things whicl
fashion has no right to touch, ant
cleanliness is one OF those things
It is an insult to a respectabl
laundress to carry such things int
house for her to deal with.-O. W
Holmes.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

The Nation in an article on Gen.
Grant as Our probable candidate for
the presidency, after remarking that
his letters and all his acts have been
in The highest degree satisfactory,
makes the following remark, to
which the history Of the present ad-
ministration gives peculiar point:
It,would be an excellent thing to
have a President without policy.
1t is the business of Congress to
frame a policy, and the business OF
the President to execute it. For
many years the opposite theory has
prevailed, and has led to boundless
corruption. 1t is the fact that q
policy ;s the Presidents own, or
that he thinks so, which make him
so anxious to bribe men into its sup
port. This theory of government
has, in the time OF Buchanan and
johnson, almost led to revolution,
and has now eliminated in the pres.
ent discreditahle administration oi
public affairs. We shall be heartily
glad to see an end of this mode OF
government and we think an op-
portunity is presented for putting an
end to it, by the election of a man
sympathising with, but not dictat-
ing, the popular decision, and who
will carry it out because it is the
will of the people, and not because
it is the will of President Grant.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
What they are Doing.

A correspondent of Zion's Herald.
from Chicago, writes as follows, of
ID. L. Moody, and the Y. NJ. Gas
sociation there, which from the in.
terest just now felt among us in
these organizations, may not be I'M
welcome to our readers.
"a FREE GOSPEL
is that preached by ID. L. Moody, at
Farewell Hall every Sunday eve
ming, to a crowd of people gathered
in from all classes, by the distribu-
ton of little handbills at the street
corners, bearing these words:
81 will arise and go to my father,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
NIAGARA SUDSIDED.--Al |,

NIAGARA SUBSIDED.--A letter in
the New York Tribune describes
certain strange phenomena which
occurred at Niagara River and Falls
last week. The strong easterly gale
sent the waters of Lake Erie west
ward, leaving the Niagara River and
tributaries lower than ever known
before. Buffalo Greek was so low
that all the vessels in it were ground.
ed, and Niagara Falls was a rivulet
compared with its native grandeur.
The American branch was so denud.
cd that one could travel in its rock y
bed without wetting his feet, and
mysteries that were never before re-
vealed came to light on that day
Rocks that heretofore were invisible
appeared in their full grown deformi
~ upon the surface, and great was
the CONSERVATION among the finny
tribes. The Three Sisters were ac
ccssible to foot passengers, ant
many traversed where human foo
had never trod with perfect impuni
ty and dry feet. Below the Fall
was the wonder Of wonders. TIL,
water was full twenty teet lowe
than usual, and the Oldest inhabi
tants gazed in wonder at the gram
transformation. Near Suspension
Bridge the celebrated rock at Viii,
mers mill, upon which drOwnin
J man caught and was rescued sewers
years ago. which barely projects il
head above the water, was laid bar
Twenty feet above the surface.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

STATE TEMPERANCE CoNvEN-
TION.-The annual meeting of the
State Temperance Society was held
at Rutland on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. On We'd
nesday evening an able address was
delivered by President Kitchell, of
Middlebury College. Resolutions
were adopted expressing confidence
in our present liquor law declar-
ing that the friends of temperance
should see that it is enforced: au-
thorizing the Executive Committee
to employ Secretary, who shall
have an ofliceat some central point !;
and resolving that $500, should be
raised for employing Secretary
and circulating temperance publica-
tions throughout the State. L. d.
Warner, was elected President FOL
the ensuing year; Clark Fl. Chap
man Recording Secretary &. w
Scott, Treasurer; Henry Barnes
Auditor.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

Twenty seven years ago Edward
Oxford, a silly post boy, fired pis:
tol at Queen Victoria, was tried, ac.
anittcd on the ground of insanity
and confined in criminal insane In.
natic asylum. The penalty was at
that time hanging, drawing, and
quartering. IN the asylum Oxford
was quiet and well behaved; but
evidently not insane. His statement
was that the pistol contained no
ball, and thai he WAS only seeking
notoriety. The foolish fellow, after
passing the best years of his life In
confinement, is now released and
sent out Of England.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

A ease of what was supposed t,

"A ease OF WnaC WAS supposed 10
be child murder occurred last week
at Lyndon Centre. A little boy aged
seven. son of Edward Randall, died
very suddenly-was at school one
day and a corpse the next Reports
had before been in circulation, of ILL.,
treatment of the boy by his step
mother, a young woman OF twenty
five, who had been married a year
or two to the child's father-and
after the child's death rumors that
it was caused by starvation, whip
ping and abuse, became so wide
spread that an examinatipn was OF.
dered, as the result of which the re-
spondent was .dischafged. The
Lyndon Union reports the testimony,
and sums it up as follows:
During the examination of the
doctors the case wore a serious look
for the defendants, as strong evi-
dence of external injury was dis
closed, which, taken in connection
with the increasing rumors Of cruel
ty afiOat on the street, made it ap-
pear quite probable that the step
mother had disposed of the boy.
But the testimony of intimate neigh
bOrs failed to establish habitual
cruelty on her part and on only one
occasion was any severity proved,
and even this was for an oft repeat
ed offence, which mild punishment
had wholly failed tOcorrect. On the
other hand the defence proved that
the mothers kindness and sOlicitude
for the child's best interest and-the
child's affection for the mother was
quite marked.
She kept him tidy, took great
pains with his education and treat
ed him with usual mothers love.
The woman may have been severe
in discipline, but the examination
elected nothing of the kind. Her
examination on the stand was com
mendable, and if she was deceitful
she is a cunning deceiver. She is a
fine appearing woman with all intelli-
gent dark eye, regular features, and
would be selected from an audience
of ladies as one of those quite pre-.
possessing. Her countenance indi
Gates more thar. ordinary spirit, and
we should not be surprised If she
was the first man IN the family. If
as we have heard, she was quick
tempered, headstrong and passion
ate, We must rest content with the
/ fact that her accusers could not
bring out such facts on the examina
ton.
Last Tuesday morning nearly eve
ry person i'll the community believed
the woman had by slow degrees
tortured the boy to death, and some
even were almost ready to initiate
the example of Judge Lynch, an(
execute the popular judgment ac
cording to the niles of his code
The case furnishes good example
of how groundleSs rumors will some
times grow into mountain of sup
posed facts, and Influence com
munity TO even execute crimina
without hearing. There are man,
even now that believe the woman
guilty of the charge. But the .ars
er portion of the people rely upol
the trial and are perfectly satisfied
with the conclusion Of the examin
ing justices.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

Lost wealth may be restored by
industry-the wreck of health by
emperance-alienated friendship
soothed into torgetfulness--even
forfeited reputation won by patience
and virtue. But Who ever looked
on his vanished hours, recalled his
sighted years, stamped them with
wisdom, or etiaced frcm heavens
record the fearful blot Of wasted
life 7
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

How MUsKRATS SWIM UNDER
THE ICE.-Muskrats have curious
method of travelling long distances
under the ice. In their winter ex-
cursiOns to their feeding grounds,
which are frequently at great dis
tances from their abodes, they take
IN breath at starting, and remain
under the water as long as they can.
Ihey then rise up to the ice, and
breathe out the air in their lungs,
which remains in bubbles against
the lower surface of the ice. They
wait till this air RECEIVERS oxygen
from the water and ice. and then
take it again, and 60 on till the op.
Grafton has to he repeated. la this
way they can travel almost any dis
tance, and live any length of time
under the ice. The hunter some.
times takes advantage of this habit
of the muskratin the following man
ner: When the marshes and ponds
where the muskrats abound are froz-
en- over, and the ice is thin and
clear, on striking into their houses
with his hatchet for the purpose OF
setting his traps, he frequently sees
a whole family plunge into the wa
ter and swim away under the ice.
Following one of them for some dis
tance. he sees him come up TO renew
his breath in the manner above de
scribed. After the animal has
breathed against the ice, and be
fore he has time to take his bubble
in again, the hunter strikes with
his hatchct directly over him and
drives him away from his breath.
In this case he drownsin swimming
few rods, and the hunter cutting
a hole in the ice takes him out.
Mink, otter and beaver travel I'M
der the ice in the same way; and
hunters have frequently told me of
taking otter in the manner | have
described when these animals visit
the houses of the muskrat for prey
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B,rTERs.-We have received Z

BITTERs.-We have received n
bottle Of bitters from friend, with
a request that we "give them a no
tice." The bitters are as good as
any, and we have no doubt will ma
terially aid in giving person an
appetite for strong drink. Our own
opinion is that more men are led in
to the habitual use of intoxicating
liquors from this source than from
any other. 1t is perfectly safe to
"tOuch not, taste not, handle not
We've tried it.-Rmtiand independents
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a. Il. l1.ARkI.,

HOUSE. SIGN, AND oRNAMENTAL
Painter Graulcr, Gia,jer, & Paper Hanger,
BRADFORD, VERMONT.
Also, dealer IN Paints. Oils, Narnishes and
Paint Stock Of every description, Picture
Frames, Mouldings and Glass,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
A Finished Education.

The California Teachers "A monthly
educational journal, contains the
following remarks on popular mod,
ern education:
Ofall the humbugs of our sham.
ridden race, that OF finished edu-
cation at a boarding school is the
greatest. And of all the ludicrOus
objects next to dandy pedant fresh
from college young lady-tbere
are no girls-se home according
to order, is the most supremely ri
diclous. Is the training of such
schools calculated to give mental
vigOr and independence OF thought! I!
How many of the girls who study
French and Spanish ever acquire
more than a mere smattering? Nine
! out of ten wade halfway through
OllendOrff7s First Lessons. If a
young girl is to have the advanta-
ges of a liberal education, and ex-
poets TO pursue regular course Of
study, let her study the languages !;
but if she can attend school only a
limited period of time, it is more
than useless. A girl, too, must be
fitted with an education as the mil
liner fits her with dress. Educa-
tiOn is a grOwth-a Development.
1t does not consist in a long array
of studies, in going over so many
pages of botany, astronomy, and
.dear delighted French" True,
many parents Judge of the progress
of their daughters only in this way.
No wonder they have become dissat-
isfed with the plain schools of less
pretensions. d" Mental ~growth and
strength of mind cannot be measur
ed by the volume. Young girls,
who are on the point of finishing
your education, exercise your com
mon sense. Which would you pre-
fer. to be able to write correct and
elegant letter in English to your
future husband,o or to favor him with
an exquisite little French dioux 7
Would yon have the power of edu
eating your children in common
things, or would you prefer to teach
them painting! Do you imagine
that YOUR flushed education will be
of much service to you i'll real life :!
If YOU think t. dazzle young men
with board school accomplish
ments, most rtainly you are labor
ing under an 3gregious error. Think
YOU that a man with his eyes wide
open will mistake peacock for a
nightingale You may be battered
by the butterflies of society, but
those whose esteem and love you
would really wish to win will never
be deceived by the fiji msy veil of ac-
complishments. Girls, be sensible
Don't imagine that you can be tuIn
ed out finished scholars at the al
vanced age even of Is or IL. Ifyou
wish to be women, acquire the edu
cation of a woman. If you wish to
become bellies and buttetlies, make
use of the quack nostrums of educa
ton which are paaded rightly In
the same column with patent medi
cines. Don't think of finishing
! your education before you begin it
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
WM. q. MAWDN,

Assisted by j. A. llardy0
wATCU.MAKE AND JE W L Il
BRADFORD, VERMONT,
Dealer in Watches, Clocks and Jcwelry, ,Gold,
Silver Plated and Britanna Wares Fine Pocket
snd Table S cutlery, spcctacles, Revolvcrs and
Yankee Notions. Clocks, Watches, ana jew
. Try correctly repaired aud warranted. Prompt
a., 'ention to orders by Express or Mail NO l.
Ia, dys building
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Probate Courts,
d afford District.

COURTS WILL DE HOLDEN
DkOBATE for the District of Bradford
g. within an, uing, as follows, viz;
'or the year onA House, in Bradford on the
At the Trotter mary NAV. July, and Sep.
"a tuesdays In ia ''
tomber moo IL, Wcst Fairlce on
=, At the Probate o December and the I'd
T Ine second Tuesday IA April and October.
tuesdays IN February, Corinth, on the ID Tues
a. AZ the Hotel. in Eastt gust, and November
days of March, June, Au. BEAN Register
ALVAt
West Fnirlcc, Dec l. 1856,
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III wonder what causes my eyes
h be no week." said u fop to = gen.
tlenan. "They are in weak place.
replied the latter.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
Meetings every Sunday evening
Farewell Hall,
14S Madison ST.,
Z 10 o'clock
Conducted by ID. l.. Moody.

"When he was yet great way
off, his father saw him, and had
compassion
A choir of a hundred singers leads
the music, and it istO be augmented
to several hundred. MOODY uses
no high flown language in speaking
to the poor lost ones, but holding
up Christ to their view, he makes
the death of our Saviour for sinners
living reality the truth reach
es hearts, and the convicted cry
for mercy. The service in Farwell
Hall is quite brief, never exceeding
one hour, and at it's close all are in
vited to social meeting in the lee
ture room below, where score or
more each evening signify their de-
sire to ''f1ee from the wrath to come"
by rising; and after this meeting is
dismissed, earnest devoted Chris
tian workers remain to converse
with them, and point them to the
Lamb that taketh away the sins of
the world" These Sunday nights
meetings are yet to move Chicago,
and
THE DAILY NOON PRAYER MEETING
is doing a great work, reaching a
different class from the Sunday
meetings; but hardly day passes
without some one being brought to
Jesus. This gathering from bust
ness and from worldly care at the
noontde hour, where thoughts of
the Holy and Invisible alone occupy
the thoughts, is a blessed thing,
and the interest is only rivaled by
that OF. the Fulton Street daily pray
er meeting. Requests for prayer
are made at every meeting, and in
a short time the heart is rejoiced al
hearing that the united prayers
have been answered. Requests fol
prayer reach us even from New
England and the far West from
mothers having ungodly sons in
Chicago. But our Association is a
theme Of never tagging interest to
me, and | must devote letter to
thlssubject soon speaking especially
of the life of its leading spirit,
Moody, who is yet to be the Spur
geOn of America, God sparing hi,
life.
FIFTEEN TONS OF TRACTS
have recently been received by hin
at the rooms of the Association
from across the ocean. Nine ton
were from the Dublin Tract Society
donated by gentleman who wa
largely interested in the success o
|, the Atlantic Gable, and havin,
|. promised the Lord all his profits O
the investment, he is now mailing
it good. The other six tons ver,
donated by the London Tract Soci
ETY. from their own publications.
!, is proposed to sell this immense bull
|. at about one quarter the usual rate
-four thousand pages for one dol
!. lar-and then devote the proceed
!, to the purchase of another larg
quantity of tracts. These Britis
publishers understand their bus
ness better than do our American.
! their tract publications being ia
. more attractive and practical tha
ours.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
n. a. .IuyuNGs Ton.

ATTORNEY N COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
solicitor IN ChuHeery lie FIRE Insurance
agent
wrsr ToTslINM VERMONT,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

A catamount six and one.half
feet in length, and weighing one
hun dred pounds, was killed III the
town of johnson, on the 18th inst.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

w. II. Goodnow has been appoin.
ted Postmaster at Eayetville in
place Of Amherst Morse, resigned.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
HORACE q. NcDuFEEE,
pEALER1N
RE AL ESTATE,
aud IuIyIRER.

Money borrowed or loaned on, or
Money matters arranged IN reference '"
Real ES,tatc. Also Rcal Estate Agent, Civii
Engineer, and Practical Surveyor.
.su pu,pronp. yuRMoSr. i5yl
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
Miscellaneous.

How to take census of the child.
rem Of MISUNDERSTANDING an
organ grinder five minutes.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

.n,ps. of Dress Goods
,,;ii sna ,ha. ARE N want IT. At low priccs
Mt lIA
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

Patrick Dunavan, freight Con
ductor, fell between the cars of his
train at Milton, Thursday forenoon,
which run over him killing him IN
stantly.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

A good conscience is the best
looking glass Of Heaven; in which
the soul may see Gods thou ghts
and purposes concerning it, reflect
ed as so many shining stars.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

II I'D GLOVES In Black and Co 'ofs' "n ''"'"'
IN also Kid Mittcns for sale At ,rrr,s
HALL -
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II. SElsI(lA:.AND.

IRON FOUNDER AND MACHlNlsr'
And Manufactures of Agricultural Imp ''heh'S
BRADFORD. VERMONT.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

The Vermont Legislature recently
passed an act to punish by fine pau
pers who shall iutlict themselves up
ON towns where they do not belong.
This is one of the richest contradic-
tions on record.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

At the government Experimental
farm, at Washington, $40 varieties
of cereals and garden vegetables
were tested this year. Among these
were 109 varieties of wheat, 20 of
oats, 10 of corn, % of grass. seeds,
and 36 of potatoes.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

An Ashtabula Co., Ohio, farmer
is now engaged in buying sheep, be-
lleying they are good investment
at present prices. In one case re
Gently he was allowed to pick 80
young ewes out of Il good flock of
several hundred. at S1.25 each.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

Aaron Ackerman of Brattleboro
says he did not know his first wife
was living when he married a see
.Ond.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

y gentleman was giving lecture
to some boys, and explaining how
no one could live without air. He
then said, you have all heard of q
man drowning-how does that hap
pen9 The ready answer was, cause
he can't swim
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

"A large deposit Of phospate has
been discovered near Charleston 8.
g., which it is believed is destined
to add i'm nensly to the wealth of
that section, as it is said to be equal
in value to peruvian guano.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

with VIM. q, lIardy)
rFACT TlCAL WAT G II VI T. Il
Storc In No lnrdYs Bnildins.
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R0SwEus. FAIeNluAM,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Eastsr and Solicitor ia Ctanccry, aHd Pension
and Ciaim Igcd
HRNproRp, VERMONT.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11
+ A CARD.

All work warranted.
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'Well, wife, | don't see how they
can send letters oD them wires with
out tearing EN- all to bits La, me,
they don't send the paper, bu. they
send the writing III fluid state
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

The Amesbury Villager says that
Mrs +. Noys of that place killed a
Brahama rooster who had thirteen
nickel cents in his crop, two two
cent pieces, and other indigestible
articles.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-01-11

LICENSED AUCTIONEER,
RRADrORD, VERMONT.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-09
BiIliard Table for Sale.

VERY GOOD MARBLE.BEp BILLIARD
a TABLE II offered for sale Inquire st the
.Greyhound Saloon next door 70 Edwads g
wIsgAnd's Assay Ofdce. nX
Cola Hill April 20, 1907. ApN'N