National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-02-14
Miscellaneous.

The mill to which Henry Clay
carried his grist still remains.
Horse races at the next Illinois
state agricultural fair have been pro
Inhibited by vote of the executive com.
mittee.
The worlds greatest want at the
present time is men and women who
shall quietly do their whole duty
and not tell anybody of it.
A flock of wild geese passed over
New Bedford in a nOrth-casterly di-
rection yesterday. Cold weather
South is inferred.
Private letters received from Chi
cago state that Mrs. Lincoln is in
sane beyond all doubt. She recent
ly sold all the furniture in her house,
and has two old men as body-guard,
believing she viii be robbed and
murdered. Her mania is tor selling,
and a dread lest she come to want.
An old lady who claims to know
all about it. says the only way to
prevent steamboat explosions is to
make the engineers ollie their water
on shore.' In her opinion 'all the
Dustin is done by cooking the steam
on board the boat
The use OF nitrous oxide as an
ahaesthetic is becoming very com
mon in Europe. a very dangerous
operation was lately performed in
Paris by its aid, and its success
elected expression Of delight from
several distinguished French and
English surgeons present.
COncerning'' hollering"in meeting,
Aunt Judy, an old co!orcd woman,
said to one of her sisters 'Taint
de rale grace, honey faint de sure
glory. You hollers too loud. When
You gifts de dove in your heart and
de lamb in your bosom, you'll feel as
OF you was in dat stable in Bethl'em,
and be blessed Virgin had lent you
dc sleepin' baby to h0ld.'
A West Point graduate SAYS in
published letter that six months in
our great military school is enough
to debauch any moral young man.
He also tells how the new corners or
"Plcbes," are logged and put thro'
all sorts Of trials, such as working
for the older cadets, in fact, tagged
most numerically.
The island of Java must be a
pleasant place to live in. Accord
ing to the latest official statistics
published, 14S persons were deyour.
ed by tigers i'll one year; and in an
other the same fate befell 13l per
sons. The crocodiles during the
same period ate about fifty people a
year, and between thirty and forty
Il year were killed by serpents.
NEW YORK, Jan. 80. The steam.
ship Niagara, belonging to the Old
dominion Steamship Company, was
seized this morning by the Revenue
officers Tor non-payment Of tax.
The amount due is estimated at $40.
600 the Company never having paid
any tax.
The American horse ears are find.
ing great acceptance in the old
world. But in Paris, the first city
thai has adopted them extensively.
the cars are run by fat wheel, with
Out a ianGc. upon fiat rail, with.
out a groove; the vehicle being kept
III place by a central fifth wheel.
running in a grooved central rail.
COOKING ELECTROMAGNETIC
few nights before Christmas Mrs. r.
OF Paris awoke in the middle of the
night. Her husband was not as usu.
al by her side. With a hesitatipp
voice she tenderly cried "Alfred y
No Alfred replied. 1t is a melan.
choly thing not to find an Alfred
when you want one. The Young
wife arose and began to hunt for
the missing object. Hearing a noise
IN the kitchen she went thither.
Opening the door a strange sight
met her eyes. There stood Alfred
en- chemisc, but with cooks can and
apron, cooking away, with his eyes
closed. lie had a chicken in his
handS-a row Of saucepans gave
forth the most delicious olors. and
n cfemea Ia rdHiHo was cooling in n
great porcelain dish.
Mrs. T--heaved a deep SIGH of
relief TO find that the attraction
which had subtractcd Alfred from
her side was entirely culinary. and
then burst into fit of laughter.
which did not awake her beloved.
The explanation was this: Alfred
expected the next day to give n
grand breakfast TO Il number of
friends, and the night before Lis
cook had left him, abruptly. This
had haunted him in his dreams. and
Dcing somnambulistic, chad ari en-
ana begun TO prepare the meal him.
self. Madame did not awaken him
until he had finished cooking n SUI.
peril breakfast and arranged il ON
the table. Then she persuaded him
TO arouse and dress. The guests
found everything in good style. and
there was mrch laughter over the
table ut the fishes cooked by the
host in DIRE. m.