National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-26
NUMBER 3S
MONEY FOUND.-Tnc Fort Wayne

MONEY FOUND.-Tnc Fort Wayne
Gazette tells the following story OF
man III Allen county, Indiana :
"a story came To our ear this noon
" lch sounds like IL Romance, but
which We have nn the best author
ny. Two Years ago IA man named
Arnold, IN Eci Rivrr township, sold
some land which he had owned il.
one OF the western States. He
could neNtr bt induced Ia tell any
one tur what he soid it or how he
had DISPOSED OF the money even
his wife and chi dren could not
worm the secieU Out OF lim. 1t
even ocUaSioned family difi'.reI. ces.
Search WAS made in an directions,
nut no trace ot amy money could be
found. About n month ago the wife
/ died, but even on her death bed sht
was unable To induce her husban,
to reveal his secret. Two weeks ai
ter his wife died, the man followed
her to the grave, leaving no paper,
which gave any clue To the missing
money. W hen the executors came
to settle u the estate. it was pro.
posed to sell Il lot OF buckwheal,
which had been laying some time in
the barn. When they came to
measure it, hidden away beneath it
was found over 5000 in gold and IL
quantity If silver coin, undoubtly
the L4y " which had been receive /
for the land more than two years be
fore.'
A company has lately been organ
lied and commenced operations i'll
Bridgeport, Ct, in the disliIIatlon
OF wood. Yellow Carolina wood is
used, and from cord OF wood the
following articles have been produc-
ed: 40 gallons of pure turpentlne,
from . to q barrels Of pitch, l40 g,1
Ions of pyloligneous acid, 70 bush
els of Chan coal. and 10000 feet cl
gas. The weight of the lnanut;,c-
tured articles being equal to the
weight of the wood operated upon,
nothing is lost, bnt every particle is
utilized. The gas generated hy the
operations is not allowed to fly off
aud become a nuisance to the neigh
horhood, but IS purified and ooiitin.
ed in retortS, and is a.Iuptablo tor
immediate use, producing II great
cr illuminating power than that OBJ.
tanned from coat.
THE FENIAN MOVEMENT A FAIL.
URE.-The Irish Republic, s,auncl
aud consistent adv ocate OF the lndc
lendcnce of Ireland, and hi. h,Ito ;
sturdy supporter of the FeniaI
movement, now says:
Ninety five thousand dollars were
spent by ONcil'S wing" duiiIS
the last wear. Aun has it brought
the smallest crulnb OF comfort 10 Ire
land. BY heaven, the lIiSh people
OF Anellca are the most hcarttss
unchari,ahlc race i'll The world Un-
less " hnnNug gives Il letter Of in-
trodurtion to kuavery," then
hearts cannni he Touched.
General O'Ncil moves through
the country Wl;h Il staff larger llla,
/ the King of Dalnny, on the molicy
/ Wrung from the po II people. LIVING
/ luNunUusIy while true patriot niti
are starving IL our streets, true lat
riots piuin2 in dungeons, aud wo
men a"d children starring in Ire
land. All, foolish people! Oh
hedrilcSs kuaNcS
We have been long aware tha
/ the Fcnlan organization has had ~
/ he0d but we should dislike 10 bclieV,
that il had no heart. IcartlrSs IN,
iicadlcsS. Heaven defend us from
this conviction.
y COLLEGE professor was being
rowed across Il stream III Il boaf
Said he To the hpatnan: "Do yot
understand philosophy 2 No, neve
! herd or It, Then one quarter q
your lite is gone 40 you under
stand geology 2 30 ! Then on,
half of your life is gone. Do Nol
understand astronomy No " TheI
three quarters Of Your life is gone
But presently the boat tipped ovr
and spilled both in the river. Say
the bOatmdil: Canyon swim Y'No
sThcn the whole of your life is gone
An Irislman dropped letter il
the post office the other day, witt
the following memorandum on IL
corner, for the benefit of all indolel
post masters into whose hands
might fall: "plcaSe hasten the d'
lay of tlis.'
II half the pains were taken Il
some people To perform The labor Il
lottcd to them, that are taken b
them to avoid it, we should hes
much less said about the troubl,
o. life, aud See much more actual
completed.
"The widow Of one of thc mos
distinguished of Lieut.. Generals
the Confederate army Is teacllill
! ,cho \ in New Orleans Such
the announcement IN various soul
u rru paprrs, aud the fact Is coiiSl'
Z, cred siirunising. The WIDOWS OF
I great many Union Officers aic ,ioln
1 the same thing-.doiog IT wei, to
u aud making no iuss about II.