National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-16


wears old, small sized, pure bred
AYRSHIRE COW that has made over
225 pounds Of butter since coming
in about the LIST Of February-and
during the five months has not Civ
en- less than 3l1 pounds Of milk any
day; and a years old Ayrshire
heifer that has given since about
the Goth Of May, from 81 to 80 lbs. of
milk each day, and has brought me
two heifer calves before for which |
have received Sl61 cash, and have
refused $50 for her present hcitcr
calf: and | have a ; years old Ayr
shire heiter that S doing better
than the other did last year; the
three comprising my whole dairy,
from which my wife las filed full a
$50 flrkin within he last three
weeks, besides all the milk and
cream that family Of eight or nine,
give Ct them children, wished to
use, and selling one quart eacA dag,
and sometimes more.
Randolph, Vt. r. NUTTING.
AMERICAN COMMERCE.. Stats
tics recently published by the GOV
eminent show that our commerce
has nearly recovered from the di-
minutiOn caused by the operations
of rebel pirates during the war. The
aggregate decrease of American
tonnage, Of vessels engaged III for
eign trade. from 1899 to 1850.
amounted to 1903, i31 tons, The
increase from 1864 to 1869 amount
ed to 2,72l, 1913 tons, leaving a deficit
Of only 1908 tons To be made up
before the account will stand as it
did at the commencement of the war.
COMBINATION LOCKS NO OBSTA-
Gle TO A BURGLAR.-The fact that
the combination lock to the vault OF
the Ocean Bank in New York was
found to have been opened without
apparent difficulty, has done much
to impair confidence in this lock.
The Times says:
IT may be said, however, as going
to show what appears to be the in
security Of the combination lock on
this vault, that an expert locksmith.
VIM. +. Ensign, Il manufacturer OF
safes Of this city, called at the bank
yesterday and offered to pick the
lock on the outer door, ifpcrmisSior
were granted him to operate. The
door was thcreupon locked, the
combination being known only tC
the President, and, sure enough,
Mr.. Ensign did open it, and with
comparative facility.
This lock has 200 numbers on the
dial, thus allowing for millions OF
combinations. Hitting upon the
exact conjunction OF numbers by
which the lock may be opened, (the
; changes therein being made at th,
will ofthc party who locks the door,
may, therefore, be set down as Z
simple impossi5ility; but that Their,
is a plan by which this seeming
difficulty may be overcome without
iniuring the lock is made fully ap
parent, both from the Operations
of the burglars as we'll As from the
undcniablc proof of that fact given
by Mr.. Ensign. That gentleman
said, yesterday, that the means by
which the unlocking is done are Sc
simple that he coul d, in fifteen min
uteS' time, perform the operation
That the burglars who entered TIN
| Ocean Bank were cognizant of thi
q means admits of no doubt
, HABITS OF THE LYNX.-Thc Ign
has enough i'll sober reality to cnsur
him rank among the carnivcr0u
> powers. His most frequent prey
the lawn of the hind and fthc roe
, but he attacks equally the full grow
!, stag. Concealed among the toliag
. of an Ovelhanglng Dough, he await
- his passage with long patience
Should the stag approach alone, tn
f, attack is certain and the result SURE
, The lynx drops on him pcrpcndicu
! larry, aitcrt he manner of the gluten
+ and holds on with his teeth an,
claws till the stag falls from terro
I and exhaustion. Sometimes tn
+ lynx succeeds in breaking the necl
u bone, in which case the Struggl
: ends abruptly, and the stag at one
- yields his lordly carcuSe to the wi
y of his dlninutlVc oppreSSor. TN
+, lynx then bites hole III the stag
head, aud thence sucking ont tn
brains, leaves all the rest .. h
e wolves and ravens, who are otte
e indebted 10 him for royal repaS
II The wolves and ravens have, how
i ever no particular cause for graf
II tudc to the lynx personally, as h
" invariably does his best to prcvci
c their finding the body. His hab
c is, when the carcaS is u small ON
\. to remove and hide it in the woods
id when large, he covers it with dca
k. leaves and dry sticks; but as
Of neither ease does ne ever come bac
& to revisit his prey, it is not ccrtaI
IN what instinct he obcyS in cndeavo
II. ing to conceal it. Some suppose
re- to be y mere effect of his habilu,
~ warnesS, which may prompt him I
SO dread surprise at the spot where !
of may have left trace. Others 5,
in it a confederation Of the tot
"a want of memory attributed to hi
Or by the mountain peasants, ~
y. which they regarded rs their ST
!, | DroNilpupp when pNDOSpl TO his ,