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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

A German name Fnber has invented
talking machine which is now on exhi-
bition in London. K writer says of it
that he listened to its strangely distinct
uttorances of various words and phrases
in English, French, and German, com
prising many characteristic elements III
the pronunciation of each language. II
also spoke Italian An examination of the
mechanism after the removal of the face
or mask displays working lips behind
the sham lips, n very flexible tongue, and
altogether queer mouth of wood and
india rubber, surrounded by rods and
tubes, which in the sounding of some
syIlables -ns pa. mn, si--show pretty
clearly movement resembling that of
the natural organs. The voice is con
trollod by two sets of keys, and the
breath supplied by pednl-worked pair
of bellows. Some of the keys serve only
to alter the pitch Of the voice the others
only fourteen in number, are used singly
or in various combinations for the several
vowcls and consonants thus II ID can
be converted by one auxiliary key into
NJ N respectively, and by another into
= and r. The French nasal vowcls
require n peculiar apparatus for which
the mask is always replaced. The
machine il very curious one, but will
probably prove impraciicable. The
world is already full enough of talking
machines" and those we have nrc little
profit. Their disadvantage is that they
do not get out Of order IN readily as the
manufactured article.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
Odd Fellowship In the Country.

At the session of the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge, |. @. of O. f., in Balti-
more, the Grand Sire said that. Not
withstanding the extraordinary expense
incident to the last session held in Cali
fornia, much of which was not anticipat-
ed, the treasury of the Grand Lodge was
never more satisfactory, its condition
being nearly, If not quite, as good as 1t
was at the commencement of the last
session, over S., O00 remained in the
hands of the Grand Treasurer. Although
his mission to Germany, IN consequence
of the war with France, did not meet
with immediate success the Grand Sire
succeeded almost beyond expectation in
etfectng arrangements whereby the
object of his visit may soon be accom-
plished i'll the German States and in
Switzerland. The various decisions of
the Grand Sire will receive attention
when acted upon 10y the Grand Lodge.
The Grand Secretary's report is an octave
of tifty-one closely printed pages, the
statistical features of which are summed
up thus Present number of lodges IN
all the Jurisdictions, 3. 75i ; number OF
limitations for past year, 6179; relec-
/ tions, 900; admitted by card, 9,313
/ deaths, 2,557; whole number of members,
/ 29S, ,0S3 brothers relieved, A,00i
widowed families relieved, 3,s76; amount
/ paid for relief of brothers, S57S, ,66i 81
amount paid for widowed families, Sl22,
/ 0l3 60 for education of orphans, $40,
iil for buryiue dead, Sl32,60l q
total relief, 1853, Ago So total receipts
81, 73i, ,2Ss 93. The number of encamp
ments is ,069, and of members, 56,2l5
total relief, S92. 2l6 II, and total receipts
1896, l62. The increase in the numbe
of lodges for the past year is 292 ; o
limitations 5,096 of revenue, 1867, ,2l5
net gain in membership, 2o,i75. Th'
Jurisdictions being called in their orde
for the presentation of business, number
less voluminous documents poure,
upon the Grand Secretary's desk, mos
of which were referred to appropriate
committees without reading, Permission
was asked and granted that the mex
session of the Grand Lodge of Pcnnsyl
vana be held ut Harrisburg. The hour
of labor during this session were iixe'
by resolution to commence Mt nine A. NJ.
recess from twelve till half-past twelve
and end ut three PM.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

Tn Cry or PARIS The city Of Par
il, situated between the continents of the
Marne, the Disc, and the Seine, in the
midst of wide plain, is divided into two
unequal parts by the river, from 300 feet
to 300 feet in breadth. which runs from
east to west, forming an are Of n circle
On the right bank of the Seine, the
height Of which Is about eighty feet
above the level OF the sea, rise the hills
Of Montmartre, 3Di feet in height of
Bcllevillc. 3li feet in height Of Mcnil-
montont and Of Chnfonnc. On the left
bank are the heights Of Mont Vnlcrien,
tg5 feet Of ~. Cloud, BOG feet of Sc.
vreas, Mcudon and Issy The northern
portion of Paris il the largest. Twenty.
one bridges keep up the communications.
The form Of the city may be compared Ia
an cllipsc, somewhat ilattcned on the
right side, the longer axis Of which IL
about nine miles. According 10 the cen.
sns Of 1866, Paris has $40, ,27a inhabi.
tants, and about 1900 houses.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
The Village Circus.

The premon1tory symptoms of the
circus break out upon the village fences
i'll the form of huge placards, conveying
a temptation which is both appalling
and irresistible. 1t is at once evident
that the utmost ferocitv in the wild
beasts may be expected. The rhinoceros
is "a terrible creature. His horn, which is
a yard long, glistens in the sun while he
tears through the jungles of the tent at
an incalculable speed. As for the
elephant, his huge legs, trunk, ears, and
tail are all flying in different directions
as he rolls a brace of royal Bengal tigers
over and over, who frightfully gnash
their teeth and glare upon Behemoth
with savageness that curdles the village
blood in its veins. The African lion in
his native wilds is consuming three
villagers and other men at one meal, and
the polar bear lies under the ample shade
of the glacier receiving friendly visit
from walruses and seals If you can
turn your eyes from those delightful
horrors, here is the celebrated highly
trained animal Napoleon, the horse that
waltzed to slow music. And here is
Mademoiselle Eclair flying and gracefully
kissing her hand to applauding worlds as
she flies, through several miles of paper
| hoops. And the modern Herculus
| simultaneously catches 5O0-pOunder,
with smile upon the neck and each
elbow. La Petite Elise, aged five years
/ fiutters in the most angelic manner, with
tiny flags in her hands, over floating
draperies All is delight and grace and
! happiness, skill, ferocitv, and surprise, in
! the premonitory symptoms.
The Young villager studies these great
bills with inexpressible awe and expecta-
ton. He saw them last year, perhaps,
and probably the year before. He has
proved the quality of their veracitv. He
knows whether the rhinoceros really does
plough up the elephants belly, and the
elephants flying leaps has he not seen ?
But who knows not the magic of the
/ play-bill ? Yes, and of dinner-bill
The first hlue-hird in Spring does not
more surely fortell Summer that shall
not be than the bin of fare in the dingi-
est cellar smelling of beer insinuates the
delicate vision of a dinner beyond Del
monico. Then is there not the Grand
Entree of the whole company ? the
band, comfortably sitting in Cleopatra s
barge, playing lively tunes with an over
powering proportion of brass drum
the dusky, dusty elephants. slowly
following, Tapping their huge ears like
punkahs. and socially restraining that
promised tendency of legs, trunk and
tail to fly abroad and the camels,
Bactrain and other, come lounging along
and the boys instantly lose themst I've in
1 a laornaI Ioby,.intb nf Jaboto vrbathor !,
is the camel that has two humps and the
dromedary one. Then roll in solemn
silence all the red vans, in which we
know, with feelings not to be described
that zebras and gnus, and leopards and
jaguars, and lions and tigers are passing
although invisible If there is hoars,
growl, a sullen rumble. a snarl, scratch
oh joy that in those cages Is some
thing that doth live l-ifrper'S Nag
dziHe.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

ARTEMus WARD, in one Of his letters
thus gives his idea Of reorganization
! never attempted to re-organize my wife
but once. | shall never attempt it again.
I'd bin to n public dinner, and had allow
ed myself to be betrayed into drinkin'
several peoples healths and wishin' to
make'cm as robust ~ possible, con
tinucd drinkin their health until my
own was affected. Consckens was,
presented myself at Bctsy's bedside late
Mt mite with considerable licker conceal.
ed about my person. l had somehow
got pcrscshun of hoss whip on my way
home, and rememberin' some cranky
observashun Of Mrs. Wards IN tn,
mornin, snapped the whip putty
lively, and in very loud voice | said
Betsy, YOU need re-organiain, hav,
come, Betsy, continued, crackin' th,
whip over the bed. have come to re-
organize you dreamed that nit,
that somebody had laid - hoss whip ovel
me scv'ril consultative times and whei
| woke mp found abe had. | hahn
drank much of anything since, and II
ever have another rc-organizin' job oi
hand shall let i, out.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
Manufacture 0i Teeth.

1t Is stated that at least three millions
Of teeth are annually made i'll this coun-
try alone The first operation, accord
ing to the method OF manufacture pur-
sued at one of the most extensive and
celebrated establishments, is the choosing
of the materials These are feldspar,
silica, and clay To these are added va
rious metallic oxides to produce any shade
or color desired. The feldspar, clay,
&c, are ground to an inpalpable powder
under water dried, and made into paste
/ That composing the body Of the tooth is
of different materials from that compos-
1 ing the base or enamel The teeth are
made III brass molds, and this is quite
/ delicate process The enamel is first
put in place with small steel spatula !;
1 the platinum rivetS, 10y which the teeth
are fastened to the plate, are placed in
1 position, and then the body is pressed
into the mould. They are then submit
ted to powerful pressure and dried AT
ter being dried, they are submitted to n
process called biscuiting III which they
can be cut like chalk. They are then
sent to the trimmcrs. who scrapp of all
projections, and fill up all depressions
which may have been left in the opera
don of moulding, and then wash them
with what is technically termed enamel
This is composed of various substances,
more fusible than the tooth itself, and
answers to the glaze in common porcelain
making. 1t IS ground to "A fine powder
and suspended in water, and is laid ON
with camcfs hair brush They are now
sent to the gummers, who apply the
gum. This is chiefly composed of oxide
of gold. and is applied in the same man.
ncr as the enamel After being dried
they are burned. This operation is car.
ried on in mutlle. The teeth are placed
on II bed of crushed quartz, which j,
placed ON slab of refractory clay. Aft
cr being exposed To an intense heat fol
some hours, they are taken out, cooled.
and asserted JownH Of Alpded Chem
iStry
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
Tm CRowN PRIscE's GENrnALsup.

The CRowN PRISCE's GENERALsHIp. -
A London paPer thinks the Crown
Princes mysterious delay before march
ing upon MacMnhon at Sedan may have
been due 20 the fact ,hat he, his Generals
and soldiers, were III the heart of the
champagne country. Doubtless one and
all freely quaflod of the sparkling nectar
at the expense Of Rhodcrer. Marccmux.
lleidsick, Piper, widow Cliquot, and
other champagne kings and queens, but
no delay occurred for that reason On
the contrary the movements of the Crown
Princes army at that time form part OF
one of the most brilliant episodes OF mill
tary history Instead of pushing directly
on to MncMahon ut the Chnlons Camp,
the Crown Prince held back. thereby
exposing him (MacMahon) to the temp.
tation of going to the relief of Bazuinc
No sooner had he yielded to this temp.a.
tion, than the Crown Prince gathered M
his forces in an instant. and with light
ming speed swept around the hostil,
army, driving il across the Meusc, nnc
ultimately, with assistance, into Tia,
Sedan trnp A more mastcrly and bril-
liant feat of generalship is not recordc,
IN military annals
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

Ir appears that the mitraileur is only
II revival of nm old invention. A patent
was granted by King Charles |. to
William Drimmond, of llawthornden,
in 1925, for the sole making and vending,
for the space of twenty.one yenrs, Of n
sort of machine Of corrugated muskets,
10y the assistance of which one soldier oi
two are enabled 10 oppose u hundred
guns, which machine, from its effect, l.
called the laundering chariot and
vulgarly. the fiery wagon.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

nom II to be duty to he liberal and
generous even to the illibcral and mar.
row minded. Aud IL seems To be n pitt
ful thing for man to aspire, to be true,
aud speak the truth, and then to com.
plain In aatonishmcnt that truth hns not
crowns to give, hut thorns. --Rcr. r. W.
RoJertson.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
In the Autumn.

THF sere leaves whirl across the lawn,
j The Garden trees are dun and red,
The yellowing flowers regretiul ia IL,
Upon a malden's golden head
As with clasped hands she PAGES slow,
And fearful eyes, the shrubbery walk,
Her face untinged with rOseate glow,
Her voice unclaimed by lovers talk.
4 All Nell what wouldst thou give that thou
Unsaid hadst left those bitter words?
n Thou call st in vain on his dear name
Thine only listeners the birds
Thou think'st thou canst recall the dream
OF love, thou dreamt in sprng-tide hours
Vain hope Can summer bring again
q The scent of last years faded flowers?
" No. maiden fair the bloom once brushed
s# From off the fruit, is past recall:
m The rose, once gathered, knows no more
s The sunshine of the garden wall
Thus young and fair oft trfe with
The happiest hours of human life;
u And she who breaks score of hearts
May never know the name of - wife -
Weep, broken lily-Lovely still.
Some proud mans breast thou might st adorr
Reap as thou sowest. Gone the rose,
And thy white breast must bear the thorn
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

VEGETABLE FLOWERS. Boys and girls
who live III the country will find the
making of vegetable flowers pleasant
pastime. TO make bouquet of these
flowers, take some white ana yellow
turnips, bects. carrots and pumpkins,
also some parts of cabbages Gather
from the woods, moss, laurel leaves, and
other evergrccns. Then, 10y the exercise
of taste, ingenuity, and skillful use
of the penknifc. really beautiful bou-
qIets can be compiled of those flowers.
Take white turnip, neatly peeled,
notched, or cut down in leaf shape all
around Fustcn it ON "A stick whitfield
into II proper sh tpc for II stem. Sur
round 1t with green leaves, and behold,
according To your design, an excellent
white camclln, or n rose. Rcd roses,
camelas, or dahlias, can be made in the
same manner from bccts, yellow flowers
from carrots aud pumpkins, moss-roso
buds from turnips and bcets, by cutting
them into the proper shape, and placing
real moss around them White or red
flowers can be made from red or white
cabbages. A friend Of ours. one cold
day in winter, had lovely basket ol
flowers sent to her for tea party
There were two japonicas the chill the,
received turned them brown and they fei
to pieces. She was in dispair A cousii
staying with her unknown to herr cu,
two white japonica ont of white turnips
and placed them on the rcal iaponicI
leaves. Her friend did not notice IL,
basket till near tea time then she wa
delighted, and exclaimed at their bcaut,
and wondered how her cousin got them
No one knew until the next day that the,
were only turnips. - Oirer Optc's My,
siHe.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

WE have been told of boy who ne
companled his father M n summer tour.
lat. After going about from resort to
resort, trying the hot cars, crowded hotels,
and some other delights in dog days, the
weary lad nid one morning Father,
why don't you go home : We have got
n good home, haven't wo ?"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
JOB PRINTING

of all kinds neatly executed at the lowest living
prices. Our Office is well furnished with mater
ial and stock for this department, and we now
have experienced and competent workmen to use
them. If You want any printing done You need
not go to the city, or out of the county, for YOU
can get good work and as low prices at this
Office at any other.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

j. Sangamon County, ILL.,, there resides
q yonng girl, only II years Of age, who.
by her own labors on farm of twenty
acres, bas, for the last four years, sup.
ported u blind mother and six young
children. Her crops this year will net
her over 5000. and she has only paid 900
for help since the farming season began.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

THr little town Of Ostcrode having
offered ten thousand thalers to whoever
should capture Napoleon, dead or alive,
the question now that he has surrender
ed IN, who shall receive the money!
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

One copy, one year in advance, 81 so
IL not paid within three months. ,........ 2 90
No variation whatever from these rates.
No paper discontinued until all arrearages
are paid, except at the option Of the publisher
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

FUNERALS aud weddings are regarded
In this country "a special vehicles Of
family vanity, pride and ostcntation.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
Lay Your Plans for the Year.

No business should be conducted on
haphazard principles, and farming is no
exception to the general rule.
Now, at the commencement of the year,
every farmer should cast over in his mind
what be will do and how he will do it.
Which fields he will farm with corn, which
with oats, wheat, cotton, or tobacco
which he will pasture, which NOW, or
which plant in potatoes.
How much help he will require, where
it is to come from and what it will cost.
How much capital invested, if less would
do--if more is required, and how much.
All these things should be noted on O
memorandum, which can be altered from
time to time, if he sees proper to do SO.
To conduct any business without sys-
tenn to govern it, is like cropping In the
dark; you may catch good haul by
accident, or you may sink your capital for
want of forethought. Do not depend on
MndthOught, it comes too late; though
sometimes instructive. it is very expen-
sive and dangerous to be INDUCED in.
When you have laid your plans of what
is to be done, provide the means to do them
with, do them well and in the right time.
These are very important considerations,
and should by no means be neglected.
Do not depend Oh purchasing seed when
the time has come for planting or sowing,
or you may have to take such as have
been refused by others and pay the high.
est price for it. If there are new imple-
ments to be purchased, or old ones to be
repaired, sec to it in time. Get the best
they are the cheapest in the end. Keep
the brain at work as well as the hands
Rise with the sun, or before it, and retire
early.-dmericdn Stock Journal.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27

THE following is clipped from Zaacs Of
Life: "Very few ladies know how to
appreciate an easy, healthful dress. They
think their dresses are loose, when man
or boy put into one as tight would gasp
for breath, and feel incapable of putting
forth any effort except to break the bands
Ladies are so accustomed to the tight fits
of dress makers that they fall all to
pieces when relieved of them. They
associate the loose dress with the bed or
lounge. To be up, they must be stayed
up, and to recommend a comfortable dress
to them is not to meet conscious want of
theirs. 1t is great pity, none the less
If they could once know what luxury
it is to breathe deep and full at each
respiration, to feel the refreshment which
the system takes on by having the blood
enlivened and sent bounding through the
arteries and veins, to have the aids to di-
gestlon which such process gives, to have
their own strong elastic muscles keep
every organ in place and themselves erect;
if they could for good while know this
blessed luxury, and then be sent back into
the old, stiff, straight.jackets, they would
fume, and fret, and rave in very despera-
ton if they could not get rid of them. As
it is, they prefer to anguish, and suffer
dreadfully, and Gle young, and leave all
of their friends, and their husbands, and
their little children, and do not see any
other way but to let them be sick and die
till they are satisfied. If only the sinner
was the sufferer it would not be so worth
while to make great TODD about it, but
the blighting of future innocent lives
which must follow renders the false habits
of our women in the highest degree
criminal
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
The Use OF the LassO.

a SOUTH AMERICAN traveller thus de-
scribes the favorite weapon of the prairie
ranger--thc lasso:
These people of the pampas are seldom
seen with fire arms, but they always carry
long knife in the girdle, and a coiled
lasso at the saddle bow. Sometimes, too,
they are armed with lasso having three
leaden balls or other heavy material at
tached TO the main cord by three lesser
thongs. One of these balls they grasp in
the hand and swing the other two few
times over the head to give them velocity
and aim, and then sling them with such
force and precision that they grasp around
the legs OF any animal they are pursuing,
In such maner as to hamper it, till they
can come alongside. In the Spanish
South American countries men are fire.
quently garroted in this manner, with a
facility that would astonish the checaliers
dandustrie of our large cities. In the
early days Of the Paraguayan war, COM
pany of Southern Brazilans captured one
Of the enemy's steamboats,, with lassoes :
They concealed themselves in the matte
or thick bushes on the bank of the river,
where they knew the vessel must come
close to the shore, and when it was within
their reach, party of them threw ropes
around the figure head and every available
projection, while the others, with their
firearms, drove the Paraguayans from
making any resistance, till the lasso party
hauled the prize to land and the Brazil
ianS took possession.