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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21
The mystery was thick'ning round

The mystery was thick'ning round
me. The outlaw was secured upon
horse, and we set out for the rem
devious; and when we arrived at
the cabin, all was silent. By the
aid of lantern, the interior was
scrutinized. On the floor, half-cOv-
cred with the debris of chairs and
tables, lay the body of my guide,
whom had shot when / burst from
the murderers' hands. He, too, was
pronounced one of Red Nick's gang.
| had just risen from an inspec-
ton of his features, when l perceiv
ed the settlers collected beneath a
tree, and Red Nick, astride a horse,
under its lowest limb. 1t struck
me instantly that these bOrderers
were about to me:e out the punish.
ment usual to offenders of the back
woods. l tried to disuade them, but
in vain. Red Nick was exhOrted to
confess. SOftened by the fear of
death he complied. He had vowed
to have vengence on me for striking
him at San Saban; and by a cum
ming ruse, ordered two of his band
to offer themselve as guides, and to
conduct me safely to his rendezvous,
where he would wreak personal ven
gence upon me; and for this pur.
pose the roaring fire was made in
the hut. | was to he thrown bound
hand and foot, into 1t.
He confessed, also, that he had
instructed his followers to enact the
mock tragedy of the cliff, so that
one might ride on and apprise him
of his coming.
Such were the williams intentions
He begged hard for life; but with
out remorse, the settlers swung him
into that bourne whence no travel
er returns
In silence we returned to the set
tlement; and in few days, under
an experienced backw0odsman's
guidance, | reached Clarksville with
my golG belt around me.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21
4 PerilOuS Balloon VOyaOe.

The Saginaw (Michigan) Enter
prise relates the story of one of the
most perilous balloon voyages on
record. Professor La Mountain was
the only occupant of the balloon,
which ascended from Bay City on
the afternoon OF the 10Th ult. The
balloon had leaked badly, and his
companion was obliged to get out
of the car, when those who held the
balloon let 60 suddenly, and the air
vessel passed upward with dreadful
velocity. without either ballast, in.
struments, food, or companion. In a
few minutes the balloon had attained
an altitude of two miles, and was
driven by a very strong gale direct
ly towards the lake. 1t passed into
snow cloud, which speedily coated
it and everything in and about it.
The escape valve was frozen tight.
and Professor La Mountain, in pull
ing with all his might to open it.,
drew out the rope and thus cut Oft
another means of escape. The bal
loon still passed upward, and emerg-
ed into the clear, cold air above
The involuntary traveller felt that
something must be done, and quick.
ly. He climbed the ropes above the
hoop, and felt for his knife, but he
had left it below. Clinging with one
hand to the ropes, he tore with his
other hand and teeth hole in the
side of the balloon. Passing to
the other side he repeated the pro-
cess and then returned quickly to
the car. His fingers had been frozen
while thus exposed. lie heard the
cloth tear and saw the rent open
from the bottom to the top. The bal
loon had gradually slackened its
upward progress, rested a moment
in equilibrium, and then began to
descend, slowly at first and then
with IL velocity more frightful than
that of the ascent. At the height
of two miles from the ground the
gas had completely left the balloon
but the air had rushed in and made
it "A sort of parachute. Profess
or La Mountain was in half un
conscious state during the descent
although he remembers passing
through the cloud, less distinctly on
seeing the earth, and then he be
came wholly unconscious. WheI
his senses return'd he was lying in th,
woods,and several persons had come
to his assistance, having seen hin
fall. lie had been stunned ant
severely bruised, but had broken M
bones, and suffered no internal in
jury. The spot where he landed
was seven miles from Bay City
the time he had been in the air il
not stated.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21
The Chinese Notion Of Eeciipscs.

The Chinese generally have no RI.
tiOnal idea of the cause Of eclipses.
The common explanation is that the
sun or the moon has experienced
some disaster. Some even affirm
that the object eclipsed is being de
vOurcd by an immense ravenous
monster. This is the most popular
sentiment in Fuhchan in regard tC
the procuring cause Of eclipses. All
look upon the object eclipsed with
wonder. Many are filed with apprc
hcnsion and terror. Some Of the
common people as well MS manda
rims generally, enter upon some
course of action, the express object
of which Is To save the luminary
from its dire calamity, or TO rescut
IL from the jaw of the greedy enc
my. Mantlarihs must act officially
and In virtue OF their being officer,
of Government. Neither they moi
the people seem to regard the Inn
n,ense distance Of the celestial OH
jcct as at all interfering with th'
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21

Mothers should remember that
the limbs of children required as
much clothing as any part of tho
body in all seasons, and especially
during winter. A distinguished
French physician, just deceased,
remarked only a short time ago, that
during his twenty six years OF prac.
tice in Paris, twenty thousand chill.
dren had been borne to the GENE.
tcries sacrifice to the absurd Gus.
tom Of naked arms. DIR. Warren
thinks that Boston sacrifices five
hundred babies every year by not
clothing their limbs. Tho arms
should be covered, from the shOal.
der, with thich knit wOOlen sleeves.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21

A Frenchman said to an Ameri.
can 'T'crc is von word In your
language do not comprehend, and
all ~ time | her IL. Tattlctoo, tat.
tlctoo--vat you means by tattletoop
The american insisted that no such
word exists in English. While he
was sayiag ~, his servant came out
10 put coal on the frc, when he
said, There, John, that'll do Tho
Frchchinan Jumped up, sxclaiming,
'Tarc, tattlctoo, you say him your.
self, sarc ; vat means tsttlctOo y
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21

We We're coming around the curve,
and when l saw him, it was too late;
the en- gine struck him and threw
him off,
1t was the engineer that spoke,
and all crowded around the young
man as he lay upon the earth, a few
feet from his dead stecd.
There was slight wound Upon
the temple, and a little At.eam Of
blood trickled down across his pale
face. made paler by the contrast. A
physician-a stern faced yet kindly
hearted old man-pressel forward
and knelt upon thegrOnnd beside the
young man, and laid his hand upOn
his heart.
He is not dead, only stunned,' he
said, Does no one know him ?
The next instant, Floy Percy
came up; and. recognizing the pal
lid features of her lover, she fell
upon heI knees beside him, forget
ting everything save that she loved
him.
He is dear friend-a brother
she said, in answer to the physic-
ian's look Of inquiry. 'He must be
carried back to B-immediately.
Will some one be kind enough to
get a carriage for mer
A vehicle was soon bruoght, and
Paul was laid carefully upon the
cushions and putting a bank. k.note
into the hands of the driver, with
the injunction to make all possible
speed, she took her place beside
him. Tenderly she staunched the
flow of blood, and bound up the
wound and soon, with slight con.
vulsive movement, his brown eyes
opened, and their gaze fell upon
Floy.
'Floy, Floy,' he murmured, moth
ing has separated us. 1t was all d
dream and it seemed 40 real.'
You forget. Mr.. Ellerslie ; and
it seemed as if FlOy had suddenly
awakened from some short, blissfnl
dream. DO not try to deceive me.
You are betrothed to another.
No, FlOy, l am be:rothed to none
but you. Who has told you the
false story ?
Paul, are you not trying to de.
ceive me ? And her maiden's blue
eyes were turned reproachfully up
on her lover. Did YOU not 60 to
the opera last evening with Miss
Harland 2
'As | live! he cried, Il did not -
Who has deceived you.
J % Paul can it be that your aunt
spoke falsely She said this morn
! ing that you were engaged to Miss
Harland last evening"
!, The false, false creature Il,
cried. And the maiden saw that h,
spoke the truth by the clear, homes
8 light Of his brown eyes. wait
Dit you receive this 2 And b.
thrust the little note into her hands
The maiden took the note; and as
she read, her face flushed, and q
glad light shOne in her eyes.
She told me you had read it 2 he
! cried. when she had finished. Tel
. me that she deceived me-that you
have forgotten me 2
% Paul | have nothing to for
give. is enough to know that
. you still love me-
1t was nearing midnight when
Mrs. Forbes was summoned to tile
:. drawing>rOOm and as she opened
the door, she beheld Paul Ellerslit
= and his betrothed, arm.in.arm
, standing before her. Struck dumt
with amazement, she stood rooted
to the floor.
5 Mrs. Forbes Paul spoke, calmly
AN accident has frustrated all your
, nicely laid plans. Every l,ing la!
been explained, and YOU are foiled
h. Florence Percy will become my wife
within q month";
Without word, the abashet
| women turned and swept from til,
b room and ere the dawn, she hat
! left the house. never to return.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21
PROBATE COURTS.
NrndGord District, Is8O, 1870.

DROBATE COURTS will he holden within
= aud for the District OF Bradford, for the
yeaf ensuing, ~ follows, viz
Attbe Trotter House in Bradford,
Vu the second Tuesdays Of January, May
July and September, 1870.
At the Hotel in East Corinth. on
che second Tuesdays of February, June, Au.
gust and November, 1870
At the Probate Office in Newbury
eA the second Tuesdays of March, and ocio
6cr. 1870.
At the Probate Office, West Fair.
lee, en the second Tuesday In December. is6a
and the second Tuesday in April, 1870.
ALvAH BEAN, Register
WestFairlo, Vt, Dec. !, 1869.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21

III you quote any Of my jokes
said Lamb, quote this, which il
really q good one. Hume and his
wife aud several of their children
were with me. Hume repeated the
tho old saying, 'One fool makes
many 'Ay,Mr. Hume, said point.
ing to the company, 'you have a
fine family
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-21

Mr.. Billings IL Of the opinion that
'thare In lots ov people In this world
who covet misfortuncs, lust for thc
luxury Nv uruutiug.'
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Job Printing

OF all kinds neatly executed at the lowest liv-
ing prices. Our Office ia well furnished with
material aud stock for this department, and
we now have experienced and competent
.workmen to use them. If you want any print
ing done you need not go to the city, or out of
the county, for you can get as good work and
a. low prices at this Office as at any other.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

A widow lady, who owns tair
farm at Summit, New jersey, was
obliged to give it up on account Of
the Inability Of her son to make i,
pay. She rented it, and came with
her daughter to board in New York
The daughter, who is a bright, cleve,
girl, became tired of her idle, aimless
life, and the farm not being satisfac
torily worked, she begged her mo:hc,
to allow her to take the managemen,
OF 1t. The mother did SO; the daugh.
ter has had the entire charge of i,
for twoyears. has put it In splendid
condition and made it pay alread,
$1,000 over and above expenses.
That is what girl can do when she
tries.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
BARTLE,s COLUMN.

BARTLE's COLUMN.
lin 1866
We were induced to sell two Etna Mowers
aud Renpers, and three Marsh Har-
vesters, and again
I'M 1867
Was urged to continue their sale. did without
shelter or suitable place Of business, sue
ceeded in selling seventeen EtnIs
and six Marsh Har.
vesters. Early
IN 1865
We decided to adopt as a permanent business
the selling Of
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
In General. and the
ETN A
Marsh Harvester!
E pecially. Having secured lease Of ground,
erected thereon (for us) prodigious
building, with 40 feet frontage and
depth Of 90 feet, and the hight
thereof We forbear to
name. 1t
is on a plan entirely our own, and for want
of o better name we call it the
WIG-WAM.
OUR MOTTO
Quick Sales & Reasonable Profits.
Everything to be sold upon its ju, merits
and Warranted rs represented, enc avors
in all cases to give an equivalent for the l.. on
ey received Our trade for 1865 was all We
had IA right to expect, and in the main entire
ly satisfactory. And now comes
1860
with fair prospects for good year business.
We go in largely, strike out for deep wa
ter, set our sail full before the wind.
and scud away before the titful
breeze of trade. Car load
upon car load is bought;
the Wig VAN ia
packed and
ammed,
ami the surrounding grounds literally strewn
with implements Of various kinda.
Now come the Farmers one ana all,
To buy machines both great and small,
The Marsh Harvester takes the lead,
Fifty-tive are sold, none left for seed.
Our heavy stock of "Etnas" gone.
And still the crowd comes rushing on,
Demanding 4Etnas by the score.
We ordered on two car loads more.
The Rake trade too, was very good,
Some sold for HAY, some sold for WOOD.
OF Thrash Machines We sold just eight,
As good rs any in the State.
To clean the crops for market well.
The A. P Dickey mill did sell.
Now that he seasons trade is past.
Are you all rights friend doth ask 7
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

The greatest objection to root cul-
ture in this country, is the large
amount OF work required. Beginn-
ing in small way with ruta bagas
and carrots, with the rows fifteen to
, twenty inches apart and plants very
close together in the row, a large
amount Of work is required per acre.
A considerable portion of this work
may be saved by growi, g mapgel
wurzels, and arranging both the
rows and plants at much greater
distance apart. By making the rows
IS or 80 inches apart, and the plants
about Is inches apart in the row,
there is only about one-tourlh as
many plants TO hoe. as there would
be if the rows were fifteen inches
apart and the plants about eight
inches in the row. At the same
time, on suitable land. the actual
amount of labor ought not to be
much more than one.tenth as much.
For. with the narrow VOWS and thick
plants. nearly or quite all must be
done with the hoe so that each plant
willrequire good deal work more than
! is the case with plants in wide rows,
where most of the work can be done
with horse.
The mangel wurzel also does
better than other roots at this greater
distance apart-the increase in size
is greater in proportion than tits with
sugar beets, ruta bagas and other
Swedes, or carrots. If to this is
added that in this country, at the
usual distance apart each kind is
grown, the mangel generally yields
the most per acre, the superiority Of
this root for this purpose, will at once
be seen.
Msngels also required less work,
when they are small and difficult to
work In, than either turnips OF carrots
they are not checked and kept
| some time to nearly a standstill by
the turnip fly nor are they a long
time in the ground, and when up, OF
SLOW growth, ike the carrot. Bu,
coming up rather quick, and growing
well, weeds have less chance to get
the start, and the plants are soon
large enough to be easily managed
AS to varieties the new beginnin.
vii! be very likely to do the hes, with
the long red mangel wurzel, which is
very rank and free grower, and
with good chance attaius - large
slza. The long yellow manseI also
doos well. Bat perrin ps the best one
FOR feeding is the yellow globe
mangel wu.Zel, and those farmers
that like to have the best will 90
well to give it uial.
Mange!S are very good for making
milk or beef. if led with other SUI
table kinds OF roots is to preserve
and promote the health OF stock, by
furnishing change and greater
variety OF feed as well as a portion
Of green watery feed, that is evidently
needed to secure and keep in a
healthy thriving condition all domes-
tic animals while confined to dry
feed in the winter. For tt is purpose
it is evident that mangels are the
cheapest green feed that can be
grown by the American farmer.
Country Gentlemen.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

1t is claimed by an agricultural wri.
ter, that it is not the surplus produc.
ton that has depressed the price OF
wheat. but the fact that in 1868 farm.
ers refused to sell at fair price, held
on and finally sold at less, and SO
stocked the market as to push down
the price for this seasons production.
The producers ave ha the upper
hand for several years, bu: now the
consumers are in luck. Should thew
now lay in full supplies they will prob
ably be considerable gamers by it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
Improved Va rieties OF " h e0t i.

Whether it is desirable to cultivate
many or few varieties of wheat at the
some time on farm may be regard
ed differently by different persons.
We think three Or four varie les
sufficient, as rendering partial success
more certain and total failure less
probable. The produc,iveness Of
any one variety Of wheat differs from
year to year, owing to different CON
dltions of climate, season, and soil,
during the active period OF the plants
growth, and while one variety fails,
another may succeed. Thus in a
very dry season the long straw vari-
cites are most productive, while in a
wet season, the plant growing very
luxuriously, the shorter varieties sue.
coed best. By reason of these ire
gularities it is both prudent and nee.
essary to success to cultivate several
varieties at the same time on a farm.
Every farmer ehould ascertain by
experiment for himself what varieties
are best suited to his particular soils
and circumstances. But a blind pre-
ference for any kind of wheat, be-
cause it has been successively cult
waited for long time in ones neigh
borhood, without testing worth with
other varieties, is to be deprecated
and condemned as much as constant
shifting year after year from one new
kind to another, in the vain hope Of
finding variety that will cast all
others in the shade.-N Y. Times
WHO SHOULD MILK!
The Farmer and the Mirror New
Hamshire) thus answers the question,
''Who should milk?,,
"In the morning-we have refer
ence specially to the summer season
the men should do the milk,n.
while the women are preparing
the breakfast. In the evening this
labor should devolye on the females,
since the men, laboring in the fields
till the setting fthe sun or after,
ought to be excused from further
service on that day. By such tivi-
sion of labor the affairs Of farm viii
go forward like 81 ,ckwoyk --each per
forming an allotted share OF labor,
rendering the whole easy of accom-
plishment, and cumbersome to none
The idea that men on farm
should under any ordinary circum-
stances, "lahor in the fields ii the
setting Of the sun Or after" is ride
u!ous. Ten hours good field work
eleven at most-is all that any man
ought to do. AS to the women of
the house milking at night, il they
can do so without being oyertaxed,
the plan is a good one. They will
do II full as well as the men, and the
work if done on the clean swaid near
the house, is in no way diSagreeable,
and is particularly heallby-HarM
and Home.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

New York Store.
In just about the smnrtest town
That ever you did enter,
Along the banks Of the Wapsipinicon,
Exactly in the centre,
You'll find spacious edifce
Known as the "New York Store"
Where choicest goods are sold ut cost
And Just trihe more.
We've Cotton, Silk and Linen Goods,
And notions by the score,
With many other fancy things
Which ladies do adore;
We've Cloths, Clothing, Caps and Hats,
And Furs too by the score,
Suspenders that will stretch rod
And just triAe more.
We've many good and civil clerks,
AS ever measured tape,
To wait upon our customers
And keep the shop in shape,
They are just about the finest class
That ever "tended STORE"
'io go - "A" 'NsA
we've soou hechaiies mere III Town
And charge exactly what il right
And iust triAe more.
w.. ,,rrrs 5o..ox oot. ,;o,t.
nJa Eau, u.s. W.snns 80
Who make us all the laws we want
And Just u trile more.
,,h o. ~, hos. 81 .oh,o,,
~ ,no,t w. III ~ sna1l
n. 'o"'r SIM ,I;eh io -. go" n,. ~, r.
"a
Al" 'u'' I" u 'I' ''0'''
Then come out to the new York Store"
most abundant store
VI sNc'3 'h'"S ZIG Pe"Pic want
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
THE SITUATION.

Continued wet weather during and after
harvest, made it impossible to secure the crops
in good order. The light yield, interiorqunl-
ity, and remarkable low price at which it was
forced upon the market, paid very little more
than the actual expense of harvesting. The
consequences are, farmers generally cannot
meet their promises to pay. Disappointment
is chiseled upon every countenanee. The
manufacturer who having built their ma
chimes on credit, sold them to the dealer on
credit, and the dealer in turn sold 10 the far
mers on credit. The farmer relying solely
upon u bountiful harvest, and good prices for
his crops, and thought he ran no risk in buy
ing literally, agreeing to pay after harvest.
The time for payment is at hand The man
ufacturers clamor for their pay, their very ex-
istence as manufacturers depending upon the
prompt receipts of their dues from the dealers
The dealers in turn dun, tease, beg of, and fl
nally are compelled to force by law the pay
ments due from farmers, their only Deepen
dence 1t is a hard thing for dealer, who
expects to continue in business, to be COMPEL
ed to force his friends to pay at any sacrifice
the law may compel them to make.
Self preservation financially is our only
excuse for the rigid course taken in pushing
our collections.
We presume some of our friends feel injured
and have promised us no more patronage
This we foresaw, but like A. Ward, we are
willing to sacrifice our friends and relatives
first.
By this course alono have we survived the
storm, and now We hope to run tho race of
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

Quick Sales & Reasonable Profits.
Everything to be sold upon its ju, n erits
and Warranted rs represented, enc avors
in all cases to give an equivalent for the l. on
ey received Our trade for 1865 was all We
had right to expect, and in the main entire
ly sati sfnctory. And now comes
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
- - $3.50 a s-~--
MASGEk CkXElS.

almost useless for road work. Can
ada Farmer.