National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-02-04
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A man in Berlin, Wis.,, sold his
wife for three tanning mills.
The Woman Question-"Can you
let me have go this morningfn
Brigham Young is preparing to
put in operation a cannon foundry,
with powder mill.
"A Mexican letter to the Tribune
states that the revolution is spread.
ing, and threatens to overthrow
JauIez.
y Western paper, in recommend.
ing candidate for Office, said that
during the rebellion he received
"wOunds enough to kill a mule.n
A private letter from excellent au.
thority, just received from Rome
says that the Pope is chagrinned at
the drift of the Ecumenical Council,
and that he will dissolve that body
before midsummer.
A lady who is canvassing for =
book in Vincennes, Ind, took UNI
bragg at an article in one Of the pa.
pers there, and interviewed the ed
itOr with revolver. He said he
didn't mean it.
At stable near st. Louis, there
is a young pony colt of the Shetland
breed, three weeks old and weighing
l64 pounds. The Lilllputian animal
is only twenty inches in height, and
jumps through fence like cat
1t is a great pet in the neighbOr-
hood.
Teacher-"Boy at the foot, spell
"admittance."
BOy-"Ad,mit tance-a
Teacher-"Give the definition Z"
"Thirty-fve cents, children half.
price"
An Irishman having accidentally
broken a pain of glass in q window,
was making the best of time to get
out of sight, but unfortunately for
Pat, the proprietor stole q march on
him, and having seized him by the
collar, exclaimed: "You broke my
window, fellow, did you not p ITO
be sure l did, said Pat, 'and didn't
you see me running home for the
money to pay for it,
One of Mark Twain's farmers
bought some Bartlett pear trees, and
the next season he took some { f the
fruit to the tree dealer. "What kind
of pears do you call these I" Well,
| don't know Baton Pears, per-
haps.7 ''But t."y grew on one Of
the trees you sold me for a BARTLETT"
"Are yOu such fool, was the deal.
ers convincing rejoinder, ''as to sup.
pose that tree was going to bear
Bartlett pears the first yeari"
The Protestant Churchmam says
the venerable Rev. Thos. Williams,
of Providence, and familiarly known
as Father Williams, is noted for his
ready wit and sharp retOrt. A de-
I voted ritnalist was discussing the
subject OF liturgy with him and
claimed that the whole Bible furn-
ished no instance of any other than
written prayers-"N "NO, sir; not .
single one, sir" "Do you really
think SO y ayes, sir. defy you to
point to Scripture prayer that was
not written-yOu cannot do it,
"Well, can l ask you - question I"
"Certainly." "Tell me then, who
held the candle when Jonah prayed
in the whales bellyr
An elopement was prevented tho
other night by the discovery of tho
pdter tdmilias Of the dOmicile Of the
young lady stealing away and tho
hasty eiectment Of the gay LOtha.
lio from the premises. 1t was for
tunate for the young giddy simple.
ton that she was detected in her fol.
ly, and she will live to be glad that
she escaped the consequences of an
i'll assorted and absurd match. Itis
prima (dcie evidence Of mans un.
woIthiness If he will tempt u girl to
leave her home 'clandestinely. A
runaway match may appear inter.
esting and romantic, but 1t is . fool.
isl performance.
The announcement is made from
the first of January up to the pres
ent time that there have been over
two hundred cases Of small pOx be.
low Fourteenth street and east Of
First avenue, New York city. This
is the largest number known for
years in that city, but II diminutiOn
of deaths is nOticcablc within tho
past few days. II is pretty well
established fact by this time that
the introduction Of the foul diseases
was principally by cmigrants from
European countries.
The Memphis Avalanche says tho
tide Of emigration from Georgia,
East Tennessee, Virginia and North
Carolina, to Texas, continues on a.
large as ever, and promises to swell
considerably between now and the
opening Of the next planting season.
They are mostly Of the poorer class
of farming people, but all are in
comfortable circumstances ut least,
and many are educated, intelligent,
and possessed Of some little means,
which they design investing IN tho
lands Of the southwest.
The subject of q pension for Mrs.
Lincoln has again come before Con.
gress. Last year the sum proposed
to t,e allowed her was $4,000, tho