National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-11-04
The New England Autumn.

The New England Autumn.
The Autumn so far has been fully as
as the Summer New Eng
land Autums have long been famous for
their charming weather. but it is rare,
indeed, that we have such succession
Of bright, not too cool, almost perfect
days, as since the first of September
There has not been frost enough in this
vicinity, to kill the susceptible bean and
tomato vines in our gardens, and we
suspect it is ripeness and maturity that
open the chestnut burrs, rather than the
two or three cold nights that October
has brought. Certainly, it is the pro
cess Of ripening that has so gorgeously
tinted the foliage of the trees and made
the fail opening" of nature more
splendid than usual, if that be possible.
The leaves are beginning to fall now and
the display viii soon be over, but no one
should fail to take run into the coun-
try and see it while it lasts. 1t is still
very dry, and copious rains are much
needed before the winter set in. The
late rains have, indeed moistcned the
surface Of the ground and washed the
face Of things. but they have had little
effect IN raising the streams and replen-
ishing the springs -SprHqfeH Reppb-
HcW.
SOMETHING ABOUT GOLD. -'' saw in II
daily paper lately that bar Of gold had
been received at Denver, Colorado, which
weighed 1898. 70 was twelve and IA half
inches long, six and half wide, four
and half thick, and was estimated to be
worth 500, 600. l. ! say it is not fairly
ineligible to state the figures. merely
I23S -. but We should bc told the weight
ia grains or ounces. What is your
opinion = My friend says that in
asmuch as the bar was valued SOC, GOO, it
must weigh about 100 pounds, or 1850
ounces. Without going into calculation,
| say that bar of gold twelve and a half
10y six and a half 10y four and IA half
inches cannot weigh l65 pounds. Please
give the weight IN pounds and the value
of same /. In quoting gold-bar weights,
ounces troy and decimals thereof are
always understood if not expressed :.
\ bar of gold twelve and a half by six and
a half 10y four and a half inches would
measure ldecimally speaking PIG of one
cubic foot, and if of =" standard gold.
t. e. 900 fiucness, or uine-tenths value of
pure gold. would be worth 26l .s97.
weighing in troy ounces 1926 9644, or
troy pounds 27I247. Fifty thousand
dollars of standard gold would weigh. in
troy ounces. 26S750, or in troy pounds
233. 90. The bar in question was nm
doubtcdly much below even standard
purity. and was probably about o. 100
lincnc,s. 30 make ITS value only $50, 600.
\ DISAPPOINTMENT. 4 Maine paper
relates the following Judge b, of
New Hampshire, was a socluble man off
the bench, and WIS noted for claiming
acquaintance with any whose appearance
happened to please him. Entering n
crowded car on the Boston and Maine
road the other day, his honor found
the only uuoccupicd seat to bc by the
side Of u smartly dressed and rather
goud-lookiug young woman Ascertain
ing that the seat was not engaged, the
Judge seated himself comfortably in il.
and turning with his accustomed bland.
futhcrly smile 10 his fair companion.
said Your face seems familiar to
me my dear; think must know you.
i should think you might said the
unknown, in hoarse whisky contralto
voice. turning yiudictlve eve on the
astonl.hed Judge should think You
might NOu sent me to the House Of
Correction for three months last winter
You old scoundrcl The Judge did
moi press his claim for acquaintance
further in that quarter.
\ Doc PLAYS BALL-A New Orleans
Judge says Wc saw "A bcyy of bows PLAYING
ball wth-think of this manifestation of
progress. We friends of the national
gume = a dog In the capacity Of catcher
mddlo-si2cd yelowish dog. the Off
spring of u pointer, but only materially
pointer the sire having been Of less
noble origin catching the BAH IN his
mouth with IN accuracy that WIS really
astonishing. For half an hour. during
which We watched this novel game of
baseball, the dog did not miss the ball u
single time. And more than this, when.
at our request. one of the boys threw
the bah into the grass for n DISTANCE OF
about fifty feet, his canine catcher found
il IN m instant and brought it back.
The dog * evidently IA lined for the ma
tiouul game. and may yet make his mark
M the champion catcher in this city
TuE Warren County Rcp0ibcaD pi l..
lishcs ycrhaitu the following locnl item,
which show, The courage OF the male sex
in that fcngon --- Sept u. 1870.
. ~ this village, recently went t.
picnic aud was married for fun. hut
when lac returned 10 his boarding place.
the pustor. which married them gnve
him u surtlhcut and ho tried to coux hi,
wife 90 ut IT 20 MS Joke, hui much to
his surprise his wife tried 30 make him
stick to the bargain But he whincd.
begged aud tcascd till ut last she let II 20
M joke ola what Joy the mnn had
when she said she would turn It off M n
joke he cried ~ long thnt II made his
eyes red aud hers 30 the lady lac married
WIS city lady
rHE female school teachers Of Crnw.
ford county. Indiana, have pledged
themselves not 20 wear corscts.