National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-28

Sence OF body.
The Rev. DIR. Cuyler says that
many of the New York city churches
are "dying of dignity
Observation-Disclosures saws will yer
give her small change for dollar
She'll send in the dollar Tomorrow
y bachelor used the following |
modification of a hackneyed phrase |
in congratulating a newly married
friend: 81 wish yor much Jaw"
Statistics in France show that
relaxation of corset laces has re.
duced female mortality Is Is per
cent, and the init oduction of chg
mons has increased brain fever y 34
per cent.
You never saw such happy lot
of people as we had here yesterday;
said a landlady in Indiana to
newly arrived guest; there were
thirteen couples of 'em., 'What,
thirteen couples just marriedr p Oh,
no, sir, thirteen couples just divorc-
ed.
In a lecture at Buffalo the other
evening Olive Logan remarked: Il
never saw a pretty girl in all my
life, one upon whose cheeks the roses
were blooming, but that | wanted
to fold her in my arms and kiss her,
This was too much for one of the
male auditors to hear in silence.
and Ignoring the propriety of the
occasion, he exclaimed: Il feel lust
so, too
a little boy having broken his
rocking horse the day it was bought,
his mamma began to scold, when
slIenced her by inquiring 'What
Is the good ola horse till it's broke ?"
STEALING.-A fellow was arrested
for stealing ducks, and after a dcs-
cription Of them, the counsel for
the prisoner said:
"Why, they can't be such q rare
breed, for I've some like them in
my own yard"
Every likely, said the complain
ant, Il have losta good many ducks
lately.p
Men become bald. Why? Be
cause they wear close hats. WON.
en- are never bald except by disease,
and they do not wear close hats and
caps. Men never lose a hair below
where the hat touches the head, not
if they have been bald twenty
years. The close cap holds the
heat and perspiration; thereby the
hair glands become weak, and the
hair falls out
\ young man recently took his
sweetheart to one of the st. Louis
hotels for dinner. Fish balls were
on the table, but as the youth had
never seen the article he supposed
they were doughnuts and handed
one to his companion. After break
ing his own open, he carefully ex-
amined it, smelt of it, and said,
"Matilda, don't eat that doughnut-
there is something dead in this
Cast-iron and steel, in large
masses, can be broken by an ingen.
ious method practiced in France
1t consists in boring cylindrical
hoe of two or three inches in diam.
eter in the place where the fracture
is desired, filling it with water, in
scrtll : Il steel plug fitting the hole
accurately, and then allowing the
hammer of pilc-driver to fall
upon it from Il height OF ten to hf.
teen feet. a single blow generally
suifices to break apart u mass of
metal from two or three feet thick.
Pat, the fivorite hostlcr OF Gen.
b., of Slerman's Georgia army, got
on one occasion, Enthusiastically
drunk. The General gave him Il
LECTURE on discipline-thc duties of
a soldier toward his superiors, and
temperancc-rather mixed but very
strong, and concluded as follows :
why, you were drunk yesterday,
too Yes, SIR Pat promptly re-
piled. And you're drunk again
very drunk said Pat; Il know it
to my sorrow, General Il won't
allow this any more; if it occurs
again I'll send you to Your regiment
for extra duty. Il am willing that
you may get drunk half as often as
| do-won't that do you = well,
said Pat, grinning, i dunno, Gcner-
al; you'll keep me pretty busy !!
The roars of laughter which greeted
this reply caused the general to
strike his coiors,' and Pat retired
with an extra ration Of 'commissary,
supplied 10y the General himself.
A letter was read Wednesday in
the National House of Representa-
tives from Western Republican
stating that there is in that section
a unanimous desire for reduction
of taxation, and that if Congress
refuses it the Republican party will
soon be like the lrishman's horse
a knot will have TO he tied it, its
tail to keep it from slipping through
the collar.
Asa B. Palmer Esq, of Oxford
n. H.. delivered at Academy Hall
Thctford, Friday evening, the IL, a
very interesting temperance lecture
to u full house.
The Vermont Good Tcmplars
show net gain of $500 members
during 90, and are $1,000 above
board.
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The champion mean man is be-
lieved to live in Lake Village, y. IL.
At least, the Times ltimatcs that
some one in that I, WI beat u trader