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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
Marching Powers Of Prusslan Troops.

Without having personally witnessed
the endurance OF the Prussian troops in
marching, often under unfavorable con.
ditions, could not have believed in the
possibility OF the accomplishment oil
such feats. l have known men march
thirty English miles day for three con
secutiyc days. 1t must be remembered
too, that when the days march VII.
over the troops had to do their fire
lighting and cooking, and indeed, had
occasionally to search at distances fol
the food to cook. Nor must it be for
gotten that the Prlissian troops on the
march almost invariabla bivouac in the
open air. They carry no ,ents an excellent
arrangement it fine Summer weather,
when il Is positive pleasure to sleep
"under the henutif,,l otarc., but one that
Is very trying when the weather is broken
and inclemcnt. They carry burdens on
the march much heavier than the kit
of our English soldiers, and in the burn.
ing dog-days they plodded sturdily for.
ward all day long, yet only heard of u
few cases OF sunstroke attribute this
exemption to the almost invariable
sobriety Of the Prussians soldiery. II
was but the other day--nor is the case
mn isolated ne-that loud clamor was
raised in England because n regiment
had been marched some distance in the
sun with the result of several sun
strokes, one OF which was fatal Those
who cried shame over the trifing Kings
ton march should have seen the Prus-
slams striding steadily forward, the ther-
M NJ at,,htu ~ rvht,,
shade, with needle-gun, heavy knapsack,
eighty rounds ammunition, huge great
coats, camp-kettle, sword, n useless
encumbrance,) spade, water-bottle,
haversack, and lots of odds and ends
dangling about them, with perhaps u
loaf, like curling stone, under the
arm, and without the remotest symp-
tom OF sunstroke, only when they had
been drunk with bad beer or worse
spirits the night before, and it is this
overnight intoxication to which, |
think, inquiry would demonstrate that
cases OF sunstroke on the march are
mostly attributable. So steady and un
huctuating are the marching pace and
endurance of the Prussians troops, that
it must be n miscalculation on his own
part if leader is ont in reckoning
having these conditions for its basis.
The Generals know what the men can
do, and feel assured that they will do it !;
and this confidence enables them to
devise strategical combinations in the
full conviction, which is never falsifed,
that the troops will turn up Mt the ap-
pointed place true to time, and ready,
too, for fighting, no matter how long
and severe the road has been.-Saint
Paris.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
Freak OF an Insane Nan.

Among the inmates of the Lunatic
Asylum on Blackwelfs S Island, is one Max
sey, whose elratic performances have for
years formed topic for town gossip.
His best known achievement was the
erection of fort on the north end of
the island, by which he proposed to pro
tect the city from the approach of hos
tile fleet. To the erection of this work,
designed at first MS a trading-post, he has
applied himself with patient indus
try for eighteen years. The structure
was composed wholly Of pieces of drift
wood and stolen brick, put together by
pieces. II was about twenty feet long
by twelve wide, and mounted four wooden
guns. Within were rude table made
of driftwood, some chairs, n bunk, a
stove, and few other articles. The
value of the work, the lunatic estimated
at several millions of dollars. But now
all his millions have shrivelled into ashes.
One day the fort unaccountably took
fire and in short time was entirely con-
sumed. The effect of this disaster upon
Maxsev was of course prodigious He
attributed it all to the emissaries of an
unknown enemy, and says he will not
rest until he has discovered the offender.
Seriously, the whole story of the con-
strlctlon, design and extinction OF this
work is one of the most remarkable in
connection with tho records of modern
lunacy, and affords proof that even in
it's ruins the human mind hiss wonder
full majesty and power.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
Crops Of 1870.

The monthly report of the Department
Of Agriculture, of the United ates, in
treating of the condition of the crops.
saws the estimates of the corn product
for the past few years have rarely indi-
Gated very near approach to full crop.
From a preliminary calculation upon
local returns from 749 counties, the total
product OF the year is made to exceed
1000, 600, 900 bushels. This would give
about twenty eight bushels an acre this
year, upon the assumed acreage of 39,
600, 600 acres, against twenty-three and a
half bushels upon little more than 81,
100000 acres last year. The returns
indicatc'a larger product of sorghum than
last year. The tobacco crop is compare
lively large, and the estimate of the year
will aggregate at least 30O,OOO,OoO lbs.
The hay crop is less in quantity than
that lof 1869 by about Is per cent. the
estimate, however, will go above 20, 600,
600 tons, which is little more than the
product of 1859. The product of the
year in potatoes is little more than four
fifths of the preceding year.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
RATES OF .ApvERTIsIna.
"Kick Him when Tc's Down."

When the sun OF prosperlty's shining,
Ana ma growing ricner every day
When u. case aud in comfort reclining,
md golden success crowns his way
flow friends will then flock about him
But IL fortune should happen to frown,
How quickly he'll got the cold shoulder"
And be "hicked because he is down"
How kindly the world will smile on him
When life with success abounds
How cordially, bandly twill greet him
hsin pleasure he's riding around
nut then let rcverses oertakc him,
And his friends both in country and town,
Have not kind sentence to cheer him,
But will "kck him as soon ~ he's down"
Let man got position or wealth,
Matters Motif by intrigue or fraud
The world mods approvingly at him,
And his acts il will loudly applaud
What though he may bo n great villain
with tho simple, the wise and the clown,
While hos up he's "tip-top fellow"
But they'll "kick him II ever he's down"
When man has plenty OF "greenbacks,
And he's healthy and festive and gay
And the crowd approves all he may say 1;
But just let him lose all his treasures,
Perchance, too, his health may be gone,
He'll get to be nobody quickly,
And sure to be Kicked who''
ur..,., -. velng moral and honest,
Nibf'striving TO be upright and true
pul unless a man has "lots OF money"
The worlds bound to "put him righ
through"
They'll ego for him certain and surely,
From tho jockey to priest in his gown
All will stand ready to "snub him,
And kick him because he is down"
Oh when will mankind be less selfish
wonder If twill ever be thus:
That wen love to do to each other
As We would have them TO do to us;
And II in advcrsity's ocean"
We are liking and ready to drown,
Thrice blessed be the friend whose devotion
viii help man up when he's down
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

LOCKING Up FOR DEBT. 1t may not be
generally known that, if n mans debts be
only small enough, he may be kept in
prison for them in New York, all his life
There is nowa in Ludlow street Jail a
German peddler, living somewhere up
the river, who is imprisoned for debt
of about $500, which he incurred
honestly, is willing to pay, but cannot
because he has no money and cannot get
ont of jail to earn it-and the lawyers
have not yet found that there is any way
TO get him ont. The petty District
Courts of the cities OF New York State
have power to arrest man for debt on
the simple affidavit that he intends to
leave the country. If judgment is OBJ
tanned, the same affidavit serves to keep
him in jail till the debt is paid or the man
dies. Strangely enough there seems to
he no writ OF hobsds corpus to apply IN
this case. This man merely came to the
city on business, and was seized after
this fashion.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
I.astest Fashion Notes.

Boas and collars are very generally
worn, though there is well-founded
prejudice against their use, on the ground
that n FIR covering for the throat enfee-
bles that organ, and renders it painfully
susceptible to the cold.
Velvet cloth and velveteen will be the
favorite for skating dresses. The round
skirt. of course, will be shorter than that
worn on the street, and is usually of gros
grain or velvet, with an upper skirt and
Jacket of some bright color.
4 noted reception dress is train robe
of silver grey satin, bordered with five
narrow ruffes faced with pink silk. The
long, graceful overskirt is ornamented
with three ruffles and is most gracefully
looped up by large pink fringed bows
placed in an artistic and yet apparently
careless manner; square corsnge, ana
short sleeves trimmed with ruffles, lace
and bows.
A diStiaqve dinner dress is OF black
gros grain, court train, trimmed with
black silk. The front breadth is trim
med e1, fnbiier with blue silk ruflles, three
of which border the skirt. The tram Is
lined with blue silk and edged with blue
ruffies Heart-shaped corsage with lap
pels faced with blue. Flowing sleeves.
A very elegant evening dress is OF Nile
green satin, mode with single skirt en-
tram.
A deep Valenciennes founce borders
the skirt. Above is placed wide puff
of Illusion caught at intervals by black
velvet bows and black Maguerites. At
the top of the puff is broad blue band
of black velvet Low-necked bodywith
long tabs edged with Valenciennes. head
ed by illusion and velvet
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
The Methodist Episcopal Church.

The official statistical returns made by
the several annual Conferences at their
sessions held during the current year,
have been put in type, and will soon be
issued from the Book Concern in large
octave volume of over 300 pages. From
the proof-sheets we compile the interest
ing summaries which we give below.
The figures show a ,ar of note worthy
prosperity. Let us be profoundly CRATE
ful to Him whose servants we are, whose
benedictions have thus far crowned our
labors, and who now calls to renewed
conservation and zeal in His work. The
general summaries stated in the briefest
form, are as follows
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

A HUGE jon. One of the Nevada stage
robbers confesses to the following story.
He says that o scheme was once on fooi
some time ago for robbing the bank OF
California, S ,cramento. The plan was
to rent drinking saloon on Taylor street
below the bank, and tunnel under the
vault or floor, secreting the earth re-
moved in a cellar adjoining the saloon.
party was found who was willing to
advance the money required to do the
work, and lock-picking expert was to
he brought from San Francisco and paid
$4,000 for opening the doors of the
vault. The plan was to run tunnel
under the bank to remove portion of
the floor, murder or in some other man.
ner dispose of the watchman, and then
with the aid of an expert make clean
sweep of the contents of the vault. Had
the project been successfully carried
through, the rascals would have have
been handsomely rewarded for their
villainous labols; but for some reason
it was abandoned.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

CURIOUS FArALITY.-A very singular
case has Just been made known. 1t oc-
ours in the fishing village of Inver, near
Tain, in the family Of James Fraser, alias
Stow, fisherman. Fraser recently buried
his second wife, making the eighteenth
death i'll bis family since his first marriage
BY his first wife he had fourteen chill
dren, ten of whom he has buried BY
the second wife he had eleven children,
of whom six are dead SO that he has, in
a comparatively short period, followed
TO the grave his two wives and sixteen of
his twenty-five children, making in all
eighteen deaths since his first marriage.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
An ANCIENT STORY runs, that the bird

An ANCIENT STORY runs, that the birds
once met to choose a monarch whoever
scared the highest was to reign over
them. "Up sprang all the birds into
the air, but highest of all rose the eagle,
who, after mounting until his wearied
wings could beat no more, proclaimed
himself the sovereign of the birds. But,
all unperceived, the little wren had been
quietly perching between his shoulders,
and rs soon as the eagle ceased to mount,
he rose on tiny pinion far above the
wearied eagle, and twittered forth The
victory of wit and intellect over bulk and
physical strength"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

The GrpRALrAR Chronicle, speaking of
the epidemic of yellowfeverin Barcelona,
says that in 1921, when the disease last
visited that city, it broke out on the same
day of the month as this year in the
same street suddenly increased on the
same day and attained its maximum of
victims on the same day. In 1921, it
ceased on the llth of November, and the
Chronicle, at its date of writing October
81, hopes that the series of condolences
may be perfect TO the end.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
The Flight Of the Birds.

O wise little birds, how do you know
The way to go
Southwark and northward, to and fro
Far up in the ether piped thoy;
We but obey
Ono who callolh In Far away.
ole callcth and eallcth year by year.
Now there, now hero,
Ever he maketh the way appear
Dear little birds, He calleth mo
Who calleth yc;
Would that might as trufting ba
Scribnsg's Monthly.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

ELEVEN THOUSAND PERSONS KILLED by
SNAKEs.-An English paper says; A
St Patrick is evidently wanted in India
as much rs ever he was in Ireland. Dur
ing the wear 1869 no less that IL, ,4l6 per-
sons in the Bengal Presidency died from
the effects of snake bite. Jne return
giving this information has been care,
fully compiled all the merely sick ana
wounded have been omi' 6ed, as well as
those sudden deaths which in India are
often attributed to snake bites by heirs
10 property unduly eager for their inhe-
ritance. II is a surprising fact that this
destruction of human life goes on year
by wear and that no efficacious means are
adapted to check its ravages.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

On rHE CArrrULATIoN of Thionville,
5000 French troops were paroled. A
majority of the besieeed were much en-
ragged at the surrender, and some OF the
troops threatened TO explode the mag.
azines, but they were dissuaded from
their purpose upon the appearance Of
the women and children, who, on thef
knees besought submission. Dung
the action $4,000 shells were thrown in
to the city. involving damages to the ex-
tent of over 50. .OOO.OOO
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

WANTED 10 TRY HIS LUCK.-A man
having mari la woman who had already
had four b stands, wr' asked why he
became the fifth He d al am of an
adventurous disposit N, and having
heard that her first husband ran away,
that the second hung himself, the third
shot himself, and the fourth drowned
himself, wanted to try my luck, and sec
what world become of me and I'm
afraid, he added, with sigh, that !
shan't have the pluck to do what any of
nv predecessors did.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
Increase
over 1869.

These figures are exclusive of the
statisticts of our foreign mission in
China, Bulgaria and South America,
the official returns from which have not
yet reached us.-FTon, the Christian Id
rOclts
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

The steamship Ar1es, bound from Bos-
ton to Philadelphia, was wrecked off
Hereford inlet, n. j., in heavy snow
storm, and five lives were lost.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

A BLIND girl sixteen years of age, an
inmate of the Blind Asylum at Jackson,
Mississippi, learned the alphabet in
raised letters in four hours, and was able
to read well in one week after her admis-
sion.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
RATES or SUBSCRIPTION.

one copy, one year In advance, ,,,,,..,...ti 30
IL not paid within three months,.,,,,..."2 Q 90
No variation whatever from these rates,
No paper discontinued until all ars,ragos
are paid, except At the option ~ tho pub!ishor.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
JOB PRINTING

of all kinds neatly executed AZ the lowest living
ial and stock for this department, and we nov
havsoIperonced aud competent workmen to use
them. II you want any printing done You need
not go 10 the city, or out of the county, for you
can got a. good work aud ~ low prisss o. t.iA
office ~ at any other.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13
A Story About Baked Beans.

The Boston Traveller tells this story
A man born and raised on New Eng.
land farm, where he worked hard and
lived on plain fare, such as baked beans,
bean porridge and the hke--emigrated
to certain city, where by honest indus
/ try and enterprise he ultimately became
quite ricn. Though plain man, with
unsophisticated tastes and notions he
! foolishly married fashionable wife, who
was ashamed of all his antecedents and
homely tastes: and when they subse-
quently moved into another city, took
special pains to ignore all her husbands
"vulgar New England tastes and habits. y
She bore special spite against his cher
ished love for baked beans for which
the good man retaliated on his "stuck-
up" rib. On their return passage from
Europe, the husbands favorite dish was
daily on the public table of the steamer
and the husband was continually crafty
ing his Yankee taste, to the great and
manifested disgust of his foolish wife,
whom he once paid off after this fashion,
Coming to the table and finding his
favorite dish, he helped himself plenti-
fully, and then with his mouth full of
beans, turned to his wife and exclaimed,
loud enough to be heard all around,
These are good-ee, good-ee We
never have them at our house But
they are so good-ee ~ This was enough
to blast the aristocratic airs of madam
for me remainder OF the passage and
the husband was allowed to eat his beans
in peace,
TERRITORIAL ADJUSTMENTS. The fol-
lowing story is told Of the early days of
Wyoming Territory: In the bar-room
OF wayside tavern, where the stage
stopped to change horses, and where
teamsters tarried to drink, few rough
customers sat one afternoon beside the
stove. Enter mountain ruffan, veno-
mously drunk, who fetched out his re-
volver and commsnced prackcing with
it at various objects behind the bar and
on the walls. While this was going on,
the cry of an oXteanster to his approach
ing cattle We're heard, and soon the
driver approached within the door.
Stalking mp to the bar he called for a
glass OF liquor; but, us he raised it to
his dirty lips, the tumbler was shattered
by q well-aimed shot from the practising
mans revolver. Without word the
bull whacker put his hand behind his
back, produced his pistol, leveled it at
the Ruifian's he ad, and remarked as the
body dropped to the floor, THAT scoun-
drel would have hurt somebody pretty
soon" He then filled another glass and
drank the contents, strobe out as deliber
ately as he had come in, and with Il
"Woa, haw there !" started his oxen up
the road.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1871-03-23

philadelphia, 20. @dr3. 6rf unb Ss,
les Girbersi ;u @anasunF wurte 9eut1
Rcr8en bur& Seuer f6psr bef6dbtst
giadbem baFsIte ssl6ldt mar, fanO mar
sinen grbsiter, NamsuS 1e&tnIsp, tptI
in Der Sawun8rabsrute Iiessn.
&t@ter gats eewis, Der frii9ere Sbrrs
ri&Isr Der Supreme Court, 1T seFsrn 5u
gBsF.Y9ilapelpbia I'm @lter BON "a Sab.
rem Sefcrten. ,gr mar Der srfe bonn ScIfs
erpablte 9tidter, leGnte aber mad G6lauf
Isinsr Dtenitjstt cine gBisbsrnOminatiun
auf brm bemUtrutti6en Sifst at.
i 6pn. Ssnry Q. 3pUrr, Collector
trS Safens BON philadelphia, Bat Rem
YrdFrtnten feline 8sFsnattun einsereiat.
SisIslte Gcll am 1. april In 1taFt trstrn.
DIE 5aupt' GanbiNGten fir baS Sa.
fsnsgu[Iretpr'Gmt In philadelphia Fnb
.. 9. GputEwprt9 uab SO0n Guder.
- Die 16. General gerIammlung trs
8ereiuS FER Orutfden YreGe BON penns
lylpanisn fanp SUrlrbten DUnneraag in
9laentpwn fatt. Der Sprfbsr, G6rp.
9. 6. Srpbf, srrbrsitete litb ausfi9rIi9
iiber bic bis9erisen 2eifunsen bss Ser.
Gins, unp tejetAuete pann bic fplesnben
@ittsl ais SurtrsffIt2 9eeIsnst fir Grrsts
dung teS sprssfsdtsn 3tsIss brS grr.
Gins:
1. SaB man fG teniiGen mue, bic
rsuti&s 9reiIe paburb msbr ;u Bebsn,
pab man fe Splfstbiimliher mant. Man
muB utHt nur I'm Sinne hes 8plfes I6reis
ben, 1cnpern bas Bolt Hue aud islbf
btnein9sjr9en perben In bic &rbriten Der
Yre1Ie.
2. Oa6 bic fpsrifi6 beutIhen 5usen.
ben, ipte @9rIiatsit, Srsus &c. 1ppobl ben
abf6mmlingsn anperer Natipnalitdtsn
gs9sniitsr nit Na6brud bsrppr9s4pben,
ais aud I'M fern etgenen StammsesenpGen
INNER wieper sin8eprd9t werbsn.
Sr. Daniel 6. S66bIer CAB intersFantr
Gufi&Iife iitrr elm beutf6.en9IiIdss 9eDs
r'Seminar, irelaeS er ndaaen Summsr
In SrpaNbeabeSilIe, Npurpe County, ,u
6riintsn 9stsntt. Sir beutl6srnsIiIGe
S&uIsn Fnb Sur allen Dinssn 9strsr no
tbis, weIts 9rtnblia In tsibsn Spra6sn
gu unterri&tn SrrRsteu. SO frrut uns
rssRaIt, bG6 Sr. Sa6btrr SrrF&ern
tCnnts, bas 3uRnnpsfommsn fsinss In.
tsrnsbmsns ltt ssfGsrt.
Die nd4Fe grrlammIunO Ipn 3ptISrn
gest9nAHtrn unb Neuinbr In Rsattna
lattFnSsn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1871-03-23
Scr Mnttrr eirbling.

Sra9et bic Sabrs nit ruGiaem Saritt!
Sebet fie leiie nistsr!
3pilAen Die Inbern auf's 9aaer bin,
Settet bic iungsn @lisber.
eafet i9n rub'n! 60 6lutis unb Id5n
0tutt er, Der 9iebItng Der Seincn. -
Sebt, bic Saattsn bes Spbes weGn
u'brr Der Stirne, Der rrtnen. -
Slut9etrGutt 4 Sas Ipnnisr Saar,
Sleih 1T bic Gippe, bic rpttr,
Der stnsr SHUTTER 9isbIins mar,
Sltn9t nit benz bittern Subel
S6Iisbet init leiirr, Iieteuter Sanb
glun i9m tte Gu9sn = bic Seinen
gBsrben i'm ffrnsu 9etmatllaub
0an9e ben Snabsn tsreinrn.
6altft Die SGnbe iGm iiter bic 8rulll
Nsbmt BON ben lodissn Saaren,
gBo9l elmer lisbIi&sn S6psRer SUIT.
Scr9Iam felt lanssn SaGren
gBobl BON Itetsnrsr SHUTTER aspfIeat
Die all benz trsusn 6er,en
@frne ben f66nen 9irblins oetsat.
9sn ie sntIis6 nit S@mtrssp.
A4! Ste peint publ, unb bttrt fir i6u
&dalia, In baneen Spraen,
Sstt lie tbn fab BON banuen ,ieG'n
2rausrnb am gtI6ietsmuraen.
gSobl auf Der 9pden Ipnniass @oIb
Cradt lle ben Sub bsim S6eiten,
Gb' CT ba9inSus, itr 9irblina 6cIb,
SaRn fur bic Srimatb ,u Rrsitsn.
eahslno bic 9ipps, be@ taIt unb lfarr
eis9t nun Der mutbies 8natr,
Sqn' Der Der Ntuttsr etsbIius mar.
2ra9st isBt ianft ,u @rats!
user um tbn tpsine, @ctt trGih iDr Ser,
Ststtppa fptrb sr bic GsiHen y
Stnlt mao Der Grbe fIiiGtisem SGmer,
Ilit ben @eIirbtsn prrrinen.