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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
The I" Heritage Of WO."

was much Mortified ia going over the
battlefield Of Gravelotte 10 find many
of the corpses of the poor soldiers quite
exposed, The soil In front Of the Wood
de Jaumont, which lies between the
village Of Gravelotte aud st. Privat,
il very stony and have no ,lonbt thu,
in the month Of August the ground Was
then 80 hard ~ t. make il almost i'm.
possible for the Cerinans--upon whom
alone fell the task Il interring the heaps
Of slain--to spare th, time to bury them
deep. could distinctly identity one
poor fellow ~ u Zoaaye. aud could make
out the position in which he fell. The
whole Of his face had quite disappeared,
but his blue jacket and rcd pantaloons
aud boots were scarcely Injured. could
also discover another 10 be a prussian |;
and from many Of the graves one could
SEQ hands and feet appearing. For the
sake of decency aud humanity, measures
ought To be taken NJ once tas l believe
has been the case ut Sedan) to bury these
corpses deeper The distress in the
to be described, espetnnI, 'ae 'escihle
vile. Giavelotte, and st. Privat. The
houses have been denuded Of everything
Window. doors, cupboards, and
hoon-all have heen perfectly DESTROYED.
So one may imagine what they have had
TO endure tins terrible winter. One
poor woman in the village Of Gravelotte
begged me to go into her cottage to see
her daughter, a girl Of IL years old, who
was drcadfully i'll with typhus fever
She could get no doctor. The woman
had nothing to give the child. There is
no work to be done. The men cannot
repair even their own houses, for they
have no tools and no money. The
farmers have lost all their horses and
cattle aud corn, aud are therefore almost
ruined There Is one loud lament
throughout the land, aud the poor say
the worst is vet to come for ~ many
Of the bodies have been buried in the
little courtyards and gardens OF the
cottages and with all the decaying
humanity around them. they quite dread
a pestilence during q summer. and
doubtless one fears puch must be the
case unless immediate steps are taken to
prevent it. Horses and seed are here
the great demand. A French gentle
man told me that unless the farmers can
get the hand plou9hed and sew well in
this district by the middle Of March, they
will get no harvest at all this year -
VA Correspondence.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
The French War Indemnity.

A German paper gives officially the
manner in which the German claim
against France is made up. 1t says -
OF course the exact expenses Of the late
war are not yet known, but we have some
data to guide MS IN an approximate cal
culation. In November, 1867, specified
statement of expenditure in the cam
paign of 1866 was LAID before the Prlls-
sian Chambers, with the express Motif
cation that the list did not comprehend
the normal expenditure in peace times,
but only the extra outlay required by the
war In that year the extraordinary dis
bursement for the army amounted to
81, $50, 070 thalers, and 90, j66 thalers in
Cured in the indispensable work Of
uniting the telegraphs, exclusive of
further sum of &, 6,OO0,0U thalers for COM
pensation to the districts exceptionally
exposed to the burdens of war, and the
treasury reserve of -. 800, 900 thalers,
which, having been exhausted III 1866,
had to be replaced
The extraordinary expenses OF the fieet
amounted to 1, 4S3, 900 thalers aud those
of the secret service to 729, OH thalers
Compensation for interest on indirect
taxes paid i'll advance was estimated at
229, los thalers, and the collection OF
special war-imposts necessitated an ex-
penditure of "a ,070 thalers. The sum
total will be found to be l2O, NO, ,0lO
thalers.
"At the same time We must not lose
sight of the following facts. The late
war lasted six times ms long as that of
1866. The number of troops was at least
double The besieging of foriresses. for
which in 1866 there was no necessity,
absorbed great sums Strasburg alone
cost 1000, 600 thalers. The defence OF
the coasts was also attended with heavy
expense. Again, in 1866, only small
part of the landwehr were mobilized.
The -mobilized landweh amounted
to 73. 900 men, while the mobilized portion
comprehended only "a battalions OF 500
men each, and "a cavalry regiments OF
/ 6iS men. The non modified landwehr,
in that year, had to perform the duty OF
the present garrison battahons. In the
last war with France we have had about
/ S,OOO killed and 10000 wounded. The
widows and necessitous parents of the
fallen soldiers will receive assistance from
the state the widow of private soldier,
80 this. yearly, with 30 this. for every
/ girl and 40 this for every boy the
wife OF an underotfcer of the lowest
rank, 10 this. ; that of sergeant, 100
this, &c.
"The pension OF invalids amount to
6-10 this per month for private, with
$40 this. more, according to the nature
of the wound.
Farther, the costs OF the late cam
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21

CONaREss has recently considered the
suggestion that the valuable food fishes
of the coasts and lakes Of the United
States are diminishing in number, to the
public injury. And they have autho-
rized the President to appoint from
among the civil officers or employees OF
the government one person OF scientific
and practical acquaintance with the sub
ject to be Commissioner of Fish and
Fisheries, to serve without additional
salary. His duties are to prosecute III
vestigations and inquiries on this sub
iect, with the view of ascertaining wheth-
er any dimunition in the number Of the
food fishes OF the coasts and lakes of the
United States has taken place and if 50.
TO what causes this is due and also
whether any protective, prohibitory, or
precautionary measures should be taken.
The results Of his Investigations are to
be reported to Congress. The heads OF
the executive departments are directed
to aid the commissioner in the prosecu-
ton OF his duties. And he is at liberty
at all times to take, or cause TO be taken,
in the waters of the sea acoast, and III the
lakes. such fish a. may, in his Judgment,
be needfuI or desirable for the conduct
of his duties, Notwithstanding the exist
ence OF any law or usage OF any State to
the contrary.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
One Year Ago.

One wear ago a ringing voice
4 clear blue eye,
And clustering curls Of golden h1ir
Too fair 10 die.
only wear no voice, no smile
80 glance of eye,
No clustering curls of golden hair
Far but to die
one year ago what loves, what schemes
Far into life,
What joyous hopes, what high resolves,
What generous strife
The silent pictures on the wall,
The burial stone
Ofall that beauty, life and joy
Remain alone
one ycar-one yoar-one little year.
Aud 80 much gone!
And vet the even flow Of life
Moves solemn ly on;
The grass grows Green, the flowers bloom IA
Above that head
No sorrowing tint of leaf or spray,
Says he is dead.
No pause or hush of merry birds
That sing above,
Tells us how coldly sleeps below
The form we love.
The vail, the vail, 70 thin and strong,
Twixt us and thee
The mystic vail when shall it tall,
That we may see,
Not dead not sleeping, not even gone
But present still,
And waiting for the coming hour
OF Gods sweet will.
Lord of the living and the dead,
our Saviour dear,
We lay in silence at Thy feet
This sad, sad year
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
The Present Time.

usil peacc thou that utaiuest
Thine olive blood bright;
'rhnt highest ashamed
N A thief In the night
INV robes all sullicd aud torn, thine eyes be-
reit Of light.
Thy path through tho vineyards
Impnrplod with gore,
sweet France at thy presence
Roioiceth no more,
'rhou bringor Of shame TO youths bright brows;
dlsqracer Of heads all hoarl
All hail thou the quoenly
Thou c0mcst In chains,
Subornod 10 .ho purpose,
And stern yngeful aims
M might, III D opprcssOr and lord OF Right to
The power the master claims,
This Peace2 Nay, tis silence,
nlack stiffness OF Death,
The reaper the stern one,
Tho robbcr Of breath.
oftbe tomb that closoth to opo no more on the
hopeless soul beneath.
Praise God None snch il there.
M doad things must rise
To witness Els power
That ruleth the skies.
NJ summoth each tear, each sob, each sroan,
each form that lifcless lies.
There remains but HIS Peace aud Rest
For our dead in their thronf cd graves
And what vengeance is just nd best.
He stills all the restless wave,
OF passion in the troubled breast,
'Tis He condemns and saves,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
To Revive o,r ShlDpIng,

A bill OF interest to the shipping intel
est Of the country Was introduced III the
L. =. House, 10 l,e referred to the Com
mittcc on Commerce when appointed.
1t is the same bill that was before Mr..
Lynch's committee Of the last Congress
to abolish compulsory pilotag and
which the committee failed to report. 1t
will probably be reargued before the
Committee on commerce next winter as
soon Us Congress meets. The following
is copy of the bill which was prepared
by the New York Shipowners and Ship
Captains Association
That all masters on commanders OF
ships or other vessels bound into OF out
of any port of the United States, who
shall deem themselves capable of plotting
said ship or vessel under his or their
command into or out of any port OF the
United States, as aforesaid, shall not he
compelled to pay any pilotage, half pilot
age, penalty, or penalties whatsoever, to
the licensed pilots OF the several States,
unless they are actually employed tc
pilot said ship on vessel by the master oi
commanders, as aforesaid, anything IN
the laws of the United States, or of the
several States, to the contrary notwith
standing.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21

DEArH OF An EccENrRIc.-The Mis-
sour Journals mention the death of an
eccentric person, Horace Kiphat, not
far from Rolla, in that State. He had
been a Methodist clergyman then en-
tered the confederate service after the
war turned Mormon soon went back to
his old home married a woman young
enough to he bis daughter, who died
suddenly and mysteriously and finally
took up his resideDce in q cave in the
Oak mountains, ind is believed 10 have
perished ior want of proper nourishment
and shelter. He vss a nstive Of Ken
tucky. and in MS Goth year.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
ShOpulng in New York.

A lady who has been shopping in New
York, says Of an establishment In the
second story saw the shawl department.
where they had one worth 3,5U. II
had a very coarse appearance. and Its
value arose from the amount of needle
work laid out upon it. Only one of these
highest-priced shawls has been sold this
season, but OF x3, 600 style about twenty
had been taken. From Theses lofty fig
ures the salesman can come down to a 80
patterp. The first t-mentioneda are usually
kept 10 large chests, which are locked up
at night The way these New York
ladies dress may he Judged from the fact
that one of them ran, as was told. a
bill OF $40, 600 in two months. II may
therefore, be understood that the 6usl,
ness done here is not all cash, and indeed
any person who is considered good
can obtain a reasonable credit
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21

A CALFoRSI, paper says it is deeply
indebted to Congressman for copy
of his great speech against the frankirg
privilege, which, as he justly observes,
entails an expense of millions Of dollars
annually upon the people to gratify the
vanity or advance the personal interests
OF garrulous members Of Congress In
a private note" adds the Journalist,
1.-The honorable Senator Informs us that
he has franked ten thousand copies Of
this document 10 his constituents, and
be cannot entertain doubt that it will
be the means of his triumphant re-elec-
ton. He may count upon us we pledge
him our enthusiastic indifference.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
How u boy Wakes Up.

There he lies in his crib, nut brown
cub Of four years. He sleeps the sleep
of healthy childhood. In the same posi-
ton he lay when he dropped into un-
consciousness, one arm under his head,
one leg kicked out from under the cover
let He is perfectly motionless. His
round cheek pillows itself on the extend
ed arm and his leg seems to have been
arrested in the middle Of the last restless
kick. as the curtain fell over his blue
eyes, and he was fast asleep. You can
scarcely perceive his regular respiration.
A train OF cars thunder by without noise
he might be carried across the street
without awakening. II is morning day
light streams into the windows the sun
shines on the hilltops The sounds of
stirring life me beginning 10 be heard
about the house. Watch the boy. Still
and motionless as n figure of marble.
As you look, the gates of sleep are sud
denly unlocked. He is awake in q
twinkling-awake all over His blue
eyes are wide open and bright-his lips
part with shout-his legs hy aut in
different tlirections---his arms are i'll rapid
motion--he fiops over with u spring-in
ten seconds he has turned couple OF
somersaults, and pre- ants before you II
living illustration of perpetual motion.
There is no deliberate yawning, no slow
stretching OF indolent limbs, no lazy
rubbing OF sleepy eyes no gradually be-
coming awake about il. With snap
like pistol shot he is thoroughly awake
and kicking wide awake to the top end
of each particular hair The wonderful
thing about it is its sudienncss and com.
pleteness
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
jon PRINTING

of all kinds neatly executed at tho lowest liviAa
prices Our office II well furnished with mater.
ial aud stock for this department, and We nov
have eexpericnced aud competent workmen 10 ues
them. n You want any printing done you nssA
not NO to the city, or out of ths county, for zoe
can set ~ good work and as low prices at The
Office as al any other.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21

TIVE San Francisco Neos Letter says
,bs, !" the Industrial School Committee
rsnort that one boy has escaped FROM the
institution and got married and they
don't know what to do with him. II the
scbool is designed TO be reformatory, he
sbould be rescued and brought back II
pepal. il would be well 10 let him alone, >"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21
RATES or SUBSCRIPTION.

on, copy, one year In advance, ..,,..,,...N -
II not paid within three months, ,.,,..,, 90
No variation whatever from these ratios.
Ne paper discontinued until all ArrsarsGss
air pHid' except ~ III. option of the publishes.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21

A PINE GIRL cannot be described. To
tell the color of her eyes and hair dimin-
ishes the conception OF her. To relate
the elements of her dress is to weaken
her by analysis. As she is, nil life and
flesh, and noble raiment wrapping her
round, and every rustic of her robe the
appropriate music to her movements,
what il it like ? At ball, she Is en-
nobled by the consciousness Of her beau-
ty and that all men feel it, forgetting for
the time that money or power is its SUI
perior and as for goodness, 1t is always
supposed in the truly fine girl. Where
she glides the eyes and the better
thoughts of men follow. She is always
most beautiful with her father, and suf-
fers much disparngement when with any
young man. The young man. somehow,
appears to be ringing in. The young
man is an interloper. Young man, go
awsv from that fine girl-G. A. 7o'r"-
se,,,1
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21

THr REDWOOD FORESTS of California
furnish the ties used for the construction
of railroads on the Pacific coast Al
though pine and oak ties are used occa-
sionally, yet wood of this description
decays rapidly, and has to be replaced
with the redwood. Railroad ties in San
Francisco have, within II few years, oe-
clined from 81 and CD cents to 40 cents
for each the supplies for the south
American railway lines are drawn entirely
from California, as the hard wood ties
cut on the Andes cannot be used without
boring out the spike holes with augnrs.
For the Peruvian railroads an immense
stock of redwood ties is now piled up at
Callao for future nse. The original cost
Of the tie at San Francisco is 40 cents,
but with freight and commission added,
the charge is raised to one dollar Mt
Callao. The ties are split out of the
trunk and then hewn to an even surface.
This method involves great waste, but
the expense OF saving, it is stated, is
fully equal TO the wastage SO that moth
ing would be- gained by sending the trees
to the mills. The demand for the red
wood ties, it is asserted, will soon exhaust
the forests Of California.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-21

A GREAT PARIS PRINTER AND HIS MEN.
Before the war, NJ. Paul Dupont, the
great Paris printer, carried ON business
0. 5000 600 francs year. He divided
ten per cent of the net profits among
his workmen, according To their individ-
ual merit, and not in regular proportion
TO their different salaries. This house,
says Mr.. Thurlow's recent report, has
followed this course for twenty years,
and claims the first place in the applica-
ton of one Of the happiest and most
successful ideas of modern times. Each
new hand, on admission, receives a sill
yer medal worth five francs as badge
of office and link between him and his
employer This establishment has its
sick and provident funds of all the usual
kinds, its loans OF honor to its workmen,
it's CaisseS de Rshujte, its savings banks,
its schools, libraries reading ard sing
ing rooms its cooperative stores, its
familisteries, gardens, baths, in short,
every invention of modern days for pro-
noting health, wealth, happiness, and
religion. TO use the words OF M. Du-
pont himselk d" 1t Is more than work
shop it is family, composed OF a
thousand persons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-07

First Mortgage
SINKING FUND
LAND GRANT BONDS
ST.j0SEPH AND DENVER CITY
Railroad Company,
WESTERN DIVISION.

he had from the unicrgneI through the
PRINCIPAL banks aud bankers Of the United states.
They thirty 3 years bearing Eight Cen, p e)
Interest payable the 18th days Of August and February in each year
Principal and Interest payable Principal in New
York. the Interest in NewYok London aud FrankonMan free OF
They Coupon Bonds registered into Regis
tered Bonds and receivable and accrued interest in payment for
e Companvs The payment principal and interest is
by FIRST and only Companys Lands granted
United 1866 lying and amount
ing 100000 acres the railway Of the Division extending
Msys Kansas to junction with Union Pacific Road at Fort
Kearney distance Of 10 miles, together with Equipments appe
tanning Franchises, Rights Of Way and Personal property
TIE mortgage made Loan ard Company Of
New.York Trustees
The Bonholder, amply protected by Mortgage
Dee which prohibits sale Of the Compsn lands less than four
a dollars per and release lien this Mortgage upon
sny portion until the purchase money paid Trustees who
are apply the to the Of these Bonds either
purchase Sinking Fund for their redemption maturity
THIS will eSnguh tn debt and leave the railway and equip
Tie security the payment Of these Bonds therefore
beyond al contingency.
The location Of the OF Joseph and City Railroad
q commanding one the fact that it is practical eIen.
sion weyway Of the Hannibal AMI st. Joseph the Land Gnt
Illinois Central The st. Joseh and Denver City Rail-
road fed at Ia eastern terminus St Joseph by Railway lines coming
direct from Hannibal St. Louis Chicago and local roads at
St Joseph therefore secuL Its connection with the
Union opens up through middle route across the continent
and nation importance This reflected in the fact that the GUAM
titles Of letters aud kilograms which have received during the few DAYS
the Bonds have been for sale applying Securities indicate the
quick response American peopen support Of internal improve
nens while at the time they make good investment
Price for the present 90 and accrued interest in currency
Btprssage relating the Bon free Marketable se4res received
n exchange
beep If great rro,n in m. examination property and
the bonds and are ,si ia M Loan will not only be
. bot profitable calculations tie fact that the First
Mortgage this Company, the Eastern Division lately sue
cuy placed by NJ have advanced to l and accrued H.
,4r making them rule at IO nearly per advance
Under al Circumstances unhesaingy recommend them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-07
pFrTIpTS OF PRODUCE.


Ave 53 ashes Pig: BeesgaH 6li bales Cotton l45 ms
Corper pkg. Dried 1874 bhs Egg 933 bills Flour, o. g
Whest 81 ga bush Com 1900 bush Oats 80 6bls Meal w
Flax l3 bales Hops, 45O Hides 50 bales Hides 8bO sde,
Leather rlg Meats 6l pigs Lard 02 pigs Searn l4i
pkgs Butter s7 pigs Cheese IS pkgs Talow 2ji pkg sper
225 starch ii bales skins 1888 SKIS silver Ore 10 Pigs Ca
7s hdS Tobacco, 3lJ pigs Tobacco 80 bb whisky SJ bales
Wool
principal kinds Produce FOR the week ending Sa1r
evening 9Th 757 bales Cotton ail bales Hops O6 is
bhs Spirits
I2-1s pkg 120 boxes Cheese l3j pkg Tobacco 2sh bias
Tobacco tales Wool n 633 hb. Flour. 23 bbl WHISKY l6
hu@ Com Me! 90 bags Corn Meal $4,000 Lush: Wheat !SS
Oats 800 bush RIVE, 227O bush Malt l)
psg-. pkg PORK, sos pkgs Cut Meats 29J c Lard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-07
THE STATE OF TRADE.

IvEFrlOr Aug 5lO3J a. mCoiton opened quiet AMI steady
Mddire Up-ll,. Of d9d.; Middlng Orleans, $40.
LONDON. Asg5ll:3J a. mCOnsOls opened az sis Tor ol
United States FyeIweniy bonds 6os 80
I5G5 old, 1905 81; Ten .Pories. ".
LONDON Aug 5 80 ,. mConso closed at gu for both money and
the Securities dull; United States tlve-I
bonds. la62s 90. lS6j Old ri G67s W; Territories g 90
LIVERPOOL 5-Bu D. mOOtton closed Iuet Miling Up
as Ndng Orleans 90 sales OF the day e0J bales
? Jn speculation and export. Lard al q cwt - .
LuNDON AHg 5-EyenngSngar ~ aIyb Per cWt Tor NO. IL
Ouch Stsud1r afuat TalOw - per ext.
rVgEPoo iur 5-Arrved. bark T. H. Armstrong. ou Galveston
Jure 2j bales Of cotton; ship Caupedown o NeNO leans
11r- ~ vih $50 bae bark Robert ron Galveston June H. with