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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
The Aspcct Of Rural Germany,

A correspondent OF tuf Chicago Iri-
bane, writing from Nuremberg, Germany,
says
In travelling through the rural dis
strcts of Germany one sees many inte-
resting sights. The first thing that strikes
an American il, that there are no farms
or isolated farm-houses, as in the United
States. For here the country people
all live III villages, from which they go
out III all directions to cultivate their
different tracts of land. These villages
spot the whole country. Az far rs the
eye can reach one can see them in all
directions. They lie at no great dis
tance from each other, there being one
III about every two square miles. One
of these contains ordinarily about fifty
houses, which, however. with the barns,
suin'es, etc. 40 nor "o'iup! more space
sia' 'he ouIouiiuihgs OF an IA ordinary
'aiiii III 'he ohited STATES Inc people
s sTeii 10 DE huddied up IN ciose quarters
me houses are very small ana low lheyS
are p"i', niostiV Oh prick ana covered
WIN req tdes loi baked ciayl' tnouSh
io' uniIequeh'iN 'hey are covered Win
s''"M' va 'he ooP oi 'iie straw .he grass
- o,'en seen 10 spout so that the roofs
,i 9l 'ne Il, houses look as green as the ground
Inc l,'"nr o'iidingS ol every village are
II "iI''iililIi ana peer-honse' ior all the
gram gran IN N germany is ground with wind
iii'iiS' III tne "iiid neihg mere more regular
'iia,i III 'he ohited STATES ana SO 1uf-
hlsheS 1t cheap ana convenient driving,
power ohe accordingly sees windmill
turning on nearly every NIL Ihe beer
mouse Is the place OF general resort IN the
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
More Census Studies.

The sources whence the TAritorie
and new States of the Union draw thei
population, form one of the interest
| ing stuli'5- OF Hch Census returns
! Taking Nebraska ~ an illustration il
appears that the " st has contributed
most largely to the building up of that
State-natives of Ohio numbering TO-,
7o9; of Illinois 8, 63S of Indiana 5000
! of Iowa 1000 ten Western States hav-
ing sent more than 40, 900 of their people
to settle in Nebraska. All the Southern
States contributed less than 10000. The
New England States have sent less than
5000. But New York and Pennsylvania
count largely among the feeders of
the new State-natives of New York be-
ing reported at 9.24l, and of Pennsyl-
vania at 1864 making total from these
two States of Is, 205. The total popula-
ton Of Nevada is 123, 900. OF this num-
Der, one-third are immigrants from the
Western States. OF all the present resi-
dents only Is, 425 are natives of Nebraska,
or about one-sixth. Every State in the
Union has contributed to make up the
population, and out of this composite
aggregate II new and iourishinS com
moDwealth has been born.
The new State of West Virginia counts
total population of 406, 95l, but of this
number no less than 3Gi, ,S03 were born
in Virginia or West Virginia. Ohio has
contributed l., 600; Pennsylvania II, 600;
New York, 13, $50 ; and there has been
a large immigration from Maryland,
to 7,100. 1t is an interest
ing point in the statistics of the foreign
element that the numbers of the Germans
and Irish in West Virginia are nearly
equal-Germans 6, 232, Irish 6,S32-and
2,557 are natives of England and Scot
land
The advantages of West Virginia seem
to have been appreciated by immigrants,
but very few of this class have yet found
their way to the newer centre of civlliza
ton in fal-awav Nebraska.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
Our Western Grazing Field.

The Omaha Repubhcn, says: "A
few days ago we received a call from Mr..
james A. Moore, of Sidney, Nebraska.
For eleven years Mr.. Moore has been
herding and grazing on the Plains
sometimes in Wyoming, sometimes in
Colorado, but of late years his tiocks and
droves have ranged entirely in Nebraska
Previous to coming West, Mr. Moore
had been engaged in the same business
near Ravenna, Ohio, and from that and
his later experience out here, he conf
IDENTIFY affirms that there is double the
!. Jft and one-half the risk in favor of
the plains. At the present time Mr.
Moore has &, 569 head of sheep, l., 100
head of cattle, and ~ horse and mules
Fol the improvement of his sheep, he has
lately imported 40 Canada bucks, and
purchased 30 Spanish merino bucks.
Last Winter was Ii most severe one, and
vet Mr. Moore assures us that his stock
grazed the whole Winter, gaining flesh
each week The only enemies of the
sheep are the cayotes (yet the loss from
that cause is insignificant), and of cattle
the Indians. He has lost over 300 head
by Indians since he has been herding,
the noble Lo having gobbled SO head at
one time. His impression from expert
ence is, that there is little difference be-
tween Wyoming and Colorado for profit
able grazing--the grasses, canons for
shelter, and climate being equally adyan-
tageous. But he is firm of the opinion
that the valleys of the Platte and tribu-
taries are the finest in the world fol
sheep and cattle.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
The Latest SWindIe.

For about week past a few rough
looking sharpers from New York have
been operating in the country, an ex-
change informs us, swindling the farm
ers by what is known as the cloth dodge
They went around by twos, and played
their game in the following manner :
One of the two would go to house and
offer for sale piece OF cloth at very
low price If he sold the cloth there,
his pal would reach the house soon after
he left it, and ask the inmates whether a
man had sold them any cloth. When
the cloth was shown to the second conner
he would instantly claim it, saying that
1t had been stolen frol4 him, and the
purchasers, to avoid being implicated III
any trouble. would of course surrender
the CLOTH and lose what they had paid
for it. 1t is said that these sharpers
made Newburg, n. Y, their headquar-
ters, but carefully refrained from prac
tising their little game there. Police
officer Andrews has been watching them,
not liking their looks, but not being able
to bring anything directly against them
until now But they left town for
New York the other night, leaving, it is
said, some unpaid bills behind them. If
exchanges will refer to the dark ways "
of this gang of New York gentlemen,
who live by their wits at other peoples
expense, farmers in other sections may
be put on their guard against the swim
dlers
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
Curious Crops IN (;ermany.

One of the most common crops raised
in Germany is that of trees, 40 that one
sees pine forests planted in great mum
bers. These are laid off in rows Ms
straight ms those of n corn ield There
is scarcely any wood at all in Germany
but what is thus cultivated. The land
is, in many places, 80 poor that it can
not be titled every year so that by tax
ing number Of years to raise crop OF
trees the occupants effect the double
purpose of supplying themselves with
wood and of getting at the end of that
time fallow ground again. One can see
the pine tree fields of all ages, some
with little trees of one or two years
growth, aud others with large ones ready
for the axe When they gather in n
,,s rileIe are any roots nt'to burn.
Another curious crop in Germany is
that of fish. In Northern Bavaria, es-
pecially, the fish ponds are very nume-
rous. The whole country is spotted
with them, and has the appearance of
being filed with little lakes. The sight
is quite unique, and often beautiful.
Wherever there is marshy place, or the
water in a fish pond. Those in Amer
lea who are cursed with sloughs might
take lessons from the Germans in this,
Many farmers realize AS much from their
water crop as from their land crop. At
the foot of hills often, and where the
waters come down from mountain,
they build these ponds. Not unfre-
quently they dam up large streams, or
turn off sufficient of the water for their
purpose. Sometimes along n whole
brook one may see dozens of fish h-ponds
foil owing close one after the other.
They have, accordingly, in Northern Ba-
varia always good supply of fish, not
withstanding they are FIR from the sea,
and no large rivers flow through their
country.
Another crop that is extensively cult.
waited i'll these regions is hops. This be-
ing the great beer country, hops, are,
of course, in great demand. The whole
country in the neighborhood of Hamberg
and Hersbruck produces scarcely any
thing else. AS far as the eye can reach
the hills and valley may be seen covered
with hop poles, which are now stacked
in pyramids, the time having not quite
yet arrived for planting them. The
shooting of the young hop vines has
Just begun and, as one rides along in
the cars lie can see for miles, ON both
sides of the road, field after field of
hops rising to his view. In some local
tiles one can see nothing else, every hill
and hollow being planted with them. l
presume that nine-tenths of the country
people in some of these districts are en-
gagged exclusively In hop-raising. The
grains also that are cultivated, as also
throug hout all Germany, have close
relation to beer making, barley being
the chief one OF them. Barley here
takes the place that wheat and corn does
in America, and when a farmer brings
his crops to market it is not to the ware
houses, but to the breweries.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
4 Humane Act Punished.

The Literal Chriaian has the follow
ing anecdote from gentleman who was
an eyewitness of the circumstance mar
rated:
The thermometer often stands for days
at from 100 to III degrees ia the Red
Sea, and vhen the vessel is with the
wind, and travelling about with the speed
of the air, the lack of any breeze or
ventilation makes life on the steamer
almost insupportable. On this occasion
four men and two women among the
passengers were so overcome with the
heat that the ships doctor reported that
they must die if the ships course were
not changed and breeze created by
travelling against the wind. The cap
tain very reluctantly, and in dire fear of
company's orders. yielded to the cry of
humanity and steamed one hundred
miles back on his course. He thus re-
duced the oppressive temperature TWEEN
ty degrees, ventilated his ship, and saved
the lives probably of six passengas
The Government fined the company
who excused the captain, although not
without warning not to do it again
thousand pounds for going out of the
prescribed route with Her Majesty's
mails.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
In High Life.

The marriage of Mr.. Tweed's daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Amelia, to Mr.. Arthur
Ambrose Maginnis of New Orleans, III
Trinity Chapel, New York, was, accord
ing to the accounts of the reporters, an
affair of almost royal magniicence. The
display of diamonds and rich toilets at
the church seems to have been equalled
and even surpassed III the splendor of
the SC presented when the guests
were IL cred into Mr. Tweed S mansion
at Fift avenue and Forty-third street.
This been transformed into II per-
feet fl, ar-garden, and the air was heavy
with rfume of choice exotics, which,
worke in every fanciful and appropriate
design, were met on every hand. The
bride and bridegroom, the former wear
ing "a wedding dress which cost, it is
said, five thousand dollars, stood be-
meath floral bell of immense size, and
directly in front of a huge American
shield of red, white and blue flowers,
backed by splendid arch of tuberoses.
The effect of this scene was of course
materially heightened by the bright
light, brilliant toilets and music of Gra-
fullas orchestra The wedding presents,
which were displayed in ROOM on the
second floor, represented more than
half million dollars, One silver set
alone contained two hundred and forty
pieces, while single diamond set among
the total number of fifteen sent cost
forty-fve thousand dollars The bride
is twenty-one, and the bridegroom is
widower of twenty-five. They will
make an extended tour of Europe.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23

dows that are lying fallow resume youl
rake and he, stir up the ground, and pull
up the weeds be as industrious as your
companions, and you will not have to wait
long for husband.n
Clairette listened to Aunt Migueline's
discourse with all the attention which ad-
vice deserves when one is disposed to follow
it because it seems good. No longer quit
ting her little plot of ground, she dug,
hoed and made hay so successfully that,
at the end of the year, the son OF rich old
Thomas came and put to her the following
question:
"CliaIette, will you be my wife ?"
''Why should lrefusc, Monsieur Thomas,
if such is your wish ?" responded Clairette,
with downcast eyes, and modest ieint
which the least bashful Of country girls
can so well assume.
"You are agreed. Cl.i"atte ~
II am y and they joined hands.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
l.iIRETTE vHE HUSBAND HUNTER.

Olairctte lost her father and her mother
" hen she was but thirteen years of age.
She was good-natur(d girl, but had rath-
er a fIightv head, and always looked at
things upon the surface, and took very lit
tie 1ains to get at the sense which lay
hidden beneath them. She accordingly
allowed her uncle and guardian to neglect
her property, paving no attention to II (;
and liked better to frequent fair. markets,
the Stival- of patron SAINTS and to ENJOY
sunday amusements, rather than TO hoe in
her fields, spade up her garden, and lead
her sheep to the pasturagc.
Clairette was hv no means indoIent or
inactive: she would pass an hour every
morning dressing herself, and two more
during the day smoothing her ribbons do
Ing up her scarfs, and putting away her
skirts After this came walk here. and a
promenade there, SO that the poor child
had not moment to spare. To make
amends she had several nice companions
how many one has at her age The child
seems to make stores of friends and all the
more because at every step it takes in the
world il is sure TO lose one. dozen
young girls had attended school and made
their first communion with Clairette. At
ter this important act, which brings us
ont of our infancy, and which assigns to Us
our place in the great workshop here be-
low, each was allotted her task in the fam
iIy Marghelide did sewing during the
day and spun in the evening Blcbe looked
after the house and carried out meals to
the field hands. Lixandrine took the sheep
and the cows to pas ture.
CIoirettr olonr as idle as a little savage
- she called this liberty-was proud of her
indenendence and niticd her roor compan-
ion, who oavc themselves so much trouble
IN tbo world HOf what Use is il Is
Riehn,s sunday dress any the better fer
nloddino along muddy maths strpwn with
hrierS uasIivandrino finer rcomnlexion
far getting tanned in = scorcbino simmer
,up tendino hnr cows ~
Tho timr came however when in snitr
or bnr n,;da in how half-vooahond life ,lai.
rotte was loss ambitions of ndenendence.
and felt disnosnd Ia come under the domin
inn of a bulhand This very natural de-
sire bnt .t;ll &, vacpe one at eicbteen be-
sides beino subject 10 circumstances. be-
cor,o ;nner;ons ike the satisfaction of n
mint or honor when Clairette returned
from tho wodd;ng of N,rcbelde with the
tailor Jatane
MarobeIide was the Younger By what
;,,a,.,'t,aatIo - r. e. nh +be natror
of sronses sInnld She take tbe lead of her
associates1 She WINS assuredly less pretty
than CIa,rette and likewise less amiable.
Who would d;snmta That , What charm
LaJ o;,,o,' bo. tln ,,.of.rn,ca in the evns ot
tbe hr;sl rnnrn I atano7
Al I haro ' i ;si NIargbeIidc wore
sn,and;d rdJ ,n+.;no.t as hrll;ant as = non
w. and mu1' .La aroJ oway tba cattle bnt
wb,ich cp' ,radOcoJ "1un orte contrary effect on
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23

THE Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. has decided that the assessment of
five per cent. on the eighty per cent
certificates of the New York Central
Railroad Company was properly made,
and has instructed the Collector of the
Fourteenth New York District to pro-
ceed at once to collect the tax, amount
ing in the aggregate to 81, 151, 800.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23

A KNOWING MULE.-The Scranton
pa. Republicans states that it knows o
a mule that has been brought up in tn,
coal mines, that understands what it ii
expected to do so well that when pulling
a loaded car up slope, and finding that
its strength is not holding out, it will
catch hold of sill with its teeth, and
thus keep the car in position until the
driver succeeds in blockading the
wheel.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23

STEAM BOILERS Sir William Fair
bairn's latest invention, briefly des-
cribed, consists of an improvement in
steam boilers, in which he combines to-
gether three cylindrical shells of boiler
plate. He arranges them parallel the one
to the other, and horizontally, or nearly
So Two of the cylinders, which are set
side by side, are each traversed from
end to end by an internal tube, IN which
are the furnaces, and these cylinders,
each communicate with the third cylin
der, which is placed over and between
them, by three or other number of pipes,
of sufficient size to allow the steam
generated ia the lower cylinders TO es-
cape freely into the upper, and also to
allow the V lter freely to circulate. This
arrangement is at once inexpensive and
free from complication, and answers well
the object in view.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23

A RAILWAY BRAKE.-A good and eff
cient railway brake is 50 great desid-
eratum that the number of invention,
claiming to meet this important needs
in the most perfect manner, is almost
beyond estimate, and new devices are
constantly brought to public attention.
Latest of these is what is termed the
air brake-operated by small air
pump attached to the engine, and
worked by steam from the boiler This
pump forces air into the receiver, and
when the pressure is sixty or seventy
pounds to the square inch, valve opens
and relieves it. Under each car is a cyl
inder in which works piston connected
with the receiverby pipes and couplings.
The brakes are applied by raising lever,
which admits the air from the receiver
to all the cylinders instantly and stimuli
taneously, stopping the train very quick
ly. In case OF the breaking apart of the
train, IA valve closes the end of the bro
ken pipe, which keeps it under the con
troll of the engineer, 1t IS stated that
by the use of tins arrangement the en-
gineer can bring his train to full stop,
when travelling at the rate of thirty-hve
or forty miles an hour, i'll less time than
it takes to sound the alarm whistle, and
apply the old style of brakes.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
Cradle Song.

Come 10 baby, gentle sleep,
Come TO baby now;
Let your drowav pinions sweep
Round his rosy brow.
Softly close his tiny eyes,
For his little bed;
Charm his slumbers where he lies,
Till the sky is red.
Make his dreamy visions blest
Show him fairy bowers
Rock him in the arms Of rest,
Like the bees on flowers
JINGLE bells about hi' feet
Blow yoar eliin horn
With the breath OF roses sweet
Fan his face till morn.
kindle stars TO light his dreams,
Past the waning moon
Bear him over winding streams
On the clouds Of June
Sail him safely white he glides
Ger this azure sea
When hfs ship AZ anchor rides,
Bring him back to me.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23

SHEET IRON. The production of sheet.
iron plates coated with copper and brass
is new branch of industry in England,
which has excited considerable attention
among manufacturers, 1t is claimed for
this product that the plates present
greater advantage to the makers of fin
ned goods, compared with timed or
galvanized plates, as they can be an
nealed as much as requisite during the
process of stamping, without injury to
the copper or brass coating and that
they are also superior to sheet copper or
sheet brass, because articles manufac-
tured from them are not so readily bent
or dented as when they are made OF
brass or copper, and they can be burn
ished, planished, or spun, and so brought
up to any required degree of finish. On
this account the material is specially
adapted to the manufacture of lamps,
candlesticks, and all kinds of goods hith-
erto made by stamping from brass or
sheet copper, and at greatly reduced
cost
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
Fashions in Crime.

Fashions i'll crime as well as in dres,
seem to come round periodically. For 4
time homicide appears to be the prevail
ing style this is frequently followed by
a season of suicide then arson is the
rage then street-robbery, and so Oh
through the dismal catalogue, which is
repeated again and again with striking
regard for sequence. The quiet but not
altogether satisfactory fashion of shoot
ing air-guns at people, has turned up re-
Gently in New York. 1t was II very pop
ular pastime i'll that city several years
since, as the writer well remembers, hay
ing been an inoflenslve and reluctant
target on two occasions for some anony-
nous almirer. The writer had not an
enemy i'll the world, unless it was "A GER
tain lame man who depended almost
wholly upon him for a weekly supply of
tobacco. Yet the writer was twice shot
at in the open street. There is II peculi-
arity about the air-gun assassin, he is
never influenced by any of those feelings
of revenge, animosit, or covetousness
which give the spur to other murderers.
1t is mere sportiveness. The temptation
to safely and noiselessly wing fellow
creature at II distance seems too much
for him. 1t is the gun. There is a GER
tain smooth fascination in its silent
working that corrupts the possessor. We
can imagine mild harmless man inher-
iting one of these guns, fooling with it
day after day, and finally nursing, un-
consciously, an irrepressible longing to
try it on somebody. 1t appears to be
such an annocent thing, "A fat walking
stick, nothing more. A puff of air
and brother citizen has bit of lead
through his lungs. IT'S as easy as lying
easier; it is as easy as pressing spring.
The heaviest penalties should be inflicted
on people found with air-guns in their
possession.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23

A DIFFERENCE. "A teacher one day,
for want of better thing for the class
to parse, took up temperance paper,
intending to have them parse temper
ance story but rs the story was long
one, he told them to stop at the "grog
shop" and not parse it, He, of course,
had reference to a portion of the story.
Imagine his surprise, next morning, to
receive note of dismissal from the
school committee for his Incorporate
ideas in advising his pupils =" to stop at
a grog shop, and not pass it. " An ex-
planation ensued, in which it was found
that parsing and passing are not the
same.