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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
A Long Branch Romance.

Even the perfdious ocean has its nd
vantages, A young man of good family
and position, but without income wor'
thy Of mention, went to Long Branch
some weeks since with the intention OF
marrying rl having n wealthy father
not with I ie intention Of living upon
her, but M precautionary measure
against possible poverty. He found
such girl, one of two children, and
she was sensible, amiable, and mode
rately good-looking, he proposed to her
after courtship Of ten days.
She thought his wooing rather brief,
and frankly told him she believed he
wanted to wed her fathers money rather
than herself
With equal candor he admitted that
the pecuniary part had its influence, but
declared that ii he we're rich and she
poor, he would be most happy to make
her his wife She wavered for half n
day, slept over the matter, and the next
morning felt constrained to decline.
The young man performed the phi
losophic role, remarking that he was
sorry, but that he had too much to do
to occupy himself in breaking his heart.
." We may do better than marry Bella,
he added. 1--WE might have quarreled
rs man and wife, but we wont quarrel as
friends and, after all, who knows but
that celibacy is the greatest of blessings
Still he did not surrender hope.
He proposed the same afternoon to
teach her to swim, and they went to.
gether in the surf much further than
prudence would have dictated. He
wanted to brighten her, aud he succeeded,
The undertow carried her out until she
thought she was really drowning He
plunged after her, and brought her safe
" to the shore. When she had recov-
cred from her terror, she said to her
companion, "iou have preserved my
life, Charles, and ii would be ungratefll
for me longer to withhold my hand. "
Charles, as may be supposed, accepted
the hand.
Papa is delighted with his prospective /
for his heroic achievement, .
and il the early autumn the torch OF
Hymen will kinde the fire upon this
new domestic hearth.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
An Exciting Fight with Wildcats,

For three or four months past farmers
living III Brownstown and Huron town.
ships have been very much ANNOYED by
two wildcats, which inhabited swamp
in the latter township.
Three men mounted their horses and
rode to the swamp, taking three dogs
along. For several hours they beat
about the place without discovering any
signs of the animals 3; but at length one
of the dogs, which was prospecting in
the swamp on bis own account. set up a
fearful howl, and came to the men with
his back well scratched. The other dogs
then drove the cat ont of the swamp and
up tree, and she was despatched by a
rifle shot The farmers had no idea of
the presence of another They were
seated under tree, eating n cold bite.
when male cat. considC rablv larger than
the one slain, came out of the swamp.
and attacked a dog which was Just then
tapping water at small pond the other
dogs joined in, and while the men were
picking up their guns and running to
the spot, one was disabled, and the other
two refused to close in again, running
around in circle. As the men came ND
the cat leaped for one of the men. fasten-
ing to his leg, and throwing him down.
He tried to shoot but could not. At
length one of his friends knocked the
beast over, and shot him AS he was re-
turning to the attack This only dis
lbled the animal, and he was still a
match for both dogs until shot through |
he head oh'0H Free Press.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
Song for q Family Reunion.

The year that filings her blossoms wide
A spendthrifts east their gold,
Collects her ripenod fruits with pride,
From Summers fiery mould,
The winged seeds are carried far.
On their mysterious way;
This shoots beneath the polar star,
This meath the tropic ray,
Even thus the souls OF human kind,
On Wills strong current fly,
And their appointed limit find
To fall and fructify.
But love has blown his blast to-day,
Beneath the glittering dome,
, That we should feel within his sway
The deathless 10y Of home,
And this one comes from desert wastes
And this from sunny isles
And this one crowned with SORROWS haatcs
And this one crowned with smiles.
BEST was the freedom that enlarged
Our vouth's unfolding powers,
The daring impulse that surchtrged,
With life, our pilgrim hours.
But happier vet the sacred bond
That doth our presence claim,
That conjures memories full and fond
With one ancestral name.
Freedom and love are welded both
In ties of Kindred blood
So let us thankful, pledge our troth
To human brotherhood.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
Latest Fashion Notes.
The chignon's reign il ended.

| Ihc chignOn's reign Ia ended,
Turban hats are more in vogue THAI
over.
Trimming on the front Of dresses Il
revived.
Bonnets string. are wider and very
much longer.
Chatelaine braids will not be worn
much longer.
Sack overcoats with capes will be the
style for boys.
The plated Garibaldi waists continue
to grow in favor.
Double and single round capes are TO be
worn for early fall.
Short curls and frizettes on the fore.
head are still in vogue.
| The hair on the temples continues to
be worn high and smooth.
Plated and twisted corOnets of hair
are to supersede aud Pompadour roll.
Shoulder seams are still high and
short, following the line of the shoulder.
Not much change in hornets, but
they are larger and more cottage shaped.
Felt oonnets are to be worn for wealth
er suits by those who do not like hats.
The short skirt for walking costume
is still to he retained by sensible women.
Many ladies have become really Grip
pied by wearing the French high heels.
Aprons to overskirts are much wider,
and the side loopings are drawn very far
back.
Cancels hair scarfs will be worn next
season for the neck instead of fur tippets
or boas.
Very long coat-shaped positions are
to be worn with demi-tra.n skirts for in
door toilets.
The general effect in the new style of
hair dressing is Grecian, but as rough
and frowsy as ever
Satin and velvet stri ped silks will be
very much worn next season, with plain
silk or cashmere overdresses.
Large jet or tortoise shell butterflies,
with gilt edges, are worn in the center
of large bow Oh the top of the head.
Dem-trains are to be adjusted for
street wear by means of tapes to loop
them up to the waist at the back seams.
Deep founces are more in favor than
narrow ones. When both are used in
combination the narrow one is under
meath.
The double cape Of bright Scotch plaid
is very fashionable and stvliqh street
garment for young girls of from ten to
fifteen.
A polonaise, or close cut paletot, with
pelerine cape or large collar, will be the
fashionable garment for girls for early
fall wear.
Gray and light brown Melton cloth is
the most approved material for boys
suits, comprising jacket, vest, and
trousers.
The style Of arranging the back hair
for the next season will be French
twist surrounded by twisted coil or
heavy braid.
The new style of wedding cards are
marked with one letter only, instead of
a monogram, and are plainly engraved
on thick white paper.
Large silk and velvet cloaks reaching
nearly to the bottom of the dress,
with long circular capes, are to be very
next Winter.
Low-necked dresses are now entirely |
a thing of the past, all evening dresses
being cut 0h Pompadour, heart-shaped,
or square over the shoulders.
Indoor dresses are made up much
palmer than last season. Overskirts are
frequently omitted, the plain demi-train
md stylish basque being deemed sufi
,ient.
Solid colored silks and rich poplins
will be most fashionable for street cos
tunes : dark green, brown, black, ma
room and navy blue will be the most
colofs.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
The IIarper Murder,

A most brutal and cOld-blooded muir
der was committed near Lexington, XIV.
The old and feeble brother of John Har-
per, the owner of the horse Longfellow.
was murdered in his bed. and his scarce
ly less lnfirm and aged sister was cut
and hacked with a Ratchet until there is
no hope of her recovery. The two
BROTHERS, John and Jacob, and the sis
ter, Elizabeth, have lived in the same
house together since infancy. They are
all between % and so years of age, and
as none of them ever married or formed
lasting friendships, or cultivated their
less thrifty kinfolk in their youth they
have been consigned to sort of social
isolation in their old age, and chung ten
DERBY and affectionately to each other
for that reason. Their home is abodt
four miles from Lexington. Here they
have an estate of some fourteen or fl
teen hundred acres of the richest
land in Kentucky, enjoy the reputa
bon of being worth over $500, 600. and
live in the plaiuest and most economical
manner in an old weather-beate house
that can not be said to be much more
than shelter Here it was that the
murder was committed. A bloody sight
met the gaze of those who first discov-
cred the murder. In one room law the
body of the old man, flung diagonally
across the bed, besmeared with dark,
coagulated blood, his head beaten TO \
Jelly. His right hand was clenched. ms
If he had made IA struggle for life, and
one foot nearly touching the floor show
ed that he was trying to rise when he
was flung back to die The bed clothes
were saturated with blood, and on the
pillow that had hardly been pressed.
was the crimson outlines of Ratchet.
The sister was found by the terrified
colored people living straight in bed,
covered with blood, and still bleeding
from horrible wounds in the head.
These wounds had evidently been made
with the same instrument that had been
used upon Mr.. Jacob but in his case.
however. only the but-end of the
Ratchet was u.s. :, On Miss Elizabeth's
unprotected head the sharp edge of the
hatchet descend J several times The
cd lady was cold and unconscious. but
showed sign Of remaining vitality. II ]
was shown that robbery was the cause of
the murder. and arrests have been made
OF the parties implicated.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
Financial.


JAY COOKE Co, selling and recommend ~
profitable and safe investment for all classes the First
Mortgage 7-:sO Gold Bonds of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, bearing Seven and Three-Tenths
per cent gold interest more than per cent currency
and secured by first and only mortgage on the entire
Road and equipments and on more than 2s 900 Acres
of Land to mile of track or $40 Acres Of Land to
each $1,000 Bond. The highest current price will be
paid for U. q NvaTwenties and all other m marketable
Securities received in exchange Pamphlets maps and
ful information rs well the bonds themselves will be
furnished application by JAY CooKRs Co. Ph,la-
telphia New York and Washington and by most Blnls
and Bankers throu ghout the c ,untry
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

INDIGESTION, depression of spirits, and
general debility i'll their various forms
also, as preventive against fever and
and ague and other Intermittent fevers.
the " Ferro Phosphorated Elixir of Cal
isaya, made by Caswell, Hazard & Co..
New York. and sold 10y druggists, is the
best tonic and us "A tonic for patients
recovering from fever or other sickness,
1t has no equal
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
Winning Mt Horse Races.

Ihev always seem to win. and how dc
they do it asks "A correspondent.
speaking of some noted sporting men.
The answer IS simply this. In racing and
gambling, as in politics, they always
stake heavy on odds. II they can get
odd on both sides they are sure to win,
and If they take odds the other side can
never win so they are always on the
safe side To illustrate In the race
between Longfellow, and Helm
bold, great excitement was got up in
favor of "Longfellow," Morrissev and
the knowing ones bet heavily on botn
sides, and take all odds. Morrissey puts
up 50 900 against $40, 900 on Helmbold."
and So, 900 against So, 600 on Long
fellow Now, if LON fellow" wins.
he simply loses So, 900 and makes 3d.
900, so he is just even. But il "Helm-
bold wins, he loses SO, 600 and axes
$1,000. So he clears $1,000 In this
way old turfmen are ALWAYS eager to bet.
and sure to win. Usually they take all
odds on both sides, keeping their bets
MS evenly balanced rs possible, aud then.
III any event they are sure to win.
A closely contested and exciting race
comes of; the reputation of some cele-
brated horse is to be made or lost. and
great odds are offered by its friends.
The friends of the contestant being
equally enthusiastic are also Offering
odds; our experts take the odds on both
sides on As horse he bets SO COO
against $50, 600 and on BIS horse does
the same. Now let either horse lose.
he makes $4,000 clear. This is the rea-
son why some always win, while Others
lose.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
1Al VVVhF n VV.,
Philadelphia, New York and Washington


The COMMANDING OPERATION of DR..
WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs. in Chronic
Dyspepsia, Feyers, Nervous disorders.
Constipation. deficiency of vital power,
and all maladies affecting the stomach,
the liver, the bowels, the pu,monar,
organs, or the muscular System. is excit-
ing the wonder of scientific men and
creating such Il sensation among the sick
as was never before witnessed in any
age. The sales OF this great vegetable
remedy have been quadrupled within Il
single year.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

A PRIZE FARM AnEnglish paper gives
an account of farm which took the first
prize given by the Royal Agricultural
Society for the best cultivated farm. 1t
was farm of 400 acres, devoted to pas
ture, grain, and stock. The soil was orig
inally poor, but had been much i'm
proved by skillful treatment. Only four
horses were kept, yet such was the adj
mirable system of management that they
were sufficient for the cultivation neces-
sary for seventy acres of wheat, the same
OF barley and turnips, besides some oats
and beans The produce sold was 30
three-year old steers and 200 fat sheep
all raised on the farm 2,450 bushels of
wheat and 3, 300 bushels of barley, which
realized S15,S besides other produce
as pork, wool, butter, cheese, etc. Early
in j 1ly the turnips nearly covered the
ground, and on ~ acres of them the ex-
aminers saw no reet3S in fact the whole
farm was perfectly free from them.
Twenty tons of guano, bone-dust, etc,
were used each year. The TURNER mas a
iddyl Have we, in the United States,
such farm and such farmer?
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

BASE BALL Is undoubtedly good exer-
cl>e and capital amusement, hut it often
occasions bunged eyes, broken shins and
bllStered hands. We can tell you that
in all such cases if JoHNsoN's ANopYNE
LINTNIENT is resorted to it will reduce the
swelling and stop the pain.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
OyPr-doefnred

without any dsrespect to the members OF the medic al
profession profession honored by all thinking men il
is only s to that they thick on the ground
The consequence is that the community is doctored
much When nature needs only the gentle stiInulant
and Alternative which has become famous throughout
the country reliable medicine under the name nj
Hostetters Stomach Bitters she is not unfreopentI
d"-ed with dozen prescriptions all experimental frnm
the Pharmacopoea. This is an evil and prove. thai
the practice of medicine is far from being at all times
healing At this period of the year. when the t.
OF the leaf indicates that decay has seized upon the
etahe Kingdom many harassng diseases are prevalent
'hif among these may be mentioned Intermittent
lever and bilious remittent The erhalatiops ris,,
from decomposing vegetation. and the heavy das ava
logs are very apt to generate these complaints Thu
letter Stomach Bitters the commence,ne,t NJ .h
fail Mich suffering may thereby be avoided Rnt !,
the disease has already .i1 periodical visitation;
may readily be checked and broken up bv this active
yet harmless vegetable tonic
But be on your guard against the ,4larl,t,ns who .
to palm of. under vsrous names n,ybl
"H" compounds, which they pretend 10 compare favor
ably with the great national eSir which has LONG si,oa
s~eJHniore formidable opposition from the field R,
IN nnu that every bottle of genuine Hostetters Stom
aeh bfers is authenticated by splendidy engraved
hoei' ana Jdc nna1e of the manual of the firm
Ut up ID bottles only and cannot be obtained in bulk
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

FooLLD HIM.-Recently, two persons
travelling on the road to Gotham in a
light wagon. We're smoking cigars, from
the fire of which some straw at the bot
tom ignited. The flames soon drove them
from their seats, and while busy extin-
gushing the fire countryman who had
been for some time following them on
horseback, alighted TO assist them
:" have been Watching the smoke for
some time. said he
I" Why. then, did you not give ms
notice 2" asked the travellers.
Well, responded the rustic, there
are 40 many new tangled notions nova
days, l thought yen we're going by
steam
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

WE would not recommend the frequent
or constant use of any medicine. II is
important to take even good article
judiciously. PARSONS PURGATIvE Pills
are safe. prompt, aMd reliable as laxa-
tive or cathartic.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

Ar THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.-It is
curious fact that the precise nature of
the mud which is formed at the bottom
of the sea has been only recently de-
termined. 1t is found, on analysis. to
consist largely of organic matter. more
or less decomposed, interspersed with
minute round bodies about sixteen-one-
liundredths of an inch in diameter.
These bodies have been called coco
spheres and coccolites, and are so set in
the mud as to resemble mosaic work
Some of these look under the microscope
like thick watch-glasses. immense num-
bers of minute shells are also found
The mud is excessively STICKY. being
rendered so by minute pellets OF ieIly-
like consistency These pellets are dot
ted all over their surfaces. and are fouDd
to contain great numbers of grannles
from one-four- thousandth to one-twen-.
ty-thousandth of AN inch in diameter
they are undoubtedly organic in their
character. forming perhaps, one of the
representatives OF the assumed ground
between plants and animals.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

ADVERTISING. There is a class of per-
sons who imagine they are doing very
judiciously by advertising through the
medium of circulars They scatter a
few thousand through the city, announc-
ing their business, and await the result
fully convinced that in SO doing they
have taken all necessary preliminaries to
success. Various circulars are almost
daily to be found on the door steps and
entry ways of respectable houses. Their
fate is, generally, that they are either
thrown into the street by the indignant
servant girl who answers the bell, or
summarily pitched aside by the man
of the house who finds them when here
turns home, and who desires no ugges-
tons of new methods of tightening his
purse. The use of circulars may, in
certain limited cases, answer every pur-
pose ; but the vast majority of those
who have made money by advertising
have found that the columns of a news
paper are the best and surest, and in the
end the cheapest medium of communi-
cation between the business world and
public. -HWriSburq 1eleqrdph
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

He KNEW Best. A story brought ont
by the recent railroad disaster in Massa
chusetts, is told by a Boston paper.
which says that when, few wears AGO
a passenger train on the Eastern Rail
road was detain , at Salon ailripo =
snow storm, nu' her OF impatient pas
sengers offered the conductor 500 tn
go on W.T." rs ,tain. The conductor
expected another train, and said TO them
as he objected their bribe. that he would
stop tho Un-ii the wf.ely rottpd nfT he
cars r''ii, ,ial start before the other
tram hid passed. just as all arguments
had fell''i :" move him. the other train
came Numbering through the tunnel
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

Milwaukee woman whose husband
had been presented Ia death by credi-
tor. married the creditor and prosecuted
him to death in less than siA months
Time sets all things even.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

lr is denied that the cholera is abatinp
IN Russia and stated that there is still
an average of l50 deaths per day in
kicy.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29
What the Doctors say

plants which are chemically cxtracteu
all their medical qualities.
What the Doctors say an.
Amos woolly NJ D. If kssciusko 90, ing Balssn
For three years past have used Allen "a hat there
extensively in my practice and am Sa t IL
j. no better medicine for lung disco - ~ .sv- Al
Isaac r. Doran, NJ. d., Of Logan 20: A., mi gives per
lens Lung Basam not only sells rapldv, w nov edge
feet satisfaction in every within ny Il rissesses
Having confidence in it, and knowing va !, in nv dag
valuable medical properties, freeS nS A. an expetfo
practice and with unbounded success. 80 preparation
rant, it is most certainly far aheao VI my .
have yet known. x,;saiehury Vermont
says have no doubt it will soon ~ the throsh
remedial agent for the cure OF disea7e a.
bronchial tubes and the lungs 49, AMY during wy
DIR. LLOYD of Ohio, surgeon IN .i,,at,ion He sa.s
war from exrosure contracted consun ss hy the pse
II have M hesitation in stating thht y and enjoying
of your Lung Balsam that am no" III" -,
Dr. Fletcher. of Missouri. says, e'ns for coughs
balsam in preference to any other
and il gives satisfaction
nm. A. l.. sCOvILL' ,nne
who has for many years been known vsntor Of REM,
throughout the United States a IN LusG BAL 70
a. SURPRISING anything that has ~ ne hss uss =,
the puhhc for the Of lung dse - the case o.
in his own family with great sncce i.st sts IS Of
sister who was supposed to be 70 vi has perm
nently cured by its use. 4. -ry their pa, -
Physcians who have failed 70 cur cur he cas- W Is
shond Inv this medicine before they ~ been saved "
We know very many valuable lives II" s,Vs
being persuaded 10 ave Il triai 9TH remote
DON'T DESPAIR be- nu-e ~ I'll not BE- dFe''
billed. hut try this remedy. arc you WIZ
II will cure when al others iai..i.,e
Directions Accornusat each b't'F IN
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

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