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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27
Fearful Case OF HydrOphobin.

Among the prisoners in the Pennsyl
yania " estern Penitentiary there is
young German suffering from that dread
ful disease, hydrophobia. He is abou
twenty-eight years OF age, and was
member OF the Virginia cavalry. In th,
! Sprng Of 1865, when near Lynchburg
his company was ordered to sack rail
way freight depot where a large amount
of provisions were stored. The prisoner
was the first to enter the depot. when d
large dog jumped upon him and bit him
III the back of the neck. A conrade OF
the prisoner killed the dog, and the man
was taken to the hospital where the
wound was dressed. Nine days after this
occurrence the man was seized with con.
vulsions, and so violent did he becom
that he soon after " ls discharged from
the army and returned to his home. He
had been with his parents but a short
time, when his father died, leaving him
30, 600 with which to visit Europe and
be treated for the awful disease from
which he was suffering. This, he did,
and under advice of several English doc
tors, to whom, in London, he stated his
case, he proceeded to Berlin where he
was treated for about six months. At
the end of this time, having gone through
nearly all his funds, he returned to
America, and. about one year ago made
Is appearance in Pittsburg. He had
not been long in the city until he was
arrested on charge of larceny, tried,
found guilty, and sentenced to the
Western Penitentiary.
SHORTLY nft l., l.
seized with commissions and consigned
to the hospital. A few days ago, while
sitting on the edge OF bath tub in the
hospital department, dog which had
found its way into the chapel adjoining
suddenly began to bark, which caused
the man to fall into the bath tub in ter
rlble fit. On getting out of the fit he
dropped upon his hands and knees and
began to bark at his keepers his eyes
glaring and of that brilliant appearance
which the organs of vision present in
cases of insanity. Foaming at the mouth
he crept over to pan coutaining water,
and, STOPPING down, Tapped tup exactly
alter the manner OF dog. In this con-
dltion he remained for some hours, pre-
5eniing a most frightful appearance.
Several physicians have seen him, and all
admit that nothing so terrible ever came
under their notice before Their only
wonder is how the unfortunate man sur
yves at all. The physician Of the lusti-
.ution entertains hopes of saving the
mans life, but they are very slight He
las adopted a new remedy known as
'hloral hydrate, which he is OF the opinion
las slightly improved the condition of
he suiie1.f
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27

| from which the letter was sent telling Us
of the diamonds. lie managel to delay
the letter to my father for post or two ;
FASTENED away himself, and obtained my
pin,
We never found him; we never heard
OF him lie must have got of somewhere
over the sea with hs prizo. Ny poor,
toiling father, always gentle, did not re-
proacl me but ever TO this day the re,
gret lies heavily on my mind for what
might ] not have done for him and the
dear children with all chat money
And the lady who had given me the
pm did not know until she was diving the
value it wa, of and that caused the stir
All me- it was one of those chances in
lfe that perhaps We all miss on occasion !;
the tide IN the affairs OF men that. taken
at the iloDd, leads on to fortune" And
about NV crimson dress For long
while, shabby though was, could not
look at it or let it be made up. But tine
soothes troubles. And | must say tnat
it made n charming gown; and one who
was an artist saw me in it and made me
his wife. So perhaps it all happened for
the best.
But Pm sure | hope that wicked ped
der--who made believe to speak like a
foreigner the better to take me in-came
to be hanged Tile Arroy.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27
The WOrkingmcn,

At meeting of the New York Work.
ingmen, the following platform was
adopted
l. AS all Legitimate property is the
product of industry, it of right belongs
! to the produce.s.
2 Eight hours shall be the limit of a
legal days work.
g. The land, being common element,
should be supervised by the people on
the basis OF equality.
4. The system of contracting for public
works should be abolished, and the Gov
eminent take the conduct of such.
8. Every facility for acquiring know
ledge should re afforded to all by the
Government, and all public school-houses
should be open for the purpose of hold
ing public meetings at least two night:
in each week
6. Industrial bureaus should be estab-
llshed for providing employment.
T. The right of suffrage to be extended
to every citizen without regard to sex or
condition.
8. All fee-offices be abolished, and all
lucrative salaries be reduced to comport
with the wages pail to mechanics.
8. Currency should be issued by the
Government only, be a legal tender, and
bear no interest.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
The Old Home.

The Old Home.
o. often drclm OF the home by the sea
The sweet little, neat little home by the sea
And prattlcd and sung around grandmother
knee.
sunny our way then,
CundlesI each day then,
As, hand linked in hand, o'cr the meadows W,
strnyod,
Aud Gathered the flowers
IN the glad summer hours;
How my heart loved the home, the old home
by the sea
Rsmomber when night anl its shadows cams
down,
We crept 10 our co, in the dim-lighed room,
Ani wakeful would gaze on the sea aud the
town,
Whose lamps in the distance seem'd stars
through the gloom
Brighter than any
Star Of the many,
ashd ever the lamp Of the lighthouse aiar
Geam'd like Hopes ray
Ger the proud vessel. way,
A d gladden'd the heart OF each gallant Jacl,
Tar.
Oh, often dream of the housr by the sea
The sweet little, neat little home by the sea I!
Where Mary and | were so Joyous ana free
Aud prattlod and sung around grandmother's
knee.
Marys at rest now
sorrows no guest now,
Within her breast now,
Aud grandmother sleeps in her grave by the
sea,
still memory viii dwell
On the days loved so we'll
And the sweet little, neat little home by the
sea
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27
The Wheat CrOo i'm Europe.

The result of the deficiency of the
wheat crop in Europe, about which so
much noise has been made-amounts
only to this wheat exporting countries s
will be called upon to export no more
than 9,000,0 900 quarters to England, 700, =
OU0 quarters to Belgium, and l2,C00, 600
hectolitres to France. These quantities
are not, however, to be reckoned as adj
ditional to the average quantities export
ed to those countries, but represent the
totals needed for the coming year. No
body would for moment contend that
there will be any difficulty in making up
: the required quantity from ont the full
granaries of other countries, and We may
fairly conclude that the starvation cry is
got up merely br spectators. Neverthe-
less the deficiency will tend to keep up
the prices of wheat IN the ensuing year.
1t is impossible to estimate the quantities
which each exporting country will be
able to spare, and It such calculation
should be attempted it would assuredly
miss the malk. The surplus of the
United States may, however, be set down
at 1000. .0OU quarters. As a rule-an
almost invariable oue-prices of wheat
tend high when England and France
compete in the import trade, In England
the present average is S14.25 to Sl4.50
per quarter price that is attractive
enough to draw supplies from all parts
of the world, and yet it is Il long way Oft
the prohibitory rate that would be neces
sary before famine prices for bread could
possibly be charged to the consumers.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27
The Advantage OF Hair Dye.

A clergyman in Massachusetts, who
| has seen his three score and ten, was
compimented on his hale and youthful
locks the other day. Smiling, he touched
his handsome brown hair and replied,
You know they have "A way Of helping
old men II little these days" WHAT
said his friend, ''have you been coloring
your hair }" Ye~," replied he Il
have been doing what I once thought
nothing would induce M to do. / have
been turning my grey hair brown, and l
will tell you how | was brought to it.
After leaving my position ut -, pro-
posed to go back into the ministry. and
become parish minister. Accordingly
as had an opportunity, preached to
some few destitute churches, and was
gratitied to hear at the conclusion of the
services, that the people were well
my grey hair would be glad to have me
for their minister but they could not
think of so old man. Well, while I
was going through this experience, an
old friend suggestel that | should color
my nair, and thus remove from the eyes
of the people the reproach of being an
old man. And / consented, finally, to
make this experiment. And what do
you think ? The very first time that I
preached with brown hair upon my head
was greeted with a call to settle in the
and / have ever since been the
happy pastor of united and apparently
happy people. So much for the color
of ones hair-so much in proof that
there is something in looks after all. not
withstanding the old proverb that locks
are nothing and behavior is ALL
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27

MISSIONARY BEANS. We have often
read.of missionary hens and missionary
pigs hut here is a man who impressed
beans into the service of the missionaries.
The Journal ana Messenger tells the
story
He sent hnf n piu of beans to the
missionary meeting, requesting that two
friends would plant them for three sue
cess!ve wears, and give the entire pro
duct to the mission. At the close of the
meeting the beans were counted, and
numbered 256 in each quarter of pint
Two individuals took them, aud Mt the
end of three years most enthusiastic
meeting was held to know the result
One brother stated that his beans had
yielded two quarters, three pecks, and
thIo- pints, which sold for about S26.
The other brother planted his beans 10
inches apart. The first year he had
eleven pints the second year he had 9
bushels, one and n half pecks the third
year "a quarters, | comb, "a bushels,
one and half pecks, which were sold
for little over S3Sl-botb crops realiz-
ing above Si07 for the mission. The
last brother offered to take another half
pint and try again, as he hoped for
greater success Another friend took IL
large potato to plant upon the same
terms.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27

SOCIAL CUSTOMS Many of the social
customs of San Francisco are peculiar.
A lady writes to paper of that city to
complain that at social gatherings the
gentlemen all get intoxicated and there
lore unfit company for the opposite SEX
Whereupon the paper cites as we'll
known fact that in what is termed the
best society, at parties and balls given at
private houses, there is a room set apart
for gentlemen where brandy and cham
pagne flow in abundance, and where the
visitors may engage in monte" and
" draw poFer" for unlimited amounts
of money. This reveals a rather bad
state of things, nor is it certain that
thee San Francisco revelers are with
ont imitators here 1t is not for Jour
nalists, however, but for the ladies them
selves to devise and apply the remedy.
e. chance.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27
Kitty White.

I've scon in many w'tch,ng mood
some 'etty forms like fairies light.
But q that's lovely ne'or Vowed.
'rill | saw thee sweet Kitty Whito.
love to on 7tarry skioa,
Or pelriy dewdrops gltnciny bright,
Bat more upon those sparkling ewes,
or thine, thou charlnor, Kitty White.
Upon the waves It's sweet to gaze,
And sec tho moonbeams play, at night,
Bnl sweot,r FAR the smile that pays
Upon the lips o Kitty White.
The rose that's JUS ly Flori's pride
Iay vel comp lrison invite;
Dlt where 1t, beauty when beside
The cheek Of lovely Kitty White?
II perfection wished TO draw,
Aud had tho skill 10 draw 1t right,
TO paint piece without iiaw,
III draw thy portrait, Kitty White.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27

AN ELDERS MIsTAKE.-A United
Brethren presiding elder, out in Min
uesota, preaching to strange congre-
CATION, was much annoyed by some of
the young folks talking and laughing
during the service. He paused, looked
at the disturbers. and said ; 81 am al
ways afraid to reprove those who mis-
behave III church. In the early part OF
my ministry l made great mistake
As | was preaching, young man, who
sat Just before me was constantly laugh
ing, talking and making uncouth
grimaccs. | paused and administered
a servere rebuke. After the close of the
sevice one Of the off ,ial members came
and said to me, Brother-yo You made
Il great mistake. That young man
whom you rebuked is an idiot. Since
then l have always been afraid to re-
prove those who misbehave in church
least should repeat that mistake, and
reprove another idiot" During the rest
of that service, at least, there was good
order.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27

Ayrshire Cows AS MIXERS. On the
New Jersey Agricultural College Farm
the Ayrshire COW is preferred to the
common stock, proving to be not only
better mixers hut kept in better con-
dition on the same food. One AYRSHIRE
COW, only medium in yield. gave 1857
quarts OF milk last year. The greatest
Yield of milk reported from the Ayr
shire in one year was 4,55S quarts The
usual yield OF Ayrshire cows is from 30
to 80 pounds per day.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27

A SEVERE DRoUrH.-About year ago
New England was suffering from a
drouth. This year Illinois is similarly
aff1 cted, and to such an extent that
plowing is impossible. These dry sea-
sons are, for the most part. attributable
to the destruction of timber, and close
observers in Illinois say that the disap-
pearance of even the meager amounts Of
forest growths which some localities
have known has had q perceptible effect
on the annual rainfall.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27

SICK OF IT.-Judge -, a man of
high standing, and character beyond re-
proach, who years ago was elected to a
judicial position in San Francisco, met a
friend who had received nomination for
municipal Office in late campaign,
and said he was sorry he could not n
gratnlace him on his success. "Why,"
said the happy candidate, Il was nomi-
nated, ! have won my fight in the con-
vention; l have not lost it," AYE, +"
replied the Judge, "that is exactly what
regret. had rather go down to the
city front, and crawl up one of the fiji.
thiest sewers, than to run for Office again.
1t is now over five years since 1 ran for
a judgeship. and l give you my word
that to this day can scarcely appear on
the streets that / am not struck by
some hummer or ward politician, who
wants money for having supported me
five years age"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27

JAPAN.-Japan numbers nearly thirty
five millions of inhabitants, according TO
the last census. OF these 244, 1868 are
priests of Buddha, and 163, 140 priests of
stu. The estimated receipts of the
government are about S305, 592, l9O.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-27
JOB PRINTING

OF all kinds neatly executed at the lowest livirg
prices. Our Office la well furnished with mater.
ial and stock for Alir department, and we now
hsycexpercnced and competent workn en- to rts
thom. II you want any printing done you retd
not go to the city, or out OF the county, Ter you
can got as good work and as law prices att Lis
oilico as ut any other.
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26

SHEEP TlCKs.-If the lambs are badly
infested with ticks they will be stunted IN
growth, reduced in flesh, and seriously
weakened at a critical time when they
need to be in the best condition. If the
lambs have been already dipped it would
be well to inspect them closely, and with a
small pair of scissors nip every tick that
may have escaped destruction; that is if
they are only few in number. If it should
be found that they are still numerous, an
other dipping should be administered i'm
mediateIy, as it would not lie a safe oper-
alton during cold weather. We repeat
the directions for making the dip given
some months ago, viz: Five pounds of
cheap plug tobacco, broken up and boiled
in two pailfuls Of water, with thirty gal
Ions added, will make dip sufficient for
100 lambs or so sheep. After dipping
keep dry for day or two. If fowls are
permitted access to the sheep yards they
will eagerly search for ticks and pick
them out Of the wool, but we would rather
trust to the more efectual process of Dip
ping.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26
HELMBOLD'S
EXTRACT BUCHU.
FOR WEAKNESS ARISING FROM EN-
GES3E5 OR Easily INDIS-
CRETNJN,

| attended with ne following symptoms: Indispo-
sttion to exc ltion, Loss of Power, Loss Of Memo
ry, Difficulty Of Breathing, General Weakness
Horror Of Disease, Weak Nerves, Trembling
DreadF22 Horror OF Death, Night Sweats, Cold
Fees, Fya}1efuIness Dimness of Vision, LanguOr,
Universal Laesituce of the Muscular System, Of
te.. Enormous Appetite with nysOeptic Fymp-
toms, Hot Hands, Flu hing Of the Body, Dry
ness of the Skin, Paid Countenan2e and trup-
tons on the Face Pain in the Ba k, Heaviness
of the Eyr,lils, Frequently Black Spots Flying
before the Eyes with Temporary Sutfus'on and
Loss of Sight. Want Of Attention, Great Mobility
Restless ness With Horror OF Society. Nothing
is more desirable to such patients than Solitude,
aud nc thing they more dread, for fear OF them
salve !; no repose of manner, no earnestne'', nc
spe culation, but a hurried transition from one
qr .estion to another.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26

DRY EARTH FOR BEDDING.-R. Gid
dings, Of Illinois, saves the manure, and
adds to the comfort of his stock by using
dry earth in the stables. To do this he
fills stall or large bin IN his stable dur,
ing dry weather with pulverized clay, road
scrapings and common soil. With this
he covers the floor of each stall three in
ches deep, and then places the litter for
the animals bedding on it by this means
all the urine shall be absorbed, and its
wealth of nitrogen saved, and such is the
absorbing power of dried earth, that one
three-inch flooring will not be so thorough
ly satuated in lone ;.Me as to require
replacing, LTe says his experiment re-
CURED but one bin Of pulverized earth to
absorb the urine of ten or twelve cattle
during the s:abling season and that two
men with team filled the bin in one day.
One ton of saturated earth is worth more
than the same weight of even fresh-saved
dung. The aggregate amount of plant
food thus saved from the stalls is fully
double, and in much better condition for
use.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26
Styled the
VERMONT DIVISION
OF THE
PORTLAND & OGDENSBURG
TRUNK L. E. LINE.

We urge upon capitalists and all having none,
to invest, the most careful investigation of thes
securities, believing them to combine more safet
and profit than any Railroad Bond now in tn
market. The Portland and Oydensbugh Rail
road lire will be the shortest route by more thai
fifty miles from the Lakes to the Atlantic.
The Road viii have local business enough +
pay MI its running expenses and to insure tn
prompt and regular pay meut Of interest on it
small bonded debt. will be the greatest pleas
ure thoroughfare in the Eastern States, unitin!
by the shortest route Saratoga and Lakes Geerg,
and Ch4nplain with the White Mountains, Lake.
MemPhremagog and Wllloughby, Mount Mans
field and the ce}ebratel mineral springs Of Nerth.
ern Vermont.
The Road Is under the management of some 0
the most experienced, successful and widely
known business men in the untry, who vii
insist upon the closest economy and honesty il
the administration of its affairs.
The managers of the Road have themselves in.
vested largely II. pltal stock, the cash sub
script3ous icing nearly sufficient to complete the
Road re -Gy Tor the iron, thus showing their APP
probation Of the impoItauce and value of this en-
terprise.l For convenience Of investors the bonds
coupon or registered, axe of the following de
nominations
$1,000, 500 and W,
and the interes-, SIX per cent, gold, is payable
serli-annu.lly in Boston On the LIST of May and
the lst of November. The Bonds are offered,
until further notice, a. 90, ard accrued interest
IN currency.
For further inform zion pamphlets. maps, &c.
apply to
L. < =. FAIRBANKS & CO.,
st. Johnsbury, Vermont.
FAIRBANKS s. CO,
253 Broad way, New York.
FAIRBANKS, BROWN e CO,
ll8 Milk Street, Boston
FAIRBANKS g EWING,
5 Chestnut Street, Pbila.
FINANCIAL AGENTS.
Trustees for the First Mortgage Bondholders,
Hon. UKE +. POLAND, st. Johnsbury, VI.
ABRAHAM n. LOWE, Esq,
President lst National Bank, Boston, Mars.
FOR SALE BY
FIPST NATIONAL BANK, Boston,
RICHARDSON, HILL CO.,
Sears Baildins, Bostor.
and all Leading Banks and Brokers.
anE2i:wed SsatI mo &W2mD
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26

ADuLTERATION OF BUTTER.--The SCI
cati6c american states that great deal
of butter iB daily sold in the city of New
York, which is aduterated with sub
stance made from cotton-seed oil. 1t is
creditabe to the farmers, that they are
not open to the charge of adulteratirx
their produce: vet they suffer fro-4 the
dishonest competition of dealers vac make
up and sell these frauduler. compounds,
and by so doing effect unfavorably, not
only the sale, brt the character ofthe
genuine article. AS matter of curiosity,
we describe TIE artificial compound which
was manufactured in Paris to supply the
want of real butter during the late siege
Of that city. The refuse materials left
after the manufacture of stearine from
fatty animal matters, such as tallow, etc,
consisting of an oily paste, composed of
olene and margarine, were washed in
water calculated with muriatic acid for
the purpose of bleaching it. 1t was then
subjected to the action Of chemical So
luton for period of three hours, during
which it was made to acquire the taste
and color of butter. This substance
manufactured without any assistance fro .
the cows, was considered an excel ,on
substitute for butter, and was readi' - 90
cepted in the place of it by the nconlo
who considered it much super or 70 On,
other artificial product of this { escr;ntioE;