National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-02
Facts and FancIcs.
"a wet May makes plenty of hay"


There is said to be nearly 20, 600 vetc.
rams of the war of 1912 still living.
Brigham Young has buried twenty.
seven mothers-in-law in five years.
Noank, Connecticut, boasts of n
three-eyed cat, and inquiries " How is
that for eye
On some OF the new palace stock-car
lines, 1t is said that n man goes along to
fan the hogs.
An exchange wants to know whether a
lover can be called n " suitor," when ho
don't suit her"
The popular fallacy that cats have nine
lives my have arisen from the fact that
one kind has nine tails.
In late wedding toilets clematis, white
lilies, and lilies of the valley have been
used, us well as orange blossoms.
A man in PlainGeld, N. H., slaugh.
tered q hog q few days since, which
weighed, when dressed, TAO pounds.
Wine drinkers and dealers wonder
if 1871 ~ to be great grape year. Prob
ably not, since this year is the current
year.
A man who didn't believe in adver-
t!slng has gone into partnership with
the sheriff and that official now does
the advertising.
Anna A. Pomeroy, wife Of Brick
Pomeroy," has had n divorce granted
her and 800, 900 alimony, by the Mil
wnukse Circuit Court.
A bill prohibiting non-residents in
Phil delphia from selling oysters without
having procured n license, has passed
the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Parliament has refused to entertain
proposition for an international penny
postage on letters. Not being Ameri-
cans, they cant see the cents in it,
Columbus, Ga. gathered on the river
bank the other day for the purpose of
killing n wild duck. More than two
hundred shots were fired at the fewl, and
it flew off in disgust.
The wheat-raising belt is said to be
shifting to the southwark Texas, it is
predicted, will become the empire wheat
raiser raising there is giving
place to wheat-raising.
The Commissioners of Pensions is now
perfeeting his arrangements for settling
the new bounty claims of the soldiers of
the war of 1872, as provided by the re-
cent act of Congress-.
A rich man died recently in Maine,
who bequeathed thousand dollars to
one of his grand daughters if she did
not marry within year. II she does
the money goes to his son. ...
OF sixty five pupils in one school in
Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Maine,
the past winter, thirty-five were Jordans.
II is to be hoped that the teacher did
not find "Jordan q hard road to travel"
A gentleman lying in bed one morn-
ng was informed that he had better get
~ quick, breakfast was Just coming up.
: Let it come up" he exclaimed def
.ntly, lit will find me ready to meet it..
Small fancy aprons are worn by young
aides in the morning. They are made
With pockets, which prove very conven-
ent receptaces for work, notes, and
uch like, when their friends call on
hem.
The vicar of Northheet, informed his
congregation that as buttons, bad
money, and other things not fit to
mention" were put in the offertory bags,
he collections would in future be made
n open plates. ..
A short time ago very strict young
ldy in society gave her photograph to u
evoted admirer for his locket, Two
avs afterward her brother found it ON
he floor of billiard-room decorated
ith pnir of mustaches and an i'm
lense cigar, artistically done with pin.
They have a peculiar breach of prom
e case in the st. Louis courts. Louisa
ulls has sued father and son for $40
70 damages, her ground Of action
gainst the son being that he refused to
larry her according to promise, and
yainst the father that he had objected
, the match.
More men kill themselves than women.
Iomen prefer jumping into the water;
zen prefer to blow their brains out.
ged men cut their throats and aged
omen take to ropes More single per-
ms commit suicide than married
ore divorced persons than widowers.
0 say the statistics.
The new funeral cortege of London
insists of hearse and mourning car
ages painted violet and adorned with
Iver wreaths of immortelles dark gray
,rses take the place of the old black
argers and the mutes-or assistants,
they are termed-are dressed in 1t
cry of plain black, relieved with silver
Ittcns, etc.