National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-22
Facts and FancIes.

Leaves, buds and flowers are moro
worn in bonncts than feathers.
Striped dresses are to he very fashion.
able next Spring, u IN zebra style.
This saying ls ascribed 10 John Brown (:
at is n mighty thing for man to do oil
he can.
The latest style of kid boots for ladies'
have buttons on both sides, and are
without stitches.
White linen guipure lace, or insertion
is very much used this season for trim
ming thin dresses.
A new style of sleeve button is OF
in lighter color.
The Chinese picture Of ambition il IL
mandarin trying to catch comet, by
putting salt upon its tail.
Olympia, Washington TERRITORY, with
a population Of about 1,5O0, supports
two daily and SIX weekly newspapers.
In 1927 Chinese editor caused some
false intelligence to he inserted in his pa
per- and suffered the death penalty in
consequence.
Prince Frederic Charles of Prussia
while in Rome is said to have asserted
his claims 70 the candidature for the
throne of Spain.
Twenty-three inches is considered the
proper size for a lady's waist Mt the pres
ent day, when small wasp-like waists are
no longer admired.
A new style of ornament for the hair
is small birds nest of filagree gold in
which is a small gilt bird with wings ex-
tended and iewele1 eyes.
The old fashioned twisted locks of hair
at the side of the face, known by our
grandmothers as "spit curls," have
come into fashion again..
A man who was told by a clergyman
to remember Lots wife. replied that he
had trouble enough with his own, with
ont remembering other mems wives.
The 'meanest mani in Central Illinois
is farmer living near Decatur. He dis
charges his laborers Saturday night, and
charges them for board over Sunday.
A member of State Legislature,
speaking of fortunate follow member,
remarked day or two since, "rd rath.
er have his luck than license TO steal"
A good man, who has seen mnch Of
the world, and is tired Of it, says: "The
grand essentials to happiness are some-
thing to do, something to love, and some-
thing TO hope for"
Apparently very little was left of Mr.
Teppin of Detroit, just after he tried to
light a fire with kerosene, for the papers
say, 1.-THE doctor thought he could save
one arm and one eye.
Boston pays its female teachers an nv
ernge of S6792 por month. and Newton
S65.54. These are the highest averages
in Massachusetts. The lowest is tho
town of New Ashford, which pays only
$16.
Vice President Colfax says that the
happiest days of his life were when he
was a printer. Come to our Office, Schuy-
er, and you shall have the old familiar
10y at twenty-five cents thousand
LO,ceH Courier.
1t is said that the more married men
here are in the world the fewer crimes
here will be. An unmarried man is
,ut half of a perfect thing, and it re-
luires the other half to make things
light and even.
Walled Lake, which is the greatest
natural curiosity of Iowa, DR.. White,
he State Geolc gist, says has been form
ii by the expansive action of the ice,
which pushed the rocks from the bed Of
he lake to their present position.
A Maryland widow, living on the
Eastern shore, so worked upon the feel
ngs of a Young man threatening to mar
y him, that he turned over all his prop
rty to her and enlisted in the navy asa
ommon sailor. where he thought he'd
e safe.
Scene in a horse-car Car stops: smil-
lg young lady enters every seat full.
n old gentlemen rises at the opposite
nd. 80, don't rse," said the lovely
irl. 81 can just as well stand" 81
ont care whether you sit or stand" he
piled. "Fm going to get out.
A new article of ladies' wear is an
lexis polanaise, the waist of which has
eel trap concealed by a masked panier.
'hen "A young gentleman. who is regard
| as good catch or otherwise, places
ears "click," and finds his arm
lught A big brother and lamp enter,
ID it is neck or nothing with the victim.
A soldier who was an inveterate Joker
III punster, having had his nose, left
leek, and portion of his chin car
ed away by a shot, was asked by some
his comrades if they could do any
ing for him. Boys said he, speak.
g as well as he could in his mangled
rdition, Il should like drink of wa
+ mighty well, if / only had the face
ask for it,