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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-17
An English Manufacturer,

An interesting incident, illustrative of
the strong practical sense and keen bust
ness Judgment Z Sir Titus Salt, the
English manufacturer, was some time ago
related by Charles Dickens III "House-
hold Words.' A huge pile of " dirty
looking sacks, filed with some iibrous
material which bore strong resemblance
to superannuated horse hair was land
cd one day mt Liverpool. Where they
came from, what vessel brought them,
whom they were intended for, or what
purpose they were destined to serve, no
one. not the oldest warehousemen in
Liverpool, could imagine. There they
lay, unclaimed and in the way, week af-
ter week merchants would have moth
ing to say to them dealers sneered at
them /; all voted them worthless and q
nuisance. The consignee agents seri-
ously thought of shipping them off again.
One day "a plain, misunderstanding
young man, with an intelligent face and
quiet, reserved manner (thus Boz de
scribcs Titus Salt, was walking through
the warehouses, when his eye fell upon a
bunch of the supposed horse hair which
projected from one of tho neg acted bales,
gnawed by the rats, He took il up,
rubbed it, felt it, pulled il TO pieces !;
then he simply put IL handful of it in his
pocket and walked quietly away. A day
or two afterward he called on the con
signees aud offered eightpence per pound
for the lot of three hundred and odd
sacks, which offer amazed the head of the
firm, who, as soon rs he could recover
his presence of mind, eagerly accepted
il. Titus departed with what the ware
house clerks were pleased to call "the
South American stuff, cal lied it to Brad
ford, and began to manufae ure from it
those alpaca cloths which are the
envy of modest housewives everywhere,
and which have gradually become one of
the chief manufactured products OF Eng
land. The D." superannuated horse hair
was the wool of Peruvian sheep called
the alpaca, its staple being remarkably
long, soft, and glossy. 1t had already
become somewhat known in England be-
fore the incident narrated by Boz took
place, but to Titus Salt is due the intro
Juction of its manufacture and its adap-
tion to its present use, and the story as
related is literally true. II was the tide
in his affairs which rapidly swept him
on to fortune. His mills had to be en-
larged, and then new and extensive ones
built, until he was forced at last to move
to some distance from town, erecting his
present mills some two miles of. Stories
are told how he sometimes made thou
sand pounds sterling before he ate his
breakfast, for he was an early riser, often
being fonnd in the mills by the earliest
Of his workmcn, and not breaking bread
until he had seen the work of the mill
fully under way.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-17
RATES OF ApyERTIsINa
The Buried Seed.

Two thousand years ago flower
Bloomcd lightly in a far-ofl land
Two thousand years ago the seed
Was placed within dead mans hand,
Before the Savior camo to earth
That man had lived and loved and died,
And oven in that far-off land
The flower had spread its perfume wide.
suns rose and set years came and wont
The dead hand kept its treasure well.
Nations were born and turned to dust
While life lay hidden in that shell,
The shrivoll1d hand was robbed Rt last,
Tho seed was buried in the earth,
When, 10 the life, long hidden there,
Into glorious flower burst forth.
Just such plant as that which grew
From such seed when buried low,
Just such a flower in Egypt bloomed
And diod two thousand years ago.
And will not He who watched the seed
And kept the tfe within its shell
When those he loves are laid to rest,
Watch DOR their buried dust as well
And will not He from meath the sod
Cause something glorious to arise;
Aye though it sleep two thousand years,
Yet all that buried dust shall gsc
Just such face as greets you now,
Just such f. IN as here wo wear,
Only moro gloroua far will rise
To meet the Savior in the air.
Then will lay me down in peace
When called to leave this vale OF tears
For in my flesh shall | sec God
Zen though sleep two thousand years.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-17

MOVEMENTS OF STARS IN SPACE
General Dufour. of Switzerland, in the
course Of recent investigation, attempts
to show that in the case of the movement
of two stars around a point supposed
fixed, this point must be in motion.
He also concludes that the curve is plane,
and that the stars remain in the same
plane during their translation and the
inference is that these stars have both
received one impulse and q parallel
movement, also that the movement Of
the apsides proves that the centre of
gravity of the system is displaced not
according toa straight line, but curved
one.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-17
JOB PRINTING

Of all kinds neatly executed at the lowest living
prices. Our office il well furnished with mate
rial and stock for this department, and we now
have experienced and competent workmen to
use them. II you want any printing done YOU
need not go 10 tho city, or out Of the county,
for you can get as good work and as low prices
at this office as at any other.
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

one copy, one year in advance. o.,",,...N %
II notp0id within three months, .,,.,', 10
Noyariation whatever from these rates.
No rapor discontinued until allarroarages
are aid, except at the option of the publisher
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-17

A miss asserts that when gentlemen
cat warm maple sugar it gets into their
moustaches and makes them scratchy.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-17

A SORE TEMPTATION, A gentleman of
Newtonstewart, in Scotland, had a choic e
collection of birds, some of them of rare
breeds, many of them prize-takers, and
all of them more or less valuable. He
tended irem with great care, was exceed
ingly fond Of his pets, and talked about
them i'll the most enthusiastic manner
Some one, however, having reproached
him with worshiping his birds, and having
told him that it was sin to set such a
high estimate on anything below the
heavens, serious thoughts were aroused
i'll the bird fancier's breast, and, iniiu-
enced by zeal for his souls welfare, he
resolved to get rid of the temptation to
creature worship by destroying them en-
mosSe. He therefore arranged with the
owner of pony cart to come early IN the
morning with his cart and carry the birds
and their cages to the bridge, over which
they were to be thrown, cages and all,
into the river. In vain the man entrusted
with this painful mission demonstrated,
offering to sell the birds for their owners
benefit. The bird fancier was determined,
and accordingly on certain morning
the cartload of temptation was discharged
into the river. Some of the cages, which
were of value, have since been recovered;
the birds were drowned. The case of
one or two of them, who had young ones
and eggs, has excited much sympathy,
and general opinion appears to prevail
that no great loss to the community would
have occurred had the owner, instead of
the birds, been pitched into the river and
drowned,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-17
Cattle III, Texas.


Cattlc-raising in Texas is character
lied by features peculiar to that State.
The business is principally in the hands
of comparatively few men, who con-
duet their operations on scale of great
magnitude. In 1860 10000 head of cnt-
tie constituted large stock now 25,
600 and 30 600 are not uncommonly own
ed by one man, while in the brands of
some individuals are included as many
as so, 600 and &C, 900. 1t is said that an
unassuming Irishman named L. O'COn-
ner, living in Refugio county, is the lar
gest cattle-owner in Texas. He does not
know precisely how many he owns, but
his stock is estimated at about 10000.
In Texas when a calf is weased from its
dam and cannot be identified as the
property of anybody, it becomes the chat
tel OF whoever first brandsit. This gives
great advantage to the large owners,
as small stock raisers are not able to en-
ploy the necessary labor to keep their
stock branded up, and what they lose
usually becomes incorporated in the
herds of wealthier men. During the
war, when nearly all the able-bodled men
III the State were in the army, the wealthy
stock owners employed Mexican vague
ros. who were exempt from the draft, to
look after their herds, while the cattle
belonging to poor mon strayed where
ever they liked. The consequence was
that the small stocks became to a great
extent absorbed in the larger ones. Over
one million cattle were shipped or driven
from Texas during the past year, Int the
trade is in very depressed condition
now. Owing to the low rates paid in the
Northern markets, a great proportion of
the droves started last year have been
held over and wintered in Kansas, wait
ing Improvement in prices. Several mil
lion dollars worth of cattle, it is esti-
mated, have been driven over the line
into Mexico by organized bands of
thieves.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-17

You might take basket of those sum
mer sweetings down to Widow Small's,
Bert"
"Ycs, mother mine, if you say So"
nIt ,vnr't ,al-a v,n ten rniuutns -
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Bonds for Sale

THHE Charlotte, Columbia and Aupusta
1pnT HT',Toad mn1 Company will sell slOO, Of its
at the rate of 7per cont per amin. At so
and accrued interest on 100-making the in.
vestor nearly per cent pnr annum, in addi.
ton to the discount. Apply to M. p. Pepram
Cashier First National Bank, Charlotte. c.
Bonknieht, Treasurer. or
Sept 25 WM. JOHNSTON. President
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A Gard from senator sawyer.

To the Editor o. the Charleston Republican.
SIR: The New York Herald, Of tho 1Ith
instant, has despatch from Columbia,
8. O., in reference to one Capt. Henry
Garter, in which it is said that he was On
instrument OF a "most astounding plot"
to entrap Gen. Moses, the "Reeular"
Republican candidate for Governor of
this State. In this despatch, the follow
ing language occurs: 1.-The parties who
are suspected of having put up this huge
Job are prominent politicians in the
Boilers faction of the Republican party
among them Senator from this
State-and this suspicion is in part con-
hrmed by what has been gotten out of
Carter himself"
Now. as am the only ''Senator" from
this State" who has publicly identified
himself with the "Bolters' movement,
this undoubtedly refers to me.
L simply desire to state that T never
saw or heard of this man Carter, until 1
heard OF his arrest for forgery, and that
any statement that ''prominent politi-
clans in the Boilers faction of the Re-
publican party" in this State have had
any connection, correspondence or rela-
tions with him whatever, is IN unouali-
fed falsehood.
Inc huge JOB, If there was one, was III
the interest of the Moses ticket, and it's
origlnators doubtless thought their for
geries would succeed in satisfying the
unwary that Gen Grant and Judge Rich
ardson were in the interest of the COR
rupt men who are trying to foist them
selves upon South Carolina as public
officers. They probably had reason to
1ear the exposure of the plot by honest
men, and, as many pickpocket has
done, cried ''stop thief," before public
attention could be called to them as its
authors
The .'Bolters" have no need to put up
huge jobs" to entrap franklin J. Moses,
Jr. If the ''jobs" in which lie has been
concerned in the past are not sufficient
to secure his defeat, no blundering
scheme like this of Carter's will save the
people of South Carolina from being
cursed by an administration conducted
by him.
FREDERICK A. SAWYER.
CHARLESTON, s. O., October IL, 1872.
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Desirable Residence for Sale

xs.A TiiE desirable one and half story
.G.W DWELLING, located on tho South. west
eorncr OF Lady and Marion streets, is
otere.i ior sale. The house has all the mo-
The lot contains half an acro. For terms.
apply to r. III pOII oCE
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It Published! Most Brilliant Work
Gems of Strauss!

TNHE publishers offer to the public This
Il unique and most attractive collection.
Drought out, as one may say, under tho eyo
OF the great composer, and containing his
very 6est works. 1t is embcllished with a
hne PORTRAIT OF STRAUSS, aud contains
the prime favorites,
Artist Life, Blue Danube, Mnrriaoe Beds.
MdnhdHan, ,O01 Nights, Wieme,. Bon.
dons, Pizzicato, Wine. Women
and Song, Ne,o Annen,
and many other equally good Waitzes Polka.
Quadrllics, Mazurkas. &c, filling altogether
225 LARGE MUSIC PAGES!
Inc hIst applause" on its appearance
warns us that the fine book is to bs lnevjtably
az the fashion the present season. Price.
81 so i'll boards; SO 90 in cloth.
seht' postpaid, on receipt OF price.
Has no Superior
Our Church Music Book, The Standard,
tl.oo. Specimen copies sent, for tho present
postpaid for $1.25.
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston.
CHAs. H. DITsoN r. Co New York. Oct2fT
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Lumber at Reduced Prices.

!EtHE undersigned arc prepared to saw
Il LUMBER ct any dimensions, up to tw en-.
ty-two inches wide, or thick, and forty.eicht
foet long. We prefer to work at low prices
rather i,a than do nothing at high figures. II
heesviile, Charlotte, Columbia md Augusta
Railroad. South Carolina.
July II w13 BODIE e. MITCHELL
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a STRANGE OCCURRENCE years
ago, Monroe B. Alexander, son Of the
widow Nancy O. Alexander, in Sharon
Congregation, got plum seed in his
nose. A few nights ago he got into an
lmmoderate fit of laughter, and the seed
camo out in as sound condition as
when it went in.
Charlotte Southern Home.
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Special Not1oea-

On Marringe.-Happy relief for Young
Men from the effects OF Errors and Abuses in
early life. Manhood restored. Impediments
to Marriage removed. Now method OF treat
ment. New and remarkable remedies. Books
ana circulars sent free, in sealod envelopes.
South Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Aug IL omo
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For Rent.

l~A STORE-KOOM, corner Of Main and
.G%H Laurel streets, now occupied by J. $.
ChamDers. Possession given immedi-
Atciy. Apply to ARTHUR Il BOONE
ooP. ID No. Law RanEe
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70 Rent.

~ 70 an approved tenant, will rent the
NIT ,Waiker House," situated on Upper
4A BOUNDARY street. Apply to
ocPt Eo y. O'SEALE, JR.
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T'HE GRAND GIFT CONCERT, for the
Il benefit OF the Public Library OF Ken
tucky, IL postponed to SATURDAY. the Eth of
December, for the following rcasona
l. The failure OF certain ngen ;s to make re-
turns in time for the drawing to take place
September %.
2. The accumulation Of orders during tho
last few days to such an extent that it was not
possible to I'LL them and have the drawing on
the 28th. oH
g.. The general expressed desire of ticket
holders that full drawing might be had
even II 1t made short postponement neccs.
Hary.
4. The belief of the management that bv n
snort postpontment the remnant of unsold
tickets can bs disposed OF, and all the prizo,
paid in full, without the necessity of any bro
rata scaling down.
For these reasons, coupled with the carnest
desire TO benefit the Public Library by larger
balance, and the ticket holders by larger gifts.
the concert and distribution have been post.
poned to Saturday, the 7th Of December. 1872.
On that day and no other the drawing will
positively and unequivocally come of in the
great hall Of the Public Library building. he
ginning at precisely o'clock A. NJ. and con.
hnue until the whole Of tho 1000 gifts arc
awarded. 'o
The payment Of the gifts will begin the third
day after the drawing, and continue for nix
mouths, In current funds by the Farmers
AID Drovers' Bank. or by sight draft upon the
Fourth National Bank, New York, at the on
tion OF the gift ticket-holdcrs.
List OF Gius
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For Rent.

a. THAT large and commodions STORE;
Sg: now occupied by Mcssrs. Portcr& steele.
kasA- Possession given the 1st of October.
For terms, inquire of G.. DIEHCKs
Aug "a
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For Sale.

kaS THE HOUSE and LOT, on Picl;cns
fIH street, belonging to tho Estate of Wrs'
-kl1g. Zimmerman, dcccasch.
scptS EDWIN j. SCOTT, Executor
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New Books.

New Books.
H'HE SPEAKERS COMMENTARY, by Bish.
i ops and other Clergy OF the AnsIican
Church. Vol.I. SIS.
u Aunt James Hero. by Author of Stepping
Heavenwards. $1.5O. Tf1Ao
Hannah, a new Novel. by Miss Mulocb. 5Oo.
Jan IL DUFFIE Il CHAPMAN
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Fresh Biscuits

EAnINA, Pearl, Oyster. Wine. Buttcr. Mill,
Il Picnic; Cream, Corn Hill, Lemon, Soda
NC. all fresh. For sale low by
Oct HOPE & GYLES.
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For Rent.

ka sT0RE-ROOM. Exchange House
aEHl ,ulding, Main street, recently oct upied
4a1. & Dy r. Cardareli. Apply to
Sept 13
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Enormous Death.Rate in New York

enormous Death-Rate in New York.
ISlS haJitants double 1 Si TO Of 1ogS ouadn in
This fearful mortality is troubling tho peo.
PIE. What shall be done? is the ouestion.
PURIFY the Blood and Regulate the Liver.
We adVise every one, as sanitary measure:
BLOOD and LIVER PILLS. They furiiv ths o
BLOOD and Regulate tho LiverCtwo thin~s
absolutely essential to health. Go %
helnltshs Temple of Health, and get box
OF Blood and Liver Pills. s"n, oA
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First take the Blood and Liver Pills. to work
Oh tho 61e and purify the blood; three or
lonr VIII bo snflicient. Then take table,
spoonful of HE1NITSH'S CHILL CURE. It
has been tried: VIC know it.
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One O Grand Giit, Cash ". ............ 500, 900
~ a :.i Snl S50, 600
= Saeu S .SHoUOO Cash Gifts. So, 600 each
S Cr S!tn' 1o'OOO 10 Casn GIFTS. 600 each
Cash Gift. 10000 81 Cash Gifts. S0f, each
Cash Gift. 5000 25 Cash Gifts. 700 ri,
1.Caeh G!t. o,OoO 90 Cash Gifts. GOO each
Cash Gift. 1000 IS Cash Gifts. 50,,cach
l Cash Gift. G00O so Cash GIFTS. 400 each
4! Cash Gift. 5000 60 Cash Gifts. 400 each
Cash Gift. 1000 100 Cash Gifts. o6I1 eoci,
l Cash Gift. 5000 Gl2 Cash Gifts. 100 each
Total, 900 Gifts, all Cash. shO0 mn
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole tickets. $40; halves. SIS; quarters.
SI.oo; wnoie tickets for 800; 28 for 1925; So
spr s5uo; 1l3 for 81 ,000 225 for s2,50D; SIS for
so,UoO No discount on Ices than 500 worth
OF tickets at time
Ihe money necessary to pay in full all the
onsrea QUE gifts Is now upon deposit in the Farm
ern and Drovers' Bank, as will be seen by the
'oliowing certificate Of the Cashier:
FARMERS AND DnoyERs' BANK.
M. LOUISVILLE. KY. Sept. &c, 1872.
III nnis ls TO certify. that there is now on de-
lars lars to the credit OF the Gift Concert fund.
S500. 1000 Of which is held by this bank. as
treasurer OF the Public Library OF Kentucky.
ing. r, s. YEACU. Casb;or
Hon. JOHN BARBEE, Manager of the Royal
insurance Company, Liverpool, and Colonel
9ILsoN +: JOHNSON, Proprietor of tho Gait
t1 n1ouSe. I VIII act as committee on tho part of
! 1910 the drawing, count them, pla CO them in
the wheel, and personally see that cores
ponoing numbers for all the tickets sold 20
into the wheel After the drawing ia over
Inc Inc wheel, with its contents. will be placed in
tne hands or IL committee on tho part of tho
ticKet-hoiders, to satisfy themselves whether
drawing. 49, VIZ
Blind children. in full Wow of the audience
VIII alternately draw the tags from one OF tho
glass wheels and the gifts belonging 10 them
from the other, and the official record OF tile
drawing thus conducted will be kent by three
19ilers t chosen from different banksin the city.
Inc drawing will DO published in the Louis
Ville papers and New York Herald, and official
coples mailed to all parties ont OF Louisville
10 whom tlckets havo been sent by letter
Inc remnants Of tickets yet uHsold will be
furnished to those who fret apply for them.
and as general distribution OF them will be
made among agents as their limited number
will permit. No agent will bo permitted. on
any account whatever, to hold or soil n ticket
Tor tho management after the 25th of Noyem
ber, 1879. - -'o 'i-'-
This postponcment has been mado ty adj.
vice OF the Trustees, with the sole object of
tho real benefit OF both the ticket-holdcr and
Inc FuDllc Library, and all concerned may
rost perfectly assured that tho positive and
nnal programme hero announced will be car
ricd out to the letter.
THOMAS L. BRAMLETTE.
Agent Public Library Kentucky. Public ii.
brary Building, Louisville. Kentuckv
SEPTEMBER 26. 1872 Oct sw1c
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Having reached the fountain head in
buying our goods. and buying very
much larger quantities Of goods than
usual, with ample facility and abund-
ant capital at our disposal, We arc
prepared to assert that VIC can sayo
more money than ever for our patrons
this season, and for every SO 90 spent
With US, we firmly believe that VIC can
save the buyer loo, or 10 per cent.
Oct 13 II. c. SILVER &. cO
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FREDERICK A. SAWYER.
CHARLESTON, s. O., October IL, 1872.
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30 generally known throughout the State for
ner skili and taste, offers unusual attractions.
iilsk ,no STOCK having been carefully selected by
herself, and placed ut figures TO meet iii
wants. ~ e' ''ii
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j. III. KINARD.

and select assortments of Carpetings, Win
DOW Shades and Curtains. Rugs, Afattinos
anu az other articles usually found in a FIKS'r
CLAoS DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-10

HoTELs.-The New York Standard, in al
guing in favor Of Il law to compel hotels to
receive negro guests, says they are" Especially
favored by the laws of the State" and there
fore should not be permitted to refuse to give
any one lodging. How specially favored !:
A man may carry on almost any other bust
ness with less interference from the State.
Many kinds of business he may prosecute
without any license at all; and lie may carry
on almost any other kind upon paying a
license tax, being licensed as matter of
course. But to keep hotel he must first
ask for 4 license without knowing whether
he can get it or not, and, if he gets it, pay n
heavy Tux upon it. We do not see wherein
the ,tavoritism consists. On the contrary, we
think we can see that if any man in the land
should have the privilege Of excluding diS,-
greeable characters, or as to that matter
whomsoever he might choose to exclude,
from his house, that man ought to be the one
who has to pay the State 50 high price be-
fore it will allow him to follow business
which he has a natural right to follow with
out asking permission of anybody.