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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14
The Anti.Jewish Riot.

A correspondent of the Lerdot Heraio
writing from Smyrna, says: ave have
pissed through week of great excite.
ment and anxiety at Smyrna. A few
days ago the report few around the town
that the lody of q poor Christian chld
of four years of age was lying exposed NJ
the Greek hospital, who had been tortured
and murdered by band of ferocious can
nibal Jews, who. II WAS declared, required
the blood of Christian child as sacri
flee every year at their Passover. ! at
once proceeded to the Greek Hospital. as
upward of 10000 people had done before
me and, on inquiry OF the surgeon found
that the death OF the child cad been one
Of accidental drowning.
On expressing my surprise that such a
melodramatic sort Of exhibition should
ne made over the body the crowd being
admitted in immense numbers to inspec'
and overhaul the remains, was assured
that there was no other way Of counteract
ing the effect of the fable in circulation,
and persuading the excited populace that
the child had been simply drowned and
not put to death by torture. Even as it
was, the worthy surgeon expressed his
fear that the fanaticism of the mob would
lead TO serious results, and his apprehen
sion, unfortunately was too speedily and
sadly realized. A fearful onset was made
upon the Jews that very day In vain
did the priests from the church pulpits
and elsewhere proclaim the truth, and AS
sure the people that the child had simply
met its death by drowning. Every jew
met with was horribly maltreated, and,
after some hours Of indicision, in which
it was vainly hoped that sober sense might
prevail, the excited Greek mob, with all
the rascality OF the town in its train, made
for the Jewish quarter, sacked the houses,
murdered the inmates. and committed
other acts of brutal atrocity. Many Jews
at length turned upon their assailants, and
from attacked, in self defense became at
tackers. Then the fury OF the Greek rab-
BILE knew no bounds; men were fiendishly
beaten, women were violated. children
even were not spared, and day after day
until Wednesday was the Jewish quar-
ter converted into pandemonium OF pill
lage, rape and murder. Not until then
did Hamdi Pasha, Governor of Smyrna
and responsible for human life and pub
lIc order within its walls not until then
did he advance the troops upon the scene
and quell the mob efectually The ap-
parent inacton of Hamdi Pasha may be
explained by the fact that on Saturday he
had only $50 soldiers in the town to make
Roadway against 10000 of fanatcal and
exasperated Greek populace, whereas.
brought in hurridly from all quarters, we
rave now eight full battalions of troops.
The resr 1t is that the rioters have held
heir ha Ids; the mob is kept thoroughly
N che k; and lamentatle ae what mas
occurred, you need have no fear of its re-
Dewal
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14
Bennett and Webb.

The late Mr.. Bennett twice suffered
street-attncks from Mr.. James Watson
Webb. The first attsck was made on
Wall street in the msnth of january,
1896. On this occasion Mr.. Bennett was
knocked down aud struck with stick.
He told the story in the Heroid, saying
General Webb, by going up behind
me. cut slash in my head, about one
and half inches in length, and through
the integumcnts OF the skull The
fellow, no doubt, wanted to let out the
never-failing supply Of good humor and
wit, which has created such reputation
Tor the Herald, and appropriate the con
tents to supply the emptiness Of his own
thick skull. He has not injured the
skull. My ideas in few days will flow
ms freshly as ever, and he will find it so
to his cost" The result of this report
was that the Herald containing the nc
count of the fracas sold 1900 copies.
On the 9th of May, 1886, Mr.. Bennett
WAS again assaulted by General Webb in
Wall street, very near the scene Of the
former attack. As was the case with the
first assault newspaper controversy led
to this second exhibition of anger On the
part of General Webb. The particulars
OF this affair were also duly given in the
Herald by Mr.. Bennett. In hisautobio-
graphical account of it, after describing
the mode of General Webbs attack he
said (: "My damages is scratch, about
three quarters of an inch in length. on
the third finger of the left ha. ', which
I received from the iron railing was
forced against, and three buttons torn
from my vest which any tailor will re-
instate for sixpence. His loss is rent
from top to bottom of very beautiful
black coat, which cost the ruffian $40,
and blow in the face, which may have
knocked down his throat some Of his in
fernal teeth tor an, thing | know. Bal
,nce in my favor. 500 "a" Thus was it
hat even out of his misfortunes did Mr..
Bennett extract nourlshment for his
paper. 1t was by sach direct
gossip with the public, upon all imagin
,ble subjects, light sketches of city life,
md half earnest and half cynical refer
,nces to events in which he himself
figured, that in the earlier years of the
Herald was laid the foundation of its
ultimate success as a newspaper.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14
In a Cranberry Patch.

Some years ago Mr.. Sackett was
known as man of generous and specu
lative turn of mind he was requested by
two friends Of his to invest with them al
equal share in the purchase of western
land with a view to its rapid increase in
price. More as an accommodation to them
than regard for the profit, he consented,
and furnishing his part they went West to
make the purchase, while he remained
at his business in Chicago. Now these
enterprising friends of his found that
they could buy up large tract of land
near Berlin, Wis, very low by including
in 1t portion of worthless swamp. They
closed the trade and in making the divi
sion among themselves they took each a
third of the fine land and left the mud
and water for Mr.. Sackett, who had never
seen the land and accepted the division
on faith in his friends an l for some time
he continued to pay the taxes until he
failed in business and thinking to real
ze on the sale of it, he went West for
tnat purpose, when TO his disnlay, he
found that far from being able to sell it,
he could not even give it away. Signing
just little at the daplicity of his friends,
who had SO divided the valuable and left
him the worthless, he wandered over the
swamp, he almost dlsdained to call his
own and splashed through its mud and
water in desperate hopelessness. Poverty
and want, stared him in the face, when,
10, something else stared him in the face
too he found something upon his land.
What was it =? 1t was not California gold
nor North Africa diamonds, neither was
it oil, iron or coal 1t was wild Gran
berries. "Presto change y Now mark |
the result that land is worth $500 per
acre, and he is worth half a million dol.
lars. He was a shrewd man, with an eye
to business and he saw Mt once fortune
in those CraDberries and went to work to |
realize it by cultivation and systematic
labor, and now he has regularly trained
brigade of children and hands to pick
and prepare the Cranberrles for market,
for which he realizes rs high as S24 per
barrel, while the men who intended to
play joke on him now mourn over their
own Invaluable land and sigh for the for
,une their joking lost them.
This is true, and if it is not MS romantic
Is fiction, it has better moral.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

TRUE HosPITALIrY.-I pray yon, oh
excellent wife, cumber not Yourself and
me to get curiously rich dinner for this
man and woman that have alighted at
our gate or bed-chamber made ready
at too great cost these things, if they
are curious in them, they can get for
few .shillings in any village but
rather let this stranger see, if he will,
in your looks. accents, and behavior,
your heart and earnestness, your thought
and will, what he cannot buy at any
price in the city, what he may well travel
twenty miles, and dine sparely, aud
sleep hardly. 10 behold. Let not the
emphasis of hospitality, be in bed and
board but truth, and love, and honor,
and courtesy, flow in all thy deeds. -
Emerson.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

The New CHICAGO Spite of the ter.
rible afflction experienced few months
since by Chicago, her population is
larger by several thousand than year
ago. 1t was claimed in April thot full
fifteen per cent of the burnt portion of
the city had been restored, ana the pa
pers now tell us that at least thirty per
cent. has been rebuilt. At chat rate, by
the first of next January the greater part
of destroyed Chicago will be restored.
And not only restored. 1t will he much
grander, much more healthful, and much
better adapted to the necessities of trade
and home life. Mean wooden buildings
which defaced the principal streets will
be replaced by magnificent blocks of
brick and marble, ana improvements
which were imperatively needed but
which would have been POSTPONED for
years, will now be made. After all, was
the Chicago fire Christening or dis
aster
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14
The Birds In Winter.

What do the birds do in winter? Many
you know go South. As general thing
winters cold does noe seem to affect thos,
that stay with us. The truth is. birds ar
remarkably well guarded against cold 10y
their thick covering 0. down and feathers
aud the quick circulation OF their blood
The chickadee is never 50 lively as in tn,
cold weather. When the thermometer l.
three or four degrees below zero, it shows
by its behavior that it is pretty cold. On
such a morning | have seen a small flock
of them on the SUNNY side of thick hem
lock, rather quiet. with rutfled feathers,
like balls OF gray fur, waiting, with an oc-
casional chirp, for the suns rays to warm
them up little sober, perhaps, but ready.
if cold continued, to get used to it. What
do they eat ? Our mcrciful Father does
not leave the earth bare. There is TODD
enough and to spare. The seeds of the
grasses and taller summer flowers, and the
elders, birches and NAPLES furnish sup
plies that the cold and snow does not de
stIoy: also the buds of various tlce, and
shrubs, for the buds do not first come in
the spring, as some people think; there are
ouoo dTt lllstttS. wv
A sunny nook any time during he win
ter will show you variety OF two-winged
flies, and several kinds OF SPIDERS often in
and as brisk as ever. Then in the
crevioes of the tree bark and dead wood
there must be something nice to be had,
Judging from the activity of the chick adees,
gold-crests, and their associates. In the
winter no mischief can be done there is
no fruit to steal. Nothing can be destroyed
now except the farmers enemies vet the
birds keep at work all the time Winter,
roo, is favorable to sociability amocg birds
as among people. The chickadee the
eold-crested wren, the white breasted nut
hatch, and the downy wood pecker form
a little winter clique. You do not often
see one of the members without one or
more of the Others. No sound in nature
S more CHEEKY than the calls Of a little
troop of this kind, echong through the |
woods on still, sunny day in winter
The lively chatter OF the chicka1ee, the |
'len1er contented pipe of the golden crests,
md the emphatic, busness-likes shank of
he nut hatch, as they DRIFT leisurely along
rom tree to tree.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

HORRIBLE. "A pig-drover, early in the
morning, having IN vain knocked for
admittance at the doors of public house
near the gates of the Polish town Jaros
law, at last bethought himself of looking
through one of the windows, when he
was struck by a most appalling >ight
There lay several horribly mutilated
corpses in pool of blood. The landlord,
his wife. three children (the eldest of
whom is six years of age, and a maid
servant, were found in Il same room,
with bleeding wounds and broken skulls
The whole house was in state of dis
order. The perpetrators have not been
trace d as yet
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

! A SMART BoY.-The Detroit Free Pres
mourns the loss of smart boy in this
manner : The public will regret to learn
that the family of James OTIS Porter
street, is to remove to Saginaw, taking
young johnny along. The boy started
out two years ago by shooting himself.
Two months after he choked himself
with fishbone. A few days after he
built fire in the barn aud called ont the
steamers lie then swallowed top, got
run over by an ice wagon, fell into the
river, was lost for three days, and first
and last he has been fountain of local
news. whose value can not be estimated
on slate four feet square. II the Sagi-
nav reporters only commence on him
right he will "pan ont at least three
times per week. He should be furnished
with \ box of matches, horse pis toll and
plenty OF gunpowder, and it won't d.
any harm to pat him on the back occa-
sionally and tell him that his Efforts are
appreciated.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

FATALITY Chicago, on Saturday,
at an early hour, the body of a man was
seen hanging from a small window of .
barn in the rear of residence. Upon
examination it was found that the de-
ceased was Frand Barber, brother of the
owner OF the place, with whom he resided.
He had attempted to get into the barn
through the window, and got fastened n
so that he was unable to extricate him:
self, and was literally bitten to death ~
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

SwISE.-No rig can grow rapidly on
poor food. A we'll bred pig will grow
rapidly or good food-a poorbred pig
will not aud this is the real essential
difference between them. If you starve
both, the well-bred pig is no better than
the other. Let young pigs have all they
will eat and digest. See that they have
access to fresh water. They may not
drink much, but it should always be pro-
vided for them, no matter how sloppy
their food may be. Provide ashes, salt,
sulphur and charcoal. See that the pens
and troughs are kept clean.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

house has risen from il an1 il alone.
won't oiIer to pay YOU back, for am afraid,
he added, smlinely, "the luck would all
20 flom me with it bnt llltell you what
! will do, Mary. will give money and
words OF trust and encouragement to some
other poor wretch, as you gave TO me-"
And Squire Partlet never knew what his
wife did with the dollar bill he gave her t.
buy new piece Of oilcloih.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

The WOMEN OF UTAH. petition
against polygNmy, signad by women Of
Utah, h. created great sensation there,
and the papers are full Oft. The ladies
who drew up and circulated the petition
say in card they have published ::
Think what regard for womanly purity
and delicacy must prevail in a family
where mother and all her daughters
hold the relation of wives to the same
man. Think how much Mormonism
has done TO elevate womanhood, when
it has sanctioned the marriage of men
to their own nieces and even their own
half-sisters. Think how womanly deli
ca,y is fostered in households, (and there
are many such in this Territory where
the home consists of cabin with but a
single room which is occupied 10y II man
and his three or four wives with their
grown daughters, Is it any wonder that
true women everywhere, virtuous ma
irons and pure-minded girls, should en-
ter their indignant protest against a sys
tenn which has produced such results
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

A PERSON intimately connected with
John S C. Abbott, says TIE Waichmd,,
and Reflector, assures us from personal
knowledge that the prolific author never
allowed himself to write paragraph of
his Life of Napoleon without first ofier-
ing prayer that he might be guided
Alright. Exchange. Such a statement
should be accepted with great caution,
as calculated to produce grave doubts in
the public mind as to the efficacy Of
prayer.-Chriai0n Union.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

A WORD TO LANDLORDS. - The New
York Snndard in referring to the summer
flight of = many Americans to Europe,
takes the occasion to say a few words to
the landlords who, it declares, are actually
driving away renumerative customers by
their greed. While there are places,
within two or three hundred miles of our
large cities, possessing abundant atLrac-
tions, thousands go abroad as matter of
economy. They assert that SO high are
the hotel charges at our own watering
places and mountain resorts that tIey can
not afford to seek health and summers
pleasure at home. 1t is cheaper to pay for
eek or ten days on the ocean and pass
two or three months in England, France,
Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, than
to climb the White Mountains, sketch
the lunar bow at Niagara or taste the surf
at Long Branch or Newport. Europe offers
more for the money, SO thither our cti
zens go, taking very considerable amounts
of currency which they would much
rather spend at home, provided it could
be made to go AS far.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14
A New CURE FOR BEee1Na.-Ope of

A New CURE FOR BEGGING. of
the petty kings in India has proved him
self to be a shrewd statesman. He has
been troubled by swarm of beggars in
his kingdom, and idleness was rapidly
increasing. The evil was so alarming
that he resorted to strong measures to
cure it. He ordered that all paupers
found hegeing should at once be COM
PEELED to learn to read and write. The
law operates well in two ways. Some of
the most worthless idlers prefer little
easy work to study, and they take to
some kinds of labor to escape begging
and its penalty. Others are glad of the
opportunity OF an education, and they
make intelligent and skilful laboIers
The King, in his anxiety to promote
education, has also ordered that the
families who cannot well spare their
children for school on account of pow
erty shall receive certain allowance
from the State. Light is evidently
spreading in India
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

SENSIBLE IDEA.-The board of agricul-
ture of the state Of Maine have decided
that one-fourth of the money received
from the state by the county agricu,tu-
raj societies shall be devoted to the or
ganization of farmers clubs.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

IRON WORKERS. There are one hun
dred and forty thousand men working in
iron in the United States, and e;gh. kun.
drej thousand persons who get their Nv.
ing ont Of it
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

An examination of candidates for sd.
mission to the Military Academy st Wesi
Point, resulted in the rejection of twenty
our out of ninety one applicants.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

ono copy, ono year In advance. ........e1 10
II not paid within three months, ,...." 400
NO 'ariation whatever from these rates.
No tAper discontinued until all arroaragss
are I'D, except at the option OF the publisher
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

THE FARMER According to the re.
port of the Massachusetts, Bureau OF
statistics, very few farmers in Massachu-
setts are making more than living out
of their farms. The average wages of
agricultural laborers per month, with
board, is S21 81 without board, S44. 50;
of women, with board, Sl2. 11-without
board, 26,39. These women usually do
household and dairy work, though IN
some localities women are employ ed in
light field labor The lsborers hired for
the season work ten hours from April
to November, and eight the rest of the
year, besides doing the chores at the
barn. Very few native Americans AFRO
now hired as farm laborers there are
fifty per cent of Irish, fifteen of French
Canadians, ten Nova Scotians, five OF
Germans, and twenty of natives.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

An III nois town has two doctors who
are youn women. A great many other
towns have that many doctors who are
old women.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14
JOB PRINTING

Of all kinds neatly executed at the lowest livirR
prices. Our Office In well furnished with mate. !.
rial and stock for this department, and we now
have experienced and competent workmen TO
use them. ff you want any printing done you
need not go to the city, or out Of the county,
for you can get m good work and a. low prices
at this Office as at any other.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-06-14

A Terre Haute, Ind, professional
sheep-sAearer says that he has not seen
suc', fine feeces in the last fifteen years
q taais years clip ahows.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-09-13
TOBACCO,

30 what countries do we export
tobacco!' asks an exchange paper,
and it replies :
We send about $4,000 hogsheads
to France Ca hogshead weighs from
500 to i 900 pounds, J 10000 to Spain
$1,000 to Italy. $1,000 to Germany,
5000 to Austria, and from 10000 to
10000 to England"
"lIow much tobacco do we CON
sumo in this country simply for
chewing and snulling ~
"One hundred and forty million
pounds This, at fifteen cents per
pound, will amount to S2l,000,000,
which goes in to the hands of the
producer. Forty millions of dollars,
| should say, goes to the retail deal
er This is for chewing and shutting
alone, and that is only the COM
mencement Of the story. You would
despair at the smoking statistics.
"Wcll, how many cigars were
smoked last year,"
according to Gen. Pleasonton,
who collected the tax on them, there
were 1922, 246,0OO cigars used last
year. These 1922 ,246,OOO cigars
were undoubtedly retailed at ten
cents a piece. So we smoked up in
this country last year S135,224 900
worth Of tobacco
How much was spent for flour,
thenN
"Oh, suppose about 100000.
Coz
"Now, that little Sl35 224,OOO was
pad out for cigars only. How much
would it be for chewing tobacco,
snuff and cigars
AS near as can estimate it, about
S250,000,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-09-13
CHILDREN.

Nothing is more charming than
% see happy, healthy children, and
see them also neatly and tasteIully
dressed. But simplicityis the charm
Of youth; a fresh young face needs
little adornment. Rich garments,
jewelry and extra number of rib
bons, LOUNGES, rufllcs and puiIs add
nothing to the beauty Of childhood.
Mothers nowadays incline to dress
their children like men and women.
In so doing they do not only make
mistake, but they wrong their
children, particularly their little
girls, who at ten are often seen
dccked out in as much iinery as
fashionable woman Of fifty. In the
first place, this style of dressing
makes the Young girl look old, and
rols hag Of ali that fresh simplicity
w.u II is 50 natural and pleasing
re appears artificial, constrained
ana lisagrceably seli-concious. Her
thoughts are necessarily much upon
her adornments and she has not yet
learned to conceal the fact. What |
mother has the rightthus to impair
the beauty of her child! Then
again, the health and comfort of the
little girl are seriously interferred
with by the care she is expected to
give to her fine garments. She can
not run and jump and romp about
as she longs to do, lest she tear them;
She must seat herself circumspcct-
ly lest she soil the delicate fabrics.
AT many fashionable summer resorts
it is positively painful to notice how
absurdly this system Of ornament
ing children is practiced. 1t is to
be hoped that sensible mothers du-
ring the present season will not in
tcricrc with their children's rights in
this respect. Give them simple
clothing, for this does not prevent
garments from being pretty snd
tasteful. But let the young folks
have a chance to be young. In
America we all grow old too fast
not in years, but in thought, feelings
and habits.