National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-07-12
Facts and Fancles.

Josh BILLINGS" runs tri.weeklv line
Of hacks from Paducah TO Mayfeld.
A Buffalo woman has already made
50. 500 this season from her two-acre
strawberry patch.
An extravagant rat in Lebanon, KY,
has made his nest out OF about O quart
OF fragments Of greenbacks.
San Francisco was greatly disappointed
on finding that that nitro-gycerene ex-
plosion was not m earthquake.
One Delaware farmer has shipped this
season about 5000 quarts OF strawber-
ries from less than an acre OF ground.
Four young hrutes choked and hung
boy at Manchester, H., recently. 10
make him confess that he had stolen
some harness rings.
The nativities were as follows: United
States. 30,9le: Ireland. $4,000; England
and dependencies. 1885; Germany,
9,597 all others, LOOT.
The leader OF some California robbers
allowed clergyman he was about to
plumber to keep his money and valuables.
on the promised condition that he would
pray the worth OF them for the band and
its chief.
Two snakes, about eight inches in
length, recently issued from the mouth
Of son of Mr.. Frank Plummer. of Sand
wich. NJ VI. The lad is thirteen years
old, and has had nearly three hundred
fits year for the last FIVE years. He has
suffered terribly, and has nearly lost his
mental powers.
Thihodeaux, La. has curious system
of water works. The town lies below
the level Of the sea, and is protected by
a dixie. Over this embankment water is
introduced through large siphons, by
means OF which the streets are sprinkled,
the bitches kept clean, and the atmos
phere cooled.
Asparagus Is said to be valuable
medicinal agent in cases Of rheumatism
and gout. Slight cases OF rheumatism
are cured in few days by feeding on
this delicious esculent, and more chronic
cases are much relieved, especially il the
patient carefully avoids all acids, wheth-
az in food or beverage.
Scotland has newspaper which is
printed on the road from Edinburgh to
Glasgow in wagon belonging to the pa
per, which contains printing machine,
cases of type, and quick compositors.
During the journey the edition for the
provinces is worked off, with the addition
of the news and kilograms received on
the road.
One of the improvements introduced
in Chicago since the fire is in the street
cars. These useful public conveyances
are now furnished with double cane-seat
chairs, sothat each passenger knows ex-
actly how m uch he or she is entitled to.
The utmost superabundance of feminine
skirts cannot in these cars interfere with
the comfort OF male passengers.
The following note written to her
school mate by girl who had been
absent several days, illustrates the sweet
of childhood: Dear Susie
I Shan't attend school again until Get
some new cuffs, collars and jewelry-
dear Mama agrees with me that It is my
Dooty to take the shine ont of that Up
start Many Jones, and I'll do it if never
earn nothing
The recent census shows that the resi-
dent population of Paris has dinin-
ished during the last six years to the ex-
tent of 100000 The numLer of vacant
apartment exceeds 10000. Rents have
fallen in proportion which ranges from
one eight to one-fourth, and for the SUI
perior apartments the decline is equal to
one-tbird. The depreciation in the value
Of land and house property is estimated
It 20 per cent.