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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11
The New King Of Sweden.

or the early days OF Oscar, the present
King OF Sweden aud Norway, the follow
ing incidents are to'd
In his seventeenth year he was sent to
the University of Upsala, where he took
part in all the practical jokes, OF which
the students of that ancient seei OF learn
ing are SO fond, After remaining there
about six months, he shocked his royal
father by cuoly informing him that he
had fallen desperately in love with the
daughter OF one of the University pro
fessors and was determined to marry her.
As matter of course, King Oscar would
not permit this; and the Young man Was
recalled to Stockholm, where he was not
long in becoming very popular by his
unaffected manners and by the simplici-
ty Of his conduct. He delighted in
walking through the streets of Stockholm
after nightfali in an humble suit of
clothes; and many IN act of brutality on
the part of the police was prevented by
his gallant and timely intervention. lie
was also invariably present at fires in the
capital and nothing could prevent him
from workine on such occasions with the
utmost vigor at the engines.
In 1852, he and young friend Of sim
liar disposition made an excursion to
Chrislana III Norway. They travelled
incognito aud registered assumed names
at second-clnss hotels. Strolling after
dark through the streets OF the city they
unfortunately we're attacked by gang
of robbers who knocked them down and
rihed their pockets. Without u cent III
Al Il l,el al
tlemen returned to their hotel. Next
morning the landlord presented his bill
to them Ihev confessed that they had
no money owing to their mlshap the
night before. The landlord utterly re-
fused to believe their story and threat.
ened to invoke the interference OF the
police. Vainly did they try to dissuade
him from his purpose. but, rushing from
the room, he not only locked them IN,
but placed at the door a stalwart porter
armed with a club.
The position in which the future King
Of Sweden was placed was SO ludlcrous
that he could not help bursting into a
peal of laughter. When the irate land
lord finally reappeared and brought two
policemen with him, the two gentlemen
explained who the we're. but they had
some difficulty IL establishing Their iden-
tity.
When the court of Stockholm selected
German princess as consort OF the
wayward Oscar, the latter went secretly
to Lubbock. and, in disguise, travelled
with her on the steamer which conveyed
her from that port to Stockholm, watch.
ing his intended bride with the closest
attention. What he saw of her satisfied
him that she was an excellent young
woman, and he has ever since proved an
atfectionate husband to her.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11
RATES OF ADYNnTIsINn
At the Hop.

"Yes, I'm hore, suppose you're delighted;
Youd heard was not coming down
Why I've bean here week l-'r rather early
know, but it's horril IN town.
Boston, Most certainly, thank YOU,
This music is perfectly sweet;
OF cours' ike dancing in summer,
It's warm, but don't mind the heat
The clumsy thing Oh, how he hurt me
lreally can't dance any more
Let's walk see, they're forming Lancers /;
These square dances are such bore.
Nv cloak, oh ! really don't need it
Well, carry it, so, in the folds
hate IL, but Ma made me bringit
She's frightened to death about colds.
This is rather cooler than dancing,
They're lovely piazzas up here;
Those lanterns look sweet in the bushes,
It's lucky the night is so clear.
Iam rothcr tred-in this corner2-
yery well II rou hke--l don't care
Rpt You'll have to sit on the railing
you see thcres only one chair.
So long since You've seen me oh, ages :
Lets see, why its ten days ago
Seems ,ears'-oh of course-don't look
spooney,
II isn't becoming you know.
How bright the stars seem tonight, don't they?
What was it you said about eyes2
How sweet why you must be poet
One never can tell tn he tries
Why can't Won be sensible, Harry
don't like mons arms on my chair
Be stIIl if YOU don't stop that nonsense,
III get up anl leave You SO there
OH please don't! don't want to hear it
boy like you TALKING OF love.
MY answer l'-v9ll, sir you shall have it
Just wait TIN get of my glove,
See that We'll you needn't look tragic,
It's only solitaire ring
OF course am proud ofit-very-
IT, rather an elegant thing.
Engag -yes-w why, didn't You know it d?
thorg't the news must have reached here
Why, the weddi will be in October
The happy man Charley Leclear.
Now don't blame me-I tried TO stop you
Bat YOU would 60 on Ike a goose;
I'm sorry 1t happened forget it
Don't think of it-don't- what's the use2
There's somebody coming-don't look so
Get up on the rating again
Can't YOU seem as if nothing had happened2
Inever saw such geese as menl
All. Charley. co1've found me galop?
The Balm fre?' Yes; take my bouquet
And my fan if you w'l-now I'm ready
You'll excuse me, Of course, Mr. Gray
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

IN 'NCIDENT.-At recent meeting or
the British Association for the promotion
of something at Brighton, the tnssey lIt-
tie mayor of the town conducted Louis
Napoleon and Eugenic to front seats, and
seated them near Lady ourdett-Coutts.
Persons who remember back as far as
1913 may recollect a paragraph that float
ed about in the papers of that day, which
said. 1--WE learn that n amarrage has been
arranged between Miss Burdett Coutts
ana Prince Louis Napoleon, now of Lon
dom" l.. n. was then very impecunious,
and would have liked right well the ten
millions of dollars then possessed by the
young lady. Poor Lady BOZ She now
has an income of million of dollars a
year. which troubles her. Recently, it
is said, a certain bishop, with whom she
had been acquainted for many years, ap-
piled to her for money to help build a
church. She had so much confidence IN
the bishop that she signed a blank check
and gave it to him. She had no doubt
that he would fill it up with as much as
two, or perhaps three, thousand pounds
The bishop filled it up with thirty thous-
and, and that was the last money or the
last word he ever got from Lady Burdett
Coutts
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

MIXED. the New York Tribune
reporter, who feigned insanity to get
INTO Bloomingdale asylum, said to one
of his attendants Say, Jerry, the
patient interrupting with tumble some
thing like the following 81 have Just
been thinking what fine meat pie n
hippopotamus would make monkeys
are very entertaining company if; the
temperature of pond of frozen ice cul-
inmates properly in the coeflicient of
expansion it Will then he the duty OF
the proedros to ascend to the rostrum
and having driven out over the shell
road TO Pontchartrain to bet on the ace
when one is still out and three cards are
left; you know Just as well as / do that
hate to speak cross to you-say, Jerry.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

POSTAL GoUGING In the DAYS Of heavy
postage no one had the slightest scrup,
IN cheating the revenue. Persons leaving
home, whether for inland or foreign ttaveI
were importuned by friends to carry let
tcrs for them to Other friends. An Itea
prevai ed that If the letters were carried
"opcu that is-unsealed ed-there was {
intraction OF the law, and that consequent
lv no penalty could be eXacted Tnis wa-
a popular error. The law, moreover, was
evaded IN another way. \ newspaper was
sent by post in an envelope; inside the
latter a long epistle was often written in
invisible ink. generally milk. When this
was dry the writing could not be seen.
BY holding the paper to the fire the writ
jng came out in sepla color, and the law
was broken. The post office authorities
discovered this pretty trick, and parties
were threatened with prosecution but a.
the receivers invariably protested that
they did not know who the senders were
it was almost impossible to obtain con
viction. Sendcrs, indeed, grew 4 little
nervous, and many changed their method
Of conveying information in spite o, the
law In place of writing in milk on the
covers OF newspapers. they made slight
dots in ordinary ink, under such printed
letters As suited their purpose for convey
ng intelligence. This was troublesome
for both sender and receiver, and 1t was
therefore used only for brief messages.
The postal tax pressed most heavily on the
poor, but the ingenious poor discovered
means to evade it. For instance, son or
daughter in town despatched letter 70
parents in the country who were too poor
10 pay the postage. The parents declin-
ed to take such letter in, which they had
a legal right TO do. Returned to the
General Post-Office. the letter on being
opened was found to be a blank sheet OF
paper, The fact is that parents and chill
dren had agreed to send these blank
sheets IS indications that all was well
with the sender: the receiver got that
much of news and had nothing to paw for
it. The letter was never taken in unless
a peculiar mark IS on the cover which
that sometng ot Importance
was to be read within. - Temple Bar,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

TOUCHING LETTER 1t is said that the
following letter was written to lady in
New York 10y bereaved stricken widow
in Cincinnati Dearest Louisa Darling
John died last night. Congestion ot
the lungs. Oar loss is his gain. ! will
JON him on the other shore. have
ordered the loveliest mohair for the
funeral-made with polonaise and trim
med with real point lace. Loss covered
10y insurance on the ten year plan will
be paid in sixty days. | know you sor
row with me. We had four doctors at
two dollars a visit. Aunt Maria will not
go into mourning because she has Just
bought her Fall and Winter things.
Her bonnet is a straw. There is balm
in Gilead, but my heart is nearly broken.
Send me cut paper pattern OF that
sacque of yours.
Your devoted Sarah.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11
Fish Culture.

In the London Field is Il suggestive
article upon fish culture, in the form al
an account of the trout.breeding estab-
lishment, near Rouen, OF The Marquis
De Folleyille, n gentleman whose sue
cess in raising this excellent fish has long
been we'll known. He bears testimony
TO the importance in fish culture in not
attempting to keep the fry confined in
small spaces for long time. 1t took
him Eve years 10 reach this conclusion.
Finally having become discouraged in
his efforts, he undertook To let ont the
fish into the stream shortly before the
time for the ABSORPTION of the yolk. bag,
and obliged them to seek food for them
selves. The result was n complete sue
cess, the weeds furnishing protection for
the fish, and supplying them with such
ia number OF minute insects that they at
u ined the length of four or five inches
the first year.
At the present time. streams on his
estate which ten years ago produced
nothing, now yield return of from
5000 to $1,000 per annum, which is
double the production from the same
lfIfdIt tl bU' lllANA l'i WV 4Nli'' ~ 'hhN''
In the establishment OF the marquis the
eggs, after having been fertiized, are
deposited for the first three weeks IN Il
runlet, or trench, twenty feet Ing, two
feet wide aud bali a foot = ep, through
which flow of fre.l spring water is
directed Thev are then placed in II
close hatch.ug box, in which they are
kept uuti the yoIk.bag is absorbed
af.er which they are turned ont into the
stream, and thenceforth require no
special care.
The total outlay for the appliances
requisite for the fertilization and hatch
ing of eggs and rearing of the young
fish scarcely amounted to 500, the
heaviest item being a pump. which could
have been dispensed with had the natural
fall of the water being fully appropriated.
The entire supervision of the establish
ment is performed by one person, who
i occupied for five months IN the year,
and for a few hours only of the day.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

Judge Farwell, of Chicago, has refused
to grant divorce on the ground of the
repeated and extreme cruelty of the
husband, which repeated and extreme
cruelty" appeared to consist of threat to
shoot some indiscreet youth who was too
attentive to his wife.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

DIGCIYc ron DnMoNDs,-Thefi finding
Of diamonds in Africa isn't such hard work
after all. They dig up the earth and
rock it at random, carry 1t out in sacks
and buckets, empty It at some suitable
place, aud sort and separate 1t. Alter
drymg 1t in the sun it is pulvcrzcd as
nearly as possible with manls and shoyelS
and shaken through course scive. The
piece. too large to pass through are thrown
away as rubbish, while the remainder IS
siltcd again, this time on hncr serve
None but diamonds under a quarter carat
will fall through, so all these siftlnes ATE
accordingly regarded as worthless. That
portion then remaining on the seive ls then
laid on a smooth table of zinc or sheet
iron, and scrapcd irto small particles with
a sorting KNIFE, when all diamonds can
readily be detected and picked off. Dia-
monds of the larger size are sometimes
found sticking in the screens.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

THE MrcHIGAN FIRE OF 1871. The
summary of losses in Michigan by the
fires of last year shows that 1,147 honses,
% school. houses, 130 stores, and "A
mills were burned. The total amount
lost was nearly two and half million9.
1t is gratifying to know that only twenty
one persons were burned fatally, when
the expectation was general that the
deaths had been mnch more numerous
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

One copy, ono year in advance. ce..,.,"...No DO
II not paid within three months, "..' oo
No variation whatever from these rates.
No lpor discontinued until allarrearages
are i'd except atthe option Of the pubhshe
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

How TO BEAUTIFY YoUR EooMs.-The
first condition of success in furnishing
either large or n small room is that
there must be no over crowding This
is absolute. When outline is lost, beauty
rs matter of fact, is lost also. We must
all know many drawing rooms in which.
perhaps, the worth and beauty of each
individual thing is indisputabie, on en-
teriug while the first thing that strikes
one is sense of inconeruity. what
might have been an art collection is de-
Graded to the level of an cid curiosity
shop Most women are born with love
of beauty. But generllly, unless this
love is cultivated aud trained, it runs to
waste and fritters itself away upon small
things. Women 60 into n shop and
hover over counter for an hour, en-
crossed in the purchase of fifty minute
things. each one of which is pretty
enough in itself if taken mp in the hand
and inspected; but not one of which can
be clearly defined at distance OF two
wards and not one Cf which repays the
trouble Of the minute inspection. These
are packed away in shiny cabinets that
are blazing with oromolu scroll work, on
spindle legged what nots that seemed to
be designed for no other earthly purpose
than to he knocked down at brief inter-
walls, and on mantle pieces that confuse
ones vision and mnddle mes brain
during the long periods when the need
of being near the fire forces one to face
them. II is a better and higher system
of economy to buy two or three good
bronzes or marbles, on which the eye
can always rest with pleasure, than to
spend ten times the sum on heteroGe-
nous mass of the parti colored rubbish
which many accumulate, Gin order,
they call it. "to take off the naked look
of their room" Better the naked look
ten thousand times than the false deco
rations.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11
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 ven
need not go 10 the city, or out Of the county,
for you can get as good work and as low rric,s
at this Office as at any other.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

CORNERS. -" Corners" are not con-
fined to stock brokers or grain dealers.
The Zulus of South Africa have as many
wives rs they have means to purchase.
One bold Zulu operator, with capital,
once bought up all the young and de
sirable girls in the market of the whole
region, and compelled all who wanted TO
buy to pay him most exofbitant prices
for wives. OF course there was much
distress, and this disastrous state oil
things attracted the attention OF their
government, and the recurrence OF 1t was
prevented by law which fixes the legal
price of wife to he only ten cows.
REJECTED PATENTS. "A large quantity
of models of rejected patents were lately
sold in Washington, amongst which were
many designs for perpetual motion, and
over a hundred washing machines. Toe
whole lot brought only one thousand
dollars. The disappointment and ruined
hopes of the unfortunate inventors who
can estimate
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-11

How Soil WAS mADE. - Professor
Acassiz saws that all the materials on
which agricultural progress DEF ends are
decomposed rocks, not so much those
that underlie the soil, but those on the
surface, and brought from considerable
distance, and ground TO powder by the
rasping Of the glaciers. lee all over the
continent is the agent that has ground
ont more soil than all otheragcncles put
together. The penetration of water INTO
the rocks. frost, running water and bak.
ing suns have done something. but the
glaciers more. In former year the
whole United States was covered with
ice several thousand 'eet thick, and this
ice moving from north to south by the
attracting of the tropical warmth, or
pressing weight Of the snow and ice be-
hind. ground the rocks over which 1t
passed into the paste which we call sou.
These masses Of ice can he tracked rs
game is tracked hv the hunter He has
made n study of them in this country as
far South as Alabama, hut has observed
the same phenomenon IN Europe,
particularly in Italy, were, among the
Alps, glaciers are now in process. The
stones and rocks ground and polished 10y
the glaciers can easily be distinguished
from those scratched by running water.
The angular bouders found in meadows
and the terraces of rivers not reached by
water can he accounted for only in this
way.
How HE ESCAPED. We can never be
certain even of onr own good or ill-for-
tune Charles Lever wanted TO sail IN
the i'll fated Artic on her last trip, md
bad engaged his passage, when he was
compelled to remain at home by the
greed of publisher, to whom he had
contracted large amount of literary
work within a specified time, and who
refused to extend the time single day.
Had the publisher yielded to his soliei.
tations, Lever would have sailed and
been lost. As it was, he staid at home
and swore at the man whose cupidity had
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-25
The Age Of Men.

Prof. Farraday adopts Flourin's
physiological theory that the age of
man is one hundred years. The dura-
tion of life he believes to be measured
by the time of growth. When once the
bones and epiphyses are united, the
body grows no more, and it is ut twen-
ty years this nniOn is effected in man.
The natural termination of life is five
removes from the several points. Man
being twenty years in growing, lives
five times twenty years, that is to say,
one hundred years; the camel is eight
years in growing, lives five times eight
years, that is to say, forty years The
horse is five years in growing and lives
twenty-five years, and so with other AMI
mails. The man who does not die of
sickness, lives anywhere from eighty to
one hundred years. Providence has
given man century of life, but he
does not attain it because he
inherits disease, eats unwhole-
some food, gives license to his pas
sions, and permits vexation to disturb
his healthy equlpoise; he does not die,
he kills himself. The professor divides
life into two equal halves, growth and
decline, and these halves into infancy.
youth, virility and age. Infancy ex-
tends to the twentieth year, youth to
the fiftieth, b"cause it is during this
time that the tissues become firm
virility, from fifty to sevcnty-five, dur.
ing which the organism remains com.
plcte nlnl ut seventy five old ugc com.
meuacs.
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Lined Inside.

I was in a drug store in Elmira, when
in rushed a fellow who called for a
pound of camphor, and downed the
whole of it. 1t was surprise to me,
and said, "What the deuce did he do
that for2"
"Why," said the drugs, che is lin
ed"
cLined," says L; "what is that 2 1"
Then he told me.
Some years ago a gentleman who was
about to give a dinner party spent q
whole week showing his servant how to
make mock turtle soup. When the day
came she made the mock, and the tur.
tie, and the soup all right, and Just as
she was about to pour in bottle of
claret little boy entered, singing,
Everything is lovely and tile goose
is hangs high," which distracted her
attention, and she made mistake and
poured in whole bottle of hair tonic
"Did it make hair soup2" said I,
meekly.
"Alas ! :" said he, ''the results were
sad."
What were the results }" said I.
Darn it" said he, "didn't I lust
say they were sad2"
But" said l, "how did the mock
turtle wind up2"
"Ah," said lie, "two went to the
Morgue, four to the hospital, and all
who didn't die were called the surviv.
ors, and that fellow you just saw was
one of EN-"
9 What the devil does he swallow 80
much camphor for says I.
Well" he SAID. "that tonic started
the hair rowing down his throat. and
he took the camphor to keep tile
moths OUT
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-25
Another Great Rae Between LOnKfel.
low and BasSett.

The celebrated running horses,
Longfellow, Bassett and Defender,
contested for the Saratoga cup. Bas-
sett took the lead, running very freely,
with Longfellow almost even, and with
Defender almost a length behind the
two. Passing the stand the first time,
Bassett led by full length, with De-
fender two lengths behind the big one.
Going round the turn, Loagfellow
closed mp fully half a length, but
dropped away again rs Roe gave Bas-
sett his head trltie. Coming up the
stretch the pace was visibly increased,
and they passed the stand for the sec-
ond time, going at almost locomotive
speed, with Longf-llow almost mp even.
Going down the backstretch Longfel-
low commenced series of spurts, but
Bassett was able each time to
hold his own. At the half he was
still a half length in front, but in
the turn Longfcllow closed up almost
even, and rs they swung into the home
stretch they were almost dead even.
Coming up the stretch Bassett again
drew tritle away from Longfellow,
who instantly got both whip and spur
from Sample, but he failed to respond.
though he still stuck gallantly to Bas-
sett, who continued to lead, winning
the most desperate race ever run be.
tween two horses by a length in $3.50.
This is two and half seconds faster
than the time made by Kentucky owe,
the same track in 1866. During the
race one of Longfellow's foreplates
twisted, and cut his other foot and lee
badly. The middle tendon of one OF
his fore legs was also broken, 40 that
he is ruined for Ill time az Il racer.
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The Beauty Of Oregon.

An Oregon correspondent says: This
is a lovely country, rs it lies unrolled
before us,-the green fields and forests
glowing, and the wide rivers sparkling
under the bright light Of a June sun.
All of the Oregonians feel it's influence,
ana oil praise the beauty of their land,
which to their minds is without peer.
They are never tired of talking about
it, and, when away from it, sigh to re.
turn to its shades, and for view of its
landscapes, which are really magnifi-
cent, and which possess for them a
wondrons charm, found rot elsewhere
in this broad land. There is q sort of
dreamy quiet about it, that seems the
perfection of contcntncnt: aud one
says to himself, This is happiness,
s'lrc enough. Let the world 3" on as
it m"y,-lerc l am in this glorious
CLINE, and here am willing to remnin
until l am gathered to my fathers.':' y