National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-01
Items Of Interest.

IlHr arc only forty eight indians in
Iowa.
Tho Lord Stanley scarf seems to he
going ont of fashion.
The best grindstones are made IN
Crawford county, Kansas.
Three thousand women in Philadel.
phia work on boots and shoes.
Tea roses and lilies of the valley ap.
pear to be the favorite flowers this Win
ter.
The fashion of wearing high feather
stuck in the hat band has become gen.
eral again.
"Wbat n singular bass voice b. has"
"Do you call that bass voice? II is
simply neglected cold"
The fashionable kind of cane now il
a plain stick, made from palm iroud,
with little silver cord around it.
II is said that 200 families from Alsace
and Lorraine have made arrangements
to settle in the ncigborhood Of Alexan-
dria, Va.
A female teacher in grammar school
at Concord. N. H., lately boxed little
girls ears with book 80 violently that
she is expected to die.
Precious stones are so we'll initiated
now. days, that lady can appear deck
ed in all the wealth of Ormns and of India
at very moderate outlay.
The insurrection ut Ferrol, in Spain.
is completely ended. On the approach
of the Cove rnment troops the rebels
fled in every direction. Five hundred
of them were captured. but without
bloodshed, rs they offered no resistance,
while the rest escaped.
The San Francisco CM says that not
less than fourteen persons are lying in
the cells of the prison OF that city await
ing trial for murder, and adds, as u
corollary to the statement, that the lax
manner in which the laws OF the State
are enforced is the true reason Of that
state Of things.
Several young ladies of New York have
formed an anti-tobacco society, and
amuse themselves by inducing their
gentlemen friends to sign pledge not
to use the weed, which they do unani-
mously, and smoke as much as ever. So
all parties are pleased, and the reform
line still moves forward unbroken.
A letter has been published by the
Count de Chambord protesting against
the establishment OF republic rs per-
manent form OF Government for France.
To his monarchial mind it is monarchy
ly which can save France. He is ex-
II lbly severe in his reference to the
party in power, whom he accuses Of
promising peace to man while it declares
war on God.
A strong minded woman in Detroit
made the following gentle reply to q
politician who had called Mt her house
to get her husband to 60 to tlle polls
and vote =" No sir. he can't go! He's
washing now, and he's got to iron to-
morrow, and il he wasn't doing any
thing he couldn't go. J run this ERE
house, do, and if any one votes itllbe
this same Mary Jane"
Prince Napoleon is determined to
show fight. He has already appealed to
the Procureur- General of France for re-
dress against the Minister OF the Interior
and others who took part in his expul-
sion. Should this appeal be rejected the
Prince proposes to commence personal
proceedings in the courts to regain his
rights of citizenship and also to procure
the punishment of his electors.
very ingenious plan has been de-
vised and is now in extensive operation
to evade the law requiring revenue
..nps Oh bank checks. The last inter.
nal revenue act abolished the stamp
duties relating to all papers, such as re-
ceipts and the like, except bank checks.
To escape the payment OF two cents on
each check, many business men have
their checks in the form OF receipts,
upon which the banks pay the morey.
The Bureau has been frequently appeal
ed to by the banks, but is powerless to
make any change or stop the practice.