National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-04-18

The State of New York has one thou
sand cheese factories, which mako
eighty million pounds of cheese.
Hewho longs after beautiful Nature
can best describe her, said Bettine no
who is in the midst OF her lovliness can
only lie down and enjoy.
France imports annually 7.0OO,OOO
tons of coal, receiving 1000 ,OOO from
Belgium, 1000, 600 from England, and
1000, 900 from Germany and elsewhere.
"You exhaust my patience" cried q
doctor who was engaged in quarrel
with his wife. "You exhaust your
patients worse than do was the re-
tort.
The Missouri Legislature has passed
n bill emitting laborers to lien upon .
railroad when the contractors fail to
pay them for the work they nay have
done. j..
The armies of Europe have altogether
10, 900 pieces of artillery, of which Ger
many has /, 764, Russia /, ,736, and Aus.
tria 9lS. Norway boasts only OF ", and
Switzerland 400.
An extensive deposit of iron ore ha
been discovered on OF the properly
Samuel Caldwell in Lycoming Co., Pa.
section supposed to contain great min
eral treasures.
The Council OF Toledo are about to
assist. by loan, the building Of rail-
road from that city to Columbus, Ohio,
mainly with the view of increasing the
coal tre lie in the former and the lumber
business in the latter city.
In order to check the eover-production
which is depressing the business, the
manufacturers of writing paper in Mas
sachusetts contemplate limiting. the
production of their mills to one-half the
usual quantity during the months OF
April and May.
The dearness of British coal has led
to the organizing, in Russia, OF six com.
panies, having an aggregate capital OF
10. 500, 900, for the purpose OF develop
ing the great coal fields of that country,
which has hitherto imported over 6OO,-
600 tons of coal annually from Eng
land.
A Southern Lumber Manufacturers
and Shippers Association was recently
established at Savannah for the purpose
of promoting the general interests OF the
trade. An insurance company was also
organized in connection therewitn, IN
order to avoid paying the high rates
which the large companies require 1or
insuring steam saw-mllls.
1t is proposed to establish steamship
line between New Orleans and Brazil,
which will, it is expected, derive ample
business from the coffee, lumber, and
Western produce trade. 1t is urged
that line ought to be established also
between the same port and Vera Cruz,
in order to develop the trade which may
be expected from the opening OF the
railroad between Vera Cru 'nd Mexico
City.
The Chamber of Commerce OF Charles
ton, S. c., following the good example
set them by similar bodies in other
cities, have prepared an elaborate re.
port on the trade and commerce OF that
seaport Regarding the comparatively
new trade in South Carolina phos-
pilates, the report shows that SIX COM
panies, with capital OF "a, i,OOO,OOo, are
engaged there in making fertilizers ana
sulphuric acid, and that 25O, 900 tons OF
crude rock have been shipped already
from Charleston.
A remarkable discovery has been
made by Willoughby Smith, the cleo
trician. to British telegraph construc-
ton and maintenance company. he hnds
that if a bar of selenium placed in the
dark has a current of electricity passed
through it, and be then subjected TO the
influence of light, either. dhyllght or
artificial light, its power OF condncthg
electricity is Immediately doubled, this
result ceasing the moment the hght is
withdrawn. 1t is proved that THIS
effect is entirely due to the luminous
rays, and in no way due to the effect OF
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