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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

Mrs cs.President Tyler has become
a resident of Georgetown, D. c., for
the winter. Mrs. Tyler is a convert to
Romanism, and she has placed her
daughter at school in the convent.
Many remember the pleasure party
which went on board the Princeton to
witness The experiment with the big
gun. Mrs. Tyler (then Mas Gardner,
Of New York; and her father were of
the party. She, with other ladies' after
witnessing the firing, left that part of
the vessel, but her father and other
gentlemen fingered. One more shot
was fred and the gun bursted, Mr..
Gardner being one of those killed. That
night six dead bodies were laid out in
the East noSc,rn of the White House. Not
long afterwards Miss ,ra.~dner became
the vii" OF the President. 1t is rem ON
bered how regal aha ieakri daring her
husbands administration, in blnck vel
vet; with q eptontt OF JET tipped with
10 crafty her children
Mrs. Tyler is about disposing of the
she inherited from her mother
on Staten Island and purchasing her
husbands old estate in Virginia.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
Terrible Weather Out West.

/ A st. Paul despatch says that the
great storm resulted in many fatal cas-
ualties IN Minnesota, and that it was
unprecedented in its severity. 1t was
so binding that many persons persisted
within few rods of where succor could
have been obtained, had they known in
what direction to go. Three brothers
Charles, John, and Stephen O'Neill.
and Thomas and Michael Holden, each
with two-horse team, started for vii.
mar with wheat, and were found about
ten miles from home in a terrible condi-
ton. Two of the O'Ncills and one Of
the Holdens were found in sleighs froz-
en- to death. The others were alive and
did survive. Five OF six teams in the
same vicinity We're found frozen to
death, and the drivers are supposed to
have abandoned them and shared the
same fate. At Herman station on the
st. Paul and Pacific Railroad, man
was frozen to death while going from
the depot to the water-tank. At New
ulma little boy while esdeavoring to
reach his home wandered eight miles
andpershed, and aman was found frozen
near st. Peters. Many other casualties
nave been reported. During the storm
the binding snow rendered it Impossible
to see a foot in advance, and many per-
sons were unable to find their homes or
shelter, and consequently persisted.
The Cedar Falls and Minnesota branch
OF the Illinois Central was badly block |
AIDED, snow-drifts being found from 200
to 1000 feet in length, and from five to
twenty feet deep.
-. The body of an unknown man was
found frozen to death Mt Nirolet, Iowa,
and two teams of horses frozen near
Worthington, Mimi One of the driv
ers is missing, and the other SO badly |
frozen that he cannot live.
The stage between Sibley and Rock
Replds. lost one passenger by freezing
to death.
Two small boys were found frozen to
death near Humboldt, Iowa.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
What an Engineer Did.

Some years ago, 30 the story runs
AID ia told by an Indiana paper, there
was wcll-knOwn engineer, who ran q
passenger train on one of the railroads
that run ont To indianapolis. At Ger
tain place on the road, every night for
about n week, MS the passenger train
run by this engineer came laundering
along, IL was certain H. be thrown from
the track by distractions placed there,
Several If these mishaps to the train
caused loss of life, and the company
was becoming considerably alarmed,
and the ability of the engineer was be-
ing seriously questioned. One night,
as the unfortunate train was nearing the
fatal spot. the engineer, who had been
sitting glnm and silent ut the throttle,
turned to his fireman and said :
" III this train jumps the track to-
night, you follow me; don't stop for
anything, but keep close after me.
Somebody has been throwing this train
off the track, and I'm going to catch
him."
When the train arrived at the usual
place, it struck n misplaced rail, and
was banked. The engineer, closely fol-
lowed by the fireman, jumped from the
engine, and ran into Il cornileld, and
started up man that lay concealed
there. Upon bringing the culprit back
to the wreck, the enragod passengers
wanted to lynch him, but the engineer,
II stern, cool, determined man, prevent
ed them, saying that he would take
charge of him, and, through the inter
cession of the conductor, the trembling
wretch was left in charge of the en-
gineer. The train WAS righted, and was
soon speeding ON its way The prison
er, who had confessed his fiendishness,
had been seated on the engine, and the /.
fireman placed beside him as guard. .
When the train WAS ON smooth piece .
of track, bowling along at the speed of .
twenty-five miles an hour, the engineer .
beckoned the fireman to stand out o. .
the way. The fireman stepped aside,
and the engineer picked up stick OF
wood and struck the criminal such II
blow upon the head that il stunned
him. He then caught the quiyering
form Of the poor wretch, and opening
.he furnace doors, threw his body into
he hot, seething hell of flame. The
loors were shut, the train ratified on.
md never, until upon his dcath-bed,
he engineer confessed the act, WAS it
Iscertaincd what had been the fate of
he ficnd who had been in the habit of
hrowing the train off the track. f
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
Napoleon In America.

There are citizens still living in New
/ York who remember the squat figure
ard solemn. f-mclancholy air Of a
strange Frencllman who arrived in
America as long ago as 1887, lie soon
became known rs Louis Napoleon,
nephew of the great Emperor, whose
death lately took place in England, but
there was nothing in his course of life
here which indicated the great power
which he was in II few years afterwards
to possess or stamped him as more than
An ordinary gentleman oil leisure.
He resided in Hoboken, in n small,
sparsely furnished room, and the table,
bed and chairs which hs used are still
preserved there by the keeper OF his
boarding house M memento Of his
distinguished guest. He devoted him
self, while thus situated, to study, al
though it is stated that he saw not
little of the interior life of the city after
nightfall.
1t will lo remembered that the OK
Emperor had made nm attempt at
revolution and failed, whereupon he
selected America, as Louis Philippe
had done before him, MS an asylum and
place of refuge. He remained but n
short time, aud devoted himself to the
study of American politics, our arts,
sciences and inventions.
He was particularly interested in the
development of electro magnetism, and
one of his first acts aitor the coup dctat
Of December was the oiferor of II mag
nihcent premium for any decided im-
in olcctro-magnctism.
1t was believed that Napoleon intend
ed to remain in America for number
Of years, and he had already planned
tour of exploration to the central and
western portions of the continent, when
ne received 4 letter summoninS him to
he bedside Ct his dying mother. He
hereupon returned to Europe, but arriv-
ID only just in time to receive her last
blessing and close her eyes in death.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
How the Ancients Lighted Their Houses.

Inc anclents knew no method of rein
ing oil, AS great luxury, they mixed
1T with perfumes, such as essence of
roses and sandal wood; but this rather
detracted from than added to the burn
ing properties of the liquid, and all that
was obtained by the process was an in
crease of fragrance and diminution of
light. The dwellings Of wealthy men,
who expended cxtravagant sums upon
scented oils, would not have borne com
parlson, in point of lighting, with the
grimlest tap room of gas-lit public
house. The gold and silver lamps, hung
by slender, well-wrought chains to mar,
bic pilasters, only yielded ut their best
lurid, tapering flame, that gave out an
enormous deal of smoke. fiutterinp in
the. slight breeze, and went out alto
ge'her at gust of wind. Neither was
1t possible to steady the light by closing
the apertures through which the air
came, for had Roman or Grecinn houses
been possessed Of glass windows they
would have soon become uninhabitable.
The fresco paintings of Pompeian villas.
the delicate colors on the walls of urban
palaces would, in less than month.
have been hopelessly coated with lamp
SCOT. AT the end of IN hours confer
ence at hl evening party of noble Ro-
mans would have resembied conpreoo-
ton OF chimney sweeps. A tunic dyed
IN 1yran purple would have acquired n
hue in no time.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

,yust taken his BHters. ---We heard q
seedy.loohiie individual with nm alarm
ingly red nose remark to brother soak
or that he had :" ust had his bitters,
but he didmot mind taking another nip,
His remark suggested train OF refIec'
ton. How was it, we asked ourselves,
that the word "bitter, had grown TO
be synonym for gin, whiskey, rum,
and other alcoholic stinulants, To which
it was applied Unfortunately. Bit,
ers, we reasoned, suggested the idea OF
healthful tonic, not of n poisonous
stimulant; something invigorating to
the system, not an alcoholic jrritant,
full Of fusel oil, producing present IN
toxication and ultimate insanity, ldiocy,
or premature death. Moreover, our
idea of bitters was totally irreconcila'
bio with "gin cocktails" rum pun
chcs," and "brandy smashes," which,
we are informed, are sweetened with
sugar and rendered Coubly injurious
with essences colored ly means Of min
eral poison. This was titter-swee'
with n vengeance. We mentioned this
problem to q friend. He solved it by
exclaiming: "Why, don't You know
that most of these hitters advertised
as remedies are only drains in disguise
Topers know it, if you do not. | must
make one exception, however, " he add
ed, land that's DR.. WALKERS CALIFoR-
MA VINEGAR BTrTERs there isn't par
ticle Of alcohol or fermented liquor in
it, and it is the best vegetable tonic and
Alternative in America.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
Napoleon Life at Chiselhm.t,

The chateau in which the ex-imperiay
family have resided since the disasters
OF the empire has been the exposure nf
the eye, OF Europe, Although living
IKE a private gentleman, sntfo,ih,led
only by ihe ariiiniy comforts of n mr.,
waite family, avoiding display and de-
voting himself to the education of his
son and heir. every movemsi., OF the
Emperor he 0oen jealousy watched.
anu every expression that has come
from HIM through voice or pen has been
scrutluized as carefully as il npon his
ntterance depended ths fate or haiiobs
Inc atis'ocsadyl ffoin the Queen down
words have never failed to recognise The
character of the distinguished exiles,
and by all means in Their pg%cf thev
have sough ut :" "n;oiiorate their unhan-
py condition. The family has been
Inc recipient of the most generous
courtesies and no doubt tho British
heart IS to day throbbing with nn,r8
sympathy for the notic and bereaved
Eugene, whose womanly traits as wife,
mother, Empress and citizen endeared
her to all who came within the scope of
her heroism and influence.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
A 1911 of Romance,

Miss Sarah Butillon at the age o
10 was an operative in one Of the cotton
mills At Great Falls, y. II. During q
certain June she was called home to
nurse sister who had fallen sick with
typhoid fever, The sister died. and ~
her parents were old and poor, Sarah re,
manned nj home tp look after the house
hold. Among her effects, she had
brought with her from the factory was
parcel wrapped in newspaper pub
lished III one of the cotton growing
parishes Of Louisiana. In this paper
she found among prominent men men
toned as having taken part ON pub
lie occasion one who bore the name of
Bntillon. The name was not common
one, and in n iocose manner she said
she had a mind to write to that man and
see If she could not scrapc up relation
ship. A companion told her she dared
not do il.
Partly from curiosity and partly from
love of adventure, aud, perhaps inllu.
cnced slightly by the banter of her
friend, she put the project into effect.
She wrote n sensible, modest letter,
giving IN account of her family gcneal-
ogy ms she understood it, and suggested
that, as the family name was not com
mon one, and that AS the publication of
his name had afforded the only oppor-
tnnlty she had ever enjoyed of seeing
the name IN print it was not impossible
that some relationship existed between
them.
In due time Miss Bullion received in
lN "a lattpp ft.i.rll.s n,,.1 -
the writer acknowledging that her father
and himself must be cousins. He
wrote that he had no family of his own, /
and but few friends, and he earnestly I
hoped and desired that the correspon-
lence tens opened might be continued.
Sarah acceded to his request and cor
dependence ensued, agreeable and sat
sfactory to both parties. She wrote as
child might have written to an absent
parent, while he answered as he might
AVE answered to daughter This
vas kept up for almost three years, and
hen Philip Butillon ceased to write.
Sarah's last letter had remained unan-
wercd full three months, when she
eceived, from an attorney of Natchn-
oches, intelligence of the death of her
Instant friend and namesake together
nth the information that he had left to
cr by will the whole of his property,
mounting to more than 100000.
Shortly before receiving this intelli-
ence Sarah had given her hand in mar
age to worthy printer of her native
tate, and together they visited the
md of sugar and cotton, where the
roperty was obtained without trouble.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
Strange Birds.

Australia abounds in strange things,
ahd particularly iii hbitral fo,ins, sinph,
larry devlating from all other types on
other continents. Among them the
bird called the cipoz, 2 mound builder.
Is truly remarkable on account of pncu
liar hab'tS and irstinrts The pale md
fp"sle c"nctir IN the construction OF n
mound of leaves, grass, and materials
that IN Their decay generate heat They
seem to k"n'f c3aJ.l, Wilen warmth viii
be evolved by the chemical disintepra-
ton On the top they can excavate
hole, and into it an egg is dropped
Some Of the ,npunlH are twelve fret in
cit"''rnfc's''"o ~ t'lree III height. Each
egg, To the number of eight. is artisti-
cally lodged, and covered with loose
sand. All this is done in the dnrtecaa
OF night, 50 that no eye of an enemy
may know where the treasure is hidden
Both parents then pursur an earnest
plan for securing the props CATION of a
new generation. with deos a. ~ prepis.
SION shili nrh apparent knowledge Of
certain natural laws that imply rea-
soning faculty. Thus the eggs are in /
without the detention of tbe
mother bird on the nest in a climate
that would lac fatal 81 her IN conhpe- /
mcnt
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
Oar Growth and Habit.

Statistics show that within the las,
decade in our larger towns the deposits
III the savings banks have increased
threefold, and, what is equally signif-
cant and graf wing, the number of de-
posters has increased about the same
ratio.
In the country towns and on the farms
the population is not increasing. The
towns are film. up at the expense of
the rural districts. The mills and shops
and the counting rooms are taking
the best brains from the farms. This
Is the natural result of our manufacture
ing progress. and to a certain extent is
not perhaps to be deplored
The robust women of former DAVIS are
becoming obsolete. The number of
children who die in infancy is increas-
ing the prudence of the olden time is
given away to falser notions of lite.
We must till less land and till it bet
ter. There must be more flowerpardens
leas monotony on the farms and more
peaceful surroundings. The country is
the place, after all, for pure enjoyment.
The one great drawback is that our peo-
pie VIII not be as economical rs they
ought to be. There is too much spent
upon dress there is not that frueality
IN housekeeping which would conduce
alike to health and comfort We have
not yet learned to live well and cheaplv.
and this remark applies to almost every
household in the land. Orr girls are
not brought up to understand and to do
homework there are too many servants
in the house, and there are servants
where it would be much better that
there were none.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

ELEcTRIcITY.-An ingenious inyentnY
has turned electricity 60 new account
but not as vet with complete success
hls object is to use it as a motive powar
Tor the propulsion of vessels in len 81
steam, and he tried the experiment tho
other day on yacht named Miran1a
with the screw detached. The resnlt
was the driving of the shaft at sucb a.,
immense velocity that before the ma
chlne could be stopped it had broken
away the fastenings, being too power.
III Inl by half for all the work it had 70 do
me inventor Of the machine. which is
called the Electro Magnet Motor"
the number of its revolutions
at full speed at from l 400 to Loco ner
minute. Pei
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

Josh t1illihsa being asi,ed what Vas
best for woman, replied as follows.---
tor quick return, perhaps buty il,
but for m investment, for the sake OF
the interest, we reckomend modcstv
Modrsts neres fits stale, bt,t buty Is
ike bnckwheat cakes, amt good cold
nor warmed mp next day neither. We
consider buty one ov the best kollattar-
ais that woman can possess. but if she
hant got nothing else but brtv she
ain no better off than if she had n Lfa
insurance policy, which was forfeited
for the non-poSment of premiums.
buty alone Nolt each z! I'll and keep
Its color. The best time to get married
IL when Won kan find the right kind ov
"A ''fnnJ Who is ahsidtis to make YOU bis
wife. 4 CRATE meme marriages are IN
happy, but this isn't the fault oy the
custom 20 mneh Us it IL of the custom
ers. An old maid il a living repioaci
tew every old bachelor within two hun
-ired and fifty miles ov her.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24
THE FOLLOWING "a THE sconp
Wealth of Presidents

+so Washington left an estate worth ohor,
fHeoo,Voo, John Adams died modor wdo'
y well off, Jefferson died SO moor ,h ' q :
II Congress had not given so 0oo 'i fn'
his Library he would have been 1o,o ban ,p'
rnp,> Madison was economical 5" '" nn5
,ilod rich. Monroe died so no"r t Int
"a. was buried at the expense of his '' re
la,lves in New York. John 0 1,i re,
, naams left about $50, 900, the res "IHV y
sInnacnce' His son. Charles Fro NJ, Gl
ADAMS, gained largo fortune h., ." ,,e,
rage; Jackson died tolorobI iv n Wy mar ar
van Bnrcn died worth some sso s' o 11,'
!. IS said that during his ent;re ,a,';m
sssCrs.on he never drew any norton u,
,' salary, but on leaving took ,, h.,
wnole 500, 900 in lump Pan i Itt
about $4,000. Tyler married ', n ,a ,dt'
a.. a. wealth and accomplishments an5
, ,,iT rich. Taylor left about sl5o oo a'
@iiifnore was always an econom;col 'WUv,
anu ,, added to his wealth bv his Ios. , n,nn
T,nge. Pierce saved about s5o noo
a hncna mar left about 5000 600. iinc oGO
"'ou' SO 900; Johnston, about SO ooo'
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

.CoFFEE.-A recent work on coffeo
gives a simple test which housekeorors
mlghtapply with advantage 4" A srao19
ful of pure coffee, placed gently on tho
surface of a glass of cold wafer viii
Heat for some time, and scarcely colnr
li is, hqnid; II 1T contains ehiccory Il
~ili rapidly absorb the water. and. sipl.
ing 10 the bottom of the glass. comm
nlcate a deep reddish-brovn tint os il
ialls. Numerous substances besides
chiccofy are used TO adulterate coffee
test for all Of them would be usefnl
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

fLAIN WINTER Dresses - Woo,.n
dresses for daily wear at home are oD non'
made IN such a fashion that tbov n INV
ne worn IN the street also. Tbey baro
pam polonaise, either belted GRIN tbo
princess shape. The skirt is nsnalIv
'u though single deem flonnca
may be added, or else a cluster Of I iau
ping folds is used, with a narrow bor-
pie,'ihs on each side. skirts n;th
oa e, oreadths trimmed to the bel, I'll
run sullies or kilt pleating are too elabo ~.n
d ana 700 easily disarranged for bouso
aLesses. A preferable fashion Is a nIa;n
s snli., with merely an apron in front ta nnd
s sashes IN the back. The materiais " tnI
.nese dresses are the wool dia@onaIs
serges, satinets and merinoee ~ Jiia ms
softer softer repped fabrics, empress ", nia. ine
biarritz and velours. The or u'o ',,
L soid at from 70 cents to 81 a ward INV INV
basque corsage is used with the sl;,4s
;h hs' described, and should he mad a. -
: aHe simplest Jockey shape. with mareix
ming. '' ior trlm-
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

EXPERIENCE N KEEPING IcE.-C. W.
Ryther, Erie county, \. Y, says 81
have kept ice the most of the time for
fifteen years, and have seldom rue short
OF supply. Spent tan is the best ma
terlal for filing in around the ice. and
II feet is sufficient. If You use saw
dust, two feet is better than greater
depth. The sawdust must be quite dry.
The best plan for a cheap ice-house, and
Tor filling the same, is to put mp a rough
building with no inside wall. Set inside
posts one foot distant from the siding
place plank on the edges against the
posts; then pile the ice one foot from
tie plank, fill between the ice and
planks with dry sawdust or spent tan.
Prevent circulation Of air. and secure
proper drainage, and Won shall have ice
to use and to keep.
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shAretPatSd btFrALo-A letter VIZ.
ter says buffalo-hunting party spent
most OF ITS time at Medicine Lodge. in
the very heart of the Indian ronnlr+
Ire reports thu slaughter among the
n :, W. as most wanton and excessive.
ne Indians, he remarked. nleaye
very niue on the cat>nss, always taking
more or iosS OF the flesh. 1t is pleasure
parties who should be mainly held re-
sponslble; These people hunt the buf-
ialo merely for the sport of the thing
4 robe apiece is all they want. vet tbev
VIII oftentlmes kill as many as ten for
each one of the party, leaving the bod.
les untouched and prey only for the
wolves and carrion birds.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

In the average height of mountain
ranges. Switzerland does not compare
with Colorado. or, for that matter. with
any Western Territory. The mean
height of the Alps is from eight TO nine
thousand feet above the sea. The mean
height Of the Rocky Mountains is from
ten to twelve thousand feet. If is nro-
Dabie that the average height in Color
ado, which is the table land of the con-
tinent, will approach very nearly 70
twelve thousand feet.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-24

Winter is now fairly upon us. and the teams
are hatening to the lumber woods in various
parts # the country. Our advice to every man
who goes to the woods. be he captain. cook.
teanster. or any other man. is 10 take along
good stock Of JOhnsoa's tnOdvpe Linirlepf
and Parsons P'wGdfiUe Pix. Many months
Of labor an the aggregated may lie saved by
this precauiiOn.-l C04a.