davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
" Newspaper Postage - The Facts.

The law does not and will not after
June 30th require full prepayment of
postage on all printed matter. Transient
or miscellaneous matter must be fully
prepaid at the mailing Office. Regular
publications, known as newspapers or
periodicals, may be sent to subscribers
now and after the 30th instant unpaid,
and the postage collected quarterly of
the subscribers. Newspaper exchanges
may be prepaid quarterly either at the
Office of mailing or delivery.
The requirement for full prepayment
m transient printed matter is statutory,
L ot departmental, and therefore cannot
b abrogated by the Postmaster Gen
er II. 1t is made the duty of all post
m sters to collect all deficient postage
at the Office of delivery, whether upon
le tiers or printed matter. more or less
:uch matter being inadvertently trans
mitted in the mails. 1t is not shown
that more is collected at the Washing
ton Office than is legally due, or more
than at other Offices, in proportion to
the quantity of such matter delivered.
If any statement has been made that
no papers will be he sent without pre-
payment, then a mistake has been made,
for large numbers are sent daily to SUBJ
scribers as provided by law.
One cent will fully prepay on any
daily or weekly published in this city,
but it will not carry two such papers,
nor will it carry the larger New York
weekly or daily papers.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20

occupied by the labor OF preparing their
food, she FG.sially recovered from her
hallucination and threw the poison into
the fire. Then the phantom came back
and remained with her through day and
night. waking or sleeping. Again she
carried the poison to Garland's house
and again threw it into Tho FIRE. The
strife became agonizing. When she
worked it upbraided her continually.
When she knelt to pray it ridiculed her
professions and Knocked her prayer.
"a pretty Christian .;Ou are, it would
say to her, "that will not do what your
Lord tells you to do" When she tried
to sleep its irresistible influence held
her wearily awrke with her eyes wide
open to see it ever frowhing upon her.
And when at last she did sleep, the
long night was one succession of dreams
through which the awful vision va"
always abot;t to infict eternal punish.
ment upon her for her neglect to work
its will. She woke from such dream
one morning with the words " Yes, l
will do it," upon her lips, and straight.
way peace Ike that she had imagined
of heaven came upon her and the phan.
tom presence was like that OF friend
recovered after an estrahgement.
Mechanically she performed her own
household work, and then proceeded TO
Garland's with another dose of poison.
When he came to her after his dinner
for q dose of "pain-killer to cure
pain id his stomach she felt that she
had known all the morning that the
spirit would thus send him TO her. Her
dose of strychnine was mixed in the
peppery stuff he had called for, and his
death soon followed.
Henceforth she saw no more of the
phantom. She felt relieved when she
thought it had no more such work for
her but she knows that it did appear
to her and did talk to her just as she
has related it to the physicians and
others who have visited her in Jail. She
feels no remorse, no regret she did
not kill them of her own motion, but
because the spirit forced her to do it.
She does not think she sinned, but
rather that she executed the divine will.
She never killed or attempted to kill
any one other than those four.
Such is the story of Mrs. Lambs
insane delusion, as alleged to have been
told by herself, though not in her own
language.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
The MOdOc Indians.

Attorney. General Williams has con-
cluded that "a military commission
may be appointed to try such of the
Modoc Indians now in custody, as are
charged with offences against the recog.
nized laws of war, and that if upon such
trial any are found guilty, they may be
subjected to such punishment IS those
laws require or justify" The murder
of Gen. Candy is classed as such an Of
fence, and the opinion of the Attorney.
General is based on the assumption OF q
state of war existing bet ween the United
States and the Modocs, although he ad-
mits that the relations of the Indian
tribes to the Government are difficult to
determine. II may here be stated that
the army officers had everything in read
mess to execute some of the warriors
when orders camo ior their trial by
court martisl-the court to consist of
army officers.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
Twenty Years.

Twenty years Sure, that's no, long
NY wifi and are lovers yet
She sings to mo the self-same song
That won me when---I don't forget
The blissful time; bnt then you know,
To name the happy date and place
Would make it seem 80 long ago
And Martha wears the same fair face
She wore when We together played
AT some still game by parlor fires
When was bashfu as the maid
Who filed my heart with strange desires.
We're older now our daughter Jane
Was turned eighteen some months ago;
Il see her walking in the lane
With neighbor Aliens tall son. Joe);
But yet, despite the growing years.
cannot quite outlye those days,
And ofttimes turn with happy tears
To walk In dreams the same old wsvs
We walked, when meath the June rose-tree.
We fondly fingered, hand in hand;
And borne upon the summer breeze,
Came faint sweet smells thro all tho lard.
And how in garden paths we strayed- q
To gather flowers for you, my dear;
Till, safe within tho high walls sb, e,
whispered in your blushing ear
Look wherei What did YOU saw
Our daughter Jane and tall yonng joe;
-" Yes, dear, he's telling herto-day
What you told me 80 long ago"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
The Baden. Baden of America.

The hot springs of Arkansas are just
ly acquiring vast notoriety abroad for
their peculiar virtue in the cure of dis
ease. To add to their fame, many dis
coveries of precious stones and metals
are being made in their vicinity. Silver
ores are being almost weekly discovered
in this and adjacent counties. rail-
road company accidentally discovered a
lode of silver lead bearing mineral upon
their line of road a few weeks ago, in
the midst of the ground that they were
excavating for their new depot in the
city of Little Rock. We know thai De
Soto had rendezvous of his party in
this vicinity, about twenty-five miles
west and northwest in Conway County,
three hundred years ago, during the
reign of Queen Isabella of Spain. We
know, too, that De Soto cafnped there
one entire winter, and then moved down
the river to what is now the old Post OF
Arkansas, and died at that place. On
this western trip of his he gathered
many specimens OF precious stones,
diamonds and sapphires, garnets and
and carried away with him con-
siderable gold and silver bullion. TIE
signs of his old furnaces are yet to be
seen-the Stag that would indicate other
metal than only lead or silver. A large
cavern in Hot Springs Mountain is
known by the name of the Murderer's
Gave. The only white man that is ever
known to have entered this cave is an
old hunter that is said to have lived, or
is still living. in that cavern, and yearly
comes here with his furs and peltries,
the labor of his years services in trap
ping. He, however, always brings with
nim samples of these silver ores and
precious stones, which he disposes of to
the jewellers, and his silver bullion to
the bankers. This cavern is called Muir
lerer's Cave, from the fact, SO report
goes amoug the ''natives, that no man
mat had ventured into this cavern had
ever been seen alive again. The exist
snce of genuine silver ore in that cavern
,annot be disputed. 1t is there. And
smoke is always to be seen oozing out
IF the side of the mountain, supposed
% be the fires from the regions OF the
lamned, and people say that "Old Nick"
md the hunter are holding high carni-
val among the imps of darkness.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20

Sentimental young ladies can find
warrant for a copious flow of tears in
this from the Utica Observer of recent
date "a sudden death occurred at
Oppenheim, Fulton county, few days
since. Within the past year Johanna
Davis, a stepdaughter of Solomon
Cramer, was engaged to be married to
man named Swartwout, who married
another woman during the winter.
Miss Davis's grief at this disappoint-
ment caused serious mental and physi-
cal affliction. Her mother and herself
saw the jilting lover and his wife pass
by the window. The sight seemed to
affect Miss Davis, and her appearance
attracted her mothers attention. The
young lady, in response to questions
and fears said : Don't cry for me,
mother shall die to night At ten
P. NJ. the girl was corpse. Her death
was caused by broken heart"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20

Of fire-no possible way Of escape-the
dead and the dying all around me-the
broken fragments Of two or three cars
my soul II was dreadful |"
And your preserveI, Mary-who
was he p
The wife looked up in surprise-and
then shadow Of terror fell upon her
face.
HAS he not reached home? Have
you not seen Edgar Bishop ?"
Edgar Bishop! What OF him u
" 1t was he who saved us. He knew
that we were beneath the burning pile.
A section of the metallic roofing of one
of the cars covered us (; but it could not
have shielded us long. They told him
he would rush to his death If he came
to our aid. This I was told afterward.
He answered that he would not go home
alive if he must leave the wife and child
of his friend to perish. He could not
give his life to better cause. And he
saved us o, how they shouted his
praises when he brought us forth out of
the fiery death And was both
burned and bruised. That is the reason
why You have not seen him. o, my
husband, we will bless that man always!
God bless and preserve him -
Aye" murmured the husband !;
"God bless and preserve him"
The sun was sinking behind the
mountains, and in the retired valley a
party of five men were assembled the
principals of the duel, the seconds, and
surgeon. Other men were at hand
friends of the parties thus engaged
who stood at respectful distance, ST.
lent and thoughtful. The pistols were
loaded twelve PAGES were measured
off and the principals placed in posi-
ton.
Lucius Fernleigh cast his weapon
upon the ground, and unfolded his arms
upon his breast. When, in astonish-
ment, both the seconds asked why he
did SO, he answered:
81 will not be so dishonest. as to face
death with lie in my last act. / will
not invite my antagonists fire by the
show of an intent which do not mean
to perform. Since | cannot fire upon
that man, l will have no use for the
pistol. "
"Not fre!" cried Bishop, who had
listened in amaze. "Do you refuse to
fght?"
"No, Edgar, I refuse nothing. l
am here, a mark for your pistol. l
you, and / answer with my
body for your satisfation-and my life
if you will. Are you still in the dark?"
'"Completely so. What is it ?"
"An hour ago." answered Fernleigh,
20 my wife and child were given to my
embrace, safe and we'll and my wife
old me who had saved her; and from
he depths of my heart prayed-Gop
BLESS AND PRESERVE HIM And SO l
will pray while live. May my to, .gue
,leave to the roof of my mouth, and my
light hand wither ere by speech or deed
ever knowingly offer harm to thee !"
Edgar Bishop cast aside his pistol,
nd fastened forward and the hands
which had erst been ready for the
'loody fray were now clasped in the
mbrace of a friendship warm and en-
uring.
And the friends of both parties, when
hey had heard the story, would not
ave had it otherwise. Deep down in i
heir hearts, beneath the passions of
he hour, power had been evoked be- &
ore which empty honor went to the {
,ol1
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
Items or Interest.

A Baltimore ordinance prohibits tho
sale Of oysters during the summer
months.
The colored Methodists Of Washing
ton are building one Of the finest
churches in that city, at cot of $9O,-
900.
A Sedalia, No., servant girl lost her
place merely by straining four gallons
Of crab apple Jelly through an eighteen
dollar veil.
The married ladies OF Western city
have formed q "Come- me-home-husband
Club" 1t is about four feet long, and
has brush at the end OF it.
The last California wonder is noun
tain of solid salt fifteen miles in extent
and five hundred feet high. 1t il entar"d
| by - cave three miles long.
The Secretary of the Treasury OF the
United States calls for the redemption
of 5000, 900 coupon bonds and 81
900, 900 registered bonds to be paid
September 6.
Another battle is reported as having
taken place in the district of Mapzanillo,
in which the Cubans are said to have
lost $50 men and the Spaniards 20 killed
and 6S wounded.
most remarkable cure of the desire
for tobacco is that of an indianapolis
Alderman. He was thrown from his
buggy some time ago, and since then
has loathed the foul weed.
An orphan under age, married his
female guardian in Illinois the other
day, and was compelled to get her writ
ten consent to his marriage before the
wedding could take place.
The chief of police in Pittsfield,
Mass, lately received telegram re-
ottesting him to look out for runaway
having q black mustache five feet ten
inches in height with velvet coat.
Governor Grover, of Oregon, asks
that the Indians indicted for murder in
the Circuit Court, jackson County, and
who are not amenable to military exc
cution, be delivered to the civil author
tiles.
In Bavaria a Roman Catholic priest
has been condemned to two months
imprisonment for having, in sacred
garb, read from the pulpit, to his con.
gregation, a catalogue OF all the sins OF
the village schoolmaster.
Women members of the Congrega-
.ional churches Of Iowa propose to
raise an endowment of $2O, 600 for the
female department of Iowa college by
each contributing one cent per day ior
the next five years.
The Lexington Press tells this A
business man of CovingtOn bought
postal card, wrote few lines on the
back of it, and putting it in stamped
envelope, mailed it to friend in Lex
ington. He says the cards are great
A self possessed young man called at
n house in Atlanta, Ga, few mornings
ago and asked to see his wife. She
IS not here. replied the mistress OF the
house. "There is none here but the
members of my own family" Well,
replied he, "it's one of them I want to
zee. 1 married your eldest daughter
asst night"
In order to put an end to the Carleton
Emerson controversy, the Rochester
Democrat states that " Betsy and are
)ut" was written by Penfield man,
md that as early as 1855 he was in the
labit of repeating it to his wife when'
,ver, in their daily arguments, he was
It loss for the proper language with
which to make noise and shut her up.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
Indian Affairs In Oregon.

The administration of Indian affairs
in Oregon has been most shameless.
Senator Nesmith, in a report of 1867,
says 81 have examined invoices of
purchases made by the department in
eastern cities where the prices charged
were from fifty to one hundred per cent.
above the market value of good articles.
Upon an examination of the goods l
found them worthless and deficient in
quantty. Among them were steel
spades made of sheet iron : 'chopping
axes made of cast iron best brogans
with paper soles blankets made of
shoddy and glue, which came to shreds
the first time they were wet. etc., etc.
He also speaks of useless articles, as
Z" forty dozen pair of elastics for tribe
where there was not a single pair OF
stockings"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
How lie Carried Them.

When a boy can carry anything at
one lead he will not 10 twice after it.
This was the case with boy who was
working his way through Elm street,
New York, the other day, with twenty
bean poles on his shoulder. Now one
bean pole is about all an ordinary
mortal can safely carry, and nobody
but boy would undertake to carry
twenty of them. He had tied them TO-.
gether at the middle, leaving the ends
loose, and had thought on starting, with
out doubt, that he was boy Of remark.
able promise. Bean poles are naturally
uneasy. When they can't move one
way they will another but they will
move, and in spite OF all precau-
tions. These did. He had them on
his shoulder at first, but some of them
got to dropping down behind, and
striking against people, and others fell
down in front, and stuck into the side
walk and made him stumble. Then
again some of them lay horizontally.
Not but that they preferred to drop as
the others did, but laying horizontally
while the others were in opposite posi-
tions, gave a pleasing variety to the
performance. When the boy stopped,
as he was frequently obliged to do,
some one in the rear would step on the
poles or in among them, and swear at
him. Finally, he turned round to see
what the matter was, and knocked out
the face of clock man was carrying
in his arms. This so excited him that
he dropped the poles entirely. The
owner Of the clock cuffed him over the
head, and then took down his fathers
name, and swore he would have dam
ages. The unfortunate youth then
took the awful things up in his
arms, but they wouldn't lay still. They
kept together at the middle, but were
demoralized at the ends, and whirled
about so rapidly as to scare him. He
looked like a windmill, and presented
such an awful spectacle that people
precipitately took to the street, and
several horses attempted to climb up
into their wagons He had to drop the
load again or be shot down in his tracks
by the infuriated drivers. Finally he
made two bundles of them, and took
one under each arm. Some of the ends
to tangle with the opposites,
and get in front of his eyes, and shut |
out his vision. Others dropped down
in front and behind, and one of those
which went down in front caught SO
firmly in the walk as to completely |
upset the unhappy youth, and he came
down on his back-having turned a
somersault-with poles under
him, and over him, and on all sides OF
lim. while just back of where he went
lown, stood a woman picking the wrecks
If bonnet out Of her hair, and, looking
n the pile for the largest pole was a
man with cut nose and
shirt front. The boy jumped
Up and fled.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20

Beans have been a very profitable
crop with farmers who make business
of growing them, and who take pains to
have all the conditions favorable. They
may be sown any time this montii-tle g
earlier the better, provided the land is
in good order. We plant in rows feet
8 inches apart. and drop three to five
beans in q hill one foot apart in the
rows. Cover from one to two inches
deep, according to the size Of the beans
the larger the deeper.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
A Fool FOR A CLIENT.-Mr. Rec,

A Fool FOR CLIENT.-Mr. Rees
an English barrister, illustrates the old
saw that "the lawyer who manages his
own case has fool for q client" Be-
fore he died he wrote his will, covering
score of long-drawn foolscap sheets.
In searching his papers two pages num-
bered -four" were found, seeming to
he parts of his ultimate testament, and
now the Probate Court is puzzled to de-
eide which is which and who are who
among the legatees named in the ques-
tionable pages. Justly enough, it has
ruled that the estate pay the costs OF
the contest.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20

DURABILITY OF SHINGLES. - The
Plumbers, Carpenters and Builders
Guide gives the average durability of
shaved pine shingles from twenty to
thirty-fve years. Sawed pine shingles,
clear from sap, sixteen to twenty-five
years. Sawed pine shingles, with sap,
four TO seven years. Cedar shingles,
twelve to eighteen years.. Spruce shin
giles, seven to twelve years.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
JOB PRINTING

~ ali kinda neat y executed at the lowest living
pricos. Our Office is well furnished with nsie-
daI and stock for this department, and wonow
have experienced and competent workmen TO
usc them. II you want any printing done You
need not go TO the city, or out Of the county,
for you can got IN good work and - low prices
n this office a. any other.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20

The Carlists claim that the prisoners
OF war they butched had first hoisted q
flag of truce and then fred a volley into
the Carlists ~ they approached.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-20
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

One copy, one year In advance. 10
II not paid within three months. 800
No variation from these dates.
No paper discontinued until ell arrsarssss
srs paid, except at the option Of the publisher.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-03
TRAvELLERs' GUIDE.
RAILROAD

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Trains leave New York ron foot of Desbrosses and
Cortlandt streets, as follows
EXprcss for HARRISBURG Plttsburg the West and South
with Pullman Palace Cars attached at9 80 A. NJ and
and 80 r NJ Sunday, 5, and $3.50 r. NJ
For Baltimore, Washington and the South at ga NJ
and L. NJ. Sunday, 0 7. NJ
Express for Philadelphia 03) A. N. ;l2 80 SO,
s:y, ~ NJ, and IL night. sunday g. 30 and o T. ".
For Philadelphia Via kenslngto at IA. NJ aud Y. NJ
i3mgrant and ond class 7:l5 T. ~
FOR Newark at o 6'Sl I7Il SAC, O. 10, IT, 11:o M
Say, q S'so & oi's slS - 7n s'o TO- i sr Sun
4 "A NJ, I'm; ls;So 2:S as:so $50 4a9 80 $40
Fsr hsSyay 81 ss $40 80 an snd IA q
1880, 40 I0P, NJ and le night sunday 20 and Or NJ
For Woodbridge and Perth Amboy, q and 10 A. NJ, $50
For New Brunswick, Z, 10 A. NJ, II M.,12,a 4lo $40,
SOP. NJ. and Il night. Sunday 6and T. NJ
For East Mstonc A. NJ, !. noon, 4:l0 and 20 7. VI.
For Lambcrtyiie and Pennington, 4. NJ and 2P NJ.
Accommol laton for Bordcntown, Burlington and Cam
den, and $3.50 A. NJ l2 30 3, ~, aud . T. NJ.
For Freehold, 7, SA. NJ, and +. N.
For Janesburg, Pemberon, Camden 4. NJ, $40 =. NJ
Trains arrive as follows From Ptshurg, $50 A. NJ,
03 T. NJ daily, lo:14 A. ~. ami .}4 p daily, except
Monday From Washington ana Baltimore, . 40 4. NJ,
81 & iGa ,H n sandry y, 4 X frem rMnssdlssehS n sls
SUNDAY III. 30 ii D4 4. T. o"'' ''' :"
Ticket offices, go 4s5 27i and 9ii broadway; No
Astof House, ana foot OF Ue>brosscs and Cortlandt
A. j. CAssArr, ID. NJ BOYD, JR,
General Manager Gen. Pass. Agent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-03
The New Structure on Nassau, Fulton and
Ann Streets.
SPLENDID CHANCE FOR PEOPLE DESIRING OFFICE ROOMS.
Banks, Insurance Companies, Merchants, Lawyers ant
Manufacturers Attention.



the