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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

II is rumored that Mr.. MOultOn,
half crazed by the ease with which
Mr.. Beecher has eludad his assaults i'll
the Tilton matter, proposes to prove
the minister to have been guilty
of adultery with various women. If
the State of New York has any laws
against the circulation of obscene
literature, it would be well, if Mr..
Moulton undertakes to make the
statement mentioned, to place him
where society can no longer suffer
from his revelations of pretended
immoralities. Is he a censor of NOR
ais that he assumes to prosecute
any man for lapses Of virtue, the
punishment of which belongs ex-
clusively to the law If he has
knowledge eliminating Mr.. Beecher,
why does he not carry his case into
the courts instead of retailing his
salacious information through the
columns of a newspaper that was
lost in obsecurity before he lifted it
into prominence by his story ?
Whether Mr.. Beecher is guilty or
innocent is no more Mr.. Frank d.
Moulton's business than it is that of
any other citizen, and he is really
becoming too barratrous to be calm
ly endured.-Chicago Post.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

METEOROLOGICAL NOTEs FOR AUGUST
Average temperature $3.50 deg. For morning
55.s7 deg. noon, 1853 deg; night. "a IS deg.
Mercury highest, morning, 18TH y deg. noon,
10th, SO deg; mig int, 18th, II deg. Lowest
morning, 25th. 38 deg. noon, 3rd, 63deg.
night. 3rl, SO deg. Highest average for dag
18TH 76 deg. lowest, 25th, 81 deg. Range Of
mercury SO deg from 80 to 49, greatest range
for day. 27th 81 deg least, l4th, 6 deg.
Mercury so deg. or above on 10 days. Slight
frost on the morning Of the 25th. No particu-
less clear Oh 81 days. Mostly flying clouds for
portions Of the day. foggy mornings; ON
the river many more. More or less rain OH
da ys-much less than for June and July, and
very little last of the mo nth. Thunder on 4
days, A heavy shower wi tn much wind and
rain late in evening OF the 18th. Atmosphere
very thick with smoke from burning forests
in Canada, for or four days. be ginning wiz.
the 18th. The smell Of smoke very per", .nti.
BILE.
The close of the month fnds + - bav and
grain harvests nearly finished. Grain mostly
very good. Some fields suffer al sliohtlv from
rust. Rust also affecting Dean = and potatoes
Prospect F,r melons slim Corn
is still quite, backw... rd A warm September
Is neeaeu 10 or,hp the crop to perfection. The
H,s Two wee as brought ripe blackberries.
lney gre ',undant and likely to continue far
h.o - ptember. The last ten days of the
hop' very pleasant.
Orfordvlle N. H. Sent |, 1874.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

AN ECONOMICAL SUGGEsTION.-
There is generally good deal OF
the apocryphal in anecdotes of pub.
lie men, and especially in those re.
lating to soldiers, but the following
is good enough to be true, whether
it is truth or fiction:
cat Fair Oaks, while standing in
very tempest of death, with his
sword uplifted in command, Gen.
o. o. Howard had his right arm
carried away. That night, after
Howard had suffered amputation,
and was lying spent and racked with
pain in box car which was to take
him to Washington, Kearney drew
near, and, looking into the car, said /:
Howard, old boy, l am sorry for
you-sorry with all my heart; but,
Howard, old boy, l have just tho't
of something. When you get to
Washington buy pair of gloves;
send me the right and keep the left
for yourself, and l will divide the
cost with you, and hereafter we will
get along more economically Aud
turning away Kearney muttered:
THAT is better for him than praying,
and then Howard can beat me pray.
ing anyway"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

GLUTToNY. A retired physician
writes: "How does it happen that
amid the everlasting cry against
drunkenness we never hear a word
against it's sister eyil-gluttony !?
think l can assert with truth that,
in a long practice, three have died
among my patients from over-eat-
ing where one has died from drink.
Whence come apoplexy, paralysis,
dyspepsia, and host of other dis
eases, but from TOO much rich food,
taken under the most imprudent
circumstances ? And yet we hear
of no society formed to prevent this
growing vice. A man eats until he
drops down and expires with apo
pIexy by the roadside, when up
comes the Coroner with jury Of
twelve good men and true, who pro-
nounce a verdict, 'Died from intern
perance.' So he did, but what kind
of intemperance was it ? l have
heard more than one minister in the
pulpit expatiate with great vehe-
mence against the sin of drunken
ness, whose very appearance was
proof positive that he was pre-emi-
nently guilty Of gluttony."
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12


A LITTLE COLTS SAGACITY.-
The Suncook Journal tells the fol-
lowing story Of remarkable sagaci-
ty displayed by colt:
A mare out to pasture, belonging
to William Stanley of this village
became mired u few days since, and
was unable to cXtricate HERSELF
Her little colt, approaching the sit
uatiOn, went up near to where some
men were at work in u field, and
made such an extraordinary and
unusual noise that they left their
work to go and see what the trouble
was. AS they approached the slit
tie horse," he exhibited his delight
10y going to them and kissing their
hands,-aiter which he started off
with a troubled neigh down Il trod-
den path toward an adjacunt swamp.
frequently looking back and neigh
ing, as if urging them to follow,
They did so, and had not proceeded
far before they came to where the
mare was so deeply mired that but
little more than her head was above
ground. Assistance was called and
she was speedily rescued, much to
the delight of her sagacious little
OffSOrinp.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

the Republicans to support Deni'
son q man who dare not say
whether he was u candidate or not |;
and who signilied his willingness to
stand q nomination by the Demo
Gratis at their convention held ut
White River Junction, it we may
believe the contents ola letter signed
by one of his right, hand men, which
was shown to q score of delegates.
We fail to see where the duty comes
in.
Why not drop all the candidates,
take up new man, and elect him
with a rousing majority, and at the
same time close up the split in the
party ranks! This seems to us the
only wise course for the Republican
party to pursue.
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BOREs. The most vigilant cor

BoREs. The most vigilant con-
stabulary is no safeguard against
bOres. They can pounce upon their
prey in the common thoroughtare,
under the very nose of the uninform-
ed authority, without mourning the
slightest peril. They can hold you,
but no police will hold them nor
will an action for unwarranted ar,
rest lie against them in a court of
equity. 1t ought to, perhaps, but
it won't. They can even invade
your domicile and insist upon the
loan of your ears, with entire impu-
nifty. And yet an ordinary bur-
glary is a trifle compared with such
an Intrusion upon your peace and
privileges. The burglar you can
shoot, ifyou have the nerve, and the
knack of it; but-such is the mon
strOus dictum of the Code polite
you must be civil to the bore at the
expense of conscience.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12
Saturday, Sept. IL, 1874.

WE publish to day letter from
Judge Poland, in which he with.
draws his name from the canvass.
We hope every voter in the Secoed
District, whether friend or oppo
nent, will read it carefully. 1t
shows the falsity of many of the
charges trumpted up against him
since the Convention, and will con.
vince reasonable men that, what.
ever his course may have been in
other matters, it has been "square"
in the recent contest. All his move
ments have been honest, straight.
forward and above board, in wide
contrast with the don't.dare, "nest
hiding" policy of some Of his OPP
pOnents.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

AN excellent counterfeit has been
discovered on the twenty dollar bills
of the Merchants National Bank Of
New York. II was 40 skillfully TX.
ecuted that It deceived several cOun.
ters of the United States Treasury
Department, through whose hands
it passed. 1t is promised that the
whole issue of this denomination
will be called in and cancelled. We
fail to sec how this will help the
people among whom both counter.
felt and genuine are likely to circu.
late. II u bill il so nicely initiated
as to deceive even experts, what
chance of discovery have business
men, whose occupation does not re.
quire them to scrutinize such notes
very closely. Men receive and pay
out National bank bills in a blind
confidence that they are genuine.
The cancellation proposed by the
department does not help the PEG.
pie any. The limitations will still
circulate freely unless we return to
the customs of "stump tail" times,
and carry in our bosoms bank.note
detectors. The United States might
profitably follow the example Of
England in the matter of counter.
feits. There the laws against the
crime have severe penalties, and
those penalties are always enforced.
In this country the detectives ma.
nipulate such matters to suit them
selves, and a counterfeiter in prison
is curiosity. 1t is tho duty of the
government to protect the people as
well as the bankers.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

LINE ISSUES. For a full account
of the White League organizations
in the South, and their fruits, the
reader is referred to The Republic
magazine for September, published
at Washington, D. q. The present
issue also contains a twelve page
logical paper on DEMONSTRATION.
by Southern Statesman together
with twenty articles on the promi-
nent questions of the hour. The
Republic is indispensable to states
men, and to all who wish to inform
themselves on the political currents
now eifecting the country North and
South. Published monthly at 81 a
year. Sample copies 10 cents
Back numbers and bound volumes
supplied.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12
Bradford Prices Cure mt.
Corrected weekly by STEVENS Il BAGLEY.
Boston Cattle Markets.

At Cambridge and Brighton. Cor the week
ending Tuesday, September, & 1874
PRICES. Beef Cattic.--Extra fat and heavy
premium oxen, $3.50 1000; first quality.
$500 900; secqnd quality. $3.50 97.75
third quality, S5.5oa 600, per 100 lbs. on total;
weight of hide, tallow and dressed beef.
Hosktsg Oren.-$l5O $40 per pair. or &C
eording to their value as beef. Steers, 500 a
$50.
Milnh Cocs.-Fair quality, $35 So; extra
good, $65a IS with or without calves. rs may
DO agreed: farrow and ordinary. 90 Sc
yearlings, $40 "a 10; 2-year Odds, us . SO; g.
year olds, $780, AZ.
Sleeps a sic extra, 6 q O.: live weight
or 81. 50 a 6.50per head. Lambs 80 Ter ID
Shoes Wholesale, &c retail, "A a Sc
per Id. Fat Hogs. q ala per ID.
Veal Calres $500 1900 per head.
Hides,-Erighton, n a &c country lots.7 ~
&c; calfskins, l5c; tallow. SC per ID coupsEy,
akc,
Pels.-Wit h wool on, 75c each,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

The Concord People says that
a young lady in that city, noted for
her beauty, accomplishments and
worth, is threatened with an action
for breach of promise of marriage
the disappointed swain being a
Pennsylvania, and his heart-wring-
ing being fixed at ten thousand dol
lars. The gentleman with the bleed.
ing heart has been a visitor in Con-
cord during the summer months for
three or four years past, and is of
old Quaker "antecedents," The
maiden is just departing from her
second decade, and is said to have
q very respectable ''dot."
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

The Vermont Farmer, in COM
menting on the result of the vOtin 6
for member Of Congress in the
Second District, says:
"Denison's friends have only to
stick by him, and give him the same
vote they have already given, to
elect him in November. Of course
the Mead votes will mainly go for
Denison next time, as they can never
be carried by Poland or a Poland
candidate, and SO we see very little
chance to expect anything but the
election of D. G. Denison to fill
Judge Polands place in the next
Congress-"
1t seem to us that the editor of
the Farmer is little too sanguine
in the above announcement. 1t does
not necessarily follow that even if
the few hundred Mead men should
vote for Mr.. Denison in November
that he would be elected. Mr.. Den.
ison as the regular Republican can
didate will be quite a different per-
son in the eyes of the Democrats
from Mr.. DenisOn the bOlter and the
opponent of Judge Poland. The
Democrats did not vote for Mr.. Den.
son because they loved him more,
but because they loved Judge Po-
land less. Denison as the Republi.
can candidate cannot command a
single Democratic vote. Deduct
the number of votes cast by the
Democrats from Mr.. Denison's total
vote and it will be found that Pc.
land has a majority over Denison.-
A little figuring by the editor of the
Farmer will convince him of this
fact In this light is it the duty Of
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

In answer to scores of letters of
inquiry, we state: l. The Fifth
Gift Concert of the Kentucky Pub.
lie Library will positively take place
November 3lst, 1874, and there will
be no pDstponement. 2. No mat
ter whether all the tickets are sold
or not, the drawing will be full, and
the capital prize will be $25O,OOO.-
Save us the trouble of writing let
tiers, good friends, and for informa-
ton concerning this matter drop a
line to Gov. Bramlette, Louisville,
Ky. You will receive full particu-
lars by return of mail. Please spare
uS.-NerS,
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st, Johnsbury, Sept, Z, 1874.
THE Nav York Trihune |

TIE New York Tribune is getting
lonesome. 1t cut adyitt FROM the
Republican party and stranded on
the little isle of Greeleyism in the
last Presidential campaign. Now it
wants to know II it is not ''about
time for sincere men and sound
minded people generally 10 cut loose
from the dismantled hulks called
parties y There is II good deal Of
concealed hum0r in the plaintive
query, and likewise a keen sarcasm
on the Liberal party which the Tri
bnne assisted at its birth. Mean
while that paper bobs up and down
like p0p-b0ttle cork on al unfre-
Quented ocean.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12
Old and New Democracy.

| luciC utC pcisOu sUiil uNiuS WIN
firmly believe that the the old fri
gate Constitution could, in a fail
seafight, sink the best iron clad that
floats. They forget that time has
wrought changes, and refuse to be-
lieve that the glorious old ship that
carried our flag through hundred
victories has become so rotten in
her timbers and worm eaten in her
planks that n first-class wave would
destroy what once defied the leavi-
est guns of England. So with the
old Democratic ship. 1t has its
warm admirers who believe it as
strong as when jefferson launched
it, and as capable of great triumphs
as when Jackson won for it's name
honor and glory. They forget that
time has dealt unkindly with what
was once strong and praiscworthy,
that the oak ribs of Jackson's time
have hardly strength enough to
hold the paint and putty of these
latter days. 1t is no injustice to it's
early record to say that the old
hulk is thoroughly rotten, as unfit
to be the flagship of public policy
as a seive would be to cross the
ocean in a gale of wind. We have
nothing but praise to bestow Oh the
earlier days of Democracy. We
make war, not on it's honorable rec
ord, but on it's dishonorable career.
If we are glad to remember that it
once felt the influence of patriots,
and statesmen, and earnest friends
of freedom, we can not thereby shut
out the fact of it's degeneracy or
blind ourselves to the knowledge of
it's present management and its re.
cent reasonable efforts to destroy
what it once helped to build. We
support the Republican party for
what it is to-day, and boast of it's
glorious past because it's present is
no dishonor to it. What the party
was it now is, and we hope will be
a score of years to come.
We denounce Democracy for what
it has done during the past fifteen
years of our national life, and for
what it is now doing where it has
the power to act. We believe that
it is the enemy of good government
and that its return to power would
do more harm than a second rebel
lion.
Who can hesitate in making
choice between Democracy and Re-
publicanism? Surely no true friend
of his country can turn his back on
a party whose past and present
record are equally worthy of praise,
and whose capacity for every need
ed governmental reform is greater
than ever. To permit Democracy,
with it's recent infamous political
record, to come again into power
would show, on the part of the
character, degeneracy
which we hope will not be recorded
for at least a century to come. We
have faith in the Republic, and in
the noble party which now guides it
to higher plane of civilization.-
The ascendency Of the Republican.
party means the future glory of the
nation.-Republic.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12
The temperance people of Phil

line temperance people OF Phlll-
delphia having requested of Mr..
Barnum the use of his Hippodrome
for a temperance meeting, which was
to have been held Sunday afternoon,
the great Snowman promised to let
them use it free, and also "tO he
there in person to raise his voice
with theirs against the curse OF in.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12


WILLARD AND POLAND.-Many
papers in and out of the State laud
Congressman Willard for withdraw.
ing his name at the convention.
while they condemn Judge Poland
for not doing the same. These pa
pers evidently forget the differ.
ence in the circumstances. In the
one case Wizards friends had
''cOunted nOses," and found quite a
large majority of delegates in favor
of Col. Joyce as against Willard
while in the other case POland's
friends in the same way knew that
he had in the convention a majority
of at least eight votes. In this light
we do not see where the "noble ac-
ton" of Mr.. Willard comes in, for
il a ballot had been taken Col.
Joyce would have been nominated
ANYWAY.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

PIERMoNT. The package of OPN-
IONS for PiermOnt was missent last
Friday. We did not learn of it I'M
til the first of this week, when we
sent another bundle, some of the
papers in which were not perfect,
but the best we had.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

THE sworn answer of Mr.. Hen.
ry Ward Beecher in the suit brought
against him by Theodore Tilton has
been filed, and the counsel of both
parties have served notices for trial
in October.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

The State Democra tic COnven.
ton at Worcester Wednesday drew
out a larger attendance than in pre-
vious years. Hon. William CASTOR
was nominated for Governor and
Hon. William L. Smith for Lieuten
ant Governor, aud the platform
takes strong ground against t he
State Constabulary and the Prohib.
itOry law.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12
anyway.

The editor of the Argus hurrahs
and gets jubilant because the re.
cent election resulted in a gain OF
about a dozen Democratic represen-
tatives, and the defeat of Judge Pc.
land in the Second District by a
combination of disaffected Republi-
cans, and almost the entire vote of
the Democrats. Hiram trOts out
all of his roosters and eagles, and
then, like Alexander, weeps that he
hasn't more birds in his Office. See
ing his large array of male poultry
recalls to mind the story of the boy
who told his father that he was
bound to catch a certain hen Or per-
lsh in the attempt. The boy went
ont determined to edo or die" At
ter an hours running he came in
with two of the hens tail feathers
in his hand. "What luck, my son p
inquired the father. "No luck you
see l thought l he'd her cornered,
and l made grab for her, but she
wasn't there; all l got was these
two feathers" "You have some en-
couragement them" said the father.
"Well l don't know, dad, if it takes
as long for me to get her cornered,
next time as it did this, there will be
plenty of time for new tail feathers
to grow twice as long as these."-
Brother Atkins is more hopeful than
the boy, for he rejoiceth over the
two feathers, and we don't blame
him a bit. The fact is, he hasn't
had any occasion to rejoice before
for ten years and dosn't expect to
again for ten years to come, and so
he does the Growing now for a score
of years.
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the consolation of believing that
its withdrawal has not been merited
by any act or omission of mine.
LUKE p. POLAND.
st, J0hnsbury, Sept. Z, 1874
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

Another lot of those nice mot
toes at Mrs. Curtis. g.
New Fall hats, flowers, feathers
at Mrs. G. II. Curtis.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

"A good assortment OF corsets
at Mrs. g. s. Stevens.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-11-28

IF my one wishes to grow hcshy,
pint of milk taken before retiring at
night will soon cover the scrawnicst
bones. Although now adays we see
great, many feshy females, there are
many lean and lank ones who sigh for
the fa.hiopable measure Of p'umpncss,
and who would be vastly improved in
health sand appearance could their
figures berounded with good solid flesh.
No,hingia more coveted by thin women
than fullfguro, and nothing will so
rouse the ire and provoke the scandal of
one of these ''clipper-builds" as the
consciousness Of plumpness in rival.
In cases Of fever and summer complaint,
milk!is now given with excellent re.
suits. T he idea that milk is "feversh' >
las. exploded, and it is now the physi-
clans great reliance in bringing through !.
typhoid patients, or those in too low
state to. be nourished by solid food. It
is mistake to scrimp the milk pitcher.
Take more milk and buy less meat
Look to your. milk men, have large
sized, well filled milk pitchers on til
table each meal, and you will also have
sound flesh aud light doctors bills.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-11-28

Didany of cur readers ever ,hiak of
the amount Of travel i. takes to raisc n
crop Of corn? / never saw an ilustFFaa--
>-ti+H il print. ssis. saa 7 tAeeHsA.sE eHs!.E would
give you oro. havo a twcnty-ncre
field forty by eight rods. To break this
Up would take 1G0 miles. Narrowing
it, about 40 miles. Furrowing it, 90
miles, if with q planter. aud if dropped
ard then covered, 80 miles. Aud for
each plowing of two burrows in each
row, 90 miles. or all plowing, $40 miles.
Thus, yycu see, it takes about 800 or 900
miles traScl to raise twenty acres of corn
notscounting going to and returning
from the field. Besides, there repla ut
ing, thinning, rolling, etc.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-11-28

A young lady and gentleman, aged
respectively II and 13 years, were mar
ried at Gouldtown, Michigan, recently
When last seen, they were quarrcling
over pound Of mixed candies, and
throwing out vague intimations about
divorce.
0, Kittens! in cur hours Of case, un-
cutain toys and fullof ilcas; when pain
or anguish hang Ger men, we turn you
into sausage then.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-11-28

iaWITTY ApoLoGY-A physician call
ing one day on gentleman who had
been severely afflicted with gout found
to his surprisc; the disease gone, and
the gentleman rejoicing in his recovery
over bottle of wine. Come along, (,
doctor;' said the valetudinarian, you
arc just in time to taste this bottle of
MADEIRA 1t is the first Of pipe tina
las just been broachcd.' 'Ah = replied
the doctor, these pipes of MADEIRA will
meyer do. They are the cause of all
5our suffering We'll, then,' rcjoined
the gay incura bic, FILL your glass; for
now that We have found out the cauc Q
the sooner We get rid of it the better
a q ~