Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-13
Letter from the Far West.

I. CAss CouHrys NEn., June !, 1874.
Editor Of Bradford Opinton' T Ee
In this far distant region I opine
you would find human life,swith its
Surroundings, very different from
what it is in the old Green Mountain
State. Our Spring was late, AZ in
the eastern states, and the cold con
tinued much longer than usual; but
the grain crop is;now looking we'll,
and farmers are feeling encouraged
by tho favorable prospect, and the
higher prices they receive Money
is tight here; labor high and labor
ers are scarce; all OF which is true,
in a measure, of Vermont. A., ..
But suppose we try a parallel in
some other particulars: In Vermont
il a farmer plants and cultivates .fue
acres of corn with the labor of one
man, sowing perhaps about an equal
number of acres of oats and wheat
each, it passes for a good Summers
work while here, in this wild In
dian state, one man can tend forty
acres of corn and raise as many
acres of wheat, while in the mean
time this forty acres of corn will
NOT require as much physical labor
as the five acres in Vermont. Here
is gathered from forty to eighty
bushels to the acre, while in Yer
mont a few bushels Of nubbins
In Vermont every description of
mantires are resorted to to assist
mother earth, while here no fertilizers
are used or required. In Vermont
the food for swine is cooked, while
here every grunter does his own
cooking and grinding. In the East
cattle housed iii barns and sheds.
and fed with scrupulous precision,
while here the cattle in winter gener.
ally feed themselves on strawstacks
and In stalkfields. with but little
trouble. Here we often see a hun.
bred hogs on one farm running in
the stubble field, while in Vermont
only a half dozen answer to the
roll call. But, I will not extend the
parallel, else the Vermont side will
have seemed to disappear-"gone
glimmering through the things that
we're" . ,'
The temperance crusade has reach
ed us, but the success Of the scheme
n this State is doubtful. Society
here is sub stratified with corn and
barley extract. Hans is here and
Fintz and Pat, and many others of
like persuasion, and they don't think
Of e.totalizing on cold water. Our
city officials depend greatly upon
the potency Of these extracts in all
elections matters; and when the
electioneering machine is put in OPP.
GRAFTON and all the appliances of the
saloons are in play, We can grind
out quite a respectable mayor.
Such is life in the "far West" S.
p. T. BARNUM's GREAT TRAVELLING WORLDS
FAIR. The most memorable event in the
amusement annals of Bradford will be the
first visit of P. T. Barnum's gigantic combi-
nation of divers exhibitions, which is to pitch
it's teeming acres of. tents among us on Tues
day next. So much. has already been said
and admitted regarding the pre-eminent SUI
periority, sizeand extraordinary character of
this veritable Travelling Worlds Fair. and so
thoroughly and intslligently has printers ink
been utilized to notify everybody of its COM
ing, that tile need be editorially added to in
sure the largest congregation of people ever
known in this section. The avalanche of con-
current testimony as to the indescri bable
proportions and attractiveness of Barnum's
browning achievement is simple irresistible,
and oyerwhelms even the selfish denials of
would-be, but III companion, insignificant, ri
walls. That it presents many time more of
everythings worth seeing than was ever be-
fore collected in a travelling exhibition, is
equally we'll known, And SO, it is no wonder.
that with its wonderful Talking Machine, liv,.
ing Girnffes, great Sea Lions, monster Rhine
ceros, hundreds of marvellous Automatons,
rare Animals, superb Triple Circus Troupe,
appearing in two separate rings at the same
time, and innunerable features Of instruction
and amusement, it everywhere fl nds it's vast &C.
commodations thoroughly tested by counties
thrsngs OF eager spectators.
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a All of us know 81. ...t..
That grass will grow
.., And cover our gardens DER,
If we don'tgo,