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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
The InternatfOnals.

The following quotations were adopt
ed by the Federal Council of the Inter
nationals:
Whereas our country is mortgaged to
city, State and national bondholders to
the amount of $4,000, 900, 900, requir-
ing in interest $720. 600. 900 annually, an
amount which it is impossible to pay,
as the whole taxable property OF the
country is only SIS, 900, O00, 900, and the
regular increase of wealth is less than
three per cent. per annum; and where
as the business of the country is done
on credit-only four per cent. in cities
for cash, and only twelve per cent. in
the country for cash (vide Garfield's re-
port), thus robbing the business men
and enriching Wall street and money
lenders-and as we need So, ,OOO, ,OOO, 600
of currency to transact the business Of
the country with on cash basis ; and
whereas money is but medium OF ex-
change, q baggage check to represent
our baggage, a1d acts only as measure
of value, which should be issued by the
government only, and based on the
credit of tho whole people therefore,
Resolved, That the only way to save
the country from the Insurer and the
usurer from having his credits repudi-
ated, we, the Federal Council of the I.
w. A. of N. A. do hereby petition Con-
gress to call in its bonds and pay the
same in legal tender notes receivable
for debts, dues and imports.
Resolved, That we make this appeal
by writing to all the prominent politi-
clans and send copy to all the heads
of the trades unions and grange socie-
ties,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
A Good Hit.

Many of our readers will remember
the exciting controversy which arose,
in 1845, between the governments OF
the United States and Great Britain,
concerning the boundary line between
Oregon and the British territory. The
States claimed up to 81 deg. 40 min.
north latitude, while England would
draw the line at AZ deg. The cry of
the hot-headed ones at Washington was
"Fifty-four-forty, or fight |" Wise
counsels, however, at length prevailed.
The British Government, in 1916, pro-
posed the parallel of 40 deg, which was
finally accepted.
While the controversy was yet warm,
the British Minister, Mr.. Packenham,
was one day walking up to the Capitol,
and not far behind him was Mr.. s.,
Member of Congress from the West.
S., though gentleman and most
genial companion, was one of the belli-
cose members. With him it was "Fifty-
four-forty, or fight |" and nothing else.
When near the Capitol drunken
man intercepted the Minister, and ac-
costed him !:
"Say, old fellow, you are that British
Packenham, amt you ?-Yes.I know
ye be. Now lCok here, my old stump,
Just you bear in mind at you don't get
one inch of territory below fifty.four-
forty. It's fight every time beyond
that"
Mr.. S. came up, and nodded pleas
antly to the Minister.
"You will excuse that man," he said.
." He is drunk"
"Certainly, returned Mr.. Packen-
ham, also pleasantly nodding. mo
sober man would make such declara-
tion as that. "-Ledger.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
Routine of the Sick Room.

An invalid has necessarily but few re.
sources OF amusement, as great care is
necessary lest the feve r-excited brain
be overtaxed. There can be no danger
from any desired amount of reading or
writing that does not induce hot head
and cold extremities but should these
results follow, other employments that
are less taxing to the brain must be
sought. Perhaps one reason why read
ing is so often deprecated for invalids
is that it is badly chosen. To offer
whisky to a drunken man is no more in
judicious than to give exciting books of
fiction to an invalid, though books that
allow of gentle play of the imagina-
tion are desirable, as they serve the
more fully to divert the thoughts from
individual sufferings. Decided en-
ployment Of some trifing nature is even
more beneficial than books and papers,
however. Carving in soft woods has
been found to be o delightful and harm
less employment. So has drawing with
pencils, crayons, or pen and ink, and
painting, either in water or in oils, is
not to be denied to those who are able
to spend a part Of the day in chair.
Fancy work which does not involve a
laborious counting of stitches, and is
not so fine as to be trying to the eyes,
is often a source Of amusement, par
ticularly plain knitting and crotcheting.
Then there are many species of orna-
mental work which afford unlimited
amusement, such as making wax flow
ers, cutting papers into fanciful shapes,
paper.dolls, and dolls furniture of card
board, cutting pasteboard Transparent
cies, decalcomaine. cutting pictures
from illustrated papers and pasting
them on leaves Of linen, to be bound
for an indestructible child's book, and
winding worsted into soft fuzzy playing
balls for toddling BARNS of two years
old and under, have each been success.
fully resorted to by invalids, who,
though forced to be i'll, were determined
to save themselves from the gloomy
fancies which, without such employ
ments, trifling as they seem, would be
almost inevitable.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
The Philadelphia Female,

Mrs. Burnham, in the Republican, OF
st. Louis, has the following pleasant
satire on the uncomfortable cleanliness
Of the Philadelphians:. It makes no
difference with the Philadelphia female
about the weather. She breaks the ice
in her pail and goes cheerfully to work
glazing those Immaculate steps, while
the winds houl round her and the mer-
curry goes down to unheard-of depths.
Bless her she slides off the stoop, she
skates on her ear into the gutter, and is
rescued by some of the occupants who
are not scrubbing. Nobody can hold
their perpendicular one instant upon
the scene of her exploits, and she looks
with pleasure on the downfall of the
Yorker. The native is all the while in
venting something to circumvent the
scrubbers. The latest kink is an article
called Creepers, little horseshoe
shaped thing, with sharp, short spikes,
that screws on TO- ot-heels. The
Philadelphia man wears the creepers,
and the Philadelphia woman is in a
ceaseless stew lest he forget to take 'em
of on the steps and 60 prodding around
on her carpets. Therefore the instant
the windows are properly glozed and
the etoop iced, she sits in the hall to
watch for the creepers-a perfectly
harmless life, bat one destitute Of st-
traction to an ease-loving, scrub-hatine
woman like me.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
THE NATIONAL OPINION
n yU1Als11o xvIHY ynIDAY ~
BRADFORD VT. .
nv ru. .liDi4l
BRADFORD PUBLISHING ,C0EY.
80 q -l..ni sinp1
slsiyhing.

Under the warmest OF buffalo-robes,
Muf1ed and tucked in the thickest OF shags,
Drawn by the flcetest Of livery nags, .r.lo-
3D.. and my love went a.sleighing. -
alitters tho blue sky with golden star-globes (;
Cleans the white earth with ito mantle O.
snow; ] q o.! IA '.D,l'
Crisply tho frosty track craunches below.
and my love are a-sleighing. .E '---.-
Hurry the houses and hurry the trees o,,,i
Ride we 80 feet and ride We 10 fast Li.
Swiftly fly tho fences and lanes We go past
i and my love are a-sleighing
and my love are alone in the world;
Silence and snow bury All from my sightsu !,
Glittors the Ice track and streams the moons
light: OH. ,.. ...' '.a-..r..
and my love are a.slcighlng.
Int the atmosphere faster we whrl.
Trembles my darling in keenest Of breeze ?
Tries she tho reins from my strong hands to
and my love are a-sleighing.
No she is smiling with happiest look. o.,
g Frightened, dear no you can drive, I
know well.
Harken how merry there rings the sleigh
bell" fa+t 'II I'N.i
I and my love are a-sleighing.
Sudden tbe long road a shorter curve took;
Plunged in the snow is my trnstfulest
maiden
on is the sleigh with the buffalo laden:
and my love went a-sleighing.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
A Letter Of Carlyle's on Capital and
Labor. M

Tho following unpublished letter
from Mr.. Carlyle to Sir J. Whitworth
regarding the announcement made
some months ago Of the. latter's inten'
tion to supplement the savings Of his
work people by bonus upon them.
was read by the Hon. and Rev. w. II.
Lyttelton, at meeting OF the Stour.
bridge School of Art:
II have heard OF your offer on behalf
of the thrifty work people OF barley,
and of the thankful acceptance Of it by
the district authorities Of the place. I
cannot resist the highly unwonted de.
sire that has risen 10 me to say that
highly approve and applaud the ideas
you have on the subject, and to declare
in words that in my opinion nothing
wiser, more benefclent, or worthy OF
your distinguished place as master of
workers has come before me for many o
year. Would to heaven that all or
many Of the captains Of industry in
England had soul in them such as
yours, and could do as you have done,
or could still further cooperate with
you in works and plans to the like
effect. The look OF England is to me
at this moment abundantly ominous.
The question of capital and labor grow
ing ever more anarchic, insoluble alto
gether by the notions hitherto applied
to it, is pretty certain to issue in petro.
leum one day, unless some other gos.
pei than that of the Dismal Science
como to illuminate it. Two things are
pretty sure to me. The first is, that
capital and labor never can or will agree
together, till they both first of all de-
eide on doing their work faithfully
throughout, and like men of conscience
and honor, whose highest aim is to be.
have like faithful citizens of this uni.
verse, and obey the eternal command
ment of the Almighty God, who made
them. The second thing is, that sad
der object than either that of the coal
strike, or any conceivable strike, is the
fact that. loosely speaking, all England
has decided that the pro6tablest way is
to do its work ill, slimly, swiftly, and
mendaciously. What a contrast be-
tween now and, say, only hundred
years ago! At tina. latter date, or still
more conspicuously for ages before that,
all England awoke to its work with an
invocation to the Eternal Maker to
bless them in their days labor, and
help them to do it we'll. Now, all Eng
land, shopkeepers, workmen, all man
ner of competing laborers awaken, as
if with an unspoken, but heartfelt
prayer to Beelzebub "Oh, help us,
thou great lord of shoddy, adulteration,
and malfeasance, to do our work with
maximum of slimness, swiftness, profit,
and mendacity, for the Devils sake,
Amen T."
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
" A Perfect Angelo

A young man who was lucky enough
to clean up in Ophir, Consolidated Vir
ginia, and other stocks, the snug little
sum of 100000, with which he hasten
ed home to his native Buckeye State
writes to a friend in this city to say thai
fortune still smiles upon him. He hat
achieved handsome young bride, and
with her farm of 800 acres, not two
miles from his own old roof-tree. Hit
bride is the only daughter of rich old
granger-an oily man of the sod, worth
bushels of money. As our young friend
went home "well heeled," and, more
over, is as flne lad as ever stepped
into shoe leather, there was, of course
no cruel parient" to distract the
course of true love in this instance
everything was lovely with the old man.
Our child of fortune sends a funny &C.
count of his interview with the old gent
when he came to ask the hand of his
daughter in marriage. When the words
were spoken the affair progressed as
follows:
Farmer Hodge-Take'r, my boy
take'r. She'll make you good wife
but you know that. You'll find that
lower medderll cut three and half
tons to the acre year with year. The
old orchard don't bear as it used to do,
but the new one is in full bearing. The
fences are all in good
Young Washoe-I shall never cease to
love and cherish your daugh-
Farmer Hodge-Fences all in splen.
did order all around tho farm, and I be.
lieve there is not q more convenient
barn in the
Young Washoe-And I believe she
loves me. GOD bless her | as she loves
her ...
Farmer Hodge-The ten COWS, the
eight calves, and the
Young Washoe-If she is not made
the happiest wife in all the State Of
Farmer Hodge-Will all have calves
in the spring, and the $50 sheep you
will find
Young Washoe-She is a perfect an
gel. ...f
Farmer Hodge-Of the best breed.
Young Washoe That ever lived.
Farmer Hodge-And will shear more
wool.
Young Washoe-Say no more say no
more. And here Farmer Hodges and
Young Washoe rushed into each others
arms and embraced for the space of five
minutes.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
Fooled Him,

A gentleman from Montana dined in
Philadelphia recently, and in letter
to New York friend described the
event, E(e said: "After all that fine
dinner they brought in some glass
bowls, with water and piece OF lemon
in each. I supposed it was lemonade,
and as we had been drinking many
kinds of wine was glad of it, for was
thirsty. But when went to taste IL l
found it SO strong that l asked ior
sugar. The Iadies appeared to me 70
be smiling at something, but l scarcely
knew what. Afterward I was toid tney
were finger bowls to rinse ones nanas .nn;s
in, But, johnny, nobody washed sheiT
hords ofter drank my lemonade. 1
cali thst thoughtful, don't your
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27

ger in strange land-and you hav ebu
my word for it that offer you q Low
that never was offered to woman before
hand and heart that has never slime
Intentionally against fellow. being
Will You accept what have TO offer p
Twill"
"You will trust me; take me as I am
and become my wife?"
IT will"
No other word was spoken, but thei
hearts were perfectly happy.
OF course, Arthur Lightfoot and hi
wife objected and decidedly refused
but Leone was determined. It was n,
romance with her, and when she latl,
told them that she would marry Olar
ence without their consent, they mad,
q virtue of q necessity and gave 1t, con
soling themselves with the thought that
after all, he being stranger and
poor man were really the only faults
that they could find in him.
At the request of the parties most in
terested it was a quiet wedding, just si1
months after the meeting of the lovers
and DR.. Wells and Farmer Jessup',
family were only invited, and to this
day the good old lady has not ceased
to gossip about the magnificent trous.
seau the BRIDE had, and the quiet hap.
piness that shone in the eyes of the
young couple.
1t had been decided that the bridal
tour should be to Europe, as Clarence
Ainslie said that business would call
him there soon; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lightfoot had been persuaded to &C.
company them /; so the day after the
wedding the steamer bore very happy
quartette from our shores.
Arriving safely in England, q few
days were passed quietly at the hotel,
and then, by an invitation from Clar.
ence Ainslie, the party started out to
visit the spot where he passed his boy.
hoods days.
Through meadow lands and lovely
country the carriage drove, until sud-
denly Clarence, who was driving,
wheeled into grand gateway leading
to the superb country seat of some man
of wealth.
A few moments more, and the car
riage drew up before the marble steps
of an elegant mansion-one of those old
rambling structures found in England
and springing lightly to the ground,
the Englishman said, while a merry
light twinkled in his eyes:
"Leone, I welcome you to your home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lightfoot, Lord Clarence
Ainslie begs that you will accept the
hospitality of Ainslie Castle.
Tears filed the beautiful eyes of
Leone. Arthur Lightfoot's cheeks col.
ored, but he was silent, while, after a
seconds hesitation, his wife exclaimed:
Clarence Ainslie, you are cheat.
Why, I thought you were a Western
farmer
"That was all the land I owned in
America. I purchased it and built
shooting-box thereon, because I was
fond of your Western sport, and in
America I was simply Mr.. Ainslie but
here I am Lord Clarence of Ainslie Cas-
tie. Am 1 forgiven
Reader, we all have too much human
nature now days to for moment sup
pose the deception practiced was not
pardoned by one and all; in fact. Mrs.
Lightfoot says she likes to be deceived,
and in this case Arthur echoes the
opinion of his wife.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27

The DHFERENoE.-When the first
Continental Congress was in session,
Delegate Harrison, of Virginia, desir.
ing "to take something" went with o
friend to certain place where supplies
were furnished Congress, and ordered
two glasses of brandy and water. The
man in charge hesitated, and replied
that liquors were not included in the
supplies furnished Congressman.
Why" said Harrison, "what is it,
then, that see the New England men,
bers come here and drink ?" {" Molasses
and water, which they have charged
as stationery" was the reply. "Then
give me the brandy and water, ="
said Harrison, "and charge it - fs1sl|'
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
men warriors against King Alcohol
withdrew, there were few dry eyes
among crusaders or lsupgers.
Proofs Of the World,s ARc.

Kent's Cavern, at Torquay, is said I.
furnish proofs that this globe is. q
least, 500, 600 years old. At any rate, il
gives indications Of an immense an
tiquity. Tho upper stalagmitic fool
divides the relics of the last two or three
thousand years from o deposit full ol
the bones Of extinct mammal, many oi
which indicate an arctic climate. The
varying thicknesses of the stalagmitic
floor, from 16 inches to 5 Ave feet and
upward, CLOSELY Correspond to the pres.
ent amount of drip in various parts oi
the cave, 30 that the cave itself, with it's
various assures and crevices. does no!
appear to have been materially altered
since the stalagmitic was deposited.
But names cut into this stalagmitie
more than two centuries ago, are still
legible, showing that, in q spot where
the drip is now very copious, and where
the stalagmite is II feet thick, not more
than about one-eighth of an inch, or say
one-hundredth of foot, has been de-
posted in that length of time British
association Report. 1869, p. 1867. This
gives foot in 20, 900 years, or feet in
100, 900; and there is no reason what
ever to consider this to be too high an
estimate. This older stalagmite is very
thick and is much more crystalline than
the upper one, so that it was probably
formed at a slower rate. Yet below
this again, in solid breccia, very diff
ferent from the cave earth, unaoubted
works of art have been found. A fair
estimate will therefore give us, say,
100, 900 years for the upper stalagmite,
and about $50, 900 for the deeper layer
of much greater thickness, and of more
crystalline texture. But between these
we have deposit of cave-earth which
implies different set of physical con-
ditions and an alteration in the geogra-
ply Of the surrounding country. We
have no means of measuring the period
during which this continued to be
formed, but it was probably very great;
and there was certainly some great
change in physical conditions during
the deposit of the lower stalagmite, be-
cause the fauna of the county under
went striking change in the interval.
If we add $50, 900 years for this period,
we arrive at the sum of half million,
as representing the years that have
probably elapsed since flints of human
workmanship were buried in the lowest
deposits of Kent's Cavern.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27

A correspondent of the Garden gives
this description of pretty table orna-
ment -" was much struck lately with
the wonderfully beautiful effect pro:
duced by simply placing handful OF
heads of wheat in q vase OF water. Eacn
grain sent out bright green leaflets, and
continued to replenish the fading ones
for weeks together" g.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27

When sleighing is $40 an hour, it is
best to obey the scriptusal injunction
and sleigh not ct all.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27

A thin slice of lemon is supposed to
help the favor Of tea.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-31
4 FORECAST OF MIR. GRKELEr'S FULF1LLED

HIS ADVOCACY OF THE SALE OF THE LATERAL
CANALS IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
AN EXAMPLE OF INDEPENDENCE
To the Editor Of The Tribune,
SIR: The views expressed by the founder of
THE TRIBUNE, when the sale OF the lateral canals was
discussed Sept 49, 1867 III the last CONSTITUTIONAL
Convention have been sustained go completely In the
recent vote the people, that it ad Is another tribute to
the power OF forecast-one Of many
OF his original mind-possessed by him. One feasure,
that may be we'll initiated by those who are placed IN
der tho responsibility Of leading official position was
prominent in Influencing his acton THIS was dlsre'
gard of the temporary popularity OF the conclusions
which nv reflection and experience, he had personally
reached upon the proprety and policy of given public
measure. ., -. ,o.o , ON y, Tho Dohatee-tbat
the proposition merely ceding TO the people the right
to vote upon the question of the sale OF the canals
then only sustained by i've votes beside his own IN
a body OF 100 members, cOnsTlcuousy marks the ralu
chaDgeof public sentiment on tuat one qeIt1 h ~ rc
fearless expression OF wcllatarch plans on Tue part OF
me class of common nellects that in tue past.
crowd the halls that should be occupied " tue most
Tn e course Of the debate it was sand by the writer
when favorng Mr. Greeeys proposition that so iar as
the conduct Of canal ~ seD thev pre-
eened prnelG which tue n na con
cred as mainly useful as feeder TO Tue ERE lanai
This engineering view must DC %e c n M dn
of those canals, from which the constitutional inuOilOn
of sale has Just been removed fOsslDN' ior nJlui
or mechanical usCs Of these canalS-Wnlcn nave
cost tho people the State for their construction alone
nearly $50 OOO-may be valuable to the towns ana
villages their bordere ana thus return upon @
sale some portion OF their hIst cost WINE melI uscon
tinuancp now sanctioned II not before, Will suVe near
A. m GOO annually to he appropriated Tor the improve
nSnt Of the trunk canals deemed polite. In view OF
the claimed triumph OF the railroads over any com
tibg mode transit It does not even render ques
tI6naIle any further expenditure upon any OF our
canals I These suggestions are mainly prompted by
oSssrype ia most OF our organized commercial bodies
disnositlon 70 reach hastY CONCLUSIONS upon ihis l-
portaut question. mbh'hANi'
Nep- York. Dec. 49, 1874