Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-05-06
Items Of Interest.

A farmer writes to Q paper to ask
/" how long COWS should be MIXED {"
Why, tho same as short cows, Of course.
II was very kind hearted man WHO
proposed to ballast new railroad with
sawdust, so that people wouldn't be hurt
much when they fell of tho cars.
An effort to save three cents will cost
Hancock (Pa.) county man something
over q hundred dollars. He merely
used the same postage stamp twice.
The editor of the Boston Post heard
very clever woman say: ~ do not
wish anybody TO do anything naughty,
but il they do, want to know oil about
it,"
The Gazette intimates that in case Of
a war with Mexico, Lexington (Ky.)
y,ungmen to the number Of regiment
or more are ready and anxious to 60
as quartermasters.
A Western paper announces the illness
of it's editor, piously adding: "All good
paying subscribers are requested to
mention him in their prayers. The
others need not, as the prayers of the
wicked avail nothing"
Josh Billings says "There is one
thing about hen that looks like wisdom
they don't cackle much till they have
laid their eggs. Some folks are always
Dragging and cackling what they are
going to do beforehand.
The London correspondent of Liver
pool paper understands that the reason
why the queen did not read her own
speech at the opening of Parliament was
that she is unable to read without glass;
es, and it was thought that the sight OF
the sovereign in spectacles would look
little unmajestic.
The times are so d6ll that the police
men are in desperation. In Richmond
one Of the guards of the city saw mar
standing on the corner, and went for
him. II amt done nothing said the
man. "Neither have l." said the po-
iceman, "and I'll be turned out il
don't do something" ..
A traveller was lately boasting of the
luxury of arriving at night, after hard
days journey, to partake of the enjoy
ment of well cut ham and the left leg
of goose. i" Pray, sir, what is the pc
culiar luxury of left leg9" "Sir, to
conceive its luxury, you must find that
it is the only leg that is left"
A st. Joseph man, one year married,
says that there is great deal in the ex-
preston of back comb to denote the
state of the domestic atmosphere. When
his wife's comb nestles quietly in it's
proper place, all is we'll with him but
when it is lifted and leans forward he
says: "Look out for squalls"
A Chicago boy who has been sitting
nights reading pirate stories, called his
father to supper the other day by bawl-
ing out: "What ho, there, base cravenl
Come hither to thy vesperian hash."
And when that father and that son came
together it sounded as II the butt had
sliPpeu OH Uwcnty'ruut nywnee1.
A fiat of seven or eight rooms on the
second floor, in good location In New
York city, cannot be had for less than
from $1,600 to $4,000, while those on
The upper floors ire held at proportion
ltely high figures. But these fats af.
'ord facilities for genteel "come down"
or families who have been paying from
81, 900 to $4,000 rent in fashionable 10.
,alities.
A gentleman who, three months ago,
borrowed $40 from capitalist, to whom
le gave as security first mortgage On
lis watch, went one Saturday to pay it
If, and was surprised rather than satis-
led to learn that his bill was $29. 16.
When he reconstructed with the capital
st the latter replied: "Well, the interest
ooks high, but there are SO many losses
n this business"
OF the fifteen actually elected Presi-
lents of the United States, seven had,
,efore their elevation, been in the SEN
te, and of tho three who became Presi-
lents through tho death of the actual
fficer, two had been Senators. Those
7ho had not been in the Senate were
Washington, the first Adams, Jefferson,
Polk, Taylor, Lincoln, Grant,
nd Vice President Fillmore.