Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-03-25
Items Of Interest.

Mclean man callee him wash-a.ton.
Items Of Interest.
In 1872, at the Presidential election,
Grant received 3,597,090 votes and
Greeley 2,s34,07
Every year the United States sends
twenty-five millions or so to France, for
silks.
.. It is understood that explorers In
Palestine have failed to find any trace
OF mortgage upon the temple which
Solomon built to the Lord.
What is the difference between a
trumpeter and horneti Why, the
trumpeter is a cornet Of horse, and the
other is hornet of course.
A fashionable young lady of Chicago
was heard to remark that she hadn't got
anything new this win er, and didn't ex-
pect to get much "until after father
fails"
J. W. Hiff has cattle ranch in
northern Colorado 1866 miles long, upon
which 26, 900 head are maintained. He
will this year stock to the amount of
5000, 900.
The physician who learned next day
that the medicines he prescribed had not
been taken and that the patient was i'm
proved, upbraided the latter as sun
worthy of being an invalid"
The abbey and palace of Holyrood,
with its precincts, affords a sanctuary to
the poor debtor of Scotland. There he
is secure from the bailff and beyond the
reach of any process of law.
An Indiana farmer dontpay any tolls.
He shoots tho gatekeeper, and jogs right
along. They have tried him twice, but
he gets clear, since one of his aunt's
cousins used to act "fighty-like."
That was dreadful threat of an ex-
cited pugilist "Ill twist you around
your own throat until there's nothing
left of you but the ends of your shirt
collar sticking out Of your ey es! !"
Speaking of the debt of the Uni ed
States gentleman remarks that few
but persons realize tho vastness of
billion of dollars. There have not been
a billion of minutes since Christ's time.
A Philadelphia firm estimates it's
sales of flags on the twenty first of
February at $500 an hour and it was
also estimated that 5000, 900 worth OF
stars and stripes fonted in tho city on
Washington's birthday.
I once asked that scholarly Indian,
DR.. Peter Wilson, what the Indians, un.
educated and without knowledge Of
reading, did with themselves in the eve
ming. "Oh," said he, "they stay
around the fire and tell stories"
Liverpool is the most densely popu,
lated town in Great Britain, having 00.1
inhabitants to au acre; Glasgow comes
next, with 881; then follow Mapches-
ter, with 831; Edinburgh, with COS;
Nottingham, with '46:6; ;candA London,
with 45.7. 80, ;-,;,
Chief Justice Ryan, of,Wisconsin, de-
cides that women cannot become law
yers in that State, and he says that he is
glad of it, because "the bar is not the
place for the exercise of woman's pc.
culiar qualities or for the preservation
of her purity"
The other day noted belle rushed ex-
citedly into the house Of friend to
exhibit $175 silk dress she had just
purchased; and incidentally mentioned,
just before her departure, that he'
father had failed the day previous ana
shut up his store.
Behind every tree, box, barrel and
post in village is located either hoy
or man, and when wheel comes off
wagon, or horse breaks strap, or
pane of glass is broken, or man takes
a crowbar to fix broken fagging, this
vast army is precipitated upon the scene
1t once.
The father of all newspapers is the
Pekin Gazette, which is over
900 years old. It is ten-page paper,
With yellow cover has no stories. no
' ads.," no marriage or death notices,
10 editorials, no subscribers. 1t simply
contains the official notices OF the gov
The Rev. Adirondack Murray said in
sermon "Heaven is not populated
With singing thieves, or palm-bearing
,ankrupts, who settle with their credi-
ors at twenty. five cents on the dollar
Wednesday, and ride to church the next
sabbath in thousand dollar coach, with
man in livery Oh the box"
The Independence was the first steam
,oat to make voyage from Cincinnati
o New Orleans, consuming eight
months in her downward and upward
rips. She was furnished with rudely
onstructcd engine, and was pressed
nto service by Gen. jackson, com
nander of the American forces, to assist
d the battle of New Orleans.
Frank and Willie were discussing
,hich were the most economical, men
r women, and Frank seemed to be get