Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-04
Items OF Interest.

Two Englishman recently made u
journey Of 750 miles on bicycles in about
a fortnight
During its lao years Of existence, tho
Presbyterian church at Cranberry, N. j.,
has had but six ministers.
There arc an unusual number OF wild
turkeys this season in the mountainous
parts of Pennsylvania.
Up to the first of last March, England
had expended no less than 1875, 600, 600
on her now coast defenses.
The Indian Nation is the Gretna Green
for fugitive lovers from Texas. Mar.
rages in the Nation are valid.
A Tennessee paper hasdiscovered that
rum costs that State $500, 00O,0 900 and
the clergy $4,000, 900, and expects that
profane people will cry for the abolish
ment of the latter on the ground of
economy.
Whoever sees ga small, dark skinned,
dark haired, blue eyed man, who laughs
more and louder at everything he Gays
than anybody else," will know that he
eloped from Frankfort, KY, with mar
ried woman.
A facetious person went into village
shop and was observed to be looking
abont, when the proprietor remarked to
him that they didn't keep whisky. "!t
would save you good many steps ii
you did," was the visitors reply.
An anonymous contributor sends to
the Norristown Herald some verses en-
titled can Ode to Silver Dollar" but
tho editor is averse to publishing them.
He says such things are lowed " by too
many poets already, and his advice is
"Ode don't"
A man at Fairview, KY, with crav-
ing for liquor, after selling everything
of value whercwith to buy the stimu-
LIANT, took his few months old child and
traded it ever the bar for drink of
whisky. The child vas afterward re-
deemed by the mother on paying for the
liquor.
Judge Henderson, of Lebanon county,
Pa, at late session. OF the court OF
quarter sessions, issued an order forbid
ding the admission OF boys into the
courtroom during the trial of cases. He
based the order upon the demoralizing
effects of the narration OF crime upon
the young.
There is considerable commerce in
toads between France and England. A
toad of good size, and in fair condition,
will fetch about twenty five cents i'll the
London market, and dozen OF the
extra quality are worth five dollars
Market gardeners employ them to keep
down insects.
A distinguished author says: 90 re-
solved, when was child, never to use
a word which could not pronounce be-
fore my mother without offending her"
He kept his resolution, and became q
pure minded, noble, honored gentle
man. His rule and ex.mple are worthy |"
of imitation.
The amount of meat consumed anpu-
ally per head in Spain is twenty-five
pounds; in Italy, thirty three; Sweden,
lifty-four; Prussia, fifty-six; Austria,
fifty eight; Belgium, sixty seven;
France, seventy three; South Germany,
seventy seven; Mecklenburg, eighty
five; England, 205.
A conversation between two peasants:
And SO old Father Mathurin has set up
for himself in the fruit business IN
Paris ?" Yes. and he does good bust
ness, too" "I must go and see him
one of these days. Where does he live! Z"
" Well, I can't tell exactly but you'll
easily find it. His name is over the
door, and the number is on the house.
This happened at the Centennial. A
stout American woman leaned over the
counter to the smiling Chinaman and
sharply demanded: "What's your
nameg'' He smiled and bowed, but
gave no sign of understanding her.
's Take off your hat, i" was her next ab-
rupt command. "Madam." said man
who was standing near, "he is not on
exhibition"
There is published in Berlin the Jour-
nal of Cooks and Housensaids, in which
lousekeepers who lock up their butter
md sugar and inhict other indignities
upon their servants, are held up to pub
ic obloquy by name. A large number
Of the subscribers of the paper have
bound themselves not to enter the SER
vice of any woman who has been thus
advertised three times within the year.
Experiments have been conducted in
Paris with reference to method OF au-
,umn planting of potatoes, by which
new may be dug in January. The sets
ire planted in August on thin layer OF
salt, which appears to be the special Sc
,ret in the process, and the potatoes are
,arthed in September, the ground being
,leared of weeds in October. The re.
suit is crop of seven or eight full sized
,ubers to each root in Janua,g.