Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-12-16
Items Of Interest.

Items Of Interest.
The Trois Freres restaurant at the
Centennial has balanced its books. Re-
ceipts, 100000; expenses, $500, 900 !;
profits, 0.
There is nothing dispels the dreams
Of youth and skaters the ambitious
hopes OF the noble boy like having o
young lady remark in his hearing that
he would make, with study, good hat
rack.
In Russia, during the cold winter, II
window in crowded ballroom be sud-
denly opened, sudden condensation OF
tho atmosphere takes place, and fall
of snow follows, covering the dancers
with flakes.
A gentleman, on walking ont ore
Sunday evening, met young Scotch
peasant girl, whose parents lived near
his house. "Where sre vou going,
Jenny9" said he. Looking for SON
in.law for my mother, sir"
John Kelly, chief of the Tammany So
ciety Of New York, was married to Miss
Teresa Mullen, niece of Cardinal
McCloskey. Mr.. Kelly is fifty years Of
age aud his bride twcnty-six. The par
ties were married by the cardinal at his
residence, with the simplest forms OF the
Roman church.
While man was waiting lately for q
train at the Whalley (EngIand) station,
his terrier dog ran on the track after a
rat. Tho train coming suddenly along,
tho dog at once 10y down close to the
ground, the cars passed harmlessly over
him, and he walked of rs though moth
ing had happened.
A San Francisco girl took strychnine
for the purpose, as she explained before
her death, of spiting her lover. He had
shown signs of preferring another, and
when the idea struck her that by killing
herself she was leaving field clear to
her rival, she desired to live, but her
life could not be saved.
The mail from Cowra to Forbes, i'll
Australia, is carried by mounted car
rier, The distance between the two
places is sixty miles, and this one in
dividual has ridden the route six times
q week during seven consecutive years.
The distance he has ridden in that
period is 131, AGO miles.
The lowest temperature in the Arctic
seas recorded by Capt. Ross, in 1920,
was fifty deg. below zero by DR.. Kane
in 1858, seventy deg. by DIR. Hayes in
1861, sixty eight and ono half deg. by
Capt. Mares in 1876, seventy-two deg.
A Russian traveller named Niverof once
registered seventy-two deg. at Yakoutsk,
Siberia.
The figures of the Massachusetts, State
cepsus justify the theory that tho for
eign born population of that State is
more prolific than tho native. The
average number of children of the native
mothers is 3.52, while of the foreign
born it is 491. The rule is probably :
general, in New England at least, if not
in the country.
A recent Amherst graduate, now o
settled pastor, was telling retired mis-
sionary that he entered college and the
theological seminary with the intention
of becoming missionary, when the old
veteran broke out with: "Ah! you
turued back after putting your hand to
the plow." "No,' was tho answer, 81
just took another plow."
There are three things that. foot
benches in church pews seem made for
yea, four-namely, to get in the way
'or strangers to fall over; TO fly up and
hit man on the nose when his head is
bowed; to tip over in the most solemn
part of tho minister's prayer, and to
make more noise than flock of goats
'et loose on barn floor.
By statistics it is shown that within
he limits of the island of Java every
,ear about three hundred people are
,aten by carnivora, two hundred by the
,rocodiles, one hundred killed by the
five hundred killed by light
ling. while one hundred die by snake
,ites, and varying number by earth
Iuakes and volcanic action.
A man rushed into restaurant and,
Topping into chair, called for calf's
lead SOUP" "Calf said what, sir ?"
inquired the waiter. "Calf's head
oupl" roared the impatient guest.
Admonished by the wrathtul tone, the
7aiter moved away, but paused to in
uire, as kind Of appendix "You
idn't hear him say what kind of soup,
ir2"
A hotel proprietor at Morecambe,
England, was arrested lately for allow
ng billiards to be played 6" for moneys
7orth on his premises. 1t turned out
hat a handicap gamo had been played
y twelve persons for copper kettle as
prize. The court decided that as it
7as a novel case tho landlord should
lerely be fined IS. besides los. Cd.
osts.
Last April pair of young horses ran
way in Green, r. L., with the neck
oke hanging between them. No one
ould find them. Tho other day their
keletons were found in a wood seven
lilies from where they started. The
ones, harness and neck yoke showed
,at they were caught fast in the brush,
nd had starved after eating everything
thin their reach.
A method of defense against wild
casts has been discovered. One Mr..
esse Smith, OF Texas, was walking
it'll his wife one evening, when sud-
enly bear crossed their path. Being
Smith was for moment
uzzled. Then seizing handful of the
luuy bOlis no bulcW IL III uiu . ldCos Liz
ear recoiled, and, on repeti ion of the
Iperiment, was compelled to retreat.
Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis, speak
g of the characteristics of the crowds
visitors at the Centennial, says that
lspicion and a resolution not to be
umbugged by the foreigners were
sible on most countenances. "I told
,u so." said woman to her friend to-
~, pointing out priceless vase of d,
aguele of the twelfth century "that
1t has been used! It's recond hand -
In London military circles it is rumor-
that 10000 French volunteers will
in the British army in case of war with
ussia, tempted by the bounty and the
". A recruiting Office is said to have
,en opened at st. Heller, in the island
Jersey, which has already enlisted a
nsiderable number. It is thought
at the French government may en-
avor to interfere in the matter with
ew of preserving its obligation of
utrality.
The dairy farmers of England are an
portant class of the community. The