Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-01
Items Of Interest.

Items Of Interest.
They have a calf In Trigs county, Ky.,
with three distinct, well.developed ears.
The first printing by steam was on the
issue of the London Times for Novem.
ber, 40, 1914.
Ono OF the London Rothchilds was
offered $85, 900 for his race horse, but
refused the offer.
Don't eat or talk much this hot
weather. Now is good time TO lot your
mouth take vacation.
"a man can't help what ia done be.
hind his back" as the tramp said when
he was kicked out of doors.
In Huntington. Conn.,, there is o tree
that bears sweet apples ON one side.
sour apples on the other, and pears on
top.
The town Of Dayton, Ne, has never
had Westinghouse, q minister, a town
house, a doctor, a lawyer, or a town
debt.
Probably the Oldest maid in tho world
is Rebecca Anderson, OF Seneca Falls,
New York, aged ono hundred and twelve
years.
Ifit is true, that "a man is known by
the umbrella he keeps, then We much
be the Great Unknown Worcester
Press.
There are now in Philadelphia $50 co.
operative and building loan associations
in which workingmen have nearly 970,.
900, 900 invested.
An exchange says: Gan Albany man
who used to live on ten cents day died
wealthy" He may have died wealthy,
but he didn't die fat.
"Those American balls But here
Alexis suddenly paused in his reminis.
cences Of American society. A Rhode
Island bullet from a Turkish rife In
whistled off q piece of his cap.
A Chicago man has fitted up a fiddle
to run by steam, and the Mortified neigh.
bors are looking about for some con.
trivance that will enable them to run
by the same mechanical power.
Fashions are but ephemeral. A Ger.
tain idea, style, pleases the popular
fancy for moment, then gives way to
something else. Here but six months
ago all the men were wearing ulsters
now not one is seen on the streets.
The Virginia Gazette, discussing the
political situation, cries "Set aside tho
small men and self-appointed leaders.
Give lis giant!" Gentlemen, some Of !
you hold our coat. Now, then, what do
you want done first. ."-Burlington
| HaDkeyo.
learn,
What means to make use Of great riches to
earn;
A friend who sat near them, advised with q
smile,
"Live on half of your income, and live great
while."
A Kennebec (Me. } paper tells of a cer-
tain city official who pointed out toa
friend house wherein man laid three
weeks, and his friends refused to bury
him. "Whyl What was that for ?" i'll.
quired the interested friend. "The
man was not Dead" was the quiet re-
sponse.
A pair applied recently to magistrate
in Kentucky to be married. The man
was hatless, coatless and shoeless, and
the woman was almost in the same con-
dition. They had no license from tho
county clerk, and no money to pay for
one, but desired the magistrate to
issue the license and perform the cere-
mony needed, and rendered in payment
therefor ga half bushel of walnuts to be
gathered next fall"
Massachusetts State detectives, who
have been circulating among the tramps
for the purpose of learning how to deal
with them, say their observations con-
vince them that the great body of tramps
are professional thieves. Occasionally
one travels by himself, but they gener-
ally form into gangs for few days
or longer under the direction of chief,
and have their duties assigned to them,
who are to beg to-day and who tomorrow
and what places are to be broken into.
It is suspected the tramps have a general
headquarters for the stolen property
among the hills in the western part Of
Massachusetts.