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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

The managers Of the State fair
have nearly completed arrange.
ments for the fair to be held in
Manchester Sept. Is, 10 and 20. A
prominent new feature of the dis
play this year, will be the grange
exhibitions, for which very gener.
Gus prizes have been offered.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

The union excursion by the
Odd Fellows TO the White Noun
tains, set for Sept. 9th, has been
postponed until Sept. 9th.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

ADVICE TO THE WoRKINGMAN.-
Through all the clouds and mist O.
words this fact. however, remains clear
He must take care of himself during the
winter. What is the Lest way for him
to do so? Plainly it is not the sacrlic.
ing himself for the good of his "union,
which may drop from under his feet and
leave him helpless at any moment. 1t
is his wiser part TO work for prices which
his labor will command, lay in his coal
and flour while they are cheap. and co
duet himself generally as he did quar-
ter OF century ago. when he looked
simply and solely TO himself as the head
Of Il household which he was bound to
support. Many things that are hard in
feeling are not really hard in fact and
though the "workingman" is aggravat-
ed-by the reduction of his wages, yet
if he minds his business and gets what
he can in return tor the work that he
does, he will find that at least he is much
better off than men who sit idle in face
of the approaching winter, and utterly
refuse to do the duty which is nearest at
hand-the duty which pres es upon us
all, of not being a burden upon our fell
lows or failing to support our families.
-NeW York World.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08
Editor Bailey of the Concord

Editor Bailey of the Concord
Patriot, (Democratic,) has been
looking over the political situation
in New Hampshire, and says -
The people of both parties are with
the President. | have been through
the State good deal this summer,
out of the towns, in The back coun-
try, and this is about the way the
substantial old farmers express
themselves: "Wall, this Mr.. Hayes
pears to be tryin' to do bout what
is right, and | guess it the politicians
will let him alone he'll make the
best president we've had for a long
time" And you can't tell by the
talk whether they are Democrats
or Republicans.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

Gov. SMITH, the President O
the Central Vermont Railroad, has
written a letter recognizing the
faithful services of Supt. Hobart
and the employees upon the road.
for years, and particularly during
Centennial week. In the course OF
the letter he pays the following
well merited tribute to the employ.
eeS:
1t is with a feeling of pride | express
the conviction that no railroad corpora
ton can claim for its employees high
cr degree of intelligence, a more watch
iul care, n more thorough devotion &c
duly and more thoughtful regard for
the interests of the Company than the
Central Vermont, and | am happy to say
that they enjoy to the fullest extent the
respect and confidence of the managers.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

Politics Ia the Understanding ana Fen.
ton-rhe Labor Question-rhe Teie'
| graph ana Railroads, and the Express
| business,
POLITICAL.
Don { take any stock in tho III,
mOrs that have been set atlOat here
rs to the intentions of Senator
COnkling. Senator C0nkling did
not come home to organize u raid
upon the Administration. he is not
in opposition to President Hayes,
nor will he be. OF course Senate,
Con king would have liked it bet
ter had he been allowed to control
the patronage OF the State rs he
has done for SO many years, but he
recognized the propriety and jus.
tice of the Presidents action, and
acquiesces heartily in the new or.
der of things. And next winter he
will be the most effective supporter
the PRECEDENT will have in the Sen.
ate. And, by the way, the Repuh,
lican party of tho State of New
York was never in SO comfortable a
condition as now, and the Presi
dents civil service reform is what
has done it. The spells question
out of the way, there is no longer
any difference. Gov. Fenton is
back in the ranks in full accord with
the party OF the State, and all are
working together as amiably as
could be wished. The people OF the
STATE, of both parties, believe in
the President, and they will show
it at the polls. Only the disap-
pointed are growing, and as every.
body knows the impeling motive
of their gr0wls, they can do no
harm. The best capital the Presi
dent has is the fact tnat within two
weeks over hundred useless Off
cials have walked the plank in this
city alone, and there are more be-
ing led to the slaughter. The fact
is, the President is gaining ground
daily, and whoever opposes him
will be ground to powder by tie
people for whom he has instituted
that are actually reforms.
lie has smashed machine politics,
md all honest men, Democrats as
well as Republicans, have faith in
him, and are having more every
lay.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
pOLIrICAL..

Politics Ia the state-ConLiing ana Fcn-
ton--rhe Labor Question--lrhe Tcie.
graph aud Railroads, and the Express
Business.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05

people prosperous. 1t was lis craft that
stimulated their fanaticism, land taught them
to look upon him as next to God. Healways
knew just when to shed blood. But even
Brigham Young could not keep his church
intact. A little civilization would leak in
through the dikes which he built about it.
His peculiar institution had already come
into an irrepressible conflict with the
locomotive and the newspaper, and there
could have been but one issue to the con-
test. But now the end will be FASTENED.
The master-spirit is gone, and there is no
master left. The dissensions which he
suhdued, the growing unbelief which still
stood in awe of him, the march of progress
which always found him firmly planted in
the way-all these will take a new stride.
Brigham Young has come to the aid of the
Pacific Railroad.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05
Love at Camp Meeting,

The following is from Gath's letter to the
Cincinnati Ga>cHc:
| sat leaning against the base of mon
ster tree. They were upon the opposite
side and | could not run. She said :
"Since we were children l have felt great
interest and friendliness in your welfare,
and since | came to know the blessedness
Of hope, | have longed to share my joy
with you. Will you give your heart to
your Maker ~
lie said: I" can't do that Mollie. l
would if ! could, because you wish it. l
gave it to you last winter during our meet
ings of the 'Jeu d'esprit, and if you don't
really in the least care for it, you may give
it to whoever you like, for l shall never
have any use for it. | would like, you
know, to share a blessedness of hope very
likely much the same as yours, if you
would only arrange things SO that l might
have you all the time to divide the joy
with, which l hope you mean, can't you
Molle?"
She said: "Oh John" and then there
was fumbling, and if he did not kiss her,
and she didn't kiss him, why "Katy did, -
and the woods are full of them. Then she
said: "You must tell pa how you feel,
and he said
"Isn't it too soon after getting new
heart to tell a fellows experience?' and
she. said, "Not at all. 1t is proper, and
I'm very happy"
lie said: "Not as happy, Mollie, as if
had given my heart to the Lord, are you p
lie asked his question in pathetic and ap
prehensive tone, and she replied, at is al
the same, John. I'll see that the good
Lord gets it at last"
Then they went off to inform pa, and tc
get an earthly blessing from him, for John
is in the leather business, and very prosper
Gus.
That was my last experience at camp
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05
Shoes and Stockings.

A fashion writer says: The fashionable
ing, and endowed with tints and designs of
so bewitching a nature, that il requires
mind unusually strong to forego them.
The newest shoe is made from the fine
French kid, has the slender high heels, the
long, narrow toe, the pretty row of shining
buttons, and, if possible, looks trifle more
charming than formerly. A very stylish
boot which is rapidly gaining in favor is
the cloth, which is laced at the side.
A pretty feature now being introduced
into this line of goods consists in placing
on the toe a small ornament that matches
the dress with which the shoe is worn in
color. The ornaments are made from silk,
and are SO constructed that they may
readily be attached or detached. At pres
ent no slipper is considered the thing un-
less garnished with one of these ornaments,
in which case the ornament is made from
both lace and silk. Any handy lady can
make these dressy little articles, and by
the judicious use of glue may luxuriate in a
variety Of all shades.
The stocking worn with these slippers
has the monogram, with which it is now
fashionable to adorn the instep, of the
same shade as the ornament. AS regards
the establishment of the stocking it is not
quite as lavish as it was some months ago.
The light stocking, gaudily and fantastically
embroidered from the tip Of the toe to the
top, is fast giving place to the less conspic-
uous stocking of dark solid color merely
relieved by a contrasting monogram.
Ladies whose duties call them out into the
street in all kinds of weather are beginning
to show a decided preference for plain
navy blue and snuff brown hosiery. These
latter are generally the medium priced
Balbriggan.
Occasionally there is call for the Bal
briggan thread opcn-work, but as rule
where the fancy stocking is desired, the
taste prevails for the plain silk stockings in
all the delicate tints. The tide has turned
to great extent against the glaring striped
stocking, and it is well. When it is pre-
ferred, the stripes run downward instead
Of across. Among the oddities there is ;
buff silk stocking studded with violets
with bees, and with feur-de-lis. Then there
are swallows, and poppies, and butterflies
and cornhowers, disposed in the same fash
ion. An extremely pretty stocking is il
pink silk garnished with black butterflies
Before concluding, we must not forget t,
mention the newest walking-shoe. This
is cut low and fastened with lace ribbons
it is made in black kid, and embroidered
in colors
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05
A Distinction Between Hooking"
and Stealing"

This is from Hooking Water-melons," a
story by Edward Bellamy, in Scribner for
for September.
Undoubtedly the human conscience, and
especially the boyish article, recognizes a
broad difference between the theft of grow
ing crops-of apples on the trees, for in
stance, or corn on the stalk, or melons in
the field-and that of other species of
property. The surreptitious appropriation
of the former class of chattels is known in
common parlance as "hooking," while the
graver term Stealing" describes the same
process in other cases. The distinction may
arise from feeling that, so long as crops
remain rooted to the ground, they are
natures, not mans, and that nature can't
be regarded as forming business contracts
with some individuals to the exclusion of
others, or in fact as acceding to any of our
human distinctions of meum and tnm,
however useful we find them. Ethical
philosophers may refuse to concede the
sanction of the popular distinction here
alluded to between Choking" and steal
ing; but, after all, ethics is not deduc-
tive but an empirical science, and what are
morals but a collection of usages, like
orthography and orthoepy2 However that
may be, it is the duty of the writer in this
instance merely to call attention to the
prevalent popular sentiment on the sub
ject, without any attempt to justify it.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05

sis THE CALLY LILY ?"-The fact of a
plant being called "lily" is no proof that
it is one. For Instance, we have all kinds
of roses, s,--rock-rose, guelder.rose, rose of
Sharon, and others,-which are not roses,
at all, and in no mannerrelated to the roses,
except that they all are plants. Strictly,
nothing is true rose unless it belongs to
the botanical genus Rosa. We must take
the same ground with the lilies We have
pond or water lilies, lily of the valley, st.
Bruno's lily, and others, including the lily
of the Nile. But, according to good au-
thority, none of these are, in botanical
sense, lilies; that is, none of them belong
to the genus Lilium, for only to such plants
does the term "lily,' without prefix or
sufix, properly belong.
Every true lily has a remarkably regular
and symmetrical flower. 1t is six.parted,
three outer parts and three inner parts,
both kinds so much alike that we do not
say Of them "calyx" and "corolla." 1t has
six very prominent stamens and one pistil,
which has a threecelled ovary. Now,
nothing like this structure is found in the
Gala. 1t has in the center fleshy stalk
crowded with imperfect flowers, those with
anthers only being above, and the Others,
with pistils only, below and all very small,
crowded, and indistinct. The snowy por.
ton which surrounds all these flowers is
not flower at all, but only white leaf,
which, in our Jack.in-the.Pulpit, is green,
often with brown markings. Indeed the
Gala and Jack are much more closely re.
lated than are the lily and the Gala, for
these two are so remote cousins that the
relationship doesn't count, ,"-unless one
of them should die very rich.--iS. Nicholas
| for Sent
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05

A popular minister had just finished an
exhortation strongly recommending the
support of very meritorious institution.
The congregation was numerous, and the
chapel was crowded to excess. The dis.
course being finished, the plate was about
being handed round to the respective
pews, when the preacher made this short
address to the waiting congregation :
" From the sympathy l have witnessed in
your countenances, and the strict attention
you have honered me with, there is one
thing that am afraid of, that some of you
may be inclined to give too much. Now,
it is my duty to inform you that justice,
though not so pleasant, should always be a
prior to generosity; therefore, as you will
all be Immediately waited upon in your re.
spective pews, ] wish to have it thoroughly
understood that no person shall think oI
putting anything into the plate who cannot
pay his debts" We need not add that
this produced most overhowing collec
tion
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05
WHOLE NO. 1,16G.

The Mormon theology, as expoundcd by
Joseph Smith and perfected by Bringham
Young, is fantastic compound of doctrines
and practice borrowed from almost every
form of religion the world has known.
Mr.. j. II. Beadle, a resident Of Utah. in a
book on the Mormons published some
years ago. says: "They are Christians in
their belief in the New Testament and the
mission of Christ; Jews in their temporal
theocracy, tithing and belief in prophecy;
Mohammedans in regard to the relations of
the sexes, and Voudoors or Fctichists in
their witchcraft, good and evil spirits,
faith doctoring and superstition. From
the Buddhists they have stolen their doc
trines OF apotheosis and development of
gods; from the Greek mythology, their
love Of the immortals and spirits. They
have blended the ideas of many nations of
polytheists, and made the whole consistent
by outdoing the materialists.'' The active
conflict going on between the various
Christian sects at the time Joseph Smith
proclaimed new revelation, seems to have
led to his borrowing a variety of con.
troverted doctrines from sources i'm
mediately at hand. Thus the Mormon
theology takes from the Methodists their
"witness of the Spirit" from the Disciples
their "frst principles from the Presby.
terians their universal suffrage" from the
Second Adventists their belief in the
speedy coming Of Christ's kingdom and
from the Catholics their doctrine of an in
fallible head of the church. In their faith
that only small portion of mankind will
fail of ultimate salvation the Mormons are
almost Universalists, and in their idea of
the nature of Christ they might be called
| Unitarians. Their notion that unseen
powers produce physical manifestations on
earth brings them in accord with the
modern Spiritualists, and their belief in
evil spirits allies them with the ancient
Manich@ans.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05
A Low Voice in Woman.

Yes, we agree with that old poet who
said that low soft voice was an "excellent
thing in woman" Indeed, we feel in
clined to go much farther than he has on
the subject and call it one Of her crowning
charms. No matter what other attrac-
tions she may have; she may be as fair as
the Trojan Helen, and as learned as the
famous Hypathia ofancient times she may
have all the accomplishments considered
requisite at the present day, and every ad-
vantage that wealth can procure, and yet if
she lacks a low, sweet voice, she can never
be really fascinating. How often the spell
of beauty is rudely broken by coarse, loud
taking. How often you are irrepressibly
drawn to plain unassuming woman, whose
soft, silvery tones render her positively at
tractive. Besides, we fancy we can Judge
of the character by the voice; the bland,
smooth, fawning tones seem to betoken
deceit and hypocrisy as invariably as the
musical subdued voice indicates genuine
refinement. In the social circle, how
pleasant it is to hear a woman talk in that
low key which always characterizes the
true lady. In the sanctuary at home how
such voice soothes the fretful child and
cheers the weary husband How sweetly
its cadence floats through the sick chamber
and around the dying bed, with what
solemn melody do they breathe prayer
for the departing soul. All, yes, low, soft
voice is certainly "an excellent thing in
,vOrnon
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05
Mistakes Matrimonial.

That the subject is lamentably old we
readily admit but what matters that so
long as humanity is ever new? Marrying
and giving in marriage will continue to the
end of the world, but for all that, a great
number of marriages prove a mistake
Unfortunately, when men and women have
matrimonial designs upon each other, they
endeavor to hide their true characters, and
however dissimilar their tastes, to pretend
they are alike. The rules of etiquette are
such that course Of deception is rendered
surprisingly easy; indeed, so facile, that
were there no intention upon the part of
those most concerned to dissemble, almost
the same end would be attained. Is it not
natural to us to display our best attributes
to strangers Of either sex? Men are often
captivated by the SEEMING amiability of
women who are, in reality, shrewish; while
women admire the nobility of men who
cannot define the word "honor." In
either case, matrimony Acknowledgement
misery in five cases out of six. After mar.
rage the true traits OF character begin to
show themselves. A scowl or sharp
word, or a mean action, will not then
involve consequences. Things that before
the knot has been tied, that would proba.
bly, bring about q separation after the
honeymoon has been passed, are quietly
received, probably upon the principle that
"what can't be cured, must be endured >
1t must not be understood that we mean to
imply that the majority of marriages are
entered upon without affection being at the
bottom of them. We grant that there i:
love of a certain kind in many, and very
sincere love in some. What we maintain
is, that it is brought to fruition under sucl
circumstances that it cannot be expected
to endure.--FOOte.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-05
A NAME IN THE SAND.

Alone l walked the ocean strand;
A pearly shell was in my hand;
! stopped and wrote upon the sand
My name-the year-the day.
As onward from the spot passed,
One lingering look behind / cast
A wave came rolling, high and fast,
And washed my lines away.
And so, methought, twill shortly be
With every mark on earth from me!
A wave of dark Oblivion's sea
Will sweep across the place
Where have trod the sandy shore
OF time and been, to be no more
OF me, my name, the name l bore,
To leave no track, no trace.
And yet with him who counts the sands,
And hold the waters in his hands,
know lasting record stands
Inscribed against my name,
OF all this mortal part has wrought,
of all this thinking soul has thought;
And from these heeting moments caught,
For glory or for shame-H f. Gould.