Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-12-08
THE BABY SHOW.

An enterprising genius Inns ilttet
up u hall corner of F0u, teenth 81
aud Filth Avenue, and organized F,
baby show. lie advertised for vi
sorts of babies, fat, lean, large
small, single, twins aud tripluts,
and he succeeded In capturing q
hundred or more. There are q dog
en- pairs Of twins, s0me of them
very handsome, aud some very w
", and there are three sets of trip
let's. which W!e the most un account,
able specimens of ugliness | eve,
beheld. The father of one Of thu
sets of triplets exhibits them. an,l
IN as proud as though he WAS enti.
lied to credit for them. The show
is " success, 80 far AZ attracting
people il concerned. A thrOng Oi
women stream through the hall from
ten IN the morning till twelve at
night, and the babies are punched,
telt of. kissed aud Rugged, accord.
ing AZ they are dirty or clean, pret
~ or otherwise. The exhibitors
are all poor people, who get from
one to two dollars q day, with a
chance Of aiming a prize. The
visitors all vote for their favOrites,
and those having the most votes in
their class, get premiums. 1t Ia n
curious exhibition. One man br0't
u baby to exhibit, u very young one,
the mother being sick at home.
The first night he picked up his ba
by, and took it to its mother, when
10, it happened to he IL girl, where.
as his own child was u boy. He
rushed back to the hall and got an.
other child, hut that was not the
right one. And he has been tsk
ing children home ever since, but
he has not yet got his own. The
who could recognize her
child, is too sick to go to the hall,
aud SO there is trOnble.
THE TEMPERANCE WAR.
The Law and Order League con.
TIME their fight on rum. and they
accomplish something. Last Sun
day tho bars were very generally
and about u hundred of the
worst class of doggeries have been
closed permanently. They arrest
aud fine, aud it the offender con.
tinues, they arrest and fine over
again, making it Improbable for
all who have not big business.
The hotels and big saloons took it
as joke at first, and paid willing
", but they are getting tired Of it,
and are organizing to resist. 1t il
doubtful whether they can be fore.
ed to stop, but if the cheap bucket.
shops can he closed, great thing
has been done. In addition to pros.
scuting the rum sellers, the League
has Or ganized temperance move
nent among the workingnen. and
thousands are pledging themselves
20 abstain. Employers announce
hat in all cases preference will be
given to total abstainers, and men
are followed as they are entering
he the rum.mills aud Influenced to
Keep out, and every possible, influ.
nee is brought to bear to keep
hem straight after they have once
Iuit. The work has plenty of mon.
y behind it, and is going on sys.
ematically and to some purpose.
The ruminIes are having a serious
line of it. 1t was noticeable that
here were fewer breaches Of the
'eace Thanksgiving day than have
'een known OF II holiday for years,
Or which the League claims the
redit.
BUSINESS
Continues good for these times.
NE South IS buying very largely,
nd merchants report good pay.
rents, and everything sound and
creme. The rains have seas ed, and
old weather has set in In earnest.
PIETRO.