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THE DEEP CUT. s It was a beautiful May riiofning. I uncurled mv lecs (I still had, a habit of curling mysclf up when I want to enjoy a ffood novei), tossea my dook aside," stretched mysolf woarily and looked down tle road toward Wood burn. Although I had dono nothing but read all morninr', I was hunery. Youthand higb. health aiways combine to streugthen the dcmand for bread stuffs. It was time ray dinnorbad come, I said to mysclf, glanolnt: at tho clock in my cagellke room. Just then a familiar sound caused me to riso and open tbe door. Thero, on tho patli besido tho railway, stood Tim Ferris. His golden curls wero blowing across his blue oyes, daacing up and down in tho May wind, bobbing lika dover hcads boforo tho breezc. Ho was patterlug along barcfooted on tho clay path made by tho workmen who mado tho dcep cut and tbe bridgo., Thobaskot on his arm scemed a triilo heavy. IIo was pufling energetically whon I called to him: "What's your burry, Tim?" IIo hunied on until ho stood at tho bottom of tho steps leading up to my station, looked up at mo with sparkling cyes and answered: "I couldn't help it. I'm to go to Wood burn to see tho circus, and thero's a rcal livo elephant, and a ostrichus, and lions and whales and a unicorn" Ilero Tira, relioved of his baskct and buckct, drcw a loug breath, looked at his f eet, at bis ragged elothos, theu up at mo wistfully, and added: "Idou'tkuow how niany tbings thero is, but Jim Stacy says thero uever was nothin' liko it. And mam said I can go but I'vo got to bo quick, 'cos Jim Stacy's goin' to tako mo in his wagon, and he's mor'n rattlin tliings to get ready." "In that case, Tim," said I, "you'd oest not wait for tho things. 111 tako thcm home myself. You just hasten home, youug mau, and here." Tim's oyes grew as big a3 two saucers as he looked at thecoin inhis palm, theu up iuto my f ace. His bright bluo oyes were moist; tbc little fellow was crying with jjpy already. IIo opcned his mouth to thauk me. but I cut him short. "That's all right, Tim. You cut right back home. and tell your mother I will make the daniago good if anything hap pens your new suit. It won'tdo togo shabby, Tim. You must blackeu your shoes and put a ribbon on your hat." " Mam won't havo no time." 'You listen to me. You can go home through tho deep cut" "Throughthe tunnol, Mr. Mooro?" "I said through tho tunnol. It will save raoro thau half a milc, and you will bo ready boforo Stacy calls for you." "I'm glad you told me." And Tim was off liko a bird. What a happy little fellow ho was, so brave and manly, and tho soul of truth. Itshown inhis bright bluo oyes; illumi nated his wholo faco. Nobody could look at Tim Ferris, ragged, dirty, sun browned as ho was, without seeing and appreciatiug all that was most to bo ad mired and loved Inachild of cight. That was the sum total of Tim's life. As his yellow curls glintcd in tho sun shinc, I gave him a parting glance, then put my f oot on the stops to mount to my station, when tho clatter of a horso's hoofs on tho road fcll on my car. It was Bob Somers going homo frora Woodburn with tho morning mailfor his father's mill. I know Bob and Bob's horse well. Ho reiued up, dismounted loisurely, as was his wont, and set dowu on my stops to talk about tho last frolio over at Sidley's barn raising. Meantime, I was absorbing ilrs. Ferris' warm meat, biscuit, pies and milk as f ast as a hungry niau could, talking botwcon bitcs. Tho oJSce was as quict as achurchyard. Bob was dcscribing, in stricc confidencc, tho young lady who was to bo Mrs. Bob Somers somo day, when Rockford called me. I pauscd in tho act of nippinga good half of ono of Mrs. Ferris' pies, and in clincd an ear. Bockford was twelvo miles west of my station. Usually I called Rockford, and then only to coni municate matters of moment sent me from tbe east. Othcrwiso I was not to mcddlo with Bockford. The call from Bockford sounded sharper evcn than usual. It was so imperativo that evcn Bob Somers remarked it. "Sounds liko as if thoy were in an all nrcil liurry, wnocver it is." I bounded up tho steps and answered promptiy. nocKtora rcspondeain re turu, Short, clear and sharp camo tho message: Bridge down at Baker's Run. Con struction train duo Woodburn at 12:10, Adviso Woodburn. Such a shock I nover ozperionced bo foro, and I hope I nover may again. A cold chill rau over me. I supposo it was imagination. but I thought my hcart ccased to beat for half a rmnuto, and then it gave a mighty throb as I signaled voouourn snarpiy, again anu aeam, Woodburn responded crustily. I ropeat- ecl tlio message, then stood iust lonc cnough to receivo tho O. K. In tho mcan- timo I had decidcd upon my courso. I leaped I did not run down tho short ilight of stairs iu front of my stauon, sprang upon jjod somers' norse, spunud him with my heels viciously and galloped along tho railwav as fast as the horse would carry mo. I did not pauso to explain; I did not speak: all my cner- ges ceniereu on ono ooicct. A nuraan life a precious human lif e was at stake, anu uiai me was tno lignt 01 a nouse hold. I had unwittingly sent little Tim Ferris to jiis tieatn. 'io expiam. Tlio Woouburn con- ncction was now. Montlis mustelapso before travel and traflic of considerablo volumo would bo dircctcd over tho new branch. In tbe mcantimo ono passenger ana ono ireignt train movcu east and west past Stanloy every morning and cvcning. The road betweon Rockford and 'Woodburn was so silcnt tho greater part oi tno time that tno birds made ncsts near the ties, and squirrcls frisked along tho rails in tho sunshino umlis turbed. 1 imagiued, as I galloped madly along tho railway, now on tho track, now be twcen the tracks, now on tho other, I could hcar tho roar of tho construction train thundering around tho currcs near tho river. Oncc, twico, I chcckcd tlie horse, and listcncd with throbbing hcart. Tho dcep cut cchocd tho sound of the horso's hoofs. I fanciod I heard the chug! chug! chug! of tho locomotivo, but I was not suro. All tho whilo I was in the agony of apprehcnslon. Tho deep cut was a dangerous placo for an adult. Thcre were placos whcro tho crumbling Lank of soft carth and sand slopcd down to the track. Unlcss a man or womau had tho nrcscnco of mind to lio down on tho bank. a train passing would grind thcm to pieces. Thcre wcro othor places wbere the iutting rocks wcro so closo to tho track that not ono man in a thousaud could havc maintaincd his placo whilo a train thundcrcd past him, and last worst of all thero was tho tunncl. Short ns it is, moro than ono poor lifo had bcen lost 1q it. And I scntllttlo Tim through the deep cut to ccrtalu dcath. I felt liko a mur dercr. My thQughtlcssncss would cost a human lifo. I, and I alonc, was responsl blo. Thcso thoughts occupiod my mind to , thq oxcluslon of evcrything elso asl rodo through the cut Nol 1 rcalized my own danger; tho risk I subjccted Bob Somor's horso to. If I failed to cmoreo from tho cut in time, horso and rldor would bo crouud down by the con struction train. Even if the engineor snould sce mo bcrore I cnterca tne tun nel, tho curves wero so short ho would bo unable tolesscn the soced of tbe train. and once I entcred the tunnol, with tho locomotivo following me, no power on carth could savo mo. And now, as I roallzcd how much dc- pendodonmy coolness and prcsenco of mina, tno contusouiccitng gayo piaco io a coolness and sclf nossession that sur- prised mo. Thoro was no doubt about it, I could hcar the construction train rouudinz the curves near tho rivor's cdgo. Tho scroam of tho locomotivo sounded in my ears liko a warning of dcath. At tho samo instant I bcbcld little Tim's colden curls waving from sido to sido as ho trotted, all uuconscious of pcril. homeward. Back of mo thuudorcd tho locomotivo. I likencd it to tho angel of dcath; tho subdued roar of tho train was uko tne sounu or tno angcrs winss. My life little Tim's lifo all depcnded on the distanco tho train was from us. Two plans prescnted thcmselvcs clcarly to me. I might spring from tho norse, lcavo it to tako lts cuances gallop iug through tho tunnol, and grasping Tim, nom nim agamsc tno yieiaing, saudv bank ho was toddlinc past happily. Or I might lift him up and urgo tho horso to his utraost through tho tunncl. As I thoucht of Bob Somers' horso, of tho horrors that might cnsue in tho tun nol in case the horso throw tho train off the track, my courso was dccided on tho instant. I galloped down to Tim's sido; ho had turned on hcaring the horso's hoofs clat terimr over tho ties and roadbed. and stood looking up at mo with a smiliug iace. lieaning towara nim, caiuug to him to givo me both hands, I liftcd him suddonly, grasping him iu n ficrco swcep and held him closo boforo mo as I urged tho horso ouward. Tim's faco, as ho looked into mino, displayed terror. IIo clun" to mo in stinctivcly, closing his lips flrmly. No sound cscapcd him. Tho irou stecd followcd fast along at my back witn a dull roar. It was a raco betweeu Bob Somers' steed and tho iron horse. Bob Somer's' steed fairly bounded whon tho roar of tlie iron horso swelled into a warning volume. On, on he spcd, until suddonly tho light of day was oxcludcd. The sullen roar was silenced for a time. I broathcd freer. The danger was not so imminent af ter all. Suddenly an awf ul sound struck terror to my hcart. Bob Somers' horse snortcd, tromblod, snorted again, then shot for ward suddenly as almost to unseat mo. Tho locomotivo had entcred the tunncl ! Have you over rcalized tho similarity tho troad that heavy iron wheels bear to tho steady trot of a thoroughbred? Stand on a railway bridge in tho silcnco of tho night and listen to the rush and roar of tho locomotivo going and coming, and you will undcrstand mo clcarly. Tho awo iuspiring tread of tho light ning footed stcod following mo obliterated all other fcolings for a time. Tho carth rcclcd and rockcd bo ncath mc. I picturod to mysolf an atmosphere charged with tho hoat and giaro of the panting iron monster as it rushcd down upon horso and riders; saw in my mind man,'boy and steed hurlod to tlio side of the tunncl, ground re morselessly undcr tho wheels. Among all tho vivid oxperienccs of my life and I havo survived a battlo charge, ship wrcck and railroad horrors nono over lmprcsscd rao with tho horror I felt in tho short spaco of timo I was in that tunnel! listenmg to tho murderous wheels rolhng down upon us. I recalled the horrors of a calamity inac stunuca ino nauon a rauway uib astor where scores wero sacriiiced. Thon as now tho earth secmod fairly to yawn before me as I clapped my hands to my ears to shut out tho screanis of ray r i i t a i i" i . i i. i . ieiiows. io a iiasn oi ume me ugncs ln tho crowded coachcs wero cxtimmisncd: thero was a shock as of worlds coming logoiner, a crasu ana a roar oi e3caping stcam, followcd by the snapplng and cracKing or umoors, tne gnnatngot iron and stono and wood in indcscribablo coufusion. Such a sccnc as tho stars ghono on that winter's night I' trust human cyc may nevei- wltness again, Shapoless limbs scorchcd beyond recogniuon; iaces macKeneci, gnastly, hcaalcss trunks; isolatcd limbs. a woman's long trcsscs waving hero, a nana tnrust up tiiero; tne crackiinc. seething flames licking up(.devouring overpowcnng an. I rodo blindlv, dazed. into daylieht. with all my senscs strained to their ut most tcnsion. Woodburn lay peaccfully in the bright sunlight off to the right. I could seo tho church spircs and court houso across tho top of tho bank. Thero was ono chance in a thousand, a chanco ror nm ana me. I shook my fect freo of tho stirrups, swung iim arouna suaaeniy to tno leit, at mo sarae ume swinging my rignt loj over tho 'pommel of the saddlo. ant plungcd rather than leaped into tho bank of sand and flne gravel. Ourplungo sot tne sanu m motion; outxneid Tim's faco downward; held my head down ward whilo the train thundcrcd past. Then I slid and staggercd upon my feot, rtiDucu tnc sana out oi my cyes, now oiurrea witn tcars, and huggcd Tim in a dclirium of dclight over our miracu lous escape. As tbe construction train disappcared from vicw, and I urgcd Tim forward to a placo of safoty, ho pointed to an objcct bclow us, whero I beheld a quiyering mass all that remained of tho eallant norse. Bob Somers' horso was crushod into a yielding, pulpy, lnanimato lump, lying thero besido tho rails, his head twistcd oacK unacr nis necir, suorn of his foro feet, bleeding, bruiscd and buffotcd bo yond rccognition. "Wo bcat tho railroad, didn't wo?" said little Tim, lookmg up at mo with a faco whoso nallor contrasted Rtmnrrplv with tho stalns of sand and gravel. It was the flrst word bo uttcrcd from tho moment I pickcd him up. "ics, nm, oy uoa's mercy." "But we'd caught what tho horso not if we hadu't jumped." Thenaftcra a short pausr, "I'm most afraid to co to see tho unicorn and tho lion." "Oh. but you will. Tiral and voumust tell mo how inauv bears and monkovs you sce at the circus. 111 go homo with you and see that your motlior gots you ready ln lime ror btacy." And I did. and Tim saw cnouch at the circus that aftcrnoon to furnish him with sncculatlons that lastcd as lonc as I was on duty at Stanloy station. Tho company paid Bob Somers a hand somo sum for his horso, uut if you'd toss all tho land lying on oithcr sido of tho Woodburn branch, and the branch itself into one lumn. I'd not co throuch ono minuto of that tlay's experionco for it Dathl Lowry tn the Piltsburo Bulletin. Bkecham's Pills scll well bocauso thcy cure. Chlldren Cryfor Commanefmint Kiercliei of the Y. W. A of Troy, N. Y. Mrs. Lewis a. (iuriey made an address, during which sho said: "I am clad to bo hero tonicht and I havo been plcased with tho very plcasant musio and other oxorciscs, I want to say a fcw uiincrs to you tnns. i am ciaa tno ciris como hero to lcarn, bocauso in doing thcso things you aro laying tho aim hign and that's right If you do not aim high you will never got high. When you lcarn to write you must copy good writintr. II you wnto attor a poor hand you will soon get so fliat you will writo in exactiy tno samo way. so you must aim high if you would bo good, puro womcn. Tuoy teii us tnattno oest work of God is a porfect woman; then tho noxt ocst worK ot uou must uo a good, porf cct woman. You aro all soon to be womcn; thon learn tho bcst, the nob'cst tbings now that you can. Try and know tho bcst women. Watch your lady managcr. You liko somo ono of thcm bottcr than all tho rest bccauso you say sho is so good. Then try to find out what makca hor so good and beautiful, and sce if you cannot bo somothinir liko hor. Do tho samo things that make hcr high. "To aim high in womanhood is to bo tho kindcst, tho bost woman you know of. All of you havo homcs and aro daughtcrs and havo mothors and sistcrs and brothcrs. Try to bo tho bcst daughtcr, try to bring iutho most swcot ncss, kindncss and lovo in tho homo that you can. You may got married somo day, and if you do romombor to bo a good loving wifo. Now, I want to tell you that tho wifo makcs tho homo. Not that tho mcn do not havo their sba.ru of it If you aro sweet and puro you will bo ablo to wield a mighty inlluence for good. Do not sit down to supper with tho samo dress on that you havo bcen doing your housework ln.and tako pains to lgok just as nico whon you aro ox pccting your husband as when you wero expecting your bcaux. Auothor tliing I wish to say. Bo bravo. "Now I know it has cost you somo thing to como hero andstudy overy night when you could bo out on the strects and havo a good time. Every one of you I think work all day and I hopo you do, I moan by that, that I do not boliove tho Lord over meant any man or woman to livo that did not work. (applauso), I am glad you checrcd that bocauso it is tho right sentimcnt and then wo liko to havo you think as wo do. I want you to bo pravo aud industrious and como hero when it costs you a strugglo, for do you know that wo grow bottcr just accord ing to tho strugglcs wo go through and connuor in? No decd, no work is of much crodit to you when its pcrformanco costs you no strugglo. You mayfeel that your lifo is pcculiarlyhard, toohard to bo good. I3o nopciui, dark liours will como to you; you all must aiways ro mombor that thoro is a lifo beyond to thoso who trust in God and persovero. My last injunction to you is bo faithful: you may think that I should havo said this first But no. You aiways bcciu an entorprise with spirit audstirand en- thusiasm, but as you go on with it you will como across diflicultles which will requiro faith to overcomo. So be faith ful. "If thero is ono trood nualitv over anothcr which I would havo my fricuds possoss it is faith. It racans that whon working for your cmployes you do your work with thorouiriincss and disnatch. It is to lcarn your icssons bocauso it is right, whother anybody praiscs you or not. I wish you would romombor this. If you aro trustcd with anvthincr in vour hands, do it well whethcr anyouo secs you or not. And tho romombcring this Is going to mako swcet, puro women of you. in womanhood you will liud that some ol your youth and encrcv is eonc. and then think of my words." Mrs. Gurley's words wcro cnthusiasti cally rccoivcd." OAVE TOU KKAD How Mr. W. D. Wcntz of Gonova, N. Y, was cured of tho sovorest forra bf dys popsia? IIo says ovcrything he ato scemcd liko pouring mcltcd lcad into his stomacli. Hood's Sarsaparilla affcctcd aperfoct cure. Full particulars will bo sent if you writo to C. I. Hood & Co, Lowell, Mass. Tho hlghcst praiso has beon won bv Hood's Pills for their easy yot efflcient action. TWO EriTAFIlS. Rcmarkablo are two cnitanhs. tho flrst of which is said to be upon a tombstono ln the Lity oi Sacramouto: "Ilero is said D.uncl Borrow, who was born in Sorrow, and Borrowcd little from Naturo cxcept his narao and his lovo to mankind and hatrcd to rcdskins: who was novcrthc- loss a gcntloman and a dead shot: who, through nlong lifo, nover killcd his man cxcept in self defcnso or by accidont: i , i i ana wno, wnen no last wcnt unoer, DC neath tho bullets of his cowardlv encmies ln tho saloon of Jeff Morriss, did so in tne suro ana certain nopo oi a glonous ana ovoriasting Jiorrow." Tho othor which bolongs to a Novada burying placo. is such a notoworthy achievemcnt in this lino that it may fltly concludoour compilation of a fow of tlio curiosities of opitapn literaturo: "Sacrcd to tho Mom- ory of JJand Mouk tho Whitcst. Bie. gcst-hcait:d, and Best-known Stago drivor of tho West; who was kiud to All and Thought III of Nono. He Livcd ina Strango Era, and was a Hero, and the Whoels of his Coach are now Ringing on Golden Strects." Chamberts' Journal. VThen Baby was Blck, we gave her Castoria. When sho was a Clilld, she criod for Castoria. When ehe bccame Hiss, sho cloog to Castoria. Wbcn she had Chlldren, sh gave thcm Castoria Sheon havo bcen navlnir bottor than othor farm animals .for sovcral years. Thoro is a good demand for mutton. Mcdium wool has bcen selllng well, and medium wool tr.owa unon tho mutton shcop. -Tho woolon morchants of No w York aro quick to show their hand in tho can vass. Thoy havo hung out at their hoad quartors in Worth street a largo and beautiful campaign flag, boaring tho namcs of Harrison and Rold. Tliis flag was mado of American buntintr. bv Amorican labor, in an American mill. The conspicuous sharo is not forgotten that tho morchants of Now York citv took four years aco in securlnrr Harrison'B election. Thoy will bo moro unitcd and enthusiastio for tho Republican ticket this Summor than in 1883. for tho menaco to tho curroncy involvcd in a Domocratio victory is a good dcal bcttcr undorstood now than it was then. em -Tho peonlo of nortliorn Illlnols!:aro gotting monoy much fastor than tho poo plo of southern Illinois bccauso in tho nortliorn portion of tho Stato thoy aro paying moro attontion to dairying, whilo In tlio southern part, whero little dairy inir is dono. tho land ls irrowlntr nooror all the time. Pltcher'e Castoria. "COTTOLENE" On account of tho ceneral and growlng prcjudlco agalnst the uso ot lard in cooklng, and bccauso of tho dlscovcry that cottonseed oll, a pure vegetablo artlcle, ls far sapo rlor to lard and most supcrsede it. Mcssrs. N. K. FAIHBAJnK & CO., of ChlcaEO, now ouer to tho publlo thclr own dlscovery "COTTOLENE" A VEGETABLE LARD as a sabstltuto for tho animal tnaterial. Packlnc houso lard as now mann factured ls a hlghly objectionable food product. It ls a questlon whethcr Hog Lard as ground out nnd meltcd np ln cur largo modern packlng houses located at the dlf ferent stock y&rds ln tbe Unitcd Btutes, ls clthor hcaithful or clcan. UUB I ULLI1 on the other hand ls pure, refined, and clarllled cottonseed oll with an admlxturoofcholcoselcctcdbcef suet. It contalns no other lngro dlents, and ls recommcndcd and endorsed by tho most emlnent pby slclans and chcmlsts as far moro wholcsomoanddlgestiblo than lard. 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Tho underslsned. harlue bcen annomted br the llon. lVbate Court for the dlitnct of Uen nlngtonCOMMISSIONERS.to rccelvo, examlnc and adtust all clilms and demands of all twrions againit the estate of I'atrlclc Scully late of Bennlneton, ln said dlst,dcctased. and all clalmt exhlbited In offset thereto, hercby rIto notlce that thcy will meet for the purposcs aforesaid at tlie Probato offlco In Bennington, afbreiald, on the t)th day of Jnlv and 8th day ot Oct. ncxt, from two o'clock, p. ra., until fonr o cloclc D.m..eacuof salddars. andthaiiiz months from the 21th day ofllayA. D 1892, m the time llmlted by aald court for said crodltors to present their clalnu to us for examlnation and allowance. Dated at Bennlnston thli 4th dar of Juno. A. ..183J. UAKKClTfAUUOC'K, ) ALBEKTRANDEBS, Com'rs. U U F. UUOO. LIFE ACGIDENT NG QOODS. QOODS CONSTANTLY ARBIVINO AT WILLIAMS' EMPOEXTJM. Si utica shoes. wmcu arenot excelled- SHOES OF LOWER ORADES lOTHECHEAP ANY ORADE OK STYLE. SPECIALTY. BENNINGTON, VERMONT. ANCE ! FIDELITY BONDS. Co, 8125,947,290.81 Standard), .... $1 10,806,267.50 ce Department's $17,000,000.00 y's Standard, 815,000,000.00 $12,671,490.88 Largest of any purtly Mutual Llfc Insur&ncer COlIPANYof New York Issues general accldent to dale over S3,000,000 g't for Vermont. LD, MASS. P0WERS, nts. H N. WILLIAMST.. Vermont. ty to estimate Marble Ceme ery description. Gontractor. MPAIN OF 1892 ! nts to Readers of ton Banner. doubt be the most tntensely Intcrcstiujt and er all our pcoplo will be cxtremely anxlous to have ofthediyasprcsentedln a Natlonal journal, ln To meet this want we have entcred Into a con- EKLY TRIBUNE, States, which enables us to offcr that splendlcf and the BENNINGTON BANNER for one year Gash in Advance. price per year, 81.00 1.50 62.50 RS ONE YEAR FOR $1.50. les to old or new lubscnbers. Thli ls the most States, and eycry reader of the BANNER should ders to the N BANNER, Vermont. OOMMISSIONERS1 NOTICK. J Estate of MARY KENNEDY. The undcnlracd. harlnr bcen nnnnlnlrH hv th Hon. Frobate Court for the Distrlctof Bennington commissloners, to rcccirc, examlnc, and adjust all clalmianddcmandtofallpenons agalnst the ei. tate of Marv Kenncdr. late f niininrfn in said Dlitrict.deceucd, and all clalmi cshibltcd 10 onict tnerew, nereDy given notlce that we will meet for the purposca aforciald.it tbe Frobate odlce. m Bennlsirton. on the 9th dav r Jnlv. 8th day of October next. from 2 o'clock p, m., until o'clock p.m., each of aald days, and that slz months from the Stth day of May. A. D. 1892, ii the time llmlted by said court for said oredltors to present their clalmi to ui for examln atlon and allowance Dated at Bennington, this 4th day of June A.D1I92. OAHRKTT FADDOCK, ALBERT 8ANDEES, VComt'B. 21 L. F. UUDD, i Insurance