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flt.au mmn BENNINGTOjSF, VT., FEIDAY, OCTOBER 13 1893. OTMBEIT 30. VOL. LIH. GREAT REDUCTION ffl UNDERWEAR OirlnatothellUEAKINMAltKET riUCE9, and tcarclty of money, we liave been en abled to purchae, by the ease, a large quantity of Wlnter Underwear at 50 per cent from Jolkrs' regnlar Prices, AND AHE NOW PKEPARED TO FrjRNISIt ifty-Gent Underwear at 35 Cents. WE HAVK ALSO l'BOCURED A LINE OF VVINTER SHIRTS AND DRAWERS AT TWENTY-FIVE CENTS EACH, Whlch ia far below anythins evcr berorc offered la the town. If you wnuld pet your wlnter Under car at thee ivdured prices. call lmmedUttly is we cani'ut obtaln moru of tlicse coods at these tlnures. We do not a-k you o lake our word. bui we lnvite you to insptct ourgooda. for we arc conflrtent tliai thrnueh our sys.tem of rah biiylnc aud felllng.we can (how you goods for lea myncy llian you liave beforo been accusionied to poy. CHAS. Gk COLE'8 ONE-PRICE, SPOT-CASH, CLOTHING AND FURNISH1NG STORE - "TfH3E PSOPILE SAY," RUSSELL & MARCH, Are Dasigners, Builders and Confractors, Popular amd Reliable ; a!so, dealGfsiin all kindsof Lumber, Buildsrs' Materials, Builders' Hardware, Llme, Lath, Ccment, &c, &c GO Xj iLND WOOD, Ofilthe best quality can be found at their yard, ADAMANT WALL PLASTER ! The new, cheap, and only superior substitute tor common plaster. It finishes bard, and vill not crack. Call and' be convinced. "THE BUILDERS," RUSSELL Sl MARCM, COilHTY STREET, F00T OF SGHOOL STREET. cludinq many priza winners at the RJRNITURE ! 6. H. PTTBR. SHY! of Winter Flowering Bulbs that we are selling at One Bormnda Easter Lillio, Two Roman White HyacinUis, Three Faper White Narcissas, Six Freezia Refacta, ThreoLargoDouhlo HyacinUis (named,) One Narcissas VouSion, One Narcissas Folyanthus, One Narcissas Monophyllus. 18 Bnlbs, and all good large ones, for a JDOTjTjA.'&j BILL- Our Green hooies are full of cliolco Cbrysanlhemums. Polens and olher fine plantf , whlch we are selllnp at lirices accordlng to tba tlmci. Tn Cat Flowers and Floral work we cin please you. Ylsftors weleome at ull tlmes. L. M. H0LT0N & SON, Floroats and Seodsmen, 323 School St., Bennington, Vt. Look oat for my Chrys saalhcninm shav; next month. I Iiavo 1200 speci 0mons, over 70 varietios, in- New Yorfc show of '92. W. G. RICHARDS0N.. Have'you seen our collection $1.00 ? It comprises : THE BANNER. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1893. Enternd at the Bennington P.O.Kaecond-cla mitter by C. A. PIEKCE & CO., Publlsher. lerms. 91.00 per yeariHbncujiu uuvnuuv Tho passaee of Uio Federal Eloction bill by tlio Ilouse, with a voto of 200 to 101, shows tho trond of'Congress to relo- gato all elections to Stato control. Should tho bill pass the Senato and bo como a law, thoro would bo no Fedoral supervision of tho ballot for Prcsidont, Vice-Presidcnt and Metubors of Con gress, and tho National Rovcrnment woulu uo powerioss to protcct nsen irom frauds committed undcr Stato sanction. Asido from tho praotical uulilication of tho latcr amcndmonts to tho Constttu tion tho proposal is the subject of gravo fcars by many. No houest voter sulfors bv Kcdural sunervision and tho fraudu- lent voter should bo thus oontrolled, or Hennblican trovetnmeut may becomo a failurc. Willlams Colleco celebratcd its hun- dredth atiniversary this week. The ex eroises bopan Sunday and closed Tttes day evcning. There was a notablc path ering of promincnt cdueators, Gov. Rns Roll and staff wero prcsent, and I'resident Olovelaud scnt a congratuiatory lotter, not being ablo to attend as ho had at first intonded. Tho historical address was by Prof. J.ames II. Canlleld, Chanoellor oj tho Uuiverslty of Nebraska at Lincolnv IIo (lelivered'a vorv lenthv liistoricai" sketch but hts skilliul intcrweavinR of hi8tor'', pathos, sarcasm and withcism kcDt iha audicnco in a wonderfully re- ooptivo sUte. IIo reforred fcelingly to tlio strong loyo lor wiuiams, ana ire nuentlv liroutilit forth checrs from the sturicnts. His points wero original .and wl'11 taucn, aa biiown uy ine appiauso which 80 frcquently iilterruptcd him. Chanct'llor Canfleld, is a son of Hcv. E. II. Canfield, D. D., of Arlington. Wednesdav it was civon out 111 tlie Senato that no adjournment would bo had until a voto was takon on tho ropcal bill. So at 0 o'clock in tho cvcmns: tho Scnato did not adjourn, and Scnatnr Al len,, whohad been spcaking during tho afternoon, continucd until 0.30 yc3terday morning a continuous speecn ot J4 hours, 43 minutcs. Onco in about half art liour thero would bo a roll call to cn- livcn tbo mnnotony. rromptly at tho closo of bonator Allon's spcech, Senator Martin took the tloor and talked tlio bai- anco of tho day. At 2.45 P.M. ho east a chill over his auditors by sayiug that ho had iuiw disposcd of tho prcleminaries and would addresH himself to tho main questiou. Notwitlistanding it all tho Senato adjonrned at 4.40 this morning, This heats tho repeaiers anu a vote can not probablv bo forccd tin tlie ouestion of repeal. I'robably never bcforo in tlio liihtoryoi uio unttca tatos uoneross was thoro evcr seen such an ozhibition of phynical cnduranco as that shown by Senator Alleu. A RAMBLE OVER UNCLE SAM'S TERRI- TORY. NUMI1ER TIIItKK. A Ettrnrisincly larco numbcr of peoplo go through tlio park in wagons or on honseback, taktng alongcamptug outnts; numcrous camp sites aro maiked with signs for sueh people. No standing timber is allowed to be cut, but campers can uso for their iires all thoy cliooso of what lias fallen. This is tlio best, for the climate is so drv tho wood is as woll seasohcd as if put in a kiln; a rottcn log is a great tarity. Tho park is hcavily woodcd with a pcQtiliar sort of piuo that has few branchca and grows perfectly straight, and thero is no underbrush whatever. Tlio soil is so thin that tho roots do not pcnotrato over a foot, but snrcad arouncl iust under tho burfaco. so that a high wind sweeps tliem aown iiko ten pins, tliey 110 tn winarows every where; those in ono locality all falling one way ; each root showing a broad but very thin matt. Firo is very strictly guarded against, as whcn well started it is aot to swecp over a largo district. Every whero aro warnings to campers to cxtingulslt all iires wnen tnoy teavo 1110 last camp; if thoy do not each man will bo marchcd to tho park cntranco on foot. 00 mtles possibly, between two mountcd troopcrs, and his ottttit confiscated. Ono party was so treatcd just beforo wo roaohed their camp. Whcn a flre starts tho soldiers havo to turn out and fight it, a long and disagreeablo job, and they naturally do not iiko tne prospcct. 1110 formations at all tho geysurs and springs aro carefully guarded by tho soldiors. nothing inust be brdken or rcmovcd( aud no namcs writtcn auywhero. Occasion ally ono of thoso strango beings who is lillcu witli tuo luea tnar. tuo great worici esneciallv wauts to know that John Smith has bccn to somo particular placo, coutrives to wntc liis namo 011 somo lor mation and yet not bo observed ; a favor ito placo for such scrlbblers is on tho bottom of one of tho shallow transparent pools. IIo thinks ho has dono a wonder fttl thing, and later ho flnds ho has, for tho guard discovors tho name, it is tcle- ;raphcd to tbo Mammotli, and wltcn, lis trin flnishcd ho arrivcs thero and recistcrs. tho trooncrs at that point are .uotifled of his a.'rival, whorcupon ho is immcdiatcly lnvited to talto a wauc DacK C0 or 00 iniles betwecn two of thcm mountcd, get down on hands atid knecs aud clcan off his namo from whatever placo ho had put it. Ono man was routcd outof bed in ono of tho hotols at4 a. in. and compclled to gct down and eraso his wonderful namo irom one 01 tlio torma tions. No ono person is allowed to do auything to mar tlio comfort of tho great viBittng public. Wo reached tho .Mam motli at uoon,f ound largo and airy rodms, and af tor lunch spcnt tho afternoon in aro tho finest in tho world since thoso of New Zualaud wero dcstroyed by an earth quako a fow ycars ago. Closo to tho ho tel is tho cono of an cxtiuct hot spriug which is supposed to havo bccn liun drcds of vears in nroccss of formation, It is about flftccn fcet in diametor, 40 in height, and resemblcs a giant club. Tho tcrraces aro pcrhaps 100 fcct high, and STifl to 300 fcot wido. circular in sbano. closely rcsembling giant waves flowfng down from tho hills back of thcm. Tho ton is a cood-sizcd level snace. whero sovcral hot springs pour out steaming watcr which fllls nuraorous small baains, and thcn tiicklcs slowlydown tho faceof tho great mass, stainfng it in various colors, according to tho mineial in tho watcr of tho diQ'crent Bnrincs. The ef- fcct is somowhat Iiko coiored marblo, as the main substanco is puro white, with ribbons 01 color of varying widtu, run nlng down it Thoro aro a number of .tcrraces which aro dead and crumbliug away, but they sorve to exliibit plainly tlie proccss of growth. Itis astonishing what an enor tnous bulk has been built up by the ccasolcss iiowof water impregnatcd with various cbemical elements. IIow long one is in process oC building no oro of course knows; tho springs appoar and disappear from timo to time. now here, now there; &hifting about; it is not evcn known how or why. Ono series of springs has built up what is called the "Elephaut," from its closo rescmblanco to that beast; of a bcautiful crcam color, 3 feet wido, 50 long and 20 high, tho snring ri8ing with tho dcposit. Near this was an opcniug in tho rocks, and on desccnding a rudo ladder plnced in it, I found wybolf in a good sized cavcrn about 30 K-ot dcep, and perfectly dry, the toinperaturo of which howover was many degreeshigherthan thooutcrair. Further on woro two largo cones risitig 20 feet abovo tho surfaco of tho ground, similar to tho dead one near tho hotcl; each bujlding up from springs on tho top: one was iabout 40 feet in diametor. A largo boiling spring close by is used as a laundry by tlie workmen of "tho vicinity, clotlies put into it in a few minutes come out bcautifully clcan. Promptlyas8 a. m., next day' tho stages awaited their occupants; this is now tho only placo in the Unitcd Statcs whero a stago routo of sujch lcngth remains in opcration. Tho cciitral plateau is reached after a hard clfinb of three miles up steep hills. Tlio first milo tlio road and adjacent fields were alivo with gophers sctitthng out of tho road aud into their holcs as wo came near thcm, thoy looking not unliko big rftts, but sat up Iiko ptairio dogs; this wjis tlio only placo in tlio wholo trip that wb saw thcm. Just beforo tho plateau is reached tho road enters a narrow defllo btween towering clills, down which a small stroam llows. A shclf has been blastcd outof the faco of tlio cliff, and tljo great mass of debris tlirown down has complotely covcred tlio strcam 30 fqot below, and hiddon it from sight. Avtono spot it was necessary to crect a sot't of bridgo for tlio roadway, tho outer stdo of tho timbers being Bupportcd by strong trestlo work, and tho innor sido by tho cliiT. At tho cntranco to this stands by itsclf a great rock pillar 10 feet stjuare and 30 feet high, just far enough from the prccipice to allow a coach to pass through; this is called tho "Goldcn Cate." As wo drovo across tho plain an icy wind from tho snowy lnountaiu tops blow in our faccs, so that even wearing heavy clothes and overcoats and with robes wrapped about us, wo could not kcep coinfortablc. A few miles beyond we drovo over the only glass road in the world, at tho footof tho great ciiff cotn posed of obsidiau or volcanic glass, as truu a glass as any turned out at the glass works nowadays, and pieces of which wero formcrly uscd by tho In dlans to make into kntves or tho noints 61 arrows and spears. When this partof tho road was built, tho engincers had lotsof troublo with this scction of it. Thoy finally hit upon an expcdient which did tho work easily and thoroughly. (ireat flrcs wero kindled on tho obstdian and when it was red hot cold water was throwu 011 tho surfaco which instantly split into thousands of fragments. The whnln rnmnn is vnlnnnin. mnnv nf tlin jillls and mountains aro simply masses 111 vuiu.iiuu b.iou, cjuiuviy Jliiu Liiu uuim,ju Vcsuvius, whilo all through tho park plumcs of steam.wero rising cverywhero from tho numcrous hot springs, somo of tliem far up on tho mountain side. Not far from the obsidian cliff in the woods just back from the road was tho "Apolli- nalns" spring, natneu attcr tne famous European spring, aud wo f mud tho tasto of tho water to bo very muoh Iiko that for which itwasuamcd. A little further on tho road crossed a small stream called "Green creek," whoso water, with tho addition of sugar would mako very passible lcraonado. Soon after we passed a small lake, formcd by a dara built across a stream. such a peculiar looking dam that wo saici is not that a bcavor dam, and suro enough it was, and from tho lake rose tho conical top of ono of their houscs, built of rough sticks and twigs. Such a sight is extremely lare, peoplo would bo obliged to go lutndreds of miles into the wilderncss to seo the Iiko elsewliere, for tho beaver is an extremely shyantmal. and rctreats into tho great northern woods ias fast as man appears. Thero would bo many of them in the park, but during tho wintcr when tho soldiers aro withdrawn, barbariaus from Idaho, Montana and Wyoming invade its pre cincts and kfll most of them. They also drive out of tlie park limits all the gamo that can bo found, that thoy may kill them off at pleasure without nsk of ar rcst for so doing. For the sako of a fow paltry skins tliey aro willing to spoil the plo.isuro of tho thousands of people who liave or will visit tho park, dopriving thom of rare and bcautiful sights they canuot, as a rulo, sco otherwise. It is a surprising fact that tlio animals and birds know perfectly well that thoy are comparativcly safo within tho park lim its, at any rato far safcr tlian outside thom, thoy liocic into it irom noar ana far. Driving aloug 0110 day a big part ridgo stood in tho road only a little way abead, and as wo camo closo to him ho slowly stepped to ono side and quietly lookcdatus; any whero elso ho would liave been olf like a flash as soon as ho lieard the sound of the wheels. Our driyer said ho had walked through a herd of elk whlch would hardiy movo out of his way, showing less fear than a herd of cows; whilo outsido tho park limits they would havo boundcd off Iiko tbo wind. Bears como almost nightly to somo of tho hotels to eat the refuso and aro often seen by tlio vUitors. Wo 110- ticcd hundrcds of trccs tnat nau uecn scraped in spots by tho claws of porcu- nmcs. wiio lovo tno gum tuai exuues from tho wound. Ono ljke is set apart for wild swans; wo saw a number of them sailing about in statcly bcauty. A few ducks were also seen, tho only game appareutly that did not seem to know thov wero Drotectcd. Etcrnal vicilance is the price of safety, so if tho peoplo of tho Unlted Statcs want tokccp tho park intact as it is now and should alwavs 10- main, a great plateau surroundcd by a wall of almost impassiblo mountains, tliey will kcep a closo watch on tho courao 01 ccrtatn uius ueioro uongrcss, lookinfrtoward maklngtho narksmallor: which mcans that tho lino would bo across tbo nlateau. far instdo tho wall of mountains; so making it easy for tho pot huntcrs of tho surroundlng country to destroy tlio gamo. Tlio first lunchoon statlon is a couectton 01 largo tents pre sldcd over bv a loud-volccd. doublo tongued son of Erin known as Larry.who had altogotlior too much to say; and tho stvlo of his rcmarksmaybo iLfjrred from his reply to a modest request for coueo and eges, "ict ner go coitco," and SPECIAL DISPLAY OF NEW FALL Look atour raraous "Rugljj" School Siiit, warranted not to rlp. Aljsolutcly all avooI. A.T S5.00. 331, 336 and 338 Ulver Strcct, 13, 15, 17 aud 1!) Fnurtli Street, "Havo tho hen lay somo moro ccgs," all roared out at the top of his voice. Ile ovidently thought ho was a great charac tor. Oplnions differcd. Ilowover, it was a verv nodd lunch. in fact all the ac- commodations wero good, considering how far overything had to bo transported on wagons. To reach tho Canon or tho Lake hotol, by tho nearest routo, 50 to 75 miles must oe coveren. and most ot tno provisions havo to be broucht from St. Paul; nothing, not evun vegetables, will grow in thn park, tho season is too short. At luncheon wo met tlio party wiio nad been through tho park and wero on their way out; for parties iarger or smaller, arrtvoatand leavo tho Mammotli ovcry day, iuward and outward bound; the samo is true of all tho hotols. This meal disposcd of, tho'mcmbers of tho outward lioiiiHl party walked about a mlle to tuo Norris Gcyser Basin, whcre, as the road runs dircctly through it, tho stages would ovortake us. Hcro was a coin nleto pictuio of desnlation, boiling springs, steaming hot pools and geysers cvery whcre; whilo a little valley is so completely covcred with tho whito de- posit tnat it looks iiko a pond nere in tuo east with an icy covering, in appearanco as ponds aro just beforo tho ice disap pears in tho spring, when it, as well as the fow pntchcs of snow left ou tho sur faco, look 8trcaked and dirty. From a crevice iv a rock closo by tho road side a great cloud of stcam issucd constantly with a loud roar, lienco tho name Urowlcr, itsccraed as it tuo pressuro was great enough to run an engine, if it wascapncd. Tho sulphurous steam has killcd aud turned whito all tho trccs' for- ouito a radius around. These trecs get a good start, whcn prcscntly a spring changcs ira locatiou, tho steam kills thom and grartually tliey aro covered up by tho growing formation, and these skclcton trces strctch out their naked whito branches toward tlio passcrby ap pcalingly as they aro slowly buried m tho wiiito deposit. Wo daro not set foot on tho little' whito covered valley, tho ice simulat ng lake, for underncath death lurkcd in a horriblo form. A day or two beforo wo reached the Yollowstono Lake a waiter at tlie lunch stand there, whilo looking into ono of tho pools, broko through the treacherous though solid ap pcaring crust about it. By a great ef fort ho instantly pulled the leg out, but at onco broko through again and tho samo leg was a second timo emersed in tho boiling ilood. As there is not a sin gle ono of theso springs or pools into which one can bear to dip a finger longer than an instant beforo drawing it back, it can roadily bo imagincd how horribly tho poor fellow was burned. They took him to tho nearest post hospital at the Fountain, 30 miles away, but he was in too bad nhapo for tho surgcon in chargo thero to help him, so ho was sent out to Cinnabar in an army ambulance, a distaneo of 50 raifes, and then by traiu to the St. Paul hospital. Whcn ho passed us thoy told us ho was just alivo. It will bo prcsumed that thereaftor wo steopcd 'very cautiously about thoso pools. D requcntiy tne grouim unoer our feet would sound as hollow as if wo were walking on a bass drura, somo distaneo from any open pools too, whcn wo at onco felt a strong craving for something solid on which to stand. Tho wholo bill sido, a number of acres in cxtent, was dottcd with pools and goyscrs; tlie largest, eilled tho "Monarcb," has al ways bccn considered ono of the reg ulars, tho poriods being two outburstsof livo minutes eacn, twtco in iwenty-iour hours. We did not seo this in action then, but whcn on our way out scvoral days later wo reached tho Norns lunch stand; I took tho two milo walk out and back in order to look tho basin over onco more. I was richly rewarded, for whilo yet at somo distaneo I saw a largo geyser in full play, and running to tho place far fear it would nuit beforo I reached it, found tlio Monarch in full blast. For forty minutes I stood thoro and watched tho grand display, and nearly tho wholo of tho timo a column of steam and water at least 50 foet in circumfcrence was thrown to a height of 00 feot or moro. A. G. Sn-EitrtT. Itisa molancholy fact, tlut things havo como to such a pass that the Bos ton Common Council can give the Unit pd Statcs Scnate points in dignity. Highcst of all in Lcavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Rcport ABSOUUTELY PURE U f MiUUJllrJ TROY, N. Y. Engraved or Printed. Nono bnt first-class work. Seesam ples BANNER 0FFICE. 25"Edward Bok receivos of the lar gest personal mail in tho country, a year's mail consisting of over 20,000 let ters. Threo fourths of theso letters are from women. No part of this hugo mail rcaches 3Ir. Bok direotly: it is opened by a private Eccrotary and distributcd to asslstants for answer. Every lettcr, however, rcceivcs a reply. Ono of Mr. Bok's e ditois on The Ladies' Ilome Journnl, Ruth AshmoHO, who writes to girls, receivts over 5,000 letters during a year. STATE TEACIIERS' ASSOCIATION. Tho Vermont Stato Toachors' Associa tion will meet in Rutland this year. It has been secured for that city by school Supt. D.ivls of Bennington, who is a mcmber of the Stato Executivo Com mittee. Tho meoting will bo hold Nov. 0th, 10th and 11th. Mr. Davis has been to Rutland this week to make local ar rangements and ho reports the prospccts favorablo for a rousing meetihg. Promi-nciit-. cdueators and others in this nnd other states havo been invited to tako part, among them isupt. Bulliet of Springilcld, Mass., Dr. Wm. J. Mtlne of Albany, Fresident Tucker of Dartmoutb College, Prof. D. M. Kelsey of Saratoga Springs, Supt. E. II. Davis of Chelsea, M.iss., Ilon. A. B. Valentine of Benning ton, Profcssor Landon of Burlington, Dr. Williams of Saxton's River, Presi dent Smith of Moutpslior, some of our local teachers and others. This will be one of tho most notable gatherings over hcld by the teachern of the Stato. Rutland never does things by halvcs and tho visitors will havo a royal weleome. There will be reduced railroad rates and redueed hotol rates and everythiug elso to corrcspond. A full programmo will appear at an early day. A QUALIFICATION. Mr. Editoh. Tlie repnrt which ap pcarpd in tho Banner of Octobor 0, of a sermon recently preachcd at the Second Congregational church, was in tho main accurato. A qualificatiou, however, should be appenucd to a statement tliere found which othcrwiso would bo niis leading. The Endeavor Socioty of the Bushnoll district is undenominational and indopendont. Itisnobly conducted in connection with a Sunday school and tho participants, with others, sustain a mid-weok prayer meoting. The Society of Pleasant Valloy was inangttrated by mombers of tho First church under whoso fostsring caro it still romains. But tho. life of botb of theso movoments is due largely to tlie work dono by tho Vermont Doincstic Missionary Socioty, through its lady missionaries. Tho in tention of the allusion to the districts was simply to show that tho Second church, offlcially and othorwiso con nected with tho Domestio Society, was actively interested in the iucoption of tho work, in each instance, and is en deavoring to keep in closo toucli with its progrcss. Now that rcfcronco has been mado to this missionary socioty, tho further sug gcstiou may notbo untimely, that wo as a oommunity tako to heart what it is at temotinc to do. Its cye is constantly upon districts which for various reasons liave been ncglected. Ife often ignores donominational HnesamBifter a spirit ual quickening in a giyerQo 'ality, leaves "hands off" that tho po&ple. themselves may derormiue what form of organlza tion shall be or what tho denomlnational attachmcnta. Tlio spccial gratitude of all this rcgion is due to tbo Domostic Society, and tlie readers of tho BANNEn will bear reminding tbat thero are al ways open practicalways by which the:r gratitudo may bo fitly expresscd. Chas. R. Sevmouh 111 111