THB BENNINGTON JBANNER, EKIDAY, MAECH 9, 1894.
3
AS FRIEND MEETS FRIEND.
There is thc Same Grceiin?
AH Counlrk'S.
in
The First Salulatlon is Invarlably an In
quiry About Health The Danger of
Closed Doors and Wlndows The One
Cure for Neuralgla.
"Uow do you do?" is the phraso nll
over tho world. In overy languago the
flrst grcotini; inquiries about tho health.
Winter wiih eloscd doors and windows,
eoal stoves and in-door llfe eudangers
hoaltb, briugs a bad coudition of the
blood and a lowering tono to the nervous
system.
"The most certain indiaUion of badly
nourished ncrves," says Dr. Wier Mitch
oil, "is neuralgU."
' Nothing rohs tired, aching norves of
all iriitnliim liko nppropiiatc nurvo food.
Paine's celery compound best meets tliis
need. Neuia'lgin. rheuinaUsm, lumbago
And kidney tioubles, due to poor blood,
yiold to Paine's celery compound when
iiothinc tlso givcs relief.
MRS. L. VAJf ZUE.
Mrs, L. Van Zilo of 202 Liberty Street,
Pateison, N. J., whose portraitis given
above, writes as follows:
"I euclose you ono of tny pictures,
thatyou raay show it to suffering hu
inaiiity and toll wliat Paine's celerv
compound is doing for mo. I am still
using it, and it is doing a great work for
my family. I havo rccomtnended the
retnedy to scvcral snffercrs.
"Am taking it for neuralgia with great
beneflt."
Paino's celery compound is the ono
truc specifio for all diseases resulting
from an impiired ncrvons system or im
poverished blood. Try it.
DOWN !T, OR IT WILL DOWN YOU.
The Stonincli Not Easlly Dethroiied 'When
Oncft It Obtulim Mnstcry.
One of tho greatestmisfortunes thatcan
bnppcn to n man in his eartbly cureer ls
to discover that ho has n stomach. Ho
may know it theoretically or recollect the
Jessons in physiology of his sehoolboy days,
but when he flnds out by actual, personnl
experience that he has n stomach he is to
be pitied. Tho whole science of gnstrono
my and it is a sclencc has been dovised
and perfected for the bcnefit of tha inen
ivho have made this discovery. All the
ttudies of tho whole glittering galaxy of
fcastronoinists, all tho culinary triumphs
of the great restaurants in the capitals of
the world, nre due to the simple fac that
men have found out that thcy have stom
achs, and tbut that organ, when once dls
covered, must bo petted and flattered and
toothed and kept in good hnmor to prc
Vent its revolting and crcating revolution
and civil war. It is safo to say that the
primitive man never knew that he had q
stomach. It has been reserved for clvill
zation to make tho discovery, nnd it is by
no means a foregone concluslon that eivi
lizution should pride itself upon having
3one so.
The maxlm that one never enjoys a
good dinner until after it has been eaten
is a reflnement of lnodern nnd degcnerate
days, containing much sound philosophy
from a certain ntnndpoint, but thatstand
point is a flctitious and mistnken one.
There is no natural reaon wby a dinucr,
good or bad, should bo enjoyed. Tho one
object of cating is to satisfy hunger, and
that being doue tho dinner should bo for
gotten. It is only tho imperious and nr
bitrary stomach which insists upon a fur
ther recognition jf its clalms, and it is
only huuuin weakness which submits to
its demand. A inodern philosopher, in
terso though inelegant diction, has laid
down this maxim, which is nlmost idio
matlc, "You must down yourstomach, or
your stomach will down you."- There is
more in this than will meet tho eyo of the
casual readcr. Tho stomach may, ns cer
tain of the ancieuts believed, be tho real
seat of tho emotions, pnssions and nffec
tions, but wo make a great mistake if wo
subordinate the ego to n single organ, and
especially to ono which is only too ready
topresume upon tho favor shownitnuil
the licenso given it. llealthy children
know nothlng about their stomachs, ex
cept that they acho sometimes if callcd
on to do double duty, nnd there is, noth
lng so bealthy and happy in the world as
a healthy child. If children of a larger
growth could but ignore the gastrio organ
or forget it, dyspepsia would become n lost
disease, and nll tho evils that follow in its
train would disappear. San Francisco
Chronicle.
Do riylng Flsh Fly?
A very common error mado in natural
bistories whero this flsh is mentioned is
that it docs not fly. "Its supposed fllght
is nothing niuro than a prolonged leap.
It cannot deviate from n straight lino
and cannot rise a sccond time witbout en
tering the water." This, briefly, is tbo
sort of thing ono meets with in text books
where reference is made to this flsh.
The simplest way of dealing with it is
the professor's method of nnswering thc
query of the French academy whetber
their deflnltion of a crab was correct. The
story is so well known that it does not
need repetition. As the result of personnl
observation extending over n good many
years, I assert thnt the exonetus does fly.
I have often secn a flying flsh rise 200
yards off, describea semicircle, nnd meet
ing the ship rise SO feet in the air perpen
dicularly, at tho same tlnio darting off at
right nngles to its previous course. Tben,
after another long fllght, when just about
to entcr tho water, tho gaping jaws of a
dolphln emerging from the sea gave it
pause, and it roso again, returning nlmost
directly upon,its former course. Tbls.pro
cedure is so common thnt it is a marvel it
is not mnro widely known.
A flying flsh of maturo slzecan fly 1,000
yards. It does not flap its flns ns n bird,
but they vibrate, liko tbo wlngs of an in
sect, with n distlnct hum. Tho only thing
which tcrminates its fligbt involuntarlly
J9 the drying of its fln membranes nnd
their consequeut stlfTening. Chnmbers'
Jonrnal. I
Jl-Hurd's Fincst Jstationery at tho
Bakxeji Statloncry storo.
INDIANS AND LUNAT1CS.
Tho Tormor'a Itespcct For tho Latter Once
Saved a Yule Professor.
"Ono very peculinr characteristicof the
Indian," snid Major Barbour, n former
plainsman now metamorphosed into n
clubman nnd raconteur, "is his reverence,
amounttng to nbsoluto fear in mnnyin
ot.tr.cco, g' an iiiAuu per&cn. Thcy nuvur
harni ono whom they bcllcve to be mentnl
ly nffected. I remember one striking in
stance which will illtistratc. Iwas n mem
ber of tho expedition hraded by Gcueral
Cnster that mado a tour through the Yel
lowstone valley and that scction of tho
country the yenr before the Custer mas
lacre. "It was puton foot in thq interestof tci
nce, nnd wo had n lot of fellows from the
Cmlthsonian institutionnndnbout ndozen
Ynle professors. It was a big party, com
prising two nr three companiesof cavalry,
one of infnntry nnd some nrtillery, so the
Sioux, who at that tlme simply swnrmed
ovvr that country, wero nfraid to tackle
tis. Ilut they hung aroundus nll the time,
and General Custer gave orders after two
men who were hunting had been killed
that no one should lenve camp witbout
permission.
"Thoso Ynle professors just worrled the
Iife out of the Boldiers. Kvery professor
had a detall of flve men who had to wntch
him. They would go around picking up
bugs nnd chnsing butterflies all over tbo
prairie and would brcak up rocks nnd
powwow over them with magnlfying
glasses until the soldlers swore that overy
man of them wns a howling idlot.
"Ono day tbo worst old fellow in the
crowd, n bug jloist, who wore two pnira of
glasses ono .-ed nnd ono green managed
in some wny or other to get out of the
sight of his dctail nnd wnndered two or
three miles nway. Ile ran plump into a
gang of Sioux. He wnlked up to them nnd
offered to shake hauds. They grabbed
bim, nnd the flrst thing they dld wns to
dive down into a big green bnize bag he
carried.
"They pulled out lizards and pieces of
clay and bits of rock nnd bugs nnd thc
worst nssortment of truck itnaginablc.
Just about this time the old professor
cnitght slght of n peculiar louking bug.
He cnught it, pulled out his glass and be
gan to study it. Thnt settlcd it.
"An Indinn took him by the hand, led
him to a hill closo by, and pointing to the
army bclowsaid, 'Go.' He came bnck and
snid that the soldiers totally misunder
stood the Indians. 'Why. I found them
the most polite nnd courteous of people,'
said he to General Custer. Dut the old
chief aftcrwnrd told methat they wouldn'f
have had him stay in that country for nny
thing on enrth." Washington Post.
An Afrlcnn Pcnt.
With regard to tho utility of the croco
dile there aro diverse oplnions. It is cer
tainly a scavenger, though when the rapid
currents of most rivers nre tnken intocon
slderntion the importnnce of his mlsaion
dwindles. Tho nuthor of "In the Mora'n-baln-Marsh"
says that along the banks of
Africnn strcams it is dangerous to ap
proach the river edge. Water for domestio
purposes is ohtained from the top of the
banks by means nf n cup nltached to a
baraboo pole 20 or 30 feet in length, and iu
spito of thcse prccautions the deuth roll is a
most ghnstly one.
The primitivo dugouts used by the nn
tlves for trnyeling on the rivers nro in
many cases merely deathtrnps. While t e
man is paddling ulong, bnrely two inches
above the surfacu of the wntcr, the croco
dile scb.es his hand nnd drnga him to the
bnttom.
On ono occasion I sent down some let
ters by n Hlndoo merchnnt, and a fow
weeks later heard that both letters and
postman had been devoured by crorodil-.
At another time I was strolllng nlong the
bank, and hcaringcries arrived at the wn
ter's edge in time to seize a young boy
whose leg had been caught by onoof th .e
brutcsnnd torn from him. Hoescnped with
his life, thanks to my timely nrrival.
In.some placcs one sees thousands of
crocodiles on n inud bank, most of th...i
scarcely 2 inches in length, evidently jut
hntched. A week does not pass but in
some river villnge wails and lamentatio'
are heard for a fresh victim to the croco
dilo's insatiablo appetite. Youth's Com
panton. IVorklni; n Rackct.
Tho trnmp wns looking fairly respecta
ble, nnd ns he moved along tho street a
brilliant iden occurred to lilin how to
work n rncket for a breakfast and he
went into tho first good looking resideuce
he came to and knocked ntthe front door.
The lady of the house camo out.
"Do you wnnt to know how to prevent
motbs in carpetsf "
"No," sho replied cnrtly.
"Want to know how to prevent mold in
flrst floor closetsf "
"No."
"Wantto know how to clean windows
witbout water?"
"No."
"Would you liko tho secret of preserving
the polish on fumituref"
"No."
He hesitated n inoraent.
'.'Excuso me," he said insinuatingly,
"can I get something to ent hcref "
"Of coursoyou can," sho replied prompt
ly. "Why didn't you say so at flrst? Go
on around to the kitchcn door." And ns
he folldwed her directions ho kickcd him
self four times for ever letting n brilliant
thou;ht occur to him how to work n
racket. Detroit Free Press.
Praltlne tho Chlneno Horvant.
"I have had n good deal of expcrienco
with Chinese labor," said Judgo Worden
of Denver, "nnd my bclief is that the Chi
Dese make tbo best servnnts in the world.
They will do just whnt you tell them to
tnd in the way that you tell them todo it.
A comblnation of three vlrtues constitutes
their principal fanlt-they are industrious,
obedlent nnd frugnl. Hence they will do
more work, do it moro willingly, do it
cheaper and savo moro money than any
Dther race of people. Tho differenco in
tvages is not ns great as is generally repre
lented, and the coolies on tho frult farms
m southern Cnlitornin, whero I bavo seen
noro of them than any place else, are paid
ls well as slmilar labor is elsewhere. As
Jiouse servnnts they nro par excellenco.
They will obey tbo rules of the bousehold
nd do not d"w tho lines as to what their
3utiea sball or shall not be. They can be
relied upon and are not given to changing
employers." St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A Klnc WIio Could Chance the AVlndf.
King Erricus of Sweden publlcly con
lessed that ho was a sorcerer and mngi
:lan. He was the owner of an enchnnted
!ap, which ho pretended enabled him to
jontrol tho splrits nnd chango tho direo
tion of tho winds at pleasure. So firmly
did hissubjectsbelieveln thesupernatural
jowers of their ruler that when n storm
iroso. they vould cxclaim, "Ah, the king
Is ngairi woaring his mngio capl" St.
Louis Hepnbitc.
If tho halr is falllne out, or turning
gray, reqniring a stimulant with nour
ishlnKand colnringfood, Hall's Vegeta
ble Slclllan Halr Renowor is just the,
speciflc.
It exccls all other. Sho speaks
Irom ionit exporionco. Mrs. &. 1. Moore.
Jer8eyvillo, III., writes: "I can truth-
fully say that Dr. Hull's CouKli fayrup ox
cels all nther nroDaratlnns of a liko ua
turo. We bavo used it fornver liro years
anu wouiu not be without it."
Typboid fevor is epidemio in sovoral
towns and citles lu Connectisut.
If you aro offered a bottle of Salva-
tiou Oil without a wrapper, or mutilated
or (U'laced, don't buy lt at any price, you
may bo suro thero is something wrong
it may bo a woi tliless or dangcrnus coun
terfeit. Insist upon gotting a perfect,
unbrokcn, genuine package, in a yellow
wrapper. Be on yourguaid.
Ex-President Harrlson. who is trav-
eling across tho cuntinent to San Frai -
cisco. is getting n veritablo ovation at
-ll .1 : .;' i i .
Elderly peoplo lemomber their
spring uitters wun a shudder. The pies
ent generation havo much - to be thank
fu) for, not tho least of their blessing bo
ings being such a pleasant, tlioroughly
efi'ectiTO spring mcdicine as Ayer's Sar
saparilla. It is a bcaltb-rcstorer and
healtb-maintainer.
A gang of girl countorfeiters has
been uncartbed in Omaha, and two of its
memhers 'are under arrest, with tne
prospect of othors being eoon behiud tho
bars.
For all derangcments of tho throat
and luugs, Ayer's Cherry Pcctoral is the
spcediest and most reliable rcmedy.
Even in tho advanced stanes of consump-
tinn t.tttH wniiflorfiil nrptiaratinn nffnrds
great rolief, checks coughing and in-
uuces sieep.
The Popo rofuses to condemn Henry
George's books.
Tho usual treatmcnt of catarrh is
very unsatisfactory, as thousands can
teatify. Propor local troatment is posi
tivcly necessary to success, but many, if
not most, of the remedies in general uso
uiTurd but temporary relief. A cure cer
tainiy cannot bo cxpected from snuffs,
powders, douches and wasbes. Ely's
Crcam lialm, which is s bighly com
mendcd, is a remody which combiues
tho importunt requisitics of quick actiou
specillc curativo power, with perfect
sufety and ple.asantness to tho patient.
The druggists all scllit.
Paris is pantc-stricken. Everybody
carrying a parcel is suspected and
watcheu by tho police. Motal boxesaie
recardcd as presumptivo evidence tf
evil intcntions.
THE SUPEH10IUTY
Of Hond's ijaiRnparilla is due to tho tro
int'udous amcittut of brain work aud con-
staut care used in its preparatlon. Try
one bottle and you will bo convinccd of
itt Kuperoilty. It purilics tne ou.ou
which, the source of health, cures dys
pepsia, overcomcs sick headaches aud
iiilliouKiiess. It is just tho medicino for
you.
Hood's Pills aro purely vegetable,care
fully prepared from the best ingrvdients.
A dispatch irom Kittaninir, Penn.,
says: Tho wifo of D.ivid Koseberger, a
fariner living nt-ar hcar, gave birth to
five children, three glils and two boys.
All tho children appear healthy and aro
li'.tcly to live.
TENNYSOX ON SPIUNG.
Wo havo tho word of Alfred Tenuyson
for it that in the spring tho young man's
fancies lightly lurn to thougbts of love.
It is singular that tho great laureato
omitted to mcntion tho fact that it is iu
tho Spring that a couBiderablo poriion of
the human raco turn to take Hood's S;ir
saparilla. Probably nothing but the
difliculty of linding a good rhymo for
that inyaluablo remedy detcrred him.
him. Certain it is that tho old-timo do
mestio remedies aro generally discarded
in favor of tho staudard blood purifler.
Elood's Sarsaparilla. which has attained
tho greatest popularity all over tho
country as thofavorito spring medicino.
It purifies tho blood and gives nerve.
mental, bodily and digestive strength.
Wolves aro unusuallyilerce this winter
in Russia, and advices from Saratoff givo
terriblo nccniints of peatants on thoir
way to tho city mavkets dnvoured by tho
starving animalj.
SPECIMEN CASES.
S. II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis., was
troubled with ncuralgiaand rheumatism
his stomach wns disordcrcd, his liver
was affected to an alarming degree, ap
potito fell away, and ho was terribly re
duccd in ilesh and strength. Three bot
tles of Elcctric Bitters ciired bim.
Edward Shepbcrd, Harrisburg, 111.,
had a runniug soro on his leg of eigbt
years' standiug. Used three bottlestof
Electric Bitters nnd sovcn boxes of
Bucklcn's Arnica Salvo, and his leg' is
sound and well. John Speaker, Cataw
ba, 0., had flvo largo fover sorcs on his
leg, doctors said ho was incurable. Ono
bottle Electric Bitters and ono box of
B cklcn's Arnica Saltre cured him1 cn
tlrely. Sold at C. D. Gibson's drug
storo.
Fivo cases of smallpox wero discov
ored in a singlo tcnement in New York
city.
A nOUSEIIOLD TREASURE.,
D. W. Fuller of Canajohario. N. Y.,
says that ho always kceps Dr. King's
Now Discovery in ' tho h usc, aud his
family ha always found tho very best
results follow its uso; that ho would not
bo without it, if procurablc. G. A.
Dykoman, druggist, Uatskill, N. Y., says
that Dr. King's New Discovery is un
doubtedly tho best Cough remedy; that
ho has used it in his family for eight
years and it has novor failed to do all that
is claimed foa it Why not try a remedy
so long tried and tcstcd. Trial bottlo
frco ta C. D. Ginson's drug storo. Reg
ular size 50c. and $1 00.
A largo amount of smuggled opiunT
has been siezed in tho Stato of Washing
ton. FOtt OVEIt FIFTY YEARS.
Ah Old and Wkll Tiiied Remblv. Mr
Wlmlow's Boothln-; Bynip hai been used for over
flftr years bymilllonsof mother for their chll
dren while teetliine. with perfect success. It
aoothes the cblld, softeoi tbe Rums, allays all
pln, cures wlnd collc, and is the best remedy for
UUrrhma. Is plea-anl to tbe taste. 8old by
DrueBists lu every part of the world. Twentv.
flve cents a bottle. Ita valne is Incalculable. De
nre and anlc for Mre. Winalow's Soothliig Byrup.
and take no other.
Tho villago of Harris Citv, 10 miles
west of Findloy, O., is bankrupt, and
will bo appraised and sold at shoriff's
salo. Nearly tho entiro village is ownod
by tho exchango Bank of Ottawa, which
iccently failed.
Ilucklen's Arnica Salvo.
Tho best Salvo in tho world for cuts,
bruiscs, sorcs, ulcors, salt rhoum, fovor
sorcs, tottor. chappod hands, cbilblains.
corns and all oruptions, and positively
crros piles or no payrcquircd. It is
giarantocd togivoprfi:t satisfaction or
money refunded. Prico 25o porbox,
For salo by 0. D. Glbson.
FEWWOMENINPETSON
DOES THAT PROVE THAT THEY ARE
BETTER THAN MEN?
A Newspaper AVomnn Has lleen Investl
catlnc the Sllbject A Penlleiitiary
Warden Tells Uer Thnt tho Courts Are
Lonlent, Init Slie Refuten lllm llunlly,
I havo been studying prison stntlstics,
and I flnd tho average proportion is 20
women to 1,000 men. In tho caso of tho
Columbus (O.) penltentinry there nre only
28 women to nearly 2,000 men. At the
Western penltentlary in this stnte there
are 19 women to over 1,000 men. Tnlking
with tho courteous warden of this lntter
institution a few days since, I nsked him
for his theory nnd got it with readiness.
It was with a mind mado up that ho nn
swcred, "It ls hirgely owing to tho lenien
ey of the court that more women nre not
convlcted."
"But," said I, "peoplo must bo nr
raigned before they can bo convictcd, nnd
there nro proportionately so few women
brought to trial. Either they do not vio
late the law, or they are more clevcr in cov
ering up their tracks, nnd this with n clev
erness that nmounts to taleut, nnd even if
this lnstbe truedoes there not still remain
something to bo snid for them from n
worhlly polnt of view? Tho Spnrtnns
tnught their youth the sin wns not in
steuling, but in being found out, you
know." And tho warden agreed that tho
Spartann wero not nll dend yet, or at least
that their teachings bad lived nftcr them,
but would concedo notbing to women on
the ground of mornllty.
Women nre something of a bothcr to
most men, but to wnrdens in pnrticular, I
hnv'e concludcd, nnd having known them
both wisely nnd well I supposo when one
such custodlnn insists thnt women of a
low grnde aro worse than men of tho same
grade we should nccept his judgment
without questlon. But wbat I wunt to flnd
out is why there are not ns many women
ns men of this same grade? Warden
Wright gocs furthernnd is especially posl
tive tbut women in generul are not better
than men, nnd thnt once bad they nre moro
incorrigible, und it is his experience that
there nro not bo many rcformntions among
women convicts ns nmong tho men, by
which wo muy iufer that women love
wrongdolng.
Out of thefullnessof his knowledgeMr.
Wright nrgnes thnt by tho time women
land in the penltentinry they nre sosteeped
in Bin ns to bequite past redemption herc,
and I got the impression he had not much
hope of them berenfter.
But let ua see nbout the iniquity of wo
men. In the flrst place, there nre moro
women than men in the world. Therefore
if women nre more immornl than men
ought thcy not tocommltnt least nnequal
nnmber of crlmes?
But they have not equnl opportunity.
They nre not in the world ns men are,
therefore nre not so beset by temptntions,
is the reply. But we may deny this, since
thero nre now over 500 occupations for
women nnd all crowded until there is
scarcely any room, even at the top, whcre
as in 18S0 thero were but 40 employments
in which women enrned a living.
They aro now by the bundreds working
shoulder to shoulder with men in nll tho
professions nnd a majority of tho trades.
And nre they not subjected to tbe same
temptntions? It is nowqulto theexccption
to find n mnn on the casbier's stool in
stores and restaurants, etc, and could
there he n better card towoman'shonesty?
And yet it has been said women nro only
given this place nnd like places of respon
sibility becuuse they can bo bired for less
money. So more the tcmptation to steal
thcn. If women nre soprono to go to such
lengths to grntify their love for dress, ns
has been aseerted, would they not, unless
morally better, be more likely to steal than
men who nre paid a living salary and huvo
less provocation?
But who ever heard of awomnn running
awny with' funds iutrusted to her? There
Is no such curiosity on exhibltlon in the
human menngcrie at the Western peniten
tiary at least, though, to tell the truth,
ihere is a greater one that of n borse
,hief I The mention of this frenk feminine
suggests ono more "manly pursuit" ns free
to women ns to men. Wby do not more
women stcnl horses? They ndmire them,
and surelyn stolcnhorso isworth ns much
Dwned orsold to awomnn who would steal
as to a man?
And nre not w.omen ns clevcr with the
pen? Then why not Jano tho penman as
well as Jim? Yet how seldom wo hcar of
women forgijigl
Prison reports the country over foi
1891-2 show nn alarming increase in the
population of such institutions, but such
statistics do not show a proportionate in
creaso in crime nmong women. One of the
propelling forces leading to criminality
upon which tho nuthorities are quite
agreed is "tho dcsire to live beyond legiti
mnte means, " nnd ever since women begnn
wenring "storo clothes" they have been
nccused of this very thing. Why, then.
do they not steal to gratify this desiro ns
their brothers do?
Through the courtesy of the warden I
was pcrmitted to visittho womnn'sdepart
ment of tho Western penltentinry. So far
ns I know I then stood for tho flrst time
fnce to fnce with a criminnl of my own
sex. I nssuro all who havo not had tho ex
perience that it is n painful one, even
though one cannot fully realize the situa
tion just nt the time. That cbaracter can
be rcad in tho countennnco hnd up to thnt
timo bucn n pct theory of mliie. It has
been exploded.
Thero tbeysat in tho lightsewing room,
working nway as demurely nnd iudustri
otisly nnd nppnrently ns contentedly ns if
st a boarding school. Smiling nnd good
humored, too, ns if never n thought of
evildoing hnd crossed the mind. Thero
were pink nnd white blonds, tho soulful
blue eycs ono reads nbout, and clear skin
ned brunettcs, with the equnlly fetcblng
dark eyes of thnt quality commonly called
mournful, but whether blonds or brunettes
I think tho most expcrt observor, without
bavlng known they were criminals, could
not havo gucssed it, nor could he have
plckcd out from the lot thoso having had
murder in their hearts oron their hands.
Meg in Phihjdelphia Times.
I'roved It.
"My wife will bear witntss," said the
Drisoner nt the bar. "thnt nt the vcrv time
kI am nccused of burglarizlng Mr. Smith's
premises I wns engagcd In walking the
floor with my infant cblld in my nrms,
endeavoring to sootho it by singing 'Rock-a-by,
Baby.' " "Tho prlsoner is dis
charged," rcmarked his honor. "Ue can
prove a lullaby." Ram's Horn.
Whnt Sho Forcot.
Visltor So you havo n little baby broth
er? Littlo Girl Ycs'm. I prayed for n lit
tle baby sistcr, but I s'pose tbo nngels had
run outof girl bnblcs. Iforgot totcll them
there wnsn't any hurry. Good News.
Tho marvelous success of Hood's
Sarsaparilla is based upon the corner
stonoof absoluto merlt Tako Hood's
thronghout tho spriDg monlhs.
The Fostmuster'a Sabterfuge.
"Ono of tho most pnthetic scenes thnt
ever camo under my observation," eaid
a Bouthernor, "wns at a country storo
on .tho Big Sandy river in West Vir
ginla. I wns there as a epecial postof
fice inspector and was sitting in .tho
storo ono bitterly cold night. A feeblo
old wonian, vearicj; a thin calico dress
and n fadcd sunbonnet, camo in timidly,
as if feuringbad news. 'Idon'treckon
you nin'tgot nothin forine,' she said to
tho storekeeper. ' Yes; I've got n letter, '
and tho old woman clutched it to her
bosoui as if it was tbo deurest thing on
earth to her, nnd with a quick step horn
of bappiness sho rfalked out. 'I wrote
that letter inyself, ' said tho storekeepor
to mo. 'Her sonwent down tho river on
a raft three years ago and was drowued.
Tho old wonian could never understnnd
that tho boy was dead, nnd she writes to
him every week, just backing her let
ters, "MyBoyBill, Down tho River." It
hurt her so not to get any answers that
every week I write to her and sign Bill's
nnnie.' " St. Louis Qlobe-Deuiocrat.
A Kovcl Use For Crnnks.
"The only way todisposeof the crank
question," said the man with tho long
hair nnd soiled sbiit front, "is to arrest
all suspicious characters, examino them,
nnd overy ono who don't know tho dif
ferenco between right and wrong confine
him perpetuallyin tho courthouses"
"What for?" nsked tho prosecuting
attorney.
"What for? Under modern legal re
quiremcnls where I repeat vvhore
would you find such a petit jury?"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Foky Old Place.
Lady Betty (prond of old ancestral
mansion, whero tho family havo lived
over since tho reign of Henry VIII)
Just fancy what papa's having donel
Ho's having tho elcctric light put inl
Prosaic Sister-in-law (from Chicago)
1'm real glad to hear it. It'll be tho
tnaking of the place. London Puncb.
Ho Wantcd to Flnd Out.
A littlo boy whoso experience with el
vators had bfen n very limited ono wns
brought to the city by his mamma. and in
the course of two or threo hours' shopping
tno little lellow wns tnken' up nnd down
in ditlercnt stores n good manv times.
Finnlly tbe two went to nn oflice bnild
ing, took chairs in a rattier small room
and waiteu.
' 'Whero arewenow.mamma?" nsked the
boy.
"In Unclo Rob's offlce."
He glanced urouud tho rather contracted
qunrtcrs und then nsked:
"When does it go up?" Pittsburg
Chronicle.
Ttlonoy.
Professor White When did money flrst
como mto use?
Brown Tho exnct date isn't known.
sir, but it wns subsequentto the failureof
the tower of Babel.
Professor White Indccdl How did you
learn thnt?
Brown By inductive nnalysis.sir. Mon
ey talks, and everybody has always under-
stood its language. Knte Field's Wash
ington. A Waste of Money.
"Oh, misery!" crled the editor.
"Whnt's the mntter now?"
"I just tbrew n poet out of the window,
nnd his wife, who wns waiting for him be
low, has presented ono of our insurance
coupons nt the cashier's desk. Ho hnd it
on himl Another 100 gone, wh'en S shil
lings would hn ve bought not only his poem
but his everlasting gratitude." London
Tit-Blts.
A Curlous Oath.
The following curlous oath was until re
cently administered in the courts of the
isle of Man: "By this book, and by the
holy contents thereof, nnd by the won
derfnl works that God has miraculously
wrougut in heaven above and in the earth
benenth in six days and seven nights, I do
swear that I will, without respect of favor
or friendship, lovo or galn, consangnlnity
or nfflnity, envy or mnlice, execute tho
laws of this isle justly between our sovcr
eign lord the king nnd his subjects witbin
this isle, nnd between party nnd party as
indlfferently as tho herring's backbone
dothllein themiddleof tbe flsh." Ex
chango.
Ynwnlnc.
There are n great many things nliont
brenthing thnt people do not hnpnen to
know. Yawning, which is the relief that
tbe lungs take when the air comes too
slowly, ls a necessary act and is, like ev
erything designed by nnture, for an excel
lent purpose. It is beneflcial to catarrh
and to nll aff ections of the throat. It dis
tends the musclea of the throat and nose.
Argosy.
Has made many friends.
t Why? Because it is the
best and cheapest lini-;
ment sold. Itkillspainl
iSMMTIOPILi
issold by all dealersfor2Jc
Suhslltutes are mostlv cheao imlta-
tions of good articles. Dont tslte
them. Insist on getting Salvation O
Oil, or you will be disappointcd.
PUCIAf LANGE'S PLUGS, The Great Tobacco
bnCW Antidotel Prlce 10 CU. At all dealer.
HURD'S STATIONERY It's theBest
HURD'S STATIONERY It's Ihe Best.
HURD'S STATIONERY It's tbe Best
HURD'S STATIONERY-Ifs theBest
HURD'S' STATIONERY It'e theBest
A Inrgc Llnc.
BANNER STATIONERT STORE
I Has made many friends.
MARCH, APRIL, MAY.
March, April and May aro tho archea
of a brldge which bind the season of lco
to that of roscs. Thereforo the spring is
a 'rying tlmo for tho averago person.
The system at this season of tho ycar
simply needs cleansing; rcmove the im
purfties from the blood, cure that grow
ing troublo, constipation, and you wiH
bn ablo to battle with the cnming season
in perfect health. Dr. David Kennedy'y
Favorite Remedy, more than any other
medicino will do this for you. Itv will
purify and dissolvo the exccss of uric
acid in tho blood, dispel that worn out
feeling, mako you sleep and tat well.
It is prescribed by physlcians overy whero
for just this purpose. Druggists sell it
for $1 a bottle.
Eslabrook's Granite & Marble Work?
MAIN RTHEET. NEXT TO NEW EXPRIS'
OFFICEANnOPPOSITE lt .NATION
Ah BANK, J1ENNINOTON, VT.
Having bought the busi
neaf, Ftock. tools, etc, of
tne liennine'on MonumtBl-.
al Works, so callcd, locstcd
as above deccribed and ea
gaged practical werknxn
In both granite and marole,
we are prepared to fumlsli
3L etery woj-k, either TabletN
dnl Aloniimenls Vaults sr
Temb in either granite or
Wa marble. Domestio or for.
HDi elen, and set tbe same com
tM plete on customer's lot h
tlie, cemotery in any part of
pricea and guaranteed flrst
fjH, Fences, Gates, etc, for
";Wf ccmetery rnclosnres. and
would solicit coirespond
ence with cemtery assodti
tioni. wbo con'emplate such work. We also fir
nish Coptng, Pipe Fence or olhn" enclosurca fer
IndlvldURl lots. We handltt North lltvcr Blue
Pton, Marble and glate In car loads for walks,
curblng. eto. Ali ou- heavy work which is to be
set at poln's at a distance from Bennington fct
flnlshed a the quanlcs, wnere we have a praett
cal quaryman and granite cutter in charge of a
gang of men, and shlpped direct to nearest rail
roaddepot to the cemetery where it ls tcbo cet,
In carload lots at speclal rate In this way w
savethecustomerS.tolOpercent.in cost of hU
work.
Mr. E. Estabrook bas bad an eiperience of 9
years selllng and setting morumental work, das
Ing wliich time he has traveled through tha
Eastern, Miiidltand Western States,and will con
tlnue to do so; so that if paitles In any cart of
tho country wUhing work will drop bim a line.on
bls next trlp through their town he will call aof
show designs and glve prices. Mr. F II. Esta
brook. his son, who is a practical granite cutter.
will have charge of the shop at 'tcnmngton, and
partles calllng there can see designs and get
prices. We hope by striot attention to buslnew
aud fu-nlshlng E'Jod work at reasonable prices,
merit and recelve your patronage.
E. LSTABItOOK, Manager.
F. II. E81ABROOK,8ec'yand Treae.
Kf sldence 230 Unlon Street.
WATERMAN'S
IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN
Writes as easyas any pen; does
notblot; ALWAYS ready
for use.
Chauncep M. Depew,
Rev. Lyman Abbott.
(Rw. Leonard W.Bacoa.
Rev. Tbos. E. Beecher.
"It is
I u.u.
Kato Field,
the best;Hon. Wm.E. Gladstone,
Foun
tain Pen
Says:
Col. T. M. Higginson,
Qliver WpndellHolmes,
Hon. John D. Long,
John Wanamaker,
Gen. Alex. S. Wehb.
Hon. Carl Schurz,
Rev. Heher Newton,
and thonsands of
others.
C. A. PIERCE & CO.
Sole Agents for Bennington Connty.
CallafBanner Stationery Storo
and ezamine a fnll line.
OOMMISSIONERS' NOTIOE.
Estato ot IIAURIET ARM6TRONU
Tbe underslgned, havlug been appointed by
the Hon. Pnbate Court for the district of Ben
nington COM MISSIONEItS. to receive, examine
and adjust all clalms and dcmands of all person.
againsttne estate OI narriet Armstronp.late or
llooslck. Htate of New York. dcc'd and all claim
exbiblted in offsf t theret", hereby glve notice
tnat toey wiu meet ror tne purposes arorcsaiu
at llic Countv Clerk's offlce In Bennington. Vt.
on the 17th diy of Iarch and 18th day
of Aug. nezt, from ten o'clock, a. m., until
four o'clock p m.,eai-hof said day. and that six
months fiom tbeSStuday ofFeb, A. D., 18111, is
thetlme Hmlt"d by said court for said creditors
to present their clalms to us for examtnation and
allowance.
Dated at Bennlneton.thls SSthdav of Februarr
A.D.,1894.
HENIIY Ij. STJI.LSON,
. HAIUtYT. CU8HMAN,
7 Commlssloneri.
CIOMjnSSIONER'S NOTICE.
. Estate of CA1UAHINE HARLAN.
The underslcned. havlnc been aDuolnted br
the Hon. Prohate C.urt lor the District of Iten
nlneton, COMMISSIONERS, to recelve. exomics
and adjust all clalms and demar.ds of all persons
sgalnst the estate of Catharine (IlarUn late of
Bennington, in said dNtrfct. dtceased. and all
clalms exhibltnd In offset tht-reto, bercby gtre
notice that we will m t for tbe purposes afore
sald, at Mortlmer Culllton's storr in Bennington,
on the 10th day of March and Kth
day of June, next, from 2 o'clock nntil
4 o'clock p m, eaeh of said davs, and that six
m'onthi from the Kth dayofDec. A D., 1893.i
the time llmlted bv said Court.for s-.ld crrditorsi
to present their clalms to us for examlnatlon and
aimwance.
Dated at Bennington this IVth day of Febru.
ary, A.D.,1894.
MORTIMER CriLUTON,
S Commtsslonen.
NO MORE
CONSUMPTION of tho LUNGS,
Ifyou tako Antl-Tubprculin LungBalhs at your
own home for the pre vention nnd cure of thh
terrible diease No rhargo tor treatmtnt. Nr
Inconvenience or detention from bustness. 0
package" Antl.Tubrrculln sent prepald on rv
celpt of Flve Dollars ($5.00). (1 his qnnntlty tisU
allyeffects acurej ENDORSED3V TIIEBKST
PUY8ICIANR IN EOROPE. Sold only by
AMEUICAN LUKU BAT1I CC
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1U1 Barry Are., Chicago, 111.
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