The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-06

The largest railway station in Europe
and probably in the world is the new
central railway station at Frankfort on
the Main.
"Conundrum parties" vary the mo-
notony of the usual summer amuse-
ments. They are composed of guests
who never give it up"
Nearly all the old black "mammes"
in New Orleans are expert nurses in yell
low fever, and the city is said to owe it's
low mortality in epidemics to their care.
A fashionable game among English
women is cricket. This season there
have been many match games among
high. born danes and damsels.
Open air experience meetings on the
steps of Methodist church in Brooklyn
have attracted large crowds. They are
regarded as a startling innovation by the
people who live on the street.
The stuffed skin of black pony which
belonged to the Queen of Spain makes
novel hobby horse for the little King.
In the portrait of His Majesty the riding
horse is prominent feature.
| n hloh WIN hdo DtGu tllt UdDll Vi
lying awake nights has discovered a
remedy for sleeplessness. He throws
aside the pillow and adopts the practice
of sleeping with the head and body
nearly on the same level. Only men,
among the animals, seems to require a
pillow.
1--WE passed derelict last night" said
the laxative passenger at breakfast
you don't say 30 !" exclaimed Mrs.
Parvenu, and then whispering to her
daughter whose seat was next beside
her, she said, There, Jennie, remember
that 'derelict' is French for iceberg
when we get to Paris !''-[Ocean.
Mrs. Welfixt Showing Aunt Japonica
the new grounds)-"That is the lodge
over there"
Aunt aponica-"How nice it must be
to have it SO near The one your uncle
belongs to Is more'e four miles from
where we live, an sometimes 1t takes
him all night to get horne. y Judge
There is one person in Cornwall, says
the Hartford Times. who thinks an ami
NAL may know too much. Monday,
while he was admiring the beauty of his
favorlte COW, imagine his surprise to see
her fasten horns into the limbs of an
apple tree, shake it, and then pick up
the apples. These proceeding were con-
tinued until she had satisfied her appe-
tite.
The crowds of people who stood con-
tentedly on the sidewalk while the long
procession of labor passed by showed
that gay uniforms are not absolutely
necessary for attraction. The bands had
all the glitter to themselves, and shone
resplendent. 1t was noticed, however,
that the bright spots IN the procession
received hearty applause.
Customer TO boy in drug store)-
Have you anything for the removal OF
superfluous HAIR ?"
Boy-"Yes, sir; there's bottle of our
celebrated Hair Elixir. One dollar,
please"
Customer-"But that's intended to
make the hair grow"
Boy know that's what it says on
the label, but you take my word and try
a bottle. "-[Texas Siftings.
Tradesman TO old gentleman who has
purchased lawn mower)-"Yes, Sir, I'll
Customer (mperatively)-"No, no mol
oiled Mind that l want noise | And
look here, pick me out nice rusty one.
My neighbours children boot and yell till
10 o'clock every night, so (viciously) l !
mean to cut my grass from to every
morning. u London Punch.
Brooks-"I say, Smithers, can you
spell blind pig p
Smithers-"Of course"
Bookshelf, let me hear you"
Smithers-"Bli nd pig"
Brooks-"No, that's wrong"
Smlthers-"Well, let me hear you
spell it,"
Brooks-"B- Ind p-g."
Smithers-"You left the two eyes
out"
Brooks-"Yes. If put the two rs
in 1t would not be blind, would it ?"
1t has been found that the essential
characteristics Of the brain OF the New
York chimpanzee, the late Mr.. Crowley,
were human. Its weight was about a |
third of that Of a human brain of ordi- |
nary development, and it indicated that
the chimpanzee knew more than some
idiots. Not many men have enjoyed so
much fame as did Mr.. Crowley. His
gifts were numerous, and the poems and
prose written in his honor were many. |
So much fame was too much for his
brain and he was inclined to be savage.
A few days ago, as party of tourists
visiting Yellowstone Park stopped TO
view the "Old Faithful geyser. a lady
inadvertently stepped close TO the mouth |
Of the crater just as it was about to
make its periodical discharge. Becom.
ing alarmed at the Kissing steam which
suddenly burst forth, she lost her bal
ance, and fell into large pool of almost
boiling hot water. She would have
fallen into the geyser had not Private
John Coyle OF the Twenty second Infan-
try, a member of the troops stationed at
the park, sprang forward through the