The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-09

itor'S Study is devoted to questions OF
the day. DIR. Hutchinson has his regu-
lar monthly health article Literature
and Book Reviews receive special treat
ment and the Portfolio is devoted to an
amusing travesty on The Quick and the
Dead. In Timely Topics plan for the
Unification of America is outlined.
THE CENTURY.
The Century keeps up its custom OF
making the August a midsummer holt
day number. The points of novelty in
this number are the beginning of an IN
geniusly planned story in three parts by
Thomas A. Janvier, author of the Ivory
Black series and an astronomical series
by Professor Holden of the Lick Univer-
sity. Mr.. Janvier's new serial is called
A Mexican Campaign. 1t need hardly
be said that this is not new war series,
although the chapters of the first part
are named The Mobilization Of the
Troops, The Farley Under False Colors,
and The Skirmish at Beuna Vista. Pro-
lessor Holden will publish two articlee
on Sidereal Astronomy, old and new.
The one now given briefly chronicles the
data which astronomy has collected up
to date; 1t tells of the methods of nam.
ing the stars, their number, the star
charts, etc. These articles are appropri
ate to the star gazing season.
The frontispiece Of the August Century
is portrait of George KEENAN, in his
study, drawn by Henry Sandman, and
shows the celebrated traveller at work on
his Siberian papers. The article giving
sketch Of his life is by Miss Anna Lau-
rens Dawes, daughter OF the Massachu
sets Senator. Remnants own article in
this number describes his meeting with
the political exiles.
The opening illustrated article de-
scribes A Home OF the Silent Brother
hood, namely the Abbey of LaTrappe in
Kentucky. The illustrations seem to be
Of scenes in the Old World rather than
In the New, and it will not surprise those
who read Mr.. James Lane Aliens sym
pathetic description of the Abbey to
learn that all it's inmates are of foreign
birth,
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, and Mr.. Pennell
with pen and pencil describe another Of
England's great churches, Lincoln Ca
thedral.
Mr.John Burroughs writes seasonably
about the Southern Catskills; a section
of out doors with which he is especially
familiar.
Colonel Johnston, whose portrait and
life we're given in the July Century pub
fishes a characteristic story, illustrated
by Kemble, and entitled the Experiments
Of Miss Sally Cash.
Mr.. George w. Cable describes the OBJ
jects and me hods Of the Home Culture
Clubs originated by Mr.. Cable himself.
The principal essay of the number is
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott's discussion of
the Pulpit for To-day. This article it is
interesting to note was written before
there was any idea that DIR. Abbott
would succeed Mr., Beecher in the pulpit
of Plymouth Church indeed, some time
before the death of Mr.. Beecher.
The Lincoln History deals this month
with Tennessee and Kentucky and gives
new and clearer idea of Lincolus re-
lations to the early military movements
in the West. The chapter headings are
Halleck, The Tennessee Line, Lincoln
Directs cooperation, Grant and Thomas
in Kentucky, and Folt Donelson. On
page SIT very interesting letter from
President Lincoln to Governor Morton of
Indiana is published for the first time,
In the body of the magazine are poems
by Arlo Bates, Charles Edward Mark
ham, Florence Earle Coates, Caroline
Hazard, Mlnna Irving, Richard E. Bur.
ton and Celia ThaXter.
The Topics of the Time deal with a
new method of handling the liquor ques.
ton in municipalities. Modern Science
in it's Relations to Pain, and Socialism
and the Trusts.
The Open Letters are about the Teach
er's Vacation, Father Tay lor, the Merit
System, and the Abolition Of Slavery
by the Cherokees.
In Brio a Brac Charles Henry Webb
has piece entitled the Friend of Ages
Ago.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
Family Fashions and Fancies, which
appears in the Issue of the Springfield.
Mass, Good Housekeeping just out, in
terestingly treats of the Coming Styles
in Dress-Fall Woolens. Coming Broca-
teles, the First Empire Mode, Parasols,,
Lingerie, etc. 1t contains the very first
statement of the coming styles, obtained
from the most trustworthy and exClus-
i've New York importing houses, secured
from personal acquaintance and the IA
vor for the writer of an entree for ex-
animation of the coming styles allowed
to very select few only. The import
eys do not show these silk styles even to
customers as yet, lest they should be du
plicsted and Good Housekeeping lie thus
enabled to give as nearly an exclusive
report Of the coming fashions as it is
possible to print.
Good Housekeeping's fashion coutri-
buttons can always be relied upon as
genuine and reliable, the material being
always drawn from original and foun
foi fa 10 rxyh oh Iu
few have access, the floating so called
place in the preparation Of the papers Of
Good Housekeeping's fashion contribu
tor.
The 800 prize article for removingl
household pests in the shape Of carpet
bugs, bed bugs, moths, flies and heas,
has awakened 30 much interest that it
Springfield, Mass, Good Housekeeping
the following United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Division of Ento-
mology. Washington, D. c., July 10,
1888. Publishers Good Housekeeping,
Springfield, Mass, Dear Sirs We wish
you would mail to this department with
bill Good Housekeeping Nos. SO, 81, IS
and S6,containing the prize remedies for
carpet bugs, bed bugs, moths, flies and
fleas. Respectfully, L. O.HowARD, Act
ing Entomologist,
The Springfield, Mass, GOOD House
keeping's 800 cash prize articles on how
to rid house Of carpet bugs, bed bugs,
moths, flies and fleas, which appear in
their issues Nos. SO, 81, 50 and SO, and
which are sold by all newsdealers, are
awakening a great deal of interest all
over the country. The United States
Entomologist has just sent an order to
the publishers for these issues for the
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture, Washington, d. G.
There are few people who do not en-
Joy dish of mushrooms in some or all
of the many forms in which they may
be cooked, although a prejudice exists
against them among many on account OF
mistakes which have been made in gath
ering them. Miss Susan Hale, in the
ISpriDgfeld, Mass, Good Housekeeping,
| OF August 4, tells how to select the real
article and gives directions for preparing |
them for the table.
The use of Dates in Cooking is a sub
ject new to many housekeepers. and an
article on this subject by Eleanor w. F. |
Bates in the Springfield, Mass, Good
Housekeeping OF date Of August 4, is a
particularly interesting one. Recipes are
given for date bread, date cake, date
pudding, date pies, etc.
Miss Parloas series Of articles on Bis
cults and Breakfasts in the Springfield,
Mass, Good Housekeeping furnish some
valuable recipes particularly adapted to
the morning meal and will prove pal
atable addition to many breakfast ia