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A RELIC OF 1910

There's Eound on the air like an army's tread
As they march in their pride TO the field Of the
dead;
There's sound on the air OF the drum and the
gun,
Like an arlny's shout when the battle is won
And lol there are banners by white hands flung
To the winds, with the pgans by yon9g lip
sung;
And their voices of music float sweet on th'
gale
Where the lovely Potomac gives life to the vale
Long life to the hero, whose brow we adorn
With chaplet all green with the blossoms o
morn,
And spangled with stars like the gems on th'
When the sunlight OF spring CLEANS on fore'
and lea"
"Long life to the hero, whose chivalrOus name,
From the lakes to the gulf, gilds the banner o
fame;
High peal the shrill trumpet far roll the lou'
gun,
Long life to the warrior the battle hath wont"
No thunder pealed. nay and no terrible eye
Sent its lightning glance through the sunlit sky,
But his heart grew faint meath the pagean
scene,
His high brow pale meath its garland Of green.
month passed away-and a grave was made
In pleasant place meath the cypress shade,
While the dirge of Nation rung wild on th
air
As they laid him: the death conquered conquer
or, thorc.
Reprint from the BANNER
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-23
A SPAWNED STRANGER.

There was group of men talking
horse in the office of the hotel Cadillac
when they were joined by a stranger,
who kept putting in his oar at every
opening and who finally observed:
Yes, expect owned the first horse
which ever trotted mile in three min
utes.
Your Did you ever own horse ?
sharply queried one of the group.
or course did.
A real horseI
Certainly.
Flesh and blood
Yes, sir,
Look here, my friend, you have heard
Of SPAWN on a horse, haven't you
should say had I've cured dozens
of 'em.
Then you are just the man to settle a
dispute. Do these spavins break out in
the upper or lower jaw? Don't answer
me off-hand, but take time to think, as
much depends on it, Walk about lit
tie and be sure you are right.
The stranger got up in a dazed way,
walked to the door, and as he turned to
come back he saw that his chair had been
filed, and that it was a cold cut on
him.
Where do spavins break outS he NUT
tered as he surveyed the group. That's
according. II can get hold of the fel.
Ter who made fool OF me, spavins will
break out of him in ten thousand places
at once, and they'll be gosh darned
spavins to boot Detroit Free Press.
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CHATTER IL.


There was a pony carriage on its way
towards MIN, but George neither saw
nor heard it. And in the pony carriage
sat an old lady-a very old lady judging
from her bent shoulders and wrinkled
face. She wore big black bonnet, and
she was ably driving her pony herself
while a servant in livery sat by her side
Suddenly the pony was refined in, with
shap ejaculation. as Of angry surprise
And George Taylor brought his eyes
quickly down from the unconscious con
alteration of that tall, still poplar, and
then, in an instant. the hot color oI
shame and confusion mounted TO hiI
brow. and he rose from the broker
bench, and moved towards the pony
carriage, mechanically touching hi
shabby hat, and then standing still with
his eyes on the ground.
For the old lady was none other thar
Mrs, Walker of the Lodge; and Georg'
had worked at her house many anC
many time in the days gone by, anC
she knew HIM well. She had been alb
sent from Oakbridge, however, for near
ly a year now, staying with one and an
other of her numerous family of chill
dren and grandchildren. She was re-
turning to the Lodge this morning quit
unexpectedly, and had come upOI
George as she was dIiving from the sta
tion.
Well, George Taylor she exclaimed
in harsh, gutteral tones; and then. will
emphasis But are you George Taylo
young man Or are you a common
tramp
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NUMBER 81.
CONCERNING WAGES.

The Democratic literary bureau hal
undertaken to supply the press OF tha
party with editorial articles on the tariff
They have started out with a series
founded on statistics taken from tht
ninth census. The object of these arti
cles appears to be to prove that the av-
erage wages paid under a protective tar
if is $350-or about dollar a day.
This is manifestly absurd, and il the
compilers of the articles had any respect
for the intelligence of American work
inRmen they would not tell people who
receive from So to SO and even more a
day that all they can make under a pro-
tective tariff is 81 day. II the man
ayers of the Democratic literary bureau
had sufficient gumption to think for q
moment they would be able to see that
the only way to settle the wage question
Is not to manipulate statistics, but to
publish the rates of wages that are really
paid, This has been done by the New
York Tribune, which has prepared an
elaborate table from which the following
are taken:
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NO sTRADDLE IS POSSIBLE

The Mills bill declares for
Free trade in lumber, which we pro-
duce to the value of three hundred mil
lions Of dollars annually;
Free trade in wool, Of which we pro,
duce over three hundred millions oi
pounds annually;
Free trade IN salt, of which we pro
duce nearly forty millions Of bushels an
nualy;
Free trade in flax, hemp, jute anC
other fibres;
Free trade in cement, potash, lime anC
brick;
Free trade in meats, game and poul.
try;
Free trade in vegetables, peas anC
beans
Free trade in marble and stone;
Free trade in at least one hundred
other articles produced in this country
most Of which would be produced II
sufficient quantities for home cnnsump
tion IL properly protected.
This bill is supported by nearly ever!
! Democrat in the fiftieth Congress; 1
approved unanimously by the Nationa
Democratic Convention at st. Louis, ant
yet, aud yet-"No Democrat in thi
country desires free trade"
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FASHION NOTES.

Loose blouses are worn by young
girls and children
The early fall colors will be pearl
gray, olive, absinthe green, and reseda,
Sombre colored costumes may be re-
lieved with lucifer red or absinthe green
Coiffures are worn higher than for
merly, although the Psyche knot is still
in favor.
A very serviceable bath cloak is made
of Turkish toweling, trimmed with red
braid.
A very pretty hat for little girl is O
-brimmed leghorn, trimmed with q
curling ostrich plume.
The long loose fitting tan suede glove
with its wrinkles and generally rum.
pied appearance, is again in style.
Children's travelling dresses made o
brown holland, relieved by ecru lace
and colored bows and buttons are il
favor on the continent.
The two prevailing colors lucifer red
and absinthe green, should compose but
small part of toilet. A complete
costume of these is atrocious.
Skirts ars now provided with loose
horsehair plating instead of steels oil
bustles. 1t is worn attached to the
waist band under the back of the skirt
An ugly color called crushed straw.
berry is the latest in English costumes
1t is bright color. but exceedingly
trying to the complexion, taking out al
the flesh tints.
An early fall gown much worn in
England and on the continent is
made of blue serge with leather trim.
mings and with narrow straps of leath
er in place of buttons.
The fashion makers say that one o.
the novelties Of the next season will bC
trimmings of colored leather. The
leather will not be colored, but polished
or glazed and pricked out in variety
Of designs.
A favorite dress in New Jersey fash
ion circles is made of fine white main
sock, with a wide sash Of moire ribbon
which passes around the waist and is
fastened in two big loops in the back
the ends of the ribbon touching tn,
bottom of the skirt. The nains0ok is
covered with embroidery
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BEGINNING WITH NOTHING


Susie was coming Strange to say.
the thought filled George Taylor with
CONSERVATION.
There sat his young wife, with her
baby in her arms, and the silent tears
running down her pale fac"; and there
lay the letter on the floor of the one bare,
miserable room which they called home;
and that letter said that Susie was COM
ing to Oakbridge to be housemaid to
Mrs. Waller at the Lodge. as her sister
had been year and half ago, before
George Taylor had married her.
But what innocent news And Susie
Grey was pretty, innocent girl; yet
her simple letter to his wife had struck
and awakened George as perhaps moth
ing else in the world could have done.
He had only Just come indoors; but
he took his old battered hat from the
rickety table on to which he had thrown
it, and thrust it savagely on his head
again. and pulled 1t down over his eyes.
All, Annie, my girl, he muttered. as
went out, slammipg the door after him,
without thinking of his poor little sleep
ing child, 1t was bad day for you when
you agreed to be my wife.
Where was he going? He didn't know
himself-except that he felt like walk
ing away from everybody, himself in
cluded.
1t was May morning; but there was
no sunshine. A good deal Of rain had
fallen in the night, and trees and flowers
looked fresh, and the ground soft; but
the skv was still of dull uniform grey
and light veil of fog hung over the
distant landscape.
With bent head, George trudged slow
ly on along the middle Of the muddy
| road, instead of walking on the clean
and almost dry side path, His clothes
were ragged, his old boots besmired. and
his heart was as heavy as lead. Nature
could not charm him this morning. The
trees were in their May dress, and, in
spite of the fog, the birds were fiutter-
ing playfully from bough to bough, and
singing as though they would burst theil
little throats. Delicious little trills and
snatches Of song broke out from among
the old elms, the lovely pale green LINES
and the great horse-chestnuts, with then
bloomy spires just ready to burst int
flower. Everything seemed to say tha
the sun would appear presently; hu
George did not heed.
He walked a mile or two, and theI
sat down on broken bench by the lone
Iy roadside, and gazed vacantly at tai
poplar standing up straight and still
against the grey sky.
Should he, like coward. pursue hi
way again, walking on and on. withou
a thought of returning, caring littl
what became of him, and leaving bi
wife and baby son to do without him a
they could Or should he, like a man
return at once, bravely face all the DIFF
ficulties he had brought upon himself
and, by the help Of Heaven, conque
them2
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AUGUST I5 AND I6, IT77.

IA story in rhyme for my aged cousin, Solomon
Davis, Of Detroit, Michigan grandson of Henr!
Balcom Of ofNewfane.
A Summer night in August
Mong the green hills Of NewfAne,
Game to over wearied workers
Straight from reaping fields Of grain;
Yet the rest so sorely needed
Even then must be deferred,
All comfort is forgotten
In the summons they have heard,
For patriot souls are shaken
That never yield to fears,
And wonen's hearts are aching
Who have no time Tor tears.
The words were few then uttered,
The time for words'is past,
And brave, undaunted people
Know the hour has struck at last,
We cannot tell the story
In its grand historic light
Let those whO are vsrsed in warfare
Think how such men would nght.
All day the roar Of battle
Could be heard in far Newfane;
Listeners knew that men were falling
As falls the rpened gram.
Wives, whose cheeks were pale with anguish
Spoke seldom, save to cheer
The frightened children clinging
To the mothers then so dear.
To my cousin, who still treasures
Memories of long ago,
This story Of his grandsire
From his mothers lips would flow,
And we venerate the places
Made glorious on that day,
When "Green Mountain Boys" In homespur
Drove the Red Coats" clear away.
From the lips of my own grandfather
Francis Balcom, son of Henry Balloon
and uncle of Mr.. Davis, |, as a little
child, heard this story.
The men who went to Bennington
were Henry Balcom, John Church John
Boyden.
All day tomorrow shall hold memor
ial day in my heart for these men
Lucy A. BALLOON.
Oxford, N. Y, Aug, 10, 1888
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CHAPTER Ill.

At last he returned home. His reso-
luton was taken.
He found his wife where he hal left
her. sitting in deep dependency, with
the baby in her arms, and the letter on
the floor still. And. with eyes red and
swollen with weeping. Annie rose rs her
husband entered, laid the little one on a
miserable bed that had its place in a
corner OF the room, and then sat down
again.
And George sat down beside her, and
taking her hand, said quietly
Cheer up, Annie. | am going TO turn
over new leaf, Heaven helping me.
And when Susie comes, she shan't find
us like this You'll forgive me, dear,
know, for all that's gone by2 And we'll
begin again, and work our way up to
to prosperity together.
Befor Annie could reply, and while
her ewes were still lifted to her hus-
bands face in glad surprise, a step was
heard on the stBirs.
1t is Fred Miles, said George; and
there was something in the very tone OF
his voice that encouraged Annie still
further; airing of firmness and decision
that she doubled whether her husband s
voice had ever taken before.
The young man who entered now did
80 without the ceremony of knocking.
He was a good looking young fellow
and not quite so shabby in his attire as
his friend George; but there was some
thing disreputable and ill-doing about
him in his very air and manner, Annie
thought, and there was no welcome for
him in her face.
But he did not appear to notice this.
Are you coming with US, old boy he
asked Of George. Just for an hour or
two, persuasively, il you We nothing bet.
ter to dOP
But George raised his hand.
have something better to do J said
he, and he was about to bring bis
clenched fist down upon the poor rickety
table, with an emphatic and unqualified
refusal of his friends invitation; in
which he would, without doubt, have
broken the table, and at least startled
the baby. But he bethought himself IN
time, unclenched his hand, and allowed
il TO fall harmlessly by his side, and ris-
ing, said more quietly, III walk down
stairs with you.
|, And now Annie showed herself a wise
woman. She did not, as many young
wives would have done in like circum-
stances, begin at once to beseech heI
husband, with tears, not to accompany
the friend with whom, to his own hurt
: he had so often gone before. Remem-
! bering what George had just said to her
she glanced at him with smile (even
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-23
ECONOMIC LESSON.

DO you see the man with the dinner
pail2
l do. He is workingmau, and his
days labor is over.
But why does he stand in front of that
building?
1t is a saloon, and he is debating with
himself.
Why does he debate2
He is wondering whether he shall buy
80 worth of beer checks for next week.
or take home new dress 10 his wife.
Does his wife need a new dressP
Very badly, but he needs beer worse.
See! He goes in. He will have two or
three games Of cards, treat half dozen
fellows, and get his checks and 90 home
satisfied that what this country needs to
advance the condition of the laboring
man is law making seven hours DAYS
work.-[Detroit Free Press.
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Oh, what A Cough.

VIII you heed the warning. The sig
nal perhaps of the sure approach of that
more terrible disease, consumption. Ask
yourselves il you can afford for the sake
Of saving 30 cents, TO run the risk and
do nothing for IT, We know from ex-
perience that Shiloh's Cure will Cure
your Cough. It never fails. This ex-
plains why more than a million bottles
were sold the past year. Il relieves
Group and whooping cough at once
Mothers do not be without il, For lame
back, side or chest use Shiloh's Porous
Plaster. Sold by J. 7. Shurtleff, Main
street, Bennington.
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ADVICE tn Motbera.

Mas. WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for children
teething is the prescription of one Of the best fe-
male nurses and physicians in the United States,
and has been used fer forty years with never
failing success by millions Of mothers for their
children, During the process of teething its value
is incalculable 1t relic res the child from pain,
cures dysentery and diarrhsa, gripping in the
bowels, and wind.colic, By giving health to the
child it rests the mother. Price 25c, a
bottle. @2yl
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To contend, as the Democrats are do
ing, that under protective tariff the
average wages only amount to 81 a day,
simply proves that in their effort to de
ceive and mislead voters, the unscrupu
lous Democracy will hesitate at nothing.
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MY WIFE SAID

to me last night: How. much do you
suppose we have paid out for doctors
and medicine in the last Year, l told
her did not know. To doctors l have
paid nothing, and five dollars worth OF
Sulphur Bitters has kept health in our
family L. ANDREWS,
~ Bowdoin St., Boston.
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health. strength and endurance. Their
wholesome remedies are reproduced 10
this later age. in Warmers Log Cabin
Sarsaparilla and Warmers "Tippe.
canoe
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ARF1I:

You sufferer from any of this list OF symptoms
some OF which warn you that you are liable to an
attack Of Apopexy Dizziness or Pressure In the
Head, Spots Before Eyes, Pain Around or Palpita-
tion OF Heart, Pain in Region Of Heart with Feeling
Of sufocation, Ringing Sound in Ears, Eumbness or
Prickly Sensation Of Limbs, especially the Arm,
Pain between Shoulders and in Side, Pain in Small
OF Back or Hip, Dry Cough, Flatulence, Sour
Stomach, General Debility, Loss Of Appetite, &C.,
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loo CABINS con ha

LOG CABINS con hardly
be considered handsome
or elegant, but they were
fit habitations for the rug
ged pioneers of America,
Our ancestors were rug.
ged specimens Of noble
manhood, complete IN
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ND u q JENNEY Dentist.

DIR, B. Q. JENNEY, DenIlsI.
CNUCCESSOR TO DIR. j. N. SCRANTON)
y Is prepared to perform all operations in Dent
Stry in thorough and workmanlike manner. FER;
act satisfaction guaranteed in all cases submitted
his care, and at reasonable prices. Gas or
Ether administered or extracting teeth when re-
uired. Office opposite Congregational Church
Main IT., Bennington.
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A. 2. CUTLER, Dentist.

Successor to DR.. S, b, Pike.
All operations performed in the most thorough
and careful manner, and at reasonable prices,1,,
My aim will be to give eztire satisfaction to all
cases submitted to my care.
Gas and Ether administered for extracting
teeth without pain, when desired.
Office Opposite Free Library Hall, Bennington
37tf Vermont
Having sold my dental practice to Dr., Z.Cut
er, a gentleman of experience and ability, l be
speak for him the same liberal patronage that has
been accorded mo the past eighteen years,
DR. S. b. PIKE
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IA story in rhyme for my aged cousin, Solomon
Davis, Of Detroit, Michigan, grandson OF Henry
Balcom ofNewfane.
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Important to You.

DR.. B. Wasserzug, the eminent Eu-
ropeansspecialist, with rooms at the
Maverick hotel, remains with us until
July 1st only, when he will leave us
for some time. This is not the first
visit of this eminent specialist to San
Antonio, nor will it be the last. The
name he has won in this locality is in
deed enviable. The great good done
suffering humanity, especially those
who were careworn and debilitated,
and restored to perfect manhood,
hundreds of testimonials from thank
full patients to be seen at his Office will
attest. Young and middle aged men
especially, are requested to call and
see him ere his departure. His atten-
ton to you will be cordial, attentive
and kind. See DR.. Wasserzug's ad.
on second page. 6-1S-1f
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To Consumers of Gas.

The Electric Light and Power Co., of
San Antonio, will furnish gas con-
sumers with 16-candle power mean
descent lamps on yearly contracts, on
the basis of 1926 per 1000 cubic feet.
Last years gas bills taken as
guides.
You are now paying $500 per 1000
cubic feet for gas.
Nometers nor meter rents.
For particulars apply at station of
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER Co.,
Ct Villitta ST., near Mill Bridge.
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ghe 1ai1y Eight.
SATURDAY, JUNE, 20,
BOTTOMS BARGAINS.

Two iron safes exceedingly cheap.
One Surry horse and harness $50.
One Mason and Hamlin organ 500.
A grand square Wagner piano, $l25
Ladies side saddles from Sc.
One lot of counters very cheap.
Upholstering goods rs cents yard.
Elegant bedroom suits from SIS to
S225.
Kitchen and dining-room furniture.
Fine upholstered lounges 81 to S25.
Wagon harness 81 per set and up
wards.
sterescopian cases with so views,
So.
Secondhand goods of all kinds at
low figures.
Two billiard and pool tables COM
plete.
Stoves, new and secondhand, from
81 to $50.
A fresh assortment of garden seeds.
Carriages for babies and chairs for
the ladies.
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GO TO

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Lake, Lake Minnetonka, Yellow
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or address Geo. G. Maynard, Tray
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Texas. CLAIM
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Read This.

The finest real estate offered for sale
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A whole block with four houses can
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Price So, 800; 81 800 in cash, and bal
ance in small notes. Enquire at No. 5
West Commerce street. 6-21-1mO
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Anton Hannich,

Carriage painter, informs the pub
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he is now prepared to do salts
factory work embracing every
thing in his line at reasonable prices.
Country orders promptly attended to.
Shops at 210 Elm street, between No
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Texas. 6-l2-6m