The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-11-15

"A correspondent of LIE Figaro, who
saw Bismarck recently, says he has
changed greatly: 1.-THE Bismarck OF to-
day il thin and bony and the doctor has,
IL ia well known, disencumbered him OF
the unhealthy fat merely by preventing
him from drinking with his meals. He
i, looking remarkably well; his gait is
swift and denotes real vIgor, his com
plexion is clear and almost pink. re,
mark also that the features are softened
down: YOU scan them in vain to discover
that harshness, not to say ferocity. which
is so apparent in his photographs. 1t
NAV. however, be due to the fsct OF his
being in civilian garb. His soft felt hat,
yery much the worse for wear, his long
gray coat and heavy stick, give him the
aspect of PLAIN country gentleman
come to the station to meet a friend.
When he dons hs uniform he is another
man, and looks the surly trooper all
over"
The result Of the election has already
had a beneficial effect upon trade
Woolens have advanced and VIII, no
doubt, continue to advance, for the WOOL
crop is held by large houses for RISE
And why nOtp There is scarcely busl-
ness man in the country who does not
see that all the indications are favorable
for All active trade. Enterprises which
have been held in allegiance VIII now
be pushed, snd this means more money
in circulation amoug the masses. Mer-
chants who have felt timid at the uncer
tain outlook are now assured that no
rash legislation will take place. There
is a business rainbow in the eky ana
there is feeling OF confidence in the at
mosphere which is bracing and healthy.
A special despatch from st. Ambrose
de Ia Junne Larette, town ten miles
below Quebec, says that complaints had
been made recently concerning the con-
ditions of the city reservoir water ana
the authorities finally resolved to empty
the water-works to find out the cause.
The task was commenced few days
ago and was completed yesterday, when
to the great astonishment OF the engi-
neer and wor6men the remains OF eleyen
children were discovered at the bottom
of the reservoir in an advanced state OF
decomposition.
A correspondent sends to scientific
paper a recipe for sure death to Buffalo
moths, as follows: Take strips of red or
DUE udDnbl, hS Jucoc OoiOlo phS p"tN'S
larly attractive to them, dip i'll liquid
arsenic aud lay around the edges of car
pets or wherever the pests are trouble.
some. They will soon eat desired
amount and COLLAPSE, to the entire salts
faction of the housewife, without the
least injury to her carpets.
Mr.. D. L Alexander, a LAWYER of Buff
fslo, formerly Fifth Auditor of;'he Treas
ury, is said to be the prospective sue
cessor of Col. Lamont in the White
House. Mr.. Alexandra Is a native OF
Maine and graduate of B1wdoin Col
lego, and was for some years the lndi
annapolis correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette.
Ex-Queeu Natalies appeals to the Pa
triarchs OF Constant nople and Athens
haye been unsuccessful. Both decline
to interfere. The Russian Synod APP
pears to be inclined TIC issue manifesto
against the uncanonical nature of the
sentence, but only in the form OF letter
to Natalie, not to the head OF the Ser
Wan Church, as she desired.
Teachers of literature and compost
ton should send their own manuscripts
occasionally to literary papers and
magazines in order to develop charity
toward the writings of their pupils that
are ''unaccepted" by themselves.
Tom O;hIltree was asked the other
day flake away whiskey from the
Democratic party and what is left
| The answer was "Delirium tremens.