The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-03

A reform is called for in the matter OF
school book prices, All books are cheap
now except school books, which are kept
up too near old prices. And the worst OF
all is the expense falls on those who are
the least able to bear it, There ought TO
be some way Of breaking the school
book monopoly. Why should not the
State select the hest series and print
them at -IPlattsburgh Republican,
A paper out west says: Working with
shotguns against the sparrow tribe is
like trying to bail out Lake Michigan
with a teacup. but that If the great
American pie eater could be inOculated
of the objectionable bird would be
sealed.
The conduct of Mrs. Conkling during
the illness of her eminent husband is
loudly eXtolled by newspaper CORE
spondents in their references to her be-
cause of the devotion and self sacrifice
manifested by her in caring for the il
lustrious senator, This is all right but
there is one thing to be remembered,
namely: That all over this broad land
are wives and mothers whose lives are a
constant round of forgetfulness and sac
rifice of self; whose deeds are unherald.
ed to the world but who just as Truly
exemplify the heroic self sacrifice and
dealhless love characteristic of women
as they would If they received the de.
served plaudits Of a nation Rutland
Telegram.
John Gennadius, Greek Minister to this
country, asserts that the Greeks of to-
day are as strong physically as their ia
nous ancestors of classic times,
Elk Senator Patterson of Hanover has
accepted an invitation from the New
Hampshire Historical Society to deliver
an Grafton June 2lst, at Concord, on the
centennial anniversary of the adoption
of the Federal Cont titution by that
State
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew carries oil.
cies on his life amounting in all to $780,
900. Wannemaker, the great merchant
of Philadelphia, is insured for half a
million also. but Mr. Hostetter of patent
medicine fame, carries no less than
$3.50, 900.
w. Irving Bishop, the noted mind
reader,i is now an inmate of private asy-
lum in San Francisco. He went to
California several months ago, and he
appeared to be partly demented. He
gave exhibitions throughout the State
until his nervous prostration compelled
him to go to a sanItarium, where he will
probably be compelled to remain for
several months.
Lord Augustus LOTUS is to receive an
increased pension, The Queen is panied
to think that her former representative
in Vienna should be reduced to keeping
a bonnet shop,
The National Zeitung gives the details
of the late Emperor Williams will, The
Emperor left fortune Of 24,000,000
marks. OF this sum 5000 900 marks is
bequeathed to Empress Augusta and L.
100000 each to the Grand Duchess of
Baden, the Crown Prince and Crown
Princess and Prince Henry. Prince
Henry also receives an estate which was
purchased for him for the sum of ,000,-
600 marks by the late Emperor. A clause
which was inserted in the will in the
Emperor's sixtieth year gives to Emperor
Frederick $4,000 marks and to the
Grand Duchess of Baden $50, 900 marks.
The Crown Treasury receives 1000 900
marks, and the remainder is absorbed in
various requests.
The friends of the Copyright bill are
somewhat discouraged at the progress OF
the debate upon that measure Objec-
tions are constantly made from the
Democratic side. The bill is expected
to pass the Senate.
The Senate Committee on Finance is
strongly opposed to the proposed issue
of new fractional currency on the
ground that it is very expensive lux
ury.
A report il in circulation in Washing
ton that Secretary Fairchild intends to
call in the money loaned to national
banks in order to force them to sell their
bonds, which are deposited to secure the
Government against loss on these loans. |
The Secretary of the Treasury accept
ed yesterday 5000 600 registered 4 per
cents. at a fraction above 1926.
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