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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-16

The memory never loses anything, II
is only folded leaf: only a closed book
= -ITalmage.
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and Headache, in SHlLOH'S CATARR1
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We never graduate in religion; be-
cause the nearer we are to God, the more
We see there is to be learned.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-16
HANTHENI.

A sailor who had visited cathedral
and had heard some very fine music,
was descanting particularly upon an an
them which gave him much pleasure
His shIpmate listened for a time and
then said:
say, Bill, what's hanthem?
What, replied Bill, you don't mean to
say you don't know what a hanthem is
Not
Well, then, I'll tell yer. i'll was to
tell yer, Ere, Bill. give me that and
spike that wouldn't be hantham. But
was to say, Bill, Bill, Bill, give, give,
me, give me that. Bill, give me that
hand, give me that hand handspike.
spike, spike, Bill, give, give me that,
that, hand, handspike, hand, handspike
spike, spike, spike. Ah-men, an men.
Observation-Disclosures, spike. All.
men, why, that would be hanthem.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-16

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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-16

No other medicine is so reliable as Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, for the cure Of coughs. colds,
and all arrangements Of the respiratory organs,
II relieves the asthmatic and consumphve, even
In advanced stages Of disease.
West Haven people are making stren-
uous efforts to have post office re-es-
tablished there,
"My little son, three years Of age was terribly
afflicted with scrofula. His head was entire COW
cred with scrofulous sores, and his body showed
many marks Of the disease. A few bottles of
Ayers sarsaparills cured him. NV. j. Beckett,
Hymera, Ind,
, 1888-11-08
E h:sERAALEs

For what are we thankfrts o sages, declare,
From your high, carven pulpits, to suffering men;
We list to your sermon, your anthem, your prayer,
Your soft benediction. No answer is there
To the question we ask you; the chill autumn air
Blows the words to our faces again,
You've talked Of the merchant ships sailing the
seas,
And told OF the treasures the harvest would yield;
OF the fruit hanging low on the o'erburdened
trees;
OF the odorous breath of the vine on the breeze;
But whence comes the mandate, the law that de-
crees
That we starve in the brown stubbleheldf
We battled ut MONDAY with dust and with heat;
We sang and we Tested to tighten our toll;
We hoped the drear winter with plenty TO greet
All, the mirage TO near fatntinG hearts was 50
sweet
But empty our hands, bare and bleeding our feet;
The labor was ours, not the spoil
The harvests are garnered, the myriad sheaves
That piled the wide fields like gold from the mine
Fill up the great barns from the floor TO the caves;
The grapes that grew ripe amidst whispering
leaves
Stain red, laughing lips while a starving ono
grieves
Outside for the dregs Of the wine.
For what are we thankfully For prisons and pain;
For our babes murd'ring sleep with their famish-
ing cries;
For the snow and the sleet, the wind and the rain
Beating out the dull life from the heart and the
brain:
For the grave we at last in potter's field gain;
For the stone with its deeply cut lies.
Margaret Holmes in New York World.
, 1888-11-08
ph,.,olorioai Bearing or cos,et..

In the biological section the vexed
question of stays and tight lacing vas
discussed in a separate department. The
attendance of the fair sex was especially
large. The general expectation which
they apparently entertained that the
paper would condemn the wearing of
stays was, however, ~agreeably disap-
pointed, Mr.. c. S. Roy, professor of
pathology at Cambridge, and Mr.. j. G.
Adams. university administrator of
pathology, who had announced a joint
paper ION the Physiological Bearing of
Waist Belts and Stays" blessed instead
of banning these articles.
They have lately been making some
pathological experiments, and had found
that a good deal of the-hlood stored use
lessly in the abdominal veins is, by slight
pressure, placed ad~vantageously at the
disposal of the muscles, brain, and skin.
This explains how men, as well as women,
instinctively employ some method of alb
dominal compression, wearing wristbands
or belts, o. the more elaborate c~orsets, at
periods of increased activity. No doubt
fashion has sometimes led to the distor-
ton of the female figure by means of
stays, but if not laced too tight the mod
ern corset, by clasping the waist and sup
porting the bosom and back, constitutes
a convenient combination of the different
forms of girdle which have been found
useful by the women of all civilized
nations from the remotest times. OF
course, during sleep they are put off, but
during hours of exertion, social or other
wise, reasonable tight lacing is fitted to
increase mental and physical activity.
They, however, cautioned young ladies
against carrying this to an injudicious
extreme
By the way, it was suggested to train
ers OF horses that if they girthed on the
racing saddle behind the ribs instead of
over them they would thereby gain for
the horse the same advantage as was ex-
perienced by the long distance runner
from his broad tight leather belt.
Several physicians Immediately at
tackled the paper. DIR. Wilberforce Smith
considered it a most dangerous one to be
read to an assembly like that. He de-
clared the evils of tight lacing to be man.
fold and terrible, and that it is perfectly
refreshing to find a girl the muscles of
whose back have not been withered by
wearing stays. Miss Becker took the
other side, and advocated rigid and not
elastic stays, at the same time giving her
approval of modern fashions as better
than some dress reforms. -London Tele-
graph.
, 1888-11-08

So 1 hold a book is only just half writ
ten when the author and the printer and
binder are through with it. 1t is hardly
that. 1t is only when the readers have
annotated it that it is done. The last
edition should include the marks and re-
marks of reputable readers, and then the
book would be finished. This is the way
it would read: This passage is more
eloquent than true-the facts in the case
are these" and this point the author
should rewrite in the light of modern
psychology" and 'here we nave a noble
Illustration of how a great mind Crap
pies with delicate questions often in
vain" or ''this passage is written under
the influence of the bigotry hat the
author supposes he has escaped"
So running commentary is made, and
the reader gets the advantage of both
what he reads and what he writes. How
is that2 you say. l will tell you. You
will never think q matter through and
through until you write it down, and
as you write you are compelled to sift
your general notions and make them par
ticular and accurate. So that when you
are well through a volume you have
written a book if you are a good ammo
tator. Really, there are many of our
best authors who never wrote any other
sort of book.-"E. P. P" in Globe Dem
ocrat.
, 1888-11-08

Undoubtedly Cagliostro was the most
able and successful scoundrel who ever
lived. Thomas Carlyle, after carefully
inspecting his portrait, describes his face
as follows: "Fittest of visages were
they to be worn by the quack of quacksl
a most portentous face of scoundrelism;
a flat, snub, abominable face; fiat nosed,
greasy, full of greediness, sensuality, ak
like obstinacy; a forehead i%mpudent, re-
fusing to be ashamed; and then two eyes
turned up seraphically languishing, as if
in divine contemplation and alteration;
a touch of quiz, too; on the whole, per-
haps the most perfect quack face pro-
duoed in the eighteenth century."-De-
troit Free Press.
, 1888-11-08
LADIES SHOULD SEE 1T.
An Attraction at f. Sehweickert,s Store
Food cooked In Fresh Air by a Pro-
cess That Has No Equal.

The Charter Oak Stove with the won
derful wire gauze oven door is creating a
revolution wherever it is introduced. Mr..
NJ. w. Leet, representing the Excelsior
Manufacturing company of st. Louis,
will give an exhibition at F. Schweickert' 8
317 West Sixteenth street, on Thursday
and Friday, Nov. 8 and 9, showing the
practical operation of this new discovery
in cooking. Ladies, physicians and all
persons interested in having well cooked
and healthful food are invited to call and
see the exhibition. Roasting is done
without basting, and with a loss of only
5 per cent of the weight of the meat,
while the average loss with the old style,
solid oven doors, is 35 per cent. Steaks,
chops, fish, ham, oysters, ETC., are ele-
gantly broiled inside the oven without
attention, retaining almost entirely their
natural Juices and flavor, and without
annoyance from smoke or unpleasant
odors. 1t is claimed and demonstrated
that the saving on meats for a family of
five or six persons will amount to the full
value of a cook stove or range every year.
Everybody invited. Remember the ex-
hibition closes at 5 o'clock. f. Schweick-
ert agent for Cheyenne.
, 1888-11-08
TIE COUNTY TICKET.

Whatever may be the national result
the Democrats of Laramie county GER
tainly haze vreason to congratulate them
selves on the result of the election.
In the six precincts yet to hear from in
the county the result cannot but be favor
able to the Democrats. The only uncer-
tain quantity is the second ward in this
city. in which the count will not be con-
cluded until this evening. AS we stated
yesterday Carey's majority over Organ in
this county will not much exceed 100. 1t
seems still very certain that the Demo
Gratis have elected their three councilmen.
About the same number of the house
ticket will probably be elected.
Martin is elected sheriff and Fredendall
probably for county clerk. The contest
between Hord and Bergman is surpris-
ingly close and nothing short OF the Off
cial count will decide the matter. There
will not be ever a majority OF fifty either
way. .Stoll's majority will be over 500,
which is a very good indication of the
truth of . statement made during the
campaign. that the San was opposing
him so bitterly that his majority would
certainly be a rousing one. Councilman,
however, has one consolation: he still re.
mains attorney general of the territory
under a Democratic administration, ever
though the people do not consider him
qualified to fill the Office of prosecuting
attorney.
Mr.. Dyer is elected county commission
er beyond any question. Bartlett was
out of the race early in the game. The
contest between Draper, Greentree, Hoy
and Morrison will be close, the result de
pending upon the outcome in the second
ward. A Democratic majority in the
board is probable.
An official count will be required to set
tie the assessorship. Tho majority either
way will be small.
Jones for surveyor, will come pretty
close to leading the ticket. Chaffn fol
coroner, Charlton for road supervisor,
Mrs. Breckons for superintendent Of
schools, Judge Carroll for Justice. and
Capt. E. S. Smith for constable. are
elected beyond question.
, 1888-11-08

The books that are most widely read
are novels; and after them come works
of travel and adventure, histories, biog-
raphies and photographs, and pic
lures of current manners and customs.
Popular poetry treats of love, effort and
disappointment; while moral and phil
osophical essays and religious treatises-
unless concerning some new sensational
relgion-are found, if anywhere, on the
shelves of the bookseller. In short, the
books that circulate are books that treat
of human relations and activities; they
keep us in mind thereof, and therefore
they serve to augment and forward
them. They maintain the heat of dis
cussions, the sharpness of rivalries, the
rumor of success; they spur us on when
we flag, invite us when we linger, and as
sure us when we DOUBT; we return from
realities to them, and they drive us back
with fresh impulse TO realities. For the
books that would keep us at home we
have no taste nor leisure. -Arkansaw
Traveller.
, 1888-11-08
A Divorce Suit Settled.

New YORK, Nov. Miss Hannah
LETTER suit to recover $1,000 damages
from her uncle, HIrsh lobe, for breach
of promise of marriage, was suddenly ter
minated to day before Judge Erlach in
the city court because the defendant
offered to marry the plaintiff. The judge
performed the ceremony at once and the
couple lett the court room arm in arm.
Miss Letter is % yeats of age, and her
uncle is about ten years older. They are
natives of Austria, and it was in their
native land that the uncle began to show
his affection for his niece. They came to
this country together. She insisted that
they had mutually entered into a marriage
contract which was to terminate in a year,
then they were to be married. The uncle
did not deny this, but insisted that he
had three months more time in which to
fulfill his part of the contract, and was
willing to marry her when the time was
up. Before the trial was ordered, how
ever, he changed his views, aud there
upon they were married.
, 1888-11-08
superstitious Concerning Her Jewels

$500 "
Jewels have at all periods of history
formed the most common and diverse
foundations for peculiar superstitions.
There is a lady of wealth and position in
New York who is the happy possessor Of
an exquisite pair of diamond earrings.
They were given to her by her father on
the occasion of her marriage. In any
general sense of the word nobody would
ever think of declaring this woman to be
superstitious. She would probably in
dignantly deny such an imputation. Yet,
since those solitaires were presented to
her, more than twenty years ago, they
have never been removed from her ears,
not because of their great value, but ow-
ing to the fact that she is confident some
horrible disaster will overtake her should
she take them out. Night and day,
therefore, with an utter disregard for the
fitness of things, whether she be clad in
calico or arrayed like Solomon in purple
and fine linen and glorious apparel, these
immense white stones, brilliant as min
iature suns, CLEAN in her ears. At the
mere mention of their possible removal
she turns pale and Immediately changes
the subject. 1 verify believe she would
die of fright if by any chance some one
should surreptitiously take them out
Clara LAMA.
, 1888-11-08
IVA y. CARROLL- Editor.
MORE HOPEFUL.

As was the case four years ago, the re-
suit this year will hinge on the vote OF
New York. The returns for the first
twenty. four hours were altogether Repub-
lican in complexion. Even Missouri was
claimed to have broken away from her
Democratic moorings.
There has lately been a notable cessa-
ton in the returns from New York. Two
significant things have developed the
relort of an error in the Kings county
returns, and the Democratic claims of a
plurality combined with Quay's intima-
ton that fraud might be practised.
The latter telegram has done more to
weaken faith in Republican success than
anything that has tr%anspired since Tues
day evening. The beaten party usually
set up the cry of fraud.
At 6 o'clock last evening Mr.. George
W. Baxter received the following tele-
gram from Calvin S. Brice, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee:
New York is close. Will require Off
cial count to settle result"
1t will be seen that the matter is not
yet settled. Notwithstanding the tenor
of the disnatches. which seem 70 make
Republican victory absolutely assured.
there are no reports of Republican dem
onstrations anywhere in honor of the
victory.
Hill is elected governor of New York,
and we must receive more absolute assur-
ance than any yet given US, that Cleve-
land has failed to carry the state.
, 1888-11-08

Ethel entering suddenly)-ack, dear,
/ wish you to lend me your baseball
mask for-well, for six months at least.
Brother Jack-Graciousl sister mine,
what OF earth are you going to do?
Etbel-Well-if l must tell-it is this
way: You know Harry and 1 are engaged
now. He comes every evening and
stays-quite a while. He is so extremely
demonstrative, and he has such an-ag-
gressive mustache. 1 believe in free
trade up to a certain point, then 1 am
for protection.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
, 1888-11-08

According to a New York correspond
ent, the western man is looming up on
the horizon of the New York woman in
a most astonishing way. ''He is just be-
ginning" he writes, ito take his place
here in social life, and he takes an aw-
fully big place. He takes away the
breath of the eastern girl by his self
confident methods, and by the time she
covers it she very often finds that it is
in reality her heart that is gone. Chi
cago Herald.
, 1888-11-08
nremen,s stntue Of Iibertr.

The quaintest thing in Bremen is its
statue of liberty, the "Boland" as it is
called. 1t is a colossal figure, eighteen
feet high, and was erected in the center
of the own in 1412. In one huge hand
the giant holds a shield marked with an
eagle (that symbol of liberty in all ages,
in the other a naked sword. 1t was the
gauntlet thrown down to all the world
that Bremen would be free.-Chicago
Herald.
, 1888-11-08
Silk from Wild Worms.

A curious method of silk manufacture
is said to exist in the Chinese province of
K~wangtung, where are found wild silk
worms feeding on the camphor tree. The
full grown caterpillar is cut open and the
silk is taken out in a form resembling
catgut, subjected to a hardening process,
and made into fish ines.-Arkansaw
Traveller.
, 1888-11-08

There lat Cayenne) when a convict
dies the body is borne to the sea and q
great bell is tolled. And then is the Wis
cous, glaucous sea surface furrowed sud-
denly by fins innumerable, swart, sharp,
triangular-the legions of the sharks
rushing to the hideous funeral. They
know the belll-Harper's.
, 1888-11-08
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office.
Cheyenne, Wyo. Oct. 80, 1885,

United States Land Office.
Cheyenne, Wyo. Oct. 80, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that
Aagat =. Abrams
Of CHEYENNE, Laramie county, Wyoming,
has filed notice of intention to make proof
on her desert land claim No. 1852 for the
sw / of NV and NV 1 of sw / of sec SO
in tip % n, r CT W. before the register and
receiver atCheyenne, Wyo., on Wednes-
day, the 18th day Of December, 1888.
She names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
ton of said land: Ralph johnson, James
Irvine, Duncan Grant and Alexander
Bowie, all of Chugwater. Wyo.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-11-08
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,

United States Land Office,
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 80, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that
William w. Abrams.
OF Cheyenne, Laramie county, Wyoming,
has filed notice of intention to make proof
OF his desert land claim No. 2S44 for the
Sc / and Sc / of sw / of section 80 in
township % north of range 81 west, be-
fore register and receiver at Cheyenne,
Wyo., on Tuesday the llth day of De
cember, 1888.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclaim
alton of said land: Ralph johnson,
James Irvine, Duncan Grant and Alex
ander Bowie, all of Chugwater, Wyo.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-11-08

If people only knew how much better
they would sleep by going out of doors,
just before retiring, and taking five or
six or a dozen deep, strong breaths, they
would no more omit it than they would
their supper.-Youth's Companion.
, 1888-11-08
A Novel Writer'S Thoroughnes..

Mr.. L. P. Roe was a believer IN Ben
Johnson's saying: Easy writing makes
hard reading" He carried his correc-
tons wen into the composing depart
ment Of his publisher, often taking the
proof readers place and making changes
Just before the type was sent to the press
room.-CosmopoIitan.
, 1888-11-08

'And SO your nice clergyman is going
to be married, Mrs. Marigoldl. 1 hope
you'll like his wife as well as you like
him."
"Well, ma'am, I'm sure 1 hope So
but we generally find that when the gen.
tleman is haffable, the lady's 'aughtyl"
London Punch.
, 1888-11-08

An independent state in the Malay Pc
ninsula is Pahang. 1t has just been ex-
amined from the outskirts by some En-
glishmen, who report it capable of sup
porting a large ~poulation if the rulers
would cease from spending their time
chiefly in top spinning.-New York Sun.
, 1888-11-08

DIR. Cryer says. in The PHILADELPHIA
Medical Times, that he has amoag his
patients members of the same family.
representing five generations, each lack
ing the eft loxer lateral incisor tooth.
An interesting feature of this remarkable
instance Of heredity is that one of the
members Of the same family has a SUI
pernumerary lower incisor. Science.
, 1888-11-08

1t is asserted that, under certain con-
ditions, the bark of the quilla tree of
Chill possesses cleansing properties SUI
perior to those of the best soap.-Arkan-
saw Traveller.
, 1888-11-08

The ideal battle ship, according to Ad-
miral Sir George Elliott, possesses quail
fications ranking in this order; 1. Sea
worthiness; .. Guns and armor; 3.
Hardness; A. Coal endurance; 8. Speed;
@. Light draught of water.-New York
Sun,
, 1888-11-08

At 260 yards the Lepel rifle would go
through two men. The French a~rsenals
have enough ammunition to supply each
soldier with Q, 500 cartridges. New York
SIM
, 1888-11-08

Sir Edwin Arnold, the editor of The
Daily Telegraph, wrote his Light Of
Asia whilst travelling in the railway
carriage to and from his newspaper Of
flee.
, 1888-11-08

Gold dollars are used for bangles and
trinkets to such IN extent that they have
become scarce and command a premium
OF twenty-five cents.-Chicago Herald,
, 1888-11-08

Some people will say things about
other people without thinking that other
people can say things about some people
as big as beams compared with notes.
Think Of it.-Galyeston News.
, 1888-11-08

The first eclipse upon record was /,
lunar one and was observed at Babylon
ri B. G.
, 1888-11-08

Ii a man does not know his own bust
ness, who a afford time to instruct
him?-Bar Homan.
, 1888-11-08

Ben Hel!man is in New York and Man
ager Gus Lehman is cutting prices to beat
the d.
, 1888-11-08

1t is generally understood that Lord
Tennyson composes much Of his poetry
during his rural rambles.
, 1888-11-08

To do so no mort is the truest repent
apce.-Luther.
, 1888-11-08
WANTED.

Naturalization as salesman in
clothing, dry goods or grocery store; four
years experience. Call or address 3l5
East Sixteenth street, city.
, 1888-11-08
FOR SALE.

For SALE-A house and lot on corner
of Twenty.sixth and Eddy streets. Price,
5000. Also a spar of draft horses,
weight about 2,400 pounds. Inquire of
j. NJ. Trevett.
, 1888-11-08

Corduroy suits from $l1 up at Green
trees.
, 1888-11-08

Special sale of boys and childrens suit
at Hellman's
, 1888-11-08

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