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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-05
HOW STEPHEN GIRARD MADE A MAN
DTnIu

Seeing story about old Stephen Gi.
rard the other day reminded me of an
incident that shows one of his peculiari-
ties. Girard had drayman who was a
decidedly poor man. One day the dray-
man, who an industrious, bright fellow
with good many mouths to fill at
wished he was rich.
Whats that ?" sharply said Girard
who heard the grumble." .tt. La
ooh. said the man, 81 was only wish
ing was RICH"
"Well," why don't you get rich p
said the millionaire harshly.
81 don't know how without money!
replied the drayman.
"You don't need money" said Girard.
"Well, if you will tell me how to get
rich without money won't let the grass
grow before trying it," returned the
other.
"There is going to be shipload of
confiscated tea sold atauctlon Tomorrow
at the wharf; go down there and buy it
in and then come to me-"
The man laughed. II have no money
to buy shipload of tea with" he said.
you don't need any money, ] tell
you," snapped the old man. go down
and bid on the whole cargo and then
come to me-" .. .,....
The next day the drayman went down
to the sale. A large crowd of retailers
were present, and the auctioneer said
that those bidding would have the privi-
lege of taking one case or the whole
shipload and that the bidding would be
on the pound. He then began the SALE.
A retail grocer started the bidding and
the drayman raised him. On seeing
this the crowd gazed with no small
amount of surprise. When the case was
knocked down to the draymaD the auc-
tioneer said he supposed the buyer only
desired the one case
"Ill take the whole shipload," coolly
returned the successful bidder. .--
The auctioneer was astonished, but on
some one Whispering to him that it was
Girard's man who was the speaker, his
manner changed, and he said he sup
posed it was all right. The news soon
spread that Girard was buying tea in
large quantities, and the next day the
price rose several cents. g-.--r 2
GO and sell your tea," said Girard to
the draymen the next day. -
The drayman was shrewd, and he
went out and made contracts with sew.
eral brokers to take the stock at shade
below the market price, thereby making
a quick sale. In few hours he was
worth $50, 000.-iS. Louis Glode- Demo-
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WHEN GREAT MEN DIED.

Dante, Italian poet, born 1866, died
1891. II. ..u''..,. ..'- 'Ilt. - -
Hugh Capet, King of France, born $40
Won Trump Dutch admiral, born 1897,
died 1858, ..., q. ...',, ~
Henry VIII, King of England, born
1891, died l547. .,.'-....'. d..
Henry ", Emperor OF Germany, born
1860, died l106. .-. ..'.... ..
Nicol Paganini, Italian violinist, born
1884. died 1910. .|.. ... ...... ...H
Alexander Pope, English poet, born
1888, died 1744. .... Tx. b..
George Sale, English Orientalist, born
1880, died 1875. .
Frederick l, first King of Prussia, born
1857, died 1713. ''''7 -'i Don ..'t
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor Of Rlme,
born 214, died 270. t'.' .t.
John Hancock, American Statesman,
born 1897 died 1903.
Philip Messenger, English dramatist,
born 1884, died 1910. .'.'
Saladin, Sultan Of Egypt aud Syria,
born 1887, died 1893.
Robert Stephenson, English engineer,
born 1903, died 1859. ~
Scipio Africanus, Roman general. born
1856 B. c., died 1879 B, @.
Tie elder Pliny, Roman naturalist and
author, born 90, died 70.
Henry ii, the first of the PIantagenet
line, born 1888, died 1885,
Helvetius, French philosopher and au-
thor, born 17l5, died It'll.
The Rev. Charles Kingsley, English au-
thor, born 1919, died 1876. . ...
Juan Prim, Spanish general and states.
man, born 1914, died 1870. s...u.... .'
Caius Julius Cesar, Roman general,
born 100 B. G., died A b. G. off, &C.. A
Henry Knox, American Revolutionary
general, born 1850, died 1906. a#r
Thomas Miffiin, American patriot and
general, born 1744. died 1900. ...-
Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States, born 1909, died 1865.
Barry Edward O'Meara, Irish surgeon
at st. Helena, born 1880, died 1886.
Frederick Marryat, English naval off
Ger and novelist, born 1902, died 1913.
George Whitfield, English founder of
Calvinistic Methodism, born TIA, died
ITO.
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, ia
vorite of Queen Elizabeth, born 1882, died
1888. 80 .......... III. .... -.
Johann Casper Spurzheim, German
physician and phrenologist, born 1856,
died 1889. ...-,. D.. ..... .... F
Frederick II, Emperor of Germany and
King of Naples add Sicily, born 1l94,
died 1850. -....... -.
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EUROPEAN FREIGHTs,

The Interstate Commerce Commission
has made another important decision
1t is in favor of the people as against the
railroads, though in favor of the seaport
cities as against the Western ones. The
railroads have been charging as high as
thirty-eight cents hundred pounds or
freight to be delivered to New York mer'
chants, while only charging twenty
cents on that to be shipped to Europe,
though in the latter case they had the
expense of delivering 1t on board the
vessels. To the common sense of COM
mon people this was manifestly a dis
elimination in favor of foreign consum.
ers as against those In New York, but
the railroads maintained that the dis
elimination was apparent and not real
since they must carry the export traffic
at low rates or not carry it at all, and
that in the latter case they must raise
their local rates. The Produce Exchange
Of this city happened to be interested on
the side of the people, as the reduced
export rates caused all goods for Europe
to be shipped direct from the Western
cities, instead of being consigned to New
York for reshipment. The case was in
this way brought before the commission
There the railroads claimed that the In
terstate commerce law simply forbade
the charge for the shorter haul Ito New
York; to be greater than for the Longer
haul Ito LiverpooD. The commission
decided against them, declaring thai
rates could not be made 80 as to afford q
cloak for injustice and discrimination
If the roads can make money shipping
foreign-bound freight at a low rate, they
could also make money if they shipped
domestic freight at the same rate. The
cost OF service is the same, and the diff
ference in rates is an imposition upor
domestic consumers. If the reduced
rate for export is not really profitable t
the roads, there is no reason why i
should be maintained, Let the freigh
go by water routes, which are profitable
The people can not watch the railroad
in each detail of its management. They
can simply lay down the general princi-
pie to be followed, and this principle Il
that rates shall he proportioned to thu
cost of service.-ChriStidR Union. {!
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FITCHBURG r.. R.
HoosAc TUNNEL ROUTE


On and after July LIST, 1889, trains will run a
follows COP ... 80 n. fT--7
LEAVE BENNINGTON VIA. BENNINGTON & RuTIASI
RAILWAY. %
Leave bennington 43 a m, arrive Troy Q Of. ,
IN, New York 10 IN, Hoosick Falls 8 80, Nortl
Adams 10 49, Greenfield II 35 a N, Fitchburg IS
Boston 20 p m, INTERCHANGEABLE 25, Saratoga,iO o,
am, ....- -.... -~-'9
Leave Bennington 70 40 pm, arrive Troy 9 Is
New York 90, Aoosick Falls 80, North Adam,
81 !, Greenfield IS. Fitchburg 2f, Boston IS D
N, INTERCHANGEABLE 2 40. =
Leave Bennington 8 .2s D. m, arrive NJ Hoo.icl
Falls All, North Adams 4;52, Boston 1856 p m.
Leave Bennington IS p m, arrive Troy Is
p m, New York (via steamer)6 90 IN, HoosicI
FANS o IL, No Adams 90 p m, Greenfield 25 d
m, Boston 10 m, Mechanicvine 8 IS, p. m.
Saratoga Bpm.
Leave Bennington u 10 night, arrive Troy a
New York am.
Leave Bennington for Rutland and Montreal
" ~, . 10 a m, 2 25, Top, m. Ut -
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BENNINGTON.
VIA. BENNINGTON & RUTLAND ny:
eoam, from New York, Albany and TROY.
80 m, from New York (via steamer), AL
baqy, Troy, Hoosick Falls, No. Adams, Saratog,
and Mechanicville ~
800 pm, from New York, Albany Troy, HoosicS
Falls, No. Adams and Boston. -
az a;SS p m from Troy, Saratoga and Mechanics
30 m, from New York. Albany, Troy. Hoosicl
Fahs North Adams and Boston,
Arrive at Remington from Rutland and Mont
treal ~ oO6 m, l 10, q p. m.
I'NWHtIMoRE,. 30. J.R WATSON,
r GenIII II;he Mgr, Boston. GenI Pass. Ag't
Gen1 Western Passenger Agent, Troy.
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HIS ARrIs TRUE TO POLL

The ever. original West has invented a
new form of pleasure, the tariff reform
picnic. The mixture of political econ
omy with pie seems questionable and
even horrible, but there is noaccounting
for tastes. There was a tariff reform
picnic at Plattsburgh, Missouri, on
Wednesday last. The Hon. Grover
Cleveland, a former resident of Wash
ington, was invited, and he sent his re-
grets in letter whereof this is the nub:
81 have received you cordial and ear.
nest invitation to attend tariff reform
picnic at Plattsburgh on the 21st inst,
and 1 am exceedingly pleased to learn
that such an active and efficient measure
is TO be adopted to arouse the intelligence
Of the people of your locality upon a
question so vital TO their interest and to
the good of the entire country. The
time is opportune for instruction and in
formation upon the subject Of tariff re-
form, and for the correction Of misap-
prehension and prejudice. The question
is 30 deep, and has so much to do with
the welfare and happiness of the Ameri-
can people, that its consideration ought
not to be restrained within the limits Of
party subserviency, and it will not thus
be restrained II it is understood.
Mr.. Cleveland's judgement upon the
opportuneness of the time for instruc
tion and information upon the subject
OF tariff reform should not be taken with
out a big discount by the Plattsburgh
picnickers, He thought the year 1888
was an opportune time to instruct and
inform, aad there's where he made his
mistake. Efb ft ts
The welfare and happiness Of the
American people are fortunately not de-
pendent upon crank notions or nostrums,
Mr.. Cleveland is worrying himself I'M
necessarily. Besides, he has not correct
ed his apprehension aud prejudice in re
gard to the fondnessuf the Democratic
party and the rest of the people for tariff
smashing. AS to this subject his ce.
phalic ganglia are still clogged.
We hope the tariff reform picnic at
Plattsburgh was successful, and that
neither the speeches nor the sandwiches
disagreed with the picnickers. Mr..
Cleveland undoubtedly sympathizes with
tariff reform picnics. He got up one
last year, but folks wouldn't go, and,
finally, he sat down in the soup. Z BoS-
ton Journal. Ht.I .t.tt ft...
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AGRICULTURAL. NOTES !.

L r. WgWilson says @there seems to be
more money in the. Baldwin than In any
other variety Of APPLE"
Many years of experience show that
with ordinary, good and we'll cultivated
soil the best crops of potatoes are obtain
ed by fiat culture.
One way in which many farmers show
a lack Of Judgment is trying Ito do as
others do without consulting their own
circumstances-Mirror and Farmer.
Cost considered, says Waldo +. Brown.
the best implement for pulyeDzing the
soil is plank drag. To do the hest work
the drag must be used on fresh ploughed
land,
Evergreen branches make an excel.
lent winter protection for many plants,
and they are often useful to, hold down
forest leaves and prevent the wind from
carrying them off.
Whenever you have spare hour 1t
should be devoted to the grape vines
and raspberry patch. Pinch back the
tender shoots, By so doing you encour.
age the growth of laterals.
Don't let weeds occupy the ground
after early peas, Plow il up and if you
have not got the manure 10 spare, top
dress lightly with fertilizer and SOW
barley or hungarian. :
The Breeders Gazette has been making
inquiries as to efficacy OF the newly-ifi
vented chemical dehorners." Nearly
all the replies testify complete success
of the liquid horn killers,
! Mr.. F. L, Temple, of Shady Hill Nur
series, now in Europe, writes that the
most interesting flowers he saw in Eng.
land were the pyrethrums, next to the
rose, they were the most popular plants
in English gardens in June.
More farmers should possess thelart OF
nicely slaugbtering lamb, calf or pig,
so that 1t will make an enticing article
Of trade when he takes it to his nearest
town for sale. And more farmers should
have such. animals TO slaughter.
/. When sheep have been turned into
orchards to devour the dropping fruit
which has been infested with codling
worms, they are prevented from eating
the bark by applying to it with a brush
mixture of limewash, common or
whale-oil soap and sheep dung. =
Professor J. w. Sanborn asserts that
the idea that ripened cream gives the
best keeping butter is only an assertion !;
and that no proof exists to show 1t to
be fact. He also says,fhere is no proof
that butter from open pans will keep
better than from open cans set in water.
DR.. Kedzie of Michigan agricultural
college has analysed several fruits, with
the following results And egg weigh
ing an ounce and half has as much
nutritive power as II ounces of heart
cherries, or 20 ounces Of grapes, or 80
of Strawberries, 40 apples, and Ga of melt
ing pears.
In an address upon farming at cross
purposes" Mr.. Hiram Smith of Wiscon-
sin says: "The sooner the farmers of
the country concentrate their efforts on
special lines, the earlier will desired sue
cess crown their efforts. Make speci-
atty of one branch of farming Crowd
that for all its worth. Bend every
energy to be the best in that line, and
you can hardly fail to succeed"
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CoNsUMpTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice having
had placed in his hands by an East India mission
airy This formula Of simple vegetable remedy fol
the speedy and permanent cure for Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh. Asthma, and all Throat and
Lung Affections, also positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints
after having tested its wonderful curative powers
in thousands Of cases hasfelt II his duty to make
Il known 10 his suffering fellows. Actuated by
this motive and desire to relieve human suffer.
ing, will send free Of charge to all who desire IT,
this recipe, 10 German, French or English, with
full directions for preparing and using. Sent by
mail by addressing with stamp, naming this pa.
per1 ITfr EJ = o. fIt w. A. MOVES,
iIs Powers Block, Bochestef,N. Y. ssyi cow
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TWO UNIQUE LANpLApIEs.
One Was a Drank on Temperance, and thf
other Hated Americans,

Other Hated Americans.
A friend of mine has been hunting
apartments lately, says bright London
correspondent, and he lie OVERLOOKING
with stories concerning the rules and
regulations of these temperance hotels,
/ called with him at one of them, and
after having inspected some sepulchral
apartments on the fourth floor we were
confronted by the stony faced landlady
81 don't think your rooms will suit
me-" said my friend.
"Here is our tariff and rules. Read
the testimonials in the back" replied
the landlady, e
We glanced over the folder, and find
ing the prices by no means cheap "ex
tras" abundant we prepared to CO..
Lights are turned down at 70 O'Clock
and the gas is turned off at 1915" said
the landlady, planting herself in front Of
the door so that we could not escape.
Suppose l should have friend cal
ling who happened to overstay the
hour 2" queried my friend.
1--WE provide candle in every room,
was the answer, land we allow no ales
wines or liquors Of any kind in the
house."
"Not even il 1 am sick and require 6
drop of brandyT r rE.r7-
y "Ginger is better than brandy for sick
ness" responded the remarkable woman
and then launched into a dissertation
upon the evils of taking spirits for medi
cine. She did not even believe in ex
ternal rubbing with alcohol, she in,
formed us. The harangue was getting
tiresome, and my friend attempted t.
cut it short by saying pleasantly
Il have no doubt that you use every
effort for the we'll being and comfort OIL
your guests, but, as said before, dom
think the rooms suit me-"
"If you want the comforts of a home
you can get them here, butt you want
bar you will have to 60 elsewhere,
snapped the apostle of temperance. And
we escaped.
One other funny experience we had
that afternoon was in a large, hand
some house which displayed the famil.
lar sign, Furnished Apartments" over
the door. ......
Our knock was answered by a neat
housemaid, and capital example of the
type of British matron made her appear
ance. She smoothed her silk gown gave
a twist 10 her cape ribbons and greeted
us pleasantly. g
"You have apartments to let ?" said my
friend inquiringly. Her face under
went change. ........r. ....
Yes" she answered shortly. "But
we don't take in Americans"
After some little conversation she was
pleasant enough in her explanations of
her reasons, and foremost among which
were the facts that American sightseers
are irregular in taking their meals and
do not like to give the customary weeks
notice upon leaving, She was good nat
ured, but firm in her decision. But she
stands almost alone in her position.
Most London NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
tradesmen have no conjunction against
taking in" Americans to an unlimited
extent
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CARD OF THANKS.

If the proprietor of Kemp's Balsam
should publish card Of thanks, contain.
ing expressions of gratitude which come
to him daily from those who have been
cured of severe throat and lung troubles
by the use of Kemp's Balsam, 1t would
fill fair-sized book. How much better
to invite all to call on any druggist and
get free sample bottle that you may
test for yourself its power. Large bot
ties so cent and $1.00.
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THE NEXT ONE WOULD SETTLE

you bad something to say a shor
time ago about the suspicion with which
boarding house keepers regard printers,
said typesetter on a morning paper
1T reminds me of printer named Jacb
Robinson ran across out in Iowa, before
l married and settled down.. He told me
of an experience of his which think il
unique. He said he arrived in Des
Moines one dav with trifle over five
dollars in money about him, and, finding
the prospect good for work, asked one OF
the boys at the Office to direct him to q
clearinghouse. He called at the address
furnished, talked with the landlord, Sc.
lected his room and agreed on the terms
Finally the old man asked what his bus
mess was. He said he was printer
whereupon the old man threw up both
hands, .'
That settles it, he said you can't
get in this house, -.,.
"'Why not p asked Robinson.
"'Never mind, you can't get into this
house. wouldn't have you here under
any circumstances. Get out 2.
"'But here = said Robinson, what
kind of deal is this What have print
ers ever done to you that you should
treat one of them who is a perfect strar.
ger to you in this sort of style 7
"T'll tell you,' said the old man. "A
printer came here, engaged board with
me and skipped at the end Of the first
week that's all. / don't want any
more
GLOW much did he owe you ?
"'FIve dollars
We'll, that's all right, you don't un,
derstand. It's custom among printers
to do that once in a while, and the next
one that happens along squares it, Here,
and he handed out five dollars, which
the old man gratefully accepted with the
most profuse apologies for being unac-
quainted with one of the customs in
vogue among travelling printers.
''For the next two weeks Robinson
paid his board promptly, making fifteen
dollars which he had turned into the old
mans Golfers. The next week he went
to the landlord, and said 4 want to buy
some clothes and fix myself up, and I'm
just fifteen dollars short. II you'll let
me have it I'll start in next week paying
it back and won't have to buy my stuff
piecemeal.' "i-N .+''.t 7'IF
"The landlord thought pretty we'll of
him by this time and readily loaned him
the fifteen dollars. Robinson then bought
his clothes and other truck, and a day
or 80 after he bought railroad ticket 60
another town and quietly departed. leav-
ing this note to his landlord .r.
"'Tm gone, The next printer that
comes along will settle. Just tell him
how much II is, Good by
~ reckon that that old man never
could be brought to think that there was
printer anywhere alive that was any
good. "-Chicdgo Mail.
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THE NEW DISCOVERY.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about il. You may
yourself be one Of the many who know
from personal experience just how good
a thing it is. fyou have ever tried it,
you are one of its staunch friends, be-
cause the wonderful thing about it is,
that when once given a trial, DR.. Kings
New Discovery ever after holds a place
in the house. If you have never used it
and should be afflicted with cough,
cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest
trouble secure bottle at once and give
it fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial Bottles
Free at j. I. Shurtleff's Drug Store.
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oh, what A Cough.

Will you heed the warning. The sig
nal perhaps of the sure approach of that
more terrible disease, consumption. Ask
yourselves if you can afford for the sake
1f.saving so cents, to run the risk and
do nothing for it. We know from ex-
perience that Shiloh's Cure will Cure
your Cough. 1t never fails. This ex,
plains why more than million bottles
were sold the past year. 1t relieves
group and whooping cough at once
Mothers do not be without it, For lame
back, side or chest, use Shiloh's Porous
Plaster. Sold by j. T. Shurtleff, Main
street, Bennington.
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ADVISE TO MOTHERS.

MRS, WIEsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for childrei
male nurses and physicians in the United States
and has been used for forty years with never fail
ing success by millions Of mothers for their child
rem. During the process OF teething its value
incalculable. 1t relieves the child from pain
cures dysentery and diarrhoea, gripping in the bow
els, and wind-colic. BY giving health TO the chill
1t rests the mother. Price % cents bottle.
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AFamIiy Gathering.

Have you father? Have you moth
er? Have yoo son or daughter, lister
or brother who has mot yet taken kemp's
BALKAN for the Throat and Lungs, the
guaranteed remedy for the cure OF
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Group and all
Throat and Lung troubles ? II so, why,
when sample bottle is gladly given to
you free BY any druggist, and the large
size costs only SOC and $l.OOf r
The higher branches. Neighbour
understand your son is home from col.
Iege. s'pose he's up in everything y
Farmer Smythe-"Your just right. He's
up stairs in bed most OF the day, but il
you'll come around in the evenin' about
the time I'm doin' tbe'chores, you'll see
him out there in the front yard with a
sDowshoe in his hand chasin' ball over
a fish net in a way that1l make your
eyes stick out"-Omdhd World,
A French mayor, who at one time held
the Office Of stipendary magistrate, was
about to perform the civil service Of
marriage. "Mademoiselle x" he
said, addressing the bride, "do you agree
TO take M. ., here present, for your
welded husband r And after the young
lady had replied in the affirmative, the
mayor, turning to the bridegroom, de-
liyered himself ne follows prisoner ut
the bar, what have you say in your
defense PIE Parts. '., 'i'f
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yMaude-''Algernon, you know a year
ago | told you would not marry you
until you had saved $4,000, Algernon
Eyes, but -" Maude = "And six
months ago l told you l thought we
could get along on $1,000" Algernon-
But still" Maude-"Well,h how much
have you by this time ?" Algefnon-
Exactly $50 &c." Maude-"Don't you
think that-that-that is near enough ~
Time. Do ft.1 r..-.r-rH.. . t.-.r ...