The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-10-24
NEWS AND NOTES.

There are only five Democrats 10 the
Legislature of Washington, This new
state is the Vermont of the great North
west.
The Bishop of North Dakota is having
car built in which to make his episco-
pal vistations. Spare beds and accom-
modations for strangers are so scarce in
his district that he finds it necessary
thus to initiate the actors and find him
self in bed and shelter, The car will be
utilized as a chapel also for religious
purposes.
The recent cartoon in Judge, repre-
senting the negro come to demand JUS
tice for bis race before the indifferent
Cabinet, has caused quite hutter in po-
litical circles. 1t is reproduced in large
number Of newspapers, and the COM
ments, although from various political
points of view, all render justice to the
courage and brightness Of the artist.
A Berlin correspondent telegraphs that
the work of the revision of the Bible has
now proceeded 80 far that conference
of revisers is TO take place at the begin
ming of October. Not only has the Old
Testament been revised, but the revised
version OF the New Testament has been
again corrected, this having proved
necessary to insure exact conformity.
Logacies to the amount of I, 5000 left by
Benjamin Franklin and John Scott to
the city of Philadelphia, to be expended
upon public Improvements, have amount
ed by investment for nearly a century
to $4,000, OF this 500, 900 will be de-
voted to the erection of large public
bath in Philadelphia, while the remain
ing $40, 900 will be laid aside for another
hundred years.
The Los Angeles Express says: A
sick man over at Riverside expressed a
desire for some apple dumpliDgs, and
his wife made dozen. A little son sat
by the bedside, watching the dumplings
disappear one by one. After eleven had
been devoured the boy said, "Pa, can l
have oneT" And the invalid, biting into
the last of the toothsome delicscies, said ,
go away, my son, your father is sick" "
Bsmark has lost all his interest in lit
erature. He was formerly very fond Of
diverting his mind from State affairs
WlIu luIO tHC Iihoo'Oo1 buh
now his whole attention is concentrated
upon Germany, and the manner OF keep
ing for her the substantial gains which
accrued to her from the policy of "blood
and iron." He rises at daybreak and
keeps track of events all day with as
much vigilance as if he were a sentinel
on duty. That is what he practically is.
1t ia cruel, perhaps, to dissipate the
happiness OF those Maine girls who
thought they enjoyed the honor of an
introduction to the distinguished Minis
ter of Brazil, the Secretary of Bolivia
and so on, when the All-America Con
gress passed through their town, but it
was all the work Of practical joker Of
the party, who loaded up the newspaper
correspondents with these titles and pre-
sented them to the young ladies. The
scribea were not in the plot, but were
saved from embarrassment by the expla-
nation this joker gave the girls, to the
effect that the eminent visitors could not
speak word Of English.
There is story told of a country edi.
tor out West who built himselfa a modest
cottage. The neighbors were all inter
ested and naturally made frequent in
quiries as to how the building was pro-
gressing. The editor finally tired of be-
ing asked whether the plastering was
dry yet, whether be expected to move
in this week, etc., etc, As he expressed
it, he could not appear in the street
without somebody's inquiring, "How's
the house getting alongH" One day he
was quite out of patience, and just then
a subscriber asken, "Well, Mr.. Barnes,
have you moved into your new house
yet?' 1--WE began this morning." an-
swered the editor, Il carried over
chair and saltcellar, and left the dog
in the yard" "Well, WE'LL" said the
subscriber, "moving is bad business I;
rm glad you've got so near through with