The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-03-14
NEWA AND NOTES.

Gov. Wilson Of West Virginia has
awarded certificates in the Third
and Fourth Districts Of the state to the
Democratic candidates, and Mr.. b. Clay
Evans having received the certificate In
the Third Tennessee District, the complex
ion Of the next House Of Representatives.,
20 far as q elected, will consist OF l64 Re
poublIcaps and 1871 Democrats, Repuo-
lcan majority Of three, The five Repre-
sentativss to be chosen in the four new
States must be added to these. II they
all should be Republicans, the Republic
can total will rise to 1853. while if they
should be Democrats, a contingency moi
TO be feared, the situation would be re-
versed and the Democrats have ma
jority of two. The action Of the West
Virginia's Governor is of the most parti-
san character. The Republican candi-
dates had majority in both the Third
and Fourth Districts, and the refusal to
give them their certificates was piece
ofIrank injustice. The wrong will be
left to Republican House to right,
The following recipe, which is guaran'
teed to cure the diphtheria and scarlet
fever, is sent us for publication in the
hope that it may be the means Of saving
many lives: Burn equal parts Of liquid
tar and turpentine (three or four table
spoonsful OF each) on large shovel or
pan or a CRATE in the room where the
patient is. Be sure to have all the patti
ents get the full benefit of it. If it does
not prove effectual the first time, try ii
again. 1t has been used in the last stage,
where everything else proved unavail-
ing. 1t has been tried for diphtheria
and scarlet fever with good success. II
seems to loosen the membrance and pen
ertrates the whole system"
Here is an old problem slightly dress
ed over, to wrestle with in leisure mo-
ments: John Smith was appointed as
agent for the sale of liquor for which
he was to receive as salary 10 1-6 cents
per day. When he took charge, there
was on hand $5S cash, $50 80 worth of
liquor. At the end of $50 days there
was settlement requested. He stated,
~ hsye paid for liquor bought 1921 65
Have received for liqour sold 5000 80.
have on hand $Sl worth of liquor"
Did Smith owe the town, or Uice versa,
and how muchr-Vermont Journal.
Good stories are told at the expense OF
each Of the three delegates who repre-
sented the University of Vermont at the
conference of the Young Mems Christian
Associations connected with New Eng
land colleges, at Worcester, Mass, last
week. One of the the three left his
watch inside his pillow at his place of
lodging; the second started off home
with another mans satchel, while the
third, In assisting an old teacher from
the train at a way station, saw his train
depart without him.-Troy Times,
Some idiot from Germany may be
present at the Inauguration OF General
Harrison, and after looking over the
men from Vermont bearing military
titles conclude that his country can clean
out Uncle Sam without half trying
Such display Of military titles from
the Green Mountain State may percipi-
tate US into a foreign war.-Clipper.
How was it with Georgia, for instance,
four years ago1
To the poor is the gospel preachedT A
young lady reporter visited eleven fash
ionable churches in New York city re-
Gently to ascertain. She was dressed
like one Of the poor. Four Of the churches
cordially welcomed her; two of them
barely tolerated her presence; three let
her in and looked at her with curiosity
and two shut her out. She found herself
the only plainly dressed person in all Of
these churches.
George s. Lewis, a veteran Of the late
war, was removed from his position Of
bridge-tender on the Hackensack Bridge
by the Jersey City Board Of Works last
summer. He brought suit to be reinstat-
ed because of the law that prevents the
removal of veterans without cause, and
recently the Supreme Court ordered the
Board Of Works to reinstate him and to
pay him his back salary.
The New Jersey Democrats have
agreed in caucus to repeal the local
option law. The Third Party Prohibit
tionists helped to give the state to the
Democrats, and thus helped along the
cause of Temperament Rats
Train robbery is a capital offense in
Arizona now. This is an improvement
on the ideas of the hanging committees
Of artistic circles at Tombstone and Coy
ote Guloh, but the result is just the
same,