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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
The Dollar and the Farmer.

One cause of depression in agriculture,
is found in the fact that the dollar has
steadily increased in value since the close
of the war when it was at its lowest, un-
til now. when it is worth more than
twice as much as it was then. Many
farmers purchased land soon after the
close of the war, running in debt for it
when land and products were high and
money cheap. Slowly but steadily the
dollar rose in value and the Others fell
accordingly. At that time two pounds
of butter would purchase dollar, now II
takes four and five and many times ii
takes six, but that dollar must be had to
pay his debt whether it cost two pounds
of butter or six. But it was some time
before it got to the latter point, and
meanwhile the farmer had paid perhaps
one-half more or less of the debt on his
land but to buy the dollars to pay the
other half he must part with twice as
much butter or other produce as it would
have taken in the first place to buy
money enough to pay for the whole. He
had already bought and delivered as
many dollars to the man of capital as the
farm was worth, and still owed as mucf
more. The man of money had got the
value of the farm i'll money and III sever
cases out of ten took the farm for the
balance. That has been the tendency
ever since the war. The man who helt
the dollars for rise, got it and interest,"
besides. The man who held the land
not only suffered depreciation in value
and in many cases lost the land but alsC
lost years of toll and is poorer, the othel
waxing rich the while.-St. Adams Sen
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
NOAH WEBSTER, REVISED.

As Mrs. Palmer told us in Philadelphia
this has been year of surprises.
Not less unexpected than the deafeat of
the amendment on June 18th, or the late
decision of the Supreme Court regarding
the Brooks law-comes the amazing
news from Chicago, the new Hub of the
Universe, that the "NdtiOndi w. c. T.
L. is and always has been nOn-partisan.'
1t is enough to cause a smile to wrinkle
the stony face of the Sphynx, and to
make Noah Webster writhe in his tomb,
over the announcement.
1t remained for Convention, of whom
we are told 367 have been school teach
ers, to discover the new definition of
'non-partisan.' whereby it means ANY
party or every party" just as you please.
1t mixes us up in our spelling ''dretful,'
but so many teachers must know. We
can't tell whether we are in the primer
class or the fourth reader, where we
thought we were.
First class in spelling, proceed:-Non-
partisan, free to endorse any or all par
ties. Correct! Non-combative, fighting
everybody or anybody. Non-religiOus,
endorsing all faiths or any faith. Non
auxiliary, auxiliary to everything. Non
ldA payer. Olt VIM pays an iiS '"NN'
Non-voter, one who ''vOtes early and
often
oh dear. won't the w. T. p. A. hurry
out revised webster on bridge, pee
torial edition and all, so that we may
give one to all our friends for a Christ
mas gift? 1t really must be done, We
don't know how else we can study our
definitions and be able to make our
selves understood
But if the new version" of non-parti-
san is correct why have the loyal w.
c. T. us and their organs called the
minority ''nonnies' for years? We al
ways felt badly over that, and especially
so when we found old Noah Webster
said nonny meant a ninny, and ninny
meant a fool or simpletOn; but you see
this is only another of the mistakes Of
Noah, and he will have to be revised y
When Henrietta Moore, responding to
the address of welcome given the Nat
ional in Philadelphia in 1885,, ito be
lnon-partisan was to be nOn-mOrtal," we
felt Just as Mrs. Hunt did about it, and
with her we rose and left the house. If
we had only known that non-mOrtal
meant very, very good, we might have
remained to enjoy the evening exercises.
Well, its live and learn.
But all joking aside, there is only one
Anglo-Saxon word of three letters that
correctly characterizes this latest as
sumption of the National W. c. I. U.
and we leave our readers to supply it for
themselves s.-The White Ribbon.
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CITE pEUM LAUDAMUs.,


We praise Thee, o God, our Creator and KING,
The Lord Of all glory, and jOyfully sing;
The heavens are thine the work Of thine hand,
Thou Rllest the ocean, Thou spreadeth the land.
Thou art our Father, great, eternal and true,
The Maker of sunshine, of rain and of dew;
We praise Thee for blessings thy hand doth be-
stow,
Thy mercies are ceaseless, like rivers they flow.
We praise Thee for wealth that is boundless and
free
For air tn 1t envelopes the earth and the sea;
We praise Thee for food, for our raiment and
friends
Thy gifts they are cOuntless-Thy love never
ends.
We praise Thee for health, for prosperity glow,
We praise Thee for sickness, we praise Thee for
woe;
We praise Thee for sunshine, we praise Thee for
rain,
We praise Thee, o God, for our pleasure and
pain.
The flower is made perfect by sunshine and rain,
Thus to man Thou dost give both pleasure and
pain;
We praise Thee for botn, by Thy hand so be-
slowed,
Designed as we know for our ultimate good
We praise Thee for all things Thy wisdom be-
stows,
For internal stru ggles, for external foes;
How much we do praise Thee for spiritual good
For the loSc that provides cen the ravens with
food.
We praise Thee, o God, for Thy kindness and
care,
For faith that looks upward with trust and with
prayer;
We praise Thee, o God, for the gift Of Thy Son
And the sp ritual life that in Him is begun.
Lucy S. RUGGLEs.
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The Rutland Musical Festival.

Advices from the committee say that
everything augms well for the June fest
ival to be the most successful festival
that the Rutland Music Festival associa-
ton has ever given in Rutland. The
works to be performed have previously
been mentioned, but of the artists en-
gagged it may safely be said that Miss
Emma Juch, the prima donna soprano,
holds the first position in America as a
concert singer, and no artist has yet ap-
peared who has been so cordially vel
coined. Her voice is yearly developing
in fulness. richness and strength, which,
with faultless execution, winning pres
ence and personal beauty, make Miss
.Juch favOrite wherever she appears.
Mile. Clementina De We're, soprano,
came to this country two years ago and
has made decided hit in musical circles.
She is remarkably effective in the upper
register, her high notes being exquisitely
pure and musical, while her dramatic
power is remarkable. Miss De We're is
claimed to be the highest priced church
singer in this country, receiving a salary
of 5000 a year at DR.. PaXton's church il
New York City. The other artists en-
gagged will be referred to later.
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Are You a Nervous Sufferer !!
Do You Have These Symptoms and Feel
ings?

Do You Have These Symptoms and Feel
ings?
Nervous affections arc very prevalent in the
spring, and are attended by restiessness and neru
business, dnriety or depression Of the mind loss
of interest in society aud the daily affairs of life
There will be a tired, Idngiid feeling, with
sense of exhaustion, upon waking in the morn
ing Persons so affected tire easily having little
power of endurance; there is often bad taste in
the mouth, with taintness or sinking at the
stomach; there may be loss of appetite, or 1t
will become variable, and digestion may be i'm o.
paired They gradually become nervous, rest
less and irritable and there is often more or
less loss of sleep.
There will be feelings of exhaustion, ddssitude
and lack of inclination for either mental or phy
sical erertion. There is an almost constant
sense OF weakness languor and dullness, often
accompanied by strange and disdgreeab'e se''sd'
tions in the head and eyes, often followed by
headache The nights sleep, which should re-
fresh the system and restore strength and vigor
to the nerves and muscles, often ledUes them in
Tue WOlHtHv HtOit t'tff '''o '''''N''"'NN '''
on retiring
Persons thus affected are often despOndent
and suffer from gloom and depression OF
mind. The nerves becomes so weakened after
time that the least excitement or shock viii
flush the face and bring on a tremor or trembling
often attended by more less 'palpitation OF the
heart.
If you have the alb owe symptoms and feelings
or portion of tn EN-, You are suffering from ner
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nerve power, W hich is slowly but surely sapping
your life and energies, and it is absolutely
necessary for you Il you would prevent insanity
paralysis or total prostration, to use the great
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Ifyou are weak, tired and nervous, with life
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READ THIS WONDERFUL CURE.
I suffered for a long time from nervous pros
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Greene'S NerUurd, began its use with almost
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for two or three months | became strong and
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
I9------ ---
Bought Goldfish with Trout.

There have been more trout caught in
Norwich in the past two weeks than have
been caugh in this region in the same
length of time in the past fifty years.
Not less than 1900 trout of legal size have
been taken, and some days the markets
have been glutted. One fisherman with
a basket of beauties" did the town the
other day trying to sell them, and finally
sold them to a marketman for twenty
cents a pound and took his pay in cod
fish.-NOrrich (Ct.) Bulletin.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24

Straw scattered on bare knoll in a
meadow will operate as mulch and soon
cause a good crop of grass to grow on it.
Good onion seed will sink in water
while that which floats either does not
grow at all or produces only scullions.
"A fertilizer applied this year may be
i'm more available condition next, and
better suited to the second crop than to
the first.
BE careful that the collars of the har-
ness be kept clean and well adjusted
Called shoulders are cruel to pull
against.
In transplanting trees more loss is
occasioned by exposure of the roots than
by their mutilation. Both should be
avoided.
1t is well to have a separate building,
a sort of animal hospital, in which sick
animals can be comfortably kept and
cared for,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
ARMED TO THE TEETH

Is a very common expression, but we think that
armed to embellsh and preserve them to a ripe
old age is decidedly more appropriate. This can
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sEN.rnR EnMuNns, REroRr

Mr.. Hodr:-"Will the Senator from
Vermont allow me to make a statement
as to these Bar Associations, they are
very common and almost universal? In
the early days in Massachusetts,, | have
seen the records of one to which some
very eminent lawyers belonged, includ-
ing a gentleman afterwards the Attorney
General of the United States in Mr.. JEFF
ferson's time where they agreed never to
charge less to client for advice than 81.
Laughter. do not know whether the
Senator from Vermont ever belonged to
that Association or not"
Mr.. Edmunds-''I never did. | never
got up to dollar. gave most of my
advice free gratis, as the saying is.
Laughter. THE Congressional Record.
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"EVERY sPRING,"

SAYS one of the best housewives in New
England. 1--WE feel the necessity of tax
ing a good medicine to purify the blood,
and we all take Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
keeps the children free from humors, my
husband says it gives it gives him good
appetite, and for myself | am sure
could never do all my work if it was not
for this splendid medicine. 1t makes
me feel strong and cheerful, and l am
never tronbled with headache or that
tired feeling, as | used to be-
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sHow to cure All skin Diseases"

Simply apply "SwAYNE's OINTMENT" No in
ternal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema,
itch, all eruptions on the face. hands, nose, etc
leaving the skin clear. white and healthy. It's
great healing and curative powers are possessed
BY no olher remedy. Ask your druggist for
SWAYNE's OINTMENT. lOfol r m6
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
THE FATHER

of all diseases is impure blood, when
loaded with foul humOr. How impor-
tant then that the blood should be pure,
rich and strong, without which there
can be no health. To purify the blood
Sulphur Bitters is incOmparably the best
medicine that it is possible to obtain
THE EDITOR.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24

Properly educate the boys and girls
for the farm and they will like it, Work
ing in the dark is what discourages
them.
If you grow Japanese buckwheat, do
not grow it by the side of the common
varieties, if you want it to keep pure.
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-31

At the present time affairs look any
thing but bright for the Oklahoma
.'sooners." 1t is the universal opinion that
they will have to 60 and so in short order,
after due notice is given. Says the Nor
man Transcript, and the Transcript can
depend on this universal opinion" being
the right one.
Work on the big canal at Oklahoma City
is progressing finely Executing "A little
less than week, the weather has been
such that work could go right along with
out interruption. The work is now prao-
tically completed for three and a half
miles and above that there has been a
great of grading done. Work on the
fumes will begin in few days. The dam.
however, will be left until the other work
Is ready for use.
Reno City Eagle: Black Coyote and
Washee the two Arapahoe delegates, who
are going on a visit TO the northern Arapa-
hoes, will start in a few days for Dakota.
They are searching for the Savior, whom
the Arapahoes of the north claim TO have
Their route has been all mapped out, and
the delegates are particularly instructed
to take no food with them in crossing
certain stretch of country in Dakota. The
Eagle has no doubt the instructions will
be faithfully followed, and that when the
next census Is taken, Black Coyote and
Washee will turn up missing. Coyotes,
black and grey, will have picnic with
them on the plains. but Black Coyote will
not enjoy it.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-31
MATTER FOR LEGISLATION.

The Atchison Champion tells of a
young man of good character and stand
ing in that city who is in the county
prison charged with rape, while the
woman who preferred the charge has
skipped the town. The Champion has
reason to think it a case of attempted
blackmail, and calls for the release of
the accused from custody. 1t also sug-
gests the Importance of the next legisla-
ture amending the present law SO as to
afford decent men some protection
against arrest under such circumstances.
The EAGLE agrees with the the Cham
pion in this. The demand for such
change is well nigh universal. The chas-
tity and virtue of our girls and women
cannot be too jealousyly guarded, but it
certainly is not necessary, in order to do
this, to leave the good name and per-
sonal comfort of the men to the
caprices of adventuresses. Tide last
state senate undertook to cure
the evil complained of in the
''age of consent bill it passed, but
in the estimation of the public it went
too far in the direction it was given, and
even then it did not reach the ends
aimed at. 1t does seem that the wis
dom of the legislature should be equal to
the necessities of the case.
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THE POPE AND PROGRESS.

II is something new to read of the old
est and most conservative power in the
civilized world beginning to bestir itself
in modern social questions. Yet there
is some evidence that such transforma-
ton of the ancient system of the Church
of Rome has taken place. In the late
strikes in the London docks, one of the
most active and influential workers in
behalf of the strikers was the highest
| representative of that church in Eng
land namely, Cardinal Manning, and
there can be no doubt that his action
had the taclt approval, or at least, ac-
quiescence of the supreme pontitf. The
latest reports are to the effect that Leo
XIII is encouraging the formation of
unions or associations among the Catho-
lie workingmen of France, and is strongly
advocating arbitration for the settlement
of disputes between employer and en-
ployed
The working classes in France and
Germany, at least, have hitherto re-
garded the Papacy as the defender and
champion of privileges as opposed to free
dom, and this opinion, quite as much as
the growth of skepticism in all classes,
has led TO the great alienation of work
ers from ali forms of religion. Whether
such change of tactics as these reports
foreshadow win bring back to the fold
the sheep who have strayed from
it remains to be seen. All, however,
who are DESTROYS of seeing justice done
to all classes will anxiously look to the
results; the accession of such powerful
and extensive organization will promote
the good work, and weaken the opposi-
ton of those who seek to perpetuate the
old tyranical code of political economy,
that ''dreary science" whose watch
words are Every man for himself" and
Buy in the cheapest, sell in the dearest
market.
4 third reform the pope is said to re-
gard favorably; that is, the extension of
suffrage to women. The chief argu-
ment advanced is that the education of
her children being peculiarly mothers
duty, she ought to have voice in the
management of the public schools, and
this she can never have unless she pos
sesses all the rights of citizen.
The chief opponents to female suffrage
are women themselves But few take
any interest in the question as prac-
teal reform or seriously set to work to
procure the franchise. Be it natural
frlvolity in some classes, or centuries
of subordination in others, the
fact remains that most of the sex are IN
different to the matter.