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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30

An amusing scene was recently en-
acted ia country court room in Maine.
The trial justice, big, pompous official
with voice like trombone, took IL
upon himself to examine a witness, a
little, withered old man, whose face was
red and wrinkled as smoked herring
What is your name ? asked the JUS
tice.
Wy, Squire, said the astonished wit
ness, you know my name as well as
know yourD.
Never you mind what know or what
| don't know, was the caution given
with magisterial severity. l ask the
question in my official capacity and you
are are bound to answer 1t under oath.
With contemptuous snort the wit
ness gave his name, and the questioning
proceeded.
Where do you live?
Wal, snum calculated the old man
Why, he continued, ,ppealing to the
laughing listeners. I've lived in this
town all my life, and SOS he, pointing
to the justice, an b'gosh, to hear him
go on you'd think
Silence Numbered the irate magIs
trate. Answer my question, or I'll fine
you for contempt Of court.
Alarmed by the threat, the witness
named his place of residence and the
examination went on.
What is your occupation
Huh
What do you do for living
Oh, git out, Squire Jest as if you
don't know that tend gardens in the
summer season an saw woods winters
As private citizen l do know it, but
as the court know nothing about you,
explained the perspiring justice.
Wal, Squire, remarked the puzzled
witness, if you know somethin' outside
the court room an don't know nothn'
in it, you'd better get out an let come
body try this case that's got boss sense.
The advice may have been well meant,
but it cost the witness $40.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30
WISER THAN NOAH WEBSTER.

SIS the editor in p asked a man who
called at the Detroit Tribune Office Sat
urday afternoon.
Eyes. he's in. What can I do for
your ?"
"Look at this mister, tell ask me what
language that is"
The stranger displayed scrap of paper
bearing the familiar quotation, "Honi
soft qui mai v pense.'
That is from the French" replied
the Editor glibly.
Il know it," said the stranger.
"Piease write that down for me-"
"Write what DOWN."
"Why that is French"
"What for?
II bet man So and we agreed to leave
it to you"
"Here's better evidence than mine, u
said the editor, opening Webster's die
tionary and turning to the quotations in
the back part of the book. webster
has the quotation you refer to, and be-
sides giving the translation he says in
parenthesis that is in French"
"That'so," calculated the stranger
"Just let me borrow that book minute,
The man l bet with Is waiting down
stairs"
After a short absence the man re
turned with the dictionary.
'He won't except that"
"What |"
mo; he says he can't take no such
proof. We agreed to leave it to the edi
tor"
"And you want ME"
"Just to write down yourself that the
quotation is French"
The astonished editor did so, and the
stranger proudly bore aware the auto
graph of a bigger man than old Noaf
Webster.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30
Does E1p erIence Count

Itdoes, in every line of business, es-
pecially in compoundIng and preparing
medicine. This IS illustrated in the
great superiority of Hoods Sarsaparilla
over other preparations, as shown by the
remarkable cures it has accomplished,
The head of the firm Of @. l, Hood &
Co. is a thoroughly competent and ex-
perenced pharmacist, having devoted
his whole life to the study and actual
preparation of medicines. He is also
member OF the Massachusetts, Pharma-
ceutal AssoclaIiods, and continues
actively devoted to supervising the prep
Grafton of and managing the business
connected with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Hence the superiority and peculiar
merit of Hoods Sarsaparilla is built upon
the most substantial foundation. In its
preparation there is represented all the
knowledge which modern research in
medical science has developed. COM
bined with long experience, brain-work
and experiment. It is only necessary TO
give this medicine fair trial tn realize
Its great curative value.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30

Remember that dead water is I'M
wholesome. and that most wells contain
only dead wGter.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30
NEWS AND NOTES.

There is collection of postage stamps
In Germany, the most complete in the
world, which is valued at more than a
million dollars. This appears wild talk,
bur it is true il reports fIom abroad can
be depended upon. There are several
collections in England which are wort b
$50 900 in the open market.
The snow blockade on the Pacific
coast is the greatest known in more than
ten years. Snow drifts twenty feet deep
are not uncommon. The possibility Of
snow storms travelling East ward is all
that we can contemplate in that direc-
ton just now.
The expectations OF Vermont lumber
men are again blighted on account Of
the soft weather. They have a number
OF thousand dollars worth Of timber
ready for the market, but they are I'M
able to move a stick OF it. Their BUSH
ness is practically paralyzpd.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30

had l experienced such a sensation of
perfect bliss ss when my eyes looked up
into her beautiful face. Since then >
II am sorry" the captain added, ito
tell you that the remainder of the page
is torn away. deeply regret that can
not finish this touching narrative"
At this point Mr.. Maynard rose and
SAID 81 am glad to be able to supply
the missing portion Of the Ms"
Every eye was turned upon him as be
drew from his breast coat pocket piece
Of paper which corresponded with, and
fitted exactly to, the torn page.
81 am" he added, quietly, "the man
who wrote that account, In putting
the roll into the bottle this piece was
torn off. The account is true in all par
ticulars, My wife, as you know, is re-
turning with me to England. She is in
the ladies' cabin, as l was afraid she
might be overcome at hearing this mar
ratlve. have taking the name of May
nard at the request Of relative from
which l inherited large property in
England, which am now going to claim
You will remember from the account
that appeared in the papers that Mrs.
Mortimer and others of the crew who
had taken to the boats were picked up
the same day by the 'Vandalia,'
THAT gleem of sunshine had saved
our lives, for, by means Of this reckon
ing, the mate was able to tell about the
position of the wreck, and on the third
day after, wonderful to relate, the little
flag we had erected was seen and we
were rescued.
81 can not explain" said Mr.. May
nard, after pause, chow it was the
voice of the dream. came TO me, but
do know that on the very night those
very words that l heard passed FROM
my dear ones lips at the very moment
l believed that heard them. As to the
five pounds" he said, turning to the
captain, with smile. ~ can not claim
them, for a conviction, amounting tC
certainly, took possession of me, as
saw that strange object in. the ses
through my telescope, that it was in
deed the very bottle which, on the sec
ond day of our exile, we had commit
teed our last dispositions"
/ have been many years at sea, but 6
happier, merrier party than the one
which we had that evening on the City
of Melbourne" l never remember.-Bos
| ton Beacon,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30

Farmers institutes have been held in
Vermont for the last twenty years; yet
from reading western papers one might
be led to think that they originated IN
Wisconsin. Ohio held them long before
Wisconsin did.
You who are dissatisfied with your
homes in the East. think of the cyclones
and the alkaline waters Of the West as
compared with your Withdrawing
hills, and the soft. sweet waters running
in rills down their sides,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30
TO MY FRIENDS.

As you are we'll aware that | would
not recommend that which l did not be-
lieve to be good, | desire to say TO all who
need a good, reliable family medicine,
that believe one bottle of Sulphur Bit.
tiers will do you more good than any
other remedy / ever saw-Re7. Csphas
Soule.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30
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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them CastoriA.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

Eminent Lawyer-Gentlemen Of the jury,
according TO all the testimony presented, the
evidence against my client is purely circum-
stantial. A murder was committed, and the
autopsy showed that deceased had been hit
by a club. A few persons saw my client
standing over the PROSTATE man. My client
had a club i'm his hand. The club was bloody.
He was seen TO strike, or, should say, gently
tap the PROSTATE man few times with the
aforesaid club; but, gentlemen Of the jury,
remember the injustice which has been done
in the sad, regretted, unrecoverable past and
be cautious. Remember the hundreds Of in
nocent men who would have suffered unjustly
IT, at the last moment, some happy circum-
stance had not thrown doubt on their guilt.
Now, gentlemen, It is very evident TO me
that my client, in returning TO his peaceful
home from prayer meeting or something,
just happened to see the deceased committing
suicide by beating himself on the head with
IA club, and my benevolent client, true to in
stincts Of humanity, rushed up, jerked the
fatal club away, and painfully patted him
with 1t as an admonition "a Vt he should not
try to commit suicide again.
Verdict of Jury-Not guilty.-New York
Weekly
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

The rush for seats at the Auditorium
amounts TO a profound sensation. Old wo-
men stand In the rain from early morning
until late at night, moving inch by inch
toward the box Office. A well known bust
ness man took place in the line at o'clock
the other morning. Along about O'Clock
I'M AFTERNOON board Of trade man offered
him rive dollars for his place.
"Not much, - he answered. "This position
has cost me the hardest days work | ever
did, and don't care TO sell it. | haven't
eaten a bite today-hastened away from
home before breakfast
At O'Clock he was the tenth man from the
ticket window. A man offered him $40 for
his place.
"Oh, no." he answered. II would not go
through again what have gone through for
twenty dollars"
At last he stepped up to the window. He
stood there moment and then swore an oath
that echoed throughout the great building.
He had forgotten his observation-disclosures
Traveller
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

A poet asks: "What are the dreams Of the
days gone byr The poet has no business to
ask such foolish questions They are gone,
irrevocably gone. You can't put up dreams
like you can bottle lSetchup or pot preserves.
You have to get all the good you can out Of
a dream while it is on tap. That's the time
to enjoy dreams. Then, when tho dreams
are gone by, if the poet bankers after more,
let him eat a minco pie or some picked sal
mon before going to bed, and he can secure a
new, fresh batch of dreams with no trouble
at all-Iondon Titbits.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

"Awl" said young Fitz Brown de Nubbins,
Of London, England, "this is certainly the
most blawsted country for queer customs,
awl ever was in. It's warm weather and
| don't want any heat from the registaw.
Why should write my name ON i'll"
The disguised clerk showed a book OF auto
graphs before him, gazed at his own lily
white hands and condescended to explain,
for which young De Nubbins was sentenced
20 Qc9 Cartoon.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
East Fairhaven
The WhatcOm County Investment Company, PrOpTietors

A contract has let which calls half this addition be
cleared by june lst.
April will he let by which the balance of the pro
perry will be cleared by July LIST.
been let for the Improvement of Donovan Avenue to
DE Fries Avenue and bids will shortly be called for carry this
road improvement Whmcom Avenue in East fairhaven
the present prices will remain before viz One Hundred and
Fifty dollars and Two Hundred dollars for
Terms: third cash. onetlld six months and oncthird
in twelve months at ten per cent.
The right to advance prices without further notice foi
rlats and full particulars call ON address
The WhatCOm County Investment Co.,
Harris Street, Fairhaven, Wash.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
STEAMER ELIZA ANDERSON

Leaves Fairhaven at 3 D. M. Tuesdays aud
Thursdays. making all stops arriving at Sc
attic q a. IA. next day. Leaves seattle at 10
"a. M. arriving at Tacoma at Il IA. Return
ing leaves Tacoma Wednesdays and Fridays
10 .. M. and seattle at . p. M. arriving at
fairhaVcn at lOa. m. next day. On Satur-
days leaves FairhaVcn for Blaine AT > y. IA.
Returning leaves Blaine at 10 p. ~. arri, Ing
az Fairhaven at IA. M. and leaving FOR up
sound ports at "a. M. Sundays.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

"Who lives in therer' asked a Somerville
boy Of his Sunday school teacher as they
were walking by Norton's grove.
professor Norton" was the reply.
professor Nortonp repeated the boy.
"Who's her Then light spread over his
face and he exclaimed: "Oh, l know. He
keeps barber shop down in Union square"
-Somerville Journal
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

A Rochester woman came very near starv.
inc 10 death last week She had plenty OF
money in her purse, but in an unlucky mo-
ment she put the wallet in her dress pocket,
and when she went 10 look for it to pay for
some groceries she couldn't find IT, IL was
several DAYS before she came across it. -hoch'
ester Post-Express
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

ST, PAUL AND CHICAGO

no change of ears. composed Of dining ears
unsurpassed. Pullman drawing room sleep
ers Of latest equipment. tourists sleeping
cars. best that can be constructed and In
which accommodations are both free and
furnished for holders Of first aud second
class tickets. and elegant day coaches.
A continuous line connecting witt all lines.
atfording direct aud uninterrupted service.
Pullman sleeper reservations can be Sc
cured in advance through any agent Of the
road
Through tickets to and from all points In
America England aud Europe can DE pur-
,Iaa.1 a any ticket affipp al tlis pnmuuuN.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP PREyIET


Leaves Fairhaven for Vancouver stopping
at Roche Harbor. Wednesdays aud Satur-
days NJ : q. m. Returning leaves Vancouver
Mondays and Thursdays at I p. M. arriving
at Fairhavcn Mondays and Thursdays at II
u. m. leaving at once for Seattle and Tacoma.
Leaves Tacoma for fairhuven Tuesday, and
Fridays at p. M. arriving at q. M next
day.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
~ Vt 1T F'FFsf"'
George Harlow. Master

Leaves Farhaven at 4::1 y. M. ON Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays, stopping at sam
ish. AnacOrtes. Deception. COupeVillc. ltsa-
lady. seattle. and arrives at Tacoma at s:'1
a. ~. Returning leaves Tacoma at y. IN.
and seattle AT D. M. sundays, Tuesdays
and Thursdays, arriving at Fairhavcn at
4 "a.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
Railroad Contractors

Contracts Will be let by the Fairhayen q
southern Il. r. Co, for clearing, grading and
trestling tweuty-siN miles Of railroad be-
tween fairhaNen and Blaine, including the
driving of 2.jDO piles.
PrOtiles. specifications. etc. may be seen at
the Company's Office. FaiFhayen, Wash.
f.. NJ. WILSON. General Manager.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
PUGET SOUND { ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
STEAMER ". X. MERWIN
los. BENSON. Master

Leaves FairhaNcn at 3 p. m. sundays, We'd
nCsdays and Fridays. making all stops arriV-
ing at Seattle q a. m. next day. Leaves seat
tie at 10 "a. M. arriving at Tacoma at - ~.
Returning leaves Tacoma Tuesdays Thurs
days aud Saturdays at 3 p. IA. and seattle at
q D. NJ. arriving at FairhaVen AT ~ n. M. next
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
STEAMER FAIRHAVEN

Leaves Fairhaven at $50 p. m. Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays. stopping at sam
ish. AnacOrtes. Deception. CoupeNillr. VISA
lady. seattle and arrives at Tacoma At g..N
a. IA. Returning leaves Tacoma at y. IA.
and seattle at0 M. Mondays. Wednesdays
aud Fridays arriving at fairhaven az n. M.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
PAClElC DIVISION

Leave Tacoma 800 a. m. and 0;l0 y. IN.
daily; arrive at Portland ;l:l5 p. m. and G:.0
a. m.
Trains leave Portland for Tacoma at ll;4i
u. m. and 1890 D. M. daily arrive az Tacoma
at 6;tO Il. m. and go y. m.
Train leaves Tacoma for Carbonate at $3.50
D. m.
Full Information concerning rates. time Of
trains. routes and other details furnished on
A. j. ODENEAI.
Ticket Agent Pacific Avenue Depot.
G.. q. CHANDLER.
Ticket Ag't at Wharf. and Pac. ave-. Tacoma.
q. q. CHANDLER,
General Agent. General ONCE Building, Pa
cific Avenue.
A. ID. CHARLTON.
Assistant General Passenger Agent, No l2l
First street. cor. Washington, Portland. Or.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
FAST EXPRESS TO THE EAST

Leaves Tacoma. going east. at Gas q. M.
daily; arrive at Minneapolis or 81. Paul 3;l0
D. M. third day.
Connections made at st. Paul and Mmncap-
oils To all points east, south and southeast.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
FAIRHAvEN AND WHATCOM FERRY
Calls at Bclingham aud Schoinc.
JENKINS & ALTON, owners.
FAIRHlyEN, SEIOME And WIliTCOM
NIII~AIDCD

Commencing April LIST. 1891, the first class
steam yacht PROSPECT. from Saw Mill
Wharf
Leaves FnirhaVcn Leaves Whatcom
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
Pacific Navigation Company
STEAMER STATE OF WASHINGTON
Henry Bailey. Master

Henry Bailey. Master
Leaves Fairhaven at $50 p. IN. ON Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays. stopping at sam
ish. Anacortes. Deception. COupeNille. Itsa-
lady. seattle and arrives at Tacoma AT 9::n
u. M. Returning leaves Tacoma al ; y. m.
aud Seattle at . p. M. sundays, Tuesdays
and Thursdays, arriving at Fairhavcn at
y m
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08
Fairhaven 4 Southern Railroad Go.
COAST DIVISION

+. NJ. WILSON. j. j. Donovan.
Gen Manager. Chief Engineer
Al. BORIE. Asst. Superintendent.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

Innumembe mills single mills and other manufacturing
establishments running and in of erection
Over three miles of the finest front in the world
owned by the Fairhavn Land Company
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

The inexhaI,abc supply of coal iron and timber the SKI
git River actually tapped by the Fairhavn IL Southern
Railway, which thoroughly equipped and operating
with daily trains Sclro
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

Electric Railway incorporated and under way
Mammoth steel and iron furnaces he blown in during
the of 1890
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-08

This road being pushed from Sero south and East and
From Farhayen to its connections with the Canadian
Pacific at New Westminster in British Col
umba as fast and money
drive it
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