The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-08
NEWS AND NOTES.

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NEWS AND NOTES.
"A Berlin correspondent of the Glas-
glow Herald reports that Emperor Will
liam, a little time ago, wishing to realize
the sensation of soldier on guard, put
himself on duty for twenty-fOur hours
in an extemporized guardroom within
his own garden at Fotsdam, and stood
sentry during four spells of two hours
each during that time. He wore the uni
form of private soldier carried rifle,
and ate of the soldiers ordinary. Only
one or two persons of his encourage were
aware of what he was doing until he
had done it. When the whole thing was
over he was asked how he enjoyed stand
ing sentry at night, and he answered.
81 was thinking all the time how many
millions of poor wretches have gone
through the drudgery of military life
while loathing it, and have got killed in
wars for the causes of which they did
not care buttOn!"
When you get cinder or speck of
dust or other offensive particle in your
eye, says Good Housekeeping, don't rub
it. Don't touch it. Don't pull down
the lid Don't put your hand near it.
Let it alone. This is very hard advice to
follow, and in nine cases out of ten you
will find yourself rubbing your eye before
you know it. But if you can refrain
from touching your eye at all the action
of that organ will itself cast out the
offending mote in much quicker time,
and with far less irritation, while your
efforts would only hinder it and perhaps
fasten the intruder so that it would stay
time. OF course if it is particle of
metal you will consult surgeon or ocu-
list at once; but ordinary substances are
best treated as above indicated. Some
people say rub the other eye," but this
is of no use.
The girl students of the Fort Edward
Institute have organized two base ball
teams, viz, the J. E. Kings and the May
| flowers. Here is hint for the Miner
vians. There is no account of the god
dess of wisdom playing base ball, but
doubtless she would have been an ardent
admirer of the game had she lived in
these stirring times. An exhibition
game by femi-nines would indeed be
worth seeing
Beware of the smOOth-talking travel
er who wants to leave you some farming
implement 'on trial and mo charge un-
less you like it. 1t is dollars to cents
that he is an ungenerate fraud. Look
out for these peddlers, all of them. Buy
only of reputable dealers whom you
know where to find.
The fish liar wintered through in
good condition and is already on deck
A Lake George man went down to Glen
Falls the other day and told the boys
about catching pickerel up home that
had black snake three feet long inside
of him. Next.
The Protestant churches at Man
| chester, N. H., are canvassing that city
in a systematic manner for the purpose
of ascertaining the number and where
abouts of nOn-attending members.
The first ecumenical Methodist con-
ference was held in London in Septem-
Der, 1881. A second is to be held in this
country in 1891. A commission, ap-
pointed by the Methodist Church, has
the preliminary arrangements in hand
The time fixed upon by the commission
is between October 10 and November TO-
The place has not yet been chosen.
The Baptist anniversaries will be
held this year in Emmanuel Baptist
Church, Chicago, May 1923. The ami
versaries open with that of the Woman's
Home Mission Society and close with
that of the American Baptist Education
Society.
with silver and black manganese, some
traces of iron being also visible. The
asbestos is of two varieties, the fibrous,
and another sort suitable for grinding
into roofing paint.
The Maple Sugar Exchange at Brattle-
borO, which has done large business
this season, for the two weeks, from the
| 10th to the 25th, reports the sale of 1850
pounds of sugar and S45 gallons of syrup.
Mrs. A. E. Rankin of st. Johnsbury
has subscribed 5000 toward the erection
of chapel at Howard University, Wash
ington, provided it be named in memory
of her husband, ''The Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel" The president of
the University is the Rev. DR.. J. E. Ran
kin, brother of the late A. Z. Rankin.
The Hendricks monument to be put up
at indianapolis will weigh more than 200
tons. 1t is to be imported from Italy.
Gen. Grant can afford to wait for his
monument, as his name stands in no dan
ger of being forgotten.-7rOv Press.
The latest scheme of the Mississippi
BourbOns to retain ascendancy is prop
osition to allow each voter one additional
vote for every 40 acres of land, or its
equivalent in other property, that he po-
sesses. The Bourbons calculate that this
plan would give the Caucasion minority
the predominance. Some of the level
headed Mississippians are protesting,
however, that one objection to the sys.
tenn is that it would establish landed
aristocracy.
President Harrison has instructed the
Attorney General to see to it that the
laws in Florida are enforced, and the
United States Marshal is ordered to use
what force may be necessary. The edi.
tor OF Florida paper has sent com.
munication to the President assuring
him that the people do not set the lawt
at defiance, nor do they maltreat the
officers of the law, but he insists that the
people are prosecuted by partisan tri
bunals, and simply refuse to appear be
fore the courts where they cannot hop,
for justice. =
Prof. Caldwell says the best time I,
turn under clover in order to get the mos
manurial benefit from it is when it ha
attained its growth but is still green anC
vigorous. To let it die out is a grea
waste.
Every stony meadow should be ROLES
in the spring, while the ground is We
moist and soft, to sink below the reael
of the moving machine and scythe tn
stones that the frost has raised abov
the surface.
If you breed any kind of stock. bree,
from the best sire you can get. 1t cost
no more to raise a good animal than
poor one. A poor sire is pretty sure :
give you a poor offspring. "As We SOW
so shall we reap"
) If you have been feeding corn O
corn stalks which contain corn smut. re
member that the smut spores will b
A contained in the manure made by tn
stock so fed, and do not put it on I
. ground ON which you plant corn thi
year.
4 Half, the dehoner, says 1900, 90
cattle have been dehorned in the West.