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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
POOLING A SHEEP DOG.

Twas staying with Kentucky farmer
one night, and soon after supper he said
TO his three sons
well, boys, 1t is the right sort Of .
night, and | reckon you'd better put the
wool on and lie low"
When asked for an explanation OF
his strange words he invited me to "
out to the barn, where the boys bad pre-
ceded us, and where found each on
covered with disguise made of sheep
skin. Each one had short heavy cub
with a portion OF it ornamented witt
sharp spikes, and when ready they wen
over to the pasture, where about lou
sheep were lying. When down on thel'
hands and knees and a little way "fi
they closely rPsembled overgrown sheep
They took different stations, and th'
farmer aud sat down in fence corne'
tn wait.
It was perhaps an hour before al
alarm carme. Then dog stole into th'
field from the rear side and the sheer
came running toward US. Presently
there WAS q yelp and all grew quiet
Ten minutes later second dog came in.
and he was soon followed BY third
Then as half an hour passed without an
other alarm, the three boys came over
to us. each dragging a dead dog by tht
tail. "Grt the spade and let's bury 'em,
said the old man. "How many doe
his make this summer, r ube 2"
"Tweniy-six, reckon"
"Nicest thing in the world y con
tinutd the father az he rubbed hIs hand
together. Ding takes one Of the OOys
for an old wrther. makes a dash at hiu,.
and the next thing he knows bis head l.
busted. No shooting, no row to at'rac'
the neighbOrs. and the man who mis'es
his cog can have no hard feeling.
Tumble 'em IN boys, and then well tai
that barrel of new cider"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20

Strolling through the magnificent
cafe of Barcelona yesterday with my
friend, the advocate, he was able to do
me hat he regarded the hi CHEST favor
aud honor that can come To stranger
in Spain. This was an introduction to
an ambi inus and already almuS famous
buIl fight +, or espada, Of this city.
This recalled personal "reminiscences of
this class OF men and some interesting
facts nee ming the two greatest living
e>padas. Francisco Sanchez and Luis
Mazantini The latter | have known.
Perhaps the most famous of all mata
doris, the eSpada primrru Of the worlds
Francisco Sanchez alias Llgartiiu). He
Is probably the most daring, skilItul
bull fighter tina. ever lived. His hand
ling uf the wild and savage bulls of
Jarama is something onderfu He
now seldom appears, $4,000 being the
price demanded and secure in advance
for each performance. He is a very
great pet with the Spanish nobility, is
very rich, and was he warm personal
friend Ut the late King Altoso. Other
famous espadas are Rafael, iOlina, An
gel + stOr, Jose Gomez. HermOsilla,
Juan Sanchez and Luis Mazzantna.
The latter is rapidly be oming the
first Spanish favurIte. His life has
been full Of romance and adventure.
He was destined for the priesthood by
his parents, who were people of refine
ment and proper aspiration. He pos
sessed a poetic, restless nature, and ran
away from the university. Joining a
band Of strulling musicians, he wan
dered for sewers al years through the
Spanish provinces, breaking many
fair lady's heart, and having his own
heart broken by sweet little peasant
girl of Araniez. His friends finally
found him and secured him govern
ment position in he postal department
of Aladaid. But he deserted this Then
he wrote poems which were gladly pub
lished, but would not sell. Soon he
sang in opera, but fame was too great q
laggard. Then he publicly announced
that he would become the most famous
bull fighter or Spain. Spain laughed at
him. That alone gave him note then
he gave the Spanish people this saying:
Not king but tenor or bull tight
er only can enslave SPAIN tie is still
young. He is always gentleman. He
has already amassed wealth, and is the
only rival of the peerless espada, Fran
cisco Sanchez in the affections of the
people Of Spain. Cor, Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
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grave and critical intentness, which
spurred Paul Gessner TO the highest elO-
cutinnary Effects.
1T was very good, she said. the next
day, every good indeed. 1t has given
me something to think about. And, OIL
dear, have so much time for think
ing !"
"Natty," said Mr. Gessner everybody
called the girl Natty here), Il have been
wondering why you stay here at all"
"Where else should l stay ?" she ques'
toned him with simple direcrness.
why do you not go to Boston and
teach school ?" he questioned.
"Ohl" cried NaIty, clasping her hand
eaaarly, do you think there would he
any possibility Of my obtaining situa-
tion there 2"
ave must see what can be done,"
said Paul rtfi-ctivply.
Su Grandfather Purple was left in
charge of a thrifty neighbor, stayed b,
himself that winter, while Natty wen
TO Boston to try her luck IN one of th'
Grammar schools. In the spring sht
came back, apparently transformed int
a new creature.
man. "The Widow Msl'y 'akeS good
enough care of me. To tell You th'
truth, we was married last week, and
Mrs Purple she don't want no step
granddaughters around"
"Oh, grandfather, am 80 glad!' crieo
Natalie, turning pink and white in on
breath. Because l am not comm
back to stay. Mr.. Gpssner-"
"Oh. understand" said Grandfather
Purple, chuckling hoarsely. "You'r
going to be married, too"
eyes. said Natty, I'm going to b.
married."
Thus ended the little Brookbridge idyI
Natalie was happy. Sn was Paul Cess
ner. As for Grandfather Purple ana
his elderly bride, let us hope that the,
were not very unhappy. For the rose
and nightlngales of life cannot be en-.
joyed by every one, and the spring lid
uf the world comes but utonce.-Net1 York
LedQer.
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SHE BOUGHT FELT SHOES.

Gloversville Belle to clerk in shoe
,tore-DO you keep DOdges' felt shoes
Accommodation clerk, politely-Cer.
al ly, we keep all standard goods.
What siz- shoe do you wear?
B-lIe-I wear shoe. aud l want
button felt with high uppers,
Clerk-rhen you will need No. 2
elt, ~ they run about half size larger
han leather goods.
Belle. after looking 1T the stock selects
palr-I guess will try this pair on.
Clerk, who was consuming much
more time than was necessary in putting
he shoe on her shapely foot That is
fine felt shoe.
Belle, drawing her foot away-The
uDpers are felt, aren't they?
Cerk-Cer ainly, why do you ask,
wonld you like them longer?
Belie-No, guess they will do. If
hey are felt see no necessity of hay
ng them felt longer,
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lnE uEhnAaA pEn.

UnquestiOnably congress has the
p WEI to put stop to the partisan gerry
nanderng of congressional distri Is. 1t
time thai this prwer was exercised
N Y MdH and Express
Possibly the Mad and Express means
all it says. II it intends to be under
stood as opposing now and foreover all
gerry ymandering by all parties it is to be
coDgratulaieJ on its manly independ-
eIce. If, however. it condemns Demo-
cratic gerrymandering it is nothing but
poor organ.
The gerrymander is an American de-
vice, having some resemblance to the
rotten borough system of England. Ger
rymannering was first Tesorted TO in
1914, when the Democratic legislature
nt Massachusetts proceeded to lay out
the senatorial districts of the state with
he purpose of securing as many Demo-
cratic senators as possible. One result
was the extraordinary distortion Of some
of the districts, instead of the compact
shape taken by district fairly
formed from contiguous territory. In
an instance the district assumed shape
so distorted as of itself to suggest un-
'aITness. The Boston CentineL pub
lshed colored map of the district, and
he hand of Gilbert Stuart, the artist,
rOmpl5ted the resemblance to some fab
al ms monster, to which was given the
name Of "gerrymauder," combining the
names Of the salamander aud of Gerry,
The Democratic gov, rDOr Of the state.
The name, like the evil which gave rise
20 il, has survived It is used either as
verb or as a noun, but it is more COM
mon to say that party has gerryman-
dered a state than TO say that 1t has
neen gully of a gerrymander in a state.
The process has been varied since 1914
In It's application to legisletive and con-
gre- sional dls ricls, but without fOrsak-
ing the rule followed in Mass4chuse Is
when gerrymandering was first re-
sorted to. All parties in nearly all
states have been guilty of the practice,
and where party has succeeded in car
ryIng an election by demonstrating an
outrageous gerrymander by its OppOn-
"nts, it has usually proceeded to offset it
by an equally outrageous gerrymander
OF it's own. The political history of the
states Ct New Jersey, New York, Ohio
nd Indiana afford abun Iant, If unnec.
esrary, illustrations OF the practice. A
eading Indiana politician once re-
marked with satisfaction that he had so
fixed his state that his opponents could
n"t carry the legislatvra without at least
$4,000 po Jular majority. This pohti.
cIan was Oliver p. Morton, who has
been canoDlzed az Indana's war COVER
nor. The most htgrant instance of
gerrymandering in congressional dis
ricts Is probably the Sixth district of
Mississippi. The district consists of all
he counties of the state which touch
the NJ ssissippi river. Its length is 300
miles and its average breadth 20. and its
peculiar shape has gwen it its popular
name of the ShUestring district" -
TrOu Press.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
wINTRY NAMES.

Every one is familiar with the story
# the couple who began naming theiT
daughters Aadaline. Caroline, Emma
Inc. ETC., until the list Of ordinary
lines" was exhauste and then wound
up by calling the last born Crlnoline.
This IS ma ched by the warn spun by
K4nsas City man to a Times reporter !;
stepped into lawyers office to-day" :"
ne said, land saw lying on his desk an
envelope addressed tu him which bore
m its upper lcf hand corner the busi-
iess card of ore Winter Frost, De iler
General Merchandise etc, stamped
hire in large purple letters. Struck
Vuh singularity Uf the name. | made
,rme comment, and was much surprisen
when informed by the attorneys farh her
n-law, who was present, and acquainted
with the Frost family, thai there were
Ak brUthtrS oI them. each bearing very
t'h,lling name. which he gave as follows:
Jack Frnst, Winter Frost, White Frost.
Cold Frost. Early Frost and Snow Frosr
| felt chill creep mp my back and must
have shivererd, for the gentleman added.
They are East Tennesseans and are a
warm m-nalured, clever, good,hearted set
of fellows, all tall and powerful, with
sandy hair and fiorid complexion. and
look as II they could he true to the ms
and sta"d he cold OF an artic winter.
Troy Times.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20

Weak seeds sprouts sooner than those
which are stronger and vigorous. The
former, hecsuse of their weakness, are
urecocious in their development and
produce feeble results.
Do not feed food so poor that anItuals
must eat to bursting IN order to get
-nough Dutriment to satisfy the de.
mands of the system, no mater how
we'll balanced the ration may be.
Hydrogen gas, the lightest OF all
known substances, it is said an be con-
verted into solid by pressure Of 10,
900 pounds to The square inch and a
empersture of 220 degrees below zero.
The ground around your trees should
ne kept clear from weeds for five or SIX
years. Then, If grass IL permitted Ia
grow there, give the ground an annual
top dressing of manure.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
THREAD NUN BERS.

Every seamstTPss. whether she wa VIZ
No. 80 or go or 120 thread, knows from
ne number Just what size the thread
Vrll be anu what kind Ot sewing 1t can
ne used for; but how the numbers came
~ Just whit they are and jn-t what the!
mean not one person in 1000 knows; yet u
"a very simple matter to explain, proVId-
ug you only know the points and how
elucidaLe them. When o4O yards oi
warn weigh 1000 grains, pound VI
,otton. the threadmakers mark it No. l.
Il 1. $50 yards weigh apound 1t is marked
~ No. 2. For No. so yarn 1t would TAX.
50 multiplied by $40 to weigh pound; /;
Cnis is the whole explanation OF the yard
measurement as used by the spool cottor
manufacturers. The early manufactured
bread was OF three instead of slx-cord
he number being derived from tb'
lumber of yards to the pound, just as l
: tC-day, No. 60 yarn made number ~
bread, though in point of fact the actut
llIbre, of No. 60 thread would tqua
NJ. 20 yarn, being made of three No. ~
.rauds twisted together.
When the sewing maching came int
he market as the great thread-consnmer.
InreasonIng IN Its work ana inexoraOIe
u its demands for mechanical accuracy,
lx-cord cotton had to be made in place
{ The old and rougher three.cord, 1t Z
ng much smoother. AS thread NUMBER
ere already established they were not
ltered for the new article, and No, d.
* cord and No go three-cord were lei
Ipntical in both size and number, IL
fleet this the six-cord has to be madt
t yarn twice as fine as that demande'
q making the three-cord variety. The
NJ 60 six-cord is made of Six strands o.
I No 120 yarn. The three-cord spool
;utlon Is the some number as The yarI
made Of Six cord spool cotton is al
ways made from va. n double its mum
,eI, Thread is simple thing, buf, s'm
lie as il ls, there are 1000 kinds of
nd each kind goes through hundreds ct
ffrrent processes. st. Louis Republic
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
THE EYES OF THE COUNTRY ON yER-
MONT.

Swedish colonization will soon be az
accomplished fact in Vermont. Mr.. Val
utine, the commissioner of agriculture
nd manufacturing interests. IS just com
,leting arrangements for settling doZe'
antilles from Sweden in Vershire, =
own about thirty miles from the capita
i the state. The people of the town art
,id to be thoroughly in earnest regard
1g the proposed colonization scheme
md the citizens committee offer tht
ew settlers dozen farms Of from sew
.nty- five TO 100 acres each at prlc'
'anging from 81 to $5 per acre, and ''also
gree TO loan $25 in cash and furnish :
ow for stipulated period TO each fam
y" 1t is expected that about th'riy
,wedish families, numbering l5O persons,
will be established in Vermont the com.
'ng spring. This experiment in repopu-
'ating the deserted farms on the New
England hillsides will be observed with
ipep and general interest throughout
he counlry.-NelU York Tribune.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
GInLs I'm swIIzERLANp.

No sooner are the Swiss girls larg
nuugh to possess the requisite physIca
reDgth than they are set to the mus
-rvIle work the land affords. The chi'
as panier basket fitted to her should
rs at the earliest possible moment, AM
he drops it when old age, premature
,ut meTclful, Iobs her Of power to carr,
longer. have seen sweet little giri'
i twelve to fourteen staggering dow
IN, uDtain side or along Il rough path.
way under the weight Of bundle o.
Agots rs large as their nodies, wbici
hey no sooner dropped than they hut
ed back for others. | have seen gIri
fifteen or sixteen years, barefOOte'
I'D bareheaded, IN the hlIsterIng rays"
August sun, breaking up The groun'
swinging matIock- heavy enough l.
* the stength of an able. bodied maj
IA have known n young miss no ol -
han these TO be employed as porte
IT carrying the baggage of travellers vi
nd down the stPepest mountain path ~
u the region round about. She ADMIT
d that it was sometimes very hard
AXE another step, but she must do ~
Aud she carried such an amount Of bag
age A stout lImbed guide is prOtecte'
py law, 80 that he cannot be compelle'
y carry above twenty five pounds, bu
he limit to the burden often put upo
oung girls ia their inability to stand VI
lnder anything more. But the burde'
rcreases with the age and strength OF
ne burden bearers. till by the time the
iris have come TO womanhood there /
~ sort of menial toll in which they d
ot bear a hand. and quite commonl.
he chief hand. Letter From Genoa,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
Now. Give Attention

To the publication of yonr blood, for al
no season is the body go susceptible tc
the benefits to be deriyed from a good
medicine as in March, April and May,
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the peoples favor
lie spring medicine. 1t stands un
pqlalpd for purifying the blood, curing
scrofula, salt rheum, etc., regulating the
kidneys and liver. repairing nerve Ills.
sues. strengi henIng and iDvIgora ing
the whole body, as well as checking the
progress OF acute and chrome diease,
and restoring the sfl Icted parts to a nat
ural, healthy condition II you have
never tried Hoods Sarsaparilla for your
"spring medicine" do so this season.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
WEAKENING FAITH.

In a certain church not thousand
mi ~ away, there is a drunkard whose
case has been made the suhj1ct Of special
prayer in the minister's family for some
time. The other day little golden haired
Elsie, five years od, came down stairs
look,ngratl er pale. whats the matter
darling ? Are you sick y asked the
mother. mo" replied the infant. with
a toss of her head But I'm Just tired
t. death praying for that man.-Bur-
fngbuH Free Pfesa
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20

George dear, you forgot my letter
this morning"
No, didn't love-"
You good.for-nothiDg fellow /! Did
not ask you as YOU were about to go
iown stairs if you were going to the
pOstoffice ?"
you did, birdie"
"Aud didn't you say you were?"
Precisely, my pet
And then dldn't say there was
letter on Inc hall table that wish you
would leave there y
Quite right, my darling, and that's
exactly what | did i left it there"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20

tis not the lors of sap, but the wound
that Injuries the maple tree. One spout
to bucket is enough, and it is the Opin
ion Of good JUDGES that as much sap is
.ubpsined IrVsp Une sPOut W tF0w twV,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
STANDARD FOR OVER HALF CENTURY

Cure Indigestion, Sour Stomach, Heart.
burn, Flatulency, Collie, and all Diseases Of
the Stomach; Oosiiveness, Inflammation,
Diarrhea, Piles, and Diseases ofth Bowels
Congestion, Blliousness, Jaundiee, Nausea,
Headache, Giddlness, Nervousness, Wan
dering Pains, Malaria, Liver Complaint,
and ali Diseases arising from Oorged and
Sluggish Liver. They clean the mucous
coats, reduce gorged or congest'd oondi-
tlons, break up stubborn complications, re.
store free, healthy action TO the organs, and
give the system a chance 10 recover tone
. and strength. They are
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20

1t is said that il you build nest houses
for blue BIRDS and not put perch at the
outside of the entrance, the English
sparrow cannot enter and will leave
them unmolested.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
A q. CUTLER, Dentist.
BENNINGTON co. SAVINGS BANK.

TNhe Bennington County Savings Bank at the
i Bennington County National Bank, is open
daily for the transaction Of business from 10 O'Clock
.. m. to 4 o'clock p. m, Sundays and Holidays ex-
ctpted.
interest to depostors strictly in accordance with
he laws Of the State Of Vermont. Money de-
posted any time after the first day Of each month
draws interest from the first day Of the next sue
ceedinR month. Interest computed January
LIST and July LIST, and II not withdrawn will be added
to principal, and interest thereafter will accrue
upon 1t.
Loars solicited upon real estate and undoubted
personal securities.
A. B. VALENTINE, President,
" E.HAWKS, Vice President,
Ut. SHUR1LEFF, Treasurer,
G. W. qARMAN, Secretary,
TRUsrEEs-A B. Valentine, VIM. 4. Hawks,
G. W. Harman, Olin Scott, j. 7. shurtleff, l. T..
Gibson.
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DIR B. C. JENNEY, Dentist.

SuCCEssOR TO DR.. j. n. sCRANToNl
= Is prepared to perform all operations in Dent
stry in a thorough and vorkmanlike manner. Per,
ect satisfaction guaranteed in all cases submitted
his care, and al reasonable prices. Gas or
Ether administered or extracting teeth when re-
1uired. Office opposite Congregational Church
Main ST., Bennington.
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NOBODY KNOWS

What suffered for years with those ter
rible racking sick headaches. Life was
only torment to me, IL you are so
troubled. l would advise you to use Sui
phur Bitters. for they cured me.-ClsIa
Belle.
What Is clipped" oat1 It is one that
has had irs sharp, bearded point taken
off by a machine designed for the pur-
pose, and is rendered much more vslu-
able thereby.
When you set out trees of any kind
this spring, he careful to expose the
roots as little as possible. Many a young
tree is ruined before it is set out by
such exposure.
Gas lime should never be put on the
soi until it has been thoroughly exposed
to the weather and oxodized. II is then
worth about half as much as caustic
lime.
Agitation and education are the watch
words Of the day.
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"Thy head ia full of quarrels as an egg
8 full Of meat" We'll, 80 would any
hody's head be. who had walked the
floor a week with horrible headache p
You don't say 80, how dredfull! III
step out and bring you bottle of quick
cure, called Salvation OIL"
You cannot go through this world
with your eyes and ears open without
getting some sort Of an education. See
that your associations are such as to
give you a useful one.
Druggist, to lazv man who turned
over a new leaf-Ynu are early OF late (;
you used to be behind before but now
YOU are first at last. Old man who did
no. see the point--Give me Bulls Cough
Syrup and stop your nonsense.
Ice is not absolutely necessary in but
ter making Good cold we'll or spring
water will do nicely. The main thing Is
to have pure, cold water to wash the
butter with.
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BATCHELDER g. BATES.

BATUHELDEK q BATES.
A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW
N and Solicitors in Chancery.
Office over First National Bank, Bennington 36t
K, BATCHELDER Z. l.. BATES
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Office Of Charles A. Snyder,

ELNwooD, ILL. Nov. 20, 1888.
DR.. B. J. KENDALL Co.
Dear Sirs have always purchased your Ken.
dall's SPAWN Cure y the half dozen bottles
would Ike prices in larger quantity. think Il Is
one OF tho best llnimentA on earth. have used It
in my stables for three years.
Yours truly, CHAs A. SNYDER.
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General Order
FASH

declares that Soft Hats shall take
style the coming season, cOnSequ
SOrtment OF the same, and can g
Ing from 20 cents 10 $500. IA
2, that tho e who wear DerbyS ST.
turned up at The sides,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-28
History OF the Vino Plant.

St. Dionysius was on his way from his
monastery on Mount Olympus to Naxos,
and he sat down to rest during the heat
of tho day. Close to him he saw pretty
plant, which he wished to take with
him, and, lest it should wither by the
way, he put it into the leg-bone Of
bird, and, to his surprise, at his next
halting-pl he found it had sprouted;
SO. accordingly, he put it into the leg
bone of lion, and the same thing oo-
CURED; finally he put into the los-bone
OF an ass, and, on reaching Naxos, he
found the plant so rooted in the bones
that he planted them all together, and
up came vine, from the fruit of which
he made the first wine, a little of which
made the saint sing like a bird, little
more made him strong as lion, and yet
little moro made him foolish as an
ass.