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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-14
LEBANON SPRINGS RAILROAD.

BENNINGTON, Troy, No. ADAMS AND
BOSTON,
Summer arrangement commencing June 49,
1891. ~
Leave Troy 10 a. M, arrive Bennington II, IS
a. m. Leave Troy p. M, arrive Bennington
440 p. m,
Leave Bennington $50 a. M, g. 80 and b.45 n. m
Arrive North Adams 955 a. M, L. 80 and d. NJ.
Leave Bennington $50 a. m, arrive Boston sos
p. IN. Leave Bennington s0p. m, arrive Bos-
ton 9.25 p. IN.
From New York Saturday only. Leave New
York $50 p. M, arrive Bennington 10 10 D. m,
For New York Sunday only. Leave Benning-
ton 1920 p. m, arrive New York 7.45 D. m.
e. d. BENNETT Supt
JOSEPH CHILD. Gen. Pass. Ag't
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-14
Notice.

To the taxpayers Of the Town Of Bennington
The rate bill of the Town taxes Of 1891 are DOW In
my hands for collection; hereby demand the
payment Of said taxes and notify you that win
attend to the reception bf the same at First Ma.
tional Bank OF Bennington, on aud after July LIST,
1891, from O'Clock, a. M until o'clock p. m.
There will be discount Of per cent on the
Town tax II paid within 30 days.
GEO. +. GRAVES, Treasurer.
Bennington, Vt, July LIST, 1891,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-14

Straw shows the way the wind
blows, but it don't show what
hard blows | am striking at straw
hat prices. Some hats are dear
at any price; these hats are
cheap at more money. If what
covers your head is not beCOm-
ing to you all the pains you take
as 10 the rest Of your attire is
simply thrown away. Come and
see how you look in one OF my
hats. There is no use in giving
any further description Of them
than to say this, they are stylish.
All OF the leading styles in
shapes and COlOrS OF hats or
caps for present wear can be
found at my store, at prices that
cannot fail to please you.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
A Movable Boulder.

There has been discovered about half
a mile west of the "Bargytown Lodges"
a twirliug stone of about FIVE tons weight.
1t has always been regardedas boulder,
and from the way it is poised on the
rock beneath it no one could see why it
should not rock. Hundreds have tried
to rock it in vain, and the surprise of
the man who first felt it move under
pressure may be imagined. 1t moves
hard, of course, but it moves, the finder
informs us, round as fit was placed upon
pivot. 1t has been carefully examined,
and, while it looks like boulder, sew
eral allege that it must be a ceremonial
stone set there by some prehistoric race.
This rock Is creating great interest
among the boulder hunters Of Eastern
Connect cut .-Norleieh (Coan.) Bulletin.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
Leather Brake Shoes

A company has been formed in New
South Wales for the purpose of exploit
ing the manufacture of railway brake
shoes from compressed leather. Waste
leather scraps are stepped il solution
and subjected to hydraulic pressure
to mold them to any desired shape.
The leather shoe is said to possess dis
tinct advantages over that of iron, with
superior efficiency in every way. Tho
leather shoe weighs A / pounds against
2l1 pounds for iron, and will wear three
times as long. More than this, it has s
greater co-efficient of friction, so that
40 pounds air pressure is as effective
as 10 pounds with iron brake shoes.
There Is one pre-eminent benefit which
the introduction of the leather brak
shoe would confer on communities,
shich are subjected to the neee ?
evil of the elevated railroads. They
would thus be spared the dangerous
showers of iron particles which now in
Iure so many eyes Al attempt has al.
ready been made to remedy this serious
source of danger by the use Of com.
pre- sed paper. This. however, VIC.
found to be impracticable 1t is earn.
estly hoped that the new shoe Will stand
the test OF practical work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
Books One Never Heard OF.

There is no doubt that there are hun.
dreds OF books in circulation to-day o.
which the general literary public has
never heard books which have sold into
the hundreds of thousands and brought
their authors and publishers minis of
money. These books are sold by sub
scription and never penetrate into the
cities. They are sold to country families,
sometimes hundred in a single small
village. Not long ago came across the
list of subscription publishing house
which printed the number of copies sold
of the books on their catalogue. The
figures were amazing. OF twenty eight
books not one had sold less than so, GOO
copies, and several had exceeded 300,-
900. Yet 1 had never heard of one of
tho titles to the books. l recall the
manuscript of technical book on ma
chinery being handed in once into large
publishing house. The firm declined it,
and it met the same fate at four other
houses. Finally the author sent it to
large subscription house, and they
snapped at it. The publishers who had
resected the manuscript laughed. But
they lived to have the laugh turned on
them. saw the authors royalty state
ments on that book about a year ago,
which showed total sale Of 10000
copies of that book in three years ,-NeH
York Commercial A,(rsrtjser.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
The brusque and fussy inn

The brusque and fussy i'm
pulse of these days of false
impression would rate down
MI as worthless because one
is unworthy.
As if there were no notes
in sunbeams
Or comets among stars
Or cataracts in peaceful
rivers!
Because one remedy pro-
fesses to do what it never
was adapted to do, are all
remedies worthless?
Because one doctor lets his
patient die, are all hunbugs |?
1t requires a fine eye and
a finer brain to discriminate
to draw the differential line.
They say" that DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton have cured thousands.
They say : for a weak sys-
TEN there's nothing better than
the !" Discovery" and that the
" Favorite Prescription , is the
hope Of debilitated, feeble
women who need a restora-
tive tonic and bracing nervine.
And here's the proof
Try one or both. If they
don't help you, tell the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton SO, and you get your
money back again.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
aDsc,,pipr Custom.

"The pretty art of story telling is
falling somewhat into disuse," com.
planned woman to reporter the other
dav. There are hundreds of well-or.
dered, rosy babies, who have never
known the fascination Of well-.old fairy
tales. Sometimes good natured
nurse undertakes to explain the real,
romantic meaning of the Sleeping
Beauty pictures, and such a maid gains
a strong hold on the hearts of her young
charges. Negro nurses are, for this
reason, wonderfully adapted TO nursery
management, and usually beloved by
the children. / believe it is the plain
duty Of every mother to amuse her lit.
tie one in this way. Some mother,
think it bad practice, yet it seldom
does harm for mother to sit at the bed
side of fearful, wide-awake little one
and chant the thrilling story of the pig
that would not go over the stile, till the
fretful child is soothed into sleep"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

sawdust is used instead Of hair in
mortar.
Petroleum wells have been discovered
among the coal beds OF Alabama.
A machine for making shoe strings out
of paper is recent Philadelphia (Pesn
invention.
A Cincinnati Ohio child has been re-
claimed from idiocy by the operation of
craniotomy.
A torpedo net constructed of inter
locking steel rings is soon to be put to
a practical test.
If the sun were hollow air bali, it
would take 1, 1881, 900 globes the size of
the earth to fill it.
Dry ropes immersed for four days in a
bath containing twenty grains of sui
phite of copper to a quart of water are
for some time preserved from the attacks
of animal parasites and rot.
The Hungarian Minister of Commerce
has under consideration a plan for the
fastest train in the world, to be run on
an electric railway, and to carry passen-
gers from Vienna to Budapesth, 1856
miles, in two hours and half.
The principle of the compressed paper
car wheels, which are so widely used
throughout the world, is applied in
France to the manufacture of pulleys for
power transmission. The pulleys are
said to be very light, cheap and service
able In every respect.
Forty three vessels were built last yeat
in San Francisco, Cal, Of which seven
teen were schooners, fifteen propellers,
six sleeps, three steamers, one barken-
tine and one ship The total tonnage
was II, 671.47 net, which is largely in
excess of the previous year.
A new rolling mill in the krupp
Works at Essen, Germany, is probably
larger than any other in the world 1t
will roll plate about twenty eight inches
thick and nearly twelve feet wide. The
rolls are of steel Each pair in their
rough state weighed 100, 900 pounds.
Pyrogranite is a new brick, of Russian
origin, that is being tried by English
builders. 1t is made from conbina.
ton of fusible and infusible clay, and il
strong and hard, resisting crushing
force of five aud one-half tons per square
inch. 1t takes high polish, aud the
clays may be mixed to give a great va,
riety of colors.
A patent has been granted for an cleo
trical drill for oil wells. The deviss
consists of series of motors in tandem,
connected in such a way as to make ONO
motor. The design has been to get tbs
power within a six-inch diameter, so that
the entire mechanism, which much re,
sembles common boiler, can be low
cred in the well and the power can heap
piled at the bottom The drill bits are
firmly fastened on the rod, which Is
worked rapidly in and out OF acylipder,
after the manner of piston rod.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

joy and sorrow, and in sickness and in health;
by the memory OF those pleasant hours when
you sat together in your new home talking
OF bright future; by the cradle and the
joyful hour when our life was spared anG
another given; by that sick bed. when the
little one lifted up the voice and called for
help, and you knew be must die, he put one
arm around each Of your necks and brought
you very near together in that dying kiss; by
the little grave in Greenwood that you never
think OF without a rush of tears; by the
family Bible, where, amidst stones of
heavenly love, is the brief but expressive
record of births and deaths; by the neglects
OF the past and by the agonies OF the future;
by Judgment day, when husbands and
wives parents and children. In immortal
groups, viii stand to be caught up in shining
array or to shrink down into darkness; by
all that, l beg youto give to home your best
affections.
All, my friends, there is an hour coming
when our past life will probably pass before
US in review. 1t will be our last hour. IT
from our death pillow we have to look back
and see a life spent in sinful amusement
there will be dart that will strike through
our soul sharper than the dagger with which
Virginius slew his child. The iniQuities and
rioting through which we have passed will
come upon us, weird and skeleton as Meg
Merrilies Death, the old Shylock, will de-
mand and take the remaining pound of
flesh, and the remaining drop of blood, and
upon our last opportunity for repentance,
and our last chance for heaven the curtain
will forever drop,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

It was at dinner in Chicago The in.
vited ministers were deploring the fact
that the catechism is but little studied
by the children Of the present day. In
this the hostess differed from them, say
ing: at is not so III our house. James
has just received prize for a perfect
recitation of the catechism, and even
little johnny is beginning to learn it.
Johnny, tell the minister What is the
chief end of man q" The little fellow
addressed had been too intent on an I'M
usually coed dinner to hear aught but
the question directly addressed to him,
and was, perhaps, little annoyed at
the interruption, for he replied rather
impatiently, Il don't know, but ! sup
pose the one With the head on r..
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

A Kansas paper tells of a farmer who
wanted to dig we'll. The first thing
that he did was to pillow lot OF land
and plant it to oats. Every day he
watched the oats, observing the spots
that showed the greatest moisture.
Finally he selected spot and sank q
we'll. At twentyfour feet he had a fine
stream of water. 1t is said to be the
best we'll in the country. Other
farmers in the same neighborhood have
failed to find water at 300 feet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
Tahl-tan Indian Skill.

Among the Tail tan Indians of British
Columbia goats wool is IN great de
mand. From it much yarn is spun, most
excellent blankets are woven, and de-
cided skill and taste are shown in the
characterization of these household essen,
tials, in which bright colors, prepared By
themselves from native woods and banks,
are successfully combined and effectively
arranged, These faraway neighbors are
not lacking in musical ability. If travel
ers' reports may be quoted, the native re-
hearsals enlist immediate and apprecie-
tive interest. -Harper's BGsar.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

BY local applications, as they cannot rescs
the diseased portion of the ear There is only
one way to cure deafness, and that is By CON
stitutonai remedies. Deafness is caused by
an infiamed condition of he mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube get
infamed you have rumbltng sound or impcr-
Deafness is the result, and unless the inflani-
nation can be taken ont and this tube re-
stored TO its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of Ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an IN
famed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
cannot cure By taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
Sead for circulars, free.
FJ. CHENEY & Co.. Tolelo, o.
Sold by druggists Is cents.
The state hospitals make no provis on for
the care of fish that are found in seine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

Hrcouced from the laxative and nutritious
Juice OF California figs, combined with the
heuiclnal virtues of plants known to be most
O>hehclal to the human system, acts gently on
the kidneys liver and bowels, cffectually
cleansing the system. dispelling colds and
headaches, and curing habitual constinafion
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

feel it my duty to inform oilers of my sue
eoss plating spoons c as 1e%eit{ etc INC
$50. BY addressing the Lake Electric Co.
Englewood, ILL.,, you can get c rculGrs. Six
months ago 1 was poor, | now have a nice home
and bank acc lunt all the product OF So in
vested in a Platter. AREADsR
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

factions" speak lou Ter than words; A
judgmt NJ is worse than a dun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
A chnnce 20 nInse Nancy.

until 45g r G.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

FoR impure or thin Blood, Weakness. Mala.
ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and i5iliousness,
take Browns Iron BitteTs-;t gives strength,
making old persons feel young-and young
persons strong; pleasant TO take.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
4 anal is nearly fouE "a ns TroE

Five cents saved on snap; Ave dol ars lost on
rotted clhhas. Is IN q ee0nOma9 IRE IS not
o cents diff renee tetwcen IN cost of bar CT
the poorest soap ma lie aud tn b-st, which is
as all know, Do bins's EIectr ic
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

In the report of the escape of pris-
oner it is stated that he left his dummy
behind. Did the man wear a hustle?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

Instead of trying to appeas' the Cdtor
Spring POETS keen on adding uel TO the flame.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

There is n referenc to ongraving In Exodu.
xviii. .. 1t is proba bly, the ear list
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21
Between Williamsport, Shippensburg and
intermediate Points

Leave Williamsport for IIagerstown, 6:25, 7:I5
1888 m, and l:45 and 6:45 m.
Leave liagerstown for Williamsport S:30a m
and l2;l5, 1905, 6:l0 and sos m.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

Be- chants PMS cure 5 c~-Hcadach'.
The coroan alphabet phonetic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

Additional Train will leave Carlisle daily
except Sunday at $50 m, stopping at all in
termediate stations arriving at Harrisburg at
$40 I'm.
Morning and Evening Mail runs daily be-
tween Hagerstovn and Harrisburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

The state hospitals make no provis on FL
the care of fish that are found in seine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-03-21

Sick Headache, Constipation,
Fever and Ague, Dizzy Head and
Cold Feet, Torpid Liver, Want of
Appetite and General Debility,
are Positively cured by
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-26
PUSSY ELECTROPLATED.
Remarkable Effect of q Stroke of Light
ming In Vermont.

Remarkable Effect of u Stroke of Light
ming In
A freak of lightning probably more re-
markable than any hitherto recorded oo-
Cured near the small village of New Salem,
VT, at the foot of the Heidelberg noun
tains, says the st. Louis Republic. Aren't
S. Vandyck occupies an old mansion, in the
parlor of which hung a collection Of revo-
lutionary swords, one of which was heavily
plated with silver. A terrific thunder storm
came night before last and one terrible
crash aroused the household. All we're
stunned for a moment, but, recovering.
they fastened to discover what damage was
done
Suddenly the younger Vandyck pointed
to al old fashioned sofa. Upon it lay what
was apparently the silver image of a cat
curled up in an exceeC ingiy comfortable
position. AS far as the shape and posture
of the animal were concerned it might have
been a live cat. Each 9litterlng hair was
seperate II distinct, and each ~silvery
bristle of the whiskers described q graceful
curve as in life. Father and son turned to-
ward the swords which hung upon the wall
just above the sofa and there at onoe saw
that the sword had been stripped of all it's
silver. The hilt WAS gone and the soabbard
was but q strip of blaokened steel. The
family cat had been electroplated by light
ming.
In one of the panes of glass in the window
was found Il u hole about the size of a
half dollar, where the lightning had evil
IDENTIFY entered. There was u charred streak
across the sash, where the electrical fluid
had made it's way to the sword, down which
it had passed to the cat, carrying with il
the silver, which it deposited upon the AMI
NAL. or course the cat was instantly killed,
and therefore remained i'll the position in
which it WAS quietly sleeping woen the flash
came. 1t is thought the plating of the cats
tody will prevent decay and that probably
it may be retained among the collection of
curiosities, which is more remarkable than
all. Local scientists are puzzled, and one
of their members of the Albany institute is
Investigating the case.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-26

the masculine penchant for the bright
things that are permissible is evident in
this fact-thnt while the snowy figurings
have been superseded, the background
hues have become decidedly more aggressive;
the average in the effect of quietude
coupled with mildness that has of late pre-
vailed thus being preserved.
In respect to the cutting up of the silks,
it may be said that the styles, while utiliz-
ing the material in a different way, giving
in instances the effect that the forms are a
trife smaller, will yet be ample in every
respect and consume quite as much material
in high-grade goods as the advanced shapes
of last season.
The statement that may seem involved is
readily made clear in %instancing the make
up fo~ur-in-hand where one apron is narrow
add the other wide. The size of the CROSS
fold is naturally diminished in a chic and
altogether natural effect, while the size of
the lower portion is increased correspond
ingly by the greater spread of the larger
apron. This style is certain to achieve
especial popularity. Moreover, the wad-
ding of the fine textures with heavy founda-
tions, producing a mechanical upholstered
effect, 10 to be largely done away with, and
the width of the band that goes about the
collar ID to be more generous.
An essential adjunct to the wardrobe of
every man that desi,es to be appropriately
dressed is the macintosh. Tho inc, eased
percentage of rainy days in recent seasons
has made the raincoat a decidedly useful
garment. and the advances brought about
in it's manufacture, both on the score of
appearance and comfort, have greatly
facilitated its popularity.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-26
MORALITY OF FICTION.
Mr. Howells Thinks There Is Perceptible
Moral Decadence.

Mr. Howells Thinks There Is Perceptible
Moral Decadence.
Then, is there a decay in the morality of
our fiction? 1t is always pleasant to think
that there is a decay in things; it almost
proves that there is no decay in ones self;
but really We are disposed, without claiming
undue credit for the opinion, to say that
there is q moral decay in our fiction. 1t is
more artistic, or perhaps we had better say
chic. than it was; but it is not 80 sound, we
feel quite sure. Eighteen or twenty years
ago the news stand in question would have
been covered with novels vilely printed and
repulsively bound, but certainly healthier
people who do these nasty looking contem-
porary thinRs-authors, artisans, artists
rave got touch; they are clever; and yet
there are plenty of people who have got
touch, who are clever, and vino are not do
ing nasty looking things. We all know
them; it il needless to name them; but APP
parently the news stand believes the public
does not want them, at least in book form.
Whom, then. does the literary nastiness
of the nsws-stAnd accuse, with it's deoayed
fctionp The public taste, or the taste of
the pandsrer who purveys itp b pan
drrsr is probably a person of no taste what
sver. good. bad. or indifferent. and at least
"a innocent as the ladies' who write so many
Of his nasty looking novels. All that we
can be Chafitably sure of in that there is n
mistake somewhere. from which the patrons
of tho newsstand arc the final sufferers.
and that the moral decay Of Dur fiction il
not only undeninble, but il unfortunately
insisted upon, made evident, typical, repre-
sentative, by the Misunderstanding of those
who suppose that others, most others, like
taint.-William Dean Howslls in Harper's
Magazine for August.