The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18
DEFERRED NEWS AND NOTES.

DEFERRED NEWS AND NOTES.
1t was the women who were imposed
upon last year by Mckinley prices"
who largely determined the election of
congressman. They are shopping again
for Christmas, and the low prices will
give them good idea of what the Nc
Kinley prices really are. The Democracy
will not have the women with them next
year.
81 cannot see why there should be any
boarding of either gold or silver when
paper money is just as good and much
more convenient" said Senator Miller.
"a roll of greenbacks for a very large
sum can be hidden away in the space
that five dollars in silver would occupy.
Under our financial sys EN- the paper is
equally as good as coin for saving in
small boards, as the whole country is
pledged to its redemption. AS to con-
venience in the ordinary transactions of
business there is no comparison. / can
put wad of bills in my watch fob that
will take me all over this country for
years of travel. In Mexico you get
taste of silver coinage on a silver basis
When a man travels about in Mexico, off
the line of railroads, he fills big belt
with silver, buckles it around his waist
where every one can see it, arms himself
with three or four revolvers in equally
plain sight, mounts a horse and starts off
looking like brigand. That is the diff
ference between a silver country as we
would be on free silver coinage basis
and our own method"
The Wason Manufacturing Company
of Springfield writes Hon. Henry Cabot
Lokge that it has at present booked for
early delivery over fifty passenger
coaches, all of which are to have roofs of
American tin, two thousand boxes of
which are subject to delivery in Spring
field within twenty-four hours time
Every commodity now used by this com
pany in the manufacture of railway cars
can be, for the first time in it's history,
of American production
A good story is told in the New York
Tribune of Chinaman who is employed
as a cook in a California family. He re-
Gently saw in cOnfectioner's window a
huge cake on which was motto made
of frosted sugar. And knowing that his
master and mistress were very religious,
being especially given to reading the
Bible, he determined to give them a
pleasant surprise by making a cake with
a text from the Bible on it. He wasn't
very familiar with the Bible, but he hap
pened to have some tracts in his room
which contained numerous texts" and
he concluded to use one of those. So he
went to work, made most beautiful
cake, and with truly Oriental patience
emblazoned it with text. But the feel
ing of the family may be imagined when
John proudly placed his masterpiece IN
the table, and they read on it these
words: "Ye generation of vipers; who
hath warned you to flee from the wrath
to come o.
1t is well known in Scotland that most
of the Highland corps are composed of
Inshmen, and good story is told of Sir
Hope Grant, Commander of the Madras
Army. who, at dinner given in his
honor, noticed the martial pipers play
ing, as is usual, behind the chair of the
guest of the evening, and Sir Hope, de-
lighted at the inspiring national tunes,
turned round to the most stalwart min
strel and exclaimed: 1T warns my
heart to listen to the bonnie Tilt! What
part of Scotland do We come frae, my
mon?' ''Connemara, yer HONOR re-
piled the bard, expanding his chest with
conscious pride, while roar of laugh
ter echoed everywhere, in which Sir
Hope heartily joined.