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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-27
WouIdn,t noGHi. Mnt.

While MinisteIsto Russia Ex-Governor
Andrew G.. Curtin had an American visi-
tor, New Yorker, with all the SuRgfoid
of the average American. The New
Yorker desired to be presented to the
Car, but, as no civilians are accorded
that distinguished privilege, all that
Minister Curtin could do was to offer his
cOmpatriOt chance to see his august
majesty pass certain point ON his
morning ride,
The New Yorker was promptly on
hand, waiting by the side of the Minister
next morning, and the kingly sleigh,
with all pomp and ceremony, came glib,
ing by. The Gar inclined his heau
slightly as lie noticed the United States
Minister, who promptly dotted his hat, as
all persons are required to in Russia as
the Car passes. The New Yorker re-
manned rigidly covered.
"Why did you not removed your hat?'
| asked.
"Well, am as good as the Gar, and |
never take of my hat to any one in token
of their superiority replied the Ameli,
can.
You'll hear of this before you ar
much older" | said.
Next day | received very polite per-
sOnal note from Prince Gurtschautf ask
ing me to call at the Foreign Office at my
earlist convenience, continued Mr.. Cur
tin. When | called the Prince said !:
Mr.. Curtin, you were on the street yes
t3rday when the Gar passed, and it wa.
noticed that Mr.. -, who was with you,
lid not remove his hat. An uninten-
t.Onal mistake on the part of Mr.. -,
suppose answered: prince, might.
L suppose, tell you dip omatic lie anu
say that it was all u mistake, but | will
not. Mr.. - kept his hat on from
choice" The Prince knew as we'll as i
did why my friend had not removed his
hat.
The day following my New York
friend rushed INTO my office with an Off
cial letter written to him in French, an,
asked me to read it for him. | looked il
over and said: well you have permls
sion to leave this empire at once and you
had better 60" Not much," he all
swered, II am an American citizen, anu
| will stay here as long as like"
That very afternoon a sleigh pulled>up
in front OF the quarters of Mr.. - anC.
two gendarmes, without saying IL word,
bundled all his traps into the sleigh, anu
taking Mr.. - of New York, American
citizen, etc, in custody, saw him across
the frontier and out OF Russia. -Phila-
dolphin Record.
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Lane'S Family Medicine Moves the Bowels
Each day. Most people need to use it,
ImPRovIsING A DRESS SUIT

"About eight years ago" said Auditor
Joseph Brown. II was in London, Eng.
land. One day bought stall to see
Patti at the Royal. A stall corresponds
to our boxes. When the evening came |
took the ladies around and walked in at
the door. But did not get far.
"'You cannot come in here, said the
doOrkeeper.
"'Why not?' | asked in surprise;
here are my seat tickets.
'''Well, you cannot enter he replied,
decisively; your coat is a frock, and
nothing but dress suits are allowed
II expostulated. | told him that my
hotel was a long way off and that the
ladies would be greatly disappointed.
was an American and did not know the
rule of the theatre.
FINALLY he told me to go into the
dressing-room. where the attendants
might perhaps be able to fix me out all
right.
II went, expecting to pay two or three
crowns for the loan of coat. The fell
low looked at me a second, whipped ii
pin from his lapel, and pinned my coat
tails back, and | found myself in even
ing dress
81 gave the man half crown. st.
Louis Chronicle.
at leads them ALL. is the general re-
ply of druggists when asked about the
merits or I'll nf Hoo IS SarS1parilla.
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WAS DI~GUSTED
THE LAST NrnAW.

1t was a good natured crowd that were
in the same car with the newly married
couple, and it took little notice of their
coddlin IS a I'd c dressings. Most of them
were apparently married people who had
been there themselves, aud were there
fore charitably inclined. The turtle
doves, however, became 50 interested in
their billing and cooling that they quite
forgot the presence of others, and in a
short time climax WIS reached which
led them to sit with foot of space be-
tween them them until their destination
was reached
Lightly leaning her head upon his
shoulder and looking up at him out OF
the depths of a pair OF big blue eyes, She
asked:
who's sweet?'
A hush fell upon the car as she listened
for his answer Bending down until his
mustache almost touched her brow, he
said:
'Bofe OF us.p
Tt the crowd laughed and the car
shook 50 it almost left the rails.
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''He was such pretty boy" said Mrs.
Frank Leslie Wilde last evening in the
Gerlach, No. So West twenty-seventh st.,
speaking of young Albert Hope, who is
under arrest in Philadelphia for uttering
a worthless check.
''He had the daintiest hands andfeet, a"
she continued; clark, dreamy eyes and
black, wavy hair. His manners were
lovely, and he had the most exquisite
taste in dress. His morning jackets were
visions,
Il am so sorryAlbert is in distress. He
came into my life about two years ago.
He had just come to New York with a
fortune inherited from his father, cot
ton merchant of New Orleans. He is a
creole, of the same race as myself, and he
was presented to me by Mrs. Clevelan d,
sister of Horace Greeley. took fancy
to the boy and he to me. He came here
to live, he said, to be near me.
albert was as generous as a prince.
He gave costly suppers, and spent his
money without stint. He would bring
me roses costing 81 apiece"
did he spend all his time in social
frivolities?" asked.
"Oh, no, 'said Mrs. Wilde, "he spent
all his time with me. Tommy Russell
little Lord Fauntleroy)and L were his
dearest friends. He wore our pictures in
a miniature locket hung around his neck.
OF course he was one of those girl boys.
and he wanted to be near me all the time.
The girls worshipped him. but lie told
me that he did not care for them, and
that he had never kessed girl in his
life"
Mrs. Wilde told me that Albert con-
fessed one day that he was financially
ruined, and asked for loan. She gave
him S75 as a gift. The next time she
saw Albert he was seedy and forlOrn.
''Since my marriage" said Mrs Wilde,
Il have received letter from him con-
graduating me, and asking my forgive
ness for his deception. He wrote that
he had been married for five years, and
that his wife was 'castaway,' who had
blackmailed him under threats of ex-
posure. IN. Y. Herald.
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Some unnamed Eastern philanthro.
plst has given $50, 900 toward ibrar,
fund for the Colorado College at
Colorado Springs. OF this $50, 900 vii
b, expended on a building and $1,000
Tor books.
While making bolt in the steel
works at Homestead recently workma..
turned off shaving 265 feet in length.
A shaving III feet in length is exhibit, d
as great curiosity in the Woolwich Ar
senal, England.
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Pencilings.

1t would be just rs well if you
Understand politics before you endea.
vor to explain them.
Understand persons motives before
critcising their actions.
Understand that thy friend hath a
friend, and thy friends friend hath Il
friend" before you tell the secret that
was confided to you.-Music and Drama.
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A lady not far from BlackintOn. who
has always kept the Sabbath from g.
o'clock Saturday night until Monday
morning, worked until O'clock last Sat
urday night, and arising bright and early
Sunday morning, she set her house in Or
der, and, calling on friend, invited her
to go to BlackingtOn and do some shop
ping. As it was such fine day 'Barkis
was willin'," and off they started, chat
ting along until they came to the mill,
which was not running, of course. The
ladies remarked on the unusual occur
renee and came to the conclusion that
one of the firm was dead. Meeting a
boy, they asked who was dead, and were
told no one. Walking along, they came
to store. Climbing the steps, they tried
in valid to open the door AftOr rafting
away awhile Mrs. -- turned to the
crowd of boys who were gazing at them,
and asked impatiently where the owner
was. The answer was, 'across the way"
Then Mrs. asked with great as
perity, ''wEy is not this store open at
this time of day ?" A small boy piped
out amid the giggling crowd, its never
open Sunday, Mrs. -" He was ia
vOred with stare of incredulouS amaze
ment from both ladies, but at this mo-
ment the church bell began to ring. Mrs.
- grasped the arm of her friend and,
dragging her down the staps, made bee
line for home, muttering: "What a fool
| am. shall never hear the last of this, I"
and the ladies have been in the valley of
humiliation ever since North Adams
Transcript.
VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA Pure. solu-
bic, economical.
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THE GtAMuAIs UONFUTED

1.-TWO negatives make an affirmative,
you believe?'
Yes
"Well, | don't take any stock in any
such nonsense
"Why not?'
"Why not? I'll tell you. On Monday
night proposed to Mary Jones and she
SAID no: on Tuesday night proposed to
an affirmative out of them you are bet.
ter grammarian than am
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SOC a MOftb. SIS a Year
eSr@Sub; crhe Of your local news agent, or
postmaster, or send your subscription to
JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY
Boston, Mass.
NOTICE TO SELL REAL ESTATE
OF PATRICK BRANN and JOHN
MADDEN, Deceased.

STATE OF VERMONT.
Dist of Bennington. SO.
In Probate Court held at Bennington, within
and for said district, the eth day OF November
\. ID 1891.
Present. Hon. Aired r bnson. Judge.
Mari f Brann, adminsira rix the estate
Patrick Brann and exec rtriX II the last will
and testament Of John Madden late of Beuning-
ION in said dStrict drcrascd, makes application
said court for III ensc sell al Of the real es-
Stlte nf sail decreased situate in Rem ington in
raid district, and containing firyiwo acres with
the buildings thereon r presenting that the sale
ofsaid real estate wuul br beneficial to said es
rat" ara al ne~sous iut''e. t-l her. IN.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that
said application be referred to session thereof to
be- held AZ the Probate office IN Is, in.nutun, in
said district on the 5'h day Of y crmber.
d. 1891. for hearing and decision
thereon; and. il Is further ordered that all per-
interested be notified hereof by publication Of
notice of said application and order thereon three
weeks successfully in the Bennington BANNER,
newspaper published at Brnnir gton, and which
circulates in the neighbOrhood of those inter-
ested. before said time of hearing that they may
appear at said time and place, and II they see
cause, object thereto
BY the Lourt. Attest,
a ALFRED ROBINSON, Judge.
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COLLEGE TRAINING DOESN'T DO 1T


have said that l have seen college
women fail in the commercial world,
using the term to cover the giving of
work for which money is paid. There
comes to mind now a clear, beautiful
morning in the early fall, when card of
introduction was handed to me in my
office, introducing graduate OF the Har-
ward Annex and of Girton College. HAD
| been asked before this experience
whether it were possible for woman to
fail with such an equipment, l would
have unhesitatingly answered mo.
The bearer of the card shortly appeared
There was not one indication in her
dress or manner of her educational adj
vantages. A bang that began at the
crown of her head. so cut that 1T remind
ed you of terraces, extended to her eye
brOws, completely covering her forehead.
A hat many sizes too small for a woman
of her height was on her head. Her
dress was too short, and the braid was
won off; but two buttons were off her
dress, and her handkerchief in the open
ing did not hide the fact of their absence
When she sat down | unconsciously
moved my chair to make room for her.
She told her story She could find moth
ing to do. She had been teaching, but
No immigrant had more vague ideas of
what she wanted to do than this woman.
She thought she could do newspaper
work; was sure she could write edi-
torials. She wanted to get into news
paper office. 1t took all the self-com-
mand l had to refrain from saying,
There is not an Office in the country
that would shelter that bang | in
wardly groaned. My dream that col
lege education was the protection of
women against just such experiences as
hers was dispelled. No widow with five
children and district school education
faced the, world more helplessly. Her
mind was a great mass of dough, un-
shaped and unshapable until it had
passed through the fire. The girl who
comes out of college with no sense of
proportion, no eye for color, no sense of
the fitness of things, no knowledge of
the present conditions of the world of
which, from her standpoint, she forms
so large part, will need another train
ing, tina Of painful experience, to fit her
to use the tools given her by her alma
mater.-Hdrper'S BGzdr.
=
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DOES HOUK ga COME DOWN TO
YOUR EARS?

Two men OF equal means will patrOniZe
the same tailor and fuInisher, the sam
halter and shoemaker and yet the re-
suits will be as utterly different as
though the two were born in remote
continents and century apart.
There is the man whose necktie or
scarfstrap always crawls up his collar
and shows above his coat; no matter
how much or how little he pays for his
neckwear, it always insists upon making
itself painfully conspicuous. This per-
son will invariably be found socially OBJ
fuse, and lacking in quick perceptive
qualities. have seen many learned
chemist, manga profound Greek scholar,
whose necktie was always crawling up
his collar, but never bookmaker, Il
buncO steeIer, a smart drummer, a come
dian or a caricaturst.
never saw an earnest worker, or a
man who had real and serious duties to
perform, who had a hat too small for
him.
Many great lawyers and statesmen,
cranky but shrewd spectators, popular
preachers, and histOry-making generals
and editors wear hats too large for them
--sumeUmes SO large that they act as
extinguisherS and are stopped in their
downward course only by the projection
of the ears; but | never saw one wear a
hat too small, perched upon the top Of
his head. Indeed, might as positive
and invdriable fact say, save in Gases of
dire necessity, such as shipwrecks or,
utter and hopeless poverty, the man who
wear hat too small for him is a silly,
frivolous, cunceitcd creature, with no
serious ideas any subject and only
the most fiippart and shallow views OF
life and its obligations Even among
tramps and vagabonds, the fellow with
the 'dinky" derby balanced upon his
mop of unkempt hair is the most hope
less wreck among his class, while there
is always CLEAN of intelligence, II spark
of hope, i'll the tramp whose hat is too
large for him.-Kate FIELDS Washington.
WAS DI~GUSTED
with the learned doctors afCer swallow
ing their costly medicine in vain ror over
year for the relief of cdtlrrh in the
head, when | cured myself by using six
bottles of sulphur Bitters. My wife is
now taking them for nervous debility
Abel Carter. Parker House Boston.
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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
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MONEY # !; y
Aub Wv IN = on c.. d. he work. IL,
We furnish eryihng We you No risk. You d.vU-
spare nsme"rs or al our tins 70 the work his is n
entirely lead aud brnst Ieul r,cy worker
Beginners earning fo s25 $50 p'w sk and I"lrii.
and amer ts exp ienco. We r-h he en,-
Doymrut and teach you = kE. No ''"f 81. ~
Formation, PgEH. 'k'Es " y . Sd
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Prominent officers in the United
Suites Navy are said to favor the aboli-
ton of the mlrines in naval vessels.
Tell it to the maiiues.
Foot ball may be said to be game
of chests.
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sunday shopping.

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure rheu-
matism neuralgia. Entirely vegetable Safe.
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ASEA ADVERTISING. MEDIUM
The Press has no superior in New York

Send for The Press Circular
Samples free. Agents wanted everywhere.
Liberal commissions.
Address - THE PRESS,
44U5 Potter Building, SS Park Row, New York.
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at leads them all'' is the general re-
ply of druggists when asked about the
merits or sll S of Hoo IS SarS1parilla.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-14
The Sale Of the city MiIIs.

p. G. Hambaugh did not bid on
the City Mills yesterday. The bid
ding was all done by John L. Rab-
beth and J. H. Lindenberger. Ken
drick, Rabbeth & Co, when they
made their assignment last winter,
were involved to the amount of $751;
600. OF this amount Mr.. Linden
berger representing about 100000.
To pay off their Indebtedness Ken
drick, Rabbeth & Co put into the
hands of VIM. DoTity the City Mills
and elevator, a large lot of grain
which has all been sold, and the
lower warehouse. The $4,000 real
lied from the sale of the mills and
elevator therefore is not any
thing like all that the firm will pay.
The warehouse is yet to be sold, due
notice of which will be given by the
assignee.
1t is not known what disposition
the purchasers will make of the
mills.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-14

Forgeries are encouraged by the bad
practices that have grown up in the com
mercial houses--the use of photographic
pens and aniliue inks. Many large houses,
recognizing the lack of character in n sig
nature written with photographic pen,
have discarded them altogether in signing
checks and papers of similar Importance,
and other firms require documents to be
signed with steel or quill pen. A stlyo-
graphic signature is easily initiated and
when it comes to identifying the genuine
signature a difficulty is met, arising from
the effect of the movement on the essential
characteristic features. Aniline inks are
still more dangerous, because they can be
copied exactly by the use of copying pads.
london Tit-Bits
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-14
The Cumberland River.

1t is gratifying to note the zeal
with which people are taking hold
of the river Improvement measure
They are for it all along the line and
there will no doubt he q large crowd
at the river convention which meets
here next Wednesday, May 20. The
people above Nashville have already
been visited by the committee, and
it is now in Older for those below
Nashville to show by their actions
that they are in favor of the enter
prise. 1t should be borne in mind
that the lands along the river from
its head to its mouth abound in fine
timber, rich farms, iron, coal and
marble. The improvement of the
stream will be the cause of develop
ing all of these resources, by giving
necessary transportation. 1t will in.
crease their intrinsic value more than
people who have not studied the
matter would imagine, and it would
dump a great deal of wealth into
the lap of Montgomery county.
Thousands OF pounds of tobacco
would come here which now goes to
Louisville aud Cincinnati, and be-
sides it would insure cheaper timber
for manufacturing purposes. There
are also rich fields of coking coal all
along the banks of the upper Cum.
berand, With the improvement OF
the river this coal could be put down
in GAINESVILLE for l-ss than ten cents
per bushel. These coal veins are the
same as the celebrated Jcllico mines
and is the same quality they
have at Middlesborough, KY, where
q manufacturing city of 5000 people
has been bniIt up within the last few
years on land that five years ago
could have been purchased at $500
per acre, but which is now selling at
almost fabulous prices. One thing
that GAINESVILLE needs now is good
coking coal and this can be had by
improving the Cumberland river 50
boats can be run all the year. This
city cannot afford TO allow an oppOr-
tunity to pass by which it can be
benefited, and it will not allow this
one to go by without having her en-
dorsement written on it. There will
be several press representatives here
who will telegraph the news to their
papers, and if GAINESVILLE shows the
proper spirit she will get a good adj
vertising, People in the country
should drop their work for one day
and see that a large, representative
body Of citizens is on hand to show
the distinguished visitors that both
the city OF Clarks vile and the cOun
ty of Montgomery are in favor o.
improving the Cumberland. Re
member the date, Wednesday, May
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-14
OLDEST TWINS LIVING.
Sisters Eighty-seven Years Old Who Can
Scarcely BE Told Apart.

Scarcely BE Told Apart.
st. Cloud, Mimi, boasts the oldest living
pair of twins in the country. Rosina and
Crescentia Sutterlee were born in Zell
Baden, Germany, Feb %, 1904 Crescentia
was married in 1885 to John Fritz, at their
home, and in the year 1913, together with
her husband and only son, Andrew Fritz,
now a prosperous and highly respected
citizen of St. Cloud, mmigrated to Amer
lea and removed to Sandusky, o., where
they resided until 1857,
From there they went to Minnesota, To-
eating at st. Paul, and in 1861 removed to
their present home, which Is still her
home Rosina, the other twin sister, was
married to Edward Sweth in 1881 Five
children were born to this couple all of
whom have since died-three in Germany,
the other two in this country Her hus-
band died in Germany, and as n widow she
came to this country in 1868, residing with
her son-in-law, Henry Rooster, ever since.
The parents Of the two women both
reached the age of nearly ninety years, and
present indications would predict longer
lifetime for the twins than that of their
parents.
The resemblance in appearance of the
pair is 50 great that many times intimate
friends, who have known them since their
residence here, have been deceived in their
identity. Rosina has often been mis-
taken for her sister. At time the latter
needed medical treatment and called in the
doctor, who was a friend of her sister,
and when she became cOnvalescent she
asked the doctor for her bill He answered
that on account of the many favors shown
in business relations he wouldn't charge a
AI..A H..
sister he referred to.
Upon one occasion John Fritz, grand
son of Crescentia, who operates photo
graph gallery here, induced the twin sisters
to make q sitting for their photographs
When the picture was finished and shown
to them they simultaneously spoke up, say
ing, (Which Of the two am n"
The grandchildren of Crescentia, of
whom nine are living, have many times
failed to identify their grandmother when
in company with her sister except by
their dress. They usually dressed alike.
Rosina attends early mass in the Catholic
church every morning, and her sister, who
lives one and one-half miles from the
church, attends frequently during the sum
mer months, making the distance there
and back on foot. The memory of the two
aged ladies is good, especially that of Ro-
sina.
Crescentia about two years ago discarded
spectacles, which she had worn for many
years, and since reads the newspapers and
her prayer book without the aid of glasses
On bright days she can see the chapel on
the so called Calvary Mount, nearly two
miles distant from her residence. The two
stand each about five feet four inches in
height, and Crescentia weighs 235, while
Rosina only balances the scales at 1893
pounds They have both been widows for
many years, neither marrying after the
death of her first husband.-Chcago Her
aid.