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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-03-05
BOOMING VERMONT,

The Vermont air is full of reports of a
kind until very recently supposed to be
peculiar to the woody West. Towns are
beng doomed This town organizes
a board of trade to push its manufactur-
ing and commercial interests, that one
has an illustrated article printed showing
its advantages and attractions and scat
tiers it broadcast over the land, another
aIranges to take a lot of summer board
ers and advertises for them, and so on
through.
The sight is refreshing. The fact that
changing time and circumstance has
brought about a decrease i'll population
among the hill towns has started croak-
ing chorus at once absurd and mis-
ehievous. 1t is true that the State can
not 60 on forever as it did 80 years ago,
but the change which ends one source Of
profit always starts another, and
the last continually proves the greater
one.
Why shouldn't Vermont be doomed?
1t has rather become the fashion to sit
down and moan and howl as if the State
were a wretChed desert, but it still man
ages to live and there is one circumstance
which ought to be constantly borne in
mind. Take town suffering from the
abandoned farm disease badly-for in
stance, Dummerston-put all its acres
which have ever been under cultivation
against an equal number in any town
west of the Ohio River, and the same
care will surely bring the best results
from the Vermont land. We have here
the absence of the terrible drouths which
prevail throughout the West, a market
near home and many other advantages.
If in spite of all these things the Yer
mont farmer grows poor while his Illinois
brother grows rich. An explanation OF
the fact can usually be found in the cir
cumstance that that the former lives like
a prince and the latter like pauper.
But the Vermont farmer grows rich, not
withstanding his good living, as fast as
any farmer.-Herdld
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vermnnt,s Centennial.


just one hundred years ago to-day
March 4th), Vermont was admitted to
the Union. She was the first common
wealth to be added to the list of States.
She might.have been one of the original
thirteen but for her plucky inslstence on
what she believed to be her rights. The
first permanent settlement within her
borders was made at Fort Drummer,
near Brattleboro, in 1924, under a mis-
apprehension by the settlers, who
thought they had located in Massachu-
sets. For many years the region was
known as the New Hampshire grants, :"
and a lively conflict Of jurisdiction arose
between New Hampshire and New York
In 1776 the people of Vermont asked to
be represented in the continental con-
gress, but the petition was refused.
Though outside the confederation
Vermont was loyal to the American
cause, and it is to her everlasting honor
that her "embattled farmers admins
tered defeat to the British troops at
the important battle of Bennington.
But Vermont was too weak to Ego it
alone" and it illustrated the practical
shrewdness of thespeople that they main
tanned neutrality-suspicious. during
which they cajoled the British into
believing them ready to negotiate for a
recognition of English sovereignty,
though they had no real thought of such
thing. Yet by such means they secured
exemption from British invasion and
enjoyed peace.
In 1881 they again asked for admission
tot Union, but once more were refused
because they would not cOncede New
York's claims to lands on the western
border. At last, on January 10, 1901, q
convention at Bennington adopted the
Federal Constitution and accepted the
offer of New York to pay $4,000 for the
territory claimed by this State. The
conditions having been complied with
congress on the 18th of February, 1901
passed the act admitting Vermont
which, on the 4th of March succeeding
became the fourteenth State of the
| Union.-1rOy Times.
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Down in Maine one of the issues is a
change in the School system OF the
State. Here is point made by the lady
correspondent of an exchange which is
in hearty accord with Vermont ideas.
Her conclusions, however, may not be
so popular: 1--WE hear good deal said
about abandoned farms. The prime
cause of the abandonment of farms is to
he fonud in the school question. Already
The first question asked by the would-be
purchaser of farm is, How about
school? Is there one near? No live
Yankee will locate where a school-house
is wanting. Those farms now occupied
will be abandoned as soon as the school,
situated within easy distance, under
local management, ceases to exist The
dearest right of manhood is to have
share in the management of local affairs,
as is also the greatest hope of the child
to have voice, some day, in disbursing
the school fund, and perhaps get some
himself for teaching. This hope is a
Great incentive to the learner. But tins
Fight and this cherished hope will when
the district management is annulled), be
swept into the melstrOm, close by the
shore of civil government centralza'
+;On -
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Wbat to do WIth vacant Farms.

New Hampshire has been struggling
In a commendable manner to solve the
vacant farm problem, as has Vermont,
and gratifying progress Is reported by
Hon. N. ]. Bachelor, State commits
sioner of agriculture and immigration.
The commissioner says that since the
establishment of State immigration
department about $50 vacant farms in
New Hampshire have been reoccupied
mainly by Americans for summer homes,
while the summer boarding business has
been largely increased and he looks for
still more satisfactory results the COM
ing season. The commissioner has just
issued in pamphlet form revised list of
about 1000 farms with vacant buildings
for sale in New Hampshire. In all cases
the descriptions were furnished by the
owners and accompanied by sworn
affidavit saying that the statements made
were according to their best knowledge
and belief true, while inquiries of a gen.
eral nature, or in regard to the advan-
tages of any particular locality, receive
prompt attenti n at the Office of the
commissioner at Concord. Commits
sioner Bachelor in his official capacity
has also issued an interesting and artistic
work entitled Lakes and summer
resorts In New Hampshire" advertising
the attractions Of that State for summer
visitors.
Vermont has no commissioner of agri-
culture and immigration, thanks to the
economical turn OF mind of the last Leg.
islature, SO that the advertising of vacant
farms can not very well be done by the
State, but private enterprise promises to
accomplish largely in this direction the
work which would naturally be done by
commissioner. AS has already been
stated in these columns the management
of the Central Vermontroad has decided
| to boom Vermont as summer resort by
advertising in all the large cities Sum
mer hotels, boarding houses and family
homes among the beautiful green hills
of Vermont" This is a commendable
work and one that will rebound to the
honor of the Central Vermont and at the
same time largely increase its business.
| When this work is thoroughly accom-
plished and the States manufacturing
interests have received their proper
development the vacant farm problem
will be found to have worked out its own
solution. This result may not be
reached so soon in this way alone as II
would with the additional efforts of 9
commissioner TO aid in the work, but
the crop of summer visitors is sure tc
make Vermont blossom as the rose
Free Press
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As an indication that when needed
there is money enough in Vermont, may
be cited movement of NewpOrt's citi-
gems last week. A new savings bank was
proposed which made necessary the dis
posal of stock to the amount of $50, OOO
A meeting was called and on the opening
of the books over $l07, 900 was promptly
subscribed. A few more cases of this
nature and the threadbare groan about
New England's poverty and general
played-Out condition will have about as
much strength as picnic lemonade. Such
a circumstance means more than is
shown to casual glance. 1t means that
there is wealth enough in Vermont for
the furtherance of any enterprise in her
interest if it can be only concentrated
and applied, and it also means that
thinking men are coming to realize that
it will be to their advantage if they do
not place all their eggs in Western and
Southern baskets. Such is the pay to
boom Vermont.-BeilOos Falls Times.
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ooIORINa BUTTER,

The Boston Herald pitches into farm.
ers who want laws to prevent the sale OF
oleomargarine as butter and yet put arti
fetal color into the product Of their own
cows. 1t urges that the deceiving in the
two cases is the same thing logically
and that the farmers should quit adul.
terating food on their own account before
making a fuss about what their neigh.
bOrs do in the same line.
We'll. have the coloring of butter
stopped. Yellow butter is simply fash
ion which started because the product OF
a certain season Of the year is naturally
yellow, and II would be Just as well ia
have it without color. In fact some OF
the finest butter produced is sold foI
a high price with its natural color al
ready.
Stop coloring butter II you like, but
remember two things: In the first place,
coloring butter is not adulterating it in
the ordinary sense Of the word. II
changes he appearance Of the butter
and does nothing else. And again, take
any view of the coloring you like, and il
is ridiculous to liken the operation to
passing off tallOw as butter. Cutting all
kinds of marble into a form originally
given only to stone of a special kind
might be reprehensible, but the operation
would hardly be classed with that of
painting a board to initiate marble and
selling L as marble.-RutIaad Herald,
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A LESSON NOT WITHOUT ITS ADvAN-
FACES,

A news dispatch chronicles the col
lapse of the 'FWindsor National Bank"
on account of its Western business. We
take 1t that the bank mentioned is the
savings bank of Windsor rather, as ma
ional banks have no authority to invest
in mortgage loans as described, II the
dispatch is true, as published, we shall
not be surprised. There has been per-
feet Juror on the part of some Vermont
people of late for Western and Southern
Investments, anywhere away from home,
such as has never been witnessed before.
so wild has been the the. rush, and so
careless the investments made N some
conjectured instances, that disaster has
been freely predicted, The dispatch con-
veys the impression that the bank was
managed by its "loaning agents" rather
than by its officers, who must have been
ignorant of what was going on. When
ever financial institutions are run by its
agents, whether banks, insurance COM
panies or any other, the institutions are
in peril. We hope the banks failure
may not be as serious as stated, and also
hope the announcement may serve as a
warning for the future, II there is any
business under the sun that calls for
careful, conservative management, 1t is
that of banking, 1t is exceedingly per-
ilous to accept the one idea Of high rates
of interest in these times of increasing
capital, The money market does not
warrant it, and In cases where the open
ing is sought there must be peril, There
are no better opportunities for the in
yestment of money by Vermonters than
in Vermont, in building up the State,
where the money is earned. With half
the enterprise shown in these Western
and Southern booming communities, Yer
mont to-day would be rich in every way,
lis population double what it now is.
The money drawn from the State should
cease. and Il the Windsor lesson shall
serve to direct the attention Of Yer
monters more to their own affairs and TO
the development of the State it may not
be altogether a bad thing for the future.
Something of this sort, though terrible it
may be, is necessary for healthy awak-
ening,-Mes, enger
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DOES FARMING PAY IN VERMONT.

This question is often asked. Here
is one answer from E. and Z. p. Allen,
who on hill-farm of over 800 acres hard
woodland, limerick soil in st. Johns
bury have concluded not to go go West
or South after figuring up for 1890. Mr..
E. p. Allen gives the following figures
which will be of interest to our many
farmer readers:
NV stock Jan. LIST consisted of 80 high
grade Jersey cows and heifers, 10 Of
them being yearlings Coming in), six of
which have since come into milk, the
balance were mostly two, three and four
year Odds; the number MIXED has aver
aged about 20. This with yoke of oxen
and bull, eight horse kind, 80 Cotswold
sheep, and "a hog kind, and about 20
hens made out the stock.
The income from said stock for 1890
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NOTICE TO SELL REAL ESTATE OF
BENJAMIN F. SEARS, Deceased.

BENJAMIN F. SEARS, Deceased.
STATE OF VERMONT
District Of Bennington,
In Probate Court, held at the Probate ofHce in
Bennington, in said District, on the 18th day Of
February, A. D., 1891.
Present. Hon. Alfred Robinso on Judge.
Chas. +. Sears and & %. b. Sears executors OF
the last will and Testament Of BENJAMIN I. Sears.
late Of Bennington, in said district, deceased
makes ar phi alton to said court for license to sell
all Of the real estate Of said deceased situate in
Bennington, in said district, described as follows:
One lot OF land containing about % ARES.
bounded on the north by the WallOomsac river;
asst by the highway leading to Bennington Cen
ire; south by lands OF John H. Bahan, and the
Lebanon Springs X. RI west by lands Of Sanll.
l.. Rob ns0n.
One lot of land, acres, bounded on the north
by lands Of be estate OF U. NJ. Robinson: east by
the highway aforesaid; south by Monument
grounds and lands Of estate # Daniel Robinson;
west by lands Of Samuel L. Robinson,
Home place. bounded on the north and east by
lands of John ii. Bahan; south by Monument
grounds, and west by lands of Highway.
One lot six ac es, bounded on the north by
lands Of John H Bahani east BY lands Of the es-
tate Of DR.. F. $. Clai k; south by lauls OF II. S.
Brown; west. by lands OF s.. Sanford.
The farm known asthe "WalbIidge Farm" C u
tanning nearly one hundred acres. situated at
Benn ngton Falls, for more particular description
Of which see land records OF Bennington, repre-
sen'ing that the sale OF said real estate would be
beneficial to said estate and all persons concerned
therein.
Whereupon, It Is ordered by said Court, that
said application be referred to asession thereof to
be held at the Probate office in Bennington, in
said district. on the 9Th dav of March.
A ID. 1891, for hearing and decision
thereon; aud, 1t is further ordered, that all per.
interested be notified hereof By publication Of
notice Of said application and order thereon three
weeks suocessively In the Bennington BANNER, a
newspaper published az Bennington, and which
circuiates in the neighborhood Of those inter.
ested, before said time Of hearing that they may
appear a! said time and place, and IL they see
cause, object thereto q
BY the Court Attest,
Sta ---~ ALFRED ROBINSON, Judge.
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In recent address at Boston Mrs, j..
Ellen Foster paid a most eloquent trl-
butte to the memory of the late Secretary
Window. She spoke of him solely from
n temperance standpoint, and referred
TO his home at Washington as a place
where any one could always feel safe;
Liquor was never used at his table, and
although his house was filed with every
thing beautiful that money could buy,
vet behind the paintings and statuarry
no tempter ever lurked; and this, said
Mrs. Foster, could be said of very few
houses at Washington. The papers have
been full of his magnificent speech in
New York, and with what he had done
in the financial interests of the country;
but scarcely has word been said OF his
far more lasting work in the cause OF
temperance. 1t was chiefly through his
efforts that the liquor evil which had so
lowered the condition of the emigrants
at Castle Garden had been obliterated;
in fact, all the improvements which have
recently taken place there are directly
attributed to the late secretary. 1t is
due to say here that the personal inves-
LEGATIONS and suggestions of Mrs. Foster
had something to do with the reform at
Castle Garden.
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Perhaps you think it is compar-
atively easy thing to produce a suit
of Clothes that will be attractive to
everybody? Nothing could be
further from the truth. 1t has been
remarked that since the world be-
gan there were never two noses
Just exactly alike. There is justas
much difference in taste as there is
in noses. 1t is my business to dis
cover in what direction the tide of
popular preference, as far as Cloth
ing and Gents Furnishings is flow
ing. Then, and then only, can l
hope to be in a position to offer
something that is certain to attract
all hands. | continually have my
finger on the pulse of popular taste.
OF course, in making up my Spring
stock, shall not have the pleasure
of consulting you personally. And
you will admit that | have been
successful in anticipating your de-
sires. After having examined my
stock you will not think it neces-
sary to go to the city for what you
want in my line of goods.
Yours Respectfully,
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Col. Veazey Well,

Adiutant General Goulding issues the
following bulletin in answer to many
kilograms which have been received:
RUTLAND, VI, Feb, 2S, 1891.
The reports in the Boston journal that
Commander-in-Chief Veazey was lying
dangerously sick at Rutland with pneu-
mOnia are withoutfoundation other than
that he was unable to come from Balti-
more to Gen. Shermans funeral. He is
now in Washington and is perfectly well.
j. II. GoULDING,
Adiutant General