The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-31

-SparTOwS have become Sucn NUS
ance in some part of German that re-
ward is offered for their destruction.
One of the barns of Mark Thompson
of Shelburne with its contents was total
ly destroyed by fire Saturday.
1t is said that the harbor of Salonioa
is being filed up by the deposits from
the river Vardar. Vessels find it diff
cult to find entrance.
"A farmer at Long Island, Mo-, re-
Gently thTeshed l 200 bushels of wheat in
nine hours, an average of nearly two and
a quarter bushels per minute.
The assessors seized the cash in
three savings banks at Los Angeles a
few days ago to satisfy the tax levy
which the banks had evaded paying.
"A man imagines that he has lots of
fun in telling how difficult it is even for
woman. to find her way in her own
pocket, but all the varnish comes off the
laugh when he begins to remember how
easily she gets into his pockets.
The Lick Observatory in California
is said to be in danger from forest fires,
which are sweeping over an extensive
section in the immediate vicinity.
Mrs. Bloobumper indicating passer-
by)-"That man is dressed to kill"
Bloobumber OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dis
cernment you have, my dear. That is
DR.. Paresis out making professional
calls"
The State of Texas has 957 murder
ers at large, according to the records
kept by the Adjutant General. This in
cludes all who have escaped since the
war. The sheriffs report them to the
adjutant general.
The Coroner of Tuba county, CAL,
fined corpse $50 for carrying concealed
weapons, confiscated the pistol from the
deceased's pocket and took for fees S25
out of the $75 found on the remains.
An express train near Linwood, Pa,
struck tramp and threw him several
feet i'll the air. When the trainmen
found him he was relighting his pipe and
was angry because he had to waste a
match.
Taking the recent census as a basis,
the New Orleans fimeS-DemOcrdt figures
out that of the white population of this
country only So per cent is English, 20
per cent. German, 10 per cent. Irish,
per cent. Latin, per cent. Scandinavian
and per cent Slav.
According to an apparently authentic
report, during hailstOrm in Lancaster
county, Pa, last week, hail gathered in
the barnyard of Martin F. Smart, near
Landisville, to the depth of three feet
and it was hauled to Landisville next
day. 1t froze together in large chunks.
Large fields of tobacco and grain were
completely destroyed.
"A cat at Ansonia, Ct, caught rob-
in the other day, but before it had time
to kill the bird four other robins, at
tracted by the cry of their companion,
made such a determined attack upon
pussy that she was glad to drop her
feathered prey and it flew away.
Fond Parent-"B Birdie, how much
does 90 love papa?' Birdie-'T'ousan'
million cillion pounds. Dot any tandy?"
Haven't any candy this time, Birdie,
but I've got kiss for you" Don't
love 90 one speck. "-ChicdgO Tribune
The Kansas District Judge who was
elected by the Farmers Alliance last fall,
though he had never read page of law
in his life, has again defled the Supreme
Court by ordering the arrest of the
sheriff for refusing to obey his directions
in mortgage case in which the Supreme
Bench had overruled him. In the light
of such antics as this it is not strange
that the Alliance as political force in
Kansas is already dwindling.
"A lady equestrian on long Island
has devised a novel bit of horsemanship
for her own amusement and the enter
tainment of her neighbors. Instead of
mounting her thoroughbred and canter-
ing about like common folks, she always
takes her airing tandem fashion, riding
on one and driving another horse at
tached to the first steed by long bridal
reins.
The Times of India gives figures in
support of its startling statement that of
the Indian pilgrims leaving Bombay for
Mecca and Medina more than one-third
never return. 1t appears that out of
$4,000 pilgrims who left Bombay between
19S4-90, $4,000 have never been accounted
for. The awful mortality is ascribed to
overcrowding on shipboard, cholera,
murder and hardships of all descrip-
tions.
"A New York jeweler has hit upon a
good plan for preventing robberies in
his store. 1t is an electric arrangement
for closing and locking the street door,
which is operated by a push button be-
hind the counter. 1t will also unlock
the door. Now, if well dressed people
who pose as customers seize trays full of
valuables and attempt to dash out of tie
store they can be detained. Or if sus-
picions persons enters the door can be
locked until danger is past.