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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-20
RAILROAD MEMS FRANKS.

Railroad employees delight in playing
tricks on each other and ON green hands,
and sometimes they carry their jokes to
unpleasant and even dangerous lengths.
On certain railroad in this
State brakeman on pas
Senger train was lounging around the
terminal depot one day, waiting for his
train to pull out, when he was approached
by young man who desired informa-
ton regarding the person to whom he
should apply for a place as brakeman.
We'll, Pm the man that hires them, I"
said the brakeman, winking at the by
ISLANDERS, land I'm wanting man, too !;
but you're green at the business, amt
your"
The applicant admitted that he was,
but reminded his questioner that deter
mination and perseverance were almost
equal to experience.
That's So" said the delighted brake
man. meditatively. 81 believe I'll give
you trial. Go upstairs to the first
room on the right and ask for Charlie
Hepburn. Tell him you're going out on
No. s, and that you want watch and a
time card"
The man unhesitatingly obeyed, and
walking into the office, said, Familiarity:
IL want to see Charlie Hepburn"
A slight tlutter ran around the Office,
and the General superintendent, turning
around in his chair said:
"Well, l am he. What do you want?"
"a watch and time-card'' said the
young man, nonchalantly. Pm going
out on No. s."
"Who said SOP" asked the astonished
Superintendent.
1.-THE man that hired me- replied the
other.
"Well. yon must come downstairs
with me and see if you can find him. If
you can I'll give him a run that he'll
like" said the enraged great Mogul.
But the brakeman's train had pulled
out and the Superintendent never found
out who he was.
Another similar case occurred, where
the perpetratOr of the joke did not es-
cape 50 luckily. A W uld-be-freman
was hired by man whom he supposed
to be the foreman, but who was in reali-
ty the fireman on freight train. The
fireman explained all the duties of the
position to the green hand, and actually
sent him out on his own run. The
alleged fireman made the trip without
anybody discovering the fraud, and the
CllSluCCI SuppOSCu JlC reg lttI uICllldu
was laying off. When the new fireman
was cleaning up his engine in the ronnd-
house on his return the foreman came
along.
What are you doing up there?" he
asked.
Cleaning my engine" was the reply.
who are you?''
THE fireman on this engine" replied
the other.
''Humph! Could you tell the man
who hired you if you saw him|' asked
the foreman.
Certainly, there he comes now" said
the fireman as the hoaXer leisurely saun-
tered in the door.
The foreman discharged the funny
fireman on the spot and hired his victim
to fill the vacancy, and to-day he is the
head engineer on the road.-New York
SIM.
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Company, n Murray Street, New York City.
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LEBANON SPRINGS RAILROAD.

BENNINGTON, Troy, No. ADAMS AND
Boston.
Summer arrangement commencing June 90
1891
Leave Troy 10 a. m, arrive Bennington 11,Sj
a. M Leave Troy p. M, arrive Bennington
4.40 p. m,
Leave Bennington s 30 a. M, 8 80 and 5.45 D. m.
Arrive North Adams 55 a. M, 4. 30 and p. N.
Leave Bennington 80 a IN, arrive Boston 3.O5
p. IN. Leave Bennington $50 p. m, arrive Bos-
ton g. 25 p. m.
From New York Saturday only Leave New
York $50 p. m, arrive Bennington 10 10 p. m
For New York Sunday only. Leave BenninC-
ton 1920 p. M, arrive New York As p. m.
e. ID. BENNETT. Supt.
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"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. 1 hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest Of their children, and use Castoria in
stead Of the VHriRrsQuaOk DoEtTums which ore
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
Din. J. F. KINCHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
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FIGS AND THISTLES.

1t always makes loafer tierd to watch
an earnest man work.
The man who needs a newspaper the
most is generally the first to stopit
The way never to have any cloudy
weather is TO have the sun inside of you.
The man who shuts his eyes to little
sin will soon be walking arm in arm with
big one.
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WEST MAIN STREET.
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What is

CastOra Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic substance 1t is harmless substitute
for ParegOric, Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor Oil.
1t is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years. by
Millions of Mothers CastOria destroys Worms and allays
fevershness. CastOria vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrh@a and Wind Collie. CastOria relieves
teethng troubles, constipation and hatulency.
CastOria assimiIates the food regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural Sleep Cas-
tOria Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
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CaStoria.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known TO me-"
II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN C. SMITH, Pres,
,rrov Sfraat- Naw York CITY.
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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

Room at the Top.-Dusty Roades:
When l started out in life l was told
there was room at top, and found it SO.
Dogood: How was that?
Dusty Rhodes: 1t was back hall room
under the caves.
-Jinks: Well, 1 see the French didn't
succeed in kissing down the Wagner
opera.
Winks: OF course not. Nothing less
than thunder storm or dynamite ex-
plosion can down Wagner after the or
chestra gets its second wind.
AT the Billiard Table. Ball Kline :
1t seems odd, doesn't it, old chap, that
Miss Daisy should have accepted Lord
Deadbroke's hand instead of Jack Bull
lions.
Cushing Carrome: Not at all, dear
boy; she's not playing for pocket, but
position.
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Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. G. OsGooD,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
RUSH OF THE TOURISTS.
The Travel heavier Now Than it has
Ever Been.

The Travel heavier Now Than it Bas
Ever Been.
There is no diminution of the northern
tourist travel to Savannah. The hotels are
doing a phenomenally large business, par
ticularly the De Soto. Things have changed
greatly in the past two years. and Savannah
is now becoming almost as popular tourist
resort as any portion of Florida, and if the
hotel men are successful in securing regular
tourist tickets to Savannah next season,
and they are quite sanguine of so doing,
this city will be crowded with visitors from
the north.
For the last two weeks the average daily
arrivals at the De Soto have been about 1875
and the Pulaski and Screven have also had
big trade. Mr.. Powers of the De Soto
said yesterday that the bulk of the travel
comes by the veStibule, and most of the
tourists remain several days, instead of, as
in former years, merely stopping over for a
rest between trains.
In every instance the visitors express
themselves as charmed with the beauty of
the city and the evenness Of the climate,
and il their tickets permitted it the ma
jority would probably remain in Savau nah
instead of going further south.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
THE CITYs TERMS ACCEPTED.

The Savannah and Isle OF cope Rail
way Company Ready 10 BE gin Work.
The Savannah and Isle u Hope Railway
Company yesterday accepted the conditions
provided in the ordinance passed by city
council giving the company the right to
lay is tracks through certain streets of the
city.
The ordinance makes it obligatory on the
railroad company 70 pay part Of the cost
OF widening Wheaton street from Liberty
street tn the Bilbo canal to uniform width
of sixty feet.
A preliminary survey of the suburban
line has been made. 1t runs almost due
east on line projected from Estill avenue
TO ThuDderbolt, in the rear of Capt NJ. J.
Doyle's race track, and thence southwark
The distance from the city to Thunderbolt
IS about 2$& miles,
The route from Thunderbolt to Isle of
Hope has not yet been laid out. The rights
of way from the city 10 Thunderbolt have
been donated, except through a small tract
of land.
The company proposes to have the rail-
road in operation to Thunderbolt within
ninety days The building OF the road
from Thunderbolt TO Isle of Hope will de-
pend upon the property owners through
whose lands the route may be projected.
The directors of the company are d. G.
Purse. L. NJ. Warheld, J. H. Estill, C. H..
Dorset, William Kehoe, w. B. Stillwell.
Louis Collat, w. G. Cooper and U. II. Nc
Laws. The officers are: D. G. Purse. presi-
dent e. II. Dorsett, treasurer, aud u. II.
McLaws, secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
CITY BREVITIES.

The annual examination Of the Union
Society sch0ol at Bethesda will take place
to-day. Supt. Baker. assisted by several
teachers from the public schools in this city,
will conduct the examination.
The water will be shut off at 10 o'clock
to-day in the district between Charlton and
Castor and Abercorn and East Broad
streets for the purpose of connecting ex-
tensions, and will be of several hours.
In connection with the usual services at
the First Baptist church tomorrow morn
ing, there Will be a memorial service in
memory of the Rev. DR.. De Vote, who re-
Gently died in Griffin, GA. Mr.. De Vote
was received into the fellowship of the First
Baptist church in 1881, was sent out TO
preach from the church in 1882 and so de-
voted nearly sixty years to the ministry.
he was greatly honored and loved by chris
tians of all denominations
At the performance of the Y. M. H.
Association in Masonic Temple Thursday
night mention OF little Eta Cohen, one Of
the brightest or the cast, was omitted. The
little lady possesses talent of a high order
and her impersonation of the mischief-nak-
ing, fun-loving ''Dillie" might well be fay
orahly compared with professionalism. The
entire cast was we'll sustained, the play
moved exceedingly smooth, and was
classed as one Of the best amateur per-
I'll hAauCeS EeCenbiy given IN savannah.
The association will give other productions
during the coming spring and summer, and
will vary dramatics with musical and
other performances
Active steps should be taken to suppress
the colored boy nuisance in this city. The
boys are allowed q great many liberties that
white boys either won't or don't take. There
is one thing that they have been doing of
late, however, that Is more reprehensible
than others, and it should be stopped. That
is, lcaing outside OF the entrance to Laurel
Grove cemetery during funerals and dis
turbing the services over the dead. A black
cloud follows every funeral cortege. If there
Is band in front of it. it is very natural
for the boys to follow it, and as negro boys
are not permitted TO enter the cemetery
they amuse themselves by making noises
that none but negroes would make. If the
police would capture a few of these young
loafers the annoyance would soon cease.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
A seasonable Subject.

One Of the most important features of
the anticipations Of which man is possessed
to-day is the Easter Hat Nowadays man
is extremely particular about getting the
most fashionable title" for this occasion.
Many brands are offered to the trade, but
1.-The Miller" takes the lead. There is no
hat offered to the public that has such de-
cided style and is SO popular among the
well-dresSed gentlemen of to-day. Hoadley
s. Bennitt. the gentlemen's Haberdashers
and Hatters, at 80 Whitaker street, are
sole agents in the city of Savannah for the
famous and universally popular Miller
Hats Their stock has arrived to-day, and
is ready For itspecronl
They also have a SS so Derby, which is
the best hat for the price in the market and
fully equal to many high priced hats. Go
and make q selection to-day for Easter
Ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
A PLACE FOR REFOR
Hardness of the Police Ambulance
IN Answering Calls.

Vi LA6 EO44C6 All
in Answering Calls.
The police ambulance Is something that is
sadly in need Of reform, both in regard to
promptness in answering calls and comfort
No city, probably, in the United States of
Savaunah's size has such poor service in
this direction.
1t frequently takes the ambulance from
twenty TO forty minutes to respond to a
call.
The wagon is fitted out with none of the
ordinary comforts which such vehicles
should have, and the unfortunate who is
compelled to rely on its use has moth
ing on which to lie but the bare boards
except when q stretcher Is sent out.
There is neither mattress, pillow nor
blankets to lessen bis sufferings, and if it
were not that the ambulance is set on
springs, 1t would be almost as well to use an
ordinary street wagon.
Oftentmes unnecessary delay in getting
sick or jured people to place where proper
medical attention can be given results in
serious consequences, and even death. An
instance of the time taken to get the ambu-
lance occurred only a short time ago. A
youth was run over and fatally injured
within less than five minutes drive from
the barracks. and it was nearly forty min
utes before the wagon arrived to take the
ad to his home
1t has been suggested that the ambulance
be attached to the FIRE department, with
swinging harness and gong, and that it be
sent out on calls in the same manner as the
ire apparatus responds to alarms. A man
from the department could easily be spared
to do ambulance duty' The fire headquars
tiers is as easily reached as the barracks, as
it is fitted up with telephone.
II the police need a conveyance to pick up
drunken men any kind of a wagon would
suffice for this purpose, and it would make
little difference to the public whether they
arrived in four or forty minutes. In the
matter of sickness or accidents, however, it
is entirely different, and an easy ambu-
lance. fitted up with proper equipments for
comfort, and which will respond as quickly
as possible, is what is wanted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
THREE WONDERFUL INSTRUMENTS
Mr. r. NJ Polk Explains the Telephcne,
Microphone and Photograph

Ar. +. n. Polk Explains the telephone,
Microphone and Photograph
Mr.. r. n. Polk, manager Of the Savan-
nah telephone exchange, entertained good
sized audience at the Young Mems
Christian Association gymnasium hall last
night, with an illustrated lecture on the
telephone, microphone and photograph.
Mr.. Polk prefaced his lecture with gen.
eral review Of electrical discoveries, and,
following It. he took up the three
instruments and described their workings.
He showed the construction of the telephone
by charts and by the instrument itself,
which be exhibited on the stage. He ex-
planned the operation Of the various sys-
TENS Of telephoning and illustrated them,
He then took up the microphone, which
has been SO perfectly constructed that the
footsteps of fly walking across It sound
like the tramp OF man. The instrument
Is so sensitive, however, TO sound waves
that it is with difficulty that experiments
with it are conducted satisfactorily.
The principal interest in the lecture CEN
tered in the photograph, with which Mr..
Polk gave a number of interesting and en-
tertaining experiments. He described the
first instrument invented by Mr. Edison
and made under his supervision, by a me-
chsnic who did not even know its purposes.
The discovery Of the principle which
governs the photograph was entirely
an accident. Dir. Edison was holding
a telephone in his hand. Underneath
the diaphragm was a needle. The sound
caused by Mr.. Edison's voice in talking
caused the diaphragm 10 vibrate and the
needle pierced bis finger, causing the blood
TO flow. This gave birth to the photograph,
which, after the first application OF the
principle governing its operation, remained
with little Improvement for ten years until
1888, when Mr.. Edison brought out
his improved photograph nearly as it is to-
day, except a few slight improvements,
which have been added in the last three
years.
After explaining the photograph Mr..
Polk gave q practical illustration of its
working by monograph concert. Nearly
a dozen selections by the United States
marine hand in Washington and the Wash
iugton Quartette Club. vocal, banjo aud
concert solos, dances, etc., were given, with
great distinctness. Among the selections was
the lanciers played by a full orchestra, with
the calls; another was a country dance.
One Of the best was a banjo solo and the
song, II Went With HIM. with banjo &C
The lecture was thoroughly enjoyed by
the audience, and at its close the stage was
surrounded with people, 70 hom Mr.. Polk
personally explained many things in connec-
ton with the instruments which he could
not touch upon in his lecture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
BLAZE IN THz SUBURBS.
a Dwelling House on Kline Street
b1lrned.

a Dwelling House on Kline Street
b1Irned.
An alarm of FIRE was turned in from Box
65, at Montgomery and Duffy streets, a few
minutes after 7;3o o'clock last night, by
Frank Garvey. who saw flames issuing
from a dwelling house on the south side Of
Kline street, west Of Burroughs. The fire
men were on the spot in en- incredibly short
space Of time.
The house was q large one-story frame
building, occupied and owned by Mrs. o. X.
Rushin. When the firemen got 10 the scene
the TO Of the building was in flames. and
1t was apparent that the entire structure
was doomed
The lrsmen had to carry the hose quite q
distance, but they exerted every energy to
save the building. They succeeded in saving
most OF the household effects, but the build
ing burned to the ground.
The FIRE was hot one. the flames illu-
mInating the whole neighborhood. The
house was built chiefly with pine and burned
tieTcely, the fremen being compelled to
work behind G bulwsrk OF doors and boards
a big crowd gathered, and everybody
gave helping hand to save all that could
be gotten out Of the burr ing building. The
roofs Of adjoining houses were covered with
water. and by that means they were saved
from tue sparks which were flying III all
directions, driven by q stiff wind. Streams
Of water were brought TO play upon the fire,
but trey were Of no effect
At TIE time the fire broke ont there was
no one in the house. Mrs. Rushin told a
AoRNIyG NEWS reporter that she left a
lighted lamp 10 the dining room when she
left ths house in the afternoon, and that
there was 10 other fire.
Chief Puder is OF the opinion that the fire
started from the chimney. as the flames
seemed 20 come from that part of the house.
he house is insured in Haines & Daniels
agency for $1,000, and YVES put up for sale
JOS: few DAYS before the fire occurred.
Mrs. Rushin was much affected as she
looked on and saw her home DESTROYED.
The loss VIII fall on her quite heavsz. The
fire Is short distance from the &ene Of
Tuesday mornings fire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
THO DAY AFTER THE 26TH.

Monday, April 27, to be Legal Holt
day This Year.
Memorial day-April 26-this year falls
on Sunday. There has been some discussion
throughout the state whether Memorial
exercises shall be held Sunday or on Satur-
day or Monday, and whether the business
world will have legal holiday other than
Sunday. Atlanta will observe Sunday. A
veteran has settled the matter by referring
to the state laws. The act of 1876 of the
legislature of Georgia declares whenever
Jan. l, Feb o. April g. the Fourth of July,
or Dec. 25 shall fall upon Sunday, the Mon
day next following shall be deemed a public
holiday" This settles any question as to
observance Of the day-Monday, April %,
will be the legal holiday for Memorial day
in Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
LOCAL PERSONAL.

L. 4. Dorr Of Augusta is ct the Screven.
F. B. Trent Of Wsycross is at the De
Soto. lsA % 1L- 1872
7. q. Cough OF Baltimore is ct the De
s. ". Collier Of Atlanta is at the De
Frank J. Garbdtsof spann is at the Pu-
laski.
E L Clemslce Of Columbus is at the Pu-
IF. Davis Of Springfield is at the Pu-
laski. Ffs0
}. z. Rogers Of Nashville, Tenn, is at the
PulaskLpoh -lE Tuz
Clarence Allen Of Buford. Ala, is at the
Pulaski
A. J. Crovatt 0: Brunswick is stopping at
the De Soto.
r. R. Todd Of Nashville is registered at
the De Soto.
Joseph Allen of ThOmaston is stopping at
the De Soto.
A. j. Carpenter of Chicago is stopping at
the Screve3.
Allen L. West Of New York is guest Of
the Screven.
Mr.. and Mrs. R B. True OF Syracuse are
at the De Soto.
Raw. A. F. Bishop of Cincinnati. O., is a
guest Of the Screven.
John (. voorhees, Of Elizabeth, n. J., is
registered at the Screven.
]. II. Pierce and wife, of Washington,
are guess of the De Soto.
]. B. Clarke and wife of Northampton,
Mass. are guests Of the Pulaski.
Philip Doremus and wife of Montclair, n.
j., are registered at the Pulaski
R. N. Taggart and wife, OF Poughkeepsie,
n. Y, are guests Of the De Soto.
George r. Walker and John G. Parker
OF st. Louis are guests of the Pulaski.
George A. Denison, member of the staff
OF the Republican Of Springfield, Mass, is
at the Pulaski.
A F. Miller and b. Diffenback, proprie-
tors OF the West Side dog kennel Of New
York. are in the city.
Rev. DR.. Axson's condition was little
changed yesterday. 1t Is not expected that
he will survive long.
young Catholic clergyman. will preach tia
Easter sermon at the cathedral tomorrow
morning at the high mass
George L. Harris, who has been travelling
overland through Georgia for Perry Davis
rain Killer Company, in a handsome turn
ous. FOR the last four months, arrived in the
city last night on his way north.
Mrs. Ellen B. Screven and her daughters.
Miss Screyen and Miss Mamie L. Screyen,
leave for Maryland on the Baltimore
steamer this afternoon. They expect to be
absent from the city until late next fall.
Capt. and Mrs. James Swami of New
York, who have been several weeks in this
city and in Florida, left last night for
Augusta, where they will spend a few DAYS
at the Hotel Bon Air. They will then 90 to
Atlanta. Capt Swami was for a number Of
years In business In this city and is still
largely interested in its prosperity, being
director in the Central Railroad and Bank
ing Company and a large stockholder in
the Richmond Terminal Company. He
says he had very enjoyable time in this
city, and that great deal of the pleasure
Is due to the fact that there is such hotel
as the De Soto. which in bis opinion is one
OF the best N the country, and the best in
the south. Capt. Swami predicts a great
future for Savannah, and that the benefits
to be derived from the lease of the Central
and its incorporation with the great trans
continental system of railroads will be
greater than the most enthusiastic friend of
Savannah can imagine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-28
BAKING POWDER.
The Best Things
In Cookery

Are always made with the ROYAL BAK-
ING POWDER. 1t imparts that peculiar
hghtness, sweetness and favor noticed
in the finest rolls, biscuit, cake, etc.,
and which the most expert pastry cooks
declare is unobtainable by the use of
any other raising agent.
The ROYAL BAKING POWDER, besides
rendering the food more palatable and
wholesome, is, because of its higher
leavening power, the most economical.
The ROYAL makes more and better
food than any other baking powder
because it is the PureSt.