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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20
The Tax Question.

Newspaper Reporter Ito president of
eompany)-Has your company taken
any steps to pay its taxes?
President-Why, certainly, sir. We
have made two protests against the
constitutionality of the law.-Texas
Siftings.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20
OPEN
YOUR EYES

When you ask for a bottle
of WoLFFs ACME BLEACHING
see that you get the genuine.
The real Article made by US
cannot be bought for less
than zoe. a bottle. 1t is good
material and worth its price.
There are limitations offered
claiming to be Just as good"
for less money. Don't buy
them. If the Just as good"
has any merit it ought to sell
without invoking the aid of
comparison with our Acme
Backing.
WOLFF & RANDOLPH, Philadelphia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20

Alarmed Wife-Surely they don't sus-
pect you of having been bribed?
Alderman from the 'Steenth Ward
(~righteously indignant)-My reputation
for honesty, Alvira, is-h'm-is away
beyond suspicionl-Chicago Tribune.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20
Cold Comfort.

Mr.. Slimpurse-To-to tell you the
truth, l am "a little afraid TOTO ask
your father for your hand.
Miss Chargitt-Oh, you needn't wor-
ry. He says l am %ruinously ~extrava.
gant.-N. Y. Weekly.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20
Garza snId 10 be IN Key NOD.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 20. Cara, the
Mexican revolutionist and outlaw, il is
positively stated, is in concealment here,
closely watched by local officers who
have opened up communication with the
Mexican Government, and are only wait
ing assurance of adequate reward before
arresting him. Developments are OK
pected to-day.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20

Mrs. De Fashion-Where is your
mamma2
Little Miss De Style-She's in the
library, sweeping the floor.
Mrs. De observation-disclosures! With a
vulgar broom?
Little Miss De Style-No'm; with pa.
Good News.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20

Low Comedian - These newspaper
jokes about theatrical companies bust
ing up and the actors walking home are
getting rather tiresome.
Heavy Man (rehectively)-Yes, but
not half so tiresome as the-the walk
ing.-N. Y. Weekly.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20
Too Suggestive.

Bank President-What is the new
watchman's name?
Cashier-Jimmy.
Bank fredericksburg him at
Oncel-puck,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20
The OK Under Discussion.

Teacher-Now, what animal is it, my
dear, that furnishes you with shoes to
wear and meat to eat?
Little Girl-My father, ma'am!-Ar-
kansaw Tom Cat.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20

Miss Murray Hill onderi if Bridget
drinks2 Of late her nose is suspiciously
red.
Mr.. Murray Hill-Maybe she has got
hold of some of that red paint you
smear on your face when you go to the
theater.-Texas Siftings.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-20

nIlhTHnF We, the undersigned, were
hUP Uht f%Ba r. :. B. S %aSar q 81 6u RTen 5 Sy
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, y. Jones Philips, Kennel
Square, Pa; II. A.. Kreitz, SlitingtOn. Pa; r.,
M. Small, Mount Alto, Pa; Rev. $. II. Sher.
mer, sudbury, Pa; D.. j, Dellett. 2li j. 18th
A., Reading, Pa; Wm. Dix, 1929 MOntrose 81.
Philadelphia; ii. L.. Rowe, 800 Elm ST, Read
ing, Pa; George and PHI. Burkart, 439 Locust
ST., Reading, Pa. send for circular.
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PIK-RON

is the name of a paint which does work
that no other paint can do. Glass painted
with it looks like colored glass. a lUc.
bottle Of PIK-RoN will decorate a market
basket full ofglassware. All retailers sell it.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
TWO STUDENTS OF NATURE

Years ago, in Brattleboro', among the
green hills of Vermont, lived a man who
was worthily earning his living as a
shoemaker. He was fairly successful in
a business point of view, but when he
had reached the age of 30 or 40 his health
gave way. Going to New York to con-
suit an eminent physician, he was shown
into an anteroom, and l was looking at
some plants in the window when the
doctor came in. Examining the case
carefully, this wise physician said: you
do not need medicine; what you want is
outdoor exercise and mental employment.
l saw you looking at the flowers in the
window. Are you interested in
botany?" The shoemaker replied that
he knew nothing about botany, but had
always been fond of flowers. well"
said the doctor, ''go home, and every day
this summer 90 out into the woods and
fields and gather one flower, bring it
home, and find out the name of it,"
He at first felt little as Naaman did
at his prescription of washing in the
river Jordan, but finally, like Naaman
took his prescription and began the
study of botany. Soon he became deeply
interested, and in two or three seasons
had collected nearly all the Towering
plants of that vicinity. Having his at
tention called to MOSES, he wrote DIR.
Gray, asking for some textbook upon
that subject. This being before the days
of "Gray's Manual r'-that MODEL of what
textbook should be-the only work
DR.. Gray had to recommend was in
German.
Nothing daunted, the shoemaker
bought an "Oilendorff" and soon learned
German enough to read his textbook.
A while after, a French book on that
subject coming in his way, he studied
French until he could master its con-
tents, and then took up Latin and Greek
sufficiently to be able to trace the deri-
Walton of botanical names. At last, hav-
ing fairly mastered the more common
divisions of the vegetable kingdom, he
began the study of fugi, and there, as he
told friend, he had work to last him
a lifetime. This necessitated the pur-
chase of more books, and, finally, of a
Becks microscope. And for years he
could be seen every day in his shop, on
one side his lapstone, his bench, and the
implements of his daily labor, and on the
other library of botanical works in
three or four languages, and on a
shelf over his head his beautiful
microscope.
And thus he spent the evening of his
days until his death, a genial, cultivated,
| intelligent, Christian shOemaker-bot-
anist. In reply to a question as to the
amount of time he had devoted to his
studies he said: Always an hour a day,
and as much more as possible" Such
was the record of ChaS. c. Frost, man
whom it was privilege to have as a
| friend.
The second case is that of farmer in
Virginia from whom, some years ago, l
received request that he might send me
package of colored sketches of wild
flowers, and that l would verify or
rectify his determination of their
| names.
Inquiry developed the fact that he had
reached adult age as a farmer, when he
began to feel the need of some subject
of thought and interest outside of his
! daily work.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28

Without any scientific help or knowl-
edge, he set about collecting and naming
the birds of the Shenandoah Valley.
Not satisfied with stuffed specimens, he
conceived the idea of painting the birds
he collected. With no artictic knowl-
edge or institution, he ordered paints and
brushes and set himself at work, and to.
day there are very few artists in the
country who can paint birds with so
much of artistic grace and scientific ac-
curacy as he.
After few years. having transferred
to paper all the birds of the region, he
procured "Gray's Manual" and began
to study the plants of the valley, first de-
termining their names and then painting
them. He accordingly sent on package
of colored sketches, artistically attrac-
tive, and so true to nature that there
was not the slightest doubt as to any of
the $50 species represented, while his
own unasslsted determinations were so
accurate that not a dozen names needed
to be altered.-PrQf. Pickering in The
Christian Union.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
"MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA,
PROHIBITED BY ELIOT.

That distinguished Free Trader, Pres
ident Eliot of Harvard University, has
forbidden the playing of Marching
Through Georgia" at Republican stu
dents rallies in the college building. The
Mugwump professors excuse for at
tempting to suppress this ringing patri-
otto air within the sacred precincts of
Harvard is that 1T is not dignified
enough.
Marching Through Georgia" may not
be good enough for the Mugwumps who
advocate the economic doctrines of Rich
ard Golden and Jefferson Davis, but it is
good enough for the loyal American peo-
pie. 1t may lack the solemn rhythm of
God Save the Queen" which the aver
age Mugwump would infinitely prefer to
hear; but there is something radically
wrong with the patriotism of the Ameri-
can who does not feel his pulses quicken
at the strains of the stirring tune that
commentaries one of the grandest
achievements of the armies of the Union.
Marching Through Georgia" is natu-
rally distastvful to the Southern Free
Traders who resurrected the tariff plank
of the Confederate Constitution to make
it the chief declaration of the Democrat
ic platform. 1t is extremely disagreed
BILE to the British manufacturers, whose
hopes of seeing Southern empire based
on slavery and Free Trade were fatally
shattered by Grants relentless grip and
the sweep of Sherman's blue battalions
from Atlanta to the sea- 1t does not rep
resent the Free Trade and cheap labor"
for which President Eliot and his asso-
ciates are striving; it embodies the SEN
timent of vigorous Americanism, of I'M
dying loyalty to the flag that stands for
the complete independence of America.
Perhaps this fact, rather than any lack
of dignity" has inspired the Free Trade
college president to prohibit the sound
of one of the Nations favorite patriotic
airs within the bounds of one of the Ma
TONS great universities.
President Eliot may be able to keep
the air of Marching Trough Georgia"
out of Harvard; but he cannot keep the
principles it stands for out of the minds
and hearts of the young men of Harvard
and the country; and he will not help
the Democratic party by his exhibition
~ hostility to the manifestations of
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
Lanes Family Medicine Moves the Bowels
Each day. Most people need to use it.
NOT THE COMMITTEE.

1t was hideous night. The manner
in which the wind soughed through the
trees settled that matter. Now and then
drop of rain fell upon the dry leaves
like tear from the feverish eye of dis
tressed nature.
1t was cOrker.
The solitary horseman with a heavy
military cloak started violently when
fourteen shadowy figures leaped from
the underbrush and confronted him with
yawning shot-guns.
your money" they shouted in hoarse
and lawless tones.
The horseman drew himself to his
full height.
mot a red cent" he exclaimed.
The leader among the assailants strobe
forward.
"Yield or de-" he Kissed.
"What do you propose to do with the
money!" suddenly demanded the soil
tary horseman.
Buy bread"
"There was CONCLUSIVE movement
beneath the military cloak.
"Then"-,
The horseman's voice was wonderfully
soft.
YOU are not the Democratic Cam
paign Committee soliciting funds?"
mo"
"Take what l have and welcome"
After some further interchange of civ
ilities the rider put spurs to his horse
and, with a pleasant farewell, disap
| peared.-Detroit Tribune.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
LET THE WORLD KNOW YOU ARE
IN tn

1t seems almost a crime for a man to
"hide his light under a bushel." If he
has something new, that will benefit the
human race, he should make it known.
Old-fogy physicians tread the beaten
path of their grandfathers, denOunce adj
vertised remedies, and never learn any
thing new. Medical science knows no
parallel to DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
tiO2, compounded by a physician of
skill and long experience, especially for
the maladies which atflict women. 1t eff
fects permanent cure of those agoniz-
ing disorders which attack her frail or
ganism, and is an anchor of hope alike to
delicate girls and suffering women; con-
tains no deIeterious drug. A guarantee
on the bottle-wrapper, refunding the
price in case of failure. OF druggists 81.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28

Also Saturday night marauders entered
the milk house of B. e. Brownell, re-
moved one of the cans from the cream
en-" and drank or carried away part OF
the milk
Hen thieves, etc. One was convicted
Tuesday and fined ten dollars. The
number of chickens stolen was nine.
That number was ascertained by nine
chicken heads found a short distance
from the residence of the owner, Mr..
Dewey Gardner. The thief or thieves
were tracked to Controversy" street, by
the feathers and also by three chicken
curcasses dropped by the way. Monday
a search warrant was taken out by Gard
ner. The result of the search was feath-
ers and dressed" chicken correspond
ing to one of those lost by Mr.. Gardner.
An arrest was made and Tuesday morn
ing in open court prisoner pleaded guilty
with results aforesaid.
Also one Joyce, lad of sixteen or
eighteen summers, was arrested by Off
Ger Patrell, for disturbing public meet
ing on evening of Thursday, last week
The next day, Friday, his mother, Mrs
James Joyce, perambulated our streets,
to the dismay of the "timid and unwar-
like" and threatened the officer who ar
rested her boy with vengeance and sum
mary destruction. Owing to the valiant
and courageous conduct of Grand Juror
and lawyer the nuisance was abated.
This woman lived over the river opposite
the factory, and Porter e. says that since
her "sojourning'' in that neighborhood,
wasps and hornets haYe been as scarce
in that vicinity as snakes and frogs in
T. L.. L..
told, removed with her effects to Cohoes,
N V
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
DEFERRED COUNTY NEWS.
South SALISBURY.

Representative Thomas Dunlap is ex-
pected home this week.
Miss Mary Hastings is trying another
piano from some dealer in Rutland.
Mrs. c. E. Hastings is able to get about
her house again, although not able to en-
gage in its duties much.
A. d. Hawkins moved Monday. L. j.
Barton will move into the vacated house
owned by Grant Brownson.
A goodly number from here will at
tend the Y. P. S. G. E. State convention
at Bennington the coming week.
Several of the school from here will
join the school at North Bennington on
Friday of this week to celebrate Colum-
bus Day.
Mrs. Sarah Pierce of Bennington, &C
companied by her brother, Frank Eddy,
visited f. lends in town this week. Mrs.
Pierce is a sister of Obed Eddy.
1t has been decided expedient to open
up the South SALISBURY library, on Sat.
urday afternoons, only, from the coming
Saturday until the first of June.
Wednesday proved to be very rainy
day. The leaves are falling fast. The
seasons are very rare that one beholds
such gorgeous display of autumn tintS
as Dame Nature has displayed this sea
son. The mountains have seemed like
one massive bouquet.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
YERMoNr,s CONTRIBUTION.
The State WIN Make n Splendid Exhibit
at the Worlds Fair.


Vermont's display at the worlds fair
will be good one, one of which the
State may well be proud, and will be ex-
hibited in one of the handsomest State
buildings on the grounds.
While there is yet much in a state of
incompleteness, the work to be perform
ed can not have better managers than
those who now have it in charge. Col.
Bradley B. Smalley of Burlington, as
president of the commission, is univer-
sally approved. DR.. Henry II. Mcintyre
of West Randolph is recognized as one
who will see that no interest of his
State shall suffer. The commissioners
appeal to the citizens of the State for
funds to carry on the enterprise was not
made in vain. The 100 prominent citi-
zens whose names will be found on the
roll of honor guaranteeing the payment
of 500 each, insuring the erection of a
State building, have made such good
progress in tie work that they will have
Just cause to be proud of the result
Not only have Architect Jarvis Hunts
plans for Vermont's building come
within the $4,000 limit, but he has pro-
vided design that when com plete will
be one of the most attractive houses at
the fair.
The walls of this novel structure will
be ornamented with views of Vermont
scenery and pictures of her noted men
of the past and present. The building
will be reserved for social purposes, and
more attention will be given to the COM
fort of visitors than to commercial or
advertising purposes. Ample room is
provided elsewhere for these exhibits.
Within the club house the material used
for decorating will include sufficient
marble and granite to make good
showing of the quarries in that State.
Farmers are much alive to the fact
that they have an unparalleled opportu-
nifty TO advertise their products.
Among the chief displays will be the
various breeds of blooded Jersey cattle,
Morgan horses and Merino sheep. Few
there are who have not heard or tasted
of Vermont's delicious maple sugar.
At recent banquet of the Society of the
Sons of Vermont much enthusiasm was
expressed over the centre piece on the
speakers table. 1t was remarkably
well executed monument in miniature,
GOOD entirely of maple sugar cakes.
.''~~ derived from the
s>Nprp
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
SUBJECTS OFIA CHIT.


A great deal of discomfort arises from
oversensitiveness about what people may
say of our actions. This requires to be
blunted. Consider whether they will say
anything at all. Many unhappy persons
seem to imagine that they are always in
an amphitheatre, with the assembled
world as spectators: whereas all
the while they are playing to empty
benches.
-Edw. C. Cook, 513 Adams Avenue,
Scranton, Pa, states, that he consider
that DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup the most eff
ticacious remedy for coughs, colds, ETC.,
he has yet found.
individuals may wear for time the
glory of our institutions, but they carry
it not to the grave with them. Like rain
drops from heaven they may pass
through tbs circle of the shining bow
and add to its lustre; but when they
have sunk in the earth again the proud
arch still spans the sky and shines glori-
ously on.
Coughing Leads TO Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. 44y1
No peace was ever won from late by
ouoGoIluSe dISuuleHGj uO peace is ever
in store for any of us but that which we
shall win by victory over shame or sin
victory over the sin which Expresses as
well as over that which corrupts.
The great value of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla as remedy for catarrh is vouched
for by thousands of people whom it has
cured.
God help us! it is foolish little thing
this human life at best; and it is half
ridiculous and half pitiful to see what
Importance we ascribe to it and it's little
ornaments and distinctions.
A man does not become celebrated in
proportion to his general capacity but
because he does or says something which
happened to need doing or saying at the
moment.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
There hay.

There haVu
bers OF the Legislature,
former years ideas of duty THAI
exactly square with these entertained W
common people living outside the SPLEEN
doris of the capital.
One of these was, that it is absolutely
essential to elect a member of one house
or the other to Any Office which may be-
come vacant or which may be created.
That is not true as a general proposition.
There are few good men in the State
who either couldn't or wouldn't be elect
ed, and they ought not to be overlooked
entirely because of their inability or I'M
willingness to help make the laws.
The other notion peculiar to prior Leg
islatures is, that the highest qualifications
of a candidate for any office consist in
his total ignorance of the subjects with
which he is to deal as such official and
in the fact that he is frank failure in
the calling to which he has been educat-
ed. A sense of the fitness of things has
governed legislative action in filling
offices similar to that which possessed a
farmer over the mountain and led him to
call the male head of his herd Jand, be-
cause he bought him of maiden lady in
the neighborhood who bore that name.
There is likely to be change this year
in the Office of State Superintendent of
Schools. The natural and sensible thing
to do, in the view of ordinary mortals
not Legislators, would be to give the office
to the best qualified practical educator in
the State that could be induced to take
it. But the Legislature will not in all
probability so violate the traditions as to
thus act, but it will seek out, preferably
among its own members, some brieaess
barrister or churchless clergyman or
other useless person, whose conceptions
of the science of education are about as
lucid as those of Sioux Indian respect
ing the theory of future probation, and
elevate him to the place he cannot by
any possibility fill.
However, it is barely within the range
of things imaginable that the present
Legislature has learned better by the ex-
amples set by its predecessors, and that
it will not initiate their mistakes. Let
us all hope that that may be the case
Register.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
French Proverbs OH Women
What woman wills God wills

What woman wills God wills.
He who takes a wife hnds master.
A foolish woman is known by her
finery.
A melon and woman are hard to
choose.
He that hath a wife is always full of
strife.
A woman unemployed is busy with
mischief.
A woman conceals what she does not
know.
Never looking glass told a woman
she was ugly.
A woman who looks much in the glass
spins little.
A tender hearted mother makes a
shabby daughter.
A deaf husband and blind wife make
happy couple.
With an old husbands hide a widow
buys young man.
Wealth, wind and women's mind
change like the moon.
Widows weep for the lack of hus-
band, not for the loss of one.
Hewho is married, or tries to lead an
ass, is never free from plague.
more American.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
NO USE FOR A GUN.

A certain doctor in Northern Maine is
noted for his love of hunting, and he is
reckoned apretty good shot. During an
epidemic not long ago a well-known
lumberman NOW deceased) had the mis-
fortune to have several of his men quite
sick, and one of them being in danger
Gus condition the lumberman started in
haste for a doctor. Now our medical
friend is sometimes quite moderate in
getting ready for his trips, and on this
occasion, after being called, he was I'M
usually slow making his preparations.
Suddenly the thought came to him that
as he was to go so far into the woods he
might see some game, and stepping to
the door where the nervous lumberman
was impatiently waiting, he inquired,
"Say. don't you think had better take
my gun along?"
"Gun? MOI" was the excited reply,
"the man will be dead enough before
you can get there. "-Le,oiStOn Journal.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
to liz
Mrs. Eunice &c
is visiting her sister, Ma,

to LIZ
Mrs. Eunice ,,
is visiting her sister, Ma.
The Epworth League elected new
ders for the ensuing year Tuesday even
ing.
Major Merritt Barber, U. S. A., is
spending few days with his mother,
Mrs. Benjamin Barber.
The Fitchburg rail road offer another
opportunity to visit the famous city of
New York, the oath inst. This time via
Albany, for 1925 for the round trip.
The reception of the Epworth League
to the older members of the church
Tuesday evening, it also being the first
anniversary of the league, was well at
tended and delightful time was had by
all
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28
POOR BUT HONEST.

Charlie Sullivan is poor but honest
Irish lad, who, while walking down
Washington street, found wallet con-
tanning checks and money to the value of
several hundred dollars. Although al
most destitute, he returned it to its own
ers, Messrs. A. p. Ordway &. Co., pro-
prietors of Sulphur Bitters, who gave
him liberal reward, and also gave him
six bottles of Sulphur Bitters for his
mother, who has been terrible sufferer
with rheumatism, and who returned
many blessings after being cured by
their use.-Weekly World.