The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-04
SUBJECTS OF THouGHT

hope is the motive power OF all hui
man endeavor, the source of human i'm
provement, the kernal of all human de-
light. Perhaps thoroughly happy and
satisfactory life may be fairly described
as the continuous realization of we'll
founded hopes. On the other hand high
in the catalogue of human woes we must
rank disappointed hopes. The many
failures of life's endeavors and the down
fall of air-castles form large part of the
suffering that falls to the lot of men and
women. And yet this kind of trouble is
not to be passively endured; much of it
may be withstood and prevented; for it
is largely owing to the thoughtless way
in which we allow ourselves to indulge
in unreasonable hopes, many of which
are impossible of fruition because they
are inconsistent with each other.
Allow me to add my tribute TO the eff
ficacy of Ely's Cream Balm. | was suf-
fering from severe attack of influenza
and catarrh and was induced to try your
remedy. The result was marvellous. l
could hardly articulate, and in less than
twenty-four hours the catarrhal symp-
toms and my hoarseness disappeared and
was able to sing heavy role in Grand
Opera with voice unimpaired. | stronly
recommend it to all singers. II.
Hamilton, Leading Basso of the C. d.
Hess Grand Opera Co.
1t is the divine attribute of the imagi-
nation that it is irrepressible, unconfina-
BILE, that when the real world is shut out
it can create world for itself, and with
necromantic power can coniure up
glorious shapes and forms, and brilliant
visions to make solitude populous and
irradiate the gloom of dungeon.
What sculpture is to block of marble
education is to human soul. The phil
osopher, the saint and the hero the
wise, the good and the great man, very
often lie hidden and concealed in q pie
belan, which proper education might
have disinterred and brought to light.
Duty is power which rises with us in
the morning and goes to rest with us at
night. 1t is coextensive with the action
of our intelligence. 1t is the shadow
which cleaves to us, 60 where we will,
and which only leaves US when we leave
the light of life.
After suffering years with the worst
form OF dyspepsia, such as bloating, diz-
illness, vertigo, acid stomach, ETC., came
across DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia Pills. Us
ing buOh 40 uiACCJcu LWO anu
still continuing, found great relief.
Would not be without, and cheerfully
recommend to any suffering with the
above symptoms JAMES HENDERSON,
Notions and Hosiery, 159 Newark Ave-,
Jersey City. AZ
The censure of our fellow men, which,
we are so prone to esteem proof of our
superior wisdom is too often only the
evidence of the cOnceit that would mag
nifty self, and of the malignity or envy
that would detract from others.
Whoever can turn his weeping eyes to
heaven has lost nothing; for there above
is everything he can wish for here below.
He only is a loser who persists in look
ing down on the narrow plains of the
present time.
In the lottery of life there are more
prizes drawn than blanks, and to one
there are fifty advantages.
Dependency is the most Improbable
feeling man can indulge in.
The reveries even of the wise man will
make him stronger for his work; his
dreaming as well as his thinking will
render him sorry for past failure and
hopeful for future success.
No flowery rhetoric can tell the merit
of Hoods Sarsaparilla as well as the
cures accomplished by this excellent
medicine.
Honest good humor is the oil and
wine of merry meeting, and there is no
jOvial companionship equal to that where
the jokes are rather small and the laugh
ter abundant.
If the whole volume of money in cir
culation WAC dOuhlad nrioas would also
double. If it was increased one-fourth,
prices would rise one. fourth.
The despotism of custom is on the
wane; we are not content to know that
things are; we ask whether they ought
to be.
There is no other way of obtaining
light and intelligence but by the labor Of
attention.