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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

Everybody has heard of the fate of
the tenderfOOt of former days who, on
being invited to drink in one of those
rough frontier saloons, called reluctantly
for claret, and so insulted the bartender
by this unheard of demand that the ten
derfoot was forced at the point of a pis-
tol to drink fearful dose of raw Whiskey,
and drink it out of tin cup at that.
Therefore / was not little surprised
when sitting in little liquor shop on
the eastern border line of New Mexico
lats month with gang of cowboys
around me, to hear a pale, studious.
Seedy looking man, who had entered
quietly and walked up to the bar without
CHANGING to the right or left, ask the bar
tender politely to give him a glass of
water
1.-THE bartender's eyes fairly bulged.
He foresaw trouble at once, but surprise
was his principal emotion. Before he
could do anything, however, the cow
boys had surrounded the stranger, and
were shouting with laughter Pulling
their reVolvers they fred few shots in
to the ceiling over his head, and ordered
the bartender to set up big glass of
fortyrod' whiskey. I his was held under
the strangers uose and he was ordered
to drink It at once.
Backing against the bar, pale but res
dilute, the seedy man said: Gentlemen,
| called for water. Water is what want,
because my throat is parched and my
stomach is empty. Why will you be so
ungentlemanly as to force me to drink
this whisky when 40 not want it? Gen
tlemen, l. His remarks were cut short
by fusillade of pistol shots fired over
his head and he was told that if he did
not drink the whiskey without more
words, the next shots would not be
wasted on the ceiling. Seeing the grim
circle of unrelenting faces all around him
and the cooked revolvers staring him in
the eyes from all sides, the stranger
drank the whiskey at one long gulp, wiped
his mouth, with an appreciatiYe smack,
on his coat sleeve, and said: 4 thank
you, gentlemen, for your hospitality.
have been in this State for two days al
ready, and this is the first time l have
been invited to take drink of anything
These bad, bad men stared at him,
and then at one another, and then, caught
with the cool etfron cry of one alone
daring to play such trick on whole
baTOom of cowboys, they burst into
roars of laughter again, and declared
that this tenderfoot would do, even for
New Mexico."-Ne,o York Tribune.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23
NEWS AND NOTES

The recommendations of the Catho-
lie ArchbiShopS take the form of meas
ures for supplementing common school
instruction with direct religious training
rather than a general attack upon the
common school system. This is wise
conservatism. There will be no abate-
ment in the efforts of the Catholic church
to establish parochial schools, but where
these do not exist. no obstacle will be
put in the way of the attendance of Cath
ole children upon the common schools.
nSr are reckless attacks upon those
schools sanctioned.
1 was a sufferer from catarrh for fif-
teen years, with distressing pain over INV
EYES. [ used Ely's Cream Balm with
CERTIFYING results. Am apparently cured.
4. G. Warner, Rutland, Vt.
suffered from severe cold in NV
held for months and could get no relief
Was advised to use Ely's Cream Balm.
1t ms worked like magic in its cure. |
am Tree from my cold after using the
Balm one week, and believe it is the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT j. Harris, Whole
sale irocerer, 10 Front St, New York.
Il it is true, as reported in the MOni-
tear oe Rome, that the Vatican unequiyo-
cally approves the views on the school
Question laid by Mgr. Satolli before the
late conference of American Archbishops,
long stride has been taken toward the
final settlement of the question of paro-
chial versus common schools. Mgr. Sa-
TOLLS utterances, fairly interpreted,
mean that in future Catholic children
will be allowed to attend public schools,
that pirOchial schools are not necessary,
though advisable, and that the Catholic
hierarchy and clergy will be expected to
throw down the barriers hitherto sepa
rating them from the public school au-
thoriies and to cooperate cordially with
them with view to an amicable ar
rangement of existing school differences
whenever such a proceeding is practica
BILE.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23
HORSE NOTES.

w. r. Pierce, owner of Sir Walter Jr.,
2:1St thinks of driving him on the road
this winter.
Alma Mater now has six trotters in the
2:30 list and two of them-Alcantara and
Alcylone-are famous sires.
The National TrOtting Association has
S22, 079.63 in its treasury and member
ship of 51S. the largest in its history.
Alvin (3.134) by Orpheus, son of
Stadir's Cassius NJ. Clay, Jr., is the fast
est race horse that Canada has ever pro-
duced.
The only yearling trotter that ever
stepped two consecutive heats below
2:30 is Ella Woodline, by WoOdline, 2:2s
as two-year-old and 2:l9 as a four
year-old.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

Grafton of the Sabbath, the open saloon
on that day, the open theatres, the open
shops. The stranger who comes here
who has lived where he has not been dis
tuTbed on the Sabbath, becomes astound-
ed at the sights that come to his vision.
And now the great cry is for the FAIR to
be open on Sunday. am not dictator
in this matter but l look at the result
We may misjudge, perhaps, on this ques-
ton, but we may expect that it will be
open on Sunday. There is to be mass
meeting in this city at the First Metho-
dist church, at which the subject of Sun
day closing will be discussed, particu-
larly with reference to the Worlds FAIR
and the violation of law by saloons.
CORR. w. E. SHELDON.
This letter was crowded out of our
last issue, and is the one referred to in
local columns last week.-FD.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

F. M. Whitcomb, of Bethel, has re-
Gently purchased the old farm in Bethel
where Woodbury. Morgan was once kept.
This place was also at one time the home
of the LawtOn horse.
The color of Mowbars (2:l19 is black,
doubtless inheriting his color from his
Vermont Black Hawk, inheriting his
color from his dam, and perpetuated it
with remarkable uniformity.
1t is claimed that when Martha Wilkes
trotted in 2:0S she went against the
2:05t of Nancy Hanks, which, if a fact,
was losing performance, and therefore.
nota record. Her best record then is
2:0S4 and as that was made in race
against other horses it is far more
creditable than the former.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

Perhaps the wisest thing said at tn }
dinner of the Reform Club in New York
city on Saturday night was the remark
of Roger Q. Mills, that 'for thirty years
cowardice has been the curse of the
Democratic leadership" There is a
world of truth in that honest declara-
ton. The Democratic party has never
had the courage to do what it wanted to
do. A party of Free Trade at heart, it
has lacked the nerve to eliminate the
protective principle from our revenue
laws; opposed by tradition and platform
to National banks, it has always been
afraid to wipe these institutions out of
existence by Federal enactment; hostile
to the pensioning of Union veterans, it
has feared to institute reform in the pen
sion rolls. 1t has begged the people for
opportunities to effect great changes in
finance, in civil service rules and in other
directions, only to dodge and sneak away
from the responsibility when the coveted
opportunities have been granted.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

at conclusions are generally "off their
base" Because there are numberless
patent medicines of questionable value it
doesn't follow that all are worthless.
Don't class DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
with the usual run of such remedies. 1t
is way above and beyond them! tits do
ing what others fail to do! 1t is curing
the worst cases of Chronic Nasal Catarrh
If you doubt it, try it. If you make a
thorough trial, you'll be cured. 500
forfeit for an incurable case. This offer,
by Worlds Dispeusary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, N. Y. Atall druggists; 50
cents.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23
FOUND DEAD.

Last evening person giving the name
of q. K. Thompson registered at Hunts
Hotel, and desired to be called in season
to take the II p. IN. train for Chicago.
Being unable to awaken him, the room
was entered by means of the ventilatOr
over the door, when the gentleman was
found to be dead. lie was advertising
agent Of Sulphur Bitters, which has an
extensive sale. The coroner returned a
verdict of death from heart disease. HIS
body will be sent East i'm nediately. -
Cincinnati Commercial.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

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
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

edies, but 20 benefit resulted. Our daily
paper noticed the success of DIR. David
kennedy's FavOrite Remedy, of Ron.
dOut, n. Y, in cases similar 10 my own.
l purchased it. The first bottle taken in
small doses. but very regular, improved
me wonderfully. My complexion
cleared, appetite improved, sleep was
sound and refreshing and alitlle further
use entirely cured me. There never was
medicine for woman-kind, like Favorite
Remedy. With all my heart, let me urge
them ouse it. Relief will be the result
Mrs. S. P. SIMPSON, Turner, Ill.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

-"Begorra," said Bridget, as she OPP
ened bottle of champagne for the first
time, 1.-THE blame fool that filled this
quart bottle must have put in two quarts
inStid av wanl"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23
Doubling Suffering Women

Alive TO the interests of
our lady readers, we pub
lish Mrs. Simpsons letter
10 DIR. Kennedy.
Dear Sir Il was an in
valid for years, suffering
from kidney trouble and
female weakness. Ply
,icians prescribed for me
md L toll r-nrin... ......
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

Such a frank, candid
statement leaves the i'm
print of truth upon its
face.
The best proof of the
value of DR.. Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy, is the
good 1t has done. What
reason then for one suffer.
ing. or half sick, to
remain so.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23
HOW

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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23
MAINTAINING THEIR REPUTATION

MAINTAINING THEIR REPUTATION.
Those western cowboys are not what
they used to be-" said New York club
man the other day who had just returned
from California by way of the Canadian
Pacific railway, and had rested few
days in New Mexico, "but they are pref
ty lively yet in some parts of the South
west. They're not quite so ready to
shoot man as formerly, but they think
nothing of pounding the life almost out
of him. They are very proud, too, of
the reputation which the boys of former
times made for the class, and they trV
to live up to it as far as the inconvenient
laws of an advancing civilization will
allow.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23

Is a National family paper. and gives all the gen
gives the events Of foreign lands in nutshell. It
Gle" and Our Young Folks" Its Home and
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brilliant and exhaustive. Its Agricultural" dep
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-26
A SAD CASE.
Death and Poverty Made Thanksgiving
Gloomy for the Tupper Family.

Boston, November 25.-An extremely
sad case of poverty and destitution, such
as certainly was never heard of before in
Salem, has been brought to light. Chas.
Upper and family moved there from
Bucksport, Me-, several months ago, talk
ing UP residence at No. Osgood
street. A search for employment
was fruitless, and to add to the
misery which fast began to surround the
unfortunate family, the father was i'll of
typhoid fever and last Tuesday passed
away, leaving widow and five orphaned
children behind. Some neighbors, who
were informed by the sorrowful mother
of the death of her husband, assisted the
thells them with food and other hp''qlns nee,
essaries. Kindly hands also per-
formed the last offices for the dead, the
poor widowed mother being almost un-
able to stir. Further investigation show
ed that the family had absolutely moth
ing in the house to eat and that Mrs.
Tupper had stubbornly kept the
facts from herneighbors until the piteous
cries of her five children, who crowd
d around her and wildly cried for bread.
drove her to the verge of insanity. com
nellinc her to make her wants known.
THE Associated Charities will immedi-
ately relieve the wants of the poor un-
fortunates. e.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-26
HENRY WARD BEEcHER'ssc HuRcHs
1t Will Withhold Its Contribution from
the American Board.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, November 25.-The
members of Plymouth church held a
meeting tonight to take action in regard
to their relation to the American Board
of Missions. Rev. DR.. Abbott said
that the American Board six or
seven years ago stated there was no hope
for the heather, and Gods mercy for
him ended at death. This was not the
belief of Plymouth church and her con-
tributions since then had practically
been made under protest. About four
years ago, Rev. Mr.. Noyes of Boston,
Mass, applied to the prudential board
for appointment but the board refused
ON the ground that his belief was nom
orthodox as regards the situation of the
heathen. Mr.. Noyes stated the mission
in Japan was independent Of the .Ameri-
can Board, and a motion was carried
that the annual collection be postponed
until week from next Sunday, when all
contributions should go to the Noyes
mission.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-26
he MAY GO SOUTH.
Mr.. Blaine is Strong Enough Now to
Take the Journey.

WASHINGTON, November 25.-Dr. W.
W. johnson, who is in charge of the
Blaine case, called at the house today
and had short consultation with DR..
Hyatt, who has been treating Mr. Blaine
especially for stubborn bronchial affec-
ton. subsequently DR.. johnson said
the published reports that Mr.. Blaine is
seriously i'll are entirely without founda-
ton. ssThe fact is he said, there is
nothing really serious the matter with
him. The slight cold with the accom-
panying fever, from which he suffered
last week, has entirely passed away and
he isso much improved today that he is
able to be dressed and move freely about
his ROOM
DR.. johnson said he felt sure that Mr..
Blaine would be able to go out of doors
in few days, and that Mr.. Blaine is
able. even now, to stand jour
ney in case such course is deemed nee
essary for the better treatment of his
case.
1t is learned from another source that
Mr.. Blaine will soon be removed to some
point in the South with the hope that a
warmer climate will have beneficial eff
feet on his bronchial trouble, which
seems to have been aggravated since the
cold spell set in here.
Notwit standing reports to the con-
trary, it can be said that Mr.. Blaine has
shown no signs of mental alteration or
delirium.
Au Inquiry from the White Honse.
WASHINGTON, November 25.-Presi-
dent Harrison sent his private secretary
to MI. Blaine's residence this afternoon
to inquire as to his health and was graft
fed to learn that he was much better
than has been represented by some news
papers, and that he was, in fact, dressed
and sitting up in a cheerful frame of
mind''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-26
M. B. curtis's Second Trial.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 25.-The
second trial of M. B. Curtis, ''Sam'l of
Posen," for the murder of Policeman
Grant on the night of September II, 1891
began in Judge Murphy's court today:
Officer James testified to seeing the
dead body of Grant on the sidewalk on
Folsom street after the latter had been
shot
John W. Parker testified that he had
been playing pool in a saloon near the
scene of the tragedy that night. when
he started for home at 1890 a. M, he saw
two men scutfing. The taller one showed
the other against the wall and some one
said: sNow come on" The two men
started away, the taller one holding tho
smaller man by the right hand.
Augustin Marcoval testified that he
saw Officer Grant with short man on
Sixth street. The two men were talking
but he did not unders and the converse
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-26
English Politics.

LONDON, November 26.--The cabinet
has decided that Parliament shall meet
January 26th.
John Morley, chief Secretary for Ireland
has taken to Dublin draft of Gladstone S
home rule bill, which will be submitted
to the Irish leaders. 1t is understood
that the measure provides for the reten-
ton of the full strength of the Irish
party in the Imperial Parliament and for
the strengthening of the imperial vote.
The determination of Labouchere, the
well known Radical member for North
ampton, to move an amendment to the
address in reply to the Queens speech
on the question of the retention of Uganda
has already obtained for him promises
from q score of members that they will
support such an amendment as he pro-
poses to offer.
Should the government majority dis
appear on the first division, which ap-
pears likely to be the case when the
vote is taken on the Uganda amend
ment, the government will be saved
from collapse by the Unionists who sup
port the governments policy SO far as
Uganda is concerned. The expected
Radical desertions will not overthrow
the cabinet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-26

All the Male Passengers in the Car We're
Made to Stand and Deliver-Then the
Robbers stopped the Train, Stepped OFF
and Disappeared-They Took Twelve
Hundred Dollars and Lot of JeweIry.
SEATTLE, WASH, November 25.-The
overland west bound train on the North
ern Pacific Railroad was held UP near
Hot Springs last evening by three
masked men, who robbed all the male
passengers in the Pullman sleeper, six in
all. The robbers entered the car, it is
believed, at Hot Springs, as the train had
not gone five miles from that place when
the men entered the rear part of the
sleeper. The first man they came
across was r. III. Miller of Portland, Ore
gon, who was in the smoking compart-
ment He was relieved of $40 and gold
watch and then told to march in ahead
of the robbers, which he did. One OF
the highwaymen went to the extreme
end of the car, while the others stood
guard at the end they entered. ALI were
dressed in dark clothes, overcoats, SLOUGH
hats and wore handkerchiefs over their
faces with holes cut out for eyes. They
placed revOlvers at the heads of the pas
sengers and commanded them 10 hold up
their hands, which order they INN edi-
ately obeyed. AS the robbery was jng
on S. J. Freedman of Portland, Ore.; On.
came in from an adjoining car and rs he
entered, not knowing what was going on,
he was commanded to hold up his
the robber nearest to him fired shot
through the side of the car. Then
Freedman understood what was wanted
and he handed over his valuables. The
robbers did not molest the ladies, of
whom there were four, wi two chill
dren, telling them to keep quiet and no
harm would come to them. This they
did. After robbing everybody in the
car, and without going to any of the 9TH
er cars, the robbers pulled the bell cord,
giving the proper signals, and when the
car stopped, pulled the bell to start
again, and then jumped off, fled to the
woods and fired parting fusilade as
they disappeared. The total amount
taken was $1,000, besides the gold
watches and jewelry and other valuables.
The following is list of the men
robbed: Pullman conductor and porter,
E. E. Heg, Portland, SIS and gold watch
valued at 5000; S. j. Freedman, Portland,
800 and gold watch; Samuel dinner,
S105. (He saved his gold watch by throw
ing it under the seat) (H. Guinare,, be-
tween 5000 and $1,000. He had just sold
a mining claim in SLOGAN District, British
Columbia, and was going to Seattle. 1t
is thought this is the man the robbers
were really after, thinking that he had
more money than was found upon him);
E. II. Miller, $40 and jewelry; Pullman
Conductor G. W. Wiley, St. Paul, $50.
From the fact that the robbers gave
perfect signals it is believed that they
are railroad men. They were all armed
with Colt revolvers. The train arrived
here about o'clock this morning en-
route to Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-26
THE AMERICAN PLAN.
Proposals Submitted to the Monetary Con-
ference


BRUSSELS, November 25.-Thc inter
national monetary conference resumed
it's sitting this morning. The American
delegates submitted a resolution de-
claring it desirable that means be found
for increasing the use of silver in the
currency system of nations. They also
submitted general plan on bimetallism,
showing that the re-establishment and
maintenance of a fixed parity between
gold and silver, and the continued use of
both as coined money of full debt paying
power would be productive of important
benefits to the world.
These ends will be accomplished, the
document states, by the removal of legal
restrictions now existing and the coin
age of silver into full legal tender money
and restoring by international agree
ment a parity of value between the
metals at such ratio as the conference
may decide upon. The essentials of
such an international arrangement
should be: First, unrestricted coinage
of both gold and silver into money of
full debt paying power; second, fixing
ratios i'll coinage between the metals;
third, the establishment of uniform
charge, if any, to the public for minting
gold and silver coins.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-26
FORTY WERE LOST
When the Helen Mar, Whaler, Was
Crushed in the Ice.

WASHINGTON, November 25.-The Sec
retary of the Treasury has received re-
port from Captain M. A. Henley, COM
manding the revenue steamer Bear dated
at st. George Island, Behring Sea, Octo-
ber 2S.
The whaling bark Helen Mar of San
Francisco was lost in the ice in latitude
10 north and longitude 1710 west, Octo-
Der 6, and some of the crew were rescued
by other whalers after having suffered
great hardships. Forty of the crew, in
Guiding the fifth mate, perished in the
ice. There were no other disasters.
This has been a successful whaling sea-
son, the catch being estimated at 200
whales, valued at $1,500,0O0.