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CALIFORNIA TROUT.

Car No of the United States fish COM
mission arrived in Rutland Tuesday af-
ternoon at 1 :25 o'clock from Burlington,
says the Herald, with 1900 California or
Rainbow trout, which were distributed
in Mendon river under the direction of
the Fish gnd Game league,
The car is in charge of r. S. Johnson,
and left the government hatchery at
Wytheville, Va, last Wednesday with
300 fish. Mr.. Johnson said to report
er that they were for distrib ution prin-
cipally in Vermont and Massachusetts,,
and in this state stops were made at
East Fairfield, Hardwick, Windsor,
Montpelier and Brandon,
The trout were raised at the hatchery
in Virginia, are one year old and vary
in length from two and one half to three
inches. They are in very good condition,
but Mr.. johnson said they were rather
tired from being in the car so long.
These trout grow to larger size than
the Dative brook trout; they are not as
handsome and not considered as gamy.
The car will leave on the early train
w AOA tbhN
North Adams, Mass, and while there
small lot will be sent over to Readsboro.
In State item it will also be seen that
quantity were sent to Wilmington.
After the arrival of the car the fish
were put into Is large tin cans similar to
milk cans, 100 in each, and placed in an
express wagon. F. A. PearsOns, G. T.
Loop and l.. Fish went to Mendon with
the trout and distributed them from Shell
don's mill south.
This is the first time that California
trout have been distributed in Vermont
except a number OF years ago, when Mar
tin G. Evarts had some shipped from
Washington at his own expense.
The car on the exterior looks like an
ordinary passenger coach. The fish are
keptin tanks under the center of the floor
of the car and the water is continually
running through the tanks; it is kept at a
temperature of about Al degrees above
zero.
There are hunks in the car where the
men sleep and meals are served on board,
as a colored cook accompanies the party.
There is complete kitchen in one end of
the car. In the other end is the private
room of Mr.. johnson.
After the trout had been taken out of
the car the latter was taken down to the
scale works yard, where the tanks with
the fish were furnished with fresh rum
ming water all night
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To Take effect To-Day.


/ will get up and dress when the break
fast bell rings. t,l.
l will not complain when everything
goes to suit me.
] will treat my wife as politely as
though she was perfect stranger.
Twill strive to be more thoughtful for
my own comfort, that others, seeing me
happy, may also endeavor to be con-
tented.
will not spend so much money this
year on the useless frivolities of life.
Twill remember the poor is have to
make memorandum to that effect every
morning.
must be more unselfish, and take
better care OF myself that may long be
spared to be the Joy and light of the
home which it has pleased an apprecia-
tive Providence to bestow upon me.
Twill endeavor to impress upon my
family the duty of greeting, with cheer
ful voices and laughing faces, the father
of family when he returns home, wear
led with the depressing cares and labors
of long business day.
Twill pay my pew rent this year, If l
have to deny myself new overcoat, and
my children have to go without shoes.
feel that we have not heretofore sufR-
ciently denied ourselves in little luxur-
les for the sake of maintaining a good
appearance at church.
Twill be, in all things, an affectionate
husband, loving father, good pro-
videT; and / will rear up a family thst
will love and respect me, and render to
me prompt and cheerful obedience, with
perfect Difference to my wishes and
thoughtful regard for my comfort, OF
will break their backs in the attempt.
-Burdette in Ladies' Home Journal.
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Congress Morse's So all-wool suit,
which was exhibited in Congress during
the tariff debate, was an object lesson at
which the Democrats made wry faces,
and great pains were taken in attempts
to overcome its irresistible logic. Some
of the party organs, however, seem to
have learned something since then, and
are not quite so enamored of cheap
English clothing as formerly. The Chi
cago Herald, for instance, which is an
out-and-out free trade sheet, in an article
on London-made garments, says gentle
men can get fine business suits Tor S18
and dress suits for S25 or $50. But it
adds: But the suits These same gentle
men would annihilate an American tailor
who wonld offer them similar ones for
$40. They never are finely finished.
The coats have 'baggy' back, or, if they
chance to fit well at first, in weeks
time they are out of shape, with Innings
sagging, and the whole suit disgrace to
the wearer." This, of course, proves
that American clothing is cheaper than
English, even at higher price; yet the
free traders would compel American
tailors to compete with half-made,
slouchy clothing. which people would be
tempted to buy simply because it was
low priced.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-01

At time when our Angle Democratic
press is insisting with great vehemence
that we have no right to demand repara-
ton for such ''trifling injury" as the
unprovoked murder and manning of
American seamen in Chill, comes the
news that British warship has been
shelling and destroying villages, shoot
ing scores of natives and laying waste
whole islands in the South Pacific. The
offence of these poor wretches was dar-
ing to offer resistance to British subjects
engaged in the delectable task of kidnap-
ping them and carrying them off as
laborers to British colonies. Those
Democratic newspapers which are eter-
nally exhorting us to emulate England S
example sometimes have the queerest
notions of what England's example really
is. If It had been English seamen who
were maltreated and slain by Chilian
ruffians, their murderers would have
been hanged by this time, or a great part
of Valparaiso would be smoking ruins
Boston Journal.
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AS the constitution of the State
of New York requires the pres
encein each House of three-ffths
of its members in order to pass any bill,
it is completely in the power of the Re-
publicans to prevent the success of any
attempt of the Democrats to realize on
their plumber, Notwithstanding what is
said in another place, quoting the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches. They have
stolen the Senate in defiance of the decis-
ion Of theCourt ofiAppeals; the theft will
avail them nothing if the Republicans
do their duty. Whenever the Demo-
Gratis, therefore, attempt any gerryman-
der of the State, all the Republicans have
to do is for enough of them to absent
themselves from the halls of legislation
to leave either body with less than three
fifths of its members present. No bill
can pass in such case.
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$1,000 /!
THE MAsHER MASHED.

masher boarded the train at Batavia.
He had all the appearance of profess
sional lady-killer including red neck
tie and an india-rubber smile. He stared
at all the ladies in the car as he walked
down the aisle. He was picking out a
victim and doing his work with the arr
OF man who knows not defeat. 1t did
MT take long to make a selection. He
picked out young married woman who
occupied one of the front seats of the car
with little girl, and seated himself
across the aisle, short distance behind
her.
!. The soon-tO-be-mashed's little girl was
alternately playing in the aisle and sit
ting by her mother. During one of the
childis frolics in the aisle the gentleman
from Batavia caught her eye and beck
oned to her. The mother saw her child
start to run away, looked in the direction
in which she was going, saw the masher,
and smiled. This was all the encourage
ment the lady-killer wanted. He called
the little girl to his side, wrote something
on card, and said to the little child:
Take this to mamma"
The little one obeyed, and this is what
mamma read: 81 should be delighted to
make your acquaintance"
The young mothers face turned scarlet
as she read the note, but she wrote a
reply to it and sent it by the little girl
Then she turned her gaze on the masher-
The little girl delivered the message,
and this is what the fellow read: Per
haps you can get my husband, who is
sitting behind you, to introduce u.s.
The masher looked up. His intended
victim was still staring at him. Then
invOluntarily he turued his eyes toward
the person occupying the seat behind
him. Another pair of eyes was regard
ing him with fixed, stony gaze. Sud
denly the india rubber smile lost it's
elasticity, even the red necktie seemed
to grow dull in color, and the lady killer
as Suddenly concluded that he wanted a
smoke worse than ever before in his
fe.-ROchestcr Democrat.
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DEMOCRATIC FINANUIAL STATES
AfANSHIP.

1t is strikingly significant of Demo-
cratic leanings on the financial question
that the Fifty-second Congress should
hardly have been in session a week when
so prominent leader of the party as
Senator Harris of Tennessee introduced
bill "to repeal all laws discriminating
against the circulation of State banks"
Doubtless the title of Senator Harris,
bill has fair and fetching sound in the
ears of the younger generation of Demo-
Gratis. But to citizens old enough to re-
member what curse was the wildly
fluctuating currency of the old State
banks the proposition sounds about as
sane as the bills which a mock parlia-
ment of lunatics in an asylum would dis
cuss-bills, for instance, to abolish rail-
roads and make people travel by stage,
or to do away with electricity, gas and
coal oil, and compel the public to burn
candles again.-N. Y. Press,
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Mr. stewart's Ideas.

1 was chatting yesterday with ex-Con-
gresham John W. Stewart of Vermont,
who was recognized while in Congress
as one of the ablest of New England
statesmen, when he sarcastically COM
mented on the foreshadowed organiza-
ton of the present Congress in language
about as follows: "Think of Holman
and Springer as leaders of the Demo-
cratic majority. 1t is enough to make a
man wonder what this country is coming
to. Why, Holman is the smallest and
most insignignificant type of legislator
that this country has ever produced. As
for Springer, he is good enough fellow,
but he will have the big head so large
that be will think he owns the country.
If these statesmen are the highest cal
ibre Of men that the Democrats in Con-
gress can put forward to run the legis-
lation of the nation, a sorry mess they II
make of affairs The Congress that fol-
lows them will be obliged to pass a s50,-
900, 900 deficiency bill, which is Holman's
idea of economy. There couldn't be a
more dangerous pair of men selected by
the Democrats to run the House. Ben
Abou in New York Press.
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THE RAILWAY BLOCK SYSTEM.

This system, safeguard in railway
management, though long in use in
Europe has only just begun to come into
use in this country. 1t consists in divid-
ing off the track into sections or blocks
and placing signals at the ends of each
so that train cannot enter section
until the signals show that the section is
clear. These signals are operated by
men of experience and of intelligence
superior to that of the ordinary brake
man. "The system says a recent writer
''precludes inferences from schedules, the
uncertainties Of cheap watches, and the
judgment of weary men freshly aroused
from sleep as to the requirements of
safety. 1t records the facts of the pas
sage of trains from one section of track
to another, and does this so unerringly
as to reduce largely this liability to ac-
cident."
Rad the system been in use on the New
York Central road at the time of the
Hastings accident, or the Spuyten
Duyvel, these could hardly have oc-
CURED. This company is now introduc-
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ing it and operates a few miles of its
track under it. All great railroads with
trains constantly following one another
at short intervals will never be held
blameless in such cases as the above so
long as they neglect to use means of pre-
Ventioa which, from long use in other
countries have proved their utility.
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The coroner's jury in the Hastings
accident on the New York Central rail-
road find Herrick, the brakeman, guilty
of manslaughter in the second degree,
and recommend that the railroad adopt
some system to render the lives of pas
sengers more safe,
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The New York Central railroad has
decided to put in the block system over
all its lines. They have now about 40
miles of it. 1t will cost from $500, 900 to
100000 to put it in, and about S175,OO
a year to operate it.
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The election rule of David B. Hill is
that any Republican majority of less than
500 votes elects Democrat.-Troy Tele-
grdIR.
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BENNINGTON co. SAVINGS BANK,

TTNhe Bennington County Savings Bank at the
i Bennington County National Bank, is open
daily for the transaction Of business from 10 o'clock
;. m. to o'clock p. m, Sundays and Holidays ex-
cepted.
interest to depositors strictly in accordance with
he laws Of the State of Vermont. Money de-
posted anytime after the first day of each month
ceeding month. Interest computed January
lst and July 1st and if not withdrawn will be added
o principal, and interest thereafter will accrue
Vponl y
personal securities.
A.B. VALENTINE, President,
W E.HAWKS, Vice President,
Ut. SHURTLEFF, Treasurer,
6. W. qARMAN, Secretary,
TRUsrEEs-A B. Valentine, VIM. <. Hawks
u. w. Harman, oln Scott, j. 7. Shurtleff, /
Gibson j. X. Judson.
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-07

millions find it hard to earn even living,
men shake their heads uncnslly when the
shadow Of the coming Millionaire fas@s
across their pathway. idle protests viii
not avail. Why not make the most OF
the popular sentiment in favor of q grad
uated income tax, and shape it into q
law before it is too late? The taxation
of incomes or inhertanceS, or both, would
trim down these big fortunes. We must
resort to iudciOus legislation on this lire
or make up our minds to see the wealth
of the country absorbed and held by 8
few men,
BY all means, let us try what virtue
there is in the taxing power. We not
only tax poverty, but we make it Il penal
offense In every state in the union. Now,
let the pendulum of the law swing in the
other direction and strike plutOcracy. 1t
is better to do this now than to turn
the problem over to the next generation.
We are able to deal with the matter in
the proper spirit, but our successors
might prefer short sharp and decisive
methods. Upon the whole, it would be
better to Straighten out this business
without unnecessary delay.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-07

Chairman GARRISON, of the republican
national committee when asked recently
in regard to the platform to be adopted
OF the declaration which he thought
would be made by the convention. A
part Of what he said is extremely interest
ing to the people of the south.
Il do not know" said he, that the
Lodge federal election bill will be spec
itically endorsed, but L do know that Il
human rights plank of unquestioned
vigor will be presented to the convention"
Continuing Mr.. GARRISON says:
Did it ever occur to you that your child
may live to see as many negroes In this
country as there are white people today?
Within the next threc-quarters OF cen
tury / predict the colored population OF
this country will be at least G5,0O00OO.
And does any one mean to tell me that
they shall be denied the elective franchise
guaranteed by the constitution? That is
the next great issue to be fought over,
and we might as well open our eyes to
its magnitude"
AS the negro is not deprived of the
elective franchise guaranteed by the
constitution" Mr.. Clarksons interview,
when reduced to its last analysis, means
that the great issue to be fought over
is, whether OF not the federal government
will consent to put the bayOnet at the
ballot boxes of the south, for the purpose
of intimidating its voters, and allow the
republican party to attempt to accomplish
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The Crash In Corn.

The scene in the corn exchange Mt Chi
cago on the last day Of May was rare
example Of desperate commercial gam
bling-One which comes as an object les
son to the country at the very time when
congress is about to pass on the Hatch
bill.
1t was q case in which spectators were
arrayed against legitimate dealers. 1t
was the gamblers against the elevator
men, and the protracted bad weather had
given the gamblers the advantage. Ele-
yatOr men had bought corn in the western
states, and in order to cover the risk of
fluctuation while the grain was coming
to market, they sold it for May delivery
at 40 cents. The rain descended and the
floods came; the corn could not be deliver
ed and the last day Of May approached
rapidly. The elevator men had sold $780,
600 bushels of corn for May delivery and
little of 1t was in sight. 1t became evil
dent that the contracts could not all be
filled and Coster and Martin, daring
young spectators from New York, bought
I'D the May contracts and held them over
until the time should come to demand
the pound of flesh. On the last day Of
May their agent stood in the pit and
cried, Buy or sell May at a dollar!"
The crowd went wild and for while
1t looked like corn would go to S1.50 or
81. But 1t didn't get there. The elevator
men had worked day and night to get in
their corn, and had succeeded In rushing
up 100000 bushels. When the exchange
opened they had the corn receipts in their
pockets. Instead of filling their 40-cent
contracts they sold corn at 81 to the
clique broker, delivered receipts on the
spot and demanded the cash. This was
q checkmate CoSter and Martin paid out
certified checks as long as their money
lasted, and about 11:3O the Bank of Mon
treal refused to honor their demand
Then came the stampede and the crash
in corn, the price Of which dropped in q
few seconds from 81 to 80 cents.
1t was Il happy thing that the corner
makers were caught and smashed, but
the distressing feature is that their faii-
ure will hurt many dealers who, having
corn on consignment, sold to the CoSter-
Martin broker in the pit at 81 and report
ed the sales to the owners OF the corn
The commission men will have to pay the
owners 81 for the corn, but will have lit
defunct firm. 1t was q squarely drawn
battle between gambling and legitimate
business, and business finally triumphed
but came out of the ring with heavy
losses.
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by force and bloodshed what cannot be

by force and bloodshed what cannot be
accomplished with fair and free ballot
The bayonet as q republican promoter,
Is the real issue and Mr.. ClarksOn goes
to the glst of the whole business.
We may talk about tariff reform and
free silver and remark with considerable
emphasis that they are great and growing
issues, or we may say that this one or
that one is paramount. But it all amounts
to nothing. The real issue between the
two parties is one Of sectionalSm. That
is the cat in the meal tub, or, to speak
more pertinently to the facts, it is the
Niger in the woodpile. We can't escape
that particular issue; it is paramount and
it seems to be permanent.
This issue is of more Importance than
all the rest put together, 1t is an issue
that we cannot escape. 1t is all that
holds the republican party together. The
end and aim Of it's war mission" is the
spoliation and degradation Of the south.
While the republican organization pre-
seats q formidable front the people here
cannot afford to divide on any issue, for
all issues are insignificant in comparison
with this attempt to Africanize and des-
poll the states of tho south.