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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-19

known disease of the blood,
Constipation, Liver Com
plant, Dyspepsia, lndiges-
ton, Loss of Appetite,
Scrofula, Rheumatism and
Chills and Fever. If you are
languid, weak and debilitated,
you need Sagwa. 1t will put
new life into you. For sale
by all DRUGGISTS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-19
SUSQUEHANNA RISING


WILxEsBARRE, Pa. jan. 13 The BUS
quebsuna rivsr 10 rising rapidly tonight,
owing to the heavy rams. The low lands
for miles are inuhd.ted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-19

JusEAu. Wis Jan. Is The noted
| sssllion Badger Boy, 26s owned by John
Roveil Of Besvss Dam AID valued At els. .
0G0, is dead.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18
Lanes Family Medicine Moves the Bowel
Each day. Most people need to use 1t
Williams, Centennial.

At the annual meeting of the Trustees
of williams College, held last Friday, the
chief business was to decide the time for
the centennial celebration of the found
ing of the college. Two dates were pro-
posed, next June Commencement and
next October. The Trustee Committee,
consisting of Charles A. Davidson, +. l..
Stetson, Charles Cuthbert Hall, Horace
E. Scudder, Justin Kellogg, and the
Alumni Committee, composed of Bentley
Warren, 'S5, John b. Gale, AZ, and
Charles B. Hubbell, IA, reported to the
Trustees to-day in favor of the October
date, and after a long discussion the re-
port was accepted.
The October date was chosen because
then there are no conflicting celebrations
by other colleges, as there would be If
the anniversary were held at Commence
ment; also because they would be likely
to get more space in the newspapers, and
further, the Williams Alumni who are
college professors and the President can
be present then and not in June. The
celebration will be the Sth and 9th OF
October, and may last over the 10th. II
will be far the greatest event Williams
has ever known.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18
NEWS AND NOTES.

Vermont bids fair to be represented
in Cleveland's next administration. Ex-
Minister E. j. Phelps has already been
suggested for Secretary of State, and
Col. b. B. Smalley is ais mentioned for a
Cabinet position.
Another South American war is said
to be imminent. Argentine Republic
and Peru have entered an alleged secret
compact and are arming against Chile.
The government of Chile is looking for
an invasion daily and an engagement is
likely to occur at any time. The South
Americans seem to be the most uneasy
people on the face of the earth.
The wheat crop of Great Britain is
estimated to be only about one-fourth of
the amount that will be consumed by its
population. This fact, coupled with
another, that the Western farmers are
rushing their wheat off at any price,
shows that mlddle-men will make hand
some thing out of grain before the year
is over.
The reason why Connecticut went so
strongly for Cleveland is explained by a
lying circular almost as gross a forgery
as the Morey letter. 1t represented Presi-
dent Harrison as having said to Indian
Commissioner Morgan that "a Catholic
school in Colorado must be Presbyterian
ized." This circular was sent to all the
French Catholics in Connecticut secretly.
1t was lie out of whole cloth, but it
served its purpose.
Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure rheu
natism and Neuralgia. Entirely vegetable. Safe
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

Senator Morrill,, the father of the raw
tariff, in recent interview, said: Tho
Democratic victory seems to be complete.
In my opinion it is best so. 1 want the
Democratic party to take full charge and
responsibility of National affairs. There
will be nothing to prevent them from
carrying out their policy, and if they do
this everybody can see how the change
will work. 1t is possible we have carried
the principle of protection near to the
extreme limit. At all events, l think it
quite as we'll that the other side should
have an opportunity of making practi-
cal test. think they will begin by TAX
ing off the duty on wool, and probably
off coal. hardly think there is any
danger of an outright repeal of the Nc
Kinley bill. There will likely be sub
stitute measure of speckled character
adopted. The silver element in the
party is strong enough to pass a free
coinage measure and the only protection
there will be against this will be Mr..
Cleveland's veto. l hardly think they
will interfere with the pension list just
yet, though there is no doubt that the
party is hostile to the present measure
which calls for $3.50, 900, 900 annually. To
have left this at about $125, 900, 900 might
have been better, anyhow. As to the
State bank issues / think they will be
brought along under Democratic govern
ment. The repeal of the tax is the only
thing necessary, and the South Is strongly
in favor of it."
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

One of our Canada exchanges exults
over the election of Cleveland in one
column and in the next, parallel, has the
following: "a great cotton strike is on
in England. Thousand of employees out
of work. On the 9th instant cotton
mills employing IA, 100000 spindles were
shut down. This was done by the mas
ters' federation, which control 10000, 900
spindles out of A, 100000 spindles run in
England. There are about 1900 opera
tive spinners grouped into various local
unions, all federated in an amalgamated
association. Their average earnings is for
a week of 60 hours at 32 shillings each,
or about $500 per week. The local
unions combined have revenue fund of
e120,000. This will be further increased
by contribution of As. per week from
1900 members who remain at work. The
masters federation plan in shutting
down is for the purpose of reducing
wages. But they get severe setback
at Bolton, where the District Employers
Association has declined to cooperate
in the scheme to reduce wages. Their
100000 spindles are kept busy and
they are paying the old scale of wages.
If improvement in trade, which has
begun, continues, numbers of other
mills will resume, and pay the fedora
ton fine rather than let their valuable
plants be idle"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

the Senate. He was then the father of
the proposal. Since that time each legis-
lature has considered the matter, and
now if it could pass to go into effect
with the town system of schools we
should regard the decided advance made
as a very great advantage.
1t seems peculiarly unfortunate that
the election of State Superintendent of
Education, yesterday, should have been
attended with so much friction. -Four
ballots of the joint assembly were neces-
sary, and in the end clark horse won
in the person of NJ. S. Stone of West
field. Messrs. Palmer (for re-election),
Foster and Booth we're the other candi-
dates. We note that the Bennington
county members who spoke were in favor
of Mr.. Foster. The fight lasted over two
hours. The Superintendent-elec was
Supervisor Of Orleans county in 1S8S-S9.
The Worlds fair has received decent
treatment, we are glad to say, at the
hands of this legislature. The appro-
priation of S14, 700 by the House passed
the Senate and became law. The ap-
preparation, also, to send the National
Guard of the State to Chicago next year
for its annual encampment, has been
made, and the false economy of 1890 has
been made good.
The appropriation of $4,000 asked
for the Soldiers Home is reported in the
Herald this morning as $1,000. This
may be a typographical error for $16,
600, but we trust the Legislature OF 1892
will not discredit its present record when
it comes to the making of provision
for the support of the Union veterans.
The Senate in executive session has
confirmed the following appointments
made by the Governor: State Geologist,
Rev. George W. Perry of Rutland; Com
missioner of Taxes, James L. Martin of
Brattleboro; Trustees of the Vermont
State Asylum, William II. Hunt of st.
Albans; Member of the State Board f
Health, o. w. Sherwin of Woodstock; I;
Board of Agriculture, Justin o. Sanford
of Stamford; II. W. Vail of POmfret; v.
l. Spear of Braintree; G. NJ. Winslow of
Brandon; George w. Pierce Of Brattle-
boro; ]. l.. Hills of Burlington.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18


Albert Oakes has gone to work in the
Sampson shoe shop.
Mrs. Joseph Towsley of Pownal, was in
own visiting relatives last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Houghton are visit
ing friends in Boston. They expect to
return next week.
Senator Sanford and Representative
Brattan were home from Montpelier to
cast their respective votes for Harrison
and Cleveland.
The Ladies' Social circle of the Bap-
tist Church will meet next Friday after
noon and evening with Mrs. Eugene
Brown in Clarksburg.
The fair at the Baptist Church last
week Friday evening was in every way a
success. The entire receipts of fair and
quilt were SlOO.
Our village school under the supervis.
ion of Miss Fannie Tomlison of Benning'
ton, closed last Friday. The sc hool has
been a success, and the rapid and
thorough advancement of the pupils
apeak highly of her methods of instruc-
ton. She also teaches the winter term
Fred Lanfair, who was confined with
partial paralysis last year, and whom all
thought could never recover, was in town
last Sunday, and has the full use of al
his body as much as ever. Most of the
time during his sickness, he was under
the skillful treatment of DR.. Wright OF
North Adams. His many friends
were glad to see him in usual health
again.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

''S. NJ" the Province of Quebec CORE
spondent of the Vermont Journal writes
that paper concerning the campaign of
1910: "The tariff then as now, was a
chief element in the discussion. The
Democrats argued for a tariff simply for
revenue, and not for protection. And l
remember we'll how the advocates of low
duties showed that the poor man was
obliged to pay much more, in proportion
to its value, on his cheap clothing than
did the rich man ON his fine cloth. But
Notwithstanding all the talk the high
protective tariff won and Harrison was
elected" On the other hand the "high
protective tariff did not win in 1892.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

The fact that the Democratic party
gains complete victory in this year.
campaign instead of a partial victory is
a source of congratulation. The coun-
tt,,y; has never before enjoyed the pros
perity that it has unier Ilc Mckinley
Tariff. Business has been brisk and
wages high. But a majority of the peo-
pie have now declared against Protection
and consequently should be given their
rights. Every time that the Tariff has
been reduced business depression has
followed. The party making the reduc-
ton has had to stand the consequences.
The Senate, House, and the presidency
being with the Democracy, the whole
responsibility rests upon the Democratic
party. If it carries out the pledges of
It's platform and of it's leaders our bust
ness cannot remain in its present healthy
state. The consequences will bear upon
the election of four years hence. And
though a serious business depression
may result in the interval the cOnse-
quences will be for the advantage of the
people and for the Republican party.
The lesson to America will be invalua-
BILE, and should prevent the possibility of
running bright business prospects by the
performance of Free Trade ideas. The
people are clamoring for and seem to
need the results of European competi-
ton brought to their own doors. The
Democratic party has pledged itself to
supply this need. The true friends of
the workingmen, the Protectionists, are
willing that that party shall bear the
whole responsibility and they rest as
sured that the more power it secures the
more securely will it bind itself to its
fate in 1896.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18
WOMEN VOTERS.

The statement going the rounds of the
papers that this year in Wyoming women
voted for a president of the United States
for the first time is mistake. Women
voted at the first three presidential elec.
tions in New Jersey.
The Quaker element was strong in old
New Jersey, and, through the influence
of Quaker preacher, the convention
that framed the constitution under which
New Jersey came into the Union substi-
tuted for the words "male freeholders"
in the provincial charter, the words "all
inhabitants worth forty pounds"
Under this constitution, tax-paying
women and tax-paying negroes voted,
But the tax-paying women were most OF
them FaGivI aiists, ana ;att the presidential
election of 1900 they voted Tor -, 4tlS
against Jefferson, and were said to have
carried the State in his favor.
Consequently, as soon as Democratic
Legislature came into power, it abolished
the property qualification, and at the
same time excluded from suffrage the
tax-paying women and tax-paying ne
groes, decreelng that suffrage should be
limited to white male" citizens.
Charles were also made that male
voters had repeated" by Disgusting
themselves as women, and by blackening
their faces to personate negroes; but
probably not much credit is to be given
to these reports. The real reason fol
DISTINGUISHING the women was that they
had voted the Federal ticket.
But it is worth remembering now,
while so many pleasant things are being
said in the papers about the voting Of
the Wyoming women, that the first pres
ident of the United States who was elect
ed in part by women's votes was moi
Grover Cleveland, but George Washing
ton.-Womdn's Journal.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

This is one of the various items from
Democratic Connecticut that have reach
ed us this week, and indicates the pro-
posal of the foreign industries lately
come among us: ''The President of the
Capewell Horse Nail Company distinctly
stated yesterday that if the duty were
seriously reduced on his products his
company would at once remove its ex-
tensive Hartford plant to Sweden. He
expressed regret at the possibility, but
he argued philosophically that so long
as labor cost him here from $1.50 to
$500 day, and in Sweden from only 25
to Is cents day, it was question
simply of business economy. About SIX
weeks ago the Berlin Brick Company re-
ceived an order from the new tin plate
company in Middletown. for all the
bricks for their new factory. The day
after election the brick company received
a dispatch from the tin plate company
countermanding the order, as the com
pany had decided not to build" Posi-
bly, our well-paid workingmen may
realize too late that good times have re-
ceived severe 'set- back" because of
restlessness or a desire for change shown
in the late election.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

Miss Clara Gleason and Miss Emma
Taylor were in town last Sunday.
The little Gleason sisters, Florence and
Mildred, have returned home after a pro-
tracted visit at Wilmington and Dunn
merston. Mrs. Gleason is yet stopping
there.
The Summer Home Company have
purchased Albert Woods place and a
portion of land of Elmer Gleason, adjoin-
ing the ''big pond" In the spring they
will build large hotel and cottages and
business will be lively at the "City."
Mr.. Wood has just bought Geo. w.
Knapp's old homestead and taken pos
session.
Miss Dora Higgins and Mrs. George
Knapp have visited relatives at Hoosick
Falls, N. Y.
If there will be snow enough the pros.
poets are that lumbeTmen will do lu.
crative business the coming winter.
Two days last week and Sunday, the
sleiRhing was quite good at the "City.'
=. <. Gleason enjoyed . drive 10 vii.
mington behind the merry bells, and re-
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18
Lecture on Physical Culture and Dress Re
form,


On Friday evening, November 18th,
the ladies of Bennington, in response to
very general invitation issued by Miss
Minnie G. Hayes, nearly filed the large,
well-lighted Library Hall.
A little impatience was manifested by
a portion of the audience because there
was slight delay in the stage manage
ment About s. 20 the curtain rose and
Miss Hayes, dressed in Grecian cos
TUNE made of white and gold, with
graceful and flowing lines, greeted the
audience Not a little attention had
been paid to the stage business and some
very pretty effects were produced.
The lecturer began by giving with
dramatic effect reading from the life OF
Delsarte, very sad and touching story
of life struggle.
Then followed clear and able expo
sition of the school of philosophy, on
which his science of physical culture was
founded. The dress reform question
was presented in very forcble and elo-
quent manner. The appeal to women
for the preservation of their own health
and protest against the evils which
must arise from the encasement of the
body in the ordinary unyielding corset
were illustrated and emphasized by nu-
merous effective drawings and by admir-
ably selected extracts from the articles
published by DIR. Dickinson in the New
York Medical Journal.
Lastly very beautiful solar print OF
the Venus de Milo was exhibited as the
type of perfection of female beauty.
The audience listened with rapt atten.
ton.
A tdbleau uiudnte closed the entertain.
ment in which as was said by one lady
present, miss Hayes was not -outdOne
in beauty and grace by the Venus her
self" ALBA TToss.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

All sorts of explanations are put for
ward to account for the recent election.
Secretary Fosters diagnosis of the case
cannot be much improved upon, as fol-
lows: "There were three classes of peo-
pie who voted the Democratic ticket.
One was a set of manufacturers who got
tired of labor troubles, and who came
to the conclusion that Free Trade was
better for them because it would reduce
wages. Another class concluded that
the Mckinley bill was too high. This
was an excuse for such people as Mac
Veagh and Gresham to turn front. The
third class were laborers who thought
the profits made by the manufacturers
were not fairly distributed; that propri-
etors got too much and they too little" I"
Mr.. Foster said: "The school question af-
fected Illinois and Wisconsin. In fact, the
Lutheran church made itself felt in the
West. When / got to Ohio the laboring
men were talking about Homestead and
Carnegie being too rich, while they were
too poor Many people voted for Cleve-
land because they did not believe the
Democrats would do what their platform
said they would. 1t is strange result
in view of the prosperous condition of
the country. Every interest, manufac-
turing and commercial, is in, perhaps,
the most prosperous condition ever
known. Labor was never so much in de-
mand, the cost of living never SO cheap
and failures were never fewer, yet, in
view of this prosperity, the people voted
to have change, apparently not know
ing when they were well off. The ad-
ministration is unassailable and unas-
sailed-from Democratic testimony. Our
candidate possessed the confidence of the
country to an extent rarely accorded a
president. However, the majority of the
people will have their way. AS a good
American citizen, 1 accept the result, and
1 may say that on one account 1 am
pleased, as my personal comfort is now
assured"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

The Democracy will be held directly
responsible by the voters for the general
contraction of business enterprise and re-
duction of wages which its free trade
programme must bring about. The
election is only few days past and it
will be more than four months before the
new Congress can meet, even if an ex-
ira session is called. Yet contracts for
textile machinery amounting TO many
hundreds of thousands of dollars haYe
been cancelled in New England alone;
orders for the building of new factories
have been countermanded and the gen.
eral expansion of industries has been
checked.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18
The state d. of r.. Convention.

This branch of Odd Fellowship met
with Dennis Lodge, No. 1, of Brattleboro,
this week. There was large attendance,
Tuesday evening the Order in Brattle-
boro gave a reception. Wednesday the
convention was held, reports were heard,
routine business disposed of and in lie =; :;
evening the 'work'' of this degree was
exemplifed by Dennis Lodge. The fol-
lowing Gsacers were elected: Grand
Master L. j. Retting (er-o6ciO) Brattle-
boro, president; Mrs. j. G. Felt, Rut-
land, vice-president; Mrs. o. B. Boyce,
Barre, secretary; Mrs. Ella G. Phinney.
st. Johnsbury, treasurer. Miss Mary j.
Ranney, secretary since the organization
of the convention in 1885, having moved
to New Hampshire, declined al a're-elect-
ton. There are 1886 members in Yer
mont, and the cash in the treasury is
Sl96. The next convention will be held
in Rutland in 1893.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18
THR LEGISLATURE.

This body has been reasonably diligent
in business during the past week, and it
will finish its session in time to eat
Thanksgiving turkey at home next week.
The laws passed will soon thereafter be
published in sheet form and we shall
send them to our patrons as usual. Each
can then see just what has been accom-
plished. Meantime a few notes as to
some of the more important measures
may be of interest.
The town system of schools has been
established. This is great stride for
ward and step Vermont should have
taken years ago. We hope the progress
sive spirit will be successful in adding to
this the proposed free school text books
"a measure that came very near becom-
ing law when Maj. Valentine was in
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

The hope entertained by many that
the outcome of the Silver Conference
about to assemble would be favorable to
the United States has been dismissed by
the result of the election. European
Nations will expect that under the re-
ductions in our tariff insured by the
Democratic victory they will make large
sales to us, and that the balance of trade
will be turned against us. Under these
circumstances they will be loath to con-
sent to any scheme for larger use OF
silver money. They will prefer to take
payment in gold. The true significance
of the result of last weeks elections has
not yet dawned upon the American peo-
pie.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-18

DR.. Smith, the magnetic physician of
Troy, N. Y, has made arrangements to
visit Bennington Wednesday and Thurs
day of each week. He may be consulted
free of charge at the Putnam House on
those days, from o a. m, until p. m.
Those who were so fortunate as to listen
to the course of lectures the Doctor de-
livered at Library Hall, this week, were
more than delighted. DR.. Smith treats
successfully all forms of chronic dis
eases. He is thoroughly educated
physician and surgeon, and you will
make no mistake to call and see him.