The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-02-10
NEWS AND NOTES.


Free silver coinage seems to be as
distinctly the favored panacea of the
French agricultural population as of
large sections of our own.
Your tickets were complimentary,
were they net?" 'Well," replied the
man who had seen painfully amateur en-
tertainment, 81 thought they we:e until
saw the show" Washington Star.
Deposits in Massachusetts savings
banks increased 80, 10000 in 1892 over
1891. The ''robber tariff doesn't seem
to have worked in the Bay State accord
ing to Democratic anticipations.
Judge Allen, who has been chosen
United States Senator from Nebraska
by the combined Populist AMI Dem
ocratiC vote, was formerly a Republican,
but is now Thoroughbred Populist.
-GovarnOr Hogg appeals to the Texas
Legislature for action which will prevent
repetition Of the Paris horror. What
the Lone Star State needs is a few Chris
tan missionaries and few legal hang
ings.
"A ''pink butter bill' is the latest leg
isladve fad in Missouri. 1t declares chat
/ -oleOmargarine or butterine sold in that
State must be colored pink SO. as to indi-
cate on its face that it is not the real arti-
Gle
Mgr Satolli's decision in the New
Jersey case, requiring the giving of ser
mons and instruction in the English Ian
guage, and declaring for as prompt an
assimilation as possible of Catholics
speaking foreign tongue, deals a heavy
blow at Cahenslyism.
Gov. Russell of Massachusetts, who
made glib use of the Homestead riot as
a weapon against the protective tariff,
will be interested to notice that the
Democratic committee of the House.
after full investigation, declares that the
tariff had nothing 70 do with it.
"A Texas man has invented a scheme
for getting to Europe in three hours by
means of rubber tube under the ocean.
What a delightful plan this would be for
the "chappies' and the Mugwump edi-
tors! They could run over here every
morning, attend to the days business,
and be back in time to spend the night
in 'Lunnon."
AN aged couple died in Germany re-
Gently, and, although they had apparent
ly a severe struggle for existence, people
were surprised to find that they had left
a comfortable fortune. This is readily
enough explained, however, by the fact
that the wife had worn the same hat for
forty years.
1t is a striking tribute to Senator
Hills peculiar qualities of Statesman
ship that all who have attempted to read
his speech in the Senate the other day
confess themselves as unable as before to
understand where he stands on the
question discussed.-RostOn Journal.
When the striking street railway
employees of Wheeling, W. Va, resorted
to violence in driving nOn-uniOn men
from the cars and beating them into the
bargain, they placed their cause beyond
the possibility of success. If q strike
caRnot be won by peaceful and lawful
means it cannot be won at all.
Don't kill anybody unless you are
sure of your conscience. A man up In
Vermont did several months ago and
last week his conscience troubled him so
he surrendered to the authorities, al
though they had given up all hope of
ever capturing him. Now he will prob
ably eXpiate his crime on the gallows.
Tender consciences are institutions
which well regulated murderers should
{. be without Troy Press.
The union of the New Haven and
Old Colony Railroads is the latest illus
tration of the general tendency toward
consolidation on the part of the transpor-
tatiOn lines of the country. 1t is an
event which which will create much in
terest in New England railway and mer-
camille circles. The passenger train be-
tween New York and Boston will be
greatly improved by the change. The
time between the two cities will be con-
siderably shortened, and the vexation of