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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
Ii OPENS THE EYES.

"My daughter is losing her sight, :"
said an anxious mother, land just on the
eve of marriage, too! What shall do?"
Let her get married by all MEANS" re-
sponded the doctor; marriage is a reg
ular eye-opener." A mans eyes open
pretty widely when he finds his wife's
charms disappearing. Health is the
best friend of beauty, and the innumer-
able ills to which women are peculiarly
subject, it's worst enemies. Experience
proves that women who pos ess the
best health use DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t is the only medicine
for women, sold by druggists, under a
positive guarantee from the manufactur-
ers, that it will give satisfaction in every
case or money refunded. This guaran-
tee has been printed on the bottle-wrap-
per, and faithfully carried out for many
years.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
Y. NJ. C. A. NOTES.

The Sunday meeting occurs at a very
convenient time, . o'clock. The boys
meet at the regular time. The room will
be theirs alone. A special effort is being
made to secure good attendance nett
Sunday.
The athletic feature of our association
will be made prominent this spring aid
summer. Already much interest is L.
ing taken in sports. The game of bae
ball will be pushed reasonably. A nie
will soon be in form to practice. So
eral pleasing games have occurred du-
ing the week.
The Boys League is prosperou
Weekly meetings occur at which debats
of very pleasing character are presen-
ed by the boys. The question last Nor
day: 'Shall boyswho intends to learn ,
trade, graduate from the high schoolS
was of such great interest that it wa
decided to continue the discussion at tip
next meeting.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
POOR BUT HONEST.

Charlie Sullivan is a poor but honest
Irish lad, who, while walking down
Washington street, found wallet con-
tanning money and checks to the value of
several hundred dollars. Although al
most destitute, he returned it to its own
ers, Messrs. A. p Ordway & Co., pro-
prietors OF Sulphur Bitters, who gave
him liberal reward, and also gave him
six bottles of Sulphur Bitters for his
mother, who has been terrible sufferer
from rheumatism, and who returned
many blessings after being cured by
their use.-Weekly World.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
MRS. MARY GRIFFIN.

In Bennington Falls, May 9th, Mrs.
Mary Griffin died after several months
illness which she bore with Christian
fortitude, always greeting her many
friends with words of cheer and smiles.
She was one who was greatly beloved by
all who knew her. An obliging neigh
Dor, kind and affectionate wife and
loving mother has been called to her
home.
o thou art happy now, escaped from all,
That shrouds the spirit with gloomy pail;
We would not call thee back for thou art blest;
Far, far above a sorro wing world like this,
Thy soul exults in heavenly bliss.
A FRUEND
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
BISHOP BIssELL's SUCCESSOR.


In addition to what we said last week,
the Free Press says:
Bishop Bisselrs annual address was
practically finished at the time of his
death. In that address he asks the COM
ing convention to elect an assistant bish-
Op, on account of his age and intirmity.
His death will, of course, render neces-
sary the election of a successor, rather
than an assistant. This, however, can
not be done at the coming convention.
BY the canons of the church the clergy
and wardens of each parish must be no.
titled at least one month before a special
convention to elect bishop can be held.
Lay delegates to the special convention
are then chosen from the male commun-
icants of the different parishes, each
parish being represented according to
the number of male communicates. An
amendment to the canons, adopted at
the annual convention in Montpelier, in
June 1898, reads as follows when a
bishop is to be elected, the convention
shall always vote by Orders, and a ma
jority of each Order, when both concur,
shall constitute an election. The secre-
tary shall first call the roll of the clergy,
who shall as their names are called de-
post their ballots with the tellers, and
when counted the result shall be an
nounced to the convention. The secre-
tary shall then call the roll of lay dele
gates, who shall, as their names are
called, deposit their ballots with the tell
ers, which shall be counted and an
nounced as ordered for the clergy. In
case of non-concurrence the first time,
balloting shall continue in the same way
and order as above, until an election is
made" Any clergyman in the church
may be elected bishop by the conven-
ton.
On the death of bishop the standing
committee of The church takes charge OF
the diocese. The standing committee
for the present year is made up of Rev.
j. l. Bliss of Burlington, Rev. A. b. fan
ders of st. Adams, Rev. f. w. Smith OF
Woodstock, G. A. Booth of Vergennes,
Henry Wells of Burlington and George
Briggs of Brandon. This committee
will, in few days, issue the call for the
special convention, which will probably
be fixed for June %. In this event. it is
| expected that the regular annual con
vention will adjourn. without transact
ing any business, from June to June
81 so that one trip to Burlington, and II
most instances at least, one set of dele
| gates will suffice.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26

Mr.. Walker RATED his logs down the
''Kill'' last week. Some of the men re-
ceived ducking by the overturning OF
their boat.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Mckee of Cam
bridge, n. Y, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arson Buck one day last week.
Mrs. Buck does not improve as much as
her friends mi ght wish.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
EXPELLED FOR TRUTH-TELLING.


Public attention is again called to the
recent brutal hazing and Disagreement of
students in the Wesleyan University at
Delaware, o., by the lll-considered ac-
ton of the faculty in eXpelling a student
who furnished a Cincinnati newspaper
with the report. 1t will be remembered
that some of the older students, with an
insane idea of "discipling' the younger
ones, seized them and marked their
faces with chemicals, describing upon
them rude cabalistic signs some sort or
other. The act was outrageous and Dru-
tai beyond precedent, and had not the
excuse of boyish fun" for it will mark
the young man for life.
The student who reported the outrage
was Frank Gerhart, senior. The fac
ulty, instead of Furnishing the perpetra-
tors, seem only DESTROYS of hushing up
and whitewashing the affair. They
tried to persuade Gerhart to write a de-
NAL of the story, and make liar of him
self for the sake of the guilty ones and
the credit of the University. He re-
fused, and has been expelled. He is
spoken of as having been one of the
brightest and most honorable students
of the institution, in which he had been
these circumstances can prove no dis
honor, but rather recommendation.
Such low. brutal tricks as those Offend
ing students perpetrated are criminal,
and should be punished as such.-Stand-
ard Union.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
DEFERRED EDITORIAL NOTES.

The distrust of Western securitid
caused by the failure of Banks in thu
section has compelled the Vermont III
vestment and Security Company d
Orwell, and Hammond, Bush & Co
of the same place, to go into liquidation
The inability to realize on Western sc
curities to meet maturing paper is tn
cause of the trouble. Vermont farmer
are affected by these failures.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
DEFERRED COUNTY NEWS.
WEST ARLINGTON.

Misses Mile and Clara Hanahan were
home over Sunday.
A little daughter Of Fred Caldwell is
sick with scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilcox have gone
TO visit their daughter.
Miss Anna Farnham, who has been
visiting relatives here, has gone to Man
chester, for visit
Mr.. and Mrs. John Agan were guests
of Miss Ora Hanahan one day recently.
They also brought furniture, a chamber
suit, to Miss Grace futile.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26

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, sho gave them Castori
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

The continual extension of railways in
Turkey in general, and especially in the
Syrian province Of the empire, is of some
portauce Of the lines built or building
would suggest The railway policy of the
Ottoman government has resulted so far
in the construction of three trunk lines
through the northern and central portions
Of the suitau'S ASiatic dominions. These
lines embrace a railway from llaidar Pasha
ia suburb Of ople-ruuninG
thence down to the Tigris valley, Bagdad
and the Persian gulf, the object being to
link the latter gulf with the waters of the
Golden Horn; the second II line from Sam
soon, on the Black sea, southwark to Ayas,
on the Mediterranean, and so link together
the Black and Mediterranean seas, third.
to connect the Mediterranean sea through
Damascus and the Euphrates valley with
the Persian gulf.
The first line has been undertaken by q
German company, which has already car
ried the line to Angora, 40 miles inland
from Constantinople. \ Belgian company
holds the concession for the second line
and has already completed the survey OF
the first portion. The third line is in pos
session of an English company, whost
operations have already reached the point
of actual construction, and this line, whicl
passes through Syria and the Euphrate'
valley, will form part of the shortest rout,
to India London Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

A gentleman we'll known in this state
who has been in the wholesale liquor bust
ness in San Francisco moved to New York
and established somewhere in that state a
refinery or distillery, and after awhile
special agents of the internal revenue scrv-
ice made up u case against him for as
alleged, evasion of taxes, of which lie
claimed ne was innocent. They finally en-
tered a suit against him in the name of the
government, and it was continued along
for some time in the hopes of settlement.
Finally the gentleman got Mr. Ham.in in
terested, and he took it up with authorities
at Washington, and eventually IL settle
ment was reached satisfactory to both par
ties.
This gentleman happened to be visiting
q friend in Bangor soon after and called
upon Mr.. Hamlin one evening, and on leav-
ing laid check for S, 600 on the table,
The next day, however, Mr. Hamlin met
the gentleman on the street and returned
the check to him with the remark, Here,
| am no such fellow, but if you have any
nice cigars in your store you may send me
a box. "-Portland (Ale.) Express.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

last twenty years to afford good basis OF
estimate as to the effectiveness of modern
ordnance, the very heavy guns are losing
favor, both for armament of ships and
coast defense The Victoria, which went
down off Tripoli few days ago, was fright
fully weighted with big guns.
In the British exhibit, contiguous to
some ripe old smooth bores of the days of
King George-guns taken from Nelson's
flagship Nictory-appears the first attempt
in rifed artillery. The Whitworth breech-
loading rifle was creation of the Crimean
war. IL served It's purpose for time. but
was finally succeeded by the Armstrong
steel high-power gun, which is Britain's
present favorite, The largest gun of this
model on exhibit here weighs about 80
tons and is similar to the American S-inch
rifle.
One unique and rather amusing speci-
men of the rapid fire gun is on exhibition
here. During the civil war, when all the
inventors were trying to turn out DEATH
dealing machinery, Colonel Colt, of re-
volver fame, tried his hand. He built two
hg guns on the model of his revolver. In
fact, it was regular Colt revolver on n
2-ton scale. 1t held six shots and there
was machinery to turn the barrel around.
But Colonel Colt forgot one very import
ant feature of the art of gunnery. lie
overlooked the fact that his cartridges
were discharged by the explosion OF fulmi-
nate of mercury, which could not we'll
withstand the conclusion of another dis
charge near by. SO when one of the guns
was tested the first barrel was fired all
right, but Immediately all the other cart
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

quoting hall from Hatfield hall was in use
from 1908 to 1911, years in which Shake.
speare was in his prime and the England
OF royalty and blood was in its glory, no
matter what the England of the masses
was. The famous hall has been hand
somely and accurately reproduced. 1t
gives lis glimpse of one of those interiors
which we have read about. 1t has the
elaborate carving in oak, the old armor,
the great open fireplace with its dogs and
lcopards, the tankards, cups, chalices,
fagons, ewers and other heavy silver arti-
cles used on my lords table, the pictures
which he had on his walls, the minstrel
gallery at one end of the hall and the mar
Vicious oak carving or screen at the other.
All the antiques here are genuine, and all
the carvings and modelings in plaster have
been faithfully reproduced. The ceiling
of this famous hall is fiat, the first in
stance, it is said, of the use of II fiat ceiling
in Britain, all others having been gabled.
AS for oak carvings, modern manufac-
turers show that they can do quite as well
In this line as their ancestors. One Brit
ish firm displays II fine line of carved fur
niture and chairs, in the BLACKLIST kind of
black English oak, and their prices are not
unreasonable. For $685. you may buy an
elegant carved hall settee, and $1,000 will
purchase fine mantel. In all classes Of
furniture the British make good displays,
but in brass bedsteads they excel. Grace
full and light are the forms, and rich the
workmanship. One bed, with tall
canopy, has the American coat-of-arms on
the tail-piece, and the canopy is topped
with a blatant American eagle. Probably
the maker thought this bit of Yankee
doodleism would catch the eye of some
rich American and produce a quick sale
at the lusty price of $3.50 for the bed, but
as yet no purchase has been made. The
truth probably is that an American would
not dare put such bed in his chamber
without taking off the gim-crack eagle
and coat-of farms, or else he would take
good care that none of his friends should
enter his bedroom and see what "a donkey
he had been making Of himself. If [ We're
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

Those who have had their feelings hurt
from time to time by enlarging upon the
sufferngs of cattle when branded will be
glad to know that the practice is getting
much less universal than it was few years
ago There are fewer enormous ranches
now and less need for branding than for
merly, and, added to this, there is decided
preference in the trade for unbranded hides.
A brand on the hip or jaw is not so much
objected to rs the large, unsightly brand on
the side, which renders valueless the best
part of the hide The day of large, I'M
slightly brands is certainly past, and before
long the practice will only be resorted TO in
cases of absolute necessity, such cases be
coming more and more rare as large ranches
and unfenced prairies become cut up and
reduced in are,L-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

ridges exploded, too: and the result was
four dead men and dozen in the hospital.
That gun was wrecked, but it's mate is on
exhibition here.
In the Government building you may
see as fine a gun as any one should want
to shoot. 1t is a l2-inch rifle, and weighs
90 tons. 1t is not quite as large as the
krupp gun. and has not that monsters
effectiveness at long range, but it is a
more practical gun. Uncle Sam had his
plans prepared for the manufacture of
large number of these 12-inch guns, and
smaller number of 15-inch guns, to weigh
1l0 tons each / understand the latter
have been abandoned, and that the 12-inch
rife is the largest ordnance our govern
ment will make. This gun fires a proiec-
tile weighing 100 pounds, and has an eff
fective range of about eight miles.
AS have already indicated, the rapid
fire, high-power gun is thought by ex-
pelts to be the most useful type of modern
ordnance. We see here an English Arm
strong weighing Gi5 tons, with a 6-inch
bore, throwing a hundred pound projectie
and firing by electricity. The best trials
of this gun show a speed of five aimed
shots in fifty-five seconds, four of them
striking the target at distance of little
more than half a mile. The powder used
is called cordite, and it is a high-power eX-
| plosive. This, therefore, may be regarded
as the very highest type of modern rapid
fire ordnance. Our own government is
rapidly improving the Hotchkiss gun, and
| is besides perfecting other types, so that in
few years at most Uncle Sam will he
abreast of the English in this form of ord
nance, as he is already in the forging of
heavier pieces.
In pidity Of fire the French are ahead
| of both the English and Americans. They
show u gun here known as the Canet
rapid-fire gun, of 81 inches caliber and
1000 pounds weight. 1t throws a 10
pound shell with "a pounds of smoleless
| powder, and at a recent trial seven shots
were fired in tifty-four seconds, while a
smaller gun of the same model fired five
shots in twenty-four seconds. The Rus
sian naval authorities have adopted this
gun for service on their cruisers and bat
tlcships.
One of the most marvellous guns to be
found in the exposition is the Maxim
Nordenfeldt Weighing two and halt
tons, with caliber of 4sl inches, it will
throw a fort y-fve pound projectile through
4-inch steel plates at distance of 10(
yards 1t can be fred at the rate of thirty
times a minute, while smaller guns of the
same model have been fired sixty times il
Il minute. More wonderful still is the
Maxim automatic gun, which has thrown
600 cartridges in minute. The best
thought of all that came to me as L walked
about amid all these big guns and death
dealing, lightning-like machines was thai
the high state of the art of making wa
seems to be bringing us perpetual peace.
WALTER WELLMAN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13
\ Discovery.

There is handmaiden iniesting Brook
Ign who played a brief engagement recently
in the domestic comedy Of fiat. She
proved herself to be willing enough olean
the ways Of the household, but passing
slow of understanding. One day, however,
after meeting several rebuifs for misguided
zeal, she came to her mistress in triumph,
Didn't you say, ma'am, that everything
in the fiat WAS on one floor" she demanded.
Certainly was the reply.
well, it amt, ma'am. The steam heat
comes from down cellar" 49, New York
Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

RI make a suGcastion IT. is that these brass
beds are fine enough rs works of aDplied
art TO sell ON their merits without being
rbeanened by appeals to American patriot
ism.
In wall DaDer and all sorts of house fur
nishinQs the British excel. To thousands
of visitors n pair of British billiard tables
are interesting exhibits. The English
billiard table j. a very large concern. It
covers Il good deal of ground and has six
nocl<ots in if. If cue ball is somewhere
near the center of a table the PLAYER has
to drop his regular sized cue and take n
stick that is about as long as small fish
ing rod in order to make the stroke. One
If these exhibitors shows a model of a
mountain of billiard balls, and the figures
9re interesting rs showing the extent to
which the game of billiards seems to be
plaved in Great Britain. In this one heap
are &c. 900 balls, worth $4,000. 1t is the
largest stock of billiard balls in the world
Five balls are all that can be taken from
| each tusk. and this little mountain of
| ivory spheres represents the product of
| 1000 elephants. The tusks of ,l40 ele-
plants are used every year to supply bill
| lard balls to this one manufacturer.
Two more pavilons in the Manufactures
| hall are worthy the attention of the Wis
i+or One is that of q SOAP firm, which
shows a model of Windsor castle 1t is 45
feet long and nearly feet high, and the
lawn surrounding it is deity represented
by an ARRANGEMENT of green baize A
chemical house has erected n pretty Eng
| lish shop. with dormer windows and lattice
work outside and oaken rafters showing
within. It is like a bit of old England set
down in our midst, and is very popular
among visitors.
Victoria house, the special British build
ing which was erected here by the royal
commission. is n fine specimen of sixteenth
century wood house building, but unfor-
tunately some idea of exclusiveness on the
part of the commissioners keeps it closed
except during two hours each day.
The British make fine showing in the
art palace. They have not a large number
of nictures hut almost every canvas is the
work of an artist of reputation. In the
British section there is much less of that
commercialism which has has been criti-
hised in other foreign departments of art.
In the TRANSPORTATION building the Brit
, ish have a snlendid exhibit. A number OF
EnoIsh locomotives and trains, with pic
: TIRES and models of stations, work shops
p, and scenery along the lines, possess great
: FASCINATION for visitors.
Some of the finest models of steamship!
: EVER made are shown here, too, including
The great trans tlantic vessels and tn,
, battlesbips and cruisers of the royal navy
4 A ,,,odol or tho Victoria. the battleshil
"a iiiouoi Vi quo da,,s 400 in the Nedi
.laO "' SUM !" 'I'.tant1y, errrounda,
q terTaheah' IS NO" ,4!4 Tta tao1rtifu
by large crowds of VISITORS he peau',iu !: