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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
WHAT CIDER is MADE OF.
Some Things Besides Apples That Find
Their Way Into the Mills.

some innings Besides Apples That Find
Their Way Into the Mills.
"Them's good cider apples" said the
cider miller. "Ain't nothin the matter
with them"
"But they are windfalls, for the NEST
part, ALI knotty and dried up. Miserable
things"
"Make tiptop cider them apples will :"
persisted the miller.
'But look at the rotten ones. Half Of
the apples thet | can see are touched with
decay, while great many of them are r'.--
ten from skin to skin. Look at that, " said
the correspondent, poking his cane into
one of the apples. "There isn't sound
spot in it"
"That don't hurt 'em none for cider"
answered the miller. "Ma';es the cider all
the better, some folks says"
"How about wormy apples2 Are they TT
to make into cider?"
The miller had talked long enough, and
so one of the hangers on about the place
volunteered a reply:
Guess you wasn't ever into cider mill
fore today, was ye? If you had heer.
reckon you wouldn't ask no questiol
about worms. Worms don't hurt cider
none"
The correspondent locked incredulous.
Don't You blieve it? Well, | tell ye
what t. do. When you go home tonight,
just try an experiment. Wait till it's DARK,
an then take two apples an go down iht'
the cellar an see if you can tell the differ
ence 'twiXt the one with worm into it an
t'other one
"What do you mean2 Why do you tell
me to go down ilto the CELLAR"
"Why, that's the most darEish place
bout the house, amt it, Don't take no
light with ye."
But how am to examine theapples in
the dark2 Of course | shouldn't know
which was which just by feeling of them. "
"Thunder'n lightnin, you don't s'pose
wanted We t. 90 down there an sit round
a-feelin of the apples, did YEP That wan t
what meant. What | meant was this:
You jest take wormy apple an IL sound
one an 20 down inG' the cellar an eat 'em,
an I'll bet ye shillin you won't know
when you eat the worm"
The correspondent shuddered.
Don't that prove it," ran on the man.
"Course it does. We put the worms right
int the crater long with the rest. How
many of 'em they is we don't know. All
we know is that they all turn into cider,
an the man amt livin that kin tell when
he's drinkin the cider what parts apple
juice an what parts worm juice.
"Then, ag'in, we couldn't do different if
we tried. We couldn't send every wormy
apple to a hospital an doctor it with YER
mifuge till we'd killed off the live stock
No, sir, the worms has to go, an they'll
keep a-goin, s'pose, till one of 'em cruel
ty to animal fellers shuts down on it an
makes us gree to dose the worms with
chloryform fore we grind 'em up. New
York Times.
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Made Her Comfortable For Life.

There are more ways than one to make
living, said demure little woman with
flashing black eyes who came down town
in School street car. 81 know a woman
who was left penniless in New York. She
was riding on the elevated road one day
when she was struck with the sameness
of the advertisements that are posted up
in the cars. She thought that she could
write good advertisements, and she thought
out lot of little four line rhymes for a
certain article. She submitted them to the
advertising manager of that firm, and they
were accepted, and now she is making a
lot OF money every year with her verses
eXtolling various wares"
"Pshaw," said the blend who sat next
to the demure little woman, az know of
a case right here in Buffalo that discounts
that"
81 don't believe it," said the demure
little woman.
"Well, do, and I'll tell you about it to
prove it. A friend of mine who had been
doing some newspaper work got the craze
for writing advertisements, and she went
around to lot of stores, only to find that
they were well supplied with people to
look after that branch of their business
She did find one firm that was willing to
let her try her hand, and she began work
In less than year she was comfortably off
for the rest of her life"
Did she invent some new style of writ
ing or something of that kind?" asked the
demure little woman.
mo, replied the blond, "but she mar
ried the senior partner Philadelphia
Times.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
"Between You and L"

What in the world is to be done with
those otherwise good people who persist in
conversation in using app and "he' in the
objective? Most of these people know bet
ter, though some of them are college grad.
yates, but they go on saying, "Will you
20 with Dick and | to the symphony"
and even, cit was between he and l.,
though they would never, of course, say,
"Will you go with II" The number of
people who use this solecism is apparently
increasing. Public school teachers use it,
and the sound of it is not altogether unfa-
miliar in what is called good society,
though tine and him did it" is not whit
more ungrammatical than "between you
and l." Evidently some people use the
phrase without knowing that they do it,
but why should they? Still other people,
who have been taught that "me and him
went" is not correct, ignorantly suppose
that "between you and me" is also I'M
grammatical. In this case, of course. the
mistake is due to pure ignorance, and no
one can complain of it, because ignorance
is generally a misfortune rather than a
fault. But when people who have been to
school use the nominative case in the OBJ
jective and say "between you and /, " or
II will let you and he know" one feels like
projecting some convenient article of fur
niture at them. Perhaps some form of vi
olence will have to be resorted to in order
to break up the practice Boston Tran
script
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
ADVANCES IN SCIENCE.
The Natural Functions of Dlges-
ton at last Perfectly Initiated.

We cannot go beyond a certain point in imita
ton OF natures handiwork. We have never been
able to give life to artificial eyes limbs etc,
We can initiate processes-when we understand
them. Till short time ago scientists thought
that the stomach digested all our food. Under
this erroneous impression pepsin was always pre-
scribed for Indigestion.
Now we know positively that that the stomach
digests only albumenous foods (meat, eggs,
cheese etc., and that pepsin only attacks abu-
mems.
Scientists discovered the ferments and the pro-
cess by which starch (our most important food)
is digested, and Paskola was the result of their
discoveries.
To aid weak digestion starch food must be
cooked and digested before it enters the mouth
The best way of doing this is embodied in Paskola
The free vegetable ferments in Paszola aid in
the digestion of other foods and relieve all symp-
toms of indigestion almost Immediately.
Paskola is not medicine, but simply pure
natural starch food naturally pre-dIgested, Il
permanently cureb where medicine gives only
temporary relief.
What it will do for dyspeptics, anemics, con-
sunptives and all people suffering from thinness,
matnutrition and wasting Diseases is explained
fully in IS page pamphlet which will be sent
free on request. ,
THE PRE.DIGESTED FOOD CO.
30 Reade St, New York.
J. T. SHURTLEFF, Bennington, VT.
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THE JuDGME EMIT.
Negro Preachers Description of What
viii Happen on the Last Day.

Negro Preachers Description of What
viii Happen on the Last Day.
1.-The most wonderful sermon l ever
heard, " said a business man, twas deliy-
cred by Il colored preacher in South Caro-
lima in a slave pen which was being util-
lied as church shortly after the war.
happened TO crop into this gathering of
colored people one night and was informed
that new preacher was about to be tried.
"The minister arose back of pulpit that
had been improvised from barrel turned
bottom upward, on which was a lighted
candle stuck in bottle. He began to
read the Bible, but stumbled at every word,
spelling some throughout before pronounc-
ing them. A man in the rear said, Go
ahead with your sermon Aud the preach
er ceased reading. He stood up at full
length, and in the dim, Pickering light Of
the lone candle looked more like an uppa.
rition than a man.
Ellis subject was The Judgment Here
came in that wonderful imaginative quail
ity for which the cOlored race is noted. In
going about during the war he had become
imbued with the military spirit, SO he be-
gan by giving vivid word picture of the
hosts of heaven lying in their tents asleep
the night before the Judgment day. Then
he worked up to point where the bugle
sounded to prepare for the descent upon
the sinful world He pictured the heaven
ly hosts hurriedly running out of their
tents to form in line of battle, with the
Great Commander in front Then he de-
scribed the stiffness that reigned when all
was ready, awaiting the command to adj,
vance.
BY this time the whole congrrgatic /,
including myself, were sitting with merry IS
strained, excited in the extreme, and as
the preacher described the tramp, tramp,
tramp OF the mighty host approaching the
earth l saw several members, terrified, get
down under the benches. He then follow
ed courier coming from the distance,
who reported Death on white horse as
having appeared far away. When the
preacher described the Commander detail.
ing squad of his soldiers to go capture
Death, terrified moan came from the
audience
Finally he brought the army Of heaven
down to earth just before day break and
had them resting ON their arms awaiting
Gabriel trumpet. He pictured at length
how quiet everything was; then, putting
his hand to his mouth, he initiated the bu-
gle call, which so terrified and completely
unstrung his audience that the greater por-
ton of it arose hurriedly and rushed out
OF the building. In all my life have new
er heard sermon that had such a star
thing effect upon a congregation. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
The Tomb of Confucius.

The city of Chufu-hsien, the Mecca Of
the believers in Confucianism, is in the
province of Shangtung, one of the most
populous districts of the orient. Here Con-
fucius was born, and here his sacred bones
lie buried. The tomb, which is located in
one of the largest cemeteries in the prov
ince, about three miles out from the city
above mentioned, is one of the most impos.
ing in the whole empire.
The grave itself is surmounted by an
earth mound about 10 feet in height, the
whole surrounded by cluster of gnarled
oaks and stately cypress trees. Before the
mound is a tablet about feet broad and
20 feet high, upon which is inscribed the
names and deeds of the great founder of
Confucianism, religion adhered to by
over 400, 900, 600 human beings. The bur
den of this inscription, according to relia-
BILE translation, is "Perfect One, " "Abso-
lutely Pure" Perfect Sage" "First
Teacher, "Great Philosopher" etc.
The avenue which leads up to the phi
losopher's tomb is even more interesting
than the actual place of burial itself On
each side of the avenue are rows of figures
of huge animals cut in stone-lions, tigers,
elephants and horses, besides numerous
mythical creatures, such as animals half
dog and half frog, beasts with four legs
and twice as many wings, besides null
titude of unnamable monsters that never
lived on the earth, in the water or in the
air. Taken altogether, the burial place
Of Confucius is one of the chief spots of in
terest in the orient,-St. Louis Republic.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02

Singular indeed is the effect of the bite,
or as the Beers call it, the "stick, " of the
tsetse fly, for the carcass, when examined,
is found to be almost bloodless. The Gel
lular tissue under the skin is distended
with air, resembling a number of soap
bubbles, the fat is yellowish green and
oily the heart so soft that the fingers can
be made to meet through it, the lungs and
liver are diseased, the stomach and bowels
are pale and empty and the gall bladder is
distended with bile. Yet, as Livingstone
says, wild animals nearly akin to the horse
and OK, such as the buffalo and zebra, suf-
fer no harm. Neither do pigs, goats and
wild antelopes, but dogs suffer ms severely
as horses and oxen.
The skin of an animal which has died
from the tsetse shows all the punctures on
the inside, with ring of yellow mucus on
the flesh beneath each puncture as large
as the palm of the hand and resembling
the appearance of snake bite. No certain
remedy is known for the puncture of this
terrible fiy.-Chambers' Journal.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
PhotographInr the Sea Bottom.

Experiments have been made in France
which promise considerable success in sub
marine photography. A specially con-
structed camera was carried down by a
diver to depth of 90 or 20 feet, and with
an exposure of half an hour negatives were
obtained which, although showing lack
of depth, were fairly satisfactory.
1t was found that the best results were
obtained by placing blue glass in front
of the lens 1t is intended to have lenses
specially constructed for under water work.
instantaneous photographs of the sea
bottom during storm have been obtained
with the aid of flash light. This light
was furnished by an alcohol lamp fed from
a reservoir of oxygen. Magnesium powder
was projected into the flame through
tube from the shore. 1t is thought that
such flashlight photographs may be made
at any depth to which a diver can go
down.-YOuth's Companion.
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ST. LOUIS.
l 2 8 4 8
- - - -
X / 2 3


The above is rather unintelligible at
first, but with a brief explanation it be-
comes voluminous with meaning and ra-
diant with love. 1t is very simple cipher.
The upper row of figures each represents
member of the drummer's family, No.
standing for Mrs. and No. the baby
boy, each Of the others child. In the cor
ner are seen the letter X and figures |, 2
and 3 and have this significance: X means
"all well" and if card is received with
only check mark over that letter the hus-
bands heart throbs with Joy and happi-
ness. No. means Slightly indisposed"
and written under either figure in the up
per row indicates the sufferer No. I'M
der figure in the upper row indicates
that the corresponding member is "seri-
ously i'll, " while a check over figure in
the corner row admits of no delay ard
means come home.
As this particular drummer receives two
messages day from home, this arrange
ment greatly simplifes and economies
time.-Tipton Times.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
It outlinsd the phnrnohs.

The stone age and the bronze age have
passed, but the advertising age remains.
Advertising is not so very modern. The
pharaohs were prudent advertisers. With
what subtilty they put their ads in crafty
lines on obelisk and pyramid, and they
nave drawn in the shekels splendidlyl
Advertising is the searchlight of trade.
The advertiser is more privileged than
the plaintiffs attorney. The former not
merely has The opening and closing adj
dresses, but keeps the ear of the jury all
the time.
No exposition ever had such worldwide
reputation as the Columbian. Why mott
No other has ever adysrtised so ably and
deliberately. Cause and effectl-Carpet and
Upholstery Trade.
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Mathematics and Money.

misunderstanding to your own fig
ures, you spent over 500 this year in cheap
fripperies which had to be thrown away
after once wearing. That 500 would have
bought piece of lace that would have
lasted lifeti -ne-in fact a 'ould be used by
your descendants for geLTations.
Wife-Well give me 500, and will
buy the lace or next year.
Husband Um-never mind. IL don I
think lace is very becoming to your sty e
of beauty. Here's 10 cents for another
ruflle.-New York Weekly.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
FATE.

She paints daily pictures on plates
And embroiders for hours and hours,
Writes verses jmploring the fates
To sprinkle ambition with showers.
She always is up with the lark
And is seen with her cheeks rosy red
Walking rapidly down through the park
With her nose pointed straightway ahead.
She lectures on mummies and things
That survived in the long ago hence;
She's corker on solarized rings;
AS linguist she's counted immense.
Adroitly she pulls at an oar.
Can she act on a stage2 Well, she can.
She has gained all her wants and some
more,
But she never has collared a man.
H. S. Keller in st. Paul Globe,
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distance, he always walked on the left side
of the street.
His popularity was so well known that
once after jury had been impaneled and
he was about to open a case guessed what
had happened when he asked to be excused
Tor few minutes. watched him go out,
and going to the window saw him turn
about and re-enter the building with his
left foot first. He lost that case and attrib-
uted his i'll luck to forgetfulness in not
putting his left foot first when he first en-.
tered the court. Philadelphia Record.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
His Test.

81 can't live without her." he said to a
friendly adviser, ''and am sure that away
down in her heart she has little feeling
for me. | am going to test her" He pull
ed out pistol, saying; 81 am going to her
with this and say, Here, shoot me down.
cannot live without your
"You had better not" said the friend.
"She might pull the trigger"
81 don't care for that, " replied the heart
broken lover. ~ don't care for that. !
have filed the weapon with blank car
tridges. London Tit Bits.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
Government Cats.

Several hundred cats are maintained by
the United States government, and the
cost of their support is regular item on
the accounts of the postofIice department.
They are distributed among the postofIices
in the chief cities, where they perform
their duty of keeping rats and mice from
destroying postal matter and mail sacks.
philadelphia Ledger.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
Ealt0D'S Vermont Register
9th EditiOn.) For 1894. Enlarged and I'm
Droved IL now rpndy


This standard work Of nearly 500 pages is the
Oldest aud best known publication III Vermont In
il may be found Railroad and Township Map
of Vermont and New Hampshire; a complete Al
manaC and day for each month; complete
Business Directory of each city aud town: the EX-
ecutive. Judicial and legislative dep rtments o.
the United States, and Of Vermont; the pOpulA-
lion in 1880 &c. Governor vote in 1892, and the
Grand List Tor 1872. by towns and counties; com-
plete lists OF Railroads, Newspapers, ational aud
Savings Banks in the State: rates of postage and
Internal Revenue Taxes complete lists OF Money
Order Offices, Societies, Associations and State
Institutions, and much other general information.
Several new features appear in this edition,
among which we call especial attention to- LIST, IN
entire re arrangement of matter; 2ud. chapter
on the History and Geography Gof Vermont by
Edward Conant, Principal Of tie State Normal
School at Randolph. and author of COnant'-
Vermont " and THE Civil Government of Yer
mont" by s. W. LandOn, Principal Of the Bur
liRgton High School; ord. copiOus Index, with
cross references, to both the contents and adver-
tisements.
No pains have been spared to make the Regis
ter reliable book of reference, and at the same
time keep the price within the reach of all.
Retail price, Imitation Cloth Cover, Is cents
each
Board covers, 80 cents egch.
The Register will be found on sale in nearly all
towns buJ if your merchants do not have it we
will senu you postpaid on receipt of the price
named above. A liberal discount to the trade.
THE HOME PUBLISHING co.
Z. W. j. HAWKINS. Mansger
Burlington. Vt. 47mS
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His Left Foot,

Speaking of the innate superstitions of
man, member of the Penn club said:
Zone of the cleverest lawyers at the Phil
adelphia bar, yet one of the most matter
of fact kind, now some years dead, was
80 superstitious that he begun the day by
putting his left foot out of the bed first,
his left foot first out Of his house and his
left foot first in his office. II going any
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02

A landlord at Lynn, Mass, in order to
get rid of an Objectionable tenant, stopped
up the chimney, filing the house full of
smoke. The occupants soon departed.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
How Travelling Salesman Saves Time.

One of these perapatetic gentlemen,
while stopping in town one day, called to
have small job of printing done. When
finished, the postal card had this appear
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-12
~ SSsHs-----
Not a Candidate.

The Milwaukee Sentinel of Tuesday
contained the following in reference to
Lyman Z. Barnes:
APPLETON, Wis, April 2.-Congress-
man Lyman f. Barnes, who is home
from Washington on probate business,
published letter in the local papers to-
day, declaring himself not candidate
for reelection and gives as a reason the
financial loss caused by the necessary
neglect of his legal and other private
business, and enforced separation from
his family The letter creates much
surprise among all parties, as up to the
time of leaving Washington Mr.. Barnes
had been straining every nerve in
building and repairing his fences
preliminary to receiving second
nomination. This has been plainly
apparent in his distribution Of all the
patronage he could wiring from the
administration. His declination of
denomination is regarded by many as
indicating belief on his part that the
Republican candidate will be elected
from this district this fall.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-12
Beautiful Plants.

The firm of Doud & Muir have their
large shoe store beautifully decorated
with q fine assortment of house plants
which will be given away to their
customers during their special sale
which commences on Friday April 18th
and continues until the 18th inst. Their
show windows contain fine display of
their stock Of goods and they are pre-
pairing for a large trade during these
days. Reader if you are in need of
shoes this sale viii be your opportunity
to get bargains in the finest footwear in
the market. They carry the best and
highest priced shoes manufactured
They also sell cheap shoe but good
enc for the money. You are personally
invited to call on them during this sale
whether you want to purchase or not.
Mr.. Muir is always glad to see his
customers at all times.
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MaIIaIian-Gallagher.

The marriage of Mr.. f. P. Mallahan,
of Chicago, who is now employed with
the Centralia Furniture Co., to Miss
Josephine Gallagher, of the town of
Saratoga, was solemnized at the Catho-
lie church in this city at 9 O'Clock
Thursday morning April 5th, Rev.
Beyerle officiating. After the ceremony
a reception was held at the home of
the bride at o'clock p. m. A wedding
feast was partaken of and social time
enjoyed by those present.
Miss Gallagher has many friends in
the twin cities and surrounding towns
who Join with the REPORTER in
extending their hearty congratulations.
She was employed at the Dixon House
several years where her presence will
be greatly missed While her husband
is little known in these parts he comes
we'll recommended. This young couple
were the recipients of many costly
presents. They have gone to house
keeping in Centralia in one of the
cottages near the factory in which he is
employed.