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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16

The growth of the Legitimate Scottish
Rite Masonry in this jurisdiction since
its introduction by III. George o. Tyler.
33o, has been marvellous and during the
past year is unprecedented. Men of the
highest moral, social and religious
standing have been attracted to the
order on account of it's sublime teach
ing. Wherever one travels upon the
habitable globe, the band Of the Scot
fish Rite Mason is extended to grasp
that of his brother, and the modes of
recognition speak the same language the
world over, thus forming one grand
brotherhood of all nations.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16

So convinced were the authorities at one
time that Europeans could not live in In
dia without alcoholic stimuIants that they
actually prohibited the formation of tenn
perance societies among the soldiers. The
theory is now altogether changed, and the
English soldiers in India include 10000
total abstainers.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16

The following suggestion was noticed
in the cars of Brooklyn street car line:
"When the car is crowded, each passenger
will kindly occupy no more than the usual
space required for one person; so that as
many as possible may find seats"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16
Converted Too Soon.

Mark Twain tells of young colored girl
who experienced religion" in a revival
The next day in busting her masters desk
she happened 1pon SO bill which had
been left there by accident. ''Lord-a-
massy," she said as she covered it with a
book so as not to be further tempted, chow
wisht that revival nd been put off till to-
mOrrPrIi'
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16

The sultan of Turkey nearly always
dimes alone. Tables, plates, knives and
forks are eschewed. He uses only spoon
and his fingers, thus fishing out the food
from little saucepans placed on the floor
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16
STATIONERY AND BLANK WORK.
H. B. Minis & Company

II. B. Minis Company
Beg 70 remind the business public, that al
their new location, % Third Street. they are pre-
pared TO serve them with all their possible wants
for the counting room or work room with the
advantages or facilities acquired by long experi.
ence, This department is kept fully IN TO the
times in the use and supply Of all modern count
The Engravings on Stone
For the checks, drafts certificates of deposit.
etc, supplied by cur firm the past forty years
and all OF the patterns Of blank work flo ac,.uro
ulation of years. is controlled nv us This de-
partment is now under the special direction of
one of our firm and is pushed with vigor.
Blank Work, Ready Made.
We keep on hand % different grades of bound
blank WORK and 1877 kinds Of memorandum, be-
sides y" nfthe thousand and one Items that make
up Il assorted stock of blank work
Speoiai Order Work.
Under this head we include blank work, with
or without printed heading, schedules, lists hills
or letter heads envelopes, In word every form
required by banks. corporations or nlarUfactur-
ing companies. Our facilities for do this
work are the results Of many Yeas eXperie ce.
Cabinet and Invoice Files.
OF these modern counting house conVenences
we carry full lines OF Dicks, Shannons. FavOrite,
Franklin. b. b. and :. G.
Desk Stationery,
The scope of this line is more extensive than
can be found in any her store in this city. To
convey some idea of The extent and variety of our
stock Of stationery, instance the fact. that
keep 1856 kinds If ink and 1902 kinds OF pencils
All new conveniences for bookkeepers are
promptly placed in stock. .
Typewriters and Supplies.
We keep the six leading Typewliters, enabling
buyers to compare the merits Of all before pur
chasing, and the fullest and most desirable stock
of Typewriter Supplies
H. B. MINIS & CO., % Third ST., Troy.
The sun., 1894-05-06

Tho Great Percentage of O;d People who
ReceIxe Goxcrnmea, RELIEF

Tho Great Percentage OF Od People who
Receive Government Relief
some remarkable facts as to the amount OF
pauperism In old age which exists In England
and Wales have been brought out In the gen
eral search for information bearing on the
project to pension old people. which is now
actively engaging the attention OF the British
Parliament and being earnestly discussed By
the British public A Royal Commission has
been appointed to investigate thoroughly tho
subject. and It Is expected its researches will
reveal much OF interest that 10 not shown In
the usual statistical returns
Meanwhile the official statistics OF pauper-
ism relieved by the Government have yielded
remarkable returns to expert Investigators.
and some Of those were given to the Royal Sta
tistical Society recently by its President. Mr..
Charles Booth.
1t is shown that there Is an astonishing and
pitiful increase in the percentage OF pauperism
from the age OF 90 to 20. or people between
the ages OF 10 and IS years about 10 per cent
are paupers. that Is are In receipt OF some
measure Of Government relief OF people be-
tween 65 and 40. 20 Der cent. are paupers.
and there Is an increase Of about 10 per cent.
for each additional Eve years OF age up to the
age OF 80 years. Thirty per cent. OF the peo-
pie between 10 and IS years OF age are paupers.
while Of people moro than 75 years old the
The term old age" is understood as apply
Ing to people 65 wears old or over The census
OF 1891 shows 6OJ. sos mon and 1G5, 81 women
as coming under this definition. OF these no
less than 35b202 men and 400, 2S3 women
lived in districts where from 20 to 35 per cent
OF the old people were receiving some measure
Of Government relief. OF the remainder ll2.-
005 men and ~. 233 women lived under het-
ter and ljl 2oS men and 1856. 4Ol women under
worse conditions OF percentage Of nauperism.
The highest rate OF pau uperism 10 old age is In
the district OF st. Sayiour's, Southwark, Lon
don, where 81 per cent. of the old people are
receiving public charity.
The total number OF old people throughout
England and Wales who were In receipt OF
some measure OF Government relief during
the year ending on Lady Day. 1892 was 4Ol.-
004, and ll4.l l44 Of these were In poorhouses.
Tho proportion OF pauperism among the
aged Is greatest In the eastern counties and
smallest In the north 1t is not shown whether
olt-ags pauperism has increased or decreased
OF late years. but. except In London there was
some Improvement as to the total amount OF
pauperism throughout ths country from 1881
to 1881. During 1872 and 1893 there was
general increase In pauperism. The percent
age OF paupers is smaller In London than else
where In the country.
The sun., 1894-05-06
BRooKLYN,s LATEST GAIN.
The Quaint Old Plantation or Fiatbush
which tho bigger Town Has Absorbed.

The Quaint Old Plantation or Fia,bush
which tho bigger Town Has Absorbed.
The beautiful old Dutch town OF Fiatbush.
which has Just been added to Brooklyn. Is one OF
the oldest and most Interesting settle IL ents
near New York. The station ont has been made
that 1t is even older than Brooklyn. The facts
arc that Brooklyn got a Dutch charter In 1853.
whereas Gov. Petrus Stuyvesant granted q
ratent for Flatbush In 1851. but both towns
date earlier than those years. and Brooklyn
was the first ono settled.
1t was In 1896. according to the worry care
fully prepared almanac OF the BROOKLYN Eagle
for 1893, that three citizens OF New Am sterdam
went over TO Gowanus and the Wallabout NOW
tho Nineteenth ward OF BROOKLYN and bought
land OF the Canarsie Indians. who claimed oil
that shore. They built soon afterward. and
thus began the settlement OF Brooklyn. Cor
nelius Dickson established q ferry between
our Beck slip and what is now the foot OF Fu-
ton street In 1852. and It was called the ferry
to Breukslen. after tho name OF a place In Hol-
land. II WAS 1916 tsoms shy In Nay and some
say In June Of that year. when schepens wero
elected over there and tho Dutch Gov
eernor and Council recognized tho forma-
They bad given the whole OF Conynen tConeyi
ts., ts,and to nysosrt s 09 Pgek two years before
Government claim UPON The nsheriss tbsIn .ne
Ten years later In 1854. FiHtlands. FlatbusS.
and BROOKLYN organized a militia company to
ssare away robbors and pirates. So FIatbush
first comes into the history OF Brooklyn just
$40 years earlier than tho bigger place swal-
lowed 1t up.
:, Fla. bush was then Mldwout or Middle
Woods and its settlement had been begun in
1881. some persons insist thar settlers wens
there as early as 1884. two years before the
first New Workers. went oyet to Drouk ellen. but
1851 IS the first reliable date in the history Of
the old Dutch iarmin ing village. In that year
stuyyessnt granted = patent authorizing the
people there to maintain q village.
To,day the old town Is tho seat OF a tre-
mendous real estate furry. on account OF which
the oh farms have been cut up by streets and
parcelled into lots which are advertised on all
sorts OF easy terms" and for apparently very
cheap prices Trolley lines run out through
the once noble main street Of the village
and far beyond and the confusion Of a
by: But some old Dutch houses and many
noble and b-autiful mansions oi n colonial
period still stand there beside country seats
Of great size and later date Lovers Of the an
tiaue and the historic in architecture have
long been making pilgrimaGes to Flatbush TO
gloat over the quaint fan lights. the old half
doors. and the gable windows. and TO revel in
the pursuit OF splendid mantels. and andirons.
and door knockers. and tho like. few OF which
have yet been parted with BIZ their owners.
The sun., 1894-05-06

ruptedly for two hours II soems an almost in-
credible feat OF strength and endurance. For
the applause and recalls continusd and an"IIy
energetic measures had to be taken to induce
:. Il was as II his, auditors realized that
this might possibly he their Iast oppor-
tunity Of listening TO pisnlsn that al the pres.
Rubinsteip et Vienna pestsrdSy e1sSins tTe sTe
more occasions presented Themselves though
to avail hsmseyss sherssf v ssIn0s .sss sss
6s,SiTs Ssni ~ ne shorS, concert he played for the
!. Elvc prsiudss
4 Ysiss Ale snds. ~"
4 Melody, Melody Hgs!Sr g,,!S mai.
:. Balade. "Lenore"
This same list ot pieces he ed two
days later At the residence Of Prof Iesche-
himself as ohliRlng as for those OF the consef.
vatory. IL would he difficult to say on which
or more genuine; even Rf RUSinstein. w Rest aeeust
TONED as he Is to ovntions and demonstrations
81 tns most nnttsring de,scription, might well
With the marks of gratitude and appreciation
that we're showered on him.
Austrian capital had again not been accom- S @
plished. The new sacred opera had failed to
former Important WORKS: ind eed. II s nswspspes % per
ielI 9eepiy cnagrlned by the opinions that
have thus far been very openly sxpressed in
print. 1t seems strange that man like
ious Tendencies. should feel 40 strongly
and being questfoned recently as to the reason
ior his prediction he found no more satisfac-
tory answer to give than that he was attracted
by their eurpassinR grandeur.
found occasion fully to express lis views on
this and other ubiecta and Mt the same time
to hope that ere long his dream Of oratorio pre-
sented on the stage, of our, modern opera
Tor this idea even the reoommen alton of
Originality. as attempts In this direction tho
most interesting probably being the nresen-
thtion with costumes and scsnery OF Liszts
st. Elizabeth have frequently been male.
1 cannot for moment admit the distinc-
uon between an oratorio and an operAto
style" he remarked in the course OF converaa-
OF very different tendenciss They are far
too similar and have too many points In com
mon to be thus wilfuly separated. An artist
who Is only able to sing on the operatic stage
minds me OF q pianiat who would only be able
to play nocturnes and preludss. but who could
not interpret impromptua and ballades.
than the other. but tits Impossible for him to
specialize to such an extent" One may be
permitted to doubt the Iertinence OF this com
paT,s9n; but II may S AFFORD an IN idea Of Rubin.
more than all others at heart.
From Vienna he travelled to Nurem berg once
moro In the interests OF his works-in fact,
whsTsvsr VIII re- he sess nowadsys II Is with this one
residence in Dresden. and 1t was thought he
would settle there permanently. However at
esrt fs ne = too s1o1 ,S fsssn to he
in the fall he intends to return to st. Peters-
burg. making. that his Headquarters for tho
remainder OF his days. W. Won SACHS.
The sun., 1894-05-06

Al Issss..t OF ,h- os.o,nr Dsy =, ths ro,.
arourds.


There are three or four front rows OF seats
In the grand stand at the Polo grounds that
are very desirable In fair weather but not 90
desirable in showsry weather. for tho roof OF
tho grand stand does not project sufficiently
to cover them. Nobody sitting back under
cover objects to tho raising OF umbrellas there
before the game begins. but they obstruct the
view and Il IL an unwfltten law that they shall
go down whom the bell rings.
II may bo remembered that IL was showcry
on this years opening az at the Polo grounds
and that Just before the game began there was
good smart shower. Many persons along the
exposed seats put up their umbrellas When
the bell sounded many nut them down at the
sound. and the rost. with one exception. low
cred them at tho cry OF Put 'em down"
uttered in tones that were periectly good.
humored but that everybody understood to
mean business
The one umbrella that remained up was held
by young man in q high hat. lie was n
rather spare man. and ho had just n trace OF
humor In bis face. Ilo knew we'll enough that
the umbrella would have to come down. but he
was either making little Lluff Mt the boys for
the fun OF II or making play to keep sheltered
until the last moment before the game actually
began. nut the crowd wouldn't have It, Put
y down" Put II down." they said In tones
that were dlrerept now. and whose import was
tention whatever to them; he just kent his
umbrella up and looked straight out through
he rnin across the diamond.
Put 1t down. Put 1t down" the folks be-
hind said, and some one threw a doubled-up
newspeper at his high hat It was good
ehot: II sailed In under the umbrella and
plugged tho beaver spunrely. Everybody
laughed and the young man with the um-
hrella laughed too; he couldn't help Il: but he
didn't put down the mbrela; he held 1t
slsGs s.ssd or down n1s s'G. It oiSn And then
again. Put It down. the neopis said
and man sitting directly hch lnd him
took hold Of the umbrella and pulled
Il backward about foot. He repeated this nt
Intervals the younE man every time restoring
threw hnli-hurned ciRHr at him. and three or
four more newspapers sailed through tho mir
One big ono struck the beaver with a force
which inclined It over like the leaning tower
very much. aud IL m ust be said that It amused
the young man. too; those sitting near him
could see little smile on his face as he set his
beaver plumb again. still looking straight
ahead But at tho same time he knew
that he wa. now pretty near the limit:
chance. to closs the incident with credit to
peopo said, and there came with thsse CRIES |
rom somehndy 20 back. IN large and cheer
ful voice. Put II under the seatp'
The young man promptly availed himself Of
In response to this last request, made by the
man with the big and cheerful voice, he grace
FULLY removed his hat and placed II under the
seat Then he closed his umbrella an d placed
protect him from the rain. Then every body.
the young man with the rest. laughed sort OF
Jolly all-'round, closing laugh and peace
reigned once more In that section Of the stand. |
The sun., 1894-05-06
SLAUGHIER or 1HE INSocEyTS.
Ia the FOrm Of l. 70 Pigeon shooting 1t IL
Cos .Arlu,sm-nt.

Ia the Form OF l. 20 Pigeon Shooting II Is a
Cos !Ariu,sm-nt.
Live pigeon shooting from traps will never
become generally popular in this country. be-
cause It Is doubtful il there is any form OF So
called sport" which offers 50 little amuss-
ment for 50 large a price. 1t Is cheaper to
keep a saddle horse and o pair OF trotters the
year round than to Indulge in pigeon shooting
70 any great extent The wsll-known pigeon
clubs in the Visnity OF New York sell birds 70
their msmLers for thrtJ-lve cents apiece.
and besides this ecst the sportsman must pay
for his cartridges. iee tho men who mAnipu-
iato the traps. and provide himself with re-
IL betsars mads-and there are many who
seek 10 recoup themselves IN this WAy-ths ex-
penss Is likely to be much greater In England
and on the Continent there are a great many
men who are said 10 make goOd living out Of
pigeon shooting by means Of bets Ads Un the
matches 10 which they take part Ihsmselyes
but here such means Of existence would 10
look upon as pTeeATious to say the least
The lirds are supplied 10 tho CLUB members
Al about their original cost hut a certain profit
Is made through their natural increase. as
well as by tho sale OF the dead birds at 81 20 a
dozen and 10 Tho returning Of those pigeons
which escape unhurt to tho hara iron which
theT came. The number of pigeons killed dur
Ing brisk season at the different elub In the
Ylsinlty Of New York Is Nsry large
The sun., 1894-05-06
TIE DOC WOOD TREES SIGNAL.
Biaekn,h and B,aeka.h Anglers Are Now
the Lo oh out for Il.

Biaeknsh and B'aeka.h Anglers Are Now
the Lo oh out for Il.
Every lover OF good salt water fishing is now
keeping his eye on the dogwood tree. so Is
every blackilsh from his secluded abiding
place among submarine reefs. When the dog
wood begins to put out little whItish green
buds the blackhsh fisherman. who Is quite
distinct from any other species OF fisherman.
gets out his tackle. fixes up his lines. pulls out
his old clothes. and makes ARRANGEMENTS for
boat and bait simultaneously tho blackflsh
pokes his nose out from between the rocks.
takes long breath OF green water and begins
to feel that the spring has come and that he Is
developing an appetite. But lie knows that
he must fast until the dogwood signals.
One fine morning the fisherman AWakss to
find mantle OF white glory ever gll the deg
wood thiekets and he drops business. engage
ments. duties. meetings. and everything OF
lesser Importance. and loaded with tackle and
luncheon makes for salt water Just in time to
connect with the blaekhsh, who are cApeTing
and daTting to and fro out In the open water,
fairly crazy with impotence for some one to
drop some bait in their direction. For the
too. and from Cape Cod to Sandy Hook has
Obeyed the signal and come forth with open
mouth. to spend the SUNNI eF in stealing bait or
getting caught. according as his luck may be.
Just what connection there IL between tho
dogwood tree and ths blackhsh fishermen
understand Il and maybe The tree Understands
IL. but anyway no flackf-h angler would dare
Inn peril his LUX for the season Nv going black
fishing before the dOgwood haunts It's nag
The sun., 1894-05-06
rnosE LULEEr-rRooS J4cKlrs.
AScn'- GTen France AZ or ths LI'Iis 7 IlOl
Who IaVeRtrd Then.

AScn.s TrGnI France AZ or The I.IIis 4 ,IiOr
Who IaEsRtrd Then.
II was prophesled when tho little tailor Of
Mannheim inyonred jack ct cloth which could
Eot ue penetrated by ride bullets at . distance
OF Us yards that he would eventually make a
great fortune out OF his discovery The In
ycntnr stood up and allowed all sorts OF armed
expsrts To hlazs away AT him with riass aud
when they got through he took oil his IAckst
ana showed thai hU Was Practically unharmed.
a source OF income which no dil not lOHk
for has leeR brought 10 his attention hy
agents from France. who have offered hiu.
extraordinary sums for his Jackets. The ques-
tiun hAR arisen whether these men are tioY-
eTRneLt agrnts- Secrecy Was used in APP
preaching ths tailor. but such extraordinary
kums wore offered fpr even a few yards OF the
cloth that il Is doubted n tho money comes
from private purse. There Is reason to be-
lteye that the party was working In the in
tsTests Of the French GoVsTnmsnE
The sun., 1894-05-06
FLoRID4'S WHITE CI7Y.
Singular vaEary OF - Crank Community In
the Drawing or th- Color Lilac


the Drawing OF th- Color Line.
JACKSONVILLE. April 30.-A noteworthy cir
cumstance In connection with tho recent
granting OF q Post Office to White City. In Bre-
ward county. Fla. was the refusal o: the Gov
ernment officials in Washington to call II The
White City" the name given to the settle
ment by the colonists themselves. now num-
bering about TOO. Such thing had lever been
asked before. so tho records showed. and Post
master-General Bissell. who was personally
appealed to In this case. declined to establish
precedent by granting an Official use OF the
definite article In the names OF Post Offices
This nnme-The White City-had been Sc
lseted for two reasons: First. in CONNIE mora
tion OF tho Worlds Fair. where Mr.. Louis Pio.
the promoter. did best work in raising his
the town Is COMPOSED wholly OF white Ie0ple.
The com pany will not sell any land 10 negroes
nor are white purchasers permitted to do so
hereafter; and no negroes are employed in or
about the city. All lkDor OF every description
10 done BY the colonists themselves. and Il is
their boast that they will huild up great city
without the employment OF the aid OF negroes.
. At the start hundreds OF negroes discharged
by the railroad contractors after tho compile
tion OF the East Coast line applied for work
but they were told that they were not wanted
The experiment OF establishing q strictly
white community In one OF the states OF the
South will be watched with deep Interest all
over tho country.
The sun., 1894-05-06
Two GREAT POST OFFICES.
Ntw York's md Chcsgo's Yield Gr~nt Rev.
~nu-. Yet Are s,:n'ed by Congress

New fork's md Chicngo's Yield Grrnt Rev
~nu-. Yet Are s;:n'ed by Congre.s.
Very few persons understand the actual re-
laton which the New York Post Office bears
to the postal service OF the country. As many
as do. however. have heard with great salts
faction tho result OF the conference held be-
tween Postmaster Dayton and Postmaster
General Bissell in Washington. whereat assur-
ances were given that the bill: providing for
an increase OF pay for the lettor carriers. and
the 100000 appropriation for the improve
ment OF the New York Post ONCE. would pass
the Senate.
For several years the Post Odice DEPARTING ent
has boen protesting against the inferior ac-
commodations OF the New York and Chicago
offices. which are the Governments chief
money makers. Both buildings are owned By
the Federal Government. and both nre con-
but by ,approrriation made by Congress-.
J.. The New York p3st nitice, in use since 1875,
fS. or to. "r
ofiice IN u year are $1,000; 900. The cSpenees.
INCLUDING $4,000 to the Postmaster and s75..
600 for gas. fuel. and other detailed items, are
ment from its operation OF s4.5UUOOn. The
year. and the expenses tincluiinc ST. OiO for
Postmaster Wash HesinRl are s.. 500. 900,
ssSo"o6o 50 that New YORK and cfss' chieaso to- Q.
gether net 81. 600, 900.
just what this means is best understood
when 1t Is known that the actual deficiency in
the postal revenues; exclusive Of the bus
iness OF these two cities. Ia 500 1000 a year
and that n worry large majority OF the 10000
Post Ohlces In tho United States tabout !Gi per
Notwithstanding this. New York and Chicago
have until now been unable to Obtain fair
treatment from Congress. and though as a re-
suit Of Mr.. Dayton's mission. and tho Efforts
OF several OF New. York's Democratic Com
the metropolis Chicago. It appears. is to be
ess fortunate. and Is complaining a great deal
In CONSEQUENCE