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Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1894-05-09
DR.. PIOTRA
DIR. PIOTRA
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est uwaiane "a jedno z najlepszych le-
karstw tego rodzaju. Oczyszcza krew,
nadaje odnowiona iywotnose, wykorze-
nienia Zarodki choroby z ciaia, gdyi
prZyczynia sic do tego, re wszystkie or
gany Znajduja sic W dobrym stanie do
d~zialania. Medycyna Jest p~rzygotowana
z przeszlo trzydziestu rotnych %gatunkow
ingredyencyj, glownie z roslinnego kro-
iestwa | byla znana w uiyciu przez pre-
szlo sto lat. U3ywano go z wielka ko-
rZyscia we wszystkich ogolnych terra
zniejszych dolegliwosciach, a zwlaszcza
w tych, ktore pochodzs z krwi 1 chore-
go ioladka jake TO:
Zatwardzenie, B6l glowy, Dolegliwosci
watroby, Z~ofciowose, Z0ltaczka, Reuma-
tyzm, Wodna puchlins, Trudnose ira
vienna, Niestrawnose, Goraczka, Roia
Pryszcze. Zebra / ograszks, Szkrofuly,
Strupy, Swierzbiaczka, Glisty. Liszaj,
Wrzody, Rakowe wy.osniecia. B6le ! ra-
ny, Bole W systemic kosci, Wychudnie-
ME, Dolegliwosci niewiast, Slabose,
Bronchitis, zarnice, B6l W krzyzach,
Zawrot glowy. l [. d.
GOMOZ0 ME jest medycyna patentowa-
ma, tel ME sprzedawaja jej aptekarze;
lecz meiczyzni l niewiasty. kt6rzy uzy-
wajac je, Zostali wyleczeni, spowodowa-
nj prZeZ wdZiec Znosc Ola doktora, / przez
zyczenie, ably I ich wspoltowarzysze cd.
hiesll korzysc, dzlafa)a jake 1ego agenci
W ten sposob moga go dostarczye lu-
dziom cierpiacym W oddaleniu.
Jest ni~eocenionem jake lekarstwo do
move a ~mianowicie W miejscowosciach
~poloionych bardzo daleko cd lekarzy
aptek. Lekarstwa tego ME moina dostat
cd ~aptekarzy, lecz tylko cd mieiscowych
agentow. Jezeli ME ma agcnta w wa.
seem sasiedztwie, przyslijcie $500 a do
staniecie dwanascie Csc. butelek ma pro-
be wprost cd wlasciciela. Taxi obstalu
mex mole ka4dy dostae tylko raz.
DIR. PETER FAHRNEY.
LEILA s. HOyne Ave, Chicago d
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On motion, the sum of forty dol.
lars, being salary of the teacher oe
Mot school for last month of the tern,
be allowed j. J. Robinson for lumha,.
nails, etc., for said Mot school housa
On motion, B. B. Martin ]. \. W
Lowry and j. NJ. Arnold were allovsd
% each for one days service on Com.
mittee.
The poll book was received from
the Assessor, and turned over to tia
Sheriff and Collector.
On motion, the sum Of Slsl "a
was allowed the Assessor for mak;no
said book. .
The members drew their per diem,
and on motion the Board adjourned
until next regular meeting.
w. j. JOHNSTON, President
j. A. w. LOWRY, Secretary.
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BENTON, La, Oor. s, 1894.
School Board met pursuant to ad-
iournment. Present: w. j. Johnston,
President; j. M. Arnold, j. D. Rog-
ers, J. B. Thompson, r. B. Martin,
j. w. Prince, j. N. Platt and N. w.
Sentell. Absent: E. s. Dortch.
Minutes of date July 7th, read and
approved.
The committee appointed to wait
on the Police Jury and attempt to
secure levy of three mills on the
amount for school purposes, reported
verbally that they had performed
that duty, and that the Jury refused
to make any levy, but appropriated
the sum of $500 for school purposes.
The report was received and the
committee discharged.
On motion, salaries of teachers
were reduced as follows: For first
grade, S45 per month; second grade,
S35 per month third grade, $25 per
month. On this motion, Mesars Plstt,
Thompson and Martin voted nay.
Report Of the Treasurer was pre-
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row, constable, $3.50; r. G. Stinson,
J. r. Sl9 90; W. e. Norris, consta-
ble, $I47 So.
Police Jury went into an election
for Bridge Collector, With the fol-
lowing result: j. P. Strsyhan. one
vote; Daniel Smith, Two votes; @. B.
Norman, four votes. And Mr.. Nor
man was declared elected Bridge
Keeper for year A. D. 1895.
Petition of citizens of Bossier City
asking for o voting preciut at BOs-
sier City, after due consideration,
was rejected.
An Ordinance prohibiting stud colts over two
years old TO rove at large and providing
penalty therefor.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Bossier parish in regular session con-
vened, That it shall be and is hereby made
unlawful for any person owning stud colts of
any kink TO permit them to run at large after
they become two years old.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. etc., That
any one violating section one of this ordinance
shall be subject TO fine Of not less than five
dollars or more than twenty-five dollars to be
recovered by any citizen before the Justice of
Peace in and for the ward in which the viola
ton takes place in civil suit.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc., That
all fines collected for violation of this 0rd-
nance shall be paid by said Justice of Peace to
the Treasurer of Bossier parish for the benefit
of the public schools of the parish.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
this ordinance take effect from and after its
publication in the Bossier Banner for thirty
days, The official organ of the parish.
Following resolution was passed :
Resolved, That all accounts of
Justices of Peace and Constables
must be made ont as per fee bill,
otherwise they will not be paid, and
in all cases the parties making afii-
davits must appear in person before
the Justice of Peace of their respec,
tive wards before papers can be is.
sued, or said accounts will not be
allowed.
Following quarter salaries were
allowed: A. r. Thompson, Sheriff,
1887 so; w. q. Scanland, Treasurer;
$50; w. H. Scanland, printer, $62
30; b. r. Nash, Clerk, $50.
Following per diem, mileage and
committee work was allowed mem.
bers of Police Jury: F. NJ. Barnett
S31 80, j. T. Many $25 20, G. D.
Sandidge s64 80. j. w. Jeter S54
10, T. NJ. Love s16 20, j. A. Sewal
S7 20, Il. 8. Dortch $40.
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The Parish Treasurer presented

The Parish Treasurer presented
his quarterly report. as follows:
W. Il. Scanlsnd, Parish Treasurer,
In account with
1894. Eoseier Parish.
July l0.-To balance on hand .$34S2 IS
July 12-To amount fromJ. W. Jeter,
President Police Jury. on Bridge
Fund. .................... OCc oV
July I2.-To smount from W. N. Nor
row, Constable, on stray sales. 6
July 27-To amount from City Con-
troller, Shreveport. .............. IL 62
Aug 4.-To amount from j. W. Jeter,
President Police Jury, on Bridge
Sept. l0.-To amt from j. W. Jeter,
President Police Jury, on Bridge
Fund. % AV
Sept. $50 balance down, due Treas.
urer ......... -...s..-...-.....' IL o.
$4l66 SIS
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Balance due Treasurer. $50 48
j. B. Thompson, j. NJ. Arnold and
R. B. Martin were appointed COM
mittee to examine same. The COM
mittee reported that they had exam
ined the books and vouchers of the
Treasurer and found his report cor
rect. The report was adopted and
vouchers burned in open session.
On motion, all petitions were laid
aside for the present.
On motion, no teacher of colored
school shall be paid more than $25
per month.
On motion, all white schools, with
an average daily attendance OF over
forty pupils, shall be entitled to one
assistant, at a salary of $25 per
month.
On motion fifty-nine schools were
established for next session, to begin
not earlier than the first Monday in
January 1896, to continue for term
of six months, and were located as
follows:
Ward I.
Ash Point, white. Township. Trus-
tees---W. D. Mercer, E. s. Dortch.
Stacey, white. Trustees-L. M.
Pruitt, o. B. Childers.
Lovely Point, white.
Furniss' colored. Trustees---T. B.
Moss and s. NJ. Furniss.
Ash Point, colored. Trustees---E.
S. Dortch and Yves. Chambers.
Stacey, colored. Trustees-J. M.
Stacey, Tom Harris, Eli Banks.
Ward 2.
Arnold, white. Township. Trus-
tees-Wimberk Bony, J. W. Jeter
and j. d.. Arnold.
Benton, white. Township. Trus-
tees-B. A. Kelly, ]. Fl. Belcher and
A. r. Thompson.
Vanceville, white. Trustees-Dr.
G. A. Wise, T. M. Marlborough and
D. B. Stinson.
New Benton, colored. Trustees
Rafe Watson, Sam Smith and Henry
Wiggins. For three months.
New Zion, colored. Trustees-T.
]. Tidwell, Rob. Arnold, J. A. Parks.
For three months.
Hurrican Bluff, colored. Trustees
Lewis Goodman, Marks Works and
j. N. Sutton. For three months.
billiard, colored. For three months.
Foster Smith Place, colored. For
three months.
Scott's Chapel, colored. Trustees
Henry MeCay, Tillman Williams and
j. M. Arnold. For three months.
Willow Chute, colored. For three
months.
Ward 8.
Russell school, white. Township.
Trustees-A. B. Martin, George w.
Walker and r. w. McLeish.
Wyche Line school, white. Trus-
tees-Green Allen, L. NJ. Malone and
II. G. Wyche.
Oak Hill, white. Trustees-R. M.
J. Wise, w. D. Byram, j. N. Bryan.
Paysinger, colored. Trustees
Geo. Paysinger, Sam Law and J. N.
Bryant. For four months.
Plain Dealing, white. Trustees
J. g. Allen, W. B. Boggs and G. W.
Jones.
Plain Dealing, colored. Trustees
j. A. Ford, T. James and L. Caldwell.
For four months.
Collinsburg, white. Trustees-R
s. Doles, j. Il. Nsttin j. r. Cavitt.
Collinsburg, colored. Trustees
w. H. Meares, Tobe Lyles and Isaac
Williams For four months.
Winston, colored. Trustees-D. A
Davidson, Bill Atkins aud Jno. Lylss
! For four months.
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We are unable to give this Week
the full Congressional vote poiieo
last Saturday. The election is close
but from what we can learn, Mr.. Og,,
den has been nominated by q small
majority. The result will be pro-
claimed by the Executive Committee
next Saturday.
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1894. Township Fund.
July Ito balance on hand ........S 10, 1873 IS
Cr.
Oct by Warrants from No. 2ll to
222, inclusive, hereto artoched.. 4s3 81
Oct. by com. on $423 94... 10 IS
by amount to correct amount
due Townships. as per account
rendered. .................. 10 50
&" by amt down, overdrawn.. 10,042 81
$l0,498 IS
Oct. Ito amount due Townships. $1,000 81
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Cr.
April Il-By amount paid 26 War
rants hereto attached. $l306 w
July 12.-By amount paid 10 Certifi-
Gates, hereto attached. ........... 649 O6
July l8.-By amount paid 63 pieces OF
uLy innlyysiye, T hereto % attached. ....... as7 50
July ls.-Telephone message. ......... %
July 19.-By amount paid Schools,
Budget of 1898. 1000 %
July 23-By amt paid Certificates,
hereto attached. ed..........-...-... 54S "
Aug. 2.-By amt paid Certificates.
hereto attached. ed.................. "a w
Aug 2-By amount paid Jury Scrips
Nos ll2 and l3, hereto attached %
Aug 6-3y amount paid E: A. Gryder
for furnishing material and build
ing Toll Keepers House, east end
Shreveport Bridge. 80 90
Sept. by amount paid North Lou
isiana Experiment Station, per
Act of Police Jury. .............. SO 90
Sept. by amount paid r. N. Me-
Keller, lumber for bridge, per Or
der of J. w. Jeter, President..... 25 90
Sept. l0.-By amount paid for Regis
istration Book for W. H. BledsOe,
per order ]. w. Jeter, President. l2 IS
$4I66 IS
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1t is hoped the frost this wees
will be beneficial to the genera
health Of the country.
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Don't turn your corn loose tiii you
are certain you have enough ieIt LOk
home consumption.
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Police Jury Proceedings.

on the minutes.
Received, Shreveport, La, Aug. 2,
1894, from j. W. Jeter. President of
Police Jury, the sum of go, salary
for the month of July, 1894.
G. B. NORMAN.
Received, Shreveport, La, Sept.5,
1894, from j. W. Jeter, President of
Police Jury, the SUN of go, salary
for the month of August, 1894.
q. B. NORMAN.
Received, Shreveport, La, Oct.
8, 1894, of j. W. Jeter, President of
Police Jury, the sum Of go, salary
for the month of September, 1894.
q. B. NORMAN.
On motion. the following accounts
were allowed:
A. Curtis, building two bridges.
$50; j. M. McClanahan, lumber for
Red Chute bridge, s27 so; MeCom-
ick Il Daughtry, filling in and max
ing crossing at brick yard, $40
Mccormick & Daugh,ry, balance on
bridge nails, ETC., OIL 60.
On motion, Police Jury adjourned
for dinner.
EVENING SESSION.
Police Jury met after dinner with
President j. w. Jeter in the chair.
Roll call showed the following men,
bers present: j. w. Jeter, President;
4. M. Love, j. T. Many, g. ID. San
didge, J. A. Sewall, +. M. Barnett
and e. s. Dortch.
Gu motion, the following accounts
were allowed:
J.L. G. Graham, Justice of Peace,
ward 3, $12 50; j. l.. Tally, Con
\ stable, ward 8, 90 80; J. P. Gleason,
Justice of Peace, ward s, 90 so; j
i P. Gleason, Jr., Constable, ward 5
80; B. r. Nash, stationary, etc, s1
DR.. w. M. Abney, medical account
Gail), 800 25; Daniel Smith, repair
ing bridges, ward 4, S48; j. J. Rob
inson, repairing bridges, ward 4
S141 25.
On motion, petition Of citizens o
ward 4, asking for a public roat
from Wilson COviDgton's to Brown.
clearing, was allowed without cos
to the parish.
On motion, petition of citizens o
ward 6, asking for a public roat
from Bob Brooks on the Haughtor
end Knox Point road and to inter
acct the public road running from
Mckinney branch to the Sible,
place at G. w. Jones' place, wa.
granted without cost to the parish
and e. p. Giddeus, j. w. Houston
e. j. McDade and J. =. Ivy, were
appointed to review said road. j. w
Houston was appointed road over
seer from Red branch to lower end
and j. p, Ivy overseer from Red
branch to upper end of said road.
The following accounts were al
lowed; II. Barnacastle, Justice o.
Peace, ward 6, S3; j. w. Oneal
Constable, ward 6, % 10; j. j
Davis, account, $40 70; Allen Bros
& Wadley, account, lumber % 55
On motion, the following petition
was granted;
To the Honorable Police Jury ot
Bossier parish; We the undersigned
citizens Of ward 6, Bossier parish
respectfully petition your honorable
body to order an election for OF
against the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in ward 6. Said act to be
submitted to the electors of ward
for their ratification or rejection, and
said act to take effect on aud aftel
January LIST, 1895.
The following commissioners and
clerks are hereby appointed: Belle
vue, com missioners-J. w. Onley,
L. G. Biggs, L. G. Rssberry. Clerk
W. NJ. Morrow. Haughton, Com.
missioners-A. B. Murff, 81. Barna.
-~-AfA %r Eiss-~ rfnefr u
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Police Jury adjourned to next reg
ular meeting.
j. w. JETER,
President Police Jury.
B. r. NASH, Clerk.
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On motion of Mr.. Lenoir, the Board
adjourned until Thursday, Oct TO-
1894. ]. Fl. CABEEx,
Secretary.
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sented in open session, and consider
ed by the Board. Report az follows:
W. r. Scanland, Treasurer,
In account with
Bossier School Fund.
1894. Current Fund.
July 1s.-To amount from Police
Jury, per Collector, on Budget of
Oct. Ito smouut from Collector
on polls for quarter, Sc polls, less
his com. of S per cent. So %
Oct. Ito amount down, over
drawn, 1908 45
$1l.l26 65
Or.
July 3l.-By amt down. overdrawn. $l0053 80
" 3l.-By Warrants Nos. S53 to
S64 inclusive, hereto attached. 458 20
Aug. 1.-By Warrants Nos. S65 to
SS1, inclusive, hereto attached. 538 47
Aug. 3l.-By com. on $lOE H.. 26 10
Gil, ,l26 65
Oct. by bal. down, overdrawn, s1O,O73 As
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$1,000 ~
Recapitulation.

$1,000 ~
RecGpitulation.
1894.
Oct. due Townships. .$l0.042 81
Amount overdrawn. 1908 As
Balance due Treasurer. ... $50 4S
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$l0,498 IS
Amounts due Townships.

Oct Ito amount due Townships. $1,000 81
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$1l.l26 65

'ct. by bal. down, overdrawn, s1O,O73 As
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
Wouldn't Have tho Pig.

Although the court of Austria is
commonly known as the most aristo-
cratic in Europe, no monarch is easier
to reach than Emperor Francis
Joseph. He has certain audience days
when any Of his subjects, high as we'll
as low, are permitted to call to discuss
with him any affairs which they
choose. At the last reception of this
kind an old peasant, who wished to Sc
cure the Intervention of his majesty in
a lawsuit, appeared at the Hofburg
with a little pig one month old in her
arms As she entered the palace, the
master of ceremonies told her she
must leave the pig behind. She in
sisted upon carrying it, however. say
ing that it was present for her good
emperor" 1t was with great difficulty
that the squealing animal was taken
from her arms. The woman had her
interview, but was obliged. much to
her sorrow, to carry the pig back to
her home. She could not understand
why his majesty would not accept
presents of that kind from his subjects.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
POST OFFICE SUPPLIES.

Vast Quantities Are Used and They Are
Supplied from Warrington.
All the supplies required by the
$4,000 post offices in this country are
furnished from Washington. These
post offices require six tons of station
cry every working day. They consume
$4,000 pounds of jute wrapping Irvine
every week. This Irvine comes in balls
and. according to contract, each ball
has four inches of string sticking out
of its middle. Thus employees are in
duced to start unwrapping from that
end. Formerly they were rs apt as not
to begin with the wrong extremity.
winding up with tangle. 80 that q
quarter of each ball on an average
was wasted. .s -...,g. $50.
The G5,OO post offices use up 100
reams of MANILA paper blanks every
day. One of these is put on the out
side of every package of letters sent
out from post offices, bearing the name
of the sending post Office. the date,
etc. Half million lead pencils are
consumed annually in Uncle Sans
postal service, as we'll as 1900 quarts
of mucilage, $500 quarts of ink, 10000
pounds of rubber bands and $4,000
gross of pens. The pens alone cost
$4,000 every twelvemonth. For MAX
ing postmarlzs $4,000 ink pads and 3d.
600 pounds of stamping ink per an
n um are required. Six million cards
arc used every year for registered let
ter receipts. Weighing scales for mail
are an expense to the. government of
$4,000 every year, 200 a week being
needed to replace those which are
worn out, broken or burned up with
post offices.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
the VAMPIRE CAT PEST.
Ono Of the Chief Drawbacks TO Cattle.
Z, Raising In Central America.

One Of the Chief Drawbacks 70 Cattle.
i, Raising In Central America.
There are some drawbacks to the
Isthmian cattle business that would
rather astonish the American cowboy
were he to go there. The chief of
these is the vampire bat, says q Sun
correspondent writing from Panama.
One reads stories of the vampire bat
sucking the blood of human beings,
and at least two: books by naturalists of
repute say that these bats do suck hu-
man blood Vampire bats are found
by the thousands in Veraguas and
Ciriqui. asked at every place for q
person whose blood had been sucked
by vampires, but could not find soul.
And yet people sleep out of doors
without even q blanket to sprotect
them - sleep bare headed and bare
footed. The vampire had every chance
to alight on the human big toe, as he
is said to do, and, while soothing the
foot with his tanning wings, to suck
out the life blood. I could not find
any such case, however, nor had that
observant Englishman, c. Preedy, who
lived twenty years in David, ever
found any But the vampire is the
pest of the cattlemen. He is particu-
larly fond> of veal blood, but older
stock and horses, colts, mules and bur-
ros all suffer. I did not catch a YAM
pire at his work, though saw hum
dreds of them, but the cattlemen all
tell the same story The vampire set
ties somewhere on the back of the
beast in the pasture at night, and then,
while slowly tanning its wings to and
fro, cuts a circular piece of skin one
quarter of an inch thick in diameter.
Through this hole he sucks the blood
till satisfied. One wound would be of
little consequence, nor would the loss
of blood do much damage were that
all, but half a dozen vampires may feast
on one poor calf or on the back of
saddle horse in one night. The calf is
badly weakened by the loss of blood,
while a saddle horse SO served is
worthless until the wounds are entire
ly healed. But that is not the worst
result of the bite. The region swarms
with pestiferous fly that soon after
daylight finds the wound and lays eggs
in it. Unless the wound is properly
cleaned and dressed with waxy salve
within forty-eight hours after the vam-
pire's attack the animal will be de-
stroyed by the progeny of the fly. The
percentage of calves thus killed is
large, in spite of the watchfulness Of
the COW herders.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
BOttlin1 Tears,

The custom of bottling tears in pc
culiar to the people Of Persia. There
it constitutesa an important part of the
obsequies Of the dead. AS the mourn
ers are sitting round and weeping the
master of ceremonies presents each
one with a piece of cotton wool or
sponge with which to wipe away the
tears. The cotton wool or sponge is
afterward squeezed into bottle. and
the tears are preserved as a powerful
and. efficacious restorative for those
whom every other medicine has failed
to revive. is to this custom that al
fusion is made in Psalms wi. 8: Put
thou thy tears into thy bottle
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
A MISUNDERSTANDING YEAR. 4
0rasshoppsrs In February. Snow 10 June
and Hard Times All the WHILE #

F gr ysyysg "a g.ayFst yFg a f
Grssshoppsrs In February. SNOW In JanS
IA and Hard Times All the While. H
According to old weather records
kept in Remington, w., the month Of
February, 1s42, was decidedly tropical
as compared with the current month,
which some regard as unusually mild.
The record quoted by the Troy Times
states that in the early part of the
month in that year there was little
frost in the ground and showers were
frequent. The Vermont State Banner
now the Bennington Banner-says
that on the Sd of the month Mr..
Ford brought into the Office handful
of grasshoppers. Squirrels had made
their appearance and it was reported
that frogs had been seen in the ponds.
Rev. E. w Hooker, D. D., pastor of the
old First church at Bennington Center,
became alarmed over such continued
mild weather for this latitude and pre-
dicted that dire results would follow,
and to the credulous it subsequently
seemed as though the good doctors
words had the ring of prophecy in
them. But, though the morning rose
bright and sunny and q south wind
blew soft and springlike, few hearts
expanded with the sunshine of hap
piness. The scarcity of money
was unexampled. Nothing but due
bills were in circulation. The Ia
boring man could find little or
nothing to do, and he seldom heard the
ring of coin or the rustic of a bank
note. June II of the same year there
was clustering snow-storm, the snow
falling to the depth of three inches.
June IA there was q slight frost, and
at subsequent periods in the same
month the weather was so severe that
ice formed half inch thick. A breath
of icy wind swept through the valley.
All vegetables, except those of the
most hardy sort, were cut down. Many
remembered DR.. Hooker's words, and
some thought the bad weather was a
judgment sent upon them for finding
fault with the times. In that year one
of the largest establishments the town
ever had, the Bennington Furnace
company, failed, owing to the unprec-
edentedly low price of pig iron and
the fear of the Walker tariff, which
was finally embodied in law in 1916.
A large amount was owed to employees,
and that was an important factor in
adding to the general distress. Again,
the people were laboring under an I'M
wholesome excitement owing to the
second advent doctrine as held and
preached by Rev. William Miller. A
few weeks previous to 1912 the Bank of
Bennington had failed and the loss to
the people was considerable. Without
work or money and the belief by many
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men found it hard to face their lives.
But the crops of 1912 were good in
spite of killing frosts in June, though
the hard times continued with varying
intensity for many years.