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nopoly, what will it avail to denounce
the measure after it has passed? If the
correspondents, most of whom at the
capital "are bigger men than Old Grant" "
see no hidden dangers in text book bills,
1T does not follow that their readers are
likewise blind. Such bill should have
no attachment requiring town or dis
trict boards to do this or that, beyond
furnishing suitable school books free to
the children of their respective commun-
tiles.
1t would look very simple to say that
no changes should be made in text books
before January 1st 1896. Such phrase
would seem to be in the interests of
school book economy. Let us look at
that.
If such bill passes, to be operative
from April 1st, say, it would then be in
cumbent upon school boards, directors
or other parties charged with the doing,
to forthwith stock up with the books
noIo IN use, as free books must be sup
piled at once, under the mandate that no
change be made until January 1st, 1896.
If change is to be made at all it
should be made when the first supply of
books is purchased, or whenever the best
interests of the district shall demand
change. There should be no clause in
text book bill forbiding town or district
book-buyers procuring the best in the
market, tchether MeV non use such books
or not.
The members of the Legislature, the
members of the Committee on Educa-
tion. and all officers concerned in making
a text book bill, will undoubtedly act up
to the light they have in their efforts to
give us good law. But tho history of
all legislation goes to prove that even the
best and wisest men, under the pressure
of many dnties, are often deceived, and
that laws, like things, are NOT always
what they seem. By all means give us
law providing free text books for all the
child ren in the public schools, but in
framing the law exclude every line that
will enable any particular publishing
house to fasten itself like vampire up
on the public and the schools of the
Green Mountain State.
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merchant marine. Ever since the Ma
tional elections of 1892, the threat of a
free ship" bill has been an ever present
nightmare to the American shipbuilders
and shipowners, but that menance has
now vanished, and vanished probably
forever.
The dnwny flakes floating around
election day and at intervals since were
probably snow all right, but it would not
be sign of disordered Imagination if
one mistOok them for cuckoo feathers.
The act of the new Gar, in ordering
a suspension of the decree for the depor-
tation of number of Jewish families,
strengthens the hope that he will pursue
more liberal and enlightened policy
than Russia has been accustomed to.
1t is somewhat early to look out for
plums, but it is safe to say that Con-
gressmen Grout and Powers of Vermont
will be handsomly recognized by the
speaker of the next House, as they have
both done excellent services on the vari-
GUS committees whose membership has
included their names. The Fifty-fOurth
Congress will contain large number of
tried and true men, and the people can
look forward to it's appearance on the
stage of action with confidence if not
cheerful anticipation.
English newspapers continue to wall
over the failure of Professor William L.
Wilson to secure his return to Congress.
They accredit his defeat, not to tariff,
but to the fact that he was made much
of while in London.
The purity of New York homes has
been preserved; the purity of New York
womanhood has been vindicated.
Wisconsin has found out that there
is nothing funny about having a humoT-
list in the Governors chair. tits too SER
iOus matter. She prefers gallant sol
dier and splendid citizen like Major Up
ham.
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300 fine large Chrysanthe.
NUNS in bud and bloom, grown
in S-inch jars, SOC each. In bulbs
we have a fine lot of Casters,
Hyacinths, Narcissus, Freezias,
Callas, Tulips, ETC., at given
away prices to close them out
quick.
EN-
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A FORTUNATE DISCOVERY.
Prof. Farrand Said to Have Found
a Positive Cure For Asthma and
Hay Fever.


Hay Fever.
Among the few really eminent botan-
lists of America, Prof Farrand of Yer
mont easily stands in the front rank, and
discovery that he has recently made
will do much to add to his fame. In his
journeys to different parts of the country
to gather medicinal herbs, roots and
barks for the leading American and Eu-
ropean pharmacists, he has naturally
spent much time in the Adirondack re-
giOns, that health-giving resort for con-
sumptives, asthmatcs, and all sufferers
from respiratory diseases. Here hay fe-
yer is unknown, asthmatics breathe free
ly, and even consumptives conquer their
racking cough in the bracing forest air.
Prof. Farrand became impressed with
the idea that the herbs and leaves which
fill the Adirondack air with aromatiG
healing could be gathered by him and
sent to the homes of sufferers who can
not afford the time or money to 60 away.
His great botanical knowledge and prao-
teal acquaintance with the medicinal
values of all plants peculiarly fitted him
for this task.
He found a happy combination that
gave the peculiar fragrance of the Adj
rondack woods, and samples were sent
10 various SCIENTISTS ana leaulnG pnYSR-
clans, the Professor calling it the Adj
rondack Asthma Cure. Seventy-three
per cent. of the cases in which it was
used, some of them seemingly hopeless,
reported cure, while in all the others
great benefit was given.
The different herbs and barks that are
used by Prof. Farrand in the Adirondack
asthma cure have to be gathered at GER
tain seasons of the year, when their me-
dicinal value is at its height, and he was
able to get but limited amount. AS
long as this quantity lasts, it is offered to
the public generally by the Dr. Howard
Co., Burlington, Vt, who will mail =
large sized box for fifty cents. They do
not want pay from those whom this prep
aration does not cure, and will return
the money to any whom the Adirondack
Asthma Cure fails to benefit. One of tho
peculiar advantages of this cure, which
will make it seem godsend to the asth-
matte or Hay fever sufferer, is that the
user awakes as refreshed and bright in
the morning as if he had actually slept
in the invigorating air of the Adiron-
dacks. Send fifty cents at once to the Dr.
Howard Co., Burlington, Vt, and cure a
disease that so often brings the sufferer
near to deaths door, and yet allows him
to live to suffer again and agaiu.
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Danger In Free Textbooks.

Montpelier sends out considerable
speculation about free text books for the
children in the public schools.
We cannot help wondering, however,
why the correspondents and the Mont
pelier newspapers fail to put their fin
gers on the vital points of the NATTER
why they fail to let the public have some
light. Should a bill pass having objec-
tionable features, or innocent little
phrases in it whereby the people would
be bound to put thousands of dollars in
to the pockets of this or that book mo-
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If Mr.. Cleveland believes that Secre-
tary Carlisle has lost the confidence of
the country, as successful head of the
Treasury, he should ask a resignation.
Granting all the personal charms of the
Kentucky statesman, it must be evident
to even the Administration that the
country demands another man at the
helm. The finances are in a bad way,
and the ablest tinancier at the Presi-
dents command should be put by him
in this post. The country, to be frank
about it, has no confidence in Secretary
Carlisle's ability to conduct its finances.
Boston Advertiser.
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Senator Stewart of Nevada, the Popu-
list who has been counted on to help the
Republicans organize the next Senate,
says he will have nothing to do with
either party His words are: $50 far as
am personally concerned, do not care
whether they put me on any committee
or what they do with me, as long as l
am entitled to my seat in the Senate and
can get into the Chamber. 'In fact, he
added, growing emphatic, 4 can raise
more HI when entirely free from such
obligations than when bound by them. T"
When man occupying the position of
United States Senator has so little ap-
probation of the dignity of the office as
Stewart seems to possess, it high time
his party was relegated to eternal ban
ishment.
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Through the New York Times the
President announced Wednesday that his
forthcoming message would treat of
currency reform" Inasmuch as the
Democracy has opposed at every step all
currency legislation since 1860, it is a
supposable case that any thing that party
will do in that line is open to skepticism
at the outset We predict for this new
''fad'' the fate of its predecessor "tariff
reform" No use, gentlemen, you havn't
the brains to run the Government much
less to substitute anything for our pres
ent banking and currency systems.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-16

1t appears that Cleveland's offer to
arbitrate the difference between China
and Japan was made on Tuesday last,
before the election returns began to come
in and while the monarch was merry over
the prospect of a great Democratic vic
tory. Had he waited till Wednesday, he
would have offered to lick both of them.
Worcester Telegram.
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In Vermont the people are trying to
get rid of the blanket ballot, while in
New York State the popular cry is for it.
What has been discarded here is called
for in the Empire State. Hear an e1-
change: ut is farther demanded that bal
lots should bear party emblem as a
guide to the voter. AS result of the
cumbersome difficulties of the voting
system with its great number of ballots
and length of time required to vote, it is
thought that 200 were prevented from
voting in New York City, and many
more throughout the State disfranchised.
The voting difficulties are well illustrat-
ed in the case of Mr.. ChOate. the presi-
dent of the Constitutional Convention.
Mr.. Choate got into his voting booth at
Z o'clock and got out in ten minutes.
The inspectors would not let him vote
because he had thrown away the ballots
he didn't want to vote. He went back to
the booth, gathered up the thrown away
ballots, and offered to vote again. He
was again refused because he had not
folded his ballots properly. He went
back to the booth again, refolded his
ballots, and finally in the third attempt
got in his vote. The brown stone fell
lows in New York had great number of
such experiences. Similar experiences
of the most intelligent voters of Troy.
and elsewhere throughout the State, at
tended the attempt to vote. The Hon.
Martin l. Townsend has now for these
many years been at work instructing
millions of his fellow-citizens how to
vote, and yet when he emerged from the
booth and tried to vote, the inspectors
sent him back to get the proper fold on
his ballots. We rejoice to say the vet.
eran got there as he generally does in
the end. Such were the experiences of
many voters this year. The universal
growl that went up this year over the
present cumbrous ballot law is sure to
have the effect of securing bettor one
before the next election"
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New Jersey voted steadily against Lin
coin all through the war, but it now
elects a solidly Republican Congression-
al delegation and Republican Legisla-
ture, and returns almost $4,000 Republi-
can plurality. Free trade all over the
North has proven more fatal TO the Dem
ocratic cause than the old Democratic
partnership with slavery--Boston Jour
nal.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-16

1t was on the tariff policy of the Dem
ocratic party that the Republicans made
the fight and won so memorable battle.
Anti Tammany Hall and Anti Hill-Cro-
ker-Murphyism did not carry New
Hampshire, Minnesota, Indiana, Mis-
souri,, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Illinois, Wyoming, Iowa,
Utah, Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Delaware, Maryland,
Wisconsin, New Jersey, Michigan, Ne
braska, Kentucky, Montana and other
States. In all of those States the tariff,
and the tariff only, was the main Issue
and the only one.
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In brief, these might be summarized
as the results: 1. No more free trade.
2. No wild cat money. 8. No headlong
surrender to silver. A. No Socialism.
Less friction between employer and en-
ployed. 5. Obedience to public opinion.
9. An American foreign policy. A pret-
ty good days work for the plain people
of the United States.-Commercial Bull
letin.
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THE BANNER.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRI
DAY AFTERNOONS.

Entered at the Bennington Post Office as
second-class matter by G. A. PIERCE & CO.,
Publishers.l
Terms, Sl.5O per year, strictly in advance
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
NORMAN |. MUNRO DEAD.
The WeIl-Known New York Publisher Dies
from the Effects of an Operation.

The well-Known New York Publisher Dies
from the Effects of an Operation.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Norman L.
Munro, well known to the American
public as a publisher and yachtsman,
died at $50 o'clock Saturday evening
in his apartments in the Hoffman house
from the effects of an operation per-
formed on him Friday for the removal
of the veriform appendix.
INF Munro was born in 1874 ut Mill Brook,
Pictou county. y. ), His father was q farmer
and he was brought up the farm. He left
the farm when he was 25 years old and came to
this city. He got work in a publishing house
and set himself steadily ct the business of mas.
tering the details and of saving money to make
o start with. The first number of the New
York Family Story Paper went to press on
black Friday in September, 1873 He erected the
Munro building in Vandewater street in 1873.
and xtended the number of his publications
and printed "Munro's Library and Munros 8
Pocket Magazine About seven years ago he
bought the Mary Anderson place on Cedar av-
enue. Long Branch, and about the same time
he became interested In the production OF fast
steam yachts. Mr. Munro's fortune is esii
mated at from IS, 0OO, 900 to IS, 100000 Within a
year he refused an offer OF Sl,500,000 for his
publications and publishing housel 81
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
BOLD THIEF CAUGHT.

Hnnry Guy Fernnld, Supposed to Have
Robbed a Frisco Pawnbroiser, Arrested.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 26.-Henry Guy
Fernald, alias Wentworth, who claimed
to be the son of a wealthy Bos-
ton banker when he came hero
from Chicago n few months ago, has
finally come to grief. He wus arrested
in Los Angeles Thursday night, in
company with woman known as Mrs.
GARNER and her son, Harry Earl The
police here expect to prove that
Fernald and Earl robbed Simon
jacobson. the pawnbrolSer, last
Saturday and made away with u
trunk containing $1,000 in coin and
pledged diam onds worth $1,000. The
Jacobson family gave party Friday
night, and it appears that Fernald,
who was known to the family as j. w.
Spence, and Earl were among the
guests Fernald, Earl and the woman
left the city the next day, all having
plenty of money, whereas they had
previously been unable to pay
their hotel bills. Diamond robberies
have also occurred here in the St
Nicholas and Langham hotels, fashion
able family houses, while Fernald ano
the woman were guests there. Fernalo
was once arrested for big diamond
robbery in Chicago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
TO SUE FOR MERCY.
Belief That Ernstus Wiman Will Plead
Guilty.

Guilty.
NEW York. Feb 26.-It is now stated
on good authority that Mr.. Wi
man will endeavor to secure
bondsmeu for the S25, 600 which
was fixed by Judge MARITIME. Mr..
Wiman's reason is his anxiety to reach
the bedside of his son, William
Dwight Wiman, who lies at the point
of death from pneumonia at New
Brighton, Staten Island. Mr.. Wiman's
arrest is unknown to the sick man, but
Mr. Wiman wishes to console his own
and the sick mans wife, who are
heroically striving to bear up against
their combined troubles In answer to
a note sent him by a reporter, Mr.. Wi
man wrote with pencil the following:
II did not intend to ask for bail, but the dy-
ing condition of my eldest son. the dreadful
sorrow that overshadows his mother and wife.
surely demand my presence beside them. II
cnn get u friend 10 60 on my bona-1 am com.
municatng with u genuemau-1 hope TO be able
to go to Staten Island to-day AS to the rest, I
can say nothing"
The last sentence of Mr.. Wiman's 8
answer was accepted as comprehending
a noncommittal answer to the inquiry
PASoNA
guilty.
1t is believed that when Mr.. Wiman
is called upon he will plead guilty and
that it will be shown that he was in
the habit of borrowing the amounts
paid to Bullinger & Brewer, and that
while he did forge their names he did it
with no criininalin.ent. His friends be.
lieve that the best course he can pursue
is to throw himself on the .mercy
of the court When ali the story Is
told the friends of Mr.. Wiman expect
that a different sentiment will be
created from that existing at present
and that only nominal penalty, il
any, will be imposed. The same mer
say that Mr.. Wiman is not in position
to deny that he forged the names and
| will not DENY il.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
ARRAIGNED.
michigan's Indicted OGiciais Before tho
Bar-Au Give Bail.

Bpr-AU Give Ball.
LANSING, Mich, Feb 27.-The most
remarkable scene ever witnessed in
Michigan courtroom was enacted in the
little courthouse at Mason Saturday
when three state officials were called
upon to plead to indictments charging
them with felonious crimes against
the laws OF the state. Most of tho
persons against whom indictments
were voted were notified by their coun-
sci Friday night, and five of them
State Treasurer Hambitzer, Land Com
missioner Berry, Attorney General
Ellis, Sergeant-at-Arms Bpssey and
urday morning, accompanied by
friends, who were prepared to become
sureties on their bonds
After the usual formalities attendant
upon the return of bills by a grand
| jury Attorney General Ellis was ar
raigned on three indictments for forg
| cry, conspiracy and destroying the
| Wayne county records. He waived the
| reading of the indictments, as did all
| of the others save Potter. who pleaded
not guilty. In each case where the ac-
cused refused to plead a plea of not
guilty was entered by the court. State
Treasurer Hambitzer and Land Com
missioner Berry were arraigned on in
lictments for felony in making false
public record, conspiracy and willful
neglect of duty. Ex-Clerks Potter and
Warren answered to indictments charg-
ing the making of false public record
and conspiracy, and Seargeant-at-Arms
| 70, nh,r ,fo
Bail was fixed as follows:
Ellis, for forging s5 00O Ellis and May, for
destroying the Wayne county records sl,0C0:
| Potter ,esd Warren, for making false public
| record 1900; each of the persons charged with
conspiracy $1,000; Jochim. Hambitzer and
Berry, for making false public record 5000;
Jochim, Hambitzer and Berry, willful neglect
$1,000.
Ellis bonds were signed by George
w. Webber, A. f. Kelsey, Frank A.
Session and Josiah e. Just of Ionia s.
w. Webber, of Lyons, and N. 3. Hayes
and Chauncey j. Rumsey as sureties
Treasurer Hambitzer's bonds were
signed by Mayor A. o. Bement and
James B. Judson, of Lansing. Commits
sioner Berry's sureties in the same sun
are James D. Berry, his son, Alexander
Cameron, Wyatt b. Brown anc
A. NJ. Dobbelaire, of Lansing, ant
Henry L. Henderson, of Mason
Potter gave two bonds, with Leste,
S. Hudson and Alexander Blair
of Lansing. as sureties. Warren's sure
ties are his father, w. G. Warren, ant
Horace Wilcox, of Charlotte. James
b. Judson and Washington G. Wiley
of Lansing, signed the bond required o
Bussey.
All of the defendants announce thei
intention of making vigorous defens
:. and have counsel of more than ordinar.
ability retained.
Another life-sized sensation has de
veloped in connected with the offieia
) actions of Secretary of State Joachim
Treasurer Hambitzer and Land Com
missioner Berry. An examination of tn
? books of the board of state auditors, Q
which they are the members, show
that they have been making illega
charges and allowing their own bill
therefor ever since they were inducte
into Office.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
MORE OFFICIALS ARRAloNED.
Michignn's Secretary of State Held in
$1,000 Bail-Date of the Trial.

Michignn's Secretary of State Held in
$1,000 Bail-Date of the Trial.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 27.-John w.
Jochim, secretary of state; Marcus
Petersen. William May, clerk of Wayne
county, and James G. Clark We're ar
raigned at Mason Monday on indict-
ments returned by the grand jury.
All stood mute and the court directed
the clerk to enter plea of not
guilty in each case. Jochim will
have to answer to indictments for
making a false public record, wiliful
neglect of duty and conspiracy. His
aggregate bail is $1,000, and Mayor A.
o. Bement and G. w. Bement, of this
city, are his sureties. Patrick Blake
and Louis Saveigne, of Detroit, signed
Mays bond of 1000 in each of the
cases, for conspiracy and destruc'
tion of the Wayne county records,
Peterson and Clark, having been in
dicted for conspiracy only, had to give
only 1000 bail. Jacob Stahl and j. NJ
Skinner, of Lansing, signed Petersen's
bond. Adolph Buder and Frank Houpt
of Detroit, did similar service fol
Clark. All of the indicted men have
now been released on bail. Some o,
them will be tried during the neXt
term of court, which will convene ir
this city March H.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
Eight Men Drowned.

LONDON, Feb. a6.-A dispatch from
Fay al, one OF the Azore islands, brings
u terrible tale of disaster at sea. In
some manner not explained in the
dispatch the British bark Mont
gomery Castle, bound from New
York to AMER, Java, has reached
Fayal after experiencing fear
full weather. All the bark's boats
were washed away, her cabin was stove
in, everything movable on her decks
was washed overheard and she was
leaking. In addition, during the storm
eight of her crew, including all the Of
ficers, were washed overheard and
drowned, leaving nobody on board tina
ship capable of navigating her.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
A Minister Killed.

FLORA, Ill, Feb. 26.-Rev. j. F..
Hensley of the Methodist Episcopal
church. south, who has been holding a
series of protracted meetings a few
miles from this city. came to Flora
Thursday with some friends in two
horse wagon. While passing through
the town the team became frightened
and ran away, overturning the wagon.
II passed over Mr.. Hensley's body,
breaking four of his ribs and his collar
bone. and otherwise injurinY him so
seriously that he lived but three hours.
The other occupants were not seriously
hurt Rev. Mr.. Hensley's home was in
xonia, Ill
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
ON GOOD FRIDAY.
The Date Set for the Execution OF
PrenderRast-
Judge Breutano Sentences Carter HnrriI
sons Murderer to BE Hanged on March
23-The Doomed Mans Ram
bling Speech.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.

CHICAGO, Feb 81. UNLESS the su-
preme court or the governor of the
state interfere Patrick Eugene Prender-
gast will on March 2S, Ia the court-
yard of the county Jail, pay the penalty
of his life for the murder of Carter HI
Harrison. Sentence was passed upon
him Saturday by Judge Brentano after,
his honor had overruled the notion
for new trial, entered by del
fendant's attorneys.
AS Judge Brentano went upon the
bench Prendergast stepped forward
and took seat in the front row of
chairs in the jury box. From the ex-
preston on his face it was evident that