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Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
Bennington the Baq-
per Town !
55I

The historic town of Bennington voted
to-day by decided majority that she
took no cleveland Sugar. in her tea
and coffee: not if she could help herself,
and II. S. Bingham was elected town
representative by the unprecedented
majority of 391. The vote was declared
as follows: Total number of ballots, l.
1856; necessary for choice, 619; Bingham
had 761; Fillmore, 429, scattering one,
and forty blanks. Thus does Manufac-
turing Bennington hurl back at Bourbon
Democracy the challenge of the Wilson
tariff bill. The verdict is emphatic
enough to suit even the most sanguine
No one put the expected majority for
town representative over 200, and many
would have said even less than that fig
ure.
Early in the day, however, it became
noticeable that the strong undercurrent
of discomfort at tariff and wage reduc-
tions was fully as strong as stated in
these columns during the late session of
Congress; that the people had at last
gotten an opportunity to register their
verdict at what Cleveland called 'per-
tidious" Legislation, and purposed to be
heard in reply. But no one even dream
ed of the glorious result; greater ma
jority than ever before registered here
for Republican town representative,
greater than in Lincoln and Grant times,
when it twas all one way"
''No pent up Utica" could contain the
people, and this evening, the whole pop
ulace, headed by the City band, repaired
to Representative e-elect Bingham's
house. While the people of other towns
were getting the returns, our people to-
night have been painting the town red"
Speeches of congratulation, the reading
of such returns as were available, and
music rounded out the glad occasion.
Mr.. Bingham dispensed generous hos
pitality.
The orderly bearing of the people, both
at the polls and this evening, was in
great contast to the scenes quite COM
mon in some other places, and among
those who called upon Mr.. Bingham and
rendered him congratulations was his
opponent, Capt. H. D. Fillmore.
Thus closed a memorable day in Ben
nington.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
BENNINGTON co. SAVINGS BANK,

BENNINGTON co. SAVINGS BANK.
TTNhe Bennington County Savings Bank at the
Il Bennington County National Bank, is open
daily for the transaction of business from 10 O'Clock
=. m. to o'clock p. m, Sundays and Holidays ex-
cepted.
Interest to depostors strictly in accordance with
he laws of the State of Vermont. Money de.
posted anytime after the first day of each month
draws interest from the first day of the next sue
ceeding month"; Interest computed January
LIST and July 1st and if not withdrawn will be added
upon ii.
Loans solicited upon real estate and undoubted
personal securities.
A. B. VALENTINE, President,
/. e. GIBSON, Vice President,
G. H. DEWEY, Ire asurer,
6. W. qARMAN, Secretary,
TRUsTEBs-A .. Valentine, Il. W. Harman,
0lin scott,,J 7. shurtle6. l. E. Gibson J. R.
Judson John Robinson.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
THE EXTENDED DROUGHT,

The crops in Western Massachusetts,
are nearly ruined on account of the
drought. All the farmers in Berkshire
agree that the ground never was known
to be in such bad condition. Some
farmers have been devoting much of
their time to drawing water to their
fields in barrels in the attempt to saye a
portion of their crops. The roads are
almost impossible in some places on ac-
count of the deep dust and sand and no
one drives unless it is absolutely neces-
sary. The Williamstown Manufacturing
Company at first stopped one department
of the mill, then two, and finally three.
There is not sufficient water in the Hoo
sac river to run decent sized saw mill,
let alone turning the wheels to operate
over 800 looms, besides the machines
which prepare the raw materials.
Superintendent Sanford of the Will
Jamestown water works has warned all
that water must not be used to sprinkle
the lawns or for other similar purposes,
and saws if rain does not soon come the
street sprinkler will have to be removed.
The water in the Battenkill stream be-
fore the recent rain was the lowest seen
in many years.
Never before has the water been so
low at Granville, Y. Y, as at the present
time. Goodrich, the miller, is obliged
to take great deal of his grist to Wells
to be ground. Reports from all sections
of the State indicate that the drought is
the most severe of any experienced in a
number of years.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
VERMONT'S VOTE.
The Star that Never
Sets !
Free Raw Material
Repudiated =!
up GOES TARIFF RE-
FORM !
DOWN GOES DEMOC-
RACY /!
Result in 1903 Towns !

The Green Mountain State takes hand
and sounds the keynote of the fall cam
paign. The report of Republican gains
printed below is so regular as to be al
most monotonous. The Legislature will
hardly have a corporal's guard of the un-
terrified. The list will present a striking
contrast to that of the last "off year.
four years ago-when about 60 Democrats
sat in the House and one in the Senate.
Col. Woodbury. is elected Governor by
a handsome and satisfactory majority.
There is no sort of doubt as to what Yer
mont thinks about the Democratic adj
minlstration.
Returns from 1O3 towns give Wood
bury, Republican, 21,S34; Smith, Demo
crat, 8,S97; McGinnis, Populist, 1858; all
others, 1S9. The same towns in 1890
gave Page, Republican, 16,6O6; Brigham,
Democrat, 1888; all others, 634. The
vote of towns thus far reporting was, in
1890, 40 per cent. of the total vote of that
year. Should the same ratio of Repubii-
can gain be maintained in the remaining
towns of the State, the Republican plu-
rality will be $4,000, and majority over
all exceeding 10000. The indications
are that the Republican majority will ex-
ceed that of any off year in the last 20
years, and far surpass that of 1s9S-a
Presidential year.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
.BENNNGII)N'S VOIE !
DEMOCRACY ROUTED +!
No Wilson , Tariff !
No Free Wool !
NO WAR TAX !
ND,I0P|Tv 557

Election day dawned bright, sure au-
gury of Republican success. The mo-
ment the polls opened there commenced
a constant voting that did not let up un-
til the polls closed for town representa-
tive, the result of which is noted in an
other article to-day. There was evident
ly determination to get out the full
vote, and that presaded Republican
victory. From the result twill be seen
that the town of Bennington does not en-
dorse cleveland and Reform" with a
big r, and that, so far as possible, our
people register their protest against the
Wilson German iniquity: the enrich
ment of the Sugar Trust at the expense
of the poor mans table; the millions
made by the Whiskey Trust by the ten
days delay of the President, and gen.
eral anathama of the "truck and dicker"
Congress and its contemplate creation,
our present tariff. Let the good work
roll on. Below we give the figures:
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04

VUUHUJ NVIlIIIIonIUIIOI D' w 1EuUVIJ uOI
By the canvass it is revealed that there
are few Prohibitionists and Populists
in town, but not enough to pay for space
to record. The straight Justice ticket
was elected by an average majority of
1868. Their names are as follows, with
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04

The telegraph news of this week tell
of vast losses of property and many
lives, by floods in the Southwest, and by
fire in the Northwest In Texas tract
of country 5Ox200 miles is Zone vast sea-
of water. and in Minnesota the 'sea' is
flame, five villages and considerable
towns having been destroyed. The loss
of life goes up into the hundreds and
may reach more than 1000 people. Evi-
dently we have a return of the condition
in that part of the country of ante-set-
tlement periods. win the plains ever
be reclaimed?
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04

The Senate bill, on the basis of the
imports of 1898, cuts down the customs
revenue $62, ,497, ,973. 80, according to Dem
ocratic figures. We presume they are
approximately correct. They represent,
therefore, the extent of the mischief
which the revised tariff will do to our
industries. OF this amount nearly 81
100000 comes off the protection on glass,
earthern ware and china: over S10,000,-
900 comes from the protection on metals
and their manufactures; $780, 900 from
tobacco; nearly S3,500,000 from agri-
cultural products and provisions; nearly
S2,50O,000 from cotton manufactures;
more then S5,OOO,000 from manufacture
ers of flax, hemp and jute; almost S27,-
100000 from wool and woolens; and
about S3,0OO,000 from silk. These are
all vital industries of the country, at
tackled by this bill, which is so much of
of protective measure still, that ma
jority of the House and the President,
and every Mugwump declare it mis-
nomer of "tariff reform" This is only
the first installment of Democratic tariff
reform, mind you. Renewed efforts will
at once be made to give our industries
another stab.-Lowell Citizen.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04

was S3l, so the reader can judge of the
verdict registered to-day. In the six
towns to be heard from, viz. (: Readsboro,
Searsburgh, Glastonbury, Winhall, Land
grove and Dorset, two years ago the vote
stood as follows: Republican, 476; Dem
ocratic, 27O; majority, 206. Not one of
these six towns, except Glastonbury
went Democratic so that it is So fe to
reckon county majority of at least
1,454. Good enough.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
COUNTY VOTE.

Returns from the County indicate a
smaller vote than usual, but larger ma
jorities. This is in part caused by the
Democrats who, in many instances, did
not vote, staying away from The polls, or
coming to them refused to vote. Follow
ing towns have been heard from:
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04

This makes a Republican majority of
1,248 in eleven towns and everyone of the
remaining six in the county, save, pos
sibly, Dorset will increase it, The coun-
ty majority, in 1892, on the State ticket
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
DIR. B. G. JENNEY, Dentist.

SUCCESSOR TO DIR. j. N. SCRANTON.)
~ Is prepared 70 perform M operstions IN Dent
ect satisfaction guaranteed in ali cases submitted
mis- care, and st reasonable prices. Gas or
Ether administered or extracting teeth when re-
9uTed. ONCE opposite Congregational Church
Main St., Bennington
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
A q. CUTLER, Dentlst.
Successor to Or. S, B. Pike.

oucC6ssOf 10 Ut. b, B, IKE.
al operations performed in the most thorough
and careful manner and at reasonable prices,-
MY aim VIII be give entire satisfaction to all
cases submitted TO my care.
Gas and Ether administered for extracting
teeth without pain, when desired.
Ofice Opposite Free Library Hall, Bennington,
87u Vermont
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

The commission of engineers appoint
ed TO examine the plans of the New
York and New Jersey bridge met in
New York lately TO hear the various
reports on bOrings and other matters
pertaining 10 the new bridge. The
full commission WAS present. Charles
Macdonald, who has the contract for
the construction of the bridge, de
scribed the plan of the structure which
his company proposes to build. 1t will
have n 1000 foot span on the New
York side OF the river and about 900
feet on the New Jersey side. In max
ing this selection they considered the
1000 feet ample for navigation pur-
poses, and the 900 feet on the Jersey
side permitted the use of that water
front. The river pier will be founded
on four cylinders, about 50 feet in di-
ametcr carried down to the rock. The
plan proposes Il cantilcvcr bridge, and
II is intended to carry six railroad
tracks. Engineer Charles b. Brush
presented his report of the borings as
far rs obtained. In three borings
made bedrock was struck at 139 feet.
200 feet and 242 feet respectively. The
commission regarded the results as
satisfactory, but desired that more
borings should be made in order that
the best possible foundation for the
bridge might be found.
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

Many great American inventors
have earned world wide fame. Fitch
and Fulton for steamboats,, Whitney
for the cotton gin. Evans for milling
machinery, Whittemorc and Jcnks for
looms Hoe, Adams and Gordon for
printing presses, Stuart for sugar re.
iining, Baldwin and Wiuans for loco.
motives Pullman for sleeping cars,
Collins and Root for nN making, Amcs
for shovcls, Wood worth for wood ma.
chinery, Fairbanks and Howe FOR
scales, Howe and Crosby for pin max.
ing, Knott and Mott for stoves, Terry,
Ives and Jerome for clocks, Wood for
plows, Lorillard for tobacco making,
Edwards for leather making, Blanch.
ard for lnthcs for turning irregular
forms Spencer for gcomctrical lathcs,
Mccormack and Ketchum for rcapcrs,
Colt, Spen ,er Sharp, Smith and Wes.
son for firearms, Phillips for matches,
Wells for hats, Goodyear for indiu
rubber. Ericsson for naval construc.
ton and hot air engines, Howe, Will
son. Singer, Gibbs Grover and Baker
for sewing machines, Morse fer the
telegraph, latham for lead pipe.
Whipple for screws, Chickering md
Steinway for pianos, Burden for hot 20,
shoes. Yale for locks, Roebling for
" iro cables, Corliss for steam. engines,
Disston for saws, Stephenson for
horse cars and Gntling for quick firing
guns. baltimore Journal Of Com.
msrcc, May 20, 1894
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

Bishop Wilberf"rcc was noted for the
variety Of his speeches and sermons. even
when they all treated of the same sub
tcct. His addresses at combinations and
at missionary meetings We're remarkable
for their variations on the same sub
Jects. A friend who had heard him speak
day after day for several weeks in behalf
Of the Society for the Propagation Of the
Gospel expressed his surprise that he
could treat the same subject in such a
variety Of ways. The eloquent preacher re
piled:
IL owe my facility mainly to my father.
He took pains to form in me the habit of
speaking. He would 80" to II that thor
oughly acquainted myself with a given sub
jcCt and then required me to speak on 1t.
without notes and trusting to the inspira-
tion Of the moment for suitable words
This practice strengthened my memory and
cultivated the power Of mentally arranging
and dividing a suhj,erl.''
The Earl Of Chatham trained his son.
William Pitt. in similar way. Pitt was
the familiar friend Of William Niherforce,
the philanthr"piSt. and the father Of the
bishop. DouhU1s>S he learned from Pitt this
method Of cUltivatinE the faculty of think
ing and speaking ON ones legS.-Iouth :
Companion.
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22
F'PURELY SELFISH"
NGLAND'S REASONS FOR HER
ATTITUDE ON SILVER.
London Financial Paper Scores the
British Gold Bugs-AmerIca Can
! Cocrce John Bull to Adopt = Silver
Policy.


"a There have not been wanting of late
indications of growing irritation with
England for its dog in the manger sill
yer policy. Gold monometalism is
convulsing two con- tinents and gravely
compromising the future of the poorer
states in Europe. This feeling has
been voiced in America by Senator
Lodge, whose proposal virtually to
shat out British goods from the
United States until we should assent
to u bime talIic convention, though
extreme and absurd, indicates the
trend of sen timent on the other side of
the Atlantic
Senator Lodge is not silver man in
the usual sense, being opposed out and
out to free coinage in the United
States under existing conditions, and
therefore his views though tinged
with strong feeling, may attract more
attention here than those of the pro-
nounccd silverites Mr. Lodge is very
bitter about the failure of the Brus-
sells conference of last year. where the
attitude of the British official dele
gates was scarcely less than dis
courteous" to the United States, and
he believes that ninc-tcnths OF the
American people regard it in that
light
A feeling of this kind is not to
be lightly ignored We have fire.
q7ent diplomatic differences with
the United States but as rule
there is seldom associated with
these any sense of animus between the
people of the two countries But now
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

For our neglect OF II by inhicting upon us
sick headache by dycIng the skin yellow,
coating the tongue with fur, producing YER
tign. pains In the right side and sourinE the
breath we are little less than lunatIcs II we
disregard the chastisemcnt. II We call Hos
letters Stomach BItters to our aid, tran
quillity and health follow speedily. and with
the departure OF the symptoms mentioned.
departs also irreg egulArity Of the bowels.
which invariably attends disorder OF the
liver. In malarial complaints the liver is al
ways Involved, and It Is n fortunate circum.
stance that this fine Anti-bilious medicine
Is also the finest specific in existence for
every form Of malariRl disease. Nor Is II
less ciicaCious for dyspepsia. failure OF ap-
petite and strength nervousness and u
rheumatic tendency. II rcncws the abin
~ to sleep. and greatly promotes con
valcscence after wasting diseases
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

are sufficiently old fashioned to be-
licvc that IL is the part Of n friend to
show himself friendly. and when this
rountry turns n deaf ear to the plant
of half the world. including all the
New World, they not unuaturally take
Y unkindly.
II Is not for MS to say whcth the
feeling of irration is wholly justified
i, or not; it exists, and that is the main
point Moreover, it is taking n shape
that may entail very awkward consc-
qucnccs on us. The recent proposal
to coin Mexican dollars in San Fran
cisco was bid toward giving us an
object lesson by ousting us from our
\ commanding position in eastern trade
There is n plain moral in the remark
turc to cut herself adrift from Europe
and take outright to silver she would
have all America and Asia at her
back, and would command the mar
.kets of both con iincnts, The bar
ricr of gold would be more fatal than
any barrier of n custom house. The
bond of silver would DO stronger than
any bond of free trade"
There can be no doubt about 1t that
II the United States were to adopt n
silver basis tomorrow British trade
would be ruined before the year was
out Every American industry would
DC protected, not only ut home, but in
every other market OF course the
states would su fer to n certain extent
through having to pay her obligations
t., Il a, l,,,t
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

The wcavers of Manchester, Eng
land, earn on an average SO 90 week
Of tifty-six hours. The spinners aver
age IS 55. Girls from Is to 20 years OF
age receive from 81. so to 81. 30. Piecers
earn on an average 81. js week; bob
bin boys from 81. 7G to Sl.95.
In France, the daily wage for forty
one hours work in Cam mbresia and the
Department de rAisne is from l3& to
1917 cents, for weavers
The Representatives of a large Ger
man factory employing i.5Oo hands
and running 90 600 spindles reported
in 1s3. the average earnings of girls
and women at Sl.45 for a week OF six
ty-six hours
Japan is taking away from both
Manchester and Bombay and is mo-
nopolizing the Chinese trade. Last
year $50, 900 spindlers were in opera
ton in Japan and by the end of the
present year the number will have
been increased to $50, 900 The japan
ese factories are at Osaka. They have
the advantage Of cheap coal as well as
cheap labor. The average wages at
Osaka are 10 is cents day for male
operatives and cents a day for te-
males
The question Of securing foreign
markets for American cotton goods
and also of retaining the American
market for American manufacturers,
under the Wilson bill, rests on the
ability OF American workers TO accep,
foreign wages. Seattle fost-lntelli'
geucer
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22
gencer

The sugar planters of Louisiana
must indeed feel proud of the attitude
of their representative in the United
States senate. These men were re-
Gently elected TO congress with spe-
cific instructions to care for the beat
interests of the state which they rep
resent Neither Senator blanchard
nor Senator Caffery has done so
Louisiana can and will only be thor.
c1ghly protected by the republican
party which represents protection.
The two southern senators though,
otherwise They made a trade; they
bartcrcd away the certain prosperity
OF their state for vague and and in
definite nothingncss They have as
the matter stands now, deliberately
voted to rob every sugar planter in
the state of Louisiana of exactly one.
half OF the amount of protection
which was given TO them under the
Mckinley tariff
Bu, cane sugar is not the only sugar
and on the broad lines of national
progress and prosperity something
further must be said regarding protcc.
ton to the American sugar producing
industry. Those gentlemen of Louis
lana who have their every interes,
invested in the sugar business If no,
content with the action of Senator
blanchard and of senator Caffery,
should by this time have decided that
the voice of the Louisiana sugar
planter be heard in plain and vigor-
ous terms II the Louisiana sugar in.
dustry must be subject to democratic
barter, let it not be disposed of at
half price
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22
Compulsory Arbitration.

We are told that compulsory arbitra-
tion would fail because the arbitrators
would be ignorant of the business tech
nicalities of the trades brought into
court. But our law courts go into such
details every day, and with the aid Of
expert evidence usually contrive to
comprehend them. 1t is objected that
no complsiOn could force an unwilling
master to keep his factory open, or
men to work unless they chose. OF
course not; but court can atfiX a pen
atty to an award and make a recall
citrant owner, or union and its mem
bers, pay. Moreover, in these coun-
tries people do not defy the law. If it
is intOlerablc they agitate to have it
amended, and if it works injustice it
Is amended. We are assured that
business men will not allow a court to
regulate their methods of management.
But the directors and shareholders of
registered companies now constantly
submit to the keencst scrutiny of their
affairs, and the most searching inter
ference therein by judges. We are
warned that compulsory arbitration
will be resented as an unwarrantable
interference with the liberty of the
subject. The same has been said of
factory acts, truck acts, mining, shop
hours, employers liability, workmen's
wages, ten hours acts, ct hoe genus
omnc. Yet all these are accepted and
obeycd. In the 'Ann Arbor" case, an
American court forbade boycotting on
railways. The other day judge or
dercd the servants of the Union Pa
cific railway to accept 10 per cent.
reduction, and not TO strike. l cannot
learn that these injunctions caused a
civil war.-W. L. Reeves August Re
view of Reviews
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

rer's new Worlds Fair wheat report 1t
yielded all the way from 40 to 20 bushels
per acre, and good many are so enthusias-
tic over this wheat that they claim 100
bushels can be grown per acre. The mons
stcr winter rye yields 20 bushels per acre,
which pays tremendous profits. The John
A. Salzer Seed Co, Ia Crosse, Wis, send
their fall catalogue and samples of wheat
and rye for cents hostage w
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

Perfect cooking, variety in the bill Of fare,
excellent service and attention to the COM
fort OF guests make this old csta blishcd and
reliable hotel n faroritc stopping place in
Denver. Rates, $500 per day: $50 for
evening dinner. room and breakfast; Sl.0p
for room and breakfast. Being situated OPP
positc the Tabor Grand Opera House and
accessible to the principal business stores,
banks, street aud cable ears and places Of
amusement. makes II the best located hotel
In the city. The blue car starting In front
of depot passes the hotel.
The hen with the single chick makes the
most cackling. and the fewer ideas a man
has the more noise he makes.
The Delta independent., 1894-08-22

EGcctualIy yet gently. when costive or MI
ious. or when the blood is impure or slug
gish. TO permanently cure habitual consu
patton. to awaken the kidneys and liver
to a healthy activity, without irritating. OF
weakening them, to dispcl headaches, colds
or fcvcrs, use Syrup OF Figs