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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
The Engineer's Day.

Where there are no regular runs and the
men run first in first out, it is almost
impossible to always have just work
enough to go around. The men are as
much to blame as the management for the
overwork of engineers. They are paid on
mountain roads 81 per day. Days are not
measured by hours, but by miles. Forty
four mountain or S5 valley miles is a day
on freight. On passenger service lO5 val
ley miles is days work. The point be-
tween valley and mountain mileage is
passed when the grade exceeds 200 feet to
the mile Men have made 60 days in a
month on these mountains, and they have
earned the s940, but they should not have
been allowed to do it.
One young man, Hyatt by name, used
to threaten to put himself into receiver 8
hands when he made less than 40 days a
month. Fifty days was fair business, but
60 suited him better. He kept it up for
three years, collapsed and had to be hur-
ried out of the country. Idon't know that
he ever wholly recovered. He was a.fine
fellow physically, sober and strong, or he
would have collapsed sooner. | am afraid
the older engineers are little selfish.
When the management proposes to employ
more men or promote some firemcn, there
is usually protest from the older run
ners.-McClure' Magazine.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02

be dotted by baby carriages. If the babies
travel 10 feet apart, which is fair esti-
mate, the size of each dot will be 100 square
feet. This will allow for the presence of
2,400 babies.
Think of til Twenty-four hundred in
fants out for an afternoons airing! Twen-
ty-four hundred pairs of tiny feet, 2,4OO
pairs of bright eyes, 2,4O0 frocks with ap-
propriate monographs, 400 little mouths
lisping THANK you" and 81 beg pardon"
2,4OO nursegirls at a weekly salary of 81,
total So, 600 Can New York or Philadel.
phia or Chicago produce Commonwealth
avenues equal in this respect? No; there
is nothing like it anywhere.
Figures may lie, and circumstances may
alter the number and position Of the dots,
but the fact remains that a sunny day
brings out infants on the great Back Bay
avenue in way to beat all records. The
procession from West Chester park to Ar.
lington street is wide and continuous. The
Investigator from other cities is appalled,
by the exhibit All doubts as to the pro
ductiveness of the Back Bay family are set
at rest. The future custodians of ward
11's $146, 4S0, 800 worth of property are al
ready on the ground The cruel Islander
that the modern rick American family has
no children here meets an emphatic refuta-
tion.-Boston Herald.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
Rev, nIather Byleg,

The Rev. Mather Byles of Boston, who
preached there in 1776, one fast day eff
fected an exchange with country clergy
man, and each went on horseback to the
appointed place. They met by the way,
and DR.. Byles no sooner saw his friend APP
preaching than he put spurs to his horse
and passed him at full gallop. "What is
the matter?" cried the other in astonish-
ment. "Why SO fast, Brother Byles?"
Brother Byles shouted over his shoulder,
without slackening speed, 1T is fast dayP'
One day when he was busy in mailing some
list upon his doors to exclude the cold a
parishioner called to him, "The wind blow
eth where it listeth, DIR. Byles" eyes,
sir" replied the doctor, "and man listeth
where the wind bloweth." He was once
arrested as Tory, tried, convicted and
sentenced to confinement on board guard
ship to be sent to England with his family
in 40 days. A sentinel was placed over
him. He was removed, replaced and again
removed. 81 have been guarded, regarded
and disregarded, said the doctor. He
spoke humOrously of his sentinel as his
"observe-a-Tory. San Francisco Argo-
uaut.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02

much in my life, for that bottle was une
other handle of an electric battery, and
couldn't let go.
81 cried out couldn't help it-but that
didn't do any harm, for the instant
touched the bottle bell began to ring
loud enough to wake anybody up, even If
hadn't made sound myself. Then
man sat up in bed, turned up light and
looked at me and said:
Hello, theTen
"And said, 'Hellor though it was pref
ty hard work for me to talk.
"All this time he was getting out of
bed, and when his feet touched tho floor
he leaned over and pulled something on
the wall. OF course that was simple
epough-a police signal Then he looked
over at me again.
Think you can stand it?' he said.
"And of course / said | could, though
was lying on the floor now and had about
all could do to keep from twisting and
squirming. | had the pocketbook in one
hand, you understand, and the silver bot
tie in the other and l could see now the
wires running from them up into the bu'
reau drawer. All this time the man was
keeping on dressing. In two or three min
utcs more heard somebody at the street
door of the house--the police. A minute
later two of them had collared me, and
the man shut off the current.
GAS | said, this thing never disturbed
me in the least but after | got out as long
as | remained in active life | made it a
point never to pick up two things at once
in the dark. New York Sun.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
CObwebs and Cats.

The cry of modern surgery is for chem
ical cleanliness, and the deluded man or
woman who binds a small poultice of mi
crobes, otherwise cobwebs, over a fresh
cut as healing agency is candidate for
Bloomingdale Pressure will stop the
bleeding, if it is not arterial, and will help
that Whether an artery has been tam
pered with or not is shown by the way the
cut bleeds. A pumping flow or a steady
rpouting stream indicates that it has,
Press firmly while the nearest physician
Is summoned. For ordinary cuts, even
those which bleed profusely, firm pressure
right upon them will soon check the flow.
Then wash them thoroughly in clear hot
water, draw the edges together and put
strips of court or surgeons plaster across.
Strips should be used instead Of single
piece to afford vent for any pus that should
gather. The washing is especially neces-
Rry when the cut is made by glass or tin,
lest any bit of foreign material remain IN
the wound to fester.-New York Times.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
She Employed Strategy.

The young husband was somewhat sur
prised when his wife came into the Office,
She opened the conversation at once.
~ want enough money to go out of town
for few days" she said, "and you will
have to take your meals down town for a
few days"
"Why, what does this mean'"
1T means just this: / got messenger
boy to come to the house for Mary Ann to
tell her that she was wanted at her aunt's,
and as soon as she got around the corner
shut up the house and locked it and ran
away. When she comes back. she won It
find any one there. We don't owe her any
thing, so it's all right, and wanted to
discharge her, but you know never would
dare to tell her to go, and l knew you
wouldn't dare, and don't you think your
little wife knows pretty well how to man
age3 Say yes, now, or III break down and
cry right here in the Office. "-Indianapo-
lis Journal
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
PATENTS.
NOTICE so INVENTIONS.

There was never time in the history
of our country when the demand for in
ventiOns and improvements in the arts
and sciences generally was so great as
now. The cOnveniences Of mankind in
the factory and workshop, the house
hold, on the farm, and in official life, re-
quiTe continual accessions to the appur-
tenances and implements of each in or
der 10 save labor. time and expense.
The political change in the administra-
ton of government does not affect the
progress of the American inventor. who
heing on The alert, and ready to perceive
the existing DEFICIENCIES, does not per-
nit the affairs of government to deter
him from quickly c0nceiying the rem
edy to overcome existing discrepancies.
Too great care can not be exercised in
choosing competent and skillful attOr-
uey to prepare and prosecute an appli-
cation for patent. Valuable interests
have been lost and destroyed in innu-
merable instances by the employment
of incompetent counsel, and especially
is this advice applicable to those who
adopt the mo patent, no pay system.
Inventors who entrust their business to
this class of attorneys do so at imminent
risk, as the breadth and strength of the
patent is never considered in view of a
quick endcavor to get an allowance and
obtain the fee then due. THE PRESS
! CLAIMS COMPANY, John Wedder-
burn, General Manager, 6lS street, n.
W., Washington, d. c., representing q
large number of important daily and
weekly papers, as well as general period
| icals of the country, was instituted to
protect its patrons from the unsafe
methods heretofore employed in this
line of business. The said Company is
prepared to take charge of all patent
business entrusted to it for reasonable
fees, and prepares and prosecutes APP
plications generally, including mechani-
cal inventions, design patents, trade
marks, labels, copyrights, interferences,
infringements, validity reports, and
gives especial attention to rejected
cases. 1t is also prepared to enter into
competition with any firm in securing
foreign patents.
Write for Instructions and advice.
John Wedderburn, 61S f Street, Wash.
ingtOn d. G.. p o. Box 3S5.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
The Confederate Cont.

There was only one complete die made
for the purpose of coming money by the
Confederate States of America-that for a
cent piece, which was made by Lovett,
the Philadelphia engraver, in 1861. After
he had finished the dies Mr.. Lovett found
that he was unable to send them to the
persons that had ordered the work done,
and becoming alarmed he "struck off" IL
nickel cents and then carefully secreted
both coins and dies. For IL long years the
engraver kept his secret, which was final
ly revealed through an accident. One day
in 1873 he went to the hiding place of the
rare coins and selected one for pocket
piece and within the month passed it out
unknowiugly to Hazeltine, the Philadel-
phia restaurant keeper. This man, know
ing the piece to be Lovett's work, sent it
TO J. G. Randall, the coin collector After
Come little trouble Hazeltine and Randall
succeeded in buying the die, and from it
they struck 55 copper pieces, ~ in silver
and in gold. This accomplished, they
mutilated the die, and coin dealers now
hold Confederate cents at a very high fig
ure.-St. Louis Republic.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
TOLD BY A RETIRED BURGLAR.
A Robbery In Which He Was Caught with
tho Goods In His Possession.

A Robbery In Which He Was Caught with
tho Goods In His Possession.
"I spent one term in prison that never
disturbed me in the least, p" said a retired
burglar, for the proof against me was of
such nature that there couldn't be any
possibility of mistake about it, and then,
distressing as twas to me, l couldn't help
admiring the manner in which | was
caught.
81 had found my way in house to the
principal occupied chamber and had sur
veyed the room as well as | could by the
dim light that was burning without using
my own lamp. 1t was handsomely fur
nished room, and It gave one a comforta
BILE feeling just to look into it.
81 got over to the bureau and set my
lamp down on top of it and got to work.
The key had been left in the top drawer.
That seemed little careless, but it made
my work Just so much easier. l turned
that key as though. it had been in velvet.
The drawer, like e drawers in all well
constructed bureauA opened smooth and
true.
81 reached in at the right hand corner,
where people generally keep their pocket
DOOhSf ohN dlliOob bht liHb bAliE NY manu.
touched was silver purse, one of the Kind
that people used to carry more than they
do now wallet shaped, opening on hinge,
with accordionlike compartments inside
and shutting with a snap. This pocket
book was carved or embossed on the sides,
and it was beautiful, knew, and like
pretty things, and sort of held onto it,
with my hand still in the drawer, at the
same time running my other hand along
toward the other corner. With that hand
a moment later picked up u slender silver
bottle. and 1 never regretted anything SO
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02

Reporter (some years hence, rushing
frantically into the sanctum( Say, the
angel Gabriel has appeared in the heavens.
He's blowing his horn, and all the people
are flying up into the sky. The end of the
world has come, sure
City Editor-That's goodl Now, you get
out of here, quick. Interview Gabe, get
as many stories as you can from people
who are being summoned and see if you
can find out which place they're booked
for. Write picturesque story of heaven
and have it in here at Q O'Clock. This is
the chance Of a lifetime. Well scoop the
town.-Boston Traveller.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
Ex-Pres,dept HAYES, suavity.

Ex-President Hayes was never known
to talk on politics after his retirement from
the White House. Numberless attempts
were made to induce him to answer even
one question, but he always politely but
immovably refused. Yet he was never
known to decline seeing newspaper man.
even at the most interpretive hour. 1t
was indeed a pleasure to talk with him
about other affairs when he had in his own
quiet, dignifed, unassailable way explain
ed that under no conditions would he con-
sent to discuss politics. Chicago Post.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
OF JOSIAH HALEY.

Will presented.
STATE OF VERMONT,
District of Bennington,
In Probate Court, held at the Probate office in
Remington within and for said District, on the
18th day of February A. d. 1894.
Present, John V. Carney Judge.
An instrument. supporting to be the last will
and testament OF Josiah Haley, late of Pownal, in
said district, deceased. being presented by g 7.
Parker, one of the executors therein named, for
probate il is ordered by said Court that all per
sons cor cerned therein be notified to appear at
session thereof, to be held at the Probate Office
in Bennington. in said district on the Sd day of
March, A. D. 1894, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
and show cause, if any they have, against the
probate Of said WILL for which purpose it is
further ordered that this order be pub ished three
weeks successfully in the Bennington BANNER, \
newspaper printed at Bennington, in this State,
previous to said time of hearing.
BY the Court,
Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY. Judge.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
NIethnd In Her Madness.

Clarissa-Why, you silly thingl What
are you putting your damp hands out on
the window sill for? You'll get them all
rough and red
Annabel-Yes, l know. But Mr.. de
Million thinks that every woman ought to
do all sorts of housework, and I'm getting
my hands ready to show off tonight
New York World
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
Cremation.

Cremation is now generally preferred to
burial by the more intelligent portion of
the community, and the day is not far
distant when a crematory will be as neces-
sary an adjunct to cemetery as grave
digger. Paul Globe.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02

Primus-Although you are a million
aire, my love is so great, sir, that it en-
boldens poor man like myself to seek q
daughter of yours in marriage.
Secundus-Which of the girls is it,
young man?
Primus-Any of the three, sir.-Paris
GrelOt
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
MAIN STREET, MARKET.

Nothing but the best meats handled. and sold
at the lowest possible prices. Step in and ex
anime our meats, and you will be sure to call
again. CURTIS SWEET.
45m SIG Main ST.. Bennington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12

once or twice. Some may ask: What
is this two step? Where did it come
from? Why is it SO popular? In reply
let me partly answer in the words of
the old proverb: There is nothing
new under the sun" 1t is the same
with the two step. 1t is not entirely
new. 1t is only new to the younger
set of dancers in this generation. This
is the third season for it in New York,
and is probably at its height. Many
will remember it as the old-fashioned
galop-two slides with each foot, turn
ing on the last slide to two-four time,
the easiest combination of movements
that form a dance. 1t has been handed
down by~bur forefathers as one of the
enjoyable dances used when round
dances first came into vogue. It's pop
ularity is due to it's simplicity, and its
adaptableness to stirring quicksteps
(marches) written in six-eight time.
Unfortunately this stirring quality
of the music has a tendency to spoil
many of our good dancers. Not being
contented to glide around in the dance
in ladylike and gentlemanly manner
they must become eccentric and thrash
the air in pump handle style, each beat
to bar of music. The girl not wish
ing to be outdone by her partner just
as vigorously thrashes the air with her
left arm raised about six inches from
her partners right arm, where it
should be resting lightly and quietly.
In addition TO this innovation the
young men must bring football tactics
into the drawingroom and ballroom,
and become ''rushers" and terrors TO
the more gentlemanly and quiet
dancers. This rushing movement is
obtained by holding the girl closely
and rushing her backwards through
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12
Do sicI, people Ever sneene2

For something over twelve months
the readers Of medical literature have
been confronted in small caps with the
conundrum: DO the sick ever
sneeze?" We do not know why this in
quiry has become so popular: no prize
has been attached TO its answer. in
fact, comments and replies are not so
licited. But the simple query has
been travelling around from Sheffield
and London 10 Texas, Oregon and
Philadelphia, and it has not been an
swered yet. There are some problems
which the human mind shrinks from
graphing with. sometimes because
they are too deep and consuming. or,
again, because we dread the conse-
quences of an awful uncertainty. No
medical man has yet dared to come
out and squarely say in so many words
that the sick do not sneeze, and the
world is curious 10 know whether this
is due to fear or ineompeteney, or is it
that the doctors simply do not know?
Medical Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12
Legal Ntices.

msoTIcE TO CREDITORS OF MARrIS
IN PHILLIPS, Deces red-
State OF Wiscou sir, Grant County. IS. county
Court in and for said County.
In the matter Of the estate OF Martin fhiilps'
deceased. .,...t .,;,
Letters Of administration in said matter having
been issued to 7 homa- Mars en-. OF FenLlmofe'
Grant County, Wisconsin. ca motion OF henIy
W. Brown Attorney. it is ordered that from IDS
date until. and including the 10th day OF OCTOBER
A. D. 1874 be. and the same hereby Is, allowed
and limited for the creditors, of the SAID Marin
Phillips deceased, TO exhibit and present 10 THIS
Court their CLAIMS and demands against sslo
deceased for examination and allowance thal
such claims and der ands will be received Oy
said Court, at the Court House. in the City OF
Lancaster in said County. at each term thereoi
within said time. and said Court will examine
and adjust the same. At the Special terms ihere
of to be begun and held at said Court House, on
the 3rd Tuesdays Of July and october. A. u. 1888
and notice OF al which shall be gwen oy the
publication of this order. under the ABOVE cap
ton for Four successive weeks. in Inc Szans
County HERALD weekly newspaper puoIlsn co
at The CITY ~ Lancaster. in sand County, the n ~
srch publication to be within fifteen days from
this date.
Dated March 3'st, 1894.
BY the ';ourT,
7-1o GEO. b. CARTER, County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12
FORECLOSURE SALE!

C,TATE OF WISCONSIN GRANT COUNTY
- So. IN CIRCUIT COURT
Robert Waller. Mary A. Kemler and Sidonia
Hosford executors of the estate of Richard
Waller, deceased VS.. plaintiffs j. Bernard Hopp-
man and CathariUe Hoppman, defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF and
pursuant to a Judgment of foreclosure and or
der of sale made in the above entitled action,
rendered by said Court at the regular February
term thereof for the year 1898, held at the Court
House in the city of Lancaster Grant County,
Wisconsin. commencing on the 21st day of Ft b.
rnarY A. d. 1893 said Judgment and order bear
ing date the list day of March, 1898, and the
time allowed by law for redemption having ex-
pired and nc redemption haviI Q been made there
in, | will on the 21st day of April. A. d. 1894 at
l O'Clock in the afternoon CT said day, at the
front door Of the Court House IN the City of
Lancaster Grant County. Wisconsin, offer for
sale and sell at public auction, to the highest and
best bidder or bidders. for cash, the followin g
described mortgsged premises, or so much there
Of as win be suthcient to raise the amount due
on said Judgment. interest and cost together
with expense OF sale, to wit:
The southwest quarter OF section eighteen (lS),
town one "a, north OF range one (l), west Of the
9TH P. NJ, Grant County, Wisconsin, contain
ing one hundred and sixty acres more or less.
Dated Sheriff's office, Lancaster. Wis, this
9th day OF March. A. ID. 1894
Jacob Miller, Sheriff Grant County. Wis. p. S.
Webster and Ed NJ. Lowry plaintiffs attorneys.
P. o. Address, Lancaster. Grant Co. Wis. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12
Administrators Sale.

Pursuant to a license to him granted by an order
of the County Court of Grant County, Wisconsin,
dated the goth day of March, A. d., 1894, the an
dersigned will on Saturday, the 21st day OF April,
A. d., 1894 at one O'Clock in the afternoon, IN front
of the postofnee in the village of Potosi' Grant
county, Wisconsin, offer for sale the following ae
scribed lands to-wit:
Four "a acres fl the west side of the east haif OIL
the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter o
the southwest quarter, section thrty-six lS6' Town
three 60 north, Range three (s) west.
The northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
Of the northwest quarter, and the east half OF the
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter ana
eiphtand onchaf acres off the west side OF the west
half of the northwest quarter of the northeast
ouarter of Section one ~ Town two (2l' north Oh
Range three (s) west. Being in all about forty
four and seventeen one hundredths acres al IN
Grant county, Wisconsin.
Terms to made known on day OF sale.
Dated potosi, Wisconsin, March 9th, 1894
j. PETER PLUEMER,
Administrator de bonis non with
the will annexed of the estate OF
ews Frank warnecKe, deceased.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12

dances used, has taken long step
backwards and is commencing all over
again to build up to those that have
just passed, viz: The York, barn dance,
military schottische, polka and others.
So old Dame Fashion affects society
dances as well as the cut of our clothes.
One would imagine from what he
hears that the only dance Terpsichore
will countenance is the two step,
making the repertoire of a fashionable
dancer who is out include only the
waltz and two step. Even the once so
popular Saratoga lancers has had to
give way to allow more time during
the evening for two steps, while the
old favorite must be content to be used