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FACING A HUNGRY LYNX.

A California Engineer Has an Exciting
Encounter In a Mill.
Tho engineer of flour mill at San
Quentin, Lower California, heard low,
rasping pur while at work in his engine
room ono day, and, upon looking toward
the door, saw an unusually largo lynx
staring him in the face. The beast was
gaunt with hunger, and it's condition had
evidently made it brave, for it appeared
fierce and in no hurry to turn back. The
engineer would have turned back himself,
but the only means of exit was occupied
by his visitor
The engineer saw that no other weapon
than brick was at hand. Before he could
reach for the missile the lynx sprang into
the room, uttering growl. Before tho
huge cat could make a spring that was in
tended the brick went wh2zing through
the air and landed between it's eyes The
blow daZed it, but Notwithstanding this
the maddened brute sprang toward the
man in way that caused tho latter to
bunt over a barrel of water in his haste to
escape. Part of the water fell over the
lynx, and this appeared to have moro
depressing effect on the animal than tho
brick had. 1t stopped a moment in its
rush, and the engineer, still unable to get
out of the door, took out his jackknifo
and stood ready to use it.
1t was a wise move on his part, for the
cat sprang at him and was about to use
its claws when the man sta bbed it in the
body. The blow was accurately placed,
fortunately, and the lynx fell without
whimper. The man stabbed the animal
dozen times after that until he was sure
it was dead.
The lynx was fine specimen, and had
it not been reduced in strength by hunger
could easily have whipped a man armed
with anything less than a gun.-San Fran
cisco Examiner
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Sold at Banner Stationery Store.
CodeN's MAGAZINE.

The February number Of Godey's Mag
azine is perhaps the best magazine ever
published for ten cents, and is another
striking example of the advance of the
times. The number contains a contiuu-
alton of the Private Picture Gallery arti-
cles, the Fair Women series, "Nihilism
up to Date" very clever one-act come
dy entitled "Bently's Beat" graphic
article descriptive of woman's life at
Vassar College, a further instalment of
Miss Child's serial story, "a Natural In
fereDce," and more than usually inter-
esting complement of short stolies,
sketches, poems, book reviews, etc. The
whole is set off with seventy-fve superb
illustrations, a large proportion of which
are from original drawings.
Godey's Fashions for February have
taken on several distinctly new features.
Besides the regular fashions, there are
articles on feminine fancies, new dishes,
house decorations, flowers, Etc. The
Cooley Company, 81 Lafayette Place,
New York.
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TlDINESS.
lSreamy People Abhor 1t, While Great Sol
diers Affect 1t.

<AheCJ
Tidiness is satirized by hundred writ
FRS and despiscd, as we have said, by mil
lions, but nobody ever argues against it
seriously unless we take the allegation
that strong men are never tidy to be
serious argument. 1t would be one per
haps if it were true; but, then, it is not
Great soldiers and sailors are almost in
variably tidy, Frederick of Prussia being
rather a conspicuous exception; many
great lawyers have been neat to flckleness,
and the same may be said of some great
nd of business. We should say indeed
that as many weak men were untidy as
strong men, and that of the latter large
proportion will be found to be of the
dreamy or the reflective temperament.
Dreamy people hate tidiness, and the
very reflective are rarely quite tidy, the
reason being the same in both cases-that
such persons, besides feeling the inherent
dislike of most men to small recurrent eX-
ertions without immediate end are an
noyed by Interruptions to the current of
thought. They want, as they say, to be at
heace from trifles, and as somebody usual
ly saves them from the consequences of
their ways they remain untidy through
life. That they gain anything by their
untidiness, except possibly some slight re-
lief from irritability, is, however, most
rash assumption. They rarely save time,
for they never can find anything; they do
not think more clearly, for the materials
for thought are never ready to hand, and
it may be questioned if their habit adds
even to their mental peace. Few men are
wholly unaware of their own untidiness
or escape from periodic impulses to correct
it, and what with those intermittent fits
which never do any good and their occa-
sional consciousness of the trouble they
give they arc probably as much disturbed
as the tidy, who indeed in time become
blissfully unconscious that they have
adopted feminine habit and in adopting
it have materially increased their own
readiness for action. 1t is quite possible
even for Cinnamon to divide cartridges
into those which will fit the rifles and
those which will not and to keep them in
separate heaps, and it is questionable
whether the pleasures of untidiness in
their case is not outweighted by the
pains consequent on defeat, flight, dis
grace or death by disemboweling.- LON
don Spectator.
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DIR. Holmes on Physical Culture.

1t is remarked that DIR. Holmes was one
of the earliest apostles of physical culture
in this country, and that he used his OPP
portunity as the "Autocrat" most effect
lively to inculcate a love of athletics in
American youth. Anything is better
than this white blooded degeneration to
which we all tend" was his vehement
protest. Il am satisfied that such set of
black coated, stiff jointed, soft muscled,
paste complexioned youth as we can boas:
in our Atlantic cities never before sprang
from the loins of Anglo-Saxon lineage.
OF the females that are mates of these
males do not here speak. l preached my
sermon from the lay pulpit on this matter
a good while ago. OF course if you heard
it you know my belief is that the total eli
matte influences here are getting up
number of new patterns of humanity.
some of which are not an improvement on
the old model
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Now is the lime.

The benefit to be derived from a good
medicine in early spring is undoubted,
but many people neglect taking any I'M
til the approach of warm weather, when
they wilt like tender flower in hot
sun. Something must be done to purify
the blood, overcome that tired feeling
and give necessary strength. Vacation
is earnestly longed for, but many weeks,
perhaps months, must elapse before rest
can be INDUCED in. To impart strength
and to give feeling of health and vigor
throughout the system, there is nothing
equal to Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t seems
tration caused by change of season, eli
mate or life, and while it tones and sus-
tains the system it purifies and renovates
the blood.
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Woodford.
[Dt ferred Items.

Mrs. F. A. Gleason and baby Geneva
are visiting a week in Wilmington.
G. D. Sawyer and wife of West Dover,
and Byron Leray and wife and children
spent Sunday at their home here.
Herman Bugbee will lead the Christian
Endeavor meeting at the Union church,
next Sunday morning.
Mrs. John Knapp of South SALISBURY,
is visiting relatives at the Hurd and Hig-
gins lumber camp in Glastonbury,
VIM. E. Cutler sustained severe inju-
ries while coming out of the woods on a
load of logs, by coming in contact with a
large tree by the roadside. His body
was bruised, yet the physician says not
seriously.
The engine that furnished motive pow
er for the Bennington and Glastonbury
Manufacturing Company in the '7O's and
sos, at the terminus of the Bennington
and Glastonbury Railroad, has been pur-
chased by the Harbour Brothers and
placed in their mill at Slab City,"
Albert Wood, who has been confined
with serious illness for six months, does
not improve.
Mrs. Geo. A. Knapp is quite ill.,
Miss Mary Cutler of Searsburgh, is
stopping while at VIM. E. Cutters.
Twenty-six below zero, Wednesday
morning, broke the record. 1t was bit
ter cold all day.
On account of the severe cold and wind
Wednesday evening, the lecture ty Hon.
NJ. S. Stone was postponed While in
town Mr.. Stone was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. G. G. Easton and S. M. Bowles
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Remington centre.

Mrs. John Armstrong, formerly Eva
Russell, and little daughter of Arcola,
H., are visiting friends and relatives in
West Bennington.
Miss Kate j. Hubbellis slowly improv-
ing from her recent illness of pneumonia.
Mrs. Elmer Rudd has been quite i'll
again. DR.. Putnam attends her.
Josiah Russell had an, operation per-
formed and is convalescing.
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West Arlington.

CARD OF THANKs-We desire through the BAN
NER to express our earnest and most heartfelt
gratitude for the favors and kindness received
during the sickness and burial of our parents
and grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wood
ward, also to the singers who kindly aided us at
both services Mr.. and Mrs Ezra Buck and
Family,
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Nothlnp stands as High

as a remedy for every womanly ailment,
as DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Here is the proof. It's the only medi-
icine for women so certain in its effects
that it can be guaranteed. In every case
if it doesn't cure, your money is re-
turned, Gan anything else, though it
may be better for a tricky dealer to sell,
be 'just as good" for you to buy?
"Favorite Prescription is an invigor.
atins, restorative tonic, a soothing and
strengthening ueTvine, and complete
cure for all the fundamental derange-
ments, painful disorders and chronic
weaknesses peculiar to the sex.
For young girls entering womanhood !;
for women at the critical ''change Of
life;" for women approaching contine-
ment; nursing mothers; and every WON
an who is run down." tired or over
worked-it is special, safe and certain
help.
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About the only thing left now for
Mr.. Cleveland to do is to get up and of
fer Queen Lii his seat in the information
al throne car; otherwise she must con-
tinue to stand.
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, The war in the East is almost over
The Chinese officials say that they
intend to decapitate every coward in
their army, and if they carry out their
threat there will be no army left for Jap
an to fight.
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All who desire to avoid imposition and
be cured, should insist upon having
Ponds EGtrdct, put up in bottles, with
landscape trademark, on surroundin G
buff wrapper.
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"Incurable" cases Of Catarrh are cured,
perfectly and permanently, by DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. The makers of this medi-
cine guarantee it to benefit or cure, or
money refunded. By all dealers in medi-
cines
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DIR, B. C, JENNEY. Dentist

NV d. o JL4747LI = DeHII5U'
SUCCESSOR TO DIR. j. N. SCRANTON.)
- Is prepared to perform all operations in Dent
stry in thorough and workmanlike manner. Per-
o his care, and at reasonable prices Gas or
Ether administered or extracting teeth when re
Iuired. Office opposite Congregational Church
Main ST., Bennington.
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DIFFERENT TIMES
bring different methods. The big, bulky
pills such as our grandfathers had to put up
with won't do to-day. Medical science has
gone beyond them. It has given us some
thing better-Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets;
tiny as mustard seeds, but more effective
than anything you can take. That's be-
cause their methods are more natural.
They have peculiar strengthening or tonic
effect on the lining membranes of the intes-
tines, which gives permanent cure. They
prevent, relieve, and put an end to Bilious
ness, Constipation, Jaundice, Dizziness, Sour
Stomach, Sick or Bilious Headaches, 1ndi-
gestion, and every like disorder.
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BA "CHELDER & BATES.

A 1TORNEY> AND COUNsELLORs AT LAW
"A and Solicitors n Chancery.
Ohce IN Opera House Block, Bennington.
}. X. BATCHELDEP. l.. BATES,
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure constipation,
piles, biliousness, indigestion or dyspep-
STA, and headaches.
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2. CUTLER, DENTIST.
Successor to Or. S, B. Pike.

Successor to Or. s. B. Pike.
AL operations performed in the most thorough
and careful manner, and at reasonable prices
My aim will be give eatre satisfaction to all
cases submitted to my care.
Gas and Ether administered for extracting
teeth without pain, when desired.
Office Opposite Free Library Hall, Bennington,
37tf Vermont.
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Cause Enough.

Miss Elderly-I tainted last night.
Maude-Who proposedS-Life,
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BENNINGTON co. SAVINGS BANK

BENNINGTON co. SAVINGS BANK.
TTNhe Bennington County Savings Bank at the
4 Bennington County National Bank, is open
daily for the transaction of business from 10 o'clock
q. m. to o'clock p M, Sundays and Holidays ex-
cepted.
Interest to depOsitors 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 LIST, and if not withdrawn will be added
o principal, and interest thereafter will accrue
upon il.
Loans solicited upon real estate and undoubte
personal securities.
\. B. VALENTINE, President,
l. E. GIBSON, Vice President
C. II DEWEY, Ire asurer,
6. W. TARMAN, Secretary
TRUsTEBs-A 3. Valentine, u. W. Hartman
Olin Scott, i. T. Shurtleff, I e. Gibson J. R
Judson John Robinson
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Business Dirrtturp.

CLARENCE P. NILES.
A GTORNEY AT LAW.
n Office over First National bank
Bennington, Vt.
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Leave bamhertville for Mannnka Chunk S.3S.
9.35 m. 81. 5.G7 and 1913 m. Sunday, BIS p ~
For Phillpsburg and Easton only $50 IN week.
days
Leave Frenchtown o., 1otl IN, 2.io, $50 and
8.42 Up m weekdays, AZ m Sundays. For Phil
lipsburg and Easton only 1902 m.
Arrive at Philipsburg 81 aud 10 IS a. m 2.i5,
5.5s, 7.36 and 9.1s p. m. Sunday 9Is p m.
Leave Phillipsburg 7.25, 942 and 10 ~ m, $50,
6.G4 and 923 m. Sunday, o % IN.
Arrive Belvidere 1853, 1906 and LEI m, 3.e4,
G.S2 and SO p m. Sunday. 9.53 p m.
Arrive Manunka Chunk SOS. l0.12a aud Ills III,
$50. 6Ss and 1000 m. Sunday, 1000 p NJ.
Chunk 100 and $50 M and 25 m. Sunday.
700 m. Returning, leave Manunka hunk for
Belvldere S.25, f015 m, 4.3O $40 and 1905 p m.
Sunday. 10 05 p m.
Chunk at 90 a m, Belvidere 6.I5 m, Martins
Creek IS IN, arriving Leblgh Junction SO IN,
will carry passengers aud make stops at flag sta
lions north of Phillipsburg. Trains leaving Ma
nunka Chunk at s25 a and 400 p M will carry
passengers to Belvidere.
Passengers for Broad Street Station, Philadel-
phia, by trains leaving Manunka Chunk 725 a
daily aud II 30, 5.2i p M ek-days and leaving
Philpsbnrg co a m daily, tbs M, and loo,
55I m week days go through without change at
Trenton through car for Manunka Chunk is
attached TO trains leaving Broad Street Station at
COZ STA M 1900 noon, 81, and 6.09 m. By all
other trains passengers to or from Broad Street
change cars at Trenton.
Connection is made at Manunka Chung with
Delaware. Laekawanna d Western Railroad; lie.
high junction with Lehlgh Valley ,Lehigh Sus.
quehaDna Morris d Essex and New Jersey Contra
Railroads. AT Lanbertville with Pennington Rail
road At Trenton with trains to and from Ne;
York, Camden. &c.
Forfurther information see timetables, which
can be obtained The ticket ofices
J 4. WOOD
General Passenger Agent.
{. NJ Provost
General Manager
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Leave Lambertville for Mannnka Chunk S%S,
935 m. 1877. 5G7 and 81 p m. Sunday, SlS p Ia.
For Phillipsburg and Easton only $50 IN week.
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The sea nettle stings its prey to death
by means of poison secreted in its
tentaclea
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WEDNESDAY. NOV. 20, 1895.
THE OLD elNHoUsE.

Swaying pines have grown around IL,
Trumpet vines with garlands bound it,
Yellow iasmines climbed and crowned it,
Laughing down their green and gold.
Tendrils through each crack escaping
Hide the worn roof widely gaping,
Every hole with beauty draping
In the ginhouse gray and old.
In the morn the squirrels peeping,
Ger the rafters lightly leaping,
With q bark awake the sleeping
Owl, who blinks up, drowsy polled;
And at night with sudden stirring
From the caves, the wan light blurring,
Fit the bats with dusl1y whirring
Round the ginhouse gray and old.
Oh, the days well nigh forgotten,
When along the floor now rotten
Waves and waves Of snowy cotton
Oft in billowy beauty rolled,
While the toilers wrought a-singing
Mellow lays that yet are ringing
Ger the tide of time still winging
From the ginhouse gray and oldi
Oh, those songs with sweetness teeming,
Chasing care and pain redeemingl
Often still they soothe my dreaming,
By sad memory softly trolled,
And at eve their echoes dying
Haunt me, meath the pine trees lying,
Listening to the wind low signing
Round the ginhouse gray and old.
Lorn is now the old plantation,
Fairest spot in all creation,
Teardrops choke the sad relation
And its sorrow can't be told.
Poets Tilt of ruins hoary
Over sea in song and story,
All must yield in beauty's glory
To the jasmined ginhouse old.
IS. M. Peck in New York Independent.
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The School and Office will be
open to visitors and for the exami-
nation and enrolment of students
every day during the months of
July and August from 8 a. m. to
p. M. Except on Saturday, when
we close at noon), and you are cor
daily invited to call at any conven-
lent time during these hours to see
our sehool-rooms, look into our
terms, etc, before joining else
where. 1t will be to your interest
to do so.
Our school is an up-to date
school, with five modern class
rooms, complete banking institu-
tons, library, ladies' parlor, all fitted
out with new and modern furniture.
Separate desks for each student.
None but the very best instructors
employed, with from Toto 30 years
of practical experience in their var
ious lines.
Special course, special prices.
Full course, moderate prices.
All our students assisted to posi-
tons free of charge, and their per-
sonal interest is in every way looked
after. Over 5000 of our graduates
are holding responsible positions
throughout the states of New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania. Cell or send
for their names and addresses, learn
who they are and what they have to
say for themselves.
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Requires Courage.

It takes faith and courage to hold fast
to our principles and our old fashioned
modes of worship according to the
divine plan. But it takes courage in all
kinds of business to hold fast integrity.
Religious principle is no less important
than business integrity. Idolatrous wor-
ship is stealing from God. Robbery of
gold is stealing from man. Which is the
worst Christian Instructor.
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A witty Abbot.

Francis of France, being DESTROYS to
raise learned man to the highest dig
mites of the church, asked him if he
was of noble descent. Your majesty, "
answered the abbot. "there were three
brothers in Noah's ark, but cannot tell
positively from which of them de-
scended. The witty abbot obtained the
appointment
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NEW YORK LEDGER,

Postmasters, Subscription Agents and
Newsdealers who have not heard from us
in regard to this offer will please write us
ON postal for particulars.
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Prayerfui Revenge.

A Puritan preacher named Boyd was
in the habit of inveighing against Crom-
well. Secretary Thurlow informed the
latter, advising him to have the man
shot. Hes fool, and you're anoth-
er, said the protector. "I'll pay him
out in his own COIN He asked Boyd
to dinner and before giving him any
PRAYED for three hours.
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For cramp or rheumatism in the legs
of poultry stand the bird for several
minutes in water as hot at the hand can
bear, rubbing the legs well for several
minutes. After drying anoint and rub
well with lard and alcohol.
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1T WAS EASY TO DO OVER.
How Her Husbands Desk Was Transform
ed Into a Sideboard.


How Her Husbands Desk Was Transform
ed Into a Sideboard.
A suburban woman is obliged to en-
dure the gibes and jeers of her family
without retaliation because of her cred
ulous faith in suburban cabinet maker.
An heirloom, ON the husbands side, was
an old fashioned mahogany desk Of
more curious than artistic make. 1t was
useless as desk and not pretty as a
piece of old bric-a-brac, SO when an idea
for its evolution came to her she was
doubly pleased. She consulted the su-
burban cabinet maker, who pronounced
her plan entirely feasible and announced
himself willing to carry it out before
she preached it to her husband.
Make a buffet, or serving sideboard,
out of my great grandfather deskP ''
repeated he, when it was preached. sit
can't be done, my dear, and I hate to
have it touched too"
"But you don't like it,, now coaxed
the wife, "and the cabinet maker says
it will be very easy to do over. It will
be the desk, slightly enlarged, that is
all. The lovely doors will be set under
the shelf as panels, and those graceful
columns will stand out in added beauty
as front supports. He will have to add
a little wood and introduce a mirror,
but all the choice mahogany of the desk
viii be preserved and show much more
effectively.
In the. end he was persuaded, and the
desk was taken away. Some weeks
passed, during which the wife made
several visits of inspection to the cabinet
shop, seeing parts of the work and ac-
quiescing to various suggestions and adj
ditions to the original plan
The evolved buffet was finally deliv-
cred une evening not long ago. Its own
father would never have known it,
There were six feet of sideboard against
the former two of desk, and the original
doors and columns were there, but that
was all of the first piece of furniture,
which had been built on and added to
till it stretched half way across the din
ing room.
The wife turned pale, the husband
groaned. "What have You done?" cried
one
MY lost great grandfather desk"
exclaimed the other.
The cabinet maker withdrew, after
laying folded paper upon the table.
The husband rallied first and opened it.
1t was bill of $50 for "work and wood
furnished. Curtain - New York
Times
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Auditlng the Accounts.

The accounts of those who have pre-
coded us to the other world are audited
and filed. Remember that you are add
ing to yours Shall it be for you or
against Philadelphia Methodist.
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rains Iron. PhiladeIrhta and Ne,g Tork.

Leave Lambertvile for Pennington 9 &c m, go
and 500 m, weekdays.
Arrive Pennington 1895 N, 25S and $40 m,
weekdays.