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Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25
THE PEOPLES POPULAR CLOTAIERS,
3Si, SS6 and 3SS River Street,
Il, ID, II and 10 Fourth Street,

fled to he nothing more than descendants
of the men who fought the battle of Ben
nington. That was great glory of
course, but when you come to make that
glory cover all the pulling youngsters of
a hundred years the glorious covering
gets little thin.
If some of our folks would just do
something that could be placed to their
credit when they have shuffled off this
mortal coil-an expression which regard
for the truth forces me to say, is not
strictly original, as it was first used by
Americas greatest hymn writer, William
Nye-it would do this sorry old world a
heap more good than to go about with a
turkey gobbler strut, reminding every
person that strikes this town that your
grandfather was in the battle of Ben
nington. Perhaps he was. But pater-
nal relationship is a very uncertain thing
even in these days, and it was no surer a
hundred years ago. Possibly the old
Bennington soldier lUdS your grandfather
must say, though, that appearances are
much against the claim in a good many
cases. At any rate, the grandfather
doesn't seem to have handed down many
of his good qualities It's my view that
we've lived on our ancestors too long.
don't care to brag much on mine. My
Uncle Ben. has always told me it was a
poor claim to anybodys notice that some
of his early relations happened to be
famous, and he always cautioned me
never to shake the ancestral tree too
hard expect his advice would be good
for most OF us. Search the old tree close
enough and more than one of us would
find some of his blood relations at the
end of a rope.
Our ancestors were a bit Puritanical
and they believed in a hereafter punish
mcnt of sins, and they counted on the
deserving being beaten with many
stripes But if they could have foreseen
what miserable fruit the old family trees
were to bear after hundred years of
rise and spread, they would have con-
sidered the present crop a asufficient pun
shment for the greatest wickedness of
the longest life. If they ever look across
the dark valley they must view our life
and work with grim disapproval: Sab
bath breaking, bearing false witness
against our neighbOrs, pranciDg like in.
furiated devils around those who by
good works are above us, and showing
ourselves as poor sneaking little towards
both in the presence of God and man, are
diversions which l should think would
make our welcome among the good and
true of blessed memory in this place
little frigid when we strike the other
shore. But most of us are not looking
that way We are too busy working up
local prohibition, studying Sunday law
and undermining our neighbours charac-
ter and business. But these moral re-
Elections have made me low spirited, so
l must ask you to wait for my sermon till
next week. In the meantime l shall
study human nature and the results of
prohibition in BIS new saloon, and all
put down you may look to as facts
when signed by TRUTHFUL JAMES.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25
DR.. ALFRED LOOMS.

A Famous Physician Succumbs to
a Disease Which He Had Success
fully Treated in Others for Many
Years.
DR.. Alfred L. Loomis, one of the fore
most specialists in pulmonary diseases
in he world, died Wednesday at a. M,
at his home, No. 10 West 34th St., N. Y.
City, from an attack of tie disease
which he had made his especial study
pneumonia. DR.. Loomis' illness was of
short duration. He first complained of
being i'll on Sunday. DR.. Quimby, his
partner, at once diagnosed his ailment as
pneumonia in an acute stage. and took
measures accordingly. On Tuesday it
was believed that the disease had yielded
to treatment, but the end came suddenly
Wednesday morning.
DR.. Loomis mas born in North Ben
nington in 1881. He was the son of Dan
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

Senator Proctor, in the interest of the
farmers of Vermont, and others interest
ed, writes: 81 have for distribution L.
100 copies of the Report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for 1893, and few
of former years previous to 1892 These
Reports are of great value to some, but
of no value to many who receive them,
because they take no interest in their
contents. In sending by lists, many
doubtless go to the latter class, and many
are duplicated by the other Members of
Congress from the State. 1t seems to
me if they are worth having they are
worth asking for, and that those who
really care for them, and to whom they
will be most useful, will be glad to write
for them. | will therefore send them to
those who ask for them by letter or pos
tai until the supply is exhausted" We
suggest that our readers apply direct to
Senator Proctor, Washington, D. c.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

The farmer, who was promised $l.25
wheat in 1892, if he would vote the Dem
ocratic ticket, he then receiving 81, for
this staple article, will he interested in
Wednesdays dispatches, which say that
May wheat broke all former records for
this season of the year, changing to 54s.
The bottom price year ago was 63 5S.
1t is estimated that 100000 bushels of
wheat has been thrown on the market i'll
the last three days. The sensational
drop of Wednesday, was in May pork,
which went off so cents barrel.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25
The New York Press Guests.

The readers of the DAILY and Sunday
New York Press, who are also subscrib-
ers of the BANNER, and they are numer-
GUS, will recall the Worlds fair excuF-
sion of 80 school teachers by that paper
in 1893. One of the ladies was an East
Arlington teacher, Miss Stakeholder,
well known to our readers. The Press
now announces another excursion of peo-
pie, to be decided by popular vote, of
so readers of the Press, the trips to be
from the Rocky Mountains to the Rhine,
through Western Europe, ETC., in Ocean
greyhOunds ana parlor cars. The classes
are five tours of ten people each: Ten
favorite school teachers; ten favorite 6.
A. X. Veterans; ten favorite railroad
men; ten favorite federal or city employ
ees; and ten favorte dry goods employ
ees. Full particulars may be obtained
in the Sunday Press, sold each Sunday
by Evans. Ten receiving the most votes
go to Europe, ten to the Rocky Noun
tains, ten to the White Mountains, ten
to the Catskils and ten to Niagara and
the Thousand Islands.
The BANNER and Daily Press is $3.50
per year; the BANNER and Sunday Press
So by mail
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

iel Loomis, merchant, and his mother
was daughter Of one of the wives of
Governor Galusha of 81 aftsbury. The
deceased is we'll remembered by large
number of the older residents of the
town, although his boyhood only was
passed in Bennington. A sister of DR..
Loomis married North Bennington
physician, DR.. Ambrose L. Ranney, who
has attained eminence as specialist in
New York. DR.. LoOmis studied medi-
cine at the College of physicians and
Surgeons in New York His fame as a
physician was not confined to this cOun-
try, but had spread abroad. He was a
member of a numbe" of medical societies
in Europe. For some years he was pres
ident of the New York Pathological So
ciety and the New York Medical Society.
He has been visiting physician to Belle
vue Hospital since 1860, and to Mount
Sinai Hospital since 1874. While he was
connected with the University of the
City of New York, IA friend gave 800, 900
to the University for the building and
equipment of the Loomis Laboratory.
Many standard works on medicine
came from his pen. Among others he
was the author of physical Diagnosis"
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs,
Heart and Kidneys" Diseases of Old
Age" and "a Text Book of Practical
Medicine"
DR.. Loomis was three times married,
his first wife being Miss Sarah Patterson
of Hoosick Falls, N. Y. They were mar
ried in 1858. In 1887 DR.. Loomis was
welded to Miss Anne Price. He leaves
two children by his first wife: Henry P.
LOomis, NJ. D., and Mrs. J. d. Prince.
The funeral will be held at the Church
of Incarnation, Madison avenue and
Thirty fifth street, Saturday, at 10 a. m.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

The Brooklyn strike yesterday as
sumed phase that promises a settle
ment. Loader Bros, firm who haye
millions of dollars at stake, applied to
Judge GaynOr for mandamus to com
pei the Brooklyn Heights Company to
run its cars, and the eperemptOry manda-
mus was granted This effects 81 of the
As lines tied up. The plain English of
this is that the government having fur
nished protection to run the cars, the
companies must perform that duty, as
they do not own the streets of the city,
or stand aside and let some one who cln
run the road do so. Even the strikers
have not yet seen the advantage of the
position assumed by the business firm,
but they will soon ''catch on" All the
company now have to do is to buy labor.
The K. of l.. control the labor market,
If the companies cannot pay the market
rate for trolley labor the can sell out to
some one who can-sOme one who has
not tried to float $50 100000 of stock on
$4,500,000 of cash. The prospect of hav-
ing to pocket his pride, recall his high
language, and take back his men may be
very distasteful to President Lewis, but
his only remedy before the law is that of
a Tilted fiancee, namely, to sue for the in
jury to his feelings. The one merchant
who has failed because of the company's
contumacious neglect of it's duty can sue
for damages, with bright prospect of
recovery. So can the hundreds of mer.
chants who have lost 30 per cent. Of their
business through the same neglect.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

Facts About the SaIoons.-Experi-
ence the Only School for Fools
Living on our Ancestors-Queer
Moral Reflections by Truthful
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25
Cooperative Insurance In Hoosick

An effort is being made by some of the
leading business men and farmers of the
town of Hoosick to organize town in
surance company. The project and pur-
pose is explained in the call which has
been issued. 1t reads as follows:
Whereas, All stock insurance COM
panies have consolidated and raised their
premium rates from seventy-five cents to
one dollar per hundred of insured prop
erty, and for three years only;
Resolved, That we withdraw from
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25
Soldiers Home Notes

The flag at the Vermont Soldiers
Home has been at half mast since Tues
day morning, telling of the death of old
veterans in the Home, all of whom were
over 70 years of age, and have long been
suffering from the diseases that caused
their death. Tuesday morning, at 7
o'clock, COmrade Merrill died and was
buried at Waterbury. Friday morning,
Comrade Freeman, who was buried at
Rutland, and Friday evening, Comrade
Graves, who will be buried in the Home
cemetery. There are 10 others in the
hospital. Some of them are so years, or
more of age, and are fast getting ripe for
the harvest of death.
Ded-At the Vermont Soldiers
Home, January oath, at a. M, Albert
r. Freeman, aged 70 years; late of Com
pany G, 9TH Vermont Regiment; admit
ted to the Home, March Sth, 1892, from
Rutland. Comrade Freeman was n mem
Der of Roberts Post, G. A. r., and viii
be buried at Rutland Death No. 50.
Died-At the Vermont Soldiers
Home, at S p. m, the same day, Charles
Graves, aged II years; late of Company
A, lst Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. Com
rade Graves has been resident of Lar
nard, Kansas. About a year ago he
came East for his health, and was living
with relatives at East Middlebury. De-
cember Sth, 1894, he was admitted to the
Vermont Soldiers Home hospital. He
will be buried in the Home cemetery.
Deavh No. 81.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

The recovery of Bradley b. Smalley, of
Vermont, from the severe illness which
prostrated him few days ago is a fact
that will be hailed with widespread re-
joicing. Mr.. Smalley, constituting, as
he does, the entire Democratic party of
Vermont, is at once an institution and
relic whose comfort and well-being are
dear to the hear of every American who
cherishes the historic possessions of
New England.-Tribune.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25
FOR ONLY SI.75.
FOR ONLY SI.75,
THE sEMI-wEEKLY BANNER, Io4 Issues,

Mrs. Ben Hardin Helm, sister of Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln, whom President Gar.
field appointed postmistress at Eliza
bethtown, KY, says the New York Tri-
bune, has been put out Of Office to make
room for hungry and thirsty Demo
crat. 1t will doubtless be explained that
Mrs. Helm was dismissed on the ground
that her presence in Office served to keep
alive the unhappy memories of war.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

Thousands of cases of rheumatism
have been cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla-
This is abundant reason for belief that
it will cure you.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25
Rates for Exchange Service Out.
side Of Boston and SEbuF-
ban Exchanges.

A new schedule Of party line rates for exchange
connection has been adopted to take effect as of
February lst next. and until notice of change
Such subscribers will Qe billed iu accordance with
the reduc+d schedule without further notice.
Information in detail as to rates for service can
be obtained of the Exchange Manager.
JASPER N, KELLER,
January Il, 1895. General Manager.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17
NAPoLEON,s "BEEs.v
Al. Account of His Adoption of Them
as u, Symbol OF Royalty.

Some Of the children have been ask
ing the origin and meaning of the Ma
poIeonic symbols of which they are
wearing so much this winter. One of
these is a bee, which Napoleon adopted
and used as more ancient symbol OF
royalty in France than even the heur-
de-lts. This is the story as the history
tells it.
When the ancient tomb Of the
father of Clovis, was open, in 1853
there were found, besides the arms and
the skeleton of his horse and of his
page, a great number of objects which
were like models of bees. These were
made of gold, and their wings spark
led with bits of red stones like COR
nelian. The "bees'' were accordingly
chosen to be sprinked over the i'm
perial robe as emblematical of enter
prise and activity.
The most interesting part of the
story is. however. that these small,
bee-ike ornaments were not bees at
all, but what the French call 'heur-
ons," which were attached to the haT-
ness of the war horse. When the tomgb
of Tourney was opened they we're
found by the handful and they were
sent to Louis XIV, who was king at
that time They we're deposited upon a
green background at Versailles. and
Napoleon adopted them as a symbol
and green as the original Merovingian
color.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17
THE ANDES AND LIBRARIEs.

The seismic "belt' which begins
with the end of the United States, has
its buckle in Ecuador and thence
southwark tapers again, though not
rapidly, for Peru is no stranger to
temblores of the first magnitude
QuayaqufI, on the edge Of the greatest
of volcanic centers. has suffered sore
ly. But even thus far from the sea she
great peaks are almost never seen.
Personal inspection of the Pacific
coast of South America gives one to
the Andes through the atmosphere OF
q reference library in New York than
through their own. For the closest
traveller the giant peaks politely march
eastward twenty to fifty leagues to
coloniZe his paper voyage with sights
never seen by the veteran Of twenty
years coasting. In truth, the back
bone of the southern continent is hard
ly more distinguished by the enormous
height of its scattered Vertebrae than
by the infalHble YaporS which curtain
them from the paSSer-by on the Pacific.
Now and then some finger Of the wind
pokes through the veil, and let's us
see the fleeing hint of a blue presence
behind; but the rent is repaired as
quickly as made. So with Chile, where
the chain wedges toward the coast
the great m ountains are so far Inland
that the sight would not be impressive
even If the horizon were ever clear
enough to expose them to the sea
For view of the Andes, one must so
inland, back of the fog curtain.-Har-
per'S Magazine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17
DOMESTIC DOTS,
Nexwsy Notes From All Portions OF
the Land Over Which the Stars
and Strirea Wave.


Amesbury, Mass, Feb. 16.-An epidemic
of grip is now prevalent here. Over 800
cases have been reported, one physician
alone having ferty patients.
Columbus, Feb. 16.-T. P, Lynn and
have filed suits here to test the consttu-
tionality of the income tax law.
Washington, Feb Determinations
The Senate today confirmed the following
nominations: Postmasters, Iowa-F. A.
Peck Humboldt. Montana-J. c. Curtin,
Helena.
DanVille Va, Feb 16.-The most vigor-
Gus snowstorm ever known here, COM
menCed at IL o'clock last night and con-
( ttnued all morning without cessation UNI
til o'clock this evening. Ten inches fell.
1t is warmer and thaWing.
Oakland, Cal, Feb. 16-Portions of the
ing toward the valley. About five acres
have shifted their position. The founda-
tons OF the, hills seem to be solid enough.
1t is the adobe surface stratum about 90
feet in depth that Is gradually descend
| ing.
the store Of NibNck Bros. at Wheatland,
last night, and found themselves con-
/ fronted by Geo. Niblich, son of ex-Con-
gresham Niblic. They fired; he returned
! the fire, killing one burglar and putting
| the others to flight.
! New York. Feb. 16.-The tenth annual
! exhibition of the Agricultural league. of
/ New York. has been opened in the gale
| ries of the Society of Fine Arts building.
Architects artists and sculptors from al
parts of the country were present, and
nearly 10000 pieces of art work. princi-
pally panel painting, were on exhibition.
| Washington, D. c.. Feb 16.-lIr. Cam
| inetti. of California, introduced a resolu-
ton today calling upon the secretary OF
/ the interior to suspend action upon all
selections filed by land grant railroads
for lands in CALIFORNIA until January 1.
( 1896. unless legislation providing for ex>
animation of mineral lands with the lin
| its Of said selections shall be enacted pre-
{ Vious TO that date.
| Denver, Colo. Feb 16-Richard Dema-
! dy, the Frenchman charged with the
murder of Lena Tapper, his mistress, who
re-arrested today. Demady was indicted
by the, grand jury some time ago, but
was released on 600 bonds. 1t is said
new evidence has been found against
, him. The strangltng Of Lena Taper was
the first of the three murders committed
by that means on Market street. which
caused great excitement in the "half
world" of Denver.
New York, Feb. 16.-By a decision rem
dered today, by Referee Choate, John Y
McKane, eH-chieftain Of GraVeSend who
Is serving a long term of imprisonment in
Sing Sing for Juggling with the registra.
ton lists Of Coney Island. must restore
$151, 600 to 100000 to Mrs. Katherine Bau1
and daughter Katie, the widow aud
daugter of the late Paul Baur, the Gomez
Island hotel keeper, who died at Bloom.
addition to rehnouishing the property
McKane also, within sixty days must
file an accounting, showing what he has
done with the money collected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17

Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. 15.-The regular
Santa Fe passenger train from Kansas
City vas wrecked Just outside the city
limits this evening, and several of the
passengers injured. None Of them Ait is
thought, will die.
After being removed from the %Neck.
the injured passengers were distributed
over the city making it impossible to get
an accurate list of those hurt As far as
obtainable the list is as follows:
Conductor Ramsay, injured internally.
George Davis, a boy, leg smashed.
Miss Bertha Carver, side punctured by
broken timber and otherwise badly tna
jured.
Under Sheriff Hi. Adsit. both legs broE-
en-. arm dislocated: cut about face.
Mrs. Dr.. NJ. y. johnson, leg broken.
face and body badly cut
\ son of Mrs. Johnson. injured inter-
naliy body mashed and ear cut off
Joe Ennis. leg broken, cut about 1ace
and head, injured internally
Miss Laura James, leg and both arms
broken. ugly hole in head.
The wreck occurred Just outside the
city limits at the junction of the Santa
Fe, Missouri Pacific and the Kansas City,
Ptttsburg < Gulf roads. y Missouri Pa
cific coal train was switching and the en-
gineer, looking back for signals, failed TO
see the approaching Santa F'e passenger
going north. The coal train struck ths
tender of the Santa Fe. throwing the en-
tire passenger train, except the engine,
to the bottom OF 1j-f0OL emhankment.
Every person on the Santa E'e train was
more less injured, and the wonder is
that nobody was killed The injured were
removed az quickly as possible to the
houses in the nei5hborhood and cared for
The wrecked train was the regular
Santa Re passenger, which arrives here
at 800, and returns TO Girard. The pas
Senger list was. fortunately. light Sc
far as learned. none of the crew, wit + this
exception of Conductor Ramsay, we've in
jured. Both crews put the responsibility
for the mishap onto the other.
1t is said the Missouri PACING engineer
signalled for the crossing befSsei the
Santa Pc train was within the reg Et0n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17
Especial to The Herald.l

Brigham City, Feb. 16.-One Of the
worst crimes that ever took place IN
Box Elder county was perpetrated near
Corinne last week. A boy tramp was
Satan's instrument, while a peaceable
family of old settlers were the vic
tins. AS a result the youthful fiend
is lodged in the Brigham City Jail and
Mr.. and Mrs NJ G. Christensen and
daughter are under the county physi-
clans care with mashed fingers.
bruised bodies, split heads and broken
bones.
1t seems that last fall an eighteen
year-old tramp was taken in by the
Christensens. He gave his name as
George Kennedy. He got along well
enough until about two weeks ago,
when the fellows evil nature began
cropping out. On that occasion the
parents heard wild screams from their
fourteen-year-old daughter. Rushing
to the stable they found Kennedy maxi
ing a criminal assault upon the
maiden. He was driven from the
house. AT the dead Of night, two or
Iii &C OdJ 4ILCLs LHC LdIIily WeS
awakened by some one stealthily rails
ing a window Of their homely dwelling.
It was Kennedy with an ugly axe in
his hand. The old folks thought he
premeditated murder. He slept in the
attic that night Next morning he
came down and demanded of the Wo-
man some caps for their gun, which
he had taken possession of. Mrs. c.
told him they had none and could get
none, Whereupon the brute struck the
poor woman over the head with the
gun. telling her to the ground Her
head was split open and she lay in g
pool Of blood. The young daughter in
terfered, when she was dropped by g
similar blow. By this time the infirn
father came forward and he shared g
similar fate. The mother, who by the
way is a cripple. was repeatedly
knocked down. The young brute broke
the stock Of the gun over the head OF
the old man, also broke one arm anG
beat the wife With the barrel Of the
broken gun. He then took what money
| he could get hold of and a gold watch
stole horse from the ranch and fec
west.
a sheep herder near by gave thu
alarm and pursuit vas made. The fel
low was captured at Terrace and i.
now in the Brigham Jail, unable to Sc
cure $500 bail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17
xATIoNAL LEAp ArFA1ns.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE report of
the National Lead company for the
year to December 81, 1894. shows net
earnings Of $1,212.25S; dividends paid
81, ago. 442: deficit s27S.1S4. There was a
surplus of S9O,535 for 1893 so there still
remains surplus Of S672.172. The re-
port ascribes the decrease in the net
earnings to the general depression of
business and says the company has
been unable 20 reopen it's smelters and
refining plant by reason of the silver
legislation and the imposition of high
tariff duties on silver lead ores, which
resulted in building up great smelling
plants in Mexico. The mortgage in