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IT FLOATS
Muster Notes.

Company K arrived home Saturday
evening at o'clock from the annual en-
campment of the Vermont National
Guard at Fairlee. The boys we're tired
as the result of their weeks work and
the long ride home, and were dust be-
grimmed, but the company never made a
better appearance than it did marching
up Main st. at company front to the ar
mory. They showed the good results of
the weeks drill and discipline IN camp.
The company observed Bennington
Battle Day with display of fireworks
that attracted large portion of the camp
There were one hundred pieces and con-
sisted of rockets, candles, red, white and
blue lights, set pieces, etc. 1t was the
only company at the encampment that
observed the day.
The competition for the Centennial
trophy between the company teams took
place Friday morning. Each team con-
sisted of five men selected by competi-
tion at the June drills. The trophy has
been shot for five years. 1t was won by
Company F of Northfield the first year,
Company E of Barre the second year, and
Company of Brattleboro the last two
years. The team from Company |, Estey
Guard, of BrattleborO, made the highest
score and won the Centennial trophy.
The score made by the Estey Guard team
was 1913 points out CT possible 25O. The
scores made by the other company teams
were as follows: Company F, North
field, 1SS; Company d, st. JOhnsbury,
1888; Company E, Barre, III; Company
L, Newport, l76; Company A, Rutland,
1867 Company c, Brandon, 1914: Com
pany X, Bennington. 1G5; Company G.,
Bradford, l57; Company H, Montpelier,
144; Company B, st. Albans, 1873; Com
pany NJ. Burlington, 135; Battery, 1874.
The contest for prizes for individual
Workmanship was participated in by
officers and men selected from each com
pany. The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows First, Private A. E. Knight, COM
pany |, 'Brattleboro; second, Private w.
p. Springer, Company F, Northfield; !;
third, Sergeant F. L. Hopkins, Company
l, Brattleboro.
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A Pair of SwindIers.

Last Thursday, two strangers came
very near swindling Charter Dunham, a
rich old farmer of Bethel, out OF $4,000.
About noon a well dressed man drove
up to Dunham's house, about a mile
from that village, and said he was Fred
Dubois, late assistant cashier of the
Randolph National Bank, and that he
wanted to buy farm for relative. He
asked if Durham would sell.
Dunham was willing, and took the fell
low around the farm. They met seedy
looking individual, who was apparently
stranger to both, who said he WAS
Tennesseean, and had just come over the
Green Mountains afoot.
He wore a thick belt, which he said
contained $4,000, and displayed what he
said was $4,000 in bills.
A lengthy discussion ensued between
the three on farms, Yankees and money
making schemes. 1t does not clearly ap-
pear what motive was held out to Dun
ham, but it was in the nature of some
great financial gain.
The outcome of this talk was that the
Tennesseean should put his roll of S10,-
600 in box, lock it up and place it in
the possession of Mr.. Dunham, as secur-
ity, and Mr.. Durham should go to the
Randolph bank and raise $1,000 for the
Tennesseean.
The fellow took his team and carried
Dunham to Randolph, but did not 60 in.
to the village with him. He cautioned
Dunham to act naturally and not to be
excited when he went into the bank.
Dunhan then presented to Cashier
Charles Dubois note for $1,000 and
asked for the money. Something about
the old mans demeanor attracted the
cashiers attention and he asked him
what he was going to do with so large a
sum.
Dunham replied that it was for Fred
Dubois. The cashier doubted that his
cousin would borrow such an amount in
this manner, and thought the matter
would bear investigation, so called upon
w. b. Wall, one of the directors of the
bank.
Mr.. Wall asked Durham a few ques-
tions and then he hired j. l.. Moses, the
stable keeper, to carry Dunham to his
home in Bethel and see him safely i'll the
hands of his friends.
In the meantime the strangers disap-
peared.
Mr.. Dunham is nearly so years old, is
a deacon in the Congregational church
and is the richest farmer in Bethel.
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port from a Pennsylvania manufacturing
town few weeks ago is representative
of the true state of this wonderful Dem
ocraUic prosperity" The working peO-
pie were earning in wages $4,000, against
S40OO00 in 1892. And even this has been
subject of Democratic boasting, for
there had been an increase of wages in
some of the establishments, but nowhere
restoration. There was never in the
history of this country greater display
of gross and criminal stupidity and in
difference than is illustrated by the above
table. There has never been a more
vicious and ruinous policy forced upon
the nation than the Democratic policy of
crushing industry and enterprise at
home, bringing misery, hunger, suffering
and ruin, that foreign producers with
their pauper labor and their pauper
grown raw materials may control our
home markets.
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Quit Before it is Too Late.

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Spain is having an extremely difficult
time. She has already sent nearly TO-
900 of her troops to Cuba, out of a total
of 10000, and as preparations are being
completed for the forwarding of another
detachment of $4,000, occurs an uprising
of the Republicans in several of the
provinces at home. These ever watch
full advocates of a republican form of
government in place of the present mon
archy, have taken advantage of their
country's difficulties with Cuba, of the
absence of the greater part of her stand
ing army, and of the discomfort of the
people, to further their attempts to top.
pie over the throne. These uprising
will probably be quickly suppressed, but
they will, nevertheless, prove embarrass-
ing to the already overburdened country,
and will probably delay the REINFORCE
ments expected by General Campos.
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North Adams Bicycle Races.

Arrangements are nearly complete for
the first annual bicycle race meet to be
held at North Adams, Mass, Saturday,
August 31st. The managers are putting
forth effort to make 1t second to none,
and it promises to be one of much i'm.
pOrtance.
The leading class of riders of New
England will compete and large attend
ance is expected. The track will be put
in the best possible condition and the
races will be fast and exciting. There
will be nine events with prizes as fol-
lows:
No. l, one mile novice: First prize,
gold medal; second, silver prize cup;
third, silver cup.
No. 2, one mile, open: First prize,
diamond second, silver tilter pitcher;
third, silver shaving mug.
No. 8, one mile, three minute class:
First prize, gold watch; second, silver
dessert set; third, silver cup.
No. 4, half-mile, open: First prize,
diamond; second, silver tea set; third,
silver cake basket.
No. ), half mile, lis class: First
prize, gold Watch; second. silver shaving
set; third silver inkstand.
No 6, one mile, 2.15 class: First prize,
diamond; second, silver candelebras;
third, silver goblet
No. 7, one mile, hendicap; First prize,
diamond; second, silver fruit dish;
third, watch chain.
No. s, one-fourJh mile, open: First
prize, diamond; second, gold headed
cane; third, watch chain.
No. 8, one mile, invitation tandem:
Prizes, diamonds.
Officers of the meet: Referee, John
Kane: judges, j. D. Hunter G. H. Hub
bard, Geo. E. Patton; timers, F. W.
Streeter, B. H. Haskins, H. A. Graves;
Gle k of course, K. NJ. Bowling; an
nouncer, G. d. Rice; starter. f. c. Bates;
umpires, A. Z. Davenport, A. w. Chip
pendale; marshal, G. L. Frink handi-
capper, j, G. Kerrison of Boston. F,
Leonard, secretary, North Adams.
The races will commence at .. 80 in the
afternoon. Excursion rates have been
arranged on the railroads. Clapp's Mil
itary Band Us pieces), will furnish the
music. General admission will be %
cents. Communications should be ad-
dressed to F. Leonard, secretary, North
Adams, Mass.
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Senni-Annual Meeting of the Sen-
nington Historical Society.

The semi-annual meeting of the Ben
nington Historical Society was held at
the office of Batchelder & Bates yesterday
afternoon, President Harman presiding.
The election of officers was held, result
ing in the reelection of the old board, as
follows President, Geo. W. Harman;
1st vice president, L. P. Norton; I'd vice
president, A. B. Valentine; Sd vice presi-
dent, j. T. Shurtleff; recording secre-
tary, E. L. Bates; corresponding secre-
tary, Ii. c. Day; treasurer, C.. H. Cone;
executive committee, Olin Scott, L. F.
Abbott, G. H. Darling, Henry D. Hall,
A. j. Dewey.
Olin Scott, chairman of the committee
appointed Sebt. 6, 1894, with view to
prepare plans looking to proposed con-
solidation of the Historical Society with
the Battle Monument Association, made
verbal report to the effect that such
action at present was not feasible. Tie
committee was continued and enlarged
by the addition of the names of H. G..
Root and j. X. Batchelder.
A. B. Valentine, on behalf of sub
scribers to the catamount monument
fund, reported the following preamble
and resolution, which were adopted
BENNINGTON, vt Aug. 10, 1895.
Whereas, A number of gentlemen pro-
pose to present to this society bronze
catamount to be placed near the site of
the old Catamount Tavern, therefore be it
ReSolred, That the granite pedestal
now standing near such site is hereby
offered to the gentlemen mentioned for
the purpose of receiving said catamount.
If the pedestal is found unsuitable, then
the gentlemen aforesaid may remove it
and in its place erect such pedestal as
they consider suitable for the purpose.
Adjourned.
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Thomas W. Wood, president of the
NATIONAL Academy of Design, New York,
has given to Montpelier his collection of
paintings of an estimated value of $4,000,
subject to several strong conditions, viz:
That the =. NJ. c. A. provides free quart
ers for the Montpelier public library and
the art gallery that the library stock
holders allow books etc, to remain in
the Y. NJ. q. A. rooms; that tax be i'm
posed by the city on art collections; that
the city provides the usual annual appro-
priatiOn. If any of the above conditions
fail of fulfllment the directors are au-
thorized to deliver the pictures and con.
troll over to the Park gallery of fine arts
in Burlington, to be held by the trustees
of that gallery for the benefit of the
University of Vermont Mr.. Wood
makes the gift because of his deep at
tachment to his birthplace and a desire
to aid the people in the development of
true culture.
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Totals s.............Sl SlG9 296, ,731 $50 205 $50 0S
The above table shows an increase of
269 per cent. in the impOrtations of
woolen in the time specified; in wool,
AL per cent, and so on. Not only is
$50, ,000,0 900, which should have gone to
the operatives in our wooden industries,
sent abroad. but worse, this immense
sum has dumped upon our shores ship
load after shipload of cheap foreign pro-
ductions against which our operatives
must compete. Not only have our wool
growers been robbed of over S2l ZOO, 900,
but it has brought a flood of foreign
grown wool that has almost drowned out
the wool industry of the United States.
And so the story goes: increase upon in
crease in the amount of importatious,
accompanied by almost as correspond
ingly large decrease in our expectations.
The result has been one of the greatest
periods of industrial depressions that
ever visited this country. Factories
were either closed or wages during the
panic were reduced from 20 TO 40 per
cent. Owing to the downfall of Democ-
racy and the promise of repeal of
the industry killing tariff law
in the near future, wages,
in spite of these importations
are being increased by some manufactur-
ers 3 and 10 per cent, but others have
not dared to make any increase at all and
large par centaye remain idle. The re-
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NoTES.

The army of China is to be re-organ.
lzed, and its War Department should not
overlook the merits of the bicycle. A
Chinese host of wheels would eclipse
anything Fabius ever accomplished in
the art of retreat.
Theodore Roosevelt, the millionaire
and member of the Four Hundred who
is president of the New York board Of
police commissioners is one of the livest
of live men, and he has some admirable
ideas in spite of being a man who in
herited great wealth. which is rather to
be wondered at. Mr.. Roosevelt said that if
he had his way he would make alkyoung
men work. If a man is poor, his first
obligation is to work for his family; IT
he is rich, his first duty is to work for
the good of the state says Mr.. Roosevelt.
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The Administration Indifference as to
the fate of Waller, the colored American
citizen imprisoned by the French, still
continues. For almost six months has
his confinement lasted, and there is no
evidence that he will be released without
show of strength on the part of our
government, Still, no effort worthy of
the name has yet been made in his be.
half. Every request of ambassador
Eustis to see copy of the records of the
trial or to see the prisoner has been re-
fused by the French government. And
here the case stands. Tne simplest re-
quests that our government could ask
are rejected. International law recog-
nizes the right of foreign ambassador
to protect and aid in every possible man.
ner an accused prisoner of his own
nationality, and to demand fol him fair
ness and justice. Every step of our en-
bassador in this direction is coolly re-
pulsed. The refusal to grant these
rights is a snub and an insult to our gov
ernment, and the neglect to resent them
is rank cowardice. But the Administra-
tion has tamely submitted, and owing
solely to its shameful weakness Waller
still lies in prison. This case is another
illustration of the fact that the weak and
cowardly foreign policy of the Admins
tration has made our flag an object of
contempt abroad
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-20
legislative Reunion,

st, Albans, VT, Aug. 1.-THE second
deCennial reunion of eX-SenatOrs and ex-
Representatives of the State Legislature
will take place at the capital Wednesday,
Oct. 2. The first reunion of surviving
members of the present Senate and House
was held the first Wednesday in October
1885. when nearly 2OOO legislators assem-
bled at Montpelier. The preliminary
arrangements for the coming reunion
were made at a meeting of the members
of the present Senate and House during
the session of 1894. A Committee of
Arrangements was then appointed,
which met at Camp Gov. Woodbury. at
Fairlee during the encdmpment of the
National Guard. The committee organ
lied by electing ex-senator F. D. Hale of
Essex County as President, and Speaker
W. w. Stickney of the House as Secre-
tary.
1t was decided to make the occasion a
notable one, and an interesting program
of exercises will be arranged. The ex-
ercises will PROBABLY include a general
meeting, brief speeches and n banquet.
The Reunion Committee will meet at
the Pavilion next Tuesday evening to
complete arrangements for the meeting.
Representative II. S. Bingham is the
Bennington County member of the COM
mitJee.
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Secretary Morton intends if possible to
make the Free Silver employees in his
department feel the weight of their sins.
He is paying them in their own coin.
The gentleman who last month re-
ceived his pay in eleven pounds of silver
dollars was forcibly reminded that at
least some slight disadvantage would re-
suit from the operation of his Populistic
theory.
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The Boston Journal publishes an inte =
esting comparison of our imports of sew
eral important articles in ten months of
1898 "a under the Mckinley act with our
imports of the same articles in 1894 95
under the German Wilson act Except
that for woolens the comparison is for
six months, as the new schedule did not
go into effect until Jan. y. This table
also shows the per cent. of increase
1Cn9 nj ID
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The German people are unusually en-
thusiastic this year in their preparations
for the fall celebrations of their victories
in the FrancO-Prussian war of 1870.
Their almost uncomfortable enthusiasm
and the sensitive and excitable condition
of the French threatens trouble.
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Do You Want to Stop Tobacco ?
You can be Cured While Using It.

The habit Of using tobacco grows on a man un
til grave diseased conditions produced. To
bacco causes cancer of the mouth and stomach;
dyspepsia; loss of memory; nervous affections;
congestion of the retina, anu wasting of the op-
to the extent of blindness dizziness or vertigo;
tobacco asthma; nightly suffOcatlon; dull pain in
the region of the heart, followed later by sharp
pains, palpation and weakened pulse. resulting in
fatal heart disease. 1t also cures loss of vitality
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ThAT LTTTLE AD.

There was a little ad
That sang a little song,
And sang it clearly, sweetly,
To a willing. eager throng;
The people gladly listened
10 each lucid, happy thought,
Then hunted that merchant up
And bought, bought, bought.
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Berkshire in Bennington Battle.

The following poem from the Spring
ield Republican of Friday, August 10th
sings the praise of Berkshire parsor
md is worthy of reproduction. 1t is en-
titled "The Fighting Parson, at Ben
Aug 16, 1777."
Twas the morning of the battle,
And within the hollow square
Formed by Berkshires sturdest yoemen,
Parson Allen rose for prayer.
On platform reared on drum heads
Reverently the youthful form
Stnod erect while all nUout him
Bowed like grain before a storm.
Bless MS now, o God of battles!
TnOu hast called us to the fight,
Teach our hands and train our fingers,
All unused to war for Right!
"NIakC our enemies before us
Flee like chaff DER wind.swept plains.
Camp about us with thine angels,
Lead! We follow, Lord. Amen"
Then a solemn reverenJ stiffness,
Naught oftumult or acclaim,
AS the man of God, descending,
From the martial platform came.
Every heart the "Amen" echoed,
Fingers Clutched for gun and sword,
Like an awful inspiration
Fell the parsons earnest word.
For the country strove in sorrow,
Gloom oppressed the stoutest heart,
And among the ranks Of comrades
Many played lhe Tory's part.
Now. across the Vermont border
Armies rallied TOR the fight,
And amid the summer tempest
Gathered valiant men of might.
Morning broke The prayer was offered,
And the parsnn, giving thanks
For the signs of Weakened courage,
Calmly faced the British ranks:-
80 our countrymen, our brothers!
Traitors to your home and cause.
Leave oul enemies, and follow
Where we fight for freedoms laws
"Side by side within our village
Have we grown from boys to men.
In the name of God call you
Back to home and right again!"
Kissing round him flew the bullets,
Jeers and SCOTS in iron mould
Filled with righ eous wrath, the parsOn
Seized from out his brothers hold
Weapon true, that for his country
Oft had sent the deadly ball
To the british heart. Unwavering
Stood that figure, slim and tall.
Raised the mrsket stoutly, truly,
Quivering with an holy ire,
In the name of God and Freedom"
Answering the Bnton's fire.
So the parson opened the battle,
First by prayer and tDen by ball;
Through the day the conflict lasting
Victory came with evening-fall.
On the morrow, to the questioner
Quoth the parson. did kill?
Guess did! OF this | am certain,
From that bush below the hill
Forth came flashes fast recurring,
FEELING comrades round about,
So aimed in that direction
And put those flashes OUT
Years have passed. but Berkshire treasures
On the tongue and in the neart,
Mid the memories ofthe battle
Parson Aliens valiant part.
And amid the forms that history
Clusters round that battlefield
Given FOR freedom, sef-reliant,
Finding still their God their shield,
Stands the parson on the drum-head,
Stands the parson in the fight
Reverent trust in Great Jehovah,-
Zeal for manhOod and the right.
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THE BANNER.
EVERY TUESDAY AND FRI
DAY AFTERNOONS,

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Publishersl
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Orders for en-
graved cards taken
; at the BANNER Of
flee. These cards
are of the highest
/ the prices, for the
shed, are the lowest.
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Engraved
Cards

possible grade, ant
grade of work furni
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The following poem from the Spring
field Republican of Friday, August 10th,
sings the praise of Berkshire parson
and is worthy of reproduction. 1t is en-
titled "The Fighting Parson, at Ben
pinUtnn Ann 1G 1777 -
The Newtown bee., 1895-12-20

As she recalled the past, and tried to penetrate the future, smile of supreme satisfaction passed over her honest face as she remembered that her life's work would be perpetuated.
 The room in which she sat contained hundreds of volumes of records; and. turning to her daughter, she said,
 My daughter, this room, as you well know, contains the records of my life's work, in which for many years you have so diligently assisted me.
 By earnest application you have com passed my methods; and it is . happi- ness to think that when I leave. the glorious work will, through you, go on.
 The mission is g noble one. Do as | have done: never permit woman's ap- peal to go unheeded.
 These records tell of every case ever submitted to me; and it is my wish that the facts they contain shall in time prove much-needed education to the women of the world.'
 Thus did Lydia E. Pinkham hand over to her daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Pink ham, what may be termed the salvation of her sex; and that wonderful remedy, Lydia E. Pi7khan's Vegetable Com pound, which all druggists consider as standard as flour, goes on redeeming hundreds of women from the fearful consequences of female diseases.