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whom the large majority of the
Republicans concentrated their
votes, seemed certain, Addicks and the
Democratic members dragged in the
Democratic Governor, who, by acting as
speaker, prevented a majority for Mr..
Dupont and declared no election. With
out the Governors vote, the fifteen votes
received by Mr.. r.DupOnt would have elect,
ed him. With the Governor voting,
Mr.. Dupont required 16 votes, one more
than he received. 1t is believed that the
action of the Governor was illegal and
thai Mr.. Dupont will be given the seat
The Governor who was speaker of the
State Senate, assumed his present Office
upon the death of his predecessor, a
short time since. That he could retain
the speakership of the Senate as he
claims, while assuming the Office of
Governor, seems beyond reason and con
trary to the constitution of the State.
The Governor will now appoint Demo
crat as Senator, and Mr.. Dupont, who
without the presence of the
Governor would have received
clear majority, will appeal .
The Senate will probably declare the
Governors course unconstitutional and
seat Mr.. Dupont. No election and the
appointment of Democrat was recog-
nized by the Republican majority as pref
ferable to representation by man of the
Addicks' stripe. The election of man
who had bought his supporters, had
played the obstructionist for four
months, who would throw the Senator
ship into the hands of the Democracy
and endanger the slim Republican ma
jority in the National Senate, rather than
allow the election of anyone but himself
would have been lasting disgrace upon
Repubicansm in Delaware and in the
whole country.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Our Japan Letter-The Lap Robe or
Blanket.
HRosHIMA, April 10Th. 1895.

HIROSHIMA, April 10th, 1895.
One of the first things | was advised to
purchase on landing in Yokohama was a
good plush lap robe. l have it yet and
few Americans can realize what a COM
fort it has been. When they were in
troduced into Japan the people found
the word blanket hard to pronounce and
so shortened the word by emitting the
first four letters. But in Japanese be-
comes to for the people seem almost un-
able TO give a simple sound and SO all
over Japan now one hears the word Ket-
to when blanket is wanted. or is men,
toned. When one gets into a jimrik-
isha one prefers to put ones own blanket
over ones clothing to having the sOiled
one of the puller laid over. In winter
one needs that of the puller in addition
When one stops at hotel for the night
where no sheets are provided and there
are fleas in the quilts furnished, one is
glad to tuck ones robe around the neck
and escape destruction as much as is pos
sible. If one rents a Japanese house
then the blanket is necessary to spread
on the tatami for the guests to sit on, al
though in hot weather it is pleasanter to
sit on the cool mats.
If one goes on picnic the ketto is just
the thing to spread on the ground and is
usually carried. The little boats fitted
up with awnings for excursions of a mile
or two, are SO clean that shoes, clogs,
sandals, etc, must be removed and one
sits at such a time on the neatly spread
kettO. 1t is a rainy day you will see
hundreds of Japanese with a red blanket
looped about the neck and covering their
garments down half way to the ground.
In massed company at railroad sta
tiOn you may see hundreds and almost
thousands of pilgrims in these blankets,
red, green, white, ring-streaked and
speckled and with their large oiled paper
umbrellas, n strange sight they form. If
magic lantern show is to be given in
the evening out doors, the ground is COW
cred with thin mating and on these are
laid the ketto and down on their knees
the audience sit on their legs for an hour
or more.
You find every city well supplied with
stores where these blankets may be
bought. If you make a journey on a
train you find only bare wooden seats or
settees with their mating on
them in Sd class cars and
you need your blanket for comfort, if
not for warmth. In second-class cars,
and even in first.cass cars only hot wa
ter tanks are put in for your feet to rest
upon, and you ride in mid-winter with
danger of catching cold unless you have
blankets and plenty of clothing along.
The Japanese almost all smoke-men,
women and children, and so they think
they can keep that smoke in the car and
warm the compartments thereby, plan
that exasperates even some American
smokers. The Japanese, in their own
homes, place blanket on the floor and
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14

oyer this brazier, and then smoke in a
friendly way. drinking sake when not
contenting themselves with tea and can
dies and cake. In the course of their
smoking the little pinches of tobacco
that fill their pipes sometimes fall on the
blanket and holes are burned in them.
If you go to church you take your ketto
along and spread it out and sit on one,
bringing the other up over your knees,
but if a Japanese should come in and
there were no little square quilt remain
ing for him to sit on (these zabuton are
furnished in limited number in a church
with mats only, then it is polite for you
to offer part of your own blanket for
him to sit on. This sitting on cold mat
ting in churches, where tine wind whis-
ties through and where fires are sutfi-
Cient to warm only the hands when snow
lies outside, has caused the physical
ruin of more than one noble woman
who has come to Japan for missionary
work. Men can endure it better, but
few men enjoy it.
The whole country is in blankets and
an odd sight it is to see wealthy Japan
ese dressed in silks, bring in their white
double blankets-regular bed-blankets-
into the cars and stretch themselves out
as if in their own homes. Thinking
these few facts might be of interest to
the readers of the Bennington BANNER,
have pleasure in transmitting them,
with warm TemembranCes of the bles-
sings of my native State.
Very respectfully yours,
G. NJ. SEVERANCE.
The paper this morning says that
Count Ito is enjoying the scenery near
Balkan in excursions for pleasure, as if
no important negotiations were going
on with Ii Hang Chang, thus proving
himself a true Oriental hero.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14
Eli Perkins on Politics.

A representative of the Statesman, Sa-
lem, Oregon, called on Melville d. Lam
don eli Perkins,, and the result is given
in the following:
What are your politics." asked Eli,
looking over his glasses.
straight Republican" replied the re-
porter, modestly.
Republican" replied Eli, savagely;
'well, you have got gall-to come here
to interview a rock ribbed Democrat-a
Randall Democrat. What do you want
me to say?'
I'VE want to inquire if you are alto
gether pleased with the work of your
party?n
"Well-no-rm not" said Eli, scratch
ing his head. Pm not altogether
pleased"
"Well, what is the matter?'
"I'll tell you my son." said Eli, slowly
wiping his glasses, "rm afraid the party
has gone back on us Randall Democrats.
I'm afraid they've lied to us. They said
Tariff for revenue in the platform and
then they let a lot of One-hOrse rebels
from Tennessee and West Virginia knock
Tariff for revenue into tlithereens. Why,
instead of getting the revenue, we are
running in debt $50, 100000 year. They
told us they would not lower wages.
Then they cut the Tariff 30 per cent. and
down went wages 80 per cent. and the
boys are mad. The Free-Trade Demo
Gratis got us Randall Democrats by the
throat. They wasn't honest We were
led into a trap-a Free-Trade trap"
"What other lies did the Free Trade
Democrats tell you?"
"They said Protection d idn't protect
wages nor create new industries, and
they made us believe that tin couldn't be
made in this country. Why, up in Port
land yesterday Joseph S. Megler. the
great Washington salmon Gamer, told me
he had bought his tin from an American
manufacturer for S4.S5 box when he
always paid $3.50 for Welsh TIM
"Then," continued Eli, "when the
crash came and our mills stopped and
wages went down, what did those Free
Trade Democrats tell us? Why, they
lied again and said it was the silver bill.
Why, the Republicans bought $40, 9,000,-
600 worth of silver in thirty years and
coined it and the country was prosper
Gus. We put Cleveland in and he bought
| $1,000, 600 worth of silver at the market
| p'ice, AZ cents for a dollar, coined it, and
! put it out for 1000, 600 and we all went
to pieces. The silver bill! 1t was the
undemocratic Free Trade Tariff, and we
| Randall Democrats know it now"
well, what do you Randall Democrats
propose to do?' asked the reporter,
1--WE can't do anything" said Eli. 81
we were in power we'd put that Tariff
back again. We'd stop selling gold bonds
for per cent. interest to Rothschild
but sell to them American Democrats a
3 per cent. We'd help struggling Ha
waii. We wouldn't sink republic ant
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The Monroe Doctrine.

The occasion has been judged proper
for asserting, as principle in which the
rights and interests of the United States
are involved, that the American conti-
nents, by the free and independent con-
ditiOn which they have assumed and
maintained, are hencefOrth not to be con-
sidered as subjects for future colonial
ton by any European powers,
In the wars of the European powers, in
matters relating to themselves, we have
never taken any part nor does it cOmpOrt
with our policy to do so. 1t is only when
our rights are invaded or seriously men
aced that we resent injuries or make
preparation for our defence. With the
movements in this hemisphere we are of
necessity more Immediately connected
an by causes which must be obvious to
all enlightened and impartial observers.
We owe it, therefore, to candor and to
the amicable relations existing between
the United States and those powers to
declare that we should consider any at
tempt on their part to extend their sys-
TEN to any portion of this hemisphere as
dangerous to our peace and safety. With
the existing colonies or dependencies of
any European power we have not inter-
fered. and shall not interfere. But with
the governments who have declared their
independence and maintained it, and
whose independence we have, on great
consideration and on just principles, ac-
knOwledged, we could not view any in
terpOsition for the purpose of Oppress-
ing them, or controlling by any other
manner their destiny by any European
power, in any other light that as the
manifestation of an unfriendly disposi-
ton towards the United States.
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JACKSON INCOME TAX.
With Brown, White, Shiras and Har'
Ian, He Votes to Sustain the Law

At the consultation of the justices,
Saturday, Justice jackson voted, with
Justices Brown, White, Harlan and
Shiras, to sustain the cOnstitutionality
of the income tax law, and the vote
when announced will stand five to four
in favor of the law. 1t is learned that
Justice Jackson's attitude was under
stood by his colleagues on the bench be.
fore he came to Washington. He has at
all times been fully advised as to the
merits of the case and was furnished
with the record and the lawyers briefs,
so that he was fully prepared to vote
when the justices met in consultation
Saturday.
1t is learned definitely that the cOnclu-
sion was reached at Saturdays cOnsulta-
ton of the Supreme Court, and that it is
confidently expected to have the opinion
in the case ready for announcement next
Monday. No authoritative statement as
to which way the decision will be can be
secured of course, but all that can be
learned goes to corrOborate the Associ-
ated Press report of Saturday, that the
indications favor the upholding of the
law on the points that remain.
A member of the court is responsible
for the statement that there will be prob
ably two opinions, and while he did not
go to the extent of indicating on which
side the majority opinion would be, he
said that member of the majority
would write the opinion on that side
which would be the opinion of the court,
while some member of the minority
would express the opinion on the other
and there would probably be no indie
pendent individual opinions as before.
The present intention is to make the
opinions comparatively brief.
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The senatorship contest which has
caused such prolonged deadlock in the
Delaware Legislature will in all proba-
bility be transferred to the United
States Senate. The Legislature has adj
journed; whether Henry A. Dupont was
elected or whether there was no election
is for the Senate to say. Senator Hig-
gins, was justly entitled to a reelection.
He is valuable statesman and,a valuable
Republican. Addicks, who is response
BILE for the defeat of Mr.. Higgins, is
probably the worst specimen of political
highwayman and pirate in existence
Nobody but Addick deemed himself
worthy of the Office. He is very rich
and in consequence gained control oyer
small minority of Republicans, just
enough to prevent the election of any
one else With the cry of "Addicks or
nobody he has for four months prevent
ed an election and attempted to compel
the majority to elect him. Mr.. Higgins
and other good men have withdrawn in
favor of others but Adl1icks continued to
"hold up' the Delaware Senate, During
the closing scenes of the session as the
election of Mr.. Dupont upon
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Canadian produce, lumber, etc, are
admitted free of duty to the United
States. A prohibitive duty of fifteen
cents a bushel is placed by Canada on
our wheat. This is illustrative of De-
mocracy's idea of reciprocity, and what
a contrast to the Republican idea, en-
bodied in the reciprocity provision of the
Mckinley law, compelling foreign ma
tions to grant us equal privileges to
those we grant them, or to fnda market
elsewhere.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14

The epidemic of typhoid fever pre-
vailing in Stamford, Conn, where the
number of cases is said to exceed two
hundred, is directly traceable to milk
man. All the typhoid cases are in the
families supplied by retail milk dealer
He appears to have procured water from
well that has been found to receive the
direct drainage of the several small
dwellings which stand on rising ground
within twenty-five feet of it. The milk
man has been called upon to defend him
self in the courts.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14

Julius H. Seelye, ex-President of Am
herst College, died in Amherst, Mass,
last Sunday evening, Since. 1885, when
he suffered severe attack of erysipelas
he has been in poor health. A nervous
disease, caused by overwork, developed
several years ago and in 1891
compelled him to resign the
presidency of Amherst after
holding the office for fourteen years. He
served one term in Congress. DR.. Seelye
was recognized as an educator of more
than national reputation, an scholar of
the highest type.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14

Ten thousand people assembled in a
little town in Indiana last week to hear
Benjamin Harrison make the closing
plea in will case. They appear to have
been paid for their trouble, and they
possibly heard the last address that the
distinguished lawyer will ever make to a
jury. 1t is said to be his firm purpose
to retire from court practice. He may,
however, have occasion to address an
other notifying committee.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14

The Rev. Sam Jones denounces "Tril-
by'' as vicious, abominable and unfit to
be read by good people. But then, Sam
probably hasn't learned that the "Tril-
by craze has induced a Boston theater
manager to offer prize of pair of jew
el-bedecked shoes, valued at $500, to the
worthy possessor Of the most perfect
"Trilby'' foot.
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The Tennessee legislature has refused
to appropriate 100000 for a State Ex-
hibition. The members probably real
ize that the Democratic steal of the gov
ernorship has furnished the country
with all the exhibition it wants from
Tennessee, for the present.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14

Here is undoubted evidence that the
New York police force has determined
to be honest under the new reform ad-
ministratlon. A patrOlman found four
coppers wrapped in a piece of paper on
the sidewalk last Friday. He took the
money to the station, and turned it over
to the property clerk at headquarters.
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Housewives will rejoice over the pros
poets of a large peach crop this year,
Indications are that it will be the largest
one in years.
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THF BANNER.
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China is said to be about to borrow
S9OO,0O0,0OO. The war in the East seems
to have had the same effect on China as
Clevelandism has had on this country.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14

A million dollar steal by the Demo-
cratic ring of Chicago, has just been
brought to light Probably the Chicago
Democracy has become jealous of the
success of their Trenton, Brooklyn and
New York City brethren in million dol
lar jobs.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-14

The per capita wealth of the nation is
Sl.47 less than it was two years agO.-Ex-
change.
The per capita strength of the Demo-
cratic party of the Nation is about 200
per cent less than it was two years ago.
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MUSIC LESSONS.

PROF. HARD of New York extending thanks
to his numerous patrons Ito whom he refers) the
past term, opens his spring term April 18th.
The latest rapid systems taught, enabling begin
ners to play at sight in one term. Address Ben
niDgton post Office and he will call on you. 21tf
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-26
A CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS.
How One Group of Youngsters Enter
tanned Others.

How One Group of Youngsters Enter
tanned Others.
In the room into which they are at
first uShered there is no sign OF the
tree, but soon after all have gathered
someone starts a well-known carol, and,
finding then, voices, the little people tor
get to be shy or embarrassed and are
ready to fall into line and march into the
room where the tree is displayed.
Here all is rather dark which adds
to the mystery made by the closed fold
ing doors or the drawn curtains which
screen the tree from view. There is a
pause of few minutes as the children
scramble into the low seats, and then, at
a given signal, the tree is revealed, and
no wonder an appreciative murmur OF
approval breaks from the small threats
as it stands before them i'll all it's glory
and sparkling light.
Presently a veritable Santa Claus APP
pears, clad in furs. with pack and beard,
just as jolly and rosy as the dear little
old man was ever supposed to be, who
greets his admirers with CHEEKY speech
of welcome, and then prepares to unload
his pack, bringing out something for
everyone, and adding to the pretty pack
age which he puts into each little out
stretched hand basket or cornucopia
from the tree. filled with simple candy
and bunch of holly tied with a bright
ribbon bow All this takes time, for
each gilt has TO De opened ana ulSpidy eu
and admired. But when all are finally
distributed and the lights are turned
I'D in the room and the candles on the
tree extinguished, it is time for games
or dancing, or perhaps a Punch and
Judy show, or, best OF all. prestidigita-
tor may present himself. dressed i'll a
jolly clowns costume. and TOR another
hour keep the little company enthralled
with his wonderful skill and the funny
gifts and absurd little trinkets which are
discovered i'll the most extraordinary
places or appear by wild magic, and,
strange to say in such a way and by
such means that 10 one is forgotten or
overlooked.
After this part of the entertainment is
over it is time for the music to play an
other march, and the little people. to
choose partners and walk together into
the supper room, where the table, well
laden with fare most attractive to view,
but simple in kind and variety, is shown.
There may be one long table with seats
all around it, or the seats may be placed
against the wall. or there may be sew
eral small tables, where each little party
can he served and watched over separate
1y-Harner'S RaZar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-26

his silver wedding. Many guests were
invited for the occasion AS the first
guest arrived. one of the daughters was
sent to summon the father from his
study. When they reached the room.
the daughter noticed that her father car
ried i'll his hand small wooden box, and.
as he shook hands with the nearest
guest, she saw him drop it. The cover
rolled off. but she gave sigh Of relief
when she saw that the box was ap-
parently empty. The naturalist, how
ever. uttered g cry of dismay and in
stantly went down ON his hands and
knees in an attempt to gather up some
thing. Have you spilled anything,
father?' she asked. ''Spilled anything!r
he echoed, in evident Indignation at her
calm tone; Il have lost fifty ffeas that
have just received from Egypt" The eff
feet of this intelligence on the family
was nothing in comparison to the effect
the catastrophe had upon the company
before the evening was over; and the
only thing that the naturalist said to
his friends in answer to their congratula-
tons upon his happy married life was to
ask if they carried any Of his Egyptian
feas they would return the insects to
him
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-12-26
Coffin Planks.

One of the most curious industries in
the world is the business of mining for
coffin planks which is carried on in
Upper Tonquin, portion of the French
possessions in southeastern Asia.
In. certain district in this province
there exists a great underground deposit
of logs. which were probably the trunks
of trees engulfed by an earthquake or
some other CONFUSION of nature at a
comparatively recent period.
The trees are species of pine. The
wood is almost imperishable, and has
the quality, either through it's nature or
as a result of its sojourn underground,
of resisting decay from damp.
This quality makes it particularly valu-
able for the manufacture of collins, and
for this purpose it is largely exported to
EuroDe.-Tid-Bits.