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HINTS FOR THE slcKRooM.
Suggestions That Amateur Nurses Could
Follow to the Invalid's Comfort.


Tho light in a sicllroom should be TEN.
pered to suit the weakened condition OF
the PATIENTS eyes. Dark green roller
shades, which can be raised and lowered
easily, arc the best window curtains. A
tall screen should be placed at the foot OF
the bed so Us to shut out the light and
also the breeze.
fit is POSSIBLE to have the floor Of tho
sickroom unexpected, much trouble ill
disinfecting may be spared. The floor
should, however, be provided with few
thick rugs or mats, in order that tho feet
of the nurse may not be made very cold.
If the disease is of an infectious nature,
the mats may be made of old pieces of car
pet double The subsequent destruction OF
these will not cause the thrifty housewife
so much grief as that of more expensive
rugs.
No nurse who has the slightest regard
for the patients comfort or well being will
permit an unsightly array of medicine bot
ties, glasses and spoons to be on constant
exhibition before him. 1t is an excellent
plan to have small medicine closet fas-
tened to the wall and to have its contents
exhibited only when necessary.
One Of the most important arts taught
tho trained nurse is that of bedmaking,
Unless the under sheet is drawn tight and
smooth the patient suffPrs. Bedding should
be changed daily. If the invalid is able to
be moved, bedmaking is easy, but when
he is confined to the bed it is more diff
cult. Then the sheet should be drawn from
under him and the fresh one, folded, be
firmly tucked in one side. The patient
should then be moved to that side of tho
bed and the sheet drawn over.
The nurses gown should be OF gingham
or of white linen, aud it should be changed
daily. 1t should not come in contact with
the floor. 1t should not rustic ard croak.
Her shoes should be noiseless and comfort
able= Philndelphia Times.
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a Power for the Right.

In the elections of 1894 and 1895, no
newspape'r in large city in this country
did more treuchant work in furtherance
of Republican hopes than the New York
Tribune, and if the misery which mil
lions of Americans have endured for
two years, on account of the fatal folly
of electing President Cleveland in 1892,
shall be cured by the final rush of the
Republican over the breastworks in
1896, The Tribune could establish as
good claim as any to the right to be
the first to plant the flag on the ram
parts. That The Tribune has helped us
greatly in the elections of 1894 and 1895,
thousand of Republican leaders have
voluntarily testified. 1t is an able, dig
nified and convincing exponent of Re-
publican doctrine; and may its tribe in
crease, and its shadow never grow less,
and the spears rally under its banner
thickly as the frs which border Puget
Sound. The Tribune, however, is not
given up wholly to politics. 1t is full
of news, pictures entertaining stories
and features, mechanics and inventions,
farming topics and fashions, an all
round useful paper. The Tribune AL
manac, for 1896. IS cents copy, will be
indispensable to pOlicans of all parties
the coming year.
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HUGE1~ PETITION,
@zEM1 lzEl - z5E E-ET..JssEz1
Thousands of mothers
Would Sign.
Every Little Village and
Small Town.
MULTITUDES OF HOMES IN The
GREAT CITIES.
To be Represented on Enor-
nous Roll.
People with Worldwide Reputa.
tons Lead the Way.
Great Work Of Paine's Celery Com
pound.
People with Worldwide Reputa.
tons Lead the Way.
Great Work Of Paine's Celery Com
pound.
A Blessing to Every Household In
the Land.

If another huge petitio n, like the fam
Gus one now going round the world on
quite another mission, were to be signed
by all the men, women and children who
have been cured of disease or saved from
a weak, nervous condition by Paine's
celery compound, it would take stout
conveyance to carry the enormous docu-
ment from city to city.
Such growing testimonial would re-
ceive editions from every tiny village
and small town, not to mention the cit
les, on its journey across the United
States.
1t would be signed by thousands of
women no longer tortured by sleepless-
ness, pains in the hack and sides, con-
tinual headaches, neuralgia, dyspepsia
and Bright's disease.
There would be fully as many men
who had been permanently cured of kid.
ney and liver diseases and rescued from
chronic bad health by means of this
great invigorator.
A vast number of children would be
represented to testify to the ability of
Paine's celery compound to restore
healthy appetite, to take away that con.
slant tired feeling and to purify the
blood of natural humOrs.
The number of testimonials for Paine's
celery compound from men and women
of high standing in every state in the
Union that have already been published
would fill large volume. These testi-
mOnials have been written without solici-
tatiOn. They have been published ver-
batim as they were received.
Necessarily the testimonials that have
publicly appeared have been but one or
two, here and there, taken almost at
random from an enormously large num-
Der that every day and every week stead
lily increases.
Besides, it is to be remembered that
not one 1.-THE of all the magnificent cures
fairly due to Paine's celery compound
immediate family; that, in fact, few
people have any appreciation of the
number of families throughout the
United States where Paine's celery
compound is kept constantly on hand
and is being taken or has been taken by
some one of its members.
Paine's celery compound has already
done an enormous work. 1t has saved
lives. 1t has saved health 1t has saved
homes.
But its work as the gr9ateat nerve and
brain strengthener and restOrer the
world has known, is only well started.
1t is not beyond the reach of the most
modest household, viii a much greater
expenditure will procure nothing else SO
effective.
Paine's celery compound, the remedy
that makes people well, is within the
reach of all!
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HARPER'S WEEKLY
IN 1896.

Harper's Weekly is a journal for the whole
country. 1t deals with the events of the world
that are important to Americans.
In carrying out this policy, in 1895, Julian
Ralph visited China and Japan, and jOurneyed
through the West. Richard Harding Davis took
of the new navy wee described and illustrated
by Rufus F. ZoRraum Frederic Remington pre-
sented studies OF Army and Frontier life; Poult-
ney Bigelsw attended the opening of the kiel
Canal.
In 1896 Ike attention will he given to every no.
table happenings. The chief events in art, liter
AZURE, and music and the drama will be artist
cally presented. ". ID Howells, in the new de-
partment, Life and Letters" will discuss in his
interesting way books and the social questions
of the times. f. s. Martins Sprightly gossip OF
the BUSY World will be continue d. The pro
gress of the TranspOr' alton Commits ion ar un1
the world will be followed, and Casper W. Whit
nty will conduct the department Of ANA eur
Sports
In 1896 will occur Presidential election In its
editorials ami through its political cartoons the
Weekly will continue to be an independents advo-
cate of good government aud -ound money.
In fiction the Weekly viii be especially strong.
1t will publish the only novel Of the year by W..
d. Howells aud Il stirring serial # a scotch feud
sual excellence and interest. In every respect
Harper'S Weekly will maintain its leading place
in he illustrated journalism Of the word.
The volumes of the WEEkYL begin with
the first number for January of each year.
When no time is mentioned. subscriptions will be-
gin with the nuu.ber current at the time of re-
ceipt of order.
Rgmittances should be made by postolnce
money order or draft, to avoid chance or loss.
Newspapers are not to copy this advertisement
without the express order of Harper & Bros.
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Plants Thrive on a Meat Dict.

1t has been proved time and again that
the so called "Cannibal plants" of which
the Venus 1ytrap is the type, are much
more healthy when allowed their regular
insect food than they are when reared I'M
der netting or in any other manner which
excludes them from their regular meat
diet. The above is an oddly of itself, es-
pecially when we consider the fact that
there is a certain school of botanists which
teaches cannibal plants make no use what
ever of the insect prey captured by them,
but it is nothing compared with the bold
assertion made by Francis Darwin. That
noted scientific gentleman bravely meets
the vegetarian botanists" with the asser-
ton that all kinds and classes of plants,
whether known as "meat eaters" or not,
bear more and heavier fruits and seeds
when fed on meat than those that are not
allowed flesh diet. He grew two lots,
comprising various varieties of the differ
ent common plants. One lot was regu-
larly fed Through their roots of course),
with pure juices compressed from meat,
the other with water and the various fer
tilizers. The final figures ON this odd ex
pertinent proved that the plants which
were fed pure meat juice bore 168 fruits Of
the different kinds, while the unfed plants
of the same number and original condition
bore but "A; also that the pampered plants
bore $40 seeds to every 100 borne by tho
plants that were not given a chance to
crafty cannibalistic tastes. This is GER
tainly discovery worthy Of much careful
study and extensive experiment.-St.
Louis Republic.
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A Lancashire Lad.

He has in his veins strong dash Of flnu
Morse blood, which has saved him from
the dour taCiturnity, the brutal coarseness,
the banality, which marks the pure blood
ed Angle. He a good listener, fair talk
or and marvclOusly quick ut grasping any
point which touches his personal interests.
In politics, except where in few special
cases he and his friends have been gOaded
into Liberalism by crushing rents or an
overbearing agent, he carries his attach
ment to Tory doctrines to the verge OF
bigotry, though neither he nor any onG
else can give any logical reason why he
should be Tory at all.
His ideas of public duties and their per.
formance are those of two generations ago,
that the one aim of every member of any
public body should DO to keep down the
rates. Heis quite content with tho distinc-
ton of possessing some of the worst roads
in the county, will oppose tooth and nail
proposal to supply handkerchiefs to tho
workhouse children and regards allot-
ments, SO soon as he has been brought to
understand what the term means, rs ridic-
ulous. But, if he has his faults, he Is not
without some solid virtues of the old fash
toned kind In their tastes and habits hN
and his wife are simple, industrious, pains
taking, to an extraordinary degree.
They dress as their grandparents dressed,
the ono in the knitted jacket and cordu-
roys, the other in the quaint sunbonnet
and clean, print bodice with short, blue
gown, of half century ago. They are
gifted with an astonishing power of bat
Ting against adverse circumstances, and
there is masculine strain in the vito
which enables her to carry on the farm aft
er her husbands death, often more sue
cessfully than he did himself. Macmil.
lan's Magazine
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Combating a Fool Notion.

"There never was a bigger fool notion
in this world, " said young Fullback, pull
ing on his padded trousers, than this
idea that football is a dangerous game.
These reports about boys getting hurt "
he continued, adjusting his shin guards
and fastening them on securely, ARE half
the time exaggeratiOns, and half the time
they are mado out of whole cloth. A fellow
simply can't get injured in game" he
proceeded, stuffing a quantity of wadding
about his hip bones and around his shout
ders and chest, unless he just wants to
injure himself and does it on purpose.
Now, I've been in "A dozen games this
year'-here he strapped his ear guards
round his &ead-"and with the exception
of black eye now and then, and one or
two fingers dislocated, or something like
that, haven't had the slightest injury"
Here the young man put on his nose
guard and mouth protector, and shortly
afterward went forth to cngagein harm
less little game of football. - Chicago
Tribune.
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The Bishops House.

Bishop Watterson is not only the crack
fisherman Of all the clergy, but the best
story teller. The bishop tells n story of
how the drummer on the train mistock
him, the bishop, for another commercial
tourist and asked him if he represented
big house. biggest on earth" said the
bishop. Whats the name of the flrm?"
queried the drummer. Lord and
Church, " replied the imperturbable bishop.
"Huml Lord and Church. Never heard of
it. Got any branches anywhere?' Branch
houses all over the world" "That's queer
Never heard of 'em. Is it boots and shoes?"
"No." "Hats and caps?" mot that
either. !" oh, dry goods supposed"
well, " replied the bishop, "some call it
notions. Omaha Chronicle.
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Throwing Mud.

Unless words without meaning are used,
PERSONS vocabulary must be bounded by
his knowledge. Many years ago L was
teaching a class Of poor children in the
school connected with the Church of st.
Paul's, Covent Garden. One day ex-
hibited a picture of a bayfield, with men
carting hay. 1 asked the children what
the men were throwing up into the cart.
They answered, without moments hest
tation, "Mudr 1t then occurred to me
for the first time that these children had
never seen a bayfield, or the carting Of
hay, but the scavenger's cart, carting mud,
they were quite familiar with, and hence
they spoke within their knowledge. Notes
and Queries.
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NEW BOOKS. NEW BOOKS.
The New Books of the Season, :
The ones Read and Talked About.

The New Books of the Season.
The ones Read and Talked About.
The following are the latest books for
this season. AS every one wishes to be
familiar with the current literature, the
publications that people are discussing,
there can be nothing better selected for
Christmas than one of these books.
The Men of the Moss Hags-S. L.
Crockett, Sl50.
A Three Stranded Yarn--W. Clark
Russell, S1.25.
The Days of Aud Lang Syne-Ian
Maclaren, $1.25.
Jude, the Obscure-Thos. Hardy,
S1.75.
Slain by the Doones-R. D. Blackmore
SIPS.
In Hollow of the Hills-Bret Harte,
$1.25.
The Red Cockade-Stanley J. Weyman
$3.50.
The Story of Bessie Costrell-Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, S.75.
The Second jungle Book-Rudyard
Kipling, $3.50.
0utre Mer-Paul Bourget, Sl.75.
Trooper Ross and Signal Butte-Capt.
Chas. King, U. S. A., $3.50.
From the Memoirs of a Minister of
France-Stanley j. Weyman, SLIPS.
For sale at the BANNER Stationery
Store
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LIsTATE OF JAMES GUNsHANNoN.

viii Presented.
STATE OF VERMONT
District Of Remington, -
In Probate Court HID at Probate Office in Ben
nington within and for said district on the End day
of January, A. D.. 1896
Present John V. Carney, Judge.
An instrument purporfing to he the last will
and testament of James GunshanuOn late of Ben
nington, in said district. deceased, being ure-
scented by Catherine Gunsh1nnOn, widow
Of deceased for probate, it is
ordered by said Court that all
persons concerned therein be- notified to
appear at session thereof to be held at
the Probate Office in Bennington, in said district,
on the 18th day of Jan. A d 1896. at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, and show cause if any they have
against the probate of said will; for which pur-
pose it is further ordered that this order be- pub
lished three weeks successfully IN the Benning.
ton BANNER, newspaper printed at bennington
in this State, previous to said time OF hearing.
By the Court,
100 Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY. Judge.
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rSTATE OF PLATHENA GREEN
Ia SLET

m l.
Notice Of Settlement and Application for Distri
button.
STATE OF VERMONT,
District Of Bennington, 90
In Probate court held at Bennington. within and
for said district on the 2nd day of January
A. d 1896.
Present, John V. Carney, Judge,
c S. Ayre Administrator of the estate of Pla-
thena Greenslet, late OF Bennington in said Dis
trct deceased presents his administration &C
count for examination and allowance, an makes
application for a deer, of distribution and part
ton of the estate of said deceased
Whereupon,i it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to session
thereof to be held at the Probate Office aforesaid,
On the 2lst day OF january, A. ID. 1926,
for hearing and decision thereon; and,
1t is further ordered, that notice
thereof be given TO all parties interested, by
publication of the same three weeks successfully
in the Bennington BANNER, newspaper published
at Bennington, previous to said time appointed
for hearing, that they may appear at sid time
and place, and show cause, II any they may have
why said account should not be allowed, and
such decree made
A record whereofis ordered to be made.
A true record,
JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
A truL copy Of the original record
leO JOHN V.CARNE1, Judge.
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rsTATE OF JOHN H, DAVIS.

Notice Of Settlement and Application for Distrl'
button.
STATE OF VERMONT, 90
District of Bennington, 3D.
AT a session OF the Probate Court holden at the
Probate office in Bennington, in said district, on
the goth day of December, A. D., 1895.
Present, John V. Carney, Judge.
E. W. Bradford, administrator Of the estate
of John H. DAVIS, late of BenningtOn,in said Dist
deceased, presents his administration account for
examination and allowance. and makes applica-
ton for decree Of d.stri iution and partition OF
the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said court, that
said account and said application be referred to a
session thereof, to be held at the Probate Office
aforesaid, on the 9th day of January, A. D.,
1885, for hearing and decision thereon: and II Is
further ordered that notice thereof be given to
all parties interested, by publication OF the same
three weeks successfully in the Bennington BAN.
NER newspaper published at Bennington. pre-
vious to said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause, II any they may have. why said &C
count should not be allowed and such decree
made.
A record whereof is ordered 90 be made.
A true record.
Attest JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
A true copy Of the original recOrd,g
90 Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
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Important Facts.

If you have dull and heavy pain across
forehead and about the eyes; if the nos
trils are frequently stopped up and fol
lowed by disagreeable discharge; if
soreness IN the nose and bleeding from
the nostrils is often experienced; if you
are very sensitive to cold in the head &C
companied with headache; then you may
be sure you have catarrh; and should
Immediately, resort to Ely's Cream
Balm for cure. The remedy will give
Instant relief.
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The SnlnnRnder.

In almost every country there is an idea
that the salamander lives or can live i'll
the fire There is u strange popularity
about this creature which has given rise to
the superstition. When placed in a very
warm situation, the salamander throws
out, from orifces in his sides, small guam
titles of fluid to relieve the oppressive
warmth. 1t is possible that this fluid
might quench, or at least might allay, the
violence of small fire, but in itself the
salamander is no more impervious to fire
than any other animal.
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The Hair.

While most people admit there is moth
ing better for the scalp than a thorough
brushing of the hair morning and night,
many will not persist in this and are con-
tinually asking what will make the hair
come in when it is fast coming out. Many
of the best hairdressers and BARRIERS arc
recommending rubbing pure grease in very
thoroughly every night or every other
night. In several instances this has proved
very effectual, and new growth Of short
and strong fuzz all over the head has been
the result.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
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MAX shlnburn Back al ALBANY.

Max Shlnburn, the Count who was
transferred from the Albany jail to
Schoharie several weeks ago to stand
trial for robbing the Middleburg bank,
has been brought back to Albany. His
trial had to be postponed on account of
the illness of the peoples chief witness
and it was thought best to bring him
to Albany for safe-keeping
until May, when his trial
will take place. When Shin
burn was IN Schoharie Jail he made an
attempt to escape several days ago, but
was prevented by the grit of Sheriff
T,OVpland'S wife
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ESTATE OF e. A. MOON.

Notice of Settlement ind application for Distr
button.
STATE OF VERMONT,
Dist. of Bennington. IS.
In Probate Court, held at Bennington, within
and for said district, on the 3lst day Of De
c-mheT, A. D.1S95.
Present. John V. Carney, Judge.
Emma Moon, adminiSlratrix Of the estate
Of +. A. Moon late Of Bennington. in said
district, deceased. presents her administration
account for examination and allowance and
makes application fora decree Of distribution and
partition of the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court, that
said account and said application be referred to
\ session thereof, To be held the Probate ONCE
aforesaid on the 18th dav Of January. A. d.
1886 for hearing aud decision thereon; and, it is
further ordered. that notice thereof be given to
all parties interested. by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Bennington BAN.
NER, a newspaper published at Bennington,p pre-
vious to said time for hearing that they may APP
pear at said time and place, and show cause il
any they may have. why SAID account should not
be allowed. and such decree made.
A Record whereof is ordered to be made,
A true record,
Attest. JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
true COPY Of the original record
100 Attest JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
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Win She Waa.

A good baby story is told of neighbor
meeting little one in the street and say
ing: GOOD morning, my little dear. l
never can tell you and your sister apart.
Which of the twins are your"
And the little one made answer, "Im
the one what's out walkin. London Tit
Bits.
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Exerticn Required.

~ had the best kind of chance" re.
marked Mr.. Dismal Dawson as he held
out his cup for little more coffee, Ito
steal bicycle"
"And you nobly resisted the tempta-
tionY' said tho lady as she cut another slice
OF pie.
"Yes'm, did. 1 don't know, though, I"
continued Mr.. Dawson, "whuther Iwould
er not, eff it had been one of them self pro-
pellers indianapolis journal.
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On the Safe Side.

Student-Then how much does the suit
come to for cashY
Tailor-Fifty marks.
Student-And if paid for by instalmentsP
Tailor-A hundred marks-only in that
case you will have to pay half on the nail.
-Linzgauer Bote.
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One of the strangest books ever written
Is Pere Berruger's Improvements on the
Bible" He rewrote the Scriptures in the
style of a fashionable novel, stating in his
preface that Moses and the other writers
ars too barren in their description.
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Beecham's pills for consti-
patton Io@ and 25&. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Annual sales more than 6OOO,OOO boxes
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The world owes all its onward impulses
to men i'll at ease Tbf h1fpg man inevi-
tably confines him lllln 1oient lin
its. -Hawthorne.