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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-06
PaIish Institute.

The CaddO Parish reachers' Institute
will be he'd at The Central High school for
one week, beginning Monday, 7tA inst
s ats Institute Conductor Il. e. Chambers
will be in charge, assisted by Prof. Boyd.
All the teachers in the parish will be pres
ent, and week Of profit and professional
intercourse will be erj yed.
x1x :
The regular monthly meeting oftbe Caddo
Parish Teachers Association was held at
toe High school Saturday afternoo7 at 3
O'Clock. Question discussed was Disci-
pine aad how to secure It.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-06

New Years Nuts and RaisIns.
The time honored dessert of nuts and
raisins can be varied a little in the
manner of serving. A fancy arrange
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II. r. CUSHMAN MFG. co.

Manufacturers Of Decorative and Arts
tic Furniture Speciaties, North Benning.
ton, VT. II. T. Cushman, president.
John Henry Cushman, vice president.
Arthur H. Cushman, treasurer; NJ. t.
Mattison, secretary. This concern to-
Day IS the recognized leader in the man.
uiacturr of goods in its line, both in tn
country and in Europe. The preser,
line consists of screens Of very ex-
,cnsive variety, some Of which are
mounted with silks, imported French
woven tapestries, oil paintings and VII
price from fifty cents to $50 each. Ed
sells, music cabinets. jarlinierc stancs
'abourettes wall pockets, in all, $50 diff
f'rent designs. This business was oriEi-
mated by Mr. II. r. Cushman In 1851, and
mas been carried on continuously ever
since. The company was recently incor-
poratcd with an authorized capital stock
of $jOw1. 1t occupies the stone factory
on River street, which has a capacity
~ "1lOO feet of floor surface, we'll filled
with machinery well adapted to their
manufacture, employing on the avera gc
from sixty to seventy-fve persons. with
an average payroll of about 800 per
week. II is one Of the most perfectly
equipped plants in the country. having
water and steam power, electric lights
ana the sprinkler system against fire. In
the process of manufacture lumber
comes in from the lumber yards by
means of a railroad constructed for the
purpose, leading into the basement.
where 1t is cut to dimensions, lifted on
an elevator to the next floor, where 1t is
cut to shapes, either by saving. shap-
ing with molder or turned on automat-
ic fancy wood turning lathes then to the
next floor where the external finishes ar.
put on and the articles formed thence
to the next floor above, where the goods
are stored and packed for shipping. Al
average of 100000 feeet of lumber prin-
cipally oak, is consumed yearly, and Of
fabrics for the upholstering department
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and thrift is found in its Board of Trade
Young Mems Christian Association,
Young Mems Association, Free Library,
Masonic, Odd Fellows, Grand Army of
the Republic, Sons of Veterans, Rad
Men, Knights of Pythias, Foresters
Knights of Columbus, Good Templars,
Fla her Mathew. Ancient order of Hi
bernians, Young Womans Club and a
nu- Der of church. social and literary or
CARNATIONS. Bennington has nine
churches, one costing $4,000, one $4,000
and one $4,000; a $4,000 opera house the
fin,St in New England, outside the larg-
est cities, also a good public hail, good
gra ed schools, and fourteen district
schools; a Soldiers Home, with hospital
ana chapel attached (an average of 100
inm9 tes) with 200 acres of ground in con-
nee on; the highest single jet fountain
in the world O92 feeO: the tallest battle
morument in the world C3OS fecO; free
mail delivery system; electric light sys-
ten; public water system, gravity; 800
fee; head from springs in the Green
mountains; complete sewerage system;
electric railway connecting the two vii
lagrS and the village of Hoosick Falls
t9Ooo inhabtants), twelve miles away;
Gamewell electric fire alarm system; a
sp'ondid fire department with four hose
companies one hook and ladder com
pany, one hand, two chemical and one
steam fire engine; stone crusher and
steam road roller; two national banks
AMI one savings bank.
Pennington builds from fifty to one
hundred private dwellings a year, some
Of the richest costing from 5000 to $50
COO
Many city people summer in BENIN"
ton. The village lies in broad basin
GOO feet above tide water, with mountains
on three sides, whose elevations tower
from $500 to 1900 feet above the sea
level 1t has magnificent scenery, de-
Iightiul drives, numbcrleSs trout lakes
and streams splendid fishing and several
good summer hotels and cottages among
the mountains.
Bennington has good railroad facilities.
1t Is the county seat amid a fine farm
ing district. Its main stream furnishes
moo than 1000 horse power to its manu-
factories. 1t can at small cost supply
more than 1000 electrical horse power to
new industries at a nominal price per
hose. Bennington has vast undeveloped
resources for the use of the manufac-
tuHer, the resident citizen and the sum
mor Sojourner
Perhaps you We're born and reared In
the old historic town of Bennington, VT;
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BENNINGTON

the old town that is so full Of reminis-
cences of the state and nation when they
were in their infancy, and If so the more
reason for paying particular attention TO
what follows Don't it kind O. give you
home-like feeling to hear from ola
Bennington once more? Did you ever
go shooting partridge, woodcock or gray
squirrels in the woods on the hillsIdes
overlooking the village spread out in the
basin lying at your feet? Did you ever
fish for trout in the early spring down
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the river or up the Furnace brook or
along the Roaring Branch or the num-
herIcSs smaller streams that come tum-
bling down out OF the WoodioTd or
Glastonbury mountains, streams that
nave names mat you can readily can
IN NINA! You nave nt course anEled IN
BIG pond Little pond or sucker pond
NOW called Lake Handbook In honor OF
mat veteran disciple OF lZaak walton,
the venerable "tncle Fred you knew so
weIo Directly the snow was melted
IRON the hillSidcS, doubtless you went to
gather trailing arbutus from Hathaway
nil or Booth hill Did you ever 20 up
on Ola Mount Antoine, or climb the more
precipitous Old Badly, and view through
an opera glass on clear day the mag
niiicent landscape spread out for many
miles around? Ever 60 on picnic to
Lawrence's cascade, climb the rocks or
Toll on the grass and look through the
treetops at the fleece clouds sailing across
the blue dome above? Remember wat
delightful drives you used to have up
the east road, or down Pownal way, or
over the hills to Hoosick, or across the
flats toward the north village and back
over the hills where the towering monu-
ment now stands? OF course the monu-
ment was not there In your day, and
the bronze cat was not reared on its
pedestal near the site whore the old Cat
amount tavern stood whore statehood
was Graded when Your father or may
hap your grandfather. was boy. OF
course you We're proud and stll are
proud of those grand old patriot names,
Stark, Allen. PaUOn, Dewey, ct ais,
names still often alluded to In the col
uwns of the village newspaper. And in
the fan of the year when the leaves were
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Jy Edward NJ. yelling, father of G. H.
yelling and grandfather Of r.. ID. Well
ng, who are the officers of the present
company. This substantial old structure,
Hhlch has stood on the edge of the
stream and served for milling purposes
for siXty-scven years, Is a monument to
The solid builders Of those early days. IT
Is four stories high and about forty feet
wide by eighty long. Some time in the
sixties an addition twenty by eighty feet,
was added to the mill, and it is in these
quarters where The Stark Paper Com
pany Is manufacturing paper today The
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structure an engraving Of which Is shown
herewith. lie employs anywhere from
ten to twenty-five hands according 90
the amount Of work on hand, and the
shops always present an active, busy
scene and have long been one of t."
prominent industries Of North BENIN.
ton. rs a matter Of course Mr.. Sir
mons Is well known throughout the couu-
try and Is one Of the influential bus
mess men Of North Bennington villac
where he Is vice president Of the Boa.I
Of Trade. Mr., Simmons is just abo"i
to commence the erection of a 1l5X2G tvp
story building on the present site. VIII
VIII afford the much needed addition
room for manufacturing.
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2O,0m yards The woven tapestries are
imported from France to which market
the company is constantly shipping their
own productions, as well as to otner for
eiSn countries. Four travelling sales
men are employed, covering the entire
United States. Canada, Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick. The company has an
office in New York city, an agency in
Berlin and in London. Mr.. Il. 7. CuSh-
man, president of the company, who
originated the business is one of Ben
n!ngtop county's most prominent citi-
zens. He makes his home in North
Remington, where the factory is locat-
ed, and where he is highly esteemed a.,
neghhor, citizen and business man. He
has for the past five years been pres,
dent of the village, and is at presrn,
president of the Board of Health amt
vice president of the North Bennington
Board of Trade
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II. c. SIMMONS.

Manufacturers Of Boilers and Steam
Heating Plants, North bennington. The
Simmons boiler works Is one Of the old
est institutions In the state and can
show record of continuous business by
one family which doubtless extends over
greater period than that of any other
business house I'm Vermont. The bust
ness was begun rs tin shop by G. w.
Simmons in North Bennington in 1873,
ana from that little tin shop started sew
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JOHN GRIFFITH MCCULLOUGH OF
NORTH BENNINGTON.

President Of the bank and a prominent
figure in the affairs of the state of YER
mont, was born near Newark, Delaware.
He Is of Scotch-Welsh lineage, his pa
rents both dying before he was seven
Years Of age. His education was COM
pleted at Delaware College from which
lie graduated with the first honors OF his
class before reaching his majority. He
commenced the study Of law in the office
IF St. George Tucker Campbell most
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THE STARK PAPER COMPANY.


Manufacturers of Hanging and Curtain
Papers, North Bennington. c. Il. Well
ing president and Il. ID. yelling treas
urer Among the great Industries that
have assumed immense proportions dur
ing the last quarter of century paper
making stands in the front rank. The
combined daily output of the mills of the
United States Is now about 1900 tons.
This product comes from most parts of
the union, but 1t is safe to say that New
England produces far more than any
other one section. The little village of
North Bennington, with its varied in
dustrial enterprises, is not without its
paper mill. In fact, for the past forty
years one of the chief Industries of the
place has been the manlng of paper.
The business was established by Thatch-
err Il yelling in the early flfties, and
continued by them until the incorpora-
ton of The Stark Paper Company in 1879,
conducted in the old stone grlst mill built
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II. Simmons, who ran the business for
twenty-five years and he in turn was
succeeded by another and younger son,
the present proprietor, H. c. Simmons,
who has conducted the business for twcn-
ty years. quite a remarkable record for
one small family, father and two sons
conducting a business for nearly three
quarters of a century, and Mr.. II. c.
simmons looks to be good for twenty
years more of active business. He is
an energetic and ente"prisng man and
must be a hustler to have so successful
~ met keen city competition and placed
50 many boilers in different parts of the
country. While Mr.. simmons makes
boilers for almost all steam power pur-
poses he has the past winter devoted his
chief attention to setting up steam heat
ing plants, for which his works have a
most excellent reputation. He has re-
Gently erected a three-story commodious
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yelling, f.. u. yelling and II. 7. Me-
Cullough All are prominent men IN the
business and financial affairs OF the
village, ana have the entire confidence
and respect of the community Mr.. II.
~ Jones fills the position of teller The
bank does the usual banking business of
receiving deposits making loans, dis
counting commercial paper ana issuing
drafts and letters of credit Its cor
respondents are the First National Bank
of New York and the Exchange National
Bank of Boston. 1t owns the building
In which its business is conducted, ana
has convenient banking room, with az
joining consultation and directors rooms
and Is supplied with a large t1re and bur-
Siar proof safe.
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w. GEORGE SHAW.

Postmaster at North Bennington. The
postonice here is located in a part of
the First National Bank building in
convenient place near the centre of the
village and is presided over by one of
North Bnnngton's most popular men.
Mr.. Shaw was appointed by President
Mckinley in April, 1900, taking charge
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distinguished himself by his eloquence
ana courage and became a prominent fig
ure in the cause of freedom He was
elected to the assembly in 1861 and serv-
ed with such distinction that he was
returned to the senate the following
year. though the district which he repre-
scented had been under the control of the
democrats for numbr Of years. SO
well did he perform his duties that the
Following year he was nominated and
elected Attorney General of the state by
and overwhelming majority. lie contln-
ued to hold this office for four years UNI
I'll 1861 when he met defeat with the rest
OF the state ticket. For the following
1--WE years he was engaged in the practice
OF law at San Francisco. In 1871 he cam,
east and married Eliza Hail, daughter
or Trenor w. Park, ana grand daughter
of ex-Gov. TIlIand Hail. Vermont's
early historian. Returning to San Fran
cisco he continued his law practice for
two years when he removed to North
Bennington TO take up his permanent
home. Although he has not been an ac-
tive practitioner In the state he has
achieved a high degree of success in rail
road, commercial and banking affairs. Tie
was elected the first president Of the chi
rago a. Erie Railroad. was president u
tn" bennington e. Rutland, Is n director
or the New York Security and Trust co.,
Nv wv lilN anu bSHuIlA insurance co,
If New York. ana Is largely interested
IN other corporations, Politics has NJ
ways enlisted the interest of Gen. McCul-
Tough. whether on the Atlantic or Pa
cine coast ana he takes an active part
W the discussion Of questions Of the dav
y" political campaign mas passed since
lSO without his voice having been heard
N advocacy Of the principles Of his par
~. Gen McCu''ou"h Is Of a genial ma
'urc, social in his taste, dgnlned ana
""ntlcmanly an excellent type of Amer
lean statesmen.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK or NORTH
BENNINGTON.
There Is nothing mysterious in a bank
II Is simply a place where money Is de-
posted either with or without interest
and from whence 1t may he withdrawn
either with or without notice, according
to the rules of the institution: place
whore money Is loaned on what Is deem
ed sufficient security, and whore drafts
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PLAN ! VI !
ur exchange are issued for the obtaining
ui money at other banks in distant local.
'i,". And yet some people think there
j. something mysterious about a bank
ana the power and influence It has That
, does exert n certain power ana innu-
cncc cannot be denied. but 1t is seldom
indeed that that there Is any mystery
pr attempt at COnceaimcnt about II. The
urwcr ana influence are for ;hc good of
the community, and most business men
become acquainted with the exercise OF
this good influence some time in their
business careers. That the First Ma
tloual Bank of North Bennington has had
an Influence for good, no business man
will gainsay. In its career of thirty
five years 1t has occupied prominent
position in helping to maintain and adj
vance the hest interests of the village.
was nuwbor 1911 among the banks Of the
country that organized under the nationai
banking act. 1t has conducted a general
banking business ever since under the
management of the abl,St and best bus
mess men Of the village. Today It has
4 capital stock of Slj00oo. and surplus
and undivided profits agEregating in
round numbers I0.OOO. Its average to-
tai deposits range from $4,000 to $780,
r", MI of which Is a very crcditable
showing for a village of the size of North
Bennington. Its officers are; j. c. Nc
Cul'ough, president; T. Il. Jennings vice
pr, SIdcnt; $. Il. Hall, cashier. and
board Of directors consisting of the three
gentlemen named and 7, l.. Fdrk, c. +.
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native town, containing more about peo-
pie and localities you used to know long
ago than half dozen letters.-J. III. Lin.
ingstone in Bennington Rto,mer, June IT,
1899.
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the following month. He has taken an
active interest in village affairs for years
and has served as auditor and trustee. He
was for thirty years with the Benning-
ton Il Rutland Railroad as clerk, auditor
and paymaster, having his office at va
rous times in North Bennington, Ben
nington, Rutland, st. Adams, New Leb-
anon, n. Y, and New York city. His
long service in handling important clerl-
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cal ana business work make him emf
nently qualified for the conduct of the
mail business and the village is fortu-
nate In securing him for its postmas-
ter. lie devOtes his personal attention
20 the affairs Of the office and employs
the most competent assistant. His por-
trait, as well as the other posImastcrs
of the state appear in this issue.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
BRIDGE TO BUILD.
Executors Land Sale.

DY VIRTUE Of authority vested in
D us as tho Executors of tho last will
and testament of Anderson Ivcstcr, do
ccasod, wc will sell, at public outcry, to
tho highest bidder, at tho Court House,
in Walhalla, on salcsday in DECEM BER,
1901, (samc being the second day of tho
monthly, between tho hours of / u. m.
and 2 p. M, all that certain piece, parcel
or tract of land situate, lying and being
on both sides of North Cano Creek, i'm
Wagonor township, in tho County of
Oconcc, and State of South Carolina,
containing two hundred f20O) acres,
more or less, adjoining lands of II. B. j.
w. Schroeder, j. =. Jones, G. II. Whit
miro, a. Q. Bruckc and others. About
fifty acres fine bottom land, good i'm
provcmcnts, and tho farming lands i'm a
high state Of cultivation. Tho property
is located about two miles from West
Union, on tho main public road leading
from Walhalla to High Falls. Convcn.
lent to churches, schools, mills, gins and
post Office.
Terms of Sale: Ono third cash, balance
in two equal annual installmcnts, to be
secured by bond of tho purchaser and
mortgage of tho promises. Credit por-
tiOn to bear per cont interest from day
of sale. Tho purchaser to pay extra for
papers.
Any further information desired will
bo chcerfnlly furnished.
w. A. lVESTER, Anderson, S. G.,
G. II. ID. BURNS, Walhalla, s. c.,
Executors.
October 30, 1901. lids
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
How Mrs. Roosevelt Dresses.

Apropos of Mrs. Roosovclt's statement
that with care and knack in making over
things woman could dress we'll on $500
a year, it is recalled that $4,000 was
paid not long ago for a gown worn by q
New York woman ut reception given
by tho French ambassador to Italy. Tho
train of this gorgeous garment was em-
embroidered in diamonds. Mrs. Celia
Wallace once gave S35 600 for dress, tho
Brussels lace with which it was trimmed
costing $4,000. Whom the Princess Soda
was married to tho Grown Prince of
Japan few months ago her wedding
outfit cost something over 81 ,25O, 600.
She had n double trousseau, ono being
of the costly and graceful native costume
and tho other comprising somo of tho
finest Paris confections. Twenty thou
sand dollars worth of dresses were worn
by Mrs. Langtry in "Thc Royal Necklace,
which play she produced not long ago.
They were mado in Paris. All those
cxtravaganccs, however, are put COM
plctely in the shade by dress which is
now in process of creation by Paris
man miliner for the wife of an Oriental
ruler. Some idea of it's prodigious cost
may bo gathered from the fact that it
consists almost entirely of gold and pro-
CiOuS StOncA,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Bandits Desperate Fight.

Nashville, Tenn, October PA dcs-
porate man fought his way clear of two
city detectives hero to-day and after a
thrilling chase mado good his escape.
In the race for liberty he utilized two
horse wagon team, horse and buggy
and riding horse, all forcibly taken,
while two dead bloodhounds mark tho
first portion of his trial.
Officers believe the man is one of the
gang that held up tho Great Northern
express near Wagner, Mont, last June,
his attempt to get change for $50 bill
of tho sories secured in that robbery
attracting attention of tho police to him.
This morning raw boncd man about
five feet ten inches high, with florid com
plcxion, offered tho bill in store house
on small purchase made in store house
on tho public square Difficulty i'm max
ing a change caused the salesman to
closely notice the bill, which proved to
be on the Montana bank. The police
wero quietly notified, tho clerk mean
while delaying the matter of change
Detectives Dwyer and Dickens were
soon OH hand and approaching tho man
demanded his name
"Ferguson," was the reply and after
another question or two Detective Dwyer
informed the man he was under arrest.
Quick as flash Ferguson had revolver
in each hand and started for the door. A
hand-to-hand fight ensucd, both officers
graphing with the stranger, who proved
moro than match for them. Using his
pistols as clubs he fought his way to tho
door and fled down the street.
A passing leo wagon caught his atten-
ton and the three negro occupants were
soon out Of the way. Then at n fire
engine clip tho wagon headed across the
Cumberland River bridge into East Nash
vile, fusilladc of shots following it.
Out Woodward street went tho flying
team, but sudden turn into 1st street
brought it to grief. Ono of tho horses
fell and broke his leg, but the fugitive
was not to be delayed. Running across
tho street he held up an old negro who
was driving by in buggy and tho flight
was continued.
Out into the commons he sped. Once
the buggy overturned, but was quickly
rightcd. Finally tho tired horse was
abandoned and after dive into Shelby
Park on foot tho supposed bandit secured
another horse hitchcd at q point near
the park. Then after sensational rido
tho horse was left and tho flight con-
tinucd on foot. Further out pursuers
found two of their bloodhounds shot TO
death short distance apart, and aftor
that trace Of the man was lost.
The sheriff with largo posse is out
tonight securing tho country for the
missing man. When tho buggy was
abandoned the man threw away q wallet
containing s ,0i0 in ten and twenty dol
lar bills of tho Montana bank. The
money was recovered by Chief of Police
Curran.