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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
Sick
Blood

Feed pale girls on SCOTS
Emulsion.
We do not need to give all
the reasons why SCOTS
Emulsion restores the strength
and flesh and color of good
health to those who suffer
from sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full of healthy
stimulation is a suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
SCOTS Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
"teens are permanently cured
Of the peculiar disease of the
blood which shows itself in
paleness, Observation-Disclosures
ness, by regular treatment
with SCOTS Emulsion.
1t is a true blood food and
is naturally adapted to the cure
Of the blood sickness from
which so many young women
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
EXCHANGED!

what have you to exchange fOrl,more than
5000 cords Of first class hard wood, 200 NJ Of
yellow birch 100 NJ spruce and hemlock, 100
cords Of pulp wood, with $50 acres Of land with
house and barn thereon All located in Wood
ford on Dunnville rOao, ~ miles FROM main
road. Can get the wood all cut and delivered in
Bennington for s35O per cord. and the logs cut.
sawed and delivered in Bennington for 800
per NJ JOHN NASH.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Spend your Christmas money with
your home merchants and it is bound
to profit you directly or indirectly.
What you send out of town will be a
long time coming back.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
At a recent meeting Of a Mootpelie

At a recent meeting of Montpelier
woman's club a ballet was called for
on some grave question of state.
There we're thirteen ladies present and
in examining the ballet box it was
found that twenty-five votes we're cast
Now the question that is agitating the
club members is who it was that voted
only once
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

You can almost hear Uncle Zed
Stanton keep still since it was an
nounced that in all probability Glenn.
ent would be candidate for governor
next year.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Ask today for Aliens Fout-Ease,
powder. Ii cures chilblains, swollen,
sweating, sore aching, damp feet. At
all druggists and shoe stores, Doc.
Awe
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
headache cured Free.

Call here and get free sample OF
HENRY'S Headache Powders. We re-
sund the money on a % cent box IL not
satisfactory. B. A. Quinlan. 27tf
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
Estate of Laura II. Merrill
WIN Presented.

CTATE OF VERMONT In Probate
= District of Bennington, S. Court, held at
the Probate ONCE In Bennington within and
for said District on the 2ist day of November,
"A. ID, 1903.
Present, John V. Carney. Judge
AN INSTRUMENT purpOrting TO be the last
WIN and Testament of Laura II. Merrill, late
of Bennington in said district, deceased. be-
ing presented by Robert H. Merrill the
executor therein named, for probate,
il Is ordered by said Court that
all persons concerned therein be
notified TO appear at a session thereof 70 be
held at the Probate ONCE in Bennington, In said
district on the tn day OF C. A. ID. 1903, at
10 o'clock In the forenoon. and show cause, II
any they have, against the probate of said VIII;
FOR which purpose IL is further ordered, that
this order be published three weeks success
siyely In the Banner and RefOrmer, news
paper printed at Bennington, in this state, pre-
viOus 10 said time Of hearing
By the court
3IwS Attest. JOHN v. CARNEY, Judge
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

beats all remedies for a COUGH or
COLD. We refund the price if it is
not satisfactory. Large bottles %
cents. b. A. Quinlan Att
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
Card.

We, the undersigned. do hereby
agree TO refund the money on a 80 cent
bottle Of G eene. Warranted Syrup Of
Tar if it fails to cure your cough or
cold. We also guarantee a - cent bot
tie to prove satisfactory or money re-
furded,
j. II. Shurtlef, j. NJ. Ayres,
O. +. Gibson b. A. Quinlan,
bennington
c. H. Hnughto1, North Bennington.
G. r. q A b. Hawkins, So SALISBURY.
0. +. Adams, Arlington.
+. c. Woodwork, O. +. Adams & Co.
East Arlington. .--.l .- ~ i.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

suffer.
We will be glad TO send
a sample to any sufferer.
Re sure that this picture IN
the form OF a label is on the
wrapper Of every bottle OF
Emulsion YOU buy
SCOTT g. BOVINE,
Chemists,
400 Pearl ST., New York.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Additional trains leave Troy 100, due Ben
nington IS p. m. and leave Bennington 505 p.
IN due Troy 6:55 p m.
This train runs daily.
STOPS only on signal TO take, OF on notice
20 conductor. to leave passengers.
Time "a. m.
For further Information address Geo. b.
Morrill,.
Genl Western Passenger Agent. Troy. n. Y.
D j. FLANDERS,
Gen Pass & Ticket Agt
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.

Corrected to oct. y. 1908 Trains leave Ben
ninrtou daily. except Sunday, unless otherwise
noteu.
TRAINS LEAVING.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
TO cURE A COLD IN Owe DAY.

Take Laxative BrOmO Quiniue Tablets. All
druggists refund the money IL u fails TO cure,
f. w. Groves signature on each box. 25c
nIothsr Gray's sweet POwders For Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray,
curse III tue Cnildren's Home in New
York, cure feyerlshness, bad stomach,
teethiDg us riders, move and regulate
the bJwels and destroy worms. Over
30, 600 testimonials. They never fail.
At all druggists, DC. Sample free.
Address Allan S. Olmsted, Leroy, N.
Y. Awe
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

People criticise newspaper who
would be ashamed to have their best
friend look into their woodshed.
Don't you think that if your work was
spread out to be critically examined
and found fault with by every body as
the EDITORS is, there would be as
many weak points visible as there are
in the average newspaper.
Lawyer Archibald of Manchester is
not afraid to tell joke even if he him
self is the victim. In court the other
day Judge Watson asked him relative
to case in which Mr. Archibald S
name appeared on the docket as coun-
sci. 81 can't say" replied Mr. Archi-
bald, "inasmuch as my clients fin
ances have so much improved that he
has been able to engage another law
yer, Even the judge smiled.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Advertising Rates on Application.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
INTERESTING, IF TRUE.
You Can Try II For Yourself and Fro,
1t.

One grain of the active principle in STU
arts Dyspepsia Tablets will digest 30y,
grains of meat. eggs other wholesome
food and this claim has been proven by
actual experiment which any one can per-
form for hirn.elf in the following manner
as 1t would be il mast.cdted, place the egg
and two or three of the tablets in bottle
or jar containing warm water heated to 81
degrees 1.-THE temperature of the bodyb,s and
keep ii at this temperature for three and
one-half hours. at the end of which time ~.
egg will be as completely d!ges.ed as It
would have been in the healthy stomach of
hungry hoy.
The point OF this experiment is that what
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Will DO 20 the
egg In the bottle II will do 70 the egg or
meat In tne stomach. and nothing else will
rest ard iEvigOrate the stomach 50 safely
and effectuaiy. Even little child car take
Stuarts Tablets with SAFETY and benefit II
Its digestion Is weak. and the thousa nds OF
cures accomplished by their regular daily
use are easily explained when il is under
stood that they are composed of vegetable
essences, aseptic pepS.n. Ciastase and Gold
en- Seal which minsies with the food and
digests 1t thoroughly. giving the overworked
stomach a chance to recupera.e.
Dieting never cures dyspepsia; neither do
pills and cathartic medicines which simply
irritate and Infiame the intestines.
When enough food is eaten and promptly
digeSted there will be no constipation; nor.
In fact. VIII there be disease of any kind be-
cause good digestion means good health in
every organ.
The merit and success Of Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets are world wide, and they are
sold at the moderate price of 30 cauts for
full-s'zed package in every drug store In
the United States and Canada. as well as in
Europe.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful II IL
In Preserving Health and Benuty.

Nearly everybody knows that charcoal is
the safest and most efficient dsinfectant
ara purifier IN nature. but lew realize its
value when taken into the human system
Tor the same cleansing purpose.
CHARCOAL Is a remedy that the more you
take of IL the better; II is not q drug at
purities always present in the stomach and
tntestines' and carries them out of the sys-
tenn.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smok-
Ing. drinking or after eating onions and
other odorous vegetables
Charcoal effectively clears and improves
the complexion, 1t whtens the teeth and
safe cathartic.
II absorbs the Injurious gases which col
1ect in the stomach and bowels; 1t disin-
fects the mouth and throat from the poison
of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one form or
another, but probably the best charcoal and
the most 3or the money is in Stuart's ABB
the finest powdered Willow charcoal, and
other harmless antiseptics in tablet form or
rather in the form OF large pleasant tast-
ing lozenges. the charcoal being mixed with
The daily use of these lozenges will soon
tell In a much improved condition OF the
general health. better complexion. sweeter
of II is that no possible harm can result
from their continued use, but on the con-
trary. great benefit.
A Buffalo physician. in speaking of the
benefits OF charcoal. says: Il advice Stu
arts Absorbent Lozenges to all patients
suffering from gas In stomach and bowels,
<and TO clear the complexion and purify the
the iiyerstS greatly benefited by the daily
use OF them: they cost but q cents box
at drug stores and although in some sense
more Pe'e and better charcoal in e stuans ks
sorbent Lozenges than in any OF the ordi-
nary charcoal tablets
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

piled for and received a Charter authoriZ'
ing them to organize as a city, and the new
Mayor and Council were elected without
serious opposition.
They went right to work and repealed the
saloon ordinances and fixed their salaries
at 81 for the two years term of the Mayor
and so cents for the two years term of tho
Aldermen.
They expended the meager revenues of
the little municipality with wisdom. and at
the end of the first year they had affairs in
better shape than they had expected. They
had builded better than they knew. They
had set pattern which has been religiously
followed by each succeeding administration,
and the affairs of the municipality have
been source of pride to the Inhabitants
and of wonder TO their neighbors ever since.
Hoopeston's roll of honor-the names Of
the Mayors who have served the city faith
fully for fifty cents year, and all OF whom:
Hoopeston-is as follows: J. S. McFerrep.
Two years; A. Honeywell two years; j. ).
McFerren three years; Doctor 5. r. Thomp-
sc5:, one year; II. L. Bushnell, three years;
A. II. Trego. one year; Doctor W. z. PIERCE
two years: Doctor w. r. Wilson, two years;
J. u. Dyer. two years; j. S: McFerren, tw,
years: John l.. Hamilton, four years; j. 5.
McFerren, to date.
During the administration of these men,
all of whom are successful for themselves
in a financial way, and against whose adj
min s.ration of the little city's affairs there
has never been the slightest suspicion of
wrongdong. there have been inaugurated
extensive municipal improvements much
greater and more numerous than usually
fall to the lot OF towns of the same size
and income. An excellent system of water
works has been installed representing an
outlay of $4,000; a fine city building has
been erected at a cost of $4,000: several
miles of brick and asphalt pavements have
been laid in the streets, and twice as many
mics of permanent sidewalks have been
added to the list.
City Marshal keeps order during the
day and at night two patrolmen look out
for fires and with open arms welcome the
bibuIousiy inclined fellows who have driven
to adjoining towns and filled themselves up
with that which inebriates while II cheers
and get in at a late hour too noisy for the
comfort of the average inhabitant.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

The Fire Department is composed of vol
unteers who are relieved of poll tax and
get dollar apiece for every fire they at
tend. The first teams TO hitch to the en-
CINE, hose carts and hook and ladder
wagons get 81 apiece, and the result is that
Hoopestcns Fire Department is the peer
OF salaried departments in many towns OF
greater size.
The CITY Council. as at present organized,
Aldermen for the First Ward. John Book
and John Rubrake: for the Second Ward.
William Moore and John a. Lemon; for
NJ. Shankland; for the Fourth Ward. Otto
Johnson and John Carson.
The honor OF being elected to the position
Of Mayor or Alderman-albeit without sal
ary-is accepted as being the highest dis
tlnction the people of Hoopeston can confer
upon her citizens Politics is unknown IN
the city administration
OF the nine men who have served as May
or six were Republicans. two were Prohibi-
tionsts and one a Democrat.
The Aldermen have also been selected
without reference to their political affilia-
tons. The usual manner of getting candi-
dates legally on the ticket is for the lead
ing citizens to find some man who stands
right on the saloon question. who has made
success of his own business and who IL
sufficiently patriotic to devote portion OF
his time to the benefit of his fellow-ctizens
without hope of fee or reward. except the
consciousness Of having done his duty by
his fellow-citiz Ms.
When such a man is found a petition Is
gotten up. other aspiring but less suitab bic
people are Kept OUT OF the way. ana the
candidate is usually elected without serious
opposition. Il is always a case Of the OF
fee seeking the mainland 1t usually finds
good one.
The Citv Hall. handsome. commodfous
and substantial building. costing $1,000 was
built IN a way that ether towns might prof.
itably copy afte-.
Bonds to the full extent Of the law had
been issued when the wcterworks system
was nut in. and more could not be legally
issued.
The CITY Council purchased lot and put
IL into the hands of a former Mayor. as
trustee who borrowed money from local
building associatio to erect suitable CITY
Hall, with Assembly OF Council-room. Mag
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

istrates' and clerks offices. committee,
rooms free public library rooms. City Jail
and rooms for the Fire Department.
The Council Committee Buildings and
Grounds Superintendent the construction OF
the building and the association dues are
paid from the City Treasury.
The structure is now nearly paid for, and
is a municipal ornament, as well as nu-
nicipal utility.
Hoopeston what 1t Is was shown early in lis
history. When the time came for the hrst
schoolhouse to be built some of the people
wanted little one-roon or at most two
room, building. put up for the accommoda-
ton of present needs.
William Moore. who is now member OF
the City Council ard will probably be the
next Mayor. was ~ nber Of the School
Board when the question came up. he
wanted a building large enough to accom-
come and many of the puhlic-spirited citi-
zerS agreed with him. The assessed yalua-
ton of the school district was not sufficient
10 legally issue bonds TO cover half the cost
OF the prcposad building
4 new valuation had to be made
LyfCrd MarstGn was elected Assessor and
he assessed every bit of property. both real
and personal. at fully three times its actual
value. and Il sufficiently high valuation was
recorded to allow the Issue of enough bonds
Accordingly a handsome three-story build
ing was erected. with twelve rooms.
Only two rooms on the lower floor were
finished w the first year, and they were
not filled Tor two or three years.
AfterwaTd when the increase of popula-
tion filed ell the big building. rooms had
TO be rented outside to accommodate the
rapidly growing school. the wisdom OF Mr..
Moore and his coconspiTators became APP
parent.
Now. three large buildings are required
to accommodate the schools. TIE people
who were acquainted with the scheme for
increa sing the ASSESSED valuation paid their
consequently enormous taxes that year
without q murnuf.
Those who were net in the secret raised
terrific howl. but they had to pay anyhow.
They took their revenge on the assessor
by eecting aome other fellow the next
spring. who assessed property at about one
half its actual value.
But when the true inwardness of the mat
ter finally came to the surface, and its far
seeing wisdom became apparent. Mr.. Mars
ton was rewarded for his high assessment
by being sent to the State Legislature as
representative of the district.
That Hoopeston's unique form of govern
ment furnishes Il valuable example to other
cities cannot be successfully questioned.
The city's healthy condition proves its
success. There are located within the cor
porate limits of the city five of the largest
factories OF their kind in the United States.
The employees in these factories receive
good wages. and in hundreds of instances
the workingmen have paid for their homes.
which they would have probably been I'M
able to do had there been saloons in the
town. One of the chief characteristics Of
the men who have aided in building up the
town Is their constant disposition to work
together.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
The Serpent in Eden.

Love is strange thing commented
Charles. Persons say that it endures iii
the stars grow DID, but | know better.
There are circumstances which will guar
antee to cure the most ardent affection that
ever burned in mans heart. / loved Rose
and she knew IL One lovely June day we
set out awheei for the woods on the Jersey
shore, which l thought would make a fit
ting scene for the declaration ] was to
make and her sweet consent to be mine.
Let us walk a little" ] suggested, when
we reached a Woodland path padded soft
with green moss and set about with ferns
and purple viohts
j took her hand. Rose. dear" I began.
''Ohi' she shreked 'the snake.
Don't be frightened. will kill it, cried
reassuringly.
She ran to one side of the road, uttering
little screams, While snatched stick and
struck at the snake. 1t darted Iup my
trousers and wrisgled around my Iag.
reptile should bite me. / grabbed 1hy trou-
sers first in one place and then in another.
dancing franticaily up and down tOt rid my
self of that awful sQuirming creature
around my leg. Presently the snake dropped
it's hold and slid TO the ground. With terri
BILE energy / struck It with my stick, tren-
bling with nervous dread and excitfment
l turned to Rose. She was sittin$ on the
ground, doubled up with helpless laughter
down her cheeks IF you had only seen how
funny you looked dancing around, grabbing
for that little green snake! didnt mean
to laugh, but-he! he! he:"-she wiped her
eyes.
1 helped her up on her wheel. The rest OF
our ride lacked enthusiasm and l have
never been TO see Rose since. NJ. W. N.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
Mayor Gets 30 Cents a Year, the
Alderman % Cents Each and the
COuncilmen NOthing-There
Is Roll of Honor and No
Politics in the City.
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Great has been the growth of the Illinois
town where they have no saloons and the
municipal officers serve for the muniiicenf
salaries of 30 cents year for the Mayor
and % cents year for the Aldermen.
The members OF the Council would serve
for nothing. but should they do SO the!r
acts would have no legal force.
They have. therefore, fixed the salaries
at as low figure as possible, and when the
end of the year comes they either donate
their warrants. aggregating $50. to some
poor widow to the free public library.
or turn them back into the City Treasury.
This state of affairs was inaugurated in
the spring of 1877, when the municipality
was changed from a village to city organ
iZation. and has been religiouSly observed
ever since.
In its early days Hoopeston was organ
lied as village. and money was needed to
make public improvements, so one of the
village boards concluded to license saloons
1t fixed the license at $1,000 a year.
During six months of that year one man
paid his license and ran saloon. and an
ether man paid for the privilege for three
months, that for short time the town
had two saloons.
These places were Just like other saloons
in small towns. Men who ought to have
known better spent money there that ought
to have been used for the support OF their
families.
Boys took the first drink and aquired hab-
its which, wrecked their after lives.
The regular habitues got drunk and
fought each other and abused their wives
and children. Occasionally some one would
become sufficiently intoxicated to lie down
on a railroad track and get killed. ard one
or two murders resulted from the saloons
that had paid $3.50 into the village treasury
for license to produce such results.
number of publc-spirited citizens got
together and decided to make change in
the condition of affairs. If possible.
A. Honeywell. Lyford Marston. r. NJ.
Knox, H. H. Dyer, William Moore. George
H. white, Doctor T. c. McCaughey and
number of others decided to change the or
ganization into city and see IL they could
elect a Mayor and Board OF Aldermen who
would wipe out the saloons. They asked
jacob s. McFerren. the young president OF
the village bank, II he would undertake the
task. He replied that he would. and said
he would serve without salary. in order to
help make UP for the loss Of saloon licenses
The number OF Inhabitants necessary to
organize as city under the Illinois law Is
1000 Those who wanted city government
were little doubtful of the village having
that number and II was whispered about
that they waited for election day 10 mako
the count They found the necessary num-
Der some way or other and Immediately APP
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
WHO'S WHAT AND
WHY IN AMERICA

the other ss,,,,, with three bantam boxers
from PhiladelphIa and Pi'tsburs.
The referee nronounced the fight draw.
subseouen, ,,svision caused reversal of
Judgment. Witch awarded the victory to
Mr.. Knox, since Little Phi'he' as he Ia
affcctionately known to his tlehus, faced
odds OF three oone.
Author OF several entertaining works.
chief among which are Knox ell Praeterea
Mill" an autobiography; Trusts l Have
Trusted" Poems oe Pittsburg Thirty
Ways of Roasting Corporations and 1.-The
Legal Uses OF the Left Duke; or, How TO
Plant Solar Plexus Without Penalty. by
One Who Knows"
Address The Department OF Justice
Washington. d. C.. or The Queensberry
Branch. Bar Association. Pittsburg, Pa.