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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town Rndl.iViIlsge Told
Briefly Fer Busy Readers

AbNAcAy DubV 1NeauoHh
Mr. and Mrs H. H. Fonda have re-
turned from a visit to his mother and
brother in Schenectady,
Miss Eleanor Burt and Miss Ella
O'Brien are visiting friends in Airing.
ton.
Rev and Mrs II. G. Harmon of Balm
bridge, Ohio are here called by the
death of his brother, DIR Bertrand O.
Harmon at his home in Hoosick Falls
after short illness. The young man
who was very popular leaves wife
and child. The brother arrived just
before his death.
The Rev H. Floyd Turner son-in-
law OF Governor Mccullough will
preach in st Peters church Sunday
morning.
Contractor Silk is rushing the ad-
dition to the town building and expects
to have it all completed in contract
time.
A bright fall morning this. Corn
and potatoes are not doing very we'll.
The Office of the Postal Telegraph
company at Hoosick Falls was discon-
tinued June first,
William, Bogart Walker has been
spending several days with his family.
Francis Robare and daughter of
North Adame have been spending sew
eral days with his friends in the vii
lage.
What is known as the Doty Brim-
mer farm in the west part of the town
has been sold through the Powers real
estate agency to w. II, Lundergan.
Consideration private. Homer Rudd
will continue to occupy it this year.
During the month of May the town
clerk issued two marriage licenses re
corded s births and seven deaths.
The selectmen are having the bridge
near the Cooper mill replanked.
There will be a strawberry social
at the Congregational chapel tomor-
r,w night from 6 to 8.
Arthur Penfeld formerly clerk at the
American house is visiting with friends
at Albany.
Charles H. Davis left this morning
for Burlington wherelhe will enter
hospital to be treated for partial par
alysis.
Miss Rose Elwell an employee at
Coopers' lower mill received pain
full injury yesterday while at work on
needle press, Her hand was caught |
in the press in such manner as to
crush the fore finger of the right hand |
the end being entirely severed.
Miss Minnie Mahar is visiting
friends in Ne GAINESVILLE and Co.
hoes.
William E. Hawks is on a fishing
trip to Moosehead Lake Maine.
Miss Nellie Nc Oonough is spending
a few days in Granville.
w. p. Wilson who has been living
in Bennington for several years re-
moved his family to Arlington.
George H. Harwood has been spend
ing most of the week in Chester with
his son Louis.
The Sacred Heart church fair con-
tinues to draw large crowds every
night. Mrs Paiusovnault is president
Of the committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-02
A. K. RITCHIE & CO.'S
THE FACTS AND NOTHING ELSE ARE WHAT YOU
WILL FIND IN OUR ADVERTISEMENTS
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Too many stores advertise daily Special Sale
price Reductions" To the average reader these
words have grown synonymous with certain stores
that seem to mark the establishments as being run
upon purely philanthropic principles The thought.
tul reader is left to decide between two quesons Is
John Smiths store with it's wholesale price reductions
and weekly special sales open for the spiritual glory
of its owner the attractions merely the wordy
bait to tempt gulble customers to visit the store?
In either there is loss of confidence on the
publics part. However much bargain may appear
to be of true value, deception must early or late ar
rest the attention and shake the public faith in the
Firms honesty. 1t would the special sale from
being exception has become the rule with many
advertisers If all price reductions represented
then the profits on regular goods must be enormous
at such stores 1t is quite true that goods are really
advertised at regular prices, therefore the practice
still accuses, for the socaled reduction being based
on purely fictitious values, not reductions at all
Our ads are a straightforward presentation of the
facts about the goods just you'll find them in the
store.
The path through our store is strewn with good
values, look for them
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-02

Griswold supplies the prop.
er size, style and quality of
engraved and printed invita-
tons, cards, ETC., for all social
functions. Visiting cards a
speciality, by the best engrav-
ers in New York.
Many things suitable for
WEDDING GIFTS at our
shop not to be seen elsewhere,
except in the largest cities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-02
STATE PRINTING ,

The Commission on state Printing, in 40.
cordarce with Section 1924 of the Vermont
Statutes, as amended by Section OF No. l3s
OF the Acts Of 1898, hereby advertise for sepa-
rate sealed proposals for State Printing Tor
two years from the first day OF ugnst 1904,
under the following subdivisions:
1. Journals OF the Senate and House Of
Representatives each in one volume.
2, The laws of the biennial ana extra ses-
3. The report of the State Superintendent
4. The report of the Insurance Commission
ers
s. The volume known as estate Onicers'
Reports" including the reports of
(a) Auditor Of Accounts;
(b) State Treasurer;
lc) Inspector OF Finance;
(d) Commissioner or Taxes;
(e) Adjutant and inspector General and
Quarter-master General;
% Sergeant-at. Arms;
(g) Supervisors OF the Insane
(h) Officers OF the BrattlebOro Retreat;
ID Trustees Of the Vermont State Hos
pital for the Insane; Z
ID Onicers of the State Prison;
Q0 Of1cers of the House of Correction;
I'D Vermont Industrial School:
(m) University OF Vermont;
(u) Board of Dental Examiners;
(O) Printing Commission
Cp) Secretary OF State;
Id Tuberculosis Commission;
III Court of Claims
9. House bills and Reports OF House Com
mittees.
:. Senate bills and reports OF Senate Com
mittees
s. Legislative Directory.
Q. Report OF State Library Commission
0. Re port of Board OF Agriculture ana Dal-
rymen's Association.
il. Report OF State Ge0loglst.
TO- Other miscellaneous printing.
ON request made to the Printing Commits
sioners specification for any or all OF the forego
ing subdivisions will be furnished to persons
desiring 10 bid Each bidImust be accompanied
by a satisfactory bond in the amount and form
prescribed by the Commissioners and BIDS must
be filed with the Commissioners on or before
,July 3. 1904 on which day, at two O'Clock p; ~,
they will be opened at the ONCE OF the Auditor
OF Accounts at the State House at Montpelier.
Correspondence should be addressed TO GEORGE
w. WING, Commissioner OF State Printing,
BLANK proposals win be furnished on appli-
cation bv FREDERICK G. FLEETWOOD, Norris
vile, Vermont ,,
FREDERICK G. FLEETWOOD Commission
HORACE +. GRAHAM, erS on Slae
GEORGE w. WING, Prnthg'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-02

I'm going to get married, aha,
mama
It's to Griswold's I'll HE me,
hurrah, hurrah!
For my wedding invitations
TO send to our relations,
For we must meet expectations
Of every social law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-02

1900 yards ROsalind Silk Striped Muslins, worth
Zoe, ut II 1-2c
400 yards Gage Bourette worth 2Oc at II 1.2c
300 yards Fine white and Colored Silk Mixed
Suiting for Waists and Dresses worth Soc at 25c
300 New Stock Collars, 25c up
200 Light weight Summer Corsets SOC up
Lot of Mems Madras and Percale Shirts reduced
from 75c, to 81 LIE.
Lace Curtains cleaned and made like acknowledgement
SOC pair, all others LOO pair
Blankets cleaned and steamed and made like new S1.OO
pair
Engraving done quickly and at moderate prices. Plate
With 80 cards 75c Every kind of engraving doneetmates
given.
Agents for Buttercks Patterns Just get the Delneator
'ne dollar year. at pattern counter each month"; 13c
copy.
The National tribune., 1904-05-12

Assistant Adjutant-General, X. Is.
Baguie: Assistant Quartermast err General.
T.. Is. Russ: Department Inspector, A. s.
badger: dge-Advocate, Ernest LOngpre;
Chief mastering Officer. +. G. Antoine.
1t was the largest Encampment ever
heid III the Department.. The Department:
Commander announces that Department
roster will be Used soon. In his General
Order for Memorial Day the Department
Commander advises special divine services
on the Sunday preceding, and also that
1.-THE cooperation Of the Woman's Relief
Corps, Ladies of the q. A. r., Sons of
Veterans, and Spanish War Veterans
should be earnestly solicited by the Posts,
and all patriotic citizens invited to partici-
pate In the ceremonies"
The National tribune., 1904-05-12
4 Chance 10 Make Money.

have berries. grapes and peaches year old.
fresh as when picked. / used the California
Cold Process. Donot heat or seal the fruit just
put it up cold; keeps perfectly fresh. and costs
almost nothing; can put mp bushcl in 10 MN
utas Last year sold direct ions to over l
families In one week; anyone will pay dollar
for d rec ions when hey soc the cantifu 81 IN
pies OF fruit AS there many pes,pl poor
Hike myself. consider il my duty To give ms
experience To such and feel cOffisient anyone
can make nne or two hundred dollars round
hone In n few days. will mail san p OF fruit
and full directions to any of y0itr r..ads RI for
actual cost Of the samples, Hostage. etc. FhAk-
Us CASEY, st. Louis, 40.
The National tribune., 1904-05-12

fined not less than 81 900 nor more than
5000"
CONSPIRACY.
Section 5440, Revised Statutes, pro-
vides:
IF two or more persons cOnspire either
To commit any offense against tile United
States or to defraud the United States in
any manner or for any purpose, and one
or more of such parties do any act 10 ef-
feet the object of the conspiracy. all the
parties to such conspiracy shall he liable
20 a penalty of not less than 81 600 and
not more than $1,000. and to impris0nr
ment not more than two years"
(To be continued.)
The National tribune., 1904-05-12

John Pierce. Post IL, New Orleans, La.
Council of Administration, NJ. A. G. Hus-
sey. Post 1, New Orleans, La; Thos. l..
Maevey, Post u, Jennings, La; w. J.
hodolph. Post ., New Orleans, La; Theo-
dore Lumber, Post "a, Natchez, Miss {;
Cyrus Gamer. Post 5, New Orleans, La.
hepresentatise to the National Encamp-
ment. A. j. Barrett, Post /, New Orleans.
La; Noah Spillers, Post 1S, New Orleans,
La. Alternates, Richard Sheppard, Post
81, New Orleans, La; James A. KNIGHT
Post 3, Baton Rouge, La.
The following stan appointments are
announced:
The National tribune., 1904-05-12

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The National tribune., 1904-05-12

for the purpose of enabling another to OBJ
tain from the United States, or any of
their officers or agents: any sum of money.
shall be fined and imprisoned at the dis
erection of the court
The National tribune., 1904-05-12
flourishing Southern Department.

AT the 2lst Annual Encampment, De-
partment of Louisiana and Mississippi,
Il. A. H.. held at New Orleans, La. March
IL, the following officers were elected and
installed:
Department Commander, Chas. W. Keet-
ing, Post !, New Orleans, La: Senior Vice
Commander, n. A. Anderson, Post II,
Vicksburg, Miss; Junior Vice Comma nder
}. >. Davidson. Post 80, Bayou Goula,
La; Medical Director, Henry Kenner,
Post II, New Orleans, La; Chaplain,
The National tribune., 1904-05-12
OF INTEREST TO PENSION ATTORNEYS.

The National Tribune is prepared to fur
nish to attorneys and others blank forms OF
application under the recent order Of the
Commissioner of Pensions. Price. 05 cents
per hundred. Address The Natiopal ,Trib-
nne. 339 Pa. Ave. N. W.. Washington
The National tribune., 1904-05-12
c. D. PENNEBAKEl. JOHN PAUL JONES.
PENNEBAKER & JONES,
Attorneys and Counselors,
1881 STREET, WASHINGTON, D. C.

Special attention TO adjustment Of accounts OF civil
war Volunteer Officers
We think very officers properly nal 4
Widows teven il remarried, or other heirs e7.-
tied. Write for details.
We are especially anxinus to communicate with n.
their heirs who l. paid for recruiting
services for services rendered prior To muster n
e. who denied bounty by reason OF promotions
49, who dismissed from The service; ~ VINO
denied travel pay by of resignation for personal
reasons convenience: IS who were not mustered
and paid because command was below minimum NAM
ber and ~ who lost L. pay by reason VI state pay
ment
The National tribune., 1904-05-12
ATTENTION, coMRADESI
Write CYRUS BUSSEY.

Late Assistant Secretary of Intersorl.
Atersey st Law, l4lS ST. N. w., Waskisstsa, D. c.
AZ once for blanks aud Instructions IN a. uaaktna
application for pension increase under order
OF Comm ssioner Of Pensions Attention given all
other class OF claims. incd eX tr8 pay aud pen.
atOn for those W1sO served An the War WITH
Spaln and the Philippines.
The National tribune., 1904-05-12
PENSIONS! PENSIONS!

md
of
m or of friends A
0 draw
II is
allowed. i Now
The National tribune., 1904-05-12
OLD-ACE
PENSIONS!

Soldiers and sailors of the war OF lssl-lS6I.
who served ninety days. were hUnorabiy dis
charged, and arc now
SINTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE OR OVER.
Should. il they are not receiving sl2 per mouth,
write AT ONCE TO
J. B. CRALLE & CO., Washington, D. C.
Nd FEE UNTIL SUCCESSFUL.
Thousands or ne nsiOncrs IN the roll 70.
day had their ella sue -essfulIy prose.
cuted by Mention Tribune.
The Western news., 1904-12-07
DesertiOns in NAVY Grow.

Desertions in the navy are increas-
Ing to such an extent as to give the
naval authorizes the gravest concern.
The condition is not admitted in the
bureau of navigation, but the reports
received there from the ships on home
and foreign stations contain statistics
of desertions that are Of alarming pro-
portions. No one Is able to understand
why there should be such illegal with
drawals of the men from the service.
1t is all the more surprising when 1t
is considered that the payment and
privileges Of the enlisted men have
been made as attractive as possible,
say the authorities. and all for the
purpose Of creating contentment
among the bluejackets.
One reason given Is that the pun
ishment of the culprits who are appre-
hended is altogether inadequate and
amounts to an easier existence than
that of those who do their duty. The
situation is 30 menaclng that the au-
thorities are devising some means Of
keeping the enlisted force up to tn
required strength.
The Western news., 1904-12-07
PROFITABLE IDEA.
Iowa Farmers Raised Large Crops.

Webster City, Iowa.-Professor r.
G. Holden this year made 100000, 900
more bushels of corn grow in the state
than were raised the preceding sea-
son, and in 1905 expects to double the
increase in yield.
He is agronomist in the Iowa agri-
cultural college, and is most popular
among farmers. His salary is only
$4,000 per year, yet in the last IL
months he has earned an additional
100000 for the man with the hoe.
The professor found farmers last
winter discouraged over the corn out
look. When weather was not too wet
it was too dry, and if by chance they
obtained middle condition, along
came storm and blew down the
stalks. He has decided what Iowa
needed was corn with ears growing
close to the ground. He experimental
until he found the kind that answered
the demand. Then he travelled through
the state addressing farmers from the
rear platform of his car and distrib-
uting seed.
The Western news., 1904-12-07
DIZZY BRIDGE IN THE ANDES.
swaying Suspension Devices of Former
Days Gradually Disappearing.

swaying Suspension Devices of Former
Days Gradually Disappearing.
With the building of railways and
wagon roads into the heart OF the
South American Andes there Is gradu-
! ally disappearing type Of suspension
bridge peculiar to that region, Of which
travellers used to speak with horror.
These bridges are on the mountain
trails Long ropes of twisted vines are
stretched from one side of deep gorge
to the other and made fast to trees
on each SIDE Then a rude flooring is
laid and other ropes of twisted vines
form handrails on either side of the
footway. The bridge Is 80 loosely hung
that it sways frightfully under foot,
and roaring torrents dash over rocks
thousand feet or more below. Yet
the Indians cross them without fear
or dizziness, carrying heavy loads on
their backs and minding the passage
no more than II they were walking
across the Brooklyn bridge.
TO others, however, they are danger
GUS places, for If man loses his
nerve" or becomes dizzy the chances
are that he will fall off and be dashed
to pieces, because the side ropes are
so loose that they offer little or no
protection, and the roaring of the tor
rent, the swaying of the frail struc-
ture, which hardly allows the traveller
to keep his feet, and the sense Of
being suspended in midair above i'm
mense depths Is enough to try the
hardest and most level headed per-
son.
When the Spaniards conquered Peru
these were the only sort of bridges
there, but the Inca kings had them
built on such a grand scale that the
Invaders were able to ride across them
on their horses, clothed In full mail,
though they took the precaution to
blindfold their chargers before they
urged them on the swaying structures.
The Western news., 1904-12-07
The Octogenarian.

They were neither Of them brilliant
scholars, but they liked to move with
the times as regards their knowledge
Of current events. so the daily news
paper was regularly delivered at thein
humble domicile, and it was Jennie's
duty to read out during breakfast time
all the most interesting items of the
day. One morning, after wadina
through the latest intelligence from the
front, she turned to another page Of
the paper and said:
"Herbie, 1t says here that another
octogcnarian's dead"
whats an octogenarian?"
"Wel, don't know what they are.
but they must be very sickly creatures.
You never hear Of them but they're
dying"
The Western news., 1904-12-07

the general who had planned and ex-
ecuted this daring attack. Once. as he
rallied his men, a British shot struck
him in the head. He fell to the earth,
stunned by the shock and wound; but,
by magnificent effort Of his inflexible
will, he rose and continued the attack.
The assault was successful, and Stony
Point was won.
Monmouth, Germantown, Yorktown,
were other fields Of his glory. When
the pennsylvania line" disheartened
and discouraged, were In mutiny, and
the fate of the revolution hung upon
its outcome, 1t was Gen. Wayne who
succeeded in inducing the mutineers
to return.
His country, to whom he gave his
services freely and unselfshly, and for
whom he had so often courted death,
gives him In return the honor Of a
beloved memory. His courage, his
bravery, his undaunted daring. his un-
questioned patriotism, have won for
of American history.
Every man has not the military
genius that Wayne possessed; but
every man may have the desire OF
Wayne to do his best for the cause Of
freedom and right and justice. With
out the spark Of patriotism the flame
of fame may never be kindled And
every man may be patriot.-Chicago
Journal.
The Western news., 1904-12-07
Mining Notes.

Wallace, Idaho.-Rapid progress is
being made upon the construction of
concentrators that are being erected
by the Monarch and the Bear Top
Mining companies. The management
of the Monarch expects to have the rs
ton concentration in operation by the
first of the year.
Republic.-Ore from the Mountain
Boy mine, now that the wagon road
from Park City is completed, is COM
ing steadily to the railway for trans
portation to the CRANKY smelter. AS
some of it runs 5000 in value to a 100
pound sack the cars are kept under
lock.
Late advices from the Hump state
that it has been showing steadily there
for the past three days, and that the
ground is covered with snow. This
will materially assist the mining opera
tors, as it will serve as a protection to
ing when cold weather comes.
The water is picking up and the
Jumbo has started up two more
stamps, making 13 now running.
Members of the mining engineering
class at the Washington university,
and some of the civil and mechanical
engineering students are preparing to
|spend their Christmas vacation at one
of the copper mines near Index and
gain practical knowledge of mining by
actually operating the property, ac-
cording to Seattle paper. The stu
dents will take full charge of the mine,
and will endeavor to run it as it would
be run by practical miners.
Cripple Creek.-It is announced on
authority of union men that the strike
in this district, which was begun IS
months ago, will be declared off by the
Western Federation OF Miners within
one week after Governor-elect Adams
is inaugurated. Should Governor Pea
body be given another term. it is said,
the strike will not be called off, al
though leading federationists here ad-
NIT that the fight has been lost 1t is
also learned from the same source that
the strike would have been called off
three days after the election had not
Governor Peabody announced that he
would contest Adams election.
Telluride, Col.-Eight union miners
who had returned to this city since
the strike was called off were placed
aboard the outgoing train today by
acting city marshal Geyer and depu-
ties, who had arrested them. and or
dered to stay out of this district.
The Western news., 1904-12-07
Fair Building Burns.

st. Louisa conflagration which
gave the firemen stubborn fight and
which, owing to the high wind, threat
ened the entire exposition grounds
was discovered in Ancient Rome" on
the pike.
The flames spread with great rapid
ity and destroyed part of Fair Jap
an" all of Quo Vadis'' and "Streets
of Rome" Flying sparks also caused
incipient blazes on the roof of the
varied industries building, but they
were extinguished without materia
damage.
A first alarm was Immediately fol
lowed by a second, third and then q
general alarm. The firemen soon had
many streams playing on the blazing
buildings and the fire was extingushed
before it spread further.
The Western news., 1904-12-07
FEW "oBsCURE' PRESIDENTS
Polk Was the First Ozark Horse" to
Be Nominated,

Polk was tie first dark horse to be
chosen; but neither Hayes nor Benia-
min Harrison can fairly be regarded as
having won nomination by any con-
spicuous acts of craftsmanship, says
the Providence Journal.
Doubtless Plerce's reputation has
suffered by the disputes over slavery
which did SO much to wreck his ad-
ministratlon. Yet even so, he was a
candidate for denomination and re-
ceived 122 votes to Buchanan's 1876
votes on the first ballot in the Demo
cratic convention of 1856. His nomina-
tion four years earlier had been very
well received-much better than that
of his opponent, Gen. Scott.
Pierce had entered politics within
two years after his admission to the
bar, had served in the New Hampshire
Legislature, had been sent to Congress
at the age Of 20 and at 83 had been
chosen United States Senator, being
then the youngest member Of that
body. Resigning his seat after fve
yC0A0p AC lCtulACu " LA0 RkoCVAC0 Vi
law. But he certainly did not relapse
into obscurity, for in the interval be-
tween 1912 and 1866 he had declined
a nomination for Governor Of New
Hampshire, had refused an appoint
ment to the Senate and the offer of a
place in Folks cabinet as attorney.
general, and had won considerable mil.
itary reputation as 4 brigadiergeneral
in the Mexican war.
Hayes was unquestionably less well
known than Pierce when he was nomi.
mated to the presidency. He had been
in Congress two years and he had a
good war record; but at the time of his
nomina ton he was Governor of Ohio
and he was no more prominent ma
tionally than dozen Governors OF
States are at any time.
Benjamin Harrison, too, was by nc
means one Of the most eminent public
men at the time of his nomination. His
name was in his favor, and the carica.
turists Of the day represented him as
almost hidden under "grandfather's
hat" He, too, had seen service in the
war, had been In both Houses Of Con
gress and had declined a cabinet ap-
pointment; but he had been defeated
for reelection to the Senate and had
returned to the practice Of law. He
was a compromise candidate for the
presidency, and was chosen in the con-
vention Of 1888 after the success of
Sherman or Gresham was seen to be
impossible. Indeed, there are several
points of comparison between Pierce
and Harrison, and 1t would be hard to
show that one was more obscure than
the other.